TEN YEARS AGO TODAY:

Obama built that. Brick by brick by brick.

Same w/ the 6 officers shot in Baton Rouge ten days later (July 17, 2016). 3 died outright, with a 4th succumbing to his wounds in May, 2022. pic.twitter.com/8nsHQzrLoZ

— Marie von Astra (@marievonastra) July 7, 2026

Evergreen:

OPEN THREAD: It’s here for me and you.

“WHAT HAS HOMER EVER DONE TO GIVE FEMALE CHARACTERS ATTENTION?”

OK. So Helen’s beauty sparks a war.

Athena is a strategic goddess guiding Odysseus.

Penelope embodies clever loyalty.

Circe turns men into pigs, which frankly is still the most realistic female character arc in literature.

Calypso traps the hero on an island for seven years.… https://t.co/fbEzKN0BYY

— Shawn Eni (@ShawnEni) July 6, 2026

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite.

NEO: The Platner rape story: all in the timing.

THE DECLARATION AS THE SIGNERS UNDERSTOOD IT: I’ve read more analyses  than I care to remember of the true meaning of the Declaration of Independence, and I have to say Rod Martin’s “The Christian Worldview of ‘Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness'” does a fine job of explicating key phrases as all but a couple of the signers — Jefferson and Franklin — likely understood them. And even TJ and Ben had to speak in the language of the rest of the signers. And all of them understood those inalienable rights to be characteristic of every man, not just Christians,

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

The reason the @nytimes can practice gross journalist malpractice, like they did to Lyndsey, is because they know there will be no consequences, from their company, from their media peers, and from their subscribers. In fact, protecting Democrats is how you climb the ladder. https://t.co/ztkh9F6ARs

— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) July 7, 2026

Flashback: Peter Jennings and Tom Brokaw Defend Dan Rather, Who Sees Effort to “Smear” Him.

Evergreen:

DOWN THE DEMSOC MEMORY HOLE:

Chris Murphy is one of the worst and he’s running for president in 2028 https://t.co/YYtXRDIcis

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 7, 2026

”A PEOPLE BUILDING TOWARD THE STARS HAS NO TIME TO BECOME BIG BROTHER:”

We are living through a civilizational tipping point, and almost no one is naming it properly. So I will.

Where we come from, where we’re headed, and why a chunk of the PayPal Mafia is changing the world for the better in the most literal sense of the term.

Where we come from.

World War II birthed the Europeanist then globalist project, with an originally noble intent: never again. But that project was eaten away from within by a deeply anti-civilizational matrix—the dissolution of nations, cultures, concrete attachments in favor of an abstract, interchangeable, desk-manageable man.

And to make it go down easy, it leaned on ideological vehicles: a wokism that functions as a substitute religion for a West that’s learned to be ashamed of itself. Not necessarily a coordinated conspiracy—more a convergence of forces that all hate the same thing: the free, rooted, self-proud nation.

The result: half a century of managed decadence, packaged as progress.

Read the whole thing.

I’M THE APEX PREDATOR AROUND HERE, AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT. One Super Predator in Africa Instills More Fear Than Lions.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: To Combat Academic Fraud, Scholars Confront Hallowed Tradition.

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP COMING: Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriend alleges Maine Dem would sneakily pull off condoms during sex.

KEEP YOUR BIKE SAFE: Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboutit Mini Bike U-Lock, Heavy Duty Anti-Theft Bicycle U Lock. #CommissionEarned

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Former Gov. Ralph Northam was appointed to a college board by Gov. Abigail Spanberger this year after refusing to resign in 2019 in the face of party-wide demands in the wake of a blackface/Klan hood picture scandal and another admitted blackface incident. Everyone just shut up… https://t.co/mdaB963vpQ

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) July 7, 2026

More:

Everyone just shut up and he served a full term. Now, one of the reasons they didn’t force him out is bc their next two in the line of succession were an AG, who also had a blackface scandal, and a Lt. Gov. named Justin Fairfax who had faced sexual assault allegations and fast-forward, just recently murdered his wife. So, maybe Ds in Maine can find someone besides Platner who doesn’t have a racist pic or tattoo and/or violent history with women, but their record thus far not great, and the Virginia Dems don’t offer a template for that.

But Virginia Dems do offer a template of a cushy life after politics, no matter the offense.

FORGET IT, MARK — SHE’S ROLLING:

What Republican has faced credible rape allegations? Because it’s not Trump or Kavanaugh. https://t.co/LZfQrPq00K

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) July 7, 2026

WHY IS THIS A SURPRISE, EXACTLY? Can the 2026 Honda Civic Hatchback Hybrid Handle Family Duty? Surprisingly, Yes.

HE’S CERTAINLY LEAVING ON A HIGH NOTE: Artemis II crew member Jeremy Hansen says he’s stepping down from astronaut role.

OOF:

I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He’s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 45 minutes. He's so sharp. Just like always he let me do all of the talking. He's a great listener. After that we prayed…

— Rep. Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) July 7, 2026

ICYMI: New Yorkers Are Already Mad at Mamdani, and He’s Just Getting Started.

GET YOUR VITAMINS: Ensure Max Protein Shake | Milk Chocolate. #CommissionEarned

MAYBE THE YOUTH VOTE NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, GET OUT AND VOTE:

It's the H1Bs and immigrants and we all know this. Whether talking inflated costs for housing, healthcare and schooling, or a brutal entry and mid level job market is because of them.

And as far as I know, not a single 2028 candidate has committed to ending the H1B program

— Bill Marshal (@aethelamerican) July 7, 2026

TO BE FAIR, THE NYT WAS TRAUMATIZED BY THE FOURTH OF JULY: NYT Sounds The Alarm on the ‘Drastic Retrenchment’ Going On at ATF.

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Drugged Transients Overrun Austin Library. “She brings up how the Austin City Council under Mayor Adler repealed the ‘camping’ ordinance, in effect telling drug addicted transients to come party in Austin. And come they did.”

HE SHOULD RETIRE, BUT WON’T. McConnell’s health emergency sparks questions on whether he will return to Senate. Honestly, not sure he has the mental capacity to do so.

FACTS ARE RACIST OR SOMETHING:

Sitting down?

Legacy Media increased the term “white supremacy” by 5,296% from 2009-2020.

Violent crimes 2009-2020:

Black on White: 1,162 per 100K Blacks.
White on Black: 38 per 100K Whites.

30X more likely!

Dangers of “white supremacy” narrative is pure propaganda.

Facts.

— C3 (@C_3C_3) July 7, 2026