SET FOR 5:30 AM TOMORROW: Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-observing satellite early on May 22.

OPEN THREAD: Do your best.

SIGNS IN THE SKY: Manhattanhenge 2026 is coming this month: Here’s when and where to see the sunset spectacle.

THEY’RE GETTING SMARTER: A Beluga Whale Showed a Sign of Intelligence Once Thought Unique to Humans.

SCRUBBED FOR TONIGHT:

Standing down from today’s flight test

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 21, 2026

GOOD ENOUGH TO SUCCESSFULLY REPRODUCE: The Human Body Isn’t Perfect – It Was Improvised by Evolution.

“GENOCIDE:”

The best ׳genocide׳ ever!

The number of Arabs from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea has grown tenfold over the last 80 years. That's true for Gaza, that's true for Israel, and that's true for the West Bank.

And here's another surprising fact that nobody talks about:… pic.twitter.com/g3MLmxeuzu

— Traveling israel (@travelingisrae1) May 21, 2026

DIVERSITY PROBLEM:

The most striking part of this chart is how much bluer the bluest occupations are than the reddest are red. Progressives & liberals are far likelier to live in a monopartisan/monocultural bubble. pic.twitter.com/ZO4DlKzQjp

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) May 19, 2026

THE REAL NIGHTMARE IS RUNNING OUT OF CHEESE: Scientists confirm cheese can really cause nightmares — and one type is the worst offender.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE:

BREAKING!!!

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has just now Ordered the convictions the Oath Keeper and Proud Boy defendants be vacated, and that the cases be remanded to the District Court in anticipation of a motion by DOJ To Dismiss. pic.twitter.com/0xMHoAwG22

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) May 21, 2026

HMM: Is Our Yearlong 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport Elite Good Off-Road?

YES. Focusing on Gun Control Rather Than Criminal Control Forces Armed Citizens to Act in Self-Defense.

SEDUCTIVE AI: Figure AI’s 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.

WE SHOULD PRIVATIZE THE TSA: What is TSA Gold+ and how will it affect your summer travel plans?

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Astronauts to begin training in replica of Blue Origin’s lunar lander.

LET A HUNDRED FLOWERS BLOOM: Time to Settle the Free Weight Versus Machines Debate.

IF ONLY SOMEONE HAD POINTED THIS TREND OUT OVER A DECADE AGO:

😬 https://t.co/iIkfl464nz pic.twitter.com/zYmXLJtpSU

— Paul Schofield (@pschofie79) May 20, 2026

AID AND COMFORT: Augsburg University mobilized campus-wide response to ICE by expanding support system for immigrant students.

FASCISM ON PARADE: Michigan State U. Democrat trustees demand ‘loyalty’ from peers, threaten dissenters.

THIS GUY IS SUCH A TURD: Graham Platner Smeared Murdered ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle in Podcast Rant, Claiming Navy SEAL Shot Innocent Civilians ‘To Get High Numbers.’

EVERY RECORD HAS BEEN FALSIFIED: Democrats Protect SPLC By Trying To Censor Truth About ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax From Congressional Record.

I’M MARRIED TO AN ATTRACTIVE, BUSTY JEWESS, AND IT IS AN INTOXICATING EXPERIENCE: “Plaintiff Was Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess, and Wet His Mouth with a Drink of Partially Unknown Provenance.”

CHANGE IS COMING:

Senate gop gone come 2027
1. Tillis
2. McConnell
3. Cassidy
4. Ernst
5. Armstrong
6. Daines
7. Lummis
8. Tuberville
9. Mullin

Possibly not coming back…
10. Cornyn

Almost 20% of the current gop controlled senate will be replaced this year.

Thats a sea change in and of…

— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) May 20, 2026

TEDIOUS REPETITION:

Massie votes against border control and funding ICE. People in his district overwhelming supported those things and booted his ass out. And now all the groypers are shouting TEH JOOOOZ. Ye gods, find a new schtick. We get it: You hate Jews. No need to keep beating that…

— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) May 20, 2026

EVEN IF PRATT LOSES, THAT HE AND HIS SUPPORTERS ARE WILLING TO SPEAK THESE BLUNT TRUTHS IS A HUGE BLOW TO THE DEMOCRATS, WHO HAVE SPENT A LOT OF EFFORT TO SUPPRESS BLUNT TRUTHS:

“I’m not MAGA or anything but the city’s kinda gone to shit, right?”

Another banger from @dsonoiki for @spencerpratt pic.twitter.com/O6bnzlkrPn

— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) May 20, 2026