January 30, 2026

January 29, 2026

OPEN THREAD: You know what to do.

Posted at 9:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds

SHOT: “We fixed the part where men die in wars, and we didn’t fix the part where women have to go through childbirth.”

CHASER: Russia and Ukraine’s combined war casualties could reach 2 million soon, report estimates.

Meanwhile, that statement comes from a woman who never gave birth; the first words the Insta-Wife spoke after delivering our daughter were “That was great! Let’s do it again!” Of course, she had had an epidural, which means maybe we did “fix” that childbirth stuff.

Posted at 9:01 pm by Glenn Reynolds

WELL, THE CITY WAS COMPLICIT:

Posted at 8:45 pm by Glenn Reynolds

STAY TUNED: Iran’s Doomsday Clock Is So Close To Midnight, the Ball Is Dropping.

On the movement of assets front, the Lincoln is pretty much ready to go, and has gone dark.

And another carrier group is now on the way. Say hello to the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush.

That’s an awful lot of firepower. Included in those carrier groups are destroyers, submarines, as well as the jets on board the Lincoln and Bush. One destroyer, the Delbert D. Black, should be on station about now to help Israel with missile defense/intercepts.

As for land assets, Secretary of State/National Security Advisor Marco Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday that there were around 40,000 American troops stationed across eight or nine bases across the greater Middle East. That’s a lot of well-trained bodies to throw at a problem if necessary.

With regard to air capabilities, besides the planes on the carriers, we had all sorts of other not normal flights taking place over the last couple days.

Including, but far from limited to: US ‘nuke sniffer’ arrives in UK after Trump threatens Iran. “A US air force plane dubbed the ‘nuke sniffer’ has landed in Britain amid growing tensions with the Iranian regime. The USAF WC-135R Constant Phoenix jet, which is used to detect radioactive particles in the atmosphere, has touched down at RAF Mildenhall, an American airbase in Suffolk. It comes amid growing speculation that the US is considering striking Iran, following last June’s attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities.”

Posted at 6:45 pm by Ed Driscoll

IT’S COME TO THIS:

Posted at 4:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

CHANGE: Elon Musk says Tesla will stop producing its S and X models as it shifts to making robots.

The announcement signals an end of an era. The two vehicles — introduced in 2012 and 2015, respectively — helped to move electric cars from the consumer fringe into the mainstream. They also fueled Tesla’s rise from a startup into the world’s most valuable automaker.

Musk announced the phase-out on a call with investors and Wall Street analysts, saying it was part of his effort to overhaul Tesla’s operations to focus on robotaxis and humanoid robots.

“We expect to wind down S and X production next quarter and basically stop production,” he said, adding that the company would continue to support the vehicles for as long as people have them.

“That is slightly sad, but it’s time to bring the S and X programs to an end, and it’s part of our overall shift to an autonomous future,” he said.

When I first showed my wife video of Tesla’s Optimus robot following verbal instructions, she said, “We’ll sell one of the cars.”

Posted at 2:49 pm by Stephen Green

AND NOW, A WORD FROM GUS FRING: Sociopath Giancarlo Esposito Willing to See 50 Million (Other) People Die for His Revolution.

Actor Giancarlo Esposito crystallized today’s Democrat Party by admitting he is willing to see people die to fulfill his revolution.

This is a direct quote, per the far-left Variety, and these are the words of a narcissistic sociopath. Block quotes are Variety’s…

This is time for a revolution — and they don’t even know that’s what they’re starting. We have to stand up to it. They can’t take us all down. If the whole world showed up on Putin’s doorstep or the Iranians’ doorstep or in Washington, they’d kill 500 or 50 million or however [many], but the rest of us would survive with a new [world].

Don’t you get it, you over-privileged, leftist dummies?

Do you not see it?

You bored, spoiled brats attempting fill the God-shaped hole in your soul by attacking law enforcement, destroying private property, and provoking violence are nothing more or less than cannon fodder to Democrat Party elites like Giancarlo Esposito.

Christian Toto adds, “and remember, Disney fired Gina Carano for pleading for tolerance but this actor will face zero repercussions.”

Neither will ’80s it-girl Molly Ringwald:

 

Posted at 2:35 pm by Ed Driscoll

HE REALLY LOST HIS HEAD: Durbin Used Fake AI Picture of Alex Pretti Shooting on Senate Floor.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) used a fake AI photo of the Alex Pretti shooting on the Senate floor to condemn the Trump administration’s actions in Minnesota.

I’m not kidding.

Notice anything?

Um, the agent on his knees does not have a head.

How did anyone on his staff not notice anything? The first thing I noticed was the agent with no head! How do you miss it when you blow up the photo!?

Then again, the staff probably knows that nothing matters and anything that comes after won’t gain traction.

Related: M-SNOW’s Nicolle Wallace Displays AI-Enhanced Alex Pretti Photo.

Posted at 2:22 pm by Ed Driscoll