ACTUALLY, AS PAUL STARES WROTE YEARS AGO, THE UNITED STATES HAD FUNCTIONAL ANTISATELLITE WEAPONS AND SATELLITE INTERCEPTORS BASED ON THE AGENA CHASSIS BACK IN THE SIXTIES:

The U.S. has officially announced that it’s keeping both offensive and defensive weapons in space.

The type of weapons and how many are up there hasn’t been revealed.

It’s the first time the U.S. admits to having combat capabilities in space. pic.twitter.com/9babKcWxzg

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 15, 2026

The fact that this is being publicly debuted suggests that kinetic and nonkinetic space control systems have been in development and deployment for a considerable time. Things are probably at the point where the systems can no longer be concealed or their capabilities selectively…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) September 14, 2026

But the technology has advanced rather a lot since then.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

BIG SHORT TRADER MICHAEL BURRY SLAMS OPENAI, ANTHROPIC FOR ‘SELF-SERVING’ CALLS TO SLOW AI:

Famed investor Michael Burry slammed leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech giants for orchestrating a “self-serving” call to slow the pace of AI development – joining tech bigwigs, President Trump and even the Chinese government in panning so-called AI fear-mongering.

Burry – the short-seller lionized in Hollywood blockbuster “The Big Short” for calling and profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis circa 2008 – wrote on X: “Let’s all take a moment to understand how self-serving it is for OpenAI, Anthropic and other execs of big hyperscalers to talk of slowing things down.”

Burry said AI juggernauts’s calls to hit the brakes were “cover for real uncontrollable slowing growth” as AI labs struggle to maintain the stratospheric growth they experienced earlier in the AI boom. A cooling period would help “as IPOs look to be pushed out,” Burry noted.

He also panned the negative drumbeat coming from AI leaders as regulatory capture – where the leaders in a space use regulations and slowdowns to thwart up and coming competition. He framed the calls for a slowdown as a marketing ploy ahead of massive IPOs for the AI giants.

The above article goes on to quote JD Vance: “I have to say, just personally, I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies kind of coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them. It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a trojan horse.”

All of these “AI researchers” leaving major AI corporations at the same time to warn that AI is going to “kill us all” feels very much like a coordinated campaign. https://t.co/9o7QqDz1FU

— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) September 14, 2026

ANOTHER COLLEGE ‘CONSCIOUSLY UNCOUPLING’ FROM CHINA. Hard to believe this took so long to start happening, given the obvious security concerns. China would have to be silly not to try to take advantage of us.

DISPATCHES FROM THE MOLOTOV–RIBBENTROP-MAMDANI PACT:

National Socialists in common cause with Democratic Socialists…of course. https://t.co/LAlspUMZIj

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) September 14, 2026

ON THE BEACH: The best, and worst, place to survive an apocalypse revealed.

Ever wonder where to go during a doomsday event? Researchers have you covered.

The best and worst countries in which to survive an apocalypse were listed in a new study — taking into account population, geographical features and the abundance of human necessities.

The most desirable spots to weather the end of the world will be remote, bountiful in food and energy sources and have a competent government that can hold it together when times are tight, according to a study published in the journal Global Challenge.

According to experts, survivalists would also be best to avoid urban areas, which are prone to becoming “death traps” in the event of all-out armageddon.

Taking those factors into account, the study found that Australia — particularly the state of Tasmania — is “likely the most resilient place on Earth.”

That’s due to the country’s remoteness, bountiful amount of energy-producing minerals and high food production, The Times of London reported.

Nevil Schute, call your office:

OLD AND BUSTED: Queers for Palestine.

The New Hotness? Animal Rights Activists Defend Muslim Migrants Killing Animals.

After horrifying images of Muslim migrants who had invaded the Spanish North African territory of Ceuta killing a baby dolphin went viral, animal rights activists rallied to their defense.

“The party rejects the instrumentalization of the suffering of a people or of its animals to foment hatred,” Spain’s Partido Animalista (PACMA) party declared. The party whose former name was the ‘Animalist Party Against the Mistreatment of Animals’, was willing to defend animal abusers as long as it advanced the greater cause of Muslim migrants invading Europe.

But that makes PACMA no different than the feminists and gay rights groups advocating for Muslim invaders to enter Europe. Baby dolphins, once the most ironic image of beleaguered animals on whose behalf environmentalists once rallied in the streets, demanding the dismantling of modern industries, and the end of tuna fishing, are now just another sacrifice.

As the siege of Ceuta continues, more images continue to emerge of the animal cruelty that typifies Islamic culture. Beyond the scenes of Muslim migrants beating a baby dolphin to death with a stick, there are more scenes of animals from house pets to geese to an octopus being killed by laughing Muslim mobs demonstrating their control over the beaches of Spain.

Time to dust off “they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs” memes from 2024:

Media Assures Americans That Migrants Haven’t Killed Any Cats, Just Women And Children https://t.co/GFgGzyqmZa pic.twitter.com/NfqL8ItM2a

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 11, 2024

COCAINE MITCH MORPHED INTO CAPT. PIKE SO SLOWLY, I HARDLY EVEN NOTICED: A frail-looking McConnell returns to the US Senate after three-month absence.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) voted at the Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months, after a fall that raised concerns about his health and whether he would return to work.

He arrived in a wheelchair flanked by his chief of staff and a longtime aide, addressing the… pic.twitter.com/rbzEBsHy6f

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 14, 2026

NEW SEASON OF BABYLON BERLIN LOOKS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING:

This anti-AfD protest in Germany is the best advertisement for the party that I have seen pic.twitter.com/6iaefaRzud

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) September 13, 2026

HMM: Strange Material Gets Better at Conducting Electricity The Thinner It Gets.

AND HERE’S ANOTHER ONE: Florida Teacher says Jews “Own Everything”, Israel is “Fake Country”: FOOTAGE.

WELL, GOOD: Scientists Resurrect 160-Million-Year-Old Molecules With Surprising Power Against Superbugs.

JOHN ONDRASIK IS A GREAT AMERICAN:

25 Years ago I was honored to play Superman at the Concert for NYC.
Sharing the stage again with our incredible first responders under two light beams soaring to the heavens was sublime.
Our Promise to "Never Forget" is Eternal. God Bless America.🇺🇸❤️👊pic.twitter.com/A5jbXqoLmh

— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) September 14, 2026

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Seat Cushion for Tailbone & Sciatica Pain Relief. #CommissionEarned

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Hormone therapy isn’t a general treatment for depression — but a new menopause study found intriguing mood changes.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Date the world will be destroyed and universe ends calculated by scientists.

The team predicts the Big Crunch will occur in approximately 33.3 billion years.

Given that the universe is currently 13.8 billion years old, Earth and all other planets have roughly 20 billion years before complete annihilation, according to the findings.

So cashing out the kids’ college fund and taking off for Vegas seems premature.

PROGRESSIVISM HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST, STARTING WITH EUGENICS OVER A CENTURY AGO:

Update: Sorry, but X is doing that random thing where it won’t embed a post. Instead, enjoy a lovely screenshot and this artisanal link to the original.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 9 Potentially Annoying Car Features to Avoid in Your Next Vehicle: These so-called conveniences can make driving and owning a car much more inconvenient.

NOW WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? Nonprofits That Received Tax Dollars Unite to Oppose Rules Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.

WELL, THIS IS THE 21^st CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Gatwick Airport unveils robotic car parking – but there’s a catch.

Gatwick has become the first UK airport to unveil robotic valet parking, allowing passengers to park their car and collect it without any human interaction.

At a press demonstration this week, a passenger drove up to a garage close to the South Terminal and scanned a QR code. After parking in their dedicated “parking suite”, the driver turned off the engine, removed their luggage and left the unit.

Moments later, a robotic vehicle emerged, lifted the car and took it away to an outdoor parking space. Watching on, you can’t help but wonder whether this is an example of “robots stealing jobs” that humans have feared for so long.

It’s not exactly Johnny Cab from Total Recall, but it looks quite efficient:

ICYMI: Begun, the Bari Weiss Era at 60 Minutes Has… But for How Long?

OUT ON THE 18TH: Apple AirPods 5 Wireless Earbuds. #CommissionEarned

NEXT IN THE SERIES: Data Center Joe Friday: Just The Facts (Part Two) — Cooling, Water, Power, Land.

THE JUDICIARY HAS NOT BEEN COVERING ITSELF WITH GLORY LATELY: Judge Who Sentenced Martinez Long Couldn’t Figure Out Why He’d Carry a Gun for Protection in a Mall. Before sentencing him to probation for defending people from a mall shooter with a gun.

OH: California woman discovers surrogate baby’s dad is reclusive Chinese billionaire who’s allegedly sired 300 children. “Judy eventually signed an agreement with Patriot Conceptions. She said the agency described the intended parent as a single father who wanted to grow his family.”

Patriot, eh?