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Episode 1084 – Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory!

Alligator Alcatraz is almost up and running and will hold some of the most dangerous illegal aliens in the country until they get deported. I have a story about one.

Alligator Alcatraz is not only going to break illegal aliens hopes of a pleasant life in the United States, it has broken a bunch of low-IQ individuals on the Left.

And Republicans sure know how to lose a sure bet.

Grasping Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

According to the Daily Wire:

Speaker Mike Johnson has President Donald Trump’s signature bill at the finish line.

During a marathon overnight session that at times appeared doomed, Republicans voted 219-213 at about 3:30 a.m. to send the bill to a final vote.

The late hour was not due to procedure, but rather indecision on the Republican side of the aisle. After five Republicans voted against the rule to proceed, coupled with a handful of Republicans who were holding out, Johnson had to scramble to not only find votes, but also get Republicans to switch theirs.

Just before midnight, Johnson said he would hold the vote open for as long as it needed, and started to whip votes, with a helping hand from Trump.

We are waiting for the final vote, but leave it to Democrats to stall. Hakeem Jeffries has decided to use his right to use the “magic minute” that allows him to filibuster about the bill.

The “magic minute” is a right that the leaders have a house to make a speech as long as he wants about the bill. Basically, it’s a filibuster.

Hakeem Jeffries walked into the chambers at about 5 AM with three large binders and he started. He has been talking ever since and is not expected to stop until some time this afternoon.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/big-beautiful-bill-at-finish-line-after-trump-and-johnson-rally-overnight-support?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Daily+Wire+News&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=%E2%80%98Big%2C+Beautiful+Bill%E2%80%99+At+Finish+Line+After+Trump+And+Johnson+Rally+Overnight+Support

He Totally Belongs in Our Country

According to the Daily Wire:

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday shared a disturbing tale of an illegal immigrant, which she said underscored the importance of the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.

“The other day I was talking to some marshals who had been partnering with ICE,” Noem said. “They said they had detained a cannibal and put him on a plane to take him home and while they had him in his seat he started to eat himself, and they had to get him off and get him medical attention.”

“You know, what bothered me the most is that this U.S. Marshal just said it like it was normal,” Noem said in an interview with FOX News. “He said he was literally eating his own arms. That is what he did. He called himself a cannibal and ate other people and ate himself that day.”

“These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target,” Noem added.” We’re trying to get them out of our country because they are so deranged they don’t belong here.”

The secretary then slammed news outlets that “lie every single day about what these operations are.”

“We are going after murderers and rapists and traffickers and drug dealers and getting them off the streets, and getting them out of this country because Joe Biden let the worst of the worst come in here.”

“They shouldn’t be walking the streets with our children. And they shouldn’t be living in communities with our families who just want to raise their children to grow up and get a job and to live the American dream,” she added.

The press briefing comes after a visit to Florida’s latest ICE detention facility, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, alongside President Donald Trump.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-cannibal-tried-to-eat-himself-on-deportation-flight-dhs-secretary-says?author=Isabel+Garcia&category=undefined&elementPosition=8&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Illegal+Immigrant+Cannibal+Tried+To+Eat+Himself+On+Deportation+Flight%2C+DHS+Secretary+Says

Dumbasses of the Day

No One Is Going to Watch

According to the Daily Wire:

On July 4th, the movie “Sinners” will become the first show to be interpreted into “Black American Sign Language (BASL),” per a press release from Warner Bros.

The entertainment company described it as “a major step forward in accessibility, representation, and visibility in streaming.”

“BASL is a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions, and cultural nuances,” the release stated. “For the first time, the Black Deaf community will have streaming access to a more immersive experience in their language. Max subscribers, who sign in ASL but are unfamiliar with this dialect, will also be able to follow along with this interpretation.”

The press release noted that the interpretation will be done by Nakia Smith, “an influential voice in the Black Deaf community, who delivers a powerful interpretation with cultural depth and linguistic richness that aligns with the film’s themes and historical timeline.” 

“Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal at Max is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve,” Naomi Waibel, Senior VP of Global Product Management at Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement. “Sinners with Black American Sign Language is an example of how culturally nuanced access can enrich the viewing experience for our audiences.”

According to the movie’s summary, “Sinners” is about twin brothers who “return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.” It was released in theaters in April 2025.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/sinners-to-debut-on-max-as-first-show-with-black-american-sign-language-translation?author=Amanda+Harding&category=undefined&elementPosition=1&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=%E2%80%98Sinners%E2%80%99+To+Debut+On+Max+As+First+Show+With+%E2%80%98Black+American+Sign+Language%E2%80%99+Translation
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-is-the-linguistic-differe-Zqa_A04hSiyfTu_WJ_IJlw

They Hate You

The sun monster strikes again. According to the Daily Wire:

In 2023, the Teamsters signed a massive deal with UPS to guarantee a fleet of air-conditioned trucks.

“Our members just ratified the most lucrative agreement the Teamsters have ever negotiated at UPS. This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien boasted at the time. “Teamsters have set a new standard and raised the bar for pay, benefits, and working conditions in the package delivery industry.”

He may have started celebrating too early.

As temperatures climbed last month, the Teamsters sent a furious letter to UPS demanding information on the whereabouts of the air-conditioned vehicles.

“How does UPS expect to actually deliver 20,000 or more air-conditioned package cars and vans over the next two years, when the delivery giant is already so far behind?” O’Brien demanded. “The summer heat beating down on our members is no joke. UPS is playing a dangerous game with the lives of thousands of essential American workers.”

UPS, meanwhile, seems to have different concerns.

For years, the company has been focused on replacing its fleet with so-called green vehicles. A few years ago, UPS pledged to make 40% of its vehicles use “alternative fuel” by 2025. So far, UPS says it uses more than 1,000 electric or hybrid vehicles.

Drivers blasting their air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat probably doesn’t help the shipping giant’s goal of reaching “carbon neutrality by 2050.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/ups-push-for-electric-trucks-leaves-drivers-sweating-and-unions-furious?author=Mairead+Elordi&category=undefined&elementPosition=9&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=UPS+Push+For+Electric+Trucks+Leaves+Drivers+Sweating+%E2%80%94%C2%A0And+Unions+Furious

Is This Real?

According to the New York Post:

Nearly no one enjoys getting stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorities at the airport.

But when checkpoint alarm bells begin blaring around a traveler’s groin, as happened to one befuddled passenger not long ago, there is a chance it’s due to extreme wetness in their pants, insiders say.

“I flew for the first time in 15 years this week, and both airports flagged my crotch at the arms up scanner,” a confused tripper confessed on Reddit recently.

The wet wanderluster described herself as a “midsized adult woman (5-foot-8, 169 lbs.)” wearing bike shorts and normal underwear. The skyway siren assured social media readers that her private parts are neither pierced nor outfitted with medical devices. She claimed her pockets were totally empty. 

“I don’t care about the pat down, they were polite and professional and it doesn’t bother me,” said the baffled belle, “but I’m wondering what did it.”

Internet know-it-alls say it’s crotch sweat — and they’re likely right. 

“Sweat, feminine products (liners, pads, depends) could be anything but those seem to be culprits,” a Reddit commenter wrote. 

“Last time I flew out of my home airport of Tampa, I got searched too,” admitted an equally clammy jet-setter. “The [security] guard said something unnerving like ‘swamp rot’ or ‘swamp crotch’ or something similarly embarrassing.”

It’s a bodily function that can wrongfully trigger red flags, per TSA expert Shawna Malvini Redden.

“Perspiration is probably the weirdest thing that can set off the scanners,” Malvini Redden recently explained to Reader’s Digest. “It has to do with millimeter wave technology and how the waves bounce off water.” 

The insider added that because the machines often generate false alarms due to sweat, some countries, including France and Germany, have banned the scanners altogether.

But massive moisture isn’t the only reason the TSA technology might mistake one’s undercarriage for a dangerous weapon. 

“On-person screening technology effectively screens diverse populations of travelers every day,” TSA representatives previously told The Post, adding that their devices and screening algorithms are trained to recognize body composition.

Any unexpected abnormalities, including excess sweat, could potentially prompt an alert, they said.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/30/lifestyle/my-sweaty-crotch-set-off-tsa-alarm-at-airport-security-passenger?utm_source=nypost&utm_campaign=android_nyp&utm_medium=social

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Episode 1083 – An Example of an Effort to Save Face

The legal community is just flooding us with news today. Though I haven’t mentioned all these cases before, it is worth talking about. There are some lessons we can learn.

Not Guilty!

P-Diddy jurors, after one day of deliberations, find him not guilty of of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking by force.

He was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

The counts he was charged with come with 10 years for each count. Chances are he’s not going to get that. He will probably get a couple of years with time served.

Guilty!

According to the New York Post:

Paramount Global and CBS agreed on Tuesday to pay President Trump a sum that could reach north of $30 million to settle the president’s election interference lawsuit against the network. 

Trump will receive $16 million up front. This will cover legal fees, costs of the case, and contributions to his future presidential library or charitable causes, to be determined at Trump’s discretion. 

There is an anticipation that there will be another allocation in the mid-eight figures set aside for advertisements, public service announcements, or other similar transmissions, in support of conservative causes by the network in the future, Fox News Digital has learned.

With these considerations, CBS would pay well in excess of the $15 million that ABC paid Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit last year. Current Paramount management disputes the additional allocation.

https://nypost.com/2025/07/02/media/paramount-cbs-agree-to-pay-trump-30-million-in-harris-60-minutes-election-interference-lawsuit?utm_source=nypost&utm_campaign=android_nyp&utm_medium=social

Extremely Guilty

Bryan Kohberger is the former doctoral student in criminology who was charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students—Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves—in November 2022. The killings took place at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, and drew national attention due to their brutality and the initial mystery surrounding the case1378.

Current Status (as of July 2, 2025):

  • Kohberger is expected to plead guilty to all counts at a court hearing today, as part of a plea deal that will spare him the death penalty12346.
  • The plea agreement requires him to accept four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders, and an additional maximum 10-year sentence for burglary12346.
  • He will waive all rights to appeal as part of the deal12346.
  • The plea was initiated by Kohberger’s defense team, and prosecutors agreed after consulting with the victims’ families136.
  • Sentencing is expected to take place later in July, provided Kohberger enters the guilty plea as anticipated36.

Background and Arrest:

  • Kohberger was a Ph.D. student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, just a short drive from Moscow, Idaho78.
  • He was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania on December 30, 2022, about six weeks after the murders1378.
  • DNA evidence linking Kohberger to a knife sheath found at the crime scene played a central role in his identification and arrest1378.
  • Kohberger was indicted on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary78.

The Goncalves family confirmed in a statement to Reuters from their attorney that they learned of the plea deal in a letter from prosecutors and said prosecutors mishandled the deal.

“After more than two years, this is how it concludes with a secretive deal and a hurried effort to close the case without any input from the victims’ families on the plea’s details. Adding insult to injury, they’re rushing the plea, giving families just one day to coordinate and appear at the courthouse for a plea on July 2.”

Steve Goncalves, father of one of the victims, said: “This is anything but justice. This is the opposite of our will. There was no majority believing that this was acceptable.

“This is not justice. We had an outsider come to our community, kill our kids in their sleep while they’re getting a college education, doing everything that they should do, and we don’t have the courage to hold him accountable. No plea deal. Let’s go for this guy. One hundred percent, let’s do it.”

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/bryan-kohberger-B8ur4UVOQBaCguHdbZuaZA

About Time

According to the Daily Wire:

The White House has struck a deal with the University of Pennsylvania that requires the school to strip trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas of the titles he won on the women’s team, The Daily Wire has learned.

The University of Pennsylvania will restore all titles to female athletes that were “misappropriated” by male athletes, according to a landmark agreement between the Trump administration and the University of Pennsylvania, a White House official shared with The Daily Wire.

Thomas competed as a female swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, infamously tying with University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines in 2022 at the NCAAs and taking her trophy — prompting Gaines to take a stand against men in women’s sports.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/upenn-agrees-to-strip-medals-from-lia-thomas-as-part-of-sweeping-white-house-deal?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan+and+Mairead+Elordi&category=News&elementPosition=4&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=UPenn+Agrees+To+Strip+Medals+From+Lia+Thomas+As+Part+Of+Sweeping+White+House+Deal

Trying to Fix Things

According to the Daily Wire:

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills Monday night rolling back parts of a landmark environmental law to remove barriers to tackling the state’s housing shortage.

The California legislature with bipartisan support voted last week to exempt certain projects, such as some high-density housing plans, from onerous California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reviews and approvals. Newsom pushed the legislation forward, threatening to hold up the state’s budget unless the CEQA rollbacks hit his desk, as well.

“Today’s bill is a game changer, which will be felt for generations to come,” Newsom said in a statement referring to the CEQA overhaul.

Newsom held a press conference Monday evening touting the bills as necessary to rescue the reputation of California’s government and prove that the state is capable of solving pressing problems.

“If we can’t address this issue, we’re going to lose trust, and that’s just the truth,” said Newsom, according to The New York Times. “And so this is so much bigger in many ways than the issue itself. It is about the reputation of not just Sacramento and the legislative leadership and executive leadership, but the reputation of the state of California.”

Newsom has promised to address California’s burgeoning housing shortage since his first campaign for governor in 2018. Now well into his second term and close to being term-limited out of office, Newsom pushed the CEQA reforms forward as he is widely seen as a potential Democratic contender for president in 2028.

CEQA was originally signed into law in 1970 by then-Governor Ronald Reagan. The law at the time it was enacted was thought to only apply to government projects, but a court decision two years later broadened the law’s application to a host of development projects.

Since then, critics have said that the law’s strict review and approval process, believed to be the toughest in the United States, has been abused by environmental activists, labor unions, California residents, and others to extract concessions in exchange for politically sensitive projects or to override construction proposals unpopular with a small group.

Environmental groups rallied against the CEQA reforms. Dozens of groups partnered together to urge lawmakers to reject the bills.

“This bill is the worst anti-environmental bill in California in recent memory,” the groups wrote in a joint letter. “It represents an unprecedented rollback to California’s fundamental environmental and community protections at a time in which the people of California grapple with unprecedented federal attacks to their lives and livelihoods.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-kills-environmental-reg-strangling-home-construction?author=Tim+Pearce&category=undefined&elementPosition=0&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=California+Kills+Environmental+Reg+Strangling+Home+Construction

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Episode 1082 – Should Have Been Done a Long Time Ago!

The Trump administration finally does what should have been done 10 years ago.

After getting their ass kicked, Iran is trying to control their restless population in the way most tyrants do

And it’s Independence Day this week! That means we are being told we have to protest…for some reason.

It’s About Time

According to the Daily Wire:

The Trump administration has sued the city of Los Angeles over its “sanctuary” status.

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Monday against L.A., arguing that its “sanctuary city” policies violate the U.S. Constitution. Local law enforcement in L.A. is prohibited from directly enforcing federal immigration law or collaborating with ICE on immigration enforcement actions. The DOJ argues that L.A. is discriminating against the federal government, specifically treating immigration officers differently than other law enforcement officials. The suit says L.A.’s sanctuary policies are “invalid” and should be blocked.

In a statement, Attorney General Pam Bondi blamed these sanctuary policies for the recent anti-ICE riots, which she said were the “driving cause of the violence, chaos, and attacks on law enforcement that Americans recently witnessed in Los Angeles.” She added that jurisdictions like L.A. “that flout federal law by prioritizing illegal aliens over American citizens are undermining law enforcement at every level.” The DOJ has also targeted other sanctuary city policies, including in New York.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/morning-brief-trump-sues-los-angeles-battles-harvard-and-pushes-big-beautiful-bill?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Morning+Wire&category=News&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Morning+Brief%3A+Trump+Sues+Los+Angeles%2C+Battles+Harvard%2C+And+Pushes+Big+Beautiful+Bill

Revolution is Coming

According to the Daily Wire:

Iran’s despotic theocratic government is trumpeting that they have arrested over 700 people and executed six accused of belonging to an “Israeli spy network” since Israel’s June 13 attack.

“Reports show men in prison jumpsuits confessing that they were recruited as Israeli spies, along with weapons they were supposedly planning to use. Analysts say the confessions are probably coerced, and an analysis of the images by the FRANCE 24 Observers team found no evidence of any Israeli-made weapons among the supposed seizures,” France 24 reported, adding that Iranian state media revealed at least six men accused of spying for Israel have been executed since the Israeli attack on June 13: Edris Ali, Azad Shojaei, Rasoul Ahmad Mohammad, Madjid Mossayebi, Esmaeil Fekri, and Mohammad Amin Shayesteh.

“In two instances where state media have presented images of these confiscated weapons, the photographs appear to be either fake or staged,” France 24 noted.

“So far, we have seen reports of the arrest of hundreds of people over alleged accusations of espionage, of cooperation with Israel,” Hussein Baoumi, the deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, told CNN on Thursday. “We have also seen the execution of at least six men since the 16th of June on similar accusations. To be absolutely clear, these are people that were — had trials that would run into about 10 minutes in front of revolutionary courts that lack any resemblance of fair trials and where the use of forced confessions is quite worried (sic).”

“What we are seeing really is a continuing of what the Iranian government and authorities have been doing for months, but also for decades and years,” he continued. “I mean, what we have been seeing is that this is a government that has been using arrests and executions to crack down on any sort of opposition. We have seen how the government have used arrests and executions against protesters in recent years. … This needs to be put in its own context, right, which is that this is a government that has lived under massive impunity for decades. Iranian officials feel empowered to do so because they do not expect any sort of retribution or any sort of being held accountable for their crimes.”

On Thursday, the Iranian exiled women’s organization Association Femme Azadi reported, “Reports confirm the arrest of rabbis and religious leaders in Tehran and Shiraz, accused, without evidence, of ties to Israel.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/in-wake-of-israel-u-s-attacks-irans-regime-starts-executions-mass-arrests?author=Hank+Berrien&category=undefined&elementPosition=16&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=In+Wake+Of+Israel-U.S.+Attacks%2C+Iran%E2%80%99s+Regime+Starts+Executions%2C+Mass+Arrests

Dumbasses of the Day

Who’d of Thunk It?

According to the Post Millennial:

A home in Los Angeles was an Iranian human smuggling hub, according to Customs and Border Patrol after two individuals were arrested Friday afternoon in a Los Angeles County neighborhood. The home had previously been the site of the arrest of seven Iranian nationals earlier this week, some of whom were reportedly flagged on the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist.

Federal agents with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were seen executing a warrant at a residence in North Hills around 3 pm on Friday, marking the second law enforcement action at the property this week. CBP said that the arrests were in connection to a human smuggling hub in LA, per Foc LA.

“Earlier this week, seven Iranian nationals were arrested at the same address—including individuals on the FBI Terror Watchlist and associates of an Iranian human trafficking network,” CBP posted to X.

“The location has been repeatedly used to harbor illegal entrants linked to terrorism,” CBP stated in a post on X. “Under @POTUS, CBP is taking aggressive action to shut down smuggling networks and remove national security threats before they can do harm.”

CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham elaborated on the situation in a statement, saying, “Intelligence indicates the smuggling network has trafficked individuals from adversarial regimes, including Iran — posing direct risks to U.S. national security.”

According to a report by KCAL News, residents in the neighborhood explained that someone new moved into the home about six months ago. They added that behavior around the home was suspicious.

“There was a bunch of young people and they would hang out at night, pacing on the phone, sitting on the curb,” said neighbor Claudio Bonoli. “Talking to my neighbors, they say they were kind of intimidated by them.”

“It’s only two houses from my house,” he added. “This has been a really great, quiet neighborhood for a long time. So, it’s totally surprising.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/la-home-found-to-be-iranian-human-smuggling-hub-as-2-foreign-nationals-arrested-cbp

Farewell!

According to the Daily Wire:

The State Department is looking to revoke the visa for Bobby Vylan, a British rap duo whose performance at a festival over the weekend went viral for his virulent anti-Israel lyrics that included a call for death to all Israeli soldiers.

A senior State Department official told The Daily Wire that it is “already looking at revocation” of their visas ahead of a roughly twenty-city tour through the United States, with performances planned in several major cities, including Washington, D.C.

“As a reminder, under the Trump Administration, the U.S. government will not issue visas to any foreigner who supports terrorists,” the senior official said.

While performing at England’s annual Glastonbury Music Festival — which was live streamed on the BBC — Vylan incited his crowd of thousands to chant, “Death, death to the IDF.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-state-department-looks-to-revoke-visa-for-british-rappers-who-chanted-death-to-the-idf?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Kassy+Akiva&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+State+Department+Looks+To+Revoke+Visa+For+British+Rappers+Who+Chanted+%E2%80%98Death+To+The+IDF%E2%80%99

Say What?!

According to the Post Millennial:

The US Department of Justice announced Monday that it has filed a legal action against the State of Washington, challenging a new law that the department says violates constitutional protections for religious freedom.

At the center of the dispute is Senate Bill 5375, signed into law by Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson. The law eliminates the clergy-penitent privilege in cases involving suspected child abuse or neglect, effectively requiring clergy members, including Catholic priests, to report confessions related to such offenses to authorities. For Catholic priests, who are bound by the sacred seal of Confession, complying with the law would result in immediate excommunication from the Church.

According to the Justice Department, the law infringes upon the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by targeting Catholic religious practices and creating a double standard for religious and secular confidentiality.

“Laws that explicitly target religious practices such as the Sacrament of Confession in the Catholic Church have no place in our society,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. “Senate Bill 5375 unconstitutionally forces Catholic priests in Washington to choose between their obligations to the Catholic Church and their penitents or face criminal consequences, while treating the priest-penitent privilege differently than other well-settled privileges.”

The legal action comes as the Department moves to intervene in Etienne v. Ferguson, a case currently before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. In May, the DOJ also opened a formal civil rights investigation into the law, citing serious concerns about religious liberty.

In an interview last month with The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI, Dhillon elaborated on the department’s concerns. “This looked to me like a First Amendment violation on its face,” she said. “If priests in Washington follow this law, they could be excommunicated for breaking the sacred seal of confession.”

Dhillon, who has a long history of litigating religious freedom cases, said the law appears to ignore established legal protections for religious practice. “The law recognizes certain privileges, like attorney-client and medical confidentiality, but it does not honor the religious confessional, despite it being equally essential in the eyes of many faiths,” she noted.

Referencing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Tandon v. Newsom, Dhillon explained that any law burdening religious practice must withstand strict scrutiny—the highest level of judicial review. “The standard for infringing on religious liberty is incredibly high. Congress has even gone beyond the First Amendment with statutes like RLUIPA and the FACE Act to protect houses of worship.”

While acknowledging the state’s interest in protecting children, Dhillon warned that such goals must be balanced with constitutional rights. “This law puts clergy in an impossible position—comply with the state and be excommunicated, or honor their faith and face legal consequences.”

Critics have also pointed to inconsistencies in how the law treats mandated reporting across professions. During the KVI interview, Hoffman asked Dhillon about proposed legislation that would allow teachers to delay reporting suspected abuse by up to 48 hours. “It’s not even rationally consistent,” she said. “That kind of uneven treatment of religious versus secular institutions is constitutionally indefensible.”

Dhillon emphasized that the DOJ’s action is not politically motivated. “We don’t care which party is involved or which faith is affected,” she said. “This isn’t political—it’s about upholding the Constitution.”

As debate over the law continues, Dhillon urged caution against expanding government authority at the expense of foundational freedoms. “Where does it stop? Can we force everyone to report everything? That becomes compelled speech, which is unconstitutional. This country was built on protecting religious expression, not dismantling it.”

The DOJ has committed to investigating whether the law was intended to discriminate or if its effect is incidental. “Either way, it raises serious constitutional concerns,” Dhillon said.

https://thepostmillennial.com/doj-sues-washington-state-over-law-forcing-catholic-priests-to-break-seal-of-confession

WTF?!

According to the New York Post:

Disneyland Paris workers were horrified to find a large wedding they were hosting was between a man and a 9-year-old girl — with the groom and child bride’s mom arrested in what is now thought to have been a sick, $150,000 social media stunt.

The French amusement park had been hired early Saturday for the ceremony in front of the Sleeping Beauty castle, with no warning that the bride was just a child, Le Parisien reported.

Some 300 guests and a string quartet arrived around 5 a.m., before the park was open for regular tourists — with horrified employees only then seeing how young the bride was, BFMTV reported.

The “scared and confused” little girl was wearing a wedding dress and 5-inch heels “taped to her feet,” Le Parisien reported.

Staff called police, who arrested four of those involved — including the would-be groom, a 22-year-old British national, BFMTV said.

They also arrested the 41-year-old mother of the 9-year-old girl, both of whom had arrived in Paris from Ukraine two days before the sick ceremony, according to the report.

Police also arrested two Latvian nationals, a 24-year-old woman recruited to play the role of the bride’s sister and a 55-year-old recruited to act as her father, BFMTV reported.

French prosecutors are looking at whether the wedding was a sick stunt for social media — one that cost at least $150,000.

An ad was published online days earlier asking for extras, including 200 adults and 100 children between ages 5 and 15 to take part in a high-end wedding rehearsal, according to BFMTV.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/23/world-news/disneyland-paris-booked-for-sick-wedding-between-adult-and-9-year-old-girl/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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Episode 1081- The Wins Just Keep Coming!

A horrible tragedy takes place in Idaho. I am going to guess that we are never going to hear why it happened from the press.

The Big Beautiful bill passes through the Senate.

And Trump just keeps winning.

News

Here is some news:

  • The GOP-led Senate narrowly advanced on Saturday night the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” championed by President Donald Trump.
    • By a 51-49 vote, the upper chamber passed a motion to proceed, ending an hours-long standoff on the legislation that features many of Trump’s spending and tax priorities.
    • While Senate Republicans are trying to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline to get the bill to his desk, Democrats are employing tactics that will slow down the process.
    • After the procedural vote concluded on Saturday night, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) immediately asked for a reading of the legislation, which is more than 900 pages long and will likely take over 10 hours to get through.
    • “Remember: we still have to read the bill on the floor, hold up to 20 hrs of debate, and ‘vote-a-rama’ where we’ll wear the libs down on amendment votes. Then, House passage. Busy weekend,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said.
  • Israel Defense Forces announced on Saturday that Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa — one of the Hamas terrorists who helped to plan the October 7 massacre and train those who carried it out — had been “eliminated.”
  • GE Appliances announced this week that it’s moving even more of its production from China to Kentucky, and investing nearly half-a-billion dollars.
  • Leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo joined President Donald Trump at the White House to celebrate the United States-brokered peace agreement on Friday.
    • Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, who were present in the Oval Office during the meeting, signed the agreement earlier on Friday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department.
    • The agreement requires Rwandan troops to withdraw from eastern Congo and launch a joint security mechanism within 30 days and a regional economic integration framework within 90 days.
    • The agreement between the two neighbors will also work to attract investment to the Congo’s mineral-rich provinces of North and South Kivu, which have tantalum, gold, cobalt, copper, and lithium. According to Trump, the United States will get “a lot of the mineral rights” for the resource-rich area of the Congo.
    • The conflict kicked off when Rwanda sent 7,000 soldiers over its border to Congo in support of the M23 rebels, who seized two large cities in eastern Congo. The conflict is seen as the latest cycle of tension in a decades-old conflict with roots in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, according to Reuters.
  • The Supreme Court upheld his executive order on birthright citizenship, ruling that lower courts do not have the authority to unilaterally block Trump’s agenda.
  • Not only that — the court also ruled Friday that schools violate religious liberty when they bar parents from opting their children out of classroom instruction involving LGBT-themed books, a major win for religious conservatives and for the Trump White House, which has championed parents and their right to decide what their children are taught.
  • In a third ruling, the Supreme Court supported a law that would require age verification to access pornography.

Combine all this with the Iranian nuclear strike, getting NATO country to raise their budgets by 5%, and the lower courts ruling that Trump can deport illegal aliens to any country and it’s been a huge month. Even CNN is admitting that Trump is winning.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-clears-key-senate-hurdle?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Daniel+Chaitin&category=News&elementPosition=2&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Trump%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Big%2C+Beautiful+Bill%E2%80%99+Clears+Key+Senate+Hurdle
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ge-appliances-moving-production-from-china-to-republican-state?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&category=undefined&elementPosition=11&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=GE+Appliances+Moving+Production+From+China+To+Red+State
https://www.dailywire.com/news/october-7th-mastermind-eliminated-israel-defense-forces-say?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Virginia+Kruta&category=News&elementPosition=3&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=October+7th+Mastermind+%E2%80%98ELIMINATED%2C%E2%80%99+Israel+Defense+Forces+Say
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-brokers-peace-agreement-between-rwanda-and-congo-at-white-house?author=Kassy+Akiva&category=undefined&elementPosition=14&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Trump+Brokers+Peace+Agreement+Between+Rwanda+And+Congo+At+White+House

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Episode 1080 – We Just Keep Winning!

The anti-abortion cause gets another big win from the Supreme Court.

President gets a big win at the NATO summit in Europe.

And Marco Rubio educated Democrats on the Constitution.

He Just Keeps Winning

This is from Perplexity:

NATO countries have agreed to raise their collective defense spending target to 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035, marking a significant increase from the previous 2% goal set in 2014123. This new target is set against a backdrop of heightened security concerns, particularly regarding Russia and ongoing conflicts in Europe.

The 5% target is divided into two main components:

  • 3.5% of GDP is to be allocated to “core defense requirements,” such as personnel, weapons, and traditional military expenditures—what was previously covered by the 2% target345.
  • 1.5% of GDP is earmarked for broader defense and security-related investments, including infrastructure (roads, bridges, ports), cybersecurity, energy pipeline protection, civil preparedness, resilience, innovation, and bolstering the defense industrial base345.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/nato-countries-will-pay-5-gdp-wDdgXFlXRKOm.GQ9Px.7Ow

Big Win

According to the Post Millennial:

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that states are allowed to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. The ruling came in response to a case out of South Carolina. 

The case centered around whether patients on Medicaid, a government health insurance program for low-income patients, can sue in order to choose their own qualified healthcare provider. South Carolina was sued under Section 1983 after the state blocked Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood in 2018, citing law prohibiting public funds for abortions.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the opinion for the court, “Section 1983 permits private plaintiffs to sue for violations of federal spending-power statutes only in ‘atypical’ situations … where the provision in question ‘clear[ly]’ and ‘unambiguous[ly]’ confers an individual ‘right.’” He wrote that the law in question “is not such a statute.” 

“This case concerns one of the conditions state plans must meet. Located in §1396a(a)(23)(A), Medicaid’s any-qualified-provider provision, as it is sometimes called, requires States to ensure that ‘any individual eligible for medical assistance … may obtain’ it ‘from any [provider] qualified to perform the service … who undertakes to provide’ it. The provision does not define the term ‘qualified,’ perhaps because States have traditionally exercised primary responsibility over “matters of health and safety,” including the regulation of the practice of medicine,” Gorsuch wrote.

In response to the 2018 announcement that South Carolina would not allow Planned Parenthood to participate in the state’s Medicaid program, “Planned Parenthood and one of its patients, Julie Edwards, sued the director of the State’s Department of Health and Human Services. They argued that South Carolina’s exclusion of Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program violated the any-qualified-provider provision.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-supreme-court-rules-medicaid-can-defund-planned-parenthood?utm_campaign=64466

Speaking Truth

LOL!

According to the New York Post:

Vice President JD Vance was suspended from the left-leaning social media platform Bluesky on Wednesday, just minutes after joining and sharing his first post.

“Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis,” Vance wrote in his first post on the X competitor. “So I’m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.” 

The vice president went on to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld Tennessee’s restrictions on transgender medical treatments for minors. 

“To that end, I found Justice [Clarence] Thomas’s concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating,” Vance wrote, including a screenshot of the conservative justice’s statement agreeing with the 6-3 ruling.  

“He argues that many of our so-called ‘experts’ have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth,” the vice president continued. “I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids.” 

“What do you think?” 

Within 12 minutes of the post, and Vance announcing on X that he had joined the platform, his Bluesky account was suspended, according to Axios journalist Marc Caputo.  

“Not found. Account has been suspended,” read a message on Vance’s Bluesky page. 

The ban was brief, as the vice president’s account was reinstated just minutes later. 

It does not appear that the vice president’s post ran afoul of any of Bluesky’s community guidelines.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/18/us-news/jd-vance-gets-suspended-from-x-competitor-bluesky-just-12-minutes-after-first-post/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter

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Episode 1079 – New York is Heading for a Sad Fall

New York is going to hell and a hand basket.

The media keeps throwing water on the success of Trump’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites, but the IAEA has more news proving the successes.

And expect more conspiracy theories like the one we are going to talk about.

New York Is Going to Hell

According to NBC News, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded to 33-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, with Mamdani’s progressive platform and strategic advantage in the ranked-choice voting system overcoming Cuomo’s significant financial backing and early polling lead in what analysts are calling a seismic shift in city politics.

https://www.perplexity.ai/discover/top/zohran-mamdani-defeats-andrew-aeMFV8AcSUKjcNhBpZHJoQ

That Will Prove It

According to the New York Post:

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog group revealed even more damage from the US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites after taking a closer look — including possible chemical contamination at one facility.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said Tuesday that the latest satellite images from the Fordow and Natanz facilities showed additional damage, beyond what the agency found in the first-pass review of the sites.

At Fordow, the mountain fortress just south of Tehran, officials identified additional strikes at the road leading up to the facility, as well as one of the entrances.

The US dropped 14 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on the facility, which includes equipment buried 300 feet underground.

Meanwhile, at Natanz, the IAEA identified “two impact holes from the U.S. strikes above the underground halls that had been used for enrichment as well as for storage.”

“Based on its knowledge of what these halls contained, the IAEA assesses that this strike may have caused localized contamination and chemical hazards,” Grossi warned.

The US hit that site — along with one other — with cruise missiles fired from a nuclear-powered submarine as part of the Saturday strikes.

The watchdog group assured the world that there “has been no radiological impact” to the population so far due to the damage.

The full details of the contamination, however, cannot be properly assessed until IAEA inspectors can analyze it up close. 

https://nypost.com/2025/06/24/world-news/us-strikes-on-iran-nuke-facilities-caused-more-damage-than-first-thought-as-watchdog-reveals-possible-contamination/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost

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Smartass of the Day

Who is Alex Newman? Here is his biography from the Liberty Sentinal:

Liberty Sentinel Media CEO Alex Newman is available for public speaking, radio interviews, TV interviews, and more on a wide range of topics. He has traveled America and beyond speaking on crucial subjects and has been interviewed on hundreds of local, state, national, and international radio and TV programs, including many of America’s top conservative talk shows. We can line up an amazing selection of other guests for you, too.

https://libertysentinel.org/alex

Wait, What?!

The X post by Juanita Broaddrick references a video from Fox News discussing a serious allegation against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, involving a letter from Vance Boelter, the suspect in a recent shooting, claiming Walz instructed him to assassinate Senator Amy Klobuchar to take her Senate seat. This claim lacks evidence, as confirmed by ongoing investigations and Walz’s denial, yet it has sparked significant social media discussion and conspiracy theories.

The context of this allegation is set against a backdrop of political violence in Minnesota, where Boelter, disguised as a police officer, carried out attacks on state lawmakers, resulting in fatalities and injuries. The shootings were described as politically motivated, with Boelter having a “hit list” of Democratic officials, though no direct evidence links Walz to the attacks beyond Boelter’s unverified claims.

The timing and nature of the post, combined with the lack of public response from Walz, as noted by Broaddrick, fuel speculation and concern about the potential implications for political figures and the integrity of democratic processes, especially given the gravity of the accusations and the ongoing investigation into the shootings.

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Episode 1078 – So Much for World War III

Well, it looks like Donald Trump prevented World War III, and it only took 48 hours.

The media and Dems continue to beclown themselves.

And the WNBA makes themselves more irrelevant by the minute.

Unstable

A ceasefire between Israel and Iran was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on June 24, 2025, following nearly two weeks of intense military exchanges. The truce was brokered with the assistance of Qatari mediation and was initially accepted by both sides, though its implementation has been fragile and repeatedly tested by subsequent attacks267.

Key Details of the Ceasefire

  • Announcement and Mediation: President Trump declared a “complete and total ceasefire” after direct negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and facilitated talks with Iranian officials via Qatari diplomats91011.
  • Conditions: Israel agreed to the ceasefire on the condition that Iran stop its attacks within Israeli territory. Iran, in turn, indicated it would halt its military operations if Israel ceased its airstrikes by a specific deadline911.
  • Initial Violations: Shortly after the ceasefire was announced, both sides accused each other of violating the agreement. Israel reported that Iran launched missiles and drones toward Israel, prompting the Israeli military to respond with targeted strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including a radar installation north of Tehran147.
  • Public Statements: Israel’s Defense Minister ordered the military to “respond forcefully” to any violations, while Iranian state media denied launching any missiles that would breach the ceasefire4713.
  • Global Reaction: The ceasefire was met with cautious approval from world leaders, though many emphasized the volatility of the situation and the need for further diplomatic efforts to sustain the truce26.

Ongoing Tensions and Challenges

  • Fragility: The ceasefire remains precarious, with both sides maintaining a high level of military readiness and issuing warnings of further retaliation if the other side resumes hostilities2712.
  • Casualties: In the hours leading up to the ceasefire, there were reports of fatalities on both sides: nine killed in Israeli airstrikes in northern Iran and five killed in Iranian attacks in southern Israel610.
  • U.S. Role: The U.S. played a central role in both brokering the ceasefire and, earlier, in conducting airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites, which escalated tensions and led to Iranian retaliation against U.S. military assets in Qatar5610.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/israel-iran-ceasefire-7eCTWsStT0Kw5BTXln0WDg

That Didn’t Last Long

Iran launched a missile attack against Israel an hour before the truce.

4 were killed and 26 were injured in the missile attack.

Israel launched an attack on the launch sites of the missiles.

Trump called Ben Netanyahu and asked him to stop the attacks. Netanyahu called back the planes. He later stated the ceasefire was still in effect.

Iran denies it launched a missile attack.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/iran-breaks-israel-QvGI.d.mQRa1XfqWboMlog

The Media Continues to Beclown Themselves

This is moral relativism.

Some things:

  • Jasmine Crockett does not know the Constitution. She has proved that throughout her political career.
  • Though she corrects herself, she let’s out the Dem narrative. She should have been informed so she could make a decision. It is not about Democracy with these dunderheads.
  • Finally, when did cussing become so acceptable and a way to debate? When has cussing been seen as intellectual?

Oh, By the Way…

According to CBS News:

In its latest crackdown against illegal immigration, federal agents arrested 11 Iranian foreign nationals in 48 hours, including one watchlisted individual — part of a series of targeted operations spanning eight states and nine cities nationwide. 

Among those arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Sunday, June 22, is Mehran Makari Saheli, at his home near St. Paul, Minnesota. ICE officials say Saheli is a former member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Iran’s armed forces. They said the detainee has “admitted connections to Hezbollah,” a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization backed by Iran. 

ICE said that five of those arrested possessed previous criminal convictions ranging from grand larceny to drug and firearm possessions. 

The Department of Homeland Security says Yousef Mehridehno had been living in America illegally for nearly 8 years when federal authorities determined he lied on a visa application. Roughly four months after the Iranian foreign national was added to the U.S. known or suspected terrorist list in February, he was apprehended by federal agents Sunday in central Mississippi, just outside of Jackson. 

Officials have not linked these arrests to any specific terrorism plots and the Department of Homeland Security has stated that there are no current, credible threats to the U.S. homeland, despite a heightened security environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-11-iranian-nationals-48-hours

Dumbass of the Day

The WNBA has been around for 28 years and is losing between $40 and $50 million a year. Gee, I wonder why no one is watching them.

They have some issues:

  • They hate white people.
  • The hate America.
  • They kneel during the National Anthem. Some teams don’t even show up on the court.
  • They bitch about not getting paid what the NBA is getting paid.
  • They call their fans racist. All 8 of them.
  • They are trying to kill the only player that is putting butts in the seats (Caitlin Clarke).
  • One of their players is a man (allegedly).
  • Their officiating sucks so much so that the commissioner was suspended for not dealing with it.
  • Finally, it is brutal to watch.

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Episode 1077 – We Are Still the Big Boy on the Block!

Federal district judges continue to over-steps their boundaries.

And the United States shows the world (and Iran) that it is still the big boy on the block.

It Will Be Better Late Than Never

According to Perplexity:

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and prominent pro-Palestinian activist, was released from federal immigration detention in Louisiana on June 20, 2025, after a federal judge ordered his release on bail while his immigration proceedings continue123

Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the United States, had been detained for more than three months (104 days) following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New York in early March567.

The decision to release Khalil was made by U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz, who determined that Khalil was not a flight risk, posed no threat to the community, and that his detention was “highly unusual” for a lawful permanent resident127

The judge rejected the government’s arguments for continued detention, which had included allegations that Khalil’s presence in the U.S. could cause “potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences” and claims he provided false information on his green card application237

Judge Farbiarz also suggested that the government might be using immigration charges to punish Khalil for his activism2.

Khalil’s release was met with celebration among supporters and his family. He missed the birth of his first child while in detention and was denied temporary release to attend the birth, though he was allowed a brief visit with his newborn son last month157. Upon his return to New York, Khalil was reunited with his wife and child, and he has vowed to continue his pro-Palestinian activism despite ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to deport him468.

Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have criticized Khalil’s detention as unjust and emblematic of broader efforts to suppress solidarity with Palestinians and weaponize the immigration system against activists8. Khalil’s legal team and supporters argue he was targeted for his political speech and peaceful assembly, rights protected under U.S. and international law89.

The Trump administration has indicated it will appeal the judge’s decision to release Khalil, maintaining that there was no basis for a New Jersey judge to order his release from a Louisiana facility1. Khalil’s bail conditions restrict his travel to several states and require him to attend all immigration proceedings1.

https://dumbassestalkingpolitics.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=11271&action=edit

The End Is Near

B-2 Stealth Bomber Mission

Operation Midnight Hammer featured the largest B-2 bomber mission in U.S. military history, with seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers flying an 18-hour transcontinental mission from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.12 

The mission employed sophisticated deception tactics, with a decoy formation flying westward into the Pacific while the actual strike package moved eastward toward Iran.34 To maintain tactical surprise, the bombers operated with minimal communications and required multiple in-flight refuelings before reaching their targets.2

The B-2 bombers delivered 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator “bunker buster” bombs, each weighing approximately 13,000kg, specifically designed to destroy hardened underground facilities like Iran’s Fordow nuclear site.34 

The precision strike began at 6:40 p.m. Eastern Time when the lead bomber dropped the first two bunker busters, with the remaining aircraft delivering their payloads over a 25-minute window.5 

The operation’s success was highlighted by the fact that Iran’s air defenses failed to detect the incoming bombers, with no surface-to-air missiles fired at the American aircraft.

GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrator

The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a 30,000-pound (13,600 kg) precision-guided “bunker buster” designed specifically to destroy deeply buried, hardened targets like Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.12 

This specialized weapon can penetrate approximately 200 feet (61 meters) of earth or 59 feet (18 meters) of reinforced concrete before detonating its massive 5,342-pound (2,423 kg) explosive payload consisting of AFX-757 and polymer-bonded explosives optimized for confined spaces.23 

The bomb’s casing is crafted from high-density Eglin steel alloy engineered to withstand extreme penetration stresses, while its guidance system combines GPS and inertial navigation for precision targeting.23

The B-2 Spirit is currently the only aircraft capable of delivering the MOP, with each bomber able to carry two of these massive weapons.124 If a single bomb cannot reach the intended target depth, multiple MOPs can be dropped in sequence, effectively “drilling” deeper with each successive blast.1 First developed through a partnership between the Air Force and Defense Threat Reduction Agency in 2004, the weapon received its combat debut during Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025.25 The forthcoming B-21 Raider is also expected to be capable of carrying this.

Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan

The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, buried 80-110 meters deep inside a mountain near Qom, was the most critical target in Operation Midnight Hammer due to its heavily fortified nature and suspected role in Iran’s nuclear weapons program.12 

Unlike the Natanz facility (which was struck in Israel’s initial assault), Fordow was specifically designed to withstand airstrikes and housed advanced IR-6 centrifuges capable of rapidly enriching uranium to higher purity levels.34 

The facility gained particular international concern in March 2023 when the IAEA discovered uranium particles enriched to 83.7% purity—dangerously close to the 90% weapons-grade threshold.31

The Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, also targeted in the operation, was crucial for metallic uranium production, while satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies had revealed unusual ground activities at Fordow in the days immediately preceding the U.S. strikes.56 Military analysts had long assessed that destroying Fordow would require either U.S. support with GBU-57 penetrators or sustained Israeli strikes with smaller payloads, as the facility’s underground positioning made it virtually impervious to conventional bombing.12 The three facilities collectively represented the backbone of Iran’s uranium enrichment capabilities, with Fordow specifically believed to be the site where Iran could potentially increase enrichment from 60% to the 90% weapons-grade level.

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/pentagon-provides-details-on-o-vK3KVAl6SUGfpaoaLZ9l2Q#74133a81-5f90-4650-a2d5-f60671a78a5a

Democratic Response

AOC is now calling for Trump to be impeached.

John Fetterman was the voice of reason. He tweeted on X:

As I’ve long maintained, this was the correct move by

@POTUS. Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capabilities. I’m grateful for and salute the finest military in the world

I’m grateful for and salute the finest military in the world.

Of Course Celebrities Have to Weight In

Other celebrities that are flipping out:

  • Ariana Grande is calling for impeachment.
  • Hollywood celeb Ethan Embry declared after the Iran nuclear strikes “78 million fuck*ng idiots in America brought us here.”
  • NFL star Robert Griffin III said this is a start to World War III.
  • Natasha Cloud calls for Trump’s impeachment after US strikes Iranian nuclear facilities.
  • Amy Lou Wood, a British actress known for her role in The White Lotus, posted on Instagram early Sunday condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s praise of President Trump following the strike. She wrote, “I feel sick,” and shared critical messages from politicians and commentators, including a graphic that read, “Bombing for peace is like f***ing for virginity.” She also inadvertently reposted a message from a parody account impersonating Quentin Tarantino.

Here’s the reality, most of the countries in the world think this was a good thing. Those countries include:

  • Germany
  • England
  • Italy
  • France
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • England
  • Poland
  • Hungry
  • Argentina

In secret, so do:

  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Egypt
  • Northern Lebanon

Dumbasses on the Internet

Not Everyone Is Crazy

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Episode 1076 – Shame Is A Good Thing!

An Australian man is deported from the United States. There is not a lot of sympathy for him.

“Doctors” want to replace the word for “obese” because of the sadness it causes those who are obese.

And the backlash against yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on trans-ing kids is happening. Unfortunately for them, the backlash just proves the Supreme Court’s point.

FAFO

According to The Guardian:

An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests by university students.

Alistair Kitchen said he left Melbourne on Thursday bound for New York and was detained for 12 hours and interrogated by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials during the stopover in Los Angeles.

The 33-year-old said he was “clearly targeted for politically motivated reasons” and said officials spent more than 30 minutes questioning him about his views on Israel and Palestine including his “thoughts on Hamas”.

Here is why he was actually deported:

  • He posted support for the pro-Palestinian protests.
  • He supported anti-government protest in Columbia.
  • He called the United States a Nazi state.
  • Of course, he deleted all those X posts.
  • He encouraged ignoring U.S. vetting laws to enter the country.
  • He has shown communist tendencies and anti-Western Civilization.
  • He lied to the state department about his political leanings (yes, that can keep you out of the country).

The guys hates the United States and does not belong here.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/15/australian-deported-from-us-says-he-was-targeted-due-to-writing-on-pro-palestine-student-protests

Shame Is A Good Thing

A growing number of researchers are advocating for the term “obesity” to be renamed in order to reduce stigma and better reflect the complex, chronic nature of the condition. Experts argue that the current terminology—often conflated with body mass index (BMI) or body size—fails to accurately convey that obesity is a disease influenced by environmental, genetic, physiological, behavioral, and developmental factors, not just excess body weight123.

Proposed alternative names include “adiposity-based chronic disease” and “chronic appetite dysregulation.” These terms aim to shift the focus from appearance to underlying biological and metabolic dysfunction, potentially reducing shame and improving understanding among both the public and policymakers132. Researchers emphasize that renaming could help disentangle the medical definition of obesity from the BMI category, since a high BMI does not always indicate poor health, and obesity-related medical complications can occur independently of body weight456.

However, while renaming may help clarify the nature of the disease and reduce confusion, many experts caution that it alone will not eliminate weight stigma overnight. Stigma is deeply rooted in societal attitudes and persistent exposure to the “thin ideal,” requiring broader cultural shifts in addition to changes in terminology567. For meaningful change, it is recommended that discussions about renaming involve people with lived experience, stigma experts, and healthcare professionals to ensure new terms are not inadvertently stigmatizing56.

In summary, researchers are calling for obesity to be renamed to avoid shaming people, better reflect the disease’s complexity, and encourage more effective treatment and prevention strategies, but acknowledge that reducing stigma will require more than just a new name326.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/researchers-call-for-obesity-t-4CU3eidRRl6dF8PWbLxjrg

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Everything Is Going in this Directions

According to CBS News:

Social Security is on track to deplete its trust funds by 2034, one year sooner than previously forecast,
when the federal retirement program will be required to cut monthly benefits by about 20%. 

The new projection, issued Wednesday in the Social Security Board of Trustees’ annual report, is partly due to increased costs from the Social Security Fairness Act, which boosted benefits for millions of retirees, the report said. Last year’s report had forecast that the program would need to cut benefits starting in 2035, impacting Social Security’s 70 million beneficiaries.

The Social Security program has been staring down a financial crunch for years, although the trust funds’ depletion date can change from year to year due to fluctuations in the economy and the number of beneficiaries. The trust fund is slated to be depleted partly due to the wave of baby boomer retirements and an aging U.S. population, which means its reserves are drawing down because spending is outpacing income. 

“Congress, along with the Social Security Administration and others committed to eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, must work together to protect and strengthen the trust funds for the millions of Americans who rely on it — now and in the future — for a secure retirement or in the event of a disability,” said Frank Bisignano, commissioner of Social Security, in a statement. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-trustees-report-2025-insolvency-when-will-benefits-cut/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=831988368

Congratulations!

According to the New York Post:

San Francisco has been ranked at the bottom of a new report by a financial services company ranking the best and worst-run cities in the country.

WalletHub reported it measured the “effectiveness of local leadership” by “determining a city’s operating efficiency.” San Francisco came in 148th out of 148 cities studied.

“We can learn how well city officials manage and spend public funds by comparing the quality of the services residents receive against the city’s total budget,” WalletHub Financial Writer Adam McCann wrote to explain the study.

Each city was given a “Quality of Services’” score based on 36 metrics that were grouped into six service categories, including financial stability, education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure and pollution. These were measured against the city’s per capita budget.

San Francisco was ranked at the bottom after making headlines previously for the mass exodus from the liberal city, declining enrollment in its public school system as well as skyrocketing housing prices.

Residents elected a new mayor last year, Daniel Lurie, who beat incumbent Democrat London Breed by a more than 10-point margin, 56% to 43%.

The last election indicated a pivot away from soft-on-crime policies and lax policies on drug use and homelessness that were rampant in the city. 

The next worst-run cities after San Francisco were Detroit (147th), Oakland (146th), New York City (145th), Philadelphia (144th), and Baltimore (143rd).

https://nypost.com/2025/06/18/lifestyle/san-francisco-ranked-worst-run-major-city-in-america/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social

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Episode 1075 – A Big Victory in the Culture War!

New York is investigating a major crime: Enforcing the law.

In a juxtaposition of how the law works in the woke world, Oregon has decided child murder is not a big deal if the murderer is the right race.

And the Supreme Court has made a ruling on a major culture war topic.

News

According to the

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender drugs and surgeries for children, a major win for conservative activists and parent groups.

The court ruled 6-3 in United States v. Skrmetti that Tennessee’s law does not violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti defended the law before the High Court in December, saying it was a matter of “protecting kids from the consequences of decisions that they cannot fully understand.”

Tennessee lawmakers were inspired to introduce and pass the law following Daily Wire host Matt Walsh’s explosive investigation into Vanderbilt University’s gender clinic.

Tennessee’s law blocks all transgender medical treatments on children, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries. Doctors who offer these treatments risk losing their medical licenses and paying a $25,000 fine. The law also gives children and their families the right to sue if they were harmed by these treatments.

The plaintiffs in the Tennessee case, which include trans-identifying teens and their families, claimed the state’s ban violates the 14th Amendment, which requires that everyone is treated equally under the law, by preventing them from accessing medical treatments that are available to others. They also claimed the ban violates parental rights to make health care decisions for their children.

The law was immediately challenged when it took effect in July, 2023. A Nashville federal district judge blocked the law that same month, but a week later, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals combined the Tennessee case with a similar case out of Kentucky and ruled in favor of both bans.

The Biden administration joined the lawsuit against Tennessee and urged the Supreme Court to take up the case, saying the court’s opinion was “urgently needed” since the confusion among federal courts had resulted in “profound uncertainty.”

Federal appeals courts have been divided in recent years on whether state bans on these transgender medical interventions for children are unconstitutional.

This is only the second time the Supreme Court has weighed in on this white-hot culture war issue, having previously avoided many opportunities to get involved.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-upholds-tennessees-ban-on-transgender-drugs-for-children?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Mairead+Elordi&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Supreme+Court+Upholds+Tennessee%E2%80%99s+Ban+On+Transgender+Drugs+For+Children

Prosecuting the Law

According to the New York Post:

State Attorney General Letitia James is conducting a misconduct probe of a New York local law enforcement agency helping the Trump administration crack down on illegal immigration, The Post has learned.

The AG’s office asked Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton for documents outlining any cooperation between local law enforcement officials and federal agencies, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security.

A letter from the office asked Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton to turn over any agreements between the office and any federal agency “concerning the enforcement of federal immigration law” – and it also asks for documentation about cops receiving training on enforcing federal immigration.

The letter cited a section of state law on official misconduct — and asked for any training on immigration enforcement and a list of all traffic stops involving the office.

“Attorney General is conducting an investigation pursuant to New York Executive Law § 75(3) and has reasonable cause to believe that the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has information relevant to that investigation,” Lillian Marquez, deputy bureau chief of the AG’s Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office, wrote in the June 11 letter obtained by The Post.

The AG demands that the sheriff turn over any documents or information about ICE detainer requests and the detection, apprehension, or detention of people who have “allegedly violated immigration law.”

All communications between or among any member of the sheriff’s office and any member of Homeland Security or its sub agencies — including CBP, and ICE at traffic stops is also requested.

A spokesperson for the AG’s office said The Post’s initial article on the letter “missed important facts,” including the focus its document request.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/16/us-news/letitia-james-probing-local-cops-for-misconduct-for-working-with-trump-admin-ice/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost

The Juxtaposition is Incredible

According to the Statesman Journal:

The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the 2018 murder conviction of a Portland man after finding that prosecutors dismissed two men from the jury pool because they were Black.

The jury, which had no Black members, found Darian L. McWoods, a Black man, guilty of murder by abuse in the death of his 15-month-old daughter, Kamaya Flores, in Multnomah County Circuit Court, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

In the ruling released Wednesday, Presiding Judge Josephine Mooney found that Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Amanda Nadell offered race-neutral reasons to strike both prospective jurors, but those arguments were only a “pretext.”

Mooney wrote that the state did not seek to strike similarly situated jurors who were not Black.

“Racial discrimination in the selection of jurors is harmful,” Mooney wrote.

McWoods’ defense attorney Josephine Townsend challenged both dismissals under the “Batson” rule, referring to a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting the exclusion of prospective jurors based on their race.

In a statement, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Elisabeth Shepard said the Court of Appeals opinion would be used “to further educate and inform our role in the administration of justice.”

“We are committed to the ongoing pursuit of a safer, more equitable system,” she said.

Unless the Oregon Department of Justice appeals the overturned conviction to the state Supreme Court, the case will return to Circuit Court, where it could be retried or dismissed.

McWood, who maintained his innocence throughout the trial, is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Prosecutors accused him of killing his daughter by a methadone overdose, saying he was a drug user who sometimes mixed his drugs into kid-friendly drinks such as Capri Sun.

This little girl was found to have a lacerated liver, suffered from some asphyxiation, had broken ribs, had bruises all over her face and body, as well as having meth in her system.

Townsend suggested the drugs could have been left in a shared bedroom by another family member.

“I know that my client is really looking forward to a retrial, and I’m really hoping that we get the right results,” she said.

He remains in custody at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute in Pendleton.

This story gets worse. There will not be a retrial. He made a plea deal with the prosecution and McWoods will be out of prison in two years.

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/07/15/murder-conviction-overturned-after-black-jurors-excluded/65374406007

His Career is Over

The lack of self-awareness on Smith’s part is amazing. Everything that people don’t like about him is in this video.

  • He is portrayed as a tiny man in the video with the women towering over him. In real life, he is a cuckhold. He is a small man in his own marriage. Jada Pinkett Smith walked all over him.
  • Ironically, one shot has him sitting on the sole of a woman’s shoe. You can’t get more symbolic than that.
  • The video is woke. He’s got fat chicks and skinny chicks. I’m not buying that he would ever date a fat chick.
  • The music is like his music in the eighties. Even the clothing is the same. He’s not seventeen anymore.

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