OH, PLEASE: Study: School police officers utilize ‘niceness as whiteness’ to validate arrests of students. “The paper ‘Niceness as Whiteness in School Police Officers’ Perceptions of Student Arrest’ by Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Research Fellow Abigail Beneke (‘studies how schools provide care under racial capitalism’) and Professors Benjamin Fisher (U. Wisconsin-Madison), F. Chris Curran (U. Florida), and Samantha Viano (George Mason) was highlighted last week by Dr. James Nuzzo.”

HMM: Trump administration defends Harvard funding freeze as ACLU-led coalition backs university on appeal.

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EVERYTHING IS FAKE: Simon & Schuster Selectively Edited Disgraced Scholar Jason Arday’s Memoir To Soften Now-Toxic Reputation.

SPOILED RICH KIDS ARE A CURSE ON SOCIETY: The American Overclass Gives Birth to American Democratic Socialism.

Related:

They’re all like this, BTW. Every single one is a disappointing nepo baby. DSA is if “I HATE YOU DAD” were a political party.

Commies are all scammers. https://t.co/fBL5UpGfSX

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) August 9, 2026

An incredibly consistent overlap between the categories of communist activist and privileged rich kids who never held real jobs and have defined their entire lives by their desire to rebel against their rich families. https://t.co/JB54sJtZHj

— AG (@AGHamilton29) August 9, 2026

It goes back to the beginning of Marxism:

Karl Marx's dad roasting him pic.twitter.com/Yo77jBGt0N

— Heron Of Alexandria (@HeronOfAlexand1) February 17, 2024

THE UNCHALLENGED GLOBAL LEADER:

No chance. America remains the global leader in this field. Making Jason Arday a Cambridge professor so everyone involved can congratulate themselves on their virtue is beginner level stuff. America took a serial plagiarist with embarrassingly poor scholarship and made her… https://t.co/f89Wray6f2

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 8, 2026

TRUE:

Kareem might have a point if anyone could name a single other WNBA player. https://t.co/pBxl0KEGEs

— Julie Frost–That Werewolf Writer🐺🦉 (@JulieCFrost) August 9, 2026

STANDING UP TO RACISM: Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward.

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OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: How AI is changing spacecraft and satellite operations.

SCIENCE: ‘Exceeded Our Expectations’: One Antioxidant Could Be Key to Keeping Aging Muscles Strong.

PROBABLY GOES WITH THE INTERBREEDING: Cave Discovery Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans May Have Shared Culture.

BREAKTHROUGH: Omega-3 plus low-dose aspirin produces antibiotic-like results against severe periodontitis.

WELL, ORDINARY CARS ARE SO GOOD NOWADAYS: Nearly 1 in 3 Luxury SUV Buyers Are Switching to Mainstream Brands.

#JOURNALISM: Journalists Never Seem to Ask Gun-Grabbers Why Their Predictions of Blood and Death Never Come True.

THIS SEEMS RIGHT:

The WNBA is what the entire country would be like if run by white liberal women.

— One Bad Dude (@OneBadDude_) August 9, 2026

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Nursing babies spit backwash into the breast—and that’s a good thing.

STEADY WORK: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.

MAKING YOUR LIFE WORSE IS THEIR CHIEF GOAL: California’s smart inverter push prompts fears home backup could be sidelined when blackouts hit. “Under these newer requirements, inverters are built to help stabilize voltage and frequency and to adjust their output automatically as solar production rises and falls. Comparable concepts are appearing in the national IEEE 1547 standard from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and in interconnection rules adopted in other states. If approved-equipment lists increasingly favor grid-focused designs over older inverters built for backup or off-grid use, households may have a harder time replacing the systems they depend. This can affect refrigerators, medical devices, and internet service during outages.”

I DON’T SUPPOSE BOURBON COUNTS: Is there such a thing as a healthy energy drink? Experts explain.

WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF RACISM? Duke Law School illegally discriminated against white, Asian applicants, DOJ finds.

THAT’S A SHAME: Kentucky anti-DEI law seemingly ends NIH-funded professor’s ‘white ally’ therapy training.

HYPOCRISY IS A FERTILE PLANT:

DiJonai Carrington for clotheslining Sophie Cunningham then posting "white privilege" while appropriating white culture with fake ass straight blonde hair.

Retard of the day 🥇 pic.twitter.com/bpUAgxSPgo

— Retard Finder (@IfindRetards) August 8, 2026

SHRINK HIS TENT TO A STRAITJACKET:

Former DNC Vice-chair David Hogg just told establishment figures like Chuck Schumer that the "Big Tent" of his party is not big enough. He and other moderates have to go. When asked about Democratic moderates, Hogg replied, “They don’t have the right values"…

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 8, 2026

Because the people inside it are kooks.