MERDE: Paris Bans Alcohol Consumption, Sales Amid Heatwave.

French authorities said public consumption of alcohol would be banned in Paris from Friday, saying hospitals in and around the capital were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave.

“We are reaching a saturation point in hospital facilities,” Paris police prefect Patrice Faure said, adding that “the number of hospitalisations keeps increasing.”

“I must ensure that the pressure decreases,” he said, listing a series of measures.

Alcohol consumption in the streets and other public places as well as takeaway alcohol sales will be banned from Friday, Faure told reporters.

An order, published Thursday, prohibits public consumption of alcohol between 12 pm Friday and 7 am Saturday, and between 12 pm Saturday and 7 am Sunday.

Now will they start installing A/C?

CONTEXT:

Data center water use, contextualized

(chart via @axios) pic.twitter.com/nQcguYvkAg

— Steve Everley (@saeverley) June 25, 2026

REALLY BAD: Trump’s Blowing Up Narcos. Biden Ignored Them — Now We’re Learning Just How Bad It Was.

WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY CHERRY-PICK:

Half the world wants to move here, going by Puerto Rico. 4 billion people.

Meaning we could cherry-pick the top 0.1%.

Instead, we take the dregs so Democrats can flip states blue. https://t.co/Mv8Xj3qgrd

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) June 26, 2026

SPACE: 13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA cancellations.

The least expensive of the four contracts, for the Universal Stage Adapter, is perhaps the most illustrative. NASA contracted with Dynetics in June 2017 to design, test, and build this piece of spaceflight hardware. Made largely of composites, the adapter weighed 9,650 pounds (4.3 metric tons) and stood 33 feet (10 meters) tall.

The original contract awarded to Dynetics totaled $131 million, to which NASA later added $9 million for a payload separation system. At the time the program was canceled earlier this year, the contract value had grown to $353 million, with a delivery date delayed to September 2028. The inspector general’s report projected that the project would likely cost $497 million and not be ready until May 2030.

To be clear: NASA was likely going to pay half a billion dollars for a relatively straightforward stage adaptor. This doesn’t have propulsion or anything like that on board. Also, for some unfathomable reason, it was likely to take 13 years to build.

Isaacman is giving NASA a much-needed shakeup.

CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION, BUT THIS IS WEIRD:

USAID gets defunded and now no one listens to rap anymore pic.twitter.com/q9i5Nxig51

— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) June 26, 2026

TO BE FAIR, THEY’RE ALWAYS BEWAILING SOMETHING: ‘People Are Gonna Die’: Lefties Bewail the End of Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians.

THE BOLSHEVIKS ALWAYS SLAUGHTER THE MENSHEVIKS:

While my initial instinct–knowing what Wiener has promoted and supported during his political career–was to simply sniff, "The revolution always eats his own. These are your people." … then I watched closer that look in his eyes.

He is absolutely terrified and actually… https://t.co/1w7w7QDPQJ

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) June 26, 2026

If I had to guess, Weiner fancied himself a Bolshevik.

He had no clue.

EXPLORE LIKE INDIANA JONES: House Republicans Explore Reconciliation Path for SAVE America Act. “Trump has framed the election-security bill as a top priority and has signaled he will not fully engage on other legislative priorities until progress is made on that front, adding pressure on congressional Republicans already navigating a divided Senate.”

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY (GAS RATIONING EDITION):

Map from @MoscowTimes of Russian regions where there is fuel rationing. https://t.co/C3nDsInB4o pic.twitter.com/ETwUg6bZjY

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) June 26, 2026

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Second Amendment Fans Can Start Celebrating Independence Day Early. “Democrats don’t like fair fights, so they prefer that their lawlessness not be hindered by law-abiding citizens who can defend themselves. They blather on about wanting to fight injustice and inequality, but when they gain majority power in a state the first thing they do is go after legal gun owners.”

WE’RE IN A DISTANT THIRD PLACE: China Now Leads World Submarine Construction.

World submarine construction is growing to levels unseen since the Cold War in the 1980s. And in stark contrast to back then, today many more countries are involved. An estimated 77 submarines have been launched in the past 5 years (2021-present) by some 16 countries. This number includes 33 nuclear-powered submarines in 6 countries (China, Russia, United States, United Kingdom, France and India). Brazil and North Korea also have nuclear-powered boats under construction, but they have yet hit the water. Meanwhile South Korea and Australia have plans to operate nuclear boats.

But one country stands out for both their dramatic increase in volume and rapid pace of technical development. China has established a commanding lead in submarine production. Over the past five years, it has launched about 24 submarines. This is twice Russia’s 12 and more than triple the United States’ output of 7 boats.

We’re barely ahead of Japan at six.

CHANGE:

Leaving Vietnam as a refugee 51 years ago and returning today as the Acting Secretary of the Navy is a powerful, full-circle reminder of what is possible when blessed with freedom and opportunity.
 
Our productive visit strengthened US-Vietnam relations and our naval partnership.… pic.twitter.com/1PGsXlwXYY

— Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao (@SECNAV) June 26, 2026

ICYMI: It’s Official: The Democrat Party Is a Socialist Skinsuit. “Just about the last thing you should expect from some lefty political insider is a forthright admission of what they’re actually up to, but that’s exactly what happened when Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) New York City cochair Gustavo Gordillo spoke with NY1’s Spectrum News earlier this week.”

NOT EVEN SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE WAS SURPRISED: Of Course the Biden Admin Colluded With Gun Control Orgs… Why is Anyone Surprised? “Comer’s panel has argued that a now-defunct Biden office may have collaborated with Everytown to help facilitate its lawsuit with the city of Chicago against the gunmaker Glock Inc.”

TEMPORARILY? YOU KEEP USING THAT WORD. I DO NOT THINK IT MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS:

Yeah this part of the statement doesn't feel very *temporary https://t.co/p3vclYjGGp pic.twitter.com/hFoJxhlrTQ

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 25, 2026

TRUMP 47 HAS BEEN REMARKABLY DRAMA-FREE ON PERSONNEL ISSUES: Marco’s Mic Drop Moment: ‘We Have No Drama, We Have No Games.’

WELL, GOOD: Spanberger Gets Smacked Down *Again* As Virginia Judge Blocks ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban.

SMART LEGISLATION: Hey Universities, You Can Take Money From The ChiComs, Or From Uncle Sam, But Not Both. “This would seem a common sense policy implemented that should have been implemented long before now. Communist China is always looking to steal technology from the West through its ‘Thousand Talents’ espionage program, and Chinese nationals have been stealing technology from American universities (including Texas A&M) for a while now.”

ICYMI, IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: The Burning Questions Europeans Will Bring Home With Their Ranch Dressing.

JUST DIE, THEY EXPLAINED: The British Government Prefers Its Citizens Well Done. “In the United Kingdom, that Malthusian crusade in favor of the Earth against the humans who occupy it has been taken to the granular, intrusive extreme by the authoritarian climate Nazis that the British people have allowed to usurp their very right to the means for survival.”

SOCIALISM SO BIG, THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT NATIONAL: It’s Official: The Democrat Party Is a Socialist Skinsuit. “Just about the last thing you should expect from some lefty political insider is a forthright admission of what they’re actually up to, but that’s exactly what happened when Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) New York City cochair Gustavo Gordillo spoke with NY1’s Spectrum News earlier this week.”

NOT-SO-SUPER: ‘Supergirl’ – Joyless DC Flop is a Super Mess.

Truth, Justice, Whatever.

The latter was more than “Supergirl’s” marketing campaign. It applies to the film itself, a dimly-lit shrug of IP unworthy of blockbuster status.

Or anyone’s hard-earned money.

Star Milly Alcock isn’t fully to blame, although she does little to enliven matters. There’s no charisma to be found in her performance, but that’s hardly the film’s only sin.

How much time ya got?

I still haven’t figured out exactly how the patriarchy ruined this film, but I’m sure we’re somehow to blame.

SCOTUS: When Does an Immigrant ‘Arrive’ in the U.S.? The Supreme Court Ruled on That Question.

NICE WORK, FELLAS: US military says it killed senior ISIS leader in airstrike on Syria last week.