Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
August 6, 2026
“FOLLOW THE SCIENCE.” SF museum to bring back COVID-era rule despite lack of scientific support.
FIRST IT WAS PENIS ENLARGEMENT FOR SKI JUMPERS, now there’s this: Padded bra row erupts with Tour de France Femmes riders to face extra clothing checks.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Declining enrollment forces PSU to slash two departments, lay off staffers amid $35M budget crunch.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Largest faculty union abandons 110 years of neutrality, backs winning socialist.
THEY TOLD US HIGHER EDUCATION WOULD IMPROVE OUR DEMOCRACY:
Abdul El Sayed won ZERO of the 15 counties with the lowest share of college degrees in his Michigan primary. ZERO. pic.twitter.com/F3YIepbBOV
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) August 6, 2026
Related:
Possibly the funniest sentence I've read in a while though I'm not sure I've fully grokked the depths of it yet https://t.co/fWtvpp7ZXP
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) August 6, 2026
DON SURBER: Groomers lose in Florida court.
TIME TO GLOBALIZE THE RECONQUISTA: Abdul El-Sayed Socializes the Intifada: Hamas-adjacent Left marches on as Democratic establishment fails in Michigan.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Columbia Dean Who Praised Man Who Tortured Women Now Welcomes ‘Journalist in Residence’ Scott Pelley.
HE SHALL BE KNOWN AS “LITTLE MAN SAYED” FROM NOW ON.
Sen. Fetterman fires back at Abdul El-Sayed,
“Oh, yeah. The tough guy… He called me ugly and then I should be on a pike and I’m like, chief, I own mirrors. I know I’m an ugly guy… He has like a really, like a little man syndrome kind of energy.”pic.twitter.com/DrwdTU9rNZ
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) August 5, 2026
TOTALLY NORMAL AND SENSIBLE, ACTUALLY:
I was there when it happened. Nothing bizarre about it. And the Steelers fans loved every moment.
— Rob Bluey (@RobertBluey) August 5, 2026
THE JUDENFREI PARTY:
At what point does it become official Democrat policy that American Jews don't belong in the Democrat party?
I think we're basically there, right?
Are American Jews listening? https://t.co/IRUlqhcCmS
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 5, 2026
August 5, 2026
BUT OF COURSE:
This is wild. Howard Bryant, the writer trying to smear Sophie Cunningham as "anti-trans and anti-black," was arrested for choking his white wife, then assaulting a police officer, and then blamed his arrest on — wait for it — racism. https://t.co/YBTmVpY39n pic.twitter.com/NnNi0LIzEJ
— Bobby Burack (@burackbobby_) August 4, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.
OUR INCESTUOUS MEDIA:
Show of hands how many of you knew Stephen Colbert's daughter worked for 60 minutes and CBS News? https://t.co/u61x0BRDXo
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 5, 2026
YES, WELL, THAT’S WHY THEY KILLED CHARLIE:
College towns voting heavily for Abdul. This is where we are going to miss Charlie Kirk big time. He was our best and greatest ambassador to colleges across the nation. We will miss him very, very, much. pic.twitter.com/fhnLs6RXCJ
— John Bulkeley (@bulkeley_john) August 5, 2026
I’M HAPPY NOT TO BE LOVED BY THEM: You’re Not Imagining It – Some People Really Are More Attractive to Mosquitoes, Study Shows.
THESE ARE MY PRINCIPLES, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THEM I HAVE OTHERS:
Francesca Hong, 2020: Cancel Thanksgiving.
Hong, Two Days Ago: Thanksgiving is a time that's incredibly painful for many people in our communities.
Hong, Today: My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I love it. pic.twitter.com/cA5Qg9Lm4S
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) August 5, 2026
NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOMS: Scientists Discover Extreme Acceleration Inside a Nuclear Fireball.
YEAH, THE AGENDA IS PRETTY PLAIN:
Academic: I think the gullible young people I can manipulate should have more power and the skeptical parents who can see through my bullshit should have less power https://t.co/GuSuR1uLwp
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) August 5, 2026
LACKING A SPLEEN, I DON’T HAVE THOSE ANYWAY: Malaria can permanently deplete spleen macrophages that filter blood and recycle iron.
A SMALL MEASURE OF JUSTICE:
🚨 LMFAO! Ugandan Mayor Mamdani tried to deliver a speech at a New York Police event in Manhattan but was VICIOUSLY booed and jeered off stage
He walked off in SHAME.
Patriots want Mamdani to go BACK to his country! 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/ovG3TDK9lI
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 5, 2026
A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
BREAKING: Prof Jason Arday has resigned from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph revealed he falsely claimed to have published a book.
Follow the latest developments ⤵️https://t.co/BEB0eVBCtS pic.twitter.com/pjTILJRE2b
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 5, 2026
Related:
A decades-long campaign to elevate people based on arbitrary characteristics (race, gender, sexual orientation) instead of merit has crashed into publicly available tools for objective evaluation https://t.co/kKfRkWhUUW
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) August 5, 2026