OUR TOOLS ARE PART OF US, AND VICE VERSA.

OPEN THREAD: You know what to do.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video).

I’M SURE ELON HAS THIS SUBJECT ON HIS MIND: Scientists Say It’s Time to Learn More About Sexual Health in Space.

RANDALL BOCK: The Ozempic Winter Games: When Medicine Is Allowed to Compete, Good Things Happen.

WAR VIA LANGUAGE: You knew we were in trouble when “bums” became “homeless” and then “unhoused.”

21ST CENTURY NIGHTMARES: When Clavicular Got Framemogged. “Let’s unpack this beautifully rubbish cultural moment.”

WELL, GOOD: Common anti-seizure drug prevents Alzheimer’s plaques from forming, study shows.

LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: 2027 Toyota Highlander First Look: The Middle Child Acts Out. I’m not crazy about this though: “To be clear, gasoline power is gone for the Highlander; starting in 2027, it’s electric-only.”

TAMARA KEEL: Making the Wheel More Rounded.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Top 5 ‘Budget-Priced’ .50 BMG Rifles.

INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE CLAIMS A WIN: Class Action Plaintiffs and Brookside, Alabama, Submit Settlement Proposing $1.5 Million in Compensation, Plus Reforms to Town’s Towing and Ticketing Practices: Small town that netted cash by policing for profit agrees to settle federal lawsuit from Institute for Justice.

OOPS: GLP-1 drugs may cause scurvy in patients.

NOT ALL VACCINES ARE THE COVID VAX: In one of strongest endorsements from Trump admin, Dr. Oz says get measles vaccine.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Here’s what your sexual fantasies say about your personality, study claims.

IT’LL REDUCE THE MEDIA POWER OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES: Pharmaceutical Advertising Bans Won’t Make America Healthy Again.

IT’S AS IF THE ANTI-MUSK “SENTIMENT” IS REALLY JUST A BUBBLE PHENOMENON:

Despite all the anti-Musk rhetoric throughout CA, the Tesla Model Y remained, by far, the best-selling new car model in the state for 2025.

STORY: https://t.co/4LyeCfeA25 pic.twitter.com/dranibMTSc

— KRON4 News (@kron4news) February 12, 2026

A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Haverford College bans 2 from campus after disrupting Jewish journalist’s talk.

WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF VIOLENCE, COMMUNISM, AND HATE? Penn State University (PSU) police have launched an investigation into a flyer that depicts a lynched Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent with the message ‘DEAD ICE AGENTS CAN’T KILL.’

HMM:

Every single "Epstein victim" pictured here was an adult at the time of their claimed victimization. Has the media bothered to clarify this? pic.twitter.com/zUxnnqZp4X

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 12, 2026

WELL, BYE: Famed Climate Scientist Who Sued Critics Wiped From Associated Press Article. “Associated Press released an article Monday concerning the Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoking a scientific finding that has been the backbone for US regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and quoted Mann saying the EPA would be cementing Republican climate denial with this measure. Associated Press later removed Mann’s statement from the article the same day it was published without stating why they did so.”

COLONIZATION:

British government: "How DARE you suggest that Britain is being colonised by groups hostile to it's traditional way of life?"

Also the British government; pic.twitter.com/lURFQNEjbo

— Amelia (@AmeliajakSolana) February 12, 2026

Madness https://t.co/ZNCjLr4rrv

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) February 12, 2026

"It's not happening."

"But if it was happening it would be a good thing."

"OK, it is happening, but now it's too late for you to do anything about it."

Enough. https://t.co/0WXFVDQPfZ

— Amelia (@AmeliajakSolana) February 12, 2026

ALL FADS COME TO AN END: Orlando’s “Gay Days” event is being put on a one-year pause after sponsors drop out.

WHY NOT?

I’m listening… https://t.co/XXRg50DWG8

— Nick Freitas (@NickJFreitas) February 11, 2026

CAN WE DO COMMON LAW JUDICIAL IMPEACHMENTS, THEN?

Democrat judges have invented a new legal concept, common law citizenship, to prevent illegal aliens from being deported.

I'm not kidding.https://t.co/1gFLTbYLSj

— Bill Glahn (@billglahn) February 11, 2026