BUT THE NARRATIVE! Majority of Hispanic voters approve of citizenship question on U.S. census.

GOOD NEWS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS: Virginia legislature rejects Democrats’ requests for gun-control votes, adjourns until November. “The special session on gun violence got off to a chaotic start Tuesday before ending the same day.”

Governor Ralph “Coonman” Northam had thought to capitalize on mass-shooting hysteria, but in todays news cycle, by the time you blink it’s over. Which, given Ralph “Coonman” Northam’s own blackface-and-Klan-outfit problems, is something that Ralph “Coonman” Northam should probably be grateful for.

GLOBAL BABY BUST UPDATE: President urges Tanzania’s women to ‘set ovaries free’, have more babies to boost economy.

WHITE SUPREMACY: A Manufactured Threat. “So, why the manufactured panic? White supremacy is the new Russian collusion, an imaginary threat intended to align Republicans, especially Trump supporters, with the bad guys.”

ONLY FIVE? Five Money-Pit Projects The U.S. Air Force Can Do Without. “With so many investment needs burdening their budget, you’d think Air Force planners would grasp the urgency of staying focused on what really matters. Well, guess again. “

CYBERSECURITY: Zoom Vulnerability on Mac Lets Anyone Instantly Turn on Your Webcam. Here’s the Fix.

I don’t bother with a laptop anymore, but I have to keep a webcam installed on my desktop Mac for conference calls and BillWhittle.com. So I installed a fix that will protect you even from undetected threats.

WEIRD: Trumpism Works: Mexico Scanning for Illegals with Giant X-Ray Machine.

WOW: Australian surgeons restore hand and arm function to paralysed patients.

THE FLIGHT 93 ELECTION: A SYMPOSIUM AT LAW & LIBERTY.

CHARLIE MARTIN: What Are You Willing to Give Up to Be #NeverTrump?

Honestly, the last election seemed to me to be a crooked Arkansas Democrat against an FDR Democrat, and as a Republican-leaning libertarian, I didn’t see that as much of a choice. I also thought that Trump’s wildly-public persona and history of being a Lothario, a cad, a boor, and probably a bounder (whatever that is) would make him easy pickings for the Democrat operatives in the media.

Shows what I know. I didn’t factor in the fact that Hillary managed to be even more incompetent than she was unlikeable, and Trump turned out to be a pro-defense, tax-cutting JFK Democrat — the next best thing to a Republican anyway, compared to the rest of the Democrat party — and better yet, one willing to dance with the ones who brung him on judges.

Of course, for the last three years, we’ve seen that the clerisy — the credentialed, Ivy-Leagued, well-connected, self-important, Acela-corridor power-brokers of either party — weren’t willing to accede to the wishes of the voters without a fight.

Yep.

FOR THIS TO REALLY BE TRUE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CATCH FISH AND PROCESS ALGAE: British sub which can stay underwater for 25 years makes us wonder.

MICHAEL BOSKIN:  The Left’s agenda is scientifically, economically, and numerically illiterate.

BOTTOM STORY OF THE DAY: NeverTrumpers and Democrats contemplate a breakup.

SARAH HOYT: I see dead idiots.

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Teacher Praises Western Civilization, Her School Fires Her.

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INCONVENIENT FOR THE NARRATIVE: Seven Facts About Obama’s Immigration Record Liberals Refuse to Admit.

WANTON ALARMISM: ‘The Big One is coming’: Californian earthquakes ignite Yellowstone ‘supervolcano’ fears.

STILL NOT TIRED: Senate Confirms Trump’s Appointment to Ninth Circuit.

MEOW! AOC Claps Back at Kellyanne Conway for Calling Pelosi Feud a ‘Catfight’: ‘Sexist Term’ GOP Uses When Women Disagree. She’d have a stronger point if either of them was disagreeing about actual substance, instead of talking personalities.

AN OPEN LETTER TO MEGAN RAPINOE, FROM AMERICA. As told to Joel Engel:

The idea of athletics is to try to live up to our highest ideals. Not revel in living down to the debased standards of others.

Besides—not to put too fine a point on it—but it’s a really bad look given your enormous privilege. Thailand’s per capita GDP is 1/9 of America’s. They went through a military coup in 2014. When you go crazy after scoring the 8th goal against those women you maybe look like Cobra Kai. Nobody roots for Cobra Kai.

All right, Megan, we’ll let you go enjoy the fruits of your victory. You’ve earned your place in the Pantheon, and we hope you’ll use it constructively. As someone who’s been so blessed and so privileged, please encourage other young women to take advantage of their opportunities in this country that are unparalleled anywhere else in the world, and urge them to work hard for what they want, just as you did.

And as a P.S., I’d also ask you to indulge me by listening to Whitney Houston’s version of the National Anthem. It’s a game changer.

Love always,

The United States of America

Read the whole thing.

Earlier: With Attack on U.S. Flag, Colin Kaepernick‏ Shifts the Goalposts.

LIFE AMONG “ELITE:” The Battle of Grace Church What happened when Brooklyn’s oldest nursery school decided to become less old-fashioned? A riot among the one percent.

BABYLON BEE:  “Dems Change Mind on Border Wall After Realizing It Will Keep People from Leaving When We Switch to Socialism.”

(Ask Snopes whether this is satire.  These days it’s hard for me to tell ….)

OPEN THREAD: Don’t just make it special. Make it Insta-rrrifffic!