TOO BAD SO SAD. HAS ANYONE SEEN MY LITTLE VIOLIN?  China Is Unhappy with Trump’s “Golden Dome” Missile Defense Plans.

SENDING JOURNALISTS TO COLLEGES WAS A BAD IDEA:  Why the journalism profession remains doomed.

Actually sending most professions to college, i.e. demanding a credential to hire is probably a mistake. We do need colleges, of course, but not the way we’re using them.

AH. THERE WE ARE.  RIGHT BACK TO STUPID OR EVIL?  How Is It That People Support Terrorists in 2025 America?  (Video.)

COMMUNIST IS AS COMMUNIST DOES:  China: Shut Up And Get On The Cart.

THEY SUBSEQUENTLY DELETED THE POSTS, BUT SERIOUSLY?  Honest question for the Anthropic team: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MINDS?

AND:  For the Xless.

I DON’T LIKE MORE AMENDMENTS, BUT–   Proposed 28th Amendment.

DYSTOPIA IS EXPENSIVE, YO:  $100K is ‘low income’ in even more CA counties.

AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY HANDED ILLEGALS?   Analysis: House GOP budget could cost Medi-Cal nearly $40 billion per year, bankrupt CA.

JOSH BLACKMAN: In the span of a single day, Chief Justice Roberts continues his attempts at moderation for the sake of moderation without any actual reasoning.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The Southern Poverty Law Center Is the Real Hate Machine. “What remains is not a civil rights watchdog but a well-financed paranoia machine — bloated, sanctimonious, and politically drunk on its own self-righteousness.”

And the grift. Don’t forget about the grift.

THE LEFTY FOUNDATIONS ARE A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR TERROR AND SUBVERSION: Suspected Israeli Embassy Shooter Worked for Woke Education Group Backed by Ford, MacArthur Foundations.

MORE NUKES NOW.

It’s not flashy, and most people won’t pay attention—but this might be the most important executive order he will sign so far. https://t.co/ZWqRmrluYw

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) May 22, 2025

OPEN THREAD: This thread’s for you.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Blue Origin updates work on ‘transporter’ for Blue Moon lunar lander.

JOHN HINDERAKER: “Tom Wolfe’s much-quoted adage is that ‘the dark night of fascism is always descending on America but always lands in Europe.’ In a similar vein, one can say that the authorities and the press are always looking for ‘domestic terrorism’ on the right, but in fact, it consistently comes from the left.”

HOW ABOUT IF YOU JUST HAVE SEX? Couples Who Cuddle at Bedtime Have Lower Stress And Feel More Secure.

MISTER WE COULD USE SOME MEN LIKE HERBERT HOOVER AGAIN: Justice Kagan Tells Us What She Really Thinks About President Trump: The Court “hand[s] the President the most unitary, meaning also the most subservient, administration since Herbert Hoover (and maybe ever).”

In other words, the executive power is vested in one President of the United States.

ELIAS RODRIGUEZ’ MANIFESTO: Shooter Manifesto: Why Two Israeli Embassy Workers Were Murdered Last Night: In it, Elias Rodriguez condemns Israel, makes no mention of Hamas starting the War.

Of course he doesn’t.

GOOD:

In a massive blow to the permanent administrative state, the Supreme Court, in 6-3 order, lifts stay on @RealDonaldTrump firings of Democratic appointees to "independent agencies." Key majority finding does not augur well for the future of constitutionally suspect agencies that…

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) May 22, 2025

BUT HOW MANY BUFF VEGETARIAN SCIENTISTS HAVE YOU MET? You Don’t Need Meat To Build Muscle, Scientists Say.

IMAGINARY PRONOUNS, REAL TORNADOES:

This is St. Louis CEMA Commissioner.

As a tornado with 152mph winds arrived, Sarah (they/them) and her staff was not available to activate the tornado siren.

5 kiIIed, 38 injured. pic.twitter.com/qTXYR5JDR6

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 22, 2025

Next time, the tornadoes should be thoughtful enough to line up during business hours.

DEI COSTS LIVES:

Doctor Quality and Patient Outcomes

"A one standard deviation increase in doctor quality is associated with a 12.2- percentage point decline in a patient’s two-year mortality risk." https://t.co/K2aXps6NY8

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) May 22, 2025

WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?:  “Biden Education Dept. Put Priority in Pronouns.”

READER FAVORITE: AIPER Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum. #CommissionEarned

WELL, THE PROBLEM IS A LACK OF TRUST IN THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY, AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY, AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT? Banning Lab-Grown Meat is Stupid.