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.
…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.
Isn’t going away.
Saving LA – Phase III pic.twitter.com/9n9wv1tonZ
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 12, 2026
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
Trump has allowed them to play him for weeks, because he still foolishly sees things through the prism of business, where he can just negotiate “deals.” But there is no negotiating with monsters like this.
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 2, 2026
[Thursday-morning update]
Are the protracted “negotiations” a deliberate US strategy?
[Bumped]
Some people are complaining about the lack of women. Jared explains:
Starting with some energy, and my inability to write brief updates, I am just extremely proud of the NASA crew, our industry, and our international partners. We are getting into a rhythm here at NASA. Earlier this year, setbacks put the Artemis II rocket back in the VAB for…
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) June 10, 2026
Nope. Fuck the IRGC.
That is, an Older, Wiser Libertarian. As am I.
The problem is that we’re not allowing them to grow up.
VDH: Spare us the collective outrage.