THINGS ARE GETTING …. FUN:  Tennessee Legislature May Expel Riot Leader Members.

Not saying it wasn’t warranted, but if it goes national….

WELL, SURE, WHY NOT?  CDC Sending Team to Africa in Wake of Marburg Virus Outbreak.

AS A WOMAN, I DO NOT THINK MEN MAKE THE BEST WOMEN:  Nike Women Picks Trans Activist Dylan Mulvaney to Model New Activewear.

SEND US THINE ASTEROID, OH LORD:  NASA Embraces DEI Policies, Appoints ‘Diversity Ambassador’.

OH IT’S ONE OF THOSE DAYS:  Send Us Thine Asteroid, O Lord. [Video]

MARK JUDGE: The Toadyism of the Small-Minded Bookstore.

OPEN THREAD: Make it special.

SPACE DEBRIS: Updated space safety document outlines rules of the road for avoiding collisions.

YES, BUT THERE’S NO SLEAZY NONPROFIT PUSHING PENALTIES FOR TIRED DRIVING: Driving on Less Than 5 Hours Sleep Is as Risky as Driving Drunk.

BUT OF COURSE: Comer: At least two Republican DAs want to prosecute the Bidens.

Related: With the Trump Arraignment, Americans Are Seeing the Power of the Local Prosecutor.

NEVER RULE OUT TRUMP: Maybe Trump Can Win the General Election.

My concern is that even if he wins, Trump only has 4 years and that’s not enough to fix things.

AI PROBLEMS: Australian Mayor Threatening Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Libel.

NOBODY WANTS TO BE IMPOTENT OR INCONTINENT: Most men delay treatment for low-risk prostate cancer.

TRUMP’S TRIAL IS ABOUT WINNING IN 2024. IT’S ON GOP VOTERS IF THEY FALL FOR THE DEMS’ PLOY:

Ultimately Trump’s fate will not be decided by a Soros-backed prosecutor in New York, or one in Georgia, or by Jack Smith, who is attempting to build and obstruction case against Trump. The point here is not to “serve justice” but to prolong and publicize, and thereby block out any other candidate that may pose a stronger opponent to the current President.

Trump’s fate will be decided by GOP primary voters. They can choose to rally around Trump and ride him into the general election, with the backing of the Democrats and the media, or they can finally decide the drama and the chaos are all too much, and turn the page.

Trump’s fate, and the fate of 2024, is ultimately only up to them. It just depends on how much they love or hate the show the media is putting on for them, once again.

Last month, Ed Morrissey wrote, “As one of my colleagues put it on Twitter, you might personally like Trump and think he got the shaft in 2020. But do you want to spend a general election campaign talking about payoffs to Stormy Daniels and ‘stop the steal’ efforts in Fulton County? Especially if a viable and proven alternative is at hand? That’s why DeSantis is running, and why he always was going to run in this cycle.”

OH, CANADA: Canadian Politician Wants To Criminalize ‘Offense Remarks’ Near Drag Queen Story Hours.

I’VE ALWAYS SORTA HOPED THAT THEY WOULD PRESERVE ME: Are Forever Chemicals Really Killing Us? The World is Paranoid About PFAS. “Blood levels of PFOA and PFOS have been greatly declining in the U.S. population since manufacturers have begun phasing them out of products.”

I’VE SAID THIS FOR YEARS: In the war on bacteria, it’s time to call in the phages.

CHRISTIAN TOTO: ‘Air’ – Nothing but Net for Crowd-Pleasing Ode to Capitalism. “Two of Hollywood’s most prominent progressives reteam for a woke-free love letter to the American Dream?”

Sports may be our last remaining meritocracy, much to ESPN’s chagrin.

Can you throw a 98-miles-an-hour fastball? Sign here, kid, no matter your race, color or national origin.

It’s why we’re still fascinated with professional sports despite the forced social engineering that spoils some, but not all, of the fun.

“Air,” the first Ben Affleck feature since 2016’s disappointing “Live by Night,” never lets us forget that. The film is set in the 1980s, but so is the storytelling. There’s no wokeness to be found, no attempts to guilt characters into addressing racial disparities or apologize for wealth creation.

More like this, please.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT [VIP]: We Might Finally Know When Elon Musk’s World-Changing Starship Will Finally Reach Orbit.

SO A FEW MONTHS AGO, I shot the Ruger and FN 5.7 x 28 pistols. The results were mixed, so I tried again yesterday. This time, not mixed at all. The Ruger just plain didn’t shoot. I kept pulling the trigger to no effect. The Range Safety Officer tried and got it to fire once, then nothing. Then I switched to the FN, which jammed (double-feed) after the first shot. I gave up and left. The Range people were nice enough to refund everything, as they tried to figure out what was wrong.

I’m losing enthusiasm for this cartridge. I like to shoot the rental guns before I buy, because they get a lot of hard use and if they hold up well, that’s a good sign. I’ve never had this kind of experience before, though. And while one bad gun can just be a lemon, problems with two different brands suggest to me that it’s something about the cartridge. Or it could just be bad luck both times. Still, I think I’ll look elsewhere for my next gun. Also, the 5.7 x 28 ammo, while adorably small, is quite expensive.

THE FUTURE IS NOT QUITE READY FOR (AMAZON) PRIME TIME: Amazon’s Drone Delivery Dream Is Crashing. “In November 2013, during a 60 Minutes interview, Amazon’s then-CEO Jeff Bezos revealed his dream of delivering packages under 5 pounds—roughly 85 percent of Amazon’s products—to customers by drone within four to five years. Since then, the story has mainly been one of technical and regulatory setbacks, ambitious targets missed, at least one fiery crash, and, recently, layoffs.”

ROBERT SPENCER: Oh, By the Way, Nobody Likes Joe: New Poll Shows Biden Near Record Low Approval.

GET IN SHAPE: Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells. #CommissionEarned

TEXAS: The Rat’s Nest of Scandal In Democratic State Rep Jolanda Jones’s Office. “Nepotism? Check. Sexual harassment? Check. Also, Jiovanni Jones is evidently out on bail on felony drug charges. Criminal charges? Check.”

More checks at the link.

BIG WIN FOR CONSERVATIVE BAPTIST NETWORK: Like every other major American institution, Woke ideologues are infiltrating the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, but the conservatives within the Southern Baptist Convention aren’t just whining and complaining about it, they’re taking concrete action. My latest PJ Media column is up.