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06/15/2026

What Happened Today –15 June 2026
Iran “Peace” Deal: Still A Mess, Still About Money
Obama’s Take: Calling Out Trump’s “Worse Than JCPOA” Deal
Vance: Company Man On Iran, But Suddenly Looking Disposable
Gas Prices And Markets: Is This All A Trade?
UFC Circus At The White House: Trash On The Lawn
The Reflecting Pools: Algae And Apathy
Trump Vs. Newsom: Coast‑To‑Coast Hatefest
Hunter Biden: Suddenly The Guy Saying What Everyone’s Thinking
JD Vance: From Deal Defender To Possible Fall Guy
World Cup 2026: Going On While Politics Burn
Epstein Files: The Drumbeat In The Background
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Iran “Peace” Deal: Still A Mess, Still About Money
Trump is out here bragging that he “ended the Iran war” with this shiny new framework deal, but let’s be real: this is less peace and more a cash-and-oil reset that leaves Tehran in a very sweet spot. The basic outline: the U.S. lifts the naval blockade, the Strait of Hormuz reopens, hostilities pause for 60 days, and in exchange Iran promises not to build nukes while sanctions relief and unfreezing of assets start rolling in. We’re talking about roughly mid‑tens of billions in unfrozen assets on the table up front, with a broader phased sanctions rollback behind it, versus the roughly $1.7 billion settlement plus access to their own previously frozen funds under Obama’s JCPOA days. In other words, Trump is on track to shovel Iran more effective financial relief than Obama ever did, all while pretending he’s the tough guy who ended “Obama’s terrible deal.”
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Obama’s Take: Calling Out Trump’s “Worse Than JCPOA” Deal
Obama world is not amused, and they’re saying it out loud now. Veterans of the JCPOA era are pointing out that Trump ripped up a verified nuclear deal, started a war, then crawled back to something that gives Iran sanctions relief and asset access but without clear, enforceable limits on ballistic missiles or regional terror proxies baked in from day one. The critique is simple: Trump managed to create a war, destabilize oil markets, push Iran’s enrichment up, and then come back to a framework that might be weaker on the details than what Obama had in 2015. That’s why you’re seeing Obama‑aligned voices saying this isn’t “peace through strength,” it’s chaos through ego that ends with a messy armistice Trump will spin as a win while Iran quietly pockets the cash.
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Vance: Company Man On Iran, But Suddenly Looking Disposable
JD Vance is out there doing the clean‑up talking points, swearing the leaked 14‑point plan is “fake information” while reporters and foreign leaders keep describing the same basic structure: huge reconstruction money for Iran, reopening Hormuz under Iranian control, phased sanctions relief, and negotiations on enriched uranium later. White House leaks say the U.S. will physically destroy or remove Iran’s enriched uranium and only lift sanctions once Iran complies, but Tehran’s people are telling reporters that sanctions relief and tens of billions in unfrozen assets are baked into the early phases. Vance looks like the guy sent out to call everyone liars while Trump keeps his options open—classic setup for Trump to later blame him if the deal blows up. Add in fresh chatter that Trump insiders are frustrated with Vance’s handling of the war messaging and you can feel that “soft ousting” energy building, where they don’t fire him, they just sideline and scapegoat him.
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Gas Prices And Markets: Is This All A Trade?
Markets reacted the way you’d expect once word of a framework deal leaked: oil prices dipped on the news that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and that the blockade was on its way out. Earlier in the conflict, when Iran closed Hormuz and U.S.–Iran strikes were flying, about 20% of global oil flow got choked and gas prices climbed; now traders are pricing in relief as long as this deal actually gets signed and implemented. Is this a market play? It sure looks like a White House that created a crisis, rode the war premium, and now wants credit for turning the spigot back on just in time to cool down inflation and juice Trump’s “economic genius” narrative heading into the next political cycle. Don’t be surprised if you see Trump loudly taking credit for every penny that falls off gas prices while pretending he had nothing to do with the spike his own war triggered in the first place.
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UFC Circus At The White House: Trash On The Lawn
Then we have the UFC fight night on the White House grounds, which was basically a MAGA culture‑war pep rally dressed up as sports. One fighter, Josh Hokit, finished his bout, thanked Trump, and then blasted out the vile, long‑debunked slur “Michelle Obama is a man, am I right, America?” into the mic, drawing a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd. Dana White had enough sense to call the comments “nasty,” “false,” and “nonsense,” but the Trump White House itself stayed quiet while cameras caught Trump smirking along in the moment. Public reaction has been ugly: mainstream voters and even some fight fans are calling it classless and a disgrace for the White House lawn to be turned into a stage for cheap transphobic conspiracy garbage, while MAGA die‑hards are pretending it was just “jokes.” Viewership and attendance numbers haven’t been fully released yet, but early chatter suggests it drew a big right‑wing streaming audience and a packed, invite‑only crowd—exactly the kind of echo chamber Trump loves, loud but not broad.
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The Reflecting Pools: Algae And Apathy
On top of that, even the visuals around this White House are a mess. The reflecting pools in D.C. have been photographed and posted online looking grimy and covered in algae blooms, with people pointing out how it perfectly captures the vibe of this administration: neglect the basics while obsessing over pageantry like UFC cages on the South Lawn. It’s not some massive policy scandal by itself, but symbolically it’s perfect—iconic national spaces literally greening over with sludge while Trump chases attention with stunts and culture‑war trash talk. People see the algae, the fights, the smears of Michelle Obama, and they’re not thinking “strength”; they’re thinking “clown show with no standards.”
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Trump Vs. Newsom: Coast‑To‑Coast Hatefest
Trump has also been taking new swings at Gavin Newsom, calling him everything from “failed California dictator” to the guy “destroying America’s future” as he tries to blame blue‑state policies for crime, migration, and economic anxiety. Newsom’s response has been to punch back with charts and shade, highlighting California’s economic weight, tech growth, and clean‑energy push while dragging Trump’s Iran war and White House circus as proof that national leadership is broken. This isn’t just personal; it’s Trump trying to keep a high‑profile Democratic foil in the headlines so he doesn’t have to stand next to his own messes on Iran, inflation, and scandal. The more Newsom fires back, the more MAGA media can rerun the drama instead of talking about dead civilians in Iran or the UFC clown show on the lawn.
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Hunter Biden: Suddenly The Guy Saying What Everyone’s Thinking
Hunter Biden, of all people, has been getting a fresh wave of attention—and a strange sort of popularity on social platforms—for calling out the timing of Trump’s Iran strikes and this new “peace” deal in the context of the Epstein files. In a viral post, he basically asked whether these strikes were a distraction from new Epstein document releases, and flagged reports that JD Vance was leading Situation Room meetings largely to manage political fallout and allegations about Trump’s ties to minors. It’s raw, conspiratorial adjacent, and exactly the kind of thing that resonates with a public that no longer trusts official narratives, which is why you’re seeing people on both left and right sharing his comments even if they don’t love the messenger. Trumpworld hates that Hunter is suddenly the one saying out loud what many people quietly suspect: that war decisions and “peace” announcements are being timed around scandal management, not national security.
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JD Vance: From Deal Defender To Possible Fall Guy
Vance’s position keeps getting more precarious. He’s been trotted out to insist the Iran framework is tough, that leaked terms about big reconstruction funds and full oil sanctions relief are wrong, even while foreign mediators and U.S. officials quietly confirm large chunks of those leaks. Now with fresh Epstein chatter tying him to internal damage control and Hunter Biden suggesting he’s in the room to contain the political blowback, he’s starting to look less like a powerful VP and more like the designated shield between Trump and the fallout. Inside MAGA circles, there’s growing talk that Vance just isn’t selling the narrative well enough—that he’s too defensive, not ruthless enough, and too easy to blame if this deal ends up being seen as “worse than Obama’s.” That’s where the ousting energy comes in: no formal move yet, but more leaks, more finger‑pointing, and more sense that Trump and his inner ring are preparing to throw Vance under the bus if this all goes sideways.
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World Cup 2026: Going On While Politics Burn
Meanwhile, the World Cup rolling across North America is one of the few things actually bringing people together for a minute. Matches in U.S. host cities are drawing huge crowds and global attention, even as protests and political messages bleed into the stands and fan zones. International coverage keeps noting the contrast: a country celebrating the world’s game while its president stages UFC brawls on the White House lawn and signs a shaky Iran deal that allies like Israel are already grumbling about. The administration clearly wants to bask in the glow of the tournament, but the optics are stubborn—no matter how loud the World Cup gets, the war, the scandals, and the circus keep cutting through.
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Epstein Files: The Drumbeat In The Background
Since Friday, the Epstein files have continued to drip out through court‑related releases and investigative reporting, with new attention on how much certain Trump‑aligned figures might have known and when. Legal experts are already saying that a number of former officials and political allies are going to be questioned again as names, flight logs, and communication trails become clearer. That’s why you’re seeing such intense paranoia and deflection out of this White House: Hunter Biden’s comments, Vance’s war spin, and Trump’s rush to sell a “historic peace” all land differently when you remember there’s a slow‑rolling scandal about trafficking, abuse, and power still unfolding just offstage. The Epstein story isn’t done, and every new document makes Trump’s need for distractions—wars, deals, fights on the lawn—look less like coincidence and more like strategy.
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Tick Tock Donny boy – your clock is running out. I’ll be traveling this week for work, so will provide write ups as I have time.

Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Don’t Give up the Ship!

Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!

These are facts that I researched and verified – AI helped put together some sentence structure, but the words and tone are mine. These are my views based upon facts, research and thoughtful consideration using logic. I own the copyright to any images used. I’m comfortable to stand alone to uphold truth. Feel free to check me, but do not attack me. I am only causing good trouble.

06/12/2026

Traveling and I’m just so fed up with all of it. 😉

Happy Birthday Donnie boy….its all crumbling away…your day of reckoning is coming.

06/11/2026

No write up today, b/c I just can't....what a s**t show.

06/10/2026

What Happened Today –10 June 2026
Iran war and Trump “loving” inflation
The 70B border bill and ICE cruelty
Hegseth playing empire at Guantánamo
Screwworm is not a joke
Nancy Lacore vs. Mace world
Bill Gates’ Epstein grilling
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Iran war and Trump “loving” inflation
Trump is still out here talking like he’s playing a video game with real people’s lives, openly threatening to hit Iran “very hard” and promising more strikes after the helicopter shoot‑down and tanker incident, like escalation is just his favorite hobby. He’s pushing this fantasy that Iran’s military is “completely defeated” and acting like the war is basically wrapped up, when everyone who isn’t in his cult is warning the opposite and the region is clearly still on fire.

On top of that, he literally said he “loves inflation” now that it’s spiking again with war‑driven gas prices, bragging about the “fantastic” numbers like higher prices are some genius economic strategy instead of regular people getting squeezed even harder. He’s trying to spin this as proof his war and oil moves are working, when fact‑checkers have already torn apart his revisionist garbage about how inflation supposedly “only” existed under Biden and is somehow great under him.
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The 70B border bill and ICE cruelty
Congress just shoved through about 70 billion more dollars for ICE and Border Patrol, locking in funding for the rest of Trump’s term, and it’s exactly the kind of white‑nationalist fever‑dream enforcement machine you’d expect from this crew. Almost all of it is going to ramp up arrests, detentions, deportations, and surveillance—more agents, more detention capacity, more tech, more ways to terrorize immigrants and asylum seekers instead of providing anything humane or logical.

Democrats and immigrant‑rights groups are already warning that this basically hands ICE a blank check with almost no meaningful oversight, which is terrifying given their history of abuse, deaths in custody, and secretive detention practices. You can hear the white‑nationalist energy in the way Republicans are celebrating this—framing immigrants as an “invasion,” treating families and workers as enemies to be hunted, and ignoring the human beings who will absolutely suffer under this.
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Hegseth playing empire at Guantánamo
Pete Hegseth went down to Guantánamo Bay and did his macho pep‑rally thing, warning Cuba not to get weapons that could reach the base or the U.S. and basically daring them to “invite confrontation.” Then he hits the line that “the future of Cuba is in the hands of President Trump and the leadership of Cuba,” which is exactly the arrogant imperial nonsense it sounds like—like Trump is somehow co‑owner of the country.

He’s posturing as if the U.S. is morally entitled to dictate Cuba’s future while Trump ramps up sanctions and military threats, and Republican hawks drool over the idea of using Guantánamo for whatever sick new scheme they’re cooking up. The whole vibe is “we own you, and if you step out of line, we’ll smack you,” which is exactly why people outside the MAGA bubble see this as dangerous and destabilizing, not “strong leadership.”
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Screwworm is not a joke
On top of all the political chaos, the New World screwworm just showed up again in the U.S., confirmed in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, and that’s a huge problem for animals if it spreads. These flies lay eggs in open wounds, and the larvae literally eat living flesh, so if this isn’t contained fast, livestock, wildlife, and even pets are at serious risk.

USDA is moving into emergency mode—containment zones, surveillance, and those sterile‑fly releases they use to wipe out populations—but right now the official line is that only one case has been confirmed and they’re trying to keep it that way. It’s exactly the kind of thing that can spiral quietly in the background while everyone’s eyes are on Iran and the border; if it pops up in more states, ranchers and shelters are going to feel it hard.
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Nancy Lacore vs. Mace world
There is a small bright spot: Nancy Lacore, the former Navy admiral Hegseth fired, just made it into the Democratic runoff in South Carolina’s 1st District, aiming for the seat Nancy Mace is walking away from. She’s a veteran who was pushed out by this crew and is now turning around and trying to take a swing at the system from the ballot, which is exactly the kind of “kick ass and take names” energy this moment needs.

The district is still drawn to favor Republicans, so she’s not walking into an easy race, but even getting to a runoff is a sign that voters there are at least open to something other than the usual MAGA‑adjacent mess. If she wins the primary and then manages to flip that seat, it would be a very loud message back at Hegseth and the whole Trump defense apparatus that firing women doesn’t always end the way they think.
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Bill Gates’ Epstein grilling
Bill Gates spent today facing the House Oversight Committee over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and his whole stance is basically: yeah, I met him, it was a huge mistake, I never did anything illegal, and I never saw his crimes. In his opening statement, he said he never went to Epstein’s island, ranch, or Florida home, described a 2011–2014 window of contact around supposed philanthropy talks, and claimed he never took money from Epstein.

He also admitted Epstein learned about his extramarital affairs and tried to use that “sensitive information” to pressure him back into contact, which is exactly the kind of blackmail‑adjacent dynamic everyone suspected was happening in Epstein’s world. The bottom line: Gates is still insisting he saw nothing illegal, but he’s clearly trying to distance himself as far as possible now that Congress is dragging every powerful Epstein contact back into the spotlight.
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Hang in there everyone…it can’t get worse – can it? Lol – how many times have we all said that?!

Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Don’t Give up the Ship!

Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!

These are facts that I researched and verified – AI helped put together some sentence structure, but the words and tone are mine. These are my views based upon facts, research and thoughtful consideration using logic. I own the copyright to any images used. I’m comfortable to stand alone to uphold truth. Feel free to check me, but do not attack me. I am only causing good trouble.

06/09/2026

What Happened Today –9 June 2026
Iran war and that helicopter mess
Knicks game: New York did not disappoint
White House “Media Offenders” page
UFC fight circus at the White House
World Cup chaos and ICE nonsense
California elections and MAGA fraud noise
Ebola situation and U.S. role
Acting intel chief drama
Trump, markets, oil, and approval vibes
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Iran war and that helicopter mess
The Iran war is in this gross “not shooting as much, but still totally not over” phase where Trump is out here babbling about “total victory in two weeks” while Israel keeps pounding Lebanon and Hezbollah keeps firing rockets like the ceasefire memo never showed up. They’ve paused the big stuff with Iran itself for the moment, but missiles are still flying around the region and nobody’s signing some grand peace deal anytime soon, no matter how many times he teases it on a plane. The U.S. Apache that went down near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend crashed off Oman; both crew members were rescued, but they still “don’t know” if it was Iranian fire or “mechanical,” which is what they always say when they’re stalling for time. Meanwhile they’re draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve again to keep gas prices from blowing up during Trump’s war, pushing it back toward Biden‑era lows, and Trump is on a rally stage bragging that Iran is going to “give us everything” while the rest of us just want him to get off Air Force One and stop talking like he’s negotiating a condo deal instead of an actual war.
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Knicks game: New York did not disappoint
Madison Square Garden did exactly what you’d expect when Trump popped up on the big screen during the anthem: the place erupted in a wall of boos that you could practically feel through the TV. He’s up there in Dolan’s suite, doing his little salute like he’s loving it, but you know that had to sting, getting wrecked by his own hometown in the middle of the Finals. Security was absurdly tight just so this man could sit there and watch the Knicks blow Game 3 to the Spurs 115–111, while fans had to show up way early, walk through airport‑style screening, and then watch him lounge in luxury—perfect metaphor for his whole presidency. Officially, the coverage just says he watched from Dolan’s suite with his little entourage and granddaughter, but you can picture the vibe: half the arena chanting, half just trying to focus on Wembanyama cooking, and Trump basically there as a sideshow.
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White House “Media Offenders” page
The White House really put up a literal “Media Offenders” section on the official .gov site, with a hall of shame and a leaderboard for reporters and independent creators they don’t like, like it’s some middle‑school burn book instead of the federal government. They’re labeling stories as “lies,” “bias,” “left‑wing lunacy,” and actually listing individual commentators—people like Brian Tyler Cohen and David Pakman—on an official presidency‑branded enemies page, which is as petty and authoritarian as it sounds. They’re trying to rebrand it as some kind of “media bias tracker,” but the whole thing is just Trump’s personal grievance board, now backed by taxpayer dollars and the White House seal.
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UFC fight circus at the White House
The UFC stunt is still on the books: there’s a UFC event scheduled for June 14, 2026—Trump’s 80th birthday—on the South Lawn, as part of his whole “America 250” spectacle. UFC is setting up an actual cage at the White House with fireworks, light shows, weigh‑ins at the Lincoln Memorial, and thousands of fans on the Mall, because apparently this administration looked at everything going on and decided “you know what we need? Cage fighting on federal property.” Dana White is out there confirming “the White House fight is on,” but they still haven’t told anyone normal things like who’s fighting and how this isn’t just one giant campaign rally dressed up as sports.
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World Cup chaos and ICE nonsense
The World Cup is starting to look like the perfect storm of American bureaucracy and xenophobia, with visa headaches for players, officials, and fans while DHS, CBP, and ICE prep for a massive enforcement presence around matches. The clearest example: Omar Abdulkadir Artan, the only Somali referee selected for the tournament and a legitimately top‑tier official, flew into Miami from Istanbul with a visa and a diplomatic passport, and CBP still turned him away as “inadmissible” over vague “vetting concerns.” FIFA confirmed he’s out of the tournament, so Somalia loses its first on‑field representative at a World Cup because U.S. border cops decided he’s a risk with zero transparency, and now he’s stuck rerouting back from Istanbul instead of working the games he earned. And that’s just the high‑profile case we see; behind that you’ve got tons of fans and lower‑profile staff wrestling with visas while ICE and Border Protection brag about ramped‑up operations at venues like this is an opportunity to show how hostile we can be to the rest of the planet.
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California elections and MAGA fraud noise
Out in California, Trump and his people are running the same tired playbook: as votes keep getting counted in big local races, they scream “rigged” the moment mail‑in ballots start breaking against them. He’s been on TV and social saying California’s primaries and big city races are “manipulated,” pointing at the fact that late‑arriving mail votes shift the totals as if that’s proof of cheating, even though state officials have repeatedly explained this is exactly how the system is designed. In Los Angeles, he and his allies spun the drawn‑out count and a Republican celebrity‑type slipping in the standings into some grand conspiracy, when in reality it’s just California’s very public, very transparent process of tallying every ballot. It’s the same strategy as always: undermine trust in any place that doesn’t vote for him, sow doubt in the results before they’re final, and then weaponize the confusion to keep his base angry and convinced democracy only works if he wins.
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Ebola situation and U.S. role
On Ebola, the current outbreak is centered in remote regions of the DRC and Uganda, not here, and there are still zero associated cases in the United States. CDC is engaged on the ground and coordinating internationally, while saying the risk to the general U.S. public and travelers remains low, which is probably true but also doesn’t erase the fact that Western involvement has historically been messy in these regions. They’re leaning heavily on surveillance, preparedness, and support to local health systems instead of panic mode, which is good, but of course you don’t see this administration front‑and‑center owning any responsibility—just quietly letting the health people handle it while they chase their next culture‑war distraction.
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Acting intel chief drama
For intelligence, Trump just dropped Bill Pulte—yes, the housing finance guy with no real intel background—into the acting Director of National Intelligence role, replacing Tulsi Gabbard in the middle of a war. Even Republican senators are openly saying he looks unqualified and are baffled by the idea of putting a real‑estate heir who’s been using mortgage records to go after Trump’s political enemies in charge of the entire U.S. intelligence community. He’s now sitting on top of the CIA, NSA, and the rest, with a track record of digging through financial data on Trump’s opponents and making public accusations, which is exactly the kind of guy you worry will decide that mass surveillance and weaponized intel against critics is just another “tool” in the toolbox. The fear in D.C.—from both parties—is that instead of some seasoned professional trying to guard Americans’ privacy while keeping an eye on real threats, we’re getting a loyalist whose main qualification is that he’ll do whatever Trump wants and ask forgiveness later, if at all.
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Trump, markets, oil, and approval vibes
On the markets side, oil is being propped up and managed with those big SPR releases while Trump keeps teasing that a “very strong, powerful deal” with Iran is right around the corner, which Wall Street hears as “maybe we won’t have a full‑blown regional collapse…yet.” The broader picture is exactly what you’d expect: he uses every hint of negotiation progress as a reality‑TV cliffhanger for rallies and plane gaggles, while the underlying war, displacement, and regional wreckage grind on for ordinary people who don’t get to cash in on volatility.
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And remember folks – if you are having a bad day – you can always blame Biden or Obama.

Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Don’t Give up the Ship!

Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!

These are facts that I researched and verified – AI helped put together some sentence structure, but the words and tone are mine. These are my views based upon facts, research and thoughtful consideration using logic. I own the copyright to any images used. I’m comfortable to stand alone to uphold truth. Feel free to check me, but do not attack me. I am only causing good trouble.

06/09/2026

You did well tonight New York. 🙂

06/08/2026

What Happened Today –8 June 2026
Fire, Missiles, and Trump Playing Peacemaker He Clearly Isn't
"I Never Said That" — The Remix Feat. Kristen Welker and a Mic He Crushed Under His Foot
The DOJ Just Said Trump Could Bulldoze Lady Liberty and You Can't Do a Thing About It
Trump at the Garden: Because Nothing Says Knicks Game Like a Five-Block Lockdown
Hegseth Goes to Normandy and Makes It Weird — Shocker
The UFC Fight That May Never Happen — Please Let the Lawsuit Win
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Fire, Missiles, and Trump Playing Peacemaker He Clearly Isn't
So here we are on Day 100 of the Iran war, and the fragile two-month ceasefire that everyone already knew was made of tissue paper completely blew up this weekend — literally. On Sunday night, Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into northern Israel after Israel struck southern Beirut targeting Hezbollah. Israel hit back overnight, sending dozens of warplanes to take out Iranian air defense systems and striking a major petrochemical facility in southwestern Iran. Then Iran fired again Monday morning. Then both sides sort of agreed to stop — for now — with Israel putting operations "on hold" and Iran claiming Israel "learned a lesson." Sure, guys.

Meanwhile, Trump has been on the phone with Netanyahu twice — Sunday and Monday — reportedly telling Bibi to cool it and not retaliate. He even told the Financial Times, "I call all the shots. He doesn't call the shots." And yet Israel struck anyway. So... you're not calling the shots, Donald. What you are calling is a very confusing foreign policy where we started this war, are supposedly brokering peace, and can't get our own ally to listen to us. An Iranian official also told the Washington Post that peace talks were suspended because of Israel's Lebanon escalation and new American demands from negotiators over the weekend — though Trump insisted on Truth Social they're still "ongoing." Sure, Don.

On the gas front, none of this is good news for your wallet. The Strait of Hormuz is still effectively choked off, global oil supply has dropped by nearly 13 million barrels per day compared to pre-war levels, and energy experts are saying Americans have already spent roughly $400 more per household on gas and diesel since this war started in February. Gas was about $2.98 a gallon before the bombs dropped. Analysts are saying don't hold your breath for those prices until mid-to-late 2027 at the earliest — and if this weekend's flare-up spooks markets further, some forecasters are warning crude could spike to $150-$160 a barrel by the Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day, everyone.
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"I Never Said That" — The Remix Feat. Kristen Welker and a Mic He Crushed Under His Foot
Oh, this one. This one. Trump sat down with Kristen Welker on NBC's Meet the Press — the first time he's agreed to the show since coming back to office — taped Friday in Wisconsin and aired Sunday. And it went about as well as you'd expect when you put a cornered narcissist in front of a journalist who actually did her homework.

When Welker brought up the Iran war and asked how that squares with his entire 2024 campaign message of "No New Wars," Trump looked straight into that camera and said — I kid you not — "First of all, I didn't guarantee no war." And then, because apparently the universe has a sense of humor, the internet immediately reminded everyone of the compilation videos of Trump saying "no new wars" over and over again throughout his campaign. "I will not send you to fight and die in a foolish, never-ending foreign war." Direct quote, Donald. Direct. Quote.

His defense? "I don't like endless wars. This is not an endless war. We've been doing this for three months." Three months, folks. As if that's the metric. Three months of war is fine, carry on.

But then it got even better. Welker pushed him on his totally baseless claims that California's primary election results were slow because of cheating. Trump couldn't provide a single shred of evidence — because there isn't any — and when she kept pressing him on it and tried to redirect him to Acting AG questions, he completely lost it. Started screaming that she was crooked, that NBC was crooked, that Meet the Press was crooked, that ABC and CBS and CNN were all crooked. Then he ripped off his microphone, crushed it under his foot, told her "Thank you, darling. Have a good time" — and walked out. Just left. Like a toddler who flipped the board game because he was losing.

The absolute audacity. He agreed to the interview. He sat down voluntarily. And when a journalist asked him to back up his own claims with evidence, he had a full meltdown on national television and stormed off. This is the President of the United States. Let that marinate.
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The DOJ Just Said Trump Could Bulldoze Lady Liberty and You Can't Do a Thing About It
No, really. This actually happened in a federal courtroom on Friday and it somehow didn't break the internet the way it should have.

Here's the backstory: Trump is building a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House. He had the entire East Wing demolished without congressional approval, which is — shockingly — illegal under federal law. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop it. The case went to a federal appeals court, and the DOJ sent a lawyer named Yaakov Roth to argue their position.

During the hearing, Judge Patricia Millett posed a hypothetical to test how far the DOJ's logic actually goes. She asked: "If the government decided to move very quickly and bulldoze the Statue of Liberty — the first sight for many immigrants to this country — but the government moved too fast for anyone to sue, nothing can be done?" Roth's answer: "I think that's right, yes." The courtroom literally gasped.

So to recap: the official legal position of the United States Department of Justice, under Donald Trump, is that the president can destroy any national landmark in America — including the Statue of Liberty — as long as he does it fast enough that no one can get to a courthouse in time to stop him. That's it. That's the argument. Move fast, break things, and no court has standing because it's already done. This is the "if you can't be caught, it's not illegal" theory of constitutional law, and these people said it out loud, in federal court, on the record. The fact that this isn't the only headline today tells you everything about the pace of the crazy.
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Trump at the Garden: Because Nothing Says Knicks Game Like a Five-Block Lockdown
The Knicks are in the NBA Finals — their first time back since 1999 — facing the San Antonio Spurs, and it should be a city-wide celebration. But Trump, never one to read the room, accepted an invitation from Knicks owner James Dolan to attend Game 3 tonight at Madison Square Garden. And with that RSVP came the full presidential circus.

The NYPD has put a two-block security perimeter around the entire arena. Streets and avenues around MSG are shut down from 30th to 35th between 6th and 8th avenues starting at 4 p.m. — four and a half hours before tip-off. No backpacks. TSA-style screening. Secret Service running the show. And the fan watch party that was supposed to happen outside the Garden? Canceled. Because Trump is going to a basketball game. The mayor moved it to Bryant Park a mile away.

Stephen A. Smith — not exactly a political firebrand — went on his radio show and straight-up begged Trump not to come. Not because of politics, he said, but because "he's going to contribute to the chaos." And he's right. Fans are being told to show up TWO HOURS early for a basketball game. There have already been incidents outside the Garden during this playoff run. And now you've got a presidential motorcade, airspace closures, magnetometers everywhere, and a guy who is genuinely unpopular in his own hometown showing up to a game where New Yorkers will have to sit through his presence while trying to cheer on their team.

Knicks fans didn't ask for this. New York didn't ask for this. But here we are.
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Hegseth Goes to Normandy and Makes It Weird — Shocker
On Saturday, June 6th — the 82nd anniversary of D-Day — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at the Normandy American Cemetery in front of nearly 9,400 graves of American servicemen and decided that was the perfect moment to go full immigration rant. In France. At D-Day.

He said: "Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece, and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion?" He never said the word "immigration," but come on. Everyone knows what he was talking about.

The backlash was immediate and international. French locals in Normandy had actually tried to get his visit canceled beforehand, calling him "persona non grata" and saying he holds "values contrary to democracy, human rights, and peace." One local civic group said his presence was an insult to the memory of the soldiers who died fighting fascism. The British government was already furious at JD Vance for blaming European immigration for the stabbing death of an 18-year-old British student by another British person — and now here comes Hegseth piling on at the most solemn military commemoration in the Western world.

To make it all just a little extra, Trump himself posted nothing about D-Day on Truth Social. Not a word. No tribute. Silence. While AI-generated posts celebrating Trump himself apparently floated around. Critics pointed out the irony: the man who supposedly loves the military couldn't bother to mark the most important day in American military history. Hegseth went to Normandy to make it about immigration, and his boss didn't even acknowledge the day at all. Real patriots, these two.
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The UFC Fight That May Never Happen — Please Let the Lawsuit Win
On June 14th — which is both Flag Day and, conveniently, Trump's 80th birthday — the White House South Lawn is supposed to host UFC Freedom 250, a full fight card featuring the lightweight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. They have literally constructed a 92-foot-tall, 600-ton steel arch called "The Claw" on the South Lawn. Six hundred tons of steel. On the White House lawn.

And now there's a federal lawsuit trying to stop the whole thing, filed Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents. Their argument is pretty solid: the White House South Lawn is federal parkland. National Park Service regulations prohibit commercial sporting events on federal parklands without environmental review and congressional approval. Neither happened. The massive steel structure went up without congressional consent. And the whole thing — despite being branded as an "America 250" birthday celebration — is fundamentally a private, for-profit event benefiting the UFC, Dana White (Trump's buddy who stumped for him on the campaign trail), and Paramount-Skydance, which is charging pay-per-view fees. Oh, and Trump reportedly bought up to $50,000 in UFC parent company stock while he was actively promoting the event. Just a small, completely normal conflict of interest.

The lawyers calling it "fundamentally a private, commercial, corrupt use of our most sacred national monuments for private gain" is not exactly wrong. But the White House has already called the lawsuit "obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory" — their go-to response for anything that inconveniences them. The fight is scheduled for next Saturday. The lawsuit is an emergency injunction request, so a judge would have to move fast. Given the DOJ's own argument this week that moving fast means no one can stop you — well, the irony of that is not lost. Here's hoping the court actually does something. Because a UFC cage on the White House lawn as a birthday present to the president is not a thing that should exist in a functioning democracy.
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