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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Iran war ‘will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well,’ foreign minister says  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that "this war will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well," according to Reuters. "The end of the war on Lebanon must be accompanied by the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they have occupied," Araghchi was quoted as saying to Lebanese TV station Al Mayadeen. The remarks come after Hezbollah rejected a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Lebanon and Israel. "Today we again warn this sinister regime to leave Lebanon. They should know that Lebanon will be an inseparable part of any agreement and any ceasefire,” Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, also told the Mehr news agency, according to Reuters. The Israel Defense Forces have been continuing military activity against Hezbollah in recent weeks in response to attacks from the Iran-backed terrorist group. Lebanese President Slams Iran, Hezbollah  Lebanese President Joseph Aoun delivered a sharp rebuke of Iran and its Hezbollah ally Friday, accusing Tehran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its confrontation with the United States and Israel while disregarding the wishes of the Lebanese people. In an interview with CNN, Aoun said Lebanese citizens have grown weary of decades of conflict fueled by outside actors and rejected efforts by Iran and Hezbollah to speak on their behalf. Addressing Iran directly, Aoun said, "You are not trying to help us. The people of Lebanon are paying the price for the sake of your own interest."
US strikes Iran after Kuwait airport attack dispute  Rapid U.S. retaliation: CENTCOM hit Iran’s Qeshm Island control station after Tehran’s missile and drone launches toward Gulf allies, with Kuwait’s airport sustaining casualties and damage. Ceasefire in jeopardy: Iran’s strikes followed perceived ceasefire violations involving Israel and Lebanon, raising doubts over U.S. willingness to escalate in defense of Gulf partners. Blame game intensifies: Kuwait blames Iran for the airport strike, while Tehran cites a U.S. Patriot misfire; no independent verification has been made public. Senate Passes $70B Immigration Enforcement Funding Bill  The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expected to take it up next week.
NJ taxpayers on the hook for $12M more as Dem governor protects illegal aliens battling deportation It brings total funding for the Detention Deportation Defense Initiative to $20.2M as unrest at Newark facility continues  New Jersey's Democratic governor announced Thursday night that the state will pour millions more taxpayer dollars into a legal slush fund protecting illegal aliens from deportation. "We are increasing funding for the Detention Deportation Defense Initiative by $12 million – for a total of $20.2 million," Gov. Mikie Sherrill wrote on social media. She also announced the new Rapid Legal Response Initiative to "expand statewide legal capacity for emergency immigration defense." The program provides free counsel to migrants in the state who are subject to removal proceedings. 'Yes, I said it': GOP lawmaker taunts Rashida Tlaib on House floor, triggers hour-long standstill  A bitter fight over US involvement in Lebanon spiraled into one of the most explosive confrontations on the House floor after Rep Max Miller accused Rep Rashida Tlaib of associating with violent groups, triggering a furious response from the Michigan Democrat. The clash halted Wednesday, June 3, proceedings for more than an hour and led to Miller's remarks being struck from the record. The dramatic exchange unfolded during debate on Tlaib's resolution seeking to force the withdrawal of US forces from Lebanon. Seattle mayor admits breaking Starbucks boycott after urging residents to shun coffee giant Wilson previously acknowledged her boycott comments 'caused more harm than good' as Starbucks closes stores in Seattle  Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, who last year urged residents to boycott Starbucks, acknowledged that she recently purchased a latte from the company but declined to say whether she still believes others should shun the coffee giant. "I had the pleasure of visiting the Pike Place Market Starbucks a little while ago, and I ordered, I think it was a blueberry muffin latte that was like a staff creation," Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said during an interview published Wednesday with FOX 13 Seattle co-anchor Hana Kim, who had asked Wilson if she still supports a boycott of Starbucks. "I guess I broke my boycott," Wilson added. "And yeah, but I, you know, I don’t know. What do you want me to say about that?" Spencer Pratt, Steve Hilton lose ground to Democrats in latest California ballot batch drop Former reality star Pratt still leads Raman, but gained under 6,000 votes compared to her 10,000 in latest count  \ Former reality star Spencer Pratt’s lead over Councilwoman Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayoral contest narrowed Thursday, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton slid behind Democrat Tom Steyer. Following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, California’s key elections have taken on national significance, serving as critical testing grounds for the future of progressive leadership. Pratt, a registered Republican, sits far behind incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass for a chance to advance to the November general election. Bass has already secured enough votes to advance. With 163,549 votes in Los Angeles' latest tabulation, Pratt maintains a near 6% lead on Raman, who has 130,473 votes, according to the Thursday vote count from Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder and the County Clerk. Graham Platner accuser hits NYT for allegedly softening allegations, says coverage was 'gift' to Democrat Lyndsey Fifield claims editors omitted screenshots, testimonies from multiple friends, and her own ties to local Democrats to downplay her allegations against Democratic candidate Graham Platner.  Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, hit The New York Times for allegedly softening her allegations of abuse, saying coverage was a "gift" to the Democrat's campaign. After speaking to the New York Times about Platner's history of being a "narcissistic abuser," Fifield claims the outlet failed to include corroboration from other women that she offered and left out screenshots and other evidence she provided. "Why does it say ‘nobody could corroborate’ when I offered them sources that COULD corroborate?" she wrote on X. Elysee: Macron, Starmer, Merz, Zelenskyy to Meet June 7  French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will hold talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, the Elysee said in a statement. "This meeting will allow them to continue their close coordination on our shared agenda of continuing support for Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia's war effort," the statement said. "Russia is facing military, economic, and strategic failure — and persists, unsuccessfully, on the front lines in a deadly war." Meeting is due to take place in London.
US Navy sacks top brass at biggest overseas repairs base New wave of firings occur after a ‘loss of confidence in their ability to command’  The US Navy has sacked the top leadership at its biggest overseas ship repair base. The Ship Repair Facility and the Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC), based at the Yokosuka Naval Base, is crucial to the US’s naval operations in the Indo-Pacific region. Those relieved of their duties include Capt Wendel Penetrante, the facility’s commander, Edwin Catubig, its executive officer, and Thomas Howell, its master chief. The navy, which is normally tight-lipped about staff changes, said only that the men were removed from their posts “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command”. Veteran ‘60 Minutes’ anchors say they’re staying ‘for now’ — even as they rip Bari Weiss ‘dictatorship’  Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said they will remain with the storied newsmagazine “for now” — even as they blasted CBS News leadership under Bari Weiss and warned that “newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships.” The trio confirmed they had decided to stay at the program following weeks of turmoil that culminated in the firing of Scott Pelley and the departures of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, executive producer Tanya Simon, senior executive producer Draggan Mihailovich and several top producers. “We don’t want to see ’60 Minutes’ die,” the trio wrote in a memo obtained by The Post. Declining pride in America is a mistake the left wants us all to make By New York Post Editorial Board
Pride in being an American drops the younger you get, a new Quinnipiac poll confirms — a fact that confirms what a terrible job older generations have done at teaching the young. Or rather, what a horribly successful job one part of those generations (the left) has done at smearing a country that in fact remains the most free and successful nation the world has ever known. The Q-poll numbers, from a sample of over 1,300 adults nationwide, are stark: Do you consider yourself a proud American? Overall, it’s “yes” by 73% to 22% “no,” but the divide narrows over time. For those over 65, it’s 91% to 7%, dropping steadily among younger cohorts to just 56% to 27% among those ages 18 to 34. AOC’s billionaire attack sells Gen Z a smaller, sadder American Dream This is a battle that free-marketeers must win By John Tillman
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been roundly and rightly mocked for her recent claim that "you can’t earn" a billion dollars. But with respect to my fellow conservatives and free-marketeers, the real problem with her latest anti-billionaire broadside isn’t that it’s economically illiterate. The bigger issue — by far — is that AOC is subtly dismissing the innate human drive to strive and succeed. She isn’t just saying that billionaires are illegitimate. She’s effectively saying that becoming a billionaire is impossible, so don’t even try. This fundamental rejection of entrepreneurship’s power is the greatest danger of the socialist worldview rising on the left, of which AOC is the foremost tribune. By now, every American knows what policies and programs the socialists want — more wealth distribution, more government welfare, more care and feeding at the benevolent hand of Big Brother or Sister. But the heart of this ideology isn’t simply the idea that people should get more from others. The corresponding belief is that people should also give less to others. While it’s tempting to chalk this up to laziness or envy, the real message is one of self-doubt. Socialism teaches its followers that entrepreneurship is doomed to fail — that entrepreneurs themselves are deluded and in denial. Who would want to take a road they’ve been told can only dead-end? |
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