OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX pushes next Starship launch back to Sept. 28, a 6-day delay for megarocket’s 1st orbital flight.

I BLAME CLIMATE CHANGE: Africa Is Breaking Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean.

MEN LIKE TEAM SPORTS: Sperm Teamwork Is Far More Common Than Scientists Realized.

HMM: TikTokers are checking for ‘ferritin face.’ Doctors say there’s something to it. “Social media has offered us all plenty of things to be insecure about when it comes to our faces — Instagram face, Ozempic face, cortisol face, runner’s face, pillow face and so on — but with ‘ferritin face,’ there may be something to the trend. The term refers to the appearance of dark circles under the eyes and sallow skin, which could be signs of low ferritin, a blood protein that stores iron. Low ferritin often means there isn’t enough iron in the body and can be a sign of iron deficiency, the most common nutrient deficiency on the planet.”

HMM: Volkswagen Mission Efficiency Concept First Look: The Most Efficient EV Yet. “Efficiency is an unheard of 9 miles per kWh, and with a 54.9-kWh battery, range comes in at 514.5 miles for a battery slightly more than half the size of the EQXX’s and and a zero to 62 mph time of 9 seconds. (Doubling the size of the battery would not necessarily double the range as it would also increase the weight substantially, and likely the size of the vehicle.) Production EVs today struggle to exceed 4 miles per kWh, with EV maker Lucid publicly declaring its goal of a 5-miles-per-kWh production car in the future.”

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Is the ODS-1775 Rifle the Gold Standard of AKs?

WHERE DID IT COME FROM? Third malaria death in Germany from outbreak tied to Frankfurt airport.

SCIENCE: US regulators urge more research on testosterone therapy for women as experts debate benefits, risks.

I DON’T CARE, I’M GOING WITH THE EGGS: Hard-Boiled Eggs vs. Cottage Cheese: Which Is Better for Cholesterol?

SAD: Feeling lonely? You’re not alone — more than half of adults didn’t make a new friend last year.

LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES; ‘Bulldozers and hazmat suits’: Large, disease-ridden homeless camp near UC Berkeley finally cleared.

MASSIVE RESISTANCE: UC Berkeley Law hosts symposium promoting resistance to federal action after DOJ sues Washington.

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

EXCLUSIVE: Judge Boasberg was a 9-time host for a CCP-founded program run by a Chinese spy front flagged for its efforts to compromise Americans.

SIX were during his FISA term—with access to top secret intelligence. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/phgdrwCto1

— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) September 17, 2026

MARK JUDGE: The New Yorker: Conservatives are Bringing Sexy Back. “The New Yorker just published a piece by Jennifer Wilson about America’s new ideas of what’s sexy. The trend is driven by conservatives, who’ve claimed breasts, lingerie and hotness in the wake of the left’s transgender, feminist and #MeToo madness. Here’s the amazing thing about The New Yorker piece: it takes the side of the right. Wilson tries to protest, but her tone reveals that she thinks the left has become too rigid.”

TAQIYYA: Abdul El-Sayed’s Imam Scrubs Videos of Sermons Lauding Hamas Leader, Urging Congregants To Vote for El-Sayed.

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH:

Understand this and you will understand about 90% of everything that’s called “politics” ⬇️ https://t.co/KE0pZuNlAD

— Alice Smith (@TheAliceSmith) September 17, 2026

By the way, Alice is the great-great-great granddaughter of Adam Smith. She gets it.

NO. NEXT QUESTION? Does Anybody Believe That Talarico and El Sayed Have Actually Moderated?

#RIGGED: Watchdog Exposes Hidden Academic Pipeline Behind Left-Wing Election Litigation.

#JOURNALISM:

https://t.co/mGdNgXPxwS pic.twitter.com/osgj0X9KFW

— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 16, 2026

MASSIVE RESISTANCE:

EXCLUSIVE: Berkeley Law School dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains how he has secretly enacted a policy of racial discrimination in faculty hiring—which is illegal in California.

"If I'm ever deposed, I'm going to deny I said this to you." pic.twitter.com/GYgtNZfhtb

— Christopher Rufo (@christopherrufo) June 29, 2023

If you've recently applied to Berkeley Law as faculty and received a rejection, which you suspect might have involved discrimination, send me an email at . I will connect you with public interest lawyers who might want to sue.

— Christopher Rufo (@christopherrufo) June 29, 2023

OPEN THREAD: One night in this place makes a hard man humble. I can sense the Devil walking next to me.

JUSTICE IN AMERICA: Lone Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Gets a Lawyer — and a Safe House.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: ‘Our research has a hint of a detective story.’

FASTER, PLEASE: A 3-Year-Old’s Metastatic Cancer Disappeared After Two Doses of Experimental Therapy.