TO BE FAIR, IT NEVER HAS: Democrats’ rule of law rhetoric doesn’t match reality.

THIS IS SUCH A MORONIC CLAIM IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE ANYONE TAKES IT SERIOUSLY: No, Churchill Was Not the Villain.

JEFFREY CARTER: Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Dumb Idea. “Trump and the Democrats have come up with the idea that America should have a sovereign wealth fund. Plenty of other countries have them. However, just because plenty of other countries have them doesn’t mean America should have one. It’s a dumb idea.”

SILENCE OF THE KAMS: Axios: Gee, Mainstream Media Sure Isn’t Demanding Answers from Kamala, Huh?

OPEN THREAD: Have a nice Saturday night.

PROGRESS: SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military.

SPACE: NASA Deploys Sail of Experimental Spacecraft Propelled Purely by Light.

PROBABLY NOT A SIGN OF SOCIETAL HEALTH: The Great Escape: How Adults Are Turning to Psychedelics and Pot at Record Levels.

YES, I HAVE TO GET ONE WITH A LARGE CUFF: Cuffs on at-home blood pressure monitors might not fit properly. “Use of an incorrect arm cuff size is one of the more important sources of predictable error during blood pressure measurement.”

JOHN LUCAS: Kamala Harris has claimed that her “values have not changed.” Let’s take a look at that.

AMERICA: August Gun Sales Up Almost 6% Over 2023 As the Election Nears.

I DUNNO GUYS, THE ELECTION IS ONLY TWO MONTHS AWAY: Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contact: The person recovered, and Missouri officials say risk to public is still low.

I feel like they’ve been lagging on this crisis.

IF YOU WANT PARENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEIR KIDS DO, QUIT UNDERMINING PARENTAL DISCIPLINE: Prof. Robert Leider (GMU): Are Parents Responsible for School Shootings Committed by their Children?

Mostly I think this is just a search for scapegoats. And even when — as with the Trump assassin — parents call the police, how much is done? And if the parents are responsible for the Georgia kid, what of the FBI, which had him “on its radar” (as usual) long before?

FLIPFLOP HARRIS: Harris Attacks Trump for a Foreign Policy Proposal Backed by Her Own Advisors.

THEY’RE JUST BAD PEOPLE, WHO WANT AMERICANS TO LIVE WORSE:

Kamala Harris's new "climate engagement director" was a top official at the group that pushed to ban gas stoves. story from @ThomasCatenacci https://t.co/kp8IN6OYqM

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) September 6, 2024

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: Chinese, Russian Ships Sail Near Japan; Tokyo Protests Chinese Incursion into Territorial Waters.

AS I HAD HOPED AND INCREASINGLY EXPECTED: A Study Shows that Blue State Refugees Are Voting Heavily Republican in Tennessee. But note, he’s talking about refugees: “Before I discuss the specifics of the analysis, I believe it is necessary to once again discuss the difference between ‘colonizers’ and ‘refugees.’ The colonizers tend to be left-wing voters relocating to a red state because of their job. That is what makes Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recruitment of tech companies so distasteful. Abbott has recruited wave after wave of tech workers from California, and they generally bring their left-wing voting habits with them. It is terribly short-sighted for Texas to import anti-carbon voters who will enthusiastically kill off Texas’ petroleum and cattle industries. Refugees, by contrast, tend to be conservatives fleeing blue states. They vote Republican in their new state, making it even redder. Even better, they bring with them an appreciation for just how destructive 21st Century Democrats are when they gain power.”

See also, American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue to Red States.

I’LL BELIEVE IT’S A CRISIS WHEN THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP TELLING ME IT’S A CRISIS START ACTING LIKE A CRISIS:

Since 2019, the electricity supplying New York City and Long Island has become dirtier and more emission intensive than the electricity system in Texas and the U.S. as a whole.https://t.co/7L0251XAsL pic.twitter.com/0FyYt9GPcS

— Ben Furnas (@bfurnas) March 6, 2024

FLASHBACK: Silicon Valley scares Americans. “In the famous 1984 Apple ad, technology — and by extension, the world of technology companies — was presented as the enemy of control. And in the past, when people proposed laws to regulate data-gathering and collection by tech companies, tech lords benefited from the presumption that they were the good guys. As perceptions of them change, that presumption is fading.”

HARSH BUT FAIR:

this is a masterpiece. pic.twitter.com/9ykd1HaEv5

— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) September 4, 2024

VIRGINIA POSTREL: Libraries of Stuff and Turbo Charging America’s Tipping Craze.

BOEING’S STARLINER MAKES SUCCESSFUL UNMANNED LANDING. NASA will have a press conference at 1:30 am ET.

OPEN THREAD: Here we go again.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China to launch Mars sample return mission in 2028, will follow planetary protection guidelines. “NASA is working on its own, more complex Mars sample return mission. However the program is being reassessed, following projected cost overruns. Studies are being conducted to identify concepts that can deliver samples faster and cheaper than current plans.”

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Harris Campaign Is Paying Trump Judge’s Daughter. Yeah, That’s Happening.