OPEN THREAD: Don’t disappoint me.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Trump Cuts the Head off of the Snake. Again.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Artemis 3 astronauts won’t land on the moon after all. ‘This is just not the right pathway forward.’

It never was. The new approach is better, but not good enough. Cancel it and just hire SpaceX to get us there.

YEAH, THE CATCH IS YOU’RE WAKING UP AT 5 AM: Waking Up at 5am Could Make You More Productive, But There’s a Catch.

WELL SAID:

Save me your outrage. Obama bombed 8 countries without Congress approval and Clinton bombed an aspirin factory to cover up his affair.

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) February 28, 2026

ACROSS SPECIES, OLDER GUYS ARE SEXIER: Humpback Whale Comeback Reveals Surprising Shift in Mating Success.

HAHA:

My thoughts are with the Columbia University faculty during these dark times 🙏

— Yael Bar tur (@yaelbt) February 28, 2026

OUCH:

They’re an Islamic republic already. Can’t trust them

— Trixi Qui (@chicatrixy) February 28, 2026

UPDATE: Heh.

Muslim countries that support today's U.S strike on Iran: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, UAE, Bahrain

Muslim countries that DO NOT support today's U.S. strike on Iran: France, United Kingdom

— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) February 28, 2026

SO MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WEST TURNS OUT TO BE COMMIE PROPAGANDA AND INFLUENCE OPERATIONS:

CCP agents posed as “concerned citizens” on social media to try and spark protests against opening new rare earth mines in the US and Canada

They are absolutely, 1000% doing this for data centres now too https://t.co/sKuv8Rhb2l pic.twitter.com/yyWyrcyGa9

— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) February 27, 2026

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: I asked my AI girlfriend the 36 questions proven to make people fall in love — her reaction was astonishing.

PRETTY QUICK: Tested! Just How Quick Is the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X?

ALSO STRONG CALF MUSCLES: Why a ‘spring in your step’ happens: Dopamine may trigger a quick burst of movement vigor.

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: My steamy night at LA’s most exclusive sex club in the Hollywood Hills — and the wild ways it changed me.

Or maybe these are Weimar relationships, I dunno.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return.

SCIENCE:

This is absolutely one of my favorite priors-confirming findings in history, confirmed for me by NPR reporting. Liberal Dude Voice is a thing. https://t.co/jTuHkB2Pot

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) February 27, 2026

HEH:

Diane Yentel: I’m not a racist.

Rep. Brandon Gill: According to one of your affiliate charities under your nonprofit umbrella, denial of racism constitutes covert white supremacy. Are you a covert white supremacist?pic.twitter.com/ikyTASB2BE

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) February 27, 2026

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW:

This man is plucking pieces of the future from the sky, and putting them on a silver platter for all of humanity to enjoy.

Thanks Elon!

— Sholdon Daniels For Congress (@SholdonDaniels) February 27, 2026

AS PREDICTED: Black enrollment shifts, not shrinks, after affirmative action ban: report.

HIGHER EDUCATION IS JUST A MONEY LAUNDRY FOR THE LEFT: Only 1.7% of Stanford faculty donations go to Republicans: Stanford employees gave roughly 55 times more money to Democratic-affiliated candidates and committees than to Republican-affiliated ones.

HERE WE GO:

I wouldn't be shocked if the the people in the United States from Iran counter protest this group.

— Is it Friday 🇺🇸🍀🌻🥎🦍 (@Texagchick) February 28, 2026

THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW WE’RE SERIOUS:

Kharg Island is Iran’s jugular.

80-90% of Iran’s crude exports flow through this supertanker terminal in the Persian Gulf. No Kharg, no oil revenue. No oil revenue, no regime. Every war plan, every sanctions package, every naval deployment in the Gulf orbits this one fact. https://t.co/E0mVmlC9ea pic.twitter.com/mRuT3gTY1s

— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) February 28, 2026

And we’re able to shut down the flow of Iranian oil because the United States is now the world’s biggest producer of oil and gas by a significant margin. That, of course, is the strategic fruit of Trump’s energy independence policy. Wonder why other presidents didn’t pursue that?

STILL GROOVING OVER THIS POST:

First stop on my national BBQ tour, I visited Terry Black’s to EAT REAL FOOD. pic.twitter.com/AYmIPmMAz3

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) February 26, 2026

Definitely an improvement over the last administration.

Plus:

Leg day in Austin. pic.twitter.com/UMlPyIRs9i

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) February 27, 2026

I just did 6 plates on a side yesterday, and felt it after. It’ll be a while before I get to 8. I think my range of motion is better, but then I wasn’t wearing jeans.

IF YOU START WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT LEFTISTS REFLEXIVELY OPPOSE ANYTHING GOOD, YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG:

I can’t believe what I’m seeing…

Every Leftist on X is crying about Iran's EVIL DICTATORS being removed from the earth…

…and every single one of the Iranian people is celebrating and dancing like there’s no tomorrow

This has been extremely eye-opening. pic.twitter.com/qI2vWGyAFg

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) February 28, 2026

Background:

Yes, the decline in Americans’ support for America tracks closely with the decline in Americans’ support for Israel. Those of you who are just picking up on that connection have not understood what has been going on for three decades in education. It’s called Intersectionality. https://t.co/38lJbZdfoY

— William A. Jacobson (@wajacobson) February 27, 2026

UPDATE:

Once you realize this you’ll never miss it again.

When America is in a dispute with another country the Dems and Media will ALWAYS side with the other country.

Last time it was Venezuela.

Today its Iran.

It doesn’t matter who it is or what it’s about.

They just hate America.

— C3 (@C_3C_3) February 28, 2026

They did not bomb Iran. They waited for Iran’s entire leadership to sit down in the same room and then they bombed Iran.

Months of intelligence. Thousands of hours of surveillance and signal intercepts. One variable: the moment the Supreme Leader, the President, and senior… https://t.co/I5l7iUI2HU pic.twitter.com/RXZSsSb12l

— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) February 28, 2026

The 2026 version of Hanoi Jane is a major downgrade. https://t.co/JU8tuCyKre pic.twitter.com/lsO2ooAph2

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) February 28, 2026

IT’S ON: BREAKING: Trump Launches Strikes; Tells Iranians to ‘Seize Control of Your Destiny’.

For those wondering how this will play out:

>Trump has done something strong
>Democrats and the media will freak out all day
>Everything Trump did works
>Everyone moves on
>No one gives him credit

>>Move on to the next thing to panic about.

Every. Single. Time.

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) February 28, 2026

Both Putin and Xi Jinping have remained silent over Iran, even though the op was telegraphed for weeks neither sent significant reinforcements. By contrast the US sent the equivalent of a major national air force to the theater in naval assets alone.

Russia has been bled too…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) February 28, 2026

President Trump:

To the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand.

Stay sheltered. Don't leave your home. It's very dangerous outside.

Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours… pic.twitter.com/k9J8n5mH6t

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) February 28, 2026

Targeted killings of top officials and a massive cyberattack; seems like the goal is to weaken the regime and enable a revolution. Now let’s see if the Iranian people can step up.

Meanwhile, among the West’s useless class, things are going as usual:

Iran just killed 60,000 people, many of them feminist student fighters raped so badly their wombs allegedly had to be destroyed.

None of you journ-o-list leftist clowns gave a shit until Israel, the GOP, etc could be invoked. Doesn't it at least make you feel bad during evening… https://t.co/UFP7kJhJ0a

— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) February 28, 2026

This fuckwit. The "brains" behind Obama's disastrous foreign policy forays including the Iran Nuclear Deal. https://t.co/Y0IpG17vth

— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) February 28, 2026

Mehdi Hasan crashing out, Ben Rhodes weeping, Milo praying to “Allah,” the Young Turks seething.

What a last few hours.

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) February 28, 2026

Plus, I got your “legal basis for this war” right here:

Got my hands on a draft of the OLC memo: pic.twitter.com/HjIqJADnJS

— Derek T. Muller (@derektmuller) February 28, 2026

Heh.

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