LET US COUNT THE WAYS: The New York Times Thomas Friedman has offered nonsensical or goofy analyses concerning Israel. Richard Pollock provides a definitive catalogue.

SHE MAY BE SERIOUS BUT THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT SHE’S IGNORANT:  Is Sunny Hostin Serious With These Remarks About Lincoln and the Slaves?

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ISN’T PERFECT, MERELY SUPERIOR TO ALL ALTERNATIVES:  Top Pollster Isn’t a Fan of the Electoral College, but Finds This Alternative to Be Intolerable.

TYPICAL OF LIBERALS: THEY PREFER PLAYING WITH A STACKED DECK:  Exclusive: Multiple Teacher Recruitment Programs Accused Of Racial Rigging, Prompting Civil Rights Investigations.

AS ANYONE WITH HALF A BRAIN COULD TELL:  New Study Pours Cold Water on Data Center ‘Heat Island’ Fears.

FASCINATING:  Khanna’s Wife Sold NVIDIA Stock Before Chinese Spy Scandal Broke.

THEY RESPONDED LIKE HEROES:  Fullbore Friday. when the call comes, how will you react?

WE’VE LONG SUSPECTED IT’S FRAUD ALL THE WAY DOWN:  Stephen Miller says the scale of welfare fraud is SO MASSIVE that eliminating it alone could balance the ENTIRE federal budget “The amount that has been fleeced from us is in the HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars.” “We could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them.”

UTOPIA MEANS NOWHERE:  Utopias: The Truth in Plain Sight..The word “utopian” is often used in socialist/Marxist circles synonymously with their notion of a “worker’s paradise.” But they are as ignorant of the word as they are of their own pernicious beliefs.

THE PROBLEM IS THIS WAS THE AIM OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ALL ALONG:  Proof of how screwed the educational system actually is.

I WAS REMISS. I FORGOT TO POST THIS:  Thank You For Your Service.

WITHOUT THIS ALL GOVERNMENT IS COOKED:  The Consent of the Governed.

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

THE CHINA/PAKISTAN AXIS: Pakistani astronaut set to become 1st international visitor to China’s Tiangong space station this month.

MARCO KEEPS CRUSHING IT:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just delivered the most brutal indictment of Third World Mass Immigration and Open Borders I've ever heard.

“They tell us that we are compelled by a sacred legal obligation to give up our power, to surrender our sovereignty, to submit to the whims… pic.twitter.com/p8ZrgAjefs

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 13, 2026

FAA ENDS HOURS-LONG NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP.

UPDATE:

NEW ORLEANS BOAT CRASH CALLED ‘MIRACLE ON THE MISSISSIPPI’ AS EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTED FOR, OFFICIALS SAY: The Coast Guard confirmed all passengers and crew were rescued after the docked vessel capsized near the Port of New Orleans.

THE LEFTIST NARRATIVE FAILS:

The last major ground stop was in 2023 when Pete was the transportation secretary 😂😂😂

— Spence (@CurryAlert) November 13, 2026

CURIOUS HAPPENINGS:

If we assume that some of the unusual events of the last few days are related:

1. China naval drill off Taiwan;
2. Iranian spy roundup in the UK;
3. Uptick in hacking of European targets, esp France;
4. Sinking of Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland;
5. Evacuation of US bases…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) November 13, 2026

WELL, I’M GLAD SOMETHING IS WORKING TODAY: US National Weather Service says its radars operating normally.

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING: Amtrak booking system experiencing major issues amid nationwide FAA ground stop.

IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: Scientists Find Evidence of Primordial Water Hidden at The Edge of The Solar System.

TO BE FAIR, THE DAY ISN’T OVER YET: According to a 1960 study, overpopulation was going to end the world on Friday. “So, congratulations on surviving the population explosion, global cooling, global warming, and pineapple on pizza (so far). I’ll see you all at the next predicted end of the world.”

WAIT, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN? Scientists Discover a Hidden Immune System Difference That Could Explain Why Obesity Affects Men and Women Differently.

STARSHIP FLIGHT 42 GOING WELL SO FAR:

Booster splashdown. pic.twitter.com/oW7IkbdPcY

— FullStackLifter (@FullStackLifter) November 13, 2026

Views of Starship in space as @Starlink deploy continues pic.twitter.com/pd6FYvDo0D

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 13, 2026

UPDATE: SpaceX launches Starship on ambitious 22-hour Flight 15 test, but aborts booster ‘chopsticks’ catch.

We will catch no rocket before its time.