The Morning Report — 6/ 26 /26

Good morning kids. The scope of the disaster in Venezuela, in the wake of a devastating earthquake staggers the imagination.

Look at the despair and the sorrow of the people unable to rescue their injured loved ones from beneath the tons and tons of rubble, some of them calling out, dying, in homes transforming by the hour into tombs. . . There's no search and rescue, there's no ambulances, there's no hospitals, there's no fire trucks, and yes, fires are breaking out nightmarishly enough -- Venezuela's health care lies in ruins - nor is there an organized effort to dig out.

Socialism has well and truly taken over in that country, and as this leftish but still good essayist in the Caracas Chronicles notes, one of the effects is that the state has abandoned its basic functions of government. . .

Since at least 2022, the Venezuelan state has increasingly adopted a hands-off approach to governance. This shift, shaped by a post-socialist form of laissez-faire economic policy, reduced state control over large parts of the economy and contributed to a modest but visible revival in business activity. In many ways, the tate appeared to retreat from major areas of public administration while preserving absolute control over others, particularly the security apparatus and the machinery of censorship and political repression.

And yet the very system of government that resulted in making a natural disaster into a dystopian nightmare is seemingly on the march in New York City and perhaps across America as a whole.

Young urban voters across the country are flocking to the hip new politics of urban socialism.
Across urban America, the socialists are on a roll.
This week, all three democratic socialist candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primaries for the U.S. House in deep blue New York City. You might be tempted to dismiss the latest victories on the grounds that New York City — which recently elected Mayor Zohran “Warmth of Collectivism” Mamdani — is America’s designated socialism containment zone. But the far-left’s momentum is by no means unique to The Empire State. Arguably more important are the democratic socialists’ victories in some of America’s other largest cities, representing a realignment where the urban, educated base of the Democratic Party increasingly sees the once-poisonous s-word in a candidate’s biography as a credential rather than a liability.

And yet, despite that, I give you this glimmer of hope.

Political scientist John Sides recently dropped a data-heavy report detailing a massive vibe shift that has left the professional panic-mongers utterly bewildered. For decades, the media smugly preached the gospel of the "inevitable liberal consensus." The theory was simple: as old conservatives died off, the enlightened youth would usher in a progressive utopia of gender-neutral communes and government-mandated weed dispensaries. It was a nice little fantasy for the faculty lounge, but the data shows it has officially crashed at high speed into the brick wall of reality. . .

. . . The beautiful irony in all of this is that the left’s aggressive push to colonize every corner of American life has utterly backfired. By turning every major institution—from universities to comic books to Fortune 500 companies—into a humorless, hyper-woke HR department, they did the unthinkable: they made conservatism cool again.

So, as we approach America's 250th birthday whither our future? Will the era of Donald Trump be merely a one-off last desperate gasp of the last remnants of the saner children of the Greatest Generation to stave off disaster or will it be the harbinger of American revival?

As Tina Turner sang it "Will our story shine like a light, or end in the dark?!"

With that I bid you,

Have a great weekend,

THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
• The attack casts further uncertainty on the stability of the recent agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which is aimed at ending the conflict. Specifically, the attack is likely to complicate the ongoing dispute over shipping routes. The U.S. wants to allow vessels to sail freely along the Omani coastline, while Iran is opposed, arguing that all vessels should seek permission before entering the Strait of Hormuz.
  Iran Attacks Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Defying U.S. Deal.
  
• Why?
  Trump’s Deal: Rescuing Hezbollah
• Obviously, the U.S. would never adopt the Soviet approach. However, what the Soviet’s response reveals is that in any negotiations with Iran, there can be no quarter.
  Dealing With Islamic Extremism: How The Soviets Did It
  
• Exploring its terms.
  Prager U Video: A Deal With Iran
  
• "U.S. forces remain present and vigilant throughout the region."
  Iran Attacks Cargo Ship, Taunting U.S. Peace Deal
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• The MSM loves to promote drama within the Donald Trump administration — even when there actually is none. The latest fixation is on the Vice President and the Secretary of State. 
  Marco's Mic Drop Moment: 'We Have No Drama, We Have No Games'

  CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• Sammie Lee says she was leaving Whiskey J’s bar in Longview, Texas when she was attacked by a group of girls she had never met before, Fox News reported. Lee alleged that the crowd was angered by the verdict against Karmelo Anthony — the 19-year-old who was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf in a fatal stabbing at a high school track meet.
  Mob Shouting ‘Free Karmelo’ Violently Assaults ‘The Smallest White Girl They Could Find,’ She Claims
  
• If convicted on all three arson charges, Rinderknecht could face up to 45 years in prison. In a summary of Rinderknecht’s answers during questioning, investigators wrote: “[Rinderknecht] responded that it would be out of resentment of the rich enjoying their money as ‘we’re basically being enslaved by them.'” This case could potentially represent another instance of far-left terrorism, comparable to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, allegedly carried out by Luigi Mangione.
  Alleged Palisades Fire Arsonist Wanted to Punish ‘The Wealthy’ for ‘Destroying the World.’
  
• The crisis we face today is existential. Too many Americans, both native-born and naturalized, have been taught to despise their country.
  After 250 Years, Our American Republic Is Coming Apart
  
• The rise of the Hate America crowd is not a bug; it's a feature
  The Original Sin Behind The Anti-America Movement.
  
• Chevalier, a convert to Islam, has called for the abolition of police, prisons and the country’s borders. She also co-founded Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a Muslim Brotherhood front group whose goals are the “full eradication of Western civilization” and the cultivation of “unrest and violence in America.” All three candidates made ending American support for Israel a centerpiece of their campaigns. All three used the “genocide” libel against the Jewish state. Chevalier has doubled down on the support she voiced for Hamas the day after the terrorist group led the attack against Israel on Oct. 7.
  NYC’s black-red alliance of Islamism and ultra-leftism wants us to hate Israel and America

  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• “Yes!! Supreme Court allowing deportation of Haitians to continue!!!” said a message from a local Facebook group, Stop the Influx into Springfield, Ohio.
  Citizens in Springfield, Ohio Rejoice at Trump’s Haitian TPS Amnesty Win
  
• Known as Mullin v. Alt Otro Lado, the case centers around a previously used border policy called “metering,” which involves U.S. immigration officials turning away asylum seekers before they reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
  SCOTUS: No, Asylum Seekers Don’t ‘Arrive’ In America When They’re In Mexico
  
• Hundreds of thousands of migrants will now "have to leave" the United States.
  How Trump’s Big Day At SCOTUS Opens Door For Border Crackdown, Deportations

• On Thursday, Judge Evelyn Padin, appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2022 by Biden, dismissed the DOJ’s case against the cities of Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City, and Paterson for their sanctuary policies that shield illegal aliens from federal immigration law.
  Biden-Appointed Judge Throws Out DOJ Lawsuit Against New Jersey Sanctuary Cities
  
• . . .the arrests are part of the administration’s extensive immigration enforcement campaign, aimed at removing violent criminals from U.S. communities.
  Trump Admin Announces Arrest of More Than 10,000 Suspected Gang Members

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• “The Trump Administration greatly improved the integrity of SNAP, but cooperation from the states remains vital to ensure that federal funds go only to eligible Americans,” said DOGE Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) “In Fiscal Year 2024, SNAP cost taxpayers $100 billion, despite a payment error rate of nearly 11 percent.”
  House DOGE Committee Launches Investigation Into Blue States That Refused to Provide SNAP Data to USDA
  
• Don't allow hyperbole to get in the way of facts – or accountability.
  How Many People Did DOGE Really Kill?
  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• The unspoken assumption of the UK rape gang scandal: Muslims are at war with us.
  Rape as a Weapon of War
  
• Because the religion’s clearly stated rules are hostile to Western norms and our Constitution, Western governments fail their citizens by refusing to address it.
  The Tenets Of Islam: License To Kill
  
• The bioweaponds [sic] are doing exactly what they were imported to do, and that’s carry out European genocide.
  Louis, a beautiful young French boy, lured to a construction site and stomped to death by migrants
  
• Is he being honest about his prior statements?
  Tucker Carlson Says He Used to Criticize Islam, but Now He Sees the Light

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS

• FIFA security staff at Los Angeles's SoFi stadium are caught on video confiscating an American fan's Star of David flag
  Exclusive: FIFA Threatened with Lawsuit for Seizing Jewish Fan's Israeli Flag at World Cup Match While Permitting Palestinian and Iranian Flags

  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• Nunes and Patel never stopped working on exposing the Deep State’s efforts to destroy Trump, and we’re finally getting close to indictment territory.
  The Mar-a-Lago Raid Was About Burying the Fake Russia ICA

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Race hustling commentator Joy Reid claims that, because of slavery that she nor anyone she knows experienced, black people don't celebrate the 4th of July. It's like they made her in a moron factory.
  Joyless Reid Speaks For ALL Black People...Apparently
  
• Embraces 'mustachioed villain' theory of American Founding while warning against it
  New York Times Marks America’s 250th With Claim Revolutionary Cause was ‘Anti-Native Sentiment,’ Land Grab
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• Grassley agreed to allow lower-profile executives to testify in their places at the hearing scheduled for July 28, Politico reported, citing five sources familiar with the events. In return, the White House said it would support the James T. Woods Act, a package that would combat online child exploitation.
  Washington’s Special Rules For Tech Oligarchs Reportedly Let Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai Off Hook

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Iran has been avoiding U.S. sanctions by using Chinese yuan to sell its oil, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday. This avenue opened amid years of American leaders making it less desirable for China, Iran, and Russia to use the U.S. dollar.
  How US Leaders’ Attempts To Dominate The World Are Weakening One Of Our Greatest Advantages
  
• The price increases could set a precedent for other PC and tablet manufacturers. While Apple’s loyal customer base is expected to absorb the hikes without significant backlash, the broader tech industry may face challenges in maintaining affordability.
  Apple Announces Huge Price Hikes, Citing Soaring Chip Costs.

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• Blame Fedeal fuel economy standards for the rise in pedestrian deaths.
  CAFE Kills, And Trump Is Doing Something About It
  
• Ferrari expressed gratitude for Galliera’s contributions and stated that he had “decided to embark on a new chapter in his professional journey — a decision shared with the company some time ago.” The announcement notably made no reference to the recent launch of the Luce, Ferrari’s inaugural electric vehicle, which has generated massively negative attention when revealed in May.
  EV Loser: Ferrari Marketing Chief Steps Down After Electric Car Fiasco
  
• “The idea of somebody plowing up pasture to grow lentils is ludicrous.” – Henry Graham, Berkshire farmer
  UK Govt Wants Cattle Farmers to Transition to Growing Oilseeds to Save the Climate.

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• We already know that Joe Biden tried to turn our border into a free-for-all and treated narcos with kid gloves, but now, we're learning it's even worse than we imagined. . . According to a new report out by the Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) "permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025." Essentially, the agency knowingly allowed the drug to hit U.S. communities, so it could focus on going after bigger fish. 
  Trump's Blowing Up Narcos. Biden Ignored Them — Now We're Learning Just How Bad It Was.

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• A defense of Western meritocracy against the academically destructive DEI incursion.
  The Decline Of Academia

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• A Virginia court issued a preliminary injunction Thursday, halting a ban on the sale and transfer of modern semiautomatic firearms and securing a victory for pro-Second Amendment organizations.
  Virginia Court Temporarily Blocks Abigail Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Gun Ban
  
• Breitbart News reported that SCOTUS ruled 6-3 against a Hawaii gun control in Wolford, finding the limitations against licensed concealed carry on private property violated the 2nd and 14th Amendments.
  Justices Barrett, Gorsuch, Thomas: Public Opinion Can’t Block Constitutional Gun Rights
  
• Here are the best quotes from Justice Alito’s majority opinion in Wolford v. Lopez.
  5 Killer Quotes From Alito’s Takedown Of Hawaii’s Illegal Gun Control Law

  THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and others vowed to oppose all floor action until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act. The chamber canceled rules votes scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and cannot proceed without these rules.
  House Cancels Votes As GOP Holdouts Revolt Over Failure To Pass SAVE America Act
  
• While the issue of voter fraud will always be subject to debate and scrutiny, Scanlon’s claim that voter ID would disenfranchise voters falls short when examining the facts. In Georgia, for instance, where similar laws were put into effect, voter turnout either went up or stayed relatively the same. During the 2022 midterms following several reforms, early voting actually tripled from 2018 and doubled from 2020, with black voters casting over 100,000 more early ballots than they did in 2018.
  Fact Check: Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon Claims SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Half of Pennsylvania Voters (Translation: 50% of PA voters are foreigners and or dead and 100% Democrat - jjs)

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• The four-minute video. . . intersperses headlines and news-anchor segments about allegations and controversies surrounding Platner with clips of Democrat senators, representatives, governors, and candidates being pressed on whether they support him, whether he has the character to serve in the U.S. Senate, and whether they would campaign with him.
  Exclusive — RNC Video Shows Democrats Squirming over Support for Graham Platner
  
• The far-left Michigan Democrat expressed strong support for ex–cons to run for office so they could share their experience with 'a deeply broken system'
  ‘We Need Your Voice’: Abdul El-Sayed Urged Registered Sex Offender Debate Coach To Run for Office, Told Him ‘You Have Something Deep To Offer’
  
• The Hyatt Hotels heir and Illinois governor once removed five toilets from his mansion to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes
  James Talarico, Running for Senate as a Crusader Against Billionaires, Holds Big-Ticket Fundraiser With Billionaire Hyatt Heir JB Pritzker
  
• Brown has accused his opponent of taking money from “Wall Street” and “billionaires,” declared “Workers > Wall Street,” said “Wall Street does not believe in the dignity of work,” and claimed, “We continue to see the power Wall Street has over the political system.”
  Sherrod Brown-note Took Nearly $4.9M from Wall Street-Affiliated and Billionaire Donors While Railing Against Them
  
• As socialist candidates surge in New York and New York City, it’s worth noting that one leader of New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter is the niece of Neville Roy Singham — a propagandist for the Chinese Communist Party and ardent supporter of Maoism and socialism.
  NYC Socialist ‘Leader’ Is Billionaire CCP Propagandist’s Niece

  POLITICS

• Today's young conservatives have looked at the mandated chaos of modern progressivism and realized that the ultimate middle finger to the regime isn't self-destruction but self-mastery.
  America's young conservatives are leading a counterrevolution
  
• The Democrat Party hasn’t “fully recovered” since being “soundly defeated in 2024,” Slotkin, a Democrat , argued during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Straight Shooter with Stephen A” – hinting that Schumer (D-NY) and Jeffries (D-NY) are to blame.
  Senate Democrat suggests it may be time to replace Schumer and Jeffries: ‘Let others lead’
  
• Democrats are getting exactly what they wanted, if not exactly how they wanted. They appealed to and recruited anti-American communists, largely by importing their voters from the Third World, and cultivated their electoral power one election at a time.
  Dems Aren’t Afraid Of The Communists Their Party Is Electing. They Just Hate Losing Their Jobs To Them
  
• Tuesday’s Democratic Socialist romp can’t be blamed on outside factors like inflation or Israel or the national party’s mad obsession with countering President Donald Trump’s every move.
  No, it’s the result of 15 years of New York Democrats’ single-party rule — and the monstrous ego of Andrew Cuomo. (No it's 80-200 years of the lust for absolute power of the thousands who voted for it over and over again - jjs)
  Look in the mirror, New York Democrats — your misrule paved the DSA’s way
  
• Young urban voters across the country are flocking to the hip new politics of urban socialism.
  Big City Socialism In Every Pot
  
• “I’ve had to live with the question of whether I can afford to stay in the city I love."
  Democrats’ Newest Star Is Fully Funded By Your Tax Dollars
  
• We should ask: What is controversial or unusual about a far-left candidate condemning nationalism? 
  The answer is: nothing. Except for when that candidate is condemning nationalism as practiced by a non-white group. 
  Winning Socialist Who Stormed Out Of Interview Exposes Unnoticed, Deeper Rift Among Far-Left
  
• The legislature, where Zohran Mamdani got his start, is becoming the far-left mayor’s farm team for future socialist leaders
  Meet the Mini-Mamdanis: Budding Crop of Extreme Left-Wing, 9/11-Justifying, Israel-Hating Socialists Win Primary Nods for New York State Legislature Seats
  
• The California congressman embodies the uneasy place of Indian Americans in progressive racial politics.
  The Meaning of Ro Khanna

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Rogers’ remarks are likely to resonate with those advocating for a stronger post-Brexit Britain, while also serving as a critique of the country’s current leadership, and policies that have failed to deliver on Brexit’s potential. Her comments echo those of President Donald J. Trump during King Charles III’s recent state visit to America, where he also emphasized the shared heritage of Britain and America.
  Under-Secretary Rogers Backs Britain: ‘Our Greatness Comes From You.’
  
• The United Kingdom cannot deport half of the approximately 400,000 illegal migrants known to be in the country due to asylum and human rights claims, according to leaked government documents.
  Half of Illegal Migrants Are Impossible to Deport Due to Asylum and Human Rights Claims.
  
• The long-suffering peoples of Europe have had enough.
  In Rome, Thousands March Demanding Remigration
  
• What is the West waiting for?
  South Africa Says Enough to Illegal Migration
  
• Socialism and natural disasters are a lethal combination.
  Venezuela: The terrible wages of socialism
  
• America is not abandoning Europe; it is forcing Europe to confront an uncomfortable truth: a continent that cannot enforce its own rules cannot claim to shape the world.
  After the Protectorate: America, Europe, and the Return of the Decision

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• Fred Fleitz: Putin’s war machine is facing mounting pressure as Ukraine’s drone strikes expose Russia’s vulnerabilities, leaving the Kremlin leader with one choice: negotiate before the window closes.
  Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• The discovery comes with increased military activity and rising tensions around Taiwan.
  Satellite Images Show China Built Replica US Destroyer for Missile Testing
  
• Why do we keep empowering our existential enemies?
  Now We’re Going to Sell Stealth Fighters to Turkey(Maybe if they were made out of cardboard like Iran's mullah du jour? - jjs)

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE+Fauci-created CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• What crimes have Western governments committed against their citizens?
  The COVID Conspiracy Continues

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• In a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto’s parent company Bayer, stating that U.S. states cannot require pesticide label warnings beyond those mandated by federal regulation. In handing down its decision, the Court halted thousands of lawsuits alleging that the Big Pharma company failed to warn consumers about the weedkiller’s potential cancer risks. (RELATED: Anna Paulina Luna Takes Swing At John Thune As GOP Factions Battle Over MAHA-Backed Pesticide Provision)
  MAHA World Livid After SCOTUS Pesticides Ruling
  
• “Wave after wave of therapeutic fads have washed over our society...This ship is unlikely to turn around any time soon.”
  Stop Talking About Mental Health

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• One interesting tidbit: Though the data suggests both planets are spherical, this is not confirmed with certainty. Overall, the nature of such puffy planets is not really understood at this time.
  Astronomers discover two exoplanets as dense as cotton candy
  
• Now, Kaib and Raymond have shown that the orbits of long-period comets suggest HD 7977 came within 6000-10000 AU of our Sun, setting off a major shower of new comets into the inner solar system.
  Astronomers: We might be experiencing a shower of comets from the distant Oort cloud due to a close pass of another star 2.5 million years ago

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• A new Oregon study shows that pediatric gender transitions aren’t as rare as advocates of the “affirming” model assured us.
  How Many Girls on Testosterone Is Too Many?
  
• Men built, protected, and sustained civilization. If we want stronger families and communities, we must stop dismissing masculinity and start supporting men.
  Embracing Masculinity: Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Iger’s “approach to the Trump administration was scrutinised when Kimmel was taken off the air following his comments about the shooting of the rightwing culture warrior Charlie Kirk,” writes the Financial Times. “Iger says people mistook the move as being politically motivated.”
  Ex-Disney CEO Iger Says Trump Had Nothing to Do with Kimmel Suspension
  
• Pope Leo and the road to hell.
  Rome vs. The True Catholic Church
  
• Christian Toto: Thriller calls out radical Islam, shocking rise of terror sympathizers on campus
  Daily Wire’s ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ Tease Is Pure Fire

  HITHER & YON

• A short film about miraculous survival.
  Video: The Long Return

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