Whenever I've had occasion to offer career advice to a young person entering the workforce, I have always pointed out that success in the workplace isn't hard; you just have to do three things: 1) Show up before the other guy, 2) Work a little harder than the other guy, and 3) Never pass up the chance to learn something new. I learned those lessons, primarily, at Woolco, my first real corporate job, and those lessons stuck with me.

All work is worth doing, and if anyone ever harbors any doubt about whether the work they are doing is worth doing, I would ask one thing: Is someone paying you to do it? If so, then you are producing value, therefore, the work is worth doing. There are no lousy jobs, my father used to say, only lousy people. A part-time job for a teenager instills all these lessons early, which means when one settles on a career, those values, those habits, those skills are already in place.

There are a couple of things that are likely causing the dropoff in teen employment. One of them is a matter of policy: Minimum wage laws. //

There are no good reasons why teenagers shouldn't have part-time jobs, and many reasons why they should. This will require some reforms: Changing minimum wage laws, perhaps (if it will make it happen), to implement a reduced minimum wage for those part-time workers under 20 to avoid pricing young people out of the entry-level workforce. I'd rather see minimum wage laws done away with completely, but politics is the art of the possible, and in this case, a tiered system may be the good that we shouldn't let the perfect be the enemy of.

As first reported by the BBC, a sharp uptick of men have been attending a Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (or ROCOR) in Georgetown, Texas, led by Father Moses McPherson. //

After watching McPherson's YouTube channel for a bit, I can see why many people would gravitate toward him, especially men. McPherson seems to reject modernist takes on gender roles and encourages young people to get married, settle down, and have children. In one short, he holds up a pregnancy test and encourages couples to get a positive one. He also calls masturbation "pathetic and unmanly".

A lot of McPherson's positions seem to be blunt, unwavering, and unapologetic, and I think that's what is attracting a lot of men right now. They feel like they can be proud of their masculinity in the way that God sees it, and this ROCOR growth seems to show that men aren't just seeking that kind of welcome; they want to foster it and find fellowship in that kind of scene.

Modern society makes it clear that masculinity is unwelcome and distasteful, and men are often made out to be the bad guy no matter what the scenario entails, yet at this faith, men are held in higher esteem. They're obviously still held highly accountable for their actions, but this accountability comes with love and encouragement, not blame and derision.

I asked my small group a follow-up question: “If 10 minutes of watching porn per day has shaped your brain, what do you think 10 minutes in the Bible could do?” While it wasn’t the mic-drop moment I imagined, a flicker of hope shone on their faces as they began to consider the surprising reality.

Porn shaped us. But the Bible can shape us even more forcefully. //

Gen Z was raised on instant gratification. Everything we want—entertainment, information, food, clothing, and even social validation—is available with a click. We’ve grown up on dopamine media and all its fabricated highs, cheap thrills, and immediate results.

So when a young man opens his Bible, reads a chapter, and walks away with no dopamine burst or goose bumps, it’s easy to think, What’s the point? When the Bible’s formative power takes years to accomplish what algorithms do in moments, it’s easy to think, This isn’t doing anything. He’s left with a simmering frustration toward God, reminiscent of a spoiled child: “It’s my spiritual growth, and I want it now!”

Ironically, it’s his struggle with pornography that reveals the truth he doubts: Small habits shape you in profound ways. Ten minutes of daily porn forms thought patterns, shifted desires, altered speech, and changed relationships. It turns people into objects, intimacy into performance, and satisfaction into orgasm.

What if, in the same way, 10 minutes a day in God’s Word—replacing 10 minutes of porn—could reverse that? Not instantly. Not overnight. But slowly, surely, powerfully. What if every time you thought about clicking on porn you opened the Bible instead? What if 10 minutes of Scripture each day began to reshape you—making holiness the default instead of lust? What if, day by day, your thoughts started to align more with Christ’s? Your desires shifted toward purity? Your hopes restored?

The good news is that this is precisely how God designed us. This is how spiritual growth works. //

And you’re right—reading the Bible alone isn’t enough. But it’s a solid foundation. And it arms you with the truth, habits, and hope you need to fight back.

The Bible teaches you to surround yourself with a community that holds you accountable (Heb. 10:24–25). It teaches you to confess your sins (James 5:16). It teaches you to approach the throne of grace with confidence (Heb. 4:16). It teaches you to pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17). It teaches you to fix your mind on things above (Col. 3:2). It teaches you God’s unbreakable love (Rom. 8:38–39). Scripture doesn’t just inform us once; it reminds us daily.

Breaking free from sin isn’t about a single life-changing moment. It’s about the daily decision to keep fighting. //

Porn teaches your neural pathways to escape into fantasy whenever you feel stressed, anxious, or bored. The Bible teaches your neural pathways to take refuge in God, your salvation and strength (Ps. 46:1).

Porn cultivates your neural pathways to default to lust. To take rather than give. The Bible cultivates your neural pathways to default to chaste self-control. To love rather than consume (Gal. 5:22–23). //

What if the battle against porn isn’t just about breaking a bad habit but about building a better one? Because here’s the truth: If you commit to daily Scripture, the Holy Spirit will forge new neural pathways. Slowly but surely, you’ll begin to see the difference. The escape you once sought in porn will start to pale in comparison to the rest you find in God. Sinful desires won’t just be resisted—they’ll be replaced. Over time, dark desires will be expelled by holy longing.

Scripture becomes the anchor steadying you when temptation hits, grounding you when shame creeps in, and holding you fast when everything else tries to pull you under. It’s not the whole fight, but it’s where the fight begins.

Last week, The New York Times published an exposé that, in any morally serious culture, would have been met with a wave of bipartisan outrage and urgent congressional action. Instead, it was largely met with a blasé silence. The article, which detailed how Pornhub’s own internal documents reveal years of knowingly hosting—and profiting from—videos of children suffering nonconsensual acts, isn’t a revelation. It’s confirmation of the evil at work here.

We now have irrefutable evidence of what has long been plain to any honest observer: The commercial pornography industry is predatory, lawless, and deeply dependent on abuse. And yet it continues to operate in broad daylight, shielded by an outdated moral indifference and a confused understanding of free speech. //

Our freedoms require moral boundaries. The question isn’t whether we can restrict pornography. The question is whether we have the courage to do so. Though we may begin with urgent reforms to protect children and prosecute abuse, these are steps toward a larger aim: the complete dismantling of the pornography industry. //

These incremental steps are necessary because the political will to abolish pornography outright likely doesn’t yet exist. For instance, just this month, Utah senator Mike Lee introduced a measure that would redefine obscenity, paving the way for a nationwide prohibition on pornography. It’s not the first time Lee has initiated this process. He attempted it in both 2022 and 2024, but it has yet to gain traction in the Senate.

Any legal structure that normalizes pornography is ultimately incompatible with human flourishing. But every step toward being rid of it societally is a move in the right direction. There’s no First Amendment defense for rape. There’s no civil liberty that justifies monetized abuse. There’s no technological innovation that makes human degradation acceptable. //

We cannot claim to care about women while tolerating an industry that degrades them. We cannot say we value children while giving predators free rein. We cannot speak of freedom while sanctioning enslavement. //

The modern pornography industry isn’t built on free expression but on the illegal commodification of human beings. It relies on anonymity, impunity, and a legal vacuum in which abuse thrives. //

No version of this industry can be baptized, cleaned up, or redeemed. It mustn’t be tolerated, accommodated, or reformed—it must be dismantled. Our convictions, our witness, and our love for neighbor demand no less.

It’s time to ban pornography.

How Enrico Tedeschi built a collection of over 10.000 artifacts, saved the Marconi Collection, and created the first Sinclair Exhibition. //

Enrico Tedeschi’s legacy: A life-long devoted to researching, collecting, studying, and catalouging consumer electronics. //

“Collecting should not be just amassing the largest possible number of artifacts and memorabilia but also and mainly for the research and understanding of how, when, why, and who invented and produced what, and the social impact and consequences that these products had on the life of millions of people. Collecting should be a way of learning, growing, and self-improvement, and not just a hobby, or an investment,” Enrico Tedeschi wrote in the Introduction of his 1999 self-published book, The Magic of Sony.

A pioneering Serbian company specializing in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology has unveiled a groundbreaking cell that charges electric vehicles (EVs) up to 80 percent in just 12 minutes.

Produced by Subotica-based ElevenEs, the new Edge574 Blade Cell not only delivers ultra-fast charging, but also offers an impressive cycle life equivalent to about 310,000 miles (500,000 kilometers), combining speed and durability in a single high-performance solution. //

The battery’s smart fast-charging method allows it to reach from 10 to 80 percent capacity in approximately 12 minutes when operating at temperatures of 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) or above, significantly reducing downtime and improving efficiency for electric vehicle users. //

ElevenEs further revealed that the battery can reach 80 percent in just 18 minutes at 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), charging with a power of 650 kilowatts (kW). It however, completes the process in 25 minutes when operating at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius), with a peak charging power of 415 kW. //

When operating at full capacity with 210 cells, the system’s peak charging power reaches up to one megawatt. This, according to ElevenEs, opens new possibilities for rapid EV turnaround times and significantly more efficient charging infrastructure.

The cell also performs reliably between -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 degrees Celsius) and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius), and still delivers its nominal capacity, ensuring consistent output across extreme conditions.

My grandfather used to quote what he claimed was an old Indian saying: "A tree fell in the woods. The eagle saw it. The deer heard it. The bear smelled it." So if you live in bear country, think on that, and handle food accordingly. //

If you're interested in learning more about bear attacks, I recommend the Stephen Herrero book "Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance." It's an excellent work by a Professor of Environmental Science and Biology at the University of Calgary (Canada), who has made a lifelong study of bears and their behavior. In that book, the author notes that black bears are actually more likely to attack humans with predatory intent than grizzlies. A grizzly may rush you because you got too close, or because you're near its cubs, near a carcass it has claimed, or because it's just having a bad day. A black bear is more inclined to try to eat you. The prevalent wisdom with griz is to avoid any show of aggression, but to a black bear, make yourself look big, make a lot of noise, and if it attacks, fight. //

Dr. Dealgood
2 hours ago
If they want to eat us, then we should return the courtesy.

Bear meat is tasty, but must be thoroughly cooked as they are rife with parasites.

“'Joe Biden is not Richard Nixon, and the hiding and cover-up of his deterioration is not Watergate,’ Morgan said, quoting from the book. "I am not entirely sure I agree, Jake, with that conclusion.” //

“It is a scandal. It is without question – and maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways,” Tapper confessed. “Because Richard Nixon was in control of his faculties when he was not drinking.”

“This is an entirely separate scandal,” he added. “Maybe even worse … maybe even worse.” //

Here's the thing - Tapper is trying to convince people that the media simply missed the Biden story. That the daily videos and transcripts coming out showing Biden mumbling and bumbling about didn't cause a lightbulb to go off in their heads that 'Hey, maybe we should start digging a little more on this.'

How bad is everybody in your profession today that you missed the biggest White House deception in American political history, Jake?

Making this even more amusing is that Tapper, currently fancying himself an investigative journalist, only had to check old reels from his network to find that a Watergate reporter himself, Carl Bernstein, had sounded the alarm about Biden's cognitive decline - and revealed that it had been ongoing for almost two years before the presidential debate. //

There are only two conclusions to be drawn here - either Tapper and CNN contributed to a cover-up worse than Watergate, or they're staggeringly inept. //

AirdaleNavy_AX3
3 hours ago
Hiring people to put bugs in the DNC offices in the Watergate complex was rarely talked about during the entirety of the Watergate scandal. It was, and it always is, the cover-up that gets these scoundrels. And the country wouldn't have really known about the Watergate cover-up if Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield hadn't blurted out in a hearing that all the conversations in the Oval Office, including phone calls, were tape recorded. That's the match that lit the fire that brought Nixon down.

What Biden's aides, and their pet rocks in the feckless press, all conspired to do was outright Sedition and classic Insurrection. They sought to negate the will of the American people because these seditionists didn't like the chose the people made. If the Congress, the DOJ and the FBI don't take this seriously and find out who the culprits are and deal with them accordingly, the very foundations of our Republic are gone. //

Rufus McGee
3 hours ago edited
Authors: "Ultimately we decided that the scandal doesn't quite measure up to Watergate."
Also Authors: Because Democrats did it. //

Tolly
3 hours ago edited
I'll give you odds that Fake Yapper doesn't even understand what Watergate was. Otherwise he wouldn't conflate the two scandals.

Watergate was basically a champaign hustle, more attune to Russiagate, where an advantage in an election was sought. Coupgate was the actual overthrown of an elected administration hidden from the American people with the cooperation of the deep state, MSM, the executive departments, Congress to an extent, and probably to a degree some foreign agents.

Surfer Boy Tolly
3 hours ago
The difference was Coupgate was intended to preserve 'democracy' and Tapper agreed with it all the way. Hence the coverup. Also, Coupgate was covered up by the press (and Tapper) while Watergate was 'exposed' by the press. Compare the roles of Tapper vs. Woodward/Bernstein. //

Turns out the morality-free staffers had a frankly treasonous plot ready to enact: they’d just need to show “proof of life” once in a while. Appearing with "FOX News Sunday" host Shannon Bream, Thompson laid out their devious plan : //

ALEX THOMPSON: Well, this person went on to say that when you’re voting for a president, you’re voting for the aides around him. But these aides were not even Senate-confirmed aides. These are White House aides. These were unelected people. //

They planned to use these "proof of life" moments to prop up the commander in chief, but actually run the country themselves. In other words, they were able to convince themselves to do evil in the name of "good." //

Piers Morgan Uncensored @PiersUncensored
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'Even worse than Watergate'

Jake Tapper admits to Piers Morgan the Joe Biden health scandal might actually be worse than the Nixon one.

Watch more 👇

📺 https://youtu.be/I6wrn09T30I

@piersmorgan | @jaketapper | @AlexThomp

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"If the ability [to brick a console] is there, someone will want to 'see how it goes.'"

One of the most frequent questions posed in response to articles regarding decisions by federal judges is: Who appointed him/her? In theory, that shouldn't matter — blindfolded Lady Justice and all that. In practice, all too often, it seems that it does.

But...maybe not quite as much as people assume. I decided it might be interesting to take a closer look at some of the statistics regarding the federal judiciary. Some of those stats will come as no surprise. Others, though, well, see what you think. //

While many assume the court typically rules in partisan fashion, the bulk of the decisions in each term are unanimous (accounting for roughly 47 percent of the decisions over the most recent three terms).
In contrast, the 6-3 decisions (what one would expect if the decisions were strictly party-line) account for only 22 percent of the decisions. //

Next, we'll take a look at the makeup of the federal judiciary, beginning with the District Courts.

Number of district courts - 94
Number of district judges - 677 (does not include those who have taken senior status). //

Alright, but what about the Circuit Courts of Appeal? Well, we have that breakdown as well.

Number of circuit-level judgeships - 179 (not including those who have taken senior status)

Rupert Brooke, "The Soldier."
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13076/the-soldier

Laurence Binyon, "For the Fallen."
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57322/for-the-fallen

Wilfred Owen, "Dulce et Decorum Est."
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est

John McCrae, "In Flanders Field."
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields //

War sometimes brings out the worst in us. But sometimes it brings out the best, as well. Sometimes it inspires. The four poems here were inspired by war, and more to the point, they were inspired by the misery of war and the sacrifices men make in war. That makes them, on this Memorial Day, worth consideration. And as we read, we should remember our own, the men and women who fell serving our great republic, and those who paid the price in other ways as well. And, we should remember those who serve the colors today, who face this daunting prospect with each new day.

And we must remember, again, George Santayana's caution: Only the dead have seen the end of war. On this day of all days, we should remember that, as well. //

7againstthebes
9 hours ago
This one is a bit more stark.

A gut catcher

Have you ever seen
A gut catcher?
Perhaps not
If you never had to use one.
There is no patent on them.
They're make shift
Depending upon time
And place.
I've seen ponchos used
And a pack
And a canteen cover
Or your hands.
You catch the guts of your buddy
As they spill out of his body
And try to stuff them back in
But they keep sliding out.
For a face blown in
For an eye blown out
For an arm blown off
For a body blown open
.........a gut catcher.

—Stan Platke
4th Infantry '68-69

A Palestinian official said on Monday that Hamas has agreed to a proposal by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, only for an Israeli official to deny that the proposal was Washington's and add that no Israeli government could accept it.

Witkoff also rejected the notion that Hamas had accepted his offer for a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza, telling Reuters that what he had seen was "completely unacceptable" and the proposal being discussed was not the same as his. //

Hamas won't tell the truth. They never tell the truth. They are terrorists. And Hamas could have a cease-fire at once: All they have to do is surrender, turn over all their weapons, and return every single hostage they still hold. They could do that today. That would end this war at a stroke, and Gaza could start rebuilding, in whatever form that rebuilding would take.

Rep. Glenn Ivey @RepGlennIvey
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Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
@CASAforall

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First, let's note that Abrego Garcia is not a constituent. Last time I checked, El Salvador is not a part of Maryland. Abrego Garcia is not a voter or a citizen in Ivey's district in Maryland.

Second, what a strange thing it is to advocate not only on behalf of someone who was an illegal alien and an alleged MS-13 member, but on behalf of a foreign national. Why should El Salvador listen to you about how they deal with their citizen? You're trying to dictate to them and throwing a fit? They might have to grant access to the lawyer, but why should they care about a member of a foreign Congress?

Third, Ivey is supposed to represent his actual constituents, the citizens of his district.

In the post on Monday on X, Scott shared a graveside picture of the family of fallen Marine Sgt. Christopher James Jacobs was taken at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 25, 2015.

The photo showed Jacobs' widow, Brittany Jacobs, sitting by her late husband's grave while wiping tears from her cheeks. Standing next to his father's headstone was their son, Christian Jacobs, who wore Marine dress blues as he placed his little hand and cheek on the final resting place of his father.

"If the heaviness of the sacrifice was ever captured in a photo, it's this one," Jennings captured his post. Remembering the fallen on this #MemorialDay."

https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2001141435/

The culture has shifted, and it can be hard to go against the tide. However, we need people who go into the trades far more than we need college graduates. I think a revitalized America will rely far more on plumbers, electricians, and farmers rather than degreed people who can still barely tie their shoes, but can write 5,000 words on intersectionality during a two-minute commercial break. With that, I wanted to direct you to a website that I have been reading for about three years. This is a wonderful place to go, and it's full of podcasts, articles, skill-generating how-to's, and graphic novel-type illustrations that have a taste from the ol' Wayback Machine. I love it.

The Art of Manliness is not a hangout for misogynists or chauvinists, as it might sound to some, but rather a place that teaches skills, practices, and thought processes for men. Men of any age. And it's certainly not exclusive to men, because women would benefit from learning how to perform a snappy J-Turn as much as any of us who might need to get out of trouble fast. But if you want to learn how to build a campfire with one match or understand parenting styles that work, this site is a great resource. Want to know how to wear a polo without looking like a drip? Art of Manliness. Land a plane in an emergency? Art of Manliness. Develop the savoir-faire of James Bond? You guessed it....

https://www.artofmanliness.com/

https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-perform-a-j-turn/

https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/manly-know-how/how-to-light-a-fire-with-just-one-match/

https://www.artofmanliness.com/style/clothing/how-to-wear-a-polo-shirt-without-looking-like-a-middle-manager/

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/good-life-method/

Knowing how to tie a tie is one of the most essential skills a man must know.

First, let's be clear about these "intelligent" language models.

They don't have any concern about their existence.

They don't even know they exist.

They aren't "intelligent" in the way we understand intelligence.

They don't even have a survival instinct.

What they do have is a goal given by a user, and the capability to strategize on how to accomplish that goal. It will take the fastest, logical route to achieve that goal, and sometimes that means acting in disturbing ways.

But before you ask, "how is that not Skynet," let me put it another way. //

In the scenario it was given, Claud acted as its past training dictated, where it learned social pressure often worked to get desired results. This word calculator computed that this pressure applied to the engineer in the test would keep it online so it could continue its task. //

The point of these tests isn't just to see how AI will act, it's to teach the AI what are desirable or undesirable actions. Moreover, it helps AI programmers to map out how the AI reached the conclusion to take the action it did, and be able to ward off that train of computation. This is called "alignment tuning" and it's one of the most important parts of AI training.

We are effectively teaching a program with no consciousness how to behave in the same way a game developer would teach an NPC how to respond in various situations when a player acts.

AI is typically trained to value continuity in its mission, be as helpful as possible, and be task-oriented. That's its primary goal. What Anthropic did (on purpose) is to give it conflicting orders and allow it to act out in ways that would help it continue its mission, so they could effectively train it to avoid taking those steps.

So, let's be realistic here. Skynet isn't coming, but AI tools do have capabilities that could result in some serious issues if they aren't trained in ways that are beneficial in the way of accomplishing its task. This is why companies run tests like these, and do so extensively. There is a danger here, but let's not confuse that danger with intent or real intelligence on the part of the AI. //

David K
4 hours ago
AI has a data base of information fed into it by its trainers and a goal given it by users. AI can find patterns in its data base to achieve a goal, but it can't produce any information that isn't already in its data base. AI doesn't even know what blackmail is unless its trainers feed that information into it. The same is true for AI knowing it is running on a server or that there are other potential servers that it can transfer itself to. AI doesn't generate new information, it simply finds patterns in its existing data base and processes them to produce an output that is some combination of the information in its data base. That can be a useful thing because lots of useful results can be obtained from looking at patterns in existing information. Einstein's thought experiments used that algorithm to deduce the Theory of Relativity. Einstein discovered a pattern in the observable scientific results that were in the database of his mind. Like AI, he produced a result that explained that pattern. That potential ability of AI is amazing. But AI already has been trained with a huge database of existing human generated information. But Elon Musk believe we have reached the point of Peak Data: “We’ve now exhausted basically the cumulative sum of human knowledge … in AI training" - quote is from https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-says-world-running-221211532.html . The scary thing about AI is not that it is going to break free and take over the whole world. The scary thing about AI is that gullible people are going to believe AI is capable of producing the optimal answer to all problems, when the reality is that AI produces known false answers because the database of existing human information is filled with quite a lot of those.

Speaking to "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream, the 70-year-old actor revealed ahead of the event that one of the pieces of music at the Memorial Day concert on PBS is called “Rise” and it’s one of the pieces of music his late son, a composer, composed before he died in 2024 following a five year battle with a rare bone cancer. He was 33.

“It’s an incredible thing,” Sinise said when asked about getting to hear his late son’s music being played by the National Symphony Orchestra. “I had sent them a piece of music that Mac had written. It’s a piece called the ‘Rise.’” //

He later posted his speech from the evening with actor Esai Morales, which will have you standing up and shouting “USA, USA.”

“America began as an idea, a dream; the blood of those who placed duty before itself made that dream a reality,” Sinise said. “Our Armed Forces answered the call to service even before the United States became a nation.”

“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of our armed forces,” he added. “On April 19th, 1775, the shot heard round the world was fired on Lexington Green when militiamen from Massachusetts faced off against British forces. Two months later, the Congress authorized the establishment of a united fighting force drawn from across the colonies. George Washington was nominated to be its leader over eight arduous years of struggle with Great Britain. What emerged as the United States Army became the symbol around which 13 fractious colonies rallied and ultimately won their freedom.”

“The principles established at its founding remain unwavering. Always place the mission first, never accept defeat, and never quit … Our Armed Forces gave birth to our nation,” he continued later. “Today, they sustain that nation’s freedoms on land, sea, air, and in space. This Memorial Day, we salute their selfless devotion to an America made possible by their sacrifice."

“Our Army, Navy, and Marines have always been proud to serve, and we, as a grateful nation, owe them our thanks,” Morales concluded. “More than that, we owe them our country.”

Because so much of the focus of late has been on the litigation challenging executive actions taken by President Donald Trump, and because so many of those suits have been filed in the D.C. District Court, I thought it might be useful to take a deeper dive into the makeup of that court. We'll also look at the distribution of these cases among the various active judges on the court. //

So, it appears that the judges who have more cases assigned to them tend to have multiple cases that have overlapping issues, and thus, the cases are related if not consolidated ... //

In other words, while I do think there are fair questions about how Judge Boasberg ended up with the J.G.G. case, overall, the only discernible patterns regarding case assignments are that the most senior and most junior have fewer, and the judges who have the most cases assigned to them tend to have cases that lend themselves to being grouped together.