THAT WOULD SAVE RELOAD TIME, I SUPPOSE: Paranoid or Prudent: Why Carry Extra Ammo When You Can Carry Another Gun? “My initial thought was, if you’re going to dedicate an entire pocket to holding a few rounds of spare ammo, why not just slip a second gun in there and call it good?”
Author Archive: Stephen Green
July 15, 2026
I DUNNO, I’D BE TAKING MY KID TO SCHOOL BEFORE FULL SUNRISE FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR: The House Finally Sees the Light on Daylight Saving Time. “The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would keep the U.S. on daylight saving time. H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act, passed by an impressive margin for legislation these days.”
MATT YGLESIAS, LOL:
Matthew Yglesias apparently has no idea how AI works and where it gets its “views” from. https://t.co/bTEJzWXViI
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 14, 2026
UH-HUH: U. Nebraska internal review finds ‘no evidence’ of DEI — experts say it doesn’t add up.
In an interview with The College Fix, Manhattan Institute Research Associate Forest Romm flagged the fact that neither the school nor the law firm provided the criteria they used to determine whether DEI was still present.
“If the public doesn’t know how the construct was operationalized, it can’t assess whether it was accurately measured,” he said.
He added that administrators at other universities, such as the University of Alabama, have acknowledged that DEI remains even after the schools have claimed to eliminate it.
Because of this, “it seems fair that the burden of proof should shift to the schools. In this case, I don’t believe that burden has been met,” Romm said.
The higher education expert also told The Fix there are a few ways to tell whether a school has removed DEI “in name only.”
“First and foremost, if a school eliminates its central DEI office but continues to employ all or most of its staff in roles that have either similar or ambiguous responsibilities, those employees are likely functioning as de facto DEI personnel at the school,” he said.
“This is especially true if they are kept on in positions that are quietly created around the same time, or shortly after, the DEI office is suspended,” he said.
Personnel is policy.
RESHAPING THE MIDDLE EAST, THE MAGA WAY:
"Massive new oil partnerships with Iraq."
That is how Trump teased what is coming out of today's meetings with Iraq's prime minister.
Behind the phrase: Chevron negotiating to take over oilfield assets previously run by Russia's Lukoil, HKN Energy targeting 140,000 barrels a… pic.twitter.com/YZlnGf230p
— Jack Prandelli (@jackprandelli) July 14, 2026
More:
Behind the phrase: Chevron negotiating to take over oilfield assets previously run by Russia’s Lukoil, HKN Energy targeting 140,000 barrels a day at the Hamrin field, and Halliburton managing the Bin Omar and Sinbad fields in the south.
The stated reason: diversify away from Hormuz risk and away from Chinese and Russian dominance in Iraqi energy, with new pipeline routes planned through Turkey to the Mediterranean.
This is the American energy leverage thesis playing out in crude and infrastructure now, not just gas.
The spice oil must flow.
THE WOKE WARS STAGGER ON: Man Says Louisiana Chili’s Fired Him for Not Calling a Woman ‘They/Them.’
COLORADO IS ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST STATES IN THE UNION: Commission examines Colorado’s runaway health care spending.
The most recent Commission meeting raised questions about the government’s priorities in addressing Medicaid and the state budget.
A recurring theme of discussion —nothing new, yet one that actually exacerbates the very problem the Commission is attempting to address — is the idea that the health care funding deficit could be solved by Colorado improving its ability to draw down federal dollars.
However, as previously explained, the system of drawing down more federal matching money for health care creates a self-perpetuating loop of increasing costs in pursuit of increased federal funding.
If the Commission’s focus is on increasing federal funding, it suggests that the exorbitant cost increases will continue.
During witness testimony, it was claimed that Colorado is the number one destination for Americans with disabilities in the country, and that is often because of how quickly they can access state benefits.
While many progressive legislators are sure to feel proud of the ease and speed of providing benefits to new residents, what they may miss is how this drives unsustainable spending and potential abuse.
Legislators must reconcile their desire to offer everything to anyone with the reality of the state’s fiscal situation.
That sure looks like a recipe for fraud.
I’d also add that while Colorado still ranks in the top tier for overall health, we’ve dropped from around #5–#8 ten years ago to #12 today.
LEFTISM AS A MENTAL ILLNESS, EXHIBIT 1,000,006:
I can't believe this is real.
The Chancellor of UC San Francisco testified under oath that a "vast majority of pregnancies are in women." Implying some pregnancies occur in men.
When asked directly whether a non-biological woman has ever had a baby, he refused to answer. This… pic.twitter.com/mNk8f1eCDa
— Jenn Pellegrino 🇺🇸 (@JennPellegrino) July 14, 2026
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Gavin Newsom Really Doesn’t Want to Be President. “California has suffered so much under Newsom’s rule because no politician in America embraced the opportunity to become a tyrant during the pandemic like he did. Once he got a taste for it, he never let up. The supermajority Democrats in Sacramento are merely puppets who do his bidding.”
21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Frontier joins airlines betting on Starlink to lure travelers.
Airlines are increasingly turning to premium amenities to differentiate themselves from competitors. Frontier’s Starlink rollout follows the airline’s introduction of first-class seating and loyalty program changes aimed at winning over higher spenders.
“We’re continuing to invest in the products and services that matter most to our customers,” Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Dempsey said in a statement.
The carrier did not disclose the terms of the deal. Installing Starlink can require a substantial investment, running into the hundreds of millions of dollars for large fleets.
Frontier is among five Indigo Partners portfolio airlines that expect to install Starlink on more than 1,000 aircraft.
Inflight wifi is almost base-level service now — I just wish airlines would do more to speed up the login and purchase process.
HMM:
Here we go 👀
Obama’s Chief strategist just spilled the beans, and revealed exactly what it is the traitors are afraid of.
They are afraid Trump is going to release evidence of fraud in 2020, which Trump will use to declare a state of emergency, and exercise Executive power to… pic.twitter.com/FD78amcrxs
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) July 15, 2026
We’ll learn more tomorrow night.
WHEN YOU’RE A REPUBLICAN WHO’S GONE TOO FAR LEFT FOR HAKEEM JEFFRIES:
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has publicly stated that he will oppose (and vote against) Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) amendment, sometimes referred to as the Massie-Khanna amendment, to a State Department/national security appropriations bill (H.R. 8595 or similar…
— Adi (@Adi13) July 15, 2026
LATE, BUT WELCOME: Defense industry’s major players gather in Pennsylvania as US weapon stockpiles hit new low.
President Trump himself will join a roundtable Wednesday as part of the two-day Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, hosted by Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.).
Keystone State companies produce thousands of parts along the US military’s supply chain, playing vital roles in producing ships, vehicles and weapons, according to a new report produced by logistics firm Exiger and shared exclusively with The Post Tuesday.
Pennsylvania-based defense organizations supply 113,000 parts, employ 190,000 people, and have received more than $263 billion in Department of War funding over the past two decades, the seventh-most among the 50 states.
Firms like Philadelphia-based Rhoads Industries and Howmet Aerospace in Pittsburgh produce a “substantial number of components that cannot be readily replaced,” the report found, adding that some 2,000 weapon systems rely on parts manufactured in Pennsylvania.
“Our report gives leaders convening at the US Army War College deep visibility into the Commonwealth’s supply chain and into the role it plays in the larger defense industrial base,” said Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels.
It was clear — at least to anyone who pays much attention to history — even before the full-scale Russo-Ukraine War, that the West simply didn’t stockpile enough munitions. The start of that war made it undeniable.
That was four and a half years ago, and we’ve only started coming out of denial.
MUSK HAD TO DELIVER A PRODUCT, NEWSOM HAD TO WET EVERYBODY’S BEAKS:
So…
Elon Musk: $10 billion private funding.
700 space launches.
Gavin Newsom: $16 billion taxpayer paid.
0 miles of train track.
Think about how crazy that is…
Private funding vs your hard earned tax. dollars
In no universe is that ok.
— C3 (@C_3C_3) July 13, 2026
PROFITS FOR ME BUT NOT FOR THEE: Hypocritical American Commies and Leftists Love Them Some Old-Fashioned Capitalism.
July 14, 2026
COOL. NOW DO MOSQUITOS. AND MAYBE FRUIT FLIES:
Extremely excited to announce our first air-to-air kill of a flying moth by an autonomous micro-drone. This is a big step towards completely eradicating mosquitoes. pic.twitter.com/UhtNqwXCQI
— Alex Toussaint (@alextoussss) July 14, 2026
I’D TAKE IT OFF THEIR HANDS FOR HALF THAT MUCH:
Ontario has spent $8 million so far storing U.S. booze as trade war continues https://t.co/7JAlfoJzj8
— CTV News Toronto (@CTVToronto) July 13, 2026
I SOMEHOW MISSED THIS FROM FRIDAY’S ROCKET REPORT: Impulse Space enters military launch competition.
This week, the US Space Force brought two more companies into the pool of bidders eligible to compete for its launch contracts—Impulse Space and Relativity Space. For a rocket company, cracking into the lucrative US military launch market is both a sign of maturity, as well as an important source of revenue. The inclusion of Relativity Space, which is making credible progress toward the launch of its heavy-lift Terran R rocket, is perhaps not a huge surprise, Ars reports. But the other company, a provider of in-space propulsion, was.
The Space Force gets creative … Impulse Space is developing a “kick stage” it calls Helios, which can provide up to 9 km/s of delta-V to a payload, rapidly boosting it from low-Earth orbit to geostationary orbit about 36,000 km above the Earth’s surface. Essentially, this allows the company to transform a medium-lift rocket, such as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 vehicle, and give it the performance of a larger and more powerful rocket.
Nifty.
FAIL, BRITANNIA:
The Church of England’s General Synod is to hear the new Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
— Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) July 14, 2026
QUEERS FOR PALESTINE OR WHATEVER:
Transgender American regrets fleeing to the Netherlands because all the Muslim migrants want to kill himhttps://t.co/ceabjjjdSr
— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) July 14, 2026
UGH: George Floyd in medical journals: Analysis documents rise of ‘woke terminology’ in research.
The analysis covers the use of words such as indigenous knowledge, microaggression, justice, safe space, and health equity in medical journals.
Published recently by James Nuzzo, an exercise scientist and men’s health researcher, it documents “woke medical terminology” found on the PubMed database.
For example, the phrase “lived experience” appeared in the titles or abstracts of 10,631 articles indexed in PubMed, and “transgender” appeared in the titles or abstracts of 15,741 articles.
George Floyd’s death “markedly increased discussions on race in academia, including in health and medical journals,” it states. “In fact, George Floyd’s name appeared in the titles or abstracts of 269 articles indexed in PubMed between 2020 and 2025.”
Nuzzo said the trend is alarming.
“There is no evidence that implementing woke medicine improves health outcomes,” Nuzzo told The College Fix in an email interview. “In fact, the shift away from the individual patient to the patient’s group identity is presumably harmful to the patient.”
You don’t say.
DOG BITES MAN: Kamala Harris’s Humiliating WNBA Speech Is Painful to Watch.