Monday June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025

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Trump Border Czar Warns Of Biden-Era Gotaways Amid Iranian Sleeper Cell Concerns . . . The "biggest national security vulnerability this country's ever seen" comes from Biden-era gotaways Trump Border Czar Tom Homan said on Sunday as he warned federal officials do not have a full accounting of all the people from Iran who illegally crossed the border during the last administration. Citing data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homan explained that there were 1,272 nationals of Iran. Daily Wire

How was this not an impeachable offense for Biden? Where were all the impeachment-happy Democrats during this?

Politics

Obama Bros Go Ballistic After Trump Bombs Iranian Nuke Program . . . The mediocre white men who served as top advisers to failed president Barack Obama threw embarrassing tantrums on Saturday in response to the successful U.S. military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Thomas Frederick Vietor IV, the lacrosse-playing frat bro and Pod Save America cohost, led the charge with a series of increasingly unhinged posts on X. He was egged on by Pod Save America cohost, former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, as well as Ben Rhodes, the former Iranian nuclear czar, and some other guy named Dan Pfeiffer. Washington Free Beacon

They're jealous. They had a problem, made it worse, and left it to Trump to solve. And they're deeply - and rightly - concerned that Trump's presidency is going to dwarf Obama's in history.

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Former Harris Lawyer Now Works for a President She Called 'Unfit to Hold Office' . . . A lawyer who worked for Kamala Harris' Senate office and President Joe Biden's National Security Council now works in President Donald Trump's administration as an ostensibly non-political staffer in the Department of Defense, even though she wrote an op-ed calling Trump "unfit to hold office." Samantha Goldstein went from senior counsel at the Office of Legal Policy in the Department of Justice to attorney-advisor at the Office of Legal Counsel in the DOJ. Daily Signal

'MAGA doesn't want him': Trump vows to oust Massie in Kentucky's Republican primary . . . President Trump is looking to oust Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary next year, saying the Kentucky Republican has proven to be a MAGA imposter. Mr. Massie is one of the few Republicans in Congress who has been willing to break with Mr. Trump over his spending plans, and now his decision to strike Iran's nuclear facilities without congressional approval. Washington Times

Culture

ChatGPT Will Help Kids Access 'Gender-Affirming' Resources Behind Their Parents' Backs . . . ChatGPT will encourage gender-confused kids to reach out to radical LGBT organizations, obtain so-called "gender-affirming" resources like chest binders behind their parents' backs. When prompted by The Daily Wire about a situation involving a 12-year-girl struggling with gender dysphoria, version GPT-4o of ChatGPT to provided instructions on how to "transition" behind her parents' backs. This included directions to radical transgender activists groups that promote child gender "transitions." Daily Wire

FTC Comments Accuse Big Tech companies of Widespread Censorship . . . Big Tech's censorship of Americans is a threat to free speech rights according to a long list of comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission. A recurring theme was Big Tech companies being accused of moderating viewpoints, especially conservative-leaning content. Many expressed frustration with opaque algorithms that appeared to be suppressing viewpoints. Daily Signal

LGBT 'Disneyland of sex' where there's 'wild amounts' of public nudity and 'orgies with 200 people' . . . Just off the coast of New York City and running parallel to Long Island lies the lesser-known paradise of Fire Island - a slim strip of land with a magnetic power pull far beyond its size. Once a sleepy 19th-century beach town, the barrier island has transformed itself into a modern-day 'gay Disneyland' said to be home to some of the 'wildest parties' on the East Coast of America. In winter, Fire Island is a ghost town with only 445 permanent residents, as noted in the 2023 census. Daily Mail

I'd ask, "What's the world coming to?" except unfortunately, it came to this quite some time ago.

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Cardinals Commentator WON'T Be Suspended After Accidentally Saying "Fag" . . . St Louis Cardinals commentator Chip Caray will not be suspended after his unfortunate slip of the tongue during a Pride Night commercial on Saturday night. Speaking on FanDuel Sports Network Midwest's broadcast of the Cardinals-Reds game, the 60-year-old broadcaster said: 'Disability Pride Night is Thursday, July 10. With a themed ticket, fans take home a Cardinals cap featuring the disability pride fag ... flag.' Daily Mail

What? He wasn't thrown under the bus? Is this a sign that we are backing off of reflexive, CYA wokeness? It nevertheless made for an uncomfortable 30 seconds of silence in the booth.

BBC News presenter refuses to say 'pregnant people,' corrects script on air: 'WOMEN!' . . . A BBC News presenter was quick to correct the phrase "pregnant people" to "women" live on air — punctuating the moment with an eye roll as she read from the teleprompter. Martine Croxall, who has worked at the BBC for more than three decades, was seen rolling her eyes at the language used in the original newscast's script — before she swiftly took matters into her own hands. New York Post

National Security

Trump floats regime change in Iran . . . Trump, in a post to his Truth Social account Sunday, praised the success of the high-stakes operation that targeted Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. And he wrote, "It's not politically correct to use the term, "Regime Change," but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn't there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!" Daily Caller

Inside the 2024 Iranian effort to assassinate Trump for the killing of Soleimani . . . The Iranian attempts on Trump's life last year are detailed in press releases and court filings by the Justice Department and the FBI. Prosecutors have not linked the Iranian efforts to the other assassination efforts against Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally in July and at his Florida golf course in September. Still, the Iranian murder-for-hire allegations highlight the lengths to which the Iranian government was seemingly willing to go to keep Trump out of the Oval Office for a second term. Just the News

Mahmoud Khalil sparks outrage after being released from ICE detention . . . Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil has sparked fury by returning to the frontlines of a protest just two days after he was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. The Columbia University student, who was swept up in an ICE arrest on March 8 and threatened with deportation, vowed not to be silenced by the Trump administration, even as they continue to seek a legal avenue to expel him from the United States. Daily Mail

International

Suicide bomber kills at least 22 in Greek Orthodox church in Syria during Divine Liturgy . . . A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 22 and wounding 63 others, state media reported. The attack took place in Dweil'a on the outskirts of Damascus inside the Mar Elias Church. Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were at least 19 peopled killed and dozens wounded, but did not give exact numbers. Some local media reported that children were among the casualties. Associated Press

Human Rights Groups Refuse To Condemn Iran's Strike on Israeli Hospital . . . Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other prominent human rights groups that frequently launch baseless attacks against Israel have so far declined to condemn Iran's strike on an Israeli hospital that injured at least 80 people. The Washington Free Beacon reached out to over a dozen self-proclaimed human rights groups that are some of the loudest and most frequent critics of Israel to ask for comment on Iran's airstrike on the Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel on Thursday. Washington Free Beacon

Strait of Hormuz: What happens if Iran shuts global oil corridor? . . . About 20% of global oil and gas flows through this narrow shipping lane in the Gulf. Blocking it would have profound consequences for the global economy, disrupting international trade and ratcheting up oil prices. It could also inflate the cost of goods and services worldwide, and hit some of the world's biggest economies, including China, India and Japan, which are among the top importers of crude oil passing through the strait. BBC

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Police say a man opened fire outside a church before staff fatally shot him, averting mass shooting . . . A man who opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshippers on Sunday was struck by a vehicle and then fatally shot by security staff who averted a potential mass shooting, police said. Churchgoers attending a morning service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him exit his car wearing a tactical vest and carrying a rifle and a handgun, police Chief Ryan Strong said at an evening news conference. Associated Press

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 29 points and Thunder beat Pacers 103-91 for NBA title . . . Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. The best team all season was the best team at the end, bringing the NBA title to Oklahoma City for the first time. Gilgeous-Alexander finished off his MVP season with 29 points and 12 assists, and the Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers — who lost Tyrese Haliburton to a serious leg injury in the opening minutes — 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. Associated Press

FedEx founder Fred Smith dies at 80 . . . The company that was started in the early 1970s became much relied on and now averages 17 million shipments per business day. Smith, who made his home in Memphis, Tennessee, where the company is based, was born in Marks, Mississippi, on August 11, 1944, per the Daily Memphian. He was also a Marine Corps veteran. "The inspiration for FedEx came to Smith when he was a student at Yale University. He wrote a paper about overnight, reliable delivery in the digital age. His professor was not impressed and he received a C on the paper," the article explained. Breitbart

Guilty Pleasures

Czech family of three is accused of running a fake dental clinic . . . Czech police say they have detained three suspects who allegedly treated patients in a fake dental clinic without a proper licence or professional training. Police in a statement Wednesday said dozens of people visited the clinic after the family of three opened it at their home in the town of Havlíčkův Brod, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Prague, two years ago. The trio made 4 million Czech koruna ($185,000) before they were detained earlier this month. Associated Press

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