OPEN THREAD: I’ll be here where the heart is. I’ll wait for you.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY, VLAD: What the Hell is Going On in Russia?

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s Wenchang aims to become commercial space hub.

RAIDERS OWNER MARK DAVIS OPEN TO SIGNING COLIN KAEPERNICK:

Seemingly under the assumption that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, the Las Vegas Raiders may be willing to gamble on signing Colin Kaepernick.

On Wednesday, team owner Mark Davis offered support to the quarterback who hasn’t taken an NFL snap since 2016. “I believe in Colin Kaepernick,” Davis said via NBC Sports Bay Area.

Despite recently signing starting QB Derek Carr to a three-year contract extension worth more than $120 million dollars, Davis insisted Wednesday that he wouldn’t stand in the way if his front office and coaching staff pushed to sign the quarterback. “He deserves every chance in the world to become a quarterback in the National Football League. I still stand by it,” said Davis.

Or as Ace writes, “Las Vegas Raiders Owner Innovates World’s First Live-Performance Twitter Virtue Signal.”

NEWS FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS: King University makes exemplary commitment to free expression with Chicago Statement adoption.

Bravo! Congratulations!

HEY, WHEN DID FOX BUTTERFIELD JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE? Broken Homes: “San Francisco spends millions of dollars to shelter its most vulnerable residents in dilapidated hotels. With little oversight or support, the results are disastrous.”

DON’T GET COCKY: Heading for an election wipeout, Joe Biden is doubling down on every failed policy.

SPEAKING OF “DISINFORMATION:”

Obama seems to have heard the footsteps of Elon Musk approaching Twitter. His speech omitted any mention of the Russia hoax orchestrated by the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Students of ancient history may recall that it involved his own administration, was disseminated by the mainstream media, and promoted by Democratic officeholders during the Trump administration. It is the greatest scandal by far in American political history, yet mum’s the word as far as Obama is concerned.

And that’s not all. When it comes to “disinformation,” Obama is himself a master practitioner. He has much he could teach us if he weren’t still plying his trade. “Nobody here but us chickens” should be his theme song.

Oh, yeah. Obama also omitted any mention of the suppression of the news of Hunter Biden’s laptop in advance of the 2016 presidential election — in the name of “disinformation,” of course. The “disinformation” ringleaders included Obama’s leading intelligence officials.

What’s past was prologue to the announcement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas yesterday. FOX News covers it here.

Mayorkas testified that the Department of Homeland Security has created a “Disinformation Governance Board” to combat misinformation ahead of the 2022 midterms.

Naturally, it’s made up of experienced television liars.

Related: This Insane 2020 Time Magazine Article Explains Exactly Why The Left Fears Losing Twitter.

SCIENCE! Here’s What That Controversial New Study on Time-Restricted Eating Really Shows. “Weight loss at 12 months varied from 7.8 to 4.7 kilograms in the low calorie only group, and 9.6 to 6.4 kilograms in the low calorie plus time-restricted eating group.”

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Stagflation is staring Biden in the face — but he refuses to change course.

BRAD THOMPSON: Critical Race Theory and the Long March Through the Institutions.

HMM: Everything you need to know about the battle between US tech and EU laws.

YEP, THAT’S BIDEN’S STAGFLATION THAT JUST ARRIVED: That 1.4 percent contraction in the economy in the first quarter of 2022 represents the first statistical evidence that we’re entering a period of roaring inflation and stagnate growth.

“The trade deficit ballooned massively, due to mushrooming imports. American exports fell by 9.6 percent, while imports went up by 17.7 percent. Economists had predicted a 1 percent economic growth rate, rather than the decline in the economy that actually occurred,” reports Liberty Unyielding’s Hans Bader.

And the cause is clear, according to Bader, who says “the economy is being held back by Biden administration policies that discourage work, reward idleness, and make it harder for companies to attract employees. Biden enacted policies that reduced the size of America’s private-sector workforce and made America less economically competitive.”

HMM: Adults with asthma at higher risk for obesity, study finds.

THEY’RE DUMB, BUT THEY’RE EDUCABLE. OR AT LEAST TRAINABLE. Corporations Waking Up to the Damage ‘Woke’ Capitalism Has Done to Their Businesses.

LIVE AT 3:30PM EASTERN: ‘Five O’Clock Somewhere’ Anniversary Extravaganza.

Kruiser, VodkaPundit, and a slew of special guests.

READER FAVORITE: HATHASPACE Smart Air Purifier. #CommissionEarned

COLORADO: Judge rules Lamborn challenger Dave Williams can’t appear on primary ballot with anti-Biden nickname. “The Colorado Springs state lawmaker, one of three Republicans challenging eight-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in Colorado’s June primary, sued earlier this month to force election officials to list his name as ‘Dave ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Williams’ on ballots, arguing that the phrase is his nickname. But Denver District Court Judge Andrew McCallin said Secretary of State Jena Griswold properly exercised her authority to refuse.”

I FIND IT TROUBLING THAT DARPA IS TEACHING AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS TO FIGHT IN TUNNELS: INSIDE DARPA’S SUBTERRANEAN CHALLENGE.

It just seems like something SkyNet would want developed in advance.

OKAY, GROOMERS: Rhode Island Democrats Want Children Taught Sex, Specifically ‘Pleasure-Based Sexual Relations.’

HMM: What the Hell Is Going On in Russia? “There’s a lot of stuff getting blown up in Russia, and it might not just be the Ukrainians blowing it up.”

FASTER, PLEASE: Findings open way for personalized multiple sclerosis treatment.

THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED: Studies prove that most politicians and experts handled COVID terribly.

THAT’S BECAUSE OUR GARBAGE PRESS HAS MADE IT NORMAL:

“TO FIGHT THE FASCISTS, WE HAD TO BECOME THE FASCISTS:” Biden Seeks Sweeping New Powers To Confiscate Wealth to Fight The Enemy.