THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX plans to go public in 2026, seeks $1.5 trillion valuation: reports.

I KNEW IT: Kwanzaa Finally Revealed to be Elaborate Prank on White People.

MAKE THEM PAY: OCC Fingers Big Banks That De-Banked ‘Controversial’ Businesses Like Gun Makers, Retailers.

MICROBIOME NEWS: Which gut microbes matter most? Large study ranks bacteria by health and diet links.

HMM: Rivian’s New Self-Driving Tech for R1 and R2 Beats Tesla on Cost—Big Time: Rivian’s latest technology will allow hands-free autonomous driving on all second-gen R1 SUVs and trucks and even fuller autonomy on the R2. Future tense.

SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED: The DOJ’s New 2A Rights Section’s First Target Should Be States That Require Permits to Buy Guns.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Wireless power grids head to the moon.

WELL, GOOD: Single-dose oral treatment for gonorrhea effectively combats drug-resistant infections, clinical trial finds.

SCIENCE MARCHES ON: AI-based tool predicts future cardiovascular events in patients with angina.

GOOD NEWS FOR MIGRAINE SUFFERERS: New guidelines recommend nerve blocks for migraine ER treatment.

THIS:

I watched a Falcon 9 launch just now. Enjoyed the space footage, and the sound of flight controllers calling out milestones like max-q and stage separation.

And I thought, not at all ironically, "I shall sing you the song of my people". This is the epic of our age of technology,…

— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) December 11, 2025

WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF ANTI-SEMITISM? Students allege discrimination for ‘Jewish sounding’ last names at Chapman U.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Care Bears, Play-Doh, PJ Party: Colleges help students cope with exams.

KELLY SHOULD DRAW CROWDS OF PROTESTERS WHEREVER HE APPEARS: Seditious Mark Kelly Slams Trump as UnAmerican.

WHY ARE DEMOCRATS’ BACKGROUNDS ALWAYS FAKE? EXCLUSIVE: Wes Moore Won a Key White House Post Claiming He Was ‘Touted as a Foremost Expert’ on Radical Islam and Was Studying for an Oxford PhD—But His Thesis Is ‘Missing’ and There’s No Evidence He Was Ever a Doctoral Student.

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Viagra goes pink (finally!): First-of-its-kind cream promises to jump-start arousal in women.

The topical treatment — which contains sildenafil, the same active ingredient in Viagra — is filling a long-overlooked need.

Studies show that women experience sexual dysfunction as much as men, and it can be treated with similar drug mechanisms, said Sabrina Martucci Johnson, president and CEO of Daré Bioscience.

“We have this scientific evidence that sildenafil as an active ingredient can work if only it were designed and formulated specifically with women in mind,” Johnson told The Post, “and that’s really then where we came into the equation.”

Well, good.

HAHA. ALSO, OUCH.

Oh look they have shiplap and Hobby Lobby in Qatar now https://t.co/myca2aq6ip

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 11, 2025

"Our client wanted a fully equipped private podcast studio within a $100,000 budget. Luckily we were able to contract with a local Doha agency for 50 slave laborers from India and Bangladesh."

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 11, 2025

Needs a little wall hanging that says "Live, Laugh, Death To America"

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 11, 2025

I dunno what the hell happened with Tucker. At first I thought he was bought off, but he had plenty of money. Maybe blackmail? Who knows?

THE JUDICIARY’S SELF-DELEGITIMATION CONTINUES: Josh Blackman: “Brazenly Partisan” Judges Scrutinize Trump’s Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Columbia University Faculty Behaving Badly. “A new report out of Columbia University documents abuses of faculty prerogatives and general outrageous misbehavior on the part of full-time faculty, instructors, and graduate assistants. Academic freedom does not include being abusive to students, using your classes for political organizing, teaching material unrelated to your classes ideological reasons, and otherwise treating your classroom position as if its your personal platform to pursue an ideological agenda. All of these teachers should face sanctions ranging from suspensions to being fired, but I’m not holding my breath. While these incidents all involve misbehavior on behalf of ‘Palestine,’ it’s reasonable to assume that it reflects a broader culture of politicization of the classroom and perceived impunity more generally, and not just at Columbia.”

THE 21ST CENTURY MARCHES ON: Groundbreaking Tennis Player, Believed To Be First To Get A Boob Job While Active, Has Joined The Content Game. By “a content creator,” they mean she has an OnlyFans.

OPEN THREAD: You know what to do.

IT’S NOT FAT, IT’S JUST BIG-BONED. Rocket Lab completes final tests on reusable ‘Hungry Hippo’ fairing ahead of 1st Neutron rocket launch.

IT’S LIARS AND GRIFTERS ALL THE WAY DOWN:

BREAKING: Tashella Dickerson, a BLM Oklahoma City Leader, was just INDICTED for wire fraud and money laundering.

BLMOKC reportedly raised more than $5.6 million in bail funds to free George Floyd rioters.

However, when bail funds were returned, Dickerson allegedly pocketed… pic.twitter.com/VIu9eEAj1q

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 11, 2025

SALENA ZITO COVERS ACTUAL NEWS:

Why is the President going to Pennsylvania? Why are CEOs of both Ford and US Steel praising his economic approach & tariffs? I got this! My interview with POTUS https://t.co/02zaLcnO03

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) December 8, 2025

I’M INCREASINGLY HAPPY TO BE TYPE O: Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals.