RAMPING UP: Tesla Delivers a Record 25,000 Vehicles in First Quarter.

The U.S. luxury electric car maker, said on Sunday first-quarter vehicle deliveries jumped 69% from a year ago to a quarterly record of 25,000 vehicles, bouncing back from delays in the previous quarter.

The company said of the total vehicles delivered, about 13,450 were Model S sedan and about 11,550 were Model X sports utility vehicle.

Tesla has said it expects to deliver 47,000 to 50,000 Model S and Model X vehicles combined in the first half of 2017.

That’s ambitious. Tesla will have to nearly double this month’s record quarter in the next 13 weeks to meet their first-half goal.

FAKE NEWS: New York Times Story on Federal Student Loans Uses Photo of School That Doesn’t Offer Any. It’s not just a photo error, either, as the caption specifically identifies Hillsdale College.

FORMER CONGRESSMAN TOM PERRIELLO: I lost my seat in Congress because I voted for Obamacare. I don’t regret that decision at all.

House Republicans have yet to show similar commitment to their oft-stated principles.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): ‘Sex Mad’ Mom Jailed for Wild Sex Romps With Underage Boys. “Tompkins invited the group of boys between the ages of 13 and 15 to her home, furnishing them with marijuana and alcohol, before engaging them in oral sex and full-on intercourse. She also told one of the boys that he’d gotten her pregnant and that she needed an abortion. She communicated with him via Facebook, which she also used to send him nude photos of herself.”

AND NOW I’M HUNGRY: How a Pocket-Sized Snack Changed the English Language. Hold the blackbirds, please.

BEYOND PARODY:Tom Hanks Fights Fake News by Giving White House Press Corps an Espresso Machine.

AW! RERUN SEASON ALREADY? It’s 2004 All Over Again!

LIKE A THOUSAND LYING WORDS: Behold the Media’s Photo-Propaganda.

I DON’T KNOW: HILLARY OR LIZZY WARREN? THEY’RE BOTH LIARS, BUT DIFFERENT ENTERTAINMENT VALUES: 2020: The Race for the White House.

THE GATE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME: Nunes and the leaks.

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT: Senior Sex.   (No, not really, but it’s Kim du Toit blogging again.  Go and give him a look in.)

PEOPLE CLAIMING THIS COULD BE TROLLING YOU: The trolling has only just begun.

SO THE EARLY WILD BEARD IS LIKE TEEN GIRLS WEARING TOO MUCH MAKEUP? Why beards are like makeup for men.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Here’s how to tell if you’re dating a sociopath.