OUT ON A LIMB: Self-proclaimed conspiracy theorist JD Vance has wild take on the ‘Deep State’s hand’ in Nixon’s Watergate scandal.

The vice president spoke at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California earlier this week as part of his media blitz for his latest memoir.

‘As I joked … backstage, if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story,’ Vance said when asked about the scandal.

‘The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy.’

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‘If you look at the story of how the ‘deep state’ took down Richard Nixon, it’s not all that different from what the same groups of people, the same institutions tried to do to Donald Trump and the first Trump administration,’ Vance told the crowd.

‘There is a parallel.’

Vance, 41, also went on to compare himself to Nixon, who likewise became vice president in his early forties after serving as a senator from California.

‘Young senator, vice president, writes some best-selling books, is hated by the media,’ Vance mused.

‘It kind of sounds like JD Vance. … I’ve always liked Richard Nixon.’

Well okay, but that’s not going to win Vance approval from the leftists at the New York Times and the Chicago Sun-Times (at least not until leaving office).

YET ANOTHER REMINDER THAT LEFTISM HAS NO INHERENT LIMITING PRINCIPLES:

This is “The Mamdani Effect” and you will see it more and more now as establishment Democrats attempt to fend off the rabid communist animals in their own ranks. https://t.co/ARbGMJUwYg

— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) June 26, 2026

Previously: If I had to guess, Weiner fancied himself a Bolshevik.

ONE LAST F-U ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR: Outgoing UK PM Keir Starmer to Free Up to 6,000 Prisoners, Including Killers and Rapists, Early. “The reforms will allow eligible prisoners to leave custody sooner under revised release rules as part of the Labour government’s efforts to reduce prison overcrowding. Reports indicate that between 5,000 and 7,000 prisoners could benefit from the changes, with the first releases expected to begin in September.”

LET’S PLAY “FIND THE REAL FASCISTS!” Gutfeld Had the Sharpest Take on the NYC Primaries.

FAUCI DAY OF RECKONING: Anthony Fauci has a presidential pardon in his pocket that protects him from prosecutions from 2014 through the end of the Biden administration, but not when he is compelled to testify before a congressional committee next month.

And Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, has issued just such a subpoena. Dr. Robert Moffit of the Heritage Foundation lays out the abundant damning evidence Fauci could be asked about.

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular proves incels have ‘no game’ after getting rejected by multiple women in embarrassing video. To be fair, he’s a weirdo who doesn’t even look entirely human anymore.

MERDE: Paris Bans Alcohol Consumption, Sales Amid Heatwave.

French authorities said public consumption of alcohol would be banned in Paris from Friday, saying hospitals in and around the capital were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave.

“We are reaching a saturation point in hospital facilities,” Paris police prefect Patrice Faure said, adding that “the number of hospitalisations keeps increasing.”

“I must ensure that the pressure decreases,” he said, listing a series of measures.

Alcohol consumption in the streets and other public places as well as takeaway alcohol sales will be banned from Friday, Faure told reporters.

An order, published Thursday, prohibits public consumption of alcohol between 12 pm Friday and 7 am Saturday, and between 12 pm Saturday and 7 am Sunday.

Now will they start installing A/C?

CONTEXT:

Data center water use, contextualized

(chart via @axios) pic.twitter.com/nQcguYvkAg

— Steve Everley (@saeverley) June 25, 2026

IN THE MAIL: The Book of Mindset by Chris Harris.

Harris discusses the book with Dan Lappin on his Breaking Sales podcast:

REALLY BAD: Trump’s Blowing Up Narcos. Biden Ignored Them — Now We’re Learning Just How Bad It Was.

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WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY CHERRY-PICK:

Half the world wants to move here, going by Puerto Rico. 4 billion people.

Meaning we could cherry-pick the top 0.1%.

Instead, we take the dregs so Democrats can flip states blue. https://t.co/Mv8Xj3qgrd

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) June 26, 2026

SPACE: 13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA cancellations.

The least expensive of the four contracts, for the Universal Stage Adapter, is perhaps the most illustrative. NASA contracted with Dynetics in June 2017 to design, test, and build this piece of spaceflight hardware. Made largely of composites, the adapter weighed 9,650 pounds (4.3 metric tons) and stood 33 feet (10 meters) tall.

The original contract awarded to Dynetics totaled $131 million, to which NASA later added $9 million for a payload separation system. At the time the program was canceled earlier this year, the contract value had grown to $353 million, with a delivery date delayed to September 2028. The inspector general’s report projected that the project would likely cost $497 million and not be ready until May 2030.

To be clear: NASA was likely going to pay half a billion dollars for a relatively straightforward stage adaptor. This doesn’t have propulsion or anything like that on board. Also, for some unfathomable reason, it was likely to take 13 years to build.

Isaacman is giving NASA a much-needed shakeup.

‘PEOPLE ARE GONNA DIE:’ Lefties Bewail the End of Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians.

When a Supreme Court ruling causes the mainstream media and Democrat politicians to dissolve into tears of fury, you know the decision was much more in favor of We the People and the Constitution than of woke judicial activism. And with two major immigration decisions going for the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, lefty media stooges are, of course, roaring like a Shakespearean tempest.

To clarify a few facts first, the majority opinion in Mullin v. Doe (which is causing particular fury) was in favor of acknowledging that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) should be just that — temporary. The Supreme Court also rejected the claim that the Trump administration was targeting certain racial groups or that hundreds of thousands of Haitians should receive TPS 16 years after the earthquake that triggered the designation. Syrians, likewise, face a concerning but different situation back home now than they did in 2012 when their TPS started. None of those facts is influencing the MSM and Democrat meltdown.

Naturally, Democrat politicians rushed to bewail this SCOTUS win for American workers and American taxpayers.

In a cruel and inhumane decision, the Supreme Court just turned its back on more than 300,000 Haitians and thousands of Syrians who have worked and raised families here because they faced violence and instability back home.
 
TPS exists for exactly this reason: to protect people… https://t.co/CsCVydkzgz

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 25, 2026

That’s nonsense. Why would Haitians want to leave their island paradise to come to America? I’m told it’s a beautiful country, and great already!

pic.twitter.com/g7J2Mzu7ya

— David Strom (@DavidStrom) June 25, 2026

HATRED: 15 Turning Point USA clubs were blocked this school year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION, BUT THIS IS WEIRD:

USAID gets defunded and now no one listens to rap anymore pic.twitter.com/q9i5Nxig51

— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) June 26, 2026

THE DEMOCRATS’ COLLAPSE INTO THIRD-WORLD RACE COMMUNISM: Carville Speaks Up. Where Are Others? Jeffries and Schumer silent. Only Cajun Rages.

They are afraid of what they have summoned into being, because they know it will destroy them.

TO BE FAIR, THEY’RE ALWAYS BEWAILING SOMETHING: ‘People Are Gonna Die’: Lefties Bewail the End of Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians.

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COLLUSION: Pipeline to the CCP: Missouri State trained executives tied to China’s military-industrial complex.

JOSH BLACKMAN: Obergefell’s Second Decade: Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court’s supposed “illegitimacy.” But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris.

THE BOLSHEVIKS ALWAYS SLAUGHTER THE MENSHEVIKS:

While my initial instinct–knowing what Wiener has promoted and supported during his political career–was to simply sniff, "The revolution always eats his own. These are your people." … then I watched closer that look in his eyes.

He is absolutely terrified and actually… https://t.co/1w7w7QDPQJ

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) June 26, 2026

If I had to guess, Weiner fancied himself a Bolshevik.

He had no clue.

EXPLORE LIKE INDIANA JONES: House Republicans Explore Reconciliation Path for SAVE America Act. “Trump has framed the election-security bill as a top priority and has signaled he will not fully engage on other legislative priorities until progress is made on that front, adding pressure on congressional Republicans already navigating a divided Senate.”

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY (GAS RATIONING EDITION):

Map from @MoscowTimes of Russian regions where there is fuel rationing. https://t.co/C3nDsInB4o pic.twitter.com/ETwUg6bZjY

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) June 26, 2026

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Second Amendment Fans Can Start Celebrating Independence Day Early. “Democrats don’t like fair fights, so they prefer that their lawlessness not be hindered by law-abiding citizens who can defend themselves. They blather on about wanting to fight injustice and inequality, but when they gain majority power in a state the first thing they do is go after legal gun owners.”