ANALYSIS: TRUE. Trump Destroys Biden Administration: They ‘Zero to Do With’ COVID Vaccines.

RICHARD FERNANDEZ: Waking Up In The Wrong Movie.

The remarkable thing about the multiple crises facing Joe Biden is how quickly they’ve multiplied and worsened. These include, in no particular order:

the Mexican border problem;
the expanding war between Israel, Hamas, and possibly with Iran;
the gasoline supply disruption stemming from the cyberattack on the Colonial fuel pipeline;
economic trouble and warnings of impending inflation.

These sprung up in the first days of his term with an abruptness and progression that has taken pundits by surprise. The administration must have anticipated eventual problems would arise but not so soon nor from so many directions.

Not all of us were surprised, though even I have noted that it’s weirdly impressive how fast they’ve managed to wreck things:

The New York Times writes that the fighting in Israel caught Biden on the hop. Lulled by recent quiet in the region it did not seem a priority until all hell broke loose. “As spiraling riots, rocket attacks on Tel Aviv and airstrikes on Gaza threaten to escalate into a major conflict, calls are growing in the Democratic Party for Mr. Biden to play a more active role.”

They were also blindsided by the Colonial pipeline attack. CNN writes that “Biden administration officials have privately voiced frustration with what they see as Colonial Pipeline’s weak security protocols and a lack of preparation that could have allowed hackers to pull off a crippling ransomware attack, officials familiar with the government’s initial investigation into the incident told CNN.”

April’s dismal job numbers were also a total surprise. The administration had been expecting a boom. The NYT wrote that “April’s anemic job creation was so out of line with what other indicators have suggested that it will take some time to unravel the mystery.” It was so shocking that newsrooms had to junk prewritten articles announcing a Biden boom.

The progressives are hoping that the administration’s current woes are temporary in nature, that the misfortunes will soon wear away.

Yeah, don’t bet on that.

Plus: “Perhaps the biggest potential mistake the establishment might have made was that they overestimated the reserve buoyancy of the political system. With Trump gone they assumed they could rule as before, spend as before, lecture as before. Even Joe could do it. If Joe Biden’s woes are due to more than bad luck it, could be a sign that the design margin they had counted on for so long no longer exists.” They burned through that during the Obama Administration. Trump knew that, even if they didn’t.

WHAT A RIDE: SpaceX plans to send Starship to Hawaii via space. “An upcoming Starship prototype, paired with a Super Heavy booster, will blast off from the SpaceX development site in Boca Chica, Texas. Super Heavy would then separate and land, perhaps on a ship, off shore while Starship continues on to orbit, flying east all the way to Hawaii for a splashdown in the Pacific. The entire flight, from liftoff to splashdown, is expected to last 90 minutes.”

HMM: Could This Obscure Legal Case Change Control of the Senate?

CHANGE: Gun maker relocating headquarters in Middle Tennessee, investing $7.2 million. “Previously, Troy Industries, Inc. was based out of West Springfield, Mass.”

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD: Racists Make A Comeback With All New Ways To Be Racist! (Video.)

SPOILER: HE ISN’T. Tesla owner jailed for leaving driver seat empty says he feels safer in back seat.

RULES ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE IN CUOMO’S NEW YORK: Governor Cuomo exempts faculty and staff from COVID vaccine mandate on public campuses.

WAIT, THE PANDEMIC IS OVER?

Other questions about the timing arise from the fact that this morning American Federation of Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten, who has been facing public backlash for her stances on school closures, suddenly came out and declared that schools must reopen in the fall of 2021. Dr Anthony Fauci echoed this sentiment during a cable news interview. This is a stunning reversal that suggests perhaps administration internal polling is playing a part. The further out we get from January 20, the harder it becomes to blame Biden’s stalled agenda and economic recovery on his predecessor. The Biden administration was heading into a weekend full of Sunday shows poised to talk about the administration’s current struggles. Now those programs will undoubtedly adjust their calculus to talk about the end of the pandemic, as the administration attempts to take a victory lap, one that several states like Florida and Texas have been taking since August of last year.

Flashback: The Suicide of Expertise.

INSTAPUNDIT READERS HAVEN’T BEEN: MIT Tech Review: No Need To Panic About COVID-19 Variants.

SEGREGATION NOW, SEGREGATION TOMORROW, SEGREGATION FOREVER! American University announces ‘Black Affinity Housing’: Other universities across the nation have instituted similar segregated housing plans. “Campus Reform recently covered an op-ed written by American University freshman Kayla Kelly, who argued that welcoming White students back to campus after COVID-induced shutdowns ‘could evoke similar effects of settler colonialism and negatively impact’ the Black community of Washington, D.C.”

TWO LIES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: Senior White House Covid Advisor Says Biden Wears Mask Inside ‘Because He’s A Very Important Person.’

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Democrats refuse to prioritize REAL infrastructure — like Colonial Pipeline.

GENTLEMEN, YOU CAN’T COMMIT JOURNALISM HERE, THIS IS A NEWS WEBSITE! The Intercept Attacks Conservative Journalists For Reporting On Violent Black Lives Matter Riots.

THE NEW ANTIRACISM LOOKS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE THE OLD RACISM: Lawsuit Alleges Racism in Biden Administration’s Covid Relief for Restaurants and Bars.

DISASTROUS D.A.: Death and De-Prosecution in Philadelphia: The city’s district attorney won’t fight crime even as the body count rises.

WOKIFICATION UPDATE: Kellogg’s Creates New Woke Cereal for Kids.

WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT: How The New York Times Manufactures Lies For Democrats To Attack Their Opponents.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s Mars Orbiter Is About to Attempt a Risky Landing on The Red Planet.

SHE’S TOTALLY MET MY EXPECTATIONS: Biden urged to dump ‘absolutely abysmal’ Harris as border czar, poll agrees.

TUCKER CARLSON TORCHES BIDEN’S MASK ‘ULTIMATUM.’

“‘Well, it’s not a request, it’s a demand, and the president of the United States does not get to tell me or any other American citizen what to wear.,’ Carlson said. ‘He’s not offering a choice. He’s laying down an ultimatum. He’s saying if you don’t get vaccinated, you must wear a mask. Again, that’s not within his powers to demand.’”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Biden Needs To Stop the COVID Vaccine Harassment Already. “The relentless mask/vaccine one-note messaging from the Biden administration is getting more wearisome by the minute. There are other things going on in the world that the empty husk’s handlers should be making him pretend to deal with.”

Look around. It’s all they have.

COLLUSION: Top California Democrat and Think-Tank Titans Slated to Attend Chinese Communist Diplomacy Event.

THE CORBYNIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTINUES APACE: Muslim Brotherhood Praises Dems for Abandoning Israel in Time of War.

Related: Why won’t Israelis let themselves be killed? The global woke loathing for Israel is taking an even darker turn.

LAWFARE: Pentagon Backs Off Xiaomi Blacklisting After Legal Challenge. “The U.S. Defense Department agreed to remove Xiaomi Corp. from a blacklist banning U.S. investment in the Chinese tech giant, opting against further defending a Trump administration action that alleged ties between the smartphone maker and the Chinese military.”