NEWS YOU CAN USE: Tartar Sauce Always Has To Be Refrigerated, And It’s All Because Of One Ingredient.

WELL, THEY’RE GRIFTERS:

Giffords supported Justin Fairfax, Jay Jones, and Eric Swalwell.

Maybe they aren't the best judges of character? https://t.co/4wd5ZnaAn1

— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) April 16, 2026

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION:

Gavin Newsom just used his own PAC to buy $1.5 million worth of his own book. Even more comically, that accounts for 2/3 of the entire print sales. pic.twitter.com/ZvHJqScCB4

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 16, 2026

THESE ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS: Trump admin rejects 35% of student visa requests: report.

IT’S ALL FAKE: Left-wing activists pay canvassers to gain college student support for Democrat gerrymandering scheme.

PERHAPS THEY NEED TO BE TREATED AS AN “EXISTENTIAL THREAT” TO OUR DEMOCRACY:

Democrats are discussing plans after retaking power to change the system so they never lose it again. Carville (curiously on a national podcast) told Democrats to keep the plans quiet: “Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it.” … https://t.co/LA7lKwbGOQ

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 17, 2026

Isn’t that the phrase we’ve heard since 2016?

CHANGE IS HAPPENING, ALL OVER THE WORLD:

The old banzai banner in China's face.

Xi's having a really bad week.

The Japanese rising sun war flag. Back in the news. OK, it's not the End Times. It's not a simulation. It's like some kind of Back to the Future Alt History. https://t.co/IWpwj8lye1

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 17, 2026

ZONE OF DESTRUCTION: Wingman Woes: Gallego Caught in Swalwell Storm: Few believe the Arizona senator’s claim to have been ‘shocked’ by allegations against his ‘closest friend in Congress.’

KIND OF GIVING AWAY THE GAME HERE:

Spot on from @JasonBordoff:

"… Others should prepare for a world in which energy crises are less of a brake on American power than they once were…"https://t.co/Tq7YESRGHV

— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) April 17, 2026

YES:

The Palestinian destruction of Christianity in Lebanon does not get enough attention in general, and gets zero attention from the newly-minted radical Jew-blaming Catholic and Islam-simping influencers. https://t.co/XqzYGappqi

— William A. Jacobson (@wajacobson) April 16, 2026

HOW IT’S GOING:

The first frontrunner for CA governor poured hot mashed potatoes on her husband. The second frontrunner turned out to be a sexual predator. The third frontrunner wants to arrest ICE agents.

In case you're wondering how the Democratic Party is doing.

— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) April 16, 2026

AMERICA’S JUDICIARY SEEMS DETERMINED TO OVERTURN ARTICLE III:

Massive conflict of interest https://t.co/WI97fPKad2

— Daniel Greenfield – "Hang Together or Separately" (@Sultanknish) April 16, 2026

HOW IT’S GOING:

Arab media are now openly discussing the collapse of the Islamic Republic and what is going to happen next. Unbelievable, just two months ago. A hint.

— Zineb Riboua (@zriboua) April 16, 2026

Related:

The UK can't deploy a single ship.
Spain and France won't let America fly from their airbases.
Germany buys its energy from Russia.

I think Europe are the ones who have "pulled out of the alliance." https://t.co/Fvy6gyPSqN

— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) April 16, 2026

For weeks the New York Times screamed Trump’s Iran strike would crash the economy, send oil to $150, and hand victory to the mullahs via the Strait of Hormuz.

Today?

S&P 500 just smashed another all-time high. NASDAQ at record levels. Gas prices falling. Oil stabilized and…

— Flopping Aces (@FloppingAces) April 16, 2026

Plus: The Ceasefire Gave Iran Time, It Gave CENTCOM a Target Deck.

OPEN THREAD: Do your best work.

ALIENS: Interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is spraying tons of water into space every second. Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE discovers.

THEY’VE ALREADY LEARNED TO TO PANHANDLE: Wild Animals Are Adapting to City Life in Surprising Ways, Scientists Reveal.

WELL, GOOD: Scientists Discover Game-Changing New Way To Treat High Cholesterol.

WELL, GOOD: New anti-clotting medication lowers risk of stroke without added bleeding.

COLONIES USUALLY HAVE TO TRADE WITH THEIR RULING COUNTRY: Welcome? Canada Opens the Door to Chinese-Made Vehicles.

DO BETTER, GUYS: The Trump Administration Has a Consistency Problem Where Gun Rights are Concerned.

A CRIMINAL DISGRACE: What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid? For decades, scientists have concentrated on what now looks to be a blind alley.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: 73 moon landings? NASA’s ‘Moon Base User’s Guide’ reveals the agency’s ‘most ambitious space project’ will be fraught with challenges.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Humanity Is Increasingly Vulnerable to a Worst-Case Solar Storm.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Why Power Training Is the Missing Link in Most Men’s Fitness Routines.

REMINDER THAT EVEN LARRY TRIBE THOUGHT SHE WAS TOO DUMB TO BE ON THE COURT:

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was unfair. https://t.co/TUwJcAD8eA pic.twitter.com/eUajHvTc7m

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 15, 2026

Flashback: Letter to Obama: Sotomayor not that smart. “One of the nation’s most respected Supreme Court scholars, Laurence Tribe of Harvard, suggested last year that President Obama not appoint Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court because she’s not smart enough. . . . Tribe wrote, ‘her reputation for being something of a bully could well make her liberal impulses backfire and simply add to the fire power of the Roberts/Alito/Scalia/Thomas wing of the court.'”