THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP:

Whoa. https://t.co/dExQIiEYs4

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 24, 2026

SHUT UP, THEY EXPLAINED: Hiding Much? Newsom Signs ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act.’ “Presumably, the Stop Nick Shirley Act will face legal challenges, given that it could raise serious First Amendment concerns, but it is not clear how long it might take to resolve those challenges. The case might go all the way to the Supreme Court, and meanwhile, will Commifornia’s Dems be arresting reporters?”

ANDY KESSLER: The Summer of ‘My Bad’: We’ve seen a string of high-profile mea culpas the past few months. About time. Not much in the way of consequences, though.

“Mea culpa” translates to “through my fault” or “my mistake.” I much prefer the modern apology “my bad.” We’ve had a run of mea culpas lately. It’s about time.

Anthropic founder Dario Amodei said last year, “There’s a 25% chance that things go really, really badly” with artificial intelligence. In 2023 he worried about human extinction. But with trillion-dollar-valued initial public offerings in the air, he and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have sharply pivoted to AI optimism. Last week Mr. Amodei tweeted, “I think it will actually be possible to cure most human disease in ~5-10 years.” Cure us before it kills us, I guess. On the pending job apocalypse, Mr. Altman said, “I’m delighted to be wrong about that.” OK. . . .

In what should be a mea culpa for Democrats, but sadly won’t be, Rahm Emanuel summed up today’s collectivist fervor: “We’re the only country where you have to be rich enough to be a socialist.”

Until people in power have lost money, or freedom, or position, apologies don’t mean a whole lot.

IT WAS WHITE SUPREMACY THAT PUT ALL THESE PEOPLE IN POWER, TO MAKE BLACK DEMOCRATS LOOK BAD:

gary indiana not having power is an amazing story of diversity

>entire city council is black
>every electric company executive is black
>black residents can’t stop shooting at vehicles working to restore power

and they all blame racism for going without power for so long https://t.co/asCK1PVJe8 pic.twitter.com/aamnv3WLTa

— retard mode ✞ (@retardmode) August 23, 2026

LIMITED TIME DEAL: LANBITOU Ladder A Frame Extension 14Ft Multi Position for Home. #CommissionEarned

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Bad weather delays launch of China’s historic Chang’e 7 mission to moon’s south pole.

According to reports, the growth of Tropical Depression Narra in the Gulf of Tonkin has prompted China’s space agency to delay the liftoff of Chang’e 7 significantly — possibly until 2027.

“China’s Chang’e 7 lunar probe does not meet launch conditions, and its launch therefore cannot take place during the planned window this year,” the state-run Xinhua news agency reported today (Aug. 23), citing the China Manned Space Agency.

Chang’e 7 had originally been scheduled to launch today from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the island of Hainan. But then Narra started brewing in the Gulf of Tonkin, just to the island’s west.

Launching a rocket into a howling gale is less than ideal.

You don’t say.

GOOD ADVICE:

I am begging sensitive young men not to make decisions about women and family based on the bottom-of-the-barrel gender war ragebait that if blasted in everyone's faces 24/7 barely makes eks dot com profitable to advertisers in a free market. https://t.co/CXaRYG9i67

— Marko Jukic (@mmjukic) August 22, 2026

AS GODDARD AND HEINLEIN WANTED:Trump Positions America for a ‘Golden Age of Space Transportation’ Through New Directives.

HOW THE LEFT WORKS:

California has officially signed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” (AB 2624) into law. This bill was created only after I exposed widespread fraud in immigrant communities across America, specifically in California’s Medicaid, nonprofits and other welfare programs funded by our tax… pic.twitter.com/oR9H2qVSyd

— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) August 23, 2026

NOT IMPORTING CRIMINALS WAS NEVER CONSIDERED:

This is the UK right now. pic.twitter.com/2CilcbSoYW

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) August 22, 2026

JOHN LUCAS: The Establishment Mouthpiece Undermining American Culture: And what you can do to fight it. “So you say our free enterprise system is ‘uniquely severe,’ Professor? Some of the Kulaks of Ukraine or the peasants of Cambodia, North Korea, Cuba and other ‘socialist’ paradises might like to have a word about that, if only they were still alive. This Cuban farmer would like a word, Professor.”

HEADLINES FROM 1991-2026 INCLUSIVE: Hillary Reportedly Planning Bill Clinton’s Funeral, and I Have Questions.

ON SUNDAYS I RUN A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE AUTHORS:  Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

There’s also a fun vignette challenge.

ANDY BESHEAR IS A SAD LOSER.

.@AndyBeshearKY picked an odd fight to take up with Vance. First for a man of privilege to question the geographic credentials of a man who grew up in Middletown, Ohio, and Kentucky, with the former right on the edge of the government’s definition of Appalachia and the latter… https://t.co/Er3rxhGUnu

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 23, 2026

THEY’VE GULLED AMERICANS WITH THAT SCAM FOR 47 YEARS:  Slain Ayatollah Khamenei wanted to end conflict with US through peace talks, Iranian president claims.

THE ORGAN GRABBERS HAVE MOVED ON FROM DISMEMBERED UNBORN BABIES:  Ohio mom ‘devastated’ after son killed in car crash had his organs removed without her approval.

NO, NOT FOR BESTOWING DIPLOMAS ON STUDENTS UNABLE TO READ THEM; THAT REMAINS LEGAL:  Former Superintendent, Two Others Sentenced in $1M School Fraud Scheme.

Immoral, but legal.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE DOES NOT DEPEND ON FANS FOR FUNDS:  The WNBA Continues to Be a Trainwreck. Did You See These Two New Mascots?

THEATER KIDS ALL THE WAY DOWN:  Desperate Climate Crisis Cultists Turn to OnlyFans for ‘Sexy’ Messaging.

UNLESS OUR TEACHING INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY AN ENEMY FORCE, LIKE, SAY, MARXISM:  The Humanities and Social Sciences Should Teach Civilization, Not Contempt.

WHAT HE SAID:  Wishing I stayed under the rock.

WE’LL NEVER NEED TO REPLACE EVERYTHING…  BUT YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’LL NEED TO:  American Heirloom Project: How would you rebuild it all?

OVERALL, WHATEVER PUSHES PEOPLE AWAY FROM DEPENDENCY ON THE STATE IS GOOD:  Trump’s bill prompts steep SNAP enrollment decline — including over 50% in one state.

FROM THE OUTSIDE, THIS LOOKS RIGHT:  I AI Code All Day. I Hate Talking About It. Five conversation failure modes, none of which involve a shipped feature.

THE WHOLE ANTI-DATA CENTER THING IS A PSY OPS BY PEOPLE WHO DON’T MEAN US WELL:  I Made a Website to Monitor Data Center Effects on Electricity Prices.