May 7, 2026

WHAT CORRUPTION LOOKS LIKE:

Posted at 7:55 pm by Glenn Reynolds

NEWS FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS: Gov. Bill Lee signs new redistricting map into law, hours after lawmakers pass it. “The new map reshapes Tennessee’s only Democratic-held congressional seat, District 9, into a Republican-leaning district. Shelby County, which forms the core of the current district, would be divided among three districts. Memphis would be placed in District 5, which would stretch east to include parts of Williamson and Maury counties.”

This is hilarious: “The Tennessee Democratic Party said the new maps, set to take effect for the August 2026 primary, ‘dilutes the voice of Black Memphians and harms their ability to elect a representative from their community.'” The district has been represented forever by Steve Cohen, who is utterly white, not withstanding his propensity for eating fried chicken during hearings.

Plus: Governor signs bill to expand school voucher program.

UPDATE:

Posted at 6:04 pm by Glenn Reynolds

LABOR ECONOMISTS REJECT MINIMUM WAGE HIKES: A survey of 166 economists, most of whom are academics specializing in labor economics, found solid opposition across ideological camps to huge minimum wage increases proposed by House Democrats, lefty activists and Mayor Mamdani.

Posted at 5:50 pm by Mark Tapscott

TIT FOR TAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO IMPROVE BAD BEHAVIOR:

No wonder Dems are losing it.

Posted at 5:08 pm by Stephen Green

AND HE’S IN THIRD PLACE BEHIND A COUPLE OF COMMIES WHO WANT TO DO THE OPPOSITE:

UPDATE (From Ed):

Tweet concludes, “It’s not nothing to be right about things and to demoralize your opponents and make political life joyless for them, even if they ultimately have the political muscle to win.“

Posted at 4:49 pm by Stephen Green

DEMS’ DATA CENTER FREAK-OUT:

“We already have a lot of data centers in the United States. It’s not 1992. This is how most of the internet works.

“I think those who are opposed to the construction of data centers would do much better to focus their energies on good zoning regulations,” says Charlie [Cooke]. “That is to say, to make the sort of demands of the construction process that they would make of an airport or a factory or a railway station or what you will. . . .

“What worries me about this,” says Charlie, “is that these sorts of moral panics, when they capture the imagination, are quite difficult to dispel. And we need to maintain our advantage here. This is what we are good at. This is what we have been good at for a very long time. The United States leads the world technologically and has since the end of World War II. . . . We do not want China to overtake us in AI or in anything else.”

But alas, Bernie wouldn’t mind:

Posted at 4:42 pm by Ed Driscoll

THE LEFT PROJECTS, ALWAYS:

Posted at 4:06 pm by Stephen Green

B-52 FOREVER: BUFF Gets An Upgrade. “Supposedly the new engines increase fuel efficiency by 30%, the cost savings from which will actually pay for the upgrade.”

Posted at 3:51 pm by Stephen Green

BIG BADDA-BOOM:

Still no official announcement on Flight Test 12, but the FAA published permission for May 12 and 13.

Posted at 3:05 pm by Stephen Green

NOW THAT’S A 21ST CENTURY HEADLINE: Pentagon prepares F-35 for quantum computing threat. “The In-Line File Encryption Device is the hardware and software component responsible for encrypting and protecting the signed code inside the F-35’s systems. Modifying its software to incorporate quantum-resistant algorithms means replacing or augmenting the current cryptographic foundations with mathematical approaches specifically designed to remain secure against an adversary using quantum computing to break encryption. That threat is not theoretical — the U.S. government has been working for years through the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish quantum-resistant cryptographic standards, and the mandate to implement those standards across government systems is now reaching operational military platforms like the F-35.”

Posted at 2:49 pm by Stephen Green