I CAN DISTINGUISH. THEY MADE ME STUDY IT IN HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW THE THEORY. FOR THE PRACTICE, DATAREPUBLICAN IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT: Up front, here are the definitions (plus bonus Leninism definition): Communists = Strive for a classless society with common ownership of production. Marxists = Communists who believe in a classless society as the end of history. Leninists = Those who idolize the man who operationalized Marxism to its logical conclusion. Socialists = Fake meaning (Berniebros): Kids who like free stuff. Real meaning (PSL, DSA): Communists who pretend to tolerate dissent.
October 10, 2026
October 9, 2026
I GET IT:
I'm opposed to the death penalty, because I want to allow governments as few pretexts for murdering people as possible. Criminals should be executed by their intended victims at the time of the intended crime.
On the other hand, I'm hearing so much butthurt screaming about the…
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) October 10, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.
CRUNCH ALL YOU WANT, WE’LL MAKE MORE: ELON CAN LITERALLY LAUNCH THEM FASTER THAN PUTIN CAN SHOOT THEM DOWN:
SpaceX satellites to "drop like flies" should they interfere with Russia says Medvedev.https://t.co/STfWIlvrgy
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) October 9, 2026
IS THAT THE ONE WHERE THE NAZIS AND ALIENS HAVE THEIR SECRET BASE? NASA’s hunting for a secret underground cave on the moon.
Bret Stephens’ Righteous Anger: Zohran Mamdani’s Moral Obscenity.
THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HAD HOPED: Sexually Transmitted Diarrhea Is Exploding in The US. And It’s Growing Resistant to Medicine.
“LIFE OF BRIAN” FROM MONTY PYTHON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SATIRE: Decades later, John Cleese has been reported to Britain’s counterterrorism program for criticizing religion. Andrew Doyle writes in The Washington Post about what happens when taking offense becomes grounds for reporting someone as a potential extremist.
THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: A Giant Diplodocus Just Turned Up Where Scientists Never Expected.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: 7 Stroke Warning Signs People Often Mistake for Something Else.
IT’S TIME FOR VICTORIA TAFT’S West Coast, Messed Coast™: A Foolproof Test to Confirm If Elected Leaders Are Unserious Boobs. “We get an election update! And we are reminded that Democrats have stolen the pot money in Cali, and the Washington State Community Reinvestment Act pot of gold appears to have been plundered by greedy ‘nonprofit’ CEOs.”
COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don’t work.
JOHN CLEESE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO COUNTERTERRORISM AUTHORITIES: The Monty Python legend, who has spent decades mocking religious dogma, was reported to Britain’s Prevent program for criticizing Islam. Andrew Doyle explains in The Washington Post why confusing offensive speech with a terrorist threat is a dangerous road to go down.
BE PREPARED:
Lineman are pre-positioned and ready to roll once the storm passes.
Semper Paratus! https://t.co/rJn95v6Lix
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) October 9, 2026
IT’S DEJA COVID ALL OVER AGAIN: New York airport monitoring Russian arrivals over fears researcher died from plague.
FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: Would You Give This Man Your Passwords? “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn the absolute last person to call for tech support, the proper etiquette for being hauled drunk out of a canal, and more about Shrek than you ever wanted to know.”
STAY OUT OF THE RAIN: Windproof Travel Umbrella – Compact & Withstands Winds up to 100MPH. #CommisisonEarned
AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:
Experts Fear Terrorist Activity In Minneapolis Could Spread To America Next https://t.co/jXE3McVvqu
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 8, 2026
AMERICA’S NEWS SOURCE OF RECORD:
Democrat Strategists Remove James Talarico From Campaign Trail To Hide The Fact That He's James Talarico https://t.co/7AmHsxISij
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 9, 2026
KURT SCHLICHTER: This is How the Execution of Nidal Hasan Should Be Carried Out.
FASTER? PLEASE! B-21 Testing, Manufacturing Ramp Up: ‘We’re Moving Fast.’
“It’s more than construction,” Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink wrote in a social media post. “We’re moving fast to build B-21s!”
The Air Force Test Center has likewise been moving quickly to test the bomber ahead of its introduction into service next year. Brig. Gen. Mark Massaro, head of the Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up when asked about the program at an Oct. 6 event. The aircraft first flew in 2023, and two bombers are currently known to be undergoing testing at the base.
“I can’t give you many details about specifics on how it’s going, but I am very closely tied into that program and have been getting regular updates,” Massaro said during a discussion hosted by AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “We are actively testing right now.”
Less than 30 miles away, Northrop is already building B-21s at its Air Force Plant 42 facility in Palmdale, Calif., but the new construction will add 1 million square feet of production space. Meink said it will be the “final assembly line” for new bombers.
We get so few procurement wins on big-ticket items, that it’s nice to be able to point one out now and then.
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: ATF Extends Jensen Ruling on Suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs Nationwide.
