Thursday, June 18, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Terms of Iran MOU Released

From Cameron Arcand at TownHall, We Now Know What's Inside the Iran Agreement. “We’re not going to be taking their word for anything,” a senior U.S. official said when asked about “compliance” for Iran’s adherence to the deal, particularly when it comes to nuclear development, adding that the U.S. will “work very closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA].” Driscoll at Insty, IRAN: It All Boils Down to Trusting Trump; UPDATED: MOU Released, "It seems, from what Trump and Vance are saying, as well as from what administration officials have leaked to news outlets, that the deal’s guarantee boils down to Trump’s willingness to continue bullying Iran into cutting a further deal within the next 60 days. Or more, since the deadline can be extended indefinitely at the agreement of both parties." At Althouse, "But they have a new group of leaders that I think is, uh, actually I think they're smarter. I think they're very smart. I think they're far less radicalized," says Trump at a news conference, and "This way, if it works, I take the credit. If not, I blame JD! You better be careful, JD!"


Matt Vespa at TownHall, No Way CNN Did This Regarding the Algae in the Reflecting Pool?! At Althouse, They had to know this would happen: "Trump’s $14m 'American flag blue' reflecting pool turns green with algae." "I'm reading the news in The London Times." There is some suspicion that saboteurs dumped a pile of nutrients in it to restart the algae bloom. The pool is a natural site for algae; shallow and sunlite, receiving nutrients from rain and duck shit; without heavy treatment or filtration it will always grow lots of algae. One natural solution might be to stock it with algae filtering mussels and fish, but I suspect that would require a lot of management.

Also at Althouse, "The storm comes and splits at the White House and goes around the White House and the Ellipse. The President believes that… it was divine intervention." Matt Vespa, Trump Faces Another Lawsuit From a Bunch of DC Losers Over Planned Garden of Heroes Project “It is beyond comprehension why anyone would sue over an exhibition that celebrates American greatness by highlighting some of the most pivotal figures in our nation’s history,” Katie Martin, an Interior Department spokeswoman, said in a statement. “Either these people hate America or are suffering from a severe case of [Trump Derangement Syndrome].” From Twitchy, Rumors Squashed: Knicks Confirm White House Visit as Libs Melt Down. At NYPo, Jeffrey Epstein was obsessed with trying to take down Trump before suicide, report says, just another thing shared by Epstein and the Democrat leaders. 

Althouse finds "But, without Mamaw around to guide him, JD lost his faith in God. 'With her gone, no one really cared about my faith, and soon I stopped caring too.'" "From "God, guns and 'Mamaw' — JD Vance’s memoir is part rant, part sermon/In Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, the US vice-president explains why the liberal elite pushed him into the arms of the Church — and Donald Trump" (London Times)."

Driscoll calls for POPCORN! Watch Hillary Clinton Absolutely SQUIRM When Pressed to Comment About Graham Platner. Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Hillary zigs and zags when asked about Graham Platner: “He’s had some bumps on the road." Ok, but if you were a Mainer, would you vote for him? “I’m not a Mainer. I’m a New Yorker." **Changes subject** The Dem elite's squirming and deflecting on this guy is something else." Matt Vespa wonders Did Hakeem Jeffries Think He Was Safe on This Show? He Got Bulldozed, "watch Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) get caught completely off guard as he attempts to criticize the Trump administration for the high cost of living on Good Day New York. He wasn’t expecting this at all (via Fox News):" From the Free Bacon, Texas’s James Talarico, 37, Shares His Only Checking Account With His Mom "Talarico’s mother and adoptive father contributed $1,437.84 to his 2021 campaign to cover 'moving expenses' when he was 32." Joe Chalfant at TownHall reports James Talarico Got Paid Tens of Thousands of Dollars by a Firm That Teaches Your Kids That They're Racist. Jonathan Turley is outraged by a Candidate Struck from Alaska Ballot Over Alleged Democratic Dirty Trick: “By Any Means Necessary.” Joe Weber at JTN reports a Democrat socialist candidate had wide lead in bid to become DC's next mayor, after Tuesday balloting. "In the District of Columbia's other big primary race, D.C. Council member Robert White won the Democratic nomination for D.C. delegate to Congress." Jon Levine @LevineJonathan, "DSA is essentially a wealthy, white, highly educated movement which very carefully selects candidates from their 0.00001% members of color to try and sell the ideas to black and brown people who are historically extremely averse to socialism." Tironianae Z. - Ultra Verbum Vincet @Tironianae, "JUST IN: Governor Abigail Spanberger officially signs a bill handing over Virginia’s 13 electoral votes to whoever wins the most votes across the whole country… even if Virginians vote the other way. Insane. They rushed it through with mostly Democrat votes. The plan has 222 votes. It needs 270 to actually start working. Once it does, your vote in Virginia doesn’t matter anymore. The Founders made the Electoral College so a few big cities don’t boss the whole country. This is a sneaky Democrat power grab to cheat that. “Every vote counts the same”? Lies. Virginians are pissed off, and they should be. They got played."

VodkaPundit at PJM, How Deep Are the Newsoms in It? THIS Deep. "TL;DR: Siebel Newsom produced unwatchable propaganda videos for children, for which Democrat-dominated schools then paid her handsomely. Or as MacDonald summed it up, "Over the past decade, Siebel Newsom has collected over $3.7 million in combined personal salary and LLC payouts funded by the nonprofit."" Jeff Charles at TownHall, explains Why Trump's Labor Secretary Is Threatening to Withholding Unemployment Funds to Blue States. John Sexton examines The Costs of Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick Ruling Against Elon Musk. Corporate flight. David Pivtorak @TheDavidPiv, "I love how every article like this is like, "Hi, I'm a disabled, transgender anchor baby whose family's existence was drain on American taxpayers. I hate children and my sexual fetish is watching homeless drug addicts writhing in their own feces on the sidewalk so I love the status quo here in LA. Anyway, please vote for the candidate that will allow me to keep pleasuring myself to the sight of living corpses on our streets."" Quote Los Angeles Times@latimes, ""Pratt’s loudest fans fundamentally loathe modern-day L.A., and that should chill all other Angelenos," writes The Times' columnist Gustavo Arellano. Read his latest column."

Dahlia ダリア @kuchisakeonnax, "The left: “he was a socialist folk hero who used political violence to take it to the man.” Luigi: “I’m retarded.”" Quote CNN @CNN, "Luigi Mangione's attorneys will present a psychiatric defense at trial, arguing he killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO while experiencing an extreme emotional disturbance." Dilan Esper @dilanesper, "oh wow, it turns out the guy who supposedly was expressing society's rage at health care execs was actually crazy and didn't know right from wrong. ok." Quote The Associated Press @AP "BREAKING: Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, judge says."

Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "“If they do this, they might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force.” Those words from internal memos shed new light on not just the targeting of parents at school board meetings as possible terrorists, but the legacy of Merrick Garland..." From Ace, Federal Judge Upholds Conviction of Judge Who Illegally Aided Criminal Illegal Aliens to Escape ICE, "This is a bad day for high-calorie Karens. But that's just a day ending in a -day." And Soros DA Larry Krasner of Philadelphia Is Brutally Taken Down by (Democrat) Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Which Accuses Him of Bad-Faith and Lying In Order to Set Convicted Murderers Free with No Legal Justification.


Jimmy G @jimmygards, "They just can’t help themselves. Thousands of Europeans are seeing more of America this summer than many New York Times staffers ever will."

From NYPo, Jeff Bezos told Trump the Washington Post was his worst investment before slashing staff: ‘People there are terrible’

Insty, ICYMI: HERE’S THE LINK TO RUPERT LOWE’S HORRIFYING BRITISH RAPE GANG REPORT. Jamie Bambrick @j_bambrick, "Here are eight essential quotes from @RupertLowe10's Rape Gang Inquiry. 1) This was a nationwide, not merely local, phenomenon. "...that this was never a series of isolated local failures. It was a coordinated, nationwide pattern of organised child sexual exploitation that repeated in town after town, city after city, from the far north to the south coast." 2) The scale was enormous, more than anyone dared to think. "The scale of the crimes committed is staggering. It has been previously established that, at the very least, 250,000 young white girls have been subjected to repeated rape, gang rape, trafficking, torture, pregnancy, forced Islamic conversion, and lifelong trauma. The true number is probably higher." 3) As has been reported, the vast majority of perpetrators were Pakistani Muslims. " In court records and official inquiries, around 87% of those convicted in these group-based child sexual exploitation (‘CSE’) cases bore distinctively Muslim names... Dr. Taj Hargey, an imam with the Oxford Islamic Congregation, believes the true proportion of gang members who are Muslims to be around 95%." 4) Vulnerable girls were targeted using a consistent method. "Organised networks of perpetrators built coordinated operations that transported victims between locations, supplied them with drugs and alcohol, recorded abuse for distribution and blackmail, and passed girls between multiple adult men." 5) The police, and other institutions, knew what was happening and ignored it...." 

Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho, "One of the UK Rape Gang Victims publicly spoke about her life shattering ordeal - and then British Police arrested her for it within 30 minutes and sent her to prison. It’s actually beyond comprehension." Mish @Mish_K_, ""At the police station, Kate was taken into the interview room. Before the interview began, and without Kate’s mother present, Kate was told that this was her “last chance” to say that her report was untrue. She was warned that if any part of her account could not be supported by evidence, she could and would be arrested. For an extended period of time, both officers repeatedly told her how much trouble she would be in if any detail of her statement was disproved, and that she could withdraw the allegation before the interview started with no further consequences. They also suggested that her parents would be relieved if she said the incident had not happened."" 

Lozzy B𝕏 @TruthFairy131, "The ‘Stand up to Racism’ pro-migration group in the UK has used a picture of a little White girl with a Pakistani migrant in their campaign. This is after hundreds of thousands of little White girls have been groomed, terrorised, tortured, gang raped & killed by Pakistani Muslim grooming gangs. This isn’t just cruel, sick, deranged & twisted, it is EVIL. I’m so done with this shit. They are literally mocking & tormenting rape gang child victims now." S A M M Y Woodhouse @officialsammyuk, "This morning, I appeared on Good Morning Britain in a live interview about the grooming gangs. Before I went on air, I was told not to mention the race of the perpetrators. I, of course, didn’t listen. I have now received an apology from the editor. My interview is below:" Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith, "The Left: “Silence is violence!” The Left about the Rape Gang Inquiry Report: *silence*." Go see Ace's Quick Hits. Sarah at Insty AFTER ALL THEY WERE ONLY BIASED BECAUSE IT’S SUPPORTERS WERE SUCH TERRIBLE PEOPLE, THE SORT WHO OBJECT TO MUSLIM MEN RAPING THEIR DAUGHTERS: BBC admits Brexit bias — then attacks the critics who exposed it. Inevitable West @Inevitablewest, "Dallas, USA, has been covered in St. Georges flags for the World Cup. Unlike in Britain, they won't be removed!" The Undercurrent @NotTheirScript, "A civilization can survive disagreement. It cannot survive a ruling class that is more afraid of bad headlines than harmed children."

At Hollywood in Toto, Nick Searcy Reveals Ugly Truth Behind Sean Penn’s Jan. 6 Project "'Justified' alum details stark differences in Hollywood for liberals, conservatives."

From the Free Bacon, Harvard Students Are Twice as Mentally Ill as the General Population Amid Ivy Psychological Meltdown. "Young and left-wing are part of 'emerging mental health political identity'" 

Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo, "SCOOP: California is pressuring public utilities to award $633 million in special contracts to "LGBT-owned" firms. To qualify, residents must go through the state's official gay-certification program—and face up to a year in jail if they're not gay enough." Ace calls it Huge: The Federal Trade Commission Sues the Main Transgenderism-for-Children Organization, WPATH, Citing False Claims About Transgender Surgery Reducing Suicide Risks, and "PRIDE" Goeth for Its Long-Awaited Fall.

A Thursday Tune - Dopamine


Bringing it Backwards: Madelline - How Flute, TikTok, and Dual Citizenship Sparked a Viral Pop Career
Ready for a dose of true backstage energy? In this episode of Bringin’ it Backwards, Adam Lisicky welcomes rising pop powerhouse Madelline for a conversation packed with personal grit, creative breakthroughs, and the real story behind her genre-blending journey.

From growing up in Connecticut surrounded by music and art, to boldly moving to Montreal to kickstart her songwriting career, Madelline opens up about how she carved her own path. She shares the highs and lows of learning instruments—from lugging her trusty flute through school bands to battling uninspiring piano lessons—and the vital push that came from embracing her theater kid roots.
Madelline gives us the inside scoop on the viral success of her single “On a Different Wave,” her leap into TikTok and Reels, and the game-changing decision to record “dopamine” in both English and French—highlighting how creative risks can open brand-new doors. Plus, she talks about launching her first writing camp, collaborating with producers and songwriters she loves, and illuminating the concept album she’s currently building—one set to mark a bold new era in her artistry.


Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Back From Fishin'

A 6 AM start, with the sun rising. 

We made the usual stop at Cedar Point, with nothing happening.
A bit of a lumpy ride  across the bay to Hoopers Island, and a couple of rock piles and creek mouths without success.
We fished the north end of Bloodsworth Island, with nice clear water and good grass beds, and found nothing.

We ended up at the Target Ship (the American Mariner) if you can't read the writing on the stern, where we found a slow, but rather steady bite of very large (about 30 inch) Bluefish, with amazing fighting power.
We just had fresh Bluefish for dinner.


Flotsam and Jetsam - Gone Fishin' DIY Edition

 All Things Trump and Republicans

FBI arrests 5 people in connection with drone attack plot against White House UFC Freedom 250 event
BREAKING: FBI Stops Alleged Terrorist Plot Against White House UFC Event – PJ Media
Ace of Spades HQFBI Disrupts Planned Terrorist Attack on White House During Last Weekend's UFC Event, Involving Drone Explosives and Snipers Positioned to Shoot People as They Fled in a Panic
Althouse: "The comments express widespread skepticism and disbelief regarding the claim that the FBI thwarted an attack targeting a UFC event at the White House."
Ace of Spades HQ Bad News: Woke Female "Expert" Says That the UFC Match at the White House Was Just a High-Tech Lynching Or Something
Exclusive - Trump warns France in exclusive interview with The Post: Kill tech tax or face 100% wine tariffs
Althouse: JD Vance gets a word in edgewise on "The View."
Happy Warrior: The Wildest Moments from Vance Visiting ‘The View’
JD Vance Just Gave Jessica Tarlov a Patriotism Lesson She Won’t Forget – PJ Media
George Conway Is Back, and THIS Time He’s Really, Really Gonna Get Trump – PJ Media
The Morning Briefing: Dems Routinely Call Us Nazis but Soil Their Diapers If We Insult Them – PJ Media
In The Mailbox: 06.16.26 (Morning Edition) : The Other McCain

The Disloyal Opposition

Sam on X: "Can we debunk this nonsense? Elon Musk was awarded (note: not given) cost-per-result contracts to perform a service for the US government. The total of those for SpaceX specifically is ~$22B, which includes repaid loans, state tax incentives, etc. The deal was simple: put" / X
The Babylon Bee on X: "https://t.co/fZnaYDSj3l"
California Democrats destroy trust in elections
Jesse Kelly on X: "If you’ve even flown into Los Angeles, you understand how gorgeous and perfect Southern California is. It’s takes a superhuman effort to make that paradise a place where nobody wants to live or do business. But communists were up to the task." / X
(1) David Burge on X: "This is what happens when you produce a decade of Ford Pintos"
Grenell: DOJ Investigation of Newsom Began Under Biden Administration – PJ Media
Instapundit - MAYBE NEWSOM SHOULD TAKE A BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND LAWYER UP
Could Gavin Newsom Kill the California Wealth Tax? – HotAir
Hillary: Hoo Boy, Did Biden Make a 'Terrible Mistake' – HotAir
Here's Where to Track (and Predict!) Your Congresscritter's Insider Trades – PJ Media

The Kinetic Action in Iran

Victory in Iran - Don Surber
JD Vance Offers Two Words For Americans Facing High Gas Prices As Iran Peace Deal Looms | The Daily Caller
How Quickly Can the Strait of Hormuz Get Back Up and Running? - WSJ
Max 📟 on X: "One thing that sticks with me: The Hormuz shutdown woke up the entire region to the fact that the Iranian regime is a hostage taker. The Iranian regime "broke glass in case of emergency," but now the reputational damage is permanent. Iran's neighbors wanted a speedy end to
US Oil & Gas Association on X: "This remarkable outcome made possible by: 1- Hydraulic fracturing 2- Horizontal drilling 3- Gut instinct and good geology 4- Huge risk tolerance of US shale producers and backers...."

The Just Us System

Perfection: Ex-SPLC Boss Heidi Beirich Gave Money to Her Neo-Nazi Boyfriend : The Other McCainExclusive | SPLC employee who paid neo-Nazi lover $1.2 million unmasked
(Jeffrey A Tucker on X: "The notion that the anti-hate left was funding the hate itself, as a business model, is not just about a few data points; it invites a rethinking of decades of distortions of American public life. To understand the implications is to rethink so very much.
Ace of Spades HQ: Top SPLC Official Funnelled a Million in Donor Money to Her Neo-Nazi Boytoy and Your Guess as To Her General Appearance and Body Type Is Dead-On Accurate
Ace of Spades HQ: Feds Indict 15 Members of Minnesota Antifa Paramilitary

Immigration, Legal or Otherwise

Visegrád 24 on X: "🇸🇪 Sweden has passed a "good behavior" law allowing migrants to be deported over non-criminal conduct such as tax debts or extremist links. This will allow the Swedish government the power to revoke residence permits and deport legal immigrants without a specific criminal
Ace of Spades HQ: Sweden Passes Law Requiring "Good Behavior" by Migrants Or Else Face Deportation
Breitbart Business Digest What the Yale Budget Lab Got Wrong About Immigration and Productivity
Here Comes Herr Starmer's Next Blow Against Liberty – PJ Media
Ace of Spades HQ Fury as UK's Two-Tier Justice System Refuses to Bring Charges Against Vickrum Digwa's Brother, Who Lied to Police and Thereby Prevented Needed Medical Aid to the Victim
Mike Lee on X: "Starmer’s government has capably proven one thing—over and over again: We were right to leave in 1776."
Rupert Lowe Releases His Rape Gang Report
Jamie Bambrick on X: "Here are eight essential quotes from @RupertLowe10's Rape Gang Inquiry. 1) This was a nationwide, not merely local, phenomenon. "...that this was never a series of isolated local failures. It was a coordinated, nationwide pattern of organised child sexual exploitation that"
Peachy Keenan on X: "One of the darkest aspects of this is that these girls came from the lower classes, the north, the working class, the industrial towns and cities. Their grandparents and ancestors were coal miners, factory workers, soldiers, servants to the upper classes. To show their thanks to"
🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 on X: "Keir Starmer should be publicly tried then executed."

Censorship and Free Speech

Scott Pelley got fired. His reaction proves Bari Weiss right
Mediaite on X: "‘I’m Just Not Staying’: Kara Swisher Jumping Ship At CNN As Soon As She Can Over ‘Incompetent’ Ellison Takeover
Without Journalists, How Would We Know That Teen Takeovers Are Just Good, Clean Fun for Bored Kids – HotAir
Instapundit - JON STEWART FLIPS OFF FOX, NEWSMAX FOR HIGHLIGHTING VIOLENCE AFTER NBA FINALS: Comedy Central’s M
The Worst Free Speech President - Woodrow Wilson - YouTube

The Great Culture War

Prof. Math & CS on X: "46 Americans that your buddies killed on Oct 7 also can't watch Seinfeld anymore.
Northern Barbarian on X: "The demand for right-wing hatred and bigotry far exceeds the supply, forcing the left to fill the gap"
Idaho, Minnesota universities stonewall public records requests for controversial course syllabi | The College Fix
John Ringo SF Author on X: "Irony: Universities since the 1960s have been the center for 'the world is overpopulated! Don't have kids!' Now the number of universities far outnumber the available students and they're slowly going out of business. This is referred to as an 'own goal.' Good job there."
NizNellie3 on X: "🚨 I won't sugar coat it: our Education Secretary needs to put on her counter-terror hat and address what's unfolding at the University of Michigan on our dime. It is nothing short of a jihadist takeover. Amir Makled is an attorney in Dearborn, Michigan. Recently, 8 studentsDuring PRIDE MONTH, Denver Schools? : The Other McCain
Libs of TikTok on X: "OMG Denver Public Schools Board just voted UNANIMOUSLY to DISMISS lgbtq teacher Jennifer Honka after she reportedly made female students kiss each other and graded them on it What is going on in these schools?!
Nemets on X: "One of the more baffling parts of right wing politics in the USA is that Republican state officials have direct authority over their state universities, yet have consistently chosen not to reform their politics & hiring policies despite complaining about them for 50+ years."
MLB Continues Shameful Anti-Christian Crusade—Threatens Players Over Bible Verses on 'Pride Night' Caps – RedState


Gone Fishin'

 But not like this:


or this: 


Back later with fresh lies 

The Wednesday Wetness - ใต้น้ำ

Which, as near as I can figure out translates to Chicken in Water from Thai. Is it a clever pun? I'd like to think so.