ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS IN TEARS AS THEY BREAK APOLLO 13 RECORD:

Nasa’s Moon astronauts have flown further from Earth than anyone before them, in a “milestone for humankind”.
The four crew members were in tears as they celebrated the record aboard their tiny Orion capsule, nearly 250,000 miles from home.

And the astronauts chose that moment to propose the name “Carroll” for a lunar crater, in honour of the late wife of Commander Reid Wiseman.

Col Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, one of the crew’s two mission specialists, said: “From the cabin of Integrity here, as we surpass the furthest distance humans have ever travelled from planet Earth, we do so in honouring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration.”

Col Hansen continued: “We will continue our journey even further into space before mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back to everything that we hold dear.

“But we most importantly choose this moment to challenge this generation and in the next to make sure this record is not long-lived.”
Nasa announced the news on Monday night, saying: “A new milestone for humankind: the crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.”

Of course, there may be a second reason why the astronauts are in tears: Crisis in space as Artemis II toilet breaks leaving astronauts with no other options.

JONATHAN TURLEY: Poison Ivey: Chicago Bulls Release Forward After He Speaks Out Against Pride Month.

This week, the Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey for “conduct detrimental to the team.” No, Ivey did not assault anyone or gamble on games. He did not call for violence. Ivey expressed his opposing religious beliefs, including criticizing the NBA’s Pride Month celebrations.

There is no question that private companies have the right to control employees’ on-the-job speech, including barring demonstrations such as kneeling during the national anthem. However, the Ivey controversy exposes the hypocrisy of sports associations and teams in the combination of corporate virtue signaling and athlete speech limitations.

Companies in various fields have asserted the right to condition contracts on the possibility of termination due to public behavior or comments that are detrimental to the company.

Notably, this was a player speaking off the basketball court who was deemed “detrimental” to the brand. The main concern is the lack of consistency. Actors such as Rachel Zegler have tanked their own movies to use their platforms to advance their own political viewpoints. Likewise, athletes have routinely espoused controversial views on racial divisions or law enforcement without losing their contracts. Recently, teams supported athletes espousing anti-ICE sentiments. In other words, it is not advocacy but the cause that these companies focus on when allowing or punishing speech.

At the same time, the NFL and NBA require players to wear and espouse views that some of them — like some in the nation — may oppose. Ivey was objecting that he does not feel that Pride Month is espousing “righteous” lifestyles. Ivey was not attacking the Bulls or the game. He was asserting that he does not support the virtues or values being endorsed by the company.

America’s Newspaper of Record posits a solution for the Bulls:

Chicago Bulls Offer To Reinstate Jaden Ivey If He Will Do Some Cocaine And Beat A Few Women pic.twitter.com/UhWJ8vhtGW

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 2, 2026

GOD AND MAN AT YALE, AND FORT WORTH: My look at the Treasures of the Holy Sepulcher exhibition at Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth, and the closing of the European mind, over at EdDriscoll.com.

JUST REFUGEES, FLEEING PERSECUTION, TRYING TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE. NO LOVE FROM THE DEMOCRATS, THOUGH.

Known a few South Africans recently arrived in America, Afrikaner and English. Uniformly, they've said, what a joy just to be able to walk around freely. Without fear of attack. One young South African guy, when I raised the security issue, just blurted out, "I had a gun put to… https://t.co/RFJbFAJQut

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 6, 2026

SLIM JIM SHOCKER! Image on X Surfaces of a Valuable US Asset Iran Recovered After Pilot Rescue:

We will rain down delicious teriyaki beef sticks upon them and they will lay down their weapons and beg for more.

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) April 6, 2026

This is the Middle East equivalent of a Star Trek episode where a piece of advanced technology or a book on earth history accidentally transforms an entire planet:

I’M EXPECTING PLENTY OF EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOMS: Iran rejects 45-day ceasefire plan.

BILL KRISTOL FINALLY DISCOVERS A MIDDLE EAST WAR HE OBJECTS TO:

Beyond the TVA and the Manhattan Project, has Bill never seen The Dam Busters?

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: How Texas Kicks Europe’s Ass. “Through all of that, the Texas economy just kept climbing. The productivity gap tells the same story. Between late 2019 and mid 2024, labor productivity per hour in the Euro zone rose by 0.9%. In the US, it rose by 6.7%. Texas led that charge.”

HOW DO WE REFORM LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS? Some suggestions here, because let’s face it, AI is not going to make lawyers obsolete. (And that’s not just because we lawyers will make that illegal…)

ICYMI: Next Phase Begins: Israel Decapitates Iranian Intelligence.

KEEP YOUR SMILE NICE: AURAGLOW Sonic Electric Toothbrush for Adults – Rechargeable. #CommissionEarned

“IF YOU FIX THE PROBLEM, THE MONEY STOPS. SO NOTHING EVER GETS FIXED:”

Just stop, we all know your scam.

>Democrats raise taxes.
>Money flows to NGOs packed with Democratic operatives.
>Those operatives take their cut, write a check to Democratic campaigns
> Report back that the problem still exists and needs more funding.

If you fix the…

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) April 5, 2026

SELF DEFENSE: On Winning Without Fighting.

AIR TRAVEL JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE: United Tries to Offset Temporary High Fuel Costs With Permanent Fare and Fee Increases.

HMM:

"No, we shaved off votes in the red counties in the countryside where Trump was strong, and we left the blue counties untouched. We shaved off 10 percent in Douglas County (CO) and 10% in Mesa County (CO) and other red counties until Biden's count was over 50 percent statewide." https://t.co/BgnRmyjmL2

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 5, 2026

WELL, IT’S TRUE: The European Mind Can’t Comprehend Why We’re Such Bad A****s.

LIMITED TIME DEAL: EGO Power+ LM2135SP 21-Inch Self-Propelled Lawn Mower Kit. #CommissionEarned

LABOUR HAS A SEX PROBLEM:

One moment of perfect clarity can be devastating.

Orla Minihane has just exposed a number that should end any pretence:

Seventy-nine.

Seventy-nine Labour MPs and councillors with convictions or formal findings for rape, sexual assault, grooming, child sexual exploitation,… https://t.co/LoJddgXNQc

— Christian (@decorativeartt) April 5, 2026

Exit quote: “While Labour lectures the nation about protecting women and girls, they have quietly built one of the most predator-friendly environments in British politics.”

WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…: Artemis II is going so well that all we’re left to talk about is frozen urine.

By Friday night there was another problem. Urine is collected in a small tank, about the size of an office trash can. From there it is supposed to be vented into space, which is to say, dumped overboard to sail around the cosmos until the end of time. However, flight controllers noted that astronaut pee had frozen in the tank. There were no issues with using the toilet for no. 2, but no. 1 was a no-go.

To address the problem, Orion was maneuvered into an orientation such that the urine tank and vent lines received the maximum amount of sunshine to un-freeze the urine. This helped a little bit, but did not entirely solve the problem. So for now, the astronauts are continuing to pee into, essentially, bags.

During Saturday’s news conference, the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about the public fascination with Orion’s toilet.

He said he understood the interest. “I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature,” he said. Honeycutt added that it is not a mission risk, but said if the astronauts were essentially camping out in space, the current setup makes the whole situation a little more difficult. “I know we’re in a good state, but I would really like it to be in the best state it can be,” he said.

It is worth noting that space toilets are difficult.

It’s been a good mission — let’s not jinx it.

SAME VIBE:

https://t.co/A8M5vzD5Qv pic.twitter.com/RSB5Qg1363

— George MF Washington (@GMFWashington) April 5, 2026

LEFTISTS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING THIS FOR 50 YEARS: The troubling rise of family estrangement.

CBS SETS COLBERT’S REPLACEMENT: Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed.

After The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ends — as in, one day after — CBS will usher in its next era of late night programming.

The network will air Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen in the 11:35 p.m. beginning May 22, followed by another Allen-produced series, the comedy game show Funny You Should Ask, at 12:35 a.m. The Late Show will sign off on May 21.

Comics Unleashed has been airing in the later spot this season and also aired there during the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes.

Notably — especially for CBS’ bottom line — Allen is buying time from the network to air the two shows, with his company, Allen Media Group, selling the available ad spots in the two hours. The change will likely see CBS turn a profit in late night.

“I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love — make people laugh,” Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, said in a statement. “I truly appreciate CBS’ confidence in me by picking up our two-hour comedy block of Comics Unleashed and Funny You Should Ask, because the world can never have enough laughter.”

Setting aside Allen paying the network for the timeslot, the idea that people might want to wind down after a busy day with comedy and laughs rather than an extended MSNBC talk show is so radical, so experimental, that it’s clearly worth taking a chance on.

TRUMP FIRES UNDERPERFORMERS, BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A BAD THING: Here’s What Trump Has to Say About More Cabinet Shake-Ups.

FASTER, PLEASE: A natural molecule present in the human body protects against the flu.

JONATHAN TURLEY: We might need to amend the Constitution.

In my Supreme Court class, I call this a “default case” in which justices tend to run home. When a record or the law is uncertain, conservative justices tend to avoid expansive, new interpretations. That was precisely what Trump said he wanted in nominees.

These justices are not being “disloyal” to him, but rather loyal to what they view as the meaning of the Constitution. I have at times disagreed with their view of the law, but I have never questioned their integrity.

None of this means we should accept the expected outcome in this case as the final word on birthright citizenship. Justice Robert Jackson once observed that he and his colleagues “are not final because we are infallible, we are infallible because we are final.”

The final word actually rests with the public. We can amend the Constitution to join most of the world in barring birthright citizenship. There is no more important question in a republic than the definition of citizenship.

We are becoming a virtual mockery as we watch millions game the birthright citizenship system. China alone has hundreds of tourism firms that have made fortunes in arranging for Chinese citizens to come to U.S. territory to give birth and then return home.

No republic can last without controlling its borders and the qualifications for citizenship. We have allowed U.S. citizenship to become a mere commodity for the most affluent or unscrupulous among us.

One way or another, that has to change.