OLD AND BUSTED: No One Is Coming for Your Gas Stove Anytime Soon.

—The New York Times, January 21st.

The new hotness coldness: New York nears deal to ban gas stoves in new homes.

—Politico, Thursday.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Auroras shimmering farthest south since 2017.

SHOULD BIDEN WHITE HOUSE BE GROUNDED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA? Well, even as TikTok’s president was being roasted to a fare thee well by Republicans and Democrats on the Hill Thursday, the White House issued an Instagram post using CapCut, another intrusive app owned by TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance.

“While CapCut has received far less scrutiny than TikTok, its links to ByteDance have caused concern that China could scoop up data on users of the app. A technology think tank funded by a former Google CEO says CapCut poses national security ‘challenges,’ particularly ‘with respect to data harvesting, data exploitation, and—possibly—covert influence,'” reports the Washington Free Beacon.

SCIENCE: Hospitals Are Still Reporting New Mothers for Neglect Based on Drug Tests Triggered by Poppy Seeds.

DEAL OF THE DAY: Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) Wireless Earbuds. #CommissionEarned

THAT’S WHAT XI SAID! Woody Guthrie’s Daughter Rips ‘Insurrectionist’ Josh Hawley Over ‘This Land Is Our Land Act.’

Hawley’s proposed law would “ban Chinese corporations, in addition to any individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from owning farmland in the United States.”

Sounds good to me. He should add the French to the bill for being French.

Nora Guthrie, who followed in the footsteps of her famous father as a folk singer and songwriter, is not happy about “insurrectionist” Hawley using the lyrics from her father’s most famous song:

Nora Guthrie, Woody’s daughter, said it’s not uncommon for politicians to make use of “This Land Is Your Land” because the song advocates for democratic representation. She said she didn’t mind the song being used politically, as long as it aligns with the song’s values.

“In this particular case, the co-opting or parodying of the lyric by those not aligned with Woody’s lyrics – i.e. misrepresentation by autocrats, racists, white nationalists, anti-labor, insurrectionists, etc. – is not condoned,” Guthrie wrote in an email. “We do not consider Josh Hawley in any way a representative of Woody’s values therefore we would never endorse or approve of his reference to Woody’s lyrics.”

Cry more, Commie.

Since her dad had a guitar upon which he wrote, “This machine kills fascists,” why would she object to anti-CCP-legislature?

OF COURSE HE IS: Here’s Why Ray Epps Is Now Targeting Tucker Carlson.

MICHAEL BARONE: America Seems to Go Crazy Every 50 Years or So. “Having witnessed and written for publication during two 50-years-apart episodes of craziness, I seek consolation from Adam Smith’s reflection, after Britain lost the 13 colonies, that ‘there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.’ But I hope America will do a better job, 50 years hence, of learning from this episode’s mistakes.”

HARSH, BUT FAIR:

"If the managers of SVB knew the difference between a banking textbook and an L.L. Bean catalog, SVB would have never bought securities so sensitive to interest rates w/o hedging those risks."

"…it was like a rock, only dumber."

God bless America's Senator, @SenJohnKennedy pic.twitter.com/7t9E65XSy8

— Meara (@MillennialOther) March 15, 2023

FROM CELIA HAYES:  Lone Star Blood: Another Volume of the Entertaining and Mostly If Not Always True Adventures of Texas Ranger Jim Reade and his Blood-Brother Delaware Scout Toby Shaw.

#CommissionEarned

The Continuing adventures of Texas Ranger Jim Reade and his blood-brother Toby Shaw in the days of the Republic of Texas! A pair of eccentric English explorers ask for a guide into a dangerous country, seeking not a fortune … but something more! There is the mystery of a haunted house on Galveston Island to unravel, and the safety of a beneficiary to an unusual will — and more! The old wild west rides again in this continuing set of adventures from the pen of historical novelist Celia Hayes!

SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS AND SEATED PROMINENTLY IN THE HOUSE AS A REBUKE TO PELOSI’S POLICE:  Kevin McCarthy meets with mother of slain Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt.

And correction: Ashli Babbitt wasn’t a rioter. She was a demonstrator, and peaceful at that. She was a Veteran, honorably discharged. There was no excuse for her cold blooded murder, not even the murderous insanity of Grey Goose Pelosi, in her attempts to instigate an actual riot.  #JUSTICEFORASHLIBABBITT  #SAYHERNAME.

THEY THOUGHT THEY’D HIRED A LIZARD PERSON. THEY DIDN’T WANT A HUMAN BEING:  Today’s blacklisted American: Black DEI administrator fired by college for demanding accuracy and color-blind policies.

MARXISTS SEE A HARD SITUATION AND IMMEDIATELY LOOK AROUND FOR AN OPPRESSOR: No Blame.

They’re unable to understand that sometimes situations just suck.

ANALYSIS: HE’S NOT WRONG:  Reporter who disrupted ‘Ted Lasso’ briefing: ‘WH has colonial mentality’.

“The sign is a sham … a joke,” disgruntled Today News Africa correspondent Simeon Ateba told The Post. “It’s virtue signaling from people who don’t really believe.”

KAMALA NEVER RISES TO ANY OCCASION. ALL HER BEST PERFORMANCE WAS KNEELING:  Biden Not Thrilled That Kamala Isn’t ‘Rising To The Occasion’.

NO? REALLY? HERE IS MY SHOCKED FACE:  House Panel: ‘No Legitimate Basis’ for Biden DOJ Investigating Parents Protesting School Boards.

AT THIS TIME, IN THIS PLACE, THEY’RE STILL TRYING FOR MANDATES? REALLY?  Federal Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers.

THE WHOLE BIDEN FRAUDOCRACY HAS HURT TRUST IN SCIENCE AND THE INSTITUTIONS:  Study Concludes Nature’s 2020 Endorsement of Biden Hurt Trust in Science.

Maybe they should have thought twice before blithely selling their birthright for a pot of message.

ARE COLLEGES FALLEN THAT FAR:  Hillary Clinton Appears in Cringeworthy Video to Promote Her Upcoming Teaching Gig at Columbia University.

IT’S ALL A CIRCUS, POPULATED BY EVIL CLOWNS:  Alvin Bragg Is Trump’s Legal Sideshow, The Main Ring Is The Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Case.

ABOUT TIME:  House Republicans Call for Halt to Offshore Wind Projects.

WHEN OUR DEFENSES DEFEND WHAT TOOK OVER:  The Cuckoo In Our Nest.

REALITY IS THAT WHICH WON’T GO AWAY IF YOU IGNORE IT:  Running Slap Up Against Reality.

INDEED:  Here’s why SCOTUS needs to act on qualified immunity.

AND THEY NEED TO GROW UP:  Stanford Law student protestors need lesson in First Amendment.