The Morning Report — 6/ 16 /26

Good morning kids. Once again we'll focus in on tyranny both at home and abroad but perhaps not in the places we expect, or sadly in places we are not necessarily surprised if not disgusted by. And away we go...

Newly obtained memos show that the US Department of Justice (DOJ), under former [so-called quote-unquote]
president Joe Biden, targeted parents at school board meetings despite warnings from FBI officials and a sheriffs association.
Just the News reports that the conservative nonprofit America First Legal (AFL) acquired the documents as part of its ongoing lawsuit related to an October 4, 2021 memorandum from former Attorney General Merrick Garland that targeted concerned parents at school board meetings.
The Garland memorandum was released despite “some concern” by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Jay Greenberg. Additionally, the National Sheriffs’ Association stated that their sheriffs had “not heard any concerns about threats to local school boards.”

These are parents that spoke up about transsexualism and the homosexual perversion as well as other anti-AMerican propaganda in the curriculum being forced on their children. Ironically, had it not been for the lockdown where parents could see in real-time how their kids were being brainwashed and abused, perhaps they might not have known what the hell was going on in the schools that their tax dollars fund. So for the crime against humanity of them raising their voices in protest, they were to be targeted for termination. I have reported in the very recent past about efforts in California for the state to forcibly remove children from their parents if the latter refuse to allow their children to have sex change mutilations.

Besides parents, the Biden/Obama Junta also targeted Christians for termination, specifically but not exclusively those who dared hold prayer vigils outside of abortion abattoirs along with those who defied the lockdowns by holding religious services seemingly away from prying eyes. And we all know the fate that befell those who dared showed up to the Capitol on January 6th 2021 to legally and peacefully protest the stolen national election. Hundreds were hounded, persecuted and even imprisoned while having their lives destroyed, and in the cases of Ashli Babbitt and Roseanne Boyland taken and martyred

And if they can't find a legitimate group to transmogrify into dangerous violent Nazis, they create the m out of whole cloth,moslty khaki in this case...

At least that’s what the Department of Justice’s superseding indictment against the SPLC alleges. The organization secretly paid informants to engage in the active promotion and funding of racist groups while denouncing and “fighting” the very same groups in public. The SPLC purportedly created fictitious entities to hide funding from their donors.
The SPLC, for instance, is accused of bankrolling the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally, paying a leader nearly $300,000 to post racist messages, organize and even transport people to the infamous Charlottesville protest, where one person was killed.
In another instance, a pair of white supremacists who approached the SPLC about leaving the Klan were encouraged to stay in the group and recruit new members. Given salaries, the two men were allegedly reimbursed for the costs of their activities, including those “incurred for cross-burning events, to include the wood and fuel used.”
In the end, I’m not sure what the legal jeopardy there is in engaging in this brand of duplicitous activity, but it is without a doubt corrupt, fraudulent, immoral and bad for the country.

With all of that to boil the blood, let's kick up the burner and turn it into live steam!

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-SD,) said Monday that Senate Republicans are moving forward with plans to renew a key federal surveillance authority as a stand-alone measure, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that it be tied to election legislation.
Thune told reporters the Senate is working to revive Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expired over the weekend after Congress failed to extend it before a deadline.
“We will try and move 702 as soon as we feel like we have the votes to do it,” Thune said.
The Senate majority leader said lawmakers are counting votes and intend to bring the measure to the floor once sufficient support exists.

Yes, completely unsurprising but again not exactly shocking. The duplicitousness of the GOP is even more disgusting than the naked tyranny and lust for absolute power of the Democrat/Left. Yes, let's give the latter the wherewithal to use and abuse an already corrupt intelligence and law enforcement apparatus that is supposed to defend our freedoms and security the legal cover and legitimacy to target ordinary citizens and groups as if they were threats to national security. Democrats in office as bitter experience has shown us will do exactly this and get away with it because the agencies in question are embedded with fellow travelers who seek the transmogrification of America as founded into yet another failed socialist state where they are in absolute charge, forever. Naturally, as President Trump has done, or attempted to do in fits and starts, is go after the people and groups that are the real threats to America as founded and we the people of We The People. For that of course he is literally Hitler that must be stopped by any and every means necessary. The Deep State under Brennan, Comey and Clapper have failed along with Malig-Nancy Pelosi in several failed Shampeachments. Of Course Hack Hakeem and the aforementioned will try yet again if we lose control of Congress in the midterms. GOD FORBID.

Meh, with Republicans like Thune, we're screwed no matter what. The GOP has got be utterly demolished and a party that actually represents us and that recognizes the threat of Anti-American leftism/socialism and ISLAM and is willing to go to the mattresses to defeat them must rise from the ashes of the GOP if America is to reach 300, let alone 251...

Almost forgot, about that Tyranny Abroad, no not China, which is horrifying, but considering all the aforementioned in one of the cradles of Western Civilization, Britain that was once formerly Great

A Secret UK Gov Unit Has Been Planting Lies About Terrorism in the Media
'You can see their fingerprints all over the statements released by the families of victims"

Considering the preternatural anti-Western bent of the media as it is, this seems like gilding the lily. Like a Deep blue shithole thinking they might need to steal an election after winning them outright for generations...

Have a great day,

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

Victor Davis Hanson: California shows what happens when one party gains total control: soaring costs, shrinking opportunity, and a government that no longer serves its citizens.
Is California Reaching Critical Mass?
'You can see their fingerprints all over the statements released by the families of victims"
A Secret UK Gov Unit Has Been Planting Lies About Terrorism in the Media (gilding the lily, considering the nature of the media itself? - jjs)

THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I are leading a clear policy that determines that the IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, without any time limit, to protect the border and Israeli communities from there against jihadist elements,” Katz said in his statement on Monday.
Israel Refuses to Leave Lebanon Despite Reported Inclusion in U.S.-Iran Deal
The good, the bad, and the ugly of a deal without details.
The Iran Deal’s Biggest Secret
Trump also insisted that Iran would never obtain a nuclear weapon.
Trump Disputes Key Detail Plaguing Mystery Iran Deal, Blames ‘Dumocrats’
According to Iran’s regime-run Mehr News, the agreement “provides for the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets during the 60-day talks.”
Iran Boasts U.S. ‘Forced’ Into Deal, Expects $24 Billion Asset Release During Talks
Iran is poised to attract up to $300 billion in investments from the very Gulf states it targeted with drones and missiles throughout the more than three-month-old war — if it can get its act together, Vice President JD Vance said Monday.
Dealer's choice Iran could ‘access’ $300B for rebuilding under US deal — funded by Gulf states attacked by Tehran
“The Iranian Resistance, which for nearly five decades has sought freedom and peace, and has, through 133 revelations in the past 35 years, acted as the most important barrier in preventing the ruling theocracy from acquiring the bomb, welcomes any understanding to end the war and the suffering of the Iranian people,” Rajavi said in a statement.
Iranian Dissident Group Welcomes Steps to End War, Says Peace Is ‘Poison’ to Regime Survival

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Marjane Satrapi survived Iran’s theocracy only to be condemned in death by Western radicals who excuse the very oppression she spent her life exposing.
Marjane Satrapi Was Once a Feminist Icon, Now She’s Reviled as an Avatar of Fascism
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Section 702 allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications involving foreign targets located outside the United States without obtaining traditional warrants. Advocates of the authority argue it is an important national security tool. Thune pointed to previous comments from a senior Democrat from New Mexico in support of the surveillance program.
Thune Signals Senate Will Pursue Stand-Alone FISA Renewal Despite Trump’s Demands
"This is what government weaponization looks like."
Documents Show Biden DOJ Ignored Warnings, Targeted Parents at School Board Meetings
David Harsanyi: The new indictment confirms it was worse than we thought.
The SPLC’s Real Scam
La Reconquista remains a fringe movement, but its activists dream of reclaiming the American Southwest through demographics, politics, and cultural power.
The La Reconquista Reclamation Project Part I
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
The Seattle-based firm known as Luz Legal or La Luz del Camino Legal, founded by left-wing powerhouse attorney Alexandra Lozano, closed down permanently this month after Lozano gave up her law license to avoid facing a misconduct hearing by the Washington State Bar Association.
Left-Wing Immigration Law Firm in WA Shuts Down After Being Sued by Former Clients for Alleged Fraudulent Practices
Several pro-immigration activists and unions have sued against Trump’s restrictions on commercial driver licenses (CDL) for foreigners, court records show. The Trump administration has also detained hundreds of illegal migrant commercial drivers and implemented stricter vetting on visas for such drivers, according to the Department of Homeland Security and State Department.
Immigrant Advocacy Blob Tries Fighting Trump’s Crackdown On Foreign Truckers
The suspension could delay plans for Indian investors aiming to buy permanent residency in the U.S. via the EB-5 program. The situation highlights the growing demand for investor visas among Indian nationals. Earlier this year, via the Visa Bulletin, the State Department announced that “sufficient demand and increased number use” for EB-5 from India could result in the program’s automatic suspension. Ongoing and unfinalized applications will likely have to wait until Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27).
State Department Pauses Investor Visas for Indians.
Homan said, “The bottom line is, we say a criminal is those who have a criminal conviction or pending criminal charges, which means we found them in the jail cell, locked in a jail cell, which means they’re probably not a choir boy, right?”
Homan: Around 64% of ICE Apprehensions Are Criminals, ‘That’s a Good Number’, Was About 70% (Border-jumping means its 100%- jjs)
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Los Angeles officials are dismissing the move as political theater. However, the missing tens of millions, unverifiable housing sites, and documented conflicts of interest are not partisan talking points; they are governance failures with real human consequences.
HUD Suspends Federal Homeless Funding to Los Angeles in Wake of Fraud Allegations
A draft of the report...exposed that there is no way to cross-reference the USASpending.gov records detailing who receives government awards with who is on the “do not pay list.”
EXCLUSIVE: Report Reveals Uncle Sam Has No Idea If Feds Are Handing Out Taxpayer Dollars To Wrong People

WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
The new Europe is going to take some getting used to.
Lots of Beheading Attempts Lately, Eh?
Can you guess whose side the "officials" are on?
German Father on a ‘Palestinian’ Migrant’s Murder of His Daughter
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
Meet a man who promotes Jew-hate.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, That Most Unpleasant of Frenchmen
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
If the media were truly concerned about the White House, their outrage would’ve started with a topless trans-identifying activist treating the White House as romper room.
Media Head For Fainting Couch Over White House UFC Fight After Shrugging At Topless Trans Twerker
Anti-democratic abusive manipulation.
When Cowardly Journalists Abuse Anonymous Sourcing

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Anthropic is engaged in intensive discussions with the Trump administration to resolve export controls imposed on its flagship AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The company has sent top technical experts to Washington for weekend meetings aimed at reaching an agreement that would restore access to the powerful AI systems.
Anthropic Sends Team to Washington in Bid to Lift AI Export Ban
"They don't just get mad. They register to vote."
How Soros-Linked Dem Operatives Weaponize The Anti-Data Center Push
. . . announcing Monday a social media ban for citizens under 16.
The Ninnies And Nannies Across The Pond Make A Good Call For Once
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
The Republican PR machine is failing.
Trump's Helping The Economy, But 63% Of Americans Disagree
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Spanberger claims rejoining the 'Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative' will lower energy costs for low-income families. The numbers say otherwise.
'Moderate' Democrat Abigail Spanberger's Decision To Reenter Virginia Into Controversial Green Energy Program Could Increase Virginians' Electric Bills by $1.2 Billion
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
The sisters allegedly went behind the counter, threw things at the worker, chased her, hit her with kitchen objects, and tried to throw hot grease on her after they were given the wrong order.
Detroit — Two Sisters Accused of Stabbing Restaurant Employee over Wrong Order: ‘I’m Going to Kill You’ (if only they just called 911 to complain?! - jjs)
Who celebrates a basketball victory by torching a school bus?
Mamdani's New York City Had a Riot and Barely Anyone Noticed
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
For Austin Metcalf’s sake as well as Karmelo Anthony’s, the disciplinary double-standard must end so another senseless murder doesn’t happen.
Frisco Schools Create Dozens Of Karmelo Anthonys By Refusing To Discipline Black Students
A House Appropriations Committee bill would direct funding traditionally used for school safety to grants for school-based mental-health efforts.
Congress Is Treating Schools Like Mental-Health Clinics
Up to 25 percent of U.S. colleges may close soon, largely due to their inferior product.
University Indoctrination Centers Are Being Abandoned
SECOND AMENDMENT
Democrat Virginia state Sen. Saddam Salim and Democratic Virginia state Del. Dan Helmer appeared to be at odds about the provisions of a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, reflecting an apparent misunderstanding of the law they passed.
Some Virginia Democrats Apparently Don’t Understand Basics About Gun Ban They Rammed Through Legislature
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
‘American elections should be decided by American citizens, and only American citizens.’
The Heartland Institute’s Viral Voter Fraud Poll Resurfaces in National SAVE Act Debate
FBI agents searched the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on June 11 and conducted interviews with members of the organization across the state, according to reports. Some agents reportedly served subpoenas or sought to seize electronic devices during the operation.
FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group in Fraud Investigation
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
According to (Journalist Adam Housley)Housley, the investigation has multiple components, including matters connected to California’s Napa Valley. He said the inquiry was initially handled by agents from the FBI’s Sacramento field office before later being transferred to the bureau’s San Francisco office.
Newsom Blames Trump for Federal Probe Despite Reports Biden Opened Investigation
El-Sayed has said he 'led the rebuild from the studs' as county health chief, but state investigators placed it on probation during his tenure after finding feces-covered rooms
'Flooded With Sewage and Garbage': Michigan's El-Sayed Says He 'Rebuilt' a Troubled Detroit-Area Juvenile Jail. Records Say Otherwise.
Lots of hope. No change.
Obama Used Black Contractors to Build Library. They Didn’t Get Paid.
The city should take a wrecking ball to that project which stiffs the little guy. But the Obama center knows that will never happen, so they do what they do, and too bad about the little guy.
Obama fails to pay the help
POLITICS
Both Republicans and Democrats are focused on winning control of both Congress and the presidency over the next two years. But with only months to go before the congressional midterms, Democrats have a marginal lead in the race to control Congress, and no big presidential favorite has emerged for either party, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows.
Does Either Party Have An Edge In 2026 Midterms And 2028 Presidential Election? I&I/TIPP Poll
But lo and behold, the poll-vaulting political pioneer has raised the bar again.
Look Out, LA: Unperturbed Pratt Launches The First ‘Shadow Campaign’
Democrats should be careful what they wish for in the Golden State. They just might get it.
California’s Gubernatorial Primary Was A Contest To See Which Democrat Could Pander Harder
Unlike the GOP, the party lacks a power center to discipline bad actors.
Adam Hamawy and the Rudderless Democratic Party
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a surprise announcement Monday just one day before the GOP gubernatorial runoff by weighing in on the race to succeed him after largely remaining on the sidelines throughout the campaign. His decision to endorse Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones came the day after President Donald Trump backed Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins in the GOP primary for Senate, who is competing with a candidate backed by the governor.
Georgia GOP Chaos Erupts Just Days Before Primary Runoff
Larry Elder: Truly deranged.
TDS Watch: The ‘Convicted Felon’ Argument
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Macron and Trump will meet at the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains.
Trump Threatens France With Wine Tariffs Over Tech Tax
Swiss citizen replying to Ursula von der Leyen’s trite remarks: “F*** off you old goblin, the Swiss don’t like you! We don’t want to be part of your EU Mafia.”
Swiss Voters Say No to Population Cap Despite Growing Concerns Over Mass Immigration
The plane known as "Backfire" to NATO lived up to its name.
WATCH: Russian Bomber Nosedives Into Massive Explosion During Training Exercise
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
The aircraft went down at approximately 11:20 a.m. local time during a flight tied to an Air Force radar modernization program. Video footage from the scene showed debris scattered across a burned section of desert near the runway as emergency crews responded to the crash site.
Report: Eight Killed After B-52 Bomber Crashes During Test Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Data from APHIS indicates that the majority of confirmed (New World screwworm) cases have been found in livestock in Texas, with the first case being reported on June 3 in Zavala County. However, one case of the flesh-eating parasite has also been found in a dog in Lea County, New Mexico.
Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreads Through Texas As Officials Fight Infestation
If you are one of those people, I have some great news. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke Rollins announced Monday that those remaining dogs — there are about 475 — will be removed from the facility and placed with a no-kill shelter, where they'll be prepared for adoption and the opportunity for a much brighter future.
Kennedy and Rollins Make Huge Announcement About Ridglan Farms and Animal Testing
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Thus, we really at this moment do not know what the Russians intend. Nor do we know if they plan to continue to dock with Zvezda. And it appears that each time they do, the chances of a catastrophic failure of Zvezda increases.
Are the Russians no longer going to dock to its leaking Zvezda module on ISS
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Declaring that it’s ‘psychological torture’ to tell a child he may not have been born in the wrong body, Wiener has introduced a bill that allows “survivors of conversion therapy” to file malpractice lawsuits.
California Is About To Make It More Dangerous To Say No To ‘Trans Kids’
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“Baseball is the sport of a bygone America...The perception that Trump is a fighter has long been central to his appeal.”
The Revolutionary Significance of Trump’s White House UFC Fight
A list of other celebrities also mounted the stage to spew their hate for Trump, to claim they are fighting “fascists,” and to lecture America while pushing an extremist, left-wing agenda.
Video: Julia Roberts Pays Tribute to Anti-ICE Radical Renee Goode at Jane Fonda’s TDS-Filled Protest
Patriotism is for the plebes, don't you know.
Aging has-been hags 'resist' Trump in NYC while White House stages glorious display of patriotism at UFC Freedom 250
The difference between criticizing America and rejecting America may determine the nation’s future.
America at 250: Why Have So Many Lost Faith in America?
Libs shove their ideology on everyone, then get offended when someone says, “No.”
Leftists Lose it After MLB Players Put Bible Verses Over 'Pride Night' Hats
The San Francisco Giants held their annual Pride Night last week to honor the LGBTQ+ community. The celebration included 10 gay couples renewing their wedding vows and a drag queen standing along the first base line. Four Christian ballplayers on the Giants chose to make a statement about their faith. While all the other players wore a “Pride” hat (a Giants hat with a rainbow patch attached), one pitcher, Sam Hentges, wore his regular Giants cap without the rainbow.
Giants’ Pride hat controversy: Tolerance does not apply to Christians
Roman history can be quite illuminating.
From Crassus and Caesar to BLM and ‘Gays for Palestine’: How History Shows The Left’s Alliance Will Fail
Normally, nobody should cheer when a Wisconsin business loses its stock. Jobs, rent, suppliers, and familiar faces that sit behind every taproom door. But Minoqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad has spent years turning beer into a vessel for political contempt, and now the state says the rules caught up with him.
Minocqua Brewing Learned That the Rules Apply to Left-Wing Loudmouths Too
Christian Toto: Conservatives call out Spielberg's alien thriller as blatant attack on Christianity
Deace, Dreher Destroy ‘Disclosure Day’ -‘Profoundly Evil’
HITHER & YON
The film delves into the CCP’s extreme, relentless efforts to silence this cultural and religious phenomenon, showcasing the remarkable resilience of Shen Yun performers.
How Shen Yun Artists Triumph Over Communist Chinese Oppression

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1 Happy Tuesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:23 AM (/+uur)

2 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:24 AM (ExV1e)

3 first

Posted by: JROD at June 16, 2026 07:24 AM (IlL6s)

4 shit, 3rd

Posted by: JROD at June 16, 2026 07:24 AM (IlL6s)

5 Hey, y'all

Posted by: CapeFear at June 16, 2026 07:25 AM (vJVxg)

6 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at June 16, 2026 07:26 AM (bLe0J)

7 Hi, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 07:26 AM (RjOoY)

8 The SPLC, for instance, is accused of bankrolling the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally, paying a leader nearly $300,000 to post racist messages, organize and even transport people to the infamous Charlottesville protest, where one person was killed.

So the questioning of Trump that got the both sides answer was a setup too. 1 reporter asked about Proud Boys stuff and the other asked about the statues.

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:26 AM (/+uur)

9 At JGR Solid Earth journal: "With over a century since the last major rupture affecting the wider Los Angeles region, tectonic
stress has steadily built along the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems, raising concerns of an
imminent large earthquake."
https://tinyurl.com/269hfmaa

Posted by: gp at June 16, 2026 07:30 AM (Jr5Lq)

10 “ Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”

1 Peter 3:3-4

Posted by: Marcus T at June 16, 2026 07:30 AM (egaJw)

11 One thing is becoming obvious about the “deal” - Rubio will have nothing to do with it, and has very deliberately avoided making any remarks at all supporting it. This from the man who’s been the face of American foreign policy for a year and a half.

That’s apparently why Vance is being sent to all the media appearances. He’s the only one backing it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:31 AM (cx1bp)

12
Leftists Lose it After MLB Players Put Bible Verses Over 'Pride Night' Hats

Take a knee for the National Anthem? Fine. Wear a hat with a Bible verse on it? Exile and death.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 16, 2026 07:31 AM (O0L8i)

13 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX)

14 Regarding that VDH article on California and critical mass… even Fareed Zakaria (of all people!) says CA is a case study in failed one-party governance. And yet… I predict Hilton gets blown away by the total nothing Becerra in November.

When your election system is totally rigged and broken you can’t get outcomes that reflect the will of the voters. I don’t know how to fix…. CA needs another voter uprising similar to the Prop 13 episode of 78…. But how can that happen when voting is broken??? What a conundrum

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 07:31 AM (+gA9j)

15 Media Head For Fainting Couch Over White House UFC Fight After Shrugging At Topless Trans Twerker"

"after shrugging"???

W.T.F???? "Shrugging"??? That crapfest was celebrated on every major media outlet 24/7. We were supposed to embrace that shiite.

Posted by: man at June 16, 2026 07:32 AM (XuXeR)

16 "Detroit — Two Sisters Accused of Stabbing Restaurant Employee over Wrong Order: ‘I’m Going to Kill You’ "

One of them was 9 month pregnant. The offspring is on a fast track to success.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)

17 Servus, y'all.
Where can I submit something for the book thread?

Leftists Lose it After MLB Players Put Bible Verses Over 'Pride Night' Hats

(Cool, I still remember how that works.)

Germany's losing their shit over two of their kickball players praying to Jesus with players from the other team after the game the other night, but see nothing wrong with putting an ISIS fan-boi on the field. It's tiresome.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at June 16, 2026 07:36 AM (7sp/s)

18 Blowtop Blues:
youtube.com/watch?v=_JoEcqtiihQ

Posted by: gp at June 16, 2026 07:37 AM (Jr5Lq)

19 The FBI says it thwarted a drone attack on the White House UFC match.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:37 AM (vFG9F)

20 Breaking news from since forever:

EXCLUSIVE: Report Reveals Uncle Sam Has No Idea If Feds Are Handing Out Taxpayer Dollars To Wrong People

Posted by: Don Black at June 16, 2026 07:37 AM (ZxPkt)

21 One of them was 9 month pregnant. The offspring is on a fast track to success."

Do I dare search for details of the offenders, or should I just guess?

Posted by: man at June 16, 2026 07:37 AM (XuXeR)

22 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 16, 2026 07:38 AM (jehhT)

23 "Do I dare search for details of the offenders, or should I just guess?
Posted by: man"

It's not even a guess.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:38 AM (vFG9F)

24 "Detroit — Two Sisters Accused of Stabbing Restaurant Employee over Wrong Order: ‘I’m Going to Kill You’ "

One of them was 9 month pregnant. The offspring is on a fast track to success.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)

Bitches be buggin'.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:38 AM (dK+Kv)

25 The baby came out with neck tats already in place.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

26 “The Iranian Resistance, which for nearly five decades has sought freedom and peace, and has, through 133 revelations in the past 35 years, acted as the most important barrier in preventing the ruling theocracy from acquiring the bomb, welcomes any understanding to end the war and the suffering of the Iranian people,” Rajavi said in a statement.
====

Breitbart should bot be platforming these people. They are MEK, violent Islamist Marxists trying to pretend otherwise.

The only legitimate opposition is the Crown Prince Pahlavi.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

27 Victor Davis Hanson: California shows what happens when one party gains total control: soaring costs, shrinking opportunity, and a government that no longer serves its citizens.

Well... that's the case when one, specific, party gains total control. The other party tends toward the extremes of fecklessness but doesn't get completely out of hand since their voters, unlike the voters for that other, specific, party are slightly more willing to rid themselves of politicians.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

28 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at June 16, 2026 07:40 AM (53oGX)

29 Britain and California have similar problems - the political system has been broken past the ability of anyone still inside to fix it.
So, only two paths after that happens; either some force from outside steps in to change things, or the place spirals down into misery and collapse. There’s really no third option.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:41 AM (cx1bp)

30 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at June 16, 2026 07:41 AM (6RVjC)

31 "Detroit — Two Sisters Accused of Stabbing Restaurant Employee over Wrong Order: ‘I’m Going to Kill You’ "

Those ladies are the product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with them, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at June 16, 2026 07:42 AM (ZR74N)

32 23 "Do I dare search for details of the offenders, or should I just guess?
Posted by: man"

It's not even a guess.
Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:38 AM (vFG9F)

Schv. . .yorem

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 16, 2026 07:43 AM (x0n13)

33 NBD. If that's how he wants to play, then Trump can veto the GOP's beloved FISA renewal.

Posted by: Won't happen, though. at June 16, 2026 07:43 AM (BI5O2)

34 "Detroit — Two Sisters Accused of Stabbing Restaurant Employee over Wrong Order: ‘I’m Going to Kill You’ "

Every encounter an ordeal.
Every transaction a dispute.

Posted by: gp at June 16, 2026 07:43 AM (Jr5Lq)

35 Thune Signals Senate Will Pursue Stand-Alone FISA Renewal Despite Trump’s Demands

I'd love to see Trump veto it and say that he told them how to get him to sign it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)

36 “Obama Used Black Contractors to Build Library. They Didn’t Get Paid.”

This is really very funny. The Left’s plantation system in a nutshell.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:45 AM (cx1bp)

37 The Republican PR machine is failing.

There's a Republican PR machine?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)

38 VDH: Correction, it's not "when one party gains total control," it's when the Left gains total control, of anything. Ruin follows as night follows day.

Posted by: Ordinary American at June 16, 2026 07:46 AM (E2lD7)

39 > “Obama Used Black Contractors to Build Library. They Didn’t Get Paid.”
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Funny... hardly a mention of this in the MSM. A whitewash if you will.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 16, 2026 07:47 AM (jehhT)

40 Thune (R-SD) Semi-Democrat

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:48 AM (/+uur)

41 Trump's Helping The Economy, But 63% Of Americans Disagree

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I didn't read the article yet, but I admit this is distressing as relates to the midterms.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

42 They should be thanking me!

Posted by: Barky McDogeaterface at June 16, 2026 07:48 AM (vFG9F)

43 Thune is a complete POS.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

44 Democrat Virginia state Sen. Saddam Salim and Democratic Virginia state Del. Dan Helmer appeared to be at odds about the provisions of a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, reflecting an apparent misunderstanding of the law they passed.

They do not read the bills they vote on. They do not comprehend the bills they vote on. They just vote as they are told to vote. Elected officials are just tick marks on a board.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:49 AM (ExV1e)

45 Sorry to hear about Satrapi.

I did not know that she'd been canceled for alleged crimethink, but I'm not suprised. She had real talent, and the leftist Borg Collective hates anyone who dares to stand out from the crowd.

"Zionist"? That's become almost as meaningless as "fascist".

Posted by: Deney Terrio at June 16, 2026 07:49 AM (IG3/x)

46 Reasons why the repubs are going to lose the midterms...

out: iran
in: economy

Please update the style guide.

Posted by: Will Robinson at June 16, 2026 07:51 AM (zBgIx)

47 > 39 > “Obama Used Black Contractors to Build Library. They Didn’t Get Paid.”

They should be proud to donate their time to His Assholiness, don'tcha know?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 16, 2026 07:51 AM (IG3/x)

48 Britain and California have similar problems - the political system has been broken past the ability of anyone still inside to fix it.
So, only two paths after that happens; either some force from outside steps in to change things, or the place spirals down into misery and collapse. There’s really no third option.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Revert California to territorial status. Let them re-apy for statehood in 5 years when they can prove they've got their shit wired tight.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 16, 2026 07:51 AM (6RVjC)

49 > The Republican PR fundraising machine is failing.
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The GOP's PR is fundraising.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 16, 2026 07:51 AM (jehhT)

50 Okay… I’m kinda out on Vance as our 28 nominee after his “performance” on Hannity last night. Who’s left: Rubio?? But presumably he’s on board with this nonsense Iranian deal (non-deal). So who?

I’ll probably change my mind; it’s gonna be one of those two…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 07:51 AM (+gA9j)

51 I would just like to say that free breakfast is a good start to my morning.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 07:52 AM (RjOoY)

52 "Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a surprise announcement"

Not really a surprise. At least Kemp helped me make up my mind.

Posted by: Barky McDogeaterface at June 16, 2026 07:52 AM (vFG9F)

53 36 “Obama Used Black Contractors to Build Library. They Didn’t Get Paid.”

This is really very funny. The Left’s plantation system in a nutshell.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:45 AM (cx1bp)

So they were to create a forever fund to maintain the park they took over. Needed about $100 M to be perpetual.
It has about $1 M funding.

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:53 AM (/+uur)

54 50 Okay… I’m kinda out on Vance as our 28 nominee after his “performance” on Hannity last night.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 07:51 AM (+gA9j)

I missed it. Your thoughts?

Posted by: Ordinary American at June 16, 2026 07:53 AM (E2lD7)

55 What did Vance say or do on Hannity?

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 07:54 AM (qBdHI)

56 >>Please update the style guide.

Probably should write it in pencil so it can be erased.

Stock market had a big day yesterday and oil and gas prices are dropping.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 07:54 AM (viF8m)

57 51 I would just like to say that free breakfast is a good start to my morning.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 07:52 AM (RjOoY)

TANSTAAFb

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:55 AM (/+uur)

58 At JGR Solid Earth journal: "With over a century since the last major rupture affecting the wider Los Angeles region, tectonic stress has steadily built along the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems, raising concerns of an imminent large earthquake."

The San Andreas fault is as big a tease as SMOD.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

59 From the tech thread:

I’ve been a negative Nellie about this Iran deal… and a good nights sleep didn’t help my attitude. I watched Vance talk about it on Hannity last night. He didn’t sell me. It’s not a good deal. Heck it’s not even a deal! It’s a deal to sit down and talk about a potential deal while we stop shooting. Good grief…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:42 AM (yz/8

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:56 AM (dK+Kv)

60 Heather Radish sighting. Welcome back

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 07:56 AM (5P5DO)

61 VDH on the Iran deal: We blew it. Not tragically, but we missed a huge opportunity. Too many Nervous Nellies whispering in Trump's ear.

Posted by: Ordinary American at June 16, 2026 07:56 AM (E2lD7)

62 AFL reported that, “On October 8, 2021, the National Sheriffs’ Association reached out to officials in the Associate Deputy Attorney General’s Office, stating that its sheriffs had ‘not heard any concerns about threats to local school boards’ and that ‘it would have been nice to have a heads-up,'” referencing internal emails obtained by the nonprofit.

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:56 AM (/+uur)

63 "Detroit — Two Sisters Accused of Stabbing Restaurant Employee over Wrong Order: ‘I’m Going to Kill You’ "

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I've concluded we need a mass exorcism in this country. There are a lot of demon-infested or influenced people out there. Who would've ever heard such constant insanity just a few short decades ago. So many lost people, so full of hate and violence, so out of control.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)

64 I would just like to say that free breakfast is a good start to my morning.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 07:52 AM (RjOoY)
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I love those big hotel chafing trays of dehydrated scrambled eggs. Can eat a ton of those.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:57 AM (RIvkX)

65 Good morning! So, we're gonna agree to a framework for negotiating an end to hostilities with Iran? Is the real goal here to put in place a middle east peace plan through mutual trade and exchange that doesn't require the US to be the mediator?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 16, 2026 07:57 AM (3Ope8)

66 But 63% Of Americans Disagree"

"We're doing our part!"
/msm

Posted by: man at June 16, 2026 07:57 AM (XuXeR)

67 I missed it. Your thoughts?
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 16, 2026 07:53 AM (E2lD7)

Vance was defending the Iranian deal with nonsense like “even WWII ended in negotiations”… I dunno. It just seemed weak.

I guess I should cut him some slack as he’s following the boss. But he could’ve made a better defense of this deal (with which I do not agree) by being more open about its non-idealness…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 07:58 AM (yz/88)

68 EXCLUSIVE: Report Reveals Uncle Sam Has No Idea If Feds Are Handing Out Taxpayer Dollars To Wrong People

A second report reveals that federal workers don't care if they're handing out taxpayer dollars to the wrong people.

A third report reveals that 117% of two year olds prefer pistachio ice cream to chocolate.

A fourth report revels that 107% of those two year olds are trans.

And so on, and so on, and so on.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 16, 2026 07:58 AM (ExV1e)

69 Some Virginia Democrats Apparently Don’t Understand Basics About Gun Ban They Rammed Through Legislature

They damn sure don't understand the Constitution.
Since they are allowing those who legally owned ARs before the ban to keep them, they instantly made two classes of citizens.

It's illegal to have two classes of citizens. Pre-ban & post-ban.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 16, 2026 07:59 AM (6RVjC)

70 Okay… I’m kinda out on Vance as our 28 nominee after his “performance” on Hannity last night.

What kind of an idiot watches "Hannity"?

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at June 16, 2026 07:59 AM (ZR74N)

71 So, Karmelo Anthony supporters, including college professors and "civil rights activists," are excusing his behavior on the basis that young black are impulsively violent, lack impulse control, and should be avoided by whites.

Sounds like the same stuff John Derbyshire and Scott Adams got cancelled for saying.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 16, 2026 08:00 AM (tKhdt)

72 Por La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada

Come se dice "racist"

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

73 Report Reveals Reports Are FOS

Posted by: Reports We'd Like Too See at June 16, 2026 08:00 AM (vFG9F)

74 Sounds like the same stuff John Derbyshire and Scott Adams got cancelled for saying.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 16, 2026 08:00 AM (tKhdt)

And Obamas Grandmother

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

75 Heather Radish sighting. Welcome back

I need to be here more often!

I've concluded we need a mass exorcism in this country.

I think you're right. I'm coming back for a visit next week, anyway.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at June 16, 2026 08:01 AM (7sp/s)

76 gp asks an AI: "How to modify the mouseover behavior of Win 11 taskbar? I want to stop the popups."

Google AI responds: "Windows 11 does not have a native toggle to turn off taskbar hover previews. Microsoft completely rebuilt the taskbar architecture in Windows 11, which removed the standard options to disable these popups"

Assholes! Suggested way to stop the popups now is to ... modify the damn registry.

My mouse movements are sloppy, and I hover the taskbar by accident frequently, which in Win 11 conjures popups that cover and/or blank the whole screen for a second.

Posted by: gp at June 16, 2026 08:01 AM (Jr5Lq)

77 JD Vance was never on board with the Iran thing, and that's why he has been unable to effectively defend it.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 16, 2026 08:01 AM (tKhdt)

78 It's illegal to have two classes of citizens. Pre-ban & post-ban.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 16, 2026 07:59 AM (6RVjC)

And Ban roll on

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 08:01 AM (/+uur)

79 What kind of an idiot watches "Hannity"?
Posted by: Estelle Costanza at June 16, 2026 07:59 AM (ZR74N)

Me, occasionally… particularly when he has Trump or Vance. I’m both a moron and an idiot….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 08:02 AM (yz/88)

80 77 JD Vance was never on board with the Iran thing, and that's why he has been unable to effectively defend it.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 16, 2026 08:01 AM (tKhdt)

What was his preference?

Posted by: Ordinary American at June 16, 2026 08:03 AM (E2lD7)

81 J.D. Vance will be on F&F this hour.

My take on VDH was that he thinks the deal will only work if the U.S. is willing to strike every time there is a violation of the agreement.

Personally, I think that is unlikely.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)

82 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at June 16, 2026 08:04 AM (7PhS+)

83 I am not getting my knickers in a twist about the MoU. I will wait till the document is released to have any opinion.

The IRGC is calling for the death of Araghchi while some here want to piss in Trump's wheaties.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 08:04 AM (5P5DO)

84 They damn sure don't understand the Constitution.

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Just thinking about the abject dumba$$es that are elected to office all across this nation, and in particular, on the federal level, is enough to leave me waking up in a cold sweat of fear. There are some painfully stupid idiots in elected office. I'd say most. It would be a hoot to have them all undergo 1) a civics exam and 2) an IQ test.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

85 >>Is the real goal here to put in place a middle east peace plan through mutual trade and exchange that doesn't require the US to be the mediator?

I think that's exactly the goal. Trump is a big believer in the idea that countries that do business together are less likely to fight. He always focuses on economic benefits for good behavior and big bombs for bad behavior.

Nobody trusts the mullahs. The lie and cheat as a matter of course. But without a much larger war likely with ground troops and "nation building" to follow I've yet to hear anyone come up with a solid alternative to making a deal with them that can be monitored and preventing them from ever getting a nuke. Perfect outcome, of course not. It's the Middle East. But removing Iran as an imminent threat isn't an awful outcome.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:05 AM (viF8m)

86 The Seattle-based firm known as Luz Legal or La Luz del Camino Legal, founded by left-wing powerhouse attorney Alexandra Lozano, closed down permanently this month after Lozano gave up her law license to avoid facing a misconduct hearing by the Washington State Bar Association.

For the record 100% of the Asylum Claims are invalid.
100%
The 24% approval rate is 100% bullshit.

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 08:06 AM (/+uur)

87 Heather Radish sighting. Welcome back

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Definitely! Long time, no see!

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

88 young black are impulsively violent, lack impulse control, and should be avoided by whites.

We segregated them but noooo.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 08:07 AM (RjOoY)

89 "It would be a hoot to have them all undergo 1) a civics exam and 2) an IQ test."

3) Drug tests. Daily.

Posted by: gp at June 16, 2026 08:07 AM (Jr5Lq)

90 I wrote this in the tech thread:

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Trump really should reacquaint himself with the exchange between US Grant and Simon Bolivar Buckner at Donelson…

No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. — US Grant

An interesting postscript is that Nathan Bedford Forrest was there but refused to surrender. He just left with his men and got away. We need to find the Iranian Buckner… but there will also be Forrest’s in the IRGC

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 08:09 AM (+gA9j)

91 I still like JD Vance a lot. If I knew more where Rubio stood out from underneath Trump's administration, I'd be happy with him, too. He has a very no-nonsense, serious demeanor that commands attention. There's no denying that. His past record on some issues left me less than happy, but he's been impressive under this administration.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 08:10 AM (qBdHI)

92 But without a much larger war likely with ground troops and "nation building" to follow I've yet to hear anyone come up with a solid alternative to making a deal with them that can be monitored and preventing them from ever getting a nuke.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:05 AM (viF8m)

That's the real sticking point.

Nobody that tacitly supports the "larger war likely with ground troops" is willing to admit it or admit that they want somebody else to die for their larger war, either.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 08:11 AM (dK+Kv)

93 Cook county taxpayers should be on the hook for unpaid contractors' bills. As recompense for foisting Obama upon us.

Posted by: mr tmz at June 16, 2026 08:12 AM (rJ48h)

94 Geez Louise, that picture of Jane Fonda from the Old Geezer Anti-American "rally" is ghastly. Her face could simple not be stretched any tighter. She looks like a hideous monster made of Silly Puddy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 08:12 AM (qBdHI)

95
The Marxist board of trustees at Michigan State University have censured two of their members for not voting for their new secrecy policy; the University President has resigned, A.D. has left, and Tom Izzo is making noises.

per David Burge@iowahawkblog:

1. Identify a respected institution.
2. kill it.
3. gut it.
4. wear its carcass as a skin suit, while demanding respect.
#lefties

Posted by: Auspex at June 16, 2026 08:13 AM (Y8DZL)

96 The US holds the biggest stick at the moment. Control of $100 billion+ in frozen assets. The only way to change the regime is through financial means not militarily .

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 08:15 AM (5P5DO)

97 Nobody trusts the mullahs. The lie and cheat as a matter of course. But without a much larger war likely with ground troops and "nation building" to follow I've yet to hear anyone come up with a solid alternative to making a deal with them that can be monitored and preventing them from ever getting a nuke. Perfect outcome, of course not. It's the Middle East. But removing Iran as an imminent threat isn't an awful outcome.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:05 AM (viF8m)

Politically. Trump will be fine. Most Americans have an attention span of about 4 1/2 days, and they’re bored with the war and want lower gas prices for summer. Most will be happy not to hear about it anymore. It’s a shame that Iran was counting on that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 08:15 AM (cx1bp)

98 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 16, 2026 08:15 AM (Zz0t1)

99 In the end, I’m not sure what the legal jeopardy there is in engaging in this brand of duplicitous activity, but it is without a doubt corrupt, fraudulent, immoral and bad for the country.

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 16, 2026 08:15 AM (Zz0t1)

100 >>Nobody that tacitly supports the "larger war likely with ground troops" is willing to admit it or admit that they want somebody else to die for their larger war, either.

Not to mention the inevitable impeachment circus to follow along with a likely loss in the midterms if Trump launched a full on war with Iran.

Sometimes the best deal you can get is one that sucks just a bit less than the alternatives.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:16 AM (viF8m)

101 Geez Louise, that picture of Jane Fonda from the Old Geezer Anti-American "rally" is ghastly. Her face could simple not be stretched any tighter. She looks like a hideous monster made of Silly Puddy.
Posted by: Lady in Black

One more facelift and she'll have a goatee.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 16, 2026 08:16 AM (6RVjC)

102 Looks more like TyRANNY to me. Don't oil check me bro.

Posted by: meh at June 16, 2026 08:16 AM (kK7U2)

103 One of them was 9 month pregnant. The offspring is on a fast track to success."

Do I dare search for details of the offenders, or should I just guess?

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Save yourself the time. You already know the answer.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 16, 2026 08:17 AM (qBdHI)

104 I think we're going to see a surprise candidate emerge for 2028, a radical populist vowing to do what Trump left undone. Vance is going to try to thread the needle between MAGA and the establishment, and this isn't going to wash with the MAGA masses. Populism, once uncorked, can't be put back in the bottle.

Posted by: Ordinary American at June 16, 2026 08:18 AM (E2lD7)

105 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

JJ, I appreciate all of your hard work.

I just can't handle it right now, so I am off to look at pictures of puppies and kittens and World Cup visitors who are finding our country absolutely delightful.

Thanks for your dedication 💕💕💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 16, 2026 08:19 AM (SRRAx)

106 Nobody trusts the mullahs.
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Obama does.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 16, 2026 08:19 AM (HGZZn)

107 I suppose the Iranian funds that have been "frozen" could be used to reconstitute Iran's petrochemical infrastructure, but I also suppose the IRGC could divert them to build more drones and missiles.

It'll be interesting to see how the mullahs react, if they react at all.

Iran's future sort of depends on whether the country gets back into the oil business or the terrorism business.

*flips coin*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 16, 2026 08:19 AM (jehhT)

108 Sometimes the best deal you can get is one that sucks just a bit less than the alternatives.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:16 AM (viF8m)

When that’s the conclusion of a war you started, it generally means it was a big mistake to start it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 08:19 AM (cx1bp)

109 A Secret UK Gov Unit Has Been Planting Lies About Terrorism in the Media
'You can see their fingerprints all over the statements released by the families of victims"

Government is not your friend.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 16, 2026 08:20 AM (Zz0t1)

110 I think we're going to see a surprise candidate emerge for 2028, a radical populist vowing to do what Trump left undone
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And his name is Tom Massie.

(I kid, I kid)

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 16, 2026 08:20 AM (HGZZn)

111 Geez Louise, that picture of Jane Fonda from the Old Geezer Anti-American "rally" is ghastly. Her face could simple not be stretched any tighter. She looks like a hideous monster made of Silly Puddy.
Posted by: Lady in Black

One more facelift and she'll have a goatee.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 16, 2026 08:16 AM (6RVjC)

I'm convinced that they've figured out "Face-Off" and that's just someone else's face glued to Fonda.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 16, 2026 08:21 AM (Zz0t1)

112
Vance was defending the Iranian deal with nonsense like “even WWII ended in negotiations”…

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Holy cow....

Posted by: runner at June 16, 2026 08:22 AM (GD0B3)

113 I think Rubio is becoming the top candidate for ‘28. Speculation yesterday that he’ll wait until after the midterms to resign and start building a campaign against Vance.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (cx1bp)

114 In 2020, after an audit from the Texas Education Agency that cited “disproportionate discipline among Black students,” Frisco ISD changed its policy to let black students off the hook.

AKA School to Prison Pipeline

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (/+uur)

115 >>Politically. Trump will be fine. Most Americans have an attention span of about 4 1/2 days, and they’re bored with the war and want lower gas prices for summer. Most will be happy not to hear about it anymore. It’s a shame that Iran was counting on that.

Maybe. But I reject the claim that this result is in any manner a win for Iran. The country is blown up, their economy is in a shambles, inflation is approaching Zimbabwe levels, they lost all of their navy and a substantial amount of the rest of their military capabilities and of course their nuclear program which has been a central obsession of theirs for decades.

The can claim whatever they want and they always do but claiming this as a win for the mullahs is Black Knight levels of delusion.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (viF8m)

116 00 >>Nobody that tacitly supports the "larger war likely with ground troops" is willing to admit it or admit that they want somebody else to die for their larger war, either.

Not to mention the inevitable impeachment circus to follow along with a likely loss in the midterms if Trump launched a full on war with Iran.

Sometimes the best deal you can get is one that sucks just a bit less than the alternatives.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 16, 2026 08:16 AM (viF8m)

I don’t like the deal nor do I want boots on the ground… ever. I would’ve preferred that we not negotiate at all… simply say surrender or else while continuing aerial bombardment ( power plant day) and the naval blockade …. This we could do with minimal risk to our service people and it openly acknowledges the reality that there’s no such thing as a deal with the mullahs. Put your boot on their neck and keep it on

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (+gA9j)

117 Please spell '0bama' with a zero

0

rather than a capital O

Posted by: Don Black at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (ZxPkt)

118 The mullahs are inconsequential . The IRGC is in control of Iran. The infighting between the IRGC and the "government " is increasing.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (5P5DO)

119 I am not getting my knickers in a twist about the MoU. I will wait till the document is released to have any opinion."

This. FWIW, there is, (at least in my circles) a sense of optimism, a perception that "things" are good.

People are traveling, business is up, jobs are available, foreigntourists are amazed at what they see. ... it's almost morning in America (to coin a phrase)

Posted by: man at June 16, 2026 08:23 AM (XuXeR)

120 LinusVanPelt, do you know what the deal is?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 08:24 AM (5P5DO)

121 Sometimes the best deal you can get is one that sucks just a bit less than the alternatives.

I'm with Ben Had. I'm just gonna sit back and see what the MoU says and let PDTS explain the goal before I make an opinion.

If the Mullahs decide not to cooperate, I'd be OK with complete and total destruction of the IRGC, Hezbollah, and the oil production capability of Iran. If that requires 'boots on the ground' and all that entails, so be it.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 16, 2026 08:24 AM (3Ope8)

122
One thing is becoming obvious about the “deal” - Rubio will have nothing to do with it, and has very deliberately avoided making any remarks at all supporting it. This from the man who’s been the face of American foreign policy for a year and a half.

That’s apparently why Vance is being sent to all the media appearances. He’s the only one backing it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:31 AM (cx1bp)

It's been clear for a year, Ratcliffe, Rubio and Hegseth on one side (because they know) and Vance (and maybe Witkoff and Kushner on the other, could be just for their contacts in the ME). Trump did what all executives do when some JR. pitches a "great idea". OK, you think its a great idea, now it's yours, make it happen!

Posted by: runner at June 16, 2026 08:26 AM (GD0B3)

123 LinusVanPelt, do you know what the deal is?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 08:24 AM (5P5DO)

I admit I don’t know the details; only a broad summary. My objection is that any deal at all is worthless because the mullahs and the IRGC lies like they breathe. I think negotiating is an exercise in futility with these people

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 08:26 AM (+gA9j)

124 "FWIW, there is, (at least in my circles) a sense of optimism"

Crude prices continue decline: Brent $80, WTI $78.

Posted by: gp at June 16, 2026 08:27 AM (Jr5Lq)

125
Yeah, the "No Kings" and the geezer sing alongs are like the ancient rock bands being wheeled out on stage for the last time to make a buck for their trans-grands.

Posted by: Auspex at June 16, 2026 08:27 AM (Y8DZL)

126 Sure, but have they audited the gold at Fort Knox yet?

Posted by: 496 at June 16, 2026 08:27 AM (ymrLq)

127 I'm betting on either Rubio/Vance or Vance/Rubio.

I'm glad Little Marco's balls dropped somewhere along the way.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 16, 2026 08:27 AM (IG3/x)

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