FACEPALM: AOC Calls Herself a ‘Planned Parenthood Baby.’

BIDEN BUST: Unemployment Rate Up, Numbers ‘Way Worse Than Expected,’ Inflation May Be Coming.

I can’t say I thought much of That ’70s Show the first time around, and suspect it will be even worse in reruns.

TOM SLATER: Why Trump’s Facebook ban still matters.

When Facebook punted Trump’s case over to this new ‘independent’ board – set up in 2018 as a kind of Supreme Court for the social network – it was trying to outsource to the ‘experts’ the question of what to do about his ban in the long-term. That the board has refused to do so will at least force Zuckerberg et al to take some responsibility. But the ruling, from this group of human-rights types, journalists and former politicians, has nevertheless lent legitimacy to the decision to ban Trump in the first place.

That’s a problem, because that decision represented one of the most terrifying corporate interventions into democratic politics in recent memory. In removing Trump from its platform, used by around 70 per cent of adult Americans, Facebook was effectively standing between a president and his people, depriving him of access to what now constitutes the public square. This is an assault on democracy that makes the surreal storming of the Capitol pale into insignificance.

The Left has to keep calling the January 6 riot an “insurrection” in order to keep Trump quiet and the Right down.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: This Is Why The U.S. Is Crazy to Sign on to Any Global Climate Agreement.

DECIVILIZATION: Cost of Colorado’s forced wolf introduction already rising; a ‘circular self-destruction formula.’ “According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, after the 1994 forced wolf introduction to Yellowstone National Park, through 2012, elk herds decreased by more than 80%. Most of the natural dispersion of wolves in the west since 1994 centers on the Yellowstone packs. As wolf populations increase and prey species decrease wolves migrate in search of better prey opportunities and open range for the new packs.”

“SHUT UP,” THEY EXPLAINED. That Was Quick: Twitter Bans Trump’s New Account.

RE-REGULATION: Biden repeals Trump-era rule on gig workers.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Gretchen Whitmer Tries to Reclaim ‘Worst Governor in America’ Crown. “Last year at this time, I thought that Whitmer was the worst of the bunch. It was partially because I have so many relatives in Michigan and was hearing the tales of woe from there so often. What really grated me about Whitmer though was the fact that she was even more smug than Newsom while flexing her totalitarian muscle, which is quite an achievement.”

HE KEEPS USING THAT WORD: Cuomo Claims Deadly Directive Was “Smart”. “From New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker’s dodging a simple question to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s extended paranoid response to whether he would testify about New York’s COVID nursing home deaths scandals in the U.S. Congress.”

PJ MEDIA VIP ROUNDUP: Don’t forget that VODKAPUNDIT promo code if you’ve been thinking of joining us.

Straight Out of Atlas Shrugged: Biden Will Waive Patents on Vaccines, Enraging Big Pharma.

Straight Out of Prayers for the Assassin: ‘One Mosque Is Erected Every 15 Days in France, While One Christian Building Is Destroyed At the Same Pace.’

Straight Out of Brazil: Think America’s COVID Bureaucracy Is Bad? Check Out What’s Happening in France.

THAT ’70S SHOW: Colorado gas prices up about $1.27 per gallon more compared to last year; expected to continue to rise.

UGH: Maricopa County Recount Degenerates Into a Secretive, Paranoid, Bizarre Parody of ‘Voter Integrity.’

CANCEL CULTURE IS ALL IN YOUR MIND: Today’s blacklisted American: Football coach fired for criticizing Democrat.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Eight Lovely AR-15 Facts (#7 Is the Best) You Need to Argue With a Lib.

THURSDAY AT 3:30PM EASTERN: ‘Five O’Clock Somewhere’ Live Chat with Kruiser, Preston, VodkaPundit.

Hot takes, cold drinks, good cheer.

FED UP: Texas House Passes ‘Urban Camping’ Ban. “Interesting that such a significant number of Hispanic Democrats back the ban.”

YES. Newsweek Op-Ed: Wokism Is Systemic Racism.

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Liz Cheney Takes Her ‘True Conservative’ Message to… The Washington Post?

Insanity Wrap needs to know: Will the real Liz Cheney please stand up?

Answer: We were hoping for “shut up,” but we’re just not that lucky.

Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.

• The real Left and Right of American politics, in handy chart form
• The two times you really just ought to let the police around you, in handy video form
• Liz Cheney’s post-Congressional career, in handy tweet form

Bonus Sanity: Texas passes statewide law banning CRT.

And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.

MOLON LABE: Samantha Bee Wants to ‘Take Your Guns.’ “Bee’s upcoming show is just part of the comedy Left’s war on guns.”

I’m so old I remember when comedy was funny.

WHITE HOUSE FLUFF CORPS: Psaki-Worshipping Media Openly Roots for White House Spox.

SORRY SHE GOT CAUGHT: Kristen Clarke Regrets Attacking Senators Crucial to Her Nomination.

KRUISER: Kyrsten Sinema Has the Guts to Keep Annoying Her Fellow Democrats. “Since taking office, the running joke with conservatives here is that Sinema is a better Republican than Jeff Flake, the squish she replaced. Low bar, I know, but not too far off base.”

NO. NEXT QUESTION? Will national service create unity?

KEVIN DOWNEY JR: A Deep Dive into Mass Shooting Data (Rachel Maddow Hardest Hit).

SPACE: Blue Origin isn’t pricing its first launch seat—it’s auctioning it.

On Wednesday, Blue Origin officially announced that its first crewed flight to space is targeted for July 20, suggesting that its extended period of test flights is finally coming to an end. Rather than simply placing a seat on sale, however, the company announced it will auction one off, with the proceeds going to the company’s charity.

New Shepard flights will take passengers above much of the atmosphere and into space, then allow them an extended period of apparent weightlessness as the capsule free-falls back to Earth. The capsule itself is relatively spacious and is equipped with large windows and cushy-looking seats, which are clearly meant to make flight a pleasant experience. The free fall is followed by a parachute-assisted landing, with the booster performing a powered landing separately.

If that sounds like a compelling experience to you, your first chance to get in on it is via an auction for a single seat on its first crewed flight. You can get the process started now by submitting a bid at the Blue Origin website. On May 19, the highest bids will be unsealed, and any further online bidding will have to exceed an existing bid. On June 12, the auction will wrap up with live online bidding.

Sounds lovely, but will there be in-flight WiFi?