May 23, 2026

HEY, WE DON’T SERVE THEIR KIND HERE! YOUR DROIDS — THEY’LL HAVE TO WAIT OUTSIDE. WE DON’T WANT THEM HERE! Southwest Bans Humanoid Robots After Viral Passenger Flights.

A humanoid robot made it to Dallas. Its fellow robots may not get the same boarding pass.

Southwest Airlines has banned “human-like or animal-like robots” from passenger cabins and checked luggage, citing concerns about the lithium-ion batteries used to power them. The rule follows viral flights in which travelers bought seats for event robots, creating confusion for crews over whether the machines counted as passengers, carry-ons, or something stranger in between.

The ban turns a quirky travel story into a sharper industry question: Will other airlines follow Southwest’s lead as lifelike robots become more common in public spaces?

Notorious robophobe Matthew Yglesias smiles.

Posted at 12:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER: The Long Farewell to Stephen Colbert Is Finally Over; Now We Can Laugh at the Grave Mourning of His Loss.

Many others this week have been flooding the headlines with this cancellation, and it has been a miasma of misinformation. As the show closes, the ongoing conceit has been that Colbert has been forced off the airwaves by President Trump. This, despite the reason given by multiple news outlets showing that this was a business decision by the network. First reported by Puck News, the program’s fiscal losses of between $40-50 million a year for CBS were also stated as a cause by the New York Post, and confirmed by the Wall Street Journal.

But let’s not allow data and spreadsheets to interrupt a political narrative! Trump cannot tolerate being insulted, and so he was forcing Colbert off the air as a form of retribution. As alleged noted historian Jon Meacham said, “Always worry when they come for the comedians.”

Exactly. CBS has replaced a member of the Democrats’ palace guard…

…With a man who says this:

[Byron] Allen has revealed that he plans to lease the time slot from the network and sell its ad revenue himself. “I’m putting a lot of money in their cash register,” he said. “I am a gift from the money gods*. And the comedy gods.”

His series, however, will stay far away from the type of political humor that defined The Late Show. “I don’t care who you vote for. I just don’t care,” Allen said. “That’s your business. Go do what you gotta do, you know? I’m just here to make you laugh.”

Instead, Comics Unleashed will maintain its original format and feature, as Allen explained, “nothing political, nothing sexist, nothing racist, nothing antisemitic, nothing homophobic.” He added that he wants his show to “just be funny.”

The response from another palace guard? Jimmy Kimmel Urges Viewers to “Never Watch CBS Again” After Colbert Finale.

To paraphrase Jon Meacham, always worry when the palace guard comes for the comedians:

* Wait, CBS will have a net inflow of money during their late night timeslot? That’s got to be a relief after all the cash this show hemorrhaged:

Posted at 12:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

WHEN REALITY BITES: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md) claim, respectively, that Trump gutted Medicaid to pay for tax cuts and Trump created a hush fund to convert J-6 rioters into his “private militia.”

Reality bites for politicians like Ossoff and Raskin when their claims meet, for example, Jim Agresti’s Just Facts Daily. It’s the first of what I hope will be a continuing series of PJ Media columns in which lying politicos in both parties are confronted with Just Facts.

Posted at 8:59 am by Mark Tapscott

WELL, HE’S RIGHT:

“Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.”

Posted at 8:48 am by Glenn Reynolds

CUBA:

Posted at 8:42 am by Stephen Green

NOT ACTUALLY SURPRISING:

Posted at 8:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

HAHA:

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

DROUGHTS HAPPENED BEFORE SUVS?

Posted at 7:48 am by Stephen Green

GOOD NEWS: Popular weight loss drugs may have surprising side effect: stalling cancer. Early results on the Retatrutide phase 3 tests show promise against cancer and heart disease, too.

I tried microdosing Ozempic for these benefits, but it raised my resting heart rate by 10 bpm and though that’s a known side effect that’s supposed to be safe, I quit. Supposedly that doesn’t happen with tirzepatide, but I haven’t tried it.

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

THE PRESS KNOWS WHAT SIDE IT’S ON:

Posted at 7:05 am by Glenn Reynolds

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D):

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

THIS POST IS A DUAL POINT OF PRIDE FOR ME: I’m proud of my friend. And I’m proud of this writer I’ve seen grow in clarity and passion over the years. This post is a bell ringing clear and loud, and I was proud to host it.  Sick of the Jewish Hate – by Jon LaForce.

Posted at 6:29 am by Sarah Hoyt