CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Friends With Benefits: Stacey Abrams Funneled $20 Million to Her Lawyer.

JOHN LUCAS ON DEALING WITH SEDITION: Was President Eisenhower Deranged? Democrat politicians (again) tout their support for those preventing, hindering, or delaying the execution of federal laws. “Troopers from the 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment safeguarding the Little Rock 9. Note the unsheathed bayonets.”

Plus: “We are watching sedition in real time, on TV. It will get worse.”

#JOURNALISM:

The difference between reality and the legacy media is insane! https://t.co/zHEjmPbrjn

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2025

WELL, YES, BUT TO LOSE THE MORAL HIGH GROUND YOU MUST HAVE POSSESSED IT AT SOME POINT.

Dem Sen. Fetterman: "My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement." https://t.co/DMywB8IIWS

— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) June 10, 2025

Related:

The entire immigration debate in US comes down to if you see this undisputed fact (we have an imported servant class) as a positive thing, or a negative thing pic.twitter.com/ai9jIqd0jM

— Chris Arnade 🐢🐱🚌 (@Chris_arnade) June 9, 2025

NEWSOM MAY STILL MANAGE TO SHOP A SYMPATHETIC DISTRICT JUDGE, BUT THIS IS A PERFECT CASE FOR TRUMP TO DISREGARD AN ORDER:

In reading the Complaint filed by Newsom there are two basic issues that stand out:

1. The statute relied upon by Trump does not have the language that Newsom imputes to it, and

2. The statute has language that the Newsom complaint completely ignores and acts as if it does…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) June 10, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship’s 10th test flight (video).

DON’T TRUST CHINA. CHINA IS ASSHOE.

Yesterday, @FBIDetroit arrested a second Chinese national on charges of smuggling biological materials into the U.S. and lying to federal agents.

This individual is Chengxuan Han, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and a Ph.D. student in Wuhan, China. Han is the third… pic.twitter.com/TE4tJgtJQi

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 9, 2025

RIP: Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86.

#JOURNALISM:

Longest serving Democratic governor in history!

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 9, 2025

Memo to Jeff Bezos: You can lay off a lot of staff at WaPo without losing much.

METHYLENE BLUE, THE LATEST FAD: Can This Blue Chemical Really Boost Your Brain? Here’s What We Know.

You can cure malaria with it, too. But I’m skeptical regarding its general value. And it’s an MAO inhibitor, which raises potential problems.

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT:

Epic. MAGA supporters are now pushing back against the anti-ICE protest.

📍Tampa, Florida.

Love my state.
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 9, 2025

FASTER, PLEASE: “Pausing” Cell Death Could Be the Key to Longevity.

WELL, GOOD: Over-the-counter supplement could prevent heart disease in type 2 diabetes patients.

DON’T TAKE AN AXE TO A GUNFIGHT: Alabama Sheriff Commends Homeowner’s Decisive Action Against Axe-Wielding Home Invader.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: 2025 Lexus LX 700h: Is It Worth $115,350?

IT’S ABOUT TIME: A Scientist Says Humans Will Go Backwards in Time Within Just 4 Years.

Classical reference in headline.

21st CENTURY HEADLINES: Nonreciprocal light speed control achieved using cavity magnonics device.

I’M NOT REASSURED BY THIS: Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work: “Claude Gov” is already handling classified information for the US government.

WHY NOT BOTH? Fecal transplants: Promising treatment or potential health risk?

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: The Naval Academy History Department is in a Spot of Bother. “In this letter, besides the ‘Naval’ in the ‘McMullen Naval History Symposium’, do you see any indication or recognition of this being a service academy? This could have been written by the Chair of the History Department at Brown University about something there.”

AW. THAT’S A SHAME. NBC Has #BigSadz Admitting Trump Can Legally Send in the Guard.

Related: CBS Delivers Bad News To the Party of Riots on Deportations.

Like affirmative action and trans rights, open borders is a policy that has always only been popular with elites, maintained by bullying and propaganda. Now that the bullying and propaganda have failed, reality is asserting itself.

UPDATE:

🚨BREAKING: CNN forced to report that President Trump’s approval rating on immigration is surging like a “rocket.”
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 9, 2025

LOL, BRYN MAWR: College’s alumni weekend hit by anti-Israel graffiti; school pres. doesn’t divulge details.

STANDING UP TO HATE AND BIGOTRY AND DISCRIMINATION: Indiana AG warns private universities their DEI policies may violate state, federal law.

A COMPETENT LAWYER — OR PR CONSULTANT — WOULD HAVE ADVISED AGAINST THIS: Harvard Law Review Retaliates Against Former Editor Working In Trump Administration Who Alleged Pervasive Pattern Of Racial Discrimination.