MAKE THEM PAY: Pile On: NSSF Sues Virginia Over Spanberger’s Unconstitutional Gun Ban.

NO MIDCHLORIANS? NO DICE. Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included. Personally, I want an Electron Pump. I think the downsides were exaggerated.

MORE NUKES, PLEASE: Stewart Brand on Fixing Stuff, Modern Environmentalism, and the Nuclear Future.

FASTER, PLEASE: Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Serum That Activates a Dormant Ability to Regrow Lost Limbs in Mammals.

USEFUL AT TIMES, BUT OFTEN OVERPRESCRIBED: Antidepressants are in the hot seat. Are we getting them all wrong?

DAVID BARON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Northern California county declares mountain lions ‘imminent threat.’

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: We should consider making ‘cultural appropriation’ illegal – U. Miami law professor.

I.C.E. SHOULD DEFINITELY RAID THEM: Five more colleges plan ‘private’ grad ceremonies for illegal alien students.

Time for some people to check their academic privilege.

CHANGE: Listen to this trucker explain how “foreign” drivers are being sidelined just days after SCOTUS said companies are liable for them.

This is going to cause price increases and supply chain issues in the short term, better pay and opportunities for Americans in the industry in the medium term, and a quicker move to autonomous trucks in the longer term.

PREDICTIVE ACCURACY? How Well Does NOAA’s Hurricane Outlook Actually Perform?

DIPLOMACY: Trump Keeps His Friends Close, But China Closer. “Trump brushed off Xi’s veiled threats. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointed out that the Chinese ‘always raise [Taiwan] on their side, we always make clear our position, and we move on.'”

SAVAGE:

These come from court transcripts https://t.co/fu2Zdq5WZX

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2026

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: 4 alien species have been pulled from crashed UFOs, ex-government researcher claims.

CLASS IS A HUGE PART OF IT:

In fact I am struck by the embarassing degree to which which snobbery plays a role in Left/Right politics. Progressives have by imperceptibly slow degrees become the party of respectability, toffs, dignity and propriety.

The real emotional fuel for Trump hatred is only partly…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) May 17, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: The world’s biggest rocket: How SpaceX’s new Starship ‘V3’ differs from its predecessors.

SUCK IT, CHINA: Vast, Untapped Source of Lithium Found in The US Could Last 300 Years.

Actually, this just means they’ll have to fund some “environmental” opposition to mining here. That’s how this stuff works.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Scientists Say a 40-Year-Old Childhood Obesity Warning May Be Completely Wrong.

OOPS: Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in women. If you want to boost nitric oxide levels, you’re probably better off with citrulline anyway.

STILL BLOWS MY MIND THAT $30K IS A CHEAP CAR NOW: Comparison Test: $30,000 Small Cars.

WE NEED TO BE RUNNING GUNS TO BRITONS, THESE DAYS: Brits Outraged to This Day That Any American Can Still Own a Flintlock.

WE’RE NOT NOTICING THESE THINGS EARLY ENOUGH: Recently Discovered Asteroid Will Sweep Past Earth at Close Range on May 18 — Here’s What to Know. “NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory estimates that 2026 JH2 is somewhere between 15 meters and 35 meters (50 feet and 115 feet) wide; the higher limit of this estimate would be roughly equivalent to one-third the full length of an American football field.”

EVERYONE HAS AMBITIONS: I want to live like Costco people. I confess this has never been one of mine.

FASTER, PLEASE: New targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy induces remission in pancreatic cancer model.

TO BE FAIR, MOST OF THE ADVICE WAS LIES: 57% of Americans Are Tired of Being Told What To Eat, New Survey Finds.