NEWS YOU CAN USE: The truth behind the ‘runner’s waist’ myth.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): First-grade teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with student — after confessing to her hubby.

THE PROCESS IS THE PUNISHMENT: UCLA Law faces Senate probe after warning conservative students not to expose hecklers.

AS THEY WHEEL YOU INTO THE O.R., THE LAST FACE YOU SEE WILL BE YOUR DEI SURGEON: UCLA med school illegally discriminated based on race, DOJ concludes.

AT REALCLEARBOOKS, a powerful review of Roger Simon’s new novel, Emet. “Although the tale starts in Nashville, it soon shifts to Cyprus and then Israel, and it has plenty of action with scenes of danger and suspense. The settings are ones Simon is familiar with, and he describes them with great specificity. This assists in making a boldly imaginative story more believable.”

I read it and liked it. The book — with my blurb — is here.

THE MANAGERIAL GOVERNING CLASS’S WORST NIGHTMARE IS FOR THE VOTERS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT: Why the European Right Keeps Rising.

What is rising across Europe, in Germany, in Austria, in France, in the Netherlands, in Italy, is not a single party but a recognition by an every growing number of citizens: That elections, in the form they have taken since the 1990s, have stopped producing the changes voters keep asking for. The British political scientist Colin Crouch described this condition twenty years ago in a book called Post-Democracy. Although the formal rituals continue – people going to the polls, watching the debates, not studying the party manifestos – all the substantive decisions most people see as existential priorities like migration and energy, are made elsewhere: At the European level, in supranational bodies, in NGO networks supported by public money, and in administrative organs accountable to nobody the voter can remove. The state, whose representatives often speak about “saving democracy” these days, actually likes this pattern.

Something similar obtains here, and our managerial class is brutally resisting the loss of its unaccountable power, and has been for a decade.

ANOTHER TARGET OF TRUMP’S ANACONDA STRATEGY:

Trump's already irretrievably crippled their 'human wave' migration machine by defunding it.

All those "Catholic charities" aren't getting the US Treasury/USAID money any longer.

Trump's been shutting off their REVENUE STREAMS to the human wave machinery for over 15 months… https://t.co/9lftGMlVlX pic.twitter.com/3BNBG7vR5C

— Brian Cates – Political Columnist & Pundit (@drawandstrike) May 13, 2026

If you wonder why the Pope is attacking Trump, this is why.

LOL, BLUESKY: Renowned Left-Wing Crank Turns on Bluesky, the Social Media App for Left-Wing Cranks: Former Vox columnist David Roberts has been described as ‘one of the least likable progressives in the Milky Way galaxy.’

Ya know, you gotta beat out a lot of awful people for that kind of ranking.

JEEZ. THAT GUY. Chris Van Hollen and his decorative margarita glass have a ‘I did not inhale’ moment.

JEEZ:

Georgia politics make North Carolina politics look good. The judge in this case is Stacey Abrams' sister. https://t.co/e4q8nFc51p

— Margo (@MargoinWNC) May 13, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world’s first power grid in space — with lasers.

Related: Cowboy Space raises $275 million to launch AI data centers on brand-new rocket.

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE ASSURED ME THE DANGERS WERE IMAGINARY: Cannabis Use Disorder Strongly Linked to Major Depression, New Review Finds.

RAISE YOUR ARM TO HEART LEVEL: Your Blood Pressure Reading Could Be Wrong Because of One Simple Mistake.

TIMUR KURAN IS RIGHT AGAIN:

The humanities were meant to illuminate the human condition and to participate in teaching how to think. They were popular when they delivered. Once they pivoted to social-justice activism, they became useless. Their existential crisis is entirely self-inflicted. https://t.co/QZzdsGeZHX

— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) May 13, 2026

I’d really like to have a beer with this guy.

I’VE NEVER LIKED ICING: Cold comfort? Icing injuries may prolong pain and slow recovery, preclinical results suggest.

SEDANS ARE NOT DEAD: 2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class First Drive: Big Tech, Bigger Power, Same Flagship Mission.

GOOD QUESTION: Why Does Capital One Consider Lawful Gun Sales to be a ‘Prohibited Industry’?

I LIKE EGGS: New Research Suggests Moderate Egg Consumption Is Linked to a Longer Life, Doctor Breaks It Down.

WHY DOESN’T THIS EVER HAPPEN TO ME? (CONT’D): A Couple Renovated Their Kitchen—and Stumbled Upon Buried Treasure From the 17th Century.

WHY DOESN’T THIS HAPPEN TO ME? A Man Was Walking Through a Field—and Found a Massive Viking Gold Hoard.

WHAT’S IN A NAME? The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care.

FIGHTING FOR “NORMALCY.” Law school ‘democracy’ scholar: Remove Virginia judges who voted down redistricting.

SYSTEMIC RACISM: UVA continues identity-based graduation events despite DEI rollback.

LOTSA FLOP SWEAT OUT THERE: Democrat Crashes Out On Reporter Before She Can Even Ask A Question.