It reminded me why fireworks usually feel calmer than Facebook.

I spent part of today reading the comment-storm... | Facebook - Jason Gillman

...under UpNorthLive’s “No Kings Day” story. 

It reminded me why fireworks usually feel calmer than Facebook.

• Head-count reality check

Let’s start with the basics: we had hundreds, not “thousands,” in Traverse City. That matters because scale is the central claim the rally’s organizers use to manufacture a sense of inevitability.

• Free speech is a feature, not a bug

If anyone honestly believed President Trump had donned a crown and outlawed dissent, yesterday’s march would have been illegal by breakfast. 

Instead, every “Long Live the King” parody sign, every reheated toddler-Trump meme and every “orange con” hashtag proved the exact opposite: speech remains free—even when it’s eye-rollingly repetitive.

• Tired tropes ≠ serious arguments

Trump-as-toddler? 

The man built a global brand, a skyscraper or six, and now sits in a job only forty-five others in history have held. 

If that’s your bar for “toddler,” the rest of us must still be in utero.
“Dictator day one!” 

A real dictator doesn’t endure court injunctions, Senate negotiations, or a press corps that treats every microphone like a piñata. Presidents wield power—by design—but ours comes wrapped in constitutional duct tape... 

AM Fruitcake

 

History for June 16

History for June 16 - On-This-Day.com 

Katherine Graham 1917

• 0455 - Rome was sacked by the Vandal army.
• 1858 - In a speech in Springfield, IL, U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
• 1884 - At Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NY, the first roller coaster in America opened.
• 1903 - Ford Motor Company was incorporated.
• 1925 - France accepted a German proposal for a security pact.
• 1932 - The ban on Nazi storm troopers was lifted by the von Papen government in Germany.
• 1940 - Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain became the prime minister of the Vichy government of occupied France.
• 1952 - "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" was published in the United States.

DHS Begins Terminating Biden's Migrant Parole Scheme, Warns Illegals They Should Self-Deport

DHS Begins Terminating Biden's Migrant Parole Scheme, Warns Illegals They Should Self-Deport: 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started terminating former President Joe Biden’s mass migration parole pipeline, warning illegal aliens they ought to self-deport from the United States.

The way we were-----How the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Began | History

Anti-ICE Organizers Exposed, U.S.–China Deal Reached, Hamas Kills Humanitarians: 6/13/25

Instapundit - Progressive America has a clear misandry problem they won’t acknowledge or address, even as they wring their hands about losing male voters.

Instapundit - YES. - Glenn Reynolds

This strange-looking lady with a colorful scalp has some thoughts about folks who work for ICE... she does get sort of creative in her epithets.

M.A. Rothman - This strange-looking lady with a colorful scalp has... | Facebook

"If you work for ICE, 𝐟𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐅𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐟**𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦.
And fk your wife. And fk your grandma. And f**k your grandpa.
And f**k your great-grandpa.
𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐭.
I hope your pillow is constantly warm.
I hope you stub your toe every single f**king day.
I hope every time you put on new socks, you step in a puddle....

• Ain't she just a peach? 
• This is the left for you...

Video link here: https://x.com/ThePatriotOasis/status/1932397354889425158

Hours After Proclaiming a 'Victory' Over Israel, Top Iranian Commander Gets a Deadly Surprise from Jerusalem

Hours After Proclaiming a 'Victory' Over Israel, Top Iranian Commander Gets a Deadly Surprise from Jerusalem: 

On Thursday, Major Gen. Hossein Salami — the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces set up by the theocratic regime after it took power in 1979 — was bragging on state media about how a recent haul of what he claimed were Israeli nuclear and military documents were proof Israeli intelligence was “permeable and threadbare,” claiming the haul would “enhance the country’s offensive capabilities.”

By Friday morning, he was dead, a victim of that “permeable and threadbare” Israeli intelligence.

JD Vance Was Asked About -----The Left's Political Violence, His Answer Is Incredible!

Hillary Clinton famously stated in a Senate oversight committee on the Benghazi debacle " what difference, at this point, does it make?" - The Oculus -

It is the quintessential paraphrase of " what's done is done, let it go" - Jason Jacoby

It is the quintessential unsaid theory of the wrap up of the Biden debacles.

• The stench of the hypocrisy from Democrats and the MSM over crucial failures by Biden himself and his policies is overwhelming.

They have been forced to admit
1. Biden was mentally incompetent pretty much his entire 4 years
2. The border wasn't secure
3. Inflation wasn't transitory
4. Virtually every aspect of the Covid management was a lie
5. Hunter's laptop was real
6. Russia Gate was a hoax
7. Biden committed an offense with his documents scandal but was let off because of his mental infirmity
And more...
Their unbelievable explanation is that they're just discovering it although it was all in plain view and the evidence had been laid out.
Frankly, they've been caught in a lie and they know it...

Lunch video--MUST SEE!-----I WAS DEAD WRONG About Sugar, Processed Food & Obesity

Noon-toon

 

Anti-ICE protester exposed as serial left-wing activist since 1980s, protested at 'Dyke' march and against Coca-Cola | Blaze Media

Anti-ICE protester exposed as serial left-wing activist since 1980s, protested at 'Dyke' march and against Coca-Cola | Blaze Media: 

The activist justified blocking New York City traffic by saying it was only 'temporary.' Two anti-immigration enforcement protesters who blocked New York City traffic this week have been revealed as long-time activists, with one participating in protests since the 1980s.

Ah yes. The reason leftist/employers support illegal immigration!

 

Gathering the mentally infirm to use as human-drones?

 

You aren’t ready for the flute playing - Howie Finkel (watch till you see the flute player)

 

Tribal Truths and Modern Myths: Why California Is Not "Stolen Land"

The slogan is simple, the sentiment sweeping: "No one is illegal on stolen land." - @amuse

It festoons placards, hashtags, and classroom walls from Sacramento to Santa Cruz. 

But as with most slogans meant to end debate, this one also seeks to preclude history. 

• It presumes that California was once peaceful, indivisible, and unjustly snatched from its rightful stewards. 

But history, and a robust respect for indigenous agency, tells a far more complex story, one in which conquest, conflict, diplomacy, and trade all played a part. 

• To claim that the land was "stolen" and never rightfully acquired is not only historically inaccurate, it infantilizes the very indigenous groups it purports to defend....

#1 This day 1959-----Johnny Horton Battle Of New Orleans (HQ Stereo) (1959)

The evil is in Lansing, MI.

 

Driven to mass murder by hate. But hating what?

 

US is assisting Israel against Iranian missile attacks, official confirms | Blaze Media

US is assisting Israel against Iranian missile attacks, official confirms | Blaze Media: 

The U.S. is offering assistance to Israel against hundreds of missiles launched in a retaliatory attack from Iran, according to an email from a U.S. official to Blaze News. Iran issued the attack after Israel launched Operation Rising Lion that successfully targeted Iran's nuclear development capabilities as well as its military leadership. The U.S. admitted prior knowledge of the Israeli plan but denied any direct involvement.

Obama gave them our money!

 

AM Fruitcake

 

History for June 15

History for June 15 - On-This-Day.com 

Mario Cuomo 1932

• 1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for the process that strengthens rubber.
• 1898 - The U.S. House of representatives approved the annexation of Hawaii.
• 1947 - The All-Indian Congress accepted a British plan for the partition of India.
• 1986 - Pravda, the Communist Party newspaper, reported that the chief engineer of the Chernobyl nuclear plant was dismissed for mishandling the incident at the plant.
• 1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle instructed a student to spell "potato" with an "e" on the end during a spelling bee. He had relied on a faulty flash card that had been written by the student's teacher.

2 Democrat Minnesota lawmakers shot, attack by man dressed as policeman * WorldNetDaily * by Kristinn Taylor, the Gateway Pundit

2 Democrat Minnesota lawmakers shot, attack by man dressed as policeman * WorldNetDaily * by Kristinn Taylor, the Gateway Pundit: 

Two Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party lawmakers and their spouses were shot in 'targeted' attacks at their homes early Saturday by a man dressed as a police officer, according to reports. (A later report stated a second suspect was involved.)

Gov. Tim Walz (D) has activated State Emergency Operations Center while authorities are warning residents in the two close-by towns where the shootings occurred, Champlin and Brooklyn Park, to shelter in place.

Man caught on video passing out face shields to rioters has been arrested, feds say | Blaze Media

Man caught on video passing out face shields to rioters has been arrested, feds say | Blaze Media: 

Some saw the video as evidence that the riots were funded and coordinated. Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of a man charged with conspiracy to commit civil disorders after he was allegedly caught on video passing out riot gear to protesters in Los Angeles. Protests against deportation operations from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents erupted into violence and vandalism that lasted several days, beginning Friday. One widely circulated video showed a man handing face shields from a carton in a truck to protesters.

Thug-politics!-----Sen. Padilla didn’t want answers—he wanted airtime.

Video | Facebook - Laura Ingraham
Shoving past security for a viral moment is a stunt, not leadership. 

• If he cared about solutions, he’d have asked for a meeting. 
• But like most Democrats, he just wants the spotlight. – Rep. Byron Donalds

Celebrate – CO2 Levels Just Hit 430ppm

The gas of life is greening the deserts, contributing to rising agricultural yields and making the far North more habitable – but you would never learn this from mainstream media. - Eric Worrall

• CO2 is greening the deserts......

• This CO2 fertilisation effect brings immense benefits to farmers. At least part of the reason agricultural yields are skyrocketing is CO2 is making plants more drought resilient and helping them to grow faster.
• In addition to this massive surge in plant growth caused by CO2 making the world a world a more fertile, productive place, CO2 could make vast tracts of almost uninhabited far Northern wilderness more productive and comfortable for human habitation, helping to feed a hungry world...
• Despite literally decades of doomsday predictions, there is no evidence whatsoever that CO2 is causing problems, other than broken computer models.

• Shellfish, coral and ocean life love CO2...

Trump moves to blow up Biden's war on U.S. power grid * WorldNetDaily * by Audrey Streb, The Daily Signal

Trump moves to blow up Biden's war on U.S. power grid * WorldNetDaily * by Audrey Streb, The Daily Signal: 

"The Clean Power Plan 2.0 amounts to a form of federal commandeering," Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment, said in a statement. "States are faced with a loss of a significant portion of their electricity generation capacity, and their manufacturing base, by restructuring their energy systems to align with the EPA's vision. This is not cooperative federalism; it is coercion." Additionally, EPA suggested a repeal of the 2015 emissions rule for new fossil fuel-fired power plants, issued under former President Barack Obama's administration.