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

A SAD GOODBYE – FROM AOL NEWS:    NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - The clowns, animal acts and acrobats of the storied Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus are taking their final bow at an arena outside New York City on Sunday in the farewell performance of the "Greatest Show on Earth" after nearly 150 years.  Capping a legacy that stretches back to the legendary 19th century showman P.T. Barnum, the circus bids adieu at a series of shows this weekend at newly refurbished Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale on New York's Long Island.  The final show on Sunday evening was a sell-out and a worldwide audience can watch the event via a live stream on the Ringling website.  As a kid, my parents took me to "the circus," and it was always this one.  We did the same for our kids.  Now kids are taken to diversity training and psychiatric evaluation.  The excitement builds.

EVEN DIANNE – FROM THE POLITICO:   SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Liberal hecklers have protested outside Dianne Feinstein’s home. She’s been confronted at a Los Angeles fundraiser and a San Francisco town hall meeting by progressives angered by her skeptical view of single-payer health care and support for some of Donald Trump’s earliest nominees.  In a state marked by its unfettered resistance to the president, California’s senior senator and ranking Democratic member of the Judiciary Committee is dealing with burgeoning unrest in the party ranks at home, a symptom of the roiling anti-Trump politics on the left. Despite her interrogation of Neil Gorsuch at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Feinstein’s brand of moderation is showing signs of slipping out of favor in a state that delivered a landslide margin against Trump.  Feinstein is a moderate liberal, apparently not liberal enough for the nuts.  It's frightening.  The Democratic Party is becoming a true leftist party.  If that happens, it must be politically demolished for the good of the country.

I ALWAYS KNEW IT – FROM BUSINESS INSIDER:   Journalists' brains show a lower-than-average level of executive functioning, according to a new study, which means they have a below-average ability to regulate their emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, switch between tasks, and show creative and flexible thinking.  The study, led by Tara Swart, a neuroscientist and leadership coach, analysed 40 journalists from newspapers, magazines, broadcast, and online platforms over seven months. The participants took part in tests related to their lifestyle, health, and behaviour.  Of course, this applies only to liberal journalists.  And it's so obvious.

May 21, 2017