FOLLOW THE “SCIENCE.”

This is really sad:

When psychology professors are asked whether they'd put the truth before social equity concerns, 66.4% of male professors said yes, but fewer than half of female professors (43%) agreed.

In both groups, too many put equity before truth. https://t.co/a3ooZ59LTY pic.twitter.com/h6091gYy5a

— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) August 24, 2026

Related:

It’s hard to convey to people who haven’t seen this stuff just how rife it is in the humanities and social sciences today. I remember going to Cambridge to study anthropology and thinking I would be asking big questions about human nature and bizarre rituals and customs, but all… https://t.co/zSVBEIBJ2b

— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) August 24, 2026

UPDATE: It’s a low-T problem.

testosterone literally counteracts conformity

give men testosterone and they become less responsive to audience expectations and put more weight on their own judgment relative to other people’s

testosterone is the independent-thought hormone

this explains so much it’s not even… https://t.co/EvnOdRM1OX

— vittorio (@IterIntellectus) August 24, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

PRETTY SURE BESSENT AND TRUMP KNOW THIS AND ARE READY FOR IT:

You're gonna see a lot of weird shit go down over the next 2 weeks.

Some of these 60+ entities will REFUSE to stop the money laundering. They can't. If they do, financial drug/human/sex/arms/dark web networks they've spent DECADES building and expanding will start collapsing.… https://t.co/LNWe6x1kbr

— Brian Cates – Political Columnist & Pundit (@drawandstrike) August 24, 2026

The anaconda strategy strikes again.

Related:

Iranian oil shipments to Asia have nearly dried up as US pressure on Tehran disrupts supplies. Chinese refiners are facing tighter availability, with Iranian crude prices shifting from a discount to a premium of around $4 a barrel.

A major factor behind the shortage is the…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) August 25, 2026

BILL KRISTOL IS A SAD GRIFTER:

Once you remember that this man used to be the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement for 25 years, it all starts to make sense why the GOP functioned like controlled opposition from the 1990s until Trump came along.

Because that’s exactly what they were. https://t.co/Kc3rzHz45L

— Christian Heiens 🏛 (@ChristianHeiens) August 24, 2026

BOTH RADIO AND OPTICAL OBSERVATORIES BELONG ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, AS GOD AND ROBERT HEINLEIN INTENDED: This Suitcase-Sized Spacecraft Could Detect a Signal From Before Stars Existed.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

One of my buddy’s sons skipped college and became an electrician at 18.

He was told either college or military were his only two options.

His parents weren’t exactly excited when he went to trade school. Actually they were a little embarrassed.

Most of their friends’ kids… pic.twitter.com/Uq567EZvu8

— Hector Resendez – Trade School Secrets (@TS_Secrets) August 22, 2026

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL CAR, BUT: 2012 Fisker Karma Signature Edition for Sale With 116,900 Miles.

WHEN YOU LOSE THE NINTH CIRCUIT ON A GUN ISSUE: Ninth Circuit Smacks Down Anti-Gun Orgs That Sued ATF Claiming it Didn’t Regulate ‘Ghost Guns’ Nearly Enough.

YOU SAY “MISINFORMATION,” I SAY “SQUANDERING OF PUBLIC TRUST.” Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China Abruptly Postpones Ambitious Lunar Mission.

BEWARE: Aortic dissection can strike suddenly. Here are the warning signs to know.

I TRY TO EXERCISE IN THE HEAT: Why Elite Athletes Train In The Heat & The Science Says You Should Too.

COMICALLY DESPERATE:

It is comically desperate.

— Jeff Clark (@JeffClarkUS) August 23, 2026

CHANGE:

Things that are now rightwing:

Investigative journalism
Academic rigour
Scientific dissent
Nature
Facts
Biology
Politeness
Punctuality
Normality
Free speech
Individual rights
Rationality
Objectivity
Self-reliance
Emotional restraint
Delayed gratification

— Alice Smith (@TheAliceSmith) August 15, 2026

UPDATE (From Ed): Did conservatives win the culture war?

And don’t forget physical fitness:

And eating healthy and reading epic poetry:

MORE (From Ed): The Financial Times crusades in to ask, “Why is the far right so obsessed with knights?”

https://t.co/wV0btc8OA4 pic.twitter.com/qmhbgWJtrl

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) August 24, 2026

THERE’S A BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEXES? Who knew? There’s actual science behind the phrase ‘throwing like a girl.’

GOOD: UPDATE: TPUSA confirms plan to honor Charlie Kirk at UVU.

GOOD: Dems Worry James Talarico Lacks Support From Black Voters to Win Texas Senate Race.

THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP:

Whoa. https://t.co/dExQIiEYs4

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 24, 2026

ANDY KESSLER: The Summer of ‘My Bad’: We’ve seen a string of high-profile mea culpas the past few months. About time. Not much in the way of consequences, though.

“Mea culpa” translates to “through my fault” or “my mistake.” I much prefer the modern apology “my bad.” We’ve had a run of mea culpas lately. It’s about time.

Anthropic founder Dario Amodei said last year, “There’s a 25% chance that things go really, really badly” with artificial intelligence. In 2023 he worried about human extinction. But with trillion-dollar-valued initial public offerings in the air, he and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have sharply pivoted to AI optimism. Last week Mr. Amodei tweeted, “I think it will actually be possible to cure most human disease in ~5-10 years.” Cure us before it kills us, I guess. On the pending job apocalypse, Mr. Altman said, “I’m delighted to be wrong about that.” OK. . . .

In what should be a mea culpa for Democrats, but sadly won’t be, Rahm Emanuel summed up today’s collectivist fervor: “We’re the only country where you have to be rich enough to be a socialist.”

Until people in power have lost money, or freedom, or position, apologies don’t mean a whole lot.

UPDATE: They Spent Our Trust. Now the Bill Is Due.

IT WAS WHITE SUPREMACY THAT PUT ALL THESE PEOPLE IN POWER, TO MAKE BLACK DEMOCRATS LOOK BAD:

gary indiana not having power is an amazing story of diversity

>entire city council is black
>every electric company executive is black
>black residents can’t stop shooting at vehicles working to restore power

and they all blame racism for going without power for so long https://t.co/asCK1PVJe8 pic.twitter.com/aamnv3WLTa

— retard mode ✞ (@retardmode) August 23, 2026

GOOD ADVICE:

I am begging sensitive young men not to make decisions about women and family based on the bottom-of-the-barrel gender war ragebait that if blasted in everyone's faces 24/7 barely makes eks dot com profitable to advertisers in a free market. https://t.co/CXaRYG9i67

— Marko Jukic (@mmjukic) August 22, 2026

HOW THE LEFT WORKS:

California has officially signed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” (AB 2624) into law. This bill was created only after I exposed widespread fraud in immigrant communities across America, specifically in California’s Medicaid, nonprofits and other welfare programs funded by our tax… pic.twitter.com/oR9H2qVSyd

— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) August 23, 2026

JOHN LUCAS: The Establishment Mouthpiece Undermining American Culture: And what you can do to fight it. “So you say our free enterprise system is ‘uniquely severe,’ Professor? Some of the Kulaks of Ukraine or the peasants of Cambodia, North Korea, Cuba and other ‘socialist’ paradises might like to have a word about that, if only they were still alive. This Cuban farmer would like a word, Professor.”

ANDY BESHEAR IS A SAD LOSER.

.@AndyBeshearKY picked an odd fight to take up with Vance. First for a man of privilege to question the geographic credentials of a man who grew up in Middletown, Ohio, and Kentucky, with the former right on the edge of the government’s definition of Appalachia and the latter… https://t.co/Er3rxhGUnu

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 23, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.