OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: A Massive Rocket Is Rolling and NASA’s Return to the Moon Is Getting Real.

I wish them luck. I’m afraid they may need it.

COFFEE IS HEALTH FOOD: Caffeine in Your Blood Might Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Shows. “Previous studies have linked a moderate and relative increase in caffeine consumption to better heart health and a lower BMI, and this research adds more detail to what we already know about the effects that coffee has on the body.”

WHITE LIVES MATTER: “It occurred to me yesterday that what we’re seeing online and in the streets in reaction to the shooting of Renee Good is very familiar. And then it occurred to me why. What we’re seeing is the Black Lives Matter playbook.”

EXERCISE IS MEDICINE: This Simple Habit Could Ease Depression as Much as Therapy.

Fresh air, sunshine, and exercise. As is often the case, your grandmother’s prescription was correct.

THREAD:

Maybe it’s my illness talking here, but I’m very troubled by all the performative angst, all the ppl who feel a need to set up a camera and then cry and scream for it. This is now a multi-generational sickness, parent created. Let me explain… pic.twitter.com/nxy5l3DZog

— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) January 11, 2026

OBAMACARE WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO END PRIVATE INSURANCE, AND THE BUILT-IN SUBSIDY EXPIRATION WAS ONE OF THE TOOLS: Some Americans say they’ll go without health insurance as ACA rates spike.

THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: GM’s Multi-Billion-Dollar EV Loss Was Even Worse Than Ford’s: Automakers are learning the hard way that EVs still have a long way to go.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: With SCOTUS Hearing Two Gun Rights Cases This Term, the Pipeline is Packed With More Important 2A Issues to Decide.

THAT’S NOT LONG NOW, STAY TUNED:

Just as US military evacuations of Saigon and Kabul required securing the embassy & airport for evacuation.

Perhaps as soon as 48 hours from now, the Russian VDV will have to secure the Tehran airport to evacuate not only Iranian Mullah gold, but lots of Russian intel &… pic.twitter.com/NJENwBVysG

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) January 10, 2026

“THAT’S THE PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY: CHOOSE YOUR SPOUSES WISELY.” Men’s job satisfaction tied to shared money values in dual-income couples.

I HOPE IT BREAKS THEM IN MULTIPLE WAYS:

Just realized majority of the west thinks Iranian people are Muslim…this explains a lot.

I think BBC etc have been so reluctant to report on this because it breaks the “identity” narrative. The Marxist framing is that people are reduced to a singular identity.…

— Ari Paul ⛓️ (@AriDavidPaul) January 10, 2026

But it’s important to remember that, in Ben Rhodes’ words, they literally know nothing.

DEMOCRATS: Watch: Reporter Asks Ayanna Pressley About Fraud, Has His Phone Slapped To Ground By Her Ex-Con Husband.

THIS IS BAD: Teens use cellphones for an hour a day at school, study finds.

WELL, GOOD: Yoga accelerates opioid withdrawal recovery when combined with standard care, study finds.

INSURRECTION: ICE Protester: We Have to ‘Show Up with Guns and End This.’

GIVEN WHAT MOVIE STARS AND CELEBRITIES HAVE DONE TO US, I APPROVE: OnlyFans models and social media influencers are claiming half of coveted US visas meant for movie stars.

THEY ONLY WANT CURATED GARDENS OF LEFTY HATE:

That these people want to ban X in their countries but tolerate BlueSky says all you need to know. https://t.co/qWduZt6yUX

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 11, 2026

IRAN:

Sent via Starlink:

"I barely managed to get temporary access to the internet amidst the chaos.

Here, it's truly hell. For us, it smells of victory, and for them, it reeks of the stench of overthrow, and they know it too.

Without exaggeration, this is what I've seen with my own…

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) January 11, 2026

Tonight will mark 3 full days of complete blackout – which in 2026 should be considered a crime against humanity.

The islamic terrorist regime faces two big problems in doing this:

1) This is extremely costly to keep up and completely unsustainable. They know how desperate this… pic.twitter.com/n25hqcrJ0K

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) January 11, 2026

INSURRECTION: Minneapolis On the Edge of Riot.

TRUE:

Absolutely. Canada could have partnered up with the U.S. and enjoyed a resilient economic ride to the stars along side America but noooo .. another socialist 🤡 was elected and up came the scrawny elbows 🙄 https://t.co/Hd2yZpn7Ke

— Mike (@midnightriderV2) January 10, 2026

CHANGE:

Trump is waking the sleeping giant and filling it with a quiet resolve. https://t.co/uCpSI7wyuZ

— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) January 10, 2026

MAKING NASA LIKE SPACEX INSTEAD OF LIKE THE DMV:

Spoke to a NASA staffer yesterday and asked how she feels:
– Isaacman is working around the clock
– She’s been formally asked, for the first time in seven years, “how is bureaucracy holding you back, and how can I help?”
– She’s never been more excited to work at NASA

— Joe Morrison (@mouthofmorrison) January 10, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Party on.

“SAY GOODBYE.” “BYE, BYE.”: NASA will evacuate SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts from International Space Station on Jan. 14.