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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

Managing Your $. From Global Market News: Reverse Mortgage Scams Are Rising: 6 Costly Traps Retirees Need to Avoid From International Man: Why Dividend Stocks, Bonds, and Real Estate No Longer Solve the Income Problem.

From Good News Network: Tiny Goat Triplet Shunned at Birth is Now Thriving After Two Sheepdogs Adopt Her and Teach Her to Be a Collie.

The Newsoms. From Just the News: California Gov Newsom says he's under Justice Department investigation, alleges Trump 'hit list'. [Ed: well, his former Chief of Staff was indicted last year for federal wire fraud so... The reason(s) for the investigation of Newsom and his wife are not stated by DOJ. Video of Newsom's angry announcement is here.] From the New York Post: Who is Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer? And what does she do? [Ed: sounds like she regularly breaks filing and paperwork requirements, including tax ones.] UPDATE:

Cuba. From Breakthrough News: Cuba in the eye of the storm: sanctions, energy crisis, and threats of invasion. The situation in Cuba is steadily worsening. Compounding the prolonged economic crisis and deteriorating energy situation are new unilateral measures by the United States. [Ed: Cuba is going to blow up soon.]

From 404 Media: FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs

From American Greatness: FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation. Funding for the group, which has previously faced scrutiny related to voter registration activities, has come from several major Democratic-aligned organizations and labor unions, including entities connected to the Soros family...

From Newsweek: Heroic Dog Saves Owner From Rattlesnake, Tears Over What Happens at Vets. [Ed: happy ending, Brad.]

UK. From Reclaim the Net: Starmer’s Social Media Ban, the Reinvention of the Surveillance State. "Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it." From the Guardian: UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban. "No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions on under-16s’ internet use."

From the Epoch Times: 15 Tied To Antifa Charged With Violently Interfering With ICE Operations In Minnesota. The new cases are part of a “broad federal effort to address organized lawless behavior...” From X, Rhein Amacher: Chaos and unrest erupt outside the federal courthouse in Saint Paul. [Ed: Video of the violence at the indictments.]

Iran War. From Naked Capitalism: Iran War: US-Iran Differences Over “Deal”; Israel Still Bombing Lebanon, Expected to Try Other Spoiler Stunts; Oil Cliff Closer Than Most Think as Best Case Strait of Hormuz Reopening Sluggish.

Iran Deal. From CBS News: Iran Live Updates. [Ed: live feed, so just keep scrolling down.] From Reason: The Iran War Is Over, For Now. The U.S. and Iran have moved to the next stage of the peace process. Hawks on all sides are terrified that it will succeed. [Ed: I particularly like the new deal being contrasted with Obama's.] From Moon of Alabama: War On Iran: The MoU – A Small Pause In A Decades Long Conflict. [Ed: a must read.] From Andrew Korybko: Who Won the Third Gulf War? [Ed: another must read.]

From the DoDo: No One Wanted These Pit Bull Puppies — So The Shelter Gave Them Cowboy Hats.

From Rumble via Liberty Daily: Foreigners Posting Videos After Discovering How Awesome America Is Will Make Your Day From Red State: 'World Cup’ Freddy Finally Makes It to Houston - and America Delivers Again.

Ukraine-Russia. From Responsible Statecraft: Trump is blowing his chance to make peace in Ukraine. A serious attempt to end the war means shifting focus from territory, making realistic promises, and bringing all parties to the table. [Ed: I am not sure it is possible to shift focus from territory.] From Politico.EU: G7 promises to support Ukraine and sanction Russia in joint declaration. U.S. President Donald Trump signed the common statement after leaders in Evian unexpectedly converged on backing Kyiv. AND Trump offers Ukraine olive branch at G7 — with a price tag. The U.S. president’s overtures left EU leaders more upbeat on the second day of the G7 summit in France. [Ed: for EU's help with keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.]

From the Irish Star: Macron, Zelenskyy heard on camera game-planning how to handle Trump

G7 leaders held talks on support for Ukraine and peace talks with Russia on Tuesday.

From Market Watch: Fox to acquire Roku for $22 billion in major streaming consolidation. Fox Corp. is buying Roku for $22 billion, aiming to merge its content and streaming platforms to reshape the TV streaming landscape.

From Breakthrough News: Peru’s Fujimori leads over Sánchez with less than 1% of ballots left to count. Sánchez has alleged irregularities in the count, but he would need nearly 1 million dollars to challenge polling stations with irregular counts. [Ed: razor thin lead but the right wing candidate seems to have it.]

From the New York Post: SPLC boss funneled $1.2 million to lover in neo-Nazi group — pair even had joint bank account. [Ed: I am not even embarrassed by my Schadenfreude.]

Obama Center. From Just the News: Amid scheduled opening this week, funding and tax questions loom over Obama Center. Groundbreaking for the development on the city’s South Side was held in 2021, but the project was delayed several times. Construction cost estimates rose from around $350 million to at least $830 million. [Ed: I say purely for aesthetic reasons...this center is one of the damnedest ugly things I've ever seen.] From Crain's Chicago Business: The Obama Presidential Center was meant to lift up local contractors. Some are now fighting for survival. [Ed: Obama is stiffing contractors for millions and millions of $.]

From the DoDo: This Dog Could Barely Walk — Until He Met His New Dad

AI. From the Epoch Times The AI Threat SciFi Predicted Is Right On Our Doorstep. Software protections, industry standards, and patchwork regulations are inadequate. A stronger foundation; immutable hardware constructs and changes in national and international law are essential...