The Morning Report — 6/ 15 /26

Good morning kids. So the big story of course is that hostilities have ended with Iran. The headlines wherever you turn are using the phrase PEACE DEAL between the US and Iran.

The US and Iran have reached a peace deal to end their three-and-a-half-month-old war, President Trump announced Sunday evening.

The Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20% of the world’s oil, is set to reopen on Friday when a deal is signed in Switzerland, officials said.
“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” The signing will launch a 60-day negotiating process to determine the fate of Iran’s nuclear program and the extent of sanctions relief, according to officials.. . The agreement has not been seen publicly, but the White House on Friday described to reporters five points that are in the deal:
--Iran will destroy its highly enriched uranium
--Tehran will pledge never to obtain a nuclear weapon
--Economic relief will come after those first two steps are completed
--The Strait of Hormuz will be open immediately upon signing
--Iran must stop funding terrorist groups including Hezbollah
A senior administration official said the economic relief would be released “around physical milestones, it’s built around action and it’s built around verification.”

On a positive note as news of the "deal" was announced. . .

Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell by around four percent to below $84 a barrel, the lowest price since March 5. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, fell by nearly five percent to below $81 a barrel.

“With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!” President Trump said Sunday evening.

Stock futures tied to U.S. equities market climbed on the news.

while this is all well and good, both politically and directly as this will be reflected at the gas pump in time for the crucial midterms. As I have stated since the conflict began, any deal that leaves this regime intact is an abject failure.

The Iranian state-controlled Mehr News Agency is trumpeting the deal as a complete victory for the Islamic Republic. It involves concession after concession from the U.S., and nothing whatsoever in the other direction. Mehr states the 14 provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding in this way: According to the source, the draft includes the following provisions: 1. Permanent and immediate end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon. 2. US commitment to non-interference in Iran’s internal affairs and respect for the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran... 11. Release of $24 billion in Iran’s blocked funds during the 60-day final negotiation period, with half of that amount to be made available to Iran before negotiations begin. . . . . . If this is even close to true, it’s the most breathtaking betrayal in American history (after Trump’s promises to the Iranian people), a new lease on life for the Islamic Republic, likely ensuring it remains in power for decades to come, and the most humiliating and unnecessary defeat in American history. Trump’s legacy will be surrender and the empowerment of America’s enemies, to an extent even worse than anything Barack Obama or Old Joe Biden did.

If you read all the points while understanding the nature of the Mullahs and the nature of ISLAM, this is merely strategic retreat in the 1500-year Islamic crusade for world domination. They know that all they have to do is wait out the next two years for Trump to exit the White House and that at best a Democrat will be elected and at worst, even if it's Vance or whomever, there will be a groundswell of opposition should that administration want to once again attack Iran once they inevitably resume their drive for nuclear weapons as well as continue to foment terrorism in the region and around the world, because gentle reader this is exactly what they are going to do.

Elsewhere, congratulations to Elon Musk for becoming the first nrillionaire in history. naturally the Democrat Left are beside themselves dropping venom and doing everything they can to denigrate this accomplishment. whatever one thinks of Musk personally or otherwise, his achievement is a shining example of the American dream as well as the work ethic that made this nation great and has been the engine of progress that took us from out of the caves to landing on the moon and building the freest most prosperous society in human history.

That is the real reason behind the venom and contempt. Like Islam, Democrat socialist leftists seek total control over everyone's life. Anything that deprives them of that must be destroyed.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know by now that with SpaceX’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire. The implications of this for all of us and our grandchildren are many and far-reaching. Of course, the left has found a way to narrow it all down to one simple idea: “His money is our money, or it should be.” Envy is the lifeblood of leftist politics, and Musk is merely their latest, biggest, and most convenient target. But it’s worth being reminded that to the left, you are no different than Elon Musk. Let me explain. The left is miserable when you’re happy. It feels entitled to be the only source of your happiness, but it has no desire to make you happy. Rather, it simply wants to control how happy it will allow you to be.

Have a great day,

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• Trump Urges ’Ships of the World’ to ’Start Your Engines’ Because Hormuz Strait Opens Friday
  Iran War Is Over, Deal Reached Between USA, Iran
  
• Make no mistake about it, Tehran is going to test the limits of this thing. That's what Iran does. But the framework is there, and the verification mechanisms matter... Obviously, there's still work ahead. And there’s reason to be skeptical of Iran because this is a regime with a long history of buying time while running out the clock. But, we aren’t sending them plane-loads of cash in the dark of night, or giving them a path to nuclear weapons, as Barack Obama did.
  Trump Announces Peace Deal with Iran Is Complete

• What exactly is “humanitarian aid” to an evil regime?
  Trump’s Iran Deal: The Islamic Republic Isn’t Getting a Penny, Except Billions in ‘Humanitarian Aid’
  
• Israelis slam proposed US-Iran peace deal as a ‘bad deal,’ say it fails to address security concerns
  Trump announces US and Iran have reached peace deal — here’s when the Strait of Hormuz reopens, and what happens next

• Congratulations poured in from both London and Paris, the two countries that vowed to lead an international coalition to ensure toll-free, free movement through the Strait of Hormuz once the war ended.
  World Leaders Hail President Trump’s ‘Hugely Important’ Iran Peace Deal
  * * * * *

• Recent Israeli strike kills Hezbollah mastermind of 2007 attack on U.S. troops.
  Israel Hits Hezbollah’s Beirut Command Center After Drone Attacks 
  
• "They better get their act together, and FAST!”
  Trump’s ‘Don’t Blow It’ Message After A Dangerous New Middle East Escalation
  
• We have been tested by the ferocious Iranian terror machine for 46 years. Now we have the resolve to defeat it.
  Our War against Iran Makes Sense
  
• The fastest path to a free Iran isn't more American troops—it's giving Iranians the means to overthrow the regime themselves.
  Iranian Freedom Fighters Need Guns—America Could Arm Them

• The fanatics in Iran will not stop.
  In Iran, a Reign of Terror
  * * * * *

• Obama said, “It is doubtful that any agreement that arises is going to be significantly different or a significant improvement from the deal that we had in the first place. And had worked for, for a long stretch of time, before we, the United States, pulled out of it.
  Obama on Iran: We Can’t ‘Bully Our Way or Bomb Our Way to Solutions’

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

• The post garnered over 10,000 likes in less than 12 hours, sparking widespread outrage and calls for legal action. A number of AI-generated copycat posts were also shared. Under Texas law, desecrating a grave is a serious offense, and even creating realistic images of such acts could potentially lead to criminal charges or civil claims for emotional distress.
  Instagram Influencer Posts Image of Himself Urinating on Austin Metcalf’s Grave.
  
• If there isn’t a complete rejection of the toxic Black Lives Matter movement, similar events are going to play out well into the future.
  The Black Lives Matter Lie Is Why Austin Metcalf Is Dead And Karmelo Anthony Is In Prison
  
• Are there leftists out there willing to do anything to preserve the status quo in Los Angeles? (they stole the election; this is just rubbing it in - jjs)
  Spencer Pratt issues a defiant exit message -- and mysterious arsonists set fire to his Palisades office
  
• It’s a day that ends in “y,” which means yet another high-ranking Democrat is backing his party’s extreme proposal to pack the Supreme Court with left-wing ideologues.
  Pete Buttigieg Throws Support Behind Democrats’ Extreme Court-Packing Gambit

• Voltaire’s purported remark about “common sense” not being so “common” has no greater application than modern Democrats and their philosophies.
  Self-Serving Politicians Spawned Today’s Festering Dystopia

• Victor Davis Hanson: ...Their pushback might be summed up as: “We are no longer going to allow you to destroy ancient traditions that ensured our prosperity, security and liberty, and which were handed down to us by generations far better than your own.”
  The most self-destructive pillars of lefty lunacy finally begin to fall

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

• “Acting as self-appointed anti-ICE vigilantes, Lauren Morrow, her co-defendant Joma and others took it upon themselves to obstruct immigration proceedings.”
  Utah Clerks Charged in Alleged ICE Evasion Plot
  
• It's almost as if the Democrat Party never cared if it won or lost on this issue.
  ICYMI: The Dems’ Anti-ICE Campaign Was An Epic Fail

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• FirstNet (also known as the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network) is scheduled to sunset in 2027 under the 2012 law that created it. The House bill would reauthorize the network and the FirstNet Authority that oversees it, while also increasing NTIA oversight of the authority.
  Senate Needs To Reauthorize FirstNet, America’s Public Safety Network For First Responders
  
• The ruling obstructs Trump’s effort to repair how American history is presented at federal museums, historical sites and cultural institutions. The president has repeatedly criticized divisive narratives that focus heavily on the nation’s shortcomings.
  Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore National Park Displays Removed Under DEI Review
  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• The hatchet-wielding Scottish girl was right, and her detractors were wrong. But there’ll be no apologies from the British elite.
  ‘Sophie Of Dundee’ Has Been Vindicated, But It Won’t Change Anything In Britain
  
• Roger Kimball: Britain’s leaders celebrate multiculturalism even as the ideology reshaping the nation grows increasingly hostile to the civilization that welcomed it.
  The Face of Modern Britain: Jihad’s Triumph
  
• Islamic attacks on innocents know no bounds.
  From Belfast to Windsor
  
• Yet he has no idea what some of his “fellow Hoosiers” have in store for him.
  Indiana Columnist Scolds Anti-Sharia Lieutenant Governor for Stoking ‘Hate’ Against ‘His Fellow Hoosiers’

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

• Darializa Avila Chevalier, who’s ahead of incumbent Rep Adriano Espaillat according to a new poll, cofounded Columbia University Apartheid Digest, the militant group behind the violent 2024 encampment
  Socialist in Tight House Race Showered Convicted Palestinian Terrorist With Love and Praise, Taunted Jewish Student Who Objected to Her Disruptive, Anti-Israel Agitating

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

• Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Democrats had not ruled out impeaching President Donald Trump if they win control of the House in the midterm elections.
  Hakeem Jeffries on Trump Impeachment Calls: Dems Haven’t ‘Ruled Anything Out’

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Stock futures tied to U.S. equities market climbed on the news.
  Brent Crude Falls To Lowest Price Since March 5 on Iran War’s End

• Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. And the socialists burrowed in our government can’t stand it.
  The Commissar’s Plans to Steal Elon Musk’s Wealth
  
• Elon Musk didn’t leave the Left—the Left left innovation behind, and the world’s first trillionaire made them pay the price for it.
  Elon Musk vs. the Democrats: Outcomes vs. Process
  
• Envy is the lifeblood of leftist politics, and Musk is merely their latest, biggest, and most convenient target. But it’s worth being reminded that to the left, you are no different than Elon Musk. Let me explain. The left is miserable when you’re happy. It feels entitled to be the only source of your happiness, but it has no desire to make you happy. Rather, it simply wants to control how happy it will allow you to be.
  Elon Musk and the Politics of Envy

• Rather than worrying about whether the USMCA will last past 2036, America’s businesses need to focus on whether they will. 
  Reforming North American Trade
  
• Limitarianism mistakes wealth for theft, when history shows that extraordinary fortunes are often the byproduct of innovations that enrich everyone else.
  The Case Against Limitarianism: Inequality Is Not Making Society Worse
  
• Thad McCotter: When proxy advisors put politics before profits, retirees pay the price and fiduciary duty becomes a hollow promise.
  Stop Corporate ‘Rackets’ from Shortchanging Americans’ Retirement Income

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

• In fact, every study in the past two decades that attempted to replicate earlier work has consistently found that about half the papers published in the scientific literature in the soft sciences (psychology, social sciences, biology, medicine, pharmaceuticals) could not be confirmed.
  Only half of all social science can be replicated
  
• The multi-year upgrade, expected to cost around $9.6 billion in total, comes as the USPS is rapidly losing money due to mismanaging its pension obligations.
  White House Refuses To Say Whether Trump Admin Will Keep Funding Electric Mail Trucks

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• “I know I made people mad, but I'm not here to make them happy either."
  Judge In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Breaks His Silence
  
• “There is no justice for Mark and Melissa Hortman, and there is not justice when our family and our state will never truly heal.” 
  Boelter Pleads Guilty in Minnesota Lawmaker Killings

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• In a press release, the outgoing DNI stated that biolabs researching dangerous pathogens in Ukraine have been “at risk of compromise” due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

  DNI Gabbard Declassifies Evidence Showing US Has Continued to Fund Dangerous Biolabs Overseas, Despite Trump Ban

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• The demographic shift comes as schools face a variety of challenges, including declining academic performance, teacher shortages and persistent racial segregation. Reading scores have fallen to their lowest levels in two decades.
  White Students Fall Below Half of Enrollment as Demographic Changes Reshape Classrooms
  
• A massive public-school exit. What’s driving it?
  Public Schools in Downward Spiral
  
• Some states have parted ways with the ABA, but federal recognition of the group’s accreditation power gives it a monopoly on the entire U.S. legal profession.
  The American Bar Association Is Unfit To Accredit Law Schools, And The Trump Admin Can Stop Them
  
• The protest was organized by far left radical groups including Students for Justice in "Palestine"and No Tech for Apartheid.
  Protest at Stanford University graduation as Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stage

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• In a letter sent to Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the department would investigate whether the city’s practices comply with state law and constitutional protections.
  DOJ Investigates Philadelphia Over Concealed Carry Permit Practices
  
• Gun Owners of America responded to the arrest of Cleveland Cavaliers’ James Harden by noting “Texas allows constitutional carry” and opining the government’s role is not in “micromanaging” our lives.
  GOA Stands by James Harden: ‘Texas Allows Constitutional Carry’
  
• On June 4, Brady United sent a letter to Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, demanding he investigate Turner’s Outdoorsman over the fact that 22.48% of guns recovered at crime scenes are traced back to the chain’s stores. Turner’s Outdoorsman is a chain of stores that sells, among other products, firearms. 
  Gun-Control Organization Uses Questionable Data To Single Out Major Firearms Outlet

  THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• Requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote would prevent noncitizens from slipping onto the rolls. Still for some reason, RINO’s are joining Democrats to block this legislation.
  Hundreds Of Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls After Senate GOP Helps Block SAVE America Act

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

• 
  Former Biden Communications Director Bedingfield Excoriates Her Own Party Over Graham Platner's Candidacy
  
• Klain said Platner's 'Totenkopf' was an ode to 'his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan,' something Platner himself has never claimed
  No Comment From Airbnb as Chief Legal Officer Ron Klain Defends Graham Platner’s Nazi Tattoo—After Company Distanced Itself From a Cofounder’s Work With Trump Administration
  * * * * *

• “The typical American household would have to work more than 11 MILLION years to make Elon Musk’s level of wealth. We need a wealth tax.”
  X Users Give Liz Warren a Reality Check After Meltdown Over Musk’s Trillionaire Status
  
• Decades of research have shown that political conservatives report better mental health and greater happiness than their counterparts on the left. A new study published in the journal Political Behavior takes that finding a step further, finding that “mental illness is emerging as its own political identity and is most heavily aligned with leftist political ideology and causes,” and that it clusters heavily among younger, far-left Americans.
  A New Study Just Confirmed the Left's Worst-Kept Secret

  POLITICS

• Miranda Devine: He has defied all odds to be where he is, back as commander in chief for a second time, presiding over a historic spectacle at the White House Sunday that Teddy Roosevelt, one of his favorite predecessors, would have loved.
  Ageless President Trump keeps on winning at 80. And laughs in the face of his naysayers.

• “So Karen, Nithia, ask yourself: is it possible that one of your employees may have a recording of you doing or saying something that would force you to resign in disgrace?”
  Pratt Concedes LA Mayor Race With a Blistering Broadside — and a Warning
  
• Pratt had previously sued Bass’ Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in a separate suit. The New York Post reported Pratt has not officially joined Kenneth Bass’ lawsuit yet, making it unclear if they will be joining their lawsuits in court, combining the two, or if Pratt was referring to a sort of joint public campaign to expose Karen Bass that will also include the two lawsuits.
  Spencer Pratt Says He and Mayor Bass’ Brother Are Suing Karen Bass
  
• The 84-year-old senator entered the hospital Sunday morning and is “receiving excellent care,” a spokesperson for McConnell confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. He has faced a series of health issues in recent years.
  84-Year-Old Sen Mitch McConnell Hospitalized

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• President Trump: “We will find these vicious murderers … and send them to the depths of hell where they belong.”
  US Eliminates Leader of Tren De Aragua Gang in Venezuela Strike
  
• Brussels has weaponized the Digital Services Act against the Chinese online platform Temu. 
  Toothless Tiger: EU Commission Punishes Temu
  
• "Human dignity has no passport.”
  Pope Leo: ‘Dear Migrants, I Want to Bow Before Your Dignity’
  
• A landmark national referendum in Switzerland to cap the nation’s population to ten million has failed; however, proponents have claimed a mandate to reduce immigration due to the large share of the public backing the measure on Sunday.
  Swiss Referendum to Cap Population Falls Short, But Campaigners Claim Anti-Mass Migration Mandate
  
• How certain social media schemes to improve the European condition are unlikely to succeed.
  Remigration and the Save Europe Act

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• The Pentagon is asking Congress to relax lobbying restrictions for some senior defense officials and civilians formerly employed by the department.
  Pentagon Wants To Make Military-Industrial Complex’s Revolving Door Spin Even Faster
  
• Having been nominated by the President, Clayton will need to be confirmed by the Senate. Resistance from Senate Republicans is believed to have killed Trump’s previous attempt to install Bill Pulte, Director of U.S. Federal Housing, as DNI. The change at ODNI is the second replacement nomination made by the President this month. Earlier in June, he announced his decision to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for Attorney General. Blanche was appointed as interim head of the Department of Justice following the departure of Pam Bondi.
  Trump Switches Director of National Intelligence Nomination to Jay Clayton.

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• USDA’s Genetically Engineered “Male-Only” Fly Breakthrough to Transform and Enhance Production of Sterile Male Flies
  Screwworm Cases Rise in US as Officials Deploy Sterile Flies and AI to Contain Spread
  
• The nation is currently grappling with a worsening healthcare worker shortage. Non-metro areas of the U.S. are projected to face a 39% staffing shortage of primary care physicians by 2038, according to the Bureau of Health Workforce.
  US Careening Toward Healthcare Crisis Amid Deportations And Shortages

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The next great battle over property rights may not be fought on Earth, but on the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids beyond.
  Property Rights in Space: The Missing Piece in the SpaceX IPO Story
  
• Messier 64 is characterized by its bizarre internal motion. The gas in the outer regions of this spiral galaxy is rotating in the opposite direction from the gas and stars in its inner regions.
  A galaxy as seen by Hubble and Webb

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

• “This is a sexual assault—unknowingly captured by a mom filming her daughter’s wrestling match.”
  Female High School Wrestler Sues After Alleged Sexual Assault by “Trans” Wrestler During Match

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• “absolutely no fear of being canceled by the woke mob”
  Jerry Seinfeld Rebukes ‘Free Palestine’ Question by Saying ‘It Doesn’t Exist’
  
• Because we should just get used to having “broken, nutty people” in office.
  Bill Maher Urges Dems to Vote For Nazi Platner
  
• Christian Toto:Rainn Wilson also explains why classic show wouldn't make the cut today
  ‘Office’ Alum Shares Ugly Truth About Media Bias, Graham Platner
  
• NASA under Jared Isaacman is treating Artemis III as a test mission, not a social experiment.
  Woke Drama and Media Non-troversy Ensue after Artemis III All-Male Crew is Announced
  
• History doesn't care who got here first.
  Indigenous Nonsense
  
• “Macdonald felt increasingly ideologically homeless...Anti-bigness won, and left us with a big mess.”
  Dwight Macdonald’s American Century
  
• The freak out started on Friday morning, shortly after Musk’s SpaceX began trading at $150 a share, a figure above its listing price of $135. According to Fox Business, “Combined with his holdings in electric vehicle maker Tesla, as well as other investments and assets, Musk’s net worth is now estimated at about $1.1 trillion.”
  Leftist Freak Out Over Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status Embodies Their Hatred For Success
  
• The architecture of recent American embassies lacks beauty and dignity.
  Ambassadors of Ugliness
  
• Communism did not die with the Soviet flag. It mutated, borrowed new slogans, adopted new disguises, and found new apologists.
  Thirty-Nine Years After Reagan at Berlin, the Fight Against Communism Still Demands Moral Clarity
  
• In this corner: UFC Freedom 250, Flag Day, and the Army’s birthday bash.
  A Flag Worth Defending

  HITHER & YON

• Before World War I, there was Phocaea.
  The Forgotten Footnote of 1914

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