THIS:

Tyler is obviously right and this is one meta irony that perpetually floats over academia for me:

So many academics think political activism is the most important thing.

Yet, academics are reliably the most incompetent political actors IRL, they lack the say they should have in… https://t.co/Jvk1Hkae9I

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) August 13, 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: First-year classes this fall range from Wonder Woman to ‘queer’ art to the occult.

MANDATORY INDOCTRINATION: Georgetown social justice center requires race course for Federal Work-Study students.

IT’S EVERYWHERE: Morning Greatness: White House Launches Interactive Map Tracking Billions in Suspected Fraud.

BACKLASH: McKinney Mosque Vote Sparks Recall Effort Targeting Mayor, 3 Council Members.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: Two federal agencies routed taxpayer dollars to terror-linked charities, new reports find. “Charities.”

HOW THINGS REALLY WORK: A DEI Fellowship Pledged To Recruit ‘Underserved’ Legal Talent. It Accepted Some of the Most Privileged Students in the Country.

I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO GET COCKY:

The most dangerous thing Republicans can do is underestimate candidates like AOC in 2028.

We need to focus on addressing the issues that are attracting voters to them instead of dismissing their concerns.

Time to get serious. https://t.co/vS6rkgBDVu

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 13, 2026

CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT: This Isn’t Suspicious: Michigan Secretary of State Requires Deletion of Election Records One Week After Certification.

JUSTICE: Fifth Circuit Allows 2021 Texas Election Integrity Law To Finally Go Into Effect. “In short, we have been playing an exhausting game of Whac-A-Mole to correct the district court’s mishandling of this case.”

JOHN LUCAS: Rules for Radicals? Whither the WNBA? Sophie’s choice — Honesty and candor over cowardice.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION:

The chances are quite high that virtually every gender clinic and doctor in America already has a long backlog of criminal acts that will be trivially easy to discover — and that now will be found and prosecuted https://t.co/WbYFQ1TDQd

— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) August 13, 2026

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

Kamala Harris Issues Dire Warning That SAVE America Act Could Result In America Being Saved https://t.co/dyXgRavq4g

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) August 13, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Let’s see your best work tonight.

I HOPE SO: SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says.

Related: SpaceX AI Data Center Will Be Rented by Microsoft for Hundreds of Billion Per Year.

TOXIC: FDA Finds Bacteria in a Third of ‘Sterile’ Tattoo Inks, And That’s a Problem.

CRAZY:

I still think about the random utility truck driver who was fired because someone got him to do an "ok" symbol.

— Lefty's Cheap Hotel (@JrWannamaker) August 13, 2026

Related:

Tyler is obviously right and this is one meta irony that perpetually floats over academia for me:

So many academics think political activism is the most important thing.

Yet, academics are reliably the most incompetent political actors IRL, they lack the say they should have in… https://t.co/Jvk1Hkae9I

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) August 13, 2026

TADALAFIL AND GLAUCOMA: Popular Erectile Dysfunction Drug Linked to Vision-Threatening Eye Disease.

PROGRESS: Sweat sensor enables continuous noninvasive measurement of cholesterol.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Gas Is So Expensive In Britain That Fuel Theft Is Surging.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: God Protects Those Who Prepare: Church Security Shouldn’t Be Controversial.

WELL, THAT’S A RELIEF: Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole actually doesn’t devour everything.

THAT’S THE LEAST OF CALIFORNIA’S WORRIES: Earthquake predictor who warned of deadly Colombia tremor issues dire California forecast.

WELL, THAT MAKES THE WHOLE COVID THING LOOK WORSE: Study links sanitizer and disinfectant chemicals to birth defects and infertility.

TOO WELL. JEEZ, GRAMMAR. ‘I brush my teeth too good’: Kelly Ripa’s gum surgery highlights a surprisingly common dental mistake.