Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Deal? Not So Fast!

News Wax, Trump: No Rush as Details Emerge of Potential Iran Deal. As always Althouse reaches for the NYT perspective, "The United States and Iran have agreed in principle to a deal that would wind down the war in the Middle East by reopening the Strait of Hormuz and by committing Iran...", ""... to dispose of its highly enriched uranium, a senior U.S. official told reporters on Sunday.... News of a possible deal came after a roller-coaster few weeks, with Mr. Trump at times threatening to restart attacks on Iran, and at others saying there was progress in last-ditch negotiations to stave off a return to full-scale war — all while offering few details. Then, on Saturday, the president announced on social media that the two countries had 'largely negotiated' a memorandum of understanding 'pertaining to PEACE.' On Sunday, however, he said he had ordered his negotiators 'not to rush into a deal.'..." The NYT reports." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed reads Axios: Iran Agreed to Discuss Surrendering Its Uranium Stocks; UPDATE: Trump Responds. "This may not be the Bridge and Power Day outcome that hawks had hoped to see. If this is accurate and it holds, it's not TACO Tuesday either. It leaves Trump with all of his options in place while keeping pressure on the regime to comply with the biggest and most dangerous threat it poses – the development of nuclear weapons. That is the true existential threat to Israel, not to mention other Gulf states that are now aligning with Israel and the US, and it would head off a nuclear arms race in one of the most unstable regions of the world." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Notes the Outlines of a Negotiated Deal with Iran – Some Details Emerge. Ward Clark at RedState says Carrot, Meet Stick: New US-Iran Deal Lifts Sanctions, Troops Stay 30 Days. Breccan Thies at Da Fed, White House: Iran Gets Nothing Unless It Gets Rid Of Its Nuclear Stockpile. Roger Kimball at Am Great, Out on a Limb, but Unmoved: Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran. "Trump may delay, Congress may posture, and Iran may stall—but the endgame remains the same: finish the job or repeat the failures of Obama and Biden." At PJM Cathy Salgado cites Netanyahu: Trump Agreed Iran Deal Will Not Stop Israel Defending Its Borders and Dave Manney cites Scott Jennings Explaining Trump’s Patient Iran Strategy: Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "After receiving a briefing from a Senior TRUMP Administration Official on the status of the Iran negotiations (someone in the know & not just speculating), I can tell you the following: -USA IS NOT GIVING IRANIANS MONEY FOR NOTHING. All speculation and propaganda to the contrary is false. Some hardline elements of Iran’s govt (IRGC) have pushed fake stories & propaganda to try to kill this negotiation. -Iran deal is NOT done (95%, but still haggling over some language). No deal being signed today. May be a few more days before this is done. -Iran will NOT get any money or sanctions relief up front. -Iran must turn over nuclear stockpile to get anything. USA position is that failure to meet deal commitments means Iran gets nothing. -Long term USA objective is preventing Iran from having nuclear weapon. -Initial deal point is to re-establish free flow of commerce by reopening Strait of Hormuz. Deal should have 2 phases: Step 1 - Open Strait of Hormuz. Give world economy breathing room. Iran agrees to give up enriched uranium. Step 2 - Get the nuclear material turned over. Only then can Iran get sanctions relief. Bottom line: goal is to make a deal that lowers costs for Americans, calms world energy markets, and guarantees that Iranians cannot have a nuclear weapon over the long term. We aren’t there yet. Iran takes forever to get you a response on even small things. But we are close although it still could be a few days..." Driscoll at Insty, PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: MAZE @mazemoore, "The adversarial media in all of its glory. Margaret Brennan apparently didn't remember what she said eight months earlier." Selective amnesia is an important journolistic tool. Joe Chalfant at TownHall likes how Marco Rubio Just Torched the Panicans Crying Over the Iran Peace Deal. 

At RCW, Why Constitutional Monarchy Is Gaining Support in Iran. Well, if that's what they really want, so be it, but I'm concerned that a 3d generation monarch may suffer too much from "regression to the mean."

Matt Boose at the Chronic, The GOP Is Better Off Without Massie. Scott McKay at Am Spec expound on Grifters, Activism, and Thomas Massie. "Massie did this to himself." At some point libertarianism becomes a vice unsupported by reality. One of sundance's Sunday Talks – Defeated Thomas Massie Promises to Keep Shouting at Trees Until MAGA is Defeated. At Twitchy, WATCH: Shabbos Kestenbaum Humiliates Ana Kasparian On Air — She Blocks Him Immediately After. Shabbos Kestenbaum @ShabbosK, "Great debunking Anna Kasparian's deranged conspiracies straight to her face. She's now blocked me on X. Thomas Massie took money from billionaires, Iranians, and PACs while implying Trump was a pedophile. As usual, she had no response other than to yell, interrupt, and insult." Josh Hammer at Hat Hair, King Trump and the Looming MAGA Challenge. 

Joe Chalfant at  TownHall thinks The RNC Just Scored a Major Election Security Victory in North Carolina . Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: North Carolina State Board of Elections has found over 34,000 DECEASED people on their voter roles. But Democrats told me this is a conspiracy and never happens?!"

At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Please Reset The “Days Since Last Trump Assassination Attempt” Sign Back To Zero.

From Fox, US Army hits 2026 recruiting goals four months early, Pete Hegseth announces at West Point commencement. "War Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the removal of DEI in the US military, saying 'you can't throw your pronouns at the enemy'" Da Caller hears European Officials Warn Trump Against Leaving NATO As US Weighs Its Own Priorities. I don't want the US to leave NATO, but I think the whole concept of NATO needs to be reevaluated.

At the Chronic, Warsh Tasked To Make Fed Sterling Again, with a little too much info on what "sterling" is. 

NYPo, Outrage as Jimmy Kimmel’s sister-in-law accused of threatening LA bakery over ‘Vote Pratt’ cookies. Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "Spencer Pratt has launched a campaign where filthy Los Angeles streets are power washed using a stencil reading “imagine if the streets were this clean.” Imagine letting the streets get so dirty under your leadership that your opponent can use them as a billboard." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "It’s like you guys learned absolutely nothing from Trump’s rise. Want Spencer Pratt to not be a serious candidate? Don’t turn significant parts of your city into a zombie horror show covered in trash and feces while sipping cocktails in Ghana as peoples’ houses burn down." Quote Jemele Hill @jemelehill "Spencer Pratt being considered a serious political candidate says more about us than it does about him. x.com/mouvement33/st…" Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "It’s very clear Los Angeles wants Spencer Pratt as their next mayor Spencer is greeting with big smiles and dancing in South LA South LA is a big area with over 800,000+ people 67% are Mexican 24% are Black Only 3.4% are White Even with this Demographic they welcome Spencer!" I still doubt Pratt can win, if only because the Democrat machine will pull out all the stops to stop him, including having the "homeless" vote. 

From Fox, California mayors revolt over Newsom bullet train plan they warn could ‘raid’ local tax bases. "The project was approved in 2008 with a $33B price tag before ballooning to an expected $126B in costs this year." Leslie Eastman at LI, Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs. Mike LaChance at Gateway Pundit sees Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer Does Campaign Stop in Rough Part of LA – Gets Violent Threats, Man Pulls Knife on Staffer (VIDEO). New York Post @nypost, "California congressional candidate refuses to say Pledge of Allegiance, turns back on US flag https://trib.al/0DVZTBp" Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Wait, This Democrat Candidate Refuses To Say the Pledge? May "Vang, who is running in California’s Seventh District and currently resides on the Sacramento City Council, has been seen refusing to place her hand over her heart during the pledge and has turned her back to the American flag on numerous occasions while attending council meetings." How about the Chinese flag?

Rusty Weiss at RedState likes how Portnoy Absolutely Wrecks Platner’s Campaign After They Asked Him to Play Footsy With Nazi-Tattooed Dem "Now this is the Nazi guy, right?" he replied. "Yeah, I'd be happy to talk to him about that tattoo and him (being) a Nazi. I'm not as interested in his baseball takes. Let me know when we can set up some time." At Twitchy, Bernie Sanders Proves Dave Portnoy Right — Stumps for Maine’s Nazi Sympathizer. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Platner Smooths Things Over With Democrats By Covering Nazi Tattoo With Hammer & Sickle https://buff.ly/EyWtYGi"

Jonathan Turley is astonished that House Democrats Unanimously Vote Down Women’s History Museum Over Limit to Biological Women. MatrixMysteries @MatrixMysteries, "“White milk in schools is undoubtedly White supremacy.” She says RFK Jr wanting regular Milk in schools is 'racist'. This is the Democrat Party."

Tim O'Brien at PJM, Candace Owens Interviews Hunter Biden, and It’s the Train Wreck You Thought It Would Be.

Stacy McCain wonders Why Would Two Jew-Hating Teenage Incels Shoot Up a Mosque in San Diego? "Well, what else do we expect of murderous weirdos, huh? If what you’re looking for is logic and rationality, homicidal adolescents probably aren’t the first place you’d look." At Shooting News Week, Why Did the San Diego Mosque Shooting Story Disappear So Quickly? They Hated Everyone. Flopping Aces @FloppingAces, "Man, you could practically hear the collective groan in every newsroom across America. For about 12 glorious hours, the San Diego mosque shooting was absolute catnip for cable news. Two teenage white boys attack a mosque, three innocent people dead ... the “right-wing domestic terrorism” script wrote itself. Chyrons blazing, panels booked, every anti-MAGA hack already sharpening their knives. Then the manifesto dropped. And everything went dead quiet. Turns out Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez weren’t exactly card-carrying conservatives. These two pathetic Jew-obsessed incel weirdos titled their murder diary “Sons of Tarrant” and filled it with deranged pages of “IT’S THE JEWS” on endless repeat. They weren’t right-wing, weren’t MAGA, weren’t Trump fans ... nah, they proudly called themselves Third Positionists who worshipped Nationalist Socialism and Eco Fascism..."

Sundance explains The Intelligence System and Why Tulsi Gabbard Was Essentially the First DNI. "Throughout 2024 you may even remember CTH outlining how the DNI position had power that was never fully understood, because it was never activated. All of the IC silos fall under the ODNI, yet none of the prior Directors used the power of this office. CTH made the case of the DNI position being a great possibility for change. The DNI can reach into any IC sub-silo, extract any intelligence product, review it and declassify it with the support of the President. That’s exactly what Tulsi Gabbard started doing."

At Twitchy, 'SICK of It': Taxpayer Confronting Local Gov for Putting Illegals First Will Take Your Breath Away (Vid).

Joe Chalfant sees The Trump Administration Just Handed This Commie a Subpoena. Insider Wire @InsiderWire, "#BREAKING: Hasan Piker and leftist extremist group Codepink cofounder Medea Benjamin subpoenaed by federal officials over probe into support for Cuban regime." Lots of people support the Cuban regime, that's free speech (unless they send guns or money), but his incitement to murder conservatives is iffy. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "And he's being a whiny bitch about it, which is precious, after all that murder enthusiasm." Quote Kaguya’s Top Gal @hayasaka_aryan, ">Be Hasan >Promote the jailing and murder of right wingers for years >Get subpoenaed for being performative Justice is so delicious x.com/foxnews/status…"

Stacy McCain looks at ‘Crash Out Kylie’: How a Queer Feminist Became Famous (Not in a Good Way). "She got embarrassed in front of an audience of millions, and it completely freaked her out. She had an episode of Bell’s palsy — partial paralysis of her facial muscles, almost certainly a stress response — and threatened a lawsuit against the “Whatever” podcast. That’s how she became notorious as “Crash Out Kylie,” and she’s been living with that notoriety ever since." Cernovich @Cernovich, "IBM’s CEO created hiring policies to fire white men, and keep them from being promoted. This disgusting bigot will never been condemned by Tech and VC’s on this site." Johannes M. Koenraadt @johannesmkx, "I always said diversity & LGBT are a Chinese psyop meant to weaken the West from within. It was McKinsey that pushed the myth of diversity being a strength. New research says: NOPE, IT'S BAD. "Studies increasingly link diversity quotas to weaker performance, lower morale, and operational decline.""

 

The Monday Morning Stimulus

McKnight's Long-Term Care News, Nursing home fighting ‘$2M cup of coffee’ penalty finally headed for its day in court

A nursing home that says it’s the victim of a surveyor’s misinterpretation of a non-existent temperature standard for coffee service has formally appealed its $1.8 million penalty in federal court.

In its filing against the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday an attorney for Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center highlighted earlier testimony by the lead surveyor who conceded there is “no regulation for hot coffee.”

“There are [no stated temperature regulations] and CMS utterly failed to provide any evidence otherwise,” attorney Alan Horowitz wrote in a 54-page brief that noted temperature limits for other foods are included in the State Operations Manual that guides surveyors.

The filing occurred in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, a little more than 10 years after the standalone incident that required no special treatment nor a follow-up inspection.

HHS issued a $6,550 per day civil monetary penalty for an Immediate Jeopardy deficiency over 272 days, a span when no similar incidents occurred despite tens of thousands of hot drinks being consumed.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Deal in the Wings? and Another White House Shooter

There are two main story vying for our attention. First, the administration appears to be on the cusp of a deal with Iran to stop the conflict. At this point details are scarce, but it's not really a deal if it doesn't stop Iran's nuclear weapons program and fully open the Strait of Hormuz. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Iran Deal? Reports Say 'Yes'. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " BREAKING: President Trump CONFIRMS a peace deal between the US and Iran has been “largely negotiated,” and could be finalized imminently An announcement could be coming VERY soon. Keep pushing for peace, 47 “I am in the Oval Office at the White House where we just had a very good call with President Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of The United Arab Emirates, Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, and Minister Ali al-Thawadi, of Qatar, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, of Pakistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of Türkiye, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, of Egypt, King Abdullah II, of Jordan, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, of Bahrain, concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran, and all things related to a Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE. An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries, as listed. Separately, I had a call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, which, likewise, went very well. Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly. In addition to many other elements of the Agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”" Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Trump Announces Peace Deal With Iran Is Nearing Completion. Sundance at CTH, Following Phone Call with Arab Allies, Turkey and Pakistan, President Trump Notes Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to Be Announced Shortly and Secretary Marco Rubio Notes “There May Be News Later Today” on Iran, Speaking from India. Althouse doesn't buy it until the NYT reports it, "Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier that President Trump might deliver positive news about negotiations over the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran 'a little bit later today.'" ""He added that the world could learn 'over the next few hours' about progress on resolving the shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and also about a 'process' on other major issues, including Iran’s nuclear program. Rubio, speaking at a news conference with his Indian counterpart in Delhi, said that 'significant progress, although not final progress,' had been made in negotiations." The NYT reported 55 minutes ago." I confess to being curious about the details, and worry about the enforcement. 

It's an absurd contention that world power/influence can be gotten via asymmetric tactics...if true then every country would resort to extortion, piracy and terrorism

The only real power Iran has achieved has been via TDS-afflicted media which keeps repeating this propaganda https://t.co/RlbAdXQGEz pic.twitter.com/8wV9BF5Eor

— Gummi (@gummibear737) May 22, 2026

The second major story is that a lone gunman approached a security post near the White House, pulled a gun and fired several shots, upon which time he was shot by the Secret Service and later died. A bystander was also hit and critically wounded. The shooter was a "known" kook, with repeated previous run ins with the Secret Service. I hesitate to call it an assassination attempt; there was simply no way the shooter was going to get anywhere near the President, but I don't doubt that in his mind that's what was going to happen. Driscoll at Insty, DEVELOPING: Gunshots heard near White House. “The incident reportedly happened near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, which is the intersection just northwest of the White House.” Collin Rugg @CollinRugg, "BREAKING: About 30 shots fired outside the White House. Secret Service reportedly rushed the press who were on the north lawn into the press briefing room. ABC reporter Selina Wang was in the middle of filming when the shots rang out." Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw, "Statement from @SecretService on the shooting near the White House, the gunman has died and a bystander injured: “Shortly after 6:00 p.m. Saturday, an individual approached a Secret Service checkpoint in the area of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. A preliminary investigation indicates that as the individual approached, he removed a weapon from his bag and began firing at posted officers. Secret Service police officers returned fire, striking the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died. During the shooting, a bystander was also struck by gunfire. It remains unclear whether the bystander was struck by the suspect’s initial gunfire or during the subsequent exchange of gunfire. No injuries were sustained by Secret Service personnel. The President was at the White House during the incident but was not impacted. The incident remains under investigation.”" At NYPo, Gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire on White House checkpoint, neutralized by Secret Service. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Shots Fired at 17th and Pennsylvania Ave - Secret Service Take Gunman Down UPDATES. Sundance, More Shots Fired Near White House Perimeter. Nick Arama at RedState, More Details on Shooting Outside White House, Including Alleged Shooter ID. "Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News Digital the suspect accused of opening fire near the White House Saturday afternoon has been identified as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland. [...} He allegedly had prior encounters with the Secret Service and a history of mental health issues, sources said. Best was detained by Secret Service on June 26, 2025, for flagging down agents and making threats, and again on July 10, 2025, for entering a restricted area, Fox News has learned." Ben Smith at LI, White House Gunman Identified, Was Known to Secret Service, "A court issued an order barring him from the area. He violated it and kept coming back. The Secret Service kept finding him loitering around the White House." At Commentary, The Assassination Fan Base. "Once horrifying, the targeted murder of prominent people now comes with a built-in subculture and cheering section." This was probably written before the event. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "The people on the edge of sanity are the hardest hit by what the media and dems are doing." Quote New York Post @nypost "Gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire on White House checkpoint, neutralized by Secret Service https://trib.al/X3d6cas"

NYPo, Ghoulish Luigi Mangione superfan exposed as daughter of senior healthcare exec at CVS Health "Lena Weissbrot, a member of the twisted trio hopelessly devoted to the accused assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is the daughter of Reina Natero, who oversees prescription drug insurance coverage rules at CVS Health, according to a review of public records and Natero’s online resume."

Nick Arama thinks a New Report Reveals CIA Director John Ratcliffe Dropped One Heck of a Boss Move on Cuban Regime. "Ratcliffe made a point of introducing the paramilitary leader to the Cubans as the one who killed their people in Venezuela, several sources said. The presence of a paramilitary officer who was involved in capturing a key partner of the Cuban government just months earlier may have been intended to send a signal." Nora Clinton at LI has hopes Will Cuba Taste Freedom Soon? "A Convergence of Law, History, and Leadership Signals that Cuba’s Long Night May Be Ending." Josue (Ho-Su-eh) @WhatJosueSays, "Intelligence reports stated Maduro “feared” taking Trump up on his deal, because he was scared to be executed by his Cuban handlers When he was captured, he was being guarded by around 30-40 Cubans Now why on earth would the president of a sovereign country be guarded and “handled” by guards from other countries? Because the only colonizers and imperialists for the past 67 years, are the same ones who have blamed the US for these actions: The Cuban Regime." Quote Christian H Meier M @ChristianHMeier, "Replying to @WhatJosueSays "Venezuelan expat here, I can vouch. Throughout the 1960s the Cuban dictatorship tried to invade Venezuela 4 times; then they switched to infiltrating the armed forces, which resulted in Chávez and his 2 failed coups in 1992; and since 1999, in 27 years of chavista puppetry."

Tommy Christopher at Mediaite opines NFL Chief Goes Against Trump Over Schedule — But Trump and Strange Bedfellows Are Right.

Matt Vespa at TownHall asserts We Had a Massive BREAKTHROUGH in the South Carolina Redistricting Effort Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "NOW: South Carolina Senate ADVANCES 2026 redistricting map that will ultimately be 7R-0D, set to ELIMINATE Rep. Jim Clyburn (D)'s district RINOS LOST THIS VOTE. The fight isn't over yet! The motion has advanced FINISH STRONG, SOUTH CAROLINA! Time is running low! Send the map to the governor! Multiple more votes needed in the coming hours." That would be worth the sturm und drang. PJM's Mark Tapscott starts a new series, When Reality Bites: Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Jamie Raskin. The Victory Girls document how Jeffries Tries to Define What is/is not Acceptable anti-Semitism in Democrat Party, and blames Replicans for boosting anti-semitic Texas Democrat. At TownHall, Alan Bauer explores Why Do Jews Keep Voting For People Who Hate Them? NYPo,Vile video shows Israeli couple harassed by antisemitic hotel employee in California: ‘Are you a baby killer?’

The Manhattan Contrarian explains how Democrats are Driving Up The Cost Of Energy While Claiming To Promote "Affordability"

At Am Great a reminder, Former DOJ Attorney Charged with Stealing Confidential Trump Investigation Documents. FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "This afternoon, a former managing assistant U.S. Attorney who supported Jack Smith’s politicized investigation of President Trump has been charged with stealing the confidential investigation documents. Carmen Lineberger allegedly emailed the confidential material to her own personal email, disguising them as dessert recipes to conceal them from record searches. Lineberger is charged with four felony counts in the indictment. This FBI will not hesitate to bring to account those who violated the trust of the American public in an investigation that should’ve never been brought to begin with." How delicious! Charged with the same crime she was involved in persecuting Donald Trump for. Was Jack Smith involved? Will she roll on him?

Mary Rooke at Da Caller notes GOP Senators Tried To Cash In On Biden Spying — Now They Don’t Want Ordinary Americans To Get Same Relief.

At Da Caller, Trump Admin Closes Loophole Letting Migrants Stay In US While Awaiting Green Cards.

Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "All told, a remarkable two-thirds of the Valley’s nearly 400,000 tech jobs are now held by those born abroad, according to a 2025 report from the think tank Joint Venture Silicon Valley." RCP, The Replacements: How US Helps Foreign Workers Take American Jobs. Most of them voted for it.

Dave Strom sees Nick Kristof Flunks Journalism 101 Again; UPDATE: Spanish Police Beat Activists.

A Driscolly post at Insty, OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER: The Long Farewell to Stephen Colbert Is Finally Over; Now We Can Laugh at the Grave Mourning of His Loss. jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL, "They're acting like it's the Kennedy assassination lol." Quote Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360 "Anderson Cooper shares some memories of being on "The Late Show."" TownHall's Jeff Charles notes the Democratic Party Gives Stephen Colbert Heartfelt Thanks for His Service. From Twitchy, Jim Acosta Didn't Like Greg Gutfeld's Reality Check About Colbert's Cancellation (Replies Off of Course). GregGutfeld @greggutfeld, "And it’s the reason they were canceled. That head count is more than most decent sized businesses. For 3 jokes a night, at best." Quote Brian Stelter @brianstelter "One of the great group shots of "The Late Show" staff posing on stage:" Jim Acosta @Acosta, "You are celebrating the fact that all of these people are losing their jobs. All because your dear leader can’t take a joke. Seriously wtf is wrong with you." Trump, of course, had nothing to do with Colbert's firing, not that he didn't take some joy in it. 

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial.

Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise.

Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.”

For a thousand years,… pic.twitter.com/F5FS6lzlts

— Shadow Intel (@TheShadowIntelX) May 22, 2026

From Twitchy, SpaceX Employees Asked Not to Chant Nationalist Dogwhistles on Livestream. USA! USA!

Insty at Insty, HR DEPARTMENTS DON’T ADD VALUE, BUT THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO. THEY’RE MEANT TO BE POLITICAL OFFICERS. Chet Cannon @Chet_Cannon, "Reminds me of a time when HR brought me in to accuse me of taping a live cockroach to another coworker's computer screen and setting his music to a loop of "La cucaracha" When I asked for the evidence... HR: "It just seems like something you would do"" Quote Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow fired the company’s entire HR team because they were “creating problems that didn’t exist.”

Palm Sunday

 With Aurela Hoxha:

WDW Now, Damaged EPCOT Palm Trees Removed From Park Entrance

The EPCOT palm trees that flanked Spaceship Earth have been removed after being irrevocably damaged during cold snaps this winter. The trees were previously in flowerbeds right behind the flag poles at the entrance to the park. As of May 22, they are all gone. Florida experienced several bouts of freezing temperatures this winter. Disney was able to protect some plants but trees saw significant damage. We saw Disney trying to save the banyan tree at Animal Kingdom.