THE E.V. BUBBLE IS DEFLATING: This Car Is Selling So Badly They Had to Stop Production: Stellantis blames poor demand for electric vehicles for an extended production suspension.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Stop iPhone apps from accessing all your contacts in iOS 18.

I REMEMBER WHEN THIS SORT OF THING WAS “CONSPIRACY THEORY:” Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Study suggests harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients.

HMM: GLP-1 weight-loss meds might interfere with endoscopy, colonoscopy.

KAMALA SURE CAN PICK ‘EM: Doug Emhoff accused of ‘forcefully slapping’ NYC girlfriend for flirting with another man at ritzy gala in 2012: report. “All three friends said that Jane tried to leave following the assault, but that Emhoff forced his way into the cab with her, according to the Daily Mail.”

This is after he knocked up the nanny in his first marriage. Him and Tim Walz. Great choices.

A FRIEND: “IT’S LIKE THE JAPANESE TURNING OUT TO CELEBRATE PEARL HARBOR.”

Check the date.

Absolute psychopaths. pic.twitter.com/sr8Q7NAwZL

— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) October 2, 2024

NO ONE IS COMING, IT’S UP TO US.

Via Chris Bray, who notes: “While serious military assets sit unused and nearby, well into the disaster, little groups of neighbors are going hard at the problem. . . . No one in the American green zone knows what to begin discussing, much less doing. Wars metastasizing, ports closed, communities flooded. Did Margaret Brennan and Norah What’s-her-name appear to notice any of that? Friends and neighbors will have to do.”

And “the American green zone?” Harsh, but fair.

LESLIE EASTMAN: Who Should We Punish for the Fake Science Poisoning our Children’s Futures?

#SCIENCE: UConn professor: ‘No such thing as a natural disaster,’ it’s racism and racist policies.

#JOURNALISM: Liberal Media Scream: Latinos like Trump because they ‘want to be white.’

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Two more potentially anti-Semitic attacks happen at UMich as Jewish students think of safety measures.

Flashback: Jewish students, come here to the South — where you’ll be safe.

DEBATE FALLOUT:

DON SURBER: Israel’s ceasefire plan: Blow terrorists up and they stop fighting. The best way to end a war is to win it, and winning generally means killing the enemy until they quit.

But not everyone is happy: “Communists and Nazis are sad because Israel lives.”

PERSONALLY, I’M EXPECTING AN EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM: Roger Simon: Israel Must Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program with or without US.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Columbia Covered Travel Costs for Suspended Student Who Fantasized About ‘Murdering Zionists,’ Citing ‘Concern About His Safety,’ Lawsuit Reveals: Khymani James’s violent rhetoric roiled Columbia encampment.

MY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Adams is just the latest pol caught at the trough in the United States of Global Graft. “Mayor Adams’ corruption indictment involving the government of Turkey seems like weak tea compared to other recent scandals. But it also indicates just how intertwined America’s ruling class has become with foreign governments — and foreign money. Adams isn’t even the tip of the iceberg: He’s more like one of the little frozen chunks floating around it.”

I MEAN, JUST LOOK AROUND: New Trump Ad: Kamala’s Weakness Is Too Dangerous for America.

New ad launched by the Trump campaign AFTER the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting Israel. pic.twitter.com/yEdfaR5iak

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 1, 2024

JOHN LUCAS: A Leadership Vacuum: Our disconnected “leaders” do not address the issues that concern most Americans.

ICYMI: LEADERSHIP:

Doing more work than the federal government to assist those in need.

God Bless you Elon.

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) October 1, 2024

WELL, IT’S OVER:

pic.twitter.com/0y8SwwZX2K

— Jake Avra (@jakeavra) October 2, 2024

BREAKING: CNN admits Tim Walz lost the debate pic.twitter.com/VrHrNzrNKT

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 2, 2024

Trump just posted this on Truth 😂 pic.twitter.com/EoZbVieCYn

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 2, 2024

TO BE FAIR, WALZ PROVIDES A LOT TO LOOK SKEPTICAL ABOUT:

J.D. Vance has an unexpectedly great "skeptical face" game going on. Who knew? pic.twitter.com/VcOIdWUzXa

— Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* (@EsotericCD) October 2, 2024

Related:

You can judge the quality of a leader by the talent and intelligence of their direct reports. Strong leaders hire team members that are smarter than they are. Weak leaders hire weak direct reports. They don’t want to be outshone by the people they employ. @JDVance vs.…

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) October 2, 2024

You have to give @realDonaldTrump credit for choosing @JDVance even though Vance was initially critical of him.

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) October 2, 2024

UPDATE (From Ed):

Nation In Awe Kamala Harris Managed To Find Running Mate Dumber Than She Is https://t.co/UHj38w9ECc pic.twitter.com/f7G8gXchLb

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 2, 2024

OPEN THREAD: Come cheer up me lads, ’tis to blogging we steer, to add something new to this wonderful year.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage deorbit anomaly.

TIM WALZ, SO FAKE HE’S REAL:

Ryan claimed during the interview that the upcoming debate would prove an “interesting contrast” between the candidates.

“I think Tim Walz is a good contrast to JD Vance. There’s an authenticity there. There’s a realness there. There’s a likeability there,” Ryan said.

So real he lied abut his military rank, lied about his trip to Hong Kong, and basically made up his bio. Sure. “Realness.” “Authenticity.”