The Morning Report — 6/ 25 /25

Good morning kids. So, pun intended Trump went ballistic on Iran and Israel vis a vis this so-called ceasefire. Continuing on from yesterday's editorial/rant a few things to consider.

Supreme Leader Khamenei insisted publicly that “Iran will never surrender to the enemies of Islam.” But the regime’s behavior contradicts this. And after Donald Trumps announcement there has been no IRGC press conference, no new vow of revenge. Messaging platforms long used to broadcast defiance have gone silent.

Leaks suggest younger commanders within the Guard are urging a strategic pause—not out of diplomacy, but survival instinct. Even China and Russia, both traditional allies, have issued only neutral statements.

There is no formal capitulation. But Iran’s actions—warning enemies of a missile strike, initiating the ceasefire, ceasing retaliation—amount to a modern, informal surrender.

This was not peace. It was exhaustion. Iran has not been conquered. But it has been contained, weakened, and temporarily silenced.

Indeed the word "temporarily" is the key, and it's not Iran the nation state, it's Islam that has been on the march in the Middle East and across the world for 1500 years, whether at the Gates of Vienna, or with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire post the Treaty of Versailles or after getting its ass kicked by Israel in several major wars and other military operations after the October '73 humiliation. But the nightmares of 9/11/01 here, 2004 in Madrid 2005 in London and the butchery and slaughter of Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Abu Sayyaf, Isis and every other Islamic terror group will no doubt continue regardless of what the polticial/governmental future of Iran as a nation state holds. Please God may it be non-Islamic for the sake of the Iranian people and indeed the region and the world, but if past is prologue, I'm not holding my breath.

So, Iran's nuclear weapons capability has been neutralized and perhaps at long last the Mullahs heads might be on the chopping block and the doors have been blown off of Evin Prison.

And despite that, or perhaps because of that, we have this tory:

Not the mass murder of Israelis that took place in the past, at the Nova Music Festival that was held in Israel on October 7, 2023, but a mass murder planned for the future, at the Boom Music Festival to be held in Portugal this July. Antisemites, encouraged by the hatred that has been heaped on Israel by so much of the world, with so many people both so ill-informed and so malevolent, have apparently been planning to do all kinds of terrible things to the 4,000 Israelis expected to attend this year’s festival. Perhaps the sudden revelation about the planning of that massacre will prevent it, if Portuguese authorities wake up from their stupor, from being attempted.

And did you catch this item the other day?

Fourteen arrested after nearly 150 people report being jabbed with needles at French music festival

As my good friend and friend of the blog Michael Walsh states:

So the ongoing conflict in Iran should  only end one way: with the destruction of the mullahs, the disestablishment of Islam, the eradication of Iran's nuclear capabilities, a stern warning backed up by force if necessary to other nuclear powers not to ship any nuclear bombs or other material to a fundamentalist Iran and the neutralization of the well at Jamkaran to end Shia Islam's belief in the resurrection of the hidden Twelfth Imam. The Jews have survived the destruction of the Second Temple and Christians the loss of Constantinople and the Church of Holy Wisdom (the Hagia Sophia, now a mosque), without any loss of belief; Islam ought to have the opportunity to do the same. The president's announcement late this afternoon that a cease-fire between Israel and Iran has been reached is, therefore, disappointing absent the collapse of the mullahs. . .

"Fuckin' A Bubba" to quote Gus Grissom from The Right Stuff, but what of the other 1.5 billion Muslims, both Shia and Sunni all over the world? Unless and until they have a, shall we say "Come to Jesus moment" about their beliefs vis a vis their imagined destiny of global conquest and supremacy, we shall surely see Notre Dame (underscored by CBD's eloquent essay) and Westminster Abbey if not the Vatican itself transformed into mosques just like Hagia Sophia in the next 20 to 50 years. Whether via the sword or the maternity ward.

On a completely different note, there goes New York City. Yes, I am well aware there are many here who could care less, and even I as a NYC native just shake my head in abject disgust and disappointment. And while this is only the Democrat Primary, the fact that as Daniel Greenfield suspects, and probably rightly so, the Tammany Hall machine still rigged it for one of the most outrageously maniac leftist candidates imaginable. And this in a city that suffered through two terms of Bill DeBolshevik, on top of a city council that is perpetually to the left of the Shining Path and Vietcong.

So given all of that, you can easily calculate the odds of Curtis Sliwa or whoever the GOP candidate may be in winning the general. Regardless of one's prejudices against the city and indeed any blue city in America, that we have lost them for generations and some unforeseen cultural sea change notwithstanding, likely forever, is still a tragedy and an infamnia. Leftist madness might not be confined to big blue cities. Over time, it spreads everywhere and one day, those who sleep comfortably in solid red states and districts might wake up to find their neighborhoods and towns fundamentally transformed, to coin a phrase.

Apropos of NYC, as Travis Bickle said in Taxi Driver "Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets." And out of City Hall. everywhere else Leftists are in control, the media. and most especially the schools.

And lastly, a quick shout-out and thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.

Have a great day!

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• Authorities in that country aren't taking it seriously.
  Mass Murder of Israelis Planned at Portuguese Music Festival
  
  
• Michael Walsh: The president's announcement late this afternoon that a cease-fire between Israel and Iran has been reached is, therefore, disappointing absent the collapse of the mullahs.. . (Fuckin' A bubba!!!! - jjs)
  THE COLUMN: Unconditional Surrender

ISRAEL AND USA vs IRAN
• Trump acted lawfully, decisively, and with precedent on his side—despite partisan claims that defy both the Constitution and common sense.
  The War Powers Narrative Is False—And the Constitution Proves It
  
• "I'd like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible."
  Trump Walks Back Regime Change Talk: ‘Don’t Want To See So Much Chaos’
  
• The answer to those questions, in order, is “yes” and “probably not.”
  Is Iran Ready for Regime Change, And Is The NCRI The Right Way To Change?
  
• The bombings are a powerful deterrent to the ‘CRINK’ alliance; talk of America’s decline is merely wishful thinking; and leadership matters.
  3 Takeaways From The U.S. Bombing Of Iran’s Nuclear Sites
  
• 'It is clear that there is one Iran—before June 13, nuclear Iran—and one now,' says IAEA's Rafael Grossi (Remember the UN is preternaturally anti-American and anti-Israel - jjs)
  UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief: ‘Night and Day’ Difference Between Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Before and After US Strikes
  
• Daniel Greenfield: They’re not against nuclear weapons; they’re for our enemies.
  Anti-Nuke Activists Fight for Iran’s Nukes
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• Scott Jennings didn’t waste any time setting the record straight during a heated CNN panel discussion about President Trump’s recent military strike against Iran. As the conversation turned to whether Trump deserved credit for the operation, Jennings made it clear that, in his view, the president’s actions warranted praise — regardless of what previous administrations may have set in motion. (Jimmy Carter deserves credit for putting the Mullahs in power in the first place! - jjs)
  Former Obama Aide: Obama and Biden Also Deserve Credit for Iran Strike

• On June 22, ICE Atlanta arrested Ribvar Karimi in Locust, Alabama. Karimi reportedly served as an Iranian Army sniper from 2018 to 2021 and at the time of his arrest, in his possession, he had an Islamic Republic of Iran Army identification card. He entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa, which is reserved for aliens engaged to be married to American citizens, in October 2024 under the Biden administration. Karimi never adjusted his status — a legal requirement — and is removable from the United States. He’s currently in ICE custody, where he’ll remain pending removal proceedings.
  DHS: 11 Iranian Nationals Arrested Across U.S. over Weekend
  
• On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed it detained 11 Iranian nationals over a 48-hour period. According to the agency, several of these individuals entered the United States under the Biden administration and have committed serious crimes.
  Biden’s Open Border Presidency Turbocharged Iranian Threats To U.S. Soil

• Khalil calls the attacks ‘desperate attempts to be heard’ during first broadcast interview since release from ICE custody
  WATCH: Anti-Semitic Acts of Terror Are a 'Direct Result' of US Support to Israel, Mahmoud Khalil Says
  
• Khalil is a Syrian-born 'Palestinian' with a green card who received his graduate degree from Columbia University this past December. However, the DHS reported that Khalil has been heavily involved in leading protests against the war in Gaza at Columbia and the nearby Barnard College, even after graduating. 
  Titty-Caca AOC Escorts Pro-Hamas Supporter After Being Released From Custody
  
• After years of loud posturing and covert war against the United States, Tehran bows—behind a cloud of rhetoric and an intercepted missile.
  Iran Effectively Surrenders to the United States (let me know when Islam surrenders to Civilization - jjs)

  "NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS"

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin previously told Breitbart News that new data released by DHS showed that “law enforcement is now facing a” 500 percent increase “in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations.”
  Claim: FBI Investigates California Politician’s Call for Gangs to Stop ICE

  "BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• A federal judge blocked deportations for eight migrants Monday night in what the Trump administration called a “lawless act of defiance” of the Supreme Court.
  Biden-Appointed Judge Appears To Skirt SCOTUS Ruling In Deportations Case
  
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, charged with human smuggling in Tennessee, was ordered released after a judge questioned the strength of the government’s allegations against him.
  Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Once Again Facing Deportation.
  
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California has called for a 'complete moratorium on all deportations'
  Dem Rep Dave Min Requests $1.6 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Left-Wing Group That Teaches Illegal Aliens How To Dodge ICE

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• The left is deeply disturbedThe Democrat Party Needs A Wellness Check
  
• Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA), an openly gay lawmaker who migrated to the United States from Peru as a minor, has been elected by his House Democrat colleagues as the ranking member on the powerful House Oversight Committee. Garcia succeeds the late Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who passed away in May following a battle against esophageal cancer.The 47-year-old California Democrat and close ally of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is being billed by his party as a “coalition builder” and “cool and calm under the storm.” However, Garcia’s public statements and divisive political positions render descriptions highly questionable. The National Pulse reported in February that Garcia was the subject of an inquiry by then-U.S. Attorney Ed Martin over alleged threats the Democrat lawmaker had made towards the Trump administration, particularly Elon Musk and staff working at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
  DEI Loving, Trump Threatening Dem Named Ranking Member of Powerful Congressional Committee.
  
• A legal expert says that a race-based internship program could jeopardize the Croatan Institute's federal funding and non-profit status.
  Go Woke, Go Broke: Nonprofit Could Lose Millions In Federal Funds Thanks To DEI Program

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Delivering the opinion of the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh pushed back against Jackson’s suggestion that “the Court does not apply standing doctrine ‘evenhandedly.’” 
  SCOTUS Justice Takes Bold Stand Against The Constitution
  
• Everything Democrats warned about before Trump returned to office is exactly what they’re either now celebrating or dismissing.
  Democrats Warned About Unelected, Rogue Judges — Until Trump Started Fighting Them

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is facing mounting pressure both internally at the central bank and externally from the White House and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers on Capitol Hill to begin reducing U.S. interest rates. Appearing before Congress on Tuesday, Powell was peppered by House Republicans and Democrats alike to explain his reasoning for not moving to reduce the cost of borrowing.“From our side, we’d love to see the rates go down,” Congressman Juan Vargas (D-CA) told the Fed chairman during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. The California Democrat added: “I know a number of my colleagues on the other side would love to see the rates go down. I think it’s pretty unanimous.”
  Fed Civil War as Even Democrats Push Powell to Cut Rates.

  
  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• A virulent, old-world antisemitism is taking root in America, and it’s driven by the same forces that have always made Jews a target.
  In America, It’s Not Your Auntie’s Antisemitism Anymore

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• According to Syria’s interior ministry, "a number of criminals involved in the attack" have been taken into custody.
  Syrian authorities arrest ISIS suspects for suicide bombing that killed 25 Christians at Damascus church
  
• Daniel Greenfield:Land of Hope and Glory. . . In the UK, if you tweet against illegal alien Muslim migrants, you will be arrested. If you are an illegal alien migrant, you will get a presentation from those very same police asking you, politely, not to assault the local women. . . . Pretty please.
  UK Cops Ask Muslim Illegal Aliens Not to Assault Women (but goats and little boys are ok? - jjs)

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

• Boyle described the revelations as a massive scandal, raising questions about transparency and whether the Biden junta used its final weeks in office to lock in favored projects before the incoming administration could intervene.
  ‘Absolutely Infuriating’: Biden Junta Rushed Out $90 Billion in Green Loans After Trump’s 2024 Victory

• New York is looking to expand nuclear power in the state by building a major nuclear plant, Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday.
  Trump Admin Finds Unlikely Ally In Pursuit Of ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
  
• . . . American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers said the tide is turning. After years of climate hysteria, he believes that “energy reality has finally taken hold in the United States” as Americans reject the left’s doomsday climate narrative.“We are not transitioning from anything to anything,” Sommers told Breitbart News. “We are going to need more energy, more kinds of energy going forward, and that is going to include a lot more oil and gas in the future.”
  The Left’s Climate Hysteria Is Crumbling as Energy Reality Sets In

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier emphasized the importance of protecting children, stating, “The real heroes behind this operation are the law enforcement who built and executed this mission. As your Attorney General and a father of three young kids, protecting children is my top priority. If you victimize children, you’re going to prison, end of story.” The operation revealed the harsh realities of sex trafficking, including instances of young girls who were pregnant, one of whom was carrying the child of her trafficker.
  Trump Marshals Rescue Dozens of Children From Sex Trafficking Ring.
  
• "Pleased that we are moving forward."
  Karmelo Anthony Indicted On First Degree Murder Charge

• “Daniel Park was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles, California. Responding employees initiated life-saving measures. … Mr. Park was transported by EMS to a local hospital and subsequently pronounced deceased,” the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. (what a tragedy - jjs)
  Alleged Co-Conspirator in California Fertility Clinic Bombing Dies in Federal Custody

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• The public school exodus continues unabated.
  The Persistent Presence of Absence

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• NYC’s embrace of ranked-choice voting shows how the system can be utilized by radical leftists to gain power in blue enclaves.
  NYC’s Democrat Mayoral Race Exemplifies The Pitfalls Of Ranked-Choice Voting

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• One of California’s top storytellers is repeating a troubling performance.
  Greasy Bastard Newsom Targets Trump In New Blame-Game For Future Wildfires

  POLITICS

• Zohran Mamdani took the lead in the heated Democrat mayoral primary Tuesday night — a stunning upset over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, unofficial tallies showed.
  Andrew Cuomo concedes as Zohran Mamdani wins NYC Democratic mayoral primary in stunning upset
  
• Daniel Greenfield: I’ve seen widely loathed radicals win mayoral races in Chicago and Los Angeles in dubious ways. The LA race that gave the city Mayor Karen Bass had a whole lot of late-arriving ballots show up just in time twice. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I don’t believe that election was legitimate. I don’t believe this one in New York City, my two hometowns, was either.
  New York City’s Highly Dubious Mayoral Race
  
• Reformers’ failure to gain traction can be explained, in part, by the political bases of Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. (no hope for NYC at all, period -jjs)
  There's No Hope for the Center-Right in New York's Mayoral Race
  
• The Texas congresswoman, who vowed to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump if she were to become chair of the powerful committee earlier this month, told the Dallas Morning News that she withdrew her name from consideration on Tuesday after receiving just six votes in the steering meeting. 
  Jasmine Crockett Drops Bid for Oversight Ranking Member After Dead Last Finish
  
• "I don't have the answer to that question."
  Bernie Sanders Can’t Answer When Asked How Humans Find Meaning If His Socialist Dream Is Realized

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• This treaty aims to end a decades-long conflict that has killed millions and displaced many more.
  Trump’s historic peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will fix Biden’s failures
  
• As Iran reels and Russia weakens, China watches and endures—its challenge to the US is deeper, longer-term, and unlike any adversary of the past century.
  What will China Do Post-Iran?

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• I find this extremely odd, and seriously concerning.
  Why did the US Army commission four technocrats as high-ranking military officers?

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Kennedy was joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz as part of a roundtable discussion with insurers to discuss pledges made by the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care and Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace plans which account for most insured Americans.
  HHS Sec RFK Jr. Announces Program to End ‘Scourge’ of Insurance Pre-authorization

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• This was the second prototype test flown by the company, the first launched on the inaugural flight of the Ariane-6 rocket. That test was unable to complete its mission because of a problem with the rocket’s upper stage, which prevented it from completing its de-orbit burn, which would have then permitted the prototype to be released and return to Earth for flight testing. Instead, no test was done.
  2nd test flight of French cargo capsule prototype “partial success”
  
• Cool image time! . . . What sets UGC 11397 apart from a typical spiral lies at its centre, where a supermassive black hole containing 174 million times the mass of the Sun is growing. As a black hole ensnares gas, dust, and even entire stars from its vicinity, this doomed matter heats up and puts on a fantastic cosmic light show.
  A graceful spiral galaxy

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

• In one year, 40,000 young adults turned to Planned Parenthood for gender transition hormones.
  After Raking In $800M In Taxpayer Dollars, Planned Parenthood Now Offers Trans Services
  
• UPDATE: Atlanta police are charging the four suspects, who range in age from 16 to 19, with a hate crime.
  Atlanta Is Taking on the Real Criminals: Pride Flag Vandals
  
• A progressive ruling by a Reagan-appointed judge.
  Activist Judge Sides with Transgender Federal Prisoners
  
• Christopher F. Rufo: A dispatch from Seattle Pride Month
  “The Ocean Is Queer”

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• “Among other findings in the poll, nearly 90% of U.S. exhibition executives stated that their revenue has not recovered to pre-COVID levels,” reports the far-left Variety. “An overwhelming majority of them, 81%, also want an exclusive theatrical window on new releases lasting at least six weeks, while 77% believe that day-and-date streaming releases have a negative impact on the theatrical model.”
  Most Movie Theater Execs Believe Moviegoing will Die Within 20 Years
  
• Silicon Valley’s coders are dumping wokeness, rediscovering meritocracy, and quietly rebooting American politics—one red pill at a time.
  Silicon Valley’s Red Pill Decade, Part One: Divorcing Wokeness
  
• Christian Toto: Actors attack fellow Americans, ignoring impact on their bottom lines
  These Stars Slammed Trump Voters, Not Just Trump

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