THE LEFT PROJECTS, ALWAYS:

Never let the same people who purged, divided, and politically sorted the military suddenly lecture you about unity.

Those who politicized the force while currently accusing others of undermining it, are among the greatest hypocrites in history.

— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) May 7, 2026

B-52 FOREVER: BUFF Gets An Upgrade. “Supposedly the new engines increase fuel efficiency by 30%, the cost savings from which will actually pay for the upgrade.”

HMM: Disastrous Charlotte Dem Mayor Abruptly Resigns.

BIG BADDA-BOOM:

Starship Flight 12: Booster 19 Pre-Flight Static Fire (and wow!).

Came after DSS fired up, stopped (no deluge), looked like an abort… then minutes later, recycled, DSS and Deluge – and FIRE!

Live on X and YT:https://t.co/fUrUzOpSa4 https://t.co/2j3vonEUbF pic.twitter.com/24QAfYh6M3

— NSF – NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) May 7, 2026

Still no official announcement on Flight Test 12, but the FAA published permission for May 12 and 13.

NOW THAT’S A 21ST CENTURY HEADLINE: Pentagon prepares F-35 for quantum computing threat. “The In-Line File Encryption Device is the hardware and software component responsible for encrypting and protecting the signed code inside the F-35’s systems. Modifying its software to incorporate quantum-resistant algorithms means replacing or augmenting the current cryptographic foundations with mathematical approaches specifically designed to remain secure against an adversary using quantum computing to break encryption. That threat is not theoretical — the U.S. government has been working for years through the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish quantum-resistant cryptographic standards, and the mandate to implement those standards across government systems is now reaching operational military platforms like the F-35.”

CHECK YOUR DEMOCRAT VOTING HABITS AT THE STATE LINE: Voting With Their Feet: The Exodus From the Blue States Is a Verdict on Blue Policies.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE (CONT’D):

>Ashley Fisler, 36
>Former Middle School Teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School, New Jersey
>Accused of r*ping her 14-year-old male student six times
>Had s*x with him in her car and inside the classroom
>Exchanged over 7,500 pages of explicit incriminating text messages… pic.twitter.com/gDo3TygrJg

— Ambar (@Ambar_SIFF_MRA) May 7, 2026

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign.

OOPS:

According to Reuters, citing a report by the Chinese media outlet Ciaxin, a Chinese large refined-products tanker was struck by an Iranian projectile off the United Arab Emirates Al Jeer port this past Monday. Per a source from the owner of the vessel, this is the first time a… pic.twitter.com/dkfsMxvOMz

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 7, 2026

AND SO IT BEGINS: The Long Goodbye to Most Successful Rocket of All Time.

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:

The State of California told El Cajon we could not do welfare checks on unaccompanied children.
That is not a talking point. That happened. The Department of Homeland Security asked our police to help. The state attorney general said no, citing SB 54.
That is the law we are…

— Bill Wells (@MayorBillWells) May 7, 2026

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: After Suing Denver Over AWB, DOJ Sues State of Colorado Over ‘High Cap’ Magazine Ban.

The funny thing is, I know at least one local range that sells verboten “high capacity” magazines, and a former employee told me that LEOs were big buyers of them.

HUH:

This is an amazing Easter egg. Barbara Lagoa was reportedly the runner up to Barrett for the Supreme Court seat. This almost reads like she’s hinting that if she had gotten the seat, there wouldn’t now be all these headaches around the birthright citizenship case and other… https://t.co/6WP7LmkeRB

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) May 7, 2026

ANALYSIS: TRUE. Ted Turner Wouldn’t Make It as a Democrat Now.

TEMU MISSILES:

China secretly supplied 100 CM-302 anti-ship missiles to Iran during the ceasefire. During yesterday’s attack on U.S. Navy warships, Iran launched them, but none hit their targets,either intercepted or failing mid-flight due to technical issues. Chinese equipment is failing again pic.twitter.com/Mr6lJzLW1B

— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) May 5, 2026

JON CALDARA: Flipping the script: Coloradans no longer run their government.

Independence Institute, which I run, helped bring together nearly 50 highly diverse organizations that are usually at each other’s throats. We all shared a common concern: government in Colorado is turning opaque.

Open records are getting harder to access, open meetings are closing. The “people’s” work is being hidden from the people.

And when I say organizations from all over the political spectrum worked together, I’m not exaggerating: Independence Institute, the ACLU, Heidi Ganahl’s conservative Rocky Mountain Voice, the progressive Colorado Times Recorder, Colorado Public Radio, League of Women Voters, Colorado Press Association, Colorado Broadcasters Association, Common Cause, Colorado Black Women for Action, and many, many more.

Over a year-and-a-half of work we crafted a constitutional reform based on what many other states already have, called “Right to Know.” It’s simple: a fundamental right for the people to access public records and government deliberations, with reasonable exceptions.

But you won’t see this proposed amendment on your fall ballot.

The normally sober state Title Board voted 2–1 to block it. The appointees of Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser voted against you being able to vote on governmental transparency.

Were they ordered to do so? I’ll let others speculate.

Their argument was that your “right to know” the affairs of government isn’t a single subject, and only “single subjects” may go to the ballot.

Legislators’ bills must also have a single subject. The difference is they get to decide for themselves whether a bill qualifies. By contrast, we “the people” must get permission from an unelected board. A set of rules for them; a different set for us.

If they don’t want openness, it’s because they’re hiding stuff.

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, AND YOU CAN GET IT WITHOUT EVEN TRYING:

One of my friends works in boutique employment law in NYC, white male discrimination cases rule because instead of having to meticulously pick through years of performance reviews and correspondence for a hint of discrimination, you just subpoena emails and Ctrl+F “white men” https://t.co/Z4YFynQMZf

— Foundational White Janissary (@White_Janissary) May 6, 2026

THE SINGULARITY, OR SOMETHING LIKE IT: AI Models Near the Point Where They Can Build a Better Version of Themselves.

OR JUST SITS THERE DOING NOTHING WITH 80/20 LEGISLATION, SEN. THUNE:

Lesson from Indiana: Term “partisan” carries undeserved negative connotation-at least when its Republicans). When voters endorse one party, they have right to expect elected officials will use political levers at its disposal to enact its agenda.  Gerrymandering (which is…

— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) May 6, 2026

BLUE CITY BLUES: Wall Street giant Apollo aims to open ‘second headquarters’ outside NYC — in latest fallout from Mamdani’s war on the wealthy.

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management, headquartered in Manhattan, has decided to open a new business hub — internally dubbed its “second headquarters” — in either Florida or Texas with an official decision likely to be made public in the coming weeks, people close to the matter say.

The new outpost could eventually become home to as many as 1,000 employees over time – in line with Apollo’s current headcount in New York, the sources said. The buyout firm currently employs more than 6,000 worldwide.

Previously: Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NYC mayoral primary leaves Wall Street ‘alarmed’ and ‘depressed.’

Now they’re just leaving.

IT ISN’T THEFT WHEN THE LEGISLATURE DOES IT:

Washington just became the first state in U.S. history to terminate a public employee pension plan.

The plan belongs to retired police officers and firefighters. LEOFF Plan 1 was 160% funded as of June 2024 per the state's own actuarial valuation. It had not required a single… pic.twitter.com/6TiBBIYgtf

— Shane Kidwell (@shanerkidwell) May 6, 2026

GOOD LORD: In Los Angeles Schools, Teacher Sexual Crimes Now Merit… Reassignment?

NOVEMBER PREVIEW (MISSISSIPPI EDITION): ‘Earliest Opportunity’ — Gov Opens Door To Redrawing Maps After SCOTUS Nukes Race-Based Districting.

Mississippi, Reeves said, now has three separate redistricting fights in play.

“We have Supreme Court districts, we have congressional districts – which is what everybody in Washington, D.C., cares about — and then we have legislative districts,” Reeves said.

The most immediate issue is Mississippi’s state Supreme Court map. A federal judge ruled last year that Mississippi’s three Supreme Court districts violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, triggering a remedial phase that could force lawmakers to redraw the districts.

“My initial call for a special session … was specifically for Supreme Court redistricting in the event that the federal judge forced our legislature to redraw those districts,” Reeves said.

But the governor made clear that the special session may not stop there.

“I have the ability as governor, constitutionally, to either remove that call of the special session or to add to it for the purposes of any other topic, which could include other redistricting matters,” Reeves explained.

Well, get to it.

FRAUD ALL THE WAY DOWN:

California Rep Kevin Kiley says they have learned the $100 million dollar pacific palisades Fire Aid concert money was laundered to nonprofits

“What we have learned is absolutely beyond belief — Tens of thousands of people donated raising a hundred million dollars for what they… pic.twitter.com/7vBGCaVeui

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) May 6, 2026

THE MORNING BRIEFING: Marco Rubio Makes the Case for America. “Rubio’s response was so perfect that I almost wondered if he’d paid Wright to set him up.”