GOOD LORD:
The former abortion reporter for the Washington Post is VERY mad that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has a big family. Apparently she sent a deranged list of questions to the family demanding to know why they didn’t abort their oldest daughter. What a psycho! pic.twitter.com/LfrTL9x0Vo
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 23, 2025
YES. NEXT QUESTION? Is the U.S. Vulnerable to a Drone Sneak Attack?
Israel’s recent attack on Iran further demonstrates the unstoppable power of drones swarming from bases already within the target country. Evidence has emerged that Israel pre-positioned drones within the interior of Iran. Details are sparse, but we can hypothesize that the Israeli attack exploited a technique similar to the one recently used by the Ukrainians: hauling truck boxes disguised as commercial shipping deep into the interior of the target country near the most sensitive targets. When the agents are safely out of harm’s way, a remote signal activates the automated drones to deliver small explosive payloads with devastating precision.
The Russian nuclear-capable bombers presented a soft target to the Ukrainians; the Iranian military leadership was an even softer target for Israel. Technology exists to create killer drones with facial recognition software and AI navigation that can stealthily hunt down specific targets. When they locate the target, a charge large enough to take out that target alone explodes within point-blank range.
Unlike the advancements in ironclads, nuclear weapons, or aircraft carriers, a massive industrial effort is not required to build drones. China, Iran, Russia, and many other countries are automating drone production on a massive scale, as if the survival of their regimes depends on it. And it seems likely that warfare is changing so that regime longevity does depend on a credible drone offense and defense capability.
Ukraine and Israel were both able to sneak drones into countries that aren’t exactly open and friendly places — so of course we’re vulnerable, too.
DON’T BACK DOWN: Senate tames endowment tax plan, but universities still on the hook.
MSNBC IS SO ANNOYING: “Tennessee’s Lawsuit Against the Education Department Imperils Latino Students.” Well, no it doesn’t. But the federal program that Tennessee is suing about–one that shovels money to colleges and universities depending on the race of their students–does imperil the Constitution.
I take some pride in the fact that my organization–the American Civil Rights Project–first brought the issue to the attention of the Tennessee attorney general, so I doubt the lawsuit would have been filed without our work. We hope to file a motion to intervene soon. Meanwhile, for background on the issue, read this letter to Senator Bill Cassidy.
WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF BIGOTRY? Conservative Group Accuses Michigan Law Review Of Discrimination Against Heterosexual White Men In Selection Of Members And Articles.
MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN: MIGA by Airstrike: Israel Targets Tehran’s Grip on Power.
FUN GIFT: Magnetic Fidget Pen – Stress Relief Toy & Multifunctional Writing Pen. #CommissionEarned
GOOD GUY WITH A GUN: 1 injured, suspected shooter killed after shooting at church in Wayne, sources say.
A police source tells us that the armed suspect was on his way to the church when another person tried to stop him with their truck. He reportedly opened fire at the truck, and that’s when a security guard got involved. Wayne Police confirmed on Facebook that the suspect was shot and killed by a security guard at the church.
Wayne police said one victim was shot in the leg.
“Our leadership and support teams are on the ground, at the scene, in Wayne, Michigan providing assistance and investigative support,” said FBI Director Dan Bongino in a statement released Sunday afternoon.
We’re told that Vacation Bible Study kids were performing, and the performance was interrupted to clear the church.
“The VBS kids were up on stage giving the little songs that they learned, and I had to use the restroom and I was on my cell phone,” said Wendy Bodin, who was in the church at the time of the events. “I went out to the front of the building where the grass is, and I saw a man on the ground. I heard a big Boom and I thought he got hit or crashed his car or was hurt, and another lady saw and pointed to me and said ‘oh my, call 911!'”
We’re told that Homeland Security is also monitoring the incident.
THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE, THE ISSUE IS ALWAYS THE REVOLUTION:
Thing that happens every weekend in New York City is happening again. Just changed the signs out. https://t.co/uPhljzpaIf
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 23, 2025
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: It’s Refreshing Having a Real President Again. “President Trump did what he had to do to help the world become a safer place. There isn’t a lot of nuance in this situation. The Iranian regime is pure evil. They cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons.”
HMM:
BREAKING 🔴🔴
Report: Khamenei is currently unreachable. Top Iranian officials including former President Hassan Rouhani, MP Ali Larijani, and former Justice Minister Sadeq Larijani are seeking his approval to begin direct talks with the United States but have failed to make… pic.twitter.com/L9iRhVd1R2
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 23, 2025
Full text:
Report: Khamenei is currently unreachable. Top Iranian officials including former President Hassan Rouhani, MP Ali Larijani, and former Justice Minister Sadeq Larijani are seeking his approval to begin direct talks with the United States but have failed to make contact.
A source told IranWire that only a small group has access to Khamenei. Ali Larijani, from a prominent clerical family, wants to position himself as a future leader after Khamenei, but his authority is weak since Khamenei disqualified him twice from running for president.
Nobody knows what’s going on, and that seems to include Khamenei.
HOW’D THAT WORK OUT LAST TIME? OR THE TIME BEFORE THAT? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump Iran move ‘clearly grounds for impeachment.’
ABOUT TIME: The COVID Reckoning Cometh.
DON SURBER: Trump saves world, Democrats complain.
RABBI MICHAEL BARCLAY: America Must Be Ready for Threats — From Iran and the Democrats.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Friday that oil refiners can challenge California’s electric-vehicle mandate. The decision shouldn’t have been controversial, but Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent accusing her colleagues of favoring “moneyed interests” deserves a rebuttal.
Refiners challenged a 2013 Environmental Protection Agency waiver (Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA) letting California impose its own greenhouse gas emissions standards and EV quotas. The Biden Administration issued a separate waiver that applies through 2035, which President Trump signed a Congressional resolution last week to repeal.
To sue in federal court, plaintiffs must demonstrate they are likely to suffer a concrete injury that can be redressed by judicial action. California and other Democratic-led states sought to have the case tossed by arguing that refiners lacked legal standing because they wouldn’t be harmed by the state’s emissions rules. Say what?
The express purpose of California’s regulations is to reduce the consumption of gasoline that the companies produce. Yet a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel agreed with California’s self-contradictory argument, holding that auto makers wouldn’t make more gas-powered cars if the EPA waiver were overturned owing to “surging consumer demand” for EVs.
As Justice Brett Kavanaugh notes in the majority opinion, “EPA’s and California’s own actions—their statements, their enforcement decisions, their litigation positions—undermine the central premise of their redressability argument.” Lo, if blocking the regulations wouldn’t have an impact, why are EPA and California seeking to defend and enforce them?
Why, indeed?
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Craftsman VERSASTACK Mechanics Tool Set. #CommissionEarned
THEY CAN SUE THEIR ENRICHMENT FACILITIES BACK INTO EXISTENCE? Iran’s atomic body condemns American assault on nuclear sites, vows legal action.
The agency said the three nuclear sites operate under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the “brutal assault” on them violates international law.
The AEOI said the aggression was carried out “under the indifference–or rather the complicity–of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”
“The international community is expected to condemn this lawlessness based on jungle rules and to stand with Iran in asserting its legitimate rights,” read the statement, adding that the organization assures the great Iranian nation that despite enemy’s sinister conspiracies, it will not allow the progress of this national industry to be halted.
“The organization has placed on its agenda all necessary actions to defend the rights of the noble Iranian people, including legal follow-up measures.”
I wonder if the noble Iranian people have had enough of this regime.
STUPID WHITE MEN:
The gall of white men, how dare they. pic.twitter.com/wpJL65lm5b
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) June 21, 2025
FOLLOWING A FOUR-YEAR HIATUS: Israel Tells UK: America Leads the Free World.
REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD:
Reminder: Mozilla/Firefox ousted their CEO @BrendanEich because he made a donation opposing gay marriage. So Eich left and started Brave, which has now surpassed Firefox. https://t.co/gEKgjQmaNX
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) June 22, 2025
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