SO I DID SOME DECK REPAIRS YESTERDAY, and once again I was impressed with two things I bought at the recommendation of InstaPundit readers — this Makita impact driver, and the GRK self-tapping deck screws. The combination made the job almost absurdly easy.

THE “ANTI-IMPERIAISM” OF IDIOTS: “The first thing to note from the three major mobilisations of the western ‘anti-war’ left is that they have little to do with ending the war.”

Plus: “This pro-fascist left seems blind to any form of imperialism that is non-western in origin.” As always.

Update: Link now fixed.

BLUE ON BLUE: Loretta Lynch drops the hammer on James Comey. “So, who’s lying? Comey? Lynch? Both?” Well, I know the way to bet.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON APRIL 15TH, OF COURSE: Congratulations to TaxProf on his 14th Bloggiversary. And a special thanks to Prof. (now Dean) Caron for keeping the coverage of the IRS Scandal going despite the — shameful — pressure from some of his fellow tax law professors to drop it.

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CHANGE: Japan just found a ‘semi-infinite’ deposit of rare-earth minerals — and it could be a ‘game-changer’ in competition with China.

CHANGE: Trump Announces Unprecedented Support for Legalizing Marijuana.

NBC DATELINE: Remembering Dan Markel.

SEMPER FI: Full Metal Jacket Actor R. Lee Ermey Dies at Age 74.

AT REASON: The Man Who Hated Carbs Before It Was Cool: Gary Taubes on how big sugar and big government wrecked the American diet.

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DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: (Video) Fresno State Student Caught Stealing Pro-Life Flyers.

RASMUSSEN: Trump Approve/Disapprove 50/49.

CUE THE PENSION TSUNAMI: Harvey, the first domino in Illinois: Data shows 400 other pensions funds could trigger garnishment.

CLARICE FELDMAN: Trump’s Red Line.

MADISON BRESHEARS: Feminists Don’t Care About The Gender Gap In Ballet; Why Should We Care About The One In Tech?

Plus: “Nursing is a pretty good gig — it pays well, is flexible, and nurses can find work anywhere. So, where should we look for the anti-male bias that made it so that more than 90 percent of nurses are women? Meanwhile, you will search in vain for the calls to eliminate the overrepresentation of men in mining, trucking, sewage, and garbage collecting. The reason for all this is that the feminist Left isn’t so much a political movement for equality with a consistent philosophy as much as it is an expression of rage over the fact that men and women tend to make different career decisions.”

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NEWS YOU CAN USE: Want Better Sex? Here’s Why Science Says You Need To Master Sleep, First.

BARBARA BUSH TO RECEIVE HOSPICE CARE: The former First Lady, 92, is in “failing health,’ will not seek additional medical treatment.”

JUST THINK OF THEM AS DEMOCRAT OPERATIVES WITH BYLINES, AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE: Magazine editors turn blind eye to Melania.

Flashback: Why Women’s Magazines Only “Get Political” When a Republican is in the White House.

Spin Sisters gotta spin, even if it means bias by omission.

IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: Former Hillary Clinton Spox Blames Syria On Susan Sarandon.

FRED HOYLE SMILES: Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each Day.

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ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS: People Magazine Quotes Mrs. Stephanopoulos: George ‘Has So Much Integrity.’

Flashback: “Stephanopoulos has given $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation in recent years, charitable contributions that he did not publicly disclose while reporting on the Clintons or their nonprofit organization, the On Media blog has learned.”

More: Mrs. George Stephanopoulos: We Will Move to Australia If Trump Wins.