LESSONS:

This isn't just about Iran. Every country watching this is doing the math. Every country that has been quietly drifting toward Beijing's orbit, betting that China is the future, is watching Beijing issue press conferences while its strategic partner gets regime-changed.

The…

— China Uncensored (@ChinaUncensored) March 4, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THEY NEVER SACRIFICE THEMSELVES, ONLY OTHERS:

Talarico is 100% for DEI that doesn't in any way inconvenience him.

— HannaKat (@swiftyloo) March 5, 2026

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA repairs Artemis 2 rocket, continues eyeing April moon launch.

LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: The world’s 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here’s what it saw.

WELL, GOOD: Semaglutide May Reverse Damage Caused by Osteoarthritis, Study Suggests.

NICE: New Toothpaste Stops Gum Disease Without Harming Healthy Bacteria.

CHAIRMAN XI WON’T LIKE THIS:

Iran's Navy, which was fairly modern in many ways and included a lot of Chinese technology, was decisively crushed in less than a week.

If you think that statement wasn't heard in Beijing, you're insane. https://t.co/g5VaXW7KNy pic.twitter.com/NPnONLpzbB

— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) March 4, 2026

Meanwhile, if you want to understand why “international law” isn’t taken seriously now:

The covert use of an Ohio-class SSBN inside Sri Lanka’s (EEZ) to torpedo and sink a vessel without declared hostilities violate the prohibition on the use of force under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and undermine the legal order established by UNCLOS governing maritime zones.

— Skyvel (@Skyvel21) March 4, 2026

Submarines are supposed to be covert, dumbass. This isn’t war, but collective self-defense on the part of the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, and several other countries, which is explicitly allowed by Article 51 of the UN Charter. And the United States is not a party to the Law of the Sea, which might as well ban Baskin-Robbins clown cones for all the relevance it has here.

UPDATE:

America Graciously Converts 20 Iranian Warships Into New Submarines https://t.co/5GxYYZuEFR pic.twitter.com/JQCvxkJgvv

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) March 4, 2026

MICROBIOME NEWS: Bacteria found in mouth and gut may help protect against severe peanut allergic reactions.

ZOOMY: Audi’s New RS5 Has More Power Than the R8 Supercar.

SO MANY LOSER POLITICOS OUT THERE: Kinsley Gaffe: Michigan Mayor Backtracks After Expressing His Unedited Thoughts on Guns and the Second Amendment.

I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: COVID lockdowns set back children’s development by years, study reveals.

RUNNING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY: California Is Collapsing — And Britain Is Next.

NOT ALL VACCINES ARE COVID: CDC acting director Bhattacharya backs use of measles vaccine.

21ST CENTURY MEDICINE: ChatGPT Health ‘under-triaged’ half of medical emergencies in a new study.

#GREENFAIL: Solar in poor countries is creating a huge lead hazard.

YEP:

Dear feminists.

Trump just freed the most oppressed women on planet earth

And you hated it.

— kevin smith (@kevin_smith45) March 3, 2026

THE EU WORLD WAS ALWAYS A CASTLE BUILT ON SAND:

Huge signpost of the coming post-EU world folks. https://t.co/Os2J0ezipE

— Tom Luongo (@TFL1728) March 3, 2026

MAKE THEM PAY: Biologist accuses Cornell of ‘egregious’ discrimination against white men in lawsuit.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Syracuse to host second ‘Kink 101’ session during ‘Sexual Health Empowerment Month.’

SADLY TRUE:

Tens of millions of people in the Anglosphere are ruled by people who think the Model UN they played with in high school is how the real world works. https://t.co/axDTX0We8c

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) March 4, 2026

Related:

Canada: "America is no longer a reliable ally. We reaffirm our strategic partnership with China."

Also Canada: "Why didn't America share its secret military plans with us?" https://t.co/BlLLuOBr4l

— Mike Coté (@ratlpolicy) March 4, 2026

DO THEY EVER GO AFTER THE PARENTS OF GANG SHOOTERS? Father of suspect in 2024 Georgia shooting is found guilty of 2nd-degree murder after giving son gun.

I’M OKAY WITH THIS, EVEN IF JEALOUS WESTERN WOMEN AREN’T:

Azizam, I know it’s hard for you to see young, beautiful, intelligent women from the Middle East who are free and confident 🇮🇷💣✌🏽#JavidShah #KingRezaPahlavi‌ https://t.co/llfXrIQJEk pic.twitter.com/HEKbsmg4m0

— mahsa mhsnni (@mahsamhsnni) March 4, 2026

This is the tweet she’s responding to, which has been so thoroughly wrecked by responses that X’s bots have decided it’s abusive.

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The reason Iranian protesters are burning mosques, is not blind hatred, we are not Palestinians.

It has a concrete, practical reason, and there is a very important lesson in it for you in the West.

‼️ These mosques are not places of worships, they serve as operation bases for… pic.twitter.com/d4B2VkTEHp

— Ida Turan 🇮🇷 ایده توران (@iranidaturan) January 25, 2026

THE FUNDING THREATS ARE GETTING PEOPLE’S ATTENTION: UC faculty urge regents to enforce rules amid antisemitism investigations: Hundreds of faculty push leaders to curb political activism.

THE LEFT NEEDS A MASSIVE CLEANUP: Masked Man Arrested Outside GOP Campaign Event – Cops Bagging Multiple Rifle and Pistol Magazines – No Injuries. “The man reportedly had no identification on him. A staff member on Paxton’s campaign team said that the man had asked to go into the hotel to use the bathroom, a story he doubted. The man insisted he was an Uber driver, a story which the staffer told the Times he doubted, given that the car he was driving allegedly had no plates.”