ENDORSED: Prosecutors and judges who break the law should receive no mercy. Straight to Jail, Jack Smith, Straight to Jail.

ICYMI: Turns Out, Big Brother Is Actually a Matronly Euro-Scold.

ONSHORING: SK and Hyundai open new $5B EV battery plant northwest of Atlanta.

WHEN YOU’RE A REPUBLICAN WHO’S GONE TOO FAR LEFT FOR HAKEEM JEFFRIES:

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has publicly stated that he will oppose (and vote against) Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) amendment, sometimes referred to as the Massie-Khanna amendment, to a State Department/national security appropriations bill (H.R. 8595 or similar…

— Adi (@Adi13) July 15, 2026

LIMITED TIME DEAL: aosu Security Cameras Outdoor Wireless, 2 Cam-Kit. #CommissionEarned

LATE, BUT WELCOME: Defense industry’s major players gather in Pennsylvania as US weapon stockpiles hit new low.

President Trump himself will join a roundtable Wednesday as part of the two-day Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, hosted by Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.).

Keystone State companies produce thousands of parts along the US military’s supply chain, playing vital roles in producing ships, vehicles and weapons, according to a new report produced by logistics firm Exiger and shared exclusively with The Post Tuesday.

Pennsylvania-based defense organizations supply 113,000 parts, employ 190,000 people, and have received more than $263 billion in Department of War funding over the past two decades, the seventh-most among the 50 states.

Firms like Philadelphia-based Rhoads Industries and Howmet Aerospace in Pittsburgh produce a “substantial number of components that cannot be readily replaced,” the report found, adding that some 2,000 weapon systems rely on parts manufactured in Pennsylvania.

“Our report gives leaders convening at the US Army War College deep visibility into the Commonwealth’s supply chain and into the role it plays in the larger defense industrial base,” said Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels.

It was clear — at least to anyone who pays much attention to history — even before the full-scale Russo-Ukraine War, that the West simply didn’t stockpile enough munitions. The start of that war made it undeniable.

That was four and a half years ago, and we’ve only started coming out of denial.

NUKE IT FROM ORBIT, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE: Killing Woke At West Point. “Like a cancer, the acceptance of both military personnel and civilian academics that are antithetical to ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ have infiltrated the Academy.”

MUSK HAD TO DELIVER A PRODUCT, NEWSOM HAD TO WET EVERYBODY’S BEAKS:

So…

Elon Musk: $10 billion private funding.

700 space launches.

Gavin Newsom: $16 billion taxpayer paid.

0 miles of train track.

Think about how crazy that is…

Private funding vs your hard earned tax. dollars

In no universe is that ok.

— C3 (@C_3C_3) July 13, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE:

Anthropic – one of the biggest AI companies in the world – just announced a product for teachers.

They are working with Randi Weingarten’s union. pic.twitter.com/Pq5RokuBne

— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) July 14, 2026

PROFITS FOR ME BUT NOT FOR THEE: Hypocritical American Commies and Leftists Love Them Some Old-Fashioned Capitalism.

OH. MY:  DINOSAURS OF THE WILD WEST SERIES. Two cinematic episodes from the Director of Primitive War.

HMM: AI Hyperscale Data Centers Are Going to Power the Next Tea Party Revolt.

Related: The AI Backlash Comes to Texas.

I tend to see this as a lefty issue, probably pushed by China as an issue to undermine American AI. But ironically, it mostly boosts Elon’s efforts for space data centers.

PART OF THIS IS THAT THEY’VE BEEN SUBSIDIZED BY GRIFT AND FRAUD FOR SO LONG:  Theater Kids vs. Racketeers: How Art School Marxists Are Eating the Democrat Party Alive.

HE’S NOT ALONE. OH, HE’S NOWHERE NEAR ALONE:  Rising Rage.

TODAY IN ODD NEWS:  Florida student’s historic 11.99 GPA triggers district policy overhaul.

LIKE A SOW RETURNS TO HER MIRE:  Millionaires are Fleeing New York — Taking $11 Billion in Tax Revenue With Them.

THE TOOLS OF DEBATE:  We’re all familiar with the Motte and Bailey. Nick Shackel described and named it in a 2005 paper entitled “The Vacuity of Postmodernist Methodology”. But did you know he also named four other rhetorical maneuvers? Let’s go through them!

X-cancel.

NO. JUST NO. GET THE GOVERNMENT OFF STUDENT LOANS NOW: Student Loan Update: GOP Bill Would Codify Major Change for Borrowers.

The government has no money of its own. Government creates no value. it should stop printing money to allow universities to jack their fees, their costs, their salaries, with the future of American youth as the bargaining paw. Government should get its nose out of everywhere not specified in the Constitution. Enough is enough.

THE GODS OF THE COPYBOOK HEADINGS LIMP UP TO EXPLAIN ONCE MORE:  The result of places like New York blocking data center construction will be that the data centers, and the economic development that accompanies them, will end up in states with better governments. New York’s population has been falling, and it will continue to do so; this trend is driven by the economic stagnation brought by bad legislation and bureaucratic mismanagement. People don’t like living in places with insanely high taxes and poor economic opportunities.

X-cancel.

NEVER WAS:  Why Gun Debate Isn’t About Just Here and Now.

CHINA WOULD:  China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear tests.

FOR ANYONE WHO WORRIED FOR ME:  Not to Leave You In Suspense.

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT:  It is Our Turn.

YEP:  The problem is the state.

OPEN THREAD: I’m out of Steely Dan references for now.