QUESTION ASKED: Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?

AND ANSWERED:

LEFTISTS ARE ALWAYS COOKING THE BOOKS:

MASSIVE SCANDAL UNFOLDING AT NASHVILLE, TN SCHOOLS

ANOTHER teacher says she was ordered to FABRICATE grades to give a passing grade to failing students

The school then SUSPENDED her after she REFUSED to skew the numbers.

What is going in @MetroSchools?! https://t.co/DtjNpce83m pic.twitter.com/GclbRo5XFO

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 14, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

WE LIVE IN AMAZING TIMES:

I never expected to be as enthused as I am now about this whole trans thing. https://t.co/WkgaP3UxxE

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) August 15, 2026

Well put.

Bad news, they’ll never acknowledge it. https://t.co/4zKWdXaa73

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) August 15, 2026

WELL, GOOD: NASA’s canceled lunar space station tech will help build the Artemis moon base.

WELL, GOOD: First-of-Its-Kind Trial Against Food Allergies Yields ‘Exciting’ Results.

FASTER, PLEASE: Humanity May Soon Have the Technology To Reach Other Star Systems.

I BELIEVE THIS: A few minutes of sprinting could make a bigger impact than 90 minutes of moderate running.

ACURA HAS MADE SOME GOOD CARS, BUT OVERALL THE BRAND HAS UNDERPERFORMED: Acura Nexera Vision Concept First Look: It Previews Something.

MORE THAN ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION: We Need to Look at the Full Picture of What the Trump Administration Has Done for the Second Amendment.

INTERNET HISTORY: I Love the 90s! captures the first digital decade in rad detail.

AT LEAST THIS STORY MENTIONS FRED NOONAN: Could the Amelia Earhart mystery finally be solved? A new expedition could offer answers.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: 3 Unsuspecting Ways Low Vitamin D Can Affect Women’s Health.

SETH BARRETT TILLMAN: The Better Way to Think About [Emoluments].”

IT’S AS IF THEY CAN’T WIN IF THEY CAN’T CHEAT: The Democrat Fear Behind The Lawfare Being Waged Against The Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes To Mail-In Voting. Take a few minutes to understand what the controversy is about — it might apply in 2026, and it will definitely apply in 2028.

THIS:

Tyler is obviously right and this is one meta irony that perpetually floats over academia for me:

So many academics think political activism is the most important thing.

Yet, academics are reliably the most incompetent political actors IRL, they lack the say they should have in… https://t.co/Jvk1Hkae9I

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) August 13, 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: First-year classes this fall range from Wonder Woman to ‘queer’ art to the occult.

MANDATORY INDOCTRINATION: Georgetown social justice center requires race course for Federal Work-Study students.

IT’S EVERYWHERE: Morning Greatness: White House Launches Interactive Map Tracking Billions in Suspected Fraud.

BACKLASH: McKinney Mosque Vote Sparks Recall Effort Targeting Mayor, 3 Council Members.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: Two federal agencies routed taxpayer dollars to terror-linked charities, new reports find. “Charities.”

HOW THINGS REALLY WORK: A DEI Fellowship Pledged To Recruit ‘Underserved’ Legal Talent. It Accepted Some of the Most Privileged Students in the Country.

I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO GET COCKY:

The most dangerous thing Republicans can do is underestimate candidates like AOC in 2028.

We need to focus on addressing the issues that are attracting voters to them instead of dismissing their concerns.

Time to get serious. https://t.co/vS6rkgBDVu

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 13, 2026

CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT: This Isn’t Suspicious: Michigan Secretary of State Requires Deletion of Election Records One Week After Certification.

JUSTICE: Fifth Circuit Allows 2021 Texas Election Integrity Law To Finally Go Into Effect. “In short, we have been playing an exhausting game of Whac-A-Mole to correct the district court’s mishandling of this case.”