Congrats to SpaceX on the first orbital flight of Starship, and its deployment of operational Starlink satellites. The vehicle still has testing to demonstrate reusability, but as an expendable vehicle, it is now the most capable operational rocket, with more payload capability…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 28, 2026
The Middle East
Looks like something may be happening this week.
Middle East Update
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) September 27, 2026
Something changed overnight in Saudi Arabia, and it deserves attention.
Schools across Riyadh were abruptly ordered to suspend in-person classes for the entire coming week and move students, teachers and administrative staff online. Parents received the…
[Afternoon update]
Middle East Update 1532 EDT
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) September 27, 2026
A couple of developments since my last update are worth watching.
Iran claimed the IRGC captured an American REMUS 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM has now directly disputed that claim, saying the United States retains positive…
[Evening update]
One last Middle East note before I call it a night.
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) September 28, 2026
Keep your eyes on Bab el-Mandeb.
Fighting in Yemen is intensifying around the approaches to the strait, with Yemeni government-aligned forces striking Houthi positions around Taiz and fighting continuing in the high ground…
FWIW, “Supersonic Redhead” is a retired USAF Brigadier General.
Gaza, Explained
But people who ask questions like this don’t want to read things like this.
I do. It's actually a really simple answer.
— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) September 27, 2026
Kids can understand it. I'll tell you the story now so you can be ready when you finally have grandkids, Mario Awful.
For decades, Israelis tried to work with the Gazans, believing the impossible: that people who have declared that… https://t.co/ca6dkHyYvP
What Really Happened At The State Dinner
What really happened after the State Dinner.
— Sovey (@SoveyX) September 25, 2026
The lost Xi camera roll has been found. pic.twitter.com/gNizhiCHG2
“Heterosexual” Women
Why are they attracted to other women?
I use scare quotes because they’re really bisexual, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Most women who “become” lesbians later in life for various reasons (like having a lot of bad experiences with men) were always bisexual, because it makes evolutionary sense for them to be. It also explains “LUG”s (lesbian until graduation).
I would go beyond the thesis here and note that women compete with other women on their looks, so they’re actually pretty finely attuned to the attractiveness of other women.
Spaceports
Yes, we need to amend the CSLAA to allow them to do market pricing.
Fool Us Once
An effort to Trojan Horse RCP8.5 back into policy guidance.
A New Anti-Aging Theory
This is interesting, but the palliative isn’t new. I’ve been supplementing with vitamin C for decades.
Media Hoaxes
A list of the top ten most recent ones.
Here are ten grotesque hoaxes that permanently broke corporate journalism and exposed their cartel forever.
— Saggezza Eterna (@FinalTelegraph) September 24, 2026
Legacy media executives feign bewilderment over their cratering credibility, yet the historical record tells an undeniable story. The collapse of public trust was earned… pic.twitter.com/dSIw5m0bVr
The First Day Of Fall
A delightful essay, from Supersonic Redhead:
It Changes the Light First https://t.co/JBNYdsFCUf
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) September 22, 2026
It makes me miss Michigan.