(0632) Morning all. Grifty, you’ll recall, opens her pieces with “… you gorgeous, good looking people” and I was thinking (dangerous I know) … that that’s quite nice. Critics might call it insincere but I’d call it all-inclusive for those of her mindset. And let’s face it … would you prefer waking up to “we’re doomed, doomed y’hear” or to… “Morning, you intelligent, discerning, patient patrons …” or similar? (Brits of course would recognise Private Frazer in that “doomed” one and might smile at it.) (0734)

 

5. The formidable Steve at 1462

• Senate Confirms Attorney General Todd Blanche in Overnight Vote, Leaves for August Recess Without Passing SAVE Act
• Greg Gutfeld on the DSA: ‘I Resent Having to Debate Ideologies That Have Not Only Failed, But Killed Millions’
• Long-time Vocal Democrat “Jumps Ship” Says “Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum” – Will Support Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Election
• Italy Shrugs Off Spanish Ultimatum, Says It Has no Plans to Reopen Border With Invaded Country – Madrid to Retaliate
• The Numbers Don’t Lie: [The] Ukraine Is Losing The Infrastructure War
• Researchers Name Dietary Nutrients Linked to Vision Protection
• How Little has Changed Between ‘Political Correctness’ and ‘Woke
• Much more.

4. Shorts

Bin thinking … when I group multiple shorts under one number, the power of each seems diminished, unless a single author. I’m thinking let each have it’s own number. Quite like this guy:

3. The Venerable DAD at 1462

a) Britain’s food supply is facing a growing new threat after a wave of suspected arson attacks targeted farms across the country while the UK endures what experts warn could become the worst harvest since records began. 

Police have urged farmers to remain on high alert amid a series of suspicious fires destroying hay and straw stores, with investigators examining whether the attacks are being fuelled by a viral challenge circulating on the Chinese Communist Party-linked social media platform TikTok.

b) Despite a raft of measures in recent years, cold telephone calls still plague daily life in France. The government has now opted for a tougher crackdown.

Cold calling is about to come to an end. (JH: I’m taking this one up later, separately.)

c) Giorgia Meloni rejects Sánchez ultimatum to lift Schengen checks

Rome has tied any review of the suspension to intelligence warnings of a fresh mass crossing attempt at Ceuta.

2. Over at Jstack and OoL

https://orphansofliberty.blogspot.com/2026/08/aml-on-inversion.html