DON’T DO THAT: Japan’s most trusted automakers are dealing with a surprising cluster of reliability issues right now, and nearly every one traces back to the same root cause: newer, more complex technology replacing simpler systems that used to just work.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY: Fishing charter catches Air Force attack drone off Florida coast.

Daniel Arsenault, the charter boat captain, told Task & Purpose that the four customers aboard were military search-and-rescue helicopter pilots. Arsenault said their first instinct was to check for anyone who might need help.

The charter captain said they radioed the Coast Guard from about 20 miles southeast of Pensacola Pass but were told the service was already occupied with an active search. That’s when they decided to bring the drone back with them.

Of course, that wasn’t the first thing they did.

Arsenault said they cast around the waterlogged drone, which had attracted smaller fish seeking cover in the open water, and caught mahi-mahi and tripletail before hauling it aboard.

The roughly 10-foot-long drone was partially submerged and filled with water, Arsenault said. Six men aboard the charter held it alongside the boat until the water drained before wrestling it aboard.

Arsenault said the military members aboard opened accessible panels looking for a phone number or other identifying information but found no markings indicating which service owned it. Once they returned to shore, the local sheriff’s department took possession of it. Later that day, Arsenault said someone from the military called him and asked for “their drone back.”

Exit quote: “Arsenault ranked the drone among the five most unusual things he’s recovered from the Gulf.”

Now I really want to know the other four.

THAT’S (D)IFFERENT BECAUSE THE LIGHTBRINGER MEANT WELL:

Supercut of Obama's War on Whistleblowers:

James Risen: "I plan to spend the rest of my life fighting to undo damage done to press freedom in the United States by Barack Obama"

Brian Stelter: "The Obama also engaged in a war on whistleblowers. Prosecuting far more government… pic.twitter.com/uLRgpF3ZUs

— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) September 21, 2026

“Yes, Obama attacked so many journalists that his scope included a ‘James Rosen’ and a ‘James Risen.'”

NOW THAT’S AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH: Cuba Storms Out. Delcy Pouts. These Dictatorships Didn’t Care for Trump’s UN Speech.

TWO STEPS FORWARD: Congress has dropped the ball on a lot of other issues, but on fighting waste, fraud and corruption in federal spending, there is progress, however small it may on the surface appear. Details here.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: NEXPOW X7 10000A Jump Starter with 65W Quick Charger. #CommissionEarned

UH-OH: BBC features white male soldier in warning about impending war.

And just like that, white men are back in adverts. pic.twitter.com/Md1JCCTv6u

— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) September 20, 2026

I can remember earlier, more carefree times in Old Blighty: An Army of Snowflakes: The British Army wants to recruit snowflakes to its ranks. What is it thinking?

THE REPORTER ACTUALLY DID THE OLD SNL GULF WAR PRESS CONFERENCE SKETCH:

REPORTER: Why would more U.S. troops be sent to the region if ground troops are not being considered for deployment in Iran?

SECWAR PETE HEGSETH:

“Look, son… this is such a basic military lesson that even a reporter should understand it:
Never reveal to your enemy what you… pic.twitter.com/li8x5uB9oe

— Trust In Trump 47🇺🇸 (@Trustintrump47) September 22, 2026

Gold: “Look, son… this is such a basic military lesson that even a reporter should understand it.”

Sadly, the 1991 SNL sketch isn’t on YouTube, but I did find the transcript: “Farud Hashami, Baghdad Times. Where are your troops, and can I go there and count them?”

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Gas Station Tactics: It’s Not Hard to Stay Safe While Filling Up…As Long as Your Brain is Engaged.

OUR APPETITE FOR CHIPS REMAINS INSATIABLE: AMD Crosses $1 Trillion in Market Value for the First Time as AI Chip Stocks Rally. “The Santa Clara, California company joins a short list. Only three other US chipmakers have topped $1 trillion: Nvidia, Broadcom and Micron. Nvidia got there first, in 2023, and is now worth more than $5 trillion, which makes it the world’s most valuable company.”

SWEDISH ELECTION UPDATE:

Swedish election update.

There's now the possibility of a NEW ELECTION in the affected area after authorities are investigating possible ELECTION FRAUD.

A man from Somalia who got Swedish citizenship 7 months ago was elected to parliament for the Left.

It's reported that…

— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) September 22, 2026

Stay tuned…

MAKE IT A LONG POUR, KEVIN: Bourbon Psychology: Mr. Beam and I May Have Figured Out Why Lib Chicks Are Bonkers.

SO THE STUDENTS CAUGHT THE PROVOST CHEATING?

Absolutely beyond parody. Dartmouth’s provost has been turning in 70-100-percent AI-written work (in academic journals, newspapers, and even in email correspondence!) since LLMs came out, the student paper reports. He even used AI to write an op-ed about how universities are… pic.twitter.com/XIHKiJm4NW

— Thomas Chatterton Williams (@thomaschattwill) September 22, 2026

We need to redefine “beyond parody” for the 21st Century.

GET RID OF PESTS: Zevo Flying Insect Trap for Fruit Flies & Gnats, 2 Plug-in Bases. #CommissionEarned

IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: Ex Santa Clara County Undersheriff Gets Slap on the Wrist in Years-Long Concealed Carry Corruption Case. “Few places took more advantage of the opportunity to rake in cash and merchandise in exchange for coveted pre-Bruen concealed carry permits than the dedicated public servants who worked in the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Laurie Smith was at the top of the stinking pay-to-play corruption mountain, raking in campaign dollars and lots of valuable, uh, gifts.”

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

CNN Sues Trump For Violating Its First Amendment Right To Fabricate News https://t.co/CndvJGvykw

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 21, 2026

WHAT A MESS:

Holy guacamole! Looks like the Missouri redistricting fight is not over yet. On November 3, Missourians will vote for office. But who will they vote for? The Eighth Circuit remands for a permanent injunction to use the 2026 Missouri First maps. This wild litigation will continue! pic.twitter.com/Mn6r8754bW

— Eric W. (@EWess92) September 21, 2026

BEWARE: 100-Foot Cascadia Megathrust Tsunami Threat Looms Off the West Coast. Oregon officials estimate shaking could last five to seven minutes, followed by a tsunami reaching parts of the coastline in only 10 to 20 minutes. DOGAMI coastal geologist Laura Gabel says knowing and practicing evacuation routes is ‘critical for keeping you and your loved ones safe.'”

JOSEPH CAMPBELL: No cheery time for election pollsters in run‑up to US midterms.

Pollsters approach this year’s midterm elections dogged by high-profile misfires in recent elections while facing challenges from brash rivals intent on reshaping the landscape of political forecasts.

There are no guarantees that polling’s troubles – and persistent popular skepticism about the dependability of election polls – will be alleviated anytime soon.

In fact, it hasn’t been very cheery for pollsters for the better part of 10 years, since Donald Trump confounded poll-based expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton for the U.S. presidency in 2016.

In 2020, pollsters turned in their worst collective performance in 40 years by overestimating margins of Joe Biden’s victory over Trump. It’s an outcome I discuss in “Lost in a Gallup,” my book about polling failure.

Polling in the 2022 midterms was more spotty than spectacular. In 2024, pollsters overall underestimated Trump’s popular support — for the third successive election. That outcome prompted The Atlantic to describe the 2024 polls as “quietly still bad.”

Read the whole thing.

FAIR: Rubio Tells Angry MSM Host, ‘U.S. Media Sounds Like It’s Rooting for Iran.’

CHANGE: Elon Plans SPACEX FIBER KILLER Satellite. Each More Powerful than the Space Station. “Elon’s 250 kW Starlink satellites will bring multi-gigabit satellite internet and 5G satellite cellphone everywhere even high density cities. 250 kilowatts per satellite, 10 terabits per second in both directions, and a path to more than 100 terabits per second.”

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN:

There is an Army saying you hear dozens of times when you make full colonel: "Congratulations, that's the last promotion you will ever make based solely on merit."

The idea behind that saying is that when it comes time to compete for a 1-star promotion, you need a sponsor, and… https://t.co/hocpfxUJUV

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) September 22, 2026

The idea behind that saying is that when it comes time to compete for a 1-star promotion, you need a sponsor, and having a sponsor who sits on the promotion board matters, greatly.

That’s how we get politicized generals who support racist, anti-American nonsense like DEI.

This is a great, great step in replacing politics with merit at our senior ranks.

This is what a revolution in military personnel affairs looks like.

Indeed.

SCIENCE: Women’s arteries may start changing decades before menopause—and estrogen may not be the reason.

FASTER, PLEASE: The Pentagon asked industry how fast it could make more weapons. The numbers remain private.

The memo identified 16 critical programs under consideration for accelerated production or increased procurement. The responses were intended to inform the department’s fiscal 2028 budget request.

The request came as the use of U.S. weapons during the Iran war put pressure on stocks of air-defense interceptors and other precision munitions.

U.S. inventories of Patriot interceptors had fallen from about 2,330 before the war to between 759 and 827 by the end of July, according to a Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis. THAAD stocks had fallen from 452 to between 234 and 278.

CSIS estimated production timelines of about 42 months for PAC-3 MSE interceptors and 53 months for THAAD interceptors.

That’s the depletion rate against a third- or fourth-rate power like Iran.

LIGHTNING DEAL: BLACKDOG Military Dog Shock Collar. #CommissionEarned