TICK, TICK TICK, THE COUNTDOWN TO NOON CONTINUES: Doesn’t look like Obama has any interest in pardoning Hillary.  (You mean there’s something to pardon?  I’m shocked, shocked, shocked.)

PROTESTING THE PRESIDENT ELECT’S “LACK OF RESPECT” FOR THE CONSTITUTION:  Which we presume this person intuited from the voices in his head or the lies of the MSM, since he has no actions to base this on yet. (BTW does it never occur to them all these hysterics ahead of his having any power mean no one will take them seriously if/when he does trespass?) Protester attempts to light himself on fire outside Trump hotel.

CNN’S BURIED LEDE: Hidden CNN poll: Only Pope, Queen Elizabeth rank higher than Trump.

BUT BUT BUT OBAMA PARDONED HIM!  HOW CAN YOU IMPLY OBAMA IS WRONG? STOP calling Bradley Manning a hero!

“TRUMP IS LIKELY TO FACE A WALL OF OPPOSITION FROM DEMOCRATS AND THE UNIONS” — SO, SAME OLD, SAME OLD (AND THEY FORGOT THE MEDIA.): Boom: Trump eyes 10% spending cuts, 20% slash of federal workers.

ABOUT THAT TRANSITION TEAM CHAOS: Trump nominee prep: 30 mock hearings, 70 hours, 2,600 questions.  And about that “chaos” read this.  Trump is taking office with his entire Cabinet named and a slew of other positions announced. This is actually not normal. Other presidents have been way slower.  Also, note that Democrats are afraid that Trump’s nominees will usher in the apocalypse, then complain about a dearth of apocalypse bringers. You just can’t please some people: A Close Look at Donald Trump’s Cabinet.

INCOHERENT LEFTISTS?  THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE: The (very) mixed messages of the Women’s March against Trump.

HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY (HAT TIP FRANCIS TURNER):

I’VE HEARD OF USED CLOTHES, BUT …  Queen Elizabeth I’s long-lost skirt to go on display after being found on a church altar in Herefordshire.

“DIVERSITY”:Muslim Who Voted for Trump Harassed by ‘Tolerant’ Leftist Professor.

MAYBE IT’S NOT TRUE, BUT WHY TAKE THE CHANCE? Naps might be saving your brain.

THE HORROR, THE HORROR!  Western Feminists Discover New Tool of the Patriarchy: Salad!

AND BY DIVERSITY THEY MEAN… LIBERALS OF ALL COLORS! Hidden Figures Should Be a Diversity Wake-Up Call for Film

IT’S KIND OF NICE TO SEE THE LIBERALS ARE ALREADY WORKING TO ENSURE TRUMP’S 2020 VICTORY: Keep Up the Condescension, Snowflakes! [Fixing missing links now.  Sorry.  My computer was really odd last night.]

LESSONS FROM HISTORY: Climate Change or Coincidence? [Now with link.  Sorry.]

YOU’RE AS LEGITIMATE AS YOU MAKE YOURSELF: What is “legitimate” in the 21st century publishing environment?

IT’S JUST A STICK TO BEAT US WITH: Implicit Bias: A Fool’s Errand.

I’VE ALWAYS SAID NOT WITH A WHIMPER, BUT WITH A BANG: Wither the EU. [Fixed link.  Sometimes my browser “eats” the link, and computer glitches last night prevented me from seeing that.]

WHEN THE VICTIM WAS AS DELIBERATELY IMBECILIC AS PODESTA: When Is Victim Blaming Acceptable?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE GUYS I ATE, DEEP FRIED? Just how smart is an octopus?

THEY’RE CANNIBALS: Giant star Betelgeuse may have devoured sun-size companion.

AND YET MORE: Emails and Russians.

AND THERE IS MY SHOCKED FACE: Plastic bag tax is fueling spread of food poisoning as people do not wrap raw meat separately .

WELL, DUH: GOP Shouldn’t Be Intimidated by Democrats’ Threats in Obamacare Fight.

BY THE VOICES IN HER HEAD: Hillary Clinton Being Urged to Run for Mayor of New York.