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"I made vows to be with her forever, and I would have stayed forever," Tucker told Page Six in a candid interview.

"I made vows to be with her forever, and I would have stayed forever," Tucker told Page Six in a candid interview.

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

LNG Buyers Scramble For Conflict-Free Supplies Beyond Gulf As War Rejiggers Global Energy Flows

Since the early days of the US-Iran conflict, we have tracked the rewiring of global energy flows. That theme continues today and is accelerating as LNG buyers seek supplies and shipping routes well beyond the Gulf. Before the conflict, roughly one-fifth of global LNG trade transited through the Strait of Hormuz, concentrating risk at a single chokepoint. That vulnerability is now driving buyers to rejigger supply networks. 

At last week's Gastech annual conference and exhibition for natural gas and LNG in Bangkok, Thailand, Reuters cited energy executives, government officials, buyers, traders and investors who discussed the urgency of securing new supplies from conflict-free areas, largely because the Hormuz chokepoint has become a major liability. 

Asian governments are pursuing longer-term supply security, while producers and trading houses are broadening their supply networks to include safer regions worldwide.

"A lot of governments are thinking not just diversification of the suppliers, but diversification of supply routes," Sue-Ern Tan, the head of the International Energy Agency's regional cooperation center in Singapore, said at Gastech.

Bangladesh, which previously relied on Qatar for most of its LNG imports, is searching for new supplies in Indonesia, Australia and China. Earlier this year, buyers including PetroChina and India's GAIL secured replacement cargoes outside the Gulf region.

The search for alternatives could support emerging producers including Argentina, East Timor and Tanzania, broadening investment beyond the US and Qatar, which dominate LNG exports. 

Thailand's state-controlled energy group, PTT, is now exploring supplies from Oman, North America and West Africa. Its trading arm recently signed a long-term deal with Norway's Equinor.

Also at Gastech, Shell executive Tom Summers said new capacity had largely offset the loss of 36 million metric tons of Gulf supply, leaving a net global shortfall this year of about 5 million tons, or 1% to 1.5% of supply.

Takayuki Ueda, CEO of Japanese energy firm Inpex, said that companies were focused on "portfolio resilience, portfolio diversification, diversification of supply sources, and also security for the entire supply chain."

Paul Marsden, president of engineering firm Bechtel, expects new supplies from East Africa, including projects involving companies such as ExxonMobil.

The latest EIA figures show that US LNG exports surged, averaging 17.4 billion cubic feet per day in the first half of 2026, up 23% from a year earlier. US exporters are helping replace disrupted Gulf supplies as the waters in the Gulf of America remain calm and commercial maritime traffic remains stable.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2026 - 06:55

The Jets feel like a scrappy bunch that will be able to stay in games, but two games is a small sample size.

A 65-year-old Melbourne man has been charged with terrorism offenses for allegedly sharing 10,000 Islamic State propaganda files online.

European Commission Proposes Energy & Water Efficiency Disclosure Rules For Data-Centers

Authored by Zachary Skidmore via Data Centre Dynamics,

The European Commission (EC) has submitted a proposal to require data centers across Europe to disclose their energy and water efficiency metrics.

The European Union (EU) aims to triple its data center capacity over the next five to seven years.

This has raised concerns about the build-out's potential impact on the power grid and natural resource use.

The proposed rules would create a common rating scheme covering data centers with a capacity exceeding 500kW. The scheme would also cover data centers' support for grid balancing services, contributions to waste heat recovery, and use of renewable energy generation.

In support of the proposal, the EC has also launched a call for evidence and public consultation on minimum performance standards for data centers in Europe. The consultation will close in December.

The proposal is now subject to a two-month scrutiny period by the European Parliament and the Council before entering into force. This gives co-legislators the opportunity to object to the proposal, but not to propose amendments.

The first ratings from the scheme are expected sometime in 2027.

A first review is expected to follow by the end of 2028.

European officials have launched several projects to support the bloc's energy system in meeting the demands from the data center sector. In June, the EU launched two initiatives to that effect. The first seeks to bring together a range of stakeholders, including data center developers, energy companies, and public authorities, to integrate data centers into the EU energy system. The second, dubbed the AI grids project, seeks to develop the first pan-European AI foundation model for electricity grids.

The rules came shortly after reports emerged that several of the largest data center operators were accused of using a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to crucial information about the environmental impact of their data centers.

Data centers are projected to grow exponentially across the European market, forecast to rise from approximately 9.2GW at present to more than 17GW in 2030, much of which is driven by AI. As a result, emissions emanating from the sector are also expected to skyrocket, especially with the data center size also increasing significantly.

The lack of reporting regarding the impact of individual data centers could seriously curtail the ability of independent bodies to scrutinize their impact, potentially impacting the EU's capacity to meet carbon reduction targets.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2026 - 06:30

Democrats have grown so unmoored that a majority of them would be happy if a military coup overthrew President Donald Trump and seized control of America . . . to “safeguard the Constitution.”

Blakeman is closer to pulling off an upset of Hochul than GOP challenger Lee Zeldin was during the same time period in 2022.

The 2026 Giants are two games into the season, and no one knows what they are.

Former pardon attorney Ed Martin likened accusations about a cash for clemency racket in President Trump's orbit to the "Russia hoax" and lamented that the administration lost momentum from its early days to dramatically transform the government.

Suck up these early October Prime Day vacuum deals!

Xi knows his economy is on dangerously dicey ground with growth stalled far below any healthy level; the United States could use a break from the trade war, but China is desperate to return to a stable path.

The disgraced Hollywood mogul, 74, was convicted in June 2025 of first-degree criminal sex act for attacking former "Project Runway" staffer Miriam "Mimi" Haley inside his SoHo apartment in 2006.

The city has not given a precise removal date, but the sign is expected to be gone before the end of September.

China Ranked #1 In World At Math; USA 27th...

How do math skills compare around the world?

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks participating countries and economies by the average mathematics scores of 15-year-old students in the most recent PISA 2025 study, published in September 2026.

PISA assesses students in mathematics, reading, and science. Its mathematics assessment goes beyond memorizing formulas or procedures, measuring whether students can apply mathematical knowledge and reasoning to real-world problems.

More than 760,000 students took part in PISA 2025 across 91 countries and economies, representing roughly 33 million 15-year-olds worldwide.

China in this ranking represents the participating jurisdictions of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. Uzbekistan is excluded because a comparable mathematics score was not reported.

Why East Asia Stands Out in Math Scores

China leads Singapore by 49 points, while Macao and Taiwan rank third and fourth with scores of 549 and 546, respectively.

Rank Country Average PISA score 1 🇨🇳 China 612 2 🇸🇬 Singapore 563 3 🇲🇴 Macao 549 4 🇹🇼 Taiwan 546 5 🇯🇵 Japan 525 6 🇰🇷 Korea 522 6 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 522 8 🇪🇪 Estonia 508 9 🇨🇭 Switzerland 499 10 🇬🇧 UK 488 11 🇨🇦 Canada 485 12 🇵🇱 Poland 484 13 🇳🇱 Netherlands 483 14 🇳🇿 New Zealand 480 14 🇮🇪 Ireland 480 14 🇧🇪 Belgium 480 17 🇦🇺 Australia 478 18 🇦🇹 Austria 477 18 🇨🇿 Czechia 477 20 🇩🇰 Denmark 471 21 🇱🇹 Lithuania 470 22 🇫🇮 Finland 469 22 🇸🇰 Slovakia 469 24 🇮🇹 Italy 468 25 🇩🇪 Germany 464 25 🇸🇪 Sweden 464 27 OECD average 463 27 🇺🇸 United States 463 28 🇹🇷 Türkiye 462 29 🇸🇮 Slovenia 460 29 🇵🇹 Portugal 460 29 🇱🇻 Latvia 460 32 🇭🇺 Hungary 459 33 🇫🇷 France 458 33 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 458 35 🇪🇸 Spain 457 36 🇭🇷 Croatia 455 37 🇦🇪 UAE 453 38 🇳🇴 Norway 452 39 🇮🇸 Iceland 450 40 🇻🇳 Vietnam 443

Japan ranks fifth with 525 points, while Korea and Hong Kong are tied at 522. Estonia breaks up the concentration of East Asian education systems at the top, ranking eighth globally with a score of 508 and placing highest among European countries.

Where the U.S. and Canada Rank

The United States ranks 27th with a score of 463, exactly matching the OECD average.

Canada ranks 11th overall with an average mathematics score of 485, putting it 22 points above the OECD average. It also places ahead of several major European economies, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy.

The United Kingdom ranks 10th with a score of 488. Australia comes in 17th at 478, while New Zealand ties for 14th at 480.

Math Scores Have Fallen Across the OECD

Across OECD countries, average mathematics scores fell by 22 points between 2015 and 2025, equivalent to just over one year of learning. Declines were also recorded among non-OECD participants.

PISA also found an association between heavy digital leisure use and student outcomes. Students spending more than four hours a day on digital leisure activities outside school tended to have lower mathematics scores and a weaker sense of belonging.

By contrast, moderate digital use was associated with better outcomes on both measures than either no use or very high use.

If you enjoyed today’s post, check out Countries by Education Spending as % of GDP on Voronoi.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2026 - 05:45

The race for New York State attorney general is tightening, with Democratic incumbent Letitia James’ lead over Republican Saritha Komatireddy shrinking by 5 points, according to a new poll.

A Massachusetts restaurant owner pursued two teen dine and dashers before he allegedly assaulted them and whipped out his gun, which left a girl fearing for her life.

They asked to feel the "Noize" — and he went wild.

BBC Memory-Holes Comedy Sketches That Satirized Racism

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

The BBC has completely cut multiple sketches from 2006 comedy skit show That Mitchell and Webb Look after dumping the Bafta-winning series back onto its streaming service for its twentieth anniversary.

The official line is that some of the old material no longer "works today." What no longer works, it turns out, is comedy that satirised and mocked the very mindset of racism.

A BBC spokesman said: "This is a 20-year-old sketch show; in consultation with the programme makers, we have included the ones that still work today and not the ones that don't." David Mitchell and Robert Webb have not publicly replied at time of writing.

BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer https://t.co/ldobFbxK4h

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 21, 2026

The sketches were not random gags that aged badly. They were built as self-aware send-ups of the people doing the offending. Yet in 2026, not even this is acceptable.

Eleven sketches have been stripped out, including a skit named 'How Not What To Look Like / Behind the Scenes: Burqa', a makeover-show parody in which Mitchell plays a contestant in a burqa.

The scene then cuts to Mitchell and Webb as themselves. Webb asks whether they are "just taking the piss out of people's sincerely held beliefs." Mitchell replies: "I think you can worry too much about this kind of thing. I mean, what's offensive to one person is just good, clean fun to another." He then pulls off the burqa and is in blackface.

The entire foundation of the joke is predicated on the fact that putting blackface on a TV show is NOT acceptable. But any clever or nuanced factors just don't matter anymore, because LOOK BLACKFACE IS BAD.

It's the exact point the joke is making. Yet it still got cut because thinking and considering why something is funny isn't permitted in 2026.

Unlike all of the content on Drag Race, these sketches are actually funny pic.twitter.com/aVJXLzV0UC

— ripx4nutmeg (@ripx4nutmeg) September 21, 2026

Another sketch that was erased from history was called 'Racist War Re-enactment'. Mitchell and Webb play bored English Civil War re-enactors who have had enough of Roundheads and Cavaliers.

They then black up to stage a clash between government forces and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Webb asks: "Are you absolutely sure that this isn't racist?" Mitchell insists it is "a historically accurate recreation of a landmark global conflict."

After a machete comes out and the accent arrives, they stop and admit it is "very, very racist."

this is it, by the way

very funny pic.twitter.com/IwbjvAa7UF

— Dark Cobbett ???? (@darkcobbett) September 21, 2026

In another cut sketch, Webb encounters an apparently indigenous "tribe" living among the ornamental grasses of a garden centre. It parodies the earnest documentary encounter with "uncontacted" peoples, complete with jokes about the expanding home-and-gift aisle.

In another sketch titled 'The War On Bill Oddie', the United Nations, having decided the war on terror is too difficult, launches a war on the birdwatching BBC presenter instead. This was apparently cut because Bill Oddie has since died.

In another sketch, Webb impersonates a TV chef, who has also since died, and delivers 'homophobic' lines as part of the character.

Another sketch titled Rude Gandhi was binned. You can guess why.

Another three skits titled 'Gilbert & Sullivan, parts 1 to 3' were also erased

Reporting also lists a Jimmy Savile gag among the material taken out. The BBC never removed Savile, the monstrous pedophile, from it's decades of programming, even when it was known he was at the very least fucking creepy, yet a joke about Savile from 2006 must be purged.

The famous "Are we the baddies?" Nazi foxhole sketch, featuring the line "Have you noticed that our caps have actually got little pictures of skulls on them?" was left untouched.

That is the irony the corporation cannot see. A sketch about two Waffen-SS officers slowly realising they might be the villains remains available. Sketches in which two white comedians realise they are being racist, and stop, have to be memoryholed.

The joke was never the blackface. The joke was the idiocy and short sightedness of the people doing it.

Comedian Geoff Norcott called teh BBC's actions "sinister":

At least if a channel outright removes a show you can have a clearly defined debate over why, however much you disagree.
There's something sinister about this ongoing retrospective moral pruning.
Especially when the sketches were literally satirising the thought processes... https://t.co/fjheYm07JL

— Geoff Norcott (@GeoffNorcott) September 21, 2026

"There's something sinister about this ongoing retrospective moral pruning," he wrote. "Especially when the sketches were literally satirising the thought processes behind racism."

That is the crux. The comedy was not racist. It was satirising the mindset of racism. No matter. The clip has to vanish from the archive. Context is not allowed. Intent is not allowed. The image is now a crime.

Journalist Charlie Walsham noted, "I despair. The BBC has inserted harmful trans ideology into a range of programmes, from dramas to lifestyle shows to children's programmes. It continues to promote gender ideology despite criticism that this does not reflect reality or impartiality. And yet now the BBC is getting rid of Mitchell and Webb sketches in an Orwellian scrubbing of relatively recent comedy because they apparently 'no longer work today'. Who they no longer work for isn't clear. Humourless lanyard wearers, presumably."

I despair. The BBC has inserted harmful trans ideology into a range of programmes, from dramas to lifestyle shows to children's programmes. It continues to promote gender ideology despite criticism that this does not reflect reality or impartiality.

And yet now the BBC is...

— Charlie Walsham (@CharlieWalsham_) September 21, 2026

British comedian Dom Joly, who has also been the target of such retrospective cancelation, told The Times: "I totally get it if the BBC is putting out something really racist, which is laughing at and encouraging other people to feel that it's OK to do that. But it's so clear that Mitchell and Webb are not doing that."

"Their intent was not to be racist," Joly urged, calling the move "classic BBC overkill" and "hysterical censorship."

Jimmy Mulville, co-founder of production company Hat Trick, said producers had to be careful "that this is not the thin end of a wedge where we cut things out," and added: "Personally ... I wouldn't censor anything."

Another core point to all of this is that Mitchell and Webb are not some sort of right wing or anti-establishment wreckers. They are the definition of safe, left-liberal BBC talent. They're all over Milquetoast Panel shows and 'highbrow' Radio 4 programming. They still appear across the corporation. They are not Tommy Robinson with a sketch show.

If even they have to have their work sanitised because a clip of blackface exists for two seconds as the punchline of an anti-racist joke, then the standard is not "harm." The standard is discomfort.

Oscar winning actress Olivia Colman also appears throughout the cut material. The same Olivia Coleman who has been dubbed "the most insufferable Left-wing celebrity in Britain."

Ideology that flatters the current staff is "representation." Comedy that makes the same staff wince is "no longer working today." We have covered that institutional capture before.

Little Britain was pulled in 2020 for blackface, then returned with cuts and a warning. Mitchell and Webb now get the same treatment, except the sketches being deleted are the ones that already contained the warning inside the joke. The characters stop. They call themselves racist. They walk away. That is not enough. The whole thing must now be deleted.

Licence-fee payers funded the original broadcasts. They are now being told those broadcasts exist in a lesser, safer form because a modern day committee of wet sponges decided the satire might be misunderstood by someone who will not listen to or understand the punchline.

The show that gave the culture the line "are we the baddies?" has been quietly edited so todays baddies, the new puritans, never have to ask the question of themselves.

The BBC, which once pushed boundaries with comedy programming like The Office and The Day Today has now become a platform for the most humourless, woke, leftist claptrap imaginable.

But it's worse than that.

Parents have accused the BBC of harming children through a drip-feed of pro-trans content in kids' programming, from Hey Duggee pronouns to medical-transition storylines treated as settled fact.

Former news director Fran Unsworth said the "progressive madness" and bullying around trans coverage drove her out.

The same machine has handed activist campaigners a seat at the table on children's output and used flagship soaps to launder pro-migrant storylines.

 

It has recast 1066 with a racially 'diverse' lineup, pushed a furry storyline into a soap, produced a microaggressions film so alien to ordinary life that it went viral as a joke, and been accused of using soaps as a covert vaccine-compliance tool.

     

It will not hire people who refuse the diversity catechism. A senior employee once branded white people a "parasitical, deviant breed." A report on Islamic child slavery in Afghanistan was framed as grimly "necessary." News output has been deceptively edited and shaped in ways the corporation now faces lawsuits over.

         

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2026 - 05:00