THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION IN TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS IS STAGGERING:  It’s another way in which George H.W. Bush allowed so-called “civil rights law” to go berserk.  I keep thinking I should write about it myself.  In the meantime, Katie Davis is writing about it.

WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT:

THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE HERO AT THE OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTING:  Teacher Cassidy Schultz was wrestling with the shooter as Kalub Giamanco arrived and put an end to things.  Bless them both.

GREAT MOMENTS IN OIKOPHOBIA:

Flashback: Easy Riders, Raging Oedipal Resentment.

UPDATE: Pete Hegseth’s Dad Leveled El-Sayed, Then Came the Clips That Finished Him Off.

MORE:

(Bumped.)

NORMALIZING THEFT…:

…and excusing it in advance.

More:

FEDERALLY BACKED STUDENT LOANS PAY FOR THIS? U. Florida offers class on ‘werewolf romance’ and ‘Mexican-American vampires.’

“The English Language and Literature majors at the University of Florida (UF) are predicted to have a negative ROI of approximately $132,000 post-graduation (assuming on-time graduation),” she said.

“Because UF is a public institution supported by significant taxpayer dollars,” Doan said, “it is also reasonable for policymakers and taxpayers to ask whether academic programs are producing positive educational and economic outcomes for students.”

She said the classes are more focused on a “niche topic,” Doan said, instead of a “rigorous understanding of literature.”

Well, that might be difficult.

SPACE IS HARD. IT’S HARDER WHEN YOU’RE SANCTIONED AND SLOWLY GOING BROKE:

Plus: “Bureau 1440 launched 16 Rassvet satellites in March and 16 in July 2026. As of 31 Aug, only 12, all from March, held their 550 km target orbit, per ISW citing N2YO tracking.”

THE BILLIONAIRES DOING THIS AREN’T THE ONES MAKING HUGE DONATIONS TO DEMOCRATS:

VOTE… WHILE IT’S STILL THE PRIMARY WAY OF SETTLING POLITICAL DISPUTES:

ASKING (AND ANSWERING) THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: How big and powerful is SpaceX’s Starship rocket? “The Super Heavy booster packs 33 Raptor engines, which burn liquid methane and liquid oxygen to generate 18.1 million pounds-force of booster thrust. For an interesting perspective, NASA’s Space Launch System produces 8.8 million to 9.4 million pounds of max thrust. Once Super Heavy separates, Starship will go on, powered by three regular Raptor engines and three Raptor Vacuum engines designed to operate in space. SpaceX lists the upper stage’s thrust at roughly 3.5 million pounds-force. Only the booster figure represents liftoff thrust.”

PERHAPS THIS COULD BE A BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN:

WISDOM FROM JERRY POURNELLE: