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From the Scotus Blog: What to know about the court’s five latest rulings

From Coin Telegraph: Here's What Andy Burnham Means For Crypto In The UK. Burnham brings a dose of optimism to the UK crypto industry, having previously supported the blockchain industry as mayor of Manchester... [Ed: the likely successor to Starmer.] From PJ Media: Can Anyone Govern Britain... Or America? What we're seeing now is how parliaments die...

From Doog Lovers: Incredible Rescue of a Terrified Pit Bull Found Beneath a Train Thanks to Officers and an Unlikely Lunch

From Reason: SCOTUS Unanimously Ruled That the Second Amendment Trumps Anti-Drug Sentiment. The decision is a modest but welcome step toward rectifying the injustice of criminalizing conduct that violates no one’s rights.

From Naked Capitalism: After the US President Ordered the British Prime Minister Out of Office, What’s Left of the Anglo-American Special Relationship?

Zelensky. From Andrew Korybko's Newsletter: Zelensky Lied Through His Teeth About What Happened During Budanov’s Trip To Poland. [Ed: of course he was lying. His mouth was moving.] From Euractiv: Zelensky to skip Ukraine conference in Poland amid diplomatic spat. Despite being an ally of Ukraine, Tusk has said the blame for the diplomatic crisis lies with Kyiv.

From AP News: Back-to-back powerful earthquakes slam Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas. [Ed: 7.2 and 7.5.] From Townhall: Caracas in Ruins: Up to 100,000 Feared Dead As Massive Earthquakes Rock Venezuela.

From Reason: Seattle's Sky-High Minimum Wage for Delivery Drivers Has Been a Disaster. "We created a problem and it's our responsibility to fix it," former Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson admitted.

Israel. From the Quillette: An Electoral Reckoning at Last? Benjamin Netanyahu’s unprecedented tenure as Israeli prime minister may be about to end. From the Canadian Press: New York sweep by Israel critics shines light on a fraught issue for Democrats. [Ed: this is a different world for NY.] From Politico: Pro-Israel politics just took a huge hit in New York. Progressives critical of Israel swept a trio of House races in the home of the nation’s largest Jewish population — a stunning shift that carries national implications for the party. From Lew Rockwell: Israel’s Suicidal Rupture With the U.S. Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris.

From Big Think: A philosopher’s 5 tips on how to become the most likeable person in the room [Ed: mostly common sense.]

From Orvis News: The Best Way To Find A Lost Dog.

Everyday Expenses. From The Ecologist: Food bills hit by soil and climate crises. [Ed: discusses UK but it is global.] From the Organic Prepper: The Psychology of Survival: “He Who Hesitates Is Lost”. From the Vodka Pundit: How Government 'Affordability' Turns an $18 Antibiotic Into $2,500 From the Daily Economy: When Congress Waged War on Cheap Groceries.

SAVE Act. From the New York Post: Furious Trump abruptly cancels housing bill signing, demands GOP move on voter ID bill [Ed: there is overwhelming public support for this bill. Just not support among politicians. What does this say?] From the Post Millennial: Trump cancels signing of bipartisan bill to prevent corporations from buying up housing—DEMANDS SAVE Act be passed. "Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency."

AI. From Ars Technica: How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots. Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI.

Antifa. From the Post Millennial: DOJ vows to DISMANTLE Antifa networks after 8 militants sentenced for Texas anti-ICE terror attack. From FOX News: Tlaib defends antifa members convicted in shooting of Texas cop, calls sentences a 'travesty'. Benjamin Song received the maximum 100-year sentence after being convicted of attempted murder of a police officer. [Ed: reminds me of the Weathermen.]

From the Bored Panda: “Told My Wife I Didn’t Want Another Dog, I Was Wrong”: 50 Of The Purest Dog Photos

From Real Clear Wire:Fauci, the CIA, and the Unanswered Questions of COVID

From the Hollywood Reporter: Hollywood and Big Tech Are Preparing for War. Meta wants to steal TV viewers, Amazon and Apple are meddling with content, and traditional media companies are pursuing megadeals to try and survive.

Coming U.S. Elections. From Reuters: US Postal Service defends plan to require states to disclose mail voting lists. [Ed: this next election will be insane.] From Bloomberg Law: Trump Voter Identification Order Struck Down by Third US Judge.

From Sunny Skyz: Dog Refuses to Stop Barking and Saves Owner's Life Moments Before Home Goes Up in Flames

From FOX News: DOJ charges 10 Southern California defendants in largest federal healthcare fraud crackdown in US history

From Times Now News: 17-Year-Old Boy Louis Beaten To Death In Narbonne, France; 5 Arrested On Murder Charges. [Ed: the article omits mention of the 5 murderers being Nigerian migrants.]

Iran. From Zero Hedge: Trump Insists Iran Caved On Nuclear Inspections, As Tehran Touts US To Unfreeze $12BN. Except well, Iran has repeatedly said it has not agreed to this... From Politico: Trump’s Iran endgame grates on Hill Republicans. Many lawmakers want more details on war-ending talks before delivering billions of dollars in new Pentagon spending. [Ed: it is heartening to see Republicans rebelling.] From antiwar: Netanyahu Cannot Have a Veto Over US Iran Diplomacy. [Ed: and, yet, he does.] From Moon of Alabama: War On Iran: – Israel, And Trump Himself, Are Hindering Conflict Solution

From Doog Lovers: A Golden Retriever Spreading Joy Through Heartwarming Kisses and Unforgettable Community Connections

From the Babylon Bee: Time Traveler From Year 3247 Warns They're Still Making 'Toy Story' Movies

Alan Greenspan. From Mises Institute: Greenspan’s Empty Talk. To help mark the passing of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, we run this 2001 piece from Dr. Joseph Salerno, who understood the Greenspan fraud long before "The Maestro" tanked the US economy by setting off the Housing Bubble. From NPR: Did you know? Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand were close friends. [Ed: he was once one of her inner circle.] From the Libertarian Institute: My Bête Noire Just Passed Away. [Ed: Tom Woods on Greenspan.]

From the Organic Prepper: 25 Thrifty Ways to Cut Your Water Bill. Need to start saving money on your utilities? Here are a few ways to help you ...

From the Volokh Conspiracy: Supreme Court Issues Terrible Takings Decision in Pung v. Isabella County. The Court ruled that local goverments may pay compensation far below fair market value for property seized in tax foreclosures.

From the Epoch Times: Hundreds Charged in $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown: DOJ. About 450 defendants were charged in a record-setting crackdown on Medicaid and hospice care fraud schemes, officials said.

From the Register: AI and Brain-Computer Interface Allow Speechless ALS Patient To Work a Full-Time Job. [Ed: we live in the age of miracles.]

From the Cradle: Israel Sets 3 Key 'Conditions' For Ending Occupation Of South Lebanon. "until Hezbollah disarms, we aren't moving a millimeter." [Ed: yes, Israel has set a goal that it knows the other side will never agree to.] From the Times of Israel: Report: Netanyahu ‘in panic’ over new US-Iran Lebanon oversight mechanism; US official denies Israel excluded.

From Reason: ABC Asks Viewers To Defend the Network Against the FCC. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is targeting the Disney-owned broadcaster with two different government enforcement actions. [Ed: I genuinely dislike the View but I would fight for its freedom of content.]

From Pupvine: California Workers Could Not Catch A Lonely Pug, So They Gave Him Food And A Bed

From CNN: Former Colorado analyst pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal that forced a review of hundreds of cases

From Zero Hedge: Half Of Crimea Goes Dark After Ukrainian Strike Hits Thermal Power Plant. ..a smoke plume about 47 kilometers long... From Gilbert Doctorow: [link=https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2026/06/23/news-x-world-russia-strikes-zelenskys-home-town-krivyi-rih-again-is-this-the-way-the-kremlin-seeks-to-end-the-war-victoriously/]Russia strikes Zelensky’s home town[/link], Krivyi Rih again! Is this the way the Kremlin seeks to end the war victoriously? From Simplicius: Ukrainian Sources Claim Latest Surge in Attacks on Russia Was "Encouraged" by Trump. [Ed: don't believe anything that comes from Zelensky.]

Mamdani. From the New York Times: Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep. [Ed: reader friendly.] From Politico: Pro-Israel politics just took a huge hit in New York. [Ed: Mamdani=pro Palestine.] From the New York Post: Mamdani takes the Jew-hate all the way to 11. [Ed: I never thought I would see the rise of antisemitism in North America.] AND Jewish rights group urges Trump admin to probe Mamdani, NYC over ‘failure’ to protect against antisemitic hate

From the Laughing Squid: Mischievous Greenland Sled Dog Steals AP News 360° Camera and Turns It Into an Expensive Chew Toy

Israel. From Washington (DC) Times-World: Israel attacks Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire agreement. [Ed: the only reason Israel makes ceasefire agreements is to present an acceptable 'face' to the U.S.]

From Jama Network: COVID Vaccine Study Blocked by CDC Is Published Elsewhere. 'There was no scientific reason to reject this paper'

From Reason: Trump Says His Task Force Is Fighting a Foreign 'Invasion.' It's Busting Americans for Drugs Instead. How Trump rebranded the war on drugs as a fight against illegal immigration. [Ed: the war on drugs is part of everything statist, it seems.]

From Paws So Cute: Yorkie Dog Found Protecting Missing 3 Year Old Girl In Cornfield

From the Post Millennial: Trump reveals admin is working on creating 'national right to carry' firearms. "National right to carry, we’re working on it."

Platner. From Breitbart: Graham Platner Hit with Yet Another Controversy Over Graphic Reddit Comments (so graphic I am sickened and repulsed. Beware) From Maine AFL-CIO: Graham Platner Clinches Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate with 72% of the Vote

From Just the News: Taxpayers stuck paying off student loans for nonprofits’ employees: ‘It’s about who you work for’. Employees at any organization designated as a tax-exempt nonprofit is eligible for a federal student loan forgiveness program, even organizations who are avowedly anti-American.

From CBS News: Leader of group convicted in antifa-inspired attack on Texas ICE facility handed 100-year prison sentence. From the Independent: Trump DOJ’s first-ever Antifa case sees judge ‘send a message’ with 100-year sentence in ICE shooting. Critics fear prosecution of nearly two dozen people serves as ‘template’ to go after antifascist protesters

From Andrew Korybko: Zelensky’s Interview Poured Fuel On The Flames Of His Spiraling UPA Dispute With Poland.

From the Daily Caller: Judge Shuts Down Trump Admin Database Used To Remove Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls

SNAP. From Townhall: USDA Uncovers Hundreds of Thousands of SNAP Fraud Cases As Blue States Continue to Resist Federal Audits... [Ed: once this program is open to auditing, it will be revealed as incredibly fraudulent.] From Politico: Judge scraps SNAP junk food rules, dealing a blow to MAHA. Limits of soda and candy in the nation's largest anti-hunger program have been a cornerstone policy achievement of the Make America Healthy Again movement.

From Pawbuzz: Stray Dog Waits By A Fence Every Day As If Looking For Someone — Then Rescuers Change Her Life

From Reason: Can You Un-Impeach a President? Democrats may revive impeachment if they take Congress in November. Trump and his allies, meanwhile, want his two impeachments erased. [Ed: they'll try, I suppose, but this move will be a big vote loser.]

From Deadline News: ABC Runs Appeals for Help in FCC Fight Over The View. Spots urge public comments supporting network. [Ed: I dislike the View but this is a dangerous precedent.]

Deal, No Deal, Some Deal? From Zero Hedge: Tehran Disputes Vance Claims On Nuclear Inspections & Assets For Agriculture Funding Amid Oil License Deal. "There was no talk of the presence of inspectors in the country in the Swiss negotiations." [Ed: this is such a mess...but, strangely, holding together better than I expected.] From antiwar: Trump’s Attempt To End the Iran War Infuriates the Uniparty. [Ed: by Ron Paul.] From Phoenix Capital Research: Iran Just Humiliated the U.S. From Breakthrough News:
Despite disruptions caused by Trump’s threats, Iran and US claim ‘major progress’ in talks. Qatar and Pakistan claimed a “de-confliction cell” has been formed between Iran and the US, with Lebanese representation, to ensure the proper observation of the ceasefire.

Starmer. From Human Events: Nigel Farage demands snap election after Keir Starmer resigns. "Westminster wants to crown Andy Burnham off the back of a single by-election." [Ed: I walk away from the news for 3 days and this happens. That said...I hope Farage grabs the chance.] From Newser: A Look at Britain's PM Frontrunner. Andy Burnham is seen as to the left of outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. From Zero Hedge: Starmer's Gone, But UK's Right May Have Little To Cheer About. The combined effect of vote splitting on the right and Burnham leading Labour could deliver a shock upset in favor of Labour and end Farage's dream of winning the office of prime minister...

From Jonathan Turley: “F… Around and Find Out”: Philly D.A. Krasner’s Campaign Slogan Comes Back to Haunt Him. [Ed: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.]

From Reason: 35 Retired Federal Judges Slam Trump's 'Laughable' Defense of His 'Obviously Collusive' IRS Settlement. The DOJ's unilateral abandonment of the Anti-Weaponization Fund "makes it crystal clear that these parties were never adverse," the former judges argue.

From Zero Hedge: These Are The Countries Where $1,000 Takes The Longest To Earn. Workers in Colombia need 86 hours to earn $1,000, compared with just 16 hours in Luxembourg and Iceland... [Ed: I would be interested in how the worker keeps in each country.]

From Daily Paws: 11-Year-Old Hero Reunites Veteran With His Lost Support Dog and We Couldn't Be Happier

AI. From Ends Don't Justify the Means: why ai obviously isn't going to take all the jobs. stop and think about some basic concepts! [Ed: AI will no more eliminate jobs than computers did.] From the National Bureau of Economic Research: Task-Specific Technical Change and Comparative Advantage.

From the Post Millennial: Bill Pulte begins carrying out 'deep state firings' in DNI office: report. From the Hill: Intelligence Democrats warn Trump nominee Bill Pulte as ODNI braces for firings. [Ed: I hope this happens across the board.]

From Zero Hedge: "But A Whimper": Retail Euphoria In SpaceX Fizzles After Stock Loses $600 Billion In One Day. “Sellers are back in control... anyone in the world who wanted to buy this has bought it already.” From Eciks: SpaceX launches Starfall reentry capsule from Cape Canaveral. "...scheduled to lift off at 6:43 a.m. EDT on June 23, 2026."

From Townhall: Federal Judges Just Ruled on Biden's Request to Conceal Ghostwriter Tapes. [Ed: might be interesting.]

From the Daily Economy: The Hidden Driver of Social Security’s Fiscal Crisis. Social Security’s financing problems stem not only from an aging population but also from benefit formulas that grow more generous with each generation.

From the Good News Network: 30,000 Scottish Descend on Boston for World Cup–And the Amazing Viral Videos Remind Us We’re All Neighbors

From Semaphor: Fauci Subpoenaed After Release of New Documents. Sen. Rand Paul said he issued the subpoena because Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to voluntarily testify to his committee. From AOL: Anthony Fauci committed clear perjury in COVID-19 origin remarks. [Ed: the man deserves to burn in hell for the misery and death he has caused the world.]

From People: Dog Being Hailed a Hero After Alerting Her Owners to a Neighbor in Distress. “Of all the dogs we’ve had, we knew from the start that there was something special about her, and we found out now for sure," the dog's owner said

From James Bovard: The Demented Origin of the Drugs-Terrorism Nexus AND From the Libertarian Institute: Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads. [Ed: also by Bovard.]

From the Organic Prepper: 7 Lies People With Money Problems Tell Themselves

From Politico: Trump May Not Like His Senate Visit This Week. Republicans plan to make clear the SAVE America Act doesn't have the votes to pass

From Newser: A Deepfake Expert Is Throwing Up His Hands. 'Within a year or two, our whole visual system will be utterly useless,' says Hany Farid. [Ed: yep. I no longer believe my lying eyes, either.]

From PopSugar: Dog Reunites With Her Owner After 2 Years and Has the Most Adorable Reaction Ever

Iran Deal/War. From Naked Capitalism: Iran War: US Pundit Freakout Over “Deal,” Evidence of Disagreement Over Terms, Bodes Ill for Signing; More on Oil Cliff Risk Versus Hormuz Opening. From Son of the New American Revolution: The US and Iran Versions of the MOU Show Major Areas of Disagreement. [Ed: a must read.]

From Gizmodo: Giant Nevada Project Could Transform Astronomy. Caltech's array of 1,650 dishes will share real-time data globally in radio telescope project

Gavin in the Headlights. From Zero Hedge: Gavin Newsom And The DOJ Probe Opened Under Biden: Behested Payments, Family Nonprofits, & Questions Of Influence. "Ethically fraught when the ultimate beneficiary is the soliciting politician's spouse..." [Ed: "Behested Payments" can be quite the scam. From the Daily Caller: Rooke: Gavin Newsom blames Trump for something Biden started. [Ed: Newsom's enraged announcement denouncing Trump now makes him look foolish. But I understand why he is shaken up. This sort of scandal could really hurt his Presidential aspirations.]

Remigration. From Reuters: Sweden passes 'good behaviour' law to kick out misbehaving immigrants. "The law does ?not specify what ?types of behaviours ?are deemed unacceptable but the government has mentioned unpaid debts, not paying taxes, criminality and ?links to extremist organisations." [Ed: I expect such laws to become a trend.]

From Moneywise: Ultra-rich Americans are turning to a $40 billion industry to help them flee the US. Here’s where they’re going instead

Israel. From Zero Hedge: Hardline Israeli Politicians Livid Over Iran Deal, Want Netanyahu Out So They Can Do 'Real Regime Change'. Bennett says the clock for regime change in Iran starts the moment Israel gets a new government. From antiwar: The Mladenov Distraction: Behind the Screen, Netanyahu Is Annexing Gaza ‘Step-by-Step’. {Ed: this article explains who Mladenov is and the controversy.]

Trump & Netanyahu. From the Washington Times: Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test. [Ed: well. with powerfulforces within Israel wanting Netanyahu OUT, Trump may not have to put up with the man much longer.] From antiwar: The Fragile US-Iran MOU and the Limits of the Trump-Netanyahu Partnership. From International News: Former Israeli spy bombshell claims: Netanyahu has secret weapon to sabotage US-Iran peace deal. [Ed: Netanyahu may release new and never seen files on Epstein to sabotage the Iran deal and/or get back at Trump.]

From Daily Paws: This Golden Retriever Found Love 'Romeo and Juliet' Style on Her Apartment Balcony and We're Obsessed. [Ed: text with both youtube and tiktok.]

Oil. From Oil Price: First Iranian Oil Moves Past US Blockade Ahead Of Deal Signing. Iran’s first observed crude oil exports in two months have moved past the US blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz. [Ed: Iran is losing no time.First exports in 2 months.] From Zero Hedge: Trump Admits US Was Weeks Away From "Running Out Of Reserves" When Iran Deal Struck. [Ed: not really smart to admit this publicly.]

From Reason: Big Oil Tankers Abruptly U-Turn Toward Hormuz Ahead Of US-Iran Peace Deal Signing. Early maritime signals... [Ed: Jawboning is a political and financial slang term for using spoken persuasion, public appeals, or informal pressure.]

Upcoming Elections. From Jonathan Turley: “By Any Means Necessary”: Candidate Struck from Alaska Ballot Over Alleged Democratic Dirty Trick. [Ed: I didn't know that the Kennedys used this same ploy to help JFK.]

From the Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms: Epoch Times: A Social Media Ban for Minors Requires Data From Everyone [Ed: because Canada is also going to ban children under 16 from social media.]

Russia. From RT: Russian frigate fires warning shots in English Channel [Ed: remember, UK commandos seized a Russian oil tanker recently in the English Channel.]

G7. From AP: G7 Wraps Up With Talks on Future of AI. They also discussed Iran deal, Ukraine.

From the Guardian: Pit bull hailed as hero for helping bring life-saving help to unconscious owners. This article is more than 10 months old. Dog faced traffic and led a stranger to a ‘secluded’ tent encampment where a man and woman were unconscious