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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Iain Macwhirter) - The Arday Debacle and the Bankruptcy of British Institutions Thu Aug 13 04:19:53 2026

A serial fantasist’s exposure has demonstrated how academia, publishing, and the law have discredited themselves. The post The Arday Debacle and the Bankruptcy of British Institutions appeared first on The American Conservative .

UK Special Coverage The Arday Debacle and the Bankruptcy of British Institutions A serial fantasist’s exposure has demonstrated how academia, publishing, and the law have discredited themselves. UK Special Coverage Jason Arday, the disgraced Cambridge sociology professor who resigned on August 5 over plagiarism claims, will no doubt bounce back. As he said himself in a Times interview: “We’re talking about academia here. I didn’t murder somebody.” Arday, appointed professor of sociology of education and fellow of Jesus College at the age of 37, is now a national celebrity. He is a cause supported by a legion of…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ann Coulter) - NYT Has Identity Crisis Over Gunslinger’s Identity Thu Aug 13 04:19:52 2026

Gun rights are great, so long as you check the right boxes. The post NYT Has Identity Crisis Over Gunslinger’s Identity appeared first on The American Conservative .

Crime Crime NYT Has Identity Crisis Over Gunslinger’s Identity Gun rights are great, so long as you check the right boxes. TakiMag Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images LONDON — The New York Times, normally so squeamish about the use of firearms, recently published a highly sympathetic account of a woman using a gun to defend herself in Wyoming. Unfortunately, the woman wasn’t a woman, but a man claiming to be a woman. And “she” wasn’t defending herself, she was the aggressor. (Pronouns translated into British under order of the Crown Court.) The Times’…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (James P. Pinkerton) - The Pentagon’s ‘Missile Crisis’ Distracts From Deeper Problems Thu Aug 13 04:19:50 2026

A history lesson from the First World War shows how munition shortages are less of a problem than military groupthink. The post The Pentagon’s ‘Missile Crisis’ Distracts From Deeper Problems appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The Pentagon’s ‘Missile Crisis’ Distracts From Deeper Problems A history lesson from the First World War shows how munition shortages are less of a problem than military groupthink. Recent headlines about U.S. weapons in the Persian Gulf are somewhere between ominous and confusing. Are we running low? Or are we being manipulated?  Reuters , August 4: “US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war.” CNN , same day: “Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted.”  And on Fox News, Jennifer Griffin reported, “A growing reality after months…Open

REDSTATE (Sister Toldjah) - 'Platner Vibes': Major Scandal Hits New Maine Dem Senate Nominee, and It All Sounds So Familiar Thu Aug 13 03:57:06 2026

NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Higher 2027 COLA could boost benefits for millions Thu Aug 13 03:23:11 2026

Some analysts note that higher benefit payments would also increase Social Security's costs.

REDSTATE (Teri Christoph) - Whoops: Peggy Flanagan's Hilarious Fundraising Email Accidentally Steamrolls Elizabeth Warren Thu Aug 13 03:16:47 2026

JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Democrat divorce: Recent progressive losses press moderates to reclaim party to beat Trump's GOP Thu Aug 13 03:08:59 2026

The loss for Hong shows there may be limits to the Democratic Socialists’ movement’s reach beyond urban centers and can alienate moderate Democrats and swing voters. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

JUSTTHENEWS (Katherine Pugh) - ‘Embroiled in scandals’: ethics issues have shadowed N Carolina's 11th district for over a decade Thu Aug 13 03:08:59 2026

Over roughly the past 14 years, residents in the western district of the state have consecutively elected to the seat Republicans Mark Meadows, Madison Cawthorn and Chuck Edwards.

JUSTTHENEWS (Ashe Short) - Inside the FBI's two-tiered approach of attack: Aggressive on Trump, protective on Biden Thu Aug 13 03:08:55 2026

The federal government's most powerful investigative agency spent four years applying double standards to two investigations of presidential candidates. At the same time, they were floating as credible allegations against one that its own agents doubted, yet treated corroborated tips about the other as foreign disinformation. No one has been seriously held accountable for the disparity.