OF COURSE IT DID: Homeland Security Solicited Twitter To ‘Become Involved’ in Disinfo Board.

ELON WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS: Within mere seconds of each other, dozens of accounts tweeted appreciation for Biden and Democrats in Congress for passing a $1.9 trillion spending bill.

IT’S NOT BIDEN’S FAULT, IT’S YOUR FAULT! YOU DON’T DESERVE HIM! What causes a recession? Maybe it’s you and how grumpy you are about the economy.

OF COURSE THEY WERE LYING: Biden Officials LIED When They Said Disinformation Board Wouldn’t Target Americans.

JOSH BLACKMAN: Kavanaugh’s Paradox.

For more than a month, protestors have demonstrated outside of Justice Kavanaugh’s house. The purpose of these gatherings is clear: to pressure the Justice to change his vote in Dobbs. On Tuesday, Nicholas John Roske traveled to Justice Kavanaugh’s house with the same purpose. But instead of wearing a pussy hat, he brought a bag filled with weapons. Even after this apparent assassination attempt, the protestors came back to Kavanaugh’s house to demonstrate. And they will likely continue protesting outside of his house until Dobbs is decided.

Still, Kavanaugh faces a paradox. In February, he joined Justice Alito’s majority opinion. And Politico suggested that in early May, Kavanaugh was still with the majority. But we were told that Roberts had not yet circulated his concurrence. No doubt the protestors hope that pressuring will deprive Alito of a majority to save Roe. Mr. Roske chose different means, but had the same ends. If in fact, Kavanaugh did change his vote after May, in response to the Chef’s blue plate special, then perhaps the protests and death threats will stop. We would be blind to reality if we thought this prospect did not play some role in Kavanaugh’s decision-making. But I think this calculus is backwards. If Kavanaugh does change his vote, we will learn about it. Jan Crawford, Joan Biskupic, and others will find out. And the protestors packing pussy hats and Glocks will know the playbook: the way to change Justice Kavanaugh’s vote is through pressure on his family. If it worked once, it will work again.

Thus, the paradox: if Kavanaugh changes his vote to uphold Roe, the protests may stop in the short-term, but will continue in the long-term. Ruth Sent Us can buy a house on Kavanaugh’s block to set up a 24-hour vigil. If Kavanaugh stands by his vote to reverse Roe, the protests in the short-term will continue, but will fade in the long-term. Standing firm will send a clear and unequivocal message that neither fear nor favor will affect the judicial power.

I do not envy Justice Kavanaugh’s position. Indeed, I can’t fathom why anyone would want to serve on the Supreme Court. To be more precise, I can’t fathom why any conservative would want to serve on the Supreme Court. Liberal jurists are feted with honors at every juncture. But conservative jurists are excoriated and personally attacked. I wonder, in hindsight, if Kavanaugh still would have pursued a position on the Supreme Court, knowing what we know now: the first confirmation hearing, baseball tickets, Spartacus, Christine Blasey Ford, Michael Avenatti, Ronan Farrow, the second confirmation hearing, yearbook, beer, Klobuchar, Saturday Night Live, Matt Damon, the Dobbs leak, and now an assassination attempt outside of his home. During this time, Kavanaugh and his family have been dragged through such painful experiences, one after the other. Was it all worth it? And to what end? To swallow the Chief’s blue plate special?

I’d get in their faces, and add a concurrence naming Democratic politicians who have attacked the court and accusing them of fomenting violence against it, and warning that Americans will, perhaps rightly, feel free to start ignoring the Court’s rulings if they feel they are the result of illicit pressure and threats of violence.

IT’S ALMOST AS IF LEFTISM IS AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD EFFORT TO WEAKEN THE WEST.

ADOPT A CAT … OR TWO OR THREE OR …  Kind-hearted man saves kitten on road — then gets ambushed by rest of the litter.

The kind-hearted man was on his way to a shooting competition, apparently, or at least that’s what people following the story on Facebook say.

I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT ALL, ALL REPUTABLE ECONOMISTS SAY THE PRESIDENT’S DOING A GREAT JOB:  Famed economist Robert Shiller sees ‘good chance’ of recession.

Heck, I see it, and the closest I got to an economics degree was to dump three pages of Heinlein (Starship Troopers, to be exact) in the middle of a Theory of Economics test in ninth grade. The teacher, you’ll be happy to know, didn’t like it. He favored a mixed economy. He wasn’t fond of my salty metaphor back, either.  I took the C with pride.

YEAH, NOT LISTENING TO BERNIE – THAT WAS THEIR MISTAKE… TOTALLY:   Bernie Sanders warns Dems of midterm beating, blasts ‘corporate’ Manchin, Sinema

We totally believe that what’s needed is more communism cowbell. And by “we” I mean the smurfs in Bernie’s diseased brain.

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD ONLY READ INSTAPUNDIT (AND BLOGS OF INSTAPUNDIT CONTRIBUTORS):  Researchers warn that eye damage caused by screen time can be deadly.

Of course, the question is, do you still believe in “experts”?
And my observation is: in my lifetime (and remember I grew up in another country) of all the things that were going to kill me, from bathing too frequently, to washing my hair too much, to spending too much time reading books, to eating unpeeled fruit to–  Too much time at the computer is the lamest.

I HAD BEEN RELIABLY ASSURED THAT SCIENCE DECLARES THAT GENDER IS JUST A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT:   TikTok challenge reveals simple task all women can do ‘but men can’t’.

Mind — blown. This is my oh, so shocked face.

WHICH IN PRACTICALITY MEANS FLUSHING CIVILIZATION DOWN THE TOILET OF SH*THOLES. NO:  State Department to Announce Global ‘Racial Equity’ Chief, Leaked Email Shows.

Just no. It’s time to stop these fantasists destroying the world. Because, I hate to say it, in the end, the poor countries will suffer more from this.

BEHOLD, MY SHOCKED FACE:  Hawley and Grassley Receive Evidence from Whistleblower Showing DHS Intent to Weaponize Social Media to Control Information.

COMMUNIST NEWS NETWORK, ON THE JOB:  CNN Hypes False Dengue Fever Claims, Putting Climate Fears Ahead of Facts, Again.

IT’S TIME FOR POLITICIANS TO REMEMBER THEY’RE MADE OF MEAT:  New Zealand Introduces a Climate Change Meat Tax.

I THINK IT’S MORE LIKELY WE’RE GOING BACK TO REAL ICE AGE, AND NOTHING TO DO WITH HUMANS:  What Global Warming? Australia Endures Record Breaking Cold.

YOU CAN’T FIGHT WITH BOTH FEET IN A CEMENT SACK:  Mostly Morale.

AND ALL OF THESE ARE SIGNS THE GLOBALISTS ARE IN TROUBLE:  Looking around: SF Chesa Boudin recall; Kavanaugh targeting; Putin’s cooptation of much of the French elite; terrible economy scares CCP officials.

YES, IT’S HORRENDOUS, BUT I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS NOT THE ACT OF A CONFIDENT ADMINISTRATION:  Today’s blacklisted American: Republican candidate for Michigan governor arrested by FBI.

Also, why is the FBI so invested in Wretched Whitmer? Is she in the Kamala Harris business?

SOCIAL MEDIA IS BAD ENOUGH WITHOUT IT:  Sens. Hawley and Grassley Press DHS On Plans For Ministry of Truth To “Partner” With Social Media.

BYE FELICIA:  Wapo viper Felicia Sonmez gets the boot.

IT’S TIME THE GOVERNED WITHDREW CONSENT: Being Difficult.

THIS CAN’T GO ON:  Gas Prices Hit All Time High, National Average Passes $5/gallon.

PUTTING YOUR OPPONENTS IN JAIL IS TOTALLY A NON-TOTALITARIAN MOVE:  FBI Arrests Michigan Republican Gov Candidate on J6 Misdemeanor Charges On Day Committee Primetime Show Airs – Coincidence?

FROM THE OPEN THREAD:

UPDATE: Seen on Facebook:

I suspect that’s going to be a common reaction.