“GOOD FAITH” AMONG THE CRITICS IS RARE.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Caine, USAF, made it quite clear on March 10 what the goals of the operation were.
1. Destroy Iranian missiles/drones
2. Destroy Iranian navy
3. Destroy Iranian military and industrial base
There are plenty of things out there to critique,… https://t.co/HWPybb070C
— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) May 6, 2026
YEP. IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE DOING, IT’S ABOUT NOT LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH IT.
Here's the crazy thing about this.
The issue is not whether or not the white guy was discriminated against.
We all know he was.
The issue is whether or not it was OK he was discriminated against.
Crazy. https://t.co/f1bO2BpTJi
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) May 6, 2026
HARSH BUT UTTERLY FAIR:
Jeff Bezos has benefited me by making goods and services I like to use. You are a parasite who has done nothing but take money from me to spend frivolously. In a just society, you would be living in a cardboard box. You should be thankful each day life isn't fair. https://t.co/BWeMKJPbtI
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) May 5, 2026
TRAPPING PEOPLE IN THEIR CAR IS VIOLENCE: Dear Cornell kids: Blocking a person’s retreat is threatening his life.
A student group at Cornell University claims university president Michael Kotlikoff “hit us with his car” after a debate over Israel. Students for a Democratic Cornell call the incident a “violent response to student inquiry.”
It’s quite the story: The University refuses to allow open debate about Israel, and resorts to violence to silence dissent!
But video released by Cornell shows a different story: Students tried to stop Kotlikoff from leaving, and he tried, as slowly as possible, to exit.
Because he was in a car, that slow retreat was inherently dangerous to those trying to detain him, but Kotlikoff was still totally in the right.
There’s a legal principle in self-defense called the “duty to retreat.” If someone is 100 feet away from me and shouts, “I’m going to stab you,” I still probably shouldn’t shoot him. I should try to get away instead. In New York State, where Cornell is, that duty to retreat is actually written into law.
Notably, Kotlikoff was literally trying to retreat. The anti-Israel activists were following him, and he was trying to go home. They attempted to stop his departure by blocking his car. First, they stood behind his car as he was trying to reverse. (There was a brick wall in front of him.) Then one student jumped in front of the car when Kotlikoff was trying to pull forward.
Never did Kotlikoff drive fast. At all times, he drove excruciatingly slow. Did he bump one of the activists or run over a foot? Maybe. That’s a risk that comes with operating an automobile. It’s a risk that is justified in this case.
People engaging in these kinds of tactics deserve to get hurt. They should also all be summarily expelled.
BETRAYAL ISN’T A CHRISTIAN VALUE EITHER, YOU JUDAS:
Republican State Senator Travis Holdman — who lost by over 20 points — isn’t taking it very well.
“Revenge & retribution is not a Christian value.”
All you had to do was listen to your constituents. pic.twitter.com/CW41WrS7Fo
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) May 6, 2026
UPDATE: This.
Inevitably, the RINOs will take the wrong lesson from tonight's brutal discipline. They will think that because they personally offended Trump, they got defeated. That’s not it. Trump is not our leader. He is our avatar. You dummies screwed with the base, and the base, not Donald…
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 6, 2026
Plus:
Wrong lesson. Republican voters chose Trump because they were tired of feeling like their leadership had no interest in beating the Democrats. They were tired of feeling like even when they won, they lost.
This shellacking tonight didn’t happen because of Trump. His candidates… https://t.co/wBab6rMtsF
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) May 6, 2026
UPDATE: MAGA Is Dying? Look At What They Did to Anti-Redistricting Indiana Republicans Last Night.
“MAGA is dying?” Wishcasting all the way.
THE PANIC IS ABOUT THE FEAR OF LOSING TO ACTUAL DEMOCRACY: Elite Panic and the Push to Regulate “Misinformation.”
WHY THEY’RE SO DESPERATE, AND WHY NORMIES SHOULD BE FIGHTING HARD:
If the anti trump forces lose the mid terms, they are finished. No impeachment, no ability to stop the funding for maga agenda items, no power to stop the blitzkrieg from rolling over the hedgerows. 2026 will in many ways be a turning point in American cultural one way or…
— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) May 5, 2026
I THINK IT’S THE LAW:
I am cackling at how they still kept a White woman for HR lol https://t.co/1HzAWms3q6
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) May 5, 2026
THE POWER OF SOCIAL CONDITIONING:
LA voters: “ya the city is a shithole but how do I NOT vote for a minority woman who hates America??” https://t.co/m8jY48uJpS
— Rob Schmitt (@SchmittNYC) May 5, 2026
MAKE THEM PAY: Trump Sticks It to the Antisemites.
TOO FUNNY, TOO TRUE:
Coder Displaced By A.I. Told He Should Just 'Learn To Mine Coal' https://t.co/ljLDfLomje pic.twitter.com/xOYAbeW0fK
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) May 5, 2026
MAKE INDIANA GREAT AGAIN:
🚨BLOODBATH IN INDIANA🚨
Weak Republican Indiana State Senators who refused to redistrict are dropping like flies. Trump-endorsed candidates winning in LANDSLIDES
The scorecard:
SD 19 – WIN
SD 39 – WIN
SD 1 – WIN
SD 6 – WIN
SD 41 – WIN
SD 11 – WIN
SD 21 – WIN
SD 23 – TOSSUP pic.twitter.com/6C4a07EY3p— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 6, 2026
Flashback: Trump Seeks Total Revenge in Indiana Tonight.
UPDATE:
The base isn't stupid. Rule #1 of being a Republican officeholder: do not weaken your own voters' electoral power.
Some Indiana State Senators thought they were clever and didn't have to obey this rule. They will be private citizens shortly. https://t.co/7Ba7AYJIZ3
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) May 6, 2026
MORE:
The Pence coalition in Indiana is getting crushed by MAGA tonight.
Make no mistake about it…
Pence was involved in every anti-Trump move in Indiana. pic.twitter.com/xSECT40c9U
— C3 (@C_3C_3) May 6, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.
WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: SpaceX sends 45 satellites to orbit in nighttime launch from California (video).
EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS: Scientists Develop New Antibody For Virus That Infects 95% of People.
THAT WOULD BE NICE: Scientists Just Built a Quantum Battery That Charges Almost Instantly.
PROPAGANDA IS PROPAGANDA:
The majority of women voted for male-only conscription in referendums in Austria and Switzerland.
— cherry_blossom (@blossom77520) May 5, 2026
NOT THAT I’VE NOTICED: The GLP-1 paradox: Weight loss drugs may lead to stigma.
TRUE:
The reason commies so desperately need everywhere to be run by commies like them is because if there’s a place for people to flee to that isn’t run by commies all of the productive people will flee to it. Free markets can operate fine with Communist places around, Communism… https://t.co/e4oqKncEf4
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) May 5, 2026
ASTROTURF SELDOM BLOOMS: For All the EU and USAID Machinations to Install It, Romanian Government Collapses. “And is it any wonder? What Romanians have seen happening since the annulled election has sincerely alarmed them. They want their democracy back.”
THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Why Automakers Are Turning Back to Hydrogen as EV Plans Shift: Facing uncertain EV demand, major automakers are shifting capital to hydrogen and synthetic fuels to secure their future, despite steep infrastructure hurdles.
Not sure why this would secure their future, given the ready availability of oil nowadays.
WELL, THEY’RE BEING OBSOLETED BY THE PHASED PLASMA RIFLES: Are Sub-Machine Guns Really Becoming a Thing of the Past?
BOTTOM STORY OF THE DAY: Yawning should be seen as healthy, not rude, research suggests.
DR. EVIL FORESEES ALL: Shark lasers could help save vulnerable species. “Sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads!”
I would have thought an ill-tempered mutated sea bass would have been more useful in this application.
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