THERE’S A BRIDGE TO DIE ON!  Far-left Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed blasts Trump’s marriage to Melania after president’s social media comparison.

SINCE IT’S ISRAEL’S SURVIVAL ON THE LINE, HE’S RIGHT:  Netanyahu Rejects 15-Point Gaza Plan, Says No Withdrawal Until Hamas Disarms.

WELL…  Bessent Enlists Banks in Trump Immigration Crackdown.

ARE THEY BIOLOGISTS?  WNBA to Hold Meeting to Discuss What the ‘W’ Stands for.

YOU MIGHT THINK THAT, BUT YOU’D BE WRONG. CONGRESSCRITTERS GROW UP TO BECOME SENATORS, GOVERNORS AND EVEN PRESIDENTS UNLESS STRANGLED IN THE CRIB:  You Think We’d Let This Dem Congressional Candidate Forget What She Said Five Years Ago.

BUT IF THEY DON’T, THE RESULT IS THE SAME:  US defense giants Lockheed and Raytheon are reportedly resistant to licensing Patriot missile production to Ukraine because they fear that Ukrainian manufacturers will be able to “improve the Patriot and then produce them at scale faster and for much less money.” -The Atlantic

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FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE REASON WAS ALWAYS OBVIOUS:  Isn’t It Time to Gut the 26th Amendment? (The Marxist Undertones of “Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote” Exposed).

OH, HAY, THERE’S MY SHOCKED FACE AGAIN:  BOMBSHELL:  Undercover Video Shows Non-U.S. Citizens from Iran Allowed to Vote in Michigan Primary Without ID.

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THE SLOW COLLAPSE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN BLUE TOWNS AND CITIES:  On becoming Karen, destroyer of worlds. I left a polite note on the windshield of a vehicle stored illegally in front of my home. Then the police came—to my door.

IT’S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS, WHEN KIDS WERE TEENS:  Teenagers are shooting out over 50 applications and getting ghosted even for volunteer jobs: ‘I’ll take anything at this point’.

IDEAS YOU CAN USE:  Larry Correia’s A to Z Guide to Anti-Gun Vulture Talking Points.

WE’RE LIVING IN AN ABSURDIST PLAY:  Illegal alien students demand U. California system comply with court ruling, hire them for campus jobs.

WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN: Thoughts on the 25th Anniversary of InstaPundit.

And if you enjoy these essays, or classic InstaPundit, please either take out a paid Substack subscription, or make a one-time donation here. I appreciate your support.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: How AI is changing spacecraft and satellite operations.

SCIENCE: ‘Exceeded Our Expectations’: One Antioxidant Could Be Key to Keeping Aging Muscles Strong.

PROBABLY GOES WITH THE INTERBREEDING: Cave Discovery Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans May Have Shared Culture.

BREAKTHROUGH: Omega-3 plus low-dose aspirin produces antibiotic-like results against severe periodontitis.

DOWNFALL:

A Vice-Chancellor reacts to allegations of plagiarism… @NeilThin, @drianpace pic.twitter.com/Gxl2hKzUgS

— Jimmy Jim (@yeatskeats) August 9, 2026

I’m actually surprised it took this long for Hitler to hear the news of Arday.

WELL, ORDINARY CARS ARE SO GOOD NOWADAYS: Nearly 1 in 3 Luxury SUV Buyers Are Switching to Mainstream Brands.

SUNDAY SMILES:

Writing the diary vs hearing back what you wrote in the diary pic.twitter.com/Nj7adbfyrX

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 29, 2026

TREAT YOUR HAIR: Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo with 1% Ketoconazole. #CommissionEarned

AOC DECLARES MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL: AOC starts process of freezing her eggs, hints at 2028 mindset: ‘I think it’s badass.’

The New York City congresswoman noted that she had a scheduled interview Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week” and planned on taking hormonal shots in its waiting room before going on air to discuss politics.

“I want you all to see that. And because women can do anything, and I think it’s badass that I’m going to be giving myself shots in the green room [as I] get my glam on,” she said.

Egg-harvesting allows women to have some of their unfertilized eggs taken from their ovaries when younger and then store them at subzero temperatures till they are ready to have them implanted either in themselves or a surrogate.

The process increases their chances of a successful pregnancy later in life, as women’s egg quality often declines rapidly in their mid-30s.

So in other words, after 2031: AOC: No, Seriously, We Only Have 12 Years Left.

—Jim Treacher, PJ Media, May 29th, 2019.

#JOURNALISM: Journalists Never Seem to Ask Gun-Grabbers Why Their Predictions of Blood and Death Never Come True.

POSTMODERN FEMINISM IS JUST MARXIST GRIEVANCE CULTURE:

Modern feminism can't agree on what a woman is. It's defended violent male predators in women's prisons and stayed silent on UK rape gangs to avoid being called racist.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: "I will always defend the rights of women—and therefore I cannot call myself a feminist."

By… pic.twitter.com/nyrtuCroGn

— Restoring the West (@RestoringWest) August 9, 2026