“LIFE OF BRIAN” FROM MONTY PYTHON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SATIRE: Decades later, John Cleese has been reported to Britain’s counterterrorism program for criticizing religion. Andrew Doyle writes in The Washington Post about what happens when taking offense becomes grounds for reporting someone as a potential extremist.
October 9, 2026
THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: A Giant Diplodocus Just Turned Up Where Scientists Never Expected.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: 7 Stroke Warning Signs People Often Mistake for Something Else.
IT’S TIME FOR VICTORIA TAFT’S West Coast, Messed Coast™: A Foolproof Test to Confirm If Elected Leaders Are Unserious Boobs. “We get an election update! And we are reminded that Democrats have stolen the pot money in Cali, and the Washington State Community Reinvestment Act pot of gold appears to have been plundered by greedy ‘nonprofit’ CEOs.”
COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don’t work.
JOHN CLEESE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO COUNTERTERRORISM AUTHORITIES: The Monty Python legend, who has spent decades mocking religious dogma, was reported to Britain’s Prevent program for criticizing Islam. Andrew Doyle explains in The Washington Post why confusing offensive speech with a terrorist threat is a dangerous road to go down.
BE PREPARED:
Lineman are pre-positioned and ready to roll once the storm passes.
Semper Paratus! https://t.co/rJn95v6Lix
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) October 9, 2026
IT’S DEJA COVID ALL OVER AGAIN: New York airport monitoring Russian arrivals over fears researcher died from plague.
FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: Would You Give This Man Your Passwords? “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn the absolute last person to call for tech support, the proper etiquette for being hauled drunk out of a canal, and more about Shrek than you ever wanted to know.”
STAY OUT OF THE RAIN: Windproof Travel Umbrella – Compact & Withstands Winds up to 100MPH. #CommisisonEarned
AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:
Experts Fear Terrorist Activity In Minneapolis Could Spread To America Next https://t.co/jXE3McVvqu
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 8, 2026
AMERICA’S NEWS SOURCE OF RECORD:
Democrat Strategists Remove James Talarico From Campaign Trail To Hide The Fact That He's James Talarico https://t.co/7AmHsxISij
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 9, 2026
KURT SCHLICHTER: This is How the Execution of Nidal Hasan Should Be Carried Out.
FASTER? PLEASE! B-21 Testing, Manufacturing Ramp Up: ‘We’re Moving Fast.’
“It’s more than construction,” Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink wrote in a social media post. “We’re moving fast to build B-21s!”
The Air Force Test Center has likewise been moving quickly to test the bomber ahead of its introduction into service next year. Brig. Gen. Mark Massaro, head of the Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up when asked about the program at an Oct. 6 event. The aircraft first flew in 2023, and two bombers are currently known to be undergoing testing at the base.
“I can’t give you many details about specifics on how it’s going, but I am very closely tied into that program and have been getting regular updates,” Massaro said during a discussion hosted by AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “We are actively testing right now.”
Less than 30 miles away, Northrop is already building B-21s at its Air Force Plant 42 facility in Palmdale, Calif., but the new construction will add 1 million square feet of production space. Meink said it will be the “final assembly line” for new bombers.
We get so few procurement wins on big-ticket items, that it’s nice to be able to point one out now and then.
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: ATF Extends Jensen Ruling on Suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs Nationwide.
TREAT YOUR LIPS: Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm. #CommissionEarned
HIS APPEAL IS BECOMING MORE SELECTIVE: Only 300 Attend Hasan Piker Event at UT-Austin After Thousands Sign Up.
HISTORY DOESN’T REPEAT. BUT IT RHYMES: The Weeping Woman of New York.
IS PARIS BURNING?
Excellent thread on the forces involved in the riots in France. https://t.co/s9PdtxEIOq
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 9, 2026
From the linked to tweet, “On the ground in Paris, the hammer and sickle flies alongside Palestinian flags. The French Communist Party’s national secretary poses with protesters. Far-left politicians from La France Insoumise pose for photos with students.”
TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THIS. A Lot of Women Who Think They Have Anxiety Really Have This Instead. Here’s How to Spot the Difference.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE:
I predict my comments to The Hill will age well:
“I’m on the opposite side of whatever narrative is going on about Cornell here. Cornell would have bent over backwards to make sure that there were consequences, even to the point of violating probably some of these young men’s… https://t.co/Qku6y9ZG09
— Inez Stepman ⚪️🔴⚪️ (@InezFeltscher) October 9, 2026
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: California Sheriff Backs Down, Ends County’s Ban on 1911s, Red Dots, and Pistol Lights.
The Second Amendment Foundation has reached a settlement agreement with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office over policies that previously prohibited permit holders from carrying handguns equipped with red dot sights or flashlights and an outright ban on the carry of single action only 1911- and 2011-style pistols.
Under the agreement, the Sheriff’s Office will withdraw its prohibitions on red-dot sights, weapon-mounted lights and semiautomatic single-action 1911 and 2011 platform pistols carried under a county CCW license. The office will update its concealed-carry website within 10 days to reflect the change. SAF was joined in SAF v. Contra Costa County by private citizens Andrew Moore and James Treuel who were represented by John W. Dillon of the Dillon Law Group.
“A sheriff does not get to invent a shorter list of approved handguns and accessories than the Constitution allows,” said SAF Director of Legal Research and Education and attorney of record in the case Kostas Moros.
So flagrant that Sheriff David O. Livingston chose to settle rather than take it to court.
