THIS PREDICTION SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT:

This is the funniest announcement I've seen in weeks:

"The European Union is working toward fast-track antitrust approval for a satellite joint venture between Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE, and Thales SA, which is positioned as Europe's response to SpaceX"

We know pretty much how… https://t.co/1uW8fUfv9i

— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) October 19, 2026

The funny thing is, I don’t think Elon would much mind if Europe were actually able to produce a company as formidable as SpaceX. His goal is settling the Solar System; SpaceX is a means to this goal, not an end.

I REMEMBER WHEN HIGHER EDUCATION WAS TOUTED AS REDUCING IGNORANT TRIBALISM: Cornell faculty members indifferent to actual evidence in Jane Doe ‘rape’ case.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Census study: AI-exposed college grads face 13% earnings drop.

DAVID HARSANYI: Why The Law Must Apply to Ilhan Omar.

AS CIVIL WAR THREATENS: Migration Skeptics to France: We Told You So.

DON SURBER: How Trump got Hasan’s execution accepted. “What President Trump did was think past the sale. He made everyone agree to executing the bastard by turning the argument into whether we should televise it. Dilbert creator Scott Adams noticed in 2015 how Trump frames issues.”

HEY, IT’S A THOUGHT:

Once we liberate Iran we can produce an expeditionary force made up of Iranians who hate Muslims. https://t.co/yBYLm2Kg1e

— @instapundit (@instapundit) October 19, 2026

ANDY KESSLER: Have Some Manners, People: We’re too deep in the era of ‘me, me, me’ to care about common decency and courtesy. “I’m not pining for a return to the Victorian era, but politeness and decency should include respect, common interest and nailing a spike into today’s rampant narcissism. Many of my incoming emails are as courteous as a mule kick to the head. I’m used to it, but please don’t dictate a response to this column on your next flight.”

Well, it’s hard to be polite in this environment:

I was flying to New York and while boarding the woman in front of me was struggling to get her bag into the overhead bin. I asked if she needed some help and she said no. About an hour into the flight a flight attendant pulled me aside and asked what I had said to her. Turns out… https://t.co/8EHL8QTKfF

— Nocturnal Nick (@foxluvsbunny) October 18, 2026

ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF BEING CALLED RACIST: Jeffrey Carter: France Burns, But So Does the US.

Napoleon knew how to deal with riots in Paris.

CUI BONO? Economists (71%) and Accountants (85%) Oppose California’s Billionaire Tax; 60% of Tax Lawyers Support It.

BUY GUNS AND AMMUNITION, BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS WE’RE LOOKING AT CIVIL WAR:

The past few days, I got my hands on thousands of new transcripts and hundreds of recordings, thanks to leads from @SKDoubleDub33 and @iamlisalogan .

You've heard that the DSA is proposing structural reforms to America, including abolishing the Senate and imposing term limits.… pic.twitter.com/cyPpofdZOj

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) October 18, 2026

GENEROSITY IS WASTED ON THE EVIL.

Europe gives them free healthcare, free housing, free education, every social program, and a quality of life they could never have back home… yet they will still loot and destroy the West into the third-world.

There is no magic soil.
A nation is simply it’s people.

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) October 17, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Make me proud.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron rocket to 2027.

WELL, GOOD: In a Huge First, Physicists May Have Found a Shortcut to Fusion Energy.

JOSH HAMMER: Abdul El-Sayed: A Muslim Brotherhood Puppet and a Grave National Security Threat.

INDEED:

I honestly do not understand how any American who is not already a literal Communist or a literal Jihadist could vote Democrat after hearing what Slotkin said below.

This is LITERALLY totalitarianism. It's not the fake "fascism" the Left likes to accuse the Right of, it is the… https://t.co/UkrJ706hj3

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) October 18, 2026

UPDATE:

They told me the US was heading toward fascism and they were right. https://t.co/OvEdujX85q

— Karol Markowicz (@karol) October 18, 2026

It’s a very short jump from here to reeducation camps, gulags, and mass graves. https://t.co/hVm3u377Lk

— Hon. Vickie Paladino (@VickieforNYC) October 18, 2026

Plus:

Really looking forward to the David French column about how Slotkin is right. https://t.co/ZWOo7mESuX

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) October 18, 2026

I predict extra sanctimony.

A SECRET NAZI/ALIEN BASE: NASA Is About to Investigate What Lies Beneath a Giant Hole on the Moon.

MORE BABIES PLEASE: Fertility Rate in the US Projected to Remain Stable Through 2100.

IT WAS KIND OF OVERSHADOWED BY THE TESLA LAUNCH: Porsche Mission S Concept First Look: New Mid-Engined Hypercar Comes Into Focus.

LEFTISTS ARE KOOKS: Unhinged, Impaired Leftist Candidate Jaime West: ‘We Have Guns, Too.’

GOOD: Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket.

MITOCHONDRIA NEWS: Scientists Found a Way to Upgrade the Powerhouses of Our Cells Without Shutting Them Down.

NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN USE: Going back to the dentist after years away? A dentist explains what the first visit is like, and why it’s less scary than you think.

SHOCKING NEWS: Colorful Sexual Enhancement Pills at Gas Stations May Contain Drugs Not Listed on Labels.