HAS TRUMP GIVEN UP ON ROLLING BACK HIGHER ED DEI? An interesting question, but my impulse is to say that he probably hasn’t. I’d prefer to see real rollbacks from Congress or the courts anyway. Shortcuts are tempting and may even work for the left when they have the total cooperation of the administrative state, but the right has to do things the hard way if they want them to actually occur.
March 11, 2026
IT’S GOT A GREAT LOOK, RETRO-FUTURE RIGHT OUT OF THE ’50S: Air Force-Backed Hypersonic Aircraft Startup Flies Demonstrator.
The latest flight took off from Spaceport America over White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and operators flew Quarterhorse remotely from the company’s ground-based flight deck. The unmanned aircraft is about as big as an F-16 fighter and three times the size of its predecessor Mk 1, which flew for the first time last May.
“Hermeus’ Quarterhorse program follows a rapid, iterative development roadmap in which multiple aircraft are designed, built, and flown in quick succession—steadily increasing speed and performance,” the company said in a statement. “By continuously building and flying prototypes, the company uses real flight data to refine designs, reduce risk, and accelerate progress with each new aircraft.”
Part of an iterative development and test plan, the flight is a step toward Hermeus’ larger goal of mass-producing high-speed drones and passenger aircraft for both commercial and defense customers. In the near-term, officials have said the next goal is to fly the next iteration of Quarterhorse, Mk 2.2, at supersonic speeds.
Faster? Please!
JUST REMEMBER THAT LEFTIES DEFEND MEN LIKE THESE: ‘Fingers on the Trigger’: Iran’s Police Chief Issues Crude Warning to Protesters in Iran.
Well, once you get a Toto song written about you, it’s hard to give up the limelight.
I SUGGEST A MANNED MISSION AND I ALSO VOLUNTEER: An interstellar comet packed with alcohol? What ALMA found in 3I/ATLAS.
IRAN: What Happens When the Money Runs Out? “Iran’s Asaluyeh gas and petrochemical complex is the largest in the world and an economic powerhouse, providing more than half of the regime’s income via LNG and petchem exports. While “next payroll” and “no more oil exports to China” might prove to be exaggerations, any reduction in shipping from Asaluyeh — plainly seen in those images — presents Tehran with a serious cash-flow problem.”
‘PICK YOUR TEN: THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT IN MY LIFE: I used to think FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate’s wise words were only useful for people trapped in the middle of the culture war. But now we all are, so they’re useful for everyone.
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THOSE ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS: Nearly 28,000 Colorado concealed carry permits issued in 2025.
Despite a Democrat-led state legislature hostile to the lawful carrying of concealed handguns, new data show at least 27,901 Coloradans still subjected themselves to the government scrutiny and costs required to become concealed handgun permit (CHP) holders in 2025, while another 21,871 renewed existing permits. That’s according to a recently published County Sheriffs of Colorado annual report.
Notably, the report lacks data from Adams, Garfield, Pueblo and San Juan counties, which combined accounted for over 5,000 new permits in the prior year, meaning the numbers for 2025 may well be under-reported.
Regardless, while the number of new permits trails the 29,495 issued in 2024, it outpaces the 25,218 issued in 2023.
The Crime Prevention Research Center in 2025 estimated that over 19 percent of the Colorado population 21 or older holds a carry permit. A CHP is valid for five-years.
It’ll be difficult to pump up those rookie numbers with the new statewide restrictions and requirements imposed by Democrats in Denver.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UVA ‘ecofeminist’ course has students listen to ‘birds,’ ‘lichen’ to understand oppression.
FAIL, BRITANNIA:
Ok so in the news this week it's quite clear the UK is undergoing a Cultural Revolution.
The Chinese Cultural Revolution attacked "The 4 Olds" in an attempt to destroy the past.
The UK is no different. The 4 Olds of the UK:
1. Old History – removal of historic figures from…— James Clark 📈📉¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@mr_james_c) March 11, 2026
Not your father’s Britain. It isn’t even the Britain I visited 20 years ago.
CHANGE: YouTube is now the world’s largest media company, and it is only getting bigger. “The video-streaming service, which is owned by Alphabet Inc., took the top spot last year with $62.3 billion in revenue, according to data compiled by MoffettNathanson Research, narrowly beating out the $60.9 billion brought in by Disney’s media properties.”
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: It’s Not a Phobia If They Keep Showing Up With Bombs. “Between Operation Epic Fury and the latest daily outrage from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, there are plenty of opportunities for oh-so-concerned leftists to shout ‘Islamophobia!’ from the hills. It’s the golden ticket for terrorist types — any criticisms of them can be met with with a quick charge of Islamophobia and that’s supposed to end the conversation.”
PRIORITIES: Seattle may have to ‘delay or defer’ transportation projects to pay for anti-ICE signs.
Nope, not the Bee:
The city of Seattle may need to “delay or defer” transportation projects or programs because of the expense of installing hundreds of signs warning that city property cannot be used by federal authorities for immigration enforcement actions.
A fiscal note provided for Tuesday’s (March 10) Public Safety Committee meeting states, “To the extent that appropriations made in the 2026 Adopted Budget support other activities, and for which SDOT cannot find efficiencies / savings to otherwise support, SDOT may have to delay or defer projects or programs to free up funding for the signage costs that will be incurred pursuant to this legislation. Cost for signage is indeterminate at this point as FAS has not yet completed a review of all the properties that would be covered by this legislation.”
The Seattle Department of Transportation is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of Seattle streets, roadways and bridges, in addition to running two streetcar lines.
The note does not list possible potential cuts that could be made by the SDOT.
A Feb. 24 city council research staff memo said that the posting of 656 signs on city property was expected to cost SDOT $45,000 to produce the signs and an unspecified amount to install them.
If the city wants to blame delays on $45,000 worth of pointless virtue signaling, you have to wonder A) what the real reason is, or B) where the project money actually went.
Maybe both.
ENDORSED:
RFK jr should launch a national study to nail down the clear connection between men who vote Democrat and extremely low testosterone levels pic.twitter.com/jzE4ifewtJ
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) February 14, 2025
REPORT: US destroys Iranian navy vessels — including 16 minelayers — near Strait of Hormuz.
Wait, what is this “Strait of Hormuz” you speak of?
YOU DON’T HAVE TO KEEP SELLING ME, I ALREADY VOTED FOR HIM:
The Pakistani-American columnist Wajahat Ali warns that Pakistanis no longer wish to immigrate to the United States 'thanks to Trump.'
🇺🇸🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/vK9mpquaQ1
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 11, 2026
ARE YOU IN SACRAMENTO OR ITS ENVIRONS?: Please come to this ACA7 event (sponsored by America’s Future) if you are! ACA7 (the latest effort to gut Prop 209) just barely made it through the Assembly. I feel confident that we will stop it in the Senate if we can just force the members of the California Senate to focus for 5 minutes on how stupid this bill is. Events like this one are intended to attract Senate staffers (and sometimes senators themselves), but we need as many people in attendance as we can get. If you can make it, you can RSVP here.
Yes, I will be there. It’s going to be fun.
LOL, KATIE COURIC:
Katie Couric made an anti-gun documentary, and in the climactic scene, she asked a room full of gun owners a tough question, to which they had no answer.
It was a total fabrication. They edited in silence from another point. In truth, the gun owners all had answers.
Nobody… https://t.co/42EfJpN3QQ— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) March 10, 2026
THE ENEMY WITHIN:
This is what I have been trying to tell you all
Listen to Iranians, they know the playbook https://t.co/7fW6DzvXAG
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) March 11, 2026
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