OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
August 19, 2026
PLAUSIBLE:
Almost…certainly true. https://t.co/JkGAcX05GF
— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) August 19, 2026
UPDATE (From Ed):
Liberal woman logic:
Deport an illegal → “How could you tear a family apart?!”
Mother murders her three kids → “Protect her! We love her! Raise $1 million for her legal defense!”
Three dead children.
The killer gets the sympathy.
I’m done coexisting with this. pic.twitter.com/8xrIclMZXb
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) August 19, 2026
HARVARD IS HAVING A BAD YEAR: Harvard to pay $53M in suit over selling donated corpses on black market.
MOST PEOPLE WILL DO BETTER, IF THEY LIVE MORE LIKE GYM BROS: Creatine Isn’t Just for Gym Bros: Why More Women Are Taking a Second Look.
I’M NOT SURPRISED: Ford Vs. Jeep Reliability: It’s Not Even Close.
I’M HAPPY I LIVE IN A FREE STATE: Looking for Advice on Buying an NFA Item? The NSSF Has Guidance For You.
I AM A MONKEYMAN, JUST ANOTHER MONKEY IN THIS MONKEYLAND: In 1926, a Russian biologist tried to create a human-chimpanzee hybrid.
Classical reference in headline.
K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE:
SF high school where 94% flunk math has California's highest Berkeley acceptance rate https://t.co/j22ogn2rIK pic.twitter.com/354YkKV3RE
— New York Post (@nypost) August 18, 2026
LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Ex-British F1 engineers build a cheap 466-MPH kamikaze drone.
ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Why does a narwhal’s tusk twist and what’s it made of?
JEFFREY CARTER on data centers.
CDR SALAMANDER: Defending Down Under from Darwin to Perth: You’re gonna need a bigger production line. “What is being done? Well, some nice problem appreciation and conferences.”
BURGERS AND FRIES, BEST THING FOR YOU: Scientists had men eat 5 burgers a week — what happened to their cholesterol was surprising. “Of 23 men who ate five burgers per week for five weeks, the researchers found that adding high-fat ground beef (around 25% fat) or low-fat ground beef (about 5% fat) didn’t harm blood vessels. The positive changes from the high-fat beef may even be linked to lower cholesterol.”
MASSIVE RESISTANCE: DOJ says Duke Law used racial preferences after Supreme Court ruling.
WHEN THE K-12 IMPLOSION AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE OVERLAP: Shot: UC-Berkeley math prof says she has to teach fractions to calculus students because standards have fallen so far.
Chaser: SF high school where 94% flunk math has California’s highest Berkeley acceptance rate.
You can guess why.
TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): Florida biology teacher’s ‘heinous sex acts’ against teen destroyed his faith in God: suit.
THE POPULATIONS OF OCCUPIED COUNTRIES ARE USUALLY SUBJECTED TO PROPAGANDA AIMED AT DIMINISHING NATIONAL PRIDE:
The BBC broadcasts children's programs claiming that Black people built Britain. The BBC loves to spread disinformation. pic.twitter.com/VPbJXZL4we
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) August 19, 2026
NICK KRISTOF SHALL FOREVER BE KNOWN AS DOG RAPE MAN: ‘Dog Rape’ New York Times Columnist Delivers Another Dud as Harvard Prepares to Honor Him.