FINALLY: Boeing’s Starliner capsule finally launches, carries crew into space for first piloted test flight.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: ‘Antisemitism’: U. Michigan regent’s office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: The Lasting Impact of the Penn Encampment: Administrative dithering allowed an unlawful encampment to tarnish storied traditions.

SOME OF US HAVE FELT THAT WAY ABOUT HIS ENTIRE PRESIDENCY: “Most of the prominent Democrats with whom I speak have been concerned to the point of panic about how inept they’ve found [Biden’s] campaign.”

YEP:

"Russian disinformation" that was banned by Twitter in 2020 is now evidence for a federal criminal trial in 2024: pic.twitter.com/vRsxsuO8qW

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 5, 2024

Flashback: Hunter’s laptop, Wuhan and more: ‘Disinformation’ and ‘conspiracies’ turn out to be true — again and again.

STANDING UP AGAINST RACISM AND BIGOTRY: 21 State AGs Urge ABA To Remove Race-Based Criteria From Law School Accreditation.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: U.S. Job Openings Fall to Lowest Since 2021.

Flashback: Why Team Biden Might Be Purposefully Grinding Down the Middle Class.

OFT EVIL WILL SHALL EVIL MAR: Trump up in two post-conviction polls.

Related: ‘Elites’ don’t want you to vote.

80TH ANNIVERSARY: Biden In France To Mark D-Day Anniversary Under Ukraine Shadow.

JUDGE CANNON GRANTS JOSH BLACKMAN PERMISSION TO ENTER AN ORAL ARGUMENT in the Trump document case.

Here’s his motion and brief as amicus curiae in support of Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment. Seth Barrett Tillman coauthored these papers.

WELL, YES. HE’S A CORRUPT PARTISAN HACK. Don’t Praise Merrick Garland — Impeach Him.

Flashback: Merrick Garland has proved himself unfit for Supreme Court — but he shouldn’t be AG either.

STANDARDS: Jamaal Bowman’s Onetime Ally Endorses His Primary Challenger, Citing Horror at Bowman’s Israel Views.

TED BALAKER: How the Monoculture Made “Super Size Me”: Morgan Spurlock’s Untimely Death and Gatekeepers’ Refusal to Call Out Film Fakery.

JEFFREY CARTER: “The Trump verdict isn’t about justice. Instead, it was a blatant attempt to destabilize the nation further.”

BUT NOT THE ABILITY: Experts Have Many Reasons To Stop Publicly Discrediting Themselves.

Flashback: The Suicide of Expertise.

70th PERCENTILE DOESN’T SUCK, THOUGH: GPT-4 Didn’t Ace The Bar Exam After All, MIT Research Suggests.

CHINA IS GETTING HARDER TO TELL FROM THE U.S.:

He just stood there. Thats all he did.
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This is an international financial centre?
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This is the government @u_nebraska @@UNLincoln @Huskers are soliciting? https://t.co/i29xi9Rx5o

— Mark Simon (@MarkSimonHK) June 3, 2024

SOME PARTS OF AMERICA STILL WORK: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities. Plus: “The passive fairing half for this mission recently supported a Starlink mission launch on May 22 — less than two weeks ago — marking our fastest launch-to-launch turnaround for fairing refurbishment and reuse.”

IF YOU WERE TRYING TO DIVIDE AND WEAKEN AMERICA WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION? How a woke military has created a recruiting crisis — and put Americans in danger.

THE WAGES OF WOKENESS:

Police who tackled the Hainault sword attacker feared being investigated by their “bureaucratic” watchdog, the Met commissioner has disclosed, as he warned that officers were losing the confidence to keep the public safe https://t.co/cs1cy7Lm8u

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 4, 2024

OPEN THREAD: You don’t have to dance for me, I’ve seen you dance before.

WELL, THE MAN IS TRYING TO KEEP HIM DOWN, JUST LIKE IF HE WERE A BLACK MAN:

BREAKING: Black Panthers founding member David Hilliard is backing Donald Trump for president, calling him an “ally of the black population.” pic.twitter.com/cVsDk0v0b0

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 4, 2024

Fight the power.

UPDATE:

@jessebwatters Why is Black America turning to Trump? Black voters explain #news ♬ original sound – Jesse Watters

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Chang’e-6: Moon samples collected and launched into lunar orbit.

IT’S SCHEDULED FOR 10:52 AM TOMORROW. Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut mission scheduled to launch Wednesday.

WE’VE KNOWN THIS FOR DECADES: Randomized Trial Finds Circumcised Men Are Less Likely to Get HIV. “Previous research has shown male circumcision is associated with lower rates of several sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis and chancroid. Studies also suggest heterosexual men who are circumcised face a lower risk of contracting HIV.”