SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

NUTBAGS – From The College Fix:   Students in the country illegally and their allies at Georgetown University are angry over the school’s decision to host Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson as a keynote speaker at an upcoming graduation ceremony, saying his presence makes them feel unsafe and uncomfortable and that he must be disinvited.  Johnson is set to be the speaker at the commencement for Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service on May 21.  Instead of a degree, these children should be given elementary-school diplomas.

NOTHING TO SEE, NOTHING TO SEE – From Fox:   The latest issue of Al Qaeda’s online magazine Inspire released Saturday calls on would-be jihadis to undermine the American economy by targeting business leaders and entrepreneurs, according to analysts who monitor web chatter from the jihadist organization.  The newest edition obtained by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) features a cover with the headline “Professional Assassinations” and the subhead “Home Assassinations,” which the depiction of a hooded killer watching an upscale home from the outside.  We're sure they're just kidding.   They're such practical jokers.  Choke.

IS THIS PRESIDENTIAL? – From the L.A. Times: –   Attending a rally for Bernie Sanders usually involves long lines and security screenings, but that wasn’t the case at an intimate, informal event Friday evening supporting the Vermont senator’s presidential campaign in a park here.  Instead of metal detectors, entrance required burning ceremonial sweetgrass.  Participants were “smudged,” meaning the smoke from the sweetgrass was wafted over them before they could enter the sacred circle and begin a Wiccan ritual to support Sanders ahead of Oregon’s primary on Tuesday.   Sanders is nailing down the Wiccan vote.  Hillary must be panicking.  Those are her people.

May 15, 2016