ROLL CALL: Alabama Ready for More Gun Control, Sen. Doug Jones Says.

GANGSTER STATE: Former Russian Mole In Critical Condition After Exposure To “Unknown Substance.”

STOP ME IF YOU THINK YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE: North Korea Says It Is Open to U.S. Talks on Denuclearization.

After meetings between envoys from the South and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang signaled a “clear intent to pursue denuclearization,” according to Chung Eui-yong, South Korea’s national security adviser.

North Korea said that it wouldn’t conduct nuclear or missile testing during any talks, Mr. Chung said.

Mr. Kim also told the South that he would be willing to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom in late April, in what would be the third-ever inter-Korean summit.

Mr. Chung and Suh Hoon, the South Korean intelligence chief who was also part of the delegation, will travel to Washington this week to brief senior Trump administration officials, Mr. Chung said in a press briefing.

Be wary, but if the North is being at all honest, it’s because peace-through-strength works.

WEIRD HOW PEOPLE’S OPINION OF TECH COMPANIES HAS FALLEN SO MUCH: Facebook says asking users about ‘sexual pictures’ from children was a mistake:

Facebook says that it made a mistake after it asked users in a poll if it should allow child predators to ask children for sexual photos on its platform.

The odd admission comes after Facebook prompted some of its users with a survey asking about acceptable behaviors on its platform.

It’s been a bad week for Facebook.

VIRTUE-SIGNALING HAS A PRICE, USUALLY PAID BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE SIGNALER: In Sweden, Christians Fleeing Persecution Face Violence All Over Again.

YUGE: Trump Considers Visit to Jerusalem in May to Open New Embassy.

There will be a few more few strictly pro forma complaints from the Arab nations, and before long everyone (but Iran’s mullahs) will forget what all the fuss was about.

NOT-SO-SHOCKING NEWS: Crime At University Of Kansas Down After 6 Months Of Campus Carry.

TYLER O’NEIL: Iran Will Host International ‘Hourglass’ Festival Celebrating Israel’s Imminent Demise. “The Israeli regime will collapse within 25 years.”

SO WOULD ANY NEWSPAPER PUBLISH SIMILAR SEXUAL BOASTING BY A MAN? I’ve had sex with three of my Uber drivers. Remember: The male sex drive is icky, but the female sex drive is empowering!

BUT THE SCIENCE WAS SETTLED:  New fossils are redefining what makes a dinosaur.

VERY STRANGELY, NOT POLITICAL NEWS:  Spectacular dinosaur stomping grounds discovered just outside D.C.

STUDYING WHEN THE DINOSAURS FLEW AWAY:  Watching the Birdie – Early Cretaceous.

THIS IS NEWS TO ME.  I’D HAVE BET ICKY-LOPER COULDN’T COUNT:  Colorado Governor ‘Can Count on One Hand’ Teachers Who’ve Wanted to be Armed.

THE WORM CONTINUES TO TURN:  Italy joins the populist anti-EU wave.

SOUNDS LIKE YOUR TYPICAL SJW:  I’d always felt ‘off’ and now I know why.

NOT SUCH AN ENDANGERED SPECIES AFTER ALL:  There’s a penguin colony so large you can see it from space.

WHY DON’T WE GO CHECK THIS OUT?  Microbe found in sewage is best bet for life on Saturn’s moon.

OH, CALIFORNIA:  California’s Suicide Attempt, Part 3: The Wages of Gentry Liberalism.

WHILE UNLEASHING INSANITY ON THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, HOLLYWOOD DOESN’T CARE:  #MeToo Means Nothing To Hollywood.

NEVER GO FULL RUTABAGA:  Parkland Kids: Past Stupid and Arrogant and Straight to Full Rutabaga.

VIRTUE SIGNALING UBER ALAS:  The Ugly Truth About Yet Another Oscar Ratings Debacle.

KURT SCHLICHTER: Against Fake Civility. “George W. Bush was civil, oh so civil, or so dignified. He was so civil and dignified that we got eight years of Barack Obama and we came that close to going under forever. But funny how Dignified George’s civility lasted for only eight years of his pal/successor then vanished once the guy who beat his soft bro to a pulp showed up and took what was supposed to be one of the Bipartisan Civility Crew’s gig. Suddenly, when someone who wasn’t part of the Approved Elite got elected, George found his ability to attack again. Of course, it was his own (supposed) side. Bush was not just attacking Trump. He was attacking us Normals for daring to elect Trump. Many of us defended him when he was busy being oh-so-dignified and civil. And when we defied him and his class, he turned against us. Like a true gentleman.”

HE COULD BE BUT HE WON’T BE BECAUSE HE’S ON THE PROTECTED SIDE: Jonathan Turley: If Andrew McCabe lied, could he be charged like Michael Flynn? “It is a perceived luxury enjoyed by federal prosecutors that routinely charge others with even borderline false statements but rarely face such charges themselves. While most prosecutors adhere to the highest ethical standards, a minority of Justice Department lawyers have been accused of false or misleading statements in federal cases. However, they are virtually never charged with false statements by their colleagues. There is no such reluctance in using this easily charged crime against targets outside of the department.”

Related question: If Comey or Mueller or McCabe or others lied to President Trump — who’s every bit as much a federal official as anyone from the FBI — could they be charged? Same answer: Yes, but they’re protected.

So things go, at the Department of Justice.