OPEN THREAD: Party on.

“SAY GOODBYE.” “BYE, BYE.”: NASA will evacuate SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts from International Space Station on Jan. 14.

I FEEL LIKE IT’S BEEN GETTING BETTER FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST YEAR: Think The World Is Getting Worse? Science Has Some Surprising Good News.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. Strength training is crucial after menopause.

Also before.

THE BASICS OF DIPLOMACY ARE “I GOT A GUN AND YOU AIN’T.” Josh Treviño: A return to the classical foundations of American statecraft.

IT’S TRUE. MUSLIMS IN PERSIA WERE LITERAL SETTLER COLONIALISTS.

Zoroastrians worship fire. Very poetic.

— James Harris (@InHumaneShape) January 10, 2026

As they were throughout nearly all of the middle east and North Africa.

AN ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK ACTUALLY USED TO PICK UP THINGS MAKES SENSE: Ford Plans to Build the World’s Cheapest EV Motors for Its $30K Electric Truck Platform.

INDEED:

So true 2016 David French https://t.co/RV9qsRbkor

— Scott Greer 6’2” IQ 187 (@ScottMGreer) January 10, 2026

2016 David French > 2026 David French.

WELL, GOOD: Defensive Gun Use: Memphis Armed Robber Dissuaded By Would Be Victim’s Gunfire.

HMM: AI Data Centers Could Stabilize the Power Grid.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN’T USE: Health Rounds: Yoga may help speed recovery from opioid withdrawal.

PLENTY OF WOMEN AREN’T FALLING FOR THIS, OF COURSE, BUT THE ONES WHO DO ARE DEFINITELY A TYPE:

The democrats have turned them into useful idiots, and they consider them to be entirely disposable pic.twitter.com/a8PFTb8zMC

— Marie Isabella (@MarieIsabellaB) January 9, 2026

UPDATE: From Ed:

The more I learn about what's happening in Minnesota, the more it sounds like terrorism to me. A political group is training people to put their physical safety on the line to further an agenda. In this case, it's people with kids.

Suicide mommers. https://t.co/fiUmcAZmhf

— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) January 10, 2026

Exit question:

Every middle-aged white lady in Minnesota is out harassing ICE. Are the men ice fishing or something? https://t.co/OF7lgVN6hd

— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) January 9, 2026

HANG HIM HIGH: Mangione, suspect in health insurance CEO murder, fights death penalty charge in court.

THE GRIFT RELOCATES: Ibram Kendi’s new center reportedly launching this month at Howard U.

THEY ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THIS:

This is the team at @Ofcom that wants to ban X. Who would have thought.

“It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy.” – Orwell, 1984 https://t.co/eVp1SaAGfp pic.twitter.com/HLDtSqpUiI

— Dries Van Langenhove (@DVanLangenhove) January 10, 2026

I LOVE THE LACK OF RESPECT:

Hey so maybe don’t tweet with the syntax of an unserious valley girl when you and your squadmates have festered this anti-Semitism and inspired your radical followers into open support of Islamic terrorism.

Pretty basic!! 💅 https://t.co/34aCdYWSSR

— New York GOP (@NewYorkGOP) January 10, 2026

It’s what the Left hates, and deserves.

HMM: Texas A&M declines to reinstate lecturer fired over gender ideology in classroom.

“PROTEST-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.” It needs to be a RICO target.

Not true at all and I know you know that.

Deportations numbers aside (which Trump is the best of all-time), Obama had no theatrics because there’s no protest industrial complex with a Democrat in office. The theatrics are part of the Communist handbook. https://t.co/CT35ecbG8j pic.twitter.com/7HfyHDuSqo

— Josh Rainer (@JoshRainerGold) January 9, 2026

Related:

They’re trying to show they can still do it – the media, politicians, activists, and influencers. And they need to show they can do it to keep their jobs.

But it’s sputtering and no one really believes it. Tactics from 10 years ago just don’t work now. It’s different terrain. https://t.co/0wFFyMLmnj

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) January 9, 2026

Also: Dear Protesters: Your Comrades Don’t Care About You. Your ill-informed passion is not a force field.

SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.

Starlink messages are sporadic but there is a general message:

• Casualties are high on both sides
• People are fighting like hell
• Starlink is limited outside of big cities but there's fierce fighting all across Iran even in small towns and cities
• There is OPTIMISM.

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) January 10, 2026

UPDATE: I guess the Democrats expect the Mullahs to lose.

The talking points just dropped.

Now they’re condemning Hamas.

The Democrats are pure phonies. pic.twitter.com/TUzc1ocsAJ

— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) January 10, 2026

HAHA, SO TRUE:

Biggest self-own ever 😂 https://t.co/3Qmk0R2DRg

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 10, 2026

WELL, PUSHING THE TRUTH WOULD BE POOR SALESMANSHIP: Joel Kotkin: Gavin Newsom is selling a California success story that never happened.

ELON WINS AS USUAL:

Streisand Effect remains undefeated 😂 https://t.co/vIrtUX3S1C

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 10, 2026

Related:

Starmer literally has a lower approval rating than Maduro 😂 https://t.co/rNB9GNT3WF

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 10, 2026

UPDATE:

Of course they want to ban X.

This is where the grooming transcripts dropped.

This is where we discovered Danish immigration integration data.

This is where we debate the merits of ethno nationalism and the pitfalls of civic nationalism.

This is where we diagnose the flaws at…

— Andy (@PositivFuturist) January 9, 2026

THIS IS TERRIBLE ADVICE:

"… in many cases these are misdemeanor offenses and …"

… sometimes you get shot in the face. https://t.co/BOdQVjP4q1

— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) January 9, 2026

JOHN LUCAS: “The Warmth of Collectivism” v. Capitalism.