PERSPECTIVE:

🚨 Trump vs Obama: Reflecting Pool Renovations

OBAMA (2010-2012):
💰 $34M
⏰ 2+ YEARS
⛽ $5.85/gallon
🇦🇫 Afghan War – 10th Year

TRUMP (2026):
💰 $13M
⏰ 2 WEEKS
⛽ $4.50/gallon
🇮🇷 Iran – 10th Week

Guess which one the media CRIED about? pic.twitter.com/6iWl2fPTvG

— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) May 12, 2026

LAYERS AND LAYERS OF FACT CHECKERS AND EDITORS: ‘It’s Hamas Propaganda:’ New York Times Writer Nicholas Kristof’s ‘Sexual Violence’ Column Caps a Career of Corrections, Retractions and Apologies Going Back 25 Years.

Related:

I just explained to a non-media person that Nick Kristof claimed the IDF is training dogs to rape Palestinians… in the NYT… in the opinion section… based on Hamas sources…

And timed it to front-run a report today about Hamas using sexual violence as a deliberate tactic

— Lydia Moynihan (@LydiaMoynihan) May 13, 2026

For those keeping track, Kristoff's piece:

– Was published to pre-empt a detailed report about sexual violence by Hamas, full of actual evidence.
– One of his main quoted Israeli sources says Kristoff misrepresented his take.
– The article omits context about the background of…

— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 12, 2026

The New York Times rushing to say "nuh uh, we don't actually have any journalistic standards" is pretty hilarious. https://t.co/Yb4pMQ6GCY

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 13, 2026

So is the young person who wrote that last referenced tweet completely clueless about the history of the Times and the Pulitzer, or is he/she/them dropping a particularly sly member-berry? Pulitzer Committee Won’t Revoke Times Pulitzer.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Shark Upright Vacuum Cleaner. #CommissionEarned

THEY ALWAYS SHOW YOU WHO THEY’RE AFRAID OF:

Before this moment I’d thought the Pratt thing was all fun hype stuff that wouldn’t go anywhere, but if the pod bro messaging coordinators of the DNC are dredging up 17 year old tweets to try to get a “gotcha” on him they must be legitimately nervous https://t.co/jEUPdFJF4k pic.twitter.com/qPH5NOzRWF

— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) May 13, 2026

A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: In Nashville, Capitol Tantrums Come With a Bill — and Tennessee Dems Just Received It. “You see, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) just yanked all their committee assignments. If you’re going to fool around, don’t be surprised when you find out.”

Heh. Fool around. Or whatever.

BEWARE THE HELPFUL CHATBOT: ‘Will I be OK?’ Teen died after ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says.

“It disguises danger through language that borrows trappings of authority and indicia of expertise—dosages, measurements, references to chemical processes and derivatives, etc.—even promising ‘complete honesty’ and ‘no-BS answer[s]’—to tell [Nelson] exactly what he wanted to hear: that he was safe enough to continue using,” the lawsuit alleged.

Chat logs shared in the complaint paint a stark picture. Over time, ChatGPT logged context that should have made it clear that Nelson was struggling with drugs, his parents alleged, such as noting that the “user has a major substance abuse and polysubstance abuse problem” and mentions that they “love to go crazy on drugs.”

As Nelson’s drug interests expanded, the chatbot explained how to go “full trippy mode,” suggesting that it could recommend a playlist to set a vibe, while increasingly recommending more dangerous combinations of drugs. The teen clearly feared taking lethal doses, “often” prefacing “his messages with ‘will I be ok if’ or ‘is it safe to consume,’” the lawsuit noted.

Chatbots tell users what the models expect they want to hear.

CHANGE: Salem Media Goes Private in Major Acquisition.

DON SURBER: Pax Annexa: The 51st state threat works well for Trump.

IT’S CUTE THEY STILL THINK WE CARE ABOUT THEIR MEANINGLESS CREDENTIALS:

"he won two Pulitzers writing for the NYT"

::laughs in Walter Duranty::

The fact that you think this is a flex is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) May 12, 2026

THE CLASSICS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE: A Good Man With a Gun Proved the Second Amendment Still Works in Cambridge.

WHEN I LEAVE MY FANS ALONE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER THAN USUAL, REALITY TREMBLES:  The Great Water Conspiracy.

They say they would be honored if Tucker Carlson picks up on this…  Also in case the tone doesn’t come across through online, rest assured I am very grateful for my younger DIL’s help and care. (More than I can say.)

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: How our ‘new’ Democratic Party is really a blast from the Jacobin past.

THESE ARE FUN:  Tales of the Base Tour Guide – The Lost Ladies.

FUN SPACE STUFF:  Springtime on the residual icecap of the Martian south pole.

AS IF THEY CARE:  When will the mainstream parties wake up to the WHO’s pharma agenda?

MORE ACCURATELY, THEY NO LONGER PRETEND IT MATTERS:  Democrats Suddenly Forgot About the Separation of Church and State.

AND YET, STILL NO VOTE ON THE SAVE ACT?  Speaker Mike Johnson Calls Out Dems’ for ‘Stunning’ Plan to Nuke Judicial Branch of Government.

Because if he thinks that’s just Virginia….

HE DIDN’T NEED TO. WE ALREADY KNEW:  Ted Lieu Promised Dems Will Make Everything More Expensive If They Retake Power.

WELL, SOMEONE SHOULD:  Spencer Pratt Vows to Bring in CDC to Rid Los Angeles Of ‘Medieval Diseases’.

IF ONLY THE UK HAD THOUGHTS!  I learned today that the UK’s Internet censor, Ofcom, will, tomorrow, fine U.S. website Sanctioned Su*c*de £1,000,000. SaSu has comprehensively voluntarily geoblocked the UK. Ofcom is fining the site anyway. I have thoughts.

X-cancel.

OR… HEAR ME OUT, WE REDUCE TAXATION AND IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT ENOUGH MOTHERS CAN AFFORD TO STAY HOME AND RAISE THEIR OWN CHILDREN?  If America wants to increase birth rates, we need to mandate national paid maternity leave.

SERIOUS FINNS ARE SERIOUS:  The Best-Prepared City in the World for Withstanding an Aerial Bombardment.

SMART MAN:  The Democrats have been screaming that Jim Crow is back! Just to test it out, I went outside to see if I now have less rights as a black man. I started humming a negro spiritual and set out on my way.

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TWO TIER KEIR HAD A MIND?  BREAKING: Member of EU Parliament Dominic Tarczyński has been banned from entering the country to attend Tommy Robinson’s rally this Saturday 16th May This is now an international incident. Keir Starmer has lost his mind.

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OPEN THREAD: Party on.