NASA SHOULD BE DOING THIS KIND OF THING, NOT BUILDING ITS OWN ROCKETS: Straight Out of Sci-Fi: NASA Advances Six Pioneering Space Technologies for Tomorrow.

JOHN LUCAS: This Memorial Day, Remember The Fallen, Like This Farm Boy From North Carolina.

I PREDICT THAT THIS WILL END BADLY: Cracker Barrel CEO says brand isn’t relevant and needs a new plan.

Much like the failed plan to turn McDonald’s into a “progressive burger company.”

LOTS OF THINGS ARE THAT WAY IN HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood at a Crossroads: “Everyone Is Using AI, But They Are Scared to Admit It.”

ADVICE: What Basic Defense Guns Should A New Gun Owner Get?

ROCKET REPORT: SpaceX focused on Starship reentry; Firefly may be for sale.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX Fixing Starship to Reach Rapid Reusability.

THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IF TRUE: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed.

INSERT JOE BIDEN JOKE HERE: Cognitive declines lead older adults to quit driving.

SO HIS SINS WERE BAD ENOUGH TO LOSE HIS JOB OVER, BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH TO RISK GOP CONTROL: FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to Resign Following Report Detailing Sexual Harassment at Agency: Gruenberg plans to stay until successor is confirmed, avoiding scenario that would leave a Republican as acting chairman.

What exactly is going on at the FDIC that makes partisan control so important?

ROGER KIMBALL: Defying the Odds: Trump’s Bronx Speech and Its Impact. “The man I heard in the Bronx bears scant resemblance to the bumbling yet dangerous ogre that the world has fabricated around the name Trump.”

SHE’S RIGHT: ‘Disgraceful’: Rep. Foxx criticizes Northwestern for deal with pro-Palestinian activists.

MORE ON UCLA: UCLA med students alarmingly sub-standard, as school ‘cuts corners’, admits applicants based on race.

JOHN LUCAS: Memorial Day: A Time for Recollection and Reflection, not Celebration.

HE WON’T BACK DOWN: Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker Breaks Silence, Says He Will Continue To Be ‘Unapologetic’ Catholic: Butker: ‘Never be afraid to speak out for truth, even when it goes against the loudest voices.’

UPDATE (From Ed):

This man singlehandedly made the left somehow remember what a woman was.

They spent all year confused and know they clearly claim it and are offended

Hilarious pic.twitter.com/iP4DEi8IEc

— Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) May 18, 2024

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IS A SCAM: Did Tony Blinken Just Kill International Law? “Fans of international law may hail the ICC action as the next step toward establishing a legal regime to govern global affairs, but the warrant request is much more likely to be remembered as the Pickett’s Charge of their pet theories. Ironically, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was the one to expose the highwater mark when he indicated to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that the Biden administration would not oppose congressional sanctions against the ICC. If even liberal internationalists will not defend institutions like the criminal court, their influence will shrink considerably.”

A my International Law professor said, the World Court is a “fundamentally trivial body.” Now exposing itself as more trivial.

Related:

1) Israel finds the bodies of hostages in UN buildings.

2) UN's top courts orders Israel to stop looking and go home.

That's where we are.

— Sunny (@sunnyright) May 24, 2024

HMM: New Video of Scottie Scheffler’s Arrest Paints a Very Different Picture.

HMM: Uvalde Parents’ Latest Filings Allege Conspiracy and More.

JOHN HINDERAKER IS the soul of moderation.

OPEN THREAD: Saturday night’s all right for blogging. Get a little action in.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX targeting June 5 for 4th test flight of Starship megarocket. “The company still needs to secure regulatory approval, however.”

THE MONKS HAVE FOUND ALL THE NAMES OF GOD? Hundreds of Huge Stars Disappeared From The Sky. We May Finally Know Why. “But some massive stars, scientists have found, have simply vanished, leaving no trace in the night sky. Stars clearly seen in older surveys are inexplicably absent from newer ones. A star isn’t exactly a set of keys – you can’t just lose it down the back of the couch. So where the heck do these stars go?”

Classical reference in headline.

FASTER, PLEASE: Synthetic Bones Designed by AI Set to Transform Orthopedic Surgery.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS UNACCOUNTABLE: ATF’S Dettelbach Dances Around Oversight Questions in Hearing Into ATF’s Killing of Bryan Malinowski.

TAMARA KEEL: Not-so-Heavy Metal: The Evolution of Lightweight Guns.