DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH:

Guess who they found was the threat to girls and women?

White Men. pic.twitter.com/gurSfktWWI

— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) June 15, 2026

THIS IS GETTING TO BE A PROBLEM: A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation.

The breakup occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket reached orbit on June 9 with two satellites providing direct-to-cell communications, perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn. The US Space Force confirmed the breakup event in a post on space-track.org, a website used by the military to distribute orbit data to the public.

“The tracked pieces are being incorporated into routine conjunction assessment to support spaceflight safety,” the Space Force wrote in an advisory. “There are currently no threats to human spaceflight. Analysis is ongoing.”

So far, the Space Force has not added any of the debris fragments to the official catalog of human-made space objects. Darren McKnight, a senior technical fellow at the orbital intelligence company LeoLabs, told Ars the fragmentation event likely generated 100 to 150 pieces of debris.

China’s attitude toward space junk is so cavalier I was surprised to read the upper stage was even supposed to have a disposal burn.

IF YOU NEED THEM:  More Summer Reading Recommendations but from Authors Themselves! When it comes to offering Summer reading recommendations, who better to ask than some authors themselves. We reached out to some writers at Upstream Reviews for some suggestions.

WE’RE SO LOVABLE: The World Is Re-Discovering America During the World Cup — and Loving It.

CLEAN YOUR HOUSE: roborock Qrevo CurvX Robot Vacuum and Mop. #CommissionEarned

LIKE, FLAMING?

SCOOP: California is pressuring public utilities to award $633 million in special contracts to "LGBT-owned" firms. To qualify, residents must go through the state's official gay-certification program—and face up to a year in jail if they're not gay enough.https://t.co/rOcnPqYJrl

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@christopherrufo) June 16, 2026

More and more, the state is just a trillion-dollar grift operation.

OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND:

The multiculturalism leaving my body as I read this report https://t.co/c3uqwIVXnM pic.twitter.com/6we1GwKB0L

— Robert Sterling (@RobertMSterling) June 17, 2026

LEAVE SYDNEY OUT OF THIS: Is Trump’s Iran Deal Sydney Sweeney-Gorgeous — or More Like Your Great Aunt Agnes’ Neighbor’s Daughter?

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): I’m not super excited or concerned with the Iran agreement because my expectation is that Iran will violate it and we’ll bomb them again. It’s an iterative process…

FROM NATHAN C. BRINDLE: I’m the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone!: Volume 4.

Imperial Princess Regnant Alice and her fiancé, Crown Prince Daniel of Xeros, and the plucky crew of the Imperial Space Yacht Aurora, with the assistance of the Goddess Eireala, have traveled tens of millions of light-years from the Milky Way Galaxy to mend a rift in space.

Once that’s fixed, they’ll head home – and Alice and Daniel will finally be wed!

But nothing ever goes according to plan . . . not even an Imperial wedding.

You’re all invited to the nuptials, regardless . . .

The fourth volume of the BBESP light novel!

GO AWAY, BARACK, YOU’RE A PAIN.

@barackobama opining on the preference for diplomacy over military action is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard all day.

I’m old enough to remember he was in Libya for seven months without congressional approval bombing everything. And then there was the whole “we came… pic.twitter.com/VdwQklWD24

— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) June 16, 2026

YOU CAN HAVE A NAVY OR A NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE BUT NOT BOTH:  By sinking the Royal Navy, Labour succeeds where Hitler and Napoleon failed.

NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT:  James Talarico Got Paid Tens of Thousands of Dollars by a Firm That Teaches Your Kids That They’re Racist.

I’VE NOT SEEN SUCH A HILARIOUS EXAMPLE OF BEING THE ADULT IN THE ROOM SINCE KINDERGARTEN COP:  Here’s What Happened During JD Vance’s Appearance on The View.

HE THOUGHT BEING A DEM MEANS YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TOUGH QUESTIONS ON LEGACY MEDIA:  Did Hakeem Jeffries Think He Was Safe on This Show? He Got Bulldozed.

TDS MEETS HATRED OF AMERICA:  Trump Faces Another Lawsuit From a Bunch of DC Losers Over Planned Garden of Heroes Project.

HOW CAN SOMETHING SO UGLY COST SO MUCH?  Report: Obama Center Contractors Owed Millions For Hideous New Center.

GOOD:  Judge Upholds Wisconsin Judge’s Conviction for Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE.

WHEN THE THIRD WORLD COMES HOME:   Mamdani’s New York City Had a Riot and Barely Anyone Noticed.  Who celebrates a basketball victory by torching a school bus?

THERE’S A LOT OF RUIN IN A NATION’S DEFENSE TOO:  The ever-declining (yet still effective) British military.

A WORD PROCESSOR DOESN’T MAKE YOU A WRITER, A GRAPHICS PROGRAM DOESN’T MAKE YOU AN ARTIST:  AI Agents Let You Automate the Shooting.

GOOD:  FBI arrests 5 people in connection with drone attack plot against White House UFC Freedom 250 event.

WHEN WE SAY THEY’RE ALL IN BED TOGETHER…  What is the relationship between the Grooming Gangs and the Greater Manchester Labour Party?

WHAT PART OF HAMSTERS IS GREAT BRITAIN NOT GETTING?  On Hamsters.

They can’t overrule our first amendment. They can tell it to the hamsters.

CULTURE WARS AND THEIR COST:  The Still Small Voice of Trumpets Again.

LYING TO CONGRESS IS A CRIME:

BREAKING: Stuart Bell told the University of Florida trustees he didn't merely rename and continue Alabama's DEI offices.

But unearthed faculty senate meeting minutes reveal that Bell assured faculty the exact opposite was true: "The DEI renaming is a name change only." pic.twitter.com/umiNVoM7LH

— John Sailer (@JohnDSailer) June 16, 2026