THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX Builds a Second Launch Tower and Improved Starship Heat Shield is Ready.
July 26, 2024
PARIS OLYMPICS ARE OFF TO A SCARY, ROCKY START:
Fifty years ago, there were no professionals competing for the United States. Today, they’re all professionals, paid top dollar so they can train full-time for the glory of the country. They are sponsored by Coke, Pepsi, GM, and dozens of the largest corporations in the world.
Even the USA Canoe Slalom Olympic Team has sponsors.
The preparations for the games have taken seven years, so naturally, France is on edge, hoping everything goes off without a hitch.
Is a sabotage of the French rail network considered a “hitch”?
France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
The French state railway company SNCF said in a post on X that “a large number of trains were diverted or canceled,” and asked “all travelers who can to postpone their trip and not go to the station.”
Who’s behind it? The French government and the rail company don’t say. For a list of suspects, see “telephone book.”
Earlier: The Olympian Self-Deception of Anti-Zionists. “Atop this questionable decision, Adidas piled a whopper: Its chosen model for the ’72 throwback shoe would be none other than Bella Hadid, a viciously anti-Israel celebrity who has used her platform to advance pro-Hamas propaganda. Adidas then apologized and said it would be revising the campaign. Then Hadid reportedly lawyered up, and Adidas apologized to Hadid. The shoe company founded by actual Nazis is very sorry to everyone involved—sorry to Bella Hadid, sorry to her critics for hiring Bella Hadid, etc.”
CORN, POPPED: Democrat Civil War Watch: Black Lives Matter Isn’t on the Kamala Coronation Train.
But does anyone care what corrupt BLM thinks anymore?
WHEN THE MEMORY HOLE FAILS: Say, Remember When Kamala Backed ‘Defund the Police,’ Asks … CNN?
“DO NOT TRUST” IS A METAPHOR FOR OUR TIMES: Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers: Keys were labeled “DO NOT TRUST.” Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.
NOBODY USES DRONES ANYMORE, THEY’RE TOO POPULAR:
NEW:
“According to one whistleblower, the night before the rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied offers from a local law enforcement partner to utilize drone technology to secure the rally.”
Via @HawleyMO pic.twitter.com/aKjxP5KUyw
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) July 25, 2024
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: “As the daughter of a cancer researcher, Kamala Harris would bring a lifelong familiarity with science to the presidency, experts say.”
She’s “familiar with science!” But her boss claimed to have “ended cancer as we know it” a year ago, so I’m not sure her “familiarity” is even relevant going forward.
BIDEN: "We ended cancer as we know it" 🧐 pic.twitter.com/oio44FEnVp
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2023
IS POWER SHIFTING WITHIN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY? Barack Obama FINALLY Endorses Kamala… But He Likely Didn’t Want To.
UGH: B-1 bomber crash report blasts crew mistakes, culture of ‘complacency.’ “The investigation, which Air Force Global Strike Command released on July 25, also found that poor weather conditions, a lack of discipline, poor resource management and communication, and ‘an organizational culture that tolerated decaying airmanship skills’ were among the other factors contributing to the Jan. 4 crash.”
THUNDERBIRDS ARE NO! Sinead O’Connor waxwork compared to Thunderbirds puppet withdrawn from Dublin museum.
OUT: PRIESTS MUST BE CELIBATE.
PHOTO-ANALYSIS: Why Andy Beshear will be KH’s choice for VP.
Traditional analysis would favor Josh Shapiro as providing needed help in Pennsylvania, but Kamala’s base probably won’t turn out for a Jewish running mate. Plus: “I don’t know anything about Andy other than that he’s the Governor of Kentucky. I tried googling his name and the first thing that popped up was ‘Andy Beshear issues apology to diet Mountain Dew after argument with JD Vance.'” Sounds promising….
WATCH THE NARRATIVE BE CREATED:
Those leaked DNC talking points may as well have been an instruction manual for the media.
Just look at this. They're practically reciting the list point-by-point. pic.twitter.com/w365u927nY— Bill D'Agostino (@Banned_Bill) July 25, 2024
Soon to be tossed into the Memory Hole:
IMPRESSIVE: JWST Discovers a Super-Jupiter: Its First Directly Imaged Exoplanet. “What’s even more exciting is that exoplanet has been imaged directly as a discrete and separate entity independent of observations of its star. It’s also the first exoplanet to have been imaged by JWST without first having been imaged using telescopes on the ground.”
FAINTING COUCH PROGRESSIVISM: Politico Says Vance Has ‘Weird,’ That Is, Normal, Views on Gender.
READER FAVORITE: The Outdoor Toddler Activity Book: 100+ Fun Early Learning Activities for Outside Play. #CommissionEarend
DOWN THE MEMORY HOLE: Inside Kamala Harris’s Plan To End Cash Bail and ‘Transform The Criminal Justice System.’
The elimination of cash bail and court-ordered fines are just two ways Vice President Kamala Harris wants to “transform the criminal justice system” and “end mass incarceration,” according to a memo from her failed 2020 presidential campaign.
The memo, which is no longer available on her campaign website, describes what would be the most dramatic overhaul of how the nation confronts criminality. The “guiding principles” listed by Harris include an “end [to] mandatory minimums.”
Harris’s proposals put a spotlight on her history as one of the most left-wing lawmakers in the Senate. They also offer a preview into how she could govern as president. On the campaign trail, Harris enthusiastically supported a number of left-wing criminal justice initiatives not outlined in her plan, such as slashing the budgets of police departments and allowing convicted murderers and rapists the right to vote in federal elections.
“It is long past time to re-envision public safety by strengthening and supporting our communities and drastically limiting the number of people we expose to our criminal justice system,” the memo reads. “As president, Kamala will fundamentally transform how we approach public safety.”
Harris’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
The memory-holing will continue until goodthink is restored.
TONI AIRAKSINEN: What Project 2025 Says About Due Process at Universities: Students accused of sexual misconduct deserve a fair trial before suspension or worse. “Here’s some good news: If you have a son in college, this Project 2025 helps to bolster due process as a legitimate topic of contention related to Title IX. . . . Now that women are 75% of Ivy League presidents, 66% of college adminsistrators, and 60% of the overall student body, men find themselves outnumbered, with women administrators generally making and enforcing rules.”
She’s right. Consider subscribing to her Substack, as I expect she’ll have more pieces on this and related subjects.
DIVERSITY PROBLEM: Most university chief diversity officers are black.
LINCOLN BROWN: AWFLS Assemble! “The usual suspects have also felt a heady rush of optimism at the prospect of President Harris. One has even climbed up on a cliff, lifted a buffalo horn to her lips, and sounded the AWFL call to arms.”
TO BE FAIR, THEY’RE SIDING WITH TERRORISTS: Israeli Prime Minister blasts Harvard, Penn, and MIT administrations over anti-Semitism in address to Congress.
FBI DIRECTOR WRAY: MAYBE IT WAS SHRAPNEL THAT HIT TRUMP, WHO KNOWS? YOU are supposed to know. YOU are the head of the FBI. It has been nearly two weeks. If the FBI doesn’t actually know whether a bullet hit the former President, it should be shut down. If the FBI does know and its director is lying, the FBI should be shut down.
As usual, I hasten to note that am not suicidal, I do not have any blackmail-worthy compulsions, and I do not have any information that would lead to the arrest and/or conviction of Hillary Clinton.
