OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

WITNESS TO THE ECLIPSE OF EARTH BY THE HURTLING MOONS OF BARSOOM: Mars rover watches Earth disappear behind Phobos.

BEWARE: In April 2029, a Massive Asteroid Will Just Miss Earth. Scientists Are Worried There Could Still Be Major Consequences. Well, if you regard space debris that might interfere with astronomy as major.

ALONE IN THE WORLD IS A LITTLE CATDOG: Meet the 30-Million-Year-Old Dog That Climbed Trees Instead of Chasing Sticks.

SPY REPORT: We Caught a Tesla Cybercab Prototype Charging, and It Revealed More Than Expected.

THE REAL FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY THERE WHEN IT HAPPENS: Before the Police Get There: Armed People Save Lives More and More Often. “Everything takes time. Depending on the location and the number of civilians there, a killer can shoot about 15 people if we wait for the police to arrive and stop an attack. We’ve seen that data play out over the last decade. We have hundreds of examples. That’s the ugly calculus of time.”

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? NY lawmakers want to bring back sex-fueled bathhouses — 40 years after ban during AIDS crisis.

HMM: Pumas can help prevent car crashes: The big cats can keep deer away from roads, according to new research.

DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST JULIAN EPSTEIN: I’m a longtime Democrat — fighting for GOP’s Mike Rogers, and my party’s soul, in Michigan.

DAVID STROM: I Hope This Is My Last Post on Jason Arday, but It Needs Saying. “But there is a lot to unpack here, and little of it has to do with the man himself. For Cambridge University and for academia as a whole, he was an empty vessel into whom they poured their ideology, self-delusion, pride, and sense of moral superiority.”

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, I’M SURE: Nothing to fear: AI just created a virus that is not found in nature.

NIZORAL GOT RID OF MY DANDRUFF; I’VE BEEN USING IT FOR 20 YEARS AND I STILL HAVE HAIR. Can a dandruff shampoo help with hair loss? The science is promising. Our tester’s results were mixed..

I DUNNO, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH INJURIES FROM PICKLEBALL: Why Pickleball Is the Best Fitness On-Ramp for Adults Over 40 Looking to Get Active Again.

JURASSIC BEER: Guinness found on 162-year-old shipwreck inspires divers with ‘Project Jurassic Beer:’ Divers aim to scientifically ‘rebrew’ old stout to ‘unlock a form of liquid time travel.’

OH, DRY UP: Saying ‘just get it done’ is ‘hostile’ language: CU Boulder bias report.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

Decline is a choice https://t.co/I1SsrZJtzX

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 6, 2026

MISGENDERING THE NORMALS? Kansas school confirms four-year policy of using ‘they/them’ pronouns for all students in yearbook.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The Problem Is Not Just DEI or Academic Fraud; Academic Standards Are Gone.

UPDATE:

People often think that to criticize such silly courses is tantamount to critiquing the humanities and the social sciences. This is blatantly untrue. There are infinite ways by which the humanities and the social sciences enrich our understanding of human nature. But these… https://t.co/yVIqn1dqKg

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) August 7, 2026

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: ‘I Hope You End Up Kirked’: North Carolina Lawmaker Gets Death Threats After She Complains About Transgender Music Teacher at Elementary School: The ‘equity leader’ principal and the school board have doubled down on supporting the teacher, but concerned parents are mobilizing.

INCREASINGLY TRUE: The Highly Credentialed Are All Jason Ardays.

WELL, YES, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE A STUPID TWAT:

If you're wondering about the mood at Cambridge, here's one professors verdict after the Arday affair: "It's disastrous for Cambridge, and it's disastrous for higher education." pic.twitter.com/9C4n606nXl

— John Sailer (@JohnDSailer) August 5, 2026

HAHA, TRUE.

Senate Joins Rest Of Nation In Holding Fauci In Contempt https://t.co/YbJVMnJrVa

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) August 6, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Be here now.

THE FUTURE IS COMING: SpaceX launches 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on Falcon 9 rocket.

ME. IT’S ME. There’s One Predator That Terrifies Bears And Mountain Lions Alike.