IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: Hello, Universe? We’re Here.

WELL, HARVARD’S DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ASIANS WAS MEANT TO PREVENT THIS, SO. . . . Asian-Americans in Harvard’s Incoming Class More Than Double, to 43.2 Percent: ‘The results speak for themselves’ says racial bias Supreme Court litigant.

LIGHTNING DEAL: Cordless Shoulder Heating Pad & Massager with Vibration. #CommissionEarned

BLUE STATE BLUES: Minecraft billionaire is latest California resident to flee state — as he offloads $70M Beverly Hills mansion.

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson is looking to unload his $70 million Beverly Hills megamansion, becoming the latest tech billionaire to loosen his ties to California as some of the state’s wealthiest residents head for the exits.

The Swedish gaming mogul, who famously outbid Beyoncé and Jay-Z for the trophy estate in 2014, is asking exactly what he paid 12 years ago — despite pouring millions more into upgrades, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The listing comes amid a broader retreat by some of California’s richest tech figures, with billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin establishing footholds in Florida as the Golden State grapples with a proposed wealth tax to be voted on next week.

The only thing more mobile than capital is the people with oodles of it.

OR BRAZIL. Democrats scheme to turn the US into France — riots and all.

JOEL KOTKIN: BEGUN, THE GENERATIONAL WAR HAS.

Although conditions differ by country, the spark behind these protests lies in both the real and the fitfully imagined: high housing prices, food inflation, lack of good jobs and failing education systems are not figments of their imaginations. At the same time, cries of poverty seem a bit overwrought for a generation that enjoys the most wealth in history and, in the West at least, their protest seems to stem from being raised to think they were special, only to find out that the world is not such a welcoming place.

The new generational war is fueled by a deep pessimism among those under 40 about the future. This, noted a 2022 Pew study, is particularly marked in Japan, France and Italy, with majorities of adult parents seeing a bleaker future for the next generation by more than three to one. The United States also does poorly with 72 per cent, while Canada does even worse, clocking in at 75 per cent.

People have been telling young people their future was going to suck since I was a kid, even as society has gotten steadily richer, healthier, and safer. And rioting is unlikely to make a better future. But the people encouraging the rioting are mostly old, and do not have young people’s interests at heart.

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: Soros Prosecutor Charging James O’Keefe and Cam Higby With Felonies for Exposing Election System.

DISPATCHES FROM AL-BRIṬĀNIYĀ:

There is something seriously wrong at the BBC.

This is the headline they used for a Muslim peace activist who was murdered by an Islamist group for preaching against radicalism. https://t.co/c6atcvgUuW

— AG (@AGHamilton29) October 28, 2026

PHRASING! Bottoms Endorser Urged Muslims to Prepare for Possible ‘Active Resistance.’

CHRISTOPHER BRUNET: University of Florida President Disavows H-1B Hiring After My Reporting: After victories at Clemson, NYU, Mizzou, and Oklahoma, my H-1B reporting has now prompted another university to act.

SOMEHOW I COMPLETELY MISSED THIS. I MEAN I HAVE ONLY ONE NON-FICTION BOOK, BUT:  The 2026 Non-Fiction Based Book Sale™.

LOYALTY HAS BEEN ABUSED AND TAKEN FOR GRANTED: Many Western Governments Won’t Survive. Why would citizens defend governments that abuse them?

NEWS I HOPE ARE NOT DESPERATELY NEEDED SOON:  Canning Ground Beef.

WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?  The Russo-Ukraine conflict is driving technological change on the front line.

SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED!  Former NWSL player says league culture pressured athletes to support political messages they opposed. Elizabeth Eddy, who played for Angel City FC and four other clubs, says there was ‘no room to voice a different.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT SHE ISN’T RIGHT. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS THE WHOLE TIME. THEY JUST USED TO HIDE IT BETTER. BUT SOME OF US COULD SEE:  I Didn’t Leave the Democratic Party Because I Wanted To. I Left Because I Was Paying Attention.

OKAY, THIS IS HILARIOUS IF YOU LIKE BLACK COMEDY:  “That’s not funny!”

Note how closely the Communists’ references to “hurt feelings” track with American wokism. Both varieties are, I think, equally insincere. The real crime here is not hurting feelings, it is transgressing against left-wing dogma.

I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS COOL OR HORRIFYING, JUST HEINLEIN DID IT FIRST:  ‘Dogs of War’: Colossal Biosciences Plans Genetically Engineered Military Canines.

VERY MUCH ABOUT TIME:  DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals amid birth tourism, security concerns. DHS cited birth tourism, espionage concerns and illegal travel to nearby Guam in announcing the program suspension.

IT’S LIKE SOCIALISM!  Medicare for All Is Popular—Until People Find Out How It Would Work. A Maryland policy experiment shows why the proposal would meet resistance in practice.

YES INDEED:  We Need to Use This Word More Often.

GUNS:  Just the Facts.

YES. I AM SO VERY SHOCKED. LOOK HOW SHOCKED I AM:  Medical schools accused of rebranding DEI programs to evade Trump administration scrutiny. Six schools swap diversity language for terms like ‘inclusive,’ ‘excellence’ and ‘belonging’ amid Trump admin scrutiny.

And the rest of them are using some other method we just haven’t caught yet.

NEWS YOU PROBABLY CAN USE:  Discord is about to put your public messages on Google Discord will start making messages from Discoverable public servers searchable on Google and other search engines from mid-December. The feature is ON by default in most regions, but you can opt out: User Settings → Data & Privacy → turn off “Show my message content from Discoverable channels on web pages.” In the EU, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia and South Korea, it will be OFF by default. Private servers, DMs and group DMs are not included. Usernames and avatars won’t appear alongside indexed messages.

IGNORE THE NAYSAYERS, FULL SPEED AHEAD:  Do Your Mad Beautiful Thing Anyway.