THE END OF THE END OF HISTORY:

UPDATE: Something is rotten in the state of Germany.

PROTECT YOUR EARS: Walker’s Razor Slim Electronic Muff. #CommissionEarned

SINCE WHEN HAS INSANITY BEEN DISQUALIFYING FOR A DEMOCRAT? Journalist Puts Talarico on the Clock, Threatens to Expose Where He Really Was.

AMERICA, YOU HAVE MORE SHOPPING TO DO: Suppressor Sales Surpass 1.1 Million So Far in 2026.

FOREIGN COLLUSION: Several universities cut ties with foreign groups following Department of War audit.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow 2026 New Robot Vacuum and Mop. #CommissionEarned

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Three South Alabama students arrested for alleged threats ahead of Trump rally.

YOU WANT WEAPONIZATION? WE’LL SHOW YOU WEAPONIZATION. Just the News is reporting that the DOJ confirmed an investigation against legacy media for antitrust violations.

“The investigation follows a move last month by the five broadcasters in the White House television pool to stop pool coverage of Trump after the administration restricted CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House.”

You wait here, I’ll go make popcorn.

YOU CAN’T HOLD PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE IF YOU CAN’T EVEN NAME THEM. A Minnesota school board silenced parents advocating for their disabled son because they dared mention school officials’ job titles. The full story in this weekend’s update.

ROGER KIMBALL: The West at a Crossroads: Excellence or Mediocrity? This loss of spiritedness—what the Greeks called θυμός—has had a far-reaching and depressive effect on the civilizations of the West.

Elon has it in spades.

THE SEMIOTICS OF THE LEFT CONFUSE EVEN THE LEFT:

@ayduk0

♬ original sound – Ayduk

Lol, “Gaycist.”

IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN NOVEMBER:  On November 17th, the Wall Street Journal’s (and the Manhattan Institute’s) Jason Riley will be at the University of San Diego to deliver the annual Bowes Lecture. (This is the same lecture that our own Glenn Reynolds delivered last year.)

Thanks to the late Joan Bowes, a fiery redhead,  we’ve been able to host a distinguished conservative speaker every year for the last 20 years or so.  Thanks, Joan!

WHY THE BLOB HATES HIM: Hegseth Puts Warfighting Skills at the Center of Military Promotions.

CONSPIRACY: The Activist Pipeline Behind Biden’s Visa-Overstay Enforcement Failure.

BUT OF COURSE: Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel Takes Credit for $350 Million Police Fund Proposed by Conservative Group and Passed by Voters: ‘Manny never once reached out to support the campaign for prop 130, which was a ballot measure passed by voters, not legislators,’ Advance Colorado VP says.
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LIMITED TIME DEAL: HOSHANHO 5 Pieces Knife Set. #CommissionEarned

SHOCKER: French Street Protests: It’s Not Many Students, and Lots of Leftists and Islamists.

QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: “I am surrounded by 20 year old girls in my life that are smart, capable, hard working and cute. Nobody is dating them. Not sure what the deal is, but I don’t get it.”

Perhaps this is why:

Because young men have learned that if they date a girl and it goes bad, she can come back and accuse them of rape two years after the fact.

She can strangle his children and the media will circle the wagons to protect her.

She can divorce him and take half of everything.… https://t.co/6hcohZ88LU

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) October 10, 2026

Amy’s tweet concludes, “She can divorce him and take half of everything. That’s why.”

GROUP LIBEL: Statement About Maine Lobster Industry as a Whole Can’t Be Actionable Group Defamation.

OPEN THREAD: I’ll be good. I’ll be good tomorrow.

A STURDY SPACECRAFT: SpaceX brings recovered Starship home to Texas after ocean saga.

SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: New Trial Compared Muscle Gains in Vegetarians And Meat Eaters. One Difference Stood Out.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: “Language and Linguistics for Decolonization and Liberation and for Peace and Community Building — From the River to the Sea in Palestine and Israel to the Mountaintops of Haiti and Beyond.”

That’s the class MIT is paying a professor not to teach.
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PRACTICALLY HUMAN: Scientists Discover That Chimpanzees Treat Friends by Different Rules.

I BELIEVE IT’S CALLED “JUDGMENT DAY.” OpenAI And Anthropic Are Planning For ‘The Day After.’ The Fear Is A Major AI-Driven Crisis.