Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
June 30, 2024
NOT MY FIRST CHOICE, BUT IT WORKS: Running The Defensive Lever-Action Rifle.
WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Gene therapy halts progression of rare genetic condition in young boy.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA Defines Lunar Cargo Mobility Needs as Part of Larger Moon, Mars Plans.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Starliner undergoing thruster testing before indefinite return flight.
EVERYTHING IS GOING . . . SWIMMINGLY: French Olympics Alert: Seine ‘Too Dirty to Swim In.’
TO BE FAIR, NORM ORNSTEIN HAS BEEN A JOKE FOR DECADES:
Staged a coup!
Insurrection!
Threat to democracy!Totally ineffective. Makes you seem like a nutball. https://t.co/ZAy5TNIsoh
— DonSurber.substack.com (@donsurber) June 30, 2024
CHANGE: One of oldest women’s studies departments in U.S. on chopping block. “Wichita State University is closing its women’s studies department, one of the oldest in the country, due to continuously low student interest.”
NEWS FROM GAVIN NEWSOM’S STATE: Street takeover with more than 50 cars in downtown LA leaves some in flames.
IT’S OUT IN THE OPEN: White House Report Card: No more hiding #Joementia.
ERIC COWPERTHWAITE: A Genuine Constitutional Crisis: The President is clearly not capable of exercising his Constitutional powers and authority.
They all knew, and they all lied.
MSNBC on Bidən's cognitive abilities:
"Bidən is far beyond cogent. He is better than he has EVER been intellectually, analytically. He is the best ever."
This was just 3 months ago. pic.twitter.com/UdvqyvF1Sv
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 28, 2024
TO BE HONEST, CHIEF, YOU NEVER WERE ALL THAT GREAT: ‘I Don’t Debate as Well as I Used To’: Biden Leans Into His Own Decline as Colleagues Plot His Replacement.
UPDATE:
Politics is about images… pic.twitter.com/8y4kB7D5dp
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) June 28, 2024
YES: The Hapless Von der Leyen Shows the Wisdom of Brexit.
Whenever I’m asked if I regret backing Brexit, I like to point to what’s going on in the institution we left.
Just look at how the useless Ursula von der Leyen has been foisted on a reluctant European public – again. Late last night, at a summit of European Union leaders, it was confirmed that she will continue as president of the European Commission. Meanwhile, former Portuguese prime minister António Costa will lead the European Council and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas will step down as her nation’s PM to become the EU’s foreign-policy chief.
The confirmation of these appointments is a stark reminder of the EU’s contempt for democracy. Its leaders, its policies and its laws are decided not by public consent, but by backroom talks and horsetrading, through processes that are deliberately labyrinthine and opaque, and impossible for the lay citizen to get his or her head around.
Well, yes.
DOESN’T EVERYTHING? The NBA has an audience problem: The league’s historic TV deal masks poor fundamentals.
Roughly 50% of households have dropped their cable provider and opted for streaming services (Netflix and Amazon Prime Video) or virtual pay-TV providers (Sling TV). Now, for the tens of millions of streaming households, it takes more of an effort to seek out professional basketball through an existing streaming service. Obsessive fans use League Pass to ensure that they can catch every game, and the highly-engaged fan will regularly tune in for basketball on the national networks or watch their local team on a Regional Sports Network.1
But the casual fan, who in the era of cable would’ve been more likely to flip on a nationally televised basketball game, can now choose from more content than ever, which means the NBA competes with everything from endless streaming options to short-form video content. It’s silly to think that Anthony Edwards, a player who’s been hyped as the next Michael Jordan, is competing with this giant Flemish Rabbit for viewership. But that’s sort of what’s happening.
We’re all competing with giant Flemish rabbits these days.
REGULATORY EARTHQUAKES SHOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN: Understanding What the Loper Bright and Jarkesy Regulatory Earthquake Means for Gun Owners.
June 29, 2024
OPEN THREAD: Be here now.
NOW OUT FROM ANDREW WAREHAM: Damned Un-English (An Underhand Invention Book 1). Submarine warfare.
TOTALLY NATURAL:
@bullishmama Ignore the top search, it says no blink filter. This is NOT a filter #biden #noblinkchallenge #noblick #foryou ♬ original sound – BullishMama
I thought this had to be fake, but people are saying they saw it this way last night.
SPACE: SpaceX launches second batch of satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation.
It was smart of Elon to make SpaceX indispensable to the most powerful part of the Deep State.
HMM: The World’s Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior.
Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and sold widely under the brand names Tylenol and Panadol, may also increase risk-taking, according to a study from 2020 that measured changes in people’s behavior when under the influence of the common over-the-counter medication.
“Acetaminophen seems to make people feel less negative emotion when they consider risky activities – they just don’t feel as scared,” explained neuroscientist Baldwin Way from The Ohio State University when the findings were published.
“With nearly 25 percent of the population in the US taking acetaminophen each week, reduced risk perceptions and increased risk-taking could have important effects on society.”
Looking around, I’m not seeing historically high levels of risk tolerance out there.
WHEN SATIRE BECOMES REAL. SHOT:
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
— Alex Blechman (@AlexBlechman) November 8, 2021
CHASER:
"Hey, honey, I'll be home a little late today. We just made a real breakthrough at the Nightmare Factory." https://t.co/FABOapx5Ax
— DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) June 26, 2024