Friday, May 15, 2026
How to beat Iran’s internet kill switch
Since Feb. 28, 2026, the Islamic Republic has flipped the kill switch, keeping 92 million Iranians at roughly 1% connectivity—the longest nationwide shutdown ever recorded. - Len KhodorkovskyThe question for the West is whether we will help them hear the signal or let the regime kill it...
But purpose-built tools persist.
But purpose-built tools persist.
- Psiphon and Conduit allow diaspora activists to share their laptop connections with users inside Iran—roughly 400,000 used Psiphon to pull people through.
- FreeGate, built on a peer-to-peer proxy network, leaves no trace.
- Obfuscation protocols like V2Ray and Shadowsocks hide traffic by making it look like standard web browsing.
- Direct Tor connections are blocked, but bridges with pluggable transports open during the brief windows when international routes flicker back on...
Newsom's 'digital equity' plan allows death-row inmates to watch porn and groom children online, report finds | Blaze Media
Newsom's 'digital equity' plan allows death-row inmates to watch porn and groom children online, report finds | Blaze Media:
Officials told the Journal that the tablets were "tightly controlled education tools" to provide inmates "access to the Bible, education, and re-entry resources that actually reduce crime."
The investigation found dozens of death-row inmates who said the tablets allowed them access to pornography as well as sexually explicit conversations.
Ex-BLM activist goes scorched earth on 'scam' group, insists systemic racism in US isn't real
A former Black Lives Matter activist-turned-conservative influencer blasted the social justice organization as a “scam” — and insisted that Democrats are the party of “racism and violence.” - Patrick ReillyXaviaer DuRousseau, 29, revealed that he did a complete 180 from his liberal upbringing during the 2020 George Floyd riots as he realized that the movement was a money grab and that he was indoctrinated.
“Once I started looking at the conservative side of the argument, I started realizing, oh, wait, socialism has literally never worked. BLM has always been a scam, and the Democratic Party has always been the party of racism and violence,”...
Chinese spy Eileen Wang living the 'Somalian-American dream' | Blaze Media
Chinese spy Eileen Wang living the 'Somalian-American dream' | Blaze Media:
“Mayor Wang admitted to acting as a foreign agent from at least 2020 through 2022 — promoting PRC propaganda in the U.S. and acting at PRC’s direction to promote their interests. She has agreed to resign from office and plead guilty,” Patel explained.
Fascinating!-----How Trump's 'anaconda' tactics put the squeeze on Iran and China
In the mid-19th century, Scott was America’s preeminent military mind, the architect of victory in the Mexican War and the “Grand Old Man of the Army.” - Glenn H. Reynolds
With his blockade of Iran, though, maybe we should start comparing him to Gen. Winfield Scott...
- As the Civil War loomed, he developed a plan to defeat the Confederacy with the smallest number of casualties possible.
- He called it the Anaconda Plan — and like its namesake it was about applying a squeeze, and squeezing hard, until its object was squeezed to death.
“Draining the Swamp” update:
Since President Trump’s second term began, federal workforce is down ~345,000 employees, one of the LARGEST cuts since WWII. - Bill Brindley
- Meanwhile, the private sector added ~717,000 jobs.
Less bureaucracy, more private sector growth.
That's the Trump Economy! - Steve Moore
𝐀 𝟐𝟖-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑-𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐗 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄...
...𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐒𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝟏𝟔-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑-𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐓 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐃, 𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊. - M.A. Rothman
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝟐𝟖, enrolled on April 13 at Westchester Square Academy on the Lehman High School campus in the Bronx, using the name “𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝” and a birthday of March 8, 2010 (age 16)...
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝟐𝟖, enrolled on April 13 at Westchester Square Academy on the Lehman High School campus in the Bronx, using the name “𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝” and a birthday of March 8, 2010 (age 16)...
‘𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘒𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 29, 1997. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 16 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.”
'Complete disgrace': JD Vance issues ultimatum to states to crack down on Medicaid fraud | Blaze Media
'Complete disgrace': JD Vance issues ultimatum to states to crack down on Medicaid fraud | Blaze Media:
Vice President JD Vance, who chairs the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, announced on Wednesday the first major steps to compel states to crack down on Medicaid fraud nationwide.
There's a Smarter Way to Manage Surgical Pain | RealClearHealth
Imagine two patients who undergo the same hip replacement procedure, conducted by the same surgeon, at the same hospital, on the same day. - Alexandra Sideris
- One recovers quickly, while the other struggles with severe post-operative pain.
- But now, artificial intelligence tools are making it possible to predict precisely which patients are at higher risk of severe post-operative pain.
- These groundbreaking tools can enable doctors to tailor patients' treatment regimens before they even enter the operating room to prevent unnecessary suffering and shorten recovery times...
History for May 15
History for May 15 - On-This-Day.com
Katherine Anne Porter 1890 - Journalist, essayist, short story writer
- 1911 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- 1916 - U.S. Marines landed in Santo Domingo to quell civil disorder.
- 1940 - Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S.
- 1948 - Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon only hours after declaring its independence.
- 1972 - Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
California Mayor Resigns After DOJ Says She Was Foreign Agent for China - Plea Deal Announced
California Mayor Resigns After DOJ Says She Was Foreign Agent for China - Plea Deal Announced:
It turns out that China’s infiltration of California politics went way beyond Fang Fang’s alleged seduction of Eric Swalwell.
According to The New York Times, Arcadia, California, Mayor Eileen Wang, a Democrat, resigned Monday after she was charged with being an agent for Beijing.
Instapundit - YOU CAN’T HATE THE NEW YORK TIMES ENOUGH–THIS IS HOW THE HAMAS PROPAGANDA MACHINE WORKS
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published a lengthy piece alleging systematic sexual assault on Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli jails. - David Bernstein
- The piece was based on extremely dubious sourcing, and included the absurd allegation, which has circulated for months with no actual evidence provided, that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners.
- But it looks like Kristof, and the Times, are no mere credulous fools. A very extensive, detailed, and exquisitely sourced report was released today documenting, in gruesome detail, Hamas’s sexual depravity on 10/7 and its sexual crimes against the hostages it kidnapped to Gaza.
As @aizenbergt55 comments on X, “If you do not believe @nytimes knew EXACTLY what they were doing with the timing of the Kristof “opinion” piece [ie, trying to preempt justified outrage at Hamas’s sexual crimes by suggesting that Israel similarly engages in such crimes] I have a nice bridge to sell you.”
Bill Brindley - The biggest wealth transfer in American history... | Facebook
It’s happening on U-Hauls. - Bill Brindley
Over $2 trillion in income fled high-tax blue states for low-tax red states in just 11 years.
Over $2 trillion in income fled high-tax blue states for low-tax red states in just 11 years.
- And blue states’ solution?
- Raise taxes again.
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