OH, DON’T BE SILLY: BOMBSHELL: Gillibrand’s Family Was Just Outed as Sex Cult Members. Where’s the Media’s Trump-Level Scrutiny?

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THOUGHTS ON REPARATIONS: In light of Gail’s post below, I got to thinking: Republicans want the Democrats talking about reparations because it will energize Republican voters, and push a bunch of independents away from the Democrats. But the issue could also explode the Democrats’ coalition. All the other minority constituencies will wonder why they aren’t getting the same goodies, especially when they realize that they are being taxed to fund the money going to black people. There’s plenty of racial animosity among the various minority groups, and this would seen to exacerbate it dramatically. I wonder if the Dems have a plan for that? The GOP certainly should have one.

OPEN THREAD: Happy Friday!

JOHN HINDERAKER:  More Democrats are keen on reparations.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Drones could be the future of weather forecasting.

NASA ADMINISTRATOR JIM BRIDENSTINE: “Safety is paramount for everybody at this agency, it always has been. But the number one mission is not safety. If it was, we would all just stay in the ready room and just watch CNN.”

It’s like he’s been reading Rand Simberg.

UPDATE: In fact, he has.

THEY TOLD ME IF DONALD TRUMP WERE ELECTED, RACISM AND SEXISM WOULD BE MAINSTREAMED IN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS. AND THEY WERE RIGHT! University of Kansas to offer ‘Angry White Male’ course.

Can you say “hostile educational environment?”

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IT LOOKS AS IF A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL: Florida Couple Say Vows On Bed Of Pickup Truck During Beautiful Wedding At “Redneck Mud Park.”

I GUESS THEY HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THE CONFEDERATE STATUES AS COVER FOR STUFF LIKE THIS: Report: UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell accused of making racist remarks. Though to be fair, there’s nothing inherently racist about nooses, though somebody apparently decided a few years ago that nooses always and only refer to lynchings, a claim that is very much at odds with actual American history and culture.

MORE INTERNET, LESS SEX: “The drop in the teen birthrate is a reminder that not all the trends are grim. But far too many of them are. In some basic ways, American society is not working. It is not producing consistently rising living standards for the majority of the population, and it is creating a lot of frustrated people and unhealthy social interactions.”

DEMOCRATS TRY TO SLIP GUN CONTROL INTO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL.

FASTER, PLEASE: NIH Begins Trial of Potential Universal Flu Vaccine.

BLUE-ON-BLUE ACTION: DCCC snub emboldens insurgent liberals: ‘If that means getting blacklisted … then so be it.’

Liberal activists are furious that the House Democrats’ campaign committee is refusing to do business with consultants who work against incumbent Democrats — but the pollsters and strategists affected say the snub might prove to be a blessing.

Several of those likely to end up on the wrong side of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s new rule say they will no longer feel beholden to the party’s establishment and will have the chance to grow on their own.

“You’re creating a market for people that are running challenger candidates,” said Sykes Global Communications President Michael Oliva, who worked with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her stunning 2018 upset victory in New York.

Corn, popped.

“SHARPTON IS MORE LIKE A MOB BOSS, DEMANDING FEALTY AND TRIBUTE FROM HIS CAPO UNDERLINGS:” Al Sharpton Enjoying His Role as Democratic Kingmaker.

CITIZENS FOR CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY LETTER: Amazon Must Disavow SPLC’s ‘Permanently Compromised’ ‘Hate Group’ List.

CAN’T HARDLY WAIT: Trump Planning to Dish Dirt and Settle Scores in Post-Presidency Memoir.

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PAULA BOLYARD: Ohio Could Become the Next State to Hand Its Electoral Votes Over to California and New York.

New Mexico just did.

Count every vote, except the ones in Flyover Country.

WOW: Scientists Say They Can Make Light Travel 30x Faster Than Normal. “It’s an extraordinary claim, and one the researchers behind it say could revolutionize optical communication.”

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA: Child Brides in Africa Are Advertised on Facebook and Sold to Old Men.

SURPRISING EXACTLY NO ONE: Bernie Sanders now says he’ll back bill to study reparations for slavery.