IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: What in the Actual Hell Is Going on in China? “If you ever thought you had a handle on what in the actual hell is going on in China, it was probably interrupted by a story like the recent disappearance of Yang Wei, the 62-year-old designer of China’s top-of-the-line stealth fighter.”

#JOURNALISM: Karen Attiah, Radical Beefcake Columnist Fired for ‘Endangering’ Colleagues, To Receive ‘Distinguished Service Award’ From Journalism Society: Society of Professional Journalists will honor scandal-plagued ex-WaPo writer at ‘hall of fame’ ceremony in June.

AMERICA’S ‘WRONG-TRACK MAJORITY:’ What is that? Writing for Real Clear Polling, J.T. Young examines the Right Track/Wrong Track survey data and finds national elections being easily won by candidates supported by coalitions of voters who see the country going the wrong way.

But once the opposition-based majority gets elected, it starts falling apart because its constituent elements can’t agree on much of anything, including how to get where the candidates promised to take the country. Intriguing hypothesis that you should read more about here.

IN A SENSE!

Peak moron

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 1, 2026

THIS KID GETS IT: One … Ahem … Outspoken Youngster Tells CNN Exactly Why Artemis II Is So Cool.

Kid just SMOKED a CNN reporter outside of Artemis II launch:

CNN: "Why do you want to be here?… Why do you love being a part of history?

Kid: "We're going back to the f*cking moon, that's why!" 🤣https://t.co/olarncM5jA

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 1, 2026

JUSTICE: Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization Can Go Forward.

DEAL OF THE DAY: LEVOIT Tower Fan for Bedroom, 90° Oscillating Standing Fan. #CommissionEarned

BECAUSE OF COURSE: Democrat-led states threaten to sue Trump over voter database executive order.

“I don’t know how it can be challenged. They’ll probably challenge it,” Trump said at Tuesday night’s Oval Office signing. “You may find a rogue judge – a lot of rogue judges. Very bad, bad people. Very bad judges. But that’s the only way that can be changed, and hopefully we’ll win on appeal if it is, but I don’t see how anybody can challenge it.”

Arizona, California, Maine and Oregon immediately vowed to sue the Trump administration over the executive order, Fox News reported.

“We’re challenging it,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on X on Tuesday, sharing a clip of Trump signing the order. “See you in court.”

Arizona Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told The Associated Press: “It is just wrongheaded for a president of the United States to pretend like he can pick his own voters. That’s just not how America works.”

Please, let blue states sue Trump on the 20 side of another 80/20 issue.

ALBERTA WOULD BE A VERY LIBERAL U.S. STATE, THOUGH: Is the 51st State Dream Closer to Reality? A Secession Movement in Canada Is Gaining Traction.

Perhaps it could be an unincorporated organized territory, like Puerto Rico.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

While NATO has proven to be largely a one-way street, with the US footing the bill to defend an ungrateful, obstructionist continent, the alliance still has value.

It allows the US to maintain a large armed presence on a continent lurching dangerously toward a dark age.

And… https://t.co/J8BBN6BNQ1

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 1, 2026

SPRINGTIME FOR KAMALA:

Team Kamala in 2024: Rehabilitate Dick Cheney and George W. Bush by seeking their endorsements, both of whom the left endlessly compared to Hitler from 2001 to 2008:

Team Kamala in 2026: Promote favorably the man who thought Winston Churchill was the baddie in WWII:

Ah, Team Kamala quoting Dave Smith and Tucker Carlson favorably now https://t.co/ueVzC6aVs2

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 1, 2026

UGH: Reza Pahlavi Shares Names of Young Iranian Freedom Protesters Whom the Regime Killed.

AND NOW RE-READING THE SECOND BOOK OF CHRISTOPHER DI GRAZIA’S SERIES: It’s as good as I remember, even better than the first!  The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: A Theda Bara Mystery.

#CommissionEarned

THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

Hollywood, 1917. Silent movie queen Theda Bara is filming her epic, Cleopatra – “the one they’ll remember me for.” But when a studio extra turns up dead in a PR stunt gone wrong, Bara finds herself the center of intrigue, from a friend from the past who isn’t at all what she seems, to an Egyptian cult that wants her dead. With stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Erich von Stroheim along for the ride, Bara and her loyal friend, makeup artist Toby Swanson, have to find out who is telling the truth, who is lying and whether it spells the end of Cleopatra. . .or of Hollywood itself.

A little bir–  Okay, the author himself after I linked it last time said that there’s a third upcoming. He’s chugging along on it. I can’t wait.

JUSTICE:

In Powerful Dissent, Ketanji Brown Jackson Simply Writes 'Wakanda Forever' https://t.co/B4t7XeZNki pic.twitter.com/dlakxviUag

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 1, 2026

Related:

I went to law school

People like KBJ are insufferable in class, they’re insufferable in practice, and they’re DANGEROUS on the bench

High ideology
Low IQ https://t.co/qCW9XSFkiz

— Sam Mirejovsky (@whatsrightsam) April 1, 2026

Clarence Thomas every time he hears Ketanji Brown Jackson speak 😭 pic.twitter.com/hlEAl7rYZ3

— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) April 1, 2026

HOME, HOME ON THE FARM:  F.A.R.M. and other acronyms.

IT APPEARS THAT EARLY MEDIA REPORTS OF ITS FAILURE WERE MISTAKEN:  Trump admin live updates: Prez warns Iran’s electric power plants could be next target.

THAT’S WHICH IS REWARDED IS THAT WHICH INCREASES:  Pathological narcissists have taken over the political left.

THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE DEMS’ IDEA OF A ‘STRAIGHT, WHITE, CHRISTIAN MALE’ IS TIM WALZ:  The Dem Operative Class Is Risking Death Threats With This 2028 Advice.

GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE HANK JOHNSON ASKED ABOUT THE RISK OF GUAM TIPPING OVER IN 2010: He is still serving in congress. You can’t embarrass the dems.  Watch CNN’s Scott Jennings Shred This Dem’s Take on Iran. It Was Embarrassing.

BECAUSE IT’S ALL SO TIRESOME:  Ballroom Blitz: Judge Orders Halt to Construction, Trump Not Amused.

CASTS JAUNDICED LOOK AT LI. SIDE EYES CALENDAR. UM… THEY PUT THIS UP YESTERDAY:  Former CNN Employee Don Lemon Signals He’s Open to Running for President.

But it might be true. After all he’s Netflix recast Pete Buttigieg. And Pete Buttigieg — Alfred E. Neuman’s less plausible twin — thinks he’s running for president.

IT WOULD BE ALL SO TIRESOME IF IT WEREN’T SO HORRIFYING:  Communist games, kings, and the lack thereof.

BY ANY AND EVERY MEANS, WE MUST LEAVE THIS OUR CRADLE AND REACH FOR THE STARS:  Going above and beyond.

SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE IN NONSENSE ON STILTS:  Cry Harder.

IT’S A CONSIDERATION:  Owning, Or Being Owned?