OPEN THREAD: Take it to the limit, one more time.

REMEMBER, TRUMP IS ALLEGEDLY OVER THE TOP, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT IS ALLEGEDLY CALM AND SANE:

ELISE STEFANIK IS OUT OF THE RACE:

MAKE AMERICA’S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GREAT AGAIN (FOR THE FIRST TIME): Trump Unveils ‘Freedom 250’ for US Semiquincentennial. “According to the Trump administration, the initiative will focus on national events, storytelling, and civic engagement meant to honor the country’s history while looking ahead to what Trump has called the next 250 years of American leadership and opportunity.”

REAL POLICE-STATE STUFF:

Flounder (from Animal House) put it best:
Oh boy is this great!”

Just the News reporting that “Justice Department releases first batch of Epstein files.”

KEEP DRIVING DOWN THOSE COSTS: A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight deck of littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara while operating in the Persian Gulf. “The ability to deploy effectors like LUCAS without the need for more permanent launch systems, like the Mark 41 vertical launch system (VLS), will allow deployment from a wider range of warships and even auxiliaries, as well as employment from austere locations on land.”