October 8, 2026

FRUSTRATING: With Yesterday’s SCOTUS Denial, Concealed Carry Reciprocity is Now Up to Congress. “The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear Johnson v. Jacobson, a challenge to Minnesota’s refusal to recognize concealed carry permits issued to law-abiding Americans in other states. The Court offered no explanation for denying the petition, leaving intact a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejecting plaintiff Jeffrey Johnson’s Second Amendment challenge to Minnesota’s concealed carry reciprocity law.”

Posted at 9:39 am by Stephen Green

ANARCHO-TYRANNY IN THE UK:

Speaking (sort of) of the Sex Pistols:

Posted at 9:23 am by Stephen Green

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: October 7 vs January 6 — Guess Which Date the Dems Think Is Worse. “The campus Brown Shirts pose a much greater danger to the longterm health of the Republican than any of the J6 people did. They’re very vocal, and occasionally violent, supporters of terror groups who repeatedly call for the death of the United States. To me, that has a strong insurrectionist vibe.”

Posted at 9:08 am by Stephen Green

THEY’RE NOT DOING THIS STUFF BECAUSE IT’S GOOD FOR WOMEN:

Posted at 8:53 am by Glenn Reynolds

HMM:

Posted at 8:52 am by Stephen Green

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

Honestly, this one probably belongs at Not the Bee.

Posted at 8:21 am by Stephen Green

IF THE ARMY IS IN THE STREETS, IT SHOULD BE AS PART OF A COUP ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENRY:

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

BUCKLE UP: China’s Build Up of Nuclear Forces. “China is currently embarked on a massive build-up of nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles. From a low-level force structure designed to support its strategy of minimum deterrence, China is now striving to establish a nuclear warfighting capability that would enable it to bolster its massive conventional forces with a substantial theater nuclear force, backed up by expanded nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). China’s objective, in the event of war, is to win a quick victory with its conventional forces, and to deter the use of U.S. nuclear weapons by threatening the employment of its large theater nuclear forces.”

The Pentagon called it a “strategic breakout” five years ago, and Beijing’s pace has only accelerated since then.

Posted at 7:35 am by Stephen Green

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

WESTERNERS IN GENERAL NEED THEIR NOSES RUBBED IN REALITY: Young Americans Were Shown the October 7 Terror Attacks in VR. Their Reactions Were Eye-Opening.

Sixty percent of young Americans support Hamas over Israel. If that isn’t concerning, it’s unclear what is.

On the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks, comedian, actor, and content creator Zach Sage Fox teamed up with Montana Tucker to show young Americans the reality of the massacre, a necessary exercise in a culture too willing to excuse terrorism when its perpetrators claim oppression.

Fox began by asking what they knew. Many were quick to condemn Israel, but few knew anything about the initial attack, a brutal indictment of both our culture and the American education system. He then brought out a virtual reality headset and had them watch the harrowing footage of October 7. For many, the footage was an eye-opening experience that challenged what they thought they knew about the war between Israel and Hamas. Fox then gave them the opportunity to speak with two Israeli survivors of the October 7 massacre.

“Today is the third anniversary of October 7th, and since 60 percent of young Americans support the terrorists who did it, we’re going to use virtual reality to make the reality of that day undeniable,” Fox said.

For many of the young Americans, the experience was a lesson. For others, it became an opportunity to double down. One person took the opportunity to blame Judaism for the problems the Jewish people face in the Middle East. Another simply repeated “Free Palestine,” refusing to defend her position or offer any substantive argument. Others continued to call Israel’s actions a genocide, even after being presented with figures claiming that 70 percent of Gaza’s buildings had been destroyed but only three percent of its population had been killed, half of those being terrorists. Yet when asked whether they would apply the same label to Hamas, they insisted that Hamas had “just murdered people.”

They haven’t been taught the difference between civilization and barbaric savagery, and it shows. Also, admitting what they have been supporting would be too much of a psychological blow for many. Better to mindlessly repeat “Free Palestine.”

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

KURT SCHLICHTER: Trump Has Reset the Strategic Chessboard and People Are Blackpilling?

The Chinese were going to take over the Panama Canal. That’s not happening. Remember Venezuela and all the trouble it was causing? Maduro is gone. The interim authorities cut a deal, and we’ve got governance rights, a stake, and guaranteed offtake on fields holding about 65 billion barrels, on top of our own roughly 46 billion. That is a huge chunk of the world’s known supply. It is preferential access to a huge heavy-crude reserve China wanted, in our hemisphere, at production cost.

And look at the rest of Central and South America. USAID has been shut down. We’re not subsidizing leftists anymore. Right-wing government after right-wing government is taking over; the next likely to be in Brazil after the October 25 runoff, where Flávio Bolsonaro already led Lula in the first round. Sure, a few holdouts remain, like Cuba and Nicaragua. Well, go short on Cuba. If you think Marco Rubio is going to let those commie bastards live past the Trump administration’s sell-by date, you’re hallucinating. And as Cuba goes, so does Cuba’s commie Mini-Me, Nicaragua. When it collapses, look for the domestic fallout as the contacts and collaboration with senior Democrats get exposed.

Remember the stuff about Greenland? Everyone had a big laugh. The only people laughing now are the ones who are stupid or who think you’re stupid. Trump’s hard-nosed negotiations produced a deal with Denmark and Greenland that, once their parliaments ratify it, gives the United States broad military access and a veto on adversary bases and commercial exploitation. We will have a free military hand in the key terrain at the top of the world. Greenland is full of resources, and it sits on the path missiles would take to hit the United States from much of the rest of the world. By dominating that approach — and we’re going to dominate it — the American homeland’s security has been massively enhanced.

With the Americas secured, we can look out toward the main threat.

Read the whole thing.

Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll

LET’S NOT GO ON ABOUT WHO KILLED WHO. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HAPPY OCCASION!

Posted at 7:11 am by Glenn Reynolds

FROM NATHAN BRINDLE:  I’m the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone!: Volume .

 

Imperial Princess Regnant Alice has lately discovered herself to be with child.

This doesn’t stop her usual grind of duties, of which she has also discovered quite the backlog since returning from her honeymoon with Prince Daniel. With the help of both Daniel and her private secretary Lady Candace, and of course that of her loyal maids, the Princess Regnant powers through audiences and public appearances and even the unending round of lavish soirées thrown by the rich and noble of Capital.

As always, though, her life is bound to have problems tossed into it…much like grenades. An ancient frigate appears in Capital space, from a sector a hundred thousand light years away, normally a 12-year one way trip. Of course they bring news of a problem. But their means of arrival may also spark the biggest war seen in the Galaxy since the Wars of the Dispersal…

The fifth volume of the BBESP light novel!

Posted at 7:05 am by Sarah Hoyt

VIRGINIA SLIMS TOLD WOMEN THAT RISKING LUNG CANCER WAS FEMINISM; THAT STARTED A TREND:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds