TAMARA KEEL ON OUR DANGEROUS FUTURE: “You get enough broke retirees and enough kids trying to pay off the loans on their degree in Anthropological Studies of Sixteenth Century Tierra del Fuego by driving for Jimmy John’s and Ubering in the evenings…well, that’s a potent Free $#!+ Army just waiting for a general.”

DIY MUSIC UPDATE. First Look: The Eventide H9000 Harmonizer. Messing with the fabric of time? Well, this is the 21st century, you know™.

My initial thoughts on the monster latest iteration of Eventide’s classic piece of studio kit, a week after my unit arrived, at the PJ Lifestyle blog.

(Bumped.)

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IS THIS THE REAL REASON TOYS ‘R’ US SHUT DOWN?

DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Harvard’s Admissions Bigotry — A Partial Theory:

If Harvard lifted its anti-Asian criteria, Harvard’s own Office of Institutional Research said the share of Asian students at Harvard would more than double, from 19 percent to 43 percent. But that 43 percent wouldn’t be distributed equally among all courses and disciplines. It would be a boon for computer-science and biology classes, but even more seats would go empty in women’s history or poetry courses. And I can’t help but think that the faculties in the humanities and the softer social sciences have disproportionate sway on the cultural and political assumptions of the school’s administration. They are, after all, the talkers.

Of course, I’m making a sweeping generalization. I have no doubt there are plenty of Asian kids interested in such things, but, as a statistical generalization, I’m sure I am right. I don’t think for a moment that this theory explains the whole phenomena. The question is, how much of the bias against Asians can be explained by the desire of a guild to protect its own racket?

Read the whole thing.

ANNALS OF UNSURPRISING RESULTS: Cataract surgery tied to fewer car crashes for seniors.

HEH: Democratic Socialist Candidate’s Primary Win Revoked After All Her Votes Forcibly Redistributed.

I’M EXPECTING AN EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM: Air Force awards nearly $900 million for new bunker buster bombs.

UNEXPECTEDLY: Guardians of the Galaxy Director Blames Trump, Sans Proof, for Newspaper Massacre.

YES. NEXT QUESTION? Should Amazon’s PillPack Acquisition Frighten Pharmacies?

FINE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC BACON RESERVE? America has a record high stockpile of cheese at 1.385 billion pounds.

SMALL AMERICAN BREWERS: What’s killing Big American Beer?

BEN RHODES WAS RIGHT, THEY LITERALLY KNOW NOTHING: NBC News journo’s explanation of how a shotgun works sends heads CRASHING to desks (again).

Related: A shotgun does not produce a “wall of lead” that sweeps intruders off their feet without the need for aiming.

UNEXPECTED HEADLINES: Farting Unicorn Sparks Legal Battle Between Local Artist And Elon Musk.

There must be something in the air up in Denver.

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BRUCE BAWER: What’s Wrong With Britain?

Spoiler: They’re scared.

THERE’S THAT WORD “UNHINGED” AGAIN: The left’s increasingly unhinged portrayal of Trump as a dictator.

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden notoriously and unapologetically tweeted a photo of Auschwitz-Birkenau as a response to family separations at the border. Upon a report that parents at the border were being told that their children were being taken to get bathed and disappearing, Chris Hayes of MSNBC tweeted, “What does this remind you of?” Soledad O’Brien chimed in, “Welp, I guess we’ve put to rest the question: ‘Nazi Germany: Could it happen here in America?’ ”

Progressives imagine that they are protecting our system when making these and related charges, but they are really losing faith in it themselves and undermining its legitimacy.

Kumail Nanjiani, a comedian and actor with more than 2 million followers on Twitter, objected to President Trump’s contention that illegal immigration brings criminals into the United States. He said Hitler “focused on crimes by Jews,” and this is what brought on Nazi Germany over time.

Actually, Hitler was named chancellor in January 1933 and immediately acted to curtail press and individual rights and begin repressing the Jews. He used the Reichstag fire to mobilize against opponents, including through violence, and gained full dictatorial powers via the Enabling Act in March 1933.

By comparison, Trump in his first year and a half in office has tweeted, called the press names and — yes — highlighted crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Unpresidential? Yes. Disturbing? At times. Fascistic? No.

To today’s Left, “fascistic” means “anything standing in the way of my authoritarian impulses.”

IT’S A MESSAGING FAIL, BUT IT DOES MAKE CLEAR THAT THEY’RE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING OF HER:

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE? Democrats Badly Underestimated Trump.

But for all the Republicans cheering the socialist clowns taking over the Democratic Party on the theory that they’ll be easy to beat, remember: That’s what Democrats thought about Trump.

HEALTH: Vaping Industry Rallies To Oppose Looming Flavor Crackdown From The FDA.

The advocacy campaign, dubbed #Fight4Flavor, comes in response to a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco and nicotine flavoring, something users and harm reduction experts fear is a veiled attempt to cripple the market for alternative products and technologies.

The Global Vaping Standards Association (GVSA) is leading the campaign, which encourages any users of alternative technologies and smokeless products to submit comments to the FDA on how flavors helped them make the switch from combustible cigarettes, which continue to be the number one cause of preventable death worldwide. (RELATED: Media Immediately Spins CDC Data Showing No Vaping Increases Among Teens)

The FDA is currently seeking comments on the implications of flavored products, particularly whether they are having a negative impact on youths.

“Flavor and choice of flavors had provided me the number one reason for not going back to cigarettes,” Christopher Boone, a 33-year-old vaper from New York, recently submitted to the FDA, according to a statement from the GVSA.

The road to hell is paved with bad legislation.