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September 1, 2026

REPORT FROM MY HOMETOWN: Knox County bans automated license plate readers; Demands removal and destruction of data within 30 days.

MASSIVE RESISTANCE (CONT’D): Even After Affirmative Action’s Fall, DEI Thrives at Elite Law Schools.

501(c)(3)s NEED TO BE REINED IN SHARPLY, OR JUST ABOLISHED:

One of the most galling aspects of all this lawfare is that so much of it is run through 501(c)(3) organizations, meaning organizations whose activities are effectively subsidized by taxpayers. They then use the aura of “IRS approved nonprofit” status to confer a kind of… https://t.co/KuttnwrLoX

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 31, 2026

EVERY LEFTY INSTITUTION IS CRUMBLING: Ailing Burning Man festival hit by another hammer blow as it’s revealed most attendees are now MIDDLE AGED. “Last year, the share of Burners in their 50s even surpassed those in their 20s.”

MASSIVE RESISTANCE: Inside Cal Berkeley Law Review’s Admissions Team, Where ‘Diverse Life Experience’ Matters More Than ‘Editing Abilities:’ Documents from the UC Berkeley law journal show how editors use personal statements to bypass bans on affirmative action.

IS ANYONE SURPRISED: SCOTUS: It’s It’s a Ballroom Blitz, 5-4; Roberts Hangs With the Hacks, As a Matter of Fact.

GOOD: Massive Nationwide Crackdown on Commercial Trucking Fraud: Federal agencies will work together to root out fraud as Secretary Sean Duffy ramps up his efforts to remove illegal and unqualified truck drivers from the road.

August 31, 2026

JOSH BLACKMAN: Making Sense Of The Chief Justice’s Tango In The Ballroom Case: It was the Chief, and not KBJ, who was holding up the case. Was he trying to flip ACB’s vote?

Roberts is such a disappointment.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX just revealed its main financial engine — and it’s not rockets.

SCIENCE MARCHES ON: The FDA Just Approved The First US Freeze-Dried Plasma, Ready in Minutes.

SUGAR IS BAD: Less Sugar Early in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Decades Later.

MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH: A therapist explains the surprising signs of depression in men — most people miss them completely.

CHEAP TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE A THING AGAIN: Ford Fathom Features: What We Think the $30,000 Electric Truck Will Offer.

GOOD: ATF Director’s Friday Night Tweet Promises Jensen v. ATF NFA Guidance ‘As Soon As We Are Done.’

SCIENCE: Researchers discover why constipation is so common in astronauts.

THE ONLY FUN PART OF COMMUNISM IS WATCHING THIS REALIZATION SINK IN:

"Under Communism, everyone has a job". This is absolutely true.

Here's what else was true.

1) you were ASSIGNED your job AND the region for that job by the state (i.e., a bureaucraft). You were required to stay in your job at least 3 years.

2) After 3 years, if you wanted… pic.twitter.com/VjZFihYjhk

— Sandy Petersen 🪔 (@SandyofCthulhu) August 29, 2026

WE LIVE IN AMAZING TIMES: ‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest.

GET ENOUGH SLEEP: Does Lack of Sleep Cause Weight Gain? Yes—About 9 Pounds Per Year.

WHEN THE INSTAWIFE WENT INTO LABOR SHE SWORE IT WAS GAS. I KNEW BETTER. I Was Told My Pregnancy Pain Was ‘Just Gas’—It Was Actually a Rare and Dangerous Condition.

CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT: New Fauci Docs Prove He Repeatedly Told People to Delete Emails He Sent Them.

GOODBYE, DOLLY: My latest Substack essay is up.

IF ONLY THERE HAD BEEN SOME SORT OF WARNING, SOMEHOW:

This is absolutely something that could happen. Colleges are in a triple bind: the Trump admin is threatening their funding (and capping govt student loans), the population of college-age people is starting what will be a sharp decline, and parents have never been more skeptical… https://t.co/S1zDBXxmay

— Inez Stepman ⚪️🔴⚪️ (@InezFeltscher) August 31, 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

Next step: Student debt relief, paid for by the universities themselves, and bankruptable debt, to shut off the money spigot for the sheltered ideological bubbles of higher ed.

— Time Traveling for Truth (@traveling_truth) August 27, 2026