COCAINE CAT: Not to be outdone by cocaine-eatinging bears, the universe has delivered cocaine cat unto us as proof we live in the best timeline. Some questions to ask yourself as you read the story: Why did they test the cat for cocaine in the first place? Did the cat break its leg all on its own climbing the tree, or was the leg broken during interaction with one of the police officers?

BIDEN WANTS PAY RAISE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: The proposed 5.2% raise will be the largest since the Carter administration. An article from another source indicates it will be closer to 8.7% after they add in locality pay and whatnot.

PEARL-CLUTCHING AND CONTORTIONS FROM LEFTIST MEDIA: “Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bill making it easier to violate child labor laws.” –Salon  So, how does this make it easier? Because they no longer have to prove their age, or obtain a government permission slip. Prove their age. You know, like produce a birth certificate. Because leftists are all in favor of having to show ID, except for voting.

MRS FETTERLUMP, FIRE FIGHTER: How did this column miss the news that Gisele Barreto Fetterman is a fire fighter? Credit where due. But between “spotted” and “[w]earing her full gear, Gisele walked through the area while on the phone,” this sounds awfully like a photo op staged for the TV cameras.

DID “QANON SHAMAN” GET SHAFTED DURING SENTENCING? Jonathan Turley raises questions based on newly-released footage. But we all know the answer: because Chansley was the very visible face of J6 larping they came down extra hard on him.

IF YOU HEAR THESE WORDS, RUN AWAY: Liana Shanti, Lemurian Mystery School. Of course by then it’s probably too late. (Suggest viewing in private mode to bypass registration wall. H/T to whichever one of you posted this in the comments recently; take a bow. The original article used “Lemurian” and “Lumerian” interchangeably; the article seems to have been corrected after publication, but the error persists in the URL.)

TOO-LOCAL NEWS: Federal employee sentenced to 2.5 years for taking $400,000 in bribes for Norfolk, Richmond courthouse projects.

TESTIFY, BROTHER MATT: Taibbi testifies before House Judiciary Committee about the Twitter Files.

BRAVE NEW WORLD: Scientists create mice with two fathers after making eggs from male cells.