I’VE BEEN GETTING THIS STORY FROM A LOT OF COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING FRIENDS:  The 18-Month Delta. From “probably faster by hand” to production in a weekend.

MOST OF THESE ARE CYCLES WE DON’T EVEN FULLY UNDERSTAND:  Monarch Butterfly Populations Rebound as U.S. Honeybee Colony Counts Rise.

UH… WHAT?  All 47 Senate Democrats Begged Lee Zeldin Not to Test Your Tap Water.

UH. BUT WE CAN PROBABLY DO IT TOO:  Coal-to-Everything. On the energy lever China is building.

SOCIALISTS DESTROY WHAT THEY COULDN’T BUILD:  RIP Limoges Hôtel de Ville. A few thoughts on city halls inspired by the news of its destruction.

THE SHORT VERSION: GOVERNMENTS AT WAR WITH ECONOMICS:  The West’s Lost Two Decades. Why nearly every wealthy Western economy has experienced historically weak economic growth since 2007.

IT’S SAD TO SAY IT, BUT I CAN’T DISAGREE:  Her Life Was a Waste, Her Death Was a Lesson.

CHASER:  Followup: Her Life Was a Waste, Her Death Was a Lesson.

ON SUNDAYS I RUN A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE AUTHORS, AND YESTERDAY I WAS TOO TIRED TO STAY UP AND SHARE IT:  Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

Note these are people who willingly associate with my blog, so they’re a good place to shop for writers who probably don’t hate you.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

SPACE: Army Building Up New Space Operations Branch.

I DON’T THINK THAT “DISUNION” IS AN ALTERNATIVE for the United States. As with Britain and Ireland since the days of Spain, we can’t allow a country where our enemies could have a base next door. A seceded California — even without Oregon and Washington State — would immediately become a Chinese satrapy — I mean, more than it already is. We can’t allow that on our continent. Canada and Mexico we can dominate. A peer nation we could not.

MY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Elissa Slotkin’s threats to prosecute conservatives move America closer to civil war.

SCIENCE: A New Injection Makes Fat Cells Self-Destruct, And Might Prevent GLP-1 Weight Regain.

SCIENCE: Scientists Discover a Surprising New Effect of a Popular Blood Pressure Drug.

FLASHBACK: Media manipulates economic gloom — and it’s all about the midterms.

UPGRADE YOUR SHEETS: King Sheets by Pure Bamboo. #CommissionEarned

SCOTUS PREVIEW:

BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to review the Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes. https://t.co/Ziz80e4SYH

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 19, 2026

We all saw what happened when home brewing was legalized almost 50 years ago…

SO PLAUSIBLE: Deregulation Can Make Medications Cheaper.

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW! Lawsplainer: California Officials Will Be Federally Prosecuted If They Ignore Evidence Of Ineligible Aliens Voting In Federal Elections.

JEEP RELIABILITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN BAD; WHY DON’T THEY FIX IT? Jeep Reliability Is Worse Than Average, but 3 Models Stand Out.

LEFTIES WANT TO MICROMANAGE LITERALLY EVERYTHING, BUT THEY CAN’T EVEN MANAGE A SMALL FLOTILLA: Gaza flotilla postpones mission to 2027 after mechanical failures, migrant deaths at sea.

STILL TRUE: Leftists’ masks are coming all the way off — revealing the ugly truth.

LOL:

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— Zalmi U (@ZalmiU) October 19, 2026

MORE CANDIDATES LIKE THIS, PLEASE:

JUST IN: Canadian man wins city council election after telling voters he has no idea what he's doing, doesn't enjoy politics, & is unqualified for office. pic.twitter.com/S17KPWspQ8

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) October 19, 2026

From the replies: “A politician who doesn’t want the job is the closest thing to small government Canada has voted for in years.”

NICE WORK, FELLAS: ICE Arrests Over 100 Gang Members in Under a Week.