OPEN THREAD: Do that comment voodoo that you do so well.

STACY MCCAIN: “Family Demands Answers.” “Say hello to Bryan Axel Ramirez Gomez and, while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye, because young Mr. Gomez shuffled off this mortal coil in February, after deciding to start a shootout with police in Elkhart, Indiana, which lasted only three seconds. . . . In this case, despite Gomez having the tactical advantage of firing the first shot, the two cops between them fired 10 shots in three seconds, and scored three hits. The officers were justified, and as for the ‘family demands answer,’ well, they got their answer — not the one they wanted. There won’t be any wrongful death lawsuit. Ben Crump won’t be showing up.”

Plus: “Superior marksmanship by cops may seem like an unfair advantage to criminals who lose shootouts, but it’s not brutality.”

SAME: Bill Maher Ends Anti-Communist Rant by Saying He’d Vote for Sarah Palin Over DSA-Aligned Dems.

JOHN SEXTON: A Reflecting Pool Postscript.

VIDEO: SpaceX’s Starship seen in space by next-gen Starlink satellite (video).

WHY IS HE GOING WOBBLY?

I’m pretty sure that’s not what we voted for. . . https://t.co/SiwE6kuzRz

— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) August 1, 2026

UPDATE:

The head of DHS should be a bloodthirsty savage who’s so passionate about removing foreigners that the president has to hold him back and tell him to tone it down.

Instead we’re stuck with this loser. https://t.co/j0OSimzfZJ

— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) August 1, 2026

THEY’RE REALLY ANNOYING: There’s One Creature of The Deep That Can Scare Even Orcas Away. “Just the hint of a squeal from a pod of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) can send orcas packing. And the best part is that nobody really knows why.”

You hear that squeal and they’ll be up in your grill trying to sell you a time-share before you know it.

DON SURBER: Heaven and Hell.

KILL YOUR TELEVISION: Scientists Link Heavy TV Watching to Brain Changes Decades Later.

TOO MUCH PROTEIN? WORDS NOT MAKE SENSE. Eating Too Much Protein? It Could Age You Faster If You’re Sedentary.

REVIEW: Toyota 4Runner Vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee Vs. Ford Bronco: Which One Is The Most Off-Road Ready? There’s One Clear Winner.

TO BE FAIR, THE POPE IS A MAN AND HE’S NO BETTER:

It should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is the one to commit the Church of England to a £100 million reparations fund for slavery. https://t.co/NQ9AZh8p6e

— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) August 1, 2026

Also, Cape Coast Castle is where slaves were sold. Shouldn’t Ghana be paying reparations for that?

I AGREE: Crossing a State Line Shouldn’t Cancel Your Second Amendment Rights.

We need a federal law saying that anyone who is entitled to possess a firearm under federal law can be fined, at most, $100 (willing to go as low as $50) as the sole penalty for violating any state firearms law.

CAN THIS LEAD TO MY MANNSCHENN DRIVE? You Could Send Messages to Your Past Self With This Mind-Melting Technology, Scientists Say.

FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE: VA to test whether GLP-1s can treat alcohol use disorder.

THIS HAPPENS WITH ALL RAPID WEIGHT LOSS: Ozempic is giving people ‘temporal hollowing.’ Doctors are sounding an alarm.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Why reaction-time training should be part of your exercise routine as you get older.

GLOBALIZE THE RECONQUISTA!

To the leftists claiming Ceuta does not belong to Spain because it was taken in 1415

Are you going to tell the Turks to give Constantinople back to the Christians?

Cos they took that in 1453

— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) July 31, 2026

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Happy National Orgasm Day: Shocking study claims 47% of workers are having sex on the job.

Take that, HR scolds.

MAKE THEM PAY: UMich medical center to pay $410,000 to Christian employee fired for objections to trans medicine.

OH, I’M APPROPRIATELY GRATEFUL.

Why aren’t more people thankful for the generosity of Muslims who, so far, have decided not to murder us? https://t.co/RMTyu6Qobm

— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) August 1, 2026

Also, shouldn’t she be stoned for showing her face, hair, and arms in public?

MASSIVE RESISTANCE: House Republicans accuse ABA of keeping DEI alive after accreditation rollback.

SANCHEZ IS A TRAITOR AND AN ENEMY OF CIVILIZATION:

Meloni clearly doesn’t believe a single word coming out of Sanchez or the Spanish government. If she did, she wouldn’t be saying this.

22 EU countries signed on. That tells you everything.

Now let’s see how long they actually secure their borders. 🥱 pic.twitter.com/5RjxSV9bZP

— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) August 1, 2026

FLASHBACK: “There was a cult of Fauci. People were getting Fauci tattoos and dancing with images of Fauci.”

DECOLONIZE! RESTORE THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE!

Globalize the Reconquista! https://t.co/pZ2ryuEBUu

— @instapundit (@instapundit) August 1, 2026