OPEN THREAD: You know that I’ll do it again, yes there’s no stoppin’ me my friend.

KABOOM: Did the Soviet Union really fire a cannon from a space station?

WOODSHOP: Archaeologists Uncover Unprecedented Evidence of Neanderthal Woodworking Skills.

MICROBIOME NEWS: Your Gut Bacteria May Reveal How Cancer Treatment Will Affect You.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Adult acne is real, but there are ways to treat it. Here’s what to know.

REVIEW: In Roger Simon’s New Novel,A Rabbi Creates a Golem to Defend Jews After October 7. “Emet is fast, funny and morally clear, and its fantasy carries a practical instruction.” I’ve read it and I agree.

The book is Emet.

HMM: Ford’s Beach Mode Idea Might Move Your Car Before the Tide Hits.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: FPC Pushing 15 NFA Mandate States to Suspend Enforcement, Repeal Their Now Antiquated Laws.

SCIENCE: Russian Anti-Plague Laboratory Death Raises Questions On Biosafety And Public Health.

Between this and Wuhan, it seems that the biggest threats to public health are scientists.

WATER: HOW OLD IS TOO OLD.

EXPERTS: Turns Out There Really Is a Right Way to Shower—Here’s What Derms Recommend.

A SOLUTION TO THE OBESITY CRISIS AND THE FERTILITY CRISIS: ‘Ozempic babies’ are real — here’s what doctors want you to know about fertility and GLP-1 drugs.

HAHA:

Mamdani Struggling To Find That Perfect Work-Terrorism Balance https://t.co/QXcFufwZjO

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 9, 2026

FEMINISM’S DREAM:

This Reddit user is right… There’s been a war on male spaces for decades now. Fraternities are one of the last still around. We only hear about the negative things regarding fraternities, never the positives, and there are so many positives. Abolishing fraternities is not the… https://t.co/Fji21bC5KD

— Lisa Britton (@LisaBritton) October 11, 2026

Related:

Men ages 18–32 rarely described enjoying sex 😬

They compared it to defusing a bomb, expressed anxiety & vigilance & shame, and worried about harming their partners.

Small study, mind you, but still 😭 pic.twitter.com/HXri4x21rz

— Liz Is Amused (@lizisamused) October 11, 2026

Helen found this in her interviews with young men.

FOREIGN COLLUSION: Several universities cut ties with foreign groups following Department of War audit.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Three South Alabama students arrested for alleged threats ahead of Trump rally.

ROGER KIMBALL: The West at a Crossroads: Excellence or Mediocrity? This loss of spiritedness—what the Greeks called θυμός—has had a far-reaching and depressive effect on the civilizations of the West.

Elon has it in spades.

THE SEMIOTICS OF THE LEFT CONFUSE EVEN THE LEFT:

@ayduk0

♬ original sound – Ayduk

Lol, “Gaycist.”

WHY THE BLOB HATES HIM: Hegseth Puts Warfighting Skills at the Center of Military Promotions.

CONSPIRACY: The Activist Pipeline Behind Biden’s Visa-Overstay Enforcement Failure.

BUT OF COURSE: Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel Takes Credit for $350 Million Police Fund Proposed by Conservative Group and Passed by Voters: ‘Manny never once reached out to support the campaign for prop 130, which was a ballot measure passed by voters, not legislators,’ Advance Colorado VP says.
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SHOCKER: French Street Protests: It’s Not Many Students, and Lots of Leftists and Islamists.

GROUP LIBEL: Statement About Maine Lobster Industry as a Whole Can’t Be Actionable Group Defamation.

OPEN THREAD: I’ll be good. I’ll be good tomorrow.

A STURDY SPACECRAFT: SpaceX brings recovered Starship home to Texas after ocean saga.