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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