OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

MOVE THE OBSERVATORIES TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, LIKE GOD AND ROBERT HEINLEIN INTENDED. Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. ‘It will be worse than big cities like London’.

JUST ANOTHER INSTALLMENT IN TRUMP’S ANACONDA STRATEGY:

It’s the Venezuelan dividend.

Take out the brutal dictator who turned a prosperous nation that pumped money out of the ground into a wretched impoverished third world hellhole. Welcome Venezuela back. Cut China and Cuba off from a cheap oil source.

The other part. No accident… https://t.co/2K7RZscSQC

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) August 29, 2026

Trump wages financial war on his opponents, and Scott Bessent is his financial Patton, Marco Rubio his diplomatic Eisenhower.

It’s funny that this came out right after Canada walked away from the trade deal.

SCIENCE: Scientists Analyzed Earth’s Hidden Seed Vaults And Made a Disturbing Realization.

WELL, GOOD: Tiny Hidden Vibrations Could Make Aircraft More Fuel Efficient.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): Teacher who acted like she was in ‘Sabrina Carpenter video’ is convicted of decades-old sex assaults on students.

WELL, GOOD: Cell Therapy Substantially Reduces Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis in First Clinical Trial.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST GONE FOR 3 DAYS: 2027 Lincoln Corsair Hybrid First Look: Back From the Dead Already.

MANUFACTURED HYSTERIA: The Gun Control Machine Tries to Whip Up Panic Over Incremental Suppressor Deregulation.

NEWS FROM ACROSS THE POND: Why Conservatives on this Side of the Atlantic Lose. “There are far too many conservative politicians and commentators who lack spines. They are afraid to stand tall, and they will retreat even before being criticized.”

ALL FLESH IS GRASS: Bryan Johnson Called Himself the ‘Healthiest Person on the Planet’ Before Everything Changed.

BUMMER: Missed Blood Pressure Medication Doses May Wipe Out Heart Benefits.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Archaeologists Find Ancient Tomb and Garden That Match Biblical Account of Jesus.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: What’s more effective: washing your hands or using hand sanitizer? Medical experts weigh in.

LOTS OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ON THE INTERNET. IT’S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES.

Done right this is an industry that won't just remake blue-collar workers lives, it will also remake communities that have been on their knees for 40 years.
Always be curious. Always be skeptical. If something does a 180 & politicians are suddenly demonizing it in a short period… https://t.co/0wJNrJDyM3

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 28, 2026

THE POLICY IS WORKING: Trump’s loan limits prompt UPenn to help graduates find jobs.

TEACHING ABOUT MARXISM IS FINE. WHAT YOU TEACH ABOUT MARXISM MATTERS, THOUGH. University of Pittsburgh curriculum features several classes on Marxism, including class on ‘racialized police violence’ and racial capitalism.

See my A Syllabus for the Occupy Movement.

JEFFREY CARTER: The Slow Motion Trainwreck Everyone Paying Attention Saw Coming: Brightline Is In the Red. ““The Brightline case is a cautionary tale about the risks of investing in large-scale infrastructure projects. Even with strong political backing and a growing Florida economy, the economics of passenger rail are unforgiving. For investors, the key takeaway is that bond insurance does not guarantee full recovery; it simply shifts the priority of claims.”

Everybody likes the idea of taking the train, but not enough people want to shell out money to do so.

TRANSITION: Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon becomes king after death of father Harald — as royal family still reels from Epstein, rape scandals.

HISTORY:

BRISTOL, TN-It was on the Tennessee side of this city, other half is in the state of Virginia, where 99 years ago the Carter Family made their 1st recordings; a pivotal event in commercial country-music history.
Dolly Parton paid an emotional homage to that moment when in 1976… pic.twitter.com/4WeVw2Fda4

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 27, 2026

YOUR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE: Jelly Roll Dares Trump Fans to Stop Listening After Playing Court Jester for Jimmy Kimmel.

NO SURPRISE: NIH-Funded Study Finds Puberty Blockers Failed to Improve Youth Mental Health.

YOU’RE NOT IN CHAINS, BUT YOU BELONG IN A STRAITJACKET: ‘We Are in Chains’: Florida Socialist Angie Nixon Rants Against ‘False Capitalistic American Dream,’ Praises Marxist Cop-Killer on CAIR Speech Circuit.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: DC Jury Nullification Even Protects International Gang Lords: Two mistrials in the DOJ’s case against top MS-13 gang leaders once again exposes brazen politicking by DC jurors.

We should abolish the District of the District of Columbia and fold it into Maryland.

A REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN AD IN THE MAKING:

Eleven Lakes Brewing, a business in North Carolina, is hosting an "all-ages" drag queen show to raise money for illegal aliens.

Yes, this is real.

They want to groom your children while donating money to fund foreign criminal invaders.

Would be a shame if they went viral! pic.twitter.com/fzhkLAIOG6

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 27, 2026