EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: The College Fix investigates the leftwing bias inside the Smithsonian.

THERE’S MORE SUPPLY THAN DEMAND: UW–Whitewater gender studies degrees enroll only six students.

NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS PROMISED:

Go for orbit! Starship will soon perform a burn with a single Raptor engine to enter an ~275 km orbit of Earth pic.twitter.com/HQxgQYc4eZ

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 28, 2026

Starship performs its orbital insertion burn and enters orbit of Earth for the first time pic.twitter.com/LodrSTnEnl

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 28, 2026

AN AFFORDABILITY AGENDA:

Good morning X!

Did you know:

Of the top 5 states with the most expensive gas, only one has a Republican governor? (Nevada)

Of the bottom five states with the cheapest gas, all are GOP-led states.

On rent:

The top five states with the most expensive rent prices are ALL…

— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) September 28, 2026

IT’S NOBODY’S BUSINESS BUT THE TURKS’:

Erdoğan almost never lets his corrupt associates face prosecution; he usually shields them even from inquiry. This time is different. He has just accepted the resignation of his party’s No. 2, who is also his publicly ultra-pious Family Minister. She allegedly put $1.3 million… https://t.co/hHwiLsHDro

— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) September 27, 2026

Actually it is, since turmoil in Turkey could have far-reaching effects.

MARK PULLIAM: Clarence Thomas, a Profile in Courage. It’s a review of Ted Cruz’s new book on Thomas, Going Further.

WHEN TRUMP DOES IT HE’S A DICTATOR, WHEN THEY DO IT IT’S FINE. “During the Obama administration they tapped the AP bureau’s phones and the phones of AP bureau reporters. They tapped their phones!”

Plus:

Maher chimed in: “Josh Earnest, he was in the Obama administration. He admitted it. He said: ‘The White House has demonstrated our willingness to exclude Fox News from news making interviews…. He said: ‘We’re going to treat them like we treat an opponent.’ This is exactly what I say about this country. Everybody’s like this is the worst thing in the world except when we do it. And then it’s always perfectly okay.'”

Yep.

JEFFREY CARTER: Why isn’t the market tanking? “The rule of thumb is that when inflation goes up and interest rates go up, stocks go down. That’s not happening, and no one can figure it out.”

JOHN LUCAS: College Football and a Culture Clash With Lessons Learned — Or to be Learned: And a hat tip to a classy football coach.

CHANGE: “Young American men had a hot, hot, hot summer in the labor market—as long as you count working as a hot summer. A larger share of native-born men in their early twenties found themselves employed than in any of the previous five summers.”

AMERICA HAS SENT GUNS TO BRITISH CITIZENS FIGHTING DICTATORS BEFORE:

When they pissed off this guy, they pissed off someone who has fought insurgencies, in Iraq and Afghanistan, knows how to run one, and knows the British counterinsurgency’s game from the inside.

They’ve succeeded in pissing off other British vets who know the same things.

What… https://t.co/BdLnvhSIXC

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) September 27, 2026

BRITAIN IS A DISGRACE.

The prosecution of Danny Tommo is not a show of strength. It is a sign of weakness.

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) September 27, 2026

THE BAD NEWS IS MOSTLY JUST A DEMORALIZATION OP: Some Good News in the Midst of All the Wave Election Talk.

KEEPING UP WITH THE 21ST CENTURY:

As we enter the age of AI, robotics and widespread automation there is zero reason for more mass immigration of low-skilled labor…

Immigration at this point in American history should be extremely restrictive. https://t.co/WdnLeJjf4R

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) September 27, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

CREATINE UPDATE: Popular Supplement Increases Strength Even Without Exercise, Study Shows.

CHANGE:

Nicki Minaj is jumping into the upcoming midterm elections, insisting that all young voters must do one thing — vote Republican.

🎥 Fox News pic.twitter.com/fhslRW9Xe5

— TMZ (@TMZ) September 27, 2026

CHANGE:

JUST IN: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent declares the U.S. economy has entered “the acceleration phase.”

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) September 27, 2026

LONGEVITY: Scientists Put Anti-Aging Treatments to the Test – These Ones Actually Changed Biological Age.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: FAA Clears SpaceX For Starship 14 Flight.

WHY NOT BOTH? Why balance training may matter more than cardio after 50.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: 2027 Mercedes S580 4Matic First Test: The Best S-Class Yet?

GOOD QUESTION: SAF Wants to Know Why ATF Thinks Rare Breed’s Patent Litigation Is Any Of Its Business.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Can a Submarine Survive A Nuclear Attack?

THOSE OPEN BORDERS ARE OUT OF CONTROL: Woman out for a walk spots anaconda basking on riverbank in Germany.