The Russian Military’s People Problem

 It’s Hard for Moscow to Win While Mistreating Its Soldiers

San Francisco paper complains that people want criminals put in jail

Seen on Facebook: If the left wrote The Emperor's New Clothes, the kid who correctly pointed out that the Emperor was naked would be the bad guy.
If they wrote The Grasshopper and the Ants, the ants would be the bad guys.
If they wrote The Three Little Pigs, the pig who worked hard and built the sturdy brick house would be the bad guy.
If they wrote The Little Red Hen, the hen would be the villain.
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If the left wrote Chicken Little, Chicken Little would be lauded as a scientist.

Who knew scallops could swim? Accidental discovery that scallops love ‘disco’ lights leads to new fishing technique. Scientists hail breakthrough that could maximize catches while reducing damage caused by fishing. Watch the video.

President Joe Biden’s decision on whether to forgive student debt will be personal for many of his aides, who are among the millions of Americans carrying loans for college and graduate school. The documents show one legislative aide who reported owing between $500,000 and $1 million.

The Roe v. Wade ‘Aberration’ and America’s Civic Crisis. Judge Douglas Ginsburg was Reagan’s second choice after Robert Bork’s nomination failed. He says criticism of Justice Alito’s draft opinion reflects constitutional ignorance. If you read this, maybe you wondering if you could pass the test. Here's a practice test.

Once again, the FDA screws up. One Bad Choice and a Baby Formula Shortage. A blinkered view of the risks led to a blinkered decision that endangers thousands of families.

How to Sink a $3 Billion Dollar Submarine: Forgetting to Close a Hatch

New York City Removes Last Public Pay Phone in End of an Era. From roughly 8,000 to zero, the last pay phone will find its next home at the Museum of the City of New York

A Financier Tells Some Climate-Change Truths. And for doing so, Stuart Kirk was suspended by HSBC.

Hundreds of thousands of parents in the U.S. are scrambling to find formula. Yet the Food and Drug Administration has been enforcing an effective ban on formula from Europe, the world’s largest producer and exporter.

FBI leaders, including then-Director James Comey, were “fired up” about a potential connection between the Trump campaign and Russia — which ultimately was proven false, text messages and court testimony revealed Tuesday.

Putin Is Going to Lose His War. And the World Should Prepare for Instability in Russia

For Memorial Day. One Tough Dentist. A story of courage all Americans should know. Bonus story: Douglas MacArthur on Duty, Honor, Country

The Overlooked Reason Russia’s Invasion Is Floundering

The Overlooked Reason Russia’s Invasion Is Floundering. Russia has failed to understand the importance of airpower.

Even Bill Maher Is Telling the Left to Chillax on Abortion. While the radical left is treating us to the usual apocalyptic predictions about what will happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned, Bill Maher, the host of HBO’s Real Time, is telling them to calm down and relax because things aren’t nearly as bad as they’re making them out to be.

When Joe Biden announced Karine Jean-Pierre would soon replace Jen Psaki as his press secretary, he naturally assumed the media would collectively swoon over the fact that he had picked a Black Lesbian Woman™ for such a high-profile position. Which, of course, they did.

Camps Discovered in Russia House Thousands of Ukrainians Forcibly Removed from Home

A Christian children’s book publisher says that Facebook has disabled its ad account, severely limiting its ability to reach new customers.

You know how you tape a GPS to the dashboard of your car to find your way? Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers "taped to the dashboards" in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK defense minister said.

Three Friends Chatting: How the Steele Dossier Was Created. Report that rattled the political world often echoed talk among three acquaintances, including the main investigator and an old schoolmate

The Working-Class Alternative to the Westminster Dog Show. The Farm Dog of the Year contest features the kind of dog you want to have a beer with.

Can Michael Shellenberger Beat Gavin Newsom? The Democrat turned independent candidate for California governor thinks a little common sense can go a long way in the Golden State.

A handful of years ago, an internet phenomenon known as "36 Questions" suggested two people could find love by sharing the answers to this set of 36 questions with each other. This article features expert insights as to whether such an exercise is conducive to finding true love. The questions are here.

Apple Killed the iPod. Here’s Why It Should Live On. Streaming, schmeaming! As Apple phases out its last iPod, these die-hards cling to their old-school music players because…well, they have their reasons!

103 bits of wisdom I wish I had known when I was young.

The event was the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, in which the U.S., Great Britain and Russia offered security assurances to the nation that had won independence when the Soviet Union dissolved.

Maskaholics. Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts. And don't miss this article fact checking the fact checkers.

Biden once voted to overturn Roe v. Wade

 Biden once voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying women do not have ‘sole right’ to choose

Three Democrats Have a Very Bad Week. Dianne Feinstein, Hunter Biden, and Eric Swalwell are all having a terrible week.  And you might want to read the New Yorker article on Dianne

A resurfaced clip of late radio icon Rush Limbaugh’s broadcast hit social media last week as legacy media finally started to confirm contents from Hunter Biden’s laptop. Limbaugh, in a clip of December 2020, asserted that President Joe Biden would “serve at the pleasure of Barack Obama,” predicting that the media would turn on Biden and start to reliably report on the Biden family’s questionable business dealings when Obama and leading Democrats thought he was doing too much damage.

Florida County Sheriff: Residents are More Than Welcome to Shoot Home Invaders

Mystery of 19th-century choirboy, who hid ‘remember me’ plea in church pew, is solved. Interesting that you left an orphanage at age 14.

This is a little out of character: Presenting The Fasties, Thrillist's Annual Fast Food Awards. There's a bunch of categories. Click on the picture and it will take you to a second site where different fast foods are rated.  The bad new is that you'll have to go to different places to make a meal of each of the best.

Progressives are preoccupied with imposing racial preferences in education and hiring, but the American public wants these decisions to be based on merit.

Some of the best stuff in the WSJ editorials is in the comments. Look at this one:

I reject Dems telling me cloth masks work, that the 4th booster will work, that spending trillions more will reduce inflation, that the price I pay at the grocery is Putin's fault, that the border is secure, that teaching first graders to touch themselves is ok, that the country is founded on racism, that reducing police officers will reduce crime, that equal outcomes is better than equal opportunity, that the physical differences between men and women are imaginary, that the 80 billion in military hardware left in Afghanistan will not be used against us, that Iran really just wants a peaceful nuclear program.  Shall I go on?

Former Rolling Stone Editor: The Liberal Media's Campaign of Protecting Joe Biden Is Beyond Absurd 

Mayorkas looks to divert VA funding to illegal immigrants

How Not to Invade a Nation

Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Is a Case Study in Bad Strategy

Ron DeSantis Is Persona Non Grata at a Holocaust Memorial. New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage bans the Florida governor to promote ‘its message of inclusivity.’

NY Times: Research shows 'remote learning was a failure' driven primarily by Democratic partisanship (Update)

The Left sees success only through altering the rules of governance or changing the demography of the electorate—or both. Victor Davis Hanson

Another reason to hate lawyers: A guy takes his jeep into the dealer for an oil change. In the shop, one of the employees causes an accident which kills another mechanic. The family sues the owner of the car.

Frank Langella Blames ‘Cancel Culture’ After Firing From Netflix Show. The actor said his dismissal from “The Fall of the House of Usher” followed a love scene in which the actress playing his wife accused him of touching her leg.