I GET IT:

I'm opposed to the death penalty, because I want to allow governments as few pretexts for murdering people as possible. Criminals should be executed by their intended victims at the time of the intended crime.

On the other hand, I'm hearing so much butthurt screaming about the…

— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) October 10, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

CRUNCH ALL YOU WANT, WE’LL MAKE MORE: ELON CAN LITERALLY LAUNCH THEM FASTER THAN PUTIN CAN SHOOT THEM DOWN:

SpaceX satellites to "drop like flies" should they interfere with Russia says Medvedev.https://t.co/STfWIlvrgy

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) October 9, 2026

IS THAT THE ONE WHERE THE NAZIS AND ALIENS HAVE THEIR SECRET BASE? NASA’s hunting for a secret underground cave on the moon.

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HAD HOPED: Sexually Transmitted Diarrhea Is Exploding in The US. And It’s Growing Resistant to Medicine.

THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: A Giant Diplodocus Just Turned Up Where Scientists Never Expected.

JOHN HENRY FROWNS: California Athletic Officials Issue Letter Terminating Man Versus Robot Matches.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 7 Stroke Warning Signs People Often Mistake for Something Else.

IT LOOKS GOOD: 2027 Jaguar Type 01 First Look: 1,016 HP, 400 Miles of Range, and Still Shocking.

AMERICA’S NEWS SOURCE OF RECORD:

Democrat Strategists Remove James Talarico From Campaign Trail To Hide The Fact That He's James Talarico https://t.co/7AmHsxISij

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 9, 2026

KURT SCHLICHTER: This is How the Execution of Nidal Hasan Should Be Carried Out.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: ATF Extends Jensen Ruling on Suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs Nationwide.

TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THIS. A Lot of Women Who Think They Have Anxiety Really Have This Instead. Here’s How to Spot the Difference.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Easy-to-miss signs of vitamin D deficiency, according to health experts.

THE 21ST CENTURY IS NOT TURNING OUT AS I HAD HOPED: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is on the rise — and it’s morphing into a drug-resistant superbug.

You have to read down a ways to see that it mostly infects gay and bisexual men.

YES. NEXT QUESTION. Can You Still Gain Muscle While Drinking? The Science of Post-Workout Alcohol.

RICHARD FERNANDEZ: The Steward and the Admiral.

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: “My Fiancé won’t touch me, should I still marry him?” No. No you should not.

MARK SIMON: What Are the Consequences of China’s Demographic Collapse? My Five Concerns About China’s Shrinking Population and What It Means for the United States.

HIGHER EDUCATION IS A CESSPIT OF HATE: VIDEO: Protesters outside U. Oregon Hillel praise Oct. 7 terrorists, demand ban on Jewish student group.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Pro-Palestine students destroy October 7 memorial, allegedly set conservative’s clothing on fire.

CHANGE: October 8th’s Irony: Islamic Supremacists Fall in the Middle East, Rise in the West. Well, they have communist allies in the West, you know.

IT’S ALL GRIFT AND GRAFT: Jonathan Turley: The Education Cartel and the Blue State School Scam.

NOTHING GOOD: What Has Become of Charlottesville, Virginia? The short answer is that the crazy 20% have bullied their way into control.

ICYMI: HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

.@USLaborIG: "I am announcing a historic investigation into the J-1 visa fraud involving nine major American universities — Pit, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Brown, UC Davis, Caltech, Arizona State, and MIT. Subpoenas have been served; investigations are underway." https://t.co/vHo52alxKG pic.twitter.com/cc0qLzTxnk

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 8, 2026