A GOOD DEFENSE: French frigate downs supersonic missile in NATO exercise. “A missile traveling at about 5,000 miles per hour was destroyed recently by a French frigate during NATO exercises off the Scottish coast, the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet and French navy said.”

A CONTRACT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN: Trump Taps Newt Gingrich to Come Up With a New Spin on an Old Idea That Worked.

MATT MARGOLIS: Kamala’s CYA Memorial Day Weekend Tweet Is Too Little Too Late.

DISPATCHES FROM YEAR ONE: Federal Commission Wrongly Puts ‘Antietam’ On Confederate Names Chopping Block.

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: Crenshaw, Cotton Fight Back Against Threat of Woke in Military. “Enough is enough. We won’t let our military fall to woke ideology. We have just launched a whistleblower webpage where you can submit your story. Your complaint will be legally protected, and go to my office and @SenTomCotton.”

BUT THE NARRATIVE! Madison Becomes Last of Wisconsin’s 5 Largest Cities to Face Election Complaint. “As I talk to citizens around Wisconsin, there still are a lot of questions about CTCL [the Center for Tech and Civic Life] and their involvement in the 2020 election. The lack of oversight of these [outside] groups should concern everyone in the state of Wisconsin as we work toward transparent elections.”

RUTHLESS SCIENCE DENIERS: Moms Learn Lengths to Which a School Board Will Go to Silence Complaints About CRT and Masks. You’ll Want to Sit Down for This.

BRAN POLUMBO: Latest economic data show red states crushing blue states — and here’s why.

Of the top 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates in April, nine have Republican governors. What’s behind this destructive discrepancy?

Economist Dan Mitchell looked at these figures and concluded that there’s “a clear relationship between joblessness and the degree to which states pursue big-government policies.”

In particular, the unemployment rates different states are experiencing are strongly correlated with the harshness and length of the pandemic lockdowns their state governments imposed. With a few exceptions, Republican governors rolled back restrictions on the economy much faster than their Democratic counterparts.

“Get the hell out of my way!” the wise man once said.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Memorial Day 2021—Remembering the Fallen. “Because so many have mentally checked out when it comes to Memorial Day, it’s incumbent upon those of us who haven’t to redouble our efforts to remind people. And to spend some extra quiet time ourselves reflecting on the unfathomable price so many great patriots have paid for us to be able to enjoy freedom. We have the luxury of being frivolous because they weren’t.”

OVER TARGET, TAKING FLAK: Out-of-state dark money group kicks off effort to unseat Lauren Boebert; repeats several debunked claims.

BLUE CITY BLUES: 27 Shot in Miami ‘Urban Beach Week’ Event.

SICK: Largest U.S. Hospital Group Will Require ‘Conscious Inclusion’ Training, Recommended Employees Read ‘White Fragility.’

SKYNET SMILES: Meet the Future: Drone Hunts Down a Human Without Being Ordered To.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: In 1958 Communists Had 45 Goals to Take Over the U.S. Without Firing a Shot. Here Are the Ones They’ve Already Achieved.

PAUL KRUGMAN: The Economy Is Spinning Its Wheels, and About to Take Off.

Just for future reference.

Flashback: Paul Krugman’s WORST Economic Predictions.

JUST A LITTLE COUNTRY DACHA (OR THREE): BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Steps Down From BLM With Four Mansions, Possibly a 5th, to Pursue a Marxist Life.

GOOD GUY WITH A GUN: Armed teacher saves 11-year-old girl from being kidnapped by psycho during recess.

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Biden Border Chaos Has Rapists, Pedophiles Crossing in Record Numbers.

THAT 70S SHOW: A Terrifying Omen For America Under Biden Becomes Even Worse.

RACING TOWARD A CLIFF, BIDEN HITTING THE GAS: Biden is mortgaging our future with more spending, debt and taxes than ever before.

HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED: Just Who, Exactly, ‘Turned the Tide’ on COVID-19?

#RESIST: Resisting ‘anti-racist ed.’ “Resistance to anti-racism and Critical Race Theory is neither racist nor unreasonable.”

MALEDUCATION: School District: ‘Our Superintendent Is Doing His Job’ By Saying Critical Race Theory ‘Isn’t Optional Anymore.’

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Colorado Senate committee advances package of gun control bills.

THE BUREAUCRATIC MENTALITY IS THE ONLY CONSTANT IN THE UNIVERSE: How Was Dr. Fauci Put in Charge Based on His Historical Performance During the HIV Epidemic?