THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW:

BREAKING: Tesla has officially started offering Cybercab rides to the public.

I’ve been waiting years to say that!

I took one of the world's first public rides. The cabin is comfortable and spacious, the suspension is soft, and FSD is VERY smooth. It’s an incredible vehicle.… pic.twitter.com/XBzJI9EVQm

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) September 4, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Keep rockin’.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: In Which I Ask the Machines for Criticism: Grok, Claude, and Chat GPT weigh in on my Demonic AI piece.

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ALIENS: Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn’s south pole.

LONGEVITY: Humans Are Surprisingly Good at Predicting When They Will Die – With One Big Bias. “A study that tracked older adults in Japan for up to 28 years suggests people have a surprisingly accurate sense of their own longevity. Those who expected to live longer generally did. But their predictions showed one striking bias: many underestimated how much time they had left. Among participants whose outcomes could be determined, the researchers report that approximately 59 percent outlived their expected lifespan.”

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON SMILES: New AI Detects Hidden Warning Signs of Solar Eruptions Hours Before They Emerge.

HMM:

JUST IN: SpaceX, Blue Origin, & 2 other U.S. space companies reportedly pull out of Emmanuel Macron’s International Space Summit in Paris.

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) September 3, 2026

I missed this Politico item from Wednesday: White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit. “The Office of Science and Technology Policy official on the call told industry representatives that France did not coordinate with the U.S. on the summit, accused the country of “anti-competitive practices,” and suggested the event’s panels were not designed to include the American perspective and may diminish U.S. industry efforts, according to the people.”

HIRE SECURITY FOR YOUR SECURITY, ELON:

It’s assassination prep. They’re hoping some far-left deranged lunatic watches it and decides that Elon is a threat that has to be eliminated and then follows thru with it.

Pray for Elon. And pray for the country. Dark times ahead

— Obi_1_D_AllKnowing (@obiopiah) September 3, 2026

Related thoughts from Spencer Pratt: “Commies call you ‘dangerous’ so they can kill you. Every DSA candidate has a 2:1 fundraising advantage over their anti-communist opponent, because we have to spend half our funds on 24/7 campaign security & they don’t cuz communists are violent murderous animals and we aren’t.”

DAY IN THE LIFE OF …: “Did Thrift Savings Plan Officials Pull Banned DEI Contract Provisions? Yes and No.”

LIMITED TIME DEAL: BAMBOO COOL Men’s Pocket T-Shirts. #CommissionEarned

HOW ARE THINGS GOING IN THE E.U.? Volkswagen’s Crisis Plan Puts 4 German Factories on the Chopping Block.

THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MUCH LOCAL DEMAND FOR IT YET: NASA Wants Bezos’ Blue Origin To Build Next-Gen Communications On Mars – Are We Any Closer To High-Speed Internet On The Red Planet?

YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO UNDERSTAND:

People who lived through the 1980s have that thousand-yard stare. Like they went through some serious shit watching Family Ties, man.

— G (@stevensongs) September 3, 2026

UPDATE (From Ed):

When someone tries to tell me the 80s were traumatic. pic.twitter.com/lrYzk0Y1My

— Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) September 3, 2026

“WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO LOSE AN INFORMATION WAR IN THE WEST:”

Exactly right. https://t.co/XuWApKkF7R

— מיכל קוטלר-וונש | Michal Cotler-Wunsh (@CotlerWunsh) September 3, 2026

MILLIONS OF US WANTED TO SAY THIS: President Trump Was Just Asked About Harry and Meghan Leaving the U.S., and Stand Back.

CLOWN SHOW? OR THE USUAL EVIL? What Sensitive Gun Owner and FFL Data Did ATF Lose When Its Computers Were Hacked?

HEY, BIG SPENDER: Elon Musk’s America PAC Discloses First Wave Of Spending On Midterm Senate Races. “In July, the New York Times reported that Elon Musk has authorized America PAC to spend between $100 million and $120 million to back Republican candidates during the midterm cycle. The world’s richest man has donated more than $90.5 million for election spending for the midterms, giving primarily to his own super PAC.”

ASTROTURF ALL THE WAY DOWN:

In the annals of “things I told you guys months ago that you got so angry at me for,” the dude bankrolling the anti-data center stuff is Roy Singham, the Chi-Com sympathizing billionaire married to the Code Pink co-founder. He also pays Hasan Pikers bills. https://t.co/PHatMT1HAB

— Emily Zanotti 🦝 (@emzanotti) September 3, 2026

ROB ORLEY ENDORSING MIKE ROGERS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL: Michigan Jews Turn Against El-Sayed.

READER FAVORITE: Ensure Max Protein Milk Chocolate Shake. #CommissionEarned

HOW MANY PEOPLE DID TRUMP SHOOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE LAST WEEKEND, ANYWAY? Chicago Mayor Blames Trump for City’s Persistent Violent Crime Problem.

THE BEST THING THE AMERICAN LEFT HAS GOING FOR IT…:

Ooph.

People thought academia was less liberal-biased than it is, and when they learned how liberal it is, their confidence in it declined.

With the exception of Democrats, whose confidence in academia was unchanged by the news. https://t.co/3Yc2YuGgut pic.twitter.com/CwZKyfyIo2

— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) September 3, 2026

…is that the press has been largely successful in shielding the public from just how radical and dangerous the Left actually is.

Even so, people have a difficult time believing it when told: Republican activists say they have to water down the reality of their opponents’ agenda in focus groups. ‘They just don’t believe it’s true. It can’t be.’

YES: USDA Approves Bioengineered American Chestnut Tree That Could Bring Them Back From Near-Extinction.

A FRIEND IN THE INDUSTRY CAN’T SAY ALTMAN’S NAME WITHOUT ADDING “SNAKE OIL SALESMAN”: Sam Altman’s Most Serious Warning About AI Yet. Is It Hype?

A $600K BLOW TO MANDATORY ‘LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS’ ON CAMPUS. Congrats to University of Washington professor Stuart Reges and the FIRE litigation team who defended his right to parody the university-approved “land acknowledgement.” This is America. Public universities don’t get to write sacred texts and make you respect them.