DEAL OF THE DAY: DEWALT 20V MAX XR Oscillating Multi-Tool Kit. #CommissionEarned

THE NEW SPACE RACE: ‘Whatever Russia is testing, it’s sophisticated’: Satellites pass within 3 metres of each other.

Astronomers have observed two Russian military satellites passing within 3 metres (10 feet) of each other in an unexplained manoeuvre.

The COSMOS 2581 and COSMOS 2583 satellites, launched by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos in February 2025, performed the operation last week while orbiting at an altitude of around 585 kilometres.

The incident. which was tracked by US-based space situational awareness firm COMSPOC. has raised concerns about space-based surveillance and orbital collisions .

“This week we observed a complex proximity event involving Russian satellites,” COMSPOC wrote in a post to X, alongside a simulation of the event.

“This wasn’t a coincidental pass – COSMOS 2583 performed several fine manoeuvres to maintain this tight configuration… Whatever Russia is testing, it’s sophisticated.”

Russia has not disclosed the specific purpose of the satellites, though space analysts noted that one of them released a “sub-satellite” referred to as Object F.

They are believed to be part of a program involving “inspector satellites”, designed to test or perform surveillance operations of other spacecraft in orbit.

I’d guess they can do more than just observe.

AT MY SUBSTACK: Talking to Old People: My mother and dementia.

LATE-STAGE STATISM ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO CONFISCATE EVERYTHING YOU CAN BEFORE THE WHOLE THING COLLAPSES:

Europe’s new tax proposals double down on wealth taxes, including unrealized gains, annual wealth levies, inheritance taxes, and even exit taxes on those who leave.

But the pattern is hard to miss: when tax burdens rise, capital and talent don’t stay put.

Higher rates haven’t… pic.twitter.com/vwiKSzfsQM

— Stephen Moore (@StephenMoore) May 7, 2026

WAIT, THERE ARE TWO LEARING CENTERS? ‘Muslim Only’ Waterpark Event Organizer Runs a ‘Learing Center.’

AN IN DEPTH STUDY FINDS THEY TURN OUT, THEY VOTE AS A BLOCK, AND THEY’RE LESS CONCERNED WITH LOCAL SERVICES THAN WITH GAZA:  Muslim voters and the statement of the bleedin’ obvious.

THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR: Are we just 18 months away from everything changing? The evidence for recursive AI self-improvement is real. So are the bottlenecks.

SEVEN WAYS WE’RE ALL EQUAL: Thanks to our long-failing public education system, few young Americans know the full story behind the Declaration of Independence, and in particular the meaning of those “inalienable rights,” including the one about all men are equal.

In a high-quality, entertaining 7:22 video produced by the Discovery Institute, host Adam Nieri uses Dr. John West’s superb “Endowed by Our Creator” and other sources to describe the seven fundamental ways in which all men are equal before the law, according to the Founders. Check it out and then share it with the kids, grandkids, neighbor kids, etc. etc.

BLUE STATE LEADERSHIP REMAINS BAFFLED:  Blue states have bled $2 trillion in wealth to red states in the last decade — and New York leads the pack.

THAT’S ODD – I’M VERY DISAPPOINTED HE’S LIVED DOWN TO MY EXPECTATIONS OF HIM:  Barack Obama Is Very Disappointed That We Haven’t Lived Up to His Expectations.

SERIOUSLY:  Here’s What the Suspect Who Pulled a Gun Near the White House Said When Confronted by the Secret Service.

HE’S FULLY JUSTIFIED IN BEING P*SSED OFF:  They admit it was BS all along.

CERTAINLY HEADING THAT WAY AND ALMOST THERE:  No Longer a Political Party.

YEP:  The AI water issue is fake. On the national, local, and personal level.

HE’S RIGHT:  Making Pigs Look Smart.

THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD NEWS, UNLESS YOU INSIST ON BEING BLACKPILLED:  Too many MAGA people moan about what they are not seeing done while ignoring the incredible wealth of good news in their midst. I’ll give you just one example. Did you know that the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has created a “Second Amendment Section,” designed to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans?

X-cancel.

BORDERS NEED DEFENSES:  Liminal Space: The Border Between Civilization and Barbarism. The boundary between civilization and barbarism is porous, meaning that it needs to be defended vigorously.

OH CANADA!  DIVERSITY ISN’T STRENGTH:  Canada’s Diversified Military Descends into Ethnic Tribal Warfare.

SOME PEOPLE ARE DETERMINED TO FIND OUT:  The Care and Feeding of YOUR Right Wing Death Squad: Are you guys fucking insane?

WILL EUROPEANS LEARN TO LEAVE OUR CITIZENS ALONE ON MATTERS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT?  DoJ Tells France to pound sand regarding Elon Musk.

PRETTY MUCH:  “I don’t want a solution, I want to dismantle our socio-economic system!”.

ANNIHILATION: British voters have spoken in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Reform are basically wiping Labour out in the North. It's not a defeat. It's not even a rout. Labour are simply ceasing to exist.

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) May 7, 2026

Tonight’s results are calamitous for Labour. Not just for Keir Starmer’s leadership, but for the very future of the party

— Nick Lowles (@lowles_nick) May 8, 2026

6 out of 6 in Runcorn for Reform, too. All gained from Labour.

— Leanne (@LeanneSpurs) May 7, 2026

If The Times briefing about Miliband telling Starmer to quit is true then the PM has to sack him – which will precipitate open warfare in government and it's game on

If the PM doesn't sack him, there is an open rebellion against him and it's game on

Either way it's game on

— Ross Kempsell (@RossKempsell) May 7, 2026

Britain needs literal annihilation of the people who waged war on it from within, but electoral annihilation would be a good start.

OPEN THREAD: Just do it.

SATELLITE INTERCEPTORS IN DEVELOPMENT: ‘Whatever Russia is testing, it’s sophisticated’: 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit.. “This wasn’t a coincidental pass — COSMOS 2583 performed several fine maneuvers to maintain this tight configuration.”

I believe the US was doing this with Agenas in the 1960s. What’s funny is, Putin was threatening Starlink, but Elon can launch those faster thn he could intercept them.

BACK FROM THE WASTELAND: J. Budziszewski has been a University of Texas professor for 45 years, but the J strolling to the lecturn today might well not even recognize the one who first accepted the Austin position.

To understand why, check out Terrell Clemmons’ interview with one of the most intellectually courageous people you may encounter in American academia. The interview first appeared in Science & Culture Today. Here’s a taste of the conversation:

“I had come to think that there couldn’t be any real moral authority for anything, that good and evil were things we made up; I am just a process; I don’t have personal responsibility for my actions; I’m not free. But I loved my wife and children.

“Now consider: love is a commitment of the will to the true good of another person. But I didn’t believe in objective good, I didn’t believe in persons, and I didn’t believe my commitments were in my control. So it wasn’t that I didn’t love them. It was that I couldn’t make sense of this love. That was horrible.”