SO TYPICAL: Steph Curry all about “equality” until it gets too close to his backyard. “NBA star Steph Curry issued an official opposition to the development of a row of affordable housing units that are slated to be built behind his multi-million dollar mansion. The Golden State Warriors star and his wife, Ayesha, sent a letter to the town of Atherton opposing the project, which would see up to 16 three-story townhouses spring up in the middle of his uber-wealthy California neighborhood.The Currys said the housing project would pose as a threat to ‘safety and privacy’ of them and their kids.”

Plus: “Would the Currys, if you asked them, be equally as strong advocates for your ‘safety and privacy’ if the city then tried to move this project to, say, your backyard? Right? ‘Tis to laugh. It would be your duty to suck it up yet again for equity, equality, and diversity.”

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The COVID-19 Pandemic Was a ‘Catastrophe for Human Freedom.’

READER FAVORITE: USB Wall Charger Surge Protector 5 Outlet Extender with 4 USB Charging Ports. #CommissionEarned

FASTER? PLEASE! DARPA nails latest US hypersonic missile test flight. “After deployment, the booster automatically fired, boosting the glider to supersonic speeds, after which a scramjet engine took over, accelerating the glider to over five times the speed of sound as it reached an altitude of over 60,000 ft (18,000 m).”

HOMESCHOOL? Students lost months of learning due to COVID school closures. What can parents do to help?

LINCOLN BROWN: Lightfoot Dances as Chicago Burns. “She does know that the mayoral election is closing in fast, right? And that she has nine challengers for her job? Maybe this was an ill-fated publicity stunt suggested by her P.R. people. Or maybe she is so clueless and entitled that at this point she really doesn’t care.”

MAYBE LOCKDOWNS AND PUBLIC PARK CLOSURES WERE A MISTAKE: Children and teens aren’t doing enough physical activity – new study sounds a health warning.

DECOUPLING: U.S. stops granting export licenses for China’s Huawei, sources say. “One person familiar with the matter said U.S. officials are creating a new formal policy of denial for shipping items to Huawei that would include items below the 5G level, including 4G items, Wi-Fi 6 and 7, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing and cloud items.”

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The World Health Organization should look in the mirror regarding COVID ‘misinformation.’

WHEN Q-A-L-Y SPELLS D-E-A-T-H: They’re called “Quality Adjusted Life Years” (QALYs) and they are the metric used by Medicare bureaucrats to decide whether to pay for certain potentially life-saving procedures needed by individuals who are mentally or physically disadvantaged or who suffer from chronic diseases.

Republicans, led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, are moving to ban the use of QALYs anywhere in the federal government. An important hearing on the issue is convening tomorrow, details in my latest PJMedia column.

I REALLY DON’T: Still Need Proof of LGBT Grooming in Schools?

WE NEED FRESH ANTIBIOTICS. AND MAYBE PHAGES. Deadly tuberculosis strain resistant to approved antibiotics.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Rolls-Royce teases small nuclear reactor for space travel and moon bases. “The Micro-Reactor will house uranium particles underneath multiple containment levels so they can withstand the intense conditions that accompany space travel. For years, Rolls-Royce has discussed the reactor as the center of its space-oriented ambitions.”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Webster University in Missouri Faces Annual Losses of $25 Million.

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR WEEKLY INSANITY WRAP: We Need to Talk About That Trans Figure Skater. “Finland’s trans figure skater is a genuine victim… of the people claiming to promote diversity.”

Plus:

• CNN viewers finally learn that Donald Trump is no longer POTUS.
• WaPo dances on the grave of objective journalism.
• It’s definitely too soon for this meme, but I’m publishing it anyway.

So much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.

YES, ALL WE LACK IS ANTIMATTER, AND ENGINES THAT CAN USE IT: Could we use antimatter-based propulsion to visit alien worlds?

Here’s the actual paper.

FROM SARAH A. HOYT:  Darkship Revenge.

#CommissionEarned

The World Can’t Be Made Safe….
But it doesn’t mean Athena Hera Sinistra isn’t ready to try. Flying back to Earth Orbit from her asteroid home, leaving behind unresolved questions and turmoil, Athena becomes a new mother in orbit.
As is perhaps fitting, her daughter is born during battle with an unknown foe.
A battle that ends with Kit – Athena’s husband – missing, and Athena’s ship damaged.
So Athena names her daughter Eris, and goes to war.
What follows is a non-stop fight by a very angry mother, who wishes to make the world(s) safe for her newborn daughter, and other children too.
When the adventure is over, it is just the start of another, where children will be rescued, old tyrants brought to justice, and freedom restored.
If it can be.

THE END OF AN ERA: The last 747.

On Tuesday, Boeing will wave a final goodbye to the 747 jumbo jet.

In the years after its launch, the 747 elevated the Puget Sound region to the world’s premier airplane manufacturing site and boosted Boeing to preeminence in aviation. It made international air travel routine.

A diverse cross-section of the Boeing workers who helped bring this transformative piece of engineering to life tell their stories below. They reflect upon their affection for the jumbo jet that changed their lives, and aviation.

Almost exactly 54 years after the first flight, thousands of current and former employees and guests will attend a bittersweet ceremony in Everett on Tuesday before cargo carrier Atlas Air flies away a 747 freighter model, the 1,574th and last “Queen of the Skies” ever built.

This is an excellent read.

KRUISER: Trump’s Creepy Obsession With DeSantis Is Eerily Familiar.

DEAL OF THE DAY: ThisWorx Car Vacuum Cleaner. #CommissionEarned

THIS IS A POOR — BUT INCREASINGLY NECESSARY — USE OF CALIFORNIA’S SCARCE WATER RESOURCES: California Firefighters Use 6,000 Gallons of Water to Put Out Tesla Fire on Highway 50.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Thousands Of Pandemic Unemployment Claims Listed The Names Of Still-Employed Government Workers, Senator Says.

OH: Two Officers Involved in Tyre Nichols Death Were Hired After Memphis PD Lowered Recruiting Standards.

WANT TO SEE A LIBERAL JOURNO BECOME A PRETZEL? Leave it to Issues & Insights to provide a vivid description of why and how some Washington Post reporters turned themselves into snack food (figuratively speaking, of course) in their explanation of why five Black Memphis police officers beating to death a young black man is a manifestation of … can you guess? … White Supremacy.

LIGHTNING DEAL: Power Strip – 10 FT Long Flat Plug Extension Cord. #CommissionEarned