KEVIN DOWNEY JR: The J6 Pipe Bomb Update You Don’t Want to Miss.

I’M EXPECTING PLENTY OF EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOMS: Iran rejects 45-day ceasefire plan.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: How Texas Kicks Europe’s Ass. “Through all of that, the Texas economy just kept climbing. The productivity gap tells the same story. Between late 2019 and mid 2024, labor productivity per hour in the Euro zone rose by 0.9%. In the US, it rose by 6.7%. Texas led that charge.”

ICYMI: Next Phase Begins: Israel Decapitates Iranian Intelligence.

AIR TRAVEL JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE: United Tries to Offset Temporary High Fuel Costs With Permanent Fare and Fee Increases.

HMM:

"No, we shaved off votes in the red counties in the countryside where Trump was strong, and we left the blue counties untouched. We shaved off 10 percent in Douglas County (CO) and 10% in Mesa County (CO) and other red counties until Biden's count was over 50 percent statewide." https://t.co/BgnRmyjmL2

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 5, 2026

WELL, IT’S TRUE: The European Mind Can’t Comprehend Why We’re Such Bad A****s.

LABOUR HAS A SEX PROBLEM:

One moment of perfect clarity can be devastating.

Orla Minihane has just exposed a number that should end any pretence:

Seventy-nine.

Seventy-nine Labour MPs and councillors with convictions or formal findings for rape, sexual assault, grooming, child sexual exploitation,… https://t.co/LoJddgXNQc

— Christian (@decorativeartt) April 5, 2026

Exit quote: “While Labour lectures the nation about protecting women and girls, they have quietly built one of the most predator-friendly environments in British politics.”

WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…: Artemis II is going so well that all we’re left to talk about is frozen urine.

By Friday night there was another problem. Urine is collected in a small tank, about the size of an office trash can. From there it is supposed to be vented into space, which is to say, dumped overboard to sail around the cosmos until the end of time. However, flight controllers noted that astronaut pee had frozen in the tank. There were no issues with using the toilet for no. 2, but no. 1 was a no-go.

To address the problem, Orion was maneuvered into an orientation such that the urine tank and vent lines received the maximum amount of sunshine to un-freeze the urine. This helped a little bit, but did not entirely solve the problem. So for now, the astronauts are continuing to pee into, essentially, bags.

During Saturday’s news conference, the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about the public fascination with Orion’s toilet.

He said he understood the interest. “I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature,” he said. Honeycutt added that it is not a mission risk, but said if the astronauts were essentially camping out in space, the current setup makes the whole situation a little more difficult. “I know we’re in a good state, but I would really like it to be in the best state it can be,” he said.

It is worth noting that space toilets are difficult.

It’s been a good mission — let’s not jinx it.

SAME VIBE:

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— George MF Washington (@GMFWashington) April 5, 2026

TRUMP FIRES UNDERPERFORMERS, BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A BAD THING: Here’s What Trump Has to Say About More Cabinet Shake-Ups.

JONATHAN TURLEY: We might need to amend the Constitution.

In my Supreme Court class, I call this a “default case” in which justices tend to run home. When a record or the law is uncertain, conservative justices tend to avoid expansive, new interpretations. That was precisely what Trump said he wanted in nominees.

These justices are not being “disloyal” to him, but rather loyal to what they view as the meaning of the Constitution. I have at times disagreed with their view of the law, but I have never questioned their integrity.

None of this means we should accept the expected outcome in this case as the final word on birthright citizenship. Justice Robert Jackson once observed that he and his colleagues “are not final because we are infallible, we are infallible because we are final.”

The final word actually rests with the public. We can amend the Constitution to join most of the world in barring birthright citizenship. There is no more important question in a republic than the definition of citizenship.

We are becoming a virtual mockery as we watch millions game the birthright citizenship system. China alone has hundreds of tourism firms that have made fortunes in arranging for Chinese citizens to come to U.S. territory to give birth and then return home.

No republic can last without controlling its borders and the qualifications for citizenship. We have allowed U.S. citizenship to become a mere commodity for the most affluent or unscrupulous among us.

One way or another, that has to change.

NOT ANTIWAR, JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE:

Dear college students who so fervently protested for months across America: Iran is hanging kids your own age for doing exactly what you did – protesting.

Why aren’t you standing up for Iranians who desperately want freedom?https://t.co/29Qe61RC71

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) April 5, 2026

BRUCE BAWER: A Taxonomy of Jihad: How Does Islam Conquer?

GOOD QUESTION: Why is Kweisi Mfume Funneling $245K in Federal Funds to Johns Hopkins for Gun Locks That Are Already Available for Free? “But maybe the prospect of the Bloomberg School, that’s named for America’s most prominent gun-grabber, handing out locks provided by the gun industry is more than anyone at Johns Hopkins can handle. Better, then, to have taxpayers foot the bill, right? Besides, the school has demonstrated that they’re more than happy to hoover up as many federal tax dollars as they can to further the cause of civilian disarmament.”

Or maybe the money went somewhere else — who knows?

ERIC FLORACK: The Islamic Immigrant Problem. “The fact is that the biggest immigration problem for both Europe and the U.S. currently is Islam. The statement is clearly established fact now. There’s no getting around it.”

BASED HOLLYWOOD MADE GOOD MOVIES THAT WERE GOOD FOR THE CULTURE:

I just kept thinking about how if they made this now there’d be a bipoc female lead (Robyn hood or something) and have to be all sorts of lessons about how English and Christian pride is dangerous.

They truly don’t make em like this anymore

— Bully (@BullyEsq) April 5, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Gun rights restrictions moving right along in Colorado legislature.

A series of gun rights restrictions are at various stages in the Colorado’s legislative process, with some bills awaiting action by Gov. Polis, others still in the committee process, and a heavily negotiated gun barrel regulation bill held up in its final reading in the House.
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Senate Bill 26-004 ‘Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Orders’ passed third reading in the House on March 20 with a 39-24 vote and is awaiting action by Gov. Polis.

The Democrat sponsored bill dramatically expands those eligible to file for an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) under Colorado’s so-called ‘red flag’ law, to include teachers, health care providers and “institutional petitioners.’
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Under existing Colorado law, Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) must also have a state permit to sell firearms. House Bill 26-1126 requires dealers to obtain a separate permit to transfer forearms. The bill also extends dealer training requirements and prior license violation laws to ‘responsible persons’ of the dealer. This includes anyone who handles, sells, or has access to a firearm as part of their business duties.
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House Bill 26-1302 would allow the Colorado Bureau of investigations (CBI) to determine their own hours of operation, rather than functioning every calendar day for 12 hours. Gun rights advocates worry this could lead to a slowdown in transmitting background checks for firearm purchases.
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House Bill 26-1144 prohibits the 3D printing of firearms and firearm components. The final bill was watered down to appease Gov. Polis, with a provision to criminalize the selling or distributing of the digital instructions to 3D print a firearm removed.
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Democrat sponsored Senate Bill 26-043 ‘Record Keeping and Regulation of Sale of Firearm Barrels,’ requires all firearm barrel sales or transfers to be conducted in person, only by a federally licensed (FFL) dealer. The bill criminalizes private or online firearm barrel transactions, or any non-FFL with the ‘intent to offer or sell’ a barrel.

This is what happens when Democrats take over.

EPIC FURY: Next Phase Begins: Israel Decapitates Iranian Intelligence.

THAT PRO-ISLAMIC SLANT DOESN’T MAINTAIN ITSELF, YOU KNOW: NPR didn’t quote a single member of Michigan synagogue after attack — but interviewed terrorist’s pals in Lebanon.

BIG BADDA-BOOMS: Rabbi Michael Barclay’s Weekend Iran War Update.

ALSO, IT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL:

Just stop, we all know your scam.

>Democrats raise taxes.
>Money flows to NGOs packed with Democratic operatives.
>Those operatives take their cut, write a check to Democratic campaigns
> Report back that the problem still exists and needs more funding.

If you fix the…

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) April 5, 2026

Plus, a reminder that too much is never enough… to get anything done.

The juxtaposition between the 60 Minutes piece on California’s high-speed rail disaster and Elizabeth Warren’s “please bro, just another seven billion dollars” tweet is delightful.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) April 6, 2026

AS GOD AND SAM HOUSTON INTENDED: Texas continues cutting services for illegal immigrants.

A report by the Texas Tribune detailed the steps taken, which include tightening eligibility requirements for occupational licenses, restricting access to commercial driver’s licenses, and limiting who can qualify for in-state tuition at public universities. According to the report, more than 6,400 refugees and DACA recipients have lost their commercial driver’s licenses. Additional restrictions are expected to affect noncitizens working in licensed industries such as construction and medicine.

State officials are also examining the 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe, which requires public schools to educate noncitizens.

“Benefits, licenses, and taxpayer-funded services should not be used to incentivize unlawful presence at the expense of hardworking Texans,” a spokesperson for Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement. “These steps ensure compliance with federal law, protect the integrity of our systems, and prioritize jobs and resources for legal residents and citizens.”

The efforts, however, have been met with backlash by activists.

Ignore them and move on.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Corrupt Legacy Media Hacks Are Stepping on Rakes All Over the Place. “President Trump is just fine, by the way. It’s his haters who are sick in their heads. This idiocy is really a lot to take after four years of the media commies pretending that the doddering idiot Joe Biden was the picture of mental and physical fitness. I’ve lost count of how many health crises they’ve concocted out of the ether in the past year regarding the president.”

HMM: China Reports Outbreak of Livestock Disease Near Russian Regions Hit by Mass Cattle Culling.

Chinese officials reportedly said the highly contagious strain, which is immune to vaccines that are currently available domestically, likely entered “from abroad.” Xinjiang borders Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, including a narrow frontier with the Siberian republic of Altai, adjacent to the Altai region, where most of Russia’s recent cattle culling has taken place.

China’s agriculture ministry said last week that 219 cattle across two herds of 6,229 tested positive for a variant of foot-and-mouth disease. Officials have since ordered culling and disinfection measures in Xinjiang and the neighboring Gansu province, as well as stepped up patrols to prevent the disease from entering through smuggling or the illegal transportation of livestock.

The outbreak follows the culling of roughly 90,000 head of cattle across nine Russian regions since February, with analysts estimating that around 80% were in the Altai region. Russian authorities have attributed the losses to rabies, pasteurellosis and other unspecified illnesses.

The scale of the culling in Altai and other regions has raised suspicions that Russia may be concealing a more serious disease outbreak.

Ugh.