June 13, 2025
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Hossein Salami, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel . . . Hossein Salami, commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in Israel's strikes early on Friday, the most senior Iranian leader to die in the attacks. Salami, who was 65, was known for taking a hardline stance against Iran's rivals, including Israel and the US. Just last month, he had warned that Tehran would "open the gates of hell" if attacked by either country. BBC
These Are the Top Iranian Generals and Scientists Killed by Israel
Netanyahu says Iran could produce nuclear weapon in 'very short time' if not stopped
Trump slams Iran for ignoring 'chance after chance' to make a nuclear deal . . . "I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, BY FAR, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come – And they know how to use it. Certain Iranian hardliner's spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen," he said "They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!" New York Post
Politics
Fetterman to Israel: Keep Wiping Out Iranian Leadership, Nuclear Personnel . . . U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) pledged his support of the attack by Israel on Iran, saying Israel should "keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel." He posted his remarks on social media a short time after the news of Israel's pre-emptive bombing of Iran hit the press. "Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack," Fewtterman wrote on X. "Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel." Breitbart
House GOP Passes DOGE Cuts by a Whisker After Chaos on Floor . . . The House Republicans successfully passed a rescissions package to cut $9.4 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting Thursday, in the first major codification of President Donald Trump's efforts to restructure the federal government. The rescissions package, which targeted funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, was passed on a vote of 214-212. Daily Signal
Democrat Governors Face Tough Questions Over Sanctuary Policies . . . Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois, Kathy Hochul of New York, and Tim Walz of Minnesota testified at the hearing, which came just days after riots broke out in Los Angeles. The Department of Homeland Security defines sanctuary jurisdictions as "cities, counties, and states that are deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and endangering American citizens." Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., ripped into fellow New Yorker Hochul, raising several cases of horrific crimes said to have been committed by illegal aliens in that state. Daily Signal
WATCH || Nancy Mace grills Walz, who is stumped by the question, "What is a woman?"
Culture
Is Britain About to Legalize Abortion Until Birth? . . . Britain soon could pass the most extreme abortion law Europe has ever seen. Members of Parliament have proposed amendments that would legalize abortion up until the moment of birth. The amendments could also allow for sex-selective abortions and would take away the ability to prosecute abusers who harm unborn children, according to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, a pro-life advocacy group in the U.K. According to The Telegraph, Britain's current law allows for abortion up until a pregnancy is 24 weeks along. Daily Signal
National Security
LA mayor once joined pro-Cuba communist group, now it's part of CCP-linked network behind protests . . . Decades ago, Karen Bass was a member of — and was repeatedly identified as a leader in — the Venceremos Brigade (VB), a far-left activist group sympathetic to the Communist revolution in Cuba and which U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies as well as Cuban defectors have identified as being co-opted by Cuban intelligence services. The VB was also linked to violent groups such as the Weather Underground. Just the News
Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary . . . Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations. Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee repeatedly got into heated exchanges with Hegseth, with some of the toughest lines of questioning coming from military veterans. Associated Press
Here's Why There Are So Many Mexican Flags at the LA ICE Riots . . . They don't want to go back to Mexico; they want California to be Mexico or perhaps become part of some kind of larger ethnostate based on Aztlan—the mythical nation of the Aztecs. This general ethos about California being Mexican land goes by many names, though it's often referred to as "La Reconquista." The idea being that Mexicans and Latin Americans have an Indigenous right to California and other Western states annexed during the Mexican-American War. Daily Signal
International
'I Saw Bodies Ripped Apart': Sole Survivor Of Air India Flight Details Harrowing Crash . . . One person is confirmed to have survived the crash of an Air India passenger jet that claimed the lives of over 240 people on board. Air India confirmed the survivor's status, according to The New York Times. Viswash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national of Indian origin, was on board the flight returning to the United Kingdom after visiting family in India. A brother of Ramesh was also on board the flight. Ramesh was sitting near an emergency exit on the plane in seat 11A. He managed to get out of the plane via the exit. Daily Wire
Money
Global oil prices soared after Israel attacks Iran . . . The price of the benchmark Brent crude was up by more than 10% shortly after the news emerged, reaching its highest level since January. Traders are concerned that a conflict between Iran and Israel could disrupt supplies coming from the energy-rich region. The cost of crude oil affects everything from how much it costs to fill up your car to the price of food at the supermarket. After the initial jump, oil prices eased a little. BBC
Starbucks makes shock U-turn after years of job cuts . . . Starbucks has launched its biggest hiring spree in history — aimed at finally tackling the number one gripe from frustrated customers. The recruitment blitz— adding as many as 85,000 workers across its 17,000 US locations — is a bold move aimed at slashing long wait times. Customers have grown weary of waiting 20 minutes for a drink, with many walking away from the chain entirely. Daily Mail
You should also know
Declassified CIA Files Reveal RFK Sr, Was a 'Voluntary Informant' . . . Many of the new pages detailed a 1955 trip RFK took to the former Soviet Union along with Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, revealing to the public for the first time that he volunteered his on-the-ground experiences while visiting the U.S. adversary to the CIA. "Mr. Kennedy served the Agency as a voluntary informant," receiving briefings prior to and following his trip to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizia and other locations around the U.S.S.R., the files state. Breitbart
Guilty Pleasures
Left-Wing Activists Suggest Bribing Rioters With Cookies To Stay Peaceful at Upcoming Protests . . . The left-wing dark money groups behind nationwide anti-Trump protests scheduled for this Saturday are urging their activists to do whatever they can to maintain peace on the ground, including by giving would-be rioters cookies or declaring, "Hey, there's Beyonce!" to distract them. Led by Indivisible, the group behind explosive protests at Tesla dealerships and that paid left-wing protesters to disrupt red-district town halls in March, the activist coalition has planned nearly 2,000 "No Kings" protests across the country on Saturday. Washington Free Beacon
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