ET TU, CONNECTICUT?

When Scott Presler is finished in New Jersey, can we please get him out here to Colorado?

BOOM:

Congress, it’s your turn next.

JOHN NOLTE: WaPo Editor Quits After Bezos Orders Opinion Page to Defend Free Markets, Personal Liberty.

Bezos said, “I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t ‘hell yes,’ then it had to be ‘no.’”

“After careful consideration, David decided to step away.”
Yeah, that’s a shame.

“I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion,” Bezos said in closing. “I’m excited for us together to fill that void.”

One crybaby Post staffer has already threatened to quit: “I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side of coverage,” wrote someone who works at the Post named Jeff Stein, “but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know.”

Yeah, you let us know, Jeff. We’ll all be right here on the edge of our seats waiting for you to let us know.

A crybaby Post subscriber who does legal analysis for cable news is so offended by the idea of defending free markets and personal liberty, he canceled his subscription.

This looks to me like a Trump-style move to rid his failing newspaper of the Woke Parasites eating it alive. Maybe this will get more of them to self-deport quit in a huff like Jennifer Rubin did (nobody misses her). That way there’s no severance or lawsuits.

Oh, and speaking of Rubin:

Earlier: Fast Times at Bezos High: Jeff Bezos sparks outrage with overhaul of Washington Post opinion page.

DENNIS PRAGER: What’s the Difference between Socialism, Fascism, and Communism? (Video.)

 

SO THAT’S A NO THEN? Syria Suffers Massive Israeli Strikes Hours After Jolani Demanded Withdrawal. “Israel in a rare confirmation of the overnight airstrikes said its warplanes struck ‘military targets in southern Syria, including headquarters and sites containing weapons.’ It added, ‘The presence of military assets and forces in the southern part of Syria constitutes a threat’ to Israeli citizens.”

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Why Hollywood Is Eerily Similar to USAID.

Consider “Wolf Man,” the latest attempt to revive the classic horror movie character. The January release flamed out at the box office, but a look at the film suggests it must have cost less than “The Brutalist.”

Much less. Why?

The film is primarily set in a cabin in the woods. A few scenes take place in the neighboring forest. The FX are minimal, to say the least, and the only “name” in the cast is Julia Garner of “Ozark” fame.

The reported budget stands at $25 million. Where did all the money go?

Read the whole thing.

LET’S CHECK IN WITH MSNBC TO SEE HOW THEIR TACK TO THE CENTER IS COMING ALONG: MNSBC’s Newest Anchor Eugene Daniels Is a ‘Kamala Harris Expert’ and ‘Walking Beyoncé Encyclopedia’ Who Has Revolutionized the DC Fashion Scene.

Eugene Daniels, the Politico White House correspondent who was supposed to be the “breakout star” of the 2024 election but ended up being one of the biggest losers, is leaving the mid-tier news website to join MSNBC. Daniels, an alleged “expert in all things Kamala Harris” with a “fashion sense that mirrors his bold style of reporting,” will cohost a weekend roundtable show as part of the left-wing network’s ongoing reorganization efforts. It is unclear whether the self-described “walking Beyoncé encyclopedia” will face any wardrobe restrictions at MSNBC, but a Washington Free Beacon photographic analysis confirmed that Daniels has a bold sense of fashion, and certainly appears to admire Beyoncé, the former Destiny’s Child singer best known for being married to Jay-Z.

As legendary Austrian-American actor Rainier Wolfcastle would say:

UNEXPECTED HEADLINES: Keeping Satan Off the Ballot in Utah. “Will Satan be barred from running for office in Utah? The vote in the state legislature was 65-2. The questions now are, will the governor sign? And who the hell were the two people who voted against it? Is the pro-Satan caucus in Washington, D.C., making inroads in the Beehive State?”

THAT DIDN’T TAKE VERY LONG:

May the firings continue until morale improves. Or doesn’t.

UPDATE (From Ed):

BILL WHITTLE’S HOT MIC: Dan Bongino, G-Man.

CUE THE ZARATHUSTRA: All eight planets ‘captured in photo for first time’ – and they will be visible again this week.

A photographer is thought to have become the first person to capture all seven planets and Earth in one picture.

The rare image was made possible because a “great planetary parade” is taking place this week for the first time since 1982 – when cameras were not advanced enough to capture them all.

The panorama was taken from Somerset’s Mendip Hills on Saturday by Josh Dury, 27, an award-winning astronomical photographer dubbed the “Starman”.

Mr Dury said: “It is made of nine images, revealing Saturn, Mercury and Neptune.

“They were very tricky to spot. I used multiple image analysis and astronomy apps to confirm their location.

“As this was taken with a wide-angle lens, the nine images stitched to a panorama and a HDR blend of one of the frames to reveal Saturn, Neptune and Mercury. These three planets are not easy to see at all.”

Why do the planets align and when will they next be visible?

Currently, specialised astronomical equipment is needed to see all the planets, but on Friday they will all become visible in the night sky.

One of the leitmotifs in Stanley Kubrick’s epochal 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the alignment of the planets when something momentous was about to happen:

Do we have any probes heading towards Europa? We might want to advise them to attempt no landing there this week.

UPDATE: An Insta-reader notes:

Readers of Instapundit are going to be disappointed when they try to look at Uranus and Neptune. The reporter for The Telegraph overstated the phenomenon. Yes, these planets are in the sky, however, even on Friday they will be so faint that an expertly pointed telescope will be needed to see them.

Still though, I advise caution during your morning commute to Europa.

THE CRITICAL DRINKER: The Kathleen Kennedy Era Is Over (Finally).