DAVE FOSTER ON ARTHUR KOESTLER ON OUR CIVILIZATION.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN IS ON THE OLYMPIC “LAST SUPPER” DEBACLE: “But its biggest sin was not blasphemy. It was that it stunk on ice, as most such efforts do. . . . And – and this is the most important part – it was designed to stink. Lousy culture like this is a power statement (‘look what we can get away with!’).”

IT’S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS: Chris Wray’s attempt to cast doubt on Trump assassination attempt is all politics.

I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT DIET SODAS ARE PROBABLY NO BETTER FOR YOU THAN THE REAL THING: Here’s What ‘Diet’ Soft Drink Could Be Doing to Your Health in The Long Term.

AT AMAZON, Barkeeper’s Friend. A magic cleaner.

Also: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE: The Thick Ice of Europa: A Barrier or a Gateway to Alien Life?

MEMORY HOLING THE TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT:

This is what happens when a monopolist dominates search and controls Americans’ access to information https://t.co/6k708cVFZ0 pic.twitter.com/Sb4DO1MKrZ

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) July 28, 2024

Woke AI lies about history. pic.twitter.com/zFOAZgYbLT

— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) July 28, 2024

INTERESTING: Orchestra experiment shows older people can identify and remember musical themes as well as younger people.

Flashback: “A while back I realized that I could remember the guitar solo note-for-note from a song I hadn’t heard in 20 years. Why waste brain cells remembering that? My colleague Ben Barton suggested that in the old days, prehistoric people without writing often used songs to pass along useful knowledge. If you had the gene that let you remember the song about famine foods, you were a lot more likely to survive the famine than if you didn’t.”

ZOOM: American Supercar: Your First Look at the 1,064-HP 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

A NICE INTERVIEW WITH INSTAPUNDIT BLOG DESIGNER STACY TABB.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Another Unconstitutional Biden Ban Overturned.

Plus: Second Amendment Foundation Scores Court Victory in PA’s Banning of Firearms in a Vehicle. “District Judge Christopher C. Conner with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued an order granting summary judgment to SAF and its partners, finding the state’s law banning carry of a firearm in a vehicle without a license unconstitutional. He further declared that a ban on firearms possession without a license during a state of emergency is facially unconstitutional, and enjoined Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris from enforcing those provisions.”

ONE OF MY REGRETS IS THAT I NEVER BECAME A HAM: The rich history of ham radio culture.

HMM: Stunning Implications of Tesla Real World AI.

WELL, GOOD: Shingles vaccine might lower risk of dementia. “Finding new ways to reduce people’s risk of developing these diseases is vital. This research, carried out in a large group of people, suggests that people given the Shingrix shingles vaccine might have a reduced risk of dementia.”

AT AMAZON, Water Bob bathtub emergency water storage.

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH: “And what did Trump do to draw the ire of communists, globalists, and various lizard people? He promised to Make America Great Again.”

CHANGE: University of Alabama system campuses shut down DEI offices to comply with new law.

COLUMBIA’S ANTISEMITISM, CONT’D: Columbia partners with nonprofit that once said ‘terrorist’ is a ‘racial slur’ and defended Hamas.

AT AMAZON, U.S. Meal Ready to Eat (Variety Pack of 12).

DEVOLUTION: Dimming the Torch: Lousy Law Student Joe Biden Passed Bar Exam on First Try, Unlike Kamala Harris.

But hey, she landed in the roses: “Indeed, Harris passed the exam on her second attempt and was admitted to the California State Bar in June 1990. Shortly thereafter, she landed a job as an assistant district attorney in the Alameda County prosecutor’s office in Oakland. It was there that Harris struck up a romantic relationship with California Assembly speaker Willie Brown (D.), a married man 30 years her senior. During their passionate fling, Brown gave Harris a BMW sports car and appointed her to posts on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Medical Assistance Commission, earning her a combined $80,000 a year on top of her existing prosecutor’s salary, Politico reported. Brown connected Harris with powerful Democrats who would facilitate her rise in California politics.”

IT’S NICE THAT I OWN ONE, BUT IT’S BAD FOR THE COMMUNITY: Knoxville Has The Fastest Rising Housing Prices in America.

Frankly, I don’t know why anyone would want to move here. The hurricanes, the earthquakes, the blizzards, the rampant crime — just stay away, for your own safety. Whatever you do, don’t move here!

LOL, I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD TO DROP EVERYTHING TO VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WASN’T TRUMP. NOW IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE. In Final Kick in the Pants, Departing Biden Denounced as Another Trump.

WELL, CBS GAVE US THE FAKE DAN RATHER MEMOS, TOO, SO THAT’S ON-BRAND:

CBS lies about Trump lying pic.twitter.com/GLmm8u6Mqr

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 26, 2024

JOHN LUCAS ON BORDER CZAR KAMALA HARRIS: “She can run but she can’t hide.” Question Answered: These People Will Lie About Everything.

OPEN THREAD: Saturday night’s all right for threading, get a little action in.