WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF HATE? Columbia U. antisemitism report details classroom disruptions, name-calling.

THROW THE BOOK: Trial begins for Stanford students accused of vandalism during Gaza protest.

LOL: Tim Walz, Who Called ICE the ‘Modern-Day Gestapo,’ Tells Trump To ‘Turn the Temperature Down.’

ROGER KIMBALL: Why can’t Democrats speak frankly about Iran?

The only Democrats who seem willing to mention the plight of Iran’s protesters do so in order to compare what’s happening in Tehran to the ongoing anti-Trump brouhaha in Minneapolis – with the inevitable hashtag: “end authoritarianism.” “In Iran, brave protesters confront a far-right theocratic regime,” wrote Ken Martin, the chair (don’t call him man) of the Democratic party, on social media. “Here at home, tens of thousands are marching after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good – demanding justice, transparency and an end to an unchecked federal force that takes lives and tears families apart.” In case his moral equivalence wasn’t sufficiently odious the first time, Martin doubled down on Twitter/X: “If comparing the US to Iran makes you angry, ask why. Killing protesters. Crushing dissent. Kidnapping and disappearing legal citizens. Ignoring courts. Threatening critics. That’s authoritarian behavior – anywhere.”

Let’s not waste time explaining to Ken how the situation in Iran and Minnesota are not in any meaningful way similar. A more interesting comparison might be between the revolutionaries of 1970s Iran and the anti-ICE radicals of Minnesota today – two lots of fanatical zealots, hellbent on imposing their warped ideologies on everybody else.

Iran would be better off if they’d all been machine-gunned in the 1970s.

CHRIS BRAY: The Culture War Has a Real Scoreboard, But It’s Hidden Behind the Fake Scoreboard “Now, the results: Paramount+ released the series premiere for free on YouTube, again sending out the signal for audiences to come watch the rest on their paid platform. Result: ‘Paramount spent between 6-10 million an episode on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. They put the premier on YouTube for free and got 1300 live viewers.”

Not all is lost, though: “There are lots of scrappy multi-heritage lesbians and they fight a mean straight white man, which is stunning and brave. . . . It’s undergraduate story hour in space, subtly teaching empathy and Trump sucks, but on a starship.”

ILYA SHAPIRO: The Supreme Court Goes Back to Biology Class: Oral arguments over state sports laws underscored the simple truth that sex categories exist for a reason.

HMM. HOW CONVENIENT. James Pethokoukis: Humanoid robots arrive just as humans stop showing up.

OBVIOUSLY THEY MUST BE STOPPED FROM TAKING POWER — BY, TO COIN A PHRASE, “ANY MEANS NECESSARY.” To protect our democracy.

they keep telling us that when they’re back in power they’re doing mass incarceration for political dissidents as if this is as normal a thing to say as “we disagree with your views on abortion” or something https://t.co/f1nHNtPBWk

— Mike Solana (@micsolana) January 15, 2026

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WHEN HE INVOKES THE INSURRECTION ACT, THE FIRST THING HE SHOULD DO IS CUT OFF ALL FUNDS TO MINNESOTA. That will hurt more than a couple of divisions of paratroops.

“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law & stop the professional agitators & insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done…” – President Trump pic.twitter.com/d7XJMA7qUU

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 15, 2026

PLAIN SPEAKING:

This is remarkable to watch on multiple levels. There is the diplomatic dimension, where an American Under Secretary of State is not supposed to call a spade a spade. But when the people demanding deference to those outdated conventions are the very same elites who fear their own… https://t.co/neIazN9ciO

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) January 15, 2026

NOTHING IS SAFE: Quantum computing promises extraordinary power, but that same power may expose new security weaknesses. “Published in the Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the study argues that protecting quantum computers will require more than software safeguards, emphasizing the importance of securing the underlying hardware as well.”

This is, of course, true for existing systems too.

KEEP THE PRESSURE ON:

Walz is on the ropes. We’re at the bargaining stage. But Walz has nothing to bargain with. https://t.co/dUeZpCUQgI

— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) January 15, 2026

Just remember that all the ICE chaos is directly downstream from purposeful state level malfeasance.

‘Haha! We’re not going to cooperate with federal law enforcement! Haha we dare you to do anything about it! Haha what are you going to do?’ https://t.co/n7VdhXNkuW

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) January 15, 2026

CHOLERA HAS ITS UPSIDES: Bacterial toxin can counteract colorectal cancer growth. Hey, we’ve put botulism toxin to work.

PIRELLI MAKES GOOD TIRES: Pirelli Could Be Locked Out of the US Because of Its Chinese Ownership.

GOOD: States Now Taking On the Fight Against Anti-Gun Lawfare.

SOMETHING SHADY: China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but what are they for? A Chinese application to the International Telecommunications Union suggests plans for the largest satellite mega constellation ever built – but something else might be going on here.

METEORIC: Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025.

MICROBIOME NEWS: Maternal microbiome compound may hold key to preventing liver disease.

MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN: Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches.

YES.

Something really, really, really bad is going on in Minneapolis, and the mayor and governor are risking everything to protect it. https://t.co/4YBWIWHmO2

— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) January 15, 2026

Plus:

He's inciting violence to cover up his Somali fraud scandal.

— Victor Castillo (@VictorC27464831) January 15, 2026

MAKE THEM PAY: Jewish students locked in library during pro-Palestinian protest settle with NYC college: Cooper Union agrees to pay compensation, train staff on discrimination in lawsuit settlement.

AGGIES? Florida A&M official caught on video saying DEI still exists under new name.

THEY’RE JUST LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE.

Look, the moment ICE agents show up in Minneapolis, they’re just as Minnesotan as people that have been there for generations.

I’ve been repeatedly told that’s how this works. https://t.co/4ooEI8j9Tr

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) January 15, 2026

THIS LAWSUIT WAS BROUGHT BY KNOXVILLE’S OWN VICTOR ASHE: Suit disputing how Yale picks trustees could reach state Supreme Court. Yale rigged its system; now a measure of accountability may obtain.