STRATEGYPAGE: Can Russia Continue the War After 2024?

Related thoughts on the Russian explosives supply chain from Trent Telenko.

OPEN THREAD: It’s Saturday night!

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s military is taking a strategic approach to on-orbit refueling.

HMM: Cutting Back on One Amino Acid Increases Lifespan of Mice Up to 33%. A lot of bodybuilders take Isoleucine as a muscle-building supplement.

SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Bacterial poisoning via food and water – but also via contact such as kisses – caused a lot of suffering during the Stone Age. A recent study indicates that diseases that today can be treated with antibiotics were then fatal.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Sunlight, Vitamin D, and MS Risk.

A RESPONSE TO JONATHAN GLAZER: Like Esther, I Stand for Jewish Peoplehood: Jewish people throughout the world should not hesitate to declare support for Israel in the current conflict with Hamas.

PUTIN TRIES TO BLAME UKRAINE for Moscow terror attack. “Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday’s assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility. Putin did not mention IS in his speech, and Kyiv accused him and other Russian politicians of falsely linking Ukraine to the assault to stoke fervor for Russia’s war in Ukraine, which recently entered its third year.”

IS said it was retaliation for Putin’s military action in Syria, which would make this sort-of Putin’s responsibility, so he can’t talk about that. Besides, he needs something to drum up enthusiasm for the Ukraine quagmire.

VIBRANT DIVERSITY, FRUIT OF OUR OPEN IMMIGRATION POLICY: With Purim near, rioters threaten Jews in Teaneck, NJ: ‘You’re not safe here — or anywhere.’

Police recently arrested two people shooting paintball guns at Jews, but have told residents there isn’t much more they can do as the protesters have First Amendment rights.

They do — but Jews have also been spat on, followed and harassed, none of which is protected by the Bill of Rights.

It’s hard to overlook the lack of outcry from outside Teaneck.

If it were a different group, the Biden Administration — and the press, but I repeat myself — would be all over this. But they need to carry Michigan and Minnesota, which have been salted with Jew-hating immigrants. Not by accident, either.

I DON’T NEED ONE, BUT I KINDA WANT ONE: Friday Flame Out: Reviewing the XM42 Flamethrower.

I MENTIONED HIS DEATH THE OTHER DAY, BUT HERE’S A NICE VERNOR VINGE OBITUARY. “In many ways, Vinge’s visions have arguably borne out almost to the exact year, as evidenced by the recent, rapid advances within an AI industry whose leaders are openly indebted to his work.”

We’re living in something close to Rainbows End.

You can see his other work here. (Bumped).

WHY, INDEED: Jesse Singal: Why Is The Same Misleading Language About Youth Gender Medicine Copied And Pasted Into Dozens Of CNN.com Articles?

MICROBIOME NEWS: Study: For each 10% increase of bacteria type in the gut, risk of hospitalization for infection falls by up to a quarter.

AT AMAZON, it’s the Big Spring Sale.

SPACE: Space station-bound Dragon supply capsule filled with everything from experiments to coffee.

THE GLOBAL BABY BUST: Fertility rates expected to fall worldwide, pushing population down.

ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION: University launches semester-long ‘climate emergency’ campaign to protect ‘Mother Earth.’

HAHA: Temple University law school hosts event for students who ‘identify as diverse in some way.’

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make crazy.

TYPICAL

Hahahaha. And now they give private concerts to the CIA and Pfizer. Biggest fake fuks ever https://t.co/kmsUzCUBF9

— Josh__Seattle (@Josh__Seattle) March 23, 2024

MATTHEW CONTINETTI: The Road to a Republican Senate: GOP control depends on a weak Biden and strong candidates. “Republican chances of winning control of the U.S. Senate improved Wednesday when a Washington Post poll showed Larry Hogan (R., Md.) trouncing his potential Democratic opponents by double digits. The popular former governor, known for his independence and common sense, has been supporting Israel as his Democratic rivals squabble for left-wing votes. Though Hogan remains the underdog to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D.), his successful record and unique profile will force Democrats to play defense in a blue state that they normally would be expected to win without breaking a sweat.”

Not my first-choice GOP senator, but you take what you can get, and you’re not going to get better in Maryland.

THAT’S WHY THE LEFT HATES IT: “The whole point of the First Amendment is to give ordinary citizens the power and the tools to decide for themselves what information to listen to and what ideas to find persuasive.”

PART OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE, AS WITH ALL BUBBLES, HAS BEEN A TRAGIC MISALLOCATION OF RESOURCES: Economic impact of a shortage of plumbers should concern everyone.

JOHN LUCAS: Hard Lessons from a Hard War and a Report from a Friend in Israel. “There is no substitute for victory . . . Biden thinks he knows better, but he is a fool.”

STANDING UP AGAINST DEI AND ESG: NCLA Asks en Banc Fifth Circuit to Vacate Legally Defective Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules.

he New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an opening brief in National Center for Public Policy Research v. SEC urging the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to set aside Nasdaq’s unconstitutional “Board Diversity Rules,” which SEC promulgated without statutory authority. These Rules impose gender, race and sexual orientation quotas on corporate board membership for Nasdaq-listed companies. Further, the Rules compel companies that fail to meet their board seat quotas to explain why or face involuntary delisting from the stock exchange. Under a related rule, SEC will furnish lists of quota-satisfying names to companies unable to meet such quotas on their own. A Fifth Circuit panel had upheld the Board Diversity Rules, but the en banc court granted NCLA’s request to rehear the case. The 1934 Securities and Exchange Act limits SEC’s regulatory role to ensuring fair and honest markets, investor protection, orderly and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation. SEC cannot venture outside of those statutory guardrails as it did here.

Reminder/disclosure: I’m on the NCLA’s advisory board.

PUSHBACK: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Declares Disclosure of Immigration Status in Courts is Necessary.