Monday, June 23, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Fallout from Iran Raid Continues

Big Fish @BigFish3000 "General Dan Caine gives plan information on Operation Midnight Hammer. 75 precision guided munitions 14 GBU 57 3 heavily damaged nuclear facilities." Video. Open Source Intel @Osint613 "FRESH IMAGES OF FORDOW Fordow at this moment, bomb craters clearly visible. I don't know what they should look like. Bill Ackman @BillAckman "In eight days, the United States and Israel eliminated Iran’s nuclear capabilities with minimal civilian casualties. One of the greatest military achievements ever." Aimen Dean @AimenDean "Debunking the “We Evacuated Everything” Narrative: As expected, following the strikes, the Iranian propaganda machine has kicked into gear, claiming - rather predictably - that the targeted nuclear facilities, such as Fordow and Natanz, had been emptied in advance. Let’s address that. . . " Nick Arama at RedState is impressed by The Genius Deception Trump Pulled on Iran Just Before the Attack on the Iranian Nuclear Sites and says Whoops: If You Didn't Think Iran Was Working on Nukes, Check Out What This Russian Leader Just Admitted. At Althouse, "Mr. Trump had been under pressure from the noninterventionist wing of his party to stay out of the conflict, and was having lunch that day... "".... with one of the most outspoken opponents of a bombing campaign, Stephen K. Bannon, fueling speculation that he might hold off." Hat Hair's Dave Strom hears Dmitri Medvedev: A Number of Countries Ready to Gift Iran Nukes. From NYPo, Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Iran Says It Will Close Strait of Hormuz, but the US Navy gets to vote, too. Roger Simon at American Refugees, Yes, Iranians Can Throw Off the Mullahs. "Bombing nukes not the beginning of World War III but the prevention." Driscoll at Insty, WELL, I’M GLAD WE CLEARED ALL THAT UP: Carol Roth @caroljsroth "So, Iran admits it’s a sponsor of terrorists and uses them as its proxy- exactly why all this started." Quote The Spectator Index @spectatorindex. "BREAKING: Iran sent a message to Trump threatening to activate 'sleeper-cell terror inside the United States if it were attacked', according to NBC News report." Sundance sees President Trump Targets Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie for a variety of reasons.


From Twitchy, That's Gotta Be Embarrassing: Papa Johns Pizza Knew More About US Action Than Democrats, and he was right to keep them in the dark. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Here's What Impressed This MSNBC Host About Trump's Air Strikes on Iran "Capehart was stunned by the level of secrecy, the decoys deployed to the Pacific, and virtually no Iranian resistance to this operation." Roger Kimball at Am Great, What Trump’s Critics Still Don’t Understand About Iran. "Trump’s Iran policy confounds critics because it’s not about war or appeasement—it’s about weakening Iran without revealing the playbook." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair remembers 'We Came, We Saw, He Died': Dems' Breathtaking Hypocrisy On War Powers. Ryan King at NYPo sees AOC, furious Dems call for Trump to be impeached over Iran strikes. At OTP, Dem Leader Jeffries Is Big Mad At Trump For Iran Attack and Top Hill Democrat Schumer Calls On Senate To Vote On Act To Limit Trump’s War Powers. Matt Margolis, is all About Those Democrats Calling for Trump’s Impeachment Over His Iran Strikes Joe Concha @JoeConchaTV "Too easy:" Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi "Tonight, the President ignored the Constitution by unilaterally engaging our military without Congressional authorization. I join my colleagues in demanding answers from the Administration on this operation which endangers American lives and risks further escalation and dangerous destabilization of the region." Matt Vespa,  Is This Why the Left Is Throwing a Tantrum Over Trump's Air Strikes Against Iran? David Harsanyi @davidharsanyi "If the strikes work, and Iran is neutered, the Middle East will be a far more peaceful place. These people aren't against war. They just want the war on Israel to continue." Quote New York Post @nypost "Watch rally crowd react as Bernie Sanders reveals US strike on Iran." Larry Elder at TownHall, On Iran, Democrats -- Except Fetterman -- Have Gone Underground.At the Daily Telegraph, Baited by the bauble: How the outrage-obsessed left ended up backing Iran. "A “Bandwagon Bauble” of online activists and hashtag riders are lured by anything that lets them unleash their hatred for Israel and Donald Trump - even if it means backing one of the world’s most brutal regimes, writes Joe Hildebrand." Insty, WWIII BEGAN WHEN KAREN BASS GOT HOLD OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON: Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office sends condolences to Iran following the US destroying their nuclear plants." Matt Vespa, Did a Rogue Staffer at the LA County Sheriff’s Dept. Post This Insane Tweet About the Iran Air Strikes? Deleted, but the internet remembers. Noam Blum @neontaster "I am personally not thinking of the New Yorkers with loved ones who work at one of Iran's military nuclear facilities. YMMV" Quote Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani, "My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end." From the Guardian, Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider escalation risk.

Stacy McCain  explains How Trump Ruined the Media’s Weekend, "Suppose you’re the lead national security reporter for the Washington Post or the New York Times. It’s a Saturday in June, so maybe you’re out at the beach for the weekend, having a nice seafood dinner with friends at some beachside bistro on the Maryland shore. You’re probably on your third glass of wine when, shortly before 8 p.m., your phone explodes with messages from your editors. “HOLY FUCKING SHIT! THAT SON OF A BITCH!”. . . " Driscoll at Insty, David Frum must not be feeling too happy this morning: Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "SEC. RUBIO: "If Iran retaliates, it will be the WORST mistake they've ever made. If they attack us, we have capabilities they haven't even SEEN before." From sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discusses U.S. Strike on IranSecretary Marco Rubio -vs- Margaret Brennan and Sunday Talks: JD Vance Discusses Purpose and Intent of Iranian Bombing Campaign.  Sarah Anderson at PJM, 'You Don't Know What You're Talking About': Rubio Wipes the Floor With Brennan Over Iranian Nukes. Althouse highlights "We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program," said JD Vance. "Quoted in "Vance says U.S. 'not at war with Iran, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program'/President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the U.S. had dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites, the first time the U.S. has directly attacked Iran" (NBC News)." Dan Pletka at What The Hell is Going On, #WTH Iran won't give up its nukes, "It's just not who they are." Insty at his substack has Five Takes on Bombing Iran, "From the department of Earth-shattering kabooms." From Twitchy, Seth Abramson's Frothy-Mouthed, Chest-Thumping, 'Don't You Know Who I AM,' MELTDOWN Over Iran Is PRECIOUS

Driscoll, QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: "Many Have Tried to Fix Penn Station. Can Trump Get the Job Done?  Events this weekend may allow Trump to accelerate the tearing down process of rebuilding the station exponentially:" Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "#BREAKING: Pro Iran rioters have just STORMED Penn Station in NYC, and most of them are wearing face coverings Face coverings should be BANNED in public. And EVERY SINGLE ONE of these foreign rioters needs to be deported NOW!" Sarah Anderson at TownHall say No Kings 2.0 Protests are Set for July 4 Because the First One Was a Bust. Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair says Democrats Would Rather Embrace Crime Than Prevent It. From OTP, ACLU Goes Full Antifa, Sues DHS For ‘Assaulting’ LA Rioters.

Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "Plenty of money for stupid tattoos." Quote "Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand, "The choice is simple – Republicans can choose to help families put food on the table, or they can vote to give tax breaks to billionaires. It shouldn't even be a question." To be fair, they're pretty hard to pawn or sell off. At Hat Hair, Steve Moore says  Congress Should Just Say No to a Remittance Tax. I disagree. From Fox Business, US manufacturing giant teases 'big' investment back into the American economy. "Whirlpool CEO talks investing for the ‘benefit’ of US factories, products, consumers." At Hat Hair, Trump Fires NRC Democrat Amid Push to Overhaul Nuclear Safety Rules.

PJM's Scott Pinsker sees a Shock Poll: 47% of Dems Demand a Third Party. So WHEN Will the Rebellion Begin? From LifeZette, Top Dem Insider Reveals ‘Really Depressing’ State of the Democratic Party. "Veteran Democratic strategist Patti Solis Doyle said Friday that the Democratic Party is facing a crisis of leadership, message, and direction following significant losses in the 2024 election cycle." But on the bright side, NYPo reports Pelosi raked in millions last year — and her portfolio out-performed every large hedge fund with stunning returns

Read this thread, Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll "Wisconsin: Election Fraud, Conspiracy Theory No Longer. Corrupt government actors force citizens to sue them repeatedly in courts for embarrassing public records that they control. @PeterBernegger did this and attests to what those records show. Then critics go silent. 1/6"

At CNN, Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker attacks was a ‘prepper’ who had drafted a ‘bailout plan’ for wife, according to court filing. DC_Draino @DC_Draino "Remember when some random guy shot up the Trump Doral in 2018 and he said he was a Diddy sex party victim and we all thought he was crazy? And then it turned out it was 100% true Well now some people think this Minnesota assassin sounds crazy for saying Tim Walz wanted him to assassinate Amy Klobuchar so Walz could take her Senate seat Guess we’ll find out!" Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "And I wanna go back to when Democrats didn’t murder federal officers, but that would be before 1861." Quote Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY, "I want to go back to the day when federal law enforcement officials didn't cover their faces like the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and the KKK."

Josh Blackmun at the Volokh Conspiracy thinks Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Gorsuch Walk Back Bostock

Hat Hair sees 'We Hate America' Club: AOC Was There When They Let Khalil Out of Detention. Documenting Jew Hatred on Campus at Columbia U @CampusJewHate "We are not sure whether it is the Islamist giving flowers to the Socialist or the other way around. What we are quite certain of is that one antisemite giving flowers to another." From the Midwesterner, CBP nabs Chinese ‘special interest alien’ in Flint, others in Tawas CityKurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "You dildos let 20 million illegal aliens in. Some US citizens will be inconvenienced cleaning up the mess. You should apologize to them." Quote Jon Favreau @jonfavs "Just this week, ICE has mistakenly arrested and jailed a man with legal status TWICE Anything to hit that 3,000 arrests per day # that @StephenM has demanded x.com/L_Toczylowski/…" OTP, LA Dodgers Pledge $1M To Help Families Impacted By Recent ICE Raids. It's their fan base.

ET, Trump Signals Possible Deal With Harvard in ‘Next Week or So’ "This announcement follows months of legal battles between the president and America’s oldest university." Campus Reform reports Princeton refuses to punish masked students who hurled slurs at Jews.


The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Kiss .500 Goodbye up more or less on time and under budget.

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