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CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is approved, according to a report.
Paramount executives are said to have held preliminary discussions with several candidates who would come in and run the business-side operations next to Weiss while she continues to oversee editorial.
The company is considering several big names, including current CNN CEO Mark Thompson, NBCUniversal News Group chairman Cesar Conde and former NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, Axios reported.
Ben Sherwood, currently CEO of Daily Beast, and former CBS News president David Rhodes are also under consideration, according to the report.
The search implies that once the merger goes through, Weiss will also be put in charge of CNN's editorial operations, Axios said.
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According to Axios, Ellison couldn't be more pleased with Weiss' performance thus far.
"The Paramount brass loves Bari Weiss," a source told the news site.
"She has the full confidence of David Ellison, who believes Bari has done a fantastic job as editor-in-chief."
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Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has not yet closed, though both companies have said they expect the roughly $110 billion deal to be completed in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and any legal challenges.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have already approved the transaction, but the merger still faces scrutiny from antitrust regulators and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has said his office is reviewing the deal.
thanks to runner.
Fake Tapper knows that, like Pott Smelley, he'll be one of the first overpaid prima donna Theater Kid jokes to be fired by Bari Weiss, so he's preparing his Heroic Flounce.
CNN's The Lead host Jake Tapper leaned on his sanctimonious reputation late Wednesday afternoon as he devoted the first 14 minutes to huffing about CBS News firing longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley for his petulant reenactment of Pickett's Charge, thinking he could eviscerate his bosses and intimidate them in his "house."
For the second of three segments, Tapper turned to former ABC colleague Terry Moran and former CBS January 6 correspondent-turned-MeidasTouch host Scott MacFarlane. Both are now at Substack.
MacFarlane went first, declaring "[n]obody wins if 60 Minutes is damaged" because "[i]t's still one of those rare media entities, Jake, that can cut through the noise and cut through the clutter."
[Disgraced fake "journalist" now working for a Biden political PAC McFarlane] then embarrassingly referred to Pelley as "the living Mount Rushmore at CBS News" and that, speaking for himself, he wasn't known at CBS as "Scott" because that name had "reverence" reserved for Pelley.
"I'm surprised that anybody would get rid of a transcendent personality who can attract an audience or who is associated with the strength of a brand. You watch Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes. You knew you were going to get a comprehensive report. You never want to damage a brand by getting rid of the pillar of the entity," he further opined.
Scott Pelley was fired by CBS from the "anchor" position by Ben Rhodes' brother David Rhodes. For months, Rhodes schemed about how to solve "the Scott Pelley problem," as Sheryl Attkisson reported. She said that Pelley was "unpopular" at CBS because of his domineering incompetence, insisting on rewriting and censoring reporters' stories after, emptilly, assuring them that their reports would be the "stars" of the show.
She also made this funny quip about his preening, Look At Me ego:
Sharyl Attkisson
@SharylAttkisson
Perhaps David Bloom put it best. "When Scott Pelley gets in line at Starbucks and orders coffee, he doesn't order what he really wants. He orders what he wants people behind him to hear him order."
Mount Rushmore? Seriously?
MacFarlane at least conceded much of 60 Minutes's large ratings are owed to its lead-in from NFL games.
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The only explanation, [disgraced partisan lightweight fairy Terry Moran] argued, for the changes to the show are from Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison "want[ing] to curry favor with Trump."
Drool was missing from Moran's shirt as he said this about Pelley's fellow fired colleagues: "They fired Cecilia Vega and Sharon Alfonso, two fearless, bold journalists, troublemakers. I mean, in a good way, good trouble, right, as John Lewis used to say."
I can't help noticing they only made trouble for one political movement.
Tapper presented MacFarlane with the reality that "polls do suggest that the media trust is at an all-time low" and wondered if he saw any validity in that widespread belief in legacy media having "an anti-Trump spin, liberal spin."
MacFarlane scoffed, deriding the idea that those polls are legitimate or provide context:
Former CBS correspondent-turned-MeidasTouch pundit Scott MacFarlane scoffs at the notion found in polls Americans don’t trust the media...
“I would venture the bold prediction that, if Americans were surveyed about the trustworthiness of 60 Minutes, it may have more support and… pic.twitter.com/PWaLEOKTia
Moran hurled predictable venom in his heart for half the country, arguing we're too partisan and stupid to appreciate what he believes is real journalism: "I think chasing MAGA audiences are a fool's errand because they don't want the kind of journalism that 60 Minutes does, which is in-depth and straight and fearless. They want the journalism that flatters their own prejudices."
Fired ABC correspondent-turned-Substack host Terry Moran says Scott Pelley’s firing from CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ is “a fire bell in the night” about press freedom from corporate interference and that anyone in legacy media appealing to “MAGA audiences” is “a fool’s errand” because… pic.twitter.com/jLHKuRgBNT
Goodbye, Fake Jake! I got you a little going-away present:
Curtis Houck
@CurtisHouck
Jun 3
Jake Tapper just opened his show with a snarky commentary about how much he hates Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton for what they've done to Scott Pelley.
His panel to react? Former network correspondents-turned-Substackers Terry Moran (ABC) and Scott MacFarlane (CBS)
Curtis Houck
@CurtisHouck
Jun 3
WATCH: CNN's Jake Tapper opens his show with over 14 minutes melting down over CBS News, Bari Weiss, and Nick Bilton firing Scott Pelley....
Tapper: "Now, let's zoom out for a second to look at the core issues here and why this larger 60 Minutes overhaul may be happening because this story is relevant...
"[T]his is also a story of media consolidation and those who are trying to build big mega-companies in the environment where we have a President who is more than willing to impose his likes and dislikes on the regulatory world. Now, people close to Bari Weiss insists that the CBS overhaul is about culture, not politics. They think that 60 Minutes is an archaic institution that is in urgent need of reinvention. Bari Weiss argues that the news media needs to be fairer and needs to regain the public's trust, and her boss, David Ellison, says that CBS News needs to appeal to the 70 percent of the country that is in the political middle."
"On the other hand, what 60 Minutes defenders see as its strengths, the Bari Weiss individuals and executives see as potential shortcomings, and they're determined to rebuild this news magazine for a digital world in a vertical video age. But Scott Pelley and others at CBS, and others who used to be at CBS do think there's something more, something political behind this rebuild. They say that Paramount's new owners, with David Ellison at the top, are seeking a closer relationship with Donald Trump and his administration and that Ellison appointed Weiss to appease Trump and overhaul 60 Minutes, which Trump doesn't like, and all of CBS News, which Trump doesn't like."
"And this argument goes that all of this is happening in order to get approval of the purchase of Paramount last year by David Ellison's company and the pending purchase of Warner Bros Discovery any day now. And of course, we should note Warner Bros Discovery owns CNN. If you want to know one of the reasons why people keep suggesting that new ownership of these news organizations is behind wanting to curry favor with Trump, and that's one of the things driving all this, it's because of things that President Trump keeps saying, or Secretary Haggseff, just a few moments ago, President Trump said this to CNN's Kaitlin Collins...."
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TAPPER: "A reminder that President Trump calls any reporting he doesn't like felt -- false, and any reporting he doesn't like garbage. Again, CBS News and Paramount reject the assertion of any political influence or interference."
So that's Fake Jake accusing Bari Weiss and Larry Ellison of making MAGA TV. He covers it with some he-said, she-said, but it's clear -- based on the number of words he devotes to each proposition, for one thing -- which side he's claiming is the truth.
WATCH: CNN’s Jake Tapper opens his show with over 14 minutes melting down over CBS News, Bari Weiss, and Nick Bilton firing Scott Pelley....
Tapper: “Now, let’s zoom out for a second to look at the core issues here and why this larger 60 Minutes overhaul may be happening because… pic.twitter.com/2qQMHkgc7Z
Breaking: Psychopathic Race-Murderer Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Brutal Killing of Innocent Athlete "Protesters," Get This, Begin Punching People; Police Are Arresting the Thugs
A Texas jury on Tuesday found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet last year, concluding a closely watched trial that drew national attention over questions of race, self-defense and school safety.
The Collin County jury deliberated for about three hours before returning its unanimous verdict. The same jury will now decide Anthony's sentence. Under Texas law, a murder conviction is punishable by five to 99 years in state prison.
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The case stems from a confrontation at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco on April 2, 2025, where Anthony, then a student at Frisco Centennial High School, and Metcalf, a student-athlete at Frisco Memorial High School, clashed under a team tent where athletes had gathered during inclement weather. The altercation ended when Metcalf was stabbed in the chest. Medical examiner testimony at trial revealed that Metcalf had been stabbed through the heart, with a two-inch wound described as "gaping."
Prosecutors characterized the stabbing as a provoked, unjustified "sneak attack" inside the team tent, while the defense argued it was a split-second act of self-defense born of fear and chaos. Anthony did not testify in his own defense.
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Anthony, now 19, was convicted in Collin County District Court in McKinney. The sentencing phase, to be decided by the same jury, was expected to begin promptly given the speed of deliberations.
🚨 NOW: FIGHTS ARE BREAKING OUT and POLICE ARE MAKING SWIFT ARRESTS after Karmelo Anthony supporters RAGE at the guilty murder verdict in the trial of Austin Metcalf
Keep arresting!
Police are SWIFTLY trying to quell and violence and unrest 🙏🏻
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.
Ex-Graham Platner campaign director says embattled Maine Dem 'shouldn't be a US senator': 'My concerns have only grown'
Graham Platner's ex-political director expressed her growing concern about the embattled Maine Democrat in a Washington Post op-ed Monday, arguing that her former boss "'shouldn't be a US senator."
"I quit the campaign in October, disturbed by what I learned about the candidate and concerned about his potential impact on the Democratic Party's prospects in my home state," Genevieve McDonald wrote. "As Tuesday's primary arrives, I want to make clear what transpired since August and why my concerns have only grown."
McDonald argued that Platner "exhibits a pattern of dishonest behavior that is impossible to ignore."
"Despite being exposed by a series of scandals beginning last October, he kept assuring voters and the Democratic Party that there were no more skeletons in his closet," she continued. "Then more emerged -- the latest, in recent days, have involved former girlfriends' serious accusations of physical mistreatment."
McDonald described herself as "one of the Platner campaign's first gaslighting casualties," claiming the candidate and his campaign dismissed her concerns about his Nazi tattoo and electability.
"I was willing to believe his explanations, I wanted to believe, until his flaws as a candidate became impossible to ignore," she wrote.
McDonald said she "realized the campaign had not been honest" when reports on Platner's disturbing Reddit post history started to surface.
She claims the Platner campaign offered her "$15,000 to sign a nondisclosure agreement," after her resignation, which she refused to do so, and that "over the past eight months, women have come to me with their own disturbing stories about Platner."
"Enough is enough," McDonald wrote.
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Platner, a Marine veteran and former oyster farmer, has faced numerous controversies since launching his campaign, including the sexting scandal and Reddit posts he made downplaying sexual assault, mocking soldiers and contending that white Americans "actually are" racist and stupid, among others.
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McDonald urged Democrats to "demand better from those entrusted with power or seeking it."
Maine Democrats are having concerns about the Nazi-tattooed woman-beating socialist violent revolutionary, on the day of the Maine primary.
Strong work, guys. Give yourselves all a bonus.
Platner's continued drumbeat of scandals has divided both Democratic Party leaders and voters as they stare down the must-win Senate race. Defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November is crucial to the party's plans to take back control of the upper chamber and provide a check on President Donald Trump. But even as Platner's staunch supporters stick with him, his political baggage is threatening to sink him with some Democratic and independent voters heading into the general election, according to interviews with nearly two dozen Maine voters.
Several Democratic voters were hesitant to weigh in on the Senate race, saying they felt Platner's candidacy was all but certain at this point and sharing their opinion on him was likely to be met with backlash. Others who were planning to vote Democratic in November are now toying with backing Collins or sitting out the Senate race entirely -- a challenge for the likely nominee and his party.
Peter and Kelly Dufour were manning the grill at a Get-Out-the-Vote event for gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree in Portland on Saturday and excited about the former Democratic state House speaker's candidacy for governor. Asked about the Senate race, Kelly put her head in her hands.
Wow, they're too afraid to speak out against Gerald Platner? And they claim those of us who mostly defend Trump against the mostly-absurd communist propaganda allegations against Trump are "cultists."
So we're cultists for Trump? The most successful Republican president since Reagan (and some would say before that)?
But meanwhile you're cultists for an unemployed and frankly unemployable Fake Oyster Farmer born on third base but who has oozed his way down to the non-working class, beating women and ranting on the internet 24/7?
I think I'd rather be a cultist for the guy with actual accomplishments.
TRUTH NUKE: Scott Jennings on Graham Platner: “Only one person had a Nazi tattoo and has chosen to lie about it. He roots for American military deaths. He mocks r*pe victims. He deems rural Americans. He’s been abusive to women. I mean, this is what Democrats are signing off on.… pic.twitter.com/yt48N4PJ7m
Graham Platner created the website for his Senate campaign before he created the website for his fake oyster business. The WhoIs records are indisputable.
His mom is the only customer of his oyster hobby, and judging by the number of liens, she’s had filed against her for unpaid… https://t.co/NXdx9chlxP
Richard Hanania
@RichardHanania
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Josh Barro on Platner:
"Graham Platner doesn't work for a living. As The New York Times reports, the bulk of his income comes from a military disability pension of approximately $60,000 a year. The pension doesn't mean he's too disabled to work -- he is, after all, currently seeking the job of U.S. Senator -- but his recent non-campaign endeavors seem more like hobbies than a career. He runs an oyster farm that principally sells oysters to his mother's restaurant. He earned a small stipend as his town's harbor master: $3,000 last year. He lives in a $205,000 house that he bought with a $200,000 loan from his father."
What a resume.
Steve Robinson
@SteveRob
Graham Platner is the downwardly mobile offspring of Maine's upper class.
The people he knows working "3-4 jobs" --if any -- are like him: fake job as an oyster farmer, fake job as a harbor master, fake job at an NGO, etc.
His only real job is paramilitary training for Trantifa in Maine.
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
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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.
and,
2, he's a fucking criminal, he knows he broke the law, and this is not some kind of principled invocation of the Fifth. He's guilty and his answers would either confirm his guilty or deny it, which would be obstruction of Congress because he'd be lying.
He refuses to answer directly when asked if the SPLC advised Biden which groups to weaponize the government against. He claims he consulted with "every administration."
Really? Trump too? Smells like a lie told to Congress under oath.
SPLC Interim President squirms when asked basic yes or no question by @RepMcClintock.
MCCLINTOCK: During the Biden Admin, did the Department of Justice seek SPLC’s guidance on determining political groups to target?
He repeatedly refused to apologize for inciting people to murder Charlie Kirk. As Rep. Issa alludes, the SPLC put the Family Research Council on their Hate Map sixteen years ago, and a leftist assassin shot up the place.
SPLC President gets humiliated; room erupts in laughter.
Chip Roy: How many Islamic extremist groups do you have listed on your hate map out of the 1500 groups? I can’t seem to find one.
SPLC President: We don’t target groups based on their religion. It’s based on what they say… pic.twitter.com/VqY1kZVYeJ
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
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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?
Belfast attack: Sudanese man arrested over stabbing 'had leave to remain'
Victim has 'significant' eye injuries from attack that bystanders stopped -- the city is now braced for protests
A Sudanese man arrested over a knife attack in Belfast on Monday is understood to have been granted leave to remain in Northern Ireland, the police have said.
The man, initially believed by police to be Somali but later confirmed as Sudanese, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after officers were called to Kinnaird Avenue at about 10.30pm on Monday.
Video of the attack appeared to show a man with a knife holding another man down on the ground, before bystanders intervened. One of them hit the attacker over the head with a hurling stick. The victim, who is in his forties, had "significant" eye injuries, Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said.
Yeah he cut out his eyes. This is cultural enrichment.
Asked about the suspect's immigration status, Henderson said: "My understanding is that the individual came into Northern Ireland from Dublin, moving up, and then was granted leave to remain."
Northern Ireland remains part of the UK so this is once again all due to Two-Tier Queer Keir and the British Islamo-Labour establishment.
Police are not seeking anyone else over the attack and at this stage is not deemed terror-related, Henderson said.
Of course not! But later on you will see that the "authorities" (who have no remaining authority) were immediately capable of judging planned protests for tonight as "far right."
Their capacity to detect ideology is highly selective.
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Henderson said he shared "the public's revulsion at the attack', which he said had "sent shockwaves through communities".
Sure. The people in power attempting to convince the peons to accept this as normal and mainstream -- and racist to object to -- are "revolted" by the newest apocalyptic violence they've engineered.
The suspect is believed to have travelled from Sudan to Paris, then to Dublin, on unknown dates before taking a bus to Belfast in February 2023 where he immediately claimed asylum. He was given leave to remain in the UK in September 2023, according to Jon Boutcher, chief constable of Northern Ireland. He said his status when crossing the Irish border was still to be determined but that "lawyers will debate the legal status of this individual for weeks, months and even years to come".
The police who can't identify any ideological motive immediately sprang to label those who don't want to be invaded by bloodthirsty savages as "toxic."
Boutcher accused "faceless" people online who know nothing of Northern Ireland of causing "toxic" discourse that was inciting violence. The first minister, Michelle O'Neill, echoed his thoughts and called on people to reject "sectarianism" and violence.
In London, the Conservatives have demanded "total transparency" on the immigration status of the suspect. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said: "Last night's brutal attempted beheading in Belfast is appalling. The government must ensure full details about the suspect's nationality and immigration status are released. Total transparency is required.
"If it turns out this man is an illegal immigrant it would provide further evidence that the government's lack of border control is endangering the public."
Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary, would not comment on the suspect's immigration status. He appealed for calm, adding it was "innocent people who suffer" when political leaders failed to reduce tensions.
And don't worry about the people having their eyes slashed open by a foreign invader. The only thing that bothers them is "backlash" against the violent foreign invaders. The forelash is accepted and even praised as "cultural enrichment."
He also paid tribute to the bystanders who intervened to pull the assailant away, saying they represented "the very best of humanity".
I'm sure he's very happy about this. He got civilians to do the police's job for them. The police are too busy harassing people over tweets.
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Anti-immigration protesters have sought to capitalise on the incident by calling for a mass protest in Belfast on Tuesday evening. An online message of unknown origin has widely circulated on social media calling for men over 18 to arrive wearing dark clothing and to be "prepared to fight or be arrested".
A version of the post circulating on X called for "road closures and businesses to close in protest over the migrant invasion of Northern Ireland". Politicians in Northern Ireland warned that the incident may be hijacked by far-right activists.
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) June 9, 2026
Lord Miles
@Lordmiles
2h
Belfast is going crazy tonight over the recent attempted beheading by a migrant.
Every Irishman I know in Belfast is taking place in riots later today. Prots and Catholic together bizarrely.
The UK gov are scrambling to bring in riot police. Irish patriots are telling every white businesses to close their doors early tonight.
Expect to see some crazy videos in a few hours. The city is going to burn
Well, as we were told in the US, to compel us to accept BLM riots as moral and good: "Riots are the voice of the unheard."
The people of the UK are unheard, so they're entitled to riot, according to all the people, including the current government of the UK, who justified BLM riots.
Unions are one of the most corrosive influences in America, and teachers unions (along with government employee unions) are the worst of the bunch. They drive an aggressive progressive agenda into our schools, while sucking state and municipal coffers dry in their never-ending quest for more...more...more. The education of our children is an afterthought. Number one on their agenda is of course more money and less work. Number two is to relegate actual teaching to a few minutes each day, and concentrate on the leftist agenda of racial and gender politics, and above all the denigration of America.
And all of that is protected by their oceans of money extorted from their members.
Except in right-to-work states! And guess what? Mississippi is one of those states. Is it a coincidence that with increased accountability and more important, dissemination of objective data about the success of their schools, that Mississippi rapidly can improve their education outcomes?
Over the past decade, Mississippi has made such progress in fourth-grade reading that people have taken to calling it the “Mississippi miracle.” Mississippi ranked 9th in the country for fourth-grade reading in 2024, up from 49th in 2013, a forty-place climb in a decade, from near the bottom of the table into the top ten.
Mississippi’s fourth graders now read better than their peers in New York, Minnesota, and California -- every one of them a state that spends a great deal more per child than we do. And here is the part the spend-more crowd would rather you did not dwell on. We get those better results on far less money.
Mississippi spends around $12,300 per pupil, one of the five lowest figures in America. New York spends $31,918 -- more than two and a half times as much -- and its children read less well for it. New York, in other words, buys more than two dollars of schooling for every one of ours, and ends up further behind.
Sure, there are issues with correlating money and outcome, because there are confounding variables at work. For instance, it is likely that poorly-performing districts have money thrown at them, so their budgets increase without any improvement in outcomes. But there is a correlation, and more important, there is vast improvement driven by something other than money!
The education of our nation's youth is not an intractable problem, especially because the skills necessary to teach children are not particularly rare or difficult to train. And the reality is that education is a product, just like everything else in an economy, and if the transactions are transparent, with accessible data describing that product, then the consumer -- parents -- can make informed decisions. And the providers -- the schools -- can respond to those market pressures. Only when unions and politicians interfere with those decisions is the basic education of our youth at risk.
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“I have to tell you, they’ve probably got the worst election system of any state in the country. It’s as if they set out to design it so that it would be easy to cheat and easy to steal elections,” he said, noting that the Golden State has banned voter ID while they “mail ballots to every single registered voter in the state.”
“They don’t do anything, I mean, hardly anything to clean up their voter rolls. So, like, in Los Angeles, you talk to anybody who lives there, and they will tell you if they live in condos and apartments, they’re probably receiving or have received ballots in the mail for people who don’t live there,” he said, highlighting the magnitude of this issue, surmising that some individuals receive multiple ballots.
“People have testified to that. I mean, it’s just one thing after another like that,” he said, noting that it does not end there, as the state will count ballots that come in for seven days after Election Day, with a 22-day “cure period” for ballots with issues such as a missing signature. Even then, the so-called “fix” is lacking.
The problem with the Gen Z new age socialist frame of thought is that they have no means of production of their own. Put plainly, there are no such things as socialist means of production or economic market tools; if so, what are they? To Gen Z, putting private property in someone else's hands and tweaking the economy to their benefit sounds workable, but the basic reality is very scary: they are under the impression that a socialist economy will solve their problems, and everyone else's for that matter, because in their minds all you have to do is control prices, increase minimums, put a cap on this, overtax the other, overregulate this and that, confiscate wealth, and so on. Yet here is the red pill: the previously listed points are capitalist means of production for a market economy; without a socialist means of production, none of the utopian ideas are workable.
Of course the abject incompetence in the wake of the Pacific Palisades wildfires on top of the crime and economic dislocations of open borders have also opened eyes, the attacks on ICE and police notwithstanding, but far too many have taken a bite out of that reality sandwich and evidently are not liking the taste. And so, Newsom , Bass and the Democrats have deployed the fraud machine tonsure California stays blue, and that there is not even the most minuscule chance of losing the state nationally in '28 and possibly for a generation or two down the line. It's not necessarily wishful thinking on my part but just interpreting Democrat motives and mindsets in the current environment. And considering Newsom is the or a frontrunner for the top of the Democrat ticket in '28, his record speaks for itself, not just going forward but right here and now as reflected in the election theft.
California today “has the nation’s highest cost-of-living adjusted poverty rate, the highest levels of functioning illiteracy, and the worst housing affordability in the continental US,” writes Joel Kotkin, who has been chronicling California’s highs and lows for more than 40 years. “California increasingly resembles a neo-feudal state, where a handful of large companies drive the economy while the vast majority of workers endure high energy and housing costs, high taxes, and diminishing opportunity.”
Golden State government has spawned fiascos large and small. Fraudulent Medicaid spending, which made headlines in Minnesota last winter, seems likely to be even more monumental in California, whose Medicaid programs are scheduled to get $138 billion from the federal government, up $18 billion from 2024. The state subsidizes tribal ceremonies and exorcisms, gym memberships and art lessons. . . California in its golden years made the movie “Casablanca.” Today, Casablanca is better at building public works than California. The state that within six months completed two major bridges across the San Francisco Bay can’t properly route phone calls in Tuolumne County.
Taking a workable system and making it fail requires a particular talent. Reading between the lines, one sees little among California’s well-paid public-sector union ranks of the pride I once noticed in a state employee years ago. Instead, there is an eagerness to extract still more from the state’s private-sector success — SEIU is pushing a supposedly onetime wealth tax on the very rich to boost current employees’ benefits — and a complacent indifference to whether the work actually serves its intended beneficiaries. . .
. . . Will the politicians astride this rot pay a price? Harris was the Democratic nominee for president in 2024, and Newsom leads in polls for the nomination in 2028. But a countertrend may be visible in the theoretically nonpartisan June 2 primary for mayor of LA. The (sparse) polling shows LA Mayor Karen Bass way below the 50% needed to win reelection next week, and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt overtaking the left-wing council member initially expected to be her chief challenger.
Pratt’s house was burned down in the January 2025 Pacific Palisades fire, which struck as Bass (despite promising in 2002 to take no foreign trips) was headed to the inauguration of the president of Ghana. Pratt’s cheeky ads lampoon Bass’s left-wing policies, which have produced empty reservoirs and streets full of angry, drug-addicted homeless people.
Empty reservoirs and acres of homeless tents — that’s what California’s once-proud public sector has been producing.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) took action “toward drafting” an affordability agenda for 2027 that puts Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in charge of health care, and transgender-identifying Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) in charge of caregiving, according to multiple reports.
So, in other words smother America with a pillow, steal its wallet, then gang anal-rape its convulsing corpse. Funny how Jefries insists we're in economic freefall thanks to President Trump while a look at the headlines in the Economy Stupid section today and over the last few days debunks that bullshit totally. Yes prices are still high but the trend towards better times is unmistakeable. And paying a bit more at the pump is a very small price to pay in order to prevent an Islamic ICBM from coming down on us.
That said the madness with Iran continues and we have full coverage on that topic as well as is evidenced by the links.
The indefinite ceasefire, extended in late May, has not included a pause in Iran’s disruptions of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, or America’s naval blockade of Iranian ships in the strait in response. Extensive debate has also surrounded whether or not the ceasefire includes a pause in the hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Iranian terrorist proxy organization Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mixed Messages: Iran Claims to Be Done Bombing Israel but Threatens American Oil Facilities
...one should not enter upon negotiations with Iran if one is ignorant of its history and politics and understands little of the theological, apologetic, mythic and eschatological roots of Shia Islam, its intersection with global politics, and the challenges posed by radical interpretations of its doctrinal principles and deeply sedimented faith. Common sense is not evenly distributed among people. In the Iranian case, research is pretty well obligatory... Whatever Trump says or ostensibly agrees to may just be his own form of taqiyya or deception.” (as I postulated yesterday - jjs) Shia, Iran, and Trump
As Iran hits Israel with missiles, Trump urges Israeli restraint. Trump Becomes Obama
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY
Much like the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea is a vital passage for global trade. Any attempt to block navigation through the Red Sea—more specifically, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen—is likely to create significant delays and higher costs, especially for exports to and from Europe and Asia. This includes energy exports from the Gulf States. This represents the first major escalation from the Houthis since the group launched a similar campaign in late 2023 following Israel’s response to the October 7 attack. In early 2024, it was reported that Joe Biden’s government deprioritized the Houthis as a threat to U.S. interests in the region. Houthis Announce Blockade of Israeli Ships, Escalating Global Supply Chain Crisis.
The judge, Obama-appointee Leo Sorokin, argued in the decision that the six-figure fee set by President Donald Trump for employers seeking to temporarily hire foreign nationals is an unauthorized tax, according to court documents. Sorokin presides over the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. Obama Appointed Hack-in-Black Overturns Trump’s $100K H-1B Visa Fee
“So New York is saying abolish ICE and zero cooperation,” “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade said. “The governor and mayor are teaming up to make sure that the progress you were making with Eric Adams is going to just disappear. So what’s going to be your approach to New York. You’re going to stay away now?” Homan Vows More ICE Agents Than ‘You’ve Ever Seen in New York City’
SNAP fraud has spiked significantly. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), nearly two million cases of SNAP fraud took place between 2023 and 2025. The targeting of even small retailers underscores the administration’s commitment to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse. SNAP Fraud Bust Hits Multiple Retailers.
The survey presented mixed signals on the labor market. The perceived probability that the unemployment rate will be higher one year from now declined 0.4 percentage point to 43.2 percent. Median expectations for earnings growth were unchanged at 2.7 percent, slightly above the 12-month trailing average. Worker Confidence Rises as Americans’ Inflation Expectations Fall, NY Fed Survey Shows
Despite the dramatic drop in egg prices, the politicians who criticized Trump for the previous high costs have not acknowledged the current low prices. Wholesale prices are now at their lowest level in over a decade, ending the narrative of an “egg crisis” that was prevalent in early 2025. Economists argue that supply shocks caused by disease are the leading factor in price fluctuations. Egg Prices Plunge to Ten-Year Low.
Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement, “Texas is the undisputed headquarters of headquarters.” Abbott added, “The world’s leading businesses invest with confidence in Texas because of our welcoming business climate, predictable regulatory environment, and skilled and growing workforce. People and businesses are choosing Texas because Texas works.” Texas Overtakes California, New York as Top State for Fortune 500 Company Headquarters
Random attacks on New York transit have soared since 2020, and the reason is often violent psychosis that severs a person’s link to reality. Such symptoms were on display after Sunday night’s mass knifing at Penn Station, which injured five people. To wit: the morning after the attack, Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani were delusionally raving. Mamdani and Hochul yuck it up after another attack by a mentally ill NYC criminal
Low birth rates, chronic absenteeism, parental choice, homeschooling, and microschooling are driving rapid student losses in public schools. Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral
Those individuals were reportedly seeking naturalization and wanted their names removed. Many of them were registered as Democrats but claimed they did not know they had been registered and were concerned it might disqualify them from becoming citizens. The news came after New Jersey GOP Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon said in May the state party was launching an Election Integrity Task Force, the New Jersey Globe reported at the time. Report — New Jersey Republicans Find Hundreds of Noncitizens on Voter Rolls: ‘It’s Really Eye-Opening’
Notably, the Democrat officials are fiercely opposed to voter ID legislation such as the SAVE America Act, despite overwhelming public support, including among Democrat voters. This is likely because illegal voting by noncitizens tends to favor the Democrat Party, and in some cases sway elections decisively. Dozens of Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Dem-Led State — Without Their Knowledge.
The usual-usuals among the Republican Party’s oh-so-smartest assured us this would backfire. But Trump understood that Democrats had long ago redistricted to within an inch of their lives and that Republicans hadn’t. The advantage in that war could only go to the GOP. Trump’s Redistricting Moves Give GOP a Shot at Holding the House
Republicans should frame the 2026 midterms as a clear choice between two governing visions, not a referendum on Trump, forcing voters to compare outcomes and priorities. The Case for a ‘Choice Election’ in 2026
While an American purchase of the islands is not the Trump administration’s preferred course of action, the option remains on the table if the base at Diego Garcia remains compromised. Such a purchase would bypass the proposed deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius. Trump Weighs Buying Chagos Islands to Stop Starmer from Handing Them to China Ally.
Chinese companies have reportedly delayed two major refinery projects, capable of producing 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) combined, due to the shortage of crude oil from the Middle East after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Middle East Crisis Forces China to Delay Major Refinery Projects
The company is certain to bring in more than $75 billion, maybe as much as $86 billion, giving it the capital to do everything it wants in the next few years. It will build Starship. It will send it to both the Moon and Mars. It will have the resources to fuel Elon Musk's fundamental dream, building a major human civilization throughout the solar system. SpaceX’s IPO: A quick look at the financial world’s present take
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
At a Washington hearing on gender transition procedures, all mention of the alleged leading authority in U.S. transgender medicine was omitted by the party’s senators and their invited expert witness. Are Democrats Dropping WPATH?
Anyway, I'm already seeing MSM headlines about how the crowd erupted into boos when they showed the president just before the national anthem, but that's only half of the truth. Some of the crowd booed, some cheered, and some erupted into chants of "USA! USA! USA!" Trump Makes History at the NBA Finals
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The little booster that could, B 1067, completed its mission safely after delivering 29 more satellites into orbit. 35 sequential reuses was seen as something of a boundary, but they've sailed right past it, at several miles per second.
The key distinction seems to be that xAI is making money. Lots of it. Deals to lease unused capacity to Anthropic and Google will pay for xAI's entire investment in 18 months.
Monday Overnight Open Thread - June 8, 2026 [Hour of the Wolf]
—Open Blogger
Note from the hamsters -
Mis Hum has the night off. The other ONT hosts noticed something in the seldom-monitored suggestion box. No idea how long it had been in there. Regular commenter "Hour of the Wolf" is responsible for tonight's content. Treat him as you see fit!
No human endeavor has been more associated with mystery than the huge, ancient lion that has a human head and is seemingly resting on the rocky plateau a stroll from the great pyramids. Fortunately for Lehner, it wasn’t just a metaphor that the Sphinx is a riddle. Little was known for certain about who erected it or when, what it represented and precisely how it related to the pharaonic monuments nearby. So Lehner settled in, working for five years out of a makeshift office between the Sphinx’s colossal paws, subsisting on Nescafé and cheese sandwiches while he examined every square inch of the structure. He remembers “climbing all over the Sphinx like the Lilliputians on Gulliver, and mapping it stone by stone.” The result was a uniquely detailed picture of the statue’s worn, patched surface, which had been subjected to at least five major restoration efforts since 1,400 B.C. The research earned him a doctorate in Egyptology at Yale.
Recognized today as one of the world’s leading Egyptologists and Sphinx authorities, Lehner has conducted field research at Giza during most of the 37 years since his first visit. (Hawass, his friend and frequent collaborator, is the secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and controls access to the Sphinx, the pyramids and other government-owned sites and artifacts.) Applying his archaeological sleuthing to the surrounding two-square-mile Giza plateau with its pyramids, temples, quarries and thousands of tombs, Lehner helped confirm what others had speculated—that some parts of the Giza complex, the Sphinx included, make up a vast sacred machine designed to harness the power of the sun to sustain the earthly and divine order. And while he long ago gave up on the fabled library of Atlantis, it’s curious, in light of his early wanderings, that he finally did discover a Lost City.
The Sphinx was not assembled piece by piece but was carved from a single mass of limestone exposed when workers dug a horseshoe-shaped quarry in the Giza plateau. Approximately 66 feet tall and 240 feet long, it is one of the largest and oldest monolithic statues in the world. None of the photos or sketches I’d seen prepared me for the scale. It was a humbling sensation to stand between the creature’s paws, each twice my height and longer than a city bus. I gained sudden empathy for what a mouse must feel like when cornered by a cat.
The real reason the Sphinx is next to the pyramids? The Sphinx needs a scratching post. That's why the cover stones are missing.
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New Mom Gets a Visitor
So, yesterday I'm in my hospital room. This guy in work clothes walks in. Everyone thinks he's a doctor, but then he stares around and asks:
"Who in here was giving birth at 6 PM?"
I was the only one. So, I'm like "That was me, doctor. Is everything Okay?"
He replies "I'm not a doctor. I'm a WELDING ENGINEER. I came here specifically to meet the woman who RIPPED THE DAMN IRON HANDLE off the delivery chair during her contractions!"
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Last thoughts
I don't care how old I get. If I'm in a store and see a toy with "Try Me" on it, I'm pushing those buttons.
Remember, nobody owes you a damn thing... so stop your cry-baby whining and get over it!
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Time to comment at will. Final Question: Who is Will?
The angel in St. Michael's Cave, Gibraltar
Supposedly an entrance to the underworld
a lightshow makes it even stranger
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This dog doesn't know what he's doing but he's very enthusiastic in doing it!
Erika Kirk wowed the crowd at Turning Point USA's Women Leadership Summit with her cool response to a heckler who tried -- and failed -- to derail her speech.
A woman could be heard off camera, shouting from the audience as the CEO urged the crowd at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter to put their faith in God.
"Erika Kirk protects pedophiles! Erika Kirk protects pedophiles!" the woman screamed, video of the Friday event showed.
"It's important to remember that happiness comes and goes -- and I pray that you find it," she said to the heckler.
A protester outside a Turning Point USA event hosted by Erika Kirk dressed up as Charlie Kirk and re-enacted his death as crowds chanted, "He deserved to die."
The audience responded with cheers and applause, with some members of the crowd shouting: "We love you, Erika!"
The widow took several more jabs at the heckler -- who was removed from the crowd.
"That's an important moment because that just shows duty to faithfulness gives life meaning, and we must pray for our enemies and those that do not feel like their life has meaning. And that's a perfect example of that. A perfect example. You pray for your enemies. You pray for those that persecute you," Kirk said.
"That's not the enemy. We know who the real enemy is," she continued, without elaborating.
Doesn't matter -- Candy's Cultists are all in the comments saying Akshually Jezebel was a Widow so widows deserve hate.
Dana Loesch: “God has ordered His church to care for widows, that widows be included, so they are not isolated, to protect widows, to care for widows, to not persecute a widow in the most ungodly ways, because you're jealous that you are not the one controlling an organization… pic.twitter.com/FZrHs0WYNW
Notice it's no longer called the "young" women's leadership summit? Because they've completely lost the youth since Charlie's passing. This is RNC-lite.
It's now the Hags-Nagging summit with donors occupying speaking slots to lecture women about how it's "biblical" to not question anything.
Turning Point no longer has anything to do with Charlie Kirk and the whole world knows it-- including them. No spark. No energy. No debate. Frankly, stale.
Ridiculous low-IQ brat who never had anyone say "no" to her, until Charlie Kirk. And it broke her brain.
The spirit of Christianity does not exist beneath a yarmulke, kissing a wall in a city where religious leaders teach their children to spit upon those who worship Jesus Christ.
It would therefore be my distinct honor to become “the bridge” that unites Christians in the East… https://t.co/hlgCr88ldF
Great news! Thanks to the wall-to-wall western media meltdown about my trip to Russia, their entire nation became aware of my presence here.
I have now been cordially invited to hear President Putin speak today at SPIEF.
This is why we say there is no such thing as bad press.
Also, isn't it kind of weird how Trump sent an entire delegation, (including the architect building his "ballroom") and yet Zionists never accused any of them of being Russian spies?
It's almost as if the people who refuse to peddle their talking points, get smeared.
The Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud, expanding its unprecedented denaturalization campaign.
CBS News exclusively reported about the plans before they were unveiled by the Justice Department.
Officials said the move represents the largest-ever effort by the U.S. government to use its denaturalization powers, which were rarely invoked before President Trump returned to the White House last year with promises to launch a historic deportation blitz. Between 1990 and 2017, the Justice Department filed an average of just 11 legal complaints per year seeking to denaturalize American citizens, historical figures indicate.
Federal law has long allowed the government to try to denaturalize foreign-born U.S. citizens who officials believe committed fraud to obtain their citizenship, such as by concealing information, like criminal conduct, on their immigration applications. But the process has been historically lengthy, complex and seldom exercised, requiring officials to persuade judges to strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship in civil or criminal proceedings in federal court.
The Trump administration has sought to vastly escalate denaturalization efforts as part of its larger crackdown on illegal and legal immigration. In 2025, the Justice Department broadened the categories of naturalized citizens who should be prioritized for denaturalization. Last month, officials announced a dozen denaturalization cases, at the time the largest such effort in years.
Some of the 17 citizens targeted in the latest denaturalization campaign were convicted of violent or serious crimes, including sex offenses against children. Others were convicted of fraud crimes or accused of committing immigration fraud.
In federal court complaints filed across the country in recent days, Justice Department officials argued that the individuals concealed their criminal activity when they applied for U.S. citizenship or were otherwise ineligible to be naturalized, including because they lacked a "good moral character," one of the requirements in the naturalization process.
Those targeted in the latest round of denaturalization cases include a Haitian immigrant who allegedly sexually abused his daughter; a man from the former Yugoslavia convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 15; an immigrant from Mexico convicted of receiving sexually explicit images of minors; a former Catholic priest born in Colombia accused of child sex abuse; and a Filipino-born man who pleaded guilty to a child sex crime.
The group also includes an Indian immigrant accused of filing fraudulent H-1B visa petitions; the daughter of a Colombian drug trafficker accused of money laundering; a man born in Jamaica convicted of wire fraud; and a Cuban-born woman accused of defrauding a tribal casino. Other naturalized citizens were accused of using false identities.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department would have "zero tolerance" for abuse of the naturalization process.
"Criminal aliens are lying about their past crimes, including drug dealers, sexual predators, and fraudsters," Blanche said.
This Department of Justice has filed DENATURALIZATION ACTIONS in various U.S. district courts against 17 individuals accused of serious offenses.
“When criminal aliens exploit the naturalization process by breaking the law, there are consequences. Criminal aliens are lying about… pic.twitter.com/mhr1D9xxT8
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 8, 2026
Heads Must Roll: Hampton Police Planned to Cover Their Asses by Insisting that Henry Nowak Was a Racist Aggressor, Even After the Evidence That Digwa Was a Lunatic Thug With a Knife-Murder Fetish
—Disinformation Expert Ace
And even more than that -- they planned this PR campaign against Nowak and in favor of themselves even as prosecutors were preparing murder charges against Digwa, which would of course prejudice the trial in his favor.
They were blocked from doing this, but the intent was there.
C3
@C_3C_3
Henry Nowak's case gets worse...
Hampshire Police wanted to paint Henry as the racist aggressor.
Even after they had evidence Vickrum was guilty and lying about "racism".
They didn't want truth out.
If it wasn't for X they would've likely gotten away with it.
The police force at the centre of the Henry Nowak scandal has been criticised for trying to release a statement 'portraying him as the aggressor' three days after his murder.
Hampshire Police planned to publish a statement implying that the 18-year-old had assaulted killer Vickrum Digwa and his brother, according to reports.
Mr Nowak died in the early hours of December 4 after being stabbed multiple times by Digwa, who is Sikh and had lied to police about being the victim of a racially motivated assault.
A police statement released later that morning said: 'It was reported two men had been assaulted by an unknown man.' Officers told the Nowak family that the next update would also imply that the teenager was the initial aggressor, it is claimed.
But they later dropped that section of the statement, which only referred to an 'altercation' in its published form. At that point, police had substantial evidence that Digwa had lied to them.
Hampshire Police are also said to have risked collapsing Digwa's trial by trying to issue a statement over so-called 'disinformation' - while proceedings were already underway.
However, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advised the force that the highly unusual move would risk jeopardising the 'integrity' of the case.
Ameer Kotecha, CEO of the Centre for Government Reform, said: 'These are appalling new details. As I have been saying, the no-questions-asked credulity with which the police treated Digwa's false racism claims just goes to show how deep the DEI rot has become.'
Nick Timothy MP, Shadow Justice Secretary, also criticised the police for threatening the 'integrity' of the trial with 'irresponsible statements'.
'Equality before the law should mean that trials are fair, that we all have the same legal rights and that we are subject to the same rules. Sadly, it has been displaced by an ideology that seeks to treat us differently based on race or identity.'
Instead of treating the first-year finance student as a victim, officers handcuffed him as he lay dying due to Digwa's false claim that he was a racist thug.
Digwa was handed a minimum jail term of 21 years on Monday, before riots erupted in Southampton a day later.
Hampshire Police said today: 'Following the opening of the trial and the media reporting that followed, a significant amount of mis- and disinformation was circulating online.
'This included requests for information to be shared that had not been fully examined as part of the murder trial.
'The intention of the statement was to remind the public that there were ongoing legal proceedings and that the law is clear that nothing could be published which could prejudice the trial. The decision not to publish was taken following advice from the CPS.'
Police diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies have come under scrutiny amid allegations Mr Nowak was failed by 'two-tier' policing.
Last year, West Yorkshire police had 19 staff dedicated to inclusion, costing £970,000 in combined salaries and benefits. The force also paid more than £360,000 to an external training provider.
Several policies are inspired by the National Police Chiefs' Council and Royal College of Policing's Police Race Action Plan, which was published in 2022 following the murder of George Floyd.
They include an 'About Time' timeline documenting events relevant to relations between the police and black people. One was issued to every force in England and Wales at a total cost of £97,000.
Meanwhile, the College of Policing paid £7,700 for a speaking 'masterclass' from Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a controversial lawyer who criticised police for kicking the Golders Green suspect while arresting him following the stabbing of two Jewish men.
If you think things couldn't get any worse over the horrific murder of Henry Nowak.
It's now been revealed that Hampshire police were going to release a statement warning the public not to talk about it online and paint Henry as the aggressor before Digwa's trial! pic.twitter.com/0MPAspCuo7
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) June 7, 2026
Digwa should have been in prison, but was allowed to walk the streets despite having previously stolen 1,000 pounds of knives, and threatening strangers with his sword in a "road rage" incident.
White people go to jail for tweets.
🔥🚨 BREAKING — Video has now emerged of Vickrum Digwa, the killer of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, brandishing a sword while threatening others in a road rage encounter.
The footage provides additional context into Digwa’s behavior before the fatal December stabbing. pic.twitter.com/sUD0uUMfLK
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) June 2, 2026
Politico Cancels "Climate Change" Grift Subscription Service-- A Year After DOGE Turns Off the Government Subsidy
—Disinformation Expert Ace
You probably remember (at least if prompted) that during the days of DOGE upsetting all the socialist applecarts, it was revealed that Politico had a grifter newsletter with an exorbitantly high subscription price -- and that the main consumer was the US government, buying pricey subscriptions for leftwing bureaucrats who either wanted to read climate propaganda or just wanted to direct taxpayer money to support climate propaganda.
DOGE cancelled those subscriptions. The media howled, claiming that nearly $500,000 per year of taxpayer money was a very reasonable price to read Al Gore's Daily Diary.
Politico is discontinuing an energy and environmental news product a little over a year after the government canceled a nearly half a million dollar annual subscription to it.
Politico on Monday announced plans to shutter E&E News and introduce two new energy-focused newsletters in September, Semafor first reported. The move comes after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in February 2025 that the agency "will not be renewing our membership with Politico and Politico E&E, saving the American taxpayers $458,919 per year."
"Best $458,919 we ever saved on behalf of taxpayers," a spokesperson for the EPA told the Daily Caller News Foundation. "The government shouldn't subsidize poor journalism, and it's a stinging indictment of the previous administration that they wasted so many hard-earned American tax dollars keeping this outlet afloat."
"Beginning in September, we are modernizing how we deliver our energy and environmental policy journalism and launching a more focused, high-impact portfolio of daily news and intelligence products," Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Politico Global Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Greenberger said in a joint statement on Monday. "By bringing together our reporting from Washington, U.S. state capitals, Europe, and across industry, these newsletters will help subscribers see how policy decisions, political fights, and market forces intersect to reshape energy and climate."
...
"As part of this shift, E&E News will no longer operate as a separate brand. Its journalism and expertise will be fully integrated into POLITICO's energy and environment portfolio of stories, briefs, analysis and newsletters," according to Politico's statement. "The current E&E News publication structure will evolve into a connected set of energy and environment editorial products that share our deep reporting and strong analysis while showcasing our greater global editorial coordination."
When reached for comment, a Politico spokesperson referred the DCNF to the company's announcement from Monday.
Totally Informed Serious Intellectual Scott Pelley to Bari Weiss: Where Are You Getting This Lunatic Claim that the American Public Thinks We're Biased? Because We Sure Don't Think That
—Disinformation Expert Ace
The Royal We. And by "royal" I don't mean of noble birth, I mean "inbred, stupid, and incapable of caring for themselves."
Scott Pelley describes pushing back after Bari Weiss, his now-former boss at CBS News, asked 60 Minutes staffers to reflect on why Americans think mainstream journalists are biased.
“Do you have a poll? Is there market research? What are you talking about? Because we certainly… pic.twitter.com/oEktN7Zfae
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) June 8, 2026
He literally says, "I never wore the uniform, but I've been in combat for this country."
He's been in combat for you, you guys.
He's a War Hero, Racists.
Oh and he cries at how hurtful it is to be denied the respect that his Combat Experience has earned him.
Fired 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley on the verge of tears:
"I’ve been in combat for this country. In Afghanistan and Iraq, Kuwait. Been shot at. Spent nights in fox holes filling up with water in the desert." pic.twitter.com/me6BJ9Eetg
He's such a brilliant reporter and student of society that he had no idea that repeatedly insulting your boss (and his boss, on top of that) to get cheap applause from the other communist droogs is a firing offense.
Curtis Houck
@CurtisHouck
23h
Lulu Garcia-Navarro: "But it really didn't occur to you that you could be fired after so many of your colleagues had been let go after you'd had this, you know, very contentious interaction with your new boss?"
Scott Pelley: "You know, some reporter, I turned out to be. I just didn't connect the dots. I mean, was this meeting contentious? Yes, but 60 Minutes is known for two things, a ticking stopwatch and hard questions. And we ask ourselves those hard questions in the shop because they sharpen us and make us better..."
Garcia-Navarro: "So, you walk in, and what was the energy of the room?"
Pelley: "Hostile, dismissive before I could take my seat. Tom Cibrowski said, this is a firing offense. I was confused. I wasn't sure who he was talking about in the room, but it became plain very quickly that they were talking about me, and they were unhappy about the meeting that had occurred, a meeting that had ended in thunderous applause for me, if I may say so, because somebody had stood up for the broadcast."
He cried again later in the interview, but insisting he was crying for his fellow Fake Journalists, not shimself:
Scott Pelley cries again when declaring CBS’s Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski showed “breathtaking, completely lack of empathy,” “callousness,” and “inhumanity” by letting go Tanya Simon because her “family is legendary at CBS News.”
Pelley is a classic talking-head--someone who started in television and whose whole career has been forged within it. This is the world that the movie Broadcast News depicts. Someone handsome and deep-voiced appears on camera. Others do most or all of the writing and the research.
(Interestingly, the producer of the 2009 Chevron piece, Draggan Mihailovich, was among the top 60 Minutes producers fired late last month by CBS News management, enraging Pelley.)
In Britain, news anchors have traditionally been called "newsreaders." That's because this is what they are. Their job is to make sure that their hair is coiffed when they read from the teleprompter. Pelley was a male bimbo: a himbo.
Over the years, he made many absurd and bombastic statements. For example, in 2006 he presented a completely uncritical two-part report on climate change. When critics asked him why he didn't speak to anyone who questioned the assertions of those who said that climate change was an existential threat to humanity, he responded by saying that this idea was akin to Holocaust denial.
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"The job of on camera talent is that of a performer. Take Christiane Amanpour. She has often appeared on TV wearing flak jackets when she is far from a combat zone. This is her way of selling the message that she is a field correspondent accustomed to visiting dangerous terrain. Similarly, Pelley is said to have liked to end news broadcasts by taking off his glasses and gazing gravely as the camera dramatically panned in to him. That was his way of ending on a weighty yet "intimate" note."
Five days after the LA election, Spencer Pratt falls to third place and a woman who hardly anyone voted for in person, Nithya Raman, totally dominated in mail voting to come in second. No one with a functional brain believes these results.
@amuse
@amuse
LA MAYOR RACE: A magical late mail drop just put Raman at 39.9%, Bass 32.8%, Pratt 17.8%. Raman steals the runoff spot from Pratt. They did it right in front of us. Outlaw election month, end late mail ballots, require universal voter ID & citizenship.
Spencer Pratt FIRES BACK at Democrat Nithya Raman’s suspicious vote swing in the LA mayor’s race.
After Decision Desk HQ predicted Raman would advance to the runoff against incumbent Karen Bass, Pratt pointed out that her surge was the exact same number as LA’s homeless… pic.twitter.com/dt2hEh9IOs
A lot of people don't want to confront the implications of what they just saw happen in LA, even those who are appalled by it. They want an out, just so they can go on, not be terrified, feel a tiny tiny bit in control still. It will be interesting to see what they come up with.
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying." https://t.co/HO9Q8UkGrS
— Disinformation Expert Lizzy (@StarChamberMaid) June 7, 2026
MORNING RANT: The Renormalization of Slavery – Great Britain is Backing Off from Forced Labor Ban in Pursuit of Net Zero Objectives
—Buck Throckmorton
One of the great triumphs of western civilization, especially since the Age of Enlightenment, has been the rejection of slavery in western societies. Human chattel and slave labor were the norm throughout most of human existence. The rejection of slavery these past couple centuries has been an anomaly. Or maybe I should say “had been an anomaly.” Slavery is now being justified by the climate cultists as necessary to save the planet.
Disturbingly, there is a broad coalition of westerners who fancy themselves as being “enlightened,” but they are actually leading the effort to re-establish slavery. As I documented in an American Spectator piece titled “The War on Labor Expense is Renormalizing Slavery, Just in a 21st Century Form,” free market libertarians advocate for the use of offshore forced labor so as to lower labor costs. With a straight face they make the argument that a prohibition on the use of foreign slaves is a tax on American consumers. Where slavery can’t be offshored, human trafficking cartels are importing slave labor into the United States and other western countries. Their human chattel is put to work by legitimate business entities, but through an opaque hiring process involving layers of “sub-contractors.”
Among the greatest achievements of the British empire and the Royal Navy was the eradication of slavery in the western world / in the 19th century. But with the Church of Climate replacing Christianity as Britain’s state religion, slavery is being re-normalized as a necessary sacrifice to please their angry climate God.
The U.K. government has walked back a promise to banish forced labor from the supply chains of its state-run clean energy company, as ministers rush to hit climate goals.
The UK has backtracked on its pledge to ban slave labour from its renewable supply chain to meet Ed Miliband's Net Zero goals.
Labour enshrined in law a promise that its state-run company GB Energy would not fund companies using forced labour. But following a probe that revealed that it had funded solar panels for schools without guarantees that they were ethically manufactured, it rowed back.
In a statement, the energy department introduced a new caveat to say that it would only ensure panels were free from forced labour 'as far as possible'.
It came as the Government announced that it would push to rid the energy system of fossil fuels and focus on renewables instead.
The Sustainable Organic Church of the Climate Apocalypse is a demonic religion that first advocated for a reduction in human standards of living, and is now embracing the re-normalization of slavery. Its high priests are actually making the argument that the use of slave labor is a moral good when used in pursuit of the church’s anti-carbon mission.
We on the right often joke that “You are the carbon they want to eliminate,” but with the climate cultists now openly endorsing slavery, they are just one small step away from openly advocating for radical “de-population” efforts in pursuit of their Net Zero utopia.
Too many Republicans in the U.S. and “conservatives” abroad have played nice with those pushing the climate agenda, accepting the false premise that “climate actions” are motivated by good intentions. That’s not acceptable. We must realize that the left and its climate agenda are a de-humanizing death cult that is heading full-steam toward a societal overhaul such as what was imposed by Mao and Pol Pot.
Net Zero must be repudiated and politically de-fanged. We cannot let this get any further out of control.
Nevada Primary is Tomorrow – Vote Jeffrey Carter for State Treasurer
Just a reminder, tomorrow is election day in Nevada, and I’d like to encourage all readers in the Silver State to get and out vote in the Republican primary, and vote Jeffrey Carter for Treasurer. He is one of us.
Mr. Carter is a long-time Ace of Spades reader, and unlike some of his peers in the world of venture capital, he is an unapologetic supporter of Donad Trump. (Mr. Carter writes the widely linked political site “Points & Figures.”)
While I would endorse Jeffrey Carter, who is a friend of mine, irrespective of the quality of his opponent, Jeff is the clear choice in this race. His opponent, Drew Johnson, is a serial candidate who has name recognition from the races he has lost. The critical thing to know is that Drew Johnson is a fringe libertarian who admires Thomas Massie. When Mr. Johnson ran for Congress a few years ago (a race he lost) he promised to work with Massie to undermine President Trump.
In a post on X, Barak Ravid, a global affairs correspondent for Axios, shared that Trump told him he was “going to call Netanyahu” and tell Netanyahu “not to strike back.” Trump’s comments to Ravid come after Iran retaliated with a missile strike on Israel after Israel struck Beirut in response to an attack from Hezbollah, according to Axios. Axios reported that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “said sirens sounded in northern Israel as four missiles were launched from Iran”:
. . . One United States official, along with “two other sources” told the outlet that Israel had “notified the Trump administration before the strike” on Beirut. Another U.S. official told the outlet that the U.S. “supports Israel’s right to self-defense and stands with the legitimate Government of Lebanon as it works to deliver a better future for its citizens.”
Yes,I get it that unnamed sources as well as propaganda organs like Axios are to be taken with a grain of salt. But there is no doubt that President Trump no doubt would like the conflict to be over with as soon as possible, both to spare the lives of American service personnel and any innocent parties on the ground and to staunch the political fallout here at home as we get closer and closer to the crucial midterm elections.
“This is regime change,” Trump added. “One regime is gone, another regime is gone, we’re dealing with the third. Pieces of it, because some of them are gone, too.”
Regrettably, the president’s math is premised on a misguided assumption. Regime change requires the eradication of the ruling ideology, not merely the removal of some of the rulers who enforce it.
The two obvious examples of successful regime change that spring to mind are from World War II. Both prove the point in different ways.
When the U.S. and its allies occupied Nazi Germany following its unconditional surrender, de-Nazification was a comprehensive, whole-of-society effort to eradicate both the ruling ideology and the rulers themselves. This was necessary to eradicate over a decade of Nazi indoctrination and genocidal totalitarian rule over the German people, as well as the vile regime’s similar domination of occupied nations, which occurred with the support of elements within those local populations. Consequently, a root-and-branch elimination of the Nazi ideology followed. While Hitler and other top Nazis cheated the hangman, the Nuremberg war crimes trials resulted in the execution and/or imprisonment of remaining key regime leaders. Thus, in the instance of regime change in Nazi Germany, both the National Socialist ideology and its regime’s leadership were eradicated.
The way the game is being played this time is even sleazier with an attempt to knock out Spencer Pratt, who finished second on Election Night, in the first round with a whole lot of ‘late arriving ballots’ for the third place candidate, Nithya Raman.
It’s not remotely credible for a third place candidate who finished on Election Night in the twenties to be picking up 40% of late arriving ballots.
The previous defense that Democrats pick up more late arriving ballots doesn’t work either because it turns out that the Democrat who gets the most late arriving ballots is… the one who needs them more.
Magical isn’t it.
All with a turnout that somehow topped the much more popular and momentous 2022 mayoral election.
You know, getting rid of the Mullahs is all well and good, but unless and until the Democrat/Left is wiped off the face of the earth for all time (rhetorically speaking of course!) we are going over the cliff.
Thad McCotter: Trump’s “regime change” claim mistakes dead dictators for dead ideologies—the mullahs’ anti-American regime endures because its governing creed remains intact. ‘Regime Change’ Requires Eradicating an Ideology
Democrat Chris Murphy is REFUSING to apologize after saying it was "awesome" that Iranian ships slipped past the U.S. blockade....He says it was just "sarcasm."...This traitor needs to resign in disgrace. Filthy Pinko of the Week: Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy!
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY
In a little over three months, Israelis have had to deal with more than a thousand attempted terrorist attacks. The latest attack turned deadly. And yet the world media and politicians continue to completely ignore the constant terror and destruction inflicted on Israeli civilians. Latest Arab Terror Attack Is One of a Thousand Since March Targeting Israelis
When the Israeli navy detained Greta Thunberg and other pro-Hamas radicals who were trying to “break the siege on Gaza,” the global sob-sister class went crazy on cue. . .The Global Sumud Flotilla, traveling overland from Tunisia, found themselves seized by Libyan forces and held incommunicado for weeks, and the world’s moral police said . . . nothing. Crickets. No marches or protests. No front-page coverage alleging torture and beatings. The pro-Gaza brigade whose suffering you never heard of — and why
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Roger Kimball: Multiculturalism promised diversity, but by weakening assimilation and shared identity, it risks unraveling the cultural bonds that made America one nation. The Hyphen and the Melting Pot
The world has always known psychopathic tyrants who oppressed everything and everybody, but in our time they disguise themselves as champions of social justice. The Mask Of The Savior
“The FBI’s most fundamental principles is that investigative activity may not be based solely on the exercise of rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.” Patel Fires Five Tied to Anti-Catholic FBI Memo
The advisory aims to protect legitimate businesses from unfair competition, prevent wage suppression, and safeguard taxpayer funds from being siphoned into illegal schemes. Banks are encouraged to file suspicious activity reports and collaborate with ICE to combat these practices. Ignoring such advisories could result in severe regulatory and reputational consequences for financial institutions. Treasury Pushes Banks Over Payroll Fraud Connected to Illegal Immigrant Labor.
Democrat electeds who exercised their rights to inspect the facility came out recounting complaints from those inside — but now GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ) has done his own walk-through, and notes the detainees have access to “full soccer fields and an excellent gym” with squat, fly bench-press and leg machines. Not to mention the library computer rooms, yoga sessions and even aromatherapy. Democrats embraced tapestry of lies about ‘inhumane’ conditions at Delaney Hall (They wove it - jjs)
California’s decline was not destiny but the product of political choices that turned America’s greatest success story into a cautionary tale. California’s Choice
James Comey and E. Jean Carroll hopefully will open wide the gates to widespread punishment for the leftist crimes of the last ten years. The DOJ’s Broken Windows
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Trump and Welker also sparred over allegations of fraud in California’s primary election, especially as socialist Democratic Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman benefited from late ballot counting which increased the likelihood Republican candidate Spencer Pratt could be boxed out of the November general election. ‘I’ve Had Enough, Thank You Darling’: Trump Walks Out On NBC Interview
The Federal Reserve, under new chairman Kevin Warsh, is likely to prioritize controlling inflation over cutting interest rates, despite calls from President Donald J. Trump to reduce rates. The seeming stabilization of the labor market over the last three months may influence the Fed’s upcoming policy decisions during its mid-June meeting. U.S. Economy Beats Expectations, Adding 172,000 New Jobs in May.
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
. . . two counties in southeastern New Mexico – Lea and Eddy – now account for 78 percent of oil produced on U.S. onshore federal lands. It’s a stunning, unprecedented dominance by such a compact land footprint. Will New Mexico’s Next Governor Kill The State’s Golden Goose?
Repealing the EPA’s biofuel boondoggle ought to be a no-brainer—but can reformers overcome the “liquid pork” regime? A Simple Policy to Reduce Food Prices
California didn’t just embrace green energy; it embraced dependence on China, leaving consumers to pay the price at the pump and on their utility bills. How China Captured California
Democrat Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the ban on so-called “assault weapons,” SB 749, into law on May 14, drawing immediate suits from pro-Second Amendment organizations, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC). Clarke County Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Bass, who announced his refusal to enforce the ban on May 29 alongside Clarke County Sheriff Travis M. Sumption, told the DCNF he discussed the implications of the legislation with the sheriff before their joint statement. These Local Prosecutors Are Taking The Fight To Abigail Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Gun Ban
The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed the suit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in August 2025, seeking to invalidate the state’s three-day waiting period on Second Amendment grounds. Uthmeier announced his office’s decision to end the legal battle in a statement. Florida Ends Legal Fight With NRA By Conceding Gun Law Violates Second Amendment
If passed, election integrity in the state would be significantly strengthened, mitigating voter fraud, identity theft, foreign interference, and other corrupt practices. The measure could also reverse declining public trust in elections. Whether the proposal is strengthened to prevent mail-in fraud remains to be seen. However, the data is clear that there is overwhelming bipartisan support for voter ID among the public, including roughly 70 percent of Democrats nationwide. Vast Majority of Voters Want Voter ID in This State.
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
Dingell-berry used repeated obscenities while defending her work on Cuba and Venezuela, in a clip making the rounds on social media. The question that preceded her remarks is not audible in the available video, and the recording cuts off Michigan Dem Rep Debbie Dingell Loses It, Drops F-Bombs In A Viral Clip
Rubio recently said he would be the first to support Vance if he ran for president in 2028, and it is unlikely Don Jr. will run. Therefore, if one were to add Rubio’s and Don Jr.’s numbers to Vance’s percentage — since those two are likely to support Vance from the get-go — it would show Vance starting with a dominant majority of Republicans at 66 percent with the total of those three combined. Poll: Vice President JD Vance and Kamala Harris Dominate Potential 2028 Candidates
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
Miranda Devine: Maybe it was a comedy routine the former first couple had practiced, but it fell flat. There wasn’t much laughter from the audience. Who humiliates her 83-year-old husband in public to try and boost lackluster book sales? “Dr.” Jill Biden — that’s who: a 76-year-old egotist who, in her delusional attempts to rewrite history, now claims that she thought Joe was having a “stroke” when he malfunctioned and started babbling more unintelligibly than usual during his first and final debate against Donald Trump almost exactly two years ago.
. . . Yep, that’s exactly what we assumed, since we had been watching Joe glitch for more than four years, despite the best efforts of his “American Politburo” of minders, led by the ambitious Jill, to conceal her husband’s frailties. Democrats can’t escape the Bidens and their drama — even if they’re done covering for them
The burst comes as the Biden family name faces another round of damage. “CALL ME DOCTOR” Jill Biden has a new memoir out, and Joe's age, decline, and 2024 debacle remain part of the national conversation. Hunter stepped into the noise with the same scandals trailing behind him, but with a new tone; he's trying to turn the evidence locker into a comedy set and the family defense into a personal comeback tour. Hunter Biden Is Posting Like the Biden Name Needs Rescuing
Lammy, who also serves as the left-wing Labour Party government’s Justice Secretary, said that while the “starting point” should be equality before the law, it is not always appropriate to be treated “the same”, noting the disproportionate arrest rates of certain ethnic minority groups, such as Roma travellers [Gypsies] and black Britons. UK Deputy PM Says Equality Before Law Doesn’t Mean Treating All Ethnic Groups the ‘Same’ After Nowak Killing
The meeting comes in the wake of a Russian drone strike that killed three people waiting at a bus stop in southeastern Ukraine. Another person was wounded in the drone attack in Balabyne in Ukraine´s southern Zaporizhzhia region, the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, wrote on his Telegram channel. Starmer(bahnfuhrer) Hosts Zelensky, Merz, and Macron for Downing Street Ukraine Talks
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
The Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) is one of the newest agencies in the Department of War. It has one mission: to protect America from all digital threats that could undermine U.S. national security. The Pentagon Gears Up For An Internet-Based War
“This case illustrates the lengths to which the Chinese Communist Party will go to undermine our democratic institutions and degrade our political freedoms, but it also demonstrates the FBI’s resolve to defend the homeland from threats to our national security.” – Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Division American ‘Journalist’ Pleads Guilty to Working for China.
AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE+Fauci-created CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
Americans are older, wiser, and still very, very angry. A COVID memoir
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Researchers also noted a broader deterioration in adult mortality beginning around 2010, driven largely by heart disease, and warned that the United States could face prolonged stagnation or even declines in life expectancy if the trend is not reversed. This trend has continued with subsequent generations, exacerbated by factors such as obesity and the opioid epidemic. This could have significant implications for public health policy and economic planning. Americans Born After 1970 Are Dying Younger.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order in April aiming to “accelerate innovative research models and appropriate drug approvals to increase access to psychedelic drugs that could save lives and reverse the crisis of serious mental illness in America.” While some experts have touted the antidepressant effects of psychedelic-assisted mental healthcare treatments, others have raised concerns about potential ethical issues and gaps in psychedelic research. How Trump Admin’s Psychedelic Drug Research Push Could Shake Up US Mental Healthcare System
In a new record for the farthest measurement yet achieved (10 billion light years away), astronomers have now used the Webb Space Telescope obtain a reasonably accurate measurement of the mass of supermassive black hole in the early universe, estimated to be six billion times the mass of our Sun. Astronomers measure weight of supermassive black hole 10 billion light years away
If the leak rate has suddenly jumped from one pound per day to two pounds a day, that suggests the situation is worsening, and doing so at an alarming rate. NASA clarifies air leak situation yesterday on ISS
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
What was once controversial (when Rush Limbaugh said it) is now mainstream. Rush Was Right
The bottom of the box office barrel for Star Wars is unquestionably Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), which petered out with a $214
million domestic gross and a $179 million overseas gross, for a global total of $393 million. . . That’s catastrophic math for any blockbuster. For a Star Wars movie, it revealed a major disturbance in the force, and that disturbance went by the name of Kathleen “The Force Is Female” Kennedy. Remember, Solo is a movie that told fans that the legendary Lando Calrissian would be revealed as a robot-humping “pansexual.” I don’t know what a pansexual is. I don’t want to know what a pansexual is. But I do know it’s gross. Nolte: Disney’s ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Flops Hard in Weekend Three
“The DC Pride priorities have always been to spotlight queer characters, serve as a launchpad for new, year-round DC storytelling, and celebrate our roster of incredible talent,” DC editor Andrea Shea said in a statement, according to Attitude. DC Comics Publishes Pride Month Issue with Trans ‘Wonder Woman’
Decline is not fate but a choice; the argument holds that America endures by defending its institutions and rejecting narratives of inevitable collapse. Decline Is a Choice—Success Isn’t Inevitable
HITHER & YON
Woodrow Wilson rejected the Founders’ constitutional order, replacing it with expert-driven administration that still defines American government. Woodrow Wilson’s War Against the Constitution
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Podcast: Sefton and CBD bounce around from Maine and its pet Nazi, to the cracks in the Democrat messaging, to the failure of California and its effect on the 2028 election, sea drones rescuing Apache crews, and more!
NEW: Five FBI employees were fired today over the infamous Richmond Catholic memo on "radical traditionalist Catholics," FBI source confirms to @realDailyWire.
Oof. Reviewers do not like Scary Movie 6. The criticism I keep hearing is that the movie mistakes a reference for an actual joke. The movie (they say) keeps Key Jangling a reference to another movie (or some other pop culture ephemera) and you expect there to be a joke but nope, the Key Jangle was the joke. Other reviewers say that the promise that "no lines will be uncrossed" is a fake-out, and that the movie is bland and inoffensively corporate.
Whoops! I posted about Dan Goldman losing the NY congressional primary. He might do that, but it won't be tonight -- the primary isn't held until June 23.
One race to keep an eye on: the Levi's heir nepo baby and egregious "Designated Liar" Dan Goldman -- one of the Democrats from a safe district Democrats send out to spread their most indefensible lies -- may actually lose his lower Manhattan/Brooklyn set due to, get this, antisemitism in the Democrat primary electorate. Antisemitism? In the anti-Nazi Democrat Party? Sounds crazy, I know, but apparently the anti-Nazi Party wants to eliminate Jews.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE POLL:
Brad Lander is 34-pts ahead of Congressman Dan Goldman with #NY10 Democratic Primary voters. @ZohranKMamdani is backing the former Comptroller.
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@danielsgoldman: 23%
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Oh my Totenkopf Tattoo, that is a DRUBBING! I'm usually very anti-antisemitism but if the Communist Antisemite Jihadists can pull this one off, Go Communist Antisemite Jihadists, Go!
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., on Platner: "We know that Graham has lived not your typical political experience. He's been very clear and open with his wife, and they worked through whatever they worked through. At the end of the day, this man has had 60 more town halls than Susan Collins has. He's winning the polls, he's willing to accept that he has grown as a person, and I think we should accept that."
Gallego says the drip-drip of revelations won't harm Platner's campaign.
"I think you guys are all in a bubble here right now. The drip, drip that's actually happening is Americans are really, really hurt the fact that gas is still high, food is still high, they can't buy a home, you can't afford rent. They're not going to care about text messages and everything else like that that happened years ago, especially when it was worked out between spouses."
I like that he says that it's okay that Graham Platner sexted 12 different women within months of marrying the woman to sponge off her because he wasn't then "living a political life" -- the clear meaning being, "We all cheat, we just don't cheat when we're running for office, and he didn't know he was running for office when he was sending dicpics to half the women he ran into."
Except he was running: His own wife turned the sexts over to his campaign.
And obviously Reuben Gallego didn't let his "political life" get in the way of his extramarital dating life:
Podcast: CBD goes solo in a short segment...talking about Iran, the nativist issues surrounding Reform and Restore in the UK, and the delicious pain of an imploding Democrat Party, courtesy of Talerico and Platner!
Funny -- if you don't mind clicking on TikTok. "Amy.Pranks.22" set up an AI scam-call screener which replies to a foreign scammer trying to get her bank information with Trumpian bluster. This might be fake because I don't see how a program can respond in real time, but it's funny.
The ULA rocket just launched Thanks to Joyenz The rocket's enormous engines are fueled by "the volcanic heterosexual lust between James Talarico and his Neighbor With a Uterus 'girlfriend'" I hope Amazon's rocket works better than the Amazon Prime app does as far as allowing people to watch the black and white version of "Spider-Noir"
From the CA Post:
Spencer Pratt is now Karen Bass' biggest headache.
A bombshell California Post poll conducted with McLaughlin & Associates shows the reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate has surged to a statistical tie with the incumbent mayor.
And voters blame homelessness, affordability and the direction of Los Angeles as the reason for turning on Bass.
Pratt now leads the field with 30.1% support, compared with 29.5% for Bass, setting up a razor-thin race heading into next week's primary.
Socialist councilwoman Nithya Raman sits in third place at 23.4%.
Thanks to beckster
Just like "Spartacus" Corey Booker, now that James Talarico is running for a higher office, he unveils his previously-unknown "girlfriend" and hooboy, it just so happens she used to work for him, and, get this, likes to "dance the night away" at gay bars Gee I wonder where they might have met Oh and she's a vegan
When Corey Booker needed a "girlfriend," he conjured up known LGBTQ activist Rosario Dawson. How convenient that when these guys need a girlfriend to show off to the normies that just happen to find an activist with a strong history of and interest in Supporting Gay Men But seriously, this James Talarico romance with a Neighbor with a Uterus is a love story for the ages. The passion of their lovemaking is hotter than a blue star with a core of Primordial Sex Atoms created in the Big Bang
