OPEN THREAD: Hump day.

HE’S A UNITER, NOT A DIVIDER:

Pro and anti-Israel protesters showed up at the University of Alabama today and eventually both sides began chanting “Fuck Joe Biden.” Props to Biden for bringing America together. Roll Tide, y’all. pic.twitter.com/7uXdNbJ3Uz

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 1, 2024

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China ready to launch lunar far side sample return mission.

THE ELECTION IS ONLY SIX MONTHS AWAY: Bird Flu in Raw Cow Milk Has Killed Farm Cats in a Concerning First.

‘MURICA: GoFundMe Raises $160K (and Counting) to Throw Massive Rager for Flag-Protecting Frat Bros.

HARSH BUT FAIR: No sympathy: College administrators and professors finally reap what they sow.

RIP: “One of the most successful instrumentalists in rock history,” Duane Eddy, rock guitar pioneer, dies at 86. “In 1987, the guitarist released a self-titled LP that featured – to name just a few guests – John Fogerty, Steve Cropper, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ry Cooder:”

FLASHBACK: This Isn’t The First Time A Minouche Shafik-Led University Allowed Anti-Semitic Mob To Take Over.

WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS, YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG:

Part One: 2005 Video of RFK Jr. Resurfaces, In Which He Calls People Living in Red States Murderous, Sexually Promiscuous Pornography Abusers.

That’s awfully rich coming from a member of the Kennedy clan.

Part Deux: Jimmy Kimmel ridicules RFK Jr., Trump voters as ‘Batsh*t Crazy:’

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Game-changing new condoms can be rolled on pre-erection — up to two hours before sex.

TREAT YOURSELF: Snailax Shiatsu Neck and Shoulder Massager. #CommissionEarned

NIKKI GOESER: I lost my husband to gun violence. That’s why I want teachers to be armed and protected.

UM… HOW?

The George Washington University Palestine encampment has thought of everything including 2 tents used for bathrooms

Detailed instructions include taking 2 bags into the “bathroom” and throwing away the “waste” in a bin

They are out of order currently pic.twitter.com/WFc70YoL0X

— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) May 1, 2024

What did Commies use before outhouses? Toilets.

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, frat guys respond to a Palestinian rally with a flag-waving crowd.

Which way western man? https://t.co/bVXVuPvKwb

— Old Row (@OldRowOfficial) May 1, 2024

Plus:

A campus & a country being stood up by Peter Millar, Vineyard Vines & Old Row. God bless these young men! @OldRowOfficial https://t.co/azRFrvDGJA

— Max Wise (@maxwellwise) May 1, 2024

it's intern season, have you thought carefully about who you're hiring? pic.twitter.com/pGm0SO2mRg

— Aaron Slodov (@aphysicist) May 1, 2024

Frat bros always knew it

— Someone Reasonable (@SomeoneReasona1) May 1, 2024

FIGHT THE POWER: Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations.

INFLATION, ONCE UNLEASHED, IS DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL TO REIN BACK IN: The Dow surges 500 points then gives it all back as the Fed says interest rate cuts are ‘unlikely.’

FRAPPUCCINO WITH AN EXTRA SHOT OF BIDENFLATION: Customers Fed Up With Starbucks: ‘You Want HOW MUCH for a Cup of Coffee???’ “Will they come back, after tasting something cheaper and perhaps better?”

NOBODY LIKES BEING SHOT WITH ANY CALIBER OF BULLET: .22LR For Self-Defense? Only in the last few years has the .22LR cartridge been deemed as even mildly acceptable for defensive purposes.

VIDEO: 90% Of Chinese Factories To Close? “At the start of the year, there were almost no new orders. The old customers who used to order every month also significantly reduced their orders. The entire industry had fewer orders than during the 3 years of the epidemic.”

Nine out of ten factories closing seems more than a little extreme. But scenes like this one are becoming more common: Apple’s iPhone factory shift has left a ghost town behind in China.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Related flashback to November of 2019: How to Conduct Business with Chinese Companies That See a Dark Future.

HEADLINE OF THE DAY: Cherry-Pick-Palooza: Lefty Hysterics Erupt Over Trump Interview.

IT’S OBAMA’S: This is not your 1992 Democrat Party.

EVERYTHING COVID-RELATED WAS SKETCHY, IT TURNS OUT: Surprise! That futuristic COVID mask was even sketchier than we thought.

GOOD QUESTION: Hey, if Secretary Mayorkas got away with ignoring/flouting/selectively enforcing the law, what’s to keep more presidential appointees from doing the same? Check out my news report on a disturbing Capitol Hill panel hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies.

FINALLY, A TRUE ALTERNATIVE TO AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION IS NOW AVAILABLE: Iran University Offers Scholarships to Expelled US Students.

The head of a university in Iran is reportedly offering scholarships to students in the U.S. who have been expelled for taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses.

Mohammad Moazzeni, head of Shiraz University in the southern region of Fars, extended his proposal to those protesting Israel’s actions in its war against Hamas, following clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement across America.

He said: “Students and even professors who have been expelled or threatened with expulsion can continue their studies at Shiraz University and I think that other universities in Shiraz as well as Fars Province are also prepared [to provide the conditions],” he said, according to Irainian state-owned outlet Press TV.

U.S. students have been facing arrest or expulsion following their actions in support of a ceasefire in Gaza and the divestment of their universities from companies which support Israel.

A couple of words of warning; the keg parties are going to be pretty lousy, and unlike Columbia, the university is really strict about the dress code: Iranian woman, 22, dies ‘after being beaten by morality police’ over hijab law.

With those caveats in mind, note that discounted transportation options are available to interested students:

Hell, I'll chip in for the airfare https://t.co/Y0hWdSnIBr

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 1, 2024

CORN, POPPED: Democrats in Full Panic Mode Over Anti-Israel Protests.