OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Tech bros must channel the moguls of old to get back in America’s good graces. “At the heart of the widespread bipartisan resistance to data centers and Flock cameras is our distrust of the people behind them.”

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site.

MORE ON VITAMIN C AND COLDS.

TESTED: Tested! The Tesla Model Y Offers Swift 0–60 MPH Speed, but Is It Fun? “The Model Y also has some of the least helpful door handles on the market. No proximity sensor senses your approach and pokes out the thin handle to make entering easier, like the Ioniq 5. Normal door handles may cost a bit in aerodynamic efficiency and don’t look futuristic, but they’re way easier to live with.”

A lot of cars have this problem. Bring back traditional handles.

WHY ARE THEY ANTI-SCIENCE? Gun Control Industry Shrieks As CDC Restores Defensive Gun Use Stats, Hilariously Claims Gun Violence Archive is the Gold Standard.

NONSENSE, THE ONE IN “JAWS” WAS BIGGER: Atlantic’s largest-recorded adult white shark ‘Contender’ moves into cool Atlantic waters off Canada.

YES, PLEASE: NASA aims to put astronauts back on the moon by 2028.

21ST CENTURY PROBLEMS: People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Should We All Be Taking Probiotics Daily? An Expert Weighs in.

GOOD: Trump administration may end bar association’s control over law schools.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: DOJ charges 17 Iranians in alleged IRGC university hacking campaign.

SWEET:

This is awesome. https://t.co/461HTJBa9r

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 26, 2026

TRUTH: Victor Davis Hanson: The Radical Left Wants to Destroy America and Rebuild It.

THE INSTAWIFE WEIGHS IN:

This looks about right. Since women are now the majority of psychologists, the field has totally changed, and not for the better. https://t.co/hj2ZevVlgs

— Helen Smith (@HelenSmithPhD) August 26, 2026

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Abdul El-Sayed Doubles as Consultant for Health Nonprofit Led by ‘Scam Artist’ Accused of ‘Exploiting Medicare.’

STANDING UP AGAINST CRIME:

Little Italy, in Chicago, famously had one of the urban USA's lowest burglary rates for decades. https://t.co/8Thtai0hEA

— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) August 25, 2026

STANDING UP AGAINST RACISM:

Let's translate – the Trump administration is urging schools to suspend troublemakers even if they are predominantly black, so that the kids of whatever race and background, who actually want to do some learning, are able to do so. https://t.co/9RMcYjgl4Z

— FischerKing (@FischerKing64) August 25, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, IT’S HITTING HARD HERE IN DOLLY COUNTRY:

An apt day to remember that Dolly Parton once recorded a cover of Stairway to Heaven – and, in defiance of every moral law in the universe, she absolutely owned it. pic.twitter.com/rpeIUuumaC

— Daniel Hannan (@DanielJHannan) August 25, 2026

Meanwhile, at my house:

This picture of Dolly is in my dining room. She makes us smile. RIP dolly. pic.twitter.com/X3hSAjcmPf

— Helen Smith (@HelenSmithPhD) August 25, 2026

Flashback: Dolly Parton on the Cas Walker show on local Knoxville TV 1967.

Plus, 14 year old Dolly Parton in Fountain City, Knoxville.

NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER: It’s been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status. Will it ever get its title back? The debate as to whether Pluto is a dwarf planet, or a fully fledged planet, continues to rage.

SUGAR ISN’T GOOD FOR YOU: These Babies Grew Up With Strict Sugar Limits. Decades Later, The Results Are Dramatic. “Compared with the babies who didn’t experience sugar rationing, the babies who were sugar-rationed for their first 1,000 days were 69 percent less likely to develop liver cancer in their adult lives. They also saw reduced incidence of prostate cancer (52 percent lower), lung cancer (41 percent lower), rectal cancer (40 percent lower), and breast cancer (36 percent lower). The sugar-rationed babies also tended to show longer telomeres – the caps at the ends of chromosomes that protect our genetic material, which are linked to longevity.”

THIS ARTICLE IS ILLUSTRATED WITH A PICTURE OF A HAMBURGER, THOSE AREN’T ULTRAPROCESSED: Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 30% Higher Prostate Cancer Risk.

GLP NATION: The 4 best GLP-1-friendly meal delivery services in 2026, tested and reviewed by a dietitian.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Cruise experts reveal 10 foods you should never eat on board — and most passengers eat them anyway.