WHATEVER HAPPENED TO NONPROLIFERATION? Russia ‘Ready to Assist Tehran in Refilling’ Uranium Stockpiles, Foreign Minister Says.

Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday said that his country is prepared to help Iran replenish its uranium stockpiles, offering Tehran a path to a rebuilt nuclear program in the wake of the U.S. and Israeli campaign to prevent the Islamic Republic from building a bomb.

“Moscow is ready to assist Tehran in refilling its depleted uranium stocks,” Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly said during a meeting with BRICS member nations in Brazil.

“Russia has technological solutions for uranium depletion and is ready to work with Iran in this field,” Lavrov said in remarks published by Iran’s state-controlled media. “We have technological capacities and we are ready to offer them, taking the excess of overly enriched uranium and returning the power-generation-grade uranium to the Islamic Republic and its nuclear facilities.”

The U.S. and Israeli air campaign destroyed Tehran’s top nuclear sites, including the mountain bunker at Fordow that stored much of the country’s uranium. Russia’s offer to replace the uranium could lay the groundwork for Iran to restart its weapons work.

Then again, the Kremlin either could not or would not assist Tehran in its greatest moment of need, so this might just be more stupid bluster.

INDEED: No Brother Left Behind: Why Men Need Encouragement and Each Other.

DOG BITES MAN: The Media Deploy A Cadre Of ‘Experts’ And ‘Advocates’ To Lie About Medicaid.

But the bias doesn’t end there. Weixel’s Medicaid story includes all manner of cues designed to tilt a reader’s bias toward the leftist perspective.

Only Leftist “Experts” Consulted: The story quoted analysts from the Center for American Progress, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Kaiser Family Foundation. While Weixel described CAP as “Democratic-aligned,” he neglected to mention that the other two foundations also have a leftward slant; while not as outwardly partisan as CAP, they definitely have an ideology behind them. Of course, he didn’t quote any policy experts who support Medicaid reform.

Politicians versus “Experts:” Rather than quoting conservative analysts who can speak to the merits of reforming Medicaid, Weixel instead used a generic quote about the legislation from President Trump, followed by a quick rebuttal that “experts … say … the legislation would enact an unprecedented reduction” in Medicaid. Of course, only some “experts” take the view that said reduction will cause harm — but Weixel didn’t bother to quote any who disagree. A variation on this trick has the reporter describing one side’s position — “Republicans argue that …” — allowing him or her to characterize, or mischaracterize, policy views without giving voice to any of the people who hold them.

“Advocacy” Bias: In addition to using the term “experts” to describe the leftists claiming the legislation will harm Medicaid, Weixel also trots out a similarly loaded term: “advocates.” The left and the media (but I repeat myself) use this term frequently. One will almost never hear the term used to describe someone conservative, who “advocates” for less spending — or protecting the unborn, for instance. Instead, the media invariably apply the term to someone promoting more taxes, more spending, and more welfare — more government control, in other words.

The bias, and the contrast, are practically self-evident.

Read the whole thing.

ASHLEY MCCULLY: New Jersey Is Coming for Homeschoolers.

HE ISN’T WRONG: Trump calls Staff Gen. Milley ‘idiot’ for leaving military equipment in Afghanistan during withdrawal.

Trump, who historically has pushed to recover billions of dollars’ worth of equipment US troops left in Afghanistan, said that Milley argued at the time it was cheaper to leave the equipment there.

“That’s when I knew he was an idiot,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. “Didn’t take long to figure that one out. But they left all that equipment. But they left their dignity behind. It was the most embarrassing moment, in my opinion, in the history of our country. Not that we got out. We should have not been there, but that we got out the way we got out with great embarrassment and death.”

Milley, who is now retired, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

To be fair, what’s there to say?

OH MY: The Deepfake Era Just Got Real: Someone’s Pretending to Be Marco Rubio.

RELIGION OF PEACE UPDATE: Hostages released from Gaza detail sexual violence as Israeli report concludes Hamas used it as ‘weapon of war’ on October 7.

The Dinah Project experts — all women — gathered first-hand testimonies from the 15 returned hostages, one survivor of an attempted rape during the October 7, 2023 terror attacks, 17 eye and ear witnesses and 27 first responders who attended the scenes of the attacks.

These testimonies, coupled with forensic reports and photographs and videos from the attacks, led them to conclude that Hamas used sexual violence in a widespread, systematic and “tactical” way as a “weapon of war.”

The report, published on Tuesday, describes some of the survivors’ experiences.

One female hostage was beaten and sexually assaulted at gunpoint while in captivity, according to the report. She said she was chained by an iron ankle chain for three weeks and was repeatedly asked about the timing of her menstrual cycle. The report details that many of the 15 former hostages were threatened with rape in the form of forced marriage. Almost all of them reported verbal sexual harassment and some physical sexual harassment, including unwanted touching of private parts, it said.

All believable, in light of what Hamas chose to broadcast and brag about on Oct. 7.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: For Your Consideration — James Comey in an Orange Jumpsuit. “Longtime readers of mine know that James Comey has long been near the top of my list of undesirables who I think deserve some righteous legal scrutiny. The smug jerk smirked his way through the Biden years, thinking that he got away with his interference in the 2016 presidential election.”

HE SAYS THAT LIKE IT ISN’T BEAUTIFUL: Trump Megabill Will Supersize ICE’s Mass-Deportation Push. “Overall, the law provides $170 billion in new funding for immigration and border enforcement. A substantial $46.5 billion will go toward completing Trump’s beloved border wall. But since border crossings have dropped to very low levels this year, the administration’s more immediate priority will be supercharging ICE’s mass-deportation initiative aimed at immigrants already in the country. The megabill makes ICE the largest federal law-enforcement agency by far and channels $14 billion in new money to local law-enforcement agencies that cooperate with its work — some very serious dollars for often cash-strapped police departments.”

STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN: About That Kamala Harris Comeback…

LEAKED MEMOS: Harris warned to distance herself from Biden and go on Joe Rogan podcast.

In a series of memos from Maria Comella, a Republican political strategist who has advised Democrats including former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Comella told Harris campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon that the then-vice president was not providing voters with a “reason” to cast a ballot for her.
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Comella also advised Harris to acknowledge how Democrats had missed “the mark” on the economy and inflation, border security, the COVID-19 pandemic, crime and public safety, and climate policies, such as Biden’s electric vehicles mandate, during her sit-down interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier and more broadly on the campaign trail.

“Create clear daylight/differentiation between a Harris and Biden administration,” she wrote. “Acknowledge where the Democratic Party hasn’t gotten it right — a willingness to not just work with the other side, but call out your own party when necessary. Meet the moment by contrasting the stakes on the issues.”

Comella also encouraged Harris to appear on Joe Rogan’s podcast and not underscore the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol during her closing argument address at the Ellipse.

“Be prepared to play,” she wrote of Rogan. “While he won’t be aggressive, he will be looking for authenticity and it’s an opportunity to differentiate in style.”

These were all bad decisions. But they were also the best decisions available, once the quality and preparedness of the candidate were taken into account.

YES: Britain’s Crackdown on Speech Proves That We Were Right to Fight.

HEH: Let’s Talk About ​Trump’s…Er…Obama’s ICE Raids.

SPACE: Did something just hit Saturn? Astronomers are racing to find out. “Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems one astronomer may have caught the moment of impact and the hunt is on for other images to verify the discovery.”

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: About That Kamala Harris Comeback…

HOUSING: Delistings Surge Nearly 50% as Sellers Who Can’t Get Their Price Quit the Market in Frustration.

Delistings jumped 47% nationally in May from a year earlier, in a sign that sellers would increasingly rather wait than negotiate, according to the Realtor.com® economic research team’s latest monthly housing trends report. Year to date, delistings are up 35% from the same period in 2024.

The increase is partly due to the overall expansion in active inventory, which was up 28% in June from a year earlier. Newly listed homes increased 8.8% from a year ago, but remained flat over the past two months.

Still, delistings are outpacing new listings, with 13 homes delisted in May for every 100 homes hitting the market—up from 10 in the spring of 2024 and 2023, and just six in 2022.

A rate cut or two might help.

DECOUPLING: Trump admin to ban China from buying US farmland. “The policy is part of a wider multi-agency approach to protect America’s farmland, foods, as well as other critical infrastructure from Chinese influence. ‘American agriculture is not just about feeding our families, but about protecting our nation and standing up to foreign adversaries who are buying our farmland, stealing our research, and creating dangerous vulnerabilities in the very systems that sustain us,’ Rollins added during the press conference.”

I MISSED THIS ONE, TOO, BUT THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY — RIGHT, GOVERNOR?

I missed this…probably because the story and his resignation dropped midday on July 4th, when absolutely no one was paying attention.

A sneaky little PR move on his way out! @GovKathyHochul will hope this is never mentioned again… https://t.co/TfO5EmgF3f

— Chrissy Casilio (@ChrissyCasilio) July 8, 2025

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: New concealed carry burdens heaped on law-abiding Coloradans.

A state law in effect as of July 1 layers on new education and training burdens for obtaining and renewing permits for the carrying of a concealed handgun in Colorado, this despite data suggesting permit holders are already an exceptionally responsible and law-abiding group.

House Bill 24-1174 passed along party lines in the Democrat-controlled legislature last year, and among other things significantly expands classroom training requirements to obtain a concealed handgun permit (CHP), to include a live-fire exercise and a written exam, with instructors “verified” by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

The bill additionally requires a “refresher” class for the renewal of a permit, which includes the exam and live-fire mandates. Nowhere does the bill cite evidence of any issues arising from previous requirements, nor of CHP holders as committing acts of gun violence.

This is on top of the fingerprint-based background check already long required by law.

The in-person course, among other things, covers firearm handling, shooting and storage, as well as state laws on self-defense and purchasing, owning, or transporting a firearm. The course can be broken up into hourly increments if necessary.

Colorado concealed carry permits are valid for five years, and a CHP holder may renew their permit up to 120 days before expiration.

Despite a growing hostility towards CHP holders by the legislature and anti-gun rights groups, Colorado continues to see an uptick in concealed carry permits.

With Democrats dominating both chambers by two-to-one margins, the question isn’t whether they’ll come up with some new infringement, but how quickly — and how annoying.

RAYMOND IBRAHIM: When Christian Heads Rolled: Saladin’s Hidden Atrocity Against God’s Warriors.

DEFINING GENIUS DOWN: You’re a genius! You’re a genius! You’re a genius! “It’s good to see student’s potential, not just their problems. What’s not so good is to pretend that everything’s just fine when it’s not. Constantly looking for ways to improve teaching and curriculum? Good. Constantly changing the meaning of words so nobody has to face up to failure? Bad.”

INDEED: Biology Isn’t Bigotry: California’s War on Girls’ Sports. “In Gavin Newsom’s California, the rules aren’t written for girls anymore. They’re rewritten around boys.”

PRIORITIES: California Ready To Rumble With Trump To Keep Men In Women’s Sports.

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) in June announced it found California in violation of federal civil rights for allowing men to compete in women’s sports and access women’s spaces, such as locker rooms and restrooms. CDE apparently notified ED it would not be complying with the Trump administration’s proposed resolution, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced on X.

The California department said it “respectfully disagrees” with the Office of Civil Rights’ (OCR) findings and added “it will not sign the Proposed Resolution Agreement,” according to the email posted by McMahon. The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), which was also found in violation of the same law, told ED it “concurs” with CDE’s response.

“California has just REJECTED our resolution agreement to follow federal law and keep men out of women’s sports,” McMahon wrote in the X post. “Turns out [Democratic California] Gov. [Gavin] Newsom’s acknowledgment that ‘it’s an issue of fairness’ was empty political grandstanding.”

McMahon warned Newsom that the state will not be referred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

I wonder how this might effect Newsom’s red-state outreach.

ICYMI: King, Conqueror, and Cultural Makeover: The BBC Did It Again.

THE EV BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Honda scraps EV SUV development due to decreased US demand. “Instead, the company aims to curb investments in EVs and redirect efforts towards increasing production of profitable hybrid vehicles.”

Hybrids make a lot more sense, economic and environmental — and don’t require boatloads of tax dollars to get carmakers to build them or consumers to buy them.