THESE WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS AREN’T A PANACEA — ARE THEY? Eli Lilly says next-gen obesity drug curbs sleep apnea, among other benefits.

LESSONS LEARNED: Lost at Sea. Replace your lithium batteries! Also, the importance of Starlink.

Plus: “Whatever the cause, the final journey of Magic Bus proves that things don’t have to happen suddenly to develop into an emergency. The crew had plenty of time – right up until the point when they didn’t. And then it was down to good preparation, good seamanship, and great rescue services that got them safely home.”

IT’S RISKY IF OVERDONE: Hepatologists Warn Against Casual Use of Acetaminophen: Risks for Your Liver.. “Acetaminophen overdosage is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States.”

WHY ARE WE WORRYING ABOUT THIS? Hot Dogs vs. Hamburgers: Which Is the Heart-Healthier Option for Your Summer Cookout? Eat healthy the rest of the time.

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Send Me A Car: New NYC dating demand has men and women at war: ‘No ride, no date.’ “’One of my rules is, if a man doesn’t at least offer to send you a car for the date, whether you take it or not, no date!’ said Savannah Pagnozzi, a Big Apple lifestyle influencer, in a viral vid. ‘No. Absolutely not. We don’t do that.'” Her picture doesn’t suggest that she’s well-positioned to be so demanding.

My favorite response: “Send you a car? What are you, Princess Diana?”

DON’T ALLOW IGNORANCE ON CAMPUS: Iowa governor signs bill mandating American government, history courses at public colleges.

RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY ON CAMPUS: ASU paid Project Humanities director $311K as group promotes ‘Christian privilege’ checklist.

WELL, THAT’S BECAUSE THEY DON’T: Bill Maher says artists quitting America 250 concert makes it look like Dems ‘don’t love America.’

Flashback: “Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll.”

THAT’LL REFUTE THE NAZI STUFF: Graham Platner’s Antisemitic RANT at John Fetterman for Calling Him Out As a Creeper Is DAMNING.

SALENA ZITO: “Look into their eyes. Many of them are boys, they are someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s sweetheart someone’s father. They never came home.”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Valedictorian Uses Graduation To Attack ICE And Israel. It Doesn’t End Well.

I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF UNLEASHING IT: Restraining Israel Is Not the Answer.

WHY “CIVILIAN CASUALTIES” IN GAZA LEAVE ME LARGELY UNMOVED:

Oh! https://t.co/wdq3bjVR6d

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) June 6, 2026

CIVILIZATIONAL DECLINE: What Killed Henry Nowak: One Murderer and All the Malignancy of Collective Self-Hate. It’s not so much self-hate, as it is the hatred of a ruling class for those it rules.

THE MOST UNFORGIVABLE TRUMP TRAIT IS SUCCESS:

Wait, you can fix things without a $452m study to determine if we should perform a $36m environmental impact study before awarding a $875m contract to do what some pool guys did for $3m?

— richard wolf (@RawdogDMonkey) June 7, 2026

Imagine being angry about this https://t.co/GfBt1FVWvq

— Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) June 6, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Book me on the next flight to Tracy Island — on Aurora Air!

FINALLY: Going supersonic! NASA’s X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time. “The X-59, a long-nosed demonstrator designed to help develop the tech required for ‘quiet’ supersonic flight, notched the milestone on Friday (June 5), more than six months after getting off the ground for the first time.”

This image from the Retrofuture Vault on Facebook captures the 21st Century I was expecting:

TURN THAT SOLAR HEARTBEAT OVER AGAIN: Our Sun’s ‘Heartbeat’ Has Been Mysteriously Changing For 40 Years. Please make mine a double, Sam.

STACY MCCAIN: The Unexpected Heroine Lyndsey Fifield. “After Lyndsey became suddenly famous Thursday, I checked my archives and found those pictures in my April 11, 2010, post, “Breitbart Party Voodoo.” (Breitbart was telling us, ‘I don’t believe in voodoo anywhere else, but in New Orleans? It’s real!’) Did I have any clue at the time that 24-year-old Lyndsey Fifield would one day make headlines? No way. She was just some silly girl fresh out of college, but I have to admit that I’m getting a bit choked up while writing this. She has shown such courage and, Lyndsey, if you’re reading this, please just know: Andrew would be so proud of you!”

HMM: Popular Weight-Loss Drug Found To Slow Biological Aging in Landmark Human Trial. There’s a lot of good news associated with these drugs. On the other hand, there’s so much good news associated with them that it’s making me slightly suspicious.

HMM: Fasting after 60 changes more than waistlines, exposing a trade-off many dieters never see coming.

SECURITY & CIGARS: A D-Day Story.

WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING DOWN IN QUALITY CONTROL: 2027 Kia Telluride Faces Another Recall As Driver’s Seat Belt Can Lock Up: The new Telluride is popular, but it’s also riddled with issues.

“EXPERTS.” ‘Experts’ are Troubled the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is Now Working to Protect Civil Rights Guaranteed by the Second Amendment.

21ST CENTURY PROBLEMS: Police can’t find shoplifter who fled in self-driving Waymo. Of course it’s in San Francisco, where police don’t work very hard to find shoplifters anyway.