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.

ICYMI: Gooder and Harder, NYC: Mamdani’s Plan to ‘Nickel & Dime’ You to Death.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Roadbox Mens UPF 50+ UV Sun Protection Shirts. #CommissionEarned

SAUL ALINSKY SMILES: LA Mayor Hopeful Hitting Dem Elites With Alinsky’s Favorite Weapon — Mockery.

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— Charles Curran (@charliebcurran) May 13, 2026

GOOD QUESTION: Why Does Capital One Consider Lawful Gun Sales to be a ‘Prohibited Industry’?

MARC ELIAS IS PANICKING: Democrats Now Want to ABOLISH the Virginia Government.

FROM THE HEART OF STONE DEPARTMENT: The Secretary of State Is Cool, and the MSM Is Having a Meltdown Over It.

GET HEALTHY: Swisse Wild Fish Oil Omega 3 Supplements for Women and Men. #CommissionEarned

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Blue Origin may need external funding to hit ambitious launch targets.

Chief Executive Dave Limp told employees at a recent all-hands meeting that the company would require outside investment if it were to significantly increase its launch cadence, according to details of the meeting from two people who attended.

He said it would “take a lot of capital” to achieve the number of rocket launches Blue Origin has targeted—more money than would be available with “just one investor,” the people added.

Blue Origin has set ambitious launch targets after reaching orbit with New Glenn, a 98-meter-tall heavy-lift rocket, for the first time in January 2025. It is competing with SpaceX for large commercial contracts and to develop a lunar lander for Nasa’s Artemis program.

Blue Origin is considering fundraising as SpaceX, which dominates the space launch market, gears up to list on the public market as early as June, with a valuation in excess of $1.75 trillion.

Limp told employees Blue Origin would have to demonstrate strong economics but that external funding was one option “on the table,” the people added.

Where’s Jeff Bezos?

IS THIS END OF GOPRO? GoPro Is Considering Selling the Company.

I LIKE EGGS: New Research Suggests Moderate Egg Consumption Is Linked to a Longer Life, Doctor Breaks It Down.

HANG IN THEIR KEIR, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO DRAG ALL OF LABOUR WITH YOU: The Starmer Drama Continues. “A rift is actively tearing the Labour Party to pieces. CNN reports that some 100 MPs signed a letter warning against a leadership contest — which Downing Street swears it didn’t organize. Yeah. Sure.”

WHY DOESN’T THIS EVER HAPPEN TO ME? (CONT’D): A Couple Renovated Their Kitchen—and Stumbled Upon Buried Treasure From the 17th Century.