Beer and grilled chicken after a hard Saturday of work and projects.

Women Eagerly Buying Stocks Now That There’s A Big Sale - The Babylon Bee

“Now that I own a piece of Target, every time I go shopping there I’m basically paying myself!” Missy explained to reporters.

People Who Haven’t Had Covid Explain How They’ve Avoided It For 2 Years - The Onion

Hank Stanford (Airline Pilot): “I belong to the skies. I am impervious to your pitiful groundling diseases.”

Here Are Some Fascinating Stories That Were Left Out Of The Bible - The Babylon Bee

Since Adam was the first man, he had to invent a ton of stuff but he had no patent office to protect his ideas and they were all stolen: Sad! 

The Electric-Vehicle Unicorn Crash - WSJ Opinion

Most EVs today can’t go more than 250 miles on a charge (and less in cold weather). Drivers worry for good reason that they’ll run out of juice on the road. President Biden hopes to alleviate this so-called range anxiety by subsidizing a nationwide network of charging stations. This won’t solve the problem. Public charging stations are nowhere more ubiquitous than in California’s Bay Area. But a recent study found that less than three-quarters of charging stations worked. In many cases the plugs, screens or payment systems were broken, or connector cables weren’t long enough to reach the car’s port. Imagine if 25% of the nation’s gasoline stations weren’t working and drivers didn’t know until they got out of the car whether they’d be able to fill up.

POLL: 52% Of Nation Now Desire To Ditch Republic, Establish Monarchy With Ultra MAGA King - The Babylon Bee

“Our MAGA King is so focused on making fun of people that he doesn’t have time left over to actually do anything, which is perfect because that’s when leaders mess things up,” said average citizen Joe Pleasant of Vermont. “He’s going to do great things for this kingdom by leaving us all alone.”

Michigan Judge Suspends Enforcement of Pre-Roe Abortion Ban - WSJ

In her ruling, Judge Gleicher stated that due-process protections in Michigan’s Constitution imply a right to bodily integrity that would be violated by the 1931 law.

Irony of irony.

In April, Judge Gleicher disclosed to lawyers involved in the litigation that she has made annual donations to Planned Parenthood of Michigan and once represented Planned Parenthood as a volunteer attorney in the 1990s. The judge said she was confident of her objectivity in the matter and didn’t think a recusal was warranted.

That’s odd, I didn’t see this noted in any of the other reporting. PP was a petitioner in the case.

Adding to the farce, the lawsuit was argued over a currently moot point, and the defendant was the MI AG who refused to defend.

So this was a case where PP brought a suit, which no one defended, over a legal nonissue, in front of a judge who currently supports PP financially and has done so annually for three decades.

Son’s new robot.

Congress to Hold Its First Hearing on UFOs in More Than 50 Years - WSJ

Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the public deserved to learn more about what the government knows about these unexplained flying objects that have long been the subject of conspiracy theories. 

This is a public, non-classified hearing. Translation: nothing new will be revealed and this is a waste of legislative time and resources.

Is it fraud, waste, and abuse week in Washington?

NASA to send naked pictures of humans in hope of ‘attracting aliens’ - New York Post

NASA scientists revealed the image in a study that’s part of a project called the “Beacon in the Galaxy” (BITG). The main aim of the BITG project is to send a message to any alien civilizations that could be out there.

Speaking of wasted tax dollars.

Renault Sells Russia Business to State-Backed Entity for One Ruble - WSJ

Renault didn’t disclose the financial terms of the deal, but people familiar with the deal said the company was selling both assets for the symbolic sum of one ruble each.

Russia overpaid.

A School Choice in Michigan - WSJ Opinion

the Detroit Free Press reported last month that school districts have used Covid money on everything from tennis courts to smoothies.

My town bought three police cars.

I don’t want to think about all of the other ways my tax dollars were wasted on frivolous local expenditures.

CBO Sounds a Warning of American Fiscal Ruin - WSJ Opinion

The CBO believes that stabilizing debt through tax increases would permanently shrink the economy by discouraging work and crowding out private investments that would improve productivity. Stabilizing debt through lower entitlement spending, by contrast, might lead people to work longer and would increase private saving, both of which would increase economic growth.

What Did the Steele Dossier Hoax Cost America? - WSJ Opinion

From day one, had reporters focused on the one thing they knew to be indubitably true after talking to Mr. Steele, they would have found the real story: A paid foreign agent was circulating scurrilous tales whose truth he wouldn’t vouch for, whose sources he wouldn’t reveal, without any documentation, in a bet that some Washington journalist could be gulled into reporting them.

In East Hampton, It’s the Superrich Against the Merely Rich - WSJ

Ahead of the busy summer season, the town is moving to privatize its airport and impose new restrictions on how often planes can fly in. The rules would limit a plane or helicopter to one takeoff and landing a day.

Completely unworkable.

Things that also make noise: cars, trains, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, people.

Arrest of Firebrand Cardinal Highlights Split in Hong Kong’s Catholic Church - WSJ

The Vatican expressed concern at the arrest, and its secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said he was saddened by the move but hoped it wouldn’t further complicate the dialogue with China.

Coward.

Crash of TerraUSD Shakes Crypto. ‘There Was a Run on the Bank.’ - WSJ

A trader might sell a bitcoin for TerraUSD, then use the TerraUSD to buy ether, another cryptocurrency, without ever touching a dollar or a bank account.

Perfect summation of the role, and importance, of stablecoins in this system.

Hawaiian Airlines Bets You’ll Want to Island Hop on Electric Seagliders - WSJ

They would cruise five to 30 feet above the waves on average, flying on a cushion of air that keeps the plane aloft, known as the “ground effect.”

Pretty genius. In theory, you could fly in ground effect forever, except that on land your bound to find an obstacle. No such problem at sea.

Textron Aviation Delivers FedEx’s First Cessna SkyCourier

The aircraft generates power through two wing-mounted Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65SC turboprop engines and utilizes a four-bladed, 110-inch aluminum McCauley Propeller C779. The full feathering, reversible pitch propeller is designed to enhance the performance of the aircraft while carrying large loads. The aircraft features Garmin G1000 NXi avionics. It has a maximum cruise speed of more than 200 knots and a 900 nautical-mile maximum range. The aircraft features a large door and a flat floor cabin. It is capable of holding three LD3 shipping containers with a 6,000 lb payload capability.

Awesome to see this clean sheet design delivered. They really put together a great product.

Saved! Trump Reveals He Has Been Stockpiling Baby Formula For Seven Years After Being Warned Of Coming Shortage In A Dream - The Babylon Bee

“I have so many silos filled, it’s unbelievable,” said President Trump as he cracked open a fresh can. “Absolutely the best formula, ready for Sleepy Joe’s total disaster of a famine. Plus, the taste is incredible—all the babies are saying they just love it.”

Matt Damon Makes New Commercial Apologizing For Telling You To Buy Crypto - The Babylon Bee

“History is filled with ‘almosts’ – and my crypto commercial was almost a good idea.”

The Biggest Problem With Flying Cars Is on the Ground - WSJ

Joby has also predicted that operating costs for its vehicles will be 86 cents a passenger mile. Dr. Trani thinks the actual figure will be between $3 and $4 a passenger mile.

That $4 per mile price is the same as a 9 passenger twin engine turboprop today. The electric air taxis can only carry 2-3 passengers.

White House Press Corps Beginning To Suspect Psaki Isn’t Ever Going To Circle Back To Their Questions - The Babylon Bee

According to the Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project, Psaki has promised to “circle back” to journalists’ questions exactly 8,436 times over the last 17 months. Now it appears almost all of those questions will remain mysteriously unanswered.