IRAQUI KURDS ABSCONDED WITH THE WEAPONS? DIDN’T WE ALREADY KNOW THAT?  Here’s Why the Iranian People Never Rose Up, and Its Not the Reason You Think.

I’M PRETTY SURE WE KNOW:  What Is Wrong With These People? Protesters Try to Crash Kash Patel’s Private Funeral Trip.

DID THEY NUKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS WRONG OR BECAUSE IT COULDN’T BE DONE BEFORE THE ELECTION CLOCK RAN OUT?  Virginia Dems Reject Insane Idea to Nuke State Supreme Court to Push Gerrymandered Map.

EXCEPT OF COURSE SCIENCE HAS BECOME A JOKE:  When a paper drops saying every testicle sampled had microplastics in it, that should have bene a clue that the process, not the tissue, was contaminated.

X-cancel.

IT’S TIME TO STOP THE LIES:  Everything MPU posts about data centers is complete garbage. They have zero respect for their audience. Literally no one here is losing power. This tweet is a complete lie.

X-cancel.

AND NOW THEY’RE DESPERATE:  STOOO-pid: The Ds’ VA redistricting gamble is the botch of botches, upturning the Ds’ gloating and making them highly visible national losers

I’D LOVE TO DISAGREE WITH HIM, BUT I CAN’T:  Barely Qualified to Convert O2.

“CONSERVATIVES”:  Who Is Behind Pro-Cornyn “Association of Texas Conservatives”?

AND WE KNOW HOW THAT ENDED UP: How our ‘new’ Democratic Party is really a blast from the Jacobin past.

JUST A REMINDER THAT A FEW YEARS AGO POSTING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PLAN WOULD HAVE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES:  It’s not a conspiracy anymore.

MY FACE. BEHOLD ITS SHOCK:  Calif. mayor Eileen Wang admits acting as Chinese spy, resigns after shocking plea deal.

IT’S BOTH ENEMY ACTION AND OUR LOCAL IDIOTS:  The Push Toward a Break.

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED:  Israel Sent Iron Dome & Troops To UAE During Iran War: Amb. Huckabee Confirms.

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world’s first power grid in space — with lasers.

Related: Cowboy Space raises $275 million to launch AI data centers on brand-new rocket.

AS A WISE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER LIKES TO SAY, GET IN THEIR FACES AND PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD:

This is So Good! TMZ was Trying to do a HIT PIECE on Spencer Pratt, Spencer contacts them Directly and This is what Happened! pic.twitter.com/8ZfWmFZBx1

— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) May 13, 2026

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE ASSURED ME THE DANGERS WERE IMAGINARY: Cannabis Use Disorder Strongly Linked to Major Depression, New Review Finds.

RAISE YOUR ARM TO HEART LEVEL: Your Blood Pressure Reading Could Be Wrong Because of One Simple Mistake.

TIMUR KURAN IS RIGHT AGAIN:

The humanities were meant to illuminate the human condition and to participate in teaching how to think. They were popular when they delivered. Once they pivoted to social-justice activism, they became useless. Their existential crisis is entirely self-inflicted. https://t.co/QZzdsGeZHX

— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) May 13, 2026

I’d really like to have a beer with this guy.

AND ACCUSE YOU OF FASCISM FOR WANTING TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO REBUILD:

Democrats will burn your house down with incompetence, not issue the permits to rebuild it, and raise your taxes in the meantime, while attacking you for having to go live in a hotel.

You can't imagine how depraved that is. pic.twitter.com/KxinQo4XuS

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 13, 2026

GREAT GIFT: Alpha Grillers Meat Thermometer Digital. #CommissionEarned

I’VE NEVER LIKED ICING: Cold comfort? Icing injuries may prolong pain and slow recovery, preclinical results suggest.

SEDANS ARE NOT DEAD: 2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class First Drive: Big Tech, Bigger Power, Same Flagship Mission.

BLUE CITY BLUES: Starbucks cuts more jobs in Seattle.

Starbucks is moving forward with a new series of 61 staff reductions in its corporate headquarters in Seattle.

All the layoffs are in the company’s technology department and are a result of a reorganization within that group, according to a notice filed with the Washington State Employment Security Dept on May 8.

Starbucks officials did not respond to a request for comment.

Starbucks announced last month that it is moving some Seattle technology teams to Nashville as part of the opening of a regional office there. The company has said its main office will remain in Seattle.

Company officials have said that the new regional headquarters will employ 2,000 employees, but have not said how many jobs will be moved from Seattle to Nashville.

Starbucks has around 3,000 corporate employees in Seattle.

For now.

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