ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN HELP YOU PACK FOR THE “SOCIALIST PARADISE” OF YOUR CHOICE:  Dear Democrats: Our National Party is Still On — Shut Up and STAY HOME .

Heck, we’ll pass the hat around for your ticket. We’re generous like that.

COMMIES HATE YOU AND WANT YOU TO BAKE:  NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Recommendation for ’78 Degrees’ Met with Frosty Reception.

OH, THANK HEAVENS:  Energy Dept. Moving to Drop ‘Green New Scam’ Appliance Mandates.

This masochistic hampering of civilization in the name of appeasing imaginary weather gods needs to stop already. Here is a good place to start.

INTERESTING:  Why Wolford Should Worry Big Gov Fans More Than Slaughter.

THE TRUTH:  The 400,000 USAID Deaths That Nicholas Kristof Will Not Tell You About. How USAID Built the South Sudan, Watched It Collapse, and Then Allowed China to Take Over.

MOST OF ALL AMERICA HAS A SERIOUS FRAUD PROBLEM:  America Doesn’t Have a Socialist Problem—We Have an Apathy Problem. And apathy is how tiny, terrifying, highly motivated minorities end up running cities.

FROM SOMEONE WHO BECAME A CITIZEN THIRTY SIX YEARS AGO, ALL OF THIS:  10 Reasons I’m PROUD to Be an American. I left Britain and have been a citizen for over 10 years. Best thing I’ve ever done. An honest reflection this special July 4th.

I BELIEVE THE PHRASE IS “HE WAS ON OUR RADAR”:  Ominous recording reveals accused trans terror plotter’s sinister threats years before Vegas arrest.

KEEP THE COLLECTIVISTS LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS:  Trump reiterates support for national right-to-carry reciprocity.

SAAD IS VERY, VERY WRONG:  Prepare for Astounding Violence?

IT’S ALL IN THEIR HEADS:  No, Virginia, Heat Waves are Not More Common.

ALSO, I’LL HELP YOU PACK TO THE PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE!  If this sort of thing doesn’t stop you in your tracks and make even the slightest twinge of pride rise in your soul… well… I feel sorry for you.

X-cancel.

AND RING, AND RING FOREVER:  Let Freedom Ring.

WELL, IT’S NINA TOTENBERG, SO: I don’t believe Nina Totenberg’s explanation for why she reported that Justice Alito was retiring.

STEVE GILL ON JOHN ROSE VS. MARSHA BLACKBURN: Can An Incumbent Senator With Huge Name Id And Big Lead In Polls Get Defeated By An Underdog Challenger In A Governor’s Race?

OPEN THREAD: Make it special.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend.

BEWARE THE INK: Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand.

BETTER THAN A STILLSUIT: New Water-Harvesting Jacket Pulls up to 30 Ounces of Drinking Water From the Air Daily.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Psychedelics not yet ready for clinical use in ADHD treatment, study finds.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Ditching the Seventeenth Amendment: Taking the Senate back to the Framers’ Intent.

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JODIE FOSTER SAYS THAT AI CAN APPARENTLY MAKE SURPRISINGLY COMPETENT AND ENJOYABLE BIG SCREEN MOVIES NOW:

Jodie dishing out more reasons to love AI. https://t.co/CID6iyh4De

— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) July 2, 2026

10 ERRORS OF TUCKER’S DELUDER: J. Michael Waller lays out in detail 10 of the major errors, misrepresentations and falsehoods of Alexandr Dugin, Vladimir Putin’s favoriate “philosopher” and apparently a major influence on Tucker Carlson.

UPDATE (From Ed): The Paranoid Prophet of Loserdom: Why high-level members of the American right are drawn to Alexander Dugin.

And if you missed it yesterday: Tucker Carlson Is Building a New Political Party After Ditching the Republicans.

Tucker has no intention of winning anything. That’s not the point for him. He’s not sincere in his desires. https://t.co/B3by2VsITC

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 2, 2026

#RESISTANCE:

BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.

Buffalo's Democrat Mayor Sean Ryan, claims that individuals cut the cable in the middle of the night and took the flag down. He then goes on a rant about… https://t.co/G6ok4GYVJc pic.twitter.com/CpA5Pdyewq

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 2, 2026

ZOOMY AND EXPENSIVE: 2026 Mercedes-AMG SL63 S E Performance Test: Sound and Fury.