Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Scientists Revived a Pig’s Brain Nearly a Whole Hour After It Died. “This achievement represents a huge step forward in working out how to restore brain function after a patient has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. It suggests that doctors may be able to widen the brief window for successful resuscitation of patients following cardiac arrest.”

DON’T GET COCKY:

GOING AFTER CRUCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: Ukraine, in an Unlikely Attack on an Iconic Cultural Mainstay, Is Sending Drones Into Russia To Blow Up Its Vodka Distilleries. “In a blow to Russia, Ukraine used the cover of night yesterday to blast four large vodka distilleries. Video clips posted online purported to show alcohol tanks burning fiercely in Tula and Tambov, two Russian regions about 300 miles from eastern Ukraine. In the largest attack to date on Russia’s alcohol industry, drones flew from Ukraine and set off the pre-dawn blazes. In President Putin’s wartime economy, alcohol distilleries produce vodka for drinking and ethanol for the military machine.”

DON SURBER: “Heading into the final two weeks, the campaign is separating the boys from the girls. I think Walz needs to try wearing feather boas now because the American dad routine failed like Hamas’s FAFO War with Israel.

WHEN FREE SPEECH IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO YOUR PLANS FOR TOTAL CONTROL: Election Exclusive: British Advisors to Kamala Harris Hope to “Kill Musk’s Twitter.” “England, not Russia, is the culprit in a real foreign election interference story, as the leaked Stateside plans of an advisory group with close ties to Prime Minister Keir Starmer show. . . . In an explosive leak with ramifications for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, internal documents from the Center for Countering Digital Hate—whose founder is British political operative Morgan McSweeney, now advising the Kamala Harris campaign—show the group plans in writing to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’ while strengthening ties with the Biden/Harris administration and Democrats like Senator Amy Klobuchar, who has introduced multiple bills to regulate online ‘misinformation.’ Klobuchar’s office declined repeated requests for comment.”

YEAH, IT CAN’T BE BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT SHE’S AWFUL:

MAKES SENSE, IT’S THE MULTIRACIAL WORKING-CLASS PARTY NOW: Tulsi Gabbard announces she’s joining the GOP while at NC campaign stop with Trump.

After walking out to loud cheers from supporters of the former president, Gabbard said she was joining “the party of the people, the party of equality, the party that was founded to fight against and end slavery in this country, and is the party of of common sense, and the party that is led by a president who has the courage and strength to fight for peace.”

I wonder if Manchin or Sinema will switch now. A switch from them is worth more now than it will be after election day, if the GOP takes the Senate, as many expect.

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.