DOMINIC GREEN ON THE MANCUNIAN CANDIDATE: Andy Burnham Is Mad for It.

Mr. Burnham’s new politics are the old politics that broke Britain in the 1970s, the lost decade of tax hikes, strikes, social decay, political extremism and a brain drain of talent. How will Mr. Burnham create his class-war time machine? By subsidizing reopened coal mines and shipyards under government management? Nationalizing British Airways (owned by an Anglo-Spanish conglomerate whose largest shareholder is state-owned Qatar Airways)? Seizing Heathrow airport from its French, Qatari, Saudi, Singaporean, Australian and Chinese proprietors?

What could possibly go wrong?

Bill Maher tells British comedian Jack Whitehall that England now spends more on welfare than it collects in income tax.

£333,000,000,000 out. £331,000,000,000 in.

MAHER: "England just got way too woke on a bunch of crazy shit… They passed a milestone where the amount of… pic.twitter.com/qc4VY9H0kR

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) July 20, 2026

I LIKE WINNING:

That is correct, if we homeschool for a single generation, we win: pic.twitter.com/uhQIk5yPxP

— 500 y/o Christian (@500yoChristian) July 20, 2026

LIVIN’ THE DREAM: A Houston Doctor Drives A 1,000-HP Batmobile On The Street.

RELIGION OF PEACE UPDATE: Iranian singer Anita Papist sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘offending public decency’ by singing. “Papist, who posts videos of herself online singing in English and Persian without a head covering, confirmed that her passport was confiscated and her mobile phone blocked, punishments that the Iranian legal advocacy group Dadbaan said were ‘imposed solely for posting her artwork on social media.'”

THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHE’S MORE FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT THAN YOU ARE:

Sunny Hostin: "No one is above the law"

Sunny Hostin now: "How dare you arrest my son? My name is Sunny Hostin!" pic.twitter.com/MOS41bOOvs

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 19, 2026

NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6:

This is an armed revolution against lawful authority, openly led and encouraged by Democrats.

At what point will our nation figure out that we are in the midst of a violent insurrection that threatens our national existence, and treat it as such? https://t.co/zo87YA5p8b

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) July 20, 2026

43-year-old Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca, an anti-American, anti-ICE, anti-government radical who was arrested today after detonating an incendiary device outside ICE offices in New York City, told agents he didn’t care how many federal workers or civilians he killed.

Color me… pic.twitter.com/ph3GHiK0Kg

— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) July 20, 2026

OK, they've advanced to the incendiary device and gun phase. Largely ineffective, some flammable liquid, fireworks and a pellet gun, as the guy espousing an idiotic cause appears to be an idiot.

It won't always be that way. https://t.co/UAfyGJlUdu

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 20, 2026

ICYMI: Come Meet Britain’s Next Worst Prime Minister Ever.

BE PREPARED: Prepared Hero Emergency Fire Blanket. #CommissionEarned

SHE’S THE WORST:

Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold should be in prison. She leaked a spreadsheet online with all the state's voting machine passwords on it from 2020, and after she got caught, claimed that it "wasn't a security threat."

It gets worse. Her office also sent out mail to… pic.twitter.com/DSjNS4Rsza

— The SCIF (@TheSCIF) July 20, 2026

WE SHOULD BE DROPPING CRATES OF GUNS AND AMMO TO THE IRANIAN RESISTANCE: How Important Are Gun Rights? Ask an Average Iranian Citizen These Days.

Of course, maybe we are.

OUT: The Population Bomb.

In: China Is Cracking Down on AI Companions Because Not Enough Babies Are Being Born.

BANS ON DIVISIVE CONCEPTS RISK STIFLING SPEECH. Rather than go tit-for-tat trying to shut down the people who have been shutting you down, you know what would really throw them off their game? Creating an environment where they have to make and defend their arguments.

GO AWAY:

If you thought Flock was bad check out Falconet.

Falconet from Israeli company Cognyte serves as a cell tower simulator that intercepts cell phone data from all devices within range. Police mount these systems in Tahoes so the vehicles can collect information while driving… pic.twitter.com/3qn9UTe2Mr

— Champagne Joshi (@JoshWalkos) July 20, 2026

“Cognyte sells the technology directly to U.S. agencies, as shown by the Texas Department of Public Safety purchase of four Tahoes where over three point eight million dollars went to the interception equipment. Adoption spreads through routine vehicle procurement with little external review of how the collected data is stored or shared.”

CHINA IS ASSHOE: How China Made and Shipped Fake Driver’s Licenses to Tamper With the 2020 Election.

SAVE YOUR CLOTHES: Dr. Killigan’s Premium Clothing Moth Traps with Pheromones. #CommissionEarned

COFFEE, IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO?

Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day is safe for most adults, and regular coffee consumption may be linked to a lower risk of stroke, diabetes and heart failure, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. https://t.co/sXBCwB6at5

— ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2026

NOVEMBER PREVIEW: Grand Strand congressman Russell Fry plans bid for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. “U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman also announced a bid Saturday and former congressional candidates Duke Buckner and Mark Lynch said they would file to replace Graham’s name on the ballot last week.”

JAMES LILEKS: You don’t have to drink so much water, you know.

You look back on your life and you find the moments that mattered, the instances of joy and despair, the the triumphs, the cruel losses and reversals, and you can gauge the depth and breadth of your story by these zenith and troughs. If they flash before your eyes when the time comes, I hope my final recollections includes the memory of leaning against an old Coke machine at a gas station somewhere in the South, taking the first draught of that Grape Nehi, pausing to marvel at this miraculous ichor, then draining it in two ecstatic gulps. It was a strange, lonely summer, but I was glad to be alive and on the road in America, infused again with glorious grape.

I’ve never had it since. Perhaps the rivers of heaven flow with grape Nehi. I’m no theologian, but I’m certain it’s not Lemon-Lime Shasta.

Heh, indeed. Read the whole thing.™

THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: My fitness tracker knew I was pregant before I did.

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:

NEW: Five water main breaks in just one week are raising new questions about the state of L.A.’s aging infrastructure.

The biggest: a 110-year-old, 36-inch pipe that ruptured in West Hollywood, sending 17 million gallons of water through the Sunset Strip, flooding businesses,… pic.twitter.com/S327U84c42

— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) July 20, 2026

Spencer Pratt adds, “5 in a week? Just wait til the earthquake.”

THIS IS WAS CNN:

Never forget that just a few years ago, Lemon was CNN's top rated host, paid millions of dollars a year to be an ignorant, petty fool at a "news network" https://t.co/TixbOTwhl9

— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) July 20, 2026

“Without the Holocaust and all that stuff.” In 2001, Jonah Goldberg wrote, “Aside from the murder and genocide, what exactly don’t you like about National Socialism?” He concluded, “I’ve never met a real social-welfare state leftist who could answer [that] question without having to think real hard.”

To be fair, “thinking real hard” has never been Lemon’s strong suit: CNN’s Don Lemon Asks If a Black Hole Could’ve Swallowed the Missing Plane.

ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Can Elon Musk Really Put ONE MILLION Data Center Satellites in Orbit? “The correct question is, ‘Can he put enough data center satellites in orbit at a low enough cost to generate positive cashflow?'”

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Potato Salad vs. Pasta Salad: Which Is Better for Blood Sugar?

I’M SIMPLY SAYING THAT LLMs, UH… FIND A WAY:

OpenAI had to pause internal deployment of the unreleased model that disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture after it repeatedly used novel ways to escape containment. pic.twitter.com/nfK2PglVGm

— Andrew Curran (@AndrewCurran_) July 20, 2026

THEY NEED GUNS: How Important Are Gun Rights? Ask an Average Iranian Citizen These Days. “The numbers of Iranian citizens murdered by Iran’s rulers are still being counted, but President Trump identified the central truth that courage alone cannot overcome a government willing to use overwhelming force against a defenseless population.”