EUROPE’S ATTACK ON ENERGY AMOUNTS TO DISMANTLING CIVILIZATION: Summer of European Blackouts Continues, with Outages in Nice and Cannes in France.
May 29, 2025
SOME CRAZINESS CAN’T STAND THE LIGHT OF DAY: San Francisco scraps ‘equity grading’ program — in which homework and attendance wouldn’t affect grades — one day after unveiling it.
THE AP FORGETS TO MENTION MANY THINGS: Somehow the AP forgot to mention that it has now been 130 days, the maximum number of days permitted for a “Special Government Employee” under law.
And for the lost and xless.
IF YOU HANDICAP PEOPLE YOUR MOTIVES DON’T MATTER. YOU END UP WITH CRIPPLED PEOPLE: Growth Mindset and Evil In the Guise of Good by Charlie Martin.
IT’S OKAY. A LOWER COURT WILL SOON DEMAND HE BLOCK IT: Judge refuses to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Copyright Office director.
Why, yes, I’m very tired of this nonsense.
CENSORSHIP, INTRUSIVE SURVEILLANCE, AND MILITANT ISLAM: The three-fold assault on freedom in the West, Part 1.
SPEAKING OF THE PLIGHT OF WHITE FARMERS… Former Biden staffers deny whistleblower claims the administration secretly discriminated against white farmers.
May 28, 2025
HAHA, SO LONG AS THEY JUMP OVERBOARD:
So the rats have time to get off the sinking ship. https://t.co/RLUFK3A52Y
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) May 28, 2025
OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK COLUMN: Scary AI and Scarier Not-Scary AI.
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THE NEW SPACE RACE: Apex announces Comet satellite bus for constellations.
JEFFREY CARTER: Down to the Banana Republics. “A judge just ruled that Trump’s tariffs are not kosher with him. . . . This same court, and these same businesses and states, were okay with Biden/Obama and anyone else charging tariffs. Hence, it’s political.”
Maybe there’s a legal principle that can explain this. But there have been so many examples like this that people have stopped assuming propriety on the part of the judiciary. That’s unfortunate, but it was inevitable once a significant number of federal judges started positioning themselves as part of the “resistance,” and once the Supreme Court — and in particular, Chief Justice Roberts — decided not to put an end to this right away.
FASTER PLEASE: Anti-Aging Cocktail Extends Mouse Lifespan by About 30 Percent.
All of this stuff is going to come around just too late to do me any good, isn’t it?
GOOD, SCARE THEM MORE:
Former Israeli hostage says the terrorists were “very scared” of Trump.
“More food, treated me better, stopped cursing me, stopped spitting on me.” pic.twitter.com/tgGk9Wqm5E
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 28, 2025
SO MAKE SURE THEY CAN’T: Erasing All Doubt Dems Fully Intend to Restrict You to Their Plantation the Second They Can. “I believe they are going to try to ride Trump out.”
I THINK HE’S MOSTLY RIGHT. I’M ALWAYS SURPRISED HOW IMPRESSED SOME PEOPLE ARE WHEN I CAN PERFORM ORDINARY PHYSICAL TASKS AS AN ACADEMIC.
I don’t think academics realize how useless most people think they are.
They don’t genuinely hate them, and often have a gentle respect for most. However, they think they’re not equipped to deal with the world, and certainly not tell them how to live their lives.
They only…
— Chris Arnade 🐢🐱🚌 (@Chris_arnade) May 28, 2025
Related:
This is a real failure to model the minds of working class people. They don’t feel inferior to academics. Rightly or wrongly, they really do have the impression that academics are studying increasingly stupid things. They have a sense that academics may be smart in some narrow… https://t.co/uMdXZwkZK7
— wanye (@wanyeburkett) May 26, 2025
FUN GIFT: Magnetic Fidget Pen – Stress Relief Toy & Multifunctional Writing Pen. #CommissionEarned
CHANGE: Young men are binge drinking less than young women for the 1st time. What’s going on?
Why young men are drinking less is still up for debate, notes study author and University of Pittsburgh internist Dr. Bryant Shuey. Though he sees the declining rates of binge drinking among young men as a “public health success,” Shuey wonders if it’s more complicated than a pure win. “Are young people happy, socially connected and drinking less, or is it that middle-aged and young men are more lonely, less social and less willing to call up a friend for drinks,” he says. “There’s potential that there is a tradeoff here: Less alcohol and more loneliness, and we need to think about addressing both.”
Or maybe they’re just broke.
GREAT MOMENTS IN PRIORITIES: DC Airport Celebrates Pride Month Amid Series Of Plane Mishaps.
Washington’s Reagan National Airport (DCA) has announced its celebration of 50 Years of Pride amid recent safety concerns following a deadly crash and other incidents.
In the wake of a fatal January crash that killed 67 people and multiple collisions and other incidents, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and DCA both made an announcement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pride in Washington, D.C.
“Join the momentous celebrations as the nation’s capital is painted with pride, featuring a variety of events to inspire, empower and connect the international LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) community and their allies,” the DCA announcement read.
Still though, could be worse timing:
And worse still:
