HE’S FINE: A Dazed and Confused Biden Lands in Italy, and It’s Scary.

CONSEQUENCES: Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested.

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Why Hollywood Can’t Save Joe Biden This Time.

Last month, the president’s public approval reached its lowest point in nearly two years. Biden’s approval rating among young Americans is particularly low.

His administration’s inability to connect with this crucial demographic spells trouble for the Democrats. The youth vote could prove to be a decisive factor in November.

Enter “Won’t PAC Down,” a new super PAC with a star-studded Hollywood lineup. The group’s mission? Rejuvenate Biden’s appeal among young voters.

Imagine writers and comedians from “Saturday Night Live” and “Parks and Recreation” joining forces with political strategists to inject some much-needed energy into Biden’s image.

Well, imagine no more.

Much more at the link.

MAKE THEM PAY: Federal Judge Gives Green Light to Gina Carano’s Lawsuit Against Disney and Lucasfilm.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Gateway space station Halo module moves closer to launch. “The Habitation and Logistics Outpost, or HALO, is one of four modules in which astronauts will live, conduct science and prepare for lunar surface missions.”

NOW OUT FROM PHILIP K. ALLAN: Clay and the River of Silver.

I’M SURE SOMETHING SIMILAR IS UNDERWAY HERE:

SÄPO confirms Iran uses Swedish gangs as proxies for carrying out attacks on Jewish/Israeli targets. The leader of Sweden’s largest gang (Rawa Majid/Foxtrot) was allegedly co-opted by IRGC after being arrested in Iran while on the run https://t.co/6afc4VtMpn

— Hugo Kaaman (@HKaaman) May 30, 2024

Kurt Schlichter’s The Attack wasn’t supposed to be a how-to manual.

PLACE YOUR BETS: What Will Be in Biden’s Pre-Debate Chemical Cocktail?

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: District Court VACATES the ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule, Ending Enforcement of the Ban Nationwide.

NOTE THAT THIS ISN’T A MERITS DECISION, BUT TURNS ON STANDING. Breaking: Unanimous SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to FDA Approval of Abortion Pill.

NAZIS WHO NEED PUNCHING: Masked anti-Israel protesters take over NYC subway car, tell ‘Zionists’ to raise their hands: ‘This is your chance to get out.’

What happened to all the Democrats who were volunteering to punch Nazis a few years back? Oh, right, they need Somali votes in swing states.

MY CONGRESSMAN SHOWS APPROPRIATE RESPECT FOR THE MEDIA:

Every day this paid Democrat operative tries to trip me up. pic.twitter.com/Jay23ylofq

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) June 12, 2024

Heh.

CHANGE: More American adults turn to yoga for health. To be honest, it’s done a lot for my flexibility.

COLD WAR II: A New Chinese Megaport in South America Is Rattling the U.S.

In this serene town on South America’s Pacific coast, China is building a megaport that could challenge U.S. influence in a resource-rich region that Washington has long considered its backyard.

The Chancay deep-water port, rising here among pelicans and fishermen in small wooden boats, is important enough to Beijing that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to inaugurate it at the end of the year in his first trip to the continent since the pandemic.

Majority-owned by the giant China Ocean Shipping group, known as Cosco, Chancay promises to speed trade between Asia and South America, eventually benefiting customers as far away as Brazil with shorter sailing times across the Pacific for everything from blueberries to copper.

As nations around the world shudder at a new flood of cheap Chinese manufactured goods, the port could open new markets for its electric vehicles and other exports. China is already the top trade partner for most of South America.

Previously: “Somebody from a developing country said to me, ‘what we get from China is an airport. What we get from the United States is a lecture.'”

MAKE THEM PAY: Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleged Knowing/Reckless Falsehood in CNN Story About Evacuating Afghans During Withdrawal.

JOURNALISTS ARE CORRUPT HACKS, PART 3,000,256.

NPR talked about Hunter Biden's guilty verdict for less than 4 minutes and spent over 6 minutes talking about Justice Alitohttps://t.co/vxhOn5aYIm

— Media Research Center (@theMRC) June 13, 2024

FOR THE LEFT, POLITICS IS JUST WAR BY OTHER MEANS: Why Is the Biden Admin Hanging Israel Out to Dry? It’s Politics.

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT STUDIES? California’s $20 minimum wage led to fast food price hikes, lower foot traffic, study shows.

In the six-month period leading up to the new law being enacted, fast food prices in California rose on average by 7% — forcing franchisees in the state to slash work hours, postpone capital improvements and expedite the deployment of automation features such as self-serve kiosks.

The Placer.ai report found that casual dining chains may be benefiting from the erosion of traffic at fast food restaurants.

Olive Garden and Chili’s locations in California have seen an uptick in visits that outperformed the national average since the minimum wage law went into effect, according to the report.

The value proposition between fast food and traditional dine-in is changing quickly.

READER FAVORITE: Waterpik Cordless Advanced Water Flosser For Teeth. #CommissionEarned I got one of these and it works really well.

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Chicago Doubles Education Spending, Tragedy Ensues. “There are few things I enjoy more about this job than writing a good ‘hilarity ensues’ headline about the latest lefty absurdity but when it comes to today’s Chicago Public Schools (CPS) absurdity, the only word that will do is ‘tragedy.'”

WELL, GOOD — THAT SHOULD HELP STARSHIP IFT-5 LAUNCH IN ABOUT A MONTH AS HOPED:

BREAKING: FAA will not require mishap investigation for IFT-4 of Starship

"The FAA assessed the operations of the SpaceX Starship Flight 4 mission. All flight events for both Starship and Super Heavy appear to have occurred within the scope of planned and authorized activities."

— Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) June 12, 2024

Related: The Countdown to Mars Begins.

MELTDOWN: SPLC Terminates a Quarter of Staff, ‘Decimates’ Three Departments, Union Claims:

The far-left smear factory the Southern Poverty Law Center reportedly terminated a quarter of its staff Wednesday, weakening and perhaps eliminating two of its departments amid a restructure that heavily hit its union members.

The SPLC “gutted its staff by a quarter,” the organization’s union posted on X. (Yes, this nonprofit organization has its own labor union. If staff get tired of protesting Alliance Defending Freedom, they can protest management, instead.) The SPLC told more than 60 union members, including five union stewards and the union’s chair, that they would be losing their jobs.

“We are devastated for our union and our colleagues,” the union posted.

Related:

WHY SO MUCH ANTISEMITISM AT VANDERBILT? Vanderbilt multicultural council rejects pro-Israel student group.

IT’S ALSO GOING ABOUT AS WELL AS BIDEN INTENDED: Biden’s Border ‘Crackdown’ Working About as Well as We Expected.

A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Students who invaded Stanford president’s office and injured cop slapped with felony charges. “Thirteen anti-Israel protesters who invaded and occupied Stanford University’s president’s office were charged with felonies by the school, with some being forbidden from graduating as a result.”