(1) Nick Kristof of the Times writes a poorly-sourced article accusing the IDF of rape. It is cleverly timed to coincide with an enormous and well-documented report on Hamas sexual violence against Israelis:

The commission on Hamas sexual violence against Israelis “has examined over 10,000 photographs and videos of the attack totalling more than 1,800 hours of visual analysis.”

Conversely, someone told Nick Kristof that Zionist dogs are trained to rape Arabs, so he wrote that. https://t.co/d2sVSwz7cZ

— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 12, 2026

(2) Alabama redistricting:

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday celebrated the United States Supreme Court’s decision to vacate the court-ordered congressional map, allowing for the use of the 2023 Alabama-drawn congressional map.

“I will continue to say: Alabama knows our state, our people and our districts best. The United States Supreme Court’s decision is plain common sense and enables our values to be best represented in Congress,” said Governor Ivey. “For years, we have fought for this outcome, and I am proud to celebrate this win for Alabamians.”

Following last week’s successful special session and this victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, Governor Ivey is now taking the next step by calling a Special Primary Election for the affected congressional districts, the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th.

(3) AOC has “way bigger” ambitions than merely running for president:

“What’s funny about that is that they assume my ambition is positional; they assume my ambition is a title or a seat. And my ambition is way bigger than that,” she said, speaking to the students in the audience. “My ambition is to change this country.”

“Presidents come and go. Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go, but single-payer healthcare is forever. A living wage is forever. Workers’ rights are forever. Women’s rights, all of that,” the congresswoman, 36, added.

If you don’t think she could be the nominee in 2028 or 2032, think again.

(4) Trump would like to cut the federal gas tax, but he has to get it through Congress.

(5) A mayor in California, Eileen Wang, pleads guilty to being a Chinese agent.

(6) Fraud – of a familiar type – uncovered in the student visa program.