DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: Commie Jihadis On The Grassy Knoll. “It used to be that Fifth Columnists funded by foreign interests operated from the shadows, holding clandestine meetings while trying to undermine the nation. Today, however, Islamist organizations linked to both communist China and global Jihad networks openly proclaim their hatred for the United States right here in Texas.”
June 11, 2026
DREW HOLDEN: A COVID Autopsy, Part 4: ‘Social Distancing Informants Have Their Eyes on You.’ The defining legacy of COVID might be the social catastrophe that mitigation efforts inflicted.
The problem with all of this fear-mongering, all this confident predicting that six feet of space would protect us, was that there wasn’t any real science to back it up. Why was six feet so important? Where did that guidance come from? As Fauci would tell the House Oversight Committee in 2024, he made it up — the guidance “just sort of appeared,” the doctor in charge of America’s response to COVID said. As the Washington Examiner reported at the time: “Dr. Anthony Fauci said in congressional testimony that he reviewed no scientific evidence behind the specific recommendations for masking children or maintaining 6-foot social distancing before advocating these policies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Invented though it was, social distancing, paired with the public doctrine of masking from the Left and among legacy media outlets, motivated a wave of hard-hearted and mean-spirited public cruelty for anyone who questioned The Science.
Do you remember the ‘Grandma killer!’ Twitter cycle about how awful it was to not wear a mask outside? (Here’s a thread if not). Have you forgotten all the awful things mask enthusiasts said about the “selfish” and “childish” people who so much as left their homes?
Do you remember the New York Times valorizing self-appointed social-distancing monitors? “Social Distancing Informants Have Their Eyes on You: Largely confined to their homes and worried about the spread of the coronavirus, members of the public are becoming unofficial watchdogs.”
Do you remember when legacy outlets like CBS News jumped in to support Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s Orwellian COVID hotline? “Coronavirus In Minnesota: Where To Call If You See People Who Aren’t Social Distancing.”
Holden’s Substack column was published on Friday, June 5th. Which seems appropriate, because it was in early June of 2020 that all of those rules got tossed out the window if you were protesting for the right cause: Six Years Ago Today, The Pivot Began.
GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP DOESN’T GET BETTER WHEN IT’S OUTSOURCED: If officials can’t ban speech directly, they shouldn’t get to pressure platforms, AI companies, or broadcasters to do it for them. Sens. Cruz and Wyden’s JAWBONE Act would help victims fight back.
ORWELL DIDN’T WRITE 1984 AS AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL: Britain Goes Full Airstrip One. “Britain looks more and more like Airstrip One as Parliament considers a bill opening up everyone’s smartphone to government supervision — and jail time for tech execs who don’t submit.”
DOUGLAS MURRAY: Britain imported a problem it refuses to name.
Starmer described the attempted beheading as “sickening,” while the Chief Constable of the PSNI warned about the challenge of toxic online commentary. “All of our communities in Northern Ireland contribute positively to this place,” Jon Boutcher said, warning people not to be “fooled or duped into a trap by people online.”
In the Commons the government had a swift response to a question from the Northern Ireland Unionist MP Jim Allister, who asked what might be done “to stop the importation of an alien culture that thinks it’s appropriate to try and behead someone.” The responding minister – Hilary Benn – spied his opening. “I’m sorry the honourable gentleman used the term ‘alien culture,’” he said. “What exactly is he referring to?” It shouldn’t be that hard to understand.
Historically speaking, Northern Ireland is not a place filled with pacifists. Indeed, it was almost touching that the First Minister Michelle O’Neill responded to the attack by saying that its citizens should not let “other people, who don’t care about here, incite hatred or fear.” She went on to say the public should not allow “people who are faceless to orchestrate campaigns on the street.” Because in the normal order of things it has been the job of Sinn Fein/the IRA to do just those things.
Still, the appallingness of the crime should not baffle the political class. Why not – finally – use it as a learning moment?
For years there has been a stock response whenever anybody raised the issue of the mainly Pakistani rape gangs. “So you’re saying that everybody from that background is a rapist?” was deflection question no. 1. To which the answer was: “Obviously no.” But then there was a clever little question no. 2: “So you think white British men don’t abuse children?” To which the answer was obviously once again “no.” The questions were insincere because the real answer – as with the Belfast attack – is so obvious. We have our own rapists, but why exactly do we need to import more? It is a version of the question Germany might have done well to address in the past couple of decades: “Given our historical problem with anti-Semitism, ought we to import a large and fresh batch of anti-Semites?”
Evergreen:
MAKE THE CAPITOL BEAUTIFUL AGAIN:
Imagine being enraged by water feature maintenance done right.
That's the curse of TDS. Letting everything send you into apoplectic fits.
— Warren Hultquist (@whultquist) June 10, 2026
HMM: Will the FCC’s Anti-Robocalling Rule Also Ban Burner Phones?
An FCC effort to stop robocalls is raising concerns that it could also ban burner phones and force US consumers to hand over more data to telecommunications companies.
404Media is highlighting the privacy implications of the agency’s new Know Your Customer (KYC) rules for voice providers. In April, the FCC voted to kick off a rulemaking that calls for stricter screening for new and existing customers to help block phone calls from scammers.
The problem is that the FCC’s proposal threatens to outlaw burner phones and other privacy-focused voice services due to a potential requirement to “verify customer identities—including name, address, government ID, and alternative phone numbers—before enabling service,” according to the commission’s press release. “Criminals continue to leverage the anonymity provided by phone calls and texts to defraud Americans and exploit communications networks to further other crimes,” it adds.
Much as I despise robocallers, this “solution” could prove worse.
THE FOUNDERS DIDN’T RISK EVERYTHING SO WE COULD OUTSOURCE SELF-GOVERNMENT. Justice Neil Gorsuch joins @RosenJeffrey on The Blessings of Liberty to discuss the Revolution, ordered liberty, and the radical American claim that our rights do not come from kings.
YOU’VE BEEN ROBBED: Violent Immigrant Fraudster Stole $100 Million to Fund Jets, Cars, and Orgies.
EARLY PRIME DAY DEAL: Timex Men’s Ironman Triathlon Classic 30 38mm Watch. #CommissionEarned
LIFE IN TWO-TIER KIER’S WORLD:
We’re at the stage now where beheadings are regrettable, but tweets are unforgivable.
— Dr Philip Kiszely (@KiszelyPhilip) June 11, 2026
NICE: ‘Secret Mission’: Trump reveals 100M barrels of oil have cleared Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that more than 100 million barrels of oil had made their way through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a “secret mission” he gave the U.S. military to support oil tankers moving through the waterway.
“Last month, I directed our Great U.S. Military to execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” he posted on Truth Social. “Today, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market. More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait.”
“This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. It’s over for Iran! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
But maybe the best part of the ongoing not-quite-a-ceasefire is the Gulf states finally getting serious about bypassing the Gulf for their exports.
ANALYSIS: TRUE.
We loathed Obama like you loathed Trump.
Except we loathed Obama because he loathed America.
You loathe Trump because you loathe America.
— Brilyn Hollyhand (@BrilynHollyhand) June 10, 2026
EARLY PRIME DEAL: CHAOREN Tactical Belt Men – 1.5″ Stretch Work Belt. #CommissionEarned
WELL…
This photo of black people rejoicing at the OJ not guilty verdict told us where we were in 1995
The videos of black people freaking out over the Anthony guilty verdict tells us where we are in 2026. (Zero to minimal progress.) https://t.co/uyz6KCHWca pic.twitter.com/8uwkavLQ3t
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) June 10, 2026
I think it’s worth noting that a number of black witnesses for the prosecution delivered testimony that was highly damaging to Anthony’s defense.
IT CERTAINLY SEEMS SO: Protracted Iran-War Parleys: Is It Part of U.S. Strategy? “Is Trump deliberately delaying a deal to bring Iran to an economically and logistically weak state where it has no option but to drop insistence on some of the so-called ‘red lines’? Three of these lines are very obvious; not surrendering the already enriched uranium with the enrichment facilities, control over the Strait of Hormuz and sanctions relief. At present, only the last two appear to be somewhat negotiable. The first one is considered by the theocracy as contrary to affirmation of its sovereignty and consequently tantamount to the loss of legitimacy of the regime.”
YOU’VE BEEN ROBBED:
This should be the biggest story in America.
How much foreign money has been funneled to democrats through ActBlue over the past decade?! https://t.co/qtoBHyPjHh
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) June 10, 2026
The Russian connection is the *chef’s kiss* after years of Russiagate bullshit against Trump.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Jasmine Crockett’s Gaping Maw Is Still Belching Up Filth. “It’s always weird and irritating when Crockett attempts to pretend to be down with the struggle in any way. She was educated at a ‘Country Day’ school and an exclusive all-girls Catholic high school. It wasn’t exactly a mean streets upbringing. She’s also owned a law firm and been a member of Congress. Her rough edges narrative is really weak.”
SALENA ZITO: ‘It’s only a matter of national security.’ America Workforce Academy’s mission to fill the workforce gap.
Some raw facts from the American Builders and Contractors Association are even more chilling: 39% of electricians in this country were 45 years old or older. Another disturbing stat: for every five plumbers leaving the workforce, only two apprentices are entering. As Baby Boomers age out, the industry faces an estimated shortage of up to 550,000 plumbers, according to the Merrow Report.
Same with auto mechanics. Currently, the United States is facing a shortage of 600,000 auto mechanics, according to that same report.
All of these shortages are creating a downward and slippery slope for both consumers and builders alike, including higher costs and growing safety risks. And it creates wait times for services that extend beyond days into weeks, months, and even years for larger projects.
Dina Powell McCormick, president of Meta, said that she first saw the impact of this escalating problem when she joined her husband Sen. David McCormick, a Pittsburgh Republican, when he was running for office in 2022 and 2024.
Just off the top of my head, maybe student loan forgiveness for those willing to learn and pursue a trade.
Also, read the whole thing.
SO MUCH LEFTIST HATE: ‘F*ck Austin!’: Karmelo Anthony Supporters Harass, Threaten Friends Of Slain Teen Outside Courthouse.
Glory in their impotent rage, but keep your powder dry.
THE PRICE OF HORRIBLE LEADERS:
Europe might have to revert to low trust society rules as a price for open borders. The dream of a Europe without internal frontiers is dying on the altar of multiculturalism. Just as drug store shelves have been locked down in inner cities to protect against a lawless few so too…
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) June 11, 2026
WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH:
When the British government complain that social media inflamed the riots in Belfast, what they are actually saying is:
“If people know how badly be have betrayed the country, they will kick off”
It’s an accidental confession that their entire ideology has failed.
— Peter Hague (@peterrhague) June 10, 2026
Related: Tolerance was tested both by the “migrants” and various governments, and limits found.
I also think what we’re seeing with the British and American public are people who have been incredibly generous for many decades. They HAVE welcomed many many foreigners.
And if you look at Ilhan Omar, you see how that generosity is so often repaid. With ingratitude,…
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) June 11, 2026
Which is how we got here:
This.👇 pic.twitter.com/yb7FQ8XdaE
— C3 (@C_3C_3) June 11, 2026
