DOES ANYONE CARE? NO? I THOUGHT SO:  Tucker Carlson Officially Exits the Republican Party; ‘It’s Immoral … I’m Out’.

Quatar overpays him.

BEHOLD MY SHOCKED FACE!  Yes, credit goes to @Axios  Chicago for having the audacity report that Barack Obama’s pals, former Weather Underground terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, attended the invitation-only VIP opening of the Obama Presidential Center last Thursday.

X-cancel.

BUT THEY WANT TO BAN GUNS:  Reducing Murder Rates Without Banning Guns.

THIS IS WHY I KEEP ALL MY PAPER BOOKS, THOUGH I READ A LOT MORE IN PIXELS:  The new Dark Ages.

THEY ALWAYS WIN THE LIMBO CONTEST:  Just when you thought the Democrats couldn’t stoop any lower…”Senator” Jon Ossoff of Georgia goes lower.

WE ALL BLEED THE SAME:  Blue Bloods.

HOW IT WORKS:  On Assassination Culture: “Traitor for Israel”. How one issue hijacks every permission structure at once for political violence.

ON SUNDAYS I RUN A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE AUTHORS:  Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

There’s also a vignette challenge.

WHILE I HOPE HE’S WRONG … THAT’S NOT HOW THE SMART MONEY BETS:  Sen. Lindsey Graham predicts Iran peace talks will fail — and Trump will take Strait of Hormuz ‘by force’.

IN FAIRNESS, THESE ARE QUALITIES LARGELY MISSING FROM THE LABOUR PARTY, NOT JUST ITS PM-IN-WAITING:  Strength, morals, determination, empathy – everything that King Andy lacks.

IS HE OFFERING TO HELP THE GANGS OR THE STATE? BECAUSE THE GANGS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCEPT THE OFFER:   More Than 20 Shot in Chicago Over Weekend As Trump Offers Help.

OF COURSE THEY DID:  DHS Says Iranian World Cup Team Tried to Smuggle IRGC Members Into the United States.

IT’S THE ONLY THING SHE CAN SERVE:  Kamala Harris Serves Up A Fresh Summer Word Salad.

“WE GOTTA GO SOMEHOW” BEFITS A PRESIDENT WHO HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS:  The Reactions to This Trump Podcast Quote Have Been Absolutely Hilarious.

I HAVE TO ASSUME THIS:  Many People Question the White House’s Decision Regarding Iran; Maybe the Secret Is That Trump Has Decided That the Overwhelming Goal Now Is to Win the 2026 Mid-Terms.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS:  Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism.

GOOD:  ‘San Diego’ Man Faces Terrorism, Fraud Charges Over Alleged Sham Gaza Charity.

HOW MUCH OF WHAT WE THOUGHT WE KNEW ABOUT RUSSIA’S MIGHT WAS PROPAGANDA?  Russia’s Military: Thermoclines of Truth (And Endemic Corruption) All The Way Down.

THAT’S PROBABLY TO THE GOOD:  The End May Be Nigh for Automakers’ Monopoly on Car Repair Data.

POINT TAKEN:  Lessons learned: “In Ballymena and Belfast, violence worked; in Epping, peaceful protest did not”.

SHE HAS REASON TO BE:  I’m ANGRY.

GOOD:  Texas Supreme Court rejects beach closure lawsuit against SpaceX.

THE GRIFT HAS FOUND OPPORTUNITY:  The autism Wild West – rising numbers, escalating costs and a system out of control.

THE POLLSTERS ARE USING METHODOLOGY WHICH DOESN’T FIT THE NEW ENVIRONMENT:   Why the Makerfield by-election confounded the pollsters.

IT WOULD BE VILE NOT TO:  Justice Department Backs Catholic Nuns Against New York’s Gender Ideology Law.