THAT SEEMS LIKE OVERKILL FOR THE HOOD OF THE CAR:

Beretta Defense Technologies has introduced the LIVET Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS)—an AI-driven turret system that can bring eight Benelli M4 Drone Guardian shotguns accurately to bear on incoming unfriendly drones.https://t.co/FWIeN4ZWaY pic.twitter.com/Ypz3Buam7Y

— American Rifleman (@NRA_Rifleman) September 8, 2026

But it might do nicely for the roof of the house.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: The Kids Are Fine — Old Commie Hippies Are the Real Problem. “Young people value authenticity. The elders of the Democratic Party village are all B.S. and artifice, which doesn’t go over well with Gen Z. When President Trump shows up to speak in public, everyone knows he’s not putting on an act. He says what’s on his mind, rather than what he thinks a politician should say. The stuff that makes the older ‘Harumph!’ Republicans uneasy makes younger voters cheer louder.”

OUCH: Third biggest taxpayer flees Britain in huge Labour blow as John Healey promises ‘growth.’

Chris Rokos, who reportedly paid £477 million in tax last year alone, will head to Greece which has far more friendly tax laws for the super-rich.

The news comes on the same day that the Labour Chancellor John Healey announced he wanted to see the country’s economy growing more.

Mr Rokos, 55, is worth an estimated £2.3bn and runs a hedge fund looking after more than £22bn in the UK.

Conservative Shadow Chancellor of Exchequer, Andrew Griffith MP said: “Chris Rokos is Britain’s third-highest taxpayer.

“He has made huge contributions to charities and educational causes across our country. Yet another wealth and job creator leaving Britain is bad news for all of us.

“Whatever your personal finances, wealth creators leaving the UK means fewer opportunities for young people and leaves the rest of us paying more.

Meanwhile: Options for UK finance minister Healey to tax wealth in October’s budget.

I can think of £2.3bn Healey won’t have around to tax.

DEREGULATION AS PROMISED:

FCC won't get the credit it deserves for accelerating Space operations by streamlining things like this. Honestly very glad this FCC leadership is in office during the critical Orbital Data Center applications phase. https://t.co/9FwuIhlBxV

— Aaron Burnett (@aaronburnett) September 8, 2026

From the linked article: “Our legacy regulations have applied basically anytime somebody builds a tower. And people have been trying to argue that they now apply to these huge constellations that are being launched by SpaceX, Amazon, and others,” a senior FCC official who requested anonymity told Pirate Wires. “They want to trap that entire economy under multi-year environmental review.”

All that should end later this month.

BUT BEWARE THE CHURCHILL EFFECT: How to Virtually Eliminate Gang Violence With This One Weird Trick.

WHAT A MESS: Texts reveal Katie Wilson’s staff calling the shots during Bite of Seattle mass shooting response.

Within minutes, Wilson’s staff knew they were potentially dealing with a mass shooting. Yet the communications show Wilson’s senior aides, rather than Wilson herself, repeatedly debating how the mayor and her administration should respond publicly.

At 6:36 pm, one staffer noted, “Mayors have historically shown up to mass shooting scenes when they stabilize FYI. Just wouldn’t want to draw a comparison.”

Another responded, “The stabilization part is the key.”

Hours later, as aides debated whether Wilson should appear at Seattle Center or Harborview Medical Center, one pleaded, “I reaaaaaaally think the mayor should go down there.”

To be fair, when Wilson did finally appear, she hardly covered herself in glory.

INDEED:

Anyone who sees this image and does not see an army is in suicidal denial. https://t.co/QInJLSnm1Q

— Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. (@naomirwolf) September 7, 2026

Historian John Bulkeley adds: “Many of these men are from the Iranian IRGC or other terrorist groups in the Middle East. There is absolutely no way to check their true identities, and the UK doesn’t seem to care. A few days ago, some men were seen loading weapons into a car outside a mosque in Ireland. If this report was accurate, then the West in general has a bigger problem than just Iran.”

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: The Empty Shelters Along Mexico’s Border Tell a Story Washington Can’t Ignore.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: What Happens When You Stand Next To An Atomic Bomb? “The X-rays do not pass straight through the body and strip every atom bare at once.”

So you’d have that going for you, however briefly.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): The Unexpected Return of Duck and Cover.

PRIORITIES:

The LA County Board of Supervisors is taking $5 million of the original $10 million set aside to help fire victims and using it to pay rent for migrant households that claim economic hardship because of ICE.
Government programs always start off sounding so good… pic.twitter.com/9nSeavIwAC

— Lisa Cusack (@lisacusack_ca) September 8, 2026

ICYMI: Drone Warfare Comes for Shoplifters… and for You?

AGING: It Looks Like We’ve Made a Big Step in Combating Alzheimer’s. “In mid-July, the FDA approved Leqembi, a series of injections that specifically target the plaques that build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Those plaques are what cause the memory loss, behavioral changes, and terminal decline.”

THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING:

Unreal. https://t.co/ZX3WrHkfpt pic.twitter.com/bok1lSyakN

— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) September 8, 2026

Full story here but paywalled.

ERIC FLORACK’S DAILY: ‘Trust Us, We’re Normal Now’ — and Other Punchlines.

HMM: US needs mechanics and nurses, but kids want to be influencers.

Young people with realistic goals are likely to succeed. But few students get useful career guidance, writes Anne Kim, senior fellow at FutureEd, on The 74.

Counselors are in short supply, and high schools are still pushing “college for all,” writes Kim. “Despite increasing interest in alternative pathways,” many students — and high school counselors — are “unaware of the careers they could pursue, the availability of jobs locally, and the skills required.” In a 2024 survey, two-thirds of young adults ages 16 to 24 said they “do not know exactly what career they want to pursue.”

The dream career for nearly half of Gen Z respondents in a 2025 Morning Consult survey is “content creator,” notes Kim’s Future Shock report. Working in “media and entertainment” is also a popular goal. They think it’s an easy path to riches. Only a third want a “traditional job.”

No different than kids from previous generations wanting to grow up to be baseball players or movie stars, really.

WHEN SECONDS COUNT…:

Firefighters in Ceuta, Spain, climbed onto an aerial ladder truck and unfurled a huge Spanish flag alongside a banner reading “EUROPE HELP” as residents gathered to demand action over the migration crisis facing the Spanish enclave.

The demonstration was organized by Ceuta’s… pic.twitter.com/QzAIERAUBS

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 8, 2026

…Europe is nowhere to be found.

BUT BEWARE THE CHURCHILL EFFECT: How to Virtually Eliminate Gang Violence With This One Weird Trick.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Wolford Enforcement: DOJ Sues Maryland County for Prohibiting Carry in Churches, Synagogues. “Houses of worship are often targeted by people with murder on their minds. That’s especially true of synagogues, which were disproportionately attacked even before October 7 and have since been on the receiving end of the ‘antizionist’ reframing of hatred of Jews. But in Montgomery County, Maryland, officials recently renewed efforts to forbid the carrying of firearms within 100 yards of ‘places of public assembly,’ including churches and synagogues. Now, some security volunteers are defying the intrusive law as they await the outcome of courtroom pushback against the restrictions.”

THE NEW SPACE RACE (AFFORDABILITY EDITION):

The Space Launch System costs $4.1 billion per launch. One launch.

NASA's own inspector general confirmed that number. Boeing builds the core stage. Northrop Grumman builds the solid rocket boosters. Aerojet Rocketdyne supplies the engines. Every one of those contracts flows to… pic.twitter.com/Uwe87nN4Dh

— Handre (@Handre) September 8, 2026

Exit quote: “The SLS is a constituency management program wearing a rocket as a costume.”

HENCE THE WARNINGS AGAINST COCKSURENESS: Blue Wave? Phooey! Nobody Knows Nuthin’ No How.

BIG MONEY: $1.3 Billion In Attempted Medicare Fraud. “An illegal alien from the country of Georgia allegedly spent five months running a Pennsylvania medical equipment company that filed $1.3 billion in fraudulent claims against Medicare and private insurers, then funneled the proceeds to a Russia-based criminal network.”

A REMINDER TO KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY (AND KEEP LOTS OF POWDER):

“You better get ready for … war.” Across the country, radicals are openly planning for the next stage of their movement, and notably, the Democratic establishment is not part of their plans…. https://t.co/JRwpcWofTK

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) September 8, 2026

CHRIS QUEEN: ‘The Night the Lights Went Out in Florida’: FSU’s Problems Are Bigger Than a Power Outage.

TRUMP WARNED US THERE WOULD BE AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD…: Trumponomics triumphs in US jobs report — just in time for the midterms.

American manufacturing is on the rebound — and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now.

Manufacturing isn’t the only sector that’s on a hiring spree; businesses across the board added 162,000 new jobs in August.

Even The New York Times called the latest employment numbers “zesty.”

The paper quoted T. Rowe Price’s chief US economist, Blerina Uruci: “It’s a very good report . . . And it perhaps shows that financial conditions more broadly are not that tight.”

The workforce participation rate rose as well — which matters, because people who drop out of the labor force are invisible in unemployment rates that only count those who are looking for work.

This economy is pulling Americans who’d given up hope off the sidelines and putting them to work.

That’s a success not only for Trump’s economic policy, but for his immigration crackdown, too.

…and it looks more and more like we’re through the worst of it.

CHOOSE WISELY, NEBRASKA:

"There's the campaigning side to get elected, and then there's once you get into office, what are you going to do?" https://t.co/v1pZc0q7Fk

— Jim Antle (@jimantle) September 8, 2026

Also, his campaign website says he’s a “lifelong independent,” but there’s an ActBlue donation button.