OF COURSE HE IS:

DECOUPLING CUTS BOTH WAYS:

“We might see competitive GPUs out of China sooner than we think.”

But: “It’s on a 6nm node, which is about where NVIDIA was 5-6 years ago.
It’s also power hungry, with 225 watts of power usage compared to the 4060, which runs at about the same performance at only 110 watts. Also it probably has a spying hardware chip as a fun bonus surprise.”

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: California mayors revolt over Newsom bullet train plan they warn could ‘raid’ local tax bases.

California city leaders are escalating opposition to the state’s high-speed rail project amid fears the Golden State could tap local taxpayer funds to prop up the troubled rail system after nearly two decades of delays.

“This proposal in the 2026 Draft Business Plan is fiscally reckless, legally vulnerable, and fundamentally unfair to the communities expected to host High-Speed Rail facilities. It would weaken local governments, destabilize public services, and undermine constitutional protections that California voters have repeatedly affirmed. Simply put: the state cannot solve a state funding problem by raiding local tax bases,” wrote Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer along with nine other mayors in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.

The mayors penned the April letter to the CEO of the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA), slamming a tax and planning proposal to help bankroll the railroad that has been in the works since 2008.

The mayors urged the state to pursue voter-approved bonds or dedicated state revenue sources instead of “attempting to divert local tax growth through a legally dubious scheme.”

The grift must flow.

A TWO-TIER JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE:

DIDN’T EARN IT:

Related Flashback: Suicide Mission. What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane.

OUR FIRST PRESIDENT WHO DIDN’T MUCH LIKE THE COUNTRY HE RULED:

Biden might have been the second — if he’d, you know, known what what country he ruled.

JOHN LUCAS: Preparation and Reflections for Memorial Day 2026. “As Garney’s last “Blue” platoon leader, I was scant feet away from him when he was killed. I carried his body to an evacuation helicopter that was able to descend through a small opening in the trees. By 2018, I had learned where Garney was interred. On that Memorial Day I made the trip from Knoxville, Tennessee, to my fallen soldier’s gravesite. I was a bit distressed, to put it mildly, at what I found at the church and cemetery.”

Plus: “My successor also was wounded very seriously after a relatively short time as Blue. Thus, I was the only one of the (at least) five Blue leaders from B/1//9 Cavalry in 1970-71 who was not ‘evacuated on a stretcher.’ Reflect on that casualty rate as you think about our servicemembers this Memorial Day. ”

I’D SAY “FASTER, PLEASE,” BUT…: Scott Jennings Explains Trump’s Patient Iran Strategy. “Trump’s critics have spent years calling him reckless, impulsive, and incapable of restraint. Now he’s showing patience, and many of those same voices still can’t bring themselves to admit what sits in front of them.”

A BUNCH OF MY WRITERS’ GROUP ARE IN THE BASED BOOK SALE BOOKS AT 99c OR LESS: Because I’ve been ill, at this point I don’t remember which I’ve linked specifically, so I gathered them all in a post at my blog:  The Based Book Sale, Hun Edition.  Just to make sure no one got missed!