May 4, 2026

DISTRUST OF EDUCATORS CORRELATES WITH INCREASED FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE:

Posted at 9:51 am by Stephen Green

HMM: Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much‑needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug.

For decades, researchers have struggled to conduct high-quality research studies due to their lack of access to the cannabis products that patients actually use and restrictions on their processes.

With the reclassification, researchers who are registered with the DEA to research cannabis will be able to obtain cannabis flower and plant material, as well as manufactured cannabis products, such as tinctures and edibles, directly from state-licensed businesses that are DEA-registered.

This means researchers will no longer need to rely on the federal DEA registry for access to cannabis products for research, which were often inferior in quality and variety in comparison to the everyday products medical cannabis patients typically have access to. Instead, they will be able to study cannabis products that patients use in daily life, such as vapes and various edible products.

This shift in access will now allow researchers to undertake the gold standard of research approaches: the randomized controlled trial.

Based on everything we’ve since since legalization at the state level, don’t expect much.

Posted at 9:36 am by Stephen Green

CONGRATS, THE VALUE OF YOUR EXISTING HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS JUST INCREASED ANOTHER $25,000:

Posted at 9:20 am by Stephen Green

HMMM:

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Posted at 8:35 am by Ed Driscoll

CHANGE: Patel says FBI has cut bureaucracy, moved 1,000 agents to field offices in ‘generational’ overhaul.

In just 14 months, the FBI claims it has carried out a “generational” shakeup that has cut bureaucracy, shifted agents into the field and embraced artificial intelligence in what FBI Director Kash Patel calls a long-overdue effort to restore trust and sharpen its focus on protecting Americans.

In a draft of a letter from Patel to the FBI workforce obtained by Fox News, the director wrote that the bureau has delivered on changes FBI employees have been requesting for years, transforming the FBI into a premier modern-day law enforcement organization.

The overhaul has included a significant redistribution of personnel away from Washington, D.C., according to Patel, with more than 1,000 agents and staff reassigned to field offices and hundreds of intelligence personnel moved closer to active investigations.

It’s amazing that when it comes to government, a “generational” overhaul just looks like common sense to most everybody else.

Posted at 8:34 am by Stephen Green

HOW’S THAT WELCOME WAGON PROGRAM COMING ALONG?

Posted at 8:22 am by Ed Driscoll

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

Posted at 8:18 am by Stephen Green

THE DEMOCRATS AREN’T SENDING THEIR BEST:

Or maybe they are.

Posted at 7:47 am by Stephen Green

THAT’LL BE THE DAY I GO BACK TO ANNANDALE: Doomsday for California as last barrel of oil from the Middle East arrives in Long Beach.

Hong Kong’s ship New Corolla, which loaded up on oil in February, will soon depart, and the state will have to figure out how to make up for 200,000 barrels of oil a day it got from the Middle East.

California is particularly vulnerable in this situation, as its status as an isolated energy island without gas pipelines has led it to increasingly rely on imports.

A few weeks ago, a number of Democratic and Republican state lawmakers sounded the alarm on the impending emergency — and blasted California’s energy authorities for not having a plan.

“We are demanding an emergency plan to deal with this fuel crisis,” Assemblymember David Alvarez (D) said at a press conference.

Have you tried allowing offshore drilling and maybe not driving the refineries out of business?

Posted at 7:32 am by Stephen Green

THIS STORY DID NOT GET THE ATTENTION IT DESERVED:

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

WELFARE SHOULD SUCK:

Posted at 7:16 am by Stephen Green

SCHRODINGER’S TOTENKOPF:

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Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll