IT’S ALL IN THEIR HEADS: No, Virginia, Heat Waves are Not More Common.
July 3, 2026
ALSO, I’LL HELP YOU PACK TO THE PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE! If this sort of thing doesn’t stop you in your tracks and make even the slightest twinge of pride rise in your soul… well… I feel sorry for you.
AND RING, AND RING FOREVER: Let Freedom Ring.
July 2, 2026
WELL, IT’S NINA TOTENBERG, SO: I don’t believe Nina Totenberg’s explanation for why she reported that Justice Alito was retiring.
STEVE GILL ON JOHN ROSE VS. MARSHA BLACKBURN: Can An Incumbent Senator With Huge Name Id And Big Lead In Polls Get Defeated By An Underdog Challenger In A Governor’s Race?
OPEN THREAD: Make it special.
PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend.
BETTER THAN A STILLSUIT: New Water-Harvesting Jacket Pulls up to 30 Ounces of Drinking Water From the Air Daily.
COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Psychedelics not yet ready for clinical use in ADHD treatment, study finds.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Ditching the Seventeenth Amendment: Taking the Senate back to the Framers’ Intent.
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JODIE FOSTER SAYS THAT AI CAN APPARENTLY MAKE SURPRISINGLY COMPETENT AND ENJOYABLE BIG SCREEN MOVIES NOW:
Jodie dishing out more reasons to love AI. https://t.co/CID6iyh4De
— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) July 2, 2026
10 ERRORS OF TUCKER’S DELUDER: J. Michael Waller lays out in detail 10 of the major errors, misrepresentations and falsehoods of Alexandr Dugin, Vladimir Putin’s favoriate “philosopher” and apparently a major influence on Tucker Carlson.
UPDATE (From Ed): The Paranoid Prophet of Loserdom: Why high-level members of the American right are drawn to Alexander Dugin.
And if you missed it yesterday: Tucker Carlson Is Building a New Political Party After Ditching the Republicans.
Tucker has no intention of winning anything. That’s not the point for him. He’s not sincere in his desires. https://t.co/B3by2VsITC
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 2, 2026
#RESISTANCE:
BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.
Buffalo's Democrat Mayor Sean Ryan, claims that individuals cut the cable in the middle of the night and took the flag down. He then goes on a rant about… https://t.co/G6ok4GYVJc pic.twitter.com/CpA5Pdyewq
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 2, 2026
ZOOMY AND EXPENSIVE: 2026 Mercedes-AMG SL63 S E Performance Test: Sound and Fury.
KENNEDY AT REASON TV: The last time NYC elected a mayor like Mamdani, it ended in bankruptcy.
Mamdani has appeared surprisingly chummy with Trump; perhaps he’s terrified of this headline appearing in a year or two:
THE NEW SPACE RACE:
Starship 60-second static fire ahead of the thirteenth flight test pic.twitter.com/HKZkaXo7WN
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 2, 2026
That’s just the second stage, and it almost looks like it could take off itself.
KEEP YOUR CLOTHES CLEAN: all free clear, Original, MIGHTY PACS Laundry Detergent Pacs. #CommissionEarned
ASTROTURF ALL THE WAY DOWN:
Every time.
It’s never organic. https://t.co/b6lYZg9CXw
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 2, 2026
IT’S ALL LIES AND HYSTERIA: Evidence-Free: How the Gun Control Industry Justifies Red Flag Gun Confiscations.
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING OVERREGULATION: The average car price just topped $50,000 — here are the most affordable buys made in the USA.
I STILL LIKE THE CUT OF HIS JIB: DeSantis Officially Calls Antifa and CAIR What They Really Are.
LOL, DANA MILBANK:
Impressive ignorance. The unitary executive theory is about personnel; it confers no substantive powers on the executive branch that haven’t been delegated by Congress. The whole column is a bizarre non sequitur. https://t.co/mQbglJvTUP
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 2, 2026
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Dana, as serious as ever:
GET YOUR VITAMINS: Ensure Max Protein Shake | Milk Chocolate. #CommissionEarned
