‘BOUT TIME:  Pushback: Macy’s sued for its illegal discriminatory hiring policies.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Disinformation starts at the top — with America’s elites.

CHRIS WRAY LIES TO CONGRESS:

Josh Hawley is fed up with Chris Wray:

"You said we do not go to priests and ask them about their parishioners. You said we do not. You didn't say we haven't. You didn't say we won't. You said we don't. It turns out you do." pic.twitter.com/UKuEVTYhjK

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 5, 2023

Ya think Merrick Garland will prosecute him?

OPEN THREAD: Now blast off. I said, blast off.

THE ONE-MAN* WRECKING MACHINE: Dylan Mulvaney Named To Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ List For Social Media.

* To be fair and inclusive, behind every one-man wrecking machine is a complicit woman: Bud Light VP stresses need to get beer ‘brand in decline’ away from ‘out-of-touch’ frat boy image to one of ‘inclusivity.’

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s Landspace gears up for 3rd launch of its methane-powered rocket.

UNEXPECTEDLY: House Democrats ditch “Bidenomics” messaging.

House Democrats have rejected the White House’s months-long campaign to sell the term “Bidenomics.”

Why it matters: Democrats are going into the 2024 election divided on how to communicate about the economy at a time when most voters are dissatisfied with it.

What’s happening: House Democratic leadership stopped pushing the term months ago.

• The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Majority PAC, two key fundraising arms, are also avoiding it on social media and press releases, as polling indicates the tagline is ineffective.
• In a meeting this past summer to discuss economic messaging strategy, House Democrats decided to stick with “People Over Politics” rather than “Bidenomics,” one senior Democratic leadership aide told Axios.

Zoom in: The “Bidenomics” catchphrase seemed to present a host of issues, according to Democratic sources.

• The term was seen as tone-deaf to voters still struggling economically and also invoked a president with lackluster polling numbers.

• One Democratic strategist said the biggest problem wasn’t using “Biden,” but that the term was too philosophical and required too much explanation.

• Democrats across the board intend to keep many of the policies behind the “Bidenomics” tagline front and center heading into 2024.

But then, so do Republicans: Economists Predict Recession in 2024; Oil Likely to Hit $100 Per Barrel Again.

FLUSHING OUT TERRORISTS:  Israel Is Flushing Out Hamas’ Terror Tunnels With Seawater.

Hamas promised “From the river to sea.” Israel is bringing the sea they wanted right to their front door (and basement).

Related:

Sky news anchor: “Palestinians in Gaza don’t have electricity”

IDF Spokesperson: “They literally filmed Hamas parading the hostages being released on their charged smartphones”

Sky news anchor: “Um, we gotta end this interview” https://t.co/90z9mkB3D5

— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) December 4, 2023

DISPATCHES FROM POST-WEIMAR AMERICA:

The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:

Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?

The… pic.twitter.com/eVlPCHMcVZ

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) December 5, 2023

Martin Heidegger smiles.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Meanwhile Penn is trying to revoke Amy Wax’s tenure and fire her for criticizing their affirmative action program.

ONE OF THEM IS A NEW CABLE FROM APPLE, OF COURSE: Uploading Your Mind to a Computer Will Require 3 Crucial Things. And the cable will change every couple of years. “You’re still using a BI-2 Brain Interface cable? Everyone else has moved on to the BI-4!” “Meh, I just use the adapter dongle.”

WELL, GOOD: New Catalyst Completely Breaks Down Durable Plastic Pollution in Minutes.

LOL:

Public Educators Warn Low Literacy Rates May Prevent Kids From Reading About Gay Sex https://t.co/VWKhn9cQpw pic.twitter.com/Xk93AR97IA

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 5, 2023

HMM. CAUSE AND EFFECT ARE UNCLEAR HERE. Your personality might help shield you from dementia, researchers say.

MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH: You Won’t Believe How Many EV Chargers Biden Can Buy for $7.5 Billion.

I UNDERSTAND ELON WILL TEST ITS BULLETPROOFNESS BY DRIVING THROUGH CHICAGO ONE NIGHT THIS WEEKEND: 2024 Tesla Cybertruck First Look: Really Here, Really Looks Like That.

BE PREPARED: SOG Multitool Pliers. #CommissionEarned

NOT RECOMMENDED: EV fire in carport was likely caused by the toaster used to warm the battery: This is not an approved method for anything except making toast.

STANDARDS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ STANDARDS: Prof says he was fired after sounding alarm on grade inflation at women’s HBCU.

THE DRAG STRIP IDENTIFIES AS A QUARTER-MILE, AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS IN 2023: Tesla Cybertruck’s Race Against A Porsche 911 Was Apparently An 1/8-Mile Run. Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that the race was a quarter mile, but a satellite view of the drag strip tells a different story.

WHY DOES THIS SOUND LIKE AN EXCUSE FOR SOME SORT OF CORPORATE POWER GRAB? Powerful financial giants could play vital role in preventing the next pandemic, say researchers.

Yes, I’ve gotten cynical.

LOL, PULL THE OTHER ONE: In the realm of law school rankings and affirmative action: “There is no subterfuge here.”

MORE OBAMA-ERA RERUNS RETURN: ISIS Claims Responsibility For Catholic Mass Bombing.

In 2014, Mark Steyn dubbed ISIS as being “fast-track Nazis.” Yet they’ve got much more competition in that grim race to the bottom a decade later, with Hamas on the prowl in Gaza.

LINCOLN BROWN: The Sociopathic Generation. “These protestors have come of age in or become accustomed to living in a bubble in which their needs are always met and their whims are always accommodated. And if those demands are not met quickly enough, a tantrum or outburst will ensure compliance. Be that as it may, they know what they are saying and what those words mean, and they don’t care.”

IT’S CALLED THE BIDEN ERA: That Lingering ‘Meh’ Feeling Has a Name.

SOMEONE SHOULD ASK PENN PRESIDENT LIZ MAGILL HOW THEY CAN BE TRYING TO FIRE AMY WAX WHILE TOLERATING OPEN JEW-HATRED ON CAMPUS: Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Testify Before Congress About Campus Antisemitism.

The presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania testified Tuesday at a congressional hearing about efforts to curb rising antisemitism on their campuses.

Claudine Gay of Harvard, Liz Magill of Penn and Sally Kornbluth of MIT acknowledged to lawmakers that antisemitism was a growing problem at their schools. The school leaders said they are taking steps to combat hate, including beefing up security on campuses and taking action against anyone who harasses or discriminates against students, faculty or staff. They also said their schools want to ensure the safety of their students while still protecting free speech.

“The right to free speech does not extend to harassment, discrimination or incitement to violence in our community,” Kornbluth said.

College campuses have been riled by protests since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, with hundreds or even thousands of students, faculty and staff at schools around the country joining pro-Palestinian rallies. Jewish leaders say chants such as “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “Globalize the intifada” are incitements to violence against Israelis and Jews more broadly.

Students and alumni groups say anti-Jewish antagonism has increased amid the rising tensions, prompting calls for schools to do more to protect Jewish students from bigotry. The universities represented at the hearing Tuesday are all private institutions, but Congress has some oversight role because the schools receive significant federal funding for research and student financial aid.

Their sensitivity seems quite selective.