Because I’ve heard Biden refer to those last two tribes in every speech he gives.

Native American Groups Allege Met Museum’s Curator Is ‘Pretendian’
New York Post | May 28, 2024 | Isabel Vincent

Native American campaigners are raising questions about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first-ever curator of Native American art — claiming she does not belong to a federally recognized tribe in the US, The Post has learned.

Patricia Marroquin Norby was hired with great fanfare in 2020, after what the museum said was “a long and competitive search,” as its “inaugural Associate Curator of Native American Art” in its American Wing. For years, Marroquin Norby, 53, described herself — including in legal filings — as “Apache,” “Eastern Apache” and “Nde” as well as “Purepacha/Tarascan” . . .

Wait — did they use English to describe the job title and salary, etc.? Isn’t that counter-productive?

“A long and competitive search,” hmm? Let me guess who she wasn’t competing against.

Top secret China spaceplane releases a mystery object into Earth’s orbit – and no one knows what it is
UK Daily Mail | May 28 2024 | Stacy Libratore

China’s top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object into Earth’s orbit just 372 miles above the surface.

The US Space Force is monitoring the situation, but the purpose of the object ejected on May 24 is unknown.

A Harvard astrophysicist first spotted the object, speculating it could be a subsatellite deployment, or a piece of hardware ejected before the spaceplane ends its mission and deorbits.

(Or should that be “Heart Worming”? Or “Hard Warning”?)

You’re in like Flynn; let unpacking begin

Fun Fact: Joe Biden was on the set that day — you can glimpse his shoulder on the left.

Proof young women are opting out of casual sex?
The Spectator | 05/29/2024 | Amber Duke

The popular dating app Bumble was forced to apologize recently when its anti-celibacy advertisement didn’t land the way that it had hoped.

Bumble tried to tap into many women’s frustration with modern dating, telling women who are having trouble finding a significant other that “a vow of celibacy is not the answer.”

But whoever is on Bumble’s marketing team failed to realize that many women are opting out of casual sex and hook-ups as they realize they prefer settling into a long-term partnership before they engage in a sexual relationship. Others are taking a break from dating entirely, as they feel a deep dissatisfaction with the current landscape, which seems centered around fleeting physical attraction and short-lived connections.

… Women let Bumble know that they did not appreciate the ads, which seemed designed to shame them for their choice to save their bodies for someone special. Bumble apologized in turn. “We made a mistake,” the company said. “Our ads referencing celibacy were an attempt to lean into a community frustrated by modern dating, and instead of bringing joy and humor, we unintentionally did the opposite.”

Passenger accused of running naked through Virgin Australia airliner mid-flight, knocking down crew member
CBS News | May 28, 2024

A man …

No, lost interest.

It was in the photo archives.

I imagine it as Walrus arriving at his new home — the moving van is to the right.

The moving van is to the right.

Hell of a first day in the back yard.

Chase Bank Rolls Back ‘De-Banking’ Policy that Hurt Conservatives
Breitbart | 05/24/2024 | Amy Furr

JPMorgan Chase bank has apparently rolled back a policy that led to the de-banking of several conservatives and nonprofit groups, according to Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).

Fox News reported on Friday that the bank had rolled back its WePay service, and the Christian law firm is praising the move.

The service “required merchants to refrain from accepting payments or using the service for activities related to ‘social risk issues,’ which the bank defined as anything ‘subject to allegation and impacts related to hate groups, systemic racism, sexual harassment and corporate culture,’” the outlet said.

In May 2019, JPMorgan Chase Chief Jamie Dimon denied claims the bank had de-banked conservatives over their political views, stating, “We have not and do not,” according to Breitbart News.

And Today Is Junerd, as Well

Mother Of Slain Student Laken Riley Cries As Murder Suspect Jose Ibarra Pleads Not Guilty
Oann | May 31, 2024 | Brooke Mallory

During an arraignment hearing on Friday, the illegal immigrant from Venezuela who is suspected of brutally murdering Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley entered a not guilty plea.

So far, so good. That I understand. But . . .

According to a judge, a status hearing for the case will now take place in August, and a trial is anticipated by this fall.

“A” judge? Is the judge in some tangential way connected to this case?

Ibarra is accused of malicious murder …

I literally had no idea there was any other kind.

hindering someone from calling 911,

Wouldn’t that be implied by the murder charge?

tampering with evidence, and acting as a “peeping Tom.”

WTF?

These charges were brought against him by a grand jury.

Well-crafted prose.

“Ibarra is accused of causing Riley’s death by inflicting blunt-force trauma to her head and ‘asphyxiating her in a manner unknown to jurors,’ an indictment states,” Fox News reported.

“An” indictment states? Are there other indictments floating around out there, relating to this case?

“Asphyxiating her in a manner unknown to jurors” — this is when and where I had my stroke.