DATA CENTERS: SPACEXAI HUGE Build Speed Advantage. “XAI AI data center economics are better when you can start a project and finish it in 12 months and get it rented and paid off while competitors are still building. An active AI Gigawatt of data center in the hand is worth $20 billion per year while an under construction Gigawatt data center is bleeding $5-15 billion per year of cash. XAI is building them for about $30-40 billion per gigawatt while competitors need $50 billion and add on another $10 billion or more in extra financing costs for a multi-year project.”

PROSPECTS: Tesla Cybertruck Owners Can Spend $18,000 Turning It Into An Expedition Rig.

DRIVING BEHIND A TESLA:

In upstate New York, there is a general speed limit of 55 mph where no other limit is specified. And thus 55 was the speed limit for most of our time on this road. As all normal people know, at least in this area, 55 does not really mean 55. The most common speed of traffic on this road is between 60 and 65, and you will not get a ticket even up to 70. But this Tesla was going exactly 55. Not 56 or 54, but 55.

Then we approached an area with some population and businesses. Heading into that area, the speed limit dropped to 45, although the speed limit sign came several hundred yards before the buildings. Right at the sign, the Tesla slowed down to precisely 45. That’s when my daughter remarked that this car had to be operating in self-driving mode. . . .

Then, back at 55, we could see in the distance a school bus approaching from the opposite direction. Several hundred yards ahead, it stopped. Its red lights began flashing. A “STOP” sign swung out on its driver’s side toward our lane of traffic. Its door opened. There was plenty of time for cars going our direction to stop. A couple of little kids came out the door.

And then the Tesla blew by at full speed!

Oops. I guess they haven’t programmed the school bus thing into the operating system just yet. Fortunately the kids weren’t trying to cross the highway at that moment.

Very surprised that the Tesla wasn’t programmed to stop for a school bus — or that even if it wasn’t, it wasn’t triggered to stop by the stop sign that swung out. Obviously someone at Tesla needs to fix this bug ASAP.

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THEY’RE THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL: Mitochondria may control immune cell activation and the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

WEIGHT LOSS: “I don’t do the pill. I take a shot once a week” – Charles Barkley admits he joined Hollywood’s weight-loss trend after dropping 85 pounds.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The 5 Best Protein-Rich Canned Foods, According to Dietitians.

LET THEM BE IRKED: Cornell academics, activists remain irked by car incident involving university president.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): Female student raps about raping Jameis Winston with Heisman Trophy in raunchy music video. A male student who did this regarding any female public figure would face much more in the way of blowback.

NOBODY TOOK A SHOT AT BIDEN OR OBAMA: “On Saturday night, May 23rd, a shooter once again sought to murder the President, his family, and his staff at the historic White House complex.”

THE HEGSETH EFFECT: US Army Hits 2026 Recruiting Goals Four Months Early.

IF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM CAN’T STOP THIS SORT OF THING, OTHERS WILL:

Her name was Isabella Stroupe.

She was 19. She loved books. Her family called her Bella.

She was tied to a bed with a tow strap and tortured for months in an east Charlotte NC apartment.

Multiple broken bones.
St*b wounds.
R*ped repeatedly.

Her mother said she screamed and… pic.twitter.com/91GSTk1fjn

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) May 24, 2026

IT WOULD TAKE A HEART OF STONE NOT TO LAUGH: Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer Does Campaign Stop in Rough Part of LA – Gets Violent Threats, Man Pulls Knife on Staffer.

This is also evidence that he’s not running a real campaign. In a real campaign, a fixer would have squared this with local “community (gang) leaders” to ensure nothing untoward happened.

Or you could have a message that resonates with people, like get the poop and junkies off the sidewalks.

Meanwhile Spencer Pratt in South Central 60s…. https://t.co/m3Kkl6dJA1

— LA Liberty 🗽🇺🇸 (@Free_LosAngeles) May 22, 2026

To be fair, maybe the Democrats’ message of “kill the billionaires” resonated with Steyer’s crowd …

ICYMI: And Away We Go! Starship V.3’s successful launch and return sets us on the path to a Kardashev II civilization.

OF COURSE HE IS:

And he's being a whiny bitch about it, which is precious, after all that murder enthusiasm https://t.co/FNafWQFK72

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) May 25, 2026

A TWO-TIER JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE:

Back in 1971 a left wing terrorist organization bombed the US Senate chambers in the Capitol building.

As a reward for their valiant actions their members all became professors at Northwestern, Columbia, and University of Illinois. https://t.co/ZaQcIZlX6n pic.twitter.com/cdvMBosaJ5

— bumbadum (@bumbadum14) May 22, 2026

OUR FIRST PRESIDENT WHO DIDN’T MUCH LIKE THE COUNTRY HE RULED:

The damage that the charlatan @BarackObama has done to the United States is incalculable. He is swimming in an infinity pool of malignant narcissism. A true scammer filled with destructive ideological anti-American zeal. https://t.co/iSjShMVo3o

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) May 24, 2026

Biden might have been the second — if he’d, you know, known what country he ruled.

JOHN LUCAS: Preparation and Reflections for Memorial Day 2026. “As Garney’s last “Blue” platoon leader, I was scant feet away from him when he was killed. I carried his body to an evacuation helicopter that was able to descend through a small opening in the trees. By 2018, I had learned where Garney was interred. On that Memorial Day I made the trip from Knoxville, Tennessee, to my fallen soldier’s gravesite. I was a bit distressed, to put it mildly, at what I found at the church and cemetery.”

Plus: “My successor also was wounded very seriously after a relatively short time as Blue. Thus, I was the only one of the (at least) five Blue leaders from B/1//9 Cavalry in 1970-71 who was not ‘evacuated on a stretcher.’ Reflect on that casualty rate as you think about our servicemembers this Memorial Day. ”

A PROFESSION AT THE BREAKING POINT: Why Tennessee Is Right to Rethink Teacher Licensure.

OPEN THREAD: Sorry, didn’t publish for some reason.

ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE: Scientists thought Jupiter’s moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they’re not so sure.

IT’S IN THE BLOOD: Your Blood Type Affects Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals. “The research suggests people carrying one specific group A blood type face a higher likelihood of stroke before age 60.”

Not sure how solid this is.

AVOID SEED OIL: Scientists Warn: America’s Most Popular Cooking Oil May Be Harming Your Intestines.

ANTIVIRAL PROGRESS: A once-daily pill takes aim at measles, croup and other dangerous viruses.