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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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TOP O’ THE MORNIN’

Red-Hot at RedState 

What You Need to Know About the 30,000-lb. Bomb That Could Crush Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Dreams

Many specialists agree that the United States has the only weapon that may do it: the huge GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. It weighs in at a cool 15 tons and is designed to penetrate down into the rock before letting free its actual destruction.

Essex Files: When Elites Think They Can Block ICE With a Shrug and a Slogan

If liberals need to change immigration law, they will run for Congress—not run interference at the courthouse.

Watch: Iran Threatens ‘Surprise’ the ‘World Will Remember for Centuries,’ Puts Out Disturbing Video

What we do know is that given this newest menace, there’s no approach this struggle can finish with a negotiated settlement that permits Iran to keep its nuclear program. 

Trending Across Townhall Media

Fifth Circuit Takes Unusual Step in Suppressor Case

Professor Smith says it is nearly unheard of for an appellate court to withdraw an opinion once it has been issued, and I am unable to recall this taking place in my 20+ years of protecting the Second Amendment and the courts. 

New York City May Elect an Unhinged Socialist as Mayor

The rise of Mamdani is a good reminder that there may be a substantial quantity of really insane people in our nation, and that they’re concentrated in Blue cities.

Dear Democrats: I Won’t Let You Exhaust Me With Your Diaper-Filling Tantrums

The Democrats can scream like toddlers all they need; there aren’t any Republicans who are in the temper to be the weak mother and father who cave. I’m not sure it is attainable, but perhaps the Dems can exhaust themselves. 

What a Deranged Anti-ICE Clown Screamed As She Tried to Block a Bus Full of Illegals Was Totally Insane

These people care more about felony unlawful aliens than residents, which explains the insane commentaries from national Democrats—this is their base. Behold and look away, of us. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom Already Has Somebody to Blame As ‘Peak Fire Season’ Begins In California

“The federal government enforcing immigration laws in my state will be why fires get out of control this year” is PEAK Gavin Newsom.

WHAT’S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill…

The Senate is back on the Hill at the moment with a number of conferences/hearings, including:

• Senate Armed Services — Hearings to study the President’s proposed funds request for fiscal 12 months 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program for the Department of Defense [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine to testify]
• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports — Hearings to study modernizing America’s rail community
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources — Hearings to study the President’s proposed funds request for fiscal 12 months 2026 for the Department of Energy [Energy Secretary Chris Wright to testify]
• Senate Judiciary — Hearings to study the Biden presidency and the Constitution (“Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution”) [I’ll be watching this one!]
• Senate Appropriations, Department of Defense Subcommittee — Hearings to study proposed funds estimates for fiscal 12 months 2026 for the Army

White House What’s Up

After returning from the G7 in Canada and spending a lot of Tuesday assembly with his National Security Council in the Situation Room, President Donald Trump has a pretty gentle formal schedule on Wednesday — though we will anticipate we’ll “hear” from him all through the day. 

At 11:00 AM, they’re raising the flag poles he is had put in at the White House. At midday, he’ll take part in a Swearing-In Ceremony for the Ambassador to the French Republic and Principality of Monaco. After that, he’ll have lunch with the Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/kqUAgta0En

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 18, 2025

Vice President JD Vance has reaffirmed Trump’s stance on Iran

Full Court Press…

The Supreme Court is set to hand down extra opinions at the moment. We will, of course, monitor those bulletins and report on any of word. My newest Skinny on SCOTUS installment is out — will do my best to get the next one up at the moment or tomorrow and then get us caught up over the weekend. 

There had been some attention-grabbing court selections on Wednesday, including the dreaded Judge Boasberg really discovering in favor of the administration on a Freedom of Information Act/information retention case. 

⚖️ In Project on Government Oversight v. Trump (re: FOIA/Records Retention), Judge James Boasberg (D.C.) DENIES movement for preliminary injunction.https://t.co/zAMzdYdNhe

— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) June 17, 2025

And the ninth Circuit heard oral argument on Tuesday in Newsom v. Trump (relating to the National Guard federalization/deployment). We can anticipate a ruling from them in the next day or two, but it sounds as though it went fairly properly for the administration. 

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Trump is set to attend the annual NATO Summit next week in the Netherlands. 

As famous above, we’ll be getting some SCOTUS selections momentarily and can anticipate a ninth Circuit ruling on the Newsom-Trump tug-of-war in the next day or so. 

MORNING MUSING

I’ve shared this before right here, but some might not know this: I’m a recovering Democrat. I used to be a liberal (center-left) Dem until around my mid-thirties, so I’ve a truthful degree of empathy for “regular Joe” Dems. That’s to be distinguished from the Progressive Left and from what I call “Professional Dems” — the oldsters who make their residing in entrance of the digital camera, either really in media or by perpetually mugging for it. It’s clichéd at this level, but the Professional Dems have misplaced the plot. Their only guideline anymore appears to be to oppose Donald Trump — and anybody or something related with him — at all prices. They’ve stopped being aspirational and having their own constructive platform or agenda. It’s all just “NOT TRUMP!!1!” And they appear to have missed that that actually is not working properly for them. 

Their resolution to this stunted growth? More stunts. Cursing, crass language, outlandish statements, barging into departments and ICE services, wild-eyed faux filibusters, crashing Cabinet secretary press conferences, getting bodily with federal law enforcement, and getting arrested. And many of their base, taking their cue, have translated that into avenue riots, vandalism, looting, attacking law enforcement. 

Toddlers? Rebellious teenagers? Possessed by demons? None of the becoming metaphors paint a fairly image of my former tribe. They’ve misplaced the plot and misplaced their approach. And unless/until they discover their Joshua (who, I predict, will not be named Gavin or JB or Kamala), it appears they’re destined to proceed wandering in the desert. 

Right now, it appears, all they’ve is stunts — good for some consideration; good for mockery; not good for their social gathering or the republic. 

LIGHTER FARE 

“What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?” (Can’t see a meerkat and not suppose of Timon!)

So cute 🥰 pic.twitter.com/L71QCLL2D4

— Beauty Of Nature 🌳 (@ShouldHaveAnima) June 17, 2025

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