Larwyn’s Linx: How Obama Lied Us Into the Iranian Showdown

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A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder, by Michael Weisberg

 • How Obama Lied Us Into the Iranian Showdown Jack Cashill
 • Discredited Neocon Talking Points From The Iraq War Are Back Federalist
 • Ted Cruz Says ‘There’s A Reason The Ayatollah Is Developing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles’ DC

 • FBI suspected a Chinese plot to hijack 2020 election for Joe Biden - here’s the intel memo JTN
 • FBI asked spy agencies to destroy intel on alleged China plot to aid Joe Biden in 2020 election JTN
 • New York City May Elect an Unhinged Socialist as Mayor David Strom

 • Nearly 1 Million Illegal Immigrants Self-Deport Under Trump as Wages Rise LI
 • 80 Percent Of Anti-Trump Lawsuits Are Filed In Courts Ruled By Democrat Appointees Ben Weingarten
 • DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Hospitalized in DC for “Allergic Reaction” CTH

Economy

 • ‘Net Zero’ Is Collapsing in U.S. States Steve Goreham
 • Import Prices Signal Low Inflation, China Reducing Prices To Fend Off Tariffs Breitbart
 • EV takeup is fading faster in Europe than U.S., survey shows Auto News

Scandal Central

 • Tusk calls out Chapel Hill for heinous role in global Covid death and misery Cosmic Tusk
 • New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Attempts to Block ICE Apprehension, Promptly Arrested CTH
 • Director Patel May Have Struck Gold on China’s 2020 Election Conspiracy Capt. Seth Keshel [$]

Media

 • Elon Musk Reportedly Targets Letitia James In Free Speech Showdown DC
 • Talk about a strange turn I should have expected Tom Knighton
 • Bookshelf: How China won over America, and then lost it John West

World

 • Germany's Merz says Israel doing 'dirty work for us' in Iran DW
 • German outcry over Merz's remark on Israel's 'dirty work' Matthew Moore
 • Khamenei rejects Trump’s call for surrender, warns of ‘irreparable damage’ if US intervenes France24

 • Kyiv Reels From One of Russia’s Largest Attacks in Months Joshua R. Kroeker
 • Senior Citizens Moved Out Of Housing Complex In Germany To Make Way For Refugees Thomas Burke
 • Europe must reduce critical mineral dependence on China, just like US: Boeing SCMP

Sci-Tech

 • critical mass in the echo chamber el gato malo
 • Three Interesting Tid-Bits so far from the Israeli Strikes on Iran @cdrsalamander
 • Big Badda-Boom: Why Only One Plane and One Bomb Can Crack Fordow Stephen Green

Cornucopia

 • The Car Rental Sidney Powell
 • The Obvious Goal Chris Bray
 • The Hypocrisy of San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Edward Ring

Larwyn’s Linx: Israel Buys Itself, the World, and Iranians More Time

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A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder, by Michael Weisberg

 • Israel Buys Itself, the World, and Iranians More Time CDR Salamander
 • Dem Protestors ARE the Fascists They Pretend To Be Fighting Jack Cashill
 • Dem Chicago Alderman: Johnson’s Rhetoric Encourages Violence, ‘They’re Trying to Recreate’ 2020 Riots Breitbart

 • Documents Show Biden Admin Ginned Up FBI Investigations Of Law-Abiding Political Opponents Nicholas Giordano
 • Trump Lays Into ‘Kooky’ Tucker Carlson Over Opposition To Israeli Strikes On Iran DW
 • The Summer of Cloward-Piven Brian C. Joondeph

 • Senator Fetterman, Get Off the Fence Capt. Seth Keshel
 • As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record John R. Lott, Jr.
 • Trump Targets Blue Cities With Deportation Strategy DC

Economy

 • Trump Sees Possible Trade Pact with ‘Tough’ Japan, Says EU Not Offering Fair Deal Japan News
 • Tribal Truths and Modern Myths: Why California Is Not "Stolen Land" @amuse
 • Green Energy Stocks Puke As Senate Bill Targets Early End To Tax Credits ZH

Scandal Central

 • FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020 JTN
 • New SCOTUS Leak Reveals Coney Barrett’s Secret War with Conservatives Daily Yeast
 • It’s Not Too Late For Amy Coney Barrett To Be The Reliable Originalist America Needs Shawn Fleetwood

Media

 • Hey, Pride Month Is Barely Noticeable David Strom
 • Tucker Carlson Blasts Mark Levin and Sean Hannity BNM
 • Tucker Qatarlson is owned by the highest bidder, MSNBC, CNN, Fox.. Qatar? He’s just a media slob @RabbiShmuley

World

 • Today's SITREP: The Benefits and Risks for China Regarding the Israel-Iran Conflict Michael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET)
 • President Trump: “Everyone Should Immediately Evacuate Tehran” CTH
 • Iran Ballistic Missile Capacity (SITREP) @genflynn

 • SITREP 6/16/25: Slowly Abandoned, Ukraine Gets Squeezed by Russian Pressure @Simplicius76
 • Russia strikes Kyiv with 'terrifying' waves of drones and missiles, killing at least 15 France24
 • Polish prosecutors investigate president-elect’s property acquisition Krzysztof Mularczyk

 • UAE rescues 24 from burning oil tanker after ship collision Kieran Burke
 • China to nearly double nuclear power capacity by 2040 in rapid build-up SCMP
 • Research Team Claims They Detected a Second ‘Hidden City’ under Egypt’s Giza Pyramids LI

Sci-Tech

 • Blown Off Course: The Case Against Wind Power @amuse
 • What Exactly is Going on in Antarctica? LI
 • Impossible Foods' Legal Blitz Leaves Investors With Nothing But Empty Plates ZH

Cornucopia

 • Overwhelmed Louvre workers strike to protest overtourism, shutting down world's most-visited museum France24
 • Trump Org Announces New Mobile Phone Service Brianna Lyman
 • California Nightmare Power Line

QOTD:

Quoting @LeeSmithDC here... from https://t.co/JeUp5J2FFW pic.twitter.com/lEHViYLAPl

— Doug Ross (@directorblue) June 16, 2025

Larwyn’s Linx: What Exactly Was Iran Thinking—Or Not?

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A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder, by Michael Weisberg

 • Bret Baier Interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu CTH
 • What Exactly Was Iran Thinking—Or Not? Victor Davis Hanson
 • What the hell took ya so long, anyway Cold Fury

 • King-less? Kunstler
 • Minnesota Officials Announce Capture and Arrest of Vance Boelter CTH
 • Mike Lee condemns NC lawmaker’s ‘No Kings’ video featuring beheaded Trump Asher Notheis

 • Mayor Johnson urges Chicagoans to 'rise up' in defiance of Trump immigration raids Sun-Times
 • Green group with ties to Chinese Communist Party part of network influencing U.S. policy JTN
 • Teachers’ Union Played Big Role in ‘No Kings’ Protests LI

Economy

 • UN cuts back aid plan amid 'brutal funding cuts' Kieran Burke
 • Macron arrives in Greenland to show solidarity for island coveted by Trump France24
 • The Great Climate Science Swindle Goes On Chris Morrison

Scandal Central

 • DHS Respond After 'Violent Rioters' Storm ICE Facility, Assault Law Enforcement Officers ZH
 • SCOTUS Must Rein In Rogue Judges Threatening To Enable Violent Rioters Ben Weingarten
 • Anti-ICE rioters may face domestic terrorism federal charges as Trump admin sends stern message: ret FBI agent Fox

Media

 • A Bacchanalia of Narcissism: "No Kings" Reminded Americans why they voted for Trump Sasha Stone
 • Trump 53, Media 31 Don Surber
 • Senate Intel Committee Chair Advocates for Expanded Israeli Conflict with Iran CTH

World

 • President Trump Threatens Iran to Make a Deal CTH
 • 8 killed, nearly 300 injured as Iranian ballistic missiles strike central Israel, Haifa TOI
 • 'Iran is the main source of regional instability,' EU's von der Leyen says DW

 • With no new US aid packages on the horizon, can Ukraine continue to fight Russia? Kateryna Hodunova
 • Too Good to Check: Putin Calls Trump, And Then Tells Khamenei He's On His Own Ed Morrissey
 • Iranian missile barrage sparks fires in Haifa, Kiryat Gat TOI

Sci-Tech

 • The mountain fortress Israel must destroy to topple Iran’s nuclear programme Ed Cumming
 • Chokepoint Watch: GPS Jamming Impacts Tankers Across Strait Of Hormuz ZH
 • The newest artificial intelligence danger Alex Berenson

Cornucopia

 • Spy Satellite Uncovers Massive Stealth Flying Wing At Secretive Chinese Base ZH
 • Summer of Love 2.0: Democrats Unmask Themselves at Riots John Kass
 • Sunday Smiles Hot Air

Larwyn’s Linx: Walz Appointee Identified as Suspect in Minnesota Assassinations

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A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder, by Michael Weisberg

 • Independent Media Crushes the Summer of Hate Under Its Heel Elizabeth Nickson
 • Walz Appointee Identified as Suspect in Minnesota Assassinations David Strom
 • Report: Israel asked US to join military campaign against Iran, but US rejects request TOI

 • The 'No Kings' Protests are Cover for Antifa Mobilization @amuse
 • 'No Kings' Terror? Fake Cop Assassinates Minnesota Democrat Who Blocked Health Care for Illegals ZH
 • Rioters storm ICE facility in Portland with incendiary devices, injuring officers JTN

 • The Normal President Lee Smith
 • Secret Service Followed Protocol in Padilla Incident Susan Crabtree
 • The Army's Birthday Parade: “We support the troops”? John A. Lucas

Economy

 • Why the CBO Almost Always Gets It Wrong Stephen Moore
 • Iran’s Oil and Gas Assets Rocked in Latest Round of Israeli Attacks Michael Kern
 • No Climate, No Gender: Canada’s G7 Summit Agenda Shows Shift In Priorities ZH

Scandal Central

 • The evidence suggests that UNC midwifed a virus that killed 20 million people. Dr. Richard H. Ebright
 • Now They Find Fauci's Phone? Truth Over News
 • A Story About ICE Raiding a School Graduation in LA Made the Rounds But Was Entirely False John Sexton

Media

 • losing control of the crybully industrial complex el gato malo
 • Engineered Hate: This is How It Happened to Me. Elizabeth Nickson
 • 'Original Sin' Is a Must-Read Salena Zito

World

 • Intel Update @genflynn
 • Extensive strikes in Tehran after IDF warns Iranians near arms plants to evacuate TOI
 • Today's SITREP Focuses on Regional and Global Responses to the Israel-Iran Conflict @genflynn

 • Russia launches fresh massive aerial attack on Ukraine. 2 Khinzal missiles downed EuroNews
 • Putin, Trump Discuss Middle East, Ukraine in Call – Kremlin Moscow Times
 • Europe's Populist Parties Keep Gaining Ground, But Cannot Get Into Power ZH

Sci-Tech

 • Deluded Down Under: Australia’s net zero scheme won’t work because it can’t work. Robert Bryce [$]
 • How Israel's Iron Dome and Iron Beam defense systems work Uta Steinwehr
 • 'Serious Damage' To Iran's Nuclear Facilities As Israeli Jets Operate Over Tehran's Skies ZH

Cornucopia

 • How To Celebrate Father's Day Yuri Bezmenov
 • Friday The 13th Memes Gallows Humor
 • Top 20 Posts from today's slow news day @directorblue

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Larwyn’s Linx: Padilla should be charged with assault to avoid 'two systems of justice' J6 defense lawyer says

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A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder, by Michael Weisberg

 • Padilla should be charged with assault to avoid 'two systems of justice' J6 defense lawyer says JTN
 • Dems Find Second Judge To Block More Of Trump’s Order Enforcing Election Law Beth Brelje
 • Anti-ICE Propaganda Being Spread By Coordinated Influencers Steve Watson

 • Anti-Trump Communist Group to Stage Protest in D.C. Ahead of Grand Military Parade Debra Heine
 • 'No Kings' protests planned to counter celebration of Army's 250th anniversary JTN
 • Border Czar Tom Homan Discusses In-Depth Border Security and Deportations CTH

Economy

 • USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme CTH
 • Trump Can and Should Fire Fed Boss Over Economy Christian Whiton
 • US to Move Away From 'Parasites' on the Grid Beege

 • House Republicans Probe China-Based Billionaire Allegedly Bankrolling Anti-ICE Riots ZH
 • Trump Overturns California’s Authoritarian Ban On Gas Cars Breccan F. Thies
 • Trump signs executive order approving US Steel, Nippon partnership JTN

Media

 • CBS News Promotes Merchandise for “No Kings” Protests CTH
 • The online right’s Israel foes Power Line
 • DHS Hammers Kim Kardashian Over Anti-ICE Screed Hollywood In Toto

World

 • Iran ‘considering closing’ global shipping gateway Telegraph
 • IDF: ‘Tehran is no longer immune; the Iranian capital is exposed to Israeli strikes’ TOI
 • You Thought the Pager Attack Was Amazing? Israel Outdid Itself This Time David Strom

 • 'Europe hasn't decided what to do if US steps back' — key takeaways from Zelensky's closed-door briefing Kyiv Independent
 • Russia Takes Three More Ukraine Villages, With World Focused On Iran War ZH
 • Taiwan war game triggers US questions over island’s ‘will to fight’ if PLA attacks SCMP

Sci-Tech

 • World’s first metal-free electric motor boosts conductivity by 133%, cuts weight 80% Aman Tripathi
 • The 'Gentle Singularity' is Driving Some People Crazy John Sexton
 • France makes arrests over kidnapping of crypto entrepreneur's father France24

Cornucopia

 • UK: Two jailed over gold toilet theft from Blenheim Palace Timothy Jones
 • Highlights of the week Don Surber
 • The Week In Pictures: Armageddon Edition Power Line

Larwyn’s Linx: The Biggest Lie in Washington

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A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder, by Michael Weisberg

 • The Biggest Lie in Washington Walter Curt
 • Senators To Propose Ban On Big Pharma Ads As TV Networks Stand To Get Wrecked ZH
 • LA mayor once joined pro-Cuba communist group, now it’s part of CCP-linked group behind protests JTN

 • Sucks to be Iran this morning Don Surber
 • Game On Kunstler
 • Federal Judge Orders Trump To Return Control of California National Guard (Update: Temporary Stay) LI

 • Are Democrats Lurching Into a Winning Strategy on Deportations? Probably Not David Strom
 • How The L.A. Riots Demonstrate Democrat-Media Complex’s Loss Of Narrative Control Mark Hemingway
 • Shows of Force Michael S. Kochin

Scandal Central

 • The Great Climate Science Swindle Goes On Chris Morrison
 • Amy Klobuchar Beclowns Herself on SNAP Cuts David Strom
 • Nancy's Nutso Lie About Trump, J6, and the National Guard Jack Cashill

Media

 • Democratic Israel v Islamist Iran: Time for Europe to Take Sides Mick Hume
 • Middle East Update @genflynn
 • Endangered NPR Never Stops Ripping Conservatives Tim Graham

World

 • Israel renews strikes on Iran as Trump hails ‘excellent’ attacks, warns ‘a lot more to come’ TOI
 • Israel targets Iran's Natanz and other nuclear sites Shabnam von Hein
 • Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami killed in Israeli strikes France24

 • Air India crash: Hundreds dead after Boeing 787 comes down Louis Oelofse
 • Passenger on seat 11A survived Air India crash, says trouble started 30 seconds into flight Maulik Pathak
 • China rattles saber with deployment of 2 aircraft carriers to far western Pacific Times

Sci-Tech

 • Massive Antarctic Squid Caught Live on Camera for First Time Ever Pesala Bandara
 • Boeing 787 Dreamliner is flawed: Whistleblower sounded alarm early on India Today
 • China’s landmark orbital refuelling mission: why 2 US spy satellites hover nearby SCMP

Cornucopia

 • Booing or cheering? Althouse
 • The Babylon Bee Helps With Funderwhoopee Friday Woodsterman
 • The difference between a peaceful protest and a riot? Easy... The View from Lady Lake