HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Record-low three in ten Americans consider college ‘very important’: poll.

GRADE INFLATION; Ivy League’s Big Three ‘A’rms race leaves top grades increasingly meaningless.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Why Is Mark Carney Preparing for an American Invasion?

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Reality Slaps College Graduates In The Face. “A recent analysis from Burning Glass Institute found that unemployment among those 22-34 years old without a college degree is lower than it’s been in decades, but those with college diplomas are having a much harder time finding work than before.”

If only someone had offered some sort of wqrning.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Iran’s Regime Is Running Out of Options. Well, when you lack money or a functioning military…

ROGER KIMBALL: Trump and the Relentless Momentum of Events.

EVERYONE SHOULD: Even Democrats Oppose John Roberts Letting Foreign Citizens Tilt The House Of Representatives. “The survey, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates on Sept. 23, shows that of 1,000 likely voters, nearly two-thirds, 65 percent, believe the congressional apportionment base should be comprised solely of U.S. citizens. Strikingly, not only four in five self-identified Republicans, but also 54 percent of Democrats and nearly 60 percent of independents polled also somewhat or strongly agree with a policy that would necessarily exclude illegal aliens and other noncitizens from the count.”

BOB GRABOYES: Plagiarize! Plagiarize! Plagiarize! Only Be Sure Always to Call It, Please, “Research.”

CHANGE: What Iowa’s New Steel Mill Means for the Midwest.

OPEN THREAD: Party on.

THE NEW SPACE RACE:

SpaceX has launched every rocket in their lineup, 3 different vehicles, from 4 different pads, in 3 different states this week.

They also lifted basically every “category” of payload. Starlink, Crew, Commercial, and Military.

WHAT. A. WEEK. pic.twitter.com/4fmkvzj9OY

— Ken Kirtland IV (@KenKirtland17) October 2, 2026

I SUSPECT PUTIN HAS REACTIVATED THE OLD SOVIET BIOWAR APPARAT:

Pneumonic plague can be nearly 100% fatal if not treated in time and can kill you within 24 hours. WTF were they doing with this?

— Chris (@TiberiusChris) October 3, 2026

Cipro and Levaquin are very effective treatments. Unless, of course, the strain has been weaponized with antibiotic resistance.

WELL: I thought my cutting board was clean. Then a Japanese chef showed me what was really hiding inside it.

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE TOLD ME THE OPPOSITE: Cannabis Users More Likely to Commit and Experience Violence, Study Finds.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Hotter Sex After 40: Exploring Age-Related Challenges and Benefits.

LIVING THE DREAM: Porsche Driver Caught Doing 194 MPH On An 81 MPH Road.

UNSURPRISING: Anti-Gun States Adopt the Jim Crow Playbook.

THE DEEP SEVENS ARE AT WORK: Something Deep Inside the Earth Is Messing With Time—and Making Days Longer Than 24 Hours.

LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: “For this person, the commitment to contesting the evil of whiteness is all-consuming, an ideological North Star that orients her entire worldview….”

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Supplements for Longevity Are Everywhere, but Do They Actually Work? Experts Break Down the Science.

BRYAN CAPLAN: Flashback: Why I Am Homeschooling.

WATCHING CAITLIN CLARK GUESTING ON ESPN RIGHT NOW, and she’s super poised, personable, and confident. If this is a tryout for a post-WNBA career, she’s acing it.

SHE’S THE PERFECT DEMOCRATIC PROSECUTOR:

There were sexual-assault allegations involving Letitia James herself. The accuser was Angel DuBose, a former employee of James’s NYC Public Advocate’s Office.

On her own fundraising page, DuBose alleged she was “kidnapped and assaulted by James and several members of her staff”… https://t.co/ELgOA9CVsR

— Sam E. Antar (@SamAntar) October 2, 2026

SADLY TRUE:

In a very short period of time we’ve seen the left go from being ok with burning Teslas, to being ok with murdering CEOs, to being ok with murdering children.

Their spiritual decline and decay has been an alarming thing to witness and it appears to be accelerating.

— Stacy is Right (@PoliticalStacy) October 2, 2026

NOTHING SENSIBLE IS GOING TO COME OUT OF A HARVARD “FAT LIBERATION PANEL:” ‘Free Luigi’: Professor calls for accused murderer’s release at Harvard fat liberation panel.