CULTURE OF IMPUNITY: Most charges dropped against anti-Israel protesters despite millions in damage at Cal Poly Humboldt.

DON SURBER: Walz closing in: Democrats picked a team that will let the country burn.

SCOTT JOHNSON: Tear Down This Walz: Minnesota governor Tim Walz has a shoddy record. So why did Kamala Harris pick him?

ANTISEMITISM IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY:

Van Jones admits that Kamala picking Walz was her "caving in to some of these darker parts in the party" in terms of appeasing "anti-Jewish bigots" that have "gotten marbled into this party." pic.twitter.com/UTspmYkFfF

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 6, 2024

This is who’s basically in charge now, the Democratic Socialists of America:

Our demands remain the same: Harris must call for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and put in place an embargo on all arms to Israel.

— DSA (@DemSocialists) August 6, 2024

UPDATE: Heh.

Josh Shapiro Annoyed He Got This 'Death To Israel' Neck Tattoo For Nothing https://t.co/5jphdu9LTu pic.twitter.com/rlJwmu9j1i

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) August 6, 2024

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

It will never crease to amaze me the Biden admin was literally filled with Iranian spies, funded the war against Israel, and nobody is challenging them on this minor point https://t.co/lGMJiPsVrx

— Blume Industries CEO Balding 大老板 (@BaldingsWorld) August 5, 2024

CAN’T TRUST ‘EM: Google Finally Admits to Omitting Trump Assassination Shot from Search Feature.

THE FOURTH CIRCUIT IS NO FRIEND TO LIBERTY THESE DAYS: 4th Circuit Upholds Maryland’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, Says ARs ‘Ill-Suited for Self-Defense.

Also, that’s ridiculous.

SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY:

Even if voters unquestionably elect Donald Trump as President, no matter the margin, and even if the election is universally accepted as free and fair, top Democrats are calling on Congress to block certification of the results, and prep for civil war. pic.twitter.com/U9QL5FZW10

— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) August 5, 2024

NOW OUT FROM S.M. STIRLING: To Turn The Tide. A new time-travel novel.

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China will launch first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, newspaper reports.

FORCES WITHIN FORCES:

Joe Biden's unceremonious ejection and Kamala's anguished turmoil over who she should be are all signs of forces beating with enormous force to forge the imagery for the coming election. The story, the biography and the "truth" are still being invented.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) August 6, 2024

CANNIBALISM IS DANGEROUS TO THE CANNIBALS: Cannibal AIs Could Risk Digital ‘Mad Cow Disease’ Without Fresh Data.

WOEING: Shock Revelation: Starliner Can’t Undock From Space Station Safely.

Nobody is saying why, exactly, Boeing rewrote the software in such a way that it can’t do something as simple as undocking from the International Space Station, but as you will recall the first unmanned flight of the spacecraft was an utter disaster, plagued by software issues that prevented it from reaching the station at all.

The next flight, too, was unmanned, and managed to dock and undock from the station, and while not perfect by any means it managed to accomplish its mission.

So Boeing changed up the software to ensure it couldn’t the next time?

What are they, the Secret Service or something?

We suffer from an epidemic of institutional incompetence. Possibly because nobody ever gets fired for screwing up.

DOUBTFUL: Are New Alzheimer’s Drugs All They Promise To Be?

A SIGH OF RELIEF THAT IT ISN’T JOSH SHAPIRO: “While the activists lobbied to take out Shapiro because he is Jewish and criticized pro-Hamas protesters, in reality, his selection would have made it a lot easier for Harris to more aggressively pursue anti-Israel policies. As VP, Shapiro wouldn’t be setting policies toward Israel. But he would have provided useful cover for whatever Harris wanted to do. We’d be told that picking Shapiro was her “Sister Souljah moment” to the pro-Hamas leftists. No matter how much hostility she exhibited toward Israel, she would dispatch Shapiro to dutifully spin the policies to Jewish and pro-Israel audiences. She would let pro-Hamas mobs run amok in cities and on college campuses, and Democrats would trot out social-media posts — of the Shapiro family seder, of their Purim costumes, or of a sukkah on the grounds of the vice president’s residence. Pro-Israel Jews would have gotten symbolism while anti-Israel Democrats would have gotten policy victories.”

I CERTAINLY HOPE SO:

My own personal view is that the United States will be territorially expansionist again in the 21st century. Despite the Outer Space Treaty the most likely target for annexation will be parts of the Moon and the entirety of planetary Mars.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) August 6, 2024

MY BROTHER HAS A 1990S FRONTIER PICKUP AND IT’S STILL RUNNING PERFECTLY AND LOOKS GOOD: Can the 2025 Nissan Frontier’s More Appealing Equipment Help It Stay Relevant Against Newer Competition?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Tools For The Beginning Gunsmith.

AT LEAST THEY ARRESTED HIM: New: Pakistani National Arrested for Plot to Assassinate Trump, Others.

THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR KAMALA:

What the hell

Minnesota First Lady says she left the windows open during the 2020 BLM riots to smell the burning tires and soak in the moment

Her daughter was also caught leaking National Guard plans to rioters so they could avoid arrest

This family is sick pic.twitter.com/yBzx9vmzF4

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 6, 2024

He let them riot, Kamala raised money to bail them out.

THIS NPR BIT ON THE “SEXISM” OF CALLING KAMALA BY HER FIRST NAME IS BEING ROASTED IN ITS OWN COMMENTS: First one: “This is a non issue. Her online moniker is literally Kamala HQ. People will tell you how they prefer to be called. Listen to them. Presidents and other male elected officials throughout history have been referred to in myriad ways. Ike, Dubya, JFK, LBJ, Bernie. Someone decided to put this idea into the collective consciousness and it’s not a thing.”

Plus: “She advertises herself as ‘Kamala’ in the same way that Bernie Sanders markets himself with ‘Bernie’. ‘Kamala’ is a far more unique name in America than ‘Harris’, so it makes sense that they would opt for it. I understand the sentiment of this reel, but we have bigger fish to fry than the ‘correct’ name to call Kamala Harris.”

And: “It seems she has leaned into Kamala so I don’t know that we should turn it into an issue when there are legit problems.”

Of course, there were a bunch of predictable NPR-listener comments. But still the amount of sensible commentary is surprising. Kinda like the New York Times commenters.

ADAM SMITH, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Ancient Chinese bone needle workshop reveals industrial practices of the 2nd millennium BCE.

RON COLEMAN WINS THE INTERNET TODAY:

Poor @JoshShapiroPA. Stitched his foreskin back on for nothing

— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) August 6, 2024

UPDATE (From Ed): America’s Newspaper of Record reports:

I WOULD WORRY ABOUT VACUUM DECAY, BUT IF IT HAPPENS I WON’T KNOW: The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now—here’s why we’re still here.