BREAKING: Taliban Take the Presidential Palace.

NICE. NOW HOW ABOUT SOME CHARGES FOR ALL THE GRANNIES HE KILLED? Governor Cuomo Behind Bars? New Criminal Complaint Filed Against Him Could Make It Happen.

GOOD GRIEF: ‘You may have oppressed somebody:’ Prof to White student who said he left his house that day.

DISPATCHES FROM THE WOKELYMPICS USA WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM: Carli Lloyd Stands Alone. “The only woman who stood was playmaker Carli Lloyd. She has, to my knowledge, never knelt during any of the protests the team has engaged in over the past year. Lloyd has always stood, and as she did before the match versus Australia, often alone.”

SHUT UP, THEY EXPLAINED: Twitter Suspends Conservative Pundit Allie Beth Stuckey For Stating That Transgender Weightlifter is a Man.

BLAME THE VICTIM: North Korean Defector Robbed by Black Muggers, as Woke Bystanders Call Her a Racist.

WHEN YOU’RE A PROGRESSIVE DEM WHO JUST LOST CHRIS CILLIZZA…: Cori Bush just handed Republicans a 2022 gift. “Bush said what she believed. And it will likely do nothing but help her standing in her strongly Democratic St. Louis seat. But for dozens of her colleagues — the ones on which the House majority will rise or fall — her comments present a major problem.”

“C’MON NOW” WITH BRYAN PRESTON: Here’s What Defunding the Police Looks Like in One City.

ED MORRISSEY: What would Dems have done if Trump defied SCOTUS — like Biden just did? “Biden’s action actually harms the situation further by delaying a rational response from Congress, which is as always happy to duck tough votes. The onus doesn’t solely belong on states and localities, however. Congress created the moratorium, and it has the responsibility to provide a rational off-ramp for that extraordinary intervention. Shooting cash out of a cannon and then telling states to figure it out is an abdication of responsibility for the situation.”

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Coming Soon: Apple Scanning iCloud Photo Libraries for Child Abuse Images.

HMM: Google founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions.

Related? New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: That Mysterious Kim Jong-un Bandage: Now What’s Wrong Him? “In a perfect world, the bandage covers the incision where a mind-control antenna was installed in his brain like poor Malachi Constant from Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan. At a whim, still-President Donald Trump could cause Kim incredible pain and get him to agree to dismantle his nuclear program. Clearly, this is not a perfect world.”

IF IT MOVES, TAX IT. IF IT KEEPS MOVING, TAX IT SOME MORE. IF IT STOPS MOVING, COLLECT A DEATH TAX: Biden Deals Blow to Crypto Industry, Backs Plan to Tax Proof-of-Stake. “In a surprise move, the Biden Administration threw its support behind an amendment to a major bill in the U.S. Senate that would subject a broad segment of the crypto industry to onerous or even impossible tax reporting obligations.”

PLEASE CLAP: Jeb Bush’s Woke Tweet About the Olympics Is Shockingly Anti-American.

DO YOU HAFF YOUR PAPERS? De Blasio says vaccine passports are ‘the shape of things to come.’

CHANGE? Gavin’s Not Grinning: New Poll Numbers Don’t Bode Well for Newsom.

WOW: 9 years on Mars! Curiosity rover marks another anniversary. “During its nine years on Mars, Curiosity has traveled a total of 16.14 miles (25.98 km). And its odometer could keep ticking over for a while to come. The rover is in good health despite its relatively advanced age, mission team members have said, and its nuclear power system is designed to operate for a minimum of 14 years.”

PUNCHING DOWN, WAY DOWN: Gigantic Teachers’ Union Sues Mom for Asking What the Local Public School Is Teaching Her Daughter.

ERIC BERGER: Blue Origin’s powerful BE-4 engine is more than four years late—here’s why.

The BE-4’s delayed development has, increasingly, been the subject of keen interest. This is partly because ULA has been working on its new Vulcan rocket for a number of years, and that rocket is important to the future of the company. The military is also eager for this delivery, as ULA is a primary provider of launch services to the Department of Defense alongside SpaceX. They hope Vulcan provides lower cost launch services with engines manufactured in the United States. Finally, many in the space community are genuinely curious about the cause of the delay.

Despite this widespread interest, however, Blue Origin has said almost nothing publicly about the engine development. Therefore, this story attempts to provide some context for why the BE-4 engines are late. It is based on anonymous sources at the company’s headquarters as well as industry officials, some of whom would likely be fired if they were named.

In response to questions for this article, a spokeswoman for Blue Origin, Linda Mills, offered only a single-sentence reply. “We’re on track to deliver the engines this year,” she said.

I certainly hope so — ULA and our military launch capacity have a lot riding on BE-4.

More great space reporting from Berger so do read the whole thing.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Hide Your Daughters—Joe Biden Is Getting His Sniff On Again. “The presidential limo for this guy should be a windowless van.”

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Why Justin Bieber Bowing to the Woke Mob Hurts Us All. “Cancel Culture can be brutal for those who lack the money, and societal clout, to fight back. Try taking a stand against woke dictates at the office. Chances are you’ll soon be skimming LinkedIn for job openings. It’s why so many people go along with woke culture’s insanity. To do anything else puts their livelihoods at risk.”

#NOMEANTWEETS: Biden to Push for Dirty Electric Cars Our Power Grids Aren’t Ready to Support.

SO WOKE, SO BROKE: CNN Achieves Embarrassing Viewership Milestone.

CRISIS BY DESIGN: Biden Wants to Cut Funding for ‘Border Security Assets and Infrastructure’ by 96%.

CRISIS BY DESIGN: Shocking Photos Show the Horrifying, Inhumane Conditions of Biden’s Border Crisis.