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SCOTUS. From Zero Hedge: Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Cook, Elections, And Trans Athletes. No president has attempted such a firing in the Fed's more than century-long history... [Ed: Cook is the Federal Reserve Board of Governors member who Trump removed.] From Click on Detroit: The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump's power to be decided [Ed: the birthright case will probably be the last one decided before the judges leave the building.] From Raw Story: Supreme Court quietly doubling its police force — and 'loathes' acknowledging it: report

From Daily Happy Dog: This Pit Bull Never Goes On Walks Without A Stuffed Toy In His Mouth

From the Burning Platform: Data Collection Off the Tracks: Old NSA Data Center vs. New Hyperscale AI Data Centers. [Ed: hat tip to the Lady Anne.]

The Fed. From the Zero Hedge: Kevin Warsh Just Took 30 Years of Fed Culture to the Wood-Chipper. "The financial world changed last week." From Academy Securities: The Path To A September Rate Cut (Despite AI Inflation). This is a case for September Rate Cuts that is entirely consistent with Warsh’s messaging... [Ed: loosening money.]

From the Post Millennial: LA spends $5.5 MILLION to construct just 100 beds for homeless as Newsom's 1,200 tiny homes project remains unfinished after three years. [Ed: and no one does an audit?! Like foxes auditing the hen house.]

Iran. From CNN: Fragile US-Iran ceasefire strained, Bahrain and Kuwait targeted by Tehran AND US and Iran will ‘stand down for now’ and talks ‘on track,’ US officials say after strikes exchanged. [Ed: who knows what's going on?]

From Paws So Cute: 6 Month Old Golden Retriever Puppy Saves His Mom from a Rattlesnake

Venezuela. From Zero Hedge: Boots On The Ground? US Military Begins Humanitarian Operation In Quake-Ravaged Venezuela. Socialist Nightmare: "There, millions of homes were built for Venezuelans living in poverty. Most were in La Guaira and were made with low-quality materials." From AP: Search for Survivors Passes Critical Point. Death toll in Venezuela tops 1.4K as aftershocks hinder rescuers

From International Man: The Coming Return Of Commodity-Backed Money. [Ed: a step in the right direction.]

From Foss Force: The Quiet Clause That May Save Linux From Age?Verification Laws. [Ed: Linux is about to become even more popular.]

From Good News Network: Community Spares No Effort to Reunite Lost Dog with Owner After Their Car Was Rolled in a Crash

From the BBC: Pakistani strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan, Taliban officials say "Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terrorists who carry out attacks on its soil, a claim the Taliban government rejects."

The New Democrats. From Zero Hedge: "Wants To Be More Political Than His Daddy": Alex Soros Plows $103 Million Into Unhinged Democrats Ahead Of Midterms. "... was funneled through the Democracy Political Action Committee." [Ed: nice to have Musk as a counter-balance.] From CNN: Progressives look to Colorado as next test of a rising movement From USA Today: I am a centrist Democrat and I am terrified of success. We appeal to 'the center,' which is an ambiguous blob-like thing that exists only in the minds of Democratic strategists whose brains stopped working in the 1990s. [Ed: for sincere old-style Dems., this must feel like something they love is dying.] From the Post Millennial: ‘Genocide Joe’: Biden booed, heckled by activists during Maryland speech. Outside the event, demonstrators protested Biden’s appearance, holding signs reading “Biden at Dems gala WTF” and “Go Home Genocide Joe.”

From the New York Post: Mexican ‘Batman’ vigilante wanted for chasing down suspected motorbike thieves, taping them to lampposts

From Hot Air: Death from Heat in Europe. [Ed: the first section of the Sunday review. Good overview of how Net Zero kills people.]

From Politico: Iran’s ‘disaster World Cup’ comes to a dramatic end. The team endured off-field hardship and on-field heartbreak. AND Iranian diplomat blasts ‘pseudo-VAR’ interventions after World Cup exit. [Ed: VAR=Video Assistant Referee.]

From Breitbart: Trump Hate Crime Hoaxer Jussie Smollett Mocked in Return to Limelight After Harlem Pride Show: ‘Did He Sing His #1 Hit, This Is MAGA Country’

From Hot Air: Ghost of Alexis de Tocqueville Returns -- What America Can Learn From Him. [Ed: a recommended fun read. Well, fun for me.]

Israel. From antiwar: Obliterating Gaza’s Children: The Damning UN Report AND Part 1. Congress Is Preparing To Surrender American Sovereignty on the Eve of America’s 250th Anniversary. Take Action to Defeat a Dangerous Expansion of the National Security State, Military Power Over Civilian Government, Foreign Policy Entrenchment, and the Erosion of Constitutional Self Government. Part 2. The NDAA Proposed Merger of the US and Israeli Military Is Strategically Unwise and Inherently Unconstitutional by Dennis Kucinich. [Ed: it is good to see Kucinich writing on war again.]

From the Bored Panda: Guy Shows How He Wakes Up His Blind And Deaf Dog Without Scaring Her, Receives Almost 13 Million Likes

From Unherd: South Africa’s warning for Britain Anti-immigrant violence is escalating

Fraud. From Just the News: More than $10 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars spent on improper SNAP payments. in 2025. Alaska, the District of Columbia, New Mexico, Delaware, and Georgia had the highest average payment error rates, all surpassing 15%, with Alaska’s topping 23%. From the Department of Justice: Man Taken into Custody in Somalia for Role in Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme.

From Leo Hohmann Substack: How To Push Back Against The 'Advancing Beast' System. The first layer of resistance starts with non-compliance and builds from there... We must take ownership and stop believing that any politician or political party has our best interests at heart...

From Doog Lovers: Incredible Journey of Hugo the Dog Who Defied Death After Being Saved From Euthanasia and Electrocuted Hours Later. [Ed: what amazes me is how dogs keep loving human being, through everything.]

Farmers. From American Greatness: DOJ Finds USDA Preferences For 'Socially Disadvantaged' Farmers Discriminatory. The agency found that billions of dollars distributed in fiscal 2025 illegally favored non-Caucasians... [Ed: I wonder if this comes from Trump's meeting with farmers' groups.] From FOX News: Trump will welcome farmers and ranchers to White House dinner to celebrate trade, tax wins. [Ed: dinner was on June 25]

From the Hill: Small plane apparently strikes tallest building in Beijing. [Ed: difficult to know what is going on as Beijing is suppressing any photos, info, discussion, etc.]

The New Democrats. From James Howard Kunstler: The Party Of Algae And 'Our Democracy'. Okay, convince me that gay-Islamic-race-communism is a “progressive” political program America is going to buy like corn flakes... [Ed: Of course, the Progressives should split off but they want to use the structure of the Dem Party to get funding and power. It is called entrying.] From Zero Hedge: Trump Jokes "I'd Be The Greatest Communist In History" As Democratic Elites Panic Over Socialist Hijack. "The Communists are finally making their move. I've been waiting and preparing for this for a long time." [Ed: I'm not sure the regular Dems have the backbones or wits to counter this move.]

From the New York Post: Hakeem Jeffries slammed for embracing Mamdani-backed candidates ‘with open arms’ after Dem primary sweep. [Ed: if this is how the 'old' Dems are reacting, they are dead in the water.] AND James Carville calls for formal Democratic party divide after far-left Mamdani-backed candidates sweep primaries. [Ed: this is the correct response.]

From CNN: AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero.

Iran. From Zero Hedge: 'Historic' Ceasefire Deal Reached By Israel & Lebanon, But Fine Print Confirms Fragile Reality. Rubio: "It's the beginning of the beginning." [Ed: Israel makes ceasefires like gigolos say "I love you" And they both usually mean as much.] From FOX News: Rubio announces framework deal between Israel and Lebanon as experts warn Iran will fight to sabotage it. [Ed: so...Iran wants to sabotage it too.] From AP : US Strikes Targets in Iran as Exchanges Escalate. Missile and drone attacks threaten fragile ceasefire and peace talks

From Wikipedia: Wolford v. Lopez. [Ed: SCOTUS ruled against "the vampire rule" on guns.] From Bearing Arms: Lefty Law Professors Are Losing It Over Wolford. Here's Why.

Venezuela. From Consortium News: Despite Earthquake, Trump Keeps Sanctions on Venezuela.

From Daily Happy Dog: Unwanted Dog Goes To Prison For Training, Lands A Spot In A Commercial, And Finds A New Family

From Wolf Street: Inflation in “Core Services” Surges, plus AI’s Impact on Electricity & Goods: Inflation beyond Gasoline

Greenspan. From Mises Institute: Greenspan: The Great Opportunist. [Ed: by the excellent David Gordon.]

Immigration/Immigrant. From the Post Millennial: Tom Homan says 10,000 more immigration agents will be 'on board by the end of next month'. "Now we have 10,000 more agents on board — or should be on board by the end of next month," Homan told the crowd. "But wait until next year." From Jonathan Turley: Democratic Members Call for Packing the Supreme Court to Reverse Immigration Decisions. From CNN: Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was based on a ‘misunderstanding’ [Ed: recommended. Interesting material.]

From I Love My Dog So Much: A Canine Comedy: Hilarious Tales from the World of Dogs

Israel-Lebanon. From the AP: Hezbollah Denounces US-Brokered Deal. Protests follow Rubio's announcement over disarmament, conditional Israeli withdrawal. [Ed: a pie-crust treaty.]

Fraud & Error. From Townhall: Criminals Steal Over $850,000 From Federal Summer Food Program in Massachusetts. From the College Fix: Trump Admin Caught $150M in Fraudulent Student Loans in Past Months. [Ed: it makes me feel like fool to still be honest.] From AOL: Trump admin cracks down on estimated $10 billion in Obamacare fraud, boots millions from rolls. [Ed: I remember the fast-and-loose manner in which Obama signed people up. From the Epoch Times: US SNAP Payment-Error-Rate Hits High Of 10.62% States with error rates above 6 percent will have to fund a portion of SNAP benefits...

From Townhall: It Was Clear Kathy Hochul Was Not Welcome Here. "Lady, you’re not as popular as you think. Doofus New York Gov. Kathy Hochul received a cold reception at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Buffalo Bills stadium. She tried to kick off a ‘let’s go Bills’ chant, and no one wanted to join, which clearly irritated her..."

From Paws So Cute: Two Dog Friends Won’t Let This Park Fence Get In Their Way To Play

And a bonus dog item courtesy of Phyllis. From You Tube: Dogs of the Week.

From NPR: Postal Service Keeps Going by Tapping Workers' Retirement. Postmaster general puts off insolvency projection Retirement payment pause and price hikes push insolvency risk to 2030s. [Ed: unsustainable.]

From Balanced Weather: As Europe broils, the US braces for its own heat wave over the next several days. From Weather Europe: Super El Niño Is Now Breaking Into the Atmosphere as July Forecasts Show a Pattern Shift for the U.S. and Canada Severe

From Little Happy Paw: Abandoned In Cold, Pit Bull’s Journey To Finding A Forever Home

From Reason: Texas Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Transporting 'Anti-Government' Pamphlets. Eight of the Prairieland Detention Center protesters were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison. "Perhaps the most chilling is the case of Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada, who received 30 years in federal prison for transporting a box of constitutionally protected pamphlets and zines."

From the Mises Wire: Intellectual Property versus the Unrealized. [Ed: a must read.]

From Of Two Minds Blog: Five Dynamics That Make Sense of an Increasingly Chaotic World [Ed: recommended.]

DSA v. Democrats? From Politico: The socialists are about to test Kathy Hochul. A growing bloc of DSA-backed lawmakers is preparing to press New York's governor on taxes, health care and other priorities long resisted by the Democratic establishment. [Ed: this development is going to be worse for the Dems than for the GOP.] From FOX News: Bernie Sanders, DSA reveal demands for Dem party after socialists sweep New York elections. At least a dozen DSA-endorsed candidates won Tuesday, including three who defeated establishment Democrats in Congress. [Ed: the threats and warnings begin.]

From Newsweek: Dachshund Has Surprise Encounter With Frog, Her Reaction Is Everything [Ed: Youtube version here.]

From the Washington Times: Rent board fulfills Mamdani vow to freeze the rent on 1 million NYC apartments.

From the Hill: Rand Paul issues subpoena for Anthony Fauci [Ed: Fauci backed out of his agreement to voluntarily testify earlier this month.]

Immigration. From Reason: Supreme Court Lets Trump End Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian Nationals Residing in U.S. Understanding the 6–3 decision in Mullin v. Doe. AND Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border. Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't made it across the border to a running back being tackled on the 1-yard line. From Jonathan Turley: Going “All In”: The Supreme Court Delivers Major Wins for the Administration on Immigration Enforcement.

From NYC Gov: Statement From Mayor Mamdani on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Termination of TPS for Haitian and Syrian Immigrants. [Ed: basically, Mamdani will refuse and resist federal law.]

From People: Engineering Student, 22, Designs 3D Printed Dentures for Thousands of Patients in Need: ‘It’s Very Humbling’

Iran. From PressTV IR: Trump quietly renews order solidifying US control over Iraqi oil revenues. [Ed: very quietly signed. Here is .pdf of EO 13303 [From X, Hussein Askary: commentary and an online copy of the EO.. From Unherd: JD Vance: Our new relationship with Iran. UPDATE. From Zero Hedge: US Strikes Iran In Retaliation To Hormuz Ship Attack. "U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone."

From the Mirror: Girl, 2, snatched by men in attempted kidnap before they are bitten by dog fleeing

From CBS: Suspect in Minnesota fraud case arrested in Somalia after 4 years on the run, officials say. From the

From the International Man: The Coming Return of Commodity-Backed Money

Poland & Ukraine. Remix News: Majority Of Poles Are Against Ukraine Joining The EU. The honeymoon period is long gone between Ukraine and Poland... From Andrew Korybko Substack: Przemys?aw Piasta Has A Point: Post-Conflict Ukraine Will Pose A Serious Threat To Poland. [Ed: Veterans, Ukrainian refugees, and the fifth column inside of Poland could all soon be weaponized as part of a post-conflict irredentist project.]

Ukraine-Russia. From Kiev Independent: Rubio says no Ukraine agreement reached at Alaska summit, contradicting Moscow’s claims. From Andrew Korybko Substack: Lavrov’s Realization That Anchorage Only Bought Time For Ukraine To Rearm Was Long Overdue. [Ed: it is not like Lavrov to have an insight so late in the game.] From Moon of Alabama: Ukraine Isn’t Winning [Ed: important.]

From NBC: Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information. Bolton served as White House national security adviser during Trump’s first term. "He faces a prison sentence of up to 60 months and has agreed to pay $2.25 million, prosecutors said. He is set to be sentenced Oct. 28."

From Sunny Skyz: Teen Leaps Into Harbor to Save Exhausted Dog, Then Helps Reunite Him With His Family

Iran. From Zero Hedge: Bessent Insists US Treasury Will Oversee Unfrozen Iranian Funds: Food & Medicine Only. Iran's public-facing rhetoric obviously doesn't match up... [Ed: I doubt there will be any transparency...so who knows what will happen?] AND Cargo Vessel Comes Under Apparent Iranian Attack Near Oman, Crude Jumps, After IRGC Warned It Controls Hormuz Strait. Rubio: if this is allowed in Hormuz, well then this will spread throughout the world like a contagion. From CTV News: White House asks U.S. Congress for $87.6B, mostly to pay off Iran war. From CNBC: Iran's Speaker Says Trump Is Lying About Unfrozen Assets. He mocks president's claim that funds will go to American farmers

From the International News: Dramatic rescue as hero dog battles rough waves for 30 minutes at sea. The head of the rescue expresses his astonishment over the way the dog was saved

From Reason: The Age of Stupid—and Self-Serving—AI Regulation Is Here! Anthropic and OpenAI may not like current federal controls on their products, but it will be consumers who end up getting screwed. From the Percolator: Aligning Values: Why AI Labs Are Hiring Philosophers and Historians. Understand why AI laboratories hire philosophers and historians to translate human values into mathematical constraints, protecting enterprise models from critical alignment failures.

From Red State: World Cup Freddy Hits 'Peak America' - Even Makes It to Amish Country. [Ed: Freddy is a delight.]

From Mises Wire: Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal? James Bovard recently ventured near Washington’s Reflecting Pool and reports on the current madness involving the algae problem and Trump’s efforts to have it cleaned—along with extra security.

Roundup Lawsuits. From Zero Hedge: Bayer Stock Soars After Supreme Court Guts Core Legal Theory Behind 1000s Of Roundup Cases. In a 7-2 ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell, the justices held that federal pesticide law preempts... [Ed: the Roundup cases have gone on forever, it seems.] From Reason: Supreme Court Quashes Scientifically Bogus Lawsuits Against Roundup Herbicide.

Remigration. From Politico.EU: EU countries eye setting up migrant ‘return hubs’ in Rwanda and Uzbekistan. Push marks fresh test of Europe’s effort to outsource migration controls after years of legal setbacks and political controversy. [Ed: they created the problem, but I doubt they can solve it.] From Real Clear World: Will EU Make Remigration in 2027? [Ed: I'd hazard a guess: yes.]

From IFL: More Than 60 Million Stars Glimmer In The Largest Visible Light Photo Ever Taken Of The Milky Way's Beating Heart

From the Adam Smith Institute: The popularity of the Zero Sum Game fallacy.

From the AP: Senate Republicans Reverse Course After Trump Rebuke. They reject war powers resolution day after similar measure passed. [Ed: I am surprised that Rand Paul voted 'present' instead with the Democrats, as he has on other anti-war measures.]

From Newsweek: Woman Adopts Chihuahua After Old Owner Passes Away, Then Realizes Something

From GB News: Britons ordered to remove air conditioning from homes in 40C heat under Net Zero crackdown

Housing Bill & SAVE Act. From Mish Talk: Trump Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill Passed by Congress AND Trump’s Demand on SAVE Act Makes Passing Any New Reconciliation Bill Difficult From NPR: Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it.

From AP News: State's 'Star DNA Scientist' Is Going to Prison for Years. Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation analyst manipulated data to speed up cases

The Coming Elections. From Resist the Mainstream: Obama Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Bid to Require Citizenship Proof for Voter Registration. [Ed: in short, the judge ruled that Trump was violating the separate of powers.]

From Moneywise: Florida man accused of $3.7B Medicare scam gets dragged back to US by FBI — here's the threat to millions of taxpayers. A businessman accused of orchestrating one of the largest Medicare scams in history is back on American soil. [Ed: depleting funds for people who are actually in need of care.]

Climate Change. From Watts Up With That?: Lies, Damn Lies, and Climate Stats. Unfortunately, all too frequently I see the same flawed (but popular) metrics used to support the narrative that certain forms of severe weather are becoming significantly worse due to global warming AND Climate.gov Rides Again: A Sign That the Climate Debate Is Far From Over

From Dog Beast: 6-Yr-Old With Cerebral Palsy Receives Dream Gift After Learning To Walk.

Ukraine-Russia. From Remix News: EU Commissioner Claims That Ukraine Is Gaining The Upper Hand On The Battlefield, In the Air, And At Sea. He also emphasized that the EU should integrate Ukraine within the framework of a future defense union... From the Telegraph: The battle to bring Europe’s biggest military into the EU. Volodymyr Zelensky has the green light for formal membership negotiations – but a long road lies ahead. [Ed: the EU is a fool if it lets this scam artist in.] From Events in Ukraine: Not quiet on the western front. From Andrew Korybko: Trump 2.0’s Escalation Strategy Against Russia Is Starting To Take Shape. [Ed: a must read.]

From Just the News: Supreme Court rules in favor of gun owners in challenge to Hawaii law. The decision is an important win for Second Amendment advocates.

Pink Flamingo Protests. From Zero Hedge: Albanian PM Pooh-Poohs 'Pink Flamingo' Protesters Opposing Jared Kushner Resorts. He's blaming Iran? From Newsweek: How a Jared Kushner-Backed Resort Is Putting Albania’s EU Bid at Risk. [Ed: the resort is putting the Albanian gov. at risk.]

America’s 250th Anniversary. From the Washington Examiner: Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair kicks off 16-day festival on National Mall: ‘America come to life’. From antiwar: Congress Is Preparing To Surrender American Sovereignty on the Eve of America’s 250th Anniversary.

From Pierre LeMieux: Speaking Precisely Is Useful. Writing to be understood is the name of the game, but there is a limit to dumbing down non-dumb ideas. [Ed: it is good to see Pierre about and kicking. It has been a while since I've seen his name.]

From People: Krypto the Superdog Gets Even More Screen Time in Supergirl, Including a Fetch Scene in Space

From Zero Hedge: US Humanitarian Response Begins In Quake-Ravaged Venezuela, Are Hospital Ships Next? "We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles."