OPEN THREAD: Party on, dudes and dudettes.
May 2, 2026
“THESE GUYS LEFT NAZI GERMANY, AND MUSSOLINI’S ITALY, TO COME TO CALIFORNIA IN THE 1940s, AND THEY LIVED BY THE BEACH, AND THEY WERE DEPRESSED BY THE RELENTLESS CHEERINESS, the productivity, and the capitalism that they witnessed around them:”
In 2011, Breitbart breaks down how Frankfurt School Marxists like Adorno, Marcuse, & Horkheimer escaped Germany for 1940s Golden Age California -only to hate the endless cheer, productivity, and capitalism. They devised cultural Marxism to subvert the US. pic.twitter.com/y2ZVdfVsPw https://t.co/n4z0DCKBqB
— Yuri Bezmenov's Ghost (@Ne_pas_couvrir) May 2, 2026
#JOURNALISM: “FUSION KEN” DOESN’T HAVE TO KNOW THINGS, JUST REPEAT WHAT HE’S TOLD TO SAY. MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian Defends SPLC, Doesn’t Know What a Grand Jury Is or Does.
IT’S GOOD TO BE IN THE NOMENKLATURA:
The woman who wants to eat the rich and lectures us on privilege, literally has an umbrella holder pic.twitter.com/SB383RNsxD
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 30, 2026
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You almost have to admire the sheer, unapologetic hubris of it. https://t.co/ENIl5Jpfjb
— The Critical Drinker (@TheCriticalDri2) May 2, 2026
Don’t be Minnesota.
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Don’t Minnesota my state: Land of 10,000 Lakes becomes a political punching bag.
The Star Tribune is completely baffled by this development, which they view as wholly undeserved. The Star Tribune blames “conservative candidates” and Trump for the phenomenon.
The Star Tribune tracks down a political science professor who attributes the state’s unwanted status entirely to a Trump “grudge.”
No, I think there’s more to Minnesota’s recent PR decline than that:
Dinesh D’Souza didn’t just “let his daughter marry” anybody.
He let her marry Brandon Gill because the dude is the kind of patriot who walks into the lions’ den with receipts** and doesn’t flinch.🔥
In this clip, Gill looks Minnesota Dems in the eye and asks a question so… pic.twitter.com/dv1h2TsLTo
— GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE (@GOP_is_Gutless) May 2, 2026
UNEXPECTEDLY: Jon Stewart Hearts Nazi-Tatted Pol Graham Platner.
Newsbusters reports that Stewart gave Platner a chummy interview earlier this week on his “Weekly Show” podcast. First, Stewart compared him to a classic movie underdog.
…here’s, kind of, always the fable of a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a kind of, you know, an honest man who has real ideals facing off against a corrupt system that is fueled by money and toxicity and all these—so there is an archetype for this.
Later, Stewart brought up the tattoo issue without mentioning its Nazi roots. He did so while thoroughly explaining away the matter, sweeping it under the electoral rug so listeners could see Platner as a changed man.
Platner’s PR team couldn’t have scripted the exchange any better.
Old and busted: “Punch a Nazi.”
The new hotness?
I think it is time we consider the possibility that Democrats are so thoroughly convinced that Trump supporters are actual Nazis that they see Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo as being an electoral advantage.
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) May 2, 2026
IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: An Unknown State of Matter Could Be Hiding in Our Solar System.
TERROR CONSPIRACY EXPOSED:
Bluesky is in full panic.
A full on exposed API has revealed thousands of people who signed up for the GTFO Ice site.
Full names, phone, and zip codes. https://t.co/HxjrLydHdE pic.twitter.com/zti8CTrC0N
— Grummz (@Grummz) May 2, 2026
THIS WILL NEVER NOT BE HILARIOUS:
Look, I'm all for ppl getting healthier, and if they need Ozempic to helpnget there, do what you gotta do.
But it is objectively hilarious that all the fat ppl held up as icons of the body positivity movement all got skinny af the second a weight-loss wonder drug became… pic.twitter.com/hvuk7d4kyN
— The Heretical Liberal 🇨🇦 (@Rob_ThaBuilder) May 1, 2026
NONE TOO SOON: Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years.
GLAD SOMEBODY STILL MAKES THOSE: Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series Is a Rear-Drive Manual Monster With More Power.
GET YOUR VITAMINS: Ensure Max Protein Cafe Mocha Nutrition Shake. #CommissionEarned
SETTING THE BAR AWFULLY LOW: James Talarico Wants You to Know That He’s Smarter Than Beto O’Rourke.
A NICE PIECE ON MY FORTHCOMING SEDUCTIVE AI BOOK: Why AI’s biggest threat is actually its power to seduce us — and the computers are already winning: Prof. “The machines get better every year, but people stay the same.”
REWIND TO 1981: Members Only Original Iconic Racer Jacket for Men. #CommissionEarned
THE MEMES ARE HERE. THE WEEKEND CAN BEGIN IN EARNEST: These Memes Go To II.
21ST CENTURY WARFARE: Suddenly, everyone wants drone interceptors like Ukraine, but the supply isn’t there.
HOW IT STARTED: GameStop rally is warning that market bubbles have gone mad.
—The New York Post, January 27th, 2021.
How It’s Going: GameStop wants to buy eBay in an aggressive pivot to e-commerce. “The size mismatch is hard to overlook. GameStop carries a market value of around $12 billion; eBay sits closer to $46 billion. Despite that gap, GameStop has already been quietly building a stake in eBay ahead of a potential bid – a signal that [GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen] is willing to swing big rather than chip away at e-commerce incrementally. Markets moved fast after the news broke. eBay shares jumped more than 10% in after-hours trading, and GameStop climbed around 5%, as investors registered a mix of optimism and curiosity about what this combination could actually look like.”
SEATTLE’S SOCIALIST MAYOR HAS ONE WORD FOR HIGH-EARNERS FLEEING THE CITY:
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a total socialist, earned ridicule after brushing off concerns about high-earners fleeing the city due to her tax policies.
During an event at Seattle University, she said, “the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are like super overblown.” For the millionaires who are leaving, she had one word: “Bye.”
She made the comments while defending her ridiculous “millionaire tax” and promising to come up with “progressive” ways to steal more money from the wealthy at the city level.
Wilson portrayed herself as a proponent for “progressive taxation” who isn’t interested in catering to the wealthy or business owners concerned about higher tax burdens. She argued, “overall, we still have a deeply regressive tax system, and my office is actively exploring our options regarding progressive taxation.” She noted that Seattle has “greater flexibility” than the county when it comes to swiping cash from people’s pockets. The mayor further insisted that it is “detrimental for Seattle’s business climate when the costs of operating in downtown Seattle are significantly misaligned with those in neighboring Bellevue.”
Good and hard, Jet City:
Someone got mugged https://t.co/S47aPy5rJ8
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) May 2, 2026
To be fair though, articulate responses to the issues of the day do not seem to be Wilson’s strong suit:
There has never been a better example for how the entire ideological movement has one weakness, the follow up question. The entire party just says things and then gets mad when you ask them to clarify. https://t.co/SBmzd3OsHZ
— Carl Paulus (@CarlPaulus) May 2, 2026
THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: The Search for Aliens Levels Up.
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Personalized Genetic Results, DNA Ethnicity Test. #CommissionEarned
RECORD STORE DAY 2026’S TOP SELLERS: Taylor Swift, Pink Floyd, Bruno Mars and More.
Vinyl releases from the likes of Taylor Swift, Pink Floyd and Bruno Mars were among the top-sellers from Record Store Day (RSD) 2026 in the United States, according to Luminate.
The yearly independent record store day celebration was held on April 18 and boasted a bevy of albums and singles (mostly vinyl titles) issued for RSD, and exclusively sold through indie record stores.
More than 350 album and single products were issued for RSD 2026, and the top-selling album was the four-LP clear vinyl release of Pink Floyd’s Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975. The project was also issued as a 2-CD set, and the CD edition was the No. 24 best-selling RSD 2026 album title.
Another two-fer on the list is the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters, which ranks at both Nos. 2 and 6, with two different iterations of the album on vinyl: a HUNTR/X edition and a Saja Boys edition, respectively.
Record Store Day 2026 Ambassador Bruno Mars had the No. 2-selling RSD 2026 album with Collaborations. The 11-track double vinyl compilation includes such teamings as the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits “Nothin’ On You” (B.o.B featuring Mars) “Uptown Funk” (Mark Ronson featuring Mars) and “Die With a Smile” (Lady Gaga and Mars).
I suppose vinyl is okay for poseurs, but real audiophiles know that this is the vintage format of choice for getting the most out of music listening: 8-Tracks Are Back? They Are In My House.
IS IT REALLY? New York Times: After 60 Days, Republican Patience for the Iran War Is Wearing Thin.
I mean, the headline itself is ridiculous. 60 days? Patience wearing thin?
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It's easy for the media to gaslight everybody because…well, we've been in endless war mode for so long, that we've forgotten how to win at war. The last few wars have been more like "draws".
No one can comprehend the success.
— Heidi (@heidiponyrider) May 2, 2026
America’s rapidly changing demographics on the marriage question do not, however, tell the whole story. More ominously, American society today is now divided between the enlightened few and the unenlightened many. On one side stands reason, morality, freedom, equality, progress, compassion, decency, and love, and on the other side stands nothing but the forces of superstitious irrationalism, reactionary stupidity, Troglodytish bigotry, and segregationist oppression. To support the institution of marriage as the union of one man and one woman is now seen by many as illiberal, which means bad. It is the Forces of Light set against the Forces of Darkness. This Manichean world is now divided into binary categories of Us and Them, Friends and Enemies, Saints and Sinners, Believers and Infidels, all of which can be reduced to “The Good” and “The Evil.” The unwashed masses that stand for traditional marriage are said to suffer from a new kind of mental illness: homophobia.
Not surprisingly, many conservatives and libertarians have either waved the white flag of surrender, or they have begun calling for a brokered truce on the marriage issue before any real intellectual engagement has taken place. But a truce was never an option for the proponents of same-sex marriage. Nary a shot was fired in the cultural battle over same-sex marriage before the Nervous Nellies of the Right vacated the intellectual battlefield and began their fast retreat. This would suggest that they quickly realized they had been wrong on the marriage issue, that they are intellectual cowards, or compromising pragmatists.
Thus, it was only a matter of time before Ross Douthat, the lone “conservative” columnist at The New York Times and a supporter of traditional marriage, waved the white flag asking in a whimpering op-ed for “The Terms of Our Surrender.” Douthat conceded unconditional defeat on the marriage issue and expressed his hope that the conquering forces would treat him and his friends humanely.
Make no mistake about it: this is a cultural revolution the likes of which has never been seen before.
Still, for the tens of millions of unenlightened Americans stuck in the here-and-now, the question of marriage is a living and not a settled issue. It is not going away anytime soon. In fact, we may very well be witnessing the beginning and not the end of the marriage debate. Thoughtful Americans on both sides of the issue are right to wonder about the true meaning and long-term consequences of redefining marriage politically. The form in which this conversation takes place will be a test of who we are as a nation.
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