The *police action itself* made it about race: confronted with a white man complaining of stab wounds and a non-white man complaining of hurt feelings, their starting point was, by definition, anti-white: to prioritize the non-white's emotions over the white's physical safety.

As everyone who has read my timeline knows, I think the MOU is largely a waste of time. I don't think the IRGC is suddenly ready to make a deal. If they were, they'd make a deal. The canard that we need time to negotiate—hence the MOU—has very little logic to it. We've had several years to negotiate. However, what do people expect to happen if they are ready? Yes, they'll have funds unfrozen. Yes, they'll be a cap on their missile production capacity but not an outright end to their missile production capacity. Yes, they'll probably have investment funds from other Muslim states ready to turn their economy into overdrive. The incentive for the IRGC to make a deal has always been astoundingly high. It was high after Midnight Hammer. EVERY deal we can offer is a good deal for Iran, because we want them to be a normal freaking country and get rich in exchange. Deals don't get any better than that. That they haven't accepted THAT deal yet is the source of my persistent skepticsm they ever will deal. But people conflate the issues.

The difference between myself and many of the Iran hawks is that I'm just not ideological about the whole thing. They could sign an acceptable deal tomorrow wherein they become a massively more successful country and still call themselves the IRGC if they really want. I'm totally fine with that. Some people aren't. I'm not passing judgment, but for them, essentially no deal will be enough. That isn't me. I simply recognize that Iran hasn't made a deal and Trump has given them every reason TO make a deal. There is no rational opposition to the deal on the table for them. Not an opaque MOU that may eventually lead to a deal. A deal. If they were reasonable people, they'd make one. They won't. So, they have to be removed. Not for moral reasons, but because the USA will eventually have to choose between a nuclear IRGC and removing them. As long as that's the choice on the table, I strongly prefer Trump be the one to make it. I don't trust any Democrat who might win, and I don't even really trust any GOP successor who could fall into any number of ideological pitfalls. It's time to make the tough call.

I wonder if such rapid script switches give paper cuts.

Imagine thinking Trump gets rattled by anything.

Now that we know that scary Nazis were mostly made up of SPLC dependents and feds, and that many nonprofits are merely money laundering shells, it's a good time to look more carefully at people and institutions you support and back. Are they real or cosplaying ideology?

How many persuasion techniques do you spot? "As a representative case study, Haitians of Springfield traces the widening gap between lived experience of foreign influx into middle America and its approved narrative. Herein is the literary portrait of a city forced to confront whether citizenship, assimilation, identity, and belonging still mean what they once did—and to decide who bears the cost when progressive policy priority gets imposed locally . . . and punitively." Pre-order 3 copies, please: amazon.com/Haitians-Springfi…

The narrative about a supposed $300 billion “Iran investment fund” is being deliberately distorted by grifters to generate clicks and controversy. In reality, this is not an unconditional handout. It is a conditional incentive or, in simpler terms, a “carrot.” Under this approach, Iran would first have to fully dismantle its nuclear program, completely end its support for terrorist groups, and carry out meaningful internal reforms. Only then would the United States help organize a group of investors to pursue commercially attractive opportunities in Iran. The aim would be to create deep economic ties and mutual interdependence that make future conflict far more costly for all sides and demonstrate that choosing peace delivers greater long-term benefits than continuing to back terrorism. The only people who could possibly oppose this plan are those who are either financially benefiting from prolonged conflict or are individuals of severely low intelligence… or perhaps both.

Yesterday Trump did an interview with the New York Times where he said some very important things that I don’t see covered anywhere. Instead, everyone is busy covering the regime’s propaganda, which is really shameful. In the 28-minute phone conversation that President Trump initiated from the White House residence, he made several statements: 1. Trump emphasized that if the regime kills protesters, it will prevent them from getting full sanctions relief and access to $25 billion in frozen funds. He insisted that Iran would receive no relief from sanctions or release of its frozen financial assets until it delivered on its commitments. 2. Trump openly acknowledged what he had said on the opening day of the war, when he urged the Iranian people to rise up and take over their government once the American and Israeli bombing was complete. He admitted he had said that, but went on to note that the Iranian people did not have access to arms, and would be slaughtered if they tried. 3. Trump made it clear he is ready to restart military attacks. He insisted that if Iran failed to reach a final nuclear accord with the United States, he would restart military attacks on Tehran. His finger remains on the trigger. 4. Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and called him “a total gentleman.” He said: “He didn’t send a tanker, along with 20 destroyers on each side of it, to try and break up the blockade,” noting that Xi helped (or at least did not interfere) in the settlement. This must answer your question that why he ended the blockade, probably cause China would not tolerate it any longer. 5. The most important and interesting point: Trump said that if Iran does not reach a final deal, he would make the United States “the guardian of the Middle East” in return for 20 percent of the region’s revenues. He described this as turning American protection of the region, and the U.S. nuclear umbrella, into a paid police force, there in return for profit. This is a very Trumpian departure from post-World War II American tradition. This last point is especially significant. Trump is directly telling the Arabs and others who want the regime to stay in power and who are not seriously helping with regime change: “Okay, I’ll handle security for the region, but I’m not doing it for free.” He knows exactly what game some of these countries are playing, continuing to fund or tolerate the regime and regional proxies to keep Iran destabilized and weak. Trump has read their hand, and he is putting a clear price tag on America’s role as the region’s guardian. The full interview contains even more details that deserve attention rather than the regime’s narrative being pushed everywhere. nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/po…

Making fun of Herman Cain’s death: acceptable. Calling Clarence Thomas the n-word: acceptable. Doxxing Supreme Court Justices: acceptable. Wishing death on a sitting President: acceptable. Celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk: acceptable. Making fun of Erika Kirk because she’s not mourning the way you think she should: acceptable. Calling Michelle Obama a man: UNNACCEPTABLE AND MUST BE CONDEMNED IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE BY EVERYONE WHO IS EVEN REMOTELY INVOLVED!!!!!

The "JD Vance fucked a couch" crowd is extremely upset at the UFC fighter who called Michelle Obama a man.

Sounds like we have nothing to piss and moan about quite yet.

The humor police are very seriously upset indeed.

My name is Gabe Einhorn. I’m a 24 year old founder, building VryfID, which verifies renters identity and income, then matches them with apartments they can actually afford. For landlords, this helps them fill units faster, increase occupancy, and raise NOI. I posted last week about an antisemitic incident, and since then it has blown up everywhere. Social media is flooded with people who hate Jews, and their only goal is to try to destroy us, as you see below. This guy just wants to destroy my business, and take down any Jewish person. Thank God, there are many good people out there who have been supporting me, and who are standing up to hate. If you are seeing this and want to be involved with what we are building, both with VryfID, as well as our fight against hate, please reach out.

I'm seeing a lot of fake information about a potential deal to reopen the Strait and end Iran's nuclear weapons program. First, the Iranians are not receiving any cash, and no funds are being released for simply signing a deal or attending a meeting. The deal is structured to ensure that the US and its allies concerns are prioritized, and that if the Islamic Republic of Iran meets its obligations, then economic benefits will flow to them and to the entire region. This deal has the potential to remake the region and lead to lasting peace. I've noticed a couple of bizarre things in the reporting over the last few hours. First, people who (rightly) said Donald Trump was a historic president a month ago now criticizing a deal based on unconfirmed media reports. Second, people who say you can't trust a word said by the IRGC who apparently believe anonymously sourced social media posts. The president is going to get us a good outcome, one way or the other.

Time to look at "root causes"?

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