JUSTIFIED: Lawyer for Covington Catholic Families Gives Media 48 Hours to ‘Retract and Correct’ Smears. “Lawsuits will start to occur next week.”

THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE F-4 ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT: China’s J-20 stealth fighter has no cannon.

It’s less unreasonable now to go all-in on missiles than it was in the 1960s, but you wouldn’t want to be the pilot caught in close quarters without a cannon.

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Boeing’s self-flying taxi completes its first flight.

STRANGE NEW RESPECT: After Displaying His Collaboration Credentials, Mitt Romney Is Urged by Liberals to Run for President.

The last time the Left got this excited about Mitt Romney, it was because he was giving cancer to dogs while strapping binders full of women to the top of his station wagon in the fancy car elevator.

PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: Graham to Investigate Obama and Hillary Scandals.

I quickly grew to like Lindsey 2.0, and these 2.1 upgrades look even more promising.

CALL IN THE SPACE FORCE: Pentagon: Chinese Military Units Training With ASAT missiles. “China, Russia militarizing space to challenge U.S.“

HMM: “A Tectonic Shift In China’s Economy Has Largely Gone Unnoticed By Investors.”

Now it is the Wall Street’s Journal’s turn to bring attention to this topic, calling it a “tectonic shift” in China’s economy, which has largely gone unnoticed by investors, and which is “quietly beginning to upend the global financial system.”

A key driver behind China’s declining current account is that after having long been the world’s heavyweight saver and a huge buyer of foreign assets like Treasurys, the world’s most populous nation is now a big spender, and in early 2018, China got more of its growth from consumption than the U.S., the global king of consumer spending where some 70% of economic growth is due to consumer spending. And as China’s increasingly wealthy population spends more at home and abroad, its total trade surplus with the rest of the world has shriveled to a fraction of its former size.

In other words, China is rapidly becoming the next US.

If they’re us, who’s going to finance Washington’s spending addiction?

UGH: The US Army says Iran is the only victor of the Iraq War.

Well, Bush failed to close Iraq’s door on Iran in 2004-05, and Obama handed them the keys to the whole place in 2011.

NEW SOCIALIST “IT GIRL” CONTINUES TO PAY DIVIDENDS: Economist Claims Paying for Green New Deal Isn’t a Problem — We’ll Just Print Money! “Scholars respond: ‘The whole thing is a scam’.”

Well, it is.

LIZ SHELD’S MORNING BRIEF: More Covington fallout…

Tyler O’Neil is filling in for Liz today, even though he might be a bit distracted by some big personal news.

WOW: Watch A Meteoroid Hit The Moon During The Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse.

THE RIGHT TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE: Kentucky teen in viral video says he did nothing provocative: ‘I had every right’ to stand there.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: 6 Reasons to Oppose Nanny State Tyrant Kamala Harris in 2020. “A track record of using state power to silence the opposition.“

SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT: Privacy Flaws Abound in Free VPN Apps on Google Play.

There are many fine VPNs to choose from, but I wouldn’t look for one in the Wild West of Google Play.

LATE-STAGE SOCIALISM: Signs of fraying in military support for Venezuela president.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. Kamala Harris Is Terrible on Criminal Justice.

BRAVE: Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison.

TYLER O’NEIL: Supreme Court Sends High School Coach Prayer Case Back to Trial for Round 2. “Justices won’t take up the case, but encourage lower courts to reverse their decisions.”

IF IT WEREN’T FOR DOUBLE STANDARDS…

NEWS YOU CAN USE? Bartender Confessions: They’re Secretly Judging You if You Order These Drinks.

BRUCE BAWER: The Disgraceful Covington Catholic Pile-On. “I spent much of my weekend following this story, because the savage assaults on the boys on Twitter and elsewhere struck me as supremely emblematic of the ugliness at the heart of our holier-than-thou, white-hating, male-hating, and Trump-hating establishment culture. Even if the boys had behaved in an unseemly manner, the spectacle of all these politicians, journalists, and celebrities piling on to them with such intense shows of moral indignation was far more unseemly. Especially reprehensible was the way in which so many of the boys’ critics reacted when the real truth came out. Many of them quietly removed their tweets. Others choked out extremely lame apologies.”

Read the whole thing.

FEEL-GOOD ITEM OF THE DAY: Lawyer For Covington Kids Threatens To Sue NYT For ‘Obvious Libel’; People Line Up To Help.

IF IT MOVES, TAX IT. IF IT KEEPS MOVING, TAX IT SOME MORE. IF IT STOPS MOVING, COLLECT A DEATH TAX. The EU Is Preparing To Tax The Internet Out Of Existence.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update.

LOVE TRUMPS HATE OR WHATEVS: Fake News Media Doubles Down with Another Covington Catholic MAGA Teen Smear.