OPEN THREAD: Express yourself.
June 17, 2025
NO WONDER THE LEFT HATES HIM:
Victor Davis Hanson laying it out:
-he halved the trade deficit from 160 billion to 80
-we have the lowest inflation in 4 years
-personal income is up
-personal savings is up
-energy costs are down
And it's because he's trying to think of ways to help the middle. pic.twitter.com/w5HENEit68— Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) June 17, 2025
TRUNALIMUNUMAPRZURE!, BUT IN FARSI: Report: Ayatollah Khamenei Is Not Making Decisions ‘Due to His Poor Mental State.’ As Jim Geraghty writes, “Ayatollah Khamenei is 86, four years older than Joe Biden. Come on, Biden cabinet. If the Iranians can remove their leader from making key decisions because of his poor mental state, why couldn’t you?”
Related: Trump Tells Khamenei: We Know Where You’re Hiding and ‘Our Patience Is Wearing Thin.’
THE NEW SPACE RACE: China conducts pad abort test for crew spacecraft, advancing moon landing plans.
WELL, THAT’S CONVENIENT:
The air defense battery at the Fordow nuclear facility has been destroyed 👀 pic.twitter.com/6Kc3Hahx1r
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 17, 2025
MICROBIOME NEWS: Something in Your Poop May Predict an Imminent Death. “De Porto and his colleagues embarked on an investigation into dysbiosis, an imbalance in the gut microbiome, in critically ill patients, as a trait that could be treated. They studied fecal samples collected from 196 patients exhibiting respiratory failure or shock, dividing them into a training cohort of 147 patients and a validation cohort of 49 patients.”
Also, points to the writer for correctly using “haruspicy.” And for even knowing what it is, in these degenerate times.
SEEMS LIKELY: AI Without Rules Is a Global Risk, Warns Leading Expert.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Truth wins as ‘citizen journalists’ rise — and legacy media fades.
WELL, SO MUCH FOR THE NOTION THAT TRUMP IS A DICTATOR: Sean Penn: I’d Meet with Castro, Chavez … But Not Trump.
A MALE SPACE: I speak to body builder and nutritionist Bradley Grunner about men on strike and men’s health in his new podcast. You can see the video here or click on below.
CULTURE OF CORRUPTION — AND COLLUSION:
The FBI’s decision to recall and destroy intel on China’s alleged 2020 election interference isn’t just bureaucratic incompetence—it’s a deliberate sabotage of accountability. The SHRED Act of 2025, introduced to impose 20-year minimum sentences for DOJ and intel officials who…
— DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) June 17, 2025
CULTURE OF CORRUPTION:
Hey Mrs. Lander. Can you explain? https://t.co/HvMLS4jb1V pic.twitter.com/kf5dBrzmQO
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) June 17, 2025
Hi, Meg.
Your husband obstructed federal law-enforcement officers when they attempted to detain an illegal alien.
That is a federal crime.
Nobody is above the law.
Not even douche-bag Democrat politicians, like your husband, trying to make a name for themselves.
Lawyer up. https://t.co/1I8Ck6R9kM
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) June 17, 2025
UPDATE:
Glorious https://t.co/Rt8SJl15uq
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 17, 2025
Democrats Arresting Trump:
“No one is above the law”Democrats Being Arrested:
“DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM”— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) June 17, 2025
SPRUCE UP YOUR SPACE: 4×6 Area Rug – Machine Washable, Non-Slip Soft Carpet for Living Room, Bedroom. #CommissionEarned
BREAKING STORIES CONTINUE TO BREAK: The FBI Was Ordered to Destroy Evidence of China’s 2020 Election Plot to Help Biden.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Truth wins as ‘citizen journalists’ rise — and legacy media fades.
WHEN LEFTISTS SHOOT THEIR OPPONENTS: Colombia Comes Apart. Make the plotters regret their actions.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE:
At UVA’s virtual orientation for international students, Academic Director Elizabeth Wittner framed the Honor Code and academic integrity as products of capitalism and questioned America’s foundational equality.
But international students Siddharth and Fan cut through the noise… pic.twitter.com/YnU5kLhCOA
— The Jefferson Council (@TheJeffersonC) June 17, 2025
MARK FELTON: The Last Shah—How Iran Changed from Western Ally to Enemy (Video).
NOT THE BEST HEADLINE: 2026 Kia EV4 First Drive: Let’s Hope the Price Looks Better Than the Car.
“VIOLENT RHETORIC” DOESN’T COME FROM DEMOCRATS, IT’S JUST THEIR “PASSION FOR JUSTICE” BEING EXPRESSED:
Shortly after Chuck Schumer made those comments, a guy was arrested outside Kavanaugh's home with a knife and kidnapping supplies, and he admitted he was there to kill Kavanaugh. https://t.co/TeCeiV6IlG
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 17, 2025