THE NEW DOMESTIC SPACE RACE: With California losing its luster as the aerospace industry’s golden state, a coast-to-coast competition for space companies is heating up.

OUCH: This response to a story about Democrats’ toxic brand is why Democrats’ brand is so toxic.

HEH:

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#JOURNALISM: Allison Gollust was fired for helping Andrew Cuomo select his own questions at CNN.

GEORGE KORDA: Asking UT’s Critical Race Collective questions is a race to nowhere: Given the CRC’s existence within a major university, and its position with respect to critical race theory, it should be open to taking questions.

HMM: Unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors 5 times more likely to get reinfected. I’m skeptical of claims that immunity from infection only lasts three months.

Plus: “Farber predicts people will need a yearly COVID-19 shot. Right now, the infection rate is waning, but more virus variants are likely to arise, he noted.”

Comparing your vaccine to a flu shot, by the way, isn’t a good selling point. The flu shots suck, and are barely worth the trouble. And I say that as someone who gets them.

FREE SPEECH: Let’s Go Brandon, Fly Your Anti-Biden Flag.

MAYBE SO, BUT THAT’S NOT WHERE COVID CAME FROM: Wild animals prized as delicacies in China contain a bevy of threatening viruses: New study spotlights pandemic risks of the exotic game trade.

I’MMA JUST LEAVE THIS HERE: As a member of NYU’s teaching community, I got the below in my email this morning.
“Male-presenting”? Wouldn’t “perceived as Male” be more Wokish?*

*”Wokish” is not a modifier, but rather a noun for the insane language twisting we’ve all come to know and love. As in “Do you speak Wokish”?

2022: New York Is Now Using Cameras With Microphones to Ticket Loud Cars.

BE PREPARED: Swiss Safe Emergency Mylar Thermal Blankets + Bonus Gold Foil Space Blanket. Designed for NASA, Outdoors, Survival, First Aid, Army Green, 4 Pack. #CommissionEarned

THERE ARE SOME SECTIONS OF ALABAMA THAT I WOULD NOT ADVISE YOU TO INVADE: 11-year-old Alabamian shoots home intruder, mocks him for ‘crying like a little baby.’

And that would be pretty much all the sections.

Facebook Manager Of Community Development Allegedly Busted In Child Sex Sting.

HE ISN’T ALL THERE: Even Some Democrats Want Biden To Take a Cognitive Test.

FLORIDA, MAN: Drunk woman on motorized suitcase leads bicycle cop on chase through Orlando Airport.

TIRES FROM 23 MILLION YEAR OLD SUVs? Sediment cores from ocean floor could contain 23-million-year-old climate change clues.

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Athena Thorne: SCOTUS Nominee Should Make History by Declining Biden’s Patronizing Handout. “Sure, her name will be in the history books. But every entry will begin, ;Supreme Court Justice Asterisk, who was appointed to the bench because she was a black woman…'”

Cameron Arcand: Thank You for Not Being a Squish, Glenn Youngkin. “Most bills typically do not go into effect right away, but the governor successfully pushed the General Assembly to approve an amendment that made sure children did not have to wait until July 1 to breathe freely again.”

Yours Truly: Dem Activist Says Obama DOOMED Democrats With Working-Class Voters. “It’s worth considering the pioneer of the current version of the Democratic party — which leans so heavily on identity and culture — and relies so little on working-class economics.”

MICROBIOME NEWS: Gut bacteriophages associated with improved executive function and memory in flies, mice and humans.

SOMETIMES THE LEFT HAND DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THE FAR LEFT HAND IS DOING:

Meanwhile: Ottawa Police March On Freedom Convoy: ‘Starting To Feel Like The Beginning Of The End.’

GOOD GUY WITH A GUN: Suspect reportedly shot by employee during jewelry store theft in Colorado Springs.

IT’S HARD TO HIDE WHEN YOU’RE SUPERMASSIVE: Supermassive black hole spotted hiding in cosmic dust 47M light-years from Earth.

SECURITY VIDEOS SHOW NO GOP ‘RECONNAISSANCE TOURS:’ That’s according to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) who says the pre-January 6 videos have been reviewed by House Republicans and there is no evidence that any of their ranks provided such pre-riot assistance. Davis is demanding that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) make all of the videos public so Democrats will have to stop falsely charging Republicans with aiding and abetting.

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: Biracial GOP Candidate Rips CRT in Front of North Carolina School Board. “If Echevarria was looking to jumpstart his campaign, I can’t think of a better or more timely way to do it.”

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Study: Many long-term care facilities’ surfaces have disease-causing bacteria. But to be fair, all sorts of places have surfaces that harbor disease-causing bacteria.

THEY USED TO TEACH BASIC COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS IN HIGH SCHOOL ECON: College doesn’t pay for 40% who enroll. “In addition to the dropout rate, colleges that offer low-tech, low-paying degrees do not set their students up for high earnings. The ROI on art school is very, very low.”