MY LATEST SUBSTACK IS ON THE FUTURE OF ROGUE AI: Demons in the Walls.

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

SO FLOODING THE STREETS HAS TWO PURPOSES. It shows the government that people are mad. And it’s an implicit threat that all those mad people will do something about it if the government doesn’t change.

Leftist governments in Europe don’t care if people are mad, and they’re not afraid that the people will do anything. Some lamppost hangings may be required if the people are to get the message across.

Beginning to think Europe might still have a chance.

Might mean lampposts for traitors. But they’ve been pushed far enough even Euros might have that in them.

(Starting to look like rape of one’s daughters is a globalist bridge too far even for Euros. Who knew?) https://t.co/yR3zhiKhPM

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) September 3, 2026

ROGER KIMBALL: Sciolistic and Treadless: The Democrats’ Rough 2026. “Suffering from an acute, and possibly terminal, case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, the Democrats have been assiduous in shredding their credibility since the 2024 election.”

SOON TO BE A BOOK BY GAIL SHEEHY: Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite’s life, from hurtling space rock to Earth’s surface.

HMM: Scientists Uncover a Surprising Way Fructose May Promote Obesity.

THE LONELY LIVES OF SCIENTISTS: Paleontologists Spent 20 Years Dating Thousands of Fossils – Here’s What They Found.

Next time try dating women, guys.

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL:

There were no TikToks from moms empathizing with Iryna Zarutska. No tribute videos saying, "This could have been me." Empathy is not what's going on. Forces are much darker and anti-child. Moloch has returned. https://t.co/nEpzLH28Yt

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) September 1, 2026

AND I’M HERE FOR IT: J.K. Rowling Keeps Beating the Cancel Culture Scolds.

THE PACIFICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF CHRYSLER’S BETTER EFFORTS. I BELIEVE STEPHEN GREEN HAD ONE AND LIKED IT. 2027 Chrysler Pacifica First Test: After a 1,700-Mile Road Trip, It’s Still Hard to Beat.

UPDATE (from Steve): My wife bought the original, more wagon-like Pacifica right before we had our first kid. She loved it, and still calls it “the ultimate mom-mobile.”

START SPREADING THE NEWS: William English’s National Firearms Survey 2.0 Should Terrify Assault Weapons Ban Fans.

THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: AI Scanned 2 Million Earthquake Records and Found Six Hidden Zones Near Earth’s Core.

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HAD HOPED: Huge Spike in Foodborne Illnesses in 2026.

WHY NOT BOTH? What’s more effective: washing your hands or using hand sanitizer? Medical experts weigh in.

YEAH, ARCHITECTS SHOULD BE GLAD THEIR GUY LOST ON THIS. As this hilarious thread notes, they would have opened up a real can of worms establishing a precedent that you could sue if ugly buildings were inflicted on you.

If “aesthetic injury” is grounds to stop the White House ballroom, why did these people never demand we tear down the hideous Department of Health building? pic.twitter.com/CzenPosujb

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) September 1, 2026

Related (From Ed):

Quick thread of buildings of university architecture departments. 🧵

Harvard
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— Erik Bootsma🌸🇳🇱 (@ErikBootsma) August 31, 2026

Earlier: From Bauhaus to Tom’s House: James Lileks on architect Louis Kahn.

“While browsing through an Architectural Record from 1977, there was a gushing review of the incredibly brilliant Yale Center for British Art by the incredibly brilliant Louis Kahn…Ah yes. That one. The building that gave us one of the best examples of life before and after the Second World War. Hint: Kahn’s building is on the left. You know how many years separate those two structures? Nineteen. The building on the right was completed in 1928. The building on the left was begun in 1947.”

THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T OFFER A SOLUTION BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T SEE A PROBLEM. THIS IS THEIR GOAL.

The world is forgetting about Ceuta, thank you for sharing these updates. https://t.co/2bi6AhdMzH

— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) September 2, 2026

A DIPLOMA IN DUPLICITY: Despite pledge, Washington & Lee has not reinstalled plaques honoring Robert E. Lee — and his horse.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Texas pushes three-year bachelor’s degrees to cut college costs.

THE NARRATIVE MUST BE SERVED: Politicians need to stop holding press conferences every time someone dies of measles. (But they probably won’t.)

GOOD: Josh Blackman: The End Is Near for the American Bar Association.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED:

1/ OUR NEW REPORT: EQUITY REDUCES EXCELLENCE. Jason Arday was not an aberration. He was a feature, not a bug, of a system that replaced merit with identity. Our new study of nearly 2,000 prestigious Canada Research Chairs provides the hard numbers. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/5h6ifelwmu

— Eric Kaufmann (@epkaufm) September 1, 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION’S FUNDING IS DELIBERATELY OBSCURE. END THAT.

Who controls the funding influences the education of our next generation. There is no good argument against transparency in the funding of higher education. https://t.co/yEpiyqAN8N

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) September 2, 2026

TO A LEFTIST, THESE THINGS ARE CONNECTED BECAUSE THEY DISLIKE BOTH OF THEM:

On CNN NewsNight, The Atlantic’s Jemele Hill argues that capitalism is oppressive and bound up in white supremacy.

Kmele Foster: “It's one thing to not think capitalism isn't working ideally. It's another thing entirely to insist that it is oppressive, that it is bound up with… pic.twitter.com/PLWRCuxt7v

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 2, 2026

CLOWN SHOW: Ohio Democratic Congressional Candidate Arrested For Attempting to Swallow Crack Cocaine, Slapping Stranger at Baseball Game.

MAKE THEM PAY: Legal Fight Escalates Over Leftist Billionaire’s Funding of E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit Against Trump.