ONE OF THESE DAYS, TRUMP WILL RUN OUT OF PATIENCE WITH THIS GUY: Russia launches record drone attack on Ukraine, hours after Trump criticizes Putin.

The massive aerial assault involved 728 drones and 13 missiles, Ukraine’s Air Force said, eclipsing the previous record number of 539 drones, set on July 4, by hundreds – but it was largely repelled, with the damage limited.

One civilian in the western Ukrainian district of Khmelnytskyi sufffered fatal injuries from debris from a Shahed drone, local authorities said.

“This is a demonstrative attack, and it comes at a time when there have been so many attempts to achieve peace and cease fire, but Russia rejects everything,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

Previously:

President Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless." pic.twitter.com/VMnXSTuCiK

— CSPAN (@cspan) July 8, 2025

He’s catching on.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: The Loony Left Would Be Protesting Something Even if Kamala Had Won. “Whenever they get what they say that they want, it’s only a reason to pause for a moment to figure out what they want next. As we’ve seen all to often with them, they feel that merely wanting something is justification for any aberrant or violent behavior.”

I AGREE:

Trump’s near-death experience in Butler is the foundational moment of his 2nd term. Not only did it galvanize people it’s also hard to separate the attack & the miraculous split-second turn of his head from the sense of urgency with which he’s governed. https://t.co/12xJG6tvGC

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) July 10, 2025

Salena has a new book out this week, Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland.

MUCH OF LEFTIST POLITICS, EXPLAINED:

"many women suffer from an intense fear of social exclusion. The pressure to 'fit into' a group is stronger for girls than for boys, possibly leading girls to support beliefs or ideas out of a desire for social harmony rather than true conviction." https://t.co/skRMqUKyZu

— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) July 9, 2025

ENTENTE ATOMIQUE CORDIALE: UK and France Agree to First Ever Nuclear Weapons Pact to Fend Off Threat to Europe.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France will announce on Thursday the details of a new defense relationship that will include a first-ever pledge to have their nuclear arsenals work together in the event of serious danger to allies in Europe.

The announcement will come as the two leaders conclude a three-day state visit with a trip to a British military base as they seek to underscore their support for defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.

The agreement between the two countries will affirm that “there is no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations,” according to a statement published late on Wednesday by the British Ministry of Defense.

The announcement expected on Thursday is not a full guarantee of nuclear protection for European nations, but experts said it is a small step in that direction.

Smart.

But this might be the summit’s real news: “Mr. Starmer and Mr. Macron, who last held a similar summit before President Trump’s return to power in January, are also expected to announce some kind of migration agreement that could reduce the number of people attempting to cross the English Channel in small, crowded boats launched from the beaches of northern France.”

FIGHT THE POWER: Trump Rips Brazil Over Censorship, Bolsonaro ‘Witch Hunt’ — Then Says Country Will Face 50% Tariff.

HE’S HAVING A GOOD FIRST SIX MONTHS: Trump’s Approval Looking Good in Swing States.

Related:

If you’re black pilled right now, you’re just not paying attention. I don’t have any time for people who aren’t looking for the way to win. Looking for the way to win means accepting that sometimes you have a setback but figuring out how to get around it.

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) July 10, 2025

Also:

There's no such thing as a job an American won’t do. Not a single industry in the US is even close to a majority illegal labor, including hotel and farm workers. Illegal migrants drive down American wages—which is why the elites are desperately fighting to keep them: cheap labor. pic.twitter.com/SZ4sy1zKGD

— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) July 10, 2025

UPDATE:

DC Democrats are starting to panic over @MikieSherrill’s weakness in the NJ governor’s race: https://t.co/QVpzPBK6Ce

— Matt Rooney (@MattRooneyNJ) July 9, 2025

IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: How the Trump Team Lost the Epstein Narrative.

GOOD QUESTION: John Hinderaker: “I don’t understand why the Houthi terrorist group still exists.”

EVERYTHING THEY DO IS FAKE: Veteran Dem Operatives Behind ‘Conservative’ Group Supporting Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn.

WELL, GOOD: SpaceX Redesigns to Stop Starship Failures.

AT AMAZON: Shop Prime Day! #CommissionEarned

TO BE FAIR, THAT’S A LOW BAR: Chris Cillizza Thread on Biden’s Decline PROVES Public Is Better at Journalism Than He and His Colleagues. “Imagine if Melania Trump and staffers tried to do this with Trump. Do any of us believe the media would just drop the story only to write books about it later?”

IT DID. Republicans’ righteous win on the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ saved the party’s future.

INSURRECTION, STRAIGHT UP: Saboteurs Busted for Spiking Tires of LA ICE Vehicles. But Wait, What About Those Bags? “Four saboteurs arrested by Border Patrol for spiking their tires while on an immigration operation on Tuesday have been identified. And, you could say, they left their seeming benefactor, a government-subsidized NGO, holding the bag.”

THE FUTURE DOESN’T GET EVERYWHERE AT ONCE:  Unevenly Distributed.

TYLER COWEN: Why Won’t Socialism Die?

I don’t think that it’s just free stuff. I think that people who know that their chief skills consist of sucking up, kicking down, and knuckling under favor a political/economic system in which those skills are valued above all others.

ELON, YOU HAVE ONE JOB:  Sightseeing near Starship’s candidate Martian landing sites.

VIGNETTES FROM A FORMERLY UNITED KINGDOM:  The disunited nations of Bournemouth.

THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CLASP A SERPENT TO YOUR BREAST:  Pro-Palestinian Activists Vandalize Homes of University Regents.

THEY CERTAINLY AIN’T HEALTHY:  It looks like the Covid jabs were – and still are – killing people.

I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHO’S FUNDING THIS:  Anti-ICE Protesters Attack Agents Outside SF Court. It Doesn’t End Well for Them..

INTERESTING IDEA – START WITH GRACIE MANSION:  Communist NYC Mayoral Candidate Called to Redistribute Luxury Homes to the Homeless.

IT’S GOING TO BE SLOW:   Democrats retreating on climate change? Well, kinda.

AND: Tilting at Windmills is having a subscription sale.

APPARENTLY LESE MAJESTE IS PROTECTED BY THE 1ST AMENDMENT (WHO KNEW?):  He Went to Prison for Sharing Anti-Hillary Clinton Memes – Now He Has Been Vindicated.

Oh yeah. We did. Because we are Americans.  No kings, no queens. We won’t be fooled again.