THINK OF IT AS CHINA HONORING JIMMY CARTER:

I love it when reality blows up a narrative. https://t.co/OpDw8v4Xfu

— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) March 11, 2026

THE DEMOCRATS’ SPIRITUAL CORRUPTION ON DISPLAY:

Imagine how broken you have to be to crusade on taking steak away from troops on extended deployment. https://t.co/zLRRbnd34P

— Dave Vasquez (@DaveVasquezFL) March 11, 2026

Related:

Molly is a millionaire nepo baby whose granddaddy bought her an Upper East Side condo when she was 18. Molly is also really mad that soldiers were served ice cream. pic.twitter.com/ZvvnlvT1Sg

— Bluesky Libs (@BlueskyLibs) March 11, 2026

CHANGE:

"Democratic nominee that had record of racist and antisemitic social media posts" is the default for "Progressive" Democrats now

— Tony Schroeder (@schroedertony) March 11, 2026

This Northern Virginia magisterial district is 80% non-white. Kamala Harris carried it 74% to President Trump’s 23%. And it was just carried by a Republican running as the strongest anti-data center candidate in the race. https://t.co/VXvsc6U3HR

— Dr. Ben Braddock (@GraduatedBen) March 11, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Don’t disappoint me.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX is ‘about 4 weeks’ away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says.

THE REAL DA VINCI CODE: Hidden Crotch Detail Solves a 500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery.

TAKE THIS, IRAN:

A MOON-SHATTERING KABOOM: The Moon Was Hit Again: NASA Scientists Discover a Newly Formed Crater.

THEY WANT AMERICA TO SUFFER: Price of Oil Has Dropped Like a Rock, Democrats Hardest Hit.

YOU COULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT THIS: Terraforming Mars isn’t a climate problem—it’s an industrial nightmare.

In fact, Martyn Fogg has done just that, and I highly recommend it.

EVERYONE NEEDS AN APU: Subaru Really Might Put a Jet Engine in Your Next EV.

BUY A GUN: February Gun Sales Up Over Last Year.

MICROBIOME NEWS: Stay or stray? Why some gut microbes persist after fecal transplants.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a ‘geological museum’ on the lunar near side.

AI: Overusing artificial intelligence can give workers “AI brain fry,” study finds.. “The study found a striking paradox: AI can both reduce burnout and create it. When workers had to constantly supervise multiple AI systems or juggle several tools at once, mental strain increased sharply. By contrast, when workers used AI to actually offload repetitive tasks, their stress levels dropped.”

HMM: Multivitamins may slow biological aging in older adults, study finds.

“ACTIVISTS PROTEST.” YAWN. Activists protest after NYU Langone halts transgender care for minors.

“Care.”

#JOURNALISM:

Propaganda dynamics:

1. NYT publishes an AI generated/enhanced image showing "a huge crowd" gathering for "the announcement of Khamenei's successor".

2. Glenn Greenwald shares the video of the event, posted by Middle East Observer, an account that has shared endless lies in… pic.twitter.com/Ny2aIr1hTr

— Hamas Atrocities (@HamasAtrocities) March 10, 2026

CATHOLIC U. KEEPS DOING STUFF LIKE THAT: Catholic U. denies pro-Israel student group’s speakers, citing ‘lack of balance.’

CDR SALAMANDER ON THE DRAGON’S DECLINE: “For over a century, there was one jewel in the special relationship between the United States of America and her mother country, Great Britain. That jewel was the Royal Navy.” “We need to stop pretending we have a Royal Navy we knew in our youth or even that of two decades ago. No, we have something altogether different. Something shrunken. Something weaker. Something that is, in the end, really sad. A symptom of a nation who has lost an enthusiasm for herself or even an understanding of her national interest and led by a ruling class that seems uninterested in stewardship.”

It’s bad for nations to be ruled by a ruling class that fundamentally hates them.

UPDATE: Ouch:

"Emmanuel Macron has insisted Cyprus can 'count on France' as he rubbed salt in the wound of Britain's military embarrassment.

A glossy video posted on social media by Mr Macron overnight shows him posing with forces personnel and a variety of impressive military hardware…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) March 10, 2026

But:

The media hasn't noticed the French collapse in Africa yet. It will probably take some debacle analogous to what happened to the Royal Navy, to make that evident. https://t.co/jfWTnYgAmW

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) March 10, 2026

The other collapse. Still unnoticed by the media but as significant in its own way as the decline of the British Royal Navy is the end of permanent French military presence in West and Central Africa.

From 2022 to mid-2025, France faced a series of expulsions and requested…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) March 10, 2026

Perhaps the French have been bringing the troops home to defend France from its internal African population.

LEADERSHIP: Trump Reassurance On Iran War Lifts Mood Across Oil, Stocks: There was a steep drop in Brent crude and a rise in the markets right as Trump’s comments were published.

FIDDLING THE SYSTEM: Left-Wing Activist Group Teaches Liberals How To Get Through Jury Selection and Vote ‘Not Guilty’ on Trump DOJ Prosecutions, Recordings Show.

REMINDER:

I was reliably informed by geopolitical experts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie that arresting Maduro would lead to a long, bloody, and costly war between the U.S. and Venezuela. Why is the exact opposite happening? https://t.co/tn9sWzPxMC

— Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) March 5, 2026

CUBA WAS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH, BUT THIS IS OKAY:

It’s like Trump is tearing down another Berlin Wall every week https://t.co/8yOStv4ox5

— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) March 9, 2026

LESSONS OF THE DRONE WAR:

This is a point I have been pounding upon since 2023.

The "Big/Expensive/Few Mafia" in the US Flag ranks and Western Defense Contractors have denied this harsh reality for reasons Upton Sinclair has expounded upon.
1/ https://t.co/mrFV8C718i

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) March 8, 2026