OPEN THREAD: I want to see your best work here.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Mysterious Russian ‘space activity’ causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report.

21ST CENTURY SCIENCE: Unprecedented: Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience The Passage Of Time.

WELL, GOOD: New Injectable Hydrogel Could Transform Osteoarthritis Treatment.

MOST PEOPLE WILL DO BETTER, IF THEY LIVE MORE LIKE GYM BROS: Creatine Isn’t Just for Gym Bros: Why More Women Are Taking a Second Look.

TO BE FAIR, MOST THINGS ARE WAY COOLER THAN A MINIVAN: 2029 Tesla That’s “Way Cooler Than a Minivan”: Everything We Know About What That Even Means.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Shot Placement: Is the Pelvic Girdle Really the Best Self-Defense Solution?

SAY A PRAYER OF THANKS TO ST. WILLIS CARRIER, THE INVENTOR OF AIR CONDITIONING: How Americans stayed cool before air conditioning: From sitting on smelly ice to sleeping on the roof.

WELL, GOOD: New Melanoma Vaccine Shows Promise In Fighting Cancer, Preventing Recurrence.

IT’S AN ECOSYSTEM: Your mattress is probably crawling with thousands of dust mites. Here’s how to fix that.

SOME OF MY FRIENDS, INCLUDING DALE AMON AND JIM BENNETT, WHOSE WORK HAS OFTEN GRACED THIS PAGE, ARE IN THE SPACE DATA BUSINESS. Unlike Elon, they aren’t providing AI data centers but safe networked black box data storage in space industries. Their company is Immortal Data.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

Education Department Breaks Left-Wing University Accreditation Cabal | Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist

The Department of Education on Wednesday announced a new rule that would allow more organizations to accredit universities, stripping the left of one of its most potent tools… pic.twitter.com/2zEBuX2T1M

— Owen Gregorian (@OwenGregorian) August 20, 2026

SOON OBESITY WILL BE A LIFESTYLE CHOICE: Adolescents are using weight loss products in high numbers, new study shows. Here’s what parents need to know.

A SHOCKING SCANDAL! BREAKING: Presidential Aide Aids President.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: U. Florida course on black politics canceled due to low enrollment.

COLLUSION: UC Irvine still promotes partnership with Chinese engineering school flagged by U.S. government.

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE:

This is the way to combat the false lure of socialism to young women. With real stories. Great campaign from @IWV pic.twitter.com/YTCBCU6faO

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) August 19, 2026

DON SURBER: California regulates spare tires: It is just another bureaucratic power grab in the name of saving the planet.

HIS VICTORIES TEND NOT TO GET SUNG A LOT: The Most Unsung Victory of Trump’s Administration. “The Trump administration’s decision to end the political persecution of a South Dakota farming and ranching family didn’t receive major attention. So far, it isn’t a top story for news sites and shows amid a busy week of conversation around President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in his second term. It should be.”

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN: Hasan Piker’s Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who’s Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing: Murat Piker, who muses on the nature of ‘incels’ on his brother’s livestream, has worked on major military projects including jets and undersea drones.

IT’S ALMOST LIKE PUBLIC POLLS TEND TO BE DISINFORMATION.

Really interesting work from Patrick Ruffini. Across 3,312 Senate polls over four cycles, he finds a D+3.7 average error, with 73% overstating Democrats. Even more interesting is that the error peaks around D+5.9 in late July before narrowing toward Election Day.

That adds an… https://t.co/c1nC4baSiU pic.twitter.com/CIIWLgNFj3

— Quantus Insights (@QuantusInsights) August 18, 2026

THE WNBA IS A DUMPSTER FIRE: They Didn’t Need a Memo: WNBA security already knew which shirts to censor. The league’s non-apology, the Dream’s distancing, and ESPN’s convenient extra fan don’t change what actually happened. “These institutions are so thoroughly captured that security and camera guys wouldn’t even need explicit orders. They already know which messages are forbidden. Which t-shirt to censor. Which people to skip in the broadcast. Because let’s be clear — they showed a woman in a ‘Trans kids belong in sports’ shirt repeatedly on the national broadcast. This didn’t go both ways, as some are now claiming (I’ll get to that).”

PERSONNEL IS POLICY:

TLDR maybe but I’m so glad you brought this up! Here’s why we can’t have iconoclast generals in the U.S. anymore:

1947: Officer Personnel Act. We standardized “up-or-out.” Officers increasingly advanced through centralized boards and prescribed career timing instead of being… https://t.co/Og5M2Zk2jG

— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) August 19, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs: When life gives you lemons (exploding rocket), make lemonade (a second launch pad).