RESEARCHING ON HOW BEST TO MANIPULATE YOU AND CENSOR YOU:  ‘Virality Circuit Breakers:’ Taxpayer-funded researchers devise new stealth censorship strategies.

KIND OF. EXCEPT THE FULL THING … HE STILL SAID IT. YES, HE’S TRYING TO HAVE HIS CAKE AND EAT IT TOO, BUT HE STILL SAID IT. AND IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME HE’S SENT OFF HIS SURROGATES TO SAY IT EITHER:  Those truncated DeSantis quotes.

AS IF THAT WASN’T FAUCI’S JOB DESCRIPTION:  Rand Paul asks DC US Attorney to probe Fauci for lying to Congress about US-funded COVID research in Wuhan.

STRONK AND INVINCIBLE CHINA…  First stage of Chinese rocket crashes in Chinese city.

HEY! THOSE WEATHER REPORTS DON’T COME CHEAP:  Foreigners Paid More Than $20 Million to Biden Family, Associates: Bank Records.

TRUST THE SCIENCE, THEY SAY. WE WILL, WHEN IT’S NOT BOUGHT BY OUR ENEMIES:  Gov’t scientists got $325M in royalties from China, Russia, pharma firms: report.

GOOD, GOOD. SANCTUARY CITY STUPIDITY SHOULD HURT:  NYC migrant crisis could soon cost $12B: Mayor Adams.

Also, it’s not a migrant crisis. It’s an invasion. Say the right term.

I SEE. HOW MUCH IS IT TO BE FEARED WHEN CHINA BRIBES BIDEN, THOUGH?  Biden bans US firms from investing in China tech companies over security fears: report.

Keep in mind I don’t think we should be buddy buddy with tyrannical China. I also don’t think we should have as president Zhou Bai Den, vice-roy to his serene majesty Xi the Poo, Red Emperor of the Middle Kingdom. I’m funny that way.

GOOD. RACISM IS RACISM IS RACISM:  Pushback: Judge rules that libel suit against two black professors for slandering white real estate assessor can proceed.

IS HE RELATED TO ELIZABETH WARREN? WARD CHURCHILL?  Chief of Shawnee Tribe says KU professor falsely claims Indian descent.

OH, NO. I’M STILL IDEALISTIC. I’M ALSO DISGUSTED:  When idealism runs into the brick wall of reality.

YES, IT DOES. NEXT?  Does pop culture really matter?[VIDEO.]

GOOD. IT’S TIME TO FIGHT BACK:  Real pushback: Judge slams Southwest Airlines for violating settlement terms of free-speech court case.

FORMER FORT HOOD? IS THIS TRUE? The Army Can’t Feed Its Soldiers Stationed at Texas’ Ft. Cavazos—And That’s Not the Only Problem There.

OR IN OTHER WORDS, THE INTERNATIONAL CORPS ARE REWARDING FOX FOR DROPPING TUCKER? I HOPE IT MAY LAST THEM:  Fox beats profit projections in fourth quarter after boost in ad revenue.

Okay, no. No I don’t. Once you betray your core audience you deserve what you get.

THE UNIVERSE IS NOT LOGICAL. IT’S WHIMSICAL:  Cosmic question mark discovered in deep-space by the James Webb Space Telescope.

THE COVER OF THIS BOOK, IN WHICH MY FRIEND CEDAR SANDERSON IS BOTH COVER ARTIST AND AUTHOR ALWAYS STRUCK ME AS ONE OF THE MOST VISUALLY STRIKING COVERS OUT THERE:  But Not Broken. (It’s also a good book, and yes, if you click through and buy, Instapundit receives a commission. But you get a good book.)

Turns out I’m not alone. This cover, and Cedar Sanderson as artist are finalists for the Dragon Awards. If you wish to support the good guys (Larry Correia and Chuck Gannon are also on the ballot, among others you might know and love) you can register and vote. It’s completely free.

If you’re tired of seeing everything taken over by the deranged monkeys of woke, go and support what you actually like. Thank you.

INTERESTING:  Arduino and Raspberry Pi.

BLESSINGS ABOUNDING:  Scientists achieve world-changing nuclear fusion breakthrough — twice.

PLEASE NOT THAT EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT TABLE SALT IS WRONG:  Why Your Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio Is Important.

DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD, THE KENOSHA KID: Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense announces new nonprofit to advocate for people targeted by ‘cancel culture’.

I BELIEVE THAT’S BY DESIGN:  CCP Is Like ‘A Leech’: Businessman Flees China to Get Away From Totalitarian Regime.

THIS WEEK IN EMBASSY CLOSINGS:  United States Closes Haiti Embassy Due to ‘Rapid Gunfire’.

IT’S ALMOST AS IF THEY’RE READING BEYOND THE HEADLINES:  Moody’s Downgrades Credit Ratings of Regional US Banks, Could Cut Others.

OH, YOU KNOW…. TOTALLY PROVED WRONG:  NOW WE HAVE PROOF! TGP EXCLUSIVE: Massive 2020 Voter Fraud Uncovered in Michigan – Police Find: TENS OF THOUSANDS of Fake Registrations, Bags of Pre-Paid Gift Cards, Guns with Silencers, Burner Phones, and a Democrat-Funded Organization with Multiple Temporary Facilities in Several States.

As I told someone on Facebook recently, if you leave your door unlocked, credit cards on the table, never check your bills, you also can’t prove you’re being robbed. And btw, that scenario is the soul of security compared to our elections. For the metaphor to be fully correct, we’d need signs on the sidewalk saying “come on in. My credit card is on the kitchen isle. I never check my bills, just pay them. Have fun.”
Until we clean our elections, fraud will be out of control. It used to be that they were afraid to fraud openly, in front of G-d and everyone. But they got away with it in 2020. Now it’s Kathy bar the door. Things are going to get out of control, and we’ll be lucky to live through it.