The Morning Report — 6/ 18 /26

Good morning kids. Well, evidently the deal with Iran has been signed, sealed and delivered, one day ahead of schedule. That said, there are still many many questions yet to be answered. I cannot help but recoil in horror when you consider that the treaty was signed at Versailles . . . where 107 years ago a truly disastrous treaty that instead of ending the War to End All Wars only set the stage for a conflagration that nearly destroyed the world, the reverberations of which we are still feeling to this day. That includes foreign policy decisions and mindsets that allowed the Iranian Mullahs to come to power in the first place as well as sowed the seeds of the West's suicide by mass immigration mostly by Muslims who have not and never will surrender their desire to dominate the globe.

And keep that top of mind as we dig into some of the details of this treaty, because regardless of what the Mullahs have agreed to and or promise, they will never abide by it if it prevents them from conquering humanity. delay or a strategic retreat is one thing. Here they are after 1,500 years of barbarism, so what's two more years of Trump or perhaps 8 more of Vance or whoever, and GOD-forbid it's another Democrat then for sure a Shiite nuke perhaps on top of a Shiite ICBM will be headed our way before long.

Islam neither cares about nor views partisan politics in the same way we do. Yes, as part of or even being modern nation states unto themselves, they do indeed have parties and factions vying for control but in the end, it's Islam that supersedes and dries all political considerations.

And so, back to this deal:

The Trump administration is promoting a new agreement with Iran as a diplomatic breakthrough. White House talking points emphasize Iranian commitments to forgo nuclear weapons, international verification, regional stability and economic incentives tied to compliance. Yet many of the details that have emerged so far raise more questions than answers. Administration officials point to Iran's reported commitment, in writing, not to pursue nuclear weapons. But Iran has already made that commitment before. The country has been a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty since 1970. The challenge has never been the language on paper; it has been enforcement. History offers ample reason for skepticism. Supporters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action similarly argued that inspections and monitoring would prevent Iran from advancing its nuclear ambitions. Critics warned that Tehran would exploit loopholes and conceal activities. Whatever one's view of the JCPOA, the lesson remains: Agreements are only as effective as their enforcement mechanisms.

That is why recent comments from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance deserve close scrutiny.. . The central problem is that the public is being asked to evaluate a framework that has not yet been fully disclosed. Questions about enrichment, missile programs, terrorism, sanctions relief, inspections and enforcement remain unresolved or insufficiently explained.

And lurker extraordinaire Prof. Victor Davis Hanson has a few thoughts...

The shooting portion of the Iran “War” lasted about 40 days—far shorter than Barack Obama’s 2011 congressionally unauthorized seven-month bombing campaign against Libya.

Bill Clinton’s unauthorized 78 days of bombing Serbia in 1999 hit bridges, schools, hospitals, monuments, and power plants—far more indiscriminate targeting than anything in the Iran War so far.

No one yet knows the ultimate verdict on the war, given all the economic, military, political, and strategic variables still in play. A memorandum of understanding released this week might end the war, or result in further American strikes—depending on the degree of Iranian concessions and compliance.

But in this confusing, ongoing drama, many fabrications and distortions still circulate. . .

. . . Yet there still are no ground troops in Iran. The loss of 13 soldiers, while tragic, is less than the two-week fatal-accident rate of the military.

There is a good chance that less than six weeks of active bombing achieved far more than 20 years in Afghanistan and a decade in Iraq—at a fraction of the human and fiscal costs.

The key to negotiating an end to the war is to always remember that Iran’s regime—its theocrats, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, military leaders, and elected officials—has no history of telling the truth or abiding by any agreement it signs.

So the only means of enforcing concessions is to use disproportionate force each time Iran inevitably violates the terms of the armistice.

While VDH seems cautiously optimistic both in terms of what this means here politically and overall geopolitically, he is nevertheless quite correct in his observations about who is running Iran and their non-existent trustworthiness.

Have a great day,

THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
• Trump signed the document during a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles.
  Trump Signs Iran Deal In Surprise Move, Scrapping Planned Ceremony

• “We’re not putting up ten cents.”
  Trump Says Deal ‘Not Final’ as Leaks Claim $300B Fund For Iran
  
• "We'll probably go back to bombing them until they honor it. It's amazing what bombs can do."
  Trump warns Iran: If you ‘misbehave,’ it’s ‘back to dropping bombs’
  
• No nuclear weapons for Iran, and a free flow of oil should be U.S. bottom line in final talks.
  Trump’s Iran Deal: Americans Wanted Something Done Short Of Ground Troops, And They Got It
  
• The agreement lays out a framework for sanctions relief, access to frozen Iranian assets, and negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
  Read Exactly What The White House Says Is In The Deal With Iran
  
• What to make of the MOU
  Did Iran Just Get the Better of Us?
  
• A new Munich moment.
  U.S. Pledges to Help Provide the Islamic Republic of Iran With $300 Billion
  
• Five passages of the 14-point memorandum of understanding that was released Wednesday are giving critics particular concern because they leave so much room open for negotiation and interpretation….
  The 5 passages of the US-Iran peace deal that worry critics the most: ‘Always tries to get more’

• If Trump’s “deal” goes through, the damage won’t be limited to the America-First president’s legacy.
  Iran’s Crown Prince Warns of What’s Coming
  
• The central problem is that the public is being asked to evaluate a framework that has not yet been fully disclosed. Questions about enrichment, missile programs, terrorism, sanctions relief, inspections and enforcement remain unresolved or insufficiently explained... Until the memorandum of understanding is released and its provisions can be examined in full, definitive judgments are premature. The details will determine whether this agreement represents a genuine strategic breakthrough or simply another diplomatic document whose promises prove difficult to enforce.
  An Iran Agreement Defined by Unanswered Questions

• David Harsanyi: Vance’s unctuous and naïve attitude toward a terrorist regime that’s been exporting violence, murdering and kidnapping Americans, and lying to the world about its nuclear ambitions for nearly 50 years has an uncanny resemblance to the rhetoric we heard from Obama, John Kerry and Ben Rhodes.
  Trump’s Iran deal secrecy was atrocious — and Vance’s dodging made it worse
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: The Iran war is already reshaping alliances and narratives, while fueling a deeper argument over U.S. power, limits, and long-term strategy.
  Iran War Misconceptions

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

• Five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged plot, which targeted “capitalist elites” and politicians connected to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), with up to 23 people believed to be part of a wider network communicating via Signal, Discord, and TikTok. Reports indicate that the group, identified as “Vanguard of the Old” or “Vanguard of the Old Republic,” hopes to “jumpstart” a revolution. The authorities appear to have been tipped off by the mother of one of the suspects, Tycen Proper, who was concerned after noticing firearm purchases and some of his communications.
  REPORT: Alleged Ringleader of Drone and Sniper Plot Targeting White House UFC Event is a Foreign National.
  
• “During an interview with Chuck Goudie, Lu shared that he had little knowledge of the Klan.”
  Trump-Hating Asian Student From U. Illinois Planted Burning Cross in Chicago Park
  
• All too often, acts of left-wing violence and extremism are ignored because the left is obsessed with the rather non-existent threat of right-wing extremism.
  Chicago Cross Burning Is Latest Example Of Left-Wing Extremism Being Blamed On GOP
  
• Last week, there was a cross burning in Chicago’s Grant Park, the same park where Barry Obama’s ugly-ass library just opened.
  Chicago Cross Burning Hate Hoax Committed by Asian, Anti-Trump Leftist
  
• Authorities arrested the alleged ringleader, along with four others.
  The Chilling Grin Of The UFC Explosive Drone Terror Plot Suspect
  
• Typical: Lawmakers clearly realize (but don’t dare admit) the idea is utterly nuts — and not likely to ever result in significant state payments for America’s sin of slavery.
  Albany’s slavery-reparations farce takes another telling turn
  
• The indictment details the well-coordinated plans between DAMN and other so-called antifascist groups to organize violent protests at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 14, 23, and March 1, 2026.
  DOJ Charging Minneapolis Antifa Members for Conspiracy to Disrupt ICE

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

• “The reason I say that is because we have a criminal system, it is imperfect, but it exists, and it is one that if we accept as the process by which we want to engage with these issues, right, the issues of harm, the issues of criminality… then we need to make sure that it is one that isn’t also discriminatory on the basis of where people were born,” Chevalier said. She continued:
  Mamdani-Backed Democrat: ‘All Deportations Are Wrong’ — Even for Convicted Murderers & Child Rapists
  
• “The problem for the defense is that this case did not involve some random encounter on the street. It was a targeted operation, conducted pursuant to agency procedures…”
  Judge Upholds Wisconsin Judge’s Conviction for Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE

• La Reconquista is no longer just rhetoric, but a contested network of consulates, NGOs, and advocacy groups reshaping the U.S. Southwest immigration debate.
  The La Reconquista Reclamation Project Part II
  
• Cross. Crime. Deport. Repeat.
  An Obama-Era Border Crosser

• “By land or sea, our borders are CLOSED,” DHS said in a statement posted on X. “This sends a clear message to ANY illegal alien attempting to enter the United States: don’t even think about it.”
  Coast Guard Stops Vessel Carrying 25 Chinese Migrants in Florida Waters, DHS Says
  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• At the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston in June, individuals with ties to CAIR attempted to serve as delegates to the state GOP. When party members objected and tried to remove them, the Texas Tribune inverted the facts in order to frame the infiltrators as victims. In reality it was an attempted invasion by an Islamic advocacy network with documented terror connections.
  Islamic Group With Terror Ties Tried To Infiltrate Texas GOP — Media Treated Them Like The Victims

• "Before they raped me, they would chant, “In the name of Allah.”
  70 Years of Rapes and 250,000 Victims in the UK
  
• Western institutions failed and now innocent people are paying the price.
  The Story They Called A Conspiracy Until It Wasn’t

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

  
  

• Broadway Democrats has a long history of supporting candidates endorsed by the Working Families Party and socialist groups
  ‘Not a Close Call’: Left-Wing Group Declines To Endorse Socialist in Tight House Race Over ‘Point-Blank’ Refusal To Condemn Hamas

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

• The incident has intensified scrutiny of the BBC, with accusations of bias and manipulation of public opinion on immigration, despite its legal obligation to remain impartial. Notably, everyone in Britain who watches live programming is required to fund the BBC via a license fee or face criminal fines backed by the threat of imprisonment, even if none of the content they watch is from the BBC. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Yusuf demanded an apology. “One of these men who broke into the country began reading a statement warning against Britain leaving the ECHR, even featuring the Northern Ireland protocol! One of them specifically attacked me and my family… To conceal it is even more outrageous. They should apologise immediately.” 
  BBC ‘Planted’ Boat Migrants to Attack Farage’s Reform Party on Flagship Debate Show.
  
• Bill and Melinda Gates had given $100,000 total to Kristof’s failed Oregon gubernatorial campaign, something Kirstof did not disclose in subsequent mentions of Gates
  Nicholas Kristof Used Times Column, Books To Promote Bill Gates and Denounce Sex Trafficking—But Never Mentioned Gates’s Close Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• The robust retail sales figures suggest that American consumers are not dramatically curbing spending despite rising prices, mitigating recession fears. However, sustained demand could complicate the Federal Reserve’s efforts to lower interest rates, which is a longstanding demand of President Donald J. Trump.
  U.S. Retail Sales Beat Expectations in May, Here’s Why:
  
• The decision was unanimous, 12 to 0. Powell’s final statement on April 29 drew four dissents: Miran wanted a quarter-point cut, while Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan backed the hold but objected to the easing bias the statement carried. Warsh’s statement carries no easing bias—no directional guidance of any kind—and the objections vanished with it.
  Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
  
• The Fed also noted that inflation remains above its long-term target.
  Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Warsh Debuts Shorter Policy Statement
  
• The Federal Reserve has been risking the economy to influence the upcoming midterm elections
  The Fed Plays Politics

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it has entered agreements with the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer more of its responsibilities to other agencies, prepping the Education Department to one day be shut down for good.
  Education Department Takes Further Steps To Dismantle Itself
  
• She justified Hamas’s sadism as a “military tactic.”
  Academic Assailant: Noura Erakat, Rutgers University
  
• NASEM claims to provide independent advice on STEM, but it has turned into a platform for pushing radical political agendas into classrooms.
  Exclusive: Parents Group Finds Federally Funded ‘Independent’ Scientists Are Really Liberal Activists

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• As of Friday, 18-20 year-old West Virginians are able to legally conceal carry for self-defense without needing any permit or license from the state.
  18-20 Year-Old West Virginians Concealed Carrying Without Permits

  THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• Democrats once again tried to keep competition off the ballot in Wisconsin, and worked an identity scam in Alaska.
  Dems Show Just How Low They Can Go In Latest Ballot Schemes
  
• The discussion quickly escalated into a heated exchange between Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee, the bill’s chief Senate sponsor, and several of his GOP colleagues. Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Thune both challenged Lee’s push for the legislation, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
  EXCLUSIVE: Thune Admits Some Senate Republicans Hate Trump Too Much To Support SAVE America Act

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

• Valdez, a far left activist and self-styled champion of ‘workers’ rights,’ has the endorsement of Zohran Mamdani for the New York City congressional seat
  Slumlord Fined for Roach-Infested Apartments Is Major Donor to Socialist House Candidate Claire Valdez: Donor Also Pleaded Guilty To Bilking Immigrant Laborers
  
• The ‘behested payments’ corporations made at the behest of the governor included contributions to a non-profit run by the governor’s wife.
  There Are Some Hints About What’s Really Going On With The Gavin Newsom Investigation
  
• Foreign actors should have no influence on our elections. House officials shouldn’t step on the brakes until they get answers. 
  ActBlue Refuses To Answer Congress’s Questions About Its Foreign Donation Pipeline

  POLITICS

• “You know, for ten years, they’ve been calling me a Nazi, and now they have a Nazi running,” Trump said, pointing to the irony of the situation. “He’s got a tattoo on him. I’ve been denying it for 10 years. I know it’s not so, but they’ve been going – I don’t think they could call it to me anymore.”
  President Trump to Breitbart: Democrats Performing Poorly in Generic Polls Because They’re Running ‘Lunatics’
  
• These two were cherry picked to improve the Democrats’ appeal to young white males. Both are epic fails.
  Talarico And Platner … Come On, Man
  
• California’s primary delivered a reality check: Republican expectations and Trump’s endorsement fell short against entrenched Democrat dominance.
  Lessons from the 2026 California Primary
  
• Residents of Athens, Ga., voted on Tuesday night in the runoffs for the mayoral contest as well as two commissioners for the Athens-Clarke County unified government. The mayoral runoff pitted the top two candidates from the primary: longtime community servant Dexter Fisher and Democratic Socialist Tim Denson.
  The Classic City Dodged a Socialist Bullet in Its Mayoral Runoff

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• "We found a great deal of unity here at the G7, and we signed a declaration on illegal immigration—the first time ever for a G7... We signed other agreements to step up and to really coordinate and spend a a lot of time coordinating the stopping of drug trafficking."President Trump: Declaration on Illegal Immigration Signed at G7
  
• Globalism is finally becoming passé. But it won’t go down without a fight.
  The Dawn of the Modern Nationalist Age

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• ...one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday
  Blasted Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery in major drone attack Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in.

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• Sen. Tom Cotton is calling for a Justice Department investigation into foreign efforts to undermine artificial intelligence infrastructure, such as data centers
  Notorious, China-Based American Mogul Is Running Shadowy Influence Campaign to Undermine U.S. AI Efforts, Give Communist China an Edge in Technology Arms Race

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Not surprisingly, dust devils do not occur everywhere in equal amounts. It appears they favor certain locations, with more generally found in the high latitudes of the cratered southern hemisphere.
  Spotting dozens of Martian dust devils in one observation
  
• All the evidence continues to suggest the company is going to meet this schedule, or only miss it by a few months at most.
  Gwynne Shotwell: Starship flight 13 in about a month, flights monthly thereafter

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

• “If I was a straight, white male, I might be concerned I don’t have the same opportunity,” Horton said. “It worked out great for me.” It most certainly did.
  The Curious Case of California’s ‘LGBT-Owned’ Business Certification Program
  
• It’s long past time that gays settle down. Stop asking the nation to indulge your preoccupations and preferences. They’ve come to resent it (who knew sodomy, AIDS and pedophilia alone or in combination would be a turn-off? - jjs)
  Gays, We Brought The Backlash On Ourselves
  
• It's nothing but an Orwellian scheme to declare whether someone is 'gay enough.'
  California announces gay 'certification' program

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• "If he runs against, say, [Governor] Gavin Newsom (D-CA), that will be an interesting debate."
  Joy Behar Urges JD Vance To Run For President
  
• Who knew soccer would make the world fall in love with the U.S.?
  The World Cup is the Best P.R. America Ever Had
  
• (On the other hand - jjs) Boos, riots and Third-World Chaos.
  World Cup Fiascos
  
• Christian Toto: 'Justified' alum details stark differences in Hollywood for liberals, conservatives
  Nick Searcy Reveals Ugly Truth Behind Sean Penn’s Jan. 6 Project
  
• What’s really behind the “man or bear” debate?
  PragerU Video: OnlyFans, Porn, and the Collapse of Dating
  
• In fact, the survey shows that most key demographic and political groups reflect a shrinking number of individuals who believe religion has a positive effect on society. Exceptions to this trend are Republicans, Catholics and those without a religious preference. On the other hand, the number of Protestant and Nondenominational Christians in America who believe the same has dropped from 88 percent to 81 percent.
  Gallup Poll: Women, Youth Led American Departure from Religion Over Past Decade

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