SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:56 P.M. ET: 

FRENCH MILITANT ON SYRIA – From Reuters:  "PARIS - Most French people are in favor of military intervention by France in Syria, a poll showed on Saturday, a sharp reversal from a survey in 2013 when the majority opposed government plans for air strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.  France has been providing weapons to opposition Syrian Kurdish forces but has repeatedly ruled out a military operation in Syria without a United Nations mandate.  It was the first country to join the US-led coalition carrying out air strikes on Islamic State insurgents in Iraq and Syria, but ruled out taking part in strikes on targets inside Syrian borders for fear it would benefit Assad."  MacArthur said that all military disasters begin with two words:  too late.  It may already be too late for Syria.

ANOTHER GREAT MOMENT IN EDUCATION – From The College Fix:  "An upcoming workshop scheduled to take place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to teach campus radicals and socialists how to manipulate campus resources to advance their agenda.  'Undercommoning: A workshop on becoming a thief in the university,' was the exact wording of the subject line in a recent group email sent to University of Wisconsin-Madison scholars and others announcing the event, set for June 4.  The symposium, which will also be transmitted to a wider audience via Google Hangout, is described as a chance for campus radicals – students and scholars alike – to brainstorm ideas among their 'newly formed Undercommoning Collective' on how to influence university resources and advance their socialist agenda and provocative causes.  Organizers did not respond to repeated requests for comment by The College Fix."  State university.  Receives federal aid.  Your tax dollars at work.

LEGAL NEWS – The art of the shakedown, learned from the master.  From the New York Post:  "Al Sharpton's daughter reportedly is suing New York City for $5 million after she fell in the street and sprained her ankle.  According to the New York Post, Dominique Sharpton, 28, says in court records she was 'severely injured, bruised and wounded' after tripping on uneven pavement in downtown Manhattan in October.  Sharpton says she still suffers from the injury, the Post reported.  She reportedly was pictured in a walking boot in the weeks following the fall, but participated in a National Action Network March in December and was pictured climbing a ladder to decorate a Christmas tree."  No settlement, no peace!

May 23, 2015