Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Decapitates TDA, Musk Becomes First Trillionaire

The White House @WhiteHouse, "“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.” - President DONALD J. TRUMP" Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, BREAKING: Trump Channels Inner Tom Clancy, Takes Out TdA Head in Airstrike. Althouse "At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua..." "Here's the background material that formed the center of Trump's post (where I have an ellipsis above): "Before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals, and allowed this foreign army to rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity. During my Campaign, I pledged to expel these monsters from our Country, and bring Justice to the families of those they slaughtered, including the precious 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, 22-year-old Laken Reilly, and countless other beautiful souls. With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones. Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, deport thousands of evil criminals, and wage war against the Cartels, who have long been waging war against our Citizens, while weak leaders left America helpless and defensive." I expect some Democrat judge to order Trump to resurrect him.

Also at Althouse "The president's threatening to leave it permanently.... We'll just host weekly fights between people in politics, you know, and settle our scores that way...." "The comic stylings of Marco Rubio:" Regarding the giant temporary arena being set up on White House ground for the UFC fight. I don't follow UFC, but all the right (left) people are pissed off. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks This Scott Jennings Joke on CNN Is the Funniest Thing You’ll See All Week "This continues to be one of the more perplexing things happening at the White House. I do wonder, Scott, why? Why are we doing this to the tune —""Four hundred ninety-four porta-potties?” Jennings interjected. "That's a lot of porta-potties," Phillip replied."Somewhere Graham Platner is booking an airline ticket," Jennings quipped."

At the NYT, After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump. From Twitchy, Texas Loser John Cornyn Tries to Insult Scott Presler and, Yeah, THAT Didn't Go Well for Him. As Charles De Gaulle once noted "The graveyards are full of indispensable men."

From the Brussels Signal, The G-7 is Trump’s chance to express US dominance within the Western alliance. Sundance at CTH sees Mark Carney Arrives in France Three Days Early for Defeating Trump Strategy Session with Emmanuel Macron.

On the Iran affair, News Wax has Khamenei Website Releases Statement: No Give Up on Hormuz, No Deal With Trump, Trump: Leaked Iran Deal 'Bears No Relation to the Truth' and cites FT: Iran Still Has Access to Missiles Despite Attacks.Dmitri Bolt at TownHall hears President Trump Just Blew a Hole in Iran's Alleged Leaked Deal "The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing," the president wrote on Truth Social. "What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth. Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith." Iran is playing it's usual games by saying one thing in negotiations, and another to the press. They may need a few more rounds of softening. Conrad Black at the Brussels Signal opines Trump will get what he wants in Iran by negotiation or by force. The Peacock preens Defense industry leaders preparing to meet with Trump as worries over missile supply grow, sources say. "The president is expected to press the leaders to find ways to swiftly increase production of weaponry for the Pentagon, sources told NBC News." Probably has at least a grain of truth, though. At RCW, Iran’s Execution Machine Is Running at Full Speed. Hopefully the people of Iran will respond in kind when they get their chance, assuming Israel leaves any of the leadership alive. 

Yesterday, SpaceX held its IPO, and Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, at least on paper. Envious Democrats, Socialist and Democratic socialists are beside themselves (a neat trick) with envy and rage. John Sexton at Hat Hair calls 'Total Bulls**t": The Left Has Plans for Seizing and Spending Elon Musk's Money. Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "You know they’re the good guys by the way they keep calling for violence and bloodshed against those they view as their ideological enemies." Quote Aleph @woke8yearold "Over on the blue site popehat is calling for Elon Musk to be killed for being racist His brain has been cooked, although admittedly he was unstable to begin with." Insty, at his substack says Elon Musk is a Genius, and a Litmus Test. "People's reactions to him are diagnostic." Henrick Johansson @compliantvc, "Elon Musk is about to become a trillionaire If he agreed to pay just 80% of that as a wealth tax to the EU, the EU government could use its efficient operating experience to fund bicycles with solar panels attached to them for over 40 residents of the Netherlands Elon is being selfish by not paying the wealth tax." John Sexton hears Kimmel: Elon Musk Is 'An Immigrant Who Has Been Stealing From Us'. Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) @antoniogm, "The most envious, Marxist, redistributive person in the world isn't the guy busting his hump to frame a house, or the guy grinding out DoorDash...it's the smug guy worth 7 or 8 figures staring at a trillionaire he considers socially beneath him." Quote Rolling Stone @RollingStone, "Jimmy Kimmel warned against "obscenely wealthy weirdo" Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire. Watch: https://rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m" From Twitchy, Here's Why Class Warfare Lefties Are Ignoring THESE Working Folks Profiting From Elon Musk's Greedy IPO and Limit and Give It: Scott Jennings Schools Grabby CNN Dems Who Want to Kneecap Trillionaire Elon Musk. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "“Elon Musk is a trillionaire.” As a securities law attorney, please allow me to explain how anyone who says this is basically lying to you: 1. The Securities and Exchange Commission has a myriad of laws that prevent founders and other large stockholders of publicly traded companies from dumping their shares. There are substantial holding period requirements, volume of sales limitations and public reporting obligations for stock sales. Basically, Elon holds largely illiquid shares, he is a “trillionaire” on paper only, and the best analogy is when people peg your net worth based on your home’s market price. That’s not money in your pocket, that’s the house you live in..." Peter Hague @peterrhague, "It’s basically incitement at this point, right? I’m sure the journalists have been very careful with language to avoid crossing the legal line (I’m not paying to read this crap) but it’s clear what their intentions are." Quote The Globe and Mail @globeandmail, "Opinion: SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here’s how to properly hate him https://theglobeandmail.com /business/comme..." Northern Barbarian@xnoesbueno, "When Canada's house organ has to issue instructions on how to hate you, you must be doing something right. The richest man in history has devoted his life to making this world a better place. Useful things, making people freer. And getting us onto other worlds. (The Tesla thing, I personally don't really care about, except to the extent it financed other projects and also hilariously made virtue-signaling twats self-humiliate with ridiculous stickers.) The $44 billion for free speech alone when governments are actively censoring dissent, would deserve a Nobel Peace Prize, though associating that wretched tainted award with Musk would elevate it more than it would honor him. Personally devoting his efforts to rooting out massive corruption, fraud and waste in the United States government. Congratulations, @elonmusk. Keep doing what you're doing."

Matt Margolis says Just When You Thought the Platner Tattoo Scandal Couldn’t Get Worse… From the Free Bacon, The Scum Also Rises: Graham Platner Makes History As First Vanity Oysterman With Nazi Tattoo To Win US Senate Nomination. Ace has More: Graham Platner, Known to Have a Dick the Size of a Grain of Rice, Has Lied About Why He Has a Nazi Totenkopf on His Flabby Droopy Moob According To What Story He Thinks His Mark Wants to Hear, "I'm 99% sure this is the woman we heard about yesterday. I'm not 100% on that, though." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed calls him Shameless: Khanna Invokes Epstein to Defend Platner, Dave Strom on Why Platner's Death Camp Guard Tattoo Really Is No Big Deal to Democrats and Mark Judge, Graham Platner’s Sexts and the Stasi Media. Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine, "Being called a thug and the worst person ever to run for office by Donald Trump might be the highest compliment I have ever received." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I mean, he could have called you a Nazi but you would have to agree." Dave Strom calls this Peak Democrat Propaganda: Chuck Ross @ChuckRossDC, "A dirtbag who banged his dead brother's wife is asked by a dirtbag who banged his best friend/campaign manager's wife about another dirtbag who cheated on a fiancee (alleged) and sexted a dozen women right after getting married (confirmed)." Quote POLITICO @politico, "Hunter Biden defends Graham Platner on Newsom podcast http://dlvr.it/TT0RXs."From NYPo, Mamdani cashed in on mayoral perks for Knicks tickets — and downplayed the price: sources.

Ed Ring at Am Great on How the Machine Buried Spencer Pratt. "Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral bid surged on Election Day, only to be reversed as California’s entrenched political machine reshaped the final count after the vote." At Da Fed, Brianna Lyman notes California Allows Late Ballots With No Postmark — That’s An Invitation To Fraud. Stella X @Stellaaa, "Riddle me this LA: If it’s illegal for non-citizens to vote, why the Hell does the West LA Library have a display for non citizens that includes a VOTER REGISTRATION specifically for non citizens that allows them to “preregister” to vote. They even have a special section on the registration that allows you to vote ANONYMOUSLY if you don’t feel “safe” putting your address. Gee what could possibly go wrong?!..." Scott McKay at Am Spec calls What’s Happening in Los Angeles an Exercise in Brute-Force Politics. "The vote factory strikes again." Dave Strom reads the Los Angeles Times: Accusations of Voter Fraud 'Unfounded,' Yet They...Found It. F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli @USAttyEssayli, "The @LATimes headline says voter fraud claims are “unfounded” — then their own reporting confirms it. Their article documents homeless individuals being paid cash to register to vote. That’s a federal crime under 52 U.S.C. § 10307(c). “Three people told The Times they accepted a couple dollars to sign, with one saying he signed multiple signatures using various names and received $10." That’s not unfounded. That’s voter fraud and it’s exactly why there must be investigations." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees Spencer Pratt Unleashed: Of Course You Realize, THIS MEANS WAR “Karen, Nithya, ask yourself, is it possible one of your employees may have a recording of you doing or saying something that would force you to resign in disgrace?” he says deadpan into the camera. “Hope you sleep well at night.” Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Jimmy Kimmel i guess you missed the part of the story i don’t need a U-Haul…I have nothing left to pack."

Joe Chalfant at TownHall notes Dan Sullivan and GOP Officials Just Ended Democrats' Nefarious Plan in Alaska. InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022, "JUST IN: Alaska Division of Elections has ruled Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg ineligible to run for office after a probe into Republican allegations that he’s trying to rig the election by drawing votes from U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan." You have to give them credit for inventiveness though. He even looks like him.

From Da Mail, California hit by another huge fraud bombshell as thousands of claims for $4 BILLION in taxpayer-funded compensation meant for sex crime victims are FAKE, investigator says. Beege Welborn, GASP: 'Most' Claims in Los Angeles County's Four BILLION Dollar Sexual Abuse Payout Might Be...Bogus. Scott McLallen at TownHall, Nine Convicted in Ohio Drug Ring That Mixed Fentanyl Trafficking With $4.5M COVID-19 Fraud. Diversification! Stephen Kruiser at PJM, The Morning Briefing: Feds Keep Racking Up Law Enforcement Wins, Dems Hardest Hit.

Althouse sees the Demoncrats' newest wedge issue, AI data centers, "Democrats need organized voters. The political mobilization that the civil rights movement built..." ""... and that has propelled Democrats to victories across the country is aging. The G.O.P. is racing to disorganize and dilute Black electoral power across the South and the Voting Rights Act is all but dead. Your guess about the Democratic Party’s plan to fill the gaps is as good as mine. The party seems to want some kind of economic populist message without embracing the demographic reality that a member of the working class is just as likely to be Black or a woman as a white dude in a Carhartt...." Writes Tressie McMillan Cottom, in "This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats" (NYT). The suggested winning issue is opposition to data centers: "Americans hate data centers. They really, really hate them.... Data centers evoke strong emotions because they are tangible. Voters can hear them, smell them and see them.... [W]hen political problems become local, people can be persuaded to look beyond their party affiliation or even their own social class to help one another...."

From Sundance, Why Have I Spent a Decade Focusing on FISA, DNI Tulsi Gabbard (Aaron Lukas) Revokes Biden Era Assessments Created Inside Weaponized CIA Analyst System and DNI Tulsi Gabbard Releases New Information on 120 U.S. Govt Funded Biolabs Operating Worldwide. Ace, Despite the Lies of the Biden Administration and Its Egregiously Dishonest Spokeswoman Jen Psaki, the US Did In Fact Use Taxpayer Money to Fund Bioweapon Labs Across the Globe, Including in Ukraine.

Jae Sambo @JaeSambo "They can't even take accountability for slavery and give reparations but want to lecture everyone else about being accountable." Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "I never owned slaves, but Karmelo murdered someone. Hope that helps." Flopping Aces @FloppingAces, "The trial told us Karmelo Anthony murdered Austin Metcalf. The aftermath told us something much bigger and uglier was running the show. Once the verdict and the 35-year sentence came down, the mask slipped. Instead of accepting the outcome, parts of the support ecosystem immediately shifted into intimidation mode. Death threats started hitting the Metcalf family’s phones. Some of them specifically said Austin’s twin brother Hunter should have been stabbed too. Others talked about desecrating the grave. This wasn’t grief. This was punishment for the family daring to get justice in a courtroom..."

From CIS, Latest Harvard/Harris Poll Shows Increasing Support for ‘Mass Deportations’. "The survey is all over the place — but it’s clear that voters want illegal criminal aliens gone," and notes an interesting ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Exception — From Canada, "The pregnant Dutch crown princess and a quickie proclamation of ‘extraterritoriality.’"

Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill, "Somalis rank among the most welfare-dependent groups in the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. Six countries. Same result. Every single time. This is a pattern, and American taxpayers are paying for it. 81% of Somali immigrant households receive welfare. Even after being in the US for 10 years or longer, 78% are still on welfare. For native households, that number is 21%. They aren’t living the American dream. They are getting free stuff. And we are all paying for it...." Gene Volokh at the The Volokh Conspiracy cites a case where Cultural Difference "Cannot Be Accepted as a Reason to Mitigate" Ethiopian-Born Lawyer's Dishonesty-Related Misconduct. PJM's Athena Thorne begs Can We PLEASE Stop Mass-Importing Third-World Medieval Butchers?

VodkaPundit at Insty cites DAVID MANNEY: The Washington Post’s Credibility Crisis Hits the Checkout Page. “The complaint, filed in Superior Court of the District of Columbia, seeks class-action status for current and former subscribers, claiming the Post used reader behavior, engagement, and personal information to estimate how much subscribers would tolerate paying at renewal.” I've heard worse about WaPoo.

At The Weak Are Woke

At State of the Day, State of Wednesday: HERE IT COMES, AS PREDICTED. Riots in Belfast? Just like the good old days. Maybe this can unite the Irish. From sundance Britain’s Prime Minister for Northern Ireland Says “a Crackdown is Coming” Against Those Who Complain About Beheading. The Slantic attempts to explain away How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi. Poorer, actually. They mostly blame conservatives for "austerity" efforts.

Gene Parmesan @dsonoiki, "modern leftism is just a permission structure to be as awful as humanly possible to other people all the time for no reason."

From Fox, Emergency action seeks to prevent erasure of 'mother' and 'father' in code of largest US town. "New York's legislature voted to use nonbinary terms 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent' in its state code."

And even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.12.26. Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Checking Out The Free Agents up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Deal Reached? Another Platner Pratfall

Yesterday was a big day for news out of Iran, first, in the morning word of fresh US air strikes and the possibility of taking Kharg Island, the main Iranian oil export terminal, and promises to keep it up until the theocracy bent the knee, then later in the day word that further strikes had been suspended because Iran was 'this close' to signing the deal. News Wax reports Trump: US Will Hit Iran 'Very Hard,' Take Kharg Island. Ward Clark at RedState, Trump Announces Bold New Kharg Island Move to Crush Iran Regime. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed Trump: Here Comes Round 3, and We're Taking Kharg Island Soon and a Larry vid, Trump Striking Iran, Seizing Kharg Island? VodkaPundit at PJM, UPDATE: NAH. 'They Should Have Made a Deal': Trump to Seize Iran's Oil Infrastructure. Althouse finds "At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets..." "... much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP" Trump at Truth Social." followed by "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly." Capt. Ed, BREAKING: Trump Calls Off Iran Strikes, Claims Deal Made. Teri Christoph at RedState, Did Iran Just Blink? Trump Abruptly Cancels Thursday Night Strikes (but Keeps Iran's Ships Boxed In). VodkaPundit, HANG ON THERE, PARDNER: 'We Just Made a Great Settlement of the War With Iran'. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Wait, Did Trump Just Clinch a Deal With Iran? Sundance at CTH, President Trump Expresses Optimism a Deal with Iran Has Been Reached. Are they still playing for time? Almost certainly, but they can't buy that much. We'll see quickly about opening the Strait of Hormuz and in a little while about the "nuclear dust." Ben Whedon at JTN reports a 'Secret Mission': Trump reveals 100M barrels of oil have cleared Strait of Hormuz. TownHall's Kurt Schlichter says Don’t Panic About Trump’s Iran Strategy Just Yet. At RCD, Protracted Iran-War Parleys: Is It Part of U.S. Strategy? and from RCE, The Middle East Crisis Proves the Case for U.S. LNG.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, I Thought It Would Be a Stalemate, But Right Now Ukraine Is Winning the War. But at Am Con Ted Snider warns Russia’s Warnings Signal Danger of Widening War. "In the Baltics and in Kiev, the risks of a major escalation are rising." I don't think they can sustain a wider war. 

News Wax reports UK Defense Minister Healey Quits Over Defense Spending. ""You have ​been unable, and ‌the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit ‌the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this ⁠time of ‌rising threats," ⁠Healey said in his letter to Starmer." The Beeb, Starmer must 'find more money' for defence says second minister to resign over military spending plan. Sundance, Three Days After Prime Minister Starmer Pledges to Lead New Ukraine Military Effort, British Defense Minister Resigns. Didn't Starmer lose an election or something? Brad Essex at RedState sees The New Battle for the West - Pete Hegseth Brings Uncomfortable Truths to Normandy. Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "Hegseth’s D-Day speech at Normandy American Cemetery, France today: “Today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain, Italy & Greece. Boats & men arrive. When will Europe do something about that invasion?”" The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo, Pete Hegseth’s D-Day speech gave Europe a spot-on warning – be smart or be invaded. Dan McCarthy at RCP thinks Pope Leo Misjudges the Moment. Electing a Chicago pol as pope was a bad idea.

Matt Vespa says the The Graham Platner Nazi Tattoo Story Just Got Worse. Sister Toldja at RedState has a Report: The Graham Platner 'Redemption' Tour Hits a Snag As Another Alleged Ex Spills the Tea. Ace, Former Left-Wing Girlfriend: Gerald Platner Cheated With Me on His Fiance (Whom He Hid From Me), Said He Got a Nazi Tattoo to Remind Him That the US Was "the Bad Guy" In Foreign Policy, and Also, Has "Small Dick". "Oh man, they always throw in that last one. Or so I've heard. From others. I heard Larry O'Connor promise yesterday that more is coming. Here's a little more." David Harsanyi @davidharsanyi, "Platner's many controversies have probably obscured the fact that most of what he says is vacuous sloganeering and gibberish. I listened to a number of his interviews and speeches; and he's never wandered in the vicinity of an original insight" Well, he is a Democrat. Capt. Ed, Senate Dems Wonder: Who Signed Us Up For Platner Duty, Anyway? and Khanna: Can't a Lying, Violent, Nazi-Tatted Mooch Get a Little 'Grace and Redemption'? (Sure, but not as Senator) and You Don’t Hate the Media Enough, ‘Pouncing’ On Der Oysterführer Edition.

At State of the Day. the State of Tuesday: NOW'S OUR CHANCE, MR. PRATT. "We all know it in our bones to be true." Sue, and make them prove the votes are legit. Susie Crabtree at RCP, As Pratt Gets Bad News, California Vote-Counting Fuels Conservative Distrust. Fred Lucas at Da Signal, How California’s Election Procedures Turn Early Leads Into Late Losses. Masses of votes harvested from the homeless, often bought and paid for. Elaine @elbh, "The enthusiastic gloating over a the loss of a candidate whose entire campaign was simply to clean up his hometown is one the most disgusting displays of arrogance and ugliness I’ve ever seen in my life. This is nothing short of political bullying. It’s abhorrent and it is increasingly why the ideal of American politics being of the people and for the people is being supplanted by professional grifters and communist activists. Absolutely disgusted." Quote TMZ @TMZ, "Jimmy Kimmel trolls Spencer Pratt, rents him a U-Haul to leave L.A. after election loss."

Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo, "California's political leaders have failed to clear the brush in the public land bordering Los Angeles. Fire expert Gabriel Mann explains how the state's policies are making another massive wildfire inevitable. "It's ready to burn." I remember watching the Santa Monica Mountains burn from my parents house in Rancho Park.

CNN whines the Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive. Cooperation is a two-way street.

Sabremom says Let's talk ActBlue and money laundering. "Or that time I found my dead grandma. Not MY dead grandma. But she’s got the same name, and is probably SOMEBODY’S grandma." Alex Bruesewitz @alexbruesewitz, "This should be the biggest story in America. How much foreign money has been funneled to democrats through ActBlue over the past decade?!" Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh "HOLY SMOKES. ActBlue just PLED THE 5TH and REFUSED to answer about getting foreign donations infiltrating US politics on behalf of Democrats She wouldn't even refute getting RUSSIAN money!"

From NYPo, Zohran Mamdani’s disdain for NYC business is showing — painfully. Tom Knighton at BA observes Gun Manufacturer Bails on Virginia, Heads to Pro-Gun Georgia. Gooder and harder. RCD examines The Blame America First Syndrome. Brilyn Hollyhand @BrilynHollyhand, "We loathed Obama like you loathed Trump. Except we loathed Obama because he loathed America. You loathe Trump because you loathe America." PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks Dems Will Freak Out When They Get to Hell and Find Out How Few Republicans Are There.

Da Wire, ‘F*ck Austin!’: Karmelo Anthony Supporters Harass, Threaten Friends Of Slain Teen Outside Courthouse, "I hope he burns in hell!" Dave Strom calls them Unhinged: Random Assaults on White People, Attacks on Austin Metcalf's Family and says This Response to Senseless Violence Is Pathetic. At Twitchy, Professor Blames Austin Metcalf’s Father for Not Teaching His Son ‘Black Boys Have Boundaries. "In other words, Jeff should have taught Austin that black people will try to kill you if you ask them to stop violating social norms." From Ace, Savage Anthony Karmelo Supporters Now Making Death Threats Against Austen Metcalf's Family and Randomly Punching White People in the Face for TikTok Clout; White People Must Remain Calm and Not Cause Incitement or Division. Hat Hair's John Sexton catches Newsweek saying The Karmelo Anthony Trial Didn't Respect His 'Reasonable Fear', comparing him to Kyle Rittenhouse. Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC, "NEW: Greg Gutfeld ROASTS Jasmine Crockett over her Karmelo Anthony comments “She says we don’t know what it’s like to be a black woman and that’s true. But she doesn’t know what it’s like to be a white man. A white man like me. I can’t afford to be as stupid as she is.” “I have to try harder — because I’m going to be called all sorts of names — but she can say whatever she wants.” “We have an incredibly low bar for black Leftist commentary. If any white person said that stuff about the murder of a black kid, it would be the apocalypse.” “But on the Left, every heartless bozo gets a hall pass.”" Wesley Yang @wesyang, "This photo of black people rejoicing at the OJ not guilty verdict told us where we were in 1995 The videos of black people freaking out over the Anthony guilty verdict tells us where we are in 2026. (Zero to minimal progress.)"

Gail Heriot at Insty says YES, TITLE VII DISPARATE IMPACT LIABILITY IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL: "The Office of Legal Counsel’s 25-page opinion is important. It’s a breakthrough on an issue I’ve been working on for a long time. But … uh … what’s really important is that it cites me seven times. Purr. Josh Blackman has a short summary ..."

From Sundance, President Trump Nominates SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to Serve as Director of National Intelligence and Short Term FISA (702) Extension Fails in House – Strangely Specific Concern from Democrat Leadership. They know how it can be abused, because they did it under Obama/Biden. 

Jon Schweppe @JonSchweppe, "lol" Quote Andy McCarthy @AndrewCMcCarthy, "No to Todd Blanche for Attorney General https://nationalreview.com/2026/06/no-to-todd-blanche-for-attorney-general/" 

NYPo, Trump admin has found 146K migrant kids who went missing under Biden: DHS chief. Sundance, DOJ Announces Series of Arrests During Investigations to Find 450,000 Missing Unaccompanied Alien Children. Calling-all-RushBabes has *A Tale from Sanctuary State. Enabler of Illegal Immigration. From Twitchy, 'I've Watched That 67 Times'! Here's Our Anti-ICE Loon FAFO of the Day.

Ace, HHS Investigating Terror PR Organization CAIR Over Possible Misuse of Federal Funds. "Apparently this has to do with using federal dollars -- why are we giving CAIR any money? -- to pay for some kind of sketchy, unaccredited "Afghan Legal Services" fund. What?!?! You want to know if this is a misuse of federal taxpayer money? Well I'm glad you came to me. It is. Obviously." Frank Stephens @justrightFrank, "An illegal immigrant who arrives by dinghy admits that he's been working for the Taliban since he was 10. He is put in to a hotel where he kidnaps and sexually assaults a 7 year old child. British Justice gives him 2.5 years, he will serve about 18 months." Lawrence Person's Battleswarm Blog sees Commie Jihadis On The Grassy Knoll, "It used to be that Fifth Columnists funded by foreign interests operated from the shadows, holding clandestine meetings while trying to undermine the nation. Today, however, Islamist organizations linked to both communist China and global Jihad networks openly proclaim their hatred for the United States right here in Texas.

Dave Strom hears from Leslie Stahl: Firing of Scott Pelley Was Worse Than Human Trafficking and the Holocaust! Jay Caruso at WaEx, No one is entitled to work at CBS or anywhere else. James Kirchick @jkirchick, "Can we call them anti-American now?" Quote Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP, "The Nation has published a special edition for America 250 which, unsurprisingly, carries pieces like: "250 years of genocide, theft, and displacement" "The celebration of the nation's birth is a sham" "Shame" "The Bald Eagle perfectly embodies America's flaws"..." John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz, "Who stopped? It was a Stalinist rag until 1956, it was a Maoist rag until 1979, it was a Sandinista rag until 1991, and throughout it has supported American terrorists from Sacco and Vanzetti to the Weather Underground to street violence during Black Lives Matter." To be fair, the Bald Eagle does, but it looks pretty majestic doing it. Variety @Variety, "Vice President JD Vance will appear on "The View" on June 16, marking his first visit to the ABC daytime talk show. Vance will join all six of the program's co-hosts to discuss his new book “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.”

Greg Lukianoff at Insty notes GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP DOESN’T GET BETTER WHEN IT’S OUTSOURCED: If officials can’t ban speech directly, they shouldn’t get to pressure platforms, AI companies, or broadcasters to do it for them. Sens. Cruz and Wyden’s JAWBONE Act would help victims fight back.

The Telegraph reports the Belfast suspect is former policeman, "Friend claims Hadi Alodid is from prominent north Sudan family and was followed to Britain by two brothers via Dublin." wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "Beheading case puts pressure on Common Travel Area (CTA) transits between the Republic of Ireland and British Northern Ireland. Hadi Alodid, 30, is charged with attempted murder over Monday’s knife attack in which Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye. Alodid, a Sudanese national, entered Northern Ireland across the Irish border by bus in February 2023, having flown to Dublin from Paris. Alodid then claimed asylum upon arrival and was granted leave to remain in the UK until 2028. Democratic Unionist Party leader Gavin Robinson has said the “open porous border” with Ireland should be closed, while TUV leader Jim Allister asked for clarity on what basis Alodid was admitted at Dublin Airport in 2023." Doug Murray at Da Spec, Britain imported a problem it refuses to name. Beege Welborn discourses on Importing 'Alien Cultures' and 'Losing' Eyes. Megan Basham @megbasham, "I also think what we’re seeing with the British and American public are people who have been incredibly generous for many decades. They HAVE welcomed many many foreigners. And if you look at Ilhan Omar, you see how that generosity is so often repaid. With ingratitude, entitlement, and smears about systemically racist systems even as they leap to the front of the line in social programs and college admittance over native populations that happen to have white skin. So no, they don’t want to welcome more foreigners in. People tend to feel less generous when their generosity is unappreciated." From the Bugscuffle Gazette, Oh, look ... "... I was right." Quotulatiousness has “Thoughts and prayers” in a Two-Tier Keir accent. At Insty, LIFE IN TWO-TIER KIER’S WORLD: Dr Philip Kiszely @KiszelyPhilip, "We’re at the stage now where beheadings are regrettable, but tweets are unforgivable." Peter Hague @peterrhague, "When the British government complain that social media inflamed the riots in Belfast, what they are actually saying is: “If people know how badly be have betrayed the country, they will kick off” It’s an accidental confession that their entire ideology has failed." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Black Dumpling gets at the heart of the matter. The United Kingdom is under the boot of full-on tyranny. It is not simply the electoral, demographic and cultural overwhelming of the indigenous people. It is not just the two-tiered justice that has police ignoring actual crime when there is a claim of racism. It's that they can't even talk about it without the very real fear of prosecution and prison. Britain is no longer a first world democratic nation. It is a third world despotism." Quote BLACK DUMPLING™ @BlackDumpling "You want to know what's most chilling to me? At first I couldn't figure out what was going on with this post. Wildly disproportionate likes to views and almost no one was commenting on it. Very few were actually seeing it. Then I started to look at WHO was liking the post." Drew Pavlou @DrewPavlou, "BREAKING NEWS: Australia's public broadcaster ABC News just accused @elonmusk of ''inciting racial tension'' in Belfast because he did not censor footage showing a Sudanese refugee attempting to behead someone. They're angrier at Elon than at the stabber." Elon Musk @elonmusk, "The news orgs that say this instead of caring about innocent people being beheaded in the streets are scum of the Earth." From Ace, UK Government Begins "Instructing" "Journalists" On How to Spin the Beheading Agenda They Have Ushered Into the Country. "As we see on the American left: the Real Crime isn't the real crime at all, the Real Crime is noticing the actual real crime. And they will not tolerate the Real Crime of Noticing. Even as they instruct their pet "journalists" to convince the public to tolerate the actual real crime and show some understanding and empathy and above all else, "Remain Calm" and do not make a fuss." NotTheBee, Remember the Scottish girls in the viral axe video? Two migrants have been found guilty of harassing and assaulting them. Dave Strom, says Preach It, Brother! Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, ""You cannot change the rules so people who had a legal right to be here have to leave" "Yes you can" "Well you can but do you want to live in a country that does that?" "YES" BASED PATRIOT."

At Campus Reform, 5 times universities pushed leftist ideologies during 2026 graduation ceremonies. They didn't say these were the only times. James Martin Center, Colleges Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat it Too "We made college an obligation. We should not be shocked when students treat it like one."

Ace sees a Whistleblower Vindicated: Biden Officials Conspired to Violate Court Order Stating that "Transgender" Could Not be Classified as a Protected Categroy Under Title IX (Which Protects Women on the Basis of "Sex", Not "Gender Identification"). Can we impeach him in retrospect, or even posthumously?

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.11.26! The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Keepers & Discards up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Anthony Karemelo Guilty, Graham Platner Wins Primary

I've been largely avoiding the story of Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf. It's pretty much a tragic story, not unlike many around the country. The facts are not much in dispute. At a high school track meet, Karmelo went to the tent of another team where Austin Metcalf was. He was asked repeatedly to leave, and refused to, whereupon Austin gave him a shove. Karmelo then pulled a knife out of his backpack, and stabbed Austin in the heart. Austin died. There are a couple more relevant facts; Karmelo is black, Austin was white, and this occurred in Texas, so, of course, the case has become a touchstone of racial politics. Karmelo's defense argued for self defense but he was tried and yesterday convicted of murder, by an all white jury (three black teachers were struck from the jury, on the grounds that teachers are notoriously biased against the prosecution), and sentenced to 35 years in prison by the jury. This case may be the excuse Demorats use to riot all summer long. If I were on the jury I would have argued for manslaughter and a lighter sentence, but then, I wasn't on the jury, and I'm not from Texas. There were demonstrations (from both sides) at the courthouse, and a bit of pushing and shoving, resulting in arrests. Stacy McCain says GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY! "Murder is still against the law in Texas." Matt Margolis at PJM, We Have the Verdict in the Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial. Sundance at CTH, Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder – Professional Black Grievance Activists Very Upset. Ace, Breaking: Psychopathic Race-Murderer Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Brutal Killing of Innocent Athlete, "Protesters," Get This, Begin Punching People; Police Are Arresting the Thugs, "Washington Times:" End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Karmelo Anthony supporter: "What do I tell my 5 boys? What do we do now!?" Uh… don't murder?" From Twitchy, 'THIS IS A WAR': Here Are More Reactions to the Karmelo Anthony Murder Verdict. Hat Hair's John Sexton cites the Washington Post: The City Where Karmelo Anthony Murdered Austin Metcalf is Bigoted. Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog, "Whether or not there is mass rioting in response to a Karmelo guilty verdict depends entirely on whether or not the Democrat Party (who would have to fund and organize it, like they always do) thinks that Karmelo is a sympathetic and useful martyr for them. I don’t think he is. Even by the very low standards established for this kind of thing." OTH, he is a much more sympathetic subject than George Floyd and Freddie Gray. 

Dave Catron at Am Spec notes Afflicted With TDS, Four Senators Kill Election Integrity "Why Murkowski, McConnell, Collins, and Tillis sided against a popular voter-ID and proof-of-citizenship bill." Jeff Charles at TownHall, This GOP Holdout Is Now on Board With the SAVE America Act, Collins. Will it help her against Platner? At News Wax, $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill Clears House, goes to Trump for signature, formally ending the longest (partial) government shutdown. Also, Trump Admin Seeks to Limit Billions in Tariff Refunds.

Also at News Wax, Trump Stands by Pulte; Says Will Start DNI Role June 19. "Trump earlier Tuesday held a private White House meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., about the future of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire Friday. Democrats have threatened to vote against supporting an extension if Pulte has any connection to the DNI role." Sundance calls it Perfect – President Trump Doubles Down, Bill Pulte Will Takeover as Acting DNI on June 19th and says FISA (702) is NOT President Trump’s Problem to Solve.

Ken Blackwell @kenblackwell, "Hospitals get billions in federally discounted drugs, and aren't required to pass a penny to patients. The Trump Administration is trying to fix with a rebate model that creates a paper trail proving the savings actually reach the poor. The hospital lobby sued to stop it. Transparency shouldn't stop reform it should drive it."

Teri Christoph at RedState thinks you should Watch: NBA Commish Torches Hakeem Jeffries' Trump-Knicks Spin With a Brutal Reality Check. Atop Da Hill, Susie Wiles on reported White House departure: ‘I am not going anywhere’.

At his NYPo gig, Insty looks at The deeper agenda behind Trump’s Reflecting Pool glow-up. "It’s mirroring President Trump’s surprisingly sophisticated campaign to restore nothing less than America’s soul." Hat Hair's John Sexton sees the Washington Post Claims Renovated Reflecting Pool Looks Almost the Same. Of course, it's supposed to reflect. They show the two versions, both fresh after Obama's and Trump's efforts. The real test comes in a couple weeks as it swelters in Washington DCs summer sun. Will it revert to an algae plagued scum pit?

Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Iran's Regime Shoots Down U.S. Helicopter, Trump Says He Will Strike Back. At News Wax, Trump Says Pilots Fine After Helicopter Crashes Near Hormuz. Althouse "I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz." ""There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP" That's Trump, at Truth Social, 3 hours ago." Fox, US strikes Iran in retaliation for Apache shoot-down "Iran has 'taken too long to negotiate a deal,' 'will have to pay the price,' Trump says" "Trump says he is closer to targeting Iranian power plants, bridges." VodkaPundit at PJM says Score Two More Big Wins for Israel Vs. Iran... Maybe.

Sundance notes it was Primary Election Night in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota. Of course, the candidate of most interest, Nazi loving, communist Graham Platner won in Maine handily over two basically non-competing candidates. At Insty, “OYSTERGRUPPENFUHRER.” I LOVE IT. Oystergruppenfuhrer Graham Platner Says Marcus Luttrell Lied About ‘Lone Survivor’ Story. "UPDATE (From Ed): Question asked:" Hugo Gurdon @hgurdon, "Has there ever been more pronounced vocal fry?" Quote Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon, "Graham Platner was recruited to run for Senate by a pair of socialist political operatives, Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan, who determined that another prospective candidate had “a skeleton in the closet.” The Wall Street Journal published a rare interview with the duo on Sunday." The Maine Wire @TheMaineWire, "Outside the Langley Estate in McLean, VA, which sold this year for $13.5 million. The seller, Joseph Kaempfer, is a billionaire who made his fortune operating shopping malls in Europe. He's one of the MANY billionaires maxing out to support Graham Platner." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair cites Politico: Maine Dems Suddenly Have Second Thoughts About Nazi-Tatted Creep. Too late. And, Former Platner Campaign Manager: Don't Let Him In the Senate! From Ace, Former Platner Campaign Aide: Captain Nazi Is a Monster and More Women Have Come Forward "Believe all women. Not this woman, mind you, and not the women who have come forward with new accusations against Gerald Platner. Believe all women who concoct a Law & Order: SVU pantomime allegation about Trump raping their scrawny Crypt Keeper ass in a changing room in a year TBD. Believe that woman." From NYPo, Graham Platner and ‘New Wave left’ detest Western exceptionalism. Mediaite records how a Republican Lawmaker Presses SPLC Boss On Whether Graham Platner’s Nazi Tattoo Should DQ Him From Senate. At Twitchy, Dems in Disarray: Neera Tanden Roasts Ryan Grim as His Scandal-Plagued Buddy Platner Tanks in Maine. To TBD.

Dave Strom sees through Talarico's Genius Strategy: Lie. Victory Girls, Meanwhile in NY: Mamdani’s Sovietization Plans for the City. Wesley Yang @wesyang, "The thing is — it keeps winning power in major American cities. It keeps cannibalizing the Democratic Party. It may not be popular in opinion polls, but it is unstoppable in intramural contests within institutions." Quote Jonathan Kay @jonkay, "1. Give your house to indigenous people 2. Sterilize your depressed gay kid 3. Demonize Israel 4. Replace police with neighborhood vigilantes." The Center Square WA, More than 10,000 applicants vie for 15 affordable apartments in Seattle. Yogi @Houseofyogi, "Chicago lost the Bears this week. A team that's been in the city since 1921. They didn't lose them to a bigger market or a better deal. The Bears decided they'd rather be a tenant in Indiana than deal with Illinois for one more year. Think about how badly you have to run a place for that to be the smart move."

Cathy Salgado happy California Republican Steve Hilton Advances to Gubernatorial General Election. He won't win, even if he had the votes, they wouldn't let him. But at least they have the choice, sort of. NYT whines Steve Hilton Wins Second Spot in California Governor Race, Beating Tom Steyer. Steve Soukup at Am Great calls it California’s Choice. "California’s decline was not destiny but the product of political choices that turned America’s greatest success story into a cautionary tale."

Roger Simon asks Who the Hell Is Nithya Raman? "Can't wait for the debate." Gays For Trump @GaysForTrump, "Nithya Raman even LOST her own district (CD-4) to Spencer Pratt and Karan Bass, but you expect us to believe she beat them BOTH by winning 40% of the vote in the rest of the city by mail-in ballots?" Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes Election Fraud: 'It's Against the Law, So Nobody Would Ever Do It' @LeighWolf, "The CA ballot saga just got worse! I laid a trap and a Contra Costa County government official named Helen Nolan, along with journalists @sara_dinatale + @demianbulwa, walked right into it. When they put together their hit piece on me in the @sfchronicle (link in replies), they didn't know that I received a SECOND ballot at the same address...but this one was sent to someone no one in my family has ever heard of...despite the fact that we've owned the house continuously since 1962... THREAD!" Jeff Charles at TownHall, Alaska's Democratic 'Decoy' Senate Candidate's Son's Suspicious Ties Just Got Exposed.

SFGate whines Newsom targets undocumented Californians with new healthcare cost increase "It's getting harder for undocumented people in California to get insurance." PJM's Erick Florack doesn't really wonder Why Are California Democrats Trying to Kill Off Prop 209?

Cathy Salgado read the House GOP Report that Shows How Walz, Ellison Fueled Minnesota Fraud. News Wax, Vance Refers Minnesota Gov. Walz, AG to DOJ for Fraud Probe. Congressman Gabe Evans @repgabeevans, "Colorado's Medicaid program paid millions of taxpayer dollars on behalf of nearly 9,000 deceased enrollees, according to a federal audit. Yet instead of taking responsibility, Colorado democrats fought the findings and refused repayment. @GovofCO and Denver Democrats are always asking taxpayers for more money. Maybe they should explain why they can't properly account for the money they already have. Accountability matters.

At NYPo the Divine Miranda Devine observes Democrats can’t escape the Bidens and their drama — even if they’re done covering for them.

RedState's Bob Hoge likes how Sweatin' and Squirming the SPLC Boss Wilts Under Jim Jordan's Rapid‑Fire Judiciary Grilling. Ace, The SPLC Repeatedly Invokes the Fifth Amendment to Avoid Answering Whether They Used Donor Money to Pay "Extremists" to Put On "Hate" Marches, Burn Crosses, and Recruit New Members, "I say he invoked the Fifth Amendment, which he did. But the words he kept using were "We will address those allegations in court." In other words, I will not answer questions for which I will be held criminally responsible in another court. That's his right, but: 1, why are people allowed to invoke the Fifth without explicitly invoking the Fifth? I bet you Democrats would demand to know what basis a witness has for refusing to answer..." Sundance sees Mary McCord Resurfaces Defending SPLC Following Invitation from Congress.

Matt Vespa approve of how DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Absolutely Bodied Mikie Sherrill for Lying About ICE Detention Facility. Paul @WomanDefiner, "They used Covid to nuke small businesses, opened up commercial real estate and then brought in 20 million people in 4 years while giving them federally backed loans Americans didn't qualify for to buy up those businesses and any available housing. You should be furious about this." At the College Fix, Florida proposes rule requiring proof of citizenship for public college admission. "The Florida Department of Education is proposing a rule that requires community college applicants to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful immigration status, which immigrant advocacy groups argue will exclude undocumented students from higher education."

As if Jolly Olde England didn't need more racial-ethnic strife after the Nowak murder, a Sudanese 'refugee' knife attacked a man in Belfast, seriously wounding him. The Telegraph telegraphs ‘Beheading’ suspect used asylum loophole to enter UK. Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "Video with subtitles of yesterday’s attempted beheading of a young British man by a Somali migrant in Belfast. It’s a hard watch but Europeans must see it. Those who intervened and smashed a shovel over the attackers’ head are heroes They most likely saved that young man’s life." Dave Strom, You'll Never Guess the Nationality of the Belfast Attempted Beheading 'Suspect'. Ace, Invasion: Sudanese Colonist Uses Knife to Slash Open the Eyeballs of Northern Irish Man, Attempts to Saw His Head Off on Street in Broad Daylight "The country that fought a civil war for a hundred years to resist colonization by Britons is apparently cool with colonization by black Islamic Africans. Do you feel Culturally Enriched?" Driscoll at Insty, GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH: Sudanese migrant arrested after ‘attempted beheading’ in Belfast. "A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knifeman appeared to try to behead a man in Belfast." Sundance, Irish Police Request People Not Protest Their Beheading by Migrants Too Strongly. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "They do appear to be sending a message. Given that the government has made it clear it doesn't intend to address the issue, in fact considers any voicing of concern to be divisive dissent, these dissenters have chosen to highlight their concerns after their own fashion. I suspect it might be effective." Quote Molly Pitcher @AmericanMama "The Irish are ready to burn the entire city of Belfast down to the ground over Sudanese migrants trying to behead native Irish people. I don’t blame them for being upset." Shrodingers Borderline Normal@JeremyCordite "1. Protestors will be met with the full force of the law. 2. Beheaders will be met with sympathetic mental health specialists and woke judges who don't care if they do it again." Insty has a Driscolly post, REMOVE STARMER AND HIS GOVERNMENT: Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "BREAKING: PM Keir Starmer’s office issues a call for calm in the country after yesterday’s beheading attempt in Belfast: “You can see the police acting”" Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Noticing they never call for “calm” when Islamists are rampaging through the streets waving foreign flags and calling for genocide. A Muslim tries to behead someone, though, and they’re suddenly deeply concerned about others noticing." Quote GB Politics @GBPolitcs, "NEW: No 10 has called for "calm" after a migrant was arrested over an attempted beheading in Belfast" Tome835 @tome835 "The thing about beheadings is, if too many people find out about it, they get real mad at the beheader. I fear this beheading could lead to violence." Prufrock @JAlfredJuicebox, "“It’s the billionaires” “It’s the alt-right echo chambers” “It’s the manosphere influencers” “It’s the…” Actually it’s the videos of Africans beheading people in the street that are making people more right-wing."

At Racket, Matt Taibbi writes off Britain's Great Self-Loathing Crusade. "American and European liberalism rightly campaigned against ethnocentrism once upon a time, but both versions ultimately went way too far." Brendan O'Neill at Spiked on The obnoxious hypocrisy of Starmer’s fury with JD Vance. "The same Brits who raged over the death of George Floyd are now mad at Vance for raging over the death of Henry Nowak." Elon Musk @elonmusk, "This is the way." Quote Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10, "A Restore Britain Government will aim to prosecute officials and politicians who knowingly placed dangerous third world savages in our communities. This will apply retrospectively." Hat Hair Beege Welborn thinks The British Version of 'Down Periscope' Is a Real Joke: Clash Report @clashreport, "All five of the UK's operational Astute-class nuclear attack submarines are currently stuck in port awaiting maintenance or repairs, while a sixth Royal Navy boat has yet to become deployment-ready. Former naval commanders warn the situation weakens Britain's ability to deter and monitor Russian submarine activity. Source: The Telegraph"

NYPo claims CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report. Ace, Report: Bari Weiss Will Assume Editorial Control Over Basketcase Ratings-Disaster Partisan Spin-Shop CNN. Via Steven Miller, who's worried about Tater. And what will happen to Fake Jake? I imagine Jake Tapper is rehearsing his exiting flounce.

AwakenedOutlaw @AwakenedOutlaw, "Politico is closing its website because the Trump administration canceled its $500,000-per-year subscription. Read that again. This is but another example of the government being used by the left to help both prop up its own propaganda machine and line some corrupt POS's pockets with payola, compliments of the US taxpayer." Quote Max Tani @maxwelltani, "New: Politico is folding E&E, the energy trade publication it bought in 2020. The company says it is reorganizing its energy coverage under the Politico brand and launching a series of new state and global energy newsletters."

MAZE @mazemoore, "2023. Immediately after her interview with Trump was broadcast, Kristen Welker "fact checked" Trump about his Jan 6th claim that the Mayor of DC had called for the National Guard and that they were turned away. Welker apparently forgot about her reporting from January 5th, 2021. At Althouse, "Please! I traveled all the way to Wisconsin!... Listen, we traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview" "Wouldn't it have been funny if the all-the-way-to-Wisconsin plea had worked? Oh, yeah, poor you, going to Wisconsin, let me sit back down and yammer on with you, because you endured the ordeal of coming to Wisconsin." With an excellent video of Trump and Megan Mullally singing the Green Acres theme. He really is a showman at heart:

At the Free Bacon, Jonathan Leaf says Scott Pelley Isn’t a Serious Journalist "A personal experience reveals the fraudulent nature of fired '60 Minutes' correspondent." As the Brits would say, he's a news reader.

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.09.26 (Morning Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Keepers & Discards up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.