SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE IS TRANSITIONING TO SERENITY: ‘Shocking’ study shows link between transgender ideology and left-wing violence.

The new study from researchers at Rutgers University, the right-leaning Manhattan Institute and Network Contagion Research Institute found that those normalizing transgender beliefs were more likely to be supportive of political violence.

Respondents were quizzed about six potential targets of political violence for the study: “killing Charlie Kirk, killing Donald Trump, killing Brian Thompson, arson of ICE buildings, damaging wealthy people’s property, and violence against police.”

“These findings suggest that gender ideology is associated with LWA [left-wing authoritarianism] and willingness to justify political violence,” stated the study, which titled “Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology?”

“Experimental research is needed to determine causality,” according to the researchers.

The real-world evidence is pretty compelling.

PRIZE MONEY: IT’S NOT JUST FOR HISTORICAL NAVAL FICTION ANYMORE: US Aims to Revive Civil War-Era Court to Claim Iran Oil as Prize.

The Justice Department is preparing to activate a long-dormant maritime war court to streamline military capture of Iranian oil tankers as US prizes, according to three people familiar with the plans.

Reviving prize courts, which is expected to face legal challenges, is intended to strengthen the blockade of Iran and offset the cost of the conflict.

Aaron Reitz, the Houston-based US attorney whose office is partnering with department headquarters on the initiative, confirmed DOJ is “now reviving” prize courts, which he described as an “ancient body of maritime law.”

The unfinalized plans, if adopted, would offer a faster path for federal prosecutors to claim oil and other cargo taken from enemy or neutral vessels as US property. The seized goods would then be sold with proceeds transferred to the treasury.

The anticipated revival is the second time this year the administration has turned to an obscure court system to carry out its agenda, after bringing the first-ever case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in July. . . .

Once a regular feature of 18th and 19th century naval combat, prize courts have gone largely unused since the Spanish-American War of 1898 and lain entirely dormant since World War II. In recent decades, the US has shifted to relying on civil forfeiture law as the mechanism for seizing ships and obtaining their assets to enforce sanctions violations.

DOJ’s planning, which has been coordinated with the Pentagon, comes as US forces have intercepted and seized multiple Iranian-owned or linked ships since imposing a blockade in April.

Does the captain still get 3/8, with smaller shares for the officers and crew?

I ALREADY LIKE THEM, YOU DON’T HAVE TO SELL ME

I have not seen a better argument for the AfD than the beginning of this hit piece from The Atlantic
I'm not kidding pic.twitter.com/xCgmuDC0SY

— Michael Malice (@michaelmalice) August 26, 2026

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Tech bros must channel the moguls of old to get back in America’s good graces. “At the heart of the widespread bipartisan resistance to data centers and Flock cameras is our distrust of the people behind them.”

CATHERINE SALGADO: Abbey Gate and the Afghanistan Debacle, Five Years Later.

HOW CAN CANADA HAVE A MEASLES PROBLEM IF THEY DON’T HAVE TRUMP, RFK, JR., OR MAHA? Canada Is Losing The War On Measles: Canada losing their elimination status for measles is a nerve-wracking reminder of the fragility of modern civilization.

I’m sure none of this has to do with mass immigration from countries where measles is common and vaccination isn’t.

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIP:

News you can use, folks. Sad that it needs to be said, but here we are. pic.twitter.com/L05vetFgUi

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 26, 2026

HERE’S ONE: Not That You Needed Another Reason to Love Dolly Parton, But . . .

A LIFE WELL LIVED:  Remembering Dolly..,She shared her music with the world, and gave millions of children the gift of literacy.

IN CASE YOU FORGOT, WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE:  Spaceports: What works and what doesn’t.

O’KEEFE DESERVES A MEDAL FOR THIS AND SO MUCH MORE:  James O’Keefe Just Put Lisa Murkowski’s Anti-SAVE America Act Stance Through the Shredder.

SHE’S BEEN A CRYPTO COMMUNIST HER WHOLE LIFE:  Hillary Clinton Suggests Rise of Socialism in the Democratic Party is ‘Healthy’.

HORRIFYING:  Himalayan Landslide Triggers Catastrophic Flood at Nepal-Tibet Border.

LIKE WE DIDN’T ALL KNOW THAT:  El-Sayed’s Sister Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About Activist Profs Politically Proselytizing Students.

SHE’S SPOT ON:  I always understood why the Second Amendment was constitutionally protected. What I never really understood was why people called it a natural right. Then I moved from New York to Florida.

UN OUT OF THE US, US OUT OF THE UN:  Watchdog demands apology after UN memorial erroneously honors Hamas terrorist. UN spokesman appears to blame Israel for not objecting to UNRWA employee list.

THIS IS INTERESTING:  A promising development.

CLIMATE CULTISTS SUFFER FROM ILLUSIONS OF HUMAN OMNIPOTENCE:  QotD: Putting US power generation in perspective.

A NEW WORLD IS BEING BORN. LET’S NOT SCREW IT UP WITH SOCIALISM:  Medicine is Becoming Programmable.

THERE ARE THINGS NONE OF US CAN REMEMBER WHILE REMAINING CALM:  True horrors of Biden’s Afghan pullout emerge on 5th anniversary of suicide bomb: ‘Witness to atrocities, war crimes’.

HE’S RIGHT. YOU’D BEST OPEN YOUR DUMBRELLA. IT’S STUPID OUT THERE:  Target Rich Environment volume five.

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

DEMOCRAT INSTRUCTS PARTY OPERATIVES WITH BYLINES: Democrat Debbie Dingell: Don’t ask me about Hasan Piker.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Tech bros must channel the moguls of old to get back in America’s good graces. “At the heart of the widespread bipartisan resistance to data centers and Flock cameras is our distrust of the people behind them.”

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site.