MOVING BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL: Shock result in particle experiment could spark physics revolution.

IT SEEMS LIKE MIKE HAS HAD ENOUGH:  The Myth of Ukrainian War Crimes.

And I don’t blame him.

SOME PARTS OF AMERICA STILL WORK: SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station.

THIS NEEDS AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION, NOT ONE THAT THE INSIDERS ENDORSE: Former CDC directors support sweeping review of agency.

A VERY PUBLIC EDUCATION: 5 percent of Denver’s Black, Latino 3rd-graders are reading at grade level.

Since taking office in late November, the DPS board has largely ignored how DPS is performing its core function: educating students. Some board members – Tay Anderson, Michelle Quattlebaum, and Carrie Olson – have begun saying that it’s time to pivot away from adult priorities and back to kids, the district’s core constituency.

Some others, most notably board President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán, have shown little outward interest in how kids are doing academically. “…part of what I believe is the vision for this board (is) to continue to move forward so that we are affecting our teachers in a positive way,” she said during the recent innovation schools debate, never once mentioning students or academics.

That’s problematic, given that the data reveals that in several schools in the part of town she represents, 0% of tested third-grade students – that’s not a typo – were meeting or exceeding grade level in reading.

The kids aren’t the board “constituents.” The teachers and administrators are.

CHANGE: British Cycling bans trans athletes from competing pending a full review.

I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DOWN (CHINA EDITION): Did China Just Invade Shanghai? “If Beijing were worried about possible civil unrest during such an extended and severe lockdown, you might expect to see scenes like this one.”

THE 1980s CALLED, AND THEY WANT THEIR FOREIGN POLICY BACK: Obama: Hey, I warned you that Putin “was always ruthless.”

DEAL OF THE DAY: Cuisinart 7 Qt. Oval Casserole. #CommissionEarned

HEH: Joni Ernst Slyly Confronts Biden TVA Nominee on 2015 Insult Complete With Floor Chart.

“AND THEIR KIDS”: Disney Corporate Insurance Paying for Trans Surgeries and Hormones for Employees and Their Kids.

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Mark Wahlberg Breaks Ranks with A-List Hollywood (Big Time). “This movie has a very clear message that we are not going to give up on people. We are not going to turn our backs on people because of mistakes that they’ve made. We are going to tell people and encourage people that nobody is beyond redemption and that we support you, we love you, we accept you for who you are.”

MAKE THEM PAY: Judge refuses to toss lawsuit against UCLA by professor who rebuffed race-based grading request.

HMM: Two Men Arrested for Posing as DHS Agents Gave Gifts to Secret Service Agents. “Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36 were taken into custody after the USPS tipped off federal authorities that the men were claiming to be Homeland Security agents working as part of a task force on violence connected to the Jan. 6 riot.”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Chicago Maroon editors apologize for publishing piece condemning anti-Semitism.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: Biden Family Corruption Update. “Now that the Hunter Biden dam has finally burst for the MSM, we’re finally getting the ‘Hey, the Biden family sure seems to be involved in a lot of shady business deals’ stories we should have gotten well before the 2020 election if the media weren’t so in the tank for Democrats.”

THE SEC NEEDS A SPECIAL COUNSEL INVESTIGATION: SEC Enforcement Staff Accessed Adjudicatory Documents in Midst of Administrative Proceedings.

SEC released a statement yesterday admitting that “administrative support personnel from Enforcement, who were responsible for maintaining Enforcement’s case files, accessed [restricted] Adjudication memoranda via the Office of the Secretary’s databases.” This self-described “control deficiency” is actually an outrageous breach of ethics—and possibly law—by SEC that illustrates why the Constitution forbids housing prosecutorial functions and adjudicatory functions in a single agency.

SEC filed in Cochran simultaneously with publishing the statement, so Ms. Cochran was not informed of SEC’s “control deficiency” when it was discovered. NCLA and Ms. Cochran were only made aware of the Commission’s breach when it was publicly disclosed. The Commission has known about this issue long enough to hire outside investigators, conduct an audit with “dozens of interviews,” and collect documents. Yet critical details, including who knew what and when, remain undisclosed. If this breach of ethics had occurred in private litigation or before a federal court, it would raise red flags. SEC claims “this access did not impact the actions taken by the staff investigating and prosecuting the cases or the Commission’s decision-making in the matters.” At present, there is no way to verify that this breach did not impact Ms. Cochran’s case. To make matters worse, SEC hired an outside firm that regularly does millions of dollars of business with the agency to investigate the scandal. Hiring a firm with a conflict of interest to investigate a conflict of interest hardly inspires confidence.

Restoring the “controls” that were disregarded here is not enough. As this breach has demonstrated, it would be impossible to monitor the internal controls at SEC sufficiently to guarantee that agency staff would not make the same error again. A computer correction of a purported “control deficiency” cannot repair the all-too-human impulse to abuse power, win at all costs, and share information inside an agency. Whatever controls are baked into the software, none of those can remedy the inherent problems that combining the enforcement and adjudication power inside an agency create.

Agencies that combine enforcement and adjudication — as many do — are unconstitutional. But convenient for the government.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. ‘The Babylon Bee Is a More Reliable Source of Fact’ Than Pelosi, Rep. Cawthorn Declares.

MARK JUDGE: Visiting Joe Biden’s Rehoboth.

MAKE THEM PAY: Federal Judge Reinstates Harvard Law Students’ COVID-19 Tuition Refund Class Action.

WELL, YES: Biden Presidency Bad for America, Most Voters Say.

Only 28% believe it would be better for America if Biden is reelected to a second term in 2024. Forty-two percent (42%) think it would be better for America if former President Donald Trump is elected again in 2024. Twenty-seven percent (27%) say it would be better if somebody else is elected president in 2024.

While 57% of Democratic voters believe Biden’s reelection in 2024 would be better for America, that opinion is shared by only 10% of Republicans and 16% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans think electing Trump again in 2024 would be better for the country, as do 19% of Democrats and 42% of unaffiliated voters.

19% of Democrats? That’s yuge.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: “They’re censoring the censorship survey.” “Interesting that the student leader speaks of ‘diversity issues’ repeatedly, apparently without noticing that the survey is about an issue that is labeled ‘diversity’: “viewpoint diversity.” Maybe for students, ‘diversity’ is a term of art, and it only means diversity of identity groups and has nothing to do with the life of the mind.”

They’re not very bright, but they’re narrow-minded.

WAIT, THE RUSSIANS REALLY DID DIG TRENCHES NEAR CHERNOBYL? “I’m reminded of what a source who works at the plant told Reuters a few weeks ago about his conversation with Russian soldiers occupying the site. ‘When they were asked if they knew about the 1986 catastrophe, the explosion of the fourth block (of the Chernobyl plant), they did not have a clue. They had no idea what kind of a facility they were at,’ he said, claiming they were merely told that it was ‘critically important infrastructure.’ That seems absurd given Chernobyl’s infamy in the west, but is it so hard to believe that Russian twentysomethings wouldn’t have heard of it? Such episodes probably aren’t spoken of in history class or on state television. So how would they know? The military high command surely knew. They just didn’t care to tell them, it seems, possibly fearing that units would have refused to deploy there had they known where they were going.”

AND SPEAKING OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT: Come Palm Sunday night, “The Chosen” folks launch a free, live-streamed week-long “Global Watch Party” leading up to Easter. Eight days, 16 episodes, two each evening.

TOP SELLER: HO2ME High Pressure Handheld Shower Head with Powerful Shower Spray against Low Pressure Water Supply Pipeline. #CommissionEarned