OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Why Fauci Matters.

JIM CRAMER? I BETTER BUY NOW: Jim Cramer says it’s too soon to buy the dip in SpaceX. Here’s why he would wait.

HAHA:

Perfect 🤣 pic.twitter.com/OuiFwicCt9

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 29, 2026

Not as good as Tony Soprano’s version in general, but it fits this setting perfectly.

HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS DEPENDS ON WHICH INSECTS: Scientists Reveal The Simple Change That Could Save Millions of Insects.

ADDING YEARS TO YOUR LIFE AS WELL AS LIFE TO YOUR YEARS: Viagra May Block a Hidden Pathway Cancer Cells Need To Spread.

ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Magnesium vs. melatonin: Which is better for sleep?

REVIEW: 2027 Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV First Drive: Conservative Looks, Cutting-Edge Everything Else.

BEST DOJ FOR GUN RIGHTS EVER: Another Win: DOJ Pulls Its Appeal of a Ruling that Carry Bans In Post Offices are Unconstitutional.

COMMIES BLAME CLIMATE FOR EVERYTHING: Spanish PM Sánchez calls out climate denial after devastating week of wildfires.

PROGRESS: Millions could gain easier access to popular peptides after FDA panel vote.

IS THERE ANYTHING THOSE DRUGS CAN’T DO? GLP-1s Had a Surprising Effect on the Liver in a New Study.

HMM: Eat dinner at 5 p.m., take a 5-minute dance break and drink coffee. Got those covered.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UBuffalo dental school forces freshmen through DEI training on ‘structural marginalization.’

CHANGE: University of Houston may strip 100 courses from core curriculum under Texas law.

STACY MCCAIN: ‘Suburban Teens’ Make Headlines.

THIS IS TO LIMIT CHINESE LAWFARE VIA ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS: Trump Administration Moves to Spare Space Companies From Environmental Reviews: Government reviews study impact of rocket launches and reentries on area wildlife and habitats, but industry officials complain they take too long.

THE DEMOCRATS AREN’T SENDING THEIR BEST: Abdul El-Sayed Discloses Rental Property in Dubai—and Outstanding Debt to Luxury Developer Behind ‘Resort-Style’ Community With ‘White Sandy Beaches’ in ‘New Dubai.’

AGENTS OF INFLUENCE: MS NOW reporter who slammed Trump’s China speech took 2011 trip funded by CCP-linked foundation: A journalist who took a trip paid for by a CCP-linked organization – undisclosed to readers – is now telling audiences that China’s influence campaign is a “Trump fantasy.” The oufit has since scrubbed the webpage with his byline from the internet.

#Journalism.

BELIEVABLE:

Fauci Asks China To Engineer New Virus That Just Kills Rand Paul https://t.co/zfEbTtqybi

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 28, 2026

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED:

They're still pushing this stuff. Any serious follow-on studies of the largest drug trial in history? Keep hearing stories.

Long list of shit they told us to trust them on, keeps getting longer. The trust invariably seems to have been abused. https://t.co/xMoot3nOHd

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 28, 2026

THE “CONSPIRACY THEORISTS” KEEP BEING VINDICATED:

We were… right.

– Social distancing was a hoax
– Masks were a joke
– Lockdowns were worthless
– mRNA jabs were dangerous
– Case fatality rate was low
– Ivermectin worked
– Hydroxychloroquine also worked
– Remdesivir was a killer
– COVID came from the Wuhan lab
– Fauci funded it…

— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 27, 2026

BORE EAGLE:

Auburn University(@AuburnU) in Alabama has a mission statement for its athletics program focused on DEI.

"The Department of Athletics, in keeping with the mission of the University, and in a spirit of inclusion, encouraging diversity and equitable treatment for all…"

This is… pic.twitter.com/5B6nIOLWuo

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 28, 2026

It’s not 2020 anymore guys, get with the times.

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal.