DON SURBER: Trump Strait-ens out Iran: Iran’s suicidal bombing gave him the excuse to seize the Strait of Hormuz. “The Memo Of Understanding was a ruse—a way to show the world that Iran wants war, not peace. Iran was the dope he roped. Now he is free to get the job done. The MOU showed once again, Trump is crazy like a fox.”

GOD LOOKS AFTER FOOLS, DRUNKARDS, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

Two years ago today, America narrowly avoided a nightmare when President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt while speaking on the campaign trail. What might have followed could have torn our republic apart. May God continue to bless this country with good fortune.

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) July 13, 2026

Related:

Two years ago today. 6:02 PM. I’m in the buffer four feet from President Trump. Everything would change in less than 5 minutes. It feels like yesterday. https://t.co/v7XNdJid4e pic.twitter.com/xQ4nhNLbPi

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) July 13, 2026

GOOD: Airstrikes on Iran Continue.

Related: Bread, Bombs, and Bankruptcy: Iran’s Theocracy Faces Its Final Reckoning.

VIA JOHN LUCAS, SOME ADVICE: Making It In Your 80s.

OPEN THREAD: They say the times are changing, but I just don’t know.

GOOD: SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit.

MACHINE LEARNING: AI Trained to Find Craters on Mars Just Found 73 Hidden Volcanoes on Earth’s Ocean Floor.

IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Coffee May Protect the Liver in More Ways Than Scientists Realized.

OH, IF THAT HAPPENS I THINK I KNOW WHAT I’LL BE DOING: You got the ‘explosive’ diarrhea parasite. Now what?

NOT SURPRISING: 2026 Porsche Macan Electric RWD First Test: Anything but Base: The least expensive Macan EV turns out to be one of the most engaging to drive.

CHANGE: Breaking News: Suppressor Sales Are Booming in 2026.

GOOD: U.S. Navy’s Perfectly Named Corsair Takes Out Iranian Submarine.

More:

Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea… pic.twitter.com/bOM2kmgRxz

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The dos and don’ts of removing a tick: Don’t wait to act. And don’t pull out a match.

“SCIENCE,” HOWEVER, ISN’T JUST ANYTHING DONE — OR SAID — BY SCIENTISTS: Supporting Science Is An Act Of Patriotism.

ALSO GOOD: The Only Toll In the Strait of Hormuz Is Being Paid By the Iranian Regime.

WELL, GOOD: What’s Burning in Russia Today? Lots of Things.

GOOD: EPA Wants To Remove Limp Mode For Diesel Trucks With Broken DEF Systems.

WE WERE A PROPER COUNTRY, ONCE: 80 years ago, the military tested nukes on a fleet.

THIS:

People can laugh but don’t underestimate these people. In only a few years, these weirdos seized control of the city where this photo was taken (Denver). They mostly don’t have kids. Socialism and communism are their child and they’ll die for it like we’d die for our actual kids.… https://t.co/wsDnYxL9M6

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 13, 2026

IT’S WRONG, BUT ONLY A DEMOCRAT WOULD THINK “WELL REGULATED” MEANS “REGULATED INTO OBLIVION.” Talarico Pushes ‘Well Regulated’ Myth. Jonathan Turley Takes it to Woodshed.

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Bizarre new dating method takes California colleges by storm as it wipes out ‘primitive’ Tinder.

PRIORITIES: Texas public university won’t fund professor’s travel to DEI-forward event: University of North Texas says event organizer supports deferential treatment of ‘people on the basis of race, color or ethnicity.‘ Why should taxpayer money support open racism, especially when doing so is illegal.

HIGHER EDUCATION AS TOXIC INDUSTRY: Schools promote socialist ideology as DSA voters usher in a new age of radicalism.

JUSTICE:

The biggest beneficiaries of government spending on law and order in the US are African Americans, who are overwhelmingly the highest per capita victims of crime.

— Emre (@emre_mayo) July 12, 2026

ALIENS: Ex-Pentagon UFO honcho claims photos show monolith-like structures on moon.