OPEN THREAD: You know I’m not to blame, you know my reputation for playing a good clean game.

NEWS E.T. CAN USE: How to invade planet Earth: An alien’s guide to bringing the human race to its knees.

NICE!

Last time there were fireworks over Tokyo having anything to do with the United States … never mind, bygones! Thank you, Japan. Glad to have you onside. https://t.co/z3cew4iBXL

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 3, 2026

FASTER, PLEASE: Single Injection Reverses Osteoarthritis in Animals in Just 4 Weeks.

A LONGSTANDING TREASONOUS CONSPIRACY:

2002 https://t.co/yfzvUVFpZd

— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) July 3, 2026

THAT’S WHAT LEFTISTS MEAN BY “ELOQUENT.”

Eloquent?

He trashed the country and then insisted it belongs to non-Americans while making a mockery of George Washington. https://t.co/Hc3cbxVqbT

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 3, 2026

UPDATE:

In fairness, he doesn't know how free markets, capitalism, socialism, communism and New York City work, so I'd have to say the desk is either the least of everyone's concerns. Or a tell. https://t.co/g5vxSlc53X

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 4, 2026

Donald Trump got in more real world work experience in one afternoon at McDonald's than Mamdani ever has.

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 4, 2026

KILLJOYS: Fireworks May Pollute the Air and Water More Than You Think.

JUSTICE: Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn faces felony charge for allegedly vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

BARGAIN: Right Now You Can Buy a Polestar 4 for Less Than a New Chevy Bolt.

LIE AFTER LIE FROM THIS LOSER: DA Larry Krasner: Philly Has So Many Homicides Because Citizens Have ‘Way Too Many’ Carry Permits.

WOEING: Report: Boeing Starliner future with NASA unclear.

WELL, GOOD: WHO declares cruise-linked hantavirus outbreak officially over.

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

We heard this trash from Obama and it was bad enough the first time. Nobody who loves America talks this way. https://t.co/iuXL0Xgk05

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) July 3, 2026

Meanwhile, in Britain:

British Christians like @btbsoco are so fed up with our Monarchy, and specifically our current King – a man who has abdicated his role as the Defender of the Faith and the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. https://t.co/SMJ2FGjIJL pic.twitter.com/1iMRnKwRBM

— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) July 3, 2026

CHANGE: FDA to discuss easing restrictions on peptides.

HMM: Experts: What Your Grip Strength Might Reveal About Longevity. Deadlifts and chinups have helped my grip strength, but will they make me live longer?

“SCIENCE:” UMass center focuses on ‘heart-centered’ science, connections with ‘inanimate’ beings.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Virginia, Ohio explore three-year bachelor’s degrees amid debate over college costs.

JOSH SHAPIRO SHUNNED IT, AND NOW IT’S A SUCCESS:

Line to get into the Pennsylvania booth at the Great American State Fair out the door!
Pavilion is filled with displays from businesses all across the state.

PLACE matters–that's what drove people & businesses to step up with pride; no way were they going to let this go empty. pic.twitter.com/b6F6nZF0bn

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) July 3, 2026

UPDATE: Anti-Trump States Wouldn’t Fix Up Booths for the Fair – PA AMERICANs Took Matters Into Their Own Hands.

COMMIES AND ENEMIES: Darializa Avila Chevalier Dating Mamdani Lawyer Who Repped Al Qaeda Terrorists, Including ‘Close Associate’ of Bin Laden.

FLASHBACK: Disinformation starts at the top — with America’s elites.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Ditching the Seventeenth Amendment: Taking the Senate back to the Framers’ Intent.

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DIVERSITY PROBLEM:

80% of DSA members have a college degree.
60% work professional jobs.
Just 4% are blue-collar.
85% are white.
This isn't a working-class movement but an elite one, for whom "Free Palestine" and "Abolish ICE" operate as a smokescreen for class privilege—just like climate and trans… https://t.co/ZgmwTn92bO

— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) July 2, 2026

WELL, IT’S NINA TOTENBERG, SO: I don’t believe Nina Totenberg’s explanation for why she reported that Justice Alito was retiring.

STEVE GILL ON JOHN ROSE VS. MARSHA BLACKBURN: Can An Incumbent Senator With Huge Name Id And Big Lead In Polls Get Defeated By An Underdog Challenger In A Governor’s Race?

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