April 19, 2026

OOPS: AST Spacemobile BlueBird 7 Satellite Lost. “ASTS admits the satellite is too low and cannot be saved. Based on what the orbit appears to be. 20kg of fuel they can only raise it part of the way. During the New Glenn 3 mission, BlueBird 7 was placed into a lower than planned orbit by the upper stage of the launch vehicle. While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will de-orbited. The cost of the satellite is expected to be recovered under the company’s insurance policy.”

Posted at 3:35 pm by Glenn Reynolds

SPEAKING OF IRAN: Richard Pollock recounts the multiple ways in which leading Senate Democrats, including especially Schumer, have been proven wrong in their assessments of Trump’s military aims, negotiating tactics and mental condition.

Posted at 2:16 pm by Mark Tapscott

FAITH SIDE OF IRAN CONFLICT: Rod Martin, a key leader in the anti-woke movement within the Southern Baptist Convention, opens his Substack column to a Baptist Report analysis that finds the fall of the mullahs could open the way to “the most significant spiritual shift in the region in centuries.”

Posted at 2:09 pm by Mark Tapscott

I’M HONESTLY FLABBERGASTED THE ECONOMIST REPORTED A TRUTH:

Particularly when it comes with credit to Donald Trump.

Posted at 1:38 pm by Stephen Green

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

It’s pretty clear who’s in charge of the UK, or nearly so.

Posted at 12:43 pm by Stephen Green

THIS IS WHAT THE MEDIA SQUANDERED IN PURSUIT OF THE NARRATIVE:

Related:

They still insist we take them seriously, however.

Posted at 11:42 am by Stephen Green

SALENA ZITO: Dr. Helen Smith’s newest book His Side is a fresh look at male alienation. “Noted forensic psychologist Dr. Helen Smith’s newest book, His Side: Men Speak Out on Dating, Marriage and Life in America, is a provocative look at the male experience. Smith uses interviews to examine how straight men are forced to navigate shattered norms in a turbulent society. Smith, who has long studied the human experience, takes the conversation outside of clinical data and brings the reader into the living rooms, workplaces, and communities of everyday men. There she uncovers the cultural fraying of the male experience in this country, one that has often been narrowed, stereotyped, and viewed with hostility. She uncovers a deep-seated ‘connective tissue’ that has been unraveled by a culture that often views the male experience through a narrow, and sometimes hostile, lens. . . . Smith’s book is a central guide for both men and women who are eager to understand navigating our modern world. The book offers great insights into men’s needs and a perspective that is clear-eyed and useful for both genders.”

You can read the book here.

Posted at 10:52 am by Glenn Reynolds

THE CEASEFIRE WILL LAST JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR THE NAVY TO RELOAD:

Posted at 10:50 am by Stephen Green

JUDGE THEM BY THE COMPANY THEY KEEP:

Posted at 9:46 am by Stephen Green

HAPPY PATRIOT’S DAY:

Posted at 8:47 am by Glenn Reynolds

YES:

Posted at 8:46 am by Stephen Green

CHANGE:

In 2017, Mark Hemingway wrote at the Federalist, “We All Need To Admit That America Has A Tattoo Problem.”

Sooner or later, it was obvious that the most visible members of pop culture would shift in the other direction, leaving everyday people who got inked up following their lead begin to look silly. Especially: New evidence undercuts Senate candidate Platner’s claims that he didn’t know tattoo was Nazi-linked.

Deleted social media comments and an interview with an acquaintance undercut Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s claims this week that he only recently learned that a tattoo on his chest had Nazi origins.

A KFile investigation has uncovered mounting evidence that Platner — a Marine veteran— was aware of and defended the use of Nazi symbolism that had come to be embraced by some members of the military.

In one thread from 2019, Platner weighed in on a conversation about the “Totenkopf” — the skull-and-crossbones emblem worn by Nazi SS units that his own tattoo would later draw scrutiny for resembling — to note that many US service members had adopted similar imagery, such as the Punisher skull used by some Navy SEALs.

Using his longtime Reddit handle P-Hustle, the former Marine infantryman and future Democratic Senate hopeful also argued in a 2020 online discussion that “SS” lightning-bolt tattoos were a “culture” marker within Marine Scout Sniper units, not an expression of White supremacist ideology.

Earlier: Far Left Maine Senate Candidate Compares U.S. Marines to Nazi Party.

UPDATE:

Posted at 7:45 am by Ed Driscoll