September 28, 2026

THIS IS MORE LIKE THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS PROMISED:

Posted at 12:36 pm by Glenn Reynolds

EXACTLY:

Posted at 12:26 pm by Stephen Green

GOSH, THAT WAS FAST: RAF base terror suspects released on bail.

Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford have been released on bail.

The men, who are all British nationals aged 23 to 25, were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences, after three vans were discovered 400m from the Gloucestershire air base.

The suspects are from the London areas of Camden, Westminster and Willesden, police confirmed on Monday.

Laurence Taylor, the Met Police’s assistant commissioner for special operations, said: “I can confirm that, following extensive interviews and inquiries, the five men who were arrested are being released on police bail this afternoon.

“To be very clear, this does not mean that the investigation is over. They are subject to stringent conditions on their movement and contact with others. They absolutely remain under investigation as we explore multiple lines of inquiry.”

Police are understood to be investigating a possible Iranian link to the alleged plot. However, the Iranian embassy “categorically rejected” it had any involvement.

Unexpectedly! Regarding that “British nationals” reference, at Hot Air, Beege Welborn responds: RAF Fairford Plot, Day 2: Public Demanding Answers — Officials, Media Channel Norm MacDonald.

The government just released a teaser on the suspects – all ‘British nationals,’ which settles everything.

So shut up already.

 

People are pointing out how worthless that ‘British national’ statement is.

All it means is someone has a British passport, which any old terrorist can get.

Ebola’s been sending me some hilarious memes that have been appearing on his former Cirencester/Gloucestershire neighborhood Facebook message boards. I thought I’d share a couple that nearly had me ruining my monitor this morning.

The first should be an addition to the recent handouts the British government created so their incoming asylum-seeking boat hordes understood that, like, rape, knifeyness, etc., are not considered cultural enhancements in England.

Don’t blow RAF bases up:

And some Sharpe’s Rifles is always appropriate.

Nahh – it’s just those exuberant “British nationalists” once again. Move along, nothing to see here.

Posted at 12:00 pm by Ed Driscoll

FIGHT THE POWER:

Posted at 11:55 am by Glenn Reynolds

LOL:

Related:

Posted at 11:50 am by Glenn Reynolds

HEY, BIG SPENDER: How Kathy Hochul’s admin handed firm a $1B Medicaid contract without competitive bidding.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Department of Health had initially handed Deloitte Consulting a $177 million contract in 2023 to centralize a part of the Medicaid application process that was still being handled by counties into one statewide portal.

But the contract ballooned well beyond that as the administration amended the deal by $866 million in August — a move watchdogs say should have triggered a public bidding process.
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“Once it is complete, this platform will save state taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars while allowing us to strengthen the program and reduce the potential for waste, fraud and abuse,” the DOH spokesperson said.

That’s what they always say.

Posted at 11:40 am by Stephen Green

THE NEW SPACE RACE HAS SECURITY PARAMETERS THAT SIMPLY DIDN’T EXIST DURING THE FIRST ONE:

Posted at 11:24 am by Stephen Green

HMM: Face-to-face with ‘bomb plotters’: Villager tells of 999 call after stumbling on masked men.

“I just thought what the hell are they doing… I saw a group of Middle Eastern-looking young guys running off through the trees. Some of them had masks or balaclavas on, and they all scattered ahead of us as we drove back past.

“Some of them ran into the fields, and some of them turned to run towards the air base. We realised this was something pretty serious. We knew the air base had a credible threat of a terrorist attack before last night. So as soon as I saw them I was worried.

“I mean, you don’t see masked men running around at half one in the morning in the countryside near a secure air base and not have concerns.”

One of the white vans was labelled “FUEL 2YOU” in red lettering, with a phone number.

However, the number appeared to be one digit short and was not recognised when called by Telegraph reporters. The company name does not return any Google search results, and cannot be found on Companies House.

Whatever they were up to, they appear to have been well-organized, and caught only by happenstance.

More here: Arrests As Explosives Plot Uncovered Near Airbase Tied to U.S. Iran Operation.

Posted at 10:38 am by Stephen Green

DEAR BRITAIN: STOP ELECTING PEOPLE WHO HATE YOU.

Posted at 10:22 am by Stephen Green

OVERTON WINDOW, SHIFTING LEFT: Socialism’s Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time. “Over the longer term, Americans have become less positive about most of the market-oriented concepts Gallup tracks. Since 2010, positive views of big business have fallen by 14 percentage points, free enterprise by nine points and capitalism by six points. Small business is the exception, with views of it unchanged. Meanwhile, positive impressions of socialism have risen by seven points.”

Posted at 9:36 am by Stephen Green

PRETTY MUCH, YEAH:

Posted at 9:20 am by Stephen Green

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Dems’ Virulent Antisemitism Could Be the Midterm Wild Card. “The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members who are ascendant in the Democratic Party are, for the most part, unhinged antisemites. I added the qualifier ‘for the most part’ there just in case some leftist troll managed to find one who isn’t. I don’t think that will happen though. Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, Rashida Tlaib, and DSA Psycho Queen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez all prefer that Israel be destroyed and Islamic terrorists hold complete sway in the Middle East. That’s what ‘Free Palestine’ is all about.”

Posted at 9:05 am by Stephen Green

THAT’S NOTHING; THE UK KEEPS CONSIDERING BANNING POINTY KITCHEN KNIVES:

Posted at 8:49 am by Stephen Green

AN AFFORDABILITY AGENDA:

Posted at 8:35 am by Glenn Reynolds