NOBODY LIKES HER: Voters want Biden out, reject Harris as replacement.

I’M OKAY WITH IT TOO: Dem Rep Says Trump’s Going to Win—And That’s OK.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

ICYMI, it appears that the only operating aircraft carriers in the western Pacific are Chinese ones.
(And no, VSTOL amphibs and helicopter carriers don’t count.)https://t.co/VnXpByUrMl

— Tom Shugart (@tshugart3) July 5, 2024

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt 4th of July celebrations in NYC and chant “d*ath to America” on Independence Day.

Are you paying attention yet? pic.twitter.com/y6IIOYfic6

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 5, 2024

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program.

WITHOUT THE FDA, WHO WOULD KEEP US SAFE? FDA Finally Outlaws Soda Ingredient Banned Around The World.

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SHATTERING KABOOMS, VOLCANO EDITION: Scientists Shed New Light on Ancient Apocalypse That Affected the Entire Planet. “Around 183 million years ago, during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE), volcanic eruptions in what is now South Africa released approximately 20,500 gigatons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and oceans over a span of 300 to 500 thousand years. This significant influx of CO2 led to severe oxygen depletion in marine environments, resulting in a widespread extinction of marine life.”

SCIENCE: Facial temperatures might help diagnose diabetes, other diseases.

I’LL NEVER KNOW FIRST-HAND: What’s It Like to Drive to the North Pole and Back?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Concealed Carry.

ALWAYS RECEDING INTO THE FUTURE: The ITER (International Tokomak) fusion reactor currently being built in France will not achieve first operation until 2034 – almost a decade later than previously planned and some 50 years after the project was first conceived in 1985.

This has led some cynics to conclude that it’s always been more of a jobs program than a technology development program. Me. I’m those cynics. Well, you may call me a cynic, but I’m not the only one.

IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: The hunt for the most efficient heat pump in the world. “It was my clerk’s idea. Oh, Maxwell. . . ”

(Stolen from Larry Niven.)

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Crew inside NASA’s Mars habitat simulator to exit after more than a year.

WELL, MAYBE: Living longer tied to gratitude for positives in life, Harvard study suggests. The Insta-wife likes to point out that people who live longer are healthier, and people who are healthier have more positive attitudes.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: MIT grew staff size by 1,200 while enrollment barely budged: University hired 6 new DEI deans in 1 year.

GO AWAY, KID, YA BOTHER ME: SJP pens message to ‘progressive left’: ‘We are not loyal to our oppressors.’ You’re loyal to terrorists, which is not an improvement.

UK ELECTIONS: Keir Starmer is new UK prime minister after landslide election win.

A low-turnout landslide, though: U.K. Election Turnout Set to Be Lowest in Over 20 Years.

YOU GO TO WAR WITH THE DUD YOU HAVE, NOT THE DUD YOU WANT: Kamala Harris is a dud, just 25% say she helps Biden.

JESUS NEVER SHOWERED WITH HIS DAUGHTER OR FALSELY ACCUSED A TRUCK DRIVER OF KILLING HIS WIFE: Dem Rep Compares Joe Biden to Jesus at Virginia Fundraiser.

And Biden never sacrificed himself for his fellow man.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY:

How it started vs How it‘s going pic.twitter.com/kb70W8Blof

— Velina Tchakarova (@vtchakarova) July 4, 2024

NOT IF, BUT HOW: Van Jones says Democrats now planning on ‘how’ to replace Biden with Harris.

OPEN THREAD: How was your Fourth?

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission.

ON THE UPSIDE, MONKEYPOX HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ERADICATED, YOU NEVER HEAR ABOUT IT ANYMORE: Mpox Has Infected Nearly 100,000 People. Here’s What You Need to Know.