COLD WAR HISTORY: The Golden Age of offbeat Arctic research: The Cold War spawned some odd military projects that were doomed to fail.

HOW WILL WE GET ENOUGH SUGAR INTO THE TODDLERS? Voluntary recall of apple juice with high levels of arsenic expands.

SOME KY. HUMOR FROM MY CONGRESSMAN:

Kentucky needs to stick with basketball and bourbon. This stuff is terrible on a biscuit. https://t.co/UzYSbiAeE3

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) September 8, 2024

ILYA SHAPIRO: Whom Should Trump Put on the Supreme Court? The former/maybe future president keeps promising a new list. Whether he releases one or not, these are the people he should consider for the next high court vacancy.

WELL, GOOD: A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer’s Proteins, Study Finds.

But I’m not sure this is as as good as it sounds, since the amyloid-plaque theory doesn’t seem as solid as once thought.

CHANGE: Meet Ohio State’s new ‘intellectual diversity’ center director. “A new civics center at Ohio State University will help students learn how to “engage with fellow citizens in a civil way,” according to the director. Former University of Toledo Professor Lee Strang is now at Ohio State University to lead the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society. It is one of five new ‘intellectual diversity’ centers at public Ohio universities that are in the works.”

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How you can promote free speech on your campus: The first thing you can do is literally speak up. Sure, be strategic about what you say, when, and where.

IMMIGRATION CONTROLS ARE POPULAR WITH EVERYONE BUT THE RULING CLASS: Sheriffs: Harris failed on border, half of Democrats want wall finished.

HER GRIP ON REALITY IS LOOSE, AND THAT’S BY DESIGN: ‘Completely Reinventing Reality’: California Lawmakers and Former Cops Slam Harris for Touting Her ‘Tough on Drugs’ Record as DA.

IMPRESSIVE:

If you’re tempted to lose faith in humanity, watch this: A sea of Brazilians gather in support of free speech after the banning of 𝕏 in that country. The human spirit longs for freedom. pic.twitter.com/3uiSe56ort

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 8, 2024

UPDATE (FROM GLENN):

Compare and contrast:

One of the most powerful acts of a courageous people is refusing to be part of a lie. https://t.co/2rH4IGJDWW

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) September 8, 2024

ROGER KIMBALL: Liz Cheney’s Kamala Endorsement: A Symptom of Elite Panic: The rush of people like the Cheneys to Harris’s banner is not a sign of strength; it is a sign of desperation. “We know what Trump would be like as president because he has already served a full four-year term. There were things to criticize—profligate spending and, above all, his handling of the COVID hysteria. But by and large, he had not just a successful but a wildly successful term. I have rehearsed his accomplishments here and elsewhere many times.”

One wonders, repeatedly, exactly why they are so desperately afraid of losing an election, which ought to be a normal occurrence in America. The reasons they give are certainly nonsensical, which means there must be others.

Related:

'Maybe We Took A Wrong Turn Somewhere,' Thinks Party Whose Candidate Just Got Endorsed By Dick Cheney And Vladimir Putin https://t.co/uSLyFxPade pic.twitter.com/5u986HScTf

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 7, 2024

MATT TAIBBI: Embracing the Joy: With new Russiagate charges and raids all around, learning to love police, paranoia, and surveillance is the new self-help program.

OPEN THREAD: Because I love you and want you to be happy.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s secretive reusable spaceplane lands after 267 days in orbit.

FASTER, PLEASE: Human Defenses Against Viruses First Evolved Billions of Years Ago, Study Suggests.

SKYNET STIRS: Scientists Combine Quantum Internet With Conventional Internet in Landmark Discovery.

SENSORY DEPRIVATION: Study of older patients suggests 1 in 5 cases of dementia may be attributable to vision impairment. “Prior research has found that there may be a connection between hearing loss in aging people and the onset of dementia. In a new study, a team of health care researchers and geriatric specialists affiliated with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Michigan and the Duke University School of Medicine surveyed patient health care records and reported that approximately 1 in 5 cases of dementia could also be attributable to vision impairment in community-dwelling U.S. adults aged 71 years or older.”

A SHORT RANGE VEHICLE IS A GOOD USE OF EV TECHNOLOGY: First Drive: The Electric Moke Is a Cracking Good Time.

REMEMBER, ONLY TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN BE TRUSTED WITH GUNS: Florida Deputy’s Sig P320 Sold For $40 On Cash App After Being Found In Restroom.

What, is he trying to join the Capitol Police?

WOEING: Why the return of Boeing’s Starliner is a hollow victory for crisis-hit company: There is a wider culture problem at Boeing, with staff leaving in droves for the likes of SpaceX and Blue Origin, experts say.

When you take a company that’s about engineering, and turn it over to accountants and MBAs, things go badly.

UNHEEDED WARNINGS: Mother of Mass Shooting Suspect Called High School with Warning.

KEEP KILLING HAMAS UNTIL IT HAPPENS. Hundreds of thousands march across Israel to demand return of hostages.

Unconditional surrender, baby, just like in WWII and the American Civil War.

HAVE YOU NOTICED THEY NEVER CALL NON-WESTERNERS WAR CRIMINALS? Anti-Israel Harvard students condemn new vice president: ‘War criminals not welcome.’

TO BE FAIR, IT’S MEANT TO: Stanford profs condemn DEI at school, say it can lead to anti-Semitism: ‘Rather than correcting stereotypes, diversity training too often reinforces them and breeds resentment,’ the professors wrote. “A DEI official at Stanford had allegedly condemned Jews as possessing ‘immense power and privilege.’”

LULA IS A CRIMINAL AND A DICTATOR: Brazilians Take to Streets to Protest Ban on Elon Musk’s X.

Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Brazil’s biggest city Saturday on the country’s Independence Day to rally against the government and protest the Supreme Court’s ban of Elon Musk’s social-media platform X.

Scores of conservative politicians joined the demonstrations, many accusing the court of trying to censor the right-leaning opposition ahead of municipal elections on Oct. 6, when voters will pick mayors and local representatives in thousands of cities and towns.

The protest served as something of an indicator on whether Bolsonaro, whose term ended 20 months ago, still has the ability to draw support as the opposition prepares for the coming vote and future elections.

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes banned X on Aug. 30 after a monthslong battle with Musk over the tech mogul’s refusal to take down accounts by conservatives that the judge accused of spreading hate speech and misinformation online.

As always, “spreading hate speech and disinformation” basically means “telling the truth about the regime.”