I agree, it’s unlikely they’ll stay in California.
I don’t know about the culture of Silicon Valley versus Miami, but the climate is a hell of a lot better.
All posts by Rand Simberg
War In Space
How to win it:
— Christian Keil (@pronounced_kyle) June 22, 2026
Vance’s Dubious (And Delusional) Diplomacy
Trump has tied himself to it, at least for now. As Hammer notes, the danger with a president who is all about deals is that he will pursue them even if they’re lousy ones. And with his straw-man comments about critics of the deal and Israel, Vance has not covered himself in glory here.
Harvard Students
Are twice as likely to be mentally ill as the general population.
It raises the question: Are they leftists because they’re mentally ill, or are they mentally ill because they’re leftists? It’s become a new identity group. It seems like much of Democrat politics is simply their attempts to impose their neuroses on the rest of us.
“The Left Took Total Control”
Is California reaching a crisis point?
Hopefully, the Supreme Court will put an end to some of the voting nonsense, but even if it does, the state may ignore it (as it does with DEI). If so, maybe the Justice Department should step in at some point and declare the state in insurrection.
Elon Musk Is A Genius
…and a litmus test.
The reactions on X have been truly deranged.
[Monday-afternoon update]
Elon’s motivations, explained: SpaceX and the Sentient Sun.
Those of us who have read a lot of science fiction are much better prepared for this century than those who have not.
Spencer Pratt
Isn’t going away.
Saving LA – Phase III pic.twitter.com/9n9wv1tonZ
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 12, 2026
Beware Medical “Experts”
The year is 1949.
— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) June 12, 2026
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has just gone to the man who invented the lobotomy. Your doctor suggests one for your sister, who has not been herself since the baby came. It is the most celebrated advance in psychiatry of the age, and he is simply current. By the… pic.twitter.com/ZwIoslELDe
A guide on how to use it effectively.
It should be noted that conversational AI has made it a lot easier.
SpaceX Progress
An interview with Gwynne on IPO day.