THIS SEEMS A WORTHWHILE SUBJECT, ACTUALLY: U. Arkansas grant funds professor’s talk at ‘Love and Sex with Robots’ conference.

CHANGE: Kansas agrees to halt in-state tuition law for illegal immigrants in DOJ settlement.

LET’S HOPE: SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE ANGEL OF DEATH FOR CANCEL CULTURE. The subtext was clear to her aspirant cancelers: I hear you, I see you, and I don’t care. This is 2026, not 2016.

Related:

🔥 WOW! Sophie Cunningham's shoes sell out in 1 HOUR after she went viral for saying "no men in women's sports, I said what I said"

"It sells out in ALL SIZES"

"She had the guts to stand up and say, males do not belong in women's sports! She stood by it." 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/7I5E0zKsal

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 25, 2026

CONSEQUENCES: Conservative Commentator Robby Starbuck’s Lawsuit Alleging Google AI Had Defamed Him Can Go Forward.

COLOR ME UNPERSUADED: Harvard Touts ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor, Palestinian Liberation Erotic Poetry Journal as Evidence of Progress Against Jew-Hate.

ICYMI: NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

Amazing we're just never going to hear anything about this ever again, including the fact the killer said he was paid by Tim Walz to do it. https://t.co/Pg0Yog2gEW

— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) July 23, 2026

ENSHITTIFICATION IS REAL:

The degradation of basic Google Search is *really* alarming. I can't think of any web tool I've been using longer — three decades at this point? You can paste in a unique string of text, in quotes, and it will sometimes still fail to find what you're looking for.

— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) July 24, 2026

WHEN I WROTE FOR USA TODAY THEY PRIDED THEMSELVES ON FAIRNESS AND FACT-CHECKING. Of course they gave up on both, which is why I left.

I see USA Today is really committed to embarrassing themselves while taking bogus shots at Caitlin Clark… pic.twitter.com/L1lHcGWDMA

— AG (@AGHamilton29) July 24, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

ULA HAS BEEN UNDERPERFORMING; FALCON HAS NOT. Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission.

“THE POLICE WANT IT, THEREFORE WE SAY NO.”

Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin’s perspective on why Madison police don’t have body cameras (Soglin was mayor until 2019): pic.twitter.com/IOg8IzpblU

— Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) July 24, 2026

LIFE NOT UNENDING: Ultimate Limit of The Human Lifespan May Be Identified, Study Suggests. “new study suggests immortal life may be scientifically impossible, even if we somehow found the perfect anti-aging medicine. If scientists managed to overcome every other aspect of aging, humans still couldn’t live forever, the new research shows. Random DNA mutations would continue accumulating in our cells until the body could no longer function. Simulations conducted by a team at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia suggest this process could impose a fundamental limit on human lifespan, with most people living no longer than about 150 to 190 years under this optimistic scenario.”

TODAY’S STARSHIP LAUNCH WORKED:

ALAS, I HAVE NO STORED STEM CELLS: Could Young Stem Cells Be the Key to Healthier Aging?

I’VE DONE BOTH: I tried assisted stretching for months — here’s why I now prefer it to deep-tissue massage.. And I prefer the massage.

NOBODY’S PERFECT: Nissan, Infiniti Recalling 168,000 SUVs Over Incorrect Weight Rating.

THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY: Why is Tate Adamiak Being Treated More Harshly Than Most Criminals ATF Prosecutes?

fter ATF agents kicked down his doors, they found nothing illegal or even suspected of being illegal. As a result, the ATF brought in a specialist, ATF Firearm Enforcement Officer Jeffrey R. Bodell, who discombobulated the actual items that the agents had found—all of which are still sold legally online, most do not even require an ID—and turned them into machineguns and destructive devices.

Adamiak was charged with illegally possessing a machinegun for a toy STEN submachinegun found during the search warrant. He paid $75 for the non-firing Spanish replica—or toy—which was made by Denix and is still sold online. Bodell inserted a real STEN barrel and receiver, neither Bodell nor his assistant could make it fire more than one round at a time. Despite their hard work, the toy STEN would not even accept a real magazine. Still, Bodell officially ruled that the toy was a machinegun.

Adamiak was charged with illegally possessing two destructive devices, two inert RPGs that had holes drilled into their receivers and were stripped of internal parts. ATF’s “expert” added parts from real RPGs until they would fire a single subcaliber 7.62x39mm round. As a result, he classified the RPGs as destructive devices. The inert RPGs are still legally sold today without an FFL or any other paperwork.

People’s careers should end for this kind of behavior.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

Amazing we're just never going to hear anything about this ever again, including the fact the killer said he was paid by Tim Walz to do it. https://t.co/Pg0Yog2gEW

— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) July 23, 2026

ONGOING:

I think we're still operating within war-gamed scenarios.

— Peter Orem (@PeterMOrem) July 24, 2026

WE KNOW: Airplane seats really are getting smaller.

WEIGHT LOSS WILL DO THAT FOR YOU: Women Are More Likely to Get a Job and Find a Partner While on GLP1s, New Study Suggests.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: I Tried the NAD+ IV Infusion—Here’s What You Should Know.

OBESITY WILL ONE DAY BE A LIFESTYLE CHOICE: Retatrutide Helped Adults With Diabetes or Heart Disease Lose Up to 20 Percent of Their Weight, Study Finds.

SHE’S AN OLD LADY, GIVE HER A BREAK:

One of the things you notice about this is how outdated her prejudices are here. She’s raving about homeschooling, but it’s because of creationism and evolution, and teaching children the universe is 5,000 years old. It’s like a 2004 Jon Stewart skit fossilized in amber. The… https://t.co/4uqbWeRS4I

— Payton Alexander (@AlexanderPayton) July 22, 2026

UNSUNG HERO:

This is a (true) story that goes around alot in the circles.

You really have to imagine it. The entire mission control is stunned as Apollo 12 is about to come crashing down with all the astronauts aboard. (Think Challenger explosion but worse.)

A junior engineer says 'Try… https://t.co/ntD9EImu11

— John Ringo SF Author (@Jringo1508) July 24, 2026

His spiritual descendant:

A SpaceX intern once described eating lunch next to Elon Musk in the company cafeteria.

The intern said Elon sat down at a regular table with a regular tray of food. No entourage. No reserved section. He sat next to two junior engineers who were clearly terrified. One of them…

— Race 🕊️ (@multiplanet1) July 21, 2026