KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Future Republicans Need a Trump Style Guide for Dealing With the Press. “His less-than-presidential moments quickly became my favorite parts of the whole show. It was a revelation to see a Republican politician refuse to roll over and let the media run roughshod over him.I had been writing about MSM bias for almost two decades at that point and was sick of watching all of the kowtowing going on in the upper echelons of the GOP.”
May 13, 2026
THE NEW SPACE RACE:
Starship launch next week! https://t.co/Vo2VL5AxPf
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2026
I’m expecting an earth-shattering kaboom, and hopefully only the intended one.
BOOK REVIEW: THE UNIVERSITY UNFETTERED. George Leef is skeptical: “Whether the University achieved excellence is debatable, but it certainly spent a lot of money.”
LONG OVERDUE, BUT POP PLENTY OF CORN ANYWAY: Rand Paul announces Senate hearing with Fauci will have testimony from ‘COVID coverup’ whistleblower.
The statute of limitations expired on Monday and former President Joe Biden pardoned Fauci, which shields the former chief medical advisor to Biden from criminal referral for allegedly lying to Congress about gain-of-function research. Paul said he isn’t deterred by the expiration or Biden’s pardon.
“Today is the deadline to charge Fauci, or he walks away from one of the biggest cover-ups in American history without ever facing a jury. I have spent years building this case. I referred him to the DOJ. I forced the hearings. I grilled him under oath. The American people were lied to about the origins of COVID, gain-of-function research, and the Wuhan cover-up,” Paul said in a post on X on Monday.
In another post, he said that even if the DOJ doesn’t pursue charges, he wasn’t going to be “letting up.”
Stay tuned…
NEW DEFINITION OF FASCISM JUST DROPPED:
Nothing says fascism like demanding that your house not burned down because of government incompetence https://t.co/lYk0jsFqUz
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 13, 2026
Old and busted: “Making the trains run on time.”
The new hotness? Making the fire engines run on time and having enough water in the reservoir to put out the Pacific Palisades fire.
As George Orwell wrote in 1944, “It will be seen that, as used, the word ‘Fascism’ is almost entirely meaningless. In conversation, of course, it is used even more wildly than in print. I have heard it applied to farmers, shopkeepers, Social Credit, corporal punishment, fox-hunting, bull-fighting, the 1922 Committee, the 1941 Committee, Kipling, Gandhi, Chiang Kai-Shek, homosexuality, Priestley’s broadcasts, Youth Hostels, astrology, women, dogs and I do not know what else.”
Flashback: Fascism, Again. An explainer, of sorts.
LOTSA FLOP SWEAT OUT THERE: Democrat Crashes Out On Reporter Before She Can Even Ask A Question.
IT’S THE DEMOGRAPHY, STUPID:
In 454 schools across England, white British children make up less than 2% of the school population.
In 72 schools across England, there is not a single white British child in attendance.
This is ethnic cleansing on a devastating scale.
— Mrs B (@attackdogX) May 12, 2026
(Classical reference in headline.)
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…:
Replacing the judiciary branch with a version that specifically agrees with your policies is certainly not something a fascist would do, right? https://t.co/DopPeEQ0gT
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) May 13, 2026
OUT: THE OLD DOMINION. IN: THE NEW CLOWN SHOW. ‘It Makes No Sense’: Virginia Dems Panned by Legal Experts for Page 1 Mistake on SCOTUS Filing.
Pretty sure Winsome Sears would have shown more competent.
PERSPECTIVE:
🚨 Trump vs Obama: Reflecting Pool Renovations
OBAMA (2010-2012):
💰 $34M
⏰ 2+ YEARS
⛽ $5.85/gallon
🇦🇫 Afghan War – 10th YearTRUMP (2026):
💰 $13M
⏰ 2 WEEKS
⛽ $4.50/gallon
🇮🇷 Iran – 10th WeekGuess which one the media CRIED about? pic.twitter.com/6iWl2fPTvG
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) May 12, 2026
LAYERS AND LAYERS OF FACT CHECKERS AND EDITORS: ‘It’s Hamas Propaganda:’ New York Times Writer Nicholas Kristof’s ‘Sexual Violence’ Column Caps a Career of Corrections, Retractions and Apologies Going Back 25 Years.
Related:
I just explained to a non-media person that Nick Kristof claimed the IDF is training dogs to rape Palestinians… in the NYT… in the opinion section… based on Hamas sources…
And timed it to front-run a report today about Hamas using sexual violence as a deliberate tactic
— Lydia Moynihan (@LydiaMoynihan) May 13, 2026
For those keeping track, Kristoff's piece:
– Was published to pre-empt a detailed report about sexual violence by Hamas, full of actual evidence.
– One of his main quoted Israeli sources says Kristoff misrepresented his take.
– The article omits context about the background of…— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 12, 2026
The New York Times rushing to say "nuh uh, we don't actually have any journalistic standards" is pretty hilarious. https://t.co/Yb4pMQ6GCY
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 13, 2026
So is the young person who wrote that last referenced tweet completely clueless about the history of the Times and the Pulitzer, or is he/she/them dropping a particularly sly member-berry? Pulitzer Committee Won’t Revoke Times Pulitzer.
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Shark Upright Vacuum Cleaner. #CommissionEarned
THEY ALWAYS SHOW YOU WHO THEY’RE AFRAID OF:
Before this moment I’d thought the Pratt thing was all fun hype stuff that wouldn’t go anywhere, but if the pod bro messaging coordinators of the DNC are dredging up 17 year old tweets to try to get a “gotcha” on him they must be legitimately nervous https://t.co/jEUPdFJF4k pic.twitter.com/qPH5NOzRWF
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) May 13, 2026
A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: In Nashville, Capitol Tantrums Come With a Bill — and Tennessee Dems Just Received It. “You see, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) just yanked all their committee assignments. If you’re going to fool around, don’t be surprised when you find out.”
Heh. Fool around. Or whatever.
BEWARE THE HELPFUL CHATBOT: ‘Will I be OK?’ Teen died after ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says.
“It disguises danger through language that borrows trappings of authority and indicia of expertise—dosages, measurements, references to chemical processes and derivatives, etc.—even promising ‘complete honesty’ and ‘no-BS answer[s]’—to tell [Nelson] exactly what he wanted to hear: that he was safe enough to continue using,” the lawsuit alleged.
Chat logs shared in the complaint paint a stark picture. Over time, ChatGPT logged context that should have made it clear that Nelson was struggling with drugs, his parents alleged, such as noting that the “user has a major substance abuse and polysubstance abuse problem” and mentions that they “love to go crazy on drugs.”
As Nelson’s drug interests expanded, the chatbot explained how to go “full trippy mode,” suggesting that it could recommend a playlist to set a vibe, while increasingly recommending more dangerous combinations of drugs. The teen clearly feared taking lethal doses, “often” prefacing “his messages with ‘will I be ok if’ or ‘is it safe to consume,’” the lawsuit noted.
Chatbots tell users what the models expect they want to hear.
IT’S CUTE THEY STILL THINK WE CARE ABOUT THEIR MEANINGLESS CREDENTIALS:
"he won two Pulitzers writing for the NYT"
::laughs in Walter Duranty::
The fact that you think this is a flex is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) May 12, 2026
THE CLASSICS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE: A Good Man With a Gun Proved the Second Amendment Still Works in Cambridge.
WHEN I LEAVE MY FANS ALONE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER THAN USUAL, REALITY TREMBLES: The Great Water Conspiracy.
They say they would be honored if Tucker Carlson picks up on this… Also in case the tone doesn’t come across through online, rest assured I am very grateful for my younger DIL’s help and care. (More than I can say.)
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: How our ‘new’ Democratic Party is really a blast from the Jacobin past.
THESE ARE FUN: Tales of the Base Tour Guide – The Lost Ladies.
FUN SPACE STUFF: Springtime on the residual icecap of the Martian south pole.
