OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

IT WAS LESS A SLIDE THAN A DELIBERATE, INTENTIONAL LEAP: Harvard’s Slide into Stupidity.

CHEAP AT THE PRICE: $1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company.

WELL, GOOD: A Breakthrough Drug Just Achieved The ‘Impossible’ For Pancreatic Cancer.

IT’S JUST ONE SCI-FI HORROR MOVIE PLOT AFTER ANOTHER: Scientists Are Building Electronics That Stretch Like Human Skin and Learn Like a Brain.

THIS IS HOW THE MOVIE STARTS: First AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ tested in humans: UK researchers.

But wait, there’s more: Scientists turn yeast found in gut of ancient mummy into ‘very good’ sourdough bread — beer’s next.

THE EV PART? Toyota Grand Highlander vs. Highlander: What’s the Difference?

WHY NOT? Lima Six: Belt-Fed Upper For The AR-15.

IT’S NOT A CORPSE, IT’S AN ECOSYSTEM: Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing.

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!