M.O.U. UPDATE: Vance suggests US, Iran could ‘transform’ relationship but Tehran officials insist they’re not making friends: ‘Primary option is jihad.’

Vice President JD Vance floated the possibility Sunday that the US and Iran could “transform” their relationship through the negotiations in Switzerland— but officials in Tehran made clear they were not there to make friends, and instead were trying to use the negotiations to pry billions out of the US and its allies.

Iran’s president said Sunday that the Islamic Republic will not give up its right to enriched uranium as part of the peace deal with the US — while noting that a deal could save the country’s economy by unlocking sanctioned cash.

And this wasn’t a good look:

US-Iran Peace Talks Fail.

The US delegation, led by JD Vance, entered the meeting arena first. This was strange, because the party that claims to be the upper hand typically arrives last.

Shortly after, the Iranian delegation arrived. They greeted the mediator, Pakistani PM… pic.twitter.com/9BZ8zOJYrR

— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) June 21, 2026

Vance has a great personal story, but he seems in over his head with this stuff.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): My own opinion is that it’s all choreographed. This is the “nice doggie” part before the stick. We’ll see if I’m right.

PRIORITIES:

Something like 35 people were shot in Chicago last weekend, and at least five were fatal.

This is what Mayor Johnson is focused on instead. https://t.co/A2cUgqRI98

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) June 22, 2026

Not being a murder capital might be something to take “pride” in.

FAIL, BRITANNIA: Meet the New Commie, Worse Than the Old Commie. “The U.K.’s most destructively feckless prime minister (since the last one) is history, but Keir Starmer’s likely successor could prove Britain’s final undoing — if the radical Liberian-born advisor who serves as Andy Burnham’s ‘brains’ gets her way.”

2028 PREVIEW: Will AOC suffer the same fate as Bernie and RFK Jr. in the next Democratic primary?

You might remember that the Democratic leadership was found to be putting its fat thumb on the scale for months to crown Hillary Clinton as the 2016 nominee — at the direct expense of the Sanders campaign. The scandal rose to such proportions that DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz had to resign the position because of the outrage directed at her and the DNC by millions of Sanders supporters.

Speaking of which, the same entrenched leadership of the Democratic establishment went on to sideline Sanders again in 2020. Then they did it to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2024.

Some in the Democratic Party fear that the same entrenched leadership will try and knock Ocasio-Cortez out of the primary contest, should she choose to run. But that’s not going to happen. If anything, AOC and her growing powerbase might be able to run the Democratic elites out of town.

Why? Well, a recent headline from ABC News offers up one potential reason: “Democratic socialists think fatigue with mainstream politics could open paths to victories in the midterms.”

You might be tempted to laugh off AOC and the rest of the vocal fry wing of the American left, but remember Reagan’s warning: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”

HA-HA, NO:

For years Jake Tapper spread the Fine People Hoax.

Since Tapper hates white supremacy so much, surely he will be reporting on the SPLC scandal soon right? The SPLC was funding white supremacy so I'm sure Tapper will be doing to do a deep dive on it any day now. pic.twitter.com/8yU3mAT93O

— MAZE (@mazemoore) June 22, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: ‘Tough Guy’ Minnesota Antifa Dude Feds Rolled up Loves to Be a Little Girl in Flouncy Dresses.

REMOVE ALL THE SOROS WRECKERS: Judges Tire Of Soros-Backed DA Krasner Lying To Them. “Judges hate it when people lie to them, and when they do it over and over again, they start to get pissed. And the office of Soros-backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner seems to be lying to them an awful lot.”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Did UK Diversity Policies Feed a Child to Crocodiles? Let This Be the Last Straw. “So we know the ethnicity of the caretakers, but not of the suspect. I smell a stink badger in the perfume aisle….”

GONE, BUT NOT BEFORE THE DAMAGE WAS DONE:

7th PM in 10 years! 👉🏼 Keir Starmer Just Quit: Britain’s 'Landslide' PM Lasts Less Than Two Years Before 'Bravely Running Away' – Twitchy https://t.co/5Hh8YdMCId

— 🔴 P𝕠𝐔𝔫Ⓒ𝓔г (@bloodless_coup) June 22, 2026

IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show.

Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for Senate in 2023, according to a POLITICO review of campaign finance records and a person familiar with the senator’s spending.

The Arizona Democrat has used his leadership PAC to fund recent trips to Miami, Chicago, Disneyland and Disney World with his family. Gallego has tapped that PAC and his main campaign committee for more than $18,000 in reimbursements for child care since 2019 — including $400 to his wife’s mother for babysitting.

And Federal Election Commission records show that on one such occasion, Gallego used a joint campaign account with disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell to attend the 2023 Super Bowl in Arizona with his wife, Sydney.

Federal lawmakers can legally use campaign committee funds for travel, food, events and even child care, as long as those funds are not for “personal use,” meaning they may not cover activities that would exist irrespective of the campaign, according to the FEC.

If he were to get so much as a slap on the wrist, I’d be shocked. If there’s one thing nobody in the Senate wants, it’s a deep look into how anybody spends their campaign cash.

TDS CAN STRIKE ALMOST ANYONE: Former Olympian Arrested in Reflecting Pool Damage Case.

FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ONLY A TEST OF THE COMPANY’S WEAPONS-GRADE LLM: Anthropic’s Mythos AI Cracked ‘Almost All’ US Classified Systems in Hours, NSA Chief Reportedly Said.

Anthropic’s most powerful artificial intelligence model reportedly breached ‘almost all’ US classified systems in a matter of hours, according to Senator Mark Warner, who says the head of the National Security Agency told him directly that the model had penetrated nearly every classified system it was tested against. The claim has not been publicly confirmed by any government agency.

Senator Mark Warner, vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on 11 June that General Joshua Rudd, who leads both the NSA and the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, told him directly that Anthropic’s Mythos model ‘broke into almost all of our classified systems, not in weeks, but in hours.’ The extent of the alleged breach and which specific systems were affected have not been publicly disclosed. Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment.

The warning emerged alongside an abrupt move by the Trump administration to block foreign access to Anthropic’s two most advanced models, Mythos and Fable.

Previously: Why Did the Smartest AI in the World Just Go Dark?

PRIORITIES:

Annual budgets for:

LA Fire Department: $800 million
LA Homelessness: $1.3 billion

We spend more to protect 1% of the population than on the service that impacts 100% of us.

Do you see the problem here? pic.twitter.com/8IXAUGzyY5

— BORED (@BoredElonMusk) June 21, 2026

NON-SHOCKING HEADLINE OF THE DAY: Embattled Keir Starmer Accused of Staging Russian Ship Raid to Boost Poll Numbers.

Maybe he should have nuked it: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to step down after Labour rival Andy Burnham wins by-election.

LEFTISM IS EASIER IF YOU HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN OF AN OVER-CAFFEINATED SPIDER MONKEY:

This is a wild victory lap.

Step 1 – essentially legalize all drugs – overdose deaths skyrocket.
Step 2 – Criminalize illicit drugs again – overdose deaths drop by half.
Step 3 – take credit only for step 2. https://t.co/V9uWhVvOgd

— piercheney (@LVpolitic) June 21, 2026

And here’s the Community Note, still in need of more votes to be ranked as Helpful: “Overdose deaths sadly still remain highly elevated in Oregon. Recent declines from the spike are not enough to offset the spike. Overdose deaths still remain above pre-pandemic levels.”

SOME SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY?

Maybe we can get Fauci fired from Georgetown the way many of us got fired for speaking the truth.

Email:

https://t.co/mzQ3Uv3IoO pic.twitter.com/QjBVCRNUnN

— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MaryBowdenMD) June 20, 2026

SPIRITS SATURDAY: Waterloo Barrel-Aged Gin Is a Whiskey Drinker’s Detour.

IF YOU THINK OF THE PRESS AS A NARRATIVE-ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM, IT ALL MAKES SENSE:

I love how the media can spot five victims from orbit but somehow misses 250k when the narrative gets inconvenient. https://t.co/iYEuUkCzfw

— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) June 20, 2026

NAILED IT:

This really kinda strains the boundaries of journalism. This is more like hate porn. https://t.co/4MMPtt6rwo

— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) June 20, 2026

Is there anyone — aside maybe from Trump — who looks like he’s having more fun than Musk?

HIS MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE ISLAND FROM INVASION…:

This is literally insane

Muslim man in the UK is interviewed and says that their goal is to take over the UK

He says they’re working to vote in Muslims to keep replacing European Leaders, pass Sharia Law once they have the political power and then implement harsh punishments… pic.twitter.com/dt6z5dtojl

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) June 19, 2026

…not abet it.

DON’T DISS THE MIDWEST:

An Iowan invented a dwarf wheat that saved 20% of the world from starvation

An Iowa invented the integrated circuit

An Iowan invented instrument techniques for space exploration

An Iowan literally invented sliced bread https://t.co/NWwtLpaU9y pic.twitter.com/nTznl1aOKT

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 18, 2026

THE BOLSHEVIKS ALWAYS OUST THE MENSHEVIKS: Mamdani seeks to remake NYC congressional delegation in his socialist image, clashes with old guard.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is quietly seeking to remake the city’s congressional delegation in his image, and cement his power bloc within the Democratic Party while he still enjoys popularity in the city. The democratic socialist Mamdani has endorsed three ideologically aligned candidates — all considered “far left” by traditional Democrats — seeking to expand his influence in the city where he was elected as mayor last November.

In particular, Mamdani has endorsed three ideologically aligned candidates seeking to unseat current members of the Democratic caucus, two-term Rep. Dan Goldman and Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader Adriano Espaillat.

Mamdani’s endorsements and campaigning against incumbent Democratic lawmakers in particular are putting him on a quiet collision course with establishment Democratic leaders, especially House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who, tasked with winning a majority in the upcoming midterm elections, has been forced to divert resources to defend the incumbents.

I do hope you went long on popcorn.

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

pic.twitter.com/m0r4uxpESc

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 19, 2026

GO EAST, YOUNG MAN: California’s billionaire tax officially heads to Nov. 3 ballot. “If you want a budget deficit in perpetuity, pass this,” Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, told The Center Square. “What happens is, these folks are now going to Florida and everywhere else, and not only are they leaving, but they are the ones investing in a lot of these jobs. Those jobs now are fleeing California, and we’re going to lose them, dramatically, going forward.”

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE…: Tehran Mayor: War With ‘Great Satan’ U.S. ‘Is Ongoing, Existential.’