ME AND MY AI HAD A CHAT THIS MORNING: And I invite you to join my conversation on Substack this morning in which I quiz ChatGPT — which I find extremely useful as a supplement to my own research — about it’s “consciousness” and how it “thinks.”

HMM: Is Iran Planning an Attack to Bring Down Netanyahu? “That’s the assessment of Brigadier General (Ret.) Amir Avivi, the founder and CEO of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF). Avivi noted on October 14 that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir recently canceled a planned trip to the United States because of a heightened alert level, and that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mossad, and Shin Bet are on full readiness. High-ranking officers in the General Staff and Northern Command have told Avivi that there is evidence that Iran and other enemies of Israel want to interfere in the election, specifically to bring down Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government.”

THERE ARE FEW BRAVE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS: Cornell lets itself be governed by an outrage mob. “Elite universities are supposed to be resilient and stalwart defenders of the truth. So, if Cornell is making decisions in a panic to avoid political backlash, what exactly makes it an ‘elite’ university?”

Elite universities are a myth.

GOVERNMENT CAN’T GROW BUSINESS, BUT IT CAN SNUFF IT DEAD:  Welcome to the Empty, High-Cost, City of Seattle. Parking downtown? Think again!

AN IMPORTANT PARABLE:  That is the danger with reform. Institutions often say they want change right up until change starts looking unfamiliar. Then they reach for the safest face in the room and call it credibility.

SOME HARD AND LONG OVERDUE TRUTHS ABOUT NOBLE SAVAGES:  Columbus, Marco Rubio, and the Nations.

THIS TOO IS WHAT I VOTED FOR:  Trump Admin has Arrested 1,296 Tren de Aragua Gang Members.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SAY THIS, BUT YAY FOR RANDOM PENGUIN:  Palestine book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled from Random House before release. Authors withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 October.

As for the authors, all enthusiastic about the Neolithic atrocities of October 7? I’m a fair woman. May it be done onto them as they admire. (What? Sometimes Team Heads on Pikes gets loud in the back of my mind.)

THIS IS WHO THE LEFTISTS ARE:  Florida Democratic Senate Candidate Wants Opponent ‘Locked Up and Punished in Jail’.

This one is just dumb enough to say it out loud.

OKAY, THIS WASN’T THE 21ST CENTURY I WANTED, BUT ONE I THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE:  Feds Target North Korean Laptop Farms Allegedly Funding Nuclear, Missile Programs.

YES. BUT WE KNEW THAT:  UN inquiry member says some genocide claims against Israel unverified as Gaza reports population growth. Expert says latest data is further evidence against accusations of genocide. With the number of live births in 2025 far greater than the number of deaths.

TO NO ONE’S SURPRISE, MARXIST ECONOMICS DOESN’T WORK:  Republicans Dominate 5 Financially Healthiest State Governments, Democrats Run the 5 Worst.

NOW THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY I EXPECTED:  Japan wants to spend half billion to expand its both public and private spaceports.

I VOTED FOR THIS:  $1.5 Billion Obamacare Waste Targeted by Trump Administration.

THESE RULES FOR ARGUING ONLINE APPLY EVEN TO OTHER SUBJECTS:  What I Learned In Three Years of Being a Keyboard Warrior.

MOST FREE PEOPLE SEE IT:  We’re not the only ones seeing the threat.

OPEN THREAD: Show your work.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Scientists discover that some of the universe’s biggest explosions may have never happened at all.

EVEN MORE MOLOCH, ER, TALARICO: ‘The Bible Is Silent on the Issue of Abortion.’

SAY ANYTHING:

Tucker Carlson on watching b*stiality p*rnography:

"If you look at p*rnography enough or b*stiality videos all day: after a while, like, it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it. I'm not into it personally, but it's not crazy." pic.twitter.com/mSai5damcf

— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) October 15, 2026

MISSION… ACCEPTED: meet the stunning new mid-engined Porsche Mission S.

Porsche is on the ropes. Its profits – once the envy of many a carmaker – fell off a cliff last year, plunging a whopping 93 per cent to €90m. Its bet on an EV future resulted in… two new petrol crossovers.

It’s now on a mission to turn the ship around. And this is part of the solution. Welcome to the stunning new Mission S supercar.

It’s not a limited-edition hypertoy conceived for the fortunate few (though no doubt it’d sell out in seconds), but a full-production car that’ll sit at the top of Porsche tree. Which means it’ll look down on Porsche’s halo car.

“The Mission S represents a mid-engined super sports car platform positioned above the 911 – not as a one-off hypercar, but as a permanent and versatile addition to our customer offering,” said boss Michael Leiters.

It was designed to be “recognisable as a Porsche at first glance”, and we’d say… mission accomplished. It’s very 911-alike at the front with that familiar headlight arrangement, a slatted bonnet, a clean front bumper, and what Porsche deems ‘torpedo’ wings.

Car and Driver says that it can be yours for a mere half a million dollars.

A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN:

🚨 BREAKING: A bystander had already KlLLED the shooter at the Bend elementary school before police even arrived

And even CNN is admitting this would've been MUCH WORSE had that good guy with a gun NOT been there:

"We can only imagine, had that person with a firearm NOT been… pic.twitter.com/XC6uOjbh0m

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 15, 2026

Remember, the true first responders are the ones already on the scene.

GOOD, I ALREADY TAKE IT: Creatine Could Protect The Brain From Gut Inflammation.

MICROBIOME NEWS: Antibiotic Resistance Is Making This Dangerous Gut Bacterium Even Harder To Kill.

FASTER, PLEASE: Yes — Trump’s DHS Is Preparing a Case for Deporting the Foreign Agent of Influence Ilhan “Omar.”