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XI’S GOTTA HAVE IT! Watch: TikTok CEO Refuses to Answer Questions About China’s Uyghur Genocide.

RAVING AND DROOLING: Roger Waters Comes Across As Antisemitic As Ever in Interview With Der Spiegel.

BACK TO THE FUTURE! Russia’s Latest Battlefield Antiques and the New, New World Order. “The establishment of a new New World Order races along as some of Russia’s oldest tanks creak their way towards battlefields in Ukraine. Making laws or sausages has…

DOJ WATCHDOG WANTS MORE TEETH: Department of Justice Inspector-General Michael Horowitz is asking Congress to give him authority to investigate professional misconduct by DOJ lawyers, including federal prosecutors. House leaders have favored such a move for a…

JON GABRIEL: Julie Su put California’s economy in chaos. And Biden wants her as Labor secretary? Serving in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Cabinet, Su allowed more than $11 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic. “There is no sugarcoating the…

SPACE PROGRESSES, FAILURE BY FAILURE: Relativity Space’s 3D-printed rocket launches, fails to reach orbit.

OF COURSE IT DOES: The Crusade Against ‘Malinformation’ Explicitly Targets Inconvenient Truths. We only saw “fact checkers” appear when the truth started getting out. Related: This Just In: Conspiracy Theorists Not Quite as Kooky as Previously Reported.

UNEXPECTEDLY: I just asked Google’s new AI chatbot “Bard” the very same question about both Biden and Trump. The difference in its answers is astounding. UPDATE: From PJM Alum Bryan Preston on Facebook:

ICYMI: AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD: Democrats Vow To Arrest As Many Political Opponents As It Takes To Defeat Fascism.

PRICEY MUSCLE: Dodge’s Big Bad Demon Starts at over $100,000 after Gas-Guzzler Tax. On the other hand, that works out to about $100 per horsepower.

THAT LOW? TikTok Employees Donate 94% to Dems and Leftists.

ENDORSED: Zero Out the ATF Budget Until They Recognize Americans’ 2nd Amendment Gun Rights.

I’M NOT SAYING IT’S ALIENS…: The Mystery of Alleged Alien Object ‘Oumuamua Has Been Solved, Scientists Say. “A pair of scientists have presented a robust natural explanation that accounts for ‘Oumuamua’s strangest behaviors, including its…

THAT’S ONE OF THE NICER THINGS COMMUNISTS DO: Communist Front Group Organized Shout-Down of Conservative Judge at Stanford.

BE PREPARED: KitchenAid Classic Multifunction Can Opener/Bottle Opener. #CommissionEarned

A FILM LADD REVIEW: What’s with all these YouTube critics giving Picard Season 3 a tongue-bath? Are lives being threatened? I gave Picard a second chance based on a couple of the reviews Ladd mentioned, and was immediately sorry that I had.

MEH, JUST ANOTHER DAY DOWNUNDER: Australian woman finds venomous snake lounging in her bed.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT [VIP]: Gay Dating App Grindr Threatens to Out GOP Lawmakers, but There’s Just One Problem… Don’t forget that VODKAPUNDIT promo code if you’ve been thinking of joining us.

CLASSICAL: Genetic analysis of lock of hair sheds light on Beethoven’s life, death.

WELL, SHE’S RIGHT: Sinema Trashes Dems: ‘Old Dudes Eating Jell-O.’ As she races to stockpile campaign money and post an impressive, statement-making first-quarter fundraising number, Sinema has used a series of Republican-dominated receptions and…

FRED HOYLE, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Scientists discover building blocks of RNA in asteroid sample.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: Arizona Supreme Court Finally Hands Kari Lake a Win, but the Media Doesn’t Want You to Know About It.

I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: Decline in daily step count persists after pandemic for U.S. adults. Living next to a park with a 6 mile running/walking trail right out my front door, my step count went up during the pandemic for lack of…

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: West Virginia passes campus carry law, expanding gun rights.

READER FAVORITE: Serta Big & Tall Executive Office Chair. #CommissionEarned

DAVID HOGG AND JESUS CHRIST: A JUST COMPARISON. “David Hogg is a young activist who rose to national prominence after surviving the tragic Parkland school shooting in 2018. Since then, he has become a vocal advocate for gun control and has worked tirelessly…

EVERYTHING IS A LITTLE CONFUSED RIGHT NOW: Hey, Where Did That Trump Grand Jury Go?

WE NEED “INSENSITIVITY READERS,” WHO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS WITH “SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP:” On the generational narcissism of sensitivity readers.

COFFEE ACHIEVERS: Coffee lovers gain 1,000 steps a day, but get less sleep, study shows. The research also looked at coffee’s effect on heart palpitations, a relatively common experience for healthy coffee drinkers. The study found that in healthy men and…