May 19, 2026
TRIM YOUR NAILS: Ergonomic Long Handle Toenail Clippers with Catcher. #CommissionEarned
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Circuit Court Strikes Down New York’s Post-Bruen Vampire Rule Carry Ban.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: ‘Decolonial orientations’ psychologist sought at University of Rhode Island.
FALLOUT:
The president was crystal clear, the deal was; pass the Save America Act and I’ll save Cornyn. This was John Thune’s choice. https://t.co/AcrVPNjSjv
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) May 19, 2026
UPDATE (FROM GLENN):
Literally all they had to do was pass voter ID, which 80% of the country supports. https://t.co/0c8qIst3kB
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 19, 2026
You have to wonder why Thune, et al., are so dead-set against enacting such a popular policy.
PAYBACK’S A… YOU KNOW: It’s Primary Election Day in the People’s Republic of Oregon, and the ‘People’ Want Revenge. “On primary day, Oregon voters will affix some C-4 and light the fuse to the one deliverable Kotek could lay claim to in her entire first term of office.”
STAY SAFE: aosu Security Cameras Outdoor Wireless, 2 Cam-Kit, No Subscription Required. #CommissionEarned
PRIMARY PREVIEW: Nancy Pelosi endorses Connie Chan to succeed her after 40 years in Congress.
California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has made her choice for who should succeed her in Congress.
The longtime congresswoman endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan on Monday in the race for the former House speaker’s seat.
Pelosi gave the nod to Chan over progressive Saikat Chakrabarti and California state Sen. Scott Weiner.
“I know this district, I know the Congress, and I know Connie,” Pelosi said in a short clip showing her seated next to Chan. “I’m proud to endorse Connie Chan, and I ask you to join me in electing her to Congress.”
I can’t help but think that voters there will go for Weiner.
CHRISTIAN TOTO: Mandalorian and Grogu Sinks Star Wars to Kiddie-Level Lows.
This is kiddie entertainment from start to finish, a parade of new creatures, mediocre CGI and cuddly characters who would make the Minions blush.
The fact that Jon Favreau (“Swingers!” “Elf!” “Iron Man!”) co-wrote and directed this slop is tragic. He gets little out of his cast. Pascal, who previously made his presence felt while behind a mask, has zero arc or character to play.
He’s Protagonist 101. That’s it.
Sigourney Weaver walks through her role as a New Republic commander. She’d be Razzie worthy if she had more screen time.
The new villains barely have a pulse, from Coyne to a crimelord (Hemky Madera) who couldn’t threaten a toddler with his theatrics.
On the other side of the big pond, the London Times’ film critic concurs, giving the movie one star and concluding, “Fold the companies, cancel the forthcoming movies and close the theme park. You wouldn’t leave a dying dog like this. But that’s what Star Wars has become. Putting it down would be a mercy killing. Oh, and Martin Scorsese provides the voice of a four-armed capuchin monkey called Hugo. So that’s nice.”
THE ACTORS CHANGE BUT THE MISSION REMAINS THE SAME:
https://t.co/64IvWPXiQy pic.twitter.com/i01jgAWVyI
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 19, 2026
Once more to Orwell: “It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy.”
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED: Why airplane toilets are tiny engineering marvels.
ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Civil war brewing at New York Times following publication of column alleging rape of Palestinians.
Nicholas Kristof’s column in The New York Times continues to reverberate a week after publication, and has created an internal rift between the newspaper’s newsroom and its opinion section.
The column, titled “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” includes allegations of systematic sexual abuse by Israeli prison guards and soldiers against Palestinian detainees. It cites testimony from 14 Palestinians alleging the use of batons and carrots, threats to rape family members and dogs used for sexual assault while prison staff laughed and filmed the incident.
The article drew widespread reactions around the world, including protests and calls to cancel subscriptions. On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar threatened to file a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper for libel against the State of Israel. Israeli officials and the Israel Prison Service have completely denied the claims, and Netanyahu called them baseless.
Earlier: The Big Tell: NYT Not Reporting Kristof Accusations on its News Pages.
Think about that: the journalists who would run with allegations from the Steele Dossier and make a two-year crusade out of proving it are too ashamed to touch Kristof’s accusations.
That’s how absurd this story is.
Thus the kerfuffle between the Gray Lady’s “news” and opinion departments:
BREAKING: A massive civil war has reportedly emerged within the New York Times, with many journalists questioning the credibility of Kristof’s piece.
One NYT journalist stated: “I am sick of being embarrassed by the Opinion section.”
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) May 18, 2026
UPDATE:
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 18, 2026
FACTS WOULD BE NICE, YES: San Diego: More Facts, Please.
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Could A Simple Lab Mistake Lead Scientists to Over-Estimate Microplastics?
VICTIMS OF GOVERNMENT ABUSE SHOULD BE MADE WHOLE: Trump admin creates $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. How it might work and who could get a payout.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY BLUES: Why Is My Alma Mater USAFA Allowing Professors Who Undermine The Commander-In-Chief? “If any cadets or recent graduates reading this article have sat through one of Dr. Burke’s classes, and have information on additional subversive comments, please contact us at .”
QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED:
● Shot: Trump’s World: A Return to the 1930s?
—Geopolitical Monitor, March 3rd, 2025.
● Chaser: Why We’re Reopening the Lindbergh Files.
—Joe Nocera and Poppy Damon, the Free Press, today.
CHANGE?
🚨 JUST NOW: President Trump announces HE'S ENDORSING in the John Cornyn vs Ken Paxton US Senate Texas GOP primary today
"I'll be making an endorsement at 12:30-1PM today for the big race."
HERE WE GO! pic.twitter.com/cN80RHFSM1
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 19, 2026
#DAILYFAIL:
So you guys are upset enough about this to write about it, even though you admit in the article that Halal food was available on the flight but simply not chosen by the passenger. Journalism is dead.
— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) May 19, 2026
AND THAT’S JUST FOR THE HUSBANDS: Living with PMDD is like having the Grim Reaper visit every month.
OUCH: Standard Chartered is cutting thousands of workers for AI. Its CEO calls them ‘lower-value human capital.’ “Comments on the earnings call to the effect that the positions shed were ‘lower-value human capital’ may raise eyebrows and in the immediate aftermath of the call, his terminology attracted a lot of criticism online and across social media.”
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…:
"We destroyed California – vote for us!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/Idc1ZF4AKL— Steve Hilton (@SteveHiltonx) May 19, 2026
DON’T GET COCKY: Democrats Face Midterm Disappointment.
