SUNLIGHT IS THE BEST DISINFECTANT: Florida State U. removes ‘correct language’ threat after College Fix inquiry.

CHANGE:

Who owns Stars & Stripes?
Hint: It's run by a guy named @PeteHegseth

Key elements of the current charter (DoWI 5122.11)
"prioritizing content not readily available via commercial media." i.e. don't be the MSM

"It does not take its own editorial positions." i.e. just the news… https://t.co/h70uKPziu7 pic.twitter.com/zjdWscvxsl

— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) August 21, 2026

Hanson’s tweet concludes:

“It does not take its own editorial positions.” i.e. just the news not the liberal viewpoint. You lot failed those miserably and were properly let go when you refused to change your ways. You will not be missed.

Was it a good decision by Hegseth? If George Conway isn’t happy, then it probably was:

The problem is, George, that nobody in uniform trusts them. We’ve learned the hard way.

And, you’ve never read that rag either. You never served.

Crawl back into your hole, creep. https://t.co/eVyXrwzuJy

— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) August 22, 2026

Flashback to the start of the year: Pentagon to ‘refocus’ military newspaper Stars and Stripes away from ‘woke distractions.’

SAY ANYTHING: Penn professor writes book arguing ‘sex isn’t real,’ but previously taught course on ‘studying sex.’

JAMIE RASKIN HATES TRUMP MORE THAN HE HATES ANTISEMITISM. “Can anyone take this joker seriously? . . . Raskin and his whistleblowers have a logical problem. They want to acknowledge the sudden rise in antisemitism—not to do so would lose them public support—but they can’t bear to acknowledge that Donald Trump was doing something about it. So they tie themselves into knots, claiming that the administration went after Columbia, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and other institutions not because of the flagrant (‘systemic’?) antisemitism but because Trump doesn’t like free speech/education/the ivy league/whatever.”

THE RETRIEVAL IS A MASSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT. SO IS THE FACT THAT A SPACESHIP FLOATED IN THE OPEN OCEAN FOR 24 DAYS. Against All Odds, SpaceX Finally Tugs Starship Into Port After 24 Days at Sea.

WE’LL KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE BY THE PRICE AT THE PUMP:

MSM spin narrative incoming https://t.co/MPjNZOhefH

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) August 23, 2026

FIGHT THE POWER: California Parents Sue School District for Mosque Field Trip.

YOU’RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC:

"Israel is murdering children!!!! Now excuse me, I have to go to the rally for Lindsay Clancy."

— Kamel Amin Thaabet (@K_AminThaabet) August 21, 2026

(Classical reference in headline.)

THE ENEMY WITHIN: El-Sayed Campaign Gets a $175,000 Boost From CAIR, Whose Leader Was ‘Happy’ About Oct. 7, After Alleging Primary Opponent’s AIPAC Support Constituted ‘Foreign’ Intervention in Election.

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Pop Culture Puts Antisemitism on Blast (Finally).

It’s a massive problem, one that late-night stars like Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon won’t touch.

And then there’s Mark Ruffalo.

The “Avengers” star is one of Hollywood’s most strident pro-Palestinian voices. And, as is often the case with that sub-set, the messaging can appear critical of more than just the Jewish state.

This week, Ruffalo attacked the proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger, but he didn’t stop there.

The actor shared a video of Oracle Executive Vice Chair Safra Catz discussing the company’s assistance to Israel after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks. “Look how she revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle,” Ruffalo wrote on his social media channels.

Team Paramount swiftly fired back, accusing the star of spreading antisemitic language.

“We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe.

The mega-studio wasn’t the only one to lash out at Ruffalo. Sharon Waxman, the veteran Hollywood journalist and founder of the far-Left TheWrap.com, took the unusual move to call out Ruffalo directly.

Naturally, Ruffalo is in full “I’m not antisemitic, I’m merely anti-Zionist” mode in response to Paramount’s pushback:

The thing people like this never acknowledge is that the majority of the anti-Israel sentiment is just people who hate Jews and don’t give a rat’s ass about Palestinians. And yes, that influences you when you hang around such people all the time. https://t.co/AH2jfSmQ8k

— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) August 22, 2026

But Ruffalo chose his initial tropes carefully:

Ruffalo has always been an unhinged anti-Semite, but there is a method to his current madness. He is seeking to establish that American Jews who support Israel cannot conduct business. As Jews in Nazi Germany could not conduct business. https://t.co/eFRdcPKYZd

— Ayn Reagan (@AynReagan) August 22, 2026

He’s now “trying to walk it back by saying criticism of the Israeli government or a tech contract is somehow different. It’s not. Injecting those specific words into a corporate fight against Jewish business leaders is the problem.”

Mark Ruffalo is now claiming he’s not antisemitic after using classic tropes in a business dispute.

He dragged “genocide” and “apartheid” into an attack on the Paramount merger, specifically targeting Jewish executives and their ties to Israel. Paramount correctly called it what…

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) August 22, 2026

“No studio should want this. Disney, Marvel, and every other employer should drop him. Antisemitism is not a political opinion that deserves a free pass because the person is a famous actor.”

To be fair, he’s probably safe at Disney, at least based on their past reputation:

LIGHTNING DEAL: Camping Shovel Axe Outdoor Survival Shovel Set with High Carbon Steel. #CommissionEarned

THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST:

Will Smith’s bisexual polyamorous daughter teaches people about “sacred geometry.”

“I’m Willow and I might know some sh*t about some sh*t. Shapes. Square. Triangle. Pentagon. So we know shapes. When you look outside…you can see that there are shapes in the plants.” pic.twitter.com/04Cm7zKZx9

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 22, 2026

WE’VE DESCENDED INTO SOME SORT OF BIZARRE HELL-WORLD IN WHICH JOHN FETTERMAN IS A VOICE OF SANITY:

It's impossible to have a nuanced, conversation about data power centers on social media; the politics right now is to demonize them, call them predators rather than show examples of good industry stewards.
Few have the courage to raise the consequences of that.
Except Fetterman. https://t.co/LXx2kIzFAe

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 23, 2026

In accordance with the prophecy:

THE 21ST CENTURY IS A BAD ONE FOR ACADEMIA, AND IT’S GOING TO GET WORSE: Nuke Academia From Orbit. It Is the Only Way to Be Sure. “Our prestigious institutions are fundamentally corrupted, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dominant ideology has become race Marxism in the guise of DEI. They no longer have any allegiance to the truth, facts, or rational discourse. They are fundamentally hostile to the values that gave rise to them.”

OPEN THREAD: Party on, and be excellent to one another.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s Chang’e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history.

SORRY JUST SAT AT THE KEYBOARD FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY, TO SHARE THIS:  Meme with Me, I want to be your meme supplier, can’t you see?

I THINK THE WNBA IS A PSYOP DESIGNED TO CONVINCE NORMALS THAT BLACK WOMEN AND LESBIANS HATE AMERICA:

Sophie Cunningham is once again the only player on the court to put her hand above her heart for the singing of the US national anthem pic.twitter.com/c6grxtZMzm

— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) August 22, 2026

EVERYTHING IS A PROBLEM: We’re Not Taking Harmful Cat Behaviors on The Internet Seriously Enough, Researchers Warn.

ACETAMINOPHEN: Scientists Warn of a Nearly 400% Increase in Toxic Liver Injuries – One Common Drug Leads the List.

STAY SAFE: aosu D1 Max, 4K 8MP Solar Security Camera Wireless Outdoor. #CommissionEarned

MICROBIOME NEWS: These Foods May Be Better for Your Gut Than You Realize, New Study Says.

DO THEY HAVE A .357 MAGNUM? Mercedes-AMG Doesn’t Care If You Hate Its EVs.

WHY, IT’S AS IF: The Robber Barons: Neither Robbers Nor Barons.

The so-called robber barons of the 19th century had the same understanding. It’s why they built hospitals and concert halls and train stations, and made the buildings timeless works of art. If you want protection and popularity from the people, you have to pay for it.

Robber… https://t.co/zcNYpDbUpE

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 21, 2026

STAY SAFE: Philips Wi-Fi Smart Deadbolt with 2 Handles. #CommissionEarned