Monday, June 9, 2025

June 9, 2025

Good morning,

Welcome to the news for independent thinkers

Leading the News . . .

Trump says, "Bring in the troops" . . . Donald Trump declared 'bring in the troops' and called for the arrest of anyone wearing face masks as violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters have rocked Los Angeles following a crackdown on illegal migrants across the US. Rioters have set fire to driverless cars, looted stores, driven motorcycles at lines of cops and created blockades to grind Downtown LA to a complete halt as chaos in the city stretches into its third day. In one vicious attack, officers were trapped under an overpass on the 101 Freeway as they were hammered with fiery missiles and rocks from above while trying to extinguish flames engulfing several now-destroyed highway patrol cars. Daily Mail

Whether you agreed with Trump's decision to call in the National Guard or not, things threaten to escalate, and now is the time to be tough.

L.A. police declare all of downtown Los Angeles an unlawful assembly

Motorcycles Driven Into Police Lines . . .

Trump to meet with military leaders at Camp David . . . President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he's heading to Camp David to meet with military and other leaders, shortly before he posted a message online calling Los Angeles protesters an "insurrectionist mob." During a gaggle before boarding Air Force One, Trump would not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act, which could allow the military to be deployed domestically, but he suggested the protests against immigration raids were not yet an insurrection. The Hill

Newsom says California will sue Trump over National Guard, dares Homan to arrest him

Kamala Backs LA Protests After Rioters Attack Federal Officers . . . Former Vice President Kamala Harris declared on Sunday that she is supporting the anti-ICE protests in and around Los Angeles, claiming the demonstrations have been "overwhelmingly peaceful" despite violent clashes with federal authorities. Daily Wire

Of course.

Maxine Waters Harasses ICE Agents: 'Are You Going To Shoot An Elected Official?' . . . Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) hit the streets alongside anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles, taunting and harassing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents before she attempted to enter the Los Angeles Federal building to check on a union boss who had been arrested. Waters was captured on video shouting at the National Guard troops — ordered in by President Donald Trump after two days of protesters rioting and attacking ICE agents as they attempted to enforce federal immigration laws. Daily Wire

Politics

Bessent condemns Newsom threat to withhold $80B in federal taxes amid trans athlete controversy . . . Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused California's Gov. Gavin Newsom of threatening to commit tax evasion after he threatened to stop paying the "over $80 BILLION" in taxes the state pays to the federal government. Newsom's threat comes amid President Donald Trump's vow to impose large-scale fines on the state of California for allowing a biological male to compete in girls' sports and win multiple state titles. Fox Business

Friends With Benefits: Stacey Abrams Funneled $20 Million to Her Lawyer . . . protect voting rights paid more than $20 million to a lawyer who is a close friend and helped set up two of her private businesses, according to tax and state incorporation filings and other records obtained by RealClearInvestigations. Abrams' Fair Fight Action redirected the tax-exempt donations and government grants to Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, her former campaign chair between 2019 and 2023. RealClearInvestigations

House to consder DOGE cuts amid Trump-Musk feud fallout . . . House Republicans this week will vote on codifying billions of dollars of cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), days after the profound — and very public — breakup between President Trump and Elon Musk, the force behind the cost-cutting agency. The $9.4 billion package claws back funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR and PBS, among other areas targeted by DOGE. The Hill

Got Whole Milk? Senate Panel Moves to End Low-Fat Only Rule in School Lunches . . . The Make America Healthy Again movement claimed another win this week when the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would once again allow whole and reduced-fat milk to be served in school cafeterias. Daily Signal

Initiative will attempt to bolster Democrats' hope of making Texas competitive . . . Democrats are launching a multimillion-dollar effort, helped by megadonor George Soros, to turn Texas into a political battleground after suffering through decades of electoral losses in the nation's second-largest state. Texas Majority PAC, a Soros-funded PAC, will launch a "Blue Texas" initiative Monday along with the Texas Democratic Party and a group of county parties, aiming to organize tens of thousands of volunteers, recruit candidates and boost turnout ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Wall Street Journal

'Gold Cards': How Trump Wants to Eliminate National Debt . . . If previous statements from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick remain true, then the United States could roll out its "gold card" program soon—an unprecedented initiative to sell US residency to wealthy clients in order to raise revenue. "We have already received genuine and committed interest from clients across our more than 60 offices worldwide … with affluent Indian and Bangladeshi nationals expressing a keen interest to apply at an exclusive event we held in Singapore last week," immigration lawyer Dominic Volek told Newsweek. Daily Signal

Culture

Coco Gauff: "I'm Proud to Represent Americans Who Look Like Me" . . . Gauff, 21, defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets on Sunday to win the Open, and after the match, she was asked what it's like representing the United States on the world circuit. "It means a lot. Obviously, there's a lot going on in our country right now," Gauff said. "Just to be a representation of that and a representation of people that look like me in America, who maybe don't feel as supported during this time period. She then insisted that America is in a "down period" because Donald Trump is president. Breitbart

National Security

Some LA migrant protests fueled by taxpayer-funded group with Dem ties — another with CCP link . . . One of the groups leading anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles is a taxpayer-funded activist organization with ties to the Democratic Party, while another has links to the Chinese Communist Party. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) — which received tens of millions of dollars in government grants during the Biden administration — staged a rally last week to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement arresting illegal migrants across the city, including those convicted of heinous crimes. New York Post

Majority of voters approve of Trump deportation program, CBS News poll finds . . . majority of voters approve of President Trump's deportation program, a CBS News poll released on Sunday found. Overall, 54% of voters approve of the program while 46% disapprove. The poll results showed that 42% think the program has made America safer, while 30% said it has made the country less safe and 27% said there has been no change. Just the News

Marine Fighting for Life After Shot by Illegal Alien in Texas Bar . . . Police in San Antonio arrested an illegal alien after he allegedly shot a former Marine working as a security guard in a bar. The Marine, working as a security guard in a bar, is fighting for his life after he attempted to disarm the illegal alien. More than a month later, Jimmy Friesenhahn, a 44-year-old Marine combat veteran, is fighting for his life in a San Antonio hospital after being shot while working as a security guard at the El Patio Sports Bar early on the morning of May 4. Police arrested Wilmer Vladmir Ortega Ruiz, a 29-year-old man who entered the U.S. illegally, for the shooting. Breitbart

International

Greta Thunberg's 'freedom flotilla' is boarded by IDF troops . . . Israel has said Greta Thunberg is 'safe and in good spirits' after officials intercepted her 'selfie yacht' when it entered the sea close to Gaza. The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) shared an image of the Swedish climate change activist happily accepting some bread from an Israeli soldier, after she complained about them 'kidnapping' her hours before. Thunberg, 22, made the claim in a pre-recorded Instagram video shared from on board the Madleen 'freedom flotilla', which intended to deliver aid to Palestine. Daily Mail

Colombia presidential hopeful shot in head at rally . . . A Colombian presidential candidate remains in intensive care after he was shot three times - twice in the head - at a campaign event in the capital, Bogotá. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a 39-year-old senator, was attacked while addressing supporters in a park on Saturday. Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the scene, the attorney general's office said. BBC

Iran expands dog-walking ban . . . Iranian officials have expanded a ban on dog walking to a swathe of cities across the country, citing public order and health and safety concerns. Dog ownership has been frowned upon in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with dogs viewed as "unclean" by authorities and a legacy of Western cultural influence. But despite efforts to discourage it, dog ownership is rising, particularly among young people, and it is viewed as a form of rebellion against the restrictive Iranian regime. BBC

I would argue a government that doesn't like dogs is more likely to use nuclear weapons than one that does. Just saying.

Money

US and China set for trade talks in London . . . Three of U.S. President Donald Trump's top aides will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will represent the United States in the talks, Trump announced in a post on his Truth Social platform without providing further details. Reuters

You should also know

COVID cover-up probes focus on early military intel that virus was man-made, escaped Wuhan lab . . . An elite unit of scientists working for the Defense Intelligence Agency concluded three months after the pandemic began that COVID-19 likely was genetically manufactured and escaped a Chinese lab rather than evolving in nature as Dr. Anthony Fauci claimed, a bombshell revelation now at the heart of ongoing investigations into a possible U.S. intelligence cover-up. Just the News

Trump travel ban takes effect . . . President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban which bars citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States came into effect at midnight Monday. The order, which Trump signed last week, restricts the nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the US. Nationals from a further seven countries - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela - will face partial travel restrictions. BBC

ABC Suspends Reporter Over Late-Night Screed Against Stephen Miller And Trump . . . ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended as he faced intense backlash for lashing out at White House aide Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump in a late-night social media diatribe. In a now-deleted post on X, Moran described Miller as a "world-class hater" who "eats his hate" for "spiritual nourishment." He also Trump a "world-class hater" just months after being chided by the president during a combative interview in the Oval Office. Daily Wire

Buckley's Life on the Firing Line . . . This new biography by Sam Tanenhaus juxtaposes events in Buckley's life against the evolution of the conservative movement from 1950 to the early years of the new century. The book is at once a chronicle of the life of a man but also a history of the era he helped to shape. Buckley: The Life and Revolution that Changed America has been 30 years in the making and now appears on the 100th anniversary of Buckley's birth. Tanenhaus, former editor of the New York Times Book Review and author of a biography of Whittaker Chambers, worked closely on the project with Buckley himself. Washington Free Beacon

I've been watching some of the old Buckley shows on YouTube and marveling at the clarity of thought and the skillful deployment of the English language in support of common sense.

Guilty Pleasures

2017 Post Comes Back to Haunt Simone Biles: 'A Truly Sick Bully By Her Own Standard' . . . Amid backlash for her support of trans-identifying athletes — and a spat with former NCAA swimmer and trans women in women's sports opponent Riley Gaines — a post from 2017 came back to haunt Olympic gymnast Simone Biles."ahhhh good thing guys don't compete against girls or he'd take all the gold medals !!" Biles said in October of 2017, in response to a post that has since been deleted. Daily Wire

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