Tuesday Tanlines

Australian Leisure Management, Tanning bed operator ordered to pay $35,300 for radiation offences

A Sydney cosmetic business has been court-ordered to forfeit all nine of its tanning beds and pay $16,000 in fines and $19,300 in legal fees for illegally operating cosmetic tanning services using ultra-violet radiation.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) prosecuted F.A. Beauty Pty Ltd in the Local Court of NSW for two offences under the state’s radiation laws.

Trading as The Tanned Me, F.A. Beauty operated two premises in Bondi and Fairfield, where EPA investigators accompanied by NSW Police found nine UV tanning beds and evidence of cash-in-hand payments.

Advising that it is illegal to provide, or offer to provide, commercial UV cosmetic tanning services in the state, NSW EPA Executive Director of Regulatory Practice and Services, Emma Whale stated "this case is the culmination of a long and detailed investigation and the first time we have successfully prosecuted a business for offering UV tanning services.

Wired2Fish, Maryland Offering Up to $1,500 Per Blue Catfish Charter Trip

In addition to tournament incentives, Maryland is launching a new pilot program designed to support both invasive species management and the state’s charter fishing industry.

The DNR is offering charter boat captains and fishing guides reimbursements of up to $1,500 per trip through a new initiative called the “Reel in the Blues Bonanza.” The program will provide free blue catfish charter trips to randomly selected members of the public during the summer and fall of 2026.

Captains interested in participating must submit an interest form by June 22. Beginning June 24, the state will open registration for members of the public who wish to be entered into a drawing for free blue catfish fishing trips.

 Hey, that's two days. Maybe I'll put in.

Participating captains and guides will be reimbursed by the department for up to $1,500 per trip, including compensation that may exceed the normal cost of a charter and includes gratuities for mates. To qualify, operators must possess a Maryland Waterman ID number, hold a valid U.S. Coast Guard captain’s license when applicable, and report harvest data electronically through Maryland’s FACTS system.

According to Maryland officials, the program is part of a broader strategy to reduce invasive blue catfish populations while collecting harvest information and supporting the charter fleet. State officials indicated similar programs could continue in 2027 and 2028 depending on funding and participation levels.

It might help, but I have a feeling the market for Blue Catfish is pretty well saturated. The captains will go any day they can put a charter together, and most of the time it doesn't seem like they have too much trouble lining up anglers. But if they started offering free, or lower cost trips, from this program, they might grow their customer base.

Green Eye

The weekly update on the progress in my recovery from my second retinal detachment/reattachment surgery at 7 weeks.

There's really not a lot to report. The bubble, which was billed as taking 6 weeks to dissipate, continues to shrink, but not fast enough for me. It appears a little smaller each day when I look down, which puts it up against the back of the retina, and centers it in my vision. Looking forward it's an increasingly smaller arc in my lower vision. I'm guessing full dissipation is still two weeks away.

The two eyes are generally working better together. Mostly the left, affected eye is focused too short to contribute much except for close in reading. It is still slanted to the right, and I still see two horizons at the beach, although the slanted one is fuzzy and easily ignored overridden by the sharp, right eye. I have scheduled an appointment to get a new prescription for glasses in late July.  Hopefully the bubble will be gone by then. It will be interesting to see how they get on when they focus on the same plane. It worries me a little.

There is no significant pain, just a very occasional twinge, although there's still a general feeling that something is in the eye, that I blame on the rubber band, excuse me, scleral buckle they put around the eye, to help keep the retina pressed against the back of the eye. There's still a little redness in the white of the eye in the left corner, but it appears to be slowly fading.

Flotsam and Jetsam - With Father's Day Leftovers

There's a bit of debris left over from Father's Day. Stacy McCain sees Father’s Day: An Extremist Agenda. To wit, Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson, "Cannot make this up, either. @nytimes opinion has had four recent pieces about fatherhood and masculinity, with six authors: Three women A trans "man" Two childless men Not one father. The cultural elite contempt for dads runs so deep we don't even get to speak for ourselves." Quote, "Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson, "I want to congratulate @nytimes for perfectly catching how the cultural elite view men and fatherhood this Father’s Day - yes, to the Times, being a dad is something you do to feel better about having your tits cut off. Cannot make it up." And via Insty, a scathing letter from Papa Marx to his wastrel son, Karl. Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Absolutely brutal takedown of the entire commie worldview and unearned sense of entitlement by Heinrich Marx here. 10/10, no notes." I had a quiet, pleasant father's day. A solitary afternoon walk on the beach, a video call with the Pittsburgh family (not unusual for a Sunday), a steak dinner (also not unusual for Sunday), and Georgia made a blueberry pie, with some slight assistance from Gabby.

From NYPo, Michael Goodwin reports Leaked and classified Situation Room talks demand a criminal probe from ‘furious’ Trump. Find them and prosecute. VodkaPundit at Insty says FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ONLY A TEST OF THE COMPANY’S WEAPONS-GRADE LLM: Anthropic’s Mythos AI Cracked ‘Almost All’ US Classified Systems in Hours, NSA Chief Reportedly Said. ""Anthropic’s most powerful artificial intelligence model reportedly breached ‘almost all’ US classified systems in a matter of hours, according to Senator Mark Warner, who says the head of the National Security Agency told him directly that the model had penetrated nearly every classified system it was tested against. The claim has not been publicly confirmed by any government agency"...Previously: Why Did the Smartest AI in the World Just Go Dark?" I assume we've turned it against China, Russia and Iran. Soon, there will be no secrets at all. Will that be a good thing?

Sweet Betsy from Pike LI, Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism. "Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property." Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Of course, being DC, he would be acquitted, then feted as a hero. The least they can do is make the process painful. Althouse has The pro-algae crowd... "... and the rubber rippers..."

Sundance hears Zelenskyy Demands President Trump Authorize Licenses for Ukraine to Begin Development of U.S. Patriot Missiles in Ukraine. At RCW, The Steel Peas Russia Sends Into Kyiv. At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, Russia’s Military: Thermoclines of Truth (And Endemic Corruption) All The Way Down.

Joe Chalfant at TownHall hear Colombia's Socialist Despot Blame Israel After Electoral Loss to Trump-Backed Candidate.

At Hat Hair Dave Strom calls them Schrödinger's Negotiations; Iran Suspends Talks, Demands Apology; Syria Says No to Fighting Hezbollah and Josh Hammer fears Trump Ties His Name and Credibility to Vance's Dubious Iran Diplomacy. From No Pasaran! Many People Question the White House's Decision Regarding Iran; Maybe the Secret Is That Trump Has Decided That the Overwhelming Goal Now Is to Win the 2026 Mid-Terms. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "As we contemplate the Iranian delegation storming out of the negotiations in Switzerland like a bunch of humiliated high school mean girls, consider the possibility that Trump signed the MOU for two reasons: 1. To show the whole world that the Iranian mullahs are incapable of operating in good faith. 2. To show the world he has no choice but to once again bomb the crap out of them." Joe Chalfant reports DHS Says Iranian World Cup Team Tried to Smuggle IRGC Members Into the United States. Arrange an "accident."

Jen O'Connell at RedState hear Los Angeles Is Burning Again and Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom Are Once Again Slow Rolling Their Response. It takes a minute to line up the graft. BORED @BoredElonMusk, "Annual budgets for: LA Fire Department: $800 million LA Homelessness: $1.3 billion We spend more to protect 1% of the population than on the service that impacts 100% of us. Do you see the problem here?"

NYPo ed board explores how Hochul’s $11 billion bid-rigging scandal is how Medicaid works in New York. Scott McLallen at RCP says Blue States Feed Taxpayers to Food-Stamp Wolves. Tim Burchett @timburchett, "Ban all NGOs." Quote MatrixMysteries @MatrixMysteries, ""$600,000,000 of US taxpayer money sent to an NGO, EVERY 2-3 MONTHS for ILLEGAL migrants" A DHS employee says he personally sends the electronic transfers."

Hon. Vickie Paladino @VickieforNYC, "Let every single elected Democrat understand that no matter what your bona fides are, no matter what you’ve done for the party, no matter how good your voting record is, no matter how far to the left you moved, no matter the ties you have to the community and the people you represent, the DSA hates you. And the minute they think they have an opening, you’ll be demonized in the ugliest ways imaginable, your family and supporters will be harassed, and you’ll face a brutal primary against some unemployable twentysomething snotnose communist hand-picked by DSA casting and backed by millions in NGO money. This is your party now. So, why bother playing along anymore?" Quote Roberto @r0berto_mid_5, "leftist and socialist comrades in nyc, I know you all live in bklyn and queens, but if you can canvass today tomorrow or directly on Tuesday, please canvass for darializa. she honestly needs it the most, get out there! non-nyc friends, phonebank! links in replies! x.com/KalshiPolitics…" Sundance says There it is – Gallego Targeting Acquired.

Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard, "Yesterday was my final day as Director of National Intelligence. I declassified and released never-before-seen documents exposing the truth about Fauci directing millions of US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with the..." SaltyBath @saltybathx365, "Why didn’t you create a path to prosecute him? You waited. Why?" Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard. "He lied to Congress in 2024. There is a path." Mary Talley Bowden MD @MaryBowdenMD, "Maybe we can get Fauci fired from Georgetown the way many of us got fired for speaking the truth. Email: globalhealth@georgetown.edu" Leave the old man alone; he was only arguably complicit in the deaths of 15-20 million people.

Shipwreckedcrew lawsplains Why The Supreme Court Allowed Alabama to Use Its 2023 Redistricting Map After Previously Upholding A Lower Court Injunction Against Its Use. "Bad faith arguments of inconsistency by the Supreme Court have proliferated online." Shooting NewsWeek sees the ACLU Can’t Bring Themselves to Acknowledge Hemani Ruling Was Also a Win for Gun Rights.

Sundance claims Keir Starmer Moments Away from Resignation. But from Sky News, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to step down after Labour rival Andy Burnham wins by-election. At TCW, Strength, morals, determination, empathy – everything that King Andy lacks. Fox, He's gone, Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister after devastating Labour revolt and local election losses Bryan Jung at PJM claims Embattled Keir Starmer Accused of Staging Russian Ship Raid to Boost Poll Numbers "Royal Marines, supported by British security and naval forces, boarded the vessel on June 14 after authorities linked it to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” ships accused of helping Moscow evade sanctions and continue exporting oil. The government said officials had planned the raid over several weeks and launched it as part of Britain’s effort to enforce sanctions against Russia." Assuming ke's capable of advance planning.

From Campus Reform, Seattle Professor Under Review After Calling for Action Against ‘Zionist’ Employees. At the College Fix, UNC Wilmington to eliminate gender studies director position. 

From CJ, Do “Anti-LGBTQ+” Policies Worsen Mental Health? "A recent survey claims to find they do, but its conclusions ignore key evidence."

The Monday Morning Stimulus

Starring the Taylor Gallo in the rare triple play:

BarChart, When Brazil Catches Cold, Coffee Catches Fire

Coffee sentiment over the past month has been shaped almost entirely by Brazil. A cold front moving through Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Parana has raised fresh frost risk concerns just as the 2025/26 harvest winds down, a development that briefly lifted prices toward $2.60 per pound from levels closer to $2.50, which had been the lowest since November 2024. Traders are also watching the developing El Nino pattern, with industry analysis suggesting a stronger event could delay the September to October rains that are critical for the 2026/27 flowering period in Brazil, a risk that extends well beyond the current harvest cycle. At the same time, ICE certified arabica stocks have fallen to 396,171 bags, sharply below the 859,389 bags held a year earlier, reinforcing the view that near term physical supply remains tight even as the broader narrative turns bearish.