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June 17, 2026
CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE: Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered.
France-based Arianespace has emerged as a critical partner for Amazon, which, to date, has had the majority of its 331 satellites launched on Atlas V rockets. However, Amazon has just one more mission booked on this rocket, which is operated by United Launch Alliance, as the vehicle is slated for retirement.
To launch the majority of its Leo constellation, Amazon booked rides on three large, new rockets four years ago: 18 launches on the Ariane 6 rocket, 12 launches on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, with options for 15 additional launches; and 38 launches of the United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.
But of these new rockets, only Arianespace has delivered so far, with two launches completed this year, another on Wednesday, and more to come. Neither New Glenn (also owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos) nor Vulcan has launched Amazon satellites yet.
“As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up,” Metayer said. “They’re very reliable on their manifest dates, and they’re very reliable and safe on their insertions into orbit. So we definitely would continue to look forward to the next 16 launches with them on our existing contract, and we see them being a player long-term beyond that.”
New Glenn is an impressive rocket, but maybe Blue Origin should have held back from selling launches until they’d worked out the troubling (and explosive) reliability issues.
DISPATCHES FROM AIRSTRIP ONE:
"At the police station, Kate was taken into the interview room. Before the interview began, and without Kate’s mother present, Kate was told that this was her “last chance” to say that her report was untrue. She was warned that if any part of her account could not be supported by…
— Mish (@Mish_K_) June 17, 2026
“She was warned that if any part of her account could not be supported by evidence, she could and would be arrested. For an extended period of time, both officers repeatedly told her how much trouble she would be in if any detail of her statement was disproved, and that she could withdraw the allegation before the interview started with no further consequences. They also suggested that her parents would be relieved if she said the incident had not happened.”
IRAN: It All Boils Down to Trusting Trump; UPDATED: MOU Released.
It seems, from what Trump and Vance are saying, as well as from what administration officials have leaked to news outlets, that the deal’s guarantee boils down to Trump’s willingness to continue bullying Iran into cutting a further deal within the next 60 days. Or more, since the deadline can be extended indefinitely at the agreement of both parties.
Trump:
Iran has to have some missiles because other people have missiles. What am I going to do? Am I going to let Saudi Arabia have missiles but Iran can't have them?
They hurt a little location, but they don't blow up the planet. pic.twitter.com/EGWsLXIgQJ
— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) June 17, 2026
If Trump is willing to go to war to get the “nuclear dust,” as he puts it, then the MOU has the teeth that Vance and others in the administration claim it does. If he is done with the war, as many suspect, then the skepticism is warranted.
Exit quote: In other words, it all boils down to how you read Trump’s intentions. And the Iranians’. Some people are confident, while others are…not.”
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 16, 2026
SOUNDS TASTIER THAN A SHOT OF OLIVE OIL: Beef tea was all the rage in the 1800s: A cup a day kept the doctor away—at least according to these 19th century remedies.
KEVIN DOWNEY JR ALWAYS HAS THE BEST HEADLINES: The UK Goes Full Dystopia As Parts of Europe (Finally) Begin to Fight the New World Goblins.
I’M SURE THAT THIS IS TRUMP’S FAULT, SOMEHOW: Southern California’s San Andreas Fault is at its highest stress level in 1,000 years sparking fear among researchers.
BUT HE’S READY TO HELP MANAGE THE NATION’S FINANCES? Texas’s James Talarico, 37, Shares His Only Checking Account With His Mom. “It’s unclear exactly why Talarico—whose campaign did not respond to a request for comment—shares the account with his mother, but she appears to be helping him, not vice versa.”
AMERICANA RULES:
Germans and Scots singing American Pie. ❤️
The Euros are showing Democrats how to appreciate the US.
🇺🇸🇩🇪🏴 pic.twitter.com/qXl0u08DEK— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) June 17, 2026
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FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED WATCHING THE WORLD CUP ON AMERICAN SOIL:
5) Hot Swedish girls love America
Europeans are falling in love with the United States, and why wouldn’t they? Air conditioning. Free refills. Ice. Waffle House. Pure joy. Most Europeans have never experienced these everyday aspects of American life.
One of these World Cup tourists is a Swedish woman named Elsa. She recently reported having an “out of body experience” at Golden Corral, and documented her first ever encounter with ranch dressing and bacon-wrapped tater tots. “I kinda understand why a lot of Americans never leave the country, like why would you?” she wrote. “It has everything.”
Maybe she’s just trolling for clicks. Who cares? It’s still sad, but not surprising, that a random Swedish babe can appreciate—or at least pretend to appreciate—this country’s greatness but the New York City mayor cannot.
Or the coddled leftists who staff the New York Times:
They just can’t help themselves.
Thousands of Europeans are seeing more of America this summer than many New York Times staffers ever will. pic.twitter.com/oqZyPKtHW0
— Jimmy G (@jimmygards) June 17, 2026
They didn’t heed the warnings emanating from the View of the World from Ninth Avenue:
The Euros failed to heed our map https://t.co/wibWMEZdUG pic.twitter.com/u3V7svPgTG
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 17, 2026
NOVEMBER PREVIEW: More Georgia Runoff Results — Mixed Results for True Conservatives.
HARRY S TRUMAN STARTED HIS DAY WITH A SHOT OF BOURBON: I Tried Daily Olive Oil Shots for Two Weeks: Here’s What I Learned About Its Benefits.
GOOD, THIS WILL MAKE THE POPULAR REVOLT EASIER: Britain to Cut Training and Operations in Military, Despite Promising to Increase Defense Readiness.
JOANNE JACOBS: Is talent a myth? Can anyone learn anything? I don’t think so. “Testing may favor children who’ve been exposed to museums and libraries and know that a pig says ‘oink.’ But relying on teacher recommendations is far more biased, as Arnold-Ratliff concedes. Universal testing is the most effective way to get more minority and lower-income students into challenging programs.”
THE 21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS/HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE CROSSOVER YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: Dating at Princeton: It’s Complicated.
“Princeton Mom” Susan Patton, who got a lot of flak for her 2013 oped offering marital advice to Princeton students, comes in for Strange New Respect. “From what I gathered, the initial response to this op-ed was quite negative. Today it’s more of, she lowkey was right.”
WEAPONIZED JUSTICE:
“If they do this, they might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force.” Those words from internal memos shed new light on not just the targeting of parents at school board meetings as possible terrorists, but the legacy of Merrick Garland… https://t.co/GL2SedP9Dk
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 17, 2026
ANALYSIS: TRUE.
DSA is essentially a wealthy, white, highly educated movement which very carefully selects candidates from their 0.00001% members of color to try and sell the ideas to black and brown people who are historically extremely averse to socialism https://t.co/mtgng1v8ps
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) June 16, 2026
Voting by group identity is easily exploited, and exploitation is the name of the Left’s game.
CHANGE: Pizza Hut restaurant chain to be sold for $2.7 billion. “Yum Brands, which also owns KFC and Taco Bell, began to explore its options for Pizza Hut in November. Last year, Yum Brands’ global sales rose 5% but Pizza Hut’s sales fell 2%.”
IT’S SAFER TO BE A BRITISH PATRIOT IN TEXAS THAN IN BRITAIN:
Dallas, USA, has been covered in St. Georges flags for the World Cup.
Unlike in Britain, they won't be removed! pic.twitter.com/c4ijDv0HV2
— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) June 17, 2026
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: How Deep Are the Newsoms In It? THIS Deep. “It seems impossible — or just too revolting — to keep up with the financial hanky-panky of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner (gag) Jennifer Siebel Newsom. But thanks to a couple of investigative reporters with stronger stomachs than I have, let’s see if I can’t put everything you need to know into one easily digestible column.”
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OOF: OpenAI’s financials have leaked, showing $21 billion in losses against $13 billion in revenue. “Is there a path to profitability? Maybe. OpenAI’s two biggest expenses are R&D and marketing. Budget cuts there, coupled with an ability to raise prices or win new sources of revenue, could see the company move into the black over time. Cutting R&D would be the most difficult part of that, given that AI companies can only hold onto their customers by generating the best-performing models.”
Switching is easy and cheap for customers, retaining them is difficult — and expensive.
MAXIMUM TWO-TIER KEIR:
A civilization can survive disagreement.
It cannot survive a ruling class that is more afraid of bad headlines than harmed children.
— The Undercurrent (@NotTheirScript) June 17, 2026
