June 8, 2026

HAPPY 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NFL-AFL MERGER, TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE:

Flashback: Roger Goodell Killed the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg.

Posted at 10:35 am by Ed Driscoll

THEY NEED GUNS:

UPDATE (From Ed):

Posted at 10:23 am by Stephen Green

BECAUSE OF COURSE: CU Boulder pro-Palestinian group defends antisemitic firebombing, demands release of culprit.

This past week, the University of Colorado Boulder chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine demanded the release of convicted killer Mohamed Soliman … and justified his firebombing of a pro-Israel event a year ago.

Soliman was sentenced last month to “life plus 2,178 years” for attacking a “Run for Their Lives” (an event which supports the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas) last year with a “makeshift flamethrower” at which one victim was killed and over a dozen others burned.

In Jeremiah Wright-style, the CU Boulder SJP described Soliman’s actions as a “case of chickens coming home to roost.”

CU Boulder doesn’t recognize the group, but that’s about as far as the school’s sanctions seem to go.

Posted at 9:36 am by Stephen Green

THE COPE IS STRONG:

My cope was writing off California as a Third World banana republic, but that was years ago.

Posted at 9:20 am by Stephen Green

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: OK, I Think President Trump Really Enjoys Trolling Kristen Welker. “This isn’t the first time that Welker has stepped on the Trump 47 rake. President Trump gave one of his first interviews after returning to office to Welker, and that didn’t go what one would call swimmingly. All of the major players in the administration have been on Meet the Press since then, and each appearance featured at least one moment when Welker was confronted for her bias. All were great red meat television moments for conservatives.”

Posted at 9:05 am by Stephen Green

AMERICA MUST LOOK TO EUROPE TO FIND SENSIBLE WAYS TO RESOLVE COMPLEX IMMIGRATION ISSUES:

Posted at 8:35 am by Ed Driscoll

SEEMS LIKE A GOOD REASON TO DO IT: Iran opposes use of its assets to pay reparations to U.S. Arab allies. “President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday he would not move to unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets before a formal peace agreement to end the US-Israel war with Iran.”

Even then, it would be a mistake.

Posted at 8:34 am by Stephen Green

“MEDICAL CARE.”

Posted at 8:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

THE LEFT DOESN’T REALLY “GO” NUTS. THE LEFT IS NUTS.

UPDATE: Related:

ANOTHER UPDATE:

Posted at 8:24 am by Glenn Reynolds

RICHARD FERNANDEZ: The Blockade of Hormuz Revisited.. “The economic damage that the U.S. blockade has caused can well be imagined. In April 2026, Iran exported 29.7 million barrels by sea. After a month of blockade, exports plunged to 2.01 million barrels (a 93% drop). As a recent article put it, ‘Trump’s Blockade Is Zeroing Out Iran’s Oil Exports.'”

Posted at 7:59 am by Glenn Reynolds

GOODER AND HARDER, LA: Decision Desk HQ Declares Nithya Raman Second in LA Mayor Race, Overtaking Spencer Pratt.

As Joel Pollak wrote yesterday, likely before Decision Desk declared Raman the winner of LA’s “jungle primary:” LA voting debacle reflects a democracy in crisis.

Half of America is watching LA count its votes with a sense of déjà vu: The spectacle of a candidate who is leading on election night, suddenly falling behind when mail-in ballots are counted, is what caused many to regard the 2020 election as fraudulent.

There was no proof of fraud then, just as there is no proof in LA; but the process does not inspire confidence. The fact that we are being told — by incumbents — that everything is OK only deepens the suspicion.

It was always possible — as I had said before Election Day — that socialist Nithya Raman would take second place, ahead of Pacific Palisades fire survivor Spencer Pratt.

I used an analogy from auto racing: Raman was “drafting” off Pratt, letting him do the tough work of attacking incumbent Karen Bass, and take all the attacks in return, then scooping up voters who decided they could not reelect Bass, but would not vote for a Trump-like Republican.

Yet, assuming that Raman does qualify for the general election ahead of Pratt, it would have been better to know that on election night — not several days after the fact.

If there were, in fact, fraud, this is exactly what it would look like. Again, there is no proof of fraud — but there is also no proof that there isn’t. And those who defend California’s system as necessary for fairness and accuracy cannot explain why other Democrat-run states manage to count their results relatively quickly.

And:

Around the nation, cities that are badly run by Democrats are choosing to move further left. Chicago voters ousted failing mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2023 — and elected Brandon Johnson, a favorite of the teachers’ unions. He is running the city into the ground, most recently watching the Chicago Bears look for a stadium in Indiana.

Earlier:

Posted at 7:45 am by Ed Driscoll

OLD AND BUSTED: Binders Full of Women.

The New Hotness?

Posted at 7:45 am by Ed Driscoll

NOVEMBER PREIVEW: ‘Maine’s Milei’ Looms Large in GOP Race for Governor.

Much like Argentina’s President Javier Milei, [Bobby] Charles spells out — in detail — precisely what he intends to do should he succeed termed-out Democrat Gov. Janet Mills this fall.

Charles, in fact, did almost that in a telephone interview with Newsmax Friday night on his way to a campaign event.

“Taxes are too high, senior citizens can’t afford the 36 percent increase in the cost of energy, and we’re losing young Mainers who move away for a better opportunity,” he told us.

“That’s because we’ve been a one-party state for the last six years, so we’ve got to undo what has happened during that time.” he said.

Specifically, Charles wants to make Maine the 12th state to abolish its income tax, oversee major property tax cuts, and roll back unfunded mandates on towns and municipalities.

Many more like him, please.

Posted at 7:32 am by Stephen Green

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:

Posted at 7:17 am by Stephen Green