DON’T GET WORKED UP ABOUT “LEAKED” DETAILS FROM ANY TRUMP NEGOTIATION:

I hope people understand what’s happening because it’s been the same story over and over again.

The Islamic Republic and their allies leak their preferred details as if they are agreed to western sources. Then when U.S. refuses to agree to those absurd terms and insists we… https://t.co/3bU7bf1LUO

— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 25, 2026

CHANGE? Alberta will vote in the fall on whether to start legal process for separating from Canada. “The proposed question would ask: ‘Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?'”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives for Our Freedom.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China launches 3 astronauts, including 1st ever from Hong Kong, to Tiangong space station. “The launch also marked the start of a historic human spaceflight for China: One of the three astronauts is starting a one-year stay in orbit, a first for the country. This is because Shenzhou 24, due to launch late this year, will be used to send a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong for a short-duration visit.”

WELL, OF COURSE: Netanyahu: Trump Agreed Iran Deal Will Not Stop Israel Defending Its Borders.

DECOUPLING CUTS BOTH WAYS:

China is now shipping it's own GPUs. This is the Lisuan LX 7G1000. But everyone is missing the point.

– You can get 88fps in Cyberpunk 2077.

– It has no dedicated ray-tracing hardware.

– On rasterization it performs better than a 3060 in synthetic benchmarks.

– Real work… pic.twitter.com/JlydKhw4x1

— Grummz (@Grummz) May 24, 2026

“We might see competitive GPUs out of China sooner than we think.”

But: “It’s on a 6nm node, which is about where NVIDIA was 5-6 years ago.
It’s also power hungry, with 225 watts of power usage compared to the 4060, which runs at about the same performance at only 110 watts. Also it probably has a spying hardware chip as a fun bonus surprise.”

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: California mayors revolt over Newsom bullet train plan they warn could ‘raid’ local tax bases.

California city leaders are escalating opposition to the state’s high-speed rail project amid fears the Golden State could tap local taxpayer funds to prop up the troubled rail system after nearly two decades of delays.

“This proposal in the 2026 Draft Business Plan is fiscally reckless, legally vulnerable, and fundamentally unfair to the communities expected to host High-Speed Rail facilities. It would weaken local governments, destabilize public services, and undermine constitutional protections that California voters have repeatedly affirmed. Simply put: the state cannot solve a state funding problem by raiding local tax bases,” wrote Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer along with nine other mayors in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.

The mayors penned the April letter to the CEO of the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA), slamming a tax and planning proposal to help bankroll the railroad that has been in the works since 2008.

The mayors urged the state to pursue voter-approved bonds or dedicated state revenue sources instead of “attempting to divert local tax growth through a legally dubious scheme.”

The grift must flow.

I’D SAY “FASTER, PLEASE,” BUT…: Scott Jennings Explains Trump’s Patient Iran Strategy. “Trump’s critics have spent years calling him reckless, impulsive, and incapable of restraint. Now he’s showing patience, and many of those same voices still can’t bring themselves to admit what sits in front of them.”

CUBA:

Intelligence reports stated Maduro “feared” taking Trump up on his deal, because he was scared to be executed by his Cuban handlers

When he was captured, he was being guarded by around 30-40 Cubans

Now why on earth would the president of a sovereign country be guarded and… https://t.co/PcD0uxJEx9

— Josue (Ho-Su-eh) (@WhatJosueSays) May 22, 2026

DROUGHTS HAPPENED BEFORE SUVS?

Meteorologist Chris Martz used the North American Drought Atlas (built from tree-ring data) to track Great Plains drought across the past 1,500 years.

It shows severe drought regularly hit the plains long before industrial CO2.

The 1818 to 1825 drought stands out. So too does… pic.twitter.com/ZSFHz8TdOg

— Electroverse (@Electroversenet) May 21, 2026

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: Promise made, promise kept: Trump administration had full year of zero border releases.

THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM:

Wife of 'Trump House' owner speaks out after vicious attack https://t.co/tEdKHwVuLO pic.twitter.com/AjtnZyAc7c

— California Post (@californiapost) May 22, 2026

GEORGIA: Democrats Admit They Stopped Listening in 2024. Jon Ossoff Still Isn’t.

SOMETHING TO HIDE? Lawyer claims Wisconsin ‘desperately’ trying to keep voter list secret. “The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received about $77 million over the last two decades from the federal government to maintain its computer systems, which includes the statewide voter registration database. The feds now just want the opportunity to inspect what they are largely paying for,” Lennington told The Center Square. “They do this all the time in other areas like Medicaid, unemployment, and other federally funded areas.”

FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: It’s the Every Man but Florida Man Edition. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, I have so many reports lined up from seemingly every state except for Florida, that I figured maybe he deserved a break this once.”

DON’T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN’T PAY THE FINE: Trump Admin Looks to Charge Some Immigrants $18k to Deport Them.

The Trump administration is considering tripling the amount some immigrants are fined if they miss court hearings and are later deported.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the amount immigrants currently pay is not enough to cover the cost of U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents locating, detaining and deporting them.

The proposed change comes amid a sharp rise in people failing to appear for immigration court hearings, which experts say is a result of multiple factors, including fear of detention.

“The move to 18K for in absentia orders, where it is not clear if the recipient even knew about the hearing is extreme,” Claire Trickler-McNulty, a former senior ICE official, told Newsweek.

That’s the point, Claire.

IT’S TIME FOR VICTORIA TAFT’S West Coast, Messed Coast™: Oh, Now We See Why Democrats Love Homeless Drug Addicts “Welcome to the West Coast, Messed Coast™ update, where this week, Oregon voters spanked Democrats. Not a typo. Washington leftists coined a new type of ‘refugee,’ and taxpayers discover that they’re underwriting the cosmetic surgeries of prison inmates. Spencer Pratt takes the lead in fundraising in the Los Angeles mayor’s race — and in political ads. And I discovered this week why there’s an incentive for Democrats to keep drugged-out zombies on the streets.”

BLUE CITY BLUES: Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted.’ “The Bears reiterated Thursday that they plan to leave Chicago as they continue to look at building a stadium in suburban Illinois or Hammond, Indiana.”

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: Treasury Sanctions Hezbollah Jihadis Embedded in Lebanese Government.

YOU DON’T SAY: Leftist Seattle mayor admits Starbucks criticism ’caused more harm than good.’

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is walking back earlier comments urging consumers to boycott Starbucks, as tensions grow over Seattle’s relationship with major employers and the coffee giant expands its footprint outside Washington state.

Wilson, a democratic socialist elected last year on a progressive, labor-backed platform, told The New York Times this week that comments she made during a Starbucks worker strike last fall were not productive.

“Those comments were not productive in the sense that they caused more harm than good,” Wilson told the outlet.

The remarks marked a notable shift in tone from comments Wilson made shortly after winning Seattle’s mayoral race in November, when she joined Starbucks workers on a picket line outside the company’s former Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill and urged residents to boycott the hometown coffee chain.

Not much of an apology, really, and her anti-business policies likely won’t change, either.

OF COURSE THEY TRIED TO DESTROY THE GUY WHO GOT TOUGH ON CRIME: The Left Tried to Destroy Kash Patel. Crime Data Just Vindicated Him.

CHANGE: Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan will hire more AI brainiacs, fewer bankers.

Artificial intelligence is poised to drastically shrink the workforce at the nation’s largest bank, but the transition will happen without the pain of mass layoffs, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Thursday.

In an interview in Shanghai, the renowned money man told Bloomberg that AI will make his employees vastly more productive.

While the technology will ultimately reduce the need for certain jobs, Dimon said the bank will manage the shift through “natural attrition” — simply not filling the positions of the 25,000 to 30,000 workers who quit or retire each year.

Left unsaid: What happens to the young people just entering the workforce who would have replaced those 25,000 to 30,000 workers.

HOMELESS, INC.:

NEW: One day before a PATH worker was federally arrested in LA on fentanyl distribution charges, mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt told me in a 1-on-1 interview:

“The same people giving out needles are also giving out drugs.”

Pratt also claimed “arrests are coming.”

Today,… https://t.co/5rhXJ7VO8q pic.twitter.com/ztvxO7DBEp

— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) May 22, 2026

What’s the point of giving away clean needles (paid for with other people’s money), if the poors don’t have any drugs (paid for with other people’s money) to inject?

ANALYSIS: TRUE. David Letterman Sowed the Seeds of Late-Night Television’s Demise.

I called it almost 20 years ago.

THAT OTHER SUMMIT: Putin, Xi signal unity but fail to reach deal on pipeline sought by Russia. “Amid the elaborate ceremony of a visit to Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday failed once again to persuade Chinese leader Xi Jinping to sign off on a major new gas pipeline, underscoring once again the importance — and limitations — of Russia’s growing dependency on China for energy sales.”

“Growing dependency” is a good description of Russia’s relationship with China for a lot more than energy sales.