RULE OF LAW: King County (Wash.) Violated Constitution and Contract by Trying to Ban ICE Flights Through Its Airport.

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I’D HOPED. Narcan vending machines help communities save fentanyl users’ lives.

JOEL KOTKIN: DEI is dead. The establishment media just doesn’t want you to know it: The US election will accelerate the decline of a diversity ideology that was making race relations worse.

Even before November, the once trendy concepts of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) were already sinking. Now the election of Donald Trump all but guarantees their accelerated decline.

The DEI push gained momentum during the 2020 George Floyd riots, after being nurtured for years on most college campuses. Many companies, including Walmart, adopted its associated practices. But new research from The Conference Board indicates that over half of executives anticipate continuing the pushback of DEI initiatives. Among the firms stepping back from DEI include Boeing, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, and Black & Decker, and the biggest of all, Walmart itself.

Like DEI, corporate types saw in ESG a means of expiating the sins of the past. Both draw support from cultural arbiters as well as corporate human resources departments and Left-wing non-profits like the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Open Society Foundations, and from “progressive” billionaires.

Economics was sinking ESG even before the election, as its one-time promoter, BlackRock’s Larry Fink, has acknowledged. A recent analysis of major funds found that BlackRock and others who had binged on ESG have underperformed those funds not so encumbered. US sustainability funds faced their worst year on record in 2023, according to a Morningstar.

The GOP takeover is sure to make things worse. Republican state legislatures – Florida, Kansas and Idaho among them – have passed laws that ban or limit the consideration of ESG, providing direct opposition to these green investment pledges.

DEI is, if anything, even less favoured. The recipe of racial quotas and the systemic destruction of merit was already unpopular before Trump’s victory. Over the last two years, corporate DEI departments were slashed. One third of DEI professionals lost their jobs in 2022.

The idea of racial quotas in hiring and college admissions is rejected by the vast majority of Americans and minorities. Trump is aware of this and, under the influence of activists like the Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo, could ban aid to schools that adopt DEI and quota policies. Given the extreme dependence on Washington, bloated universities will either have to cut staff or change direction.

Make the rubble bounce.

THE FBI IS A FONT OF MISINFORMATION: Biden’s FBI Reportedly Altering Murder Data to Suit Gun Violence Narrative.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Nationwide IV fluid shortage could change how hospitals manage patient hydration: ‘We’re purchasing every IV fluid bag that we can get.’

ROCKET REPORT: A good week for Blue Origin; Italy wants its own launch capability.

TREAT IT LIKE THE CATHARS? Wokism is the New Face of An Old Heresy, And It Can Be Defeated Again. On the one hand, that seems a bit extreme. On the other, what would they do if they had the power?

SCIENCE, UNSETTLED: Oceans cool the planet more than we thought, study finds.

WHO CAN SAY THIS WITH A STRAIGHT FACE? “With Vindman’s connections to the intel community, you absolutely know that he is telling the truth.” Really? Really? Only a liar or a moron could say that.

This is incredibly dangerous news. With Vindman's connections to the intel community, you absolutely know that he is telling the truth. Musk's bonus for accepting Putin's charge to buddy up to Trump?? To get more state secrets to divulge to win more favor? To get a good word from… https://t.co/Bv85inxAPH

— Bob Krause (@KrauseForIowa) November 29, 2024

OF COURSE IT DID:

Report: 70% of Biden's education enforcement took aim at Christian colleges and trade schoolshttps://t.co/xTLSkiwH1w

— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) November 29, 2024

DAVID FRIEDMAN: Hype vs Reality: The Future of Autonomous AI Agents.

EVERY. FREAKING. TIME. Venezuelan Gangs Operating in TN: From ‘It’s Not Happening’ to ‘It’s Actually a Good Thing.’

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE:

Get a load of this. 🤣

Two years ago, The Guardian reported that Spain and Portugal were becoming too dry thanks to climate change. 🏜️

Now, The Guardian says that Spain is too wet because of climate change. 🌧️

The narrative changes with the weather.

No matter what the weather… pic.twitter.com/TNyN5rfYD9

— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) November 29, 2024

JEFFREY CARTER: Big vs. Little: That’s the Divide.

I FIND THE TARGET CO-BRANDING ADS DEEPLY ANNOYING: “I pity the producers of ‘Wicked’, I really do. They’ve released the most extravagant grievance screed since ‘Der ewige Jude’ just at the moment when Americans have roundly declared they are thoroughly disgusted with being harangued and cajoled about a disagreeable woman’s social problems.”

SALENA ZITO: Whiskey resurgence in the heart of the rebellion.

GOOD: Colleges in crisis thanks to high costs and intolerant extremism.

OPEN THREAD: Still stuffed.

WELL, GOOD: Clean Energy Breakthrough Turns Waste Heat Into Usable Electricity.

SPACE: Are Asteroids Really Worth a Fortune? Here’s What We Know.

HMM: Report: Flu, RSV trending upward and COVID remains flat as holiday season arrives.

LOL, TIM KAINE TALKING ABOUT PATRIOTISM:

Vindman lied under oath. He belongs in prison. He’s the front man for Eric Ciaramella and corruption in Ukraine.

The impeachment of Trump was done to cover up the corruption of Obama and the Intelligence Community in Ukraine.

Everything they accused Trump of they actually did.

— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) November 29, 2024

SCIENCE: All-Season vs. All-Weather Tires: What’s the Difference?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Blending In While Carrying Concealed.

MY CONGRESSMAN WEIGHS IN:

I wouldn’t step out of the electric chair to watch this movie. https://t.co/YnWirXVXQd

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) November 26, 2024