YEAH. NO PAUSES: Now let’s talk about “the pause” Trust me bro we don’t want to squelch AI forever bro it would just be a couple years bro while we get alignment right bro. Wait, where have I heard this song before? Oh yeah. “Two weeks to flatten the curve.” The “pause” rhetoric is meant […]

THE LEFT IS NOT EVEN HIDING THEY’RE IN THE PAY OF WEST TAIWAN, ANYMORE: Enemy Actions.

EVEN I — AND I’M AWARE OF IT — SOMETIMES FALL IN THE TRAP OF EXPECTING REALITY TO BE FASTER AND MORE DRAMATIC THAN REALITY EVER WAS: Cinematic.

WELL! I’M SHOCKED! WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING? UK PM Burnham: ‘Strong Indications’ Iran is Linked to RAF Fairford Plot.

HAHA. I’ve said it once and I’ll keep saying it. Whoever runs the DHS account on X deserves a raise. https://t.co/EqiqvOM2Wb — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 30, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

SPACE LAW: Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?

JIM TREACHER: Green Lantern’s Superpower: Microaggressions. “We were talking a lot about just the idea of replacement. When do you bow out gracefully? How long do you hold on? Right as we were having the conversation, we had already started talking about it and breaking it. The Democratic National Convention was coming up, and that’s when […]

I MEAN, SHE’S NOT WRONG: You Don’t Hate the Legacy Press Enough. UPDATE: Kyle, please, he was a mostly peaceful pilot who mistakenly brought a knife on board, curiously stabbed the captain, and accidentally globalized the intifada. https://t.co/c1s7kQVQTt — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) September 30, 2026

TURNED OUT IT CAME FROM A GOVERNMENT LAB? New Study Shows What Really Happened After The Black Death Wiped Out Millions.

“A NATION LIKE A LION.” ‘A Nation Like a Lion’—Israeli Airline Passenger Heroics Avert Jihadist Terrorist Attack: ‘Ten guys just jumped to help.’ Shades of Brad Todd.

MOVING TOWARD OBESITY AS A LIFESTYLE CHOICE: A Drug Made People Burn More Calories – Scientists Aren’t Sure How.

HEH: 100 Israeli passengers vs One Muslim Pilot. What a completely disproportionate response from israel. — Anastasia Volkova (@thedutchessil) September 30, 2026

MICROBIOME NEWS: Distinct gut microbiome patterns found in five cancer groups and in early-onset cancers.

ONSHORING: Nissan Wants 80% of Its U.S. Cars Built in America by 2030.

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Jan. 6 Themed ‘Social Reckoning’ Expected to Bomb at Box Office. World of Reel shares a pointed reaction to the film and its subject matter: January 6th eventually comes up, the entire film builds toward it. The film’s arc leads naturally to the suggestion that January 6th was, in part, a product of […]

CHANGE: BREAKING: Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that Elon Musk will co-lead a new War Department effort studying the future of warfare during his State of the Force address. Hegseth unveils Project Meridian, naming Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to co-lead the effort under the… pic.twitter.com/stxOPThY8z — Fox News (@FoxNews) September 30, 2026

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Chefman TurboFry Touch Dual Air Fryer. #CommissionEarned

HMM: Carry On? Carry Often: Building a Handy AR-15 PDW Folder.

ADAM THIERER: What Hayek Can Teach Us About AI Safety. This is where a dose of Hayekian thinking is particularly useful. Hayek would tell us that AI alignment is not a computable math equation, and that efforts to treat it as such will lead to the sort of authoritarian thinking and proposals we witnessed with […]

PRETTY MUCH, YEAH: This hijacking story is INSANE but I’m looking forward to hearing the terrorists side of the story on Miss Rachel today. — Jimmy Failla (@jimmyfailla) September 30, 2026

KRUISER: Dems’ Haplessness Makes Them an Even Bigger Existential Threat to the Republic. “What does worry me, though, is that the Democrats are not unlike an unhinged, cornered rabid animal these days. Because it’s now a party dominated by coastal elites, there is also an almost feral quality when Dem politicians are out in normal […]

IS IT REALLY A GOOD IDEA FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO OUTRUN US? Robot dog runs a marathon faster than the average human, all on a single charge.

THAT’S GONNA LEAVE A MARK: Best way to sandbox an AI is to put it on a Delta flight – it will have no chance of accessing the Internet! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 30, 2026 In-flight Starlink ought to be industry standard — it’s just that good.

CHANGE: Airbus A350F Makes First Flight. “Airbus’ next-generation A350F freighter, which the manufacturer confirmed to be under development in July 2021, has finally conducted its maiden flight.”

TOP-HEAVY: Hegseth to double cuts to generals, admirals in major Pentagon shakeup. “War Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce plans to reduce by 20% the number of positions reserved for generals and admirals during his State of the Force address on Wednesday.”

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO HATE WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES TO CAPITALISM: "Gen Z voters hate capitalism—but they’ve barely even seen it…look at where their pain is concentrated: education, housing and health care…the most regulated, subsidized sectors of the American economy, and therefore the least like capitalism" https://t.co/Cn5sGB8GBA — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) September 30, 2026

COFFEE, IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Since it’s National Coffee Day, let’s talk about this massive study that says coffee helps women age better.

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER: Australia’s Federal Court Boards the Gender Train and Wins September’s Dishonorable Conduct Award.

NO THANKS: A Change in Your Voice Could Foreshadow Cognitive Decline, Major Study Finds.

SEDUCTIVE AI: “‘They’re relating to it like a conscious being,’ realized Rabbi Navon, a former computer engineer who wrote his dissertation on the ethics of machine consciousness.” I’m not impressed with that. Humans anthromorphize everything. Cars, boats; research even shows kids see Alexa and Roombas as moral beings. Even Tim The Pencil.