HMM:
Riddle me this LA:
If it’s illegal for non-citizens to vote, why the Hell does the West LA Library have a display for non citizens that includes a VOTER REGISTRATION specifically for non citizens that allows them to “preregister” to vote.
They even have a special section on the… pic.twitter.com/8TLr0Maut5
— Stella X (@Stellaaa) June 11, 2026
CONRAD BLACK: Trump will get what he wants in Iran by negotiation or by force.
The US president has clearly from time to time restrained the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu from returning to full-scale hostilities. There has been exaggerated emphasis on the partial Congressional elections in the United States in November. It is not at all clear that the administration will suffer a setback in those elections, but it does not much matter if it does. Except for Franklin D. Roosevelt, every two-term president in American history since Theodore Roosevelt, who retired in 1909, has had to deal with a Congress in the hands of his opponents in the last two years. None of them had a veto overridden in that time and the consequences of the Democrats regaining control of either or even both houses of Congress will not be significant, especially given their propensity for utterly absurd policy options, including a return to open borders, higher taxes, massive regulation of business, and the imposition of hysterical concerns about the impact on climate of the use of fossil fuels.
Trump has just successfully purged his party of malcontents in the Senate and House of Representatives and not more than four or five presidents in the country’s history have been as preeminent as he is in the politics of the country at this stage in his administration. He has a blank cheque to return to combat and pummel Iran into submission, or to receive Iran’s submission without a return to war. He will not make a bad peace and is in a position to extract a satisfactory one. The time has come.
But the road along the way sure is bumpy. I wrote two columns on this yesterday. The first one (here) was overtaken by events four minutes after it went live. And the second one (here) was a virtual laundry list of conflicting claims.
IF AN IMMIGRANT ISN’T A NET TAX CONTRIBUTOR, THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING ALLOWED TO STAY:
Somalis rank among the most welfare-dependent groups in the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
Six countries. Same result. Every single time.
This is a pattern, and American taxpayers are paying for it.
81% of Somali immigrant households… pic.twitter.com/cBNgkLDoId
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) June 11, 2026
YET STARMER HANGS ON: Armed forces minister quits hours after defence secretary steps down over military spending plans.. In his resignation letter, Carns says “we are asking our Armed Forces to operate in a more dangerous world on a budget written for a calmer one.” Earlier, Healey told the prime minister the upcoming defence investment plan “falls well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time.”
What the UK really needs is a massive deportation budget…:
An illegal immigrant who arrives by dinghy admits that he's been working for the Taliban since he was 10.
He is put in to a hotel where he kidnaps and sexually assaults a 7 year old child.
British Justice gives him 2.5 years, he will serve about 18 months.https://t.co/XbgkxsezHg— Frank Stephens (@justrightFrank) June 11, 2026
…and to bring back the hangman.
SOME SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
USA 🇺🇸
The FBI has FIRED five analysts linked to the infamous targeting of Catholics under the Biden administration pic.twitter.com/kKuZZbAs9H
— Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) June 11, 2026
HANG ON THERE, PARDNER: ‘We Just Made a Great Settlement of the War With Iran.’ “Do you have whiplash yet? Because I do.”
ICYMI: Britain Goes Full Airstrip One.
Nobunaga adds: “Britain’s basically North Korea at this point, ain’t it?”
Yep.
HEH:
Europeans enjoying the World Cup: “Futbol is the greatest sport in the world.”
Americans enjoying the World Cup: “Wonder what fast food the German guy eats next.”
— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) June 11, 2026
I mean, at least we’re getting something out of the World Cup.
THE LEFT IS INCENSED BECAUSE PRATT EXPOSED THEIR GRIFT AND INCOMPETENCE:
His entire platform as far as I could tell was:
1) No one wants to live in a vagrant toilet, gross
2) Corruption and waste is wrong
We don’t all agree that these are good things? What even were his Republican policies? Why were libs so incensed by the guy?
— Michael Choi, MD (@swdhldr) June 10, 2026
ANALYSIS: TRUE. No one is entitled to work at CBS or anywhere else.
I worked as a writer, reporter, and editor for various publications for more than ten years. So, I’ve worked inside newsrooms and, before that, in the business world. And watching the Pelley spectacle, I keep coming back to the same thought: The rules that apply in every other profession apply here, too.
You have a boss. What the boss says goes. You do the job you were hired to do, or you find another job. What you do not do, if you want to be taken seriously, is hijack a staff meeting to scream at your new executive producer, question his qualifications to his face in front of 50 colleagues, accuse leadership of “murdering” the program, and then act shocked when you are shown the door. What you especially do not do is immediately leak the whole episode to the New York Times and then performatively engage in public grief sessions about the consequences.
Pelley was paid millions of dollars to work at CBS. He had a 37-year run at the network. He is not a sympathetic figure. He is a very well-compensated professional who made a scene, got fired for cause, and is now treating his termination as a national tragedy and some kind of attack on journalism.
No matter the profession, if the new boss has new rules, you can either get on board or get lost.
JAW, JAW IS BETTER THAN WAR, WAR: ‘They Should Have Made a Deal,’ Trump to Seize Iran’s Oil Infrastructure.
UPDATE: Nope. Trump, according to the WSJ, now says he’s canceled the strikes “after Tehran’s leadership and other parties negotiating a deal to end the conflict approved ‘discussions and final points.'” Echoing what I wrote below, whatever went on behind the scenes, Trump’s threat seems to have gotten what he wanted — even if what he wanted was for the talks to drag on while Iran’s economy continues crumbling. But do read the rest of the column because it includes some fun tidbits.
CRUELTY DISGUISED AS COMPASSION: We knew students were unprepared, and we sent them on to fail. “It’s no surprise to Elizabeth Statmore, who teaches at San Francisco’s Lowell High, the largest single feeder to the UC system. Every year, she finds herself teaching very basic math — fractions, the distributive property, exponents and roots — to her high-achieving students, she writes in Voice of San Francisco. These holes in their knowledge will sink them in college STEM classes.”
KRUISER DOESN’T USUALLY HOLD BACK THIS MUCH: Dems Will Freak Out When They Get to Hell and Find Out How Few Republicans Are There.
DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: Commie Jihadis On The Grassy Knoll. “It used to be that Fifth Columnists funded by foreign interests operated from the shadows, holding clandestine meetings while trying to undermine the nation. Today, however, Islamist organizations linked to both communist China and global Jihad networks openly proclaim their hatred for the United States right here in Texas.”
ORWELL DIDN’T WRITE 1984 AS AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL: Britain Goes Full Airstrip One. “Britain looks more and more like Airstrip One as Parliament considers a bill opening up everyone’s smartphone to government supervision — and jail time for tech execs who don’t submit.”
MAKE THE CAPITOL BEAUTIFUL AGAIN:
Imagine being enraged by water feature maintenance done right.
That's the curse of TDS. Letting everything send you into apoplectic fits.
— Warren Hultquist (@whultquist) June 10, 2026
HMM: Will the FCC’s Anti-Robocalling Rule Also Ban Burner Phones?
An FCC effort to stop robocalls is raising concerns that it could also ban burner phones and force US consumers to hand over more data to telecommunications companies.
404Media is highlighting the privacy implications of the agency’s new Know Your Customer (KYC) rules for voice providers. In April, the FCC voted to kick off a rulemaking that calls for stricter screening for new and existing customers to help block phone calls from scammers.
The problem is that the FCC’s proposal threatens to outlaw burner phones and other privacy-focused voice services due to a potential requirement to “verify customer identities—including name, address, government ID, and alternative phone numbers—before enabling service,” according to the commission’s press release. “Criminals continue to leverage the anonymity provided by phone calls and texts to defraud Americans and exploit communications networks to further other crimes,” it adds.
Much as I despise robocallers, this “solution” could prove worse.
YOU’VE BEEN ROBBED: Violent Immigrant Fraudster Stole $100 Million to Fund Jets, Cars, and Orgies.
NICE: ‘Secret Mission’: Trump reveals 100M barrels of oil have cleared Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that more than 100 million barrels of oil had made their way through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a “secret mission” he gave the U.S. military to support oil tankers moving through the waterway.
“Last month, I directed our Great U.S. Military to execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” he posted on Truth Social. “Today, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market. More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait.”
“This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. It’s over for Iran! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
But maybe the best part of the ongoing not-quite-a-ceasefire is the Gulf states finally getting serious about bypassing the Gulf for their exports.
ANALYSIS: TRUE.
We loathed Obama like you loathed Trump.
Except we loathed Obama because he loathed America.
You loathe Trump because you loathe America.
— Brilyn Hollyhand (@BrilynHollyhand) June 10, 2026
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