WE SHOULD AT LEAST CELEBRATE ROBERT A. HEINLEIN’S BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS ALSO TODAY:  Tanabata Star Festival in Japan Explained.

Happy birthday R.A.H. the world in general and my life in particular would be very different without you!

THIS IS NOT JUST A RANT ABOUT GROKPEDIA (BUT IT IS THAT TOO!):  Just-So Stories.

OPEN THREAD: Worldly wise, I realize that everybody’s crazy.

TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE:

THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVISM:

YES:

Related:

Bookmark this for next time because there will be a next time.

UPDATE: Sorry, had a duplicate tweet posted originally. All fixed now.

OOPS:

And the real point:

“The real story here is that the Democrats were so desperate to capture the vote of actual men with normal testosterone levels that they nominated a guy with an SS Nazi tattoo, a history of misogyny and bizarre online sexual comments, and a record of sexual assault. After their foray with the masculinity of Fancy Tim Walz, that was the best they could do. The Democrat Party is toxic to actual men.”

Plus, #JOURNALISM:

Sometimes I think those “you don’t hate the press enough” posts are over the top. This is not one of those times. These are garbage people, made worse by how quickly and how often they wrap themselves in sanctimony.

OYSTERGRUPPENFUHRER ENTERS STALINGRAD: Graham Platner Reflecting on ‘Path Forward’ After Latest Bombshell Sexual Assault Allegation.

UPDATE: We may be proceeding to the beginning of Downfall: 

MORE:

As the memory hole heats up, DemSoc is about to get its first unperson: