Flotsam and Jetsam - Ceasefire Lingers On

The ceasefire in Iran is, well, not all that ceased. Iran is still shooting missiles at Israel, saying the Israelis are breaking the terms by attacking Hezbollah, the Iran proxies, in Lebanon. On the other hand, there does seem to be some movement of oil tankers around the Strait of Hormuz. Whatever is going on, it hasn't reached a level necessary for Trump to resume his 'civilization' ending strikes on Iran's infrastructure. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "Channel 14 reports there could be a collapse of the ceasefire tonight on Iran’s part." At Althouse, Trump has determined that Iran "has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change." "Trump, at Truth Social, about an hour ago:" From sundance at CTH, Vice President JD Vance Delivers Important Clarifying Remarks on Iran as He Departs Hungary, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Takes Credit for Iran Ceasefire He Just Found Out About and Amid Ceasefire in Iran Pentagon Holds Press Briefing. Dave Strom at Hat Hair identifies The Key Problem When Negotiating With Iran. Two different groups, the Mullahs and the IRGC (the death cult), and the civilian leadership and the regular military with very different visions. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed asks Today's Deep Question: Would Joint US-Iran Tolls in Hormuz Be a 'Beautiful Thing'?

Ace notices Communist Dingbats Yesterday Until 7pm: Trump Is a Madman! He Will Nuke the World! Communist Dingbats at 7:01pm: TACO! Trump Is a Huge Pussy Too Afraid to Do What Is Needed and LET THE NUCLEAR BIRDS FLY!!!! Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Yesterday many “experts” told you we were headed for nuclear war & spent the entire day losing their minds. Today the Dow opens up 1300+ points, S&P rises nearly 3%, & oil has dropped $20 a barrel. As always, it pays to be rational. Congrats to those who didn’t lose their minds." Michael Caputo @MichaelRCaputo, "@Pontifex is directly critical of the mere words of the President of the United States but he has never once specifically condemned the bloody slaughter of tens of thousands of protestors by the Iranian regime. Women. Children. Families, all shot down like dogs. We Catholics cannot ignore this. If Leo is so compelled to meddle in secular affairs, he must be held accountable for condemning mere words but not the actual slaughter of innocents. There is no Biblical reason for this one-sided meddling." Quote Michael Caputo @MichaelRCaputo, Replying to @MichaelRCaputo, "@grok Has Pope Leo spoken out about the tens of thousands of protestors recently murdered by the regime in Iran and specifically condemned the regime for those murders?" Drew Pavlou @DrewPavlou, "Let’s flip the scenario for a moment. Imagine Iran killed Trump in the first 5 minutes of the war, established air superiority over the US mainland, wiped out the entire US Air Force, US Navy, killed half the Cabinet, flattened the US military industrial complex, then started building runways in Missouri to land Iranian troops without losing any casualties. Would you say it was a US victory if the US managed to keep the Panama Canal closed throughout this all?" Quote Sami Gold @souljagoyteller, "The fact that America’s goals went from “the complete destruction of Iran’s military power or even regime change” to “reopen a trade route that was open a month ago” doesn’t say great things about American power x.com/z_e_silver/sta…" The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "World In Shock As Trump Takes Seemingly Extreme Position To Negotiate Best Possible Deal." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Trump Tells Iran This Is Last Warning Before He Sends Bruce Springsteen To Perform There."

Sasha Stone is irate Idiot Influencers Spread Lie About Trump on Eve of Iran Rescue. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Not One Person Who Was Wrong About Iran War Will Lose Credibility. Driscoll at Insty says RIDE THE MICHAEL MOORE RECURSION! "● Shot: Michael Moore torches US as ‘bad guys,’ hails Iran as ‘greatest civilization’ in deranged rant.... ● Chaser: Michael Moore ‘flabbergasted’ by the ‘grace and precision and safety’ of Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal." Matt Vespa at TownHall, This Dem Rep Laid Out His Plan to End the Iran War. There's One Big Problem. At Althouse, Meanwhile, in Toronto... Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "Iranians are OUT IN THE STREETS CELEBRATING, cheering President Trump and the collapse of the brutal regime! After decades of oppression, the people are dancing, waving flags, and thanking Trump for finally taking action. Freedom is coming to Iran!"

Sarah Hoyt hosts Never Leave a Fallen Comrade, or Yet Another Reason America is the Greatest Country in the World. -A Rant by Padre0875.

At Defense News, US Navy seeks 1,200% increase in Tomahawk missile procurement for 2027. John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "Nothing here is new. I’ve been writing about the weakness of the Royal Navy for years. Except back then the reply was always: “Yes, but if the balloon goes up, we can…” Well, the balloon is up. And in 5 weeks they still haven’t managed to get ONE destroyer to protect Cyprus." QuoteJohn Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "The Royal Navy is no longer fit for service in NATO. In August 2022, HMS Prince of Wales sailed out of Portsmouth to cross the Atlantic for joint exercises with the US Navy. She was the pride of the modern Royal Navy. A four-billion-pound aircraft carrier. The flagship of..." Sunny @sunnyright, "The Royal Navy’s rowboats shall remain in port." Quote zerohedge @zerohedge "*UK NOT GETTING DRAWN INTO IRAN WAR: STARMER." Dave Rubin @RubinReport, "Interesting use of “so called allies.” Trump definitely has a list now…" Quote Israel War Room @IsraelWarRoom, " @SecWar: “To our Israeli allies, thank you for being a brave, capable, and willing ally on this battlefield.The rest of the world and the rest of our so-called allies saw what real capabilities look like. They should take some notes.” News Wax cites Pew: Republicans' Support for NATO Falls Sharply.

John Sexton notices Cuba Low on Oil But Never Runs Out of Useful Idiots. 

Adam Turner at RedState sees The Republicans Announce Their 2026 Senate Targets. Sundance addresses Panicans and Division. From I&I, 5.4 Million People Have Migrated To Pro-Trump Counties Since 2020 As The Great Divorce Continues, let's hope they don't vote like their previous districts. Rusty Weiss at RedState notes Trump Administration Kills the Most Annoying Car Feature Obama Forced on Drivers, autostop, start. 

Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Gavin Newsom's Wife Is a Real Piece of Work Also Plus Maybe a Witch. Althouse, This reminds me of the way her husband, Gavin Newsom, told black people "I’m like you. I’m no better than you. You know, I’m a 960 SAT guy." Liz Churchill @liz_churchill10, "Holy shit. Gavin Newsom’s Wife Jennifer ran over and killed her own sister with a golf cart…then tells San Quentin Prisoners for Life, “Yours were probably accidents too…” What TF is wrong with her?" Chris Rufo, Gavin Newsom’s $30 Billion Fraud Magnet, "California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program is ripe for scams, experts say." John Sexton, Rufo Identifies More Fraud in California. Mike McDaniel at Am Think thinks (no not yet) we should Get Ready For Blue States To Demand Big Bailouts. Fox, California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers led to 'negative outcomes,' researchers say. I mean, who could have foreseen that? Andy Gruel at NYPo, Minimum wage politics are really a stealthy tax grab. I&I says Bernie Sanders Is Lying To You About Taxes And The Rich. I can shave five words off that headline. Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "Minneapolis is looking to legalize sleeping in your car overnight in public spaces and create designated parking lots to sleep in. Socialism is working great."

From the Free Bacon, Michigan’s El-Sayed Suggests Hasan Piker’s ‘America Deserved 9/11’ Remark Must Be Viewed in ‘Context’ "The left-wing Democratic Senate candidate is scheduled to campaign with streamer Hasan Piker later on Tuesday." Rick Moran at PJM thinks Democrats are Playing With Fire by Embracing Hasan Piker. John Sexton notices Even Progressives Agree That Woke is Pretty Cringe.

James Tate @JamesTate121, "Here is why America is broken. We stopped locking people up for treason and sedition. As a matter of fact, we pardoned them." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "
So how was J6 going to end in overthrow? Let me explain why J6 alarms your class so much. It’s projection, nothing more. Your side has spent years engineering color revolutions abroad, so J6 resembled the final phase to you... crowds overrunning a key building to unseat a leader. Except that didn't actually happen...." Ace has an orgasm at news the DOJ Civil Rights Division Opens Investigation of Madison Cornbread for Perjury "The criminal airhead Madison Cornbread -- street name, "Cassidy Hutchinson" -- lied under oath and as you know, No one is above the law." Dave Strom sees Almost-President Michael Avenatti Released From Prison. That's a name I haven't heard in a while.

Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Only societies with a death wish deem being insane as an excuse to murder people without real repercussions." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Crazed homeless man accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on train found incompetent to stand trial https://trib.al/GsJMZC8" Matt Boose at the Chronic, Democrats Prefer Replacements to American Lives.

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall says Don’t Freak Out When We Lose the Birthright Citizenship Case. "Maybe it’s because I’m a lawyer, and every time I walked into court, I believed in my arguments just as my opponent believed in his. Just because you don’t agree with someone else’s legal argument does not necessarily mean it’s crazy. Oh, believe me, there are plenty of crazy arguments out there. But what we’re arguing against is an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that has been in effect for nearly 150 years. Clearly, many people find it persuasive, even if we don’t." I imagine the Supes will come up with some off the wall compromise. At Da Fed, Hans Manke, makes the case This Word In The 14th Amendment Bans Birthright Citizenship, And It’s Not ‘Jurisdiction and Shawn Fleetwood thinks the Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That. Stephen “The Yellow Dart” Schutt @schuttsm, "Take a look at this bill to introduce a new visa category, called H2C, that will bring in 500,000 construction workers This explains why Mike Rowe was pushing people to go into the trades so hard "there's a shortage of workers, they're making $260k" he said."  

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