KELLY JANE TORRANCE: Kate Middleton restored class to monarchy — may she get well soon.

GET WOKE, GO BROKE: Planet Fitness Paying the Price for Trans Agenda.

JAMES CARVILLE: “A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females [dominating the culture of the Democratic party].”

Ya think? Plus: “‘Don’t drink beer. Don’t watch football. Don’t eat hamburgers. This is not good for you.’ The message is too feminine: ‘Everything you’re doing is destroying the planet. You’ve got to eat your peas.’ If you listen to Democratic elites — NPR is my go-to place for that — the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election. I’m like: ‘Well, 48 percent of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?'”

THIS IS THE WAY TO BET ON “HATE CRIMES:” Palestinian ‘hate-crime’ hoax: Statistics show that antisemitism is on the rampage, while Islamophobia is minuscule. And that’s bad for the Palestinian cause.

NONE IS SO BLIND AS HE WHO WILL NOT SEE: Putin Was Warned This Attack Was Coming But Brushed It Off.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: RIP, Vernor Vinge. We are still living in his world, even if he is not.

STRATEGYPAGE: Can Russia Continue the War After 2024?

Related thoughts on the Russian explosives supply chain from Trent Telenko.

OPEN THREAD: It’s Saturday night!

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s military is taking a strategic approach to on-orbit refueling.

HMM: Cutting Back on One Amino Acid Increases Lifespan of Mice Up to 33%. A lot of bodybuilders take Isoleucine as a muscle-building supplement.

SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Bacterial poisoning via food and water – but also via contact such as kisses – caused a lot of suffering during the Stone Age. A recent study indicates that diseases that today can be treated with antibiotics were then fatal.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Sunlight, Vitamin D, and MS Risk.

A RESPONSE TO JONATHAN GLAZER: Like Esther, I Stand for Jewish Peoplehood: Jewish people throughout the world should not hesitate to declare support for Israel in the current conflict with Hamas.

PUTIN TRIES TO BLAME UKRAINE for Moscow terror attack. “Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday’s assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility. Putin did not mention IS in his speech, and Kyiv accused him and other Russian politicians of falsely linking Ukraine to the assault to stoke fervor for Russia’s war in Ukraine, which recently entered its third year.”

IS said it was retaliation for Putin’s military action in Syria, which would make this sort-of Putin’s responsibility, so he can’t talk about that. Besides, he needs something to drum up enthusiasm for the Ukraine quagmire.

VIBRANT DIVERSITY, FRUIT OF OUR OPEN IMMIGRATION POLICY: With Purim near, rioters threaten Jews in Teaneck, NJ: ‘You’re not safe here — or anywhere.’

Police recently arrested two people shooting paintball guns at Jews, but have told residents there isn’t much more they can do as the protesters have First Amendment rights.

They do — but Jews have also been spat on, followed and harassed, none of which is protected by the Bill of Rights.

It’s hard to overlook the lack of outcry from outside Teaneck.

If it were a different group, the Biden Administration — and the press, but I repeat myself — would be all over this. But they need to carry Michigan and Minnesota, which have been salted with Jew-hating immigrants. Not by accident, either.

I DON’T NEED ONE, BUT I KINDA WANT ONE: Friday Flame Out: Reviewing the XM42 Flamethrower.

I MENTIONED HIS DEATH THE OTHER DAY, BUT HERE’S A NICE VERNOR VINGE OBITUARY. “In many ways, Vinge’s visions have arguably borne out almost to the exact year, as evidenced by the recent, rapid advances within an AI industry whose leaders are openly indebted to his work.”

We’re living in something close to Rainbows End.

You can see his other work here. (Bumped).

WHY, INDEED: Jesse Singal: Why Is The Same Misleading Language About Youth Gender Medicine Copied And Pasted Into Dozens Of CNN.com Articles?

MICROBIOME NEWS: Study: For each 10% increase of bacteria type in the gut, risk of hospitalization for infection falls by up to a quarter.

AT AMAZON, it’s the Big Spring Sale.

SPACE: Space station-bound Dragon supply capsule filled with everything from experiments to coffee.

THE GLOBAL BABY BUST: Fertility rates expected to fall worldwide, pushing population down.

ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION: University launches semester-long ‘climate emergency’ campaign to protect ‘Mother Earth.’

HAHA: Temple University law school hosts event for students who ‘identify as diverse in some way.’

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make crazy.

TYPICAL

Hahahaha. And now they give private concerts to the CIA and Pfizer. Biggest fake fuks ever https://t.co/kmsUzCUBF9

— Josh__Seattle (@Josh__Seattle) March 23, 2024