Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump "Obliterates" Media Meme

Ace has a leftover from yesterday's news, Leftists Leak a Classified DIA Assessment of the Damage to the Iran Nuke Sites to Embarass Trump "Endless treason. Endless." I even left the misspelling in. Sundance hosts Secretary Rubio Affirms “Significant Damage” to Iran Nuclear Capacity in Wake of U.S. Airstrikes and Vice-President Vance and Secretary Hegseth Confront an Incurious, Manipulative and Deceitful Intelligence Community Media Operation. At PJM Scott Pinkser says Don’t Believe the Media’s LIES: Here’s Why Iran’s Nuke Program Is Almost Certainly Sayonara and Matt Margolis, Iran’s Stunning Admission That Proves Trump Was Right, CNN Most Hurt. "“The Iranian foreign ministry admitted that their nuclear facilities were ‘badly damaged’ by U.S. strikes over the weekend after reports surfaced about a low-confidence U.S. intelligence assessment suggesting otherwise,” National Review reports." Althouse focuses on the word "obliterate", If we take "obliterate" literally, it means to cause to disappear. "The media seem to be overeager to undercut Trump's accomplishment by saying that he said the word "obliteration" but there's actually — possibly — something left." AMAC asserts Liberal Meltdown Over Trump Iran Strike Will Alienate Americans. The Peacock whines House Speaker Johnson argues the War Powers Act is unconstitutional "Many constitutional scholars believe that the Nixon-era law, which limits the president’s power to unilaterally wage war, violates Article 2, Johnson said. “I think that’s right,” he added."

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed hears Netanyahu: Regime Change Can't Come From a Bombing Campaign -- And MEF Agrees. Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays, "I have a feeling Iran's regime already changed. All the Supreme Leader's underlings needed to do was lock him in a bunker and take away his phone "for his own safety." Then tell anyone who asks that the Supreme Leader isn't meeting with anyone in person but they know his orders. It worked for Joe Biden."

Althouse and Sundance both post Trump's press conference at The Hague. Althouse catches the daddy scandal, "This is a great press conference. I've listened to it but don't have a transcript to quote yet.  ADDED: "Mark Rutte, the NATO Chief, he called you 'daddy' earlier.... Do you regard your NATO allies as kind of like children?"" Causing Rubio to crack up. 

Breitbart Bus Dig, Jerome Powell: The Grand Speculator, "The Fed chair once warned against using speculative forecasts to drive policy. Now he’s doing exactly that. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made a quiet but extraordinary admission on Tuesday: if the Fed were following the actual data, it would be cutting interest rates. But it isn’t—because the Fed expects President Trump’s tariffs to raise inflation, and it's choosing to act on that forecast instead." He just wants to cause Trump, and by extension us, pain as long a possible. NewsMax has a Report: Trump Naming Next Fed Chair Early to Weaken Powell. Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks It Is Insane That There Is Opposition to Selling Less Than 0.5% of Federal Land. The plan is to sell off 3,000,000 acres in 11 mostly western states. The Federal government owns 640,000,000 acres. I've long advocated selling western lands off to help pay off the debt. 

Sarah Anderson at PJM hears Jasmine Crockett Went After Melania, And I'm Not Gonna Let That Slide. She was admitted under the "hot chicks" clause of the "Einstein" visa program. I'm down with that. It's one way to improve the gene pool. "During a House hearing, Crockett decided that the "math ain't mathin'" when it comes to how the first lady, who is an immigrant, came to the United States. It's a story most people who pay attention know, and it's something Democrats have tried to poke holes in for years, but to use Ms. Crockett's terms, the math does math. The New York Times, of all publications, even laid out the validity of it in a 2018 article called "Did Melania Trump Merit an ‘Einstein Visa’? Probably, Immigration Lawyers Say," which you can find if you do a quick Google search."

Regarding the Muslim socialist Zohram Mandami's victory over Andrew Cuomo in the NYC Democrat Mayoral primary, Stacy McCain says NYC Goes Full Zimbabwe "Never go full Zimbabwe. You can order a $10 trillion Zimbabwe note online for under $25, which is still more than its actual value as currency, but rather reflects what it’s worth as a collector’s item, a memento of the kleptocratic regime of Robert Mugabe." Ace, New York City Chooses the Form of Its Destructor and It's (Check Notes) a Socialist Ex-Rapper (!) Who Supports Global Jihad
Update: One of His "Raps" Praised Five Convicted Terrorist Funders of Hamas, "In the city that was struck by Al Qaeda on 9/11, notes David Strom." Juliana Frieman at Am Spec, The Cuomo Comeback Is Dead — And So Might Be the Old Democratic Party "This is just the latest casualty in a party that doesn’t know who it is anymore." Or maybe it does? Politico, Mamdani’s victory would signal seismic shift in national politics and test for socialist movement. Dave Sypher at Spec World, Zohran Mamdani’s New York: prostitution, crime and socialism. "This isn’t Barack Obama’s party anymore. It’s AOC’s. It’s Ilhan Omar’s. And now, it’s Mamdani’s." Insty has a Driscolly post, AND YET NEW YORKERS VOTED FOR HIM IN DROVES: Razib Khan @razibkhan "mamdani is heir to a form of third-world socialism and decolonialism that totally failed. it resulted in immiseration for billions. india is two generations behind where it could be. mamdani's middle name is from kwame nkrumah, who cripped ghana's economy for a generation" Marina Medvin @MarinaMedvin "The whitest party in NYC is the Zohran election night party. This is incredible. I’ve never seen so little diversity in NY." Stupid white kids. Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 "WATCH: The Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani is such a shameless dirtbag he changes his accent depending on who he's talking to. He also used to be a "rapper" whose mom directed his music videos. If New York City voters are dumb enough to elect this conman, they deserve every single bad thing coming to them." "Code switching" is a common enough ploy on both sides of the aisle. Althouse has Let's talk about Zohran Mamdani. I'd avoided even making a tag for him, but times have changed and Donald Trump, AOC, and Mamdani are all from Queens. Is there something about the culture/speech patterns of Queens that is political magic? "That's a question I asked Grok early this morning (and posted on X)." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "Hamas Claims Responsibility For NYC Mayoral Primary https://buff.ly/1QePVby."

So now we know who really was Preznit? Matt Margolis at PJM says There’s A New Huge Twist in the Biden Autopen Scandal. In a jaw-dropping revelation that should shake every American to their core, former Biden advisor Neera Tanden has admitted under oath that she — not Joe Biden — was in control of the president’s autopen for nearly two years. A top White House aide, utterly unelected and unknown to most of the country, had the authority to affix the President’s signature to official documents, including sweeping executive orders and controversial pardons, all while the nation was led to believe these were the deliberate actions of the commander-in-chief himself. “As staff secretary, I was responsible for handling the flow of documents to and from the president,” she testified. “I was also authorized to direct that autopen signatures be affixed to certain categories of documents."" 

Ace finds it a Shock: Crack Addict and Prostitute Addict With No Obvious Source of Income Doesn't Pay His Lawyers for Defending Him in Court "I think that this law firm knew all along it was working for free, in the interests of the Democrat-Media-Communist Party. The law firm that represented Hunter Biden in federal investigations filed a lawsuit against him on Monday, saying that former president Joe Biden's son owes its attorneys "substantially in excess of $50,000 in fees and interest." I would guess that $50,000 is the minimum amount of the claim needed to get into superior court or whatever. $50,000 should not be taken as anywhere near what Hunter the Crackhead owes. It's just that they have to note in their lawsuit that the money sought exceeds this threshold."

At PJM, VodkaPundit is not amused ARREST HER, HOMAN: L.A.-Area Vice Mayor Encourages Gangs to Fight ICE (I heard the FBI was having words with her) and Vicky Taft sees SHOCK PRICES: Gavin Newsom's War on Oil Is Expected to Spike Gas Prices to $8 a Gallon. Californians get what they voted for. Good and hard. 

TownHall's Jeff Charles hears Jonathan Turley Predict the Supreme Court Could Give Trump a Massive Win on Immigration "“The court could very well say, ‘Enough. We're not going to have individual judges now freezing the entire United States government on critical programs like this.’" I doubt Roberts has the will to go against the MSM consensus. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Rep. Laurel Libby: 'The Democrats Caved!' Rep. Laurel Libby @laurel_libby "VICTORY! The U.S. Supreme Court just restored the voice of 9,000 Mainers! After 2+ months of being silenced for speaking up for Maine girls, I can once again vote on behalf of the people of House District 90. This is a win for free speech — and for the Constitution." Dan Greenfield at Front Page points out A Radical Company is Paying Supreme Court Justices Millions "And that has crippled the Court." "Penguin is actually Bertelsmann: a German ex-Nazi publishing giant that has waged war on American parents, promoted racism and is trying to monopolistically gobble up all of American publishing. Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be an Antiracist”, Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility”, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Between the World and Me”, and, during WWII, “The Christmas Book of the Hitler Youth” all came out of Bertelsmann."

From Althouse, "'A completely unserious and selfish move,' one House Democrat told Axios on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about a colleague." "I'm reading "Democrats fume at 'unserious' Trump impeachment vote" (Axios)." 

Jen O'Connell at RedState, Pramila Jayapal Steps on Rake With Fake News Story of ICE Mistreatment. Tricia McLaughlin @TriciaOhio, "Absolutely FALSE. She had FULL medical, prenatal care. We have documentation to show it. Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus, 37, is a citizen of Guatemala who has been arrested multiple times for child abuse and is wanted on an active warrant for homicide." Quote Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal, "A pregnant woman lost her baby after ICE refused to give her prenatal care. She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor."

Capt. Ed, Mediator to Trump: How About $20 Million From CBS Over Cooked Harris Interview? How about 40 and we call it a deal? Defiant L’s @DefiantLs, "250 million people died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Dude... I really hope he misspoke." PJM's Stephen Kruiser says TikTok Meth Heads Have More Credibility Than CNN.

At Ace, The Federal Trade Commission Extracts a Heavy Price for Approval of the Merger of Two Ad Titans: Stop Blacklisting and Boycotting Conservative Outlets. "Two major ad companies wanted to merge, but the FTC commissioner forced them to sign a consent decree. They're promising that they will no longer subject conservative outlets to an advertising boycott."

At MSN, Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books. If you pay for the book, you can use it to train AI.

Alisha Lehmann

From GB News, 'World's sexiest footballer' suffers nightmare as Swiss women lose 7-1 to 14-year-old boys ahead of Euro 2025

Switzerland's women's national football team, including Alisha Lehmann who was voted 'World's sexiest footballer', suffered a crushing 7-1 defeat against FC Luzern's Under-15 boys' side during their preparations for Euro 2025. Switzerland are due to host the tournament next month, but have been left bitterly disappointed at losing the preparation game in such manner, with the Swiss Football Association trying to keep the result under wraps.

The embarrassing result emerged after footage from the behind-closed-doors friendly was accidentally posted on TikTok by one of the teenage players. The video garnered approximately 70,000 views before being removed from the platform.

So, they get to demand equal pay to the junior high school boys, am I right? 

There are still some good links left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.25.25 (Afternoon Edition), but I gotta run.  The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Overall Beauty and FMJRA 2.0: Kiss .500 Goodbye up more or less on time and under budget.