DEVELOPMENT:

'Welcome to the Money Belt,’ Trump on Pennsylvania’s economic reinvention–our interview discussing regions rapidly reinvention as well as him becoming part of an elite group of POTUS to ever visit the Army War College that includes Washington & Eisenhower https://t.co/lWY7bvD3kO

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) June 24, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Tonight we will blog the dragon. And the comments will taste like cherry wine.

SPACE: What is Starfall? A look at SpaceX’s mysterious new return capsule.

THIS COUNTRY IS GREAT. DON’T LET THE COMMIES RUIN IT AS THEY HAVE ENGLAND AND EUROPE:

Oh, it gets better than that.

Say what you want. No thought police will knock.

Shoot what you want. Mostly.

Eat what you want.

Drive for miles. Not kilometers.

Buy a big house. With a big yard.

Set the temp inside your big house where you want. Fahrenheit, you'll have to… https://t.co/hwle2mCRz8

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) June 26, 2026

LIFT: Strength Training Is Linked to Longevity, 30-Year Study Finds.

SLOW-WAVE SLEEP, THAT KNITS UP THE RAVEL’D SLEEVE OF CARE: One Stage of Sleep Seems Critical For Reducing The Risk of Dementia.

OUT: MARS IS UNINHABITABLE. IN: MARS WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR A WHILE. Why Mars May Remain Uninhabitable for Centuries.

SOON, OBESITY WILL BE A LIFESTYLE CHOICE: New oral GLP-1 drug delivers up to 12% weight loss in 36 weeks.

NO-FRILLS: 2027 Slate Pickup First Ride: We Ride Shotgun as Slate Confirms Pricing, Preorders, and a Delivery Timeline.

THE NYT LONG AGO DESCENDED INTO SELF PARODY: Second lady Usha Vance claps back at New York Times’ commentary on her ‘body-hugging’ maternity fashion: ‘Here’s the receipt.’

And here’s the receipt! pic.twitter.com/tgICmpbapQ

— Second Lady Usha Vance (@SLOTUS) June 24, 2026

I HAVE ONE OF THESE: Still A Great Rifle: The .30 Carbine.

JOSH BLACKMAN: Something Feels Off About Hemani and Wolford: The Court decides two major Second Amendment cases, but the latter does not even mention the former.

AMERICANS WILL USE ANYTHING TO AVOID THE METRIC SYSTEM: Asteroid as large as 5 cruise ships will soar past Earth this weekend.

LOL, THIS IS POLITICO TODAY:

Oh, is that what the case was about? The Court convened, and the justices were asked whether they liked “big business” or those with “cancer,” and seven of the nine chose “big business”? Or was it about FIFRA’s preemption clause? The press’s coverage of the law is a disaster. https://t.co/40OlyH6pc3

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 25, 2026

As Ben “Hamas” Rhodes, the failed novelist turned Obama’s Middle Eastern policy “expert” (in)famously told the New York Times a decade ago, “The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. That’s a sea change. They literally know nothing.”

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I’D HOPED: Humanoid Robot Seen Begging for Spare Change on the Street — and yes, there’s a QR code.

BOEING IS RELIEVED THAT IT’S AIRBUS: Cracks Discovered on Wings of World’s Largest Passenger Planes Prompt Urgent Inspection of 16 Aircraft.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: HRT for beginners: Your complete guide to menopause hormone therapy.

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: California cities dominate national ‘catfish’ rankings — as major West Coast hub takes the crown of shame.

WHO CARES? Muslim group criticizes federal indictment of pro-Palestinian UMich activists.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UPenn files H-1B applications for various positions as its own graduates face a difficult job market.

YURI BEZMENOV: European Rumspringa at America’s World Cup: A letter to European football fans as they head home after experiencing real freedom.. “We would happily trade you for all the illegals and leftists here who hate our country. However, you have a vital mission to fulfill for your nations when you return. Transfer the energy and passion you have for your soccer teams towards defending your homelands.”

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

This is the DSA co-chair. Let me summarize what he says in this video:

We’re using the Democratic Party as a ballot-access vehicle, not because we share its goals. We build our own organization, get elected under the Democratic label, caucus with Democrats when it’s useful,… pic.twitter.com/zYwsv4J8Bt

— The Undercurrent (@NotTheirScript) June 24, 2026

UH HUH: ‘We Could Make Prisons Obsolete’: James Talarico Called To Slash Police Budgets and Spend the Money on Social Programs.

Well, to be fair, they only want to do that so they can funnel more money to their friends.

But if you want to slash justice budgets and close prisons, there’s a new proposal to bring back flogging. More here. You could slash prison budgets overnight!

PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: ‘I Am Appalled at What Happened in This Coffee Shop’: Jewish New Yorkers Protest Outside Anti-Israel Coffee Joint That Banned Rep Dan Goldman.

TURNOUT MATTERS:

NY 13 has a population of roughly 750,000, almost all Democrats. A total of 66,000 votes were cast in that race. Thats’s how the DSA wins.

— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) June 24, 2026

Related: How just 7% of voters, mostly young and white, led Mamdani’s NYC socialist election surge.

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