“VALUES?” OH, GO F*CK YOURSELF. Boston Consulting Group, Adviser to Qatar and China, Says US-Israeli Gaza Aid Project Violated Firm’s ‘Values.’

R.I.P. BRIAN WILSON:

Brian Wilson rescued from depression by Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi so he could surf again. 🌊🏄‍♂️
RIP Brian, you were a musical genius. pic.twitter.com/PUgL2GVScX

— Valerie D'Orazio (@TheVallyD) June 11, 2025

GREAT MOMENTS IN OPTICS:

PETE, SEND THE MARINES ! pic.twitter.com/30BU5OMj6M

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) June 12, 2025

Screencap in case Newsom’s office deletes the tweet:

Meanwhile, back on planet earth:

● Stores looted amid continued unrest in downtown.

● Apple and Adid as stores among businesses looted and damaged in downtown LA.

● LA looters bash in front door of popular sushi restaurant as anti-ICE protests rage: ‘Everybody is scared.’

● Curfew remains in effect in parts of downtown LA.

As Jon Gabriel tweeted on Tuesday:

ICYMI: What the Hell Was That Tulsi Gabbard Video About?

NEO: What is the left’s goal in staging these LA riots?

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Callaway Golf 300 Pro Laser Rangefinder. #CommissionEarned

THIS WAS CNN: CNN Prepares for the Afterlife.

So, what then for CNN? As you may have surmised, running a 24/7 global news network with foreign bureaus is expensive, and the underlying unit economics only make sense to the people inside the building. With the industry in inexorable decline, CNN’s ratings at a nadir, and younger audiences turning to user-generated schlock on YouTube and TikTok for news, those costs are increasingly hard to justify. The high-seven-figure salaries (or eight-figure, in a couple of cases) once seemed only slightly ridiculous. Now they seem appalling—especially since there’s no longer a market for this talent, or many of the producers that stand them up, at comparable rates.

Meanwhile, Fox News, which is built around relatively inexpensive studio programs, not newsgathering, has demonstrated an ability to effectively quadruple CNN’s audience—not just on any given weeknight, but increasingly during major national and international breaking news events where CNN once dominated. Inevitably, Gunnar will look at CNN and decide he can maintain relatively similar profits at a mere fraction of the cost.

This will have perceptible ramifications on the talent side. Why, for instance, would Gunnar pay Anderson Cooper $18 million a year when Kaitlan Collins draws the same ratings at roughly a fifth of the salary? (Of course, by the time Gunnar gets around to it, Anderson will likely have determined that he no longer wants to read the day’s news to less than a million people every night, either.) Does the network need more than a handful of marquee names hosting a few key hours, or can it pay younger, reasonably attractive talent mere hundreds of thousands to read the same transcripts off the teleprompter? Jake Tapper is locked into his own low-eight-figure multiyear deal, so will be the face of the network for a while longer—but is surely the last CNN talent who will ever come close to netting that kind of income.

“No more Jake Tappers” has a nice ring to it.

MATT TAIBBI: Activism, Uncensored: The LA Riots. How bad are they? See for yourself in this video.

YES, ROLL THEM UP. AND NOT JUST THE FOOT SOLDIERS, BUT THE GENERALS AND THE QUARTERMASTERS.

If the Feds don’t arrest the riot ringleaders, the riots will continue to spread across the country

Arrest the money men

Arrest the people dropping off weapons

Make examples of them https://t.co/kpwXdMMVam

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) June 11, 2025

Including those abroad.

SOUNDS LIKE AN ARGUMENT FOR THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT: President of the Mexican Senate Wants Southwest United States Back.

GOOD: Five Charged with Assault, Molotov Cocktails in LA Riots.

INDEED: When the Rioters Work at City Hall and Try to Kill Cops, LA, You’ve Got a Problem.

THINS TO SEE IN A RURAL CORNER OF JAPAN:  Red Horses and a Dragon’s Head in Ohnancho.

CDR SALAMANDER: The Israeli Navy Strikes Yemen From the Sea. “Naval power is a comparative advantage, regardless of your nation’s size.”

THERE’S REASON WHY YOU’LL NEVER SEE VDH (AS WITH THOMAS SOWELL BEFORE HIM) ON LEGACY MEDIA:  Victor Davis Hanson Might Have Ended Gavin Newsom’s Political Career.

THEY’LL NEVER ADMIT THEY WERE WRONG TO FORCE THOSE JABS ON US AND THEY’LL RESENT US FOR NOT BUYING THEIR LIES:  The war on dangerous covid vaccines is not over.

MOLOCH AND BAAL WILL BE DISAPPOINTED:  Fight to stop these horrifying abortion amendments.

UH. EV. SO GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT:  Cargo Ship With Electric Vehicles Burning is Abandoned in Pacific Ocean.

My tongue? Well, if you have a pair of pliers handy, I can pull it off my cheek. I think.

THEY’RE POKING THINGS WITH A STICK TRYING TO GET A REACTION. WHAT REACTION DO THEY WANT?   Snarky fashion influencer who regularly mocks Trump, Vance’s outfits admits he’s in US illegally, DHS responds.

MOVING WITH THE TIMES:  ICE is using a tracking app to identify people who can easily be deported – then arrest them.

LANGUAGE AND ALL, BUT YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HIM:  Dear Black people…. (video)

AND FOR THE: xless.

THEY DO DESERVE A SWIFT KICK IN THE REAR:  No, Leftists — Rioters Don’t Deserve Land Acknowledgements.

THE COPS ARE THERE TO PROTECT THE GUILTY: Popular misconceptions. Are popular.

WHEN DATA REPUBLICAN SAYS HELLO, YOU SHOULD READ HER:  This “Hello” message isn’t for Adam Kinzinger. It’s for you, for every American who still believes in truth over narrative.

AND FOR THOSE: Without X.

IF YOU THINK THE LEFT WAS LESS VICIOUS IN THE PAST, YOU’RE NOT REMEMBERING RIGHT:  Long Ago, It Must be.