WELL, GOOD: New anti-clotting medication lowers risk of stroke without added bleeding.

COLONIES USUALLY HAVE TO TRADE WITH THEIR RULING COUNTRY: Welcome? Canada Opens the Door to Chinese-Made Vehicles.

DO BETTER, GUYS: The Trump Administration Has a Consistency Problem Where Gun Rights are Concerned.

A CRIMINAL DISGRACE: What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid? For decades, scientists have concentrated on what now looks to be a blind alley.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: 73 moon landings? NASA’s ‘Moon Base User’s Guide’ reveals the agency’s ‘most ambitious space project’ will be fraught with challenges.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Humanity Is Increasingly Vulnerable to a Worst-Case Solar Storm.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Why Power Training Is the Missing Link in Most Men’s Fitness Routines.

REMINDER THAT EVEN LARRY TRIBE THOUGHT SHE WAS TOO DUMB TO BE ON THE COURT:

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was unfair. https://t.co/TUwJcAD8eA pic.twitter.com/eUajHvTc7m

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 15, 2026

Flashback: Letter to Obama: Sotomayor not that smart. “One of the nation’s most respected Supreme Court scholars, Laurence Tribe of Harvard, suggested last year that President Obama not appoint Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court because she’s not smart enough. . . . Tribe wrote, ‘her reputation for being something of a bully could well make her liberal impulses backfire and simply add to the fire power of the Roberts/Alito/Scalia/Thomas wing of the court.'”

GET WOKE, GO BROKE APPLIES TO CHURCHES, TOO:

I have been pretty emphatic the last few days in condemning Pope Leo’s foray into American politics.

My detractors are having fun stating that I am doing this out of allegiance to President Trump and that I have chosen Trump over God.

WRONG.

The biggest reason by far why I am…

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) April 16, 2026

THE DEMAND FOR HATE CRIMES IN AMERICA FAR EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY: Nearly half of reported U. Iowa hate crimes are scribbles on a whiteboard.

GRIFTERS GOTTA STICK TOGETHER: Scandal-plagued former LA mayor to join Harvard faculty.

He’ll fit right in.

MAKE THEM PAY: With Missouri V. Biden Settled, It’s Time For Censorship Reparations.

POLICE STATE: DOJ report: The Biden admin teamed up with Planned Parenthood to track pro-lifers so it could “seek harsher” prison sentences.

FRAUD ISN’T AN UNFORTUNATE ASPECT OF THE SYSTEM. IT IS THE SYSTEM. THE PURPOSE OF A SYSTEM IS WHAT IT DOES.

Auditors just dropped BOMBSHELLs with @RepTimBurchett on why welfare fraud explodes so often.

Agency bosses alllegedly told workers that checking eligibility "is not that big of a deal" and "low priority." Self-attestation remains the "bane of any auditor."

During the pandemic,… pic.twitter.com/tpwknnWCFX

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 15, 2026

WELL, GOOD: Hershey Will Shift Back to Classic Recipe for All Reese’s Products After Criticism. “Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese’s founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients.”

THEY ARE FED A STEADY DIET OF LIES:

JUST IN: New analysis reveals Brits thought the UK ranked 7th against US states in income per person — it actually ranked 51st.

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 15, 2026

WHEN DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT MORALITY, LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS. AND SONS. AND WALLETS. AND DOG.

2025. Chuck Todd discusses honesty and the superior morality of the Democrat party with Eric Swalwell.

It mattered not to Chuck Todd or to about 100 other hosts that Eric Swalwell spent three years lying on national TV during the Russia collusion hoax. pic.twitter.com/wGPpMXQgvl

— MAZE (@mazemoore) April 15, 2026

Related, from America’s paper of record:

After Devastating Sexual Assault Allegations, Swalwell Now Leading Democratic Presidential Candidate https://t.co/4uaE9NKqQ1 pic.twitter.com/A6FeuY2IS5

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 15, 2026

PRETTY SURE WHAT HE SEES IN THE MIRROR IS NOT WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD SEES:

That guy is not aging well https://t.co/4GOtZexvfK

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 15, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

WELL, THEY’RE NOT WRONG:

Yale has issued a new report on declining public trust in higher education.

The New York Times has a great headline summing it up:

This is so refreshing. The first step is admitting the problem. pic.twitter.com/NKF64F7lL7

— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) April 15, 2026

SOUNDS REASONABLE: The moon’s oldest and darkest craters could be hiding the most water ice. That’s good news for future astronauts.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Taking Too Much Vitamin D Can Backfire, Scientists Warn. More is not always better.

IT’S THE DEEP SEVENS, ISN’T IT? Scientists Uncover Hidden Force Powering Yellowstone’s Supervolcano.

SHE HAS MAGICAL POWERS: Sydney Sweeney has the last laugh in second American Eagle ad campaign.

Well, it’s mostly just one magical power: Not caring. And why should she? “Despite the controversy, the campaign was the brand’s most successful to date.”

That’s because the “controversy” is a few losers yammering on social media. It’s 2026, nobody much cares.

Related:

In a society where "Let Them" is the popular meme for women, I wonder if "I Don't Care" is a better one for men? A twenty-something guy told me that he uses this line when women say dumb things, like "I don't believe in jails." And he means it, he doesn't care and he laughs to…

— Helen Smith (@HelenSmithPhD) April 11, 2026

Flashback:

“I don’t really care Margaret. I don’t want that person in my country.”

🔥 https://t.co/GRUlbNK8IS

— Arjun Mody (@arjunmody) January 26, 2025

HAHA:

With Swalwell Resigning, Just 534 Perverts Left In Congress https://t.co/kD09Od3hEc pic.twitter.com/cWnd1DGy73

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 14, 2026