Rueters, Trump announces peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, in case you didn't know they were at war. Insty, THEY TOLD US HE WAS GOING TO BE A WARMONGER, WHOSE LOOSE-CANNON DIPLOMACY WOULD PRODUCE CHAOS: Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon, "An astonishing achievement. The diplomacy coming out of this administration is just tremendous, and President Trump's haters—which include the vast majority of the mainstream media whose job it is to cover this stuff—won't give him an ounce of credit for it." Quote The White House @WhiteHouse, "President Donald J. Trump hosts the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev @PresidentAZ, and the Prime Minister of Armenia, @NikolPashinyan, for a historic peace summit." CJ Pearson @thecjpearson, "In less than seven months in office, President Trump has now brokered peace between: Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the DRC, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Sundance at CTH reports President Trump Meeting with President Putin Will Take Place in Alaska and Polish News Outlet Claims Insider Info on Trump-Putin Tentative Agreement. "According to Onet, the US proposal includes: "A ceasefire in Ukraine, though not a full peace agreement. De facto recognition of Russian-occupied territories by postponing the status issue for 49 or 99 years. The lifting of most sanctions imposed on Russia and, in the long term, a return to energy cooperation – namely, imports of Russian gas and oil." Meanwhile, the proposal reportedly does not include guarantees against NATO expansion – one of Moscow’s consistent demands. Russia did not receive any promises that military support for Ukraine would cease. However, according to the outlet, this last point is said to be acceptable to the Russians." Tod Glasser at RCP on Building a Just and Lasting Peace In Ukraine. WarTranslated @wartranslated, "Russian Urals crude is being offered to Chinese buyers at lower prices as Indian refiners pull back after new US tariffs. Traders report five to ten cargoes have been purchased, but China is unlikely to absorb all volumes redirected from India, according to Bloomberg." Bloomy, Trump Doubles Tariff on India to 50%, Sparking Outrage in Delhi, because of their use of Russian oil.
Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears Trump Orders Military to Go After Cartels. "Take this for what you will, given that the story appears in The New York Times, but it sure sounds like this is exactly what Trump would do: authorize the military to go after drug cartels he has designated as foreign terrorist organizations." Althouse reads the NYT too, "President Trump has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels...." "[D]irecting the military to crack down on the illicit trade also raises legal issues, including whether it would count as 'murder' if U.S. forces acting outside of a congressionally authorized armed conflict were to kill civilians — even criminal suspects — who pose no imminent threat...." This is effectively a declaration of war on Mexico; but I'm not complaining.
Rick Moran at PJM, Sen. Cornyn Sics the FBI on 'Flee-Bagging' Texas Democrats. From NewsMax, Texas Dem Lawmakers Could Face Nearly $400K in Fines. Nick Arama at RedState hears Ken Paxton Gets 'Major Victory' in Suit Regarding Beto O'Rourke Fundraising for Runaway TX Democrats. Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX, "BREAKING: I just defeated Beto O’Rourke in court. We secured a major victory stopping runaway Democrats from taking "Beto Bribes" and preventing deceptive fundraising. They told me to "come and take it," so I did." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Texas AG Seeks to Have Democrats Removed from Office. Driscoll at Insty, THE GREAT GERRYMANDERING WAR OF 2025: "Until President Trump came on the scene, the U.S. Congress basically consisted of Democrats and RINOs with only a few actual Republicans sprinkled throughout the GOP. Thanks to Trump morphing the party into America First Patriots, MAGA Republicans are pushing back at the insanity tossed at us by Democrat—for example, gerrymandering, which communist Democrats have made into an art form. Per Vice President J.D. Vance: "The gerrymander in California is outrageous. Of their 52 congressional districts, nine of them are Republican. That means 17 percent of their delegation is Republican when Republicans regularly win 40 percent of the vote in that state. How can this be possibly allowed?" Related: America’s Newspaper of Record is once again doing straight-up reportage: Democrats Warn New Trump Census Could Negate All The Illegal Alien Votes Biden Brought In." Mary Rooke at Da Caller, Trump’s Census Bombshell Could Upend 2026 Midterms. Cutie Pavlich at TownHall, Oh, That’s Why Democrats Don’t Want a New Census. From Twitchy, Scott Jennings: Democrats Are In the Middle of a 'High-Speed Come Apart' Over Citizens-Only Census.
Sundance hosts President Trump Recaps Economic Success with Economist Steve Moore. John Carney @carney, "I spent a bunch of time today reading recent economics papers on tariffs.
Every single one assumes retaliatory tariffs. None—not a single
one—correctly models what happened, which is a big hike by the U.S. in
exchange for lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers. Academic economists need to ask themselves some serious questions about why
they got this episode so wrong. It was a failure of epic proportions that
should embarrass the field." At NYPO, Hey, experts — admit what you got so wrong on Trump’s tariffs.
At AMAC, Trump Is Right – Lawless D.C. Should Be Under Federal Control.
RBe @RBPundit "
You’ll be shocked to learn that these satellites are well past their lifecycle and need to be decommissioned and deorbited while they can still be controlled so that they don’t wind up coming down in populated areas. Miles Taylor is a clown." Quote Miles Taylor @MilesTaylorUSA, "REPORT: White House orders NASA to destroy satellite used for monitoring climate change, according to NPR The censorship campaign goes to space. I guess if you can’t SEE the climate changing, then it ISN’T changing."
Rick Moran reads the
NY Times: 'Many Jewish Voters Back Mamdani.' Their Evidence Is Laughable. NYPo ed board,
Can’t get more extreme: Mamdani’s DSA rallied for NORTH KOREA. Reflexively in favor of anything bad for America. Matt Margolis asks
Are You Ready for Yet Another Gavin Newsom Scandal? "The allegations, first laid out by activist Denise Aguilar on X, center on a taxpayer-funded pipeline benefiting the California governor’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Aguilar and others are accusing Newsom of “funneling taxpayer dollars” through his wife’s nonprofit to her for-profit business, personally enriching the family by millions." Capt. Ed has
Golden State Dreams: Republican Vaults to Second Place in CA Gubernatorial Poll. Won't win. Hat Hair's Begee Welborn,
Don't Look Now, Malibu But That Thing's Happening That Wasn't Supposed to. Foreign investors buying up Malibu. "It’s been six months since the Eaton and Palisades fires ripped through Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Since then, unincorporated Los Angeles County has received 1,207 rebuild applications, but only 90 permits have been issued. The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety reported receiving rebuilding applications for 360 addresses affected by the Palisades Fire. Of those, 70 addresses have received permits."
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Pop Crave @PopCrave, "Sydney Sweeney’s brother Trent shares his staff sergeant promotion certificate from the U.S. Air Force: “It’s them good jeans"" Matt Margolis,
The Left Is Trying to Gaslight You About the Sydney Sweeney Ad Outrage, but Here Are the Receipts. From OutKick believes
Gina Carano Achieves Complete Victory In Disney Lawsuit Settlement Over 'Mandalorian' Firing.
Michael Cantrell at PJM,
Jimmy Fallon Invited Greg Gutfeld On His Show. The Conversation Took a Surprising Turn. "But that's not what viewers got. In fact, the whole conversation went in a totally different direction. The chat made for some excellent television. Both Fallon and Gutfeld were lighthearted, entertaining, and most importantly, remained non-political. It showcased that two individuals on opposite sides of the aisle can actually enjoy each other's company."
