THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL FOR SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING, BUT WE CAN GUESS:   All The Shoals.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

HE’S NOT WRONG:

Whole essay here.

IT’S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE HAD A GENUINELY PRO-AMERICAN SECRETARY OF STATE THAT I’D FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH GOOD ONE COULD ACCOMPLISH:

JAMIE DIMON: America Should Be Stockpiling Bullets.

Most InstaPundit readers:

If you’re looking to do your part, you might start here. A company started by, and owned by, some of my law students.

YES.

ITS ORIGIN AND PURPOSE, STILL A TOTAL MYSTERY: Andrew McCabe Can’t Understand Why Kash Patel Called Boulder Attack Terrorism.

Meanwhile, back on planet earth: “The Egyptian illegal immigrant who used a flamethrower and molotov cocktails to set a group of Jewish people on fire Sunday at a demonstration in Boulder, Colo. is now facing federal hate crime charges for attacking a group of demonstrators bringing attention to the hostages remaining in Hamas captivity.”

MAYBE IF THEY’D TRY NOT SUCKING SO MUCH: CNN’s Buried Lede: New Poll Shows Dems Still Cratering. “Bear in mind that CNN’s polls generally lean towards Democrats, too. These are terrible numbers for Democrats, and they aren’t the only indicators of political crisis either. Chalian and Raju go through the issue numbers, and Republicans are still dominating on the most important policy areas.”

Related: CNN’s Harry Enten Flabbergasted by Brutal New Numbers for Dems on Economy.

I LOVE A HAPPY STORY: ‘PROTECTED BY GOD AND A GUN’: 3 Thugs Motivated To Beat a Hasty Retreat in California Home Invasion. “A trio of masked thugs broke into a multi-million dollar home in the Hollywood Hills near Los Angeles Thursday evening. A sign on the property warned that, ‘This house is protected by God and a gun. Screw around and you’ll meet both,’ should have offered the young scholars a clue to pick another house. But to be fair, they probably couldn’t read. Anyway, the trio forced their way in around 10:30 and not fifteen seconds after making entry, they had poked the bear and the bear opened fire. All three of the felons fled in great haste.”