Color me surprised. I had no idea until yesterday that it was possible to revoke someone’s citizenship, even years and decades after it’s been sealed. I have to admit, I’m a bit concerned about this. The case that brought this to my attention was that of Elliott Duke, previously of the UK (NPR). The NPR article is obviously biased, so I went and found the removal order announcement from the Office of Public Affairs. Basically, Duke had kiddie porn that he was watching and distributing, and was arrested and sent to jail for that crime (ICE). Now, he’s also facing deportation.

Do I want kiddie diddlers in my country? No. But frankly, that’s something that should have been discovered during the lengthy and grueling process of becoming a US citizen. Somewhere in the multiple interviews, the background checks, the letters from people at home, and frankly, the check into his military status, SOMEONE should have see this. People applying for entry to the United States should be undergoing hefty scrutiny.

It feels to me like this is similar in nature to the idea of criminals losing their 2nd Amendment rights. I can agree that I don’t want violent criminals having access to firearms. However, if you’re letting a violent criminal out of jail, and you’re so sure he’ll re-offend that you want to strip him of a Constitutionally protected right, then why the hell are you releasing him at all?

When it comes to Duke, he broke the law while a citizen, and before becoming a citizen. He’s shown he’s a cretin.

When I go and read the actual DoJ papers in regards to stripping previously naturalized citizens of their citizenship, it’s incredibly open-ended. Whether I believe Trump’s people are going to use it poorly doesn’t even matter. I know that some Left leaning president will do so. Therefore, we should not be doing this. The Civil Division memo dated June 11, 2025, states, in part:

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A person I like to call my friend, Miggy, recently put his life at risk in a situation where it is not obvious what the risks are.

His article, Proper Tooling Makes Things Easier, shows how easy it is to do things that look safe, but are not.

His problem was that he needed to get under his riding mower to work on the blades. Not a huge issue until you start to look at the requirements for that lift.

The first thing we notice is that he has done an accurate assessment of the load. “Less than 2000 pounds, or 1 ton.”

A one ton chain host will give him the lifting ability he needs.

The next question is, where to attach the chain hoist. This is our first sketch issue, he attached it to a ceiling joist in his garage. These are normally 2×8 but can be as small as 2×6, if they do not carry a load. They are normally in tension to keep the walls from spreading.

A better option would have been to run a beam across multiple joists and then attach the hoist to that. This is an opinion, I would need to verify before doing. There are other issues at play. Using multiple joists will spread the load and make for a safer lift.

Having gotten the chain host in place, he now had to attach the mower to the hoist. He used ratchet straps.

These use flat webbing with a reasonable rating. Unfortunately, these can lose much of their rated strength just by tieing a knot in them. I seem to remember that it is as much as 50%. I, personally, would never use a ratchet strap for a lift that had safety implications, like laying under the lift.

The basket hitch he used is close to a 30° lift. This does not derate the line.

My small lifting straps are 24 ply by 2 inches. The vertical lift is 11,000 pounds. In a 30° basket hitch, it is still 11,000 pounds.

The next issue is his safety. He stated that he had car jack stands under there. This is the scary part for me.

His image showed the jack stand almost completely extended. This means that any lateral movement might cause the jack stand to shift or tip over. This is a scary, scary place to be when the heavy thing above you starts to come down.

My armchair, back seat, Monday night quarterbacking suggests that it would have been safer to transfer the weight to jack stands, as low as possible. Then do the work. It might even have been possible to use cribbing under the unit.

Regardless, I’m happy he was able to safely perform his repairs.

The stories

When I was 18, I was helping my brother pull the engine from a VW. This is a simple procedure.

Disconnect the throttle cable, disconnect and plug the gas line. Remove the rear bumper and deck. Deal with the electrical connections to the engine.

Once that is done, you have to remove four 17 mm nuts. These nuts go on four studs with a half moon to keep them from spinning.

I was the guy under the car. I could do the two bottom nuts myself. Then I would have to reach up, blindly, over the transmission bell housing, find the studs. My brother would then reach behind the fan housing, get a socket on the nut and remove it.

Reaching the studs and nuts was done blind. You can’t see them from there.

Once those nuts are loose, the engine is hanging on its crankshaft. So before you get there, you put a jack under the engine to support it.

When everything is ready, I hold the engine from below, my brother grabs the tail pipes, and then we gently pull the engine out.

Being health young men. Bro was working at an iron works, making parts for bridges. I was riding my bike many miles a day and doing Kendo and Judo. We were in reasonable shape.

On the count, bro pulls, and I guide and apply pressure to move the engine. The engine comes out a good six inches, knocking the jack over.

So there we are, Bro holding up his half of the engine by the tail pipes, me under the engine doing a bench press with no ability to extend, and the engine about 5 inches above my nose.

At this moment, dad, who had been watching from the garage steps, pipes up to give advice.

I have never been prouder of my father than at that instance. I said, “Dad, be quiet. Bro and I have this.”

Dad stuttered, got up and walked into the house.

“Bro, on three we are going to put the engine back. I’ll lift, you push, it should just slide back in. One, Two, Push”

And that engine was back in place.

We reset and pulled the engine with no issues. But it was hairy there, for a minute.

Second Story

My friend was visiting a mutual friend. In their finished basement, they had some furniture hanging from the ceiling.

These were smart people. They understood that threaded eye screws could pull out or unscrew. Instead, they drilled through the joist and put a thorough bolt in place.

All the math was mathing so they didn’t think anything about it. My friend asked them if they had considered dynamic loads. They went “oh shit”

An hour later, all the hanging furniture had been removed. It turns out that the fixtures they were using were not rated to support the dynamic loads of people just plopping into the hanging furniture.

Have you ever found yourself in the position of wanting to tell a friend about the Vine of Liberty, but you didn’t have anything to write on? Well, we’ve designed some business cards!

These are standard sized business cards, vertical rather than horizontal. The cards are matte, with a very soft finish that allows the plain white back to be used for jotting down phone numbers or notes for your friends. The front includes the URL for the blog, plus a QR code that brings them right to us.

I do not know what the S&H will be just yet, and it will probably change depending on where the cards are going, but if you’d like to order cards, drop me a line at m.allyson.szabo@gmail.com and I’ll be happy to send you some. Payment can be made via credit card (I can issue an invoice), or you can use Paypal or otherwise arrange things with Chris.

And thank you to ALL of you, for making this blog a place that I love to read and to write for. I hope you’re all having an awesome summer!

Your FAFO song of the week.

This daddy has more than a shotgun. I believe in the ability to reach out and touch somebody at range, that’s why there are range cards. Of course, there is silent and close as well.

Story Time

I was at the LGS waiting for a 4473 to come through. Ally was standing near, looking over different offerings.

The owner and I were chatting as there was nobody else in the store.

Suddenly, we hear “STOP YOU MF!!!” and some more words I don’t remember.

The door opens to a loud woman screaming back over her shoulder.

I was already turning as the door sounded, I took a step to the left, bladed, my hand was back above the butt of my 1911.

According to Ally, the owner took a step to his left, making space between the two of us, clearing lines of fire.

Ally moved to her right, clearing lines of fire for the owner.

This idiot woman continues into the shop, still yelling over her shoulder. A man follows in, meekly answering her.

The owner greets the man by name and everything slowed back down to real time.

Keep strapped, keep your head on a swivel, stay away from stupid people, stupid places, stupid times.

Biggest National Security Vulnerability We’ve Ever Seen”: ICE Arrests 100+ Iranian Nationals Across US Amid Sleeper Cell Reports
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/biggest-national-security-vulnerability-weve-ever-seen-ice-arrests-100-iranian-nationals-across-us-amid-sleeper-cell-reports.html/
…With 130 recently detains and 670 previously in custody…. “The presence in this country of undocumented migrants or Iranian nationals who have links to Hezbollah, IRGC, is, in my judgment, a domestic law enforcement concern of the highest magnitude,”… The border crisis under the Biden administration, which resulted in millions of people entering the country illegally, also underscored the concerns. “We don’t know who they are, where they came from, why they’re here,” border czar Tom Homan said last week. “This is the biggest national security vulnerability we’ve ever seen”

‘You Must OPEN Your Eyes!’ Infantryman Gives Lefties Crying ISLAMOPHOBIA a BRUTAL Dose of Reality and WOW
https://twitchy.com/samj/2025/06/30/infantrydort-muslims-islamophobia-mandans-laurie-friedman-n2414954
https://x.com/infantrydort/status/1939044438128328820
InfantryDort @infantrydort
Nah, you guys know what? I’m just gonna come out and say it. And when I’m done saying it, tell me if it’s “blatant Islamophobia” or just…. you know… reality.
Let me explain to you some of the things I witnessed with my very own eyes in multiple Muslim countries. This will not be for the weak or faint of heart.
1. They didn’t just massacre one another in Baghdad, they chopped each other up into little pieces and stuffed them in underground vats. SPC Plocica was the only one with a strong enough stomach to fish the pieces out with a coat hanger so we could confirm the report. Don’t worry
@Primz94933160 was there too as a witness. Rib cages with rotted flesh, pieces of legs with shoes attached, arms, hands, you name it. It was the most disgusting thing I’ve seen with my two eyes.
2. The obsession with having sex with children or feminine men. The saying over there was women are for breeding and men are for fun. We had to protect our fairer looking male Soldiers from being molested CONSTANTLY. But that isn’t the worst part. I once stumbled upon an Afghan colonel r*ping his 11 year old assistant, I heard the unholy noises emanating from his tent on our FOB. When I moved to interdict I was stopped for fear of a Green on Blue incident. And then we were all “educated” on the fact that this was CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE FOR THEM TO DO. It was as normal as breathing.
3. Women are less than nothing to them. I would always ask how many children elders had for small talk. They could have 10 kids. 7 daughters and 3 sons. What will they tell you? They have 3 sons. I watched a man carrying his dead daughter in his arms to my FOB. She died due to a malfunctioned bomb we dropped. That didn’t matter to him. He dropped her on the ground with a stone cold face and demanded we pay him. She was f*****g NOTHING to him. He left the body with us and walked away counting his money.
4. Some of them have sex with animals. Ask me if I saw a man from COP 763 in east Baghdad mount a donkey in the middle of the night through a RAID FLIR camera. Because the answer will be yes.
5. They did heinous things in battle. Suicide bombings. Using their own wives as human shields. Using children as shields. Shooting from mosques. Spitting at our working dogs… or worse. This all sounds crazy right? And I bet my comment section will flow with similar horror stories. It almost sounds like I’m making it up huh? I wish I was. I really do.
I know good Muslims in America. One of them is among my closest friends. But he’s passed through the American filter…HEAVILY. I can safely say he is literally one of us.
My question for you is, how are you not “Islamophobic”? My assessment comes from 4 total years immersed in multiple Islamic nations.
I wish I could say I’m sorry that I’m an inconvenient truth teller against your agenda.
But I’m not sorry at all. You must open your eyes. You MUST see this is a problem. Don’t you? How can you not?

Zohran Mamdani as NYC Mayor: The Death of the Big Apple
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/zohran-mamdani-as-nyc-mayor-the-death-of-the-big-apple.html/?lctg=92233992
New York City stands on the edge of a cliff, and Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor will shove it into the abyss. His radical socialist agenda, laced with dangerous ideologies, will torch the city’s foundation, turning the greatest metropolis on Earth into a third-world wasteland. This isn’t speculation – it’s a guarantee. If Mamdani takes City Hall, New York will bleed out, becoming a lawless, bankrupt, Gaza-like no-go zone where chaos reigns and hope dies. Buckle up for the (NYC) apocalypse

Zohran Mamdani Admits He Hates Capitalism… Allied With Socialist Operative Linked To Marxist Terror Group
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/zohran-mamdani-admits-he-hates-capitalism-allied-socialist-operative-linked-marxist
His profoundly anti-American rhetoric didn’t emerge out of nowhere—one has to wonder whether it’s rooted in foreign influence or ideology imported from an adversary.
(Multiple videos here – jlr)

NYC’s New Marxist Star Wants to Seize the Means of Production
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2025/06/30/mamdani-seize-the-means-of-production-n4941300
Mamdani is an old-school communist, as you’ll see below…Old-school Marxism is fine for college stoners, but the grown-ups have hedge funds to think about. Modern leftists — except perhaps for Mamdani, whom I’ll return to momentarily — are influenced by Marx but are not Marxists…Marx and Engels were wrong about economics, but they did produce useful philosophical tools for seizing all that money and power. The most potent of those tools is a little something Engels came up with called “false consciousness.” False consciousness originally applied to “class traitors” — members of the working class who weren’t good Marxists or maybe just insufficiently militant. But when class warfare didn’t produce the desired results, the Left expanded the definition. “Black Republicans aren’t real blacks.” “Female conservatives aren’t real women.” “If you don’t support trans rights, you aren’t a real gay.” And we all know what happens to traitors…But, judging by the way even centrist Democrats like Bill Clinton have embraced Mamdani since his primary win last week, it looks like “Marxism, straight up” is the future of the Democratic Party, not its past.

A Call For International Action
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/a-call-for-international-action.html/
The recent ceasefire in the conflict between Iran and Israel has not brought peace to the Iranian people. Instead, it has unleashed a brutal campaign by the Islamic Republic’s theocratic regime to tighten its grip on power. The mullahs, sensing their vulnerability after widespread unrest and dissent, have launched a vicious crackdown, targeting ordinary citizens, activists, and minority groups with arrests, executions, and intimidation. Over 700 individuals have been detained across Iran in just 12 days, with hundreds more in Tehran alone, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency. Six executions on espionage charges have already occurred, and more are expected. The regime’s message is clear: dissent will be crushed at all costs. The Iranian people, yearning for freedom, cannot achieve it while being hunted and killed. The international community, particularly the United States, must act decisively to support Iranians in their struggle to dislodge the mullahs and secure a referendum for a free Iran where they can determine their government and destiny.

“I’m Not Putting On A Fing Hijab” – UK Singer Refuses To Virtue Signal For Palestine, Pulls Out Of Festivals
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/im-not-putting-fing-hijab-uk-singer-refuses-virtue-signal-palestine-pulls-out-festivals
Singer Azealia Banks has pulled out of two events in the UK, charging that the organisers relentlessly pressured her to express support for Palestine while promoting her scheduled appearance…Banks wrote on X, “So guys, I am cancelling Boomtown and Maiden Voyage, the promoters have been stressing me out for weeks trying to force me to say free Palestine and threatening to cut me from the bill because I won’t say free Palestine.”…“They’re both basically trying to extort me – by insinuating that I need to say I support Palestine or they will drop me from the gig BUT I would much rather drop them and not associate with anything that has cheap group think bullshit attached to it,”…“More thinly veiled racism And overt antisemitism from the fucking gays for Hamas,”

The Government Is Quietly Buying Its Own Debt: A Silent Signal Something’s Cracking
https://www.zerohedge.com/sponsored-post/government-quietly-buying-its-own-debt-silent-signal-somethings-cracking
The U.S. Treasury just quietly executed the largest debt buyback in history—$10 billion worth of its own bonds, matching an earlier round in the same month…When the Treasury starts buying back its own IOUs, it signals a deeper problem: the government is having trouble keeping the bond market calm without outside help… this means the U.S. government is taking old debt off the market — not because it’s paid off, but because rising interest rates are making it harder to manage. Investors offered to sell the Treasury nearly $23 billion worth of bonds. And the government scooped up $10 billion of it in one go. With fewer buyers and rising borrowing costs, the Treasury is taking matters into its own hands to keep interest rates from climbing even faster.

Liberal Justices Predict “Chaos” & The Demise Of Public Education Without Mandatory LGBTQ Material
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/end-nigh-liberal-justices-predict-chaos-demise-public-education-without-mandatory-lgbtq
… The Montgomery County, Md. school system fought to require the reading of 13 “LGBTQ+-inclusive” texts in the English and Language Arts curriculum for kids from pre-K through 12th grade. That covers children just 5-11 years old…Teachers were informed that this was mandatory reading, which must be assigned, and that families would not be allowed to opt out…Teachers were specifically told to “[d]isrupt” thinking or values opposing transgender views…Christian, Muslim, and other families objected to the mandatory program as undermining their religious and moral values…The majority on the Supreme Court ruled that, as with other opt-outs, Montgomery County must allow parents to withdraw their children from these lessons. The response from liberal groups was outrage. Liberal sites declared “another victory for right-wing culture warriors,” even though the public overwhelmingly supported these parents…the most overwrought language came not from liberal advocates but liberal (SCOTUS) justices.

Justice Kagan’s Own Words Come Back To Haunt Her On Nationwide Injunctions
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/justice-kagans-own-words-come-back-haunt-her-nationwide-injunctions
Back in 2022, when President Biden was in the White House and conservatives were the ones seeking relief from his executive orders, Kagan was openly skeptical of nationwide injunctions. “This can’t be right that one district judge can stop a nationwide policy in its tracks and leave it stuck for the years that it takes to go through a normal process,” she said. That’s not some out-of-context paraphrase—it’s her own words, on the record…Now that Donald Trump is back in the Oval Office, she’s all-in for the same judicial overreach she once panned. It just goes to show you who the real partisans on the court are. They aren’t adhering to any particular judicial philosophy or the Constitution, they care only about whether a particular ruling hurts or benefits the Democratic Party.

Justice Jackson Is Even Worse Than We Thought
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/06/30/justice-jackson-is-even-dumber-than-we-thought-n4941309
We’ve previously covered Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in Trump v. CASA Inc., yet it somehow manages to be worse than we initially thought. I think we can easily say that her dissent proves that she’s not a serious member of the Supreme Court…

6 Policies That Could Be Affected by Supreme Court’s Decision On Nationwide Injunctions
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/6-policies-could-be-affected-supreme-courts-decision-nationwide-injunctions
Here are six policies that could be affected by the ruling. – Funding for Sanctuary Cities – Voter ID – $3 Trillion Funding Freeze – Public School DEI Programs – Taxpayer Transgender Funding – USAID Funding

Cattle rancher’s STARK warning: You’ll only have meat ‘as a treat’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/glenn-beck-podcast/cattle-ranchers-stark-warning-you-ll-only-have-meat-as-a-treat
American cattle rancher Shad Sullivan is sounding the alarm on the “war on beef” that the elites are waging against the American people… “85% of elites and super elites — super elites are ones that went to Ivy League colleges and have a doctorate…the elite are making $150,000 a year, they’ve gone to college, have one postgraduate degree, and they’re involved in the companies or countries.”…“They just did a poll on those people. Eighty-plus percent say that Americans should not be allowed to eat beef or meat of any kind,”…“We have to remember what Klaus Schwab said in 2023 at Davos…‘You will enjoy meat as a treat, but not for sustenance,’” Sullivan agrees. “And we know beef is really the only animal that can provide total and 100% sustenance to human life.”…
video – 01:02:57 – https://youtu.be/E_rNH7guM98

YES, THEY ARE THIS STUPID
Leftists Insist Trump’s Children Be Deported After President’s Win On Birthright Citizenship
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/leftists-insist-trumps-children-be-deported-after-presidents-win-birthright-citizenship
Progressives stupidly refuse to acknowledge the difference between legal and illegal immigration…Should a society have standards for who gets access to its culture and economy? Does a nation have the right to deny some people while accepting others? The majority of countries in the world have such rules and restrictions on immigration, yet the US has for some reason become a petri dish for unfettered multiculturalism. The rest of the planet seems to feel it has the right to demand that Americans open their borders to anyone and everyone…The laws surrounding citizenship outlined in the 14th Amendment were intended to secure rights for newly freed slaves after the Civil War. They were not meant to be used by foreign invaders as a loophole so they could sneak across the border, drop a baby or two on US soil and avoid deportation…The Supreme Court’s stance on this issue has shifted back and forth over the decades but their latest decision denies the assumed powers of federal judges to block White House policy unilaterally. In other words, individual activist judges do not have more power that a lawfully elected president. This should be obvious, but the political left does not care about election outcomes and the will of the people. They think they know better.

*side note: Inevitably, progressives cite the immigration surge from 1870 to 1900 along with the poem on the Statue of Liberty titled “The New Colossus”, which calls to “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” What many people don’t know is that the plaque with the poem wasn’t added to the Statue of Liberty until 1903 and it was written by a feminist and socialist by the name of Emma Lazarus.

FIREARM NEWS
Ron DeSantis just announced a tax holiday that is going to make liberal heads explode!
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/30/ron-desantis-just-announced-a-tax-holiday-that-is-going-to-make-liberal-heads-explode-1558873/
The state’s budget was finally approved earlier this month, in which the usual tax holidays like the “disaster relief” or “freedom summer” breaks were absent. In their place was a list of permanent tax exemptions that included many disaster preparedness and summer fun items such as AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, portable generators, and portable gas or diesel fuel cans (5 gallons or less)… included was a permanent back-to-school holiday in the month of August… a “Hunting, Fishing and Camping” tax holiday will also be taking place from Sept. 8 through Dec. 31 this year. This means firearms, ammunition, cleaning kits, fishing rods and reels and other supplies will be sales tax-free…

IN HUMORE EST VERITAS – (I don’t always agree with all of them – jlr)
Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (360th Edition
https://www.dukeofgood.com/p/truth-bomb-central-memes-that-expose-b75

A little humor…To start the week!!!
https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/a-little-humor-82f

Monday Morning Meme Madness
https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp/2025/06/30/monday-morning-meme-madness-n2414681

“Avoid crowds – Get Out of the Cities. – NOW.  A year too soon is better than a day too late” – John Wilder @  https://wilderwealthywise.com/

“God created all men, but Samuel Colt made them equal.” – Unknown

“A Smith & Wesson does more for empowering women than Feminism ever could” – Greg Gutfeld 29 Jul 2017

Don’t Do: stupid sht, with stupid people, in stupid places, at stupid times. – paraphrasing John Farnam, firearms instructor

“An armed society is a polite society” – Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

“People sleep peaceably in their bed at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” – Eric Arthur Blair (AKA – George Orwell)

“If your plan is to come to my house when things get bad, you need a better plan”- like being invited, having a useful skill, bringing food, or ammunition – jlr76380

“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero” – https://www.zerohedge.com/

I’m not a huge fan of hash, to be honest. However, I am a BIG fan of using up leftovers. The other day when it was hot, I used our Westinghouse to cook up a whole turkey (it was small, only 15 lbs or so). I’ve been using it in sandwiches and salads since last week, which has saved us turning the stove on during hot weather. As with Thanksgiving turkey, after a while you tend to run out of the usual leftover turkey dishes. I was looking for something different but yummy, and this was the recipe I found. This is my take on one by DownShiftOlogy. It was so delicious that we’ve decided to make it again, and soon! This dish serves two people.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium or a couple of small red potatoes
• olive oil
• 1 small yellow or red onion, in half circles
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup cooked turkey, diced finely
• ½ cup thick sliced mushrooms (optional)
• ½ cup rough diced bell peppers (optional)
• 1-½ tsp finely chopped fresh thyme (or ½ teaspoon dried thyme)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 eggs

Cook your potatoes until they are barely soft. I did mine in the microwave, but you can easily use leftover potatoes, or even frozen hash browns for this. Dice the potatoes into small pieces, about a half inch square. I like the skin; your mileage may vary. Feel free to discard it if you wish.

Oil a large cast iron (or other) pan and add in the onions and potatoes, and cook until the onions begin to soften. Add in the mushrooms and bell pepper, if you will be using them. Continue to cook until the mushrooms are soft and cooked. You want to leave the contents of the pan in a single layer, as much as possible, and don’t touch them for about four to five minutes. This lets the bottom get crispy and golden.

Add in the green onion and garlic, and gently stir. Cook for another minute or two. Add in the turkey and spices. Saute for another five to ten minutes, or until everything is thoroughly warmed.

In another non-stick pan, cook two eggs per person. These can be fried or poached, as you wish. Keep the yolks soft, unless you have picky eaters who simply can’t tolerate it.

Serve up on a plate with half of the hash and the two eggs on top. There’s no need for toast, with this meal, but it’s a welcome addition if you have some.

Notes:

If you like spicy, sprinkle the entire plate with a good quality sriracha. This adds both color and flavor, as well as a dash of heat.

This hash is lightly based off an African dish called shakshuka. You can find it here, if you’d like to check it out!

In —Trump, President of The United States, et all., v. CASA, Inc., et al., 2025 606 U.S., the Supreme Court found, in a 6-3 decision, that universal injunctions are not constitutional. This is great news. It puts a stop to most of the lawfare going on against the Trump Administration.

Unfortunately, it leaves open another method of getting the equivalent, class action suits.

To have a class action suit, the class must first be certified. This is done via Rule 23 —Rules For Appellate Procedure (U.S.) (I’m hoping that is the correct citation). It is such a complex procedure that there are lawyers (and law offices) that do nothing but class action certification attempts.

For the Trump Administration, this complexity is a good thing. It means that it is more difficult to get these universal injunctions.

In reality, we are going to see suits filed as class actions. The anti-American groups will still go judge/court shopping, in an attempt to get a judge, favorable to their cause.

—J.G.G. v. TRUMP, No. 1:25-cv-00766 (D.D.C.) is such an example. They are attempting to get a class certified. They didn’t push hard because the rogue inferior court judge granted them a universal injunction. I suspect they will now go back to the well with a demand for a class certification.

This will not stop rogue judges in inferior courts doing bad things, it will make it more costly at the first step, to the plaintiffs (bad guys)

But what happens when a Democrat issues an EO banning guns?

It doesn’t really change anything. There are people claiming it will, but that is not really the case.

In the past 5 decades, have you read of a single universal injunction granted to The People in a Second Amendment case? Yeah, that is correct. There is none.

The closest we’ve gotten is courts issuing injunctive relief to all members of a group, such as GOA or FPC.

Since we aren’t getting nor will we get universal injunctions, there is no need to be concerned that others won’t be able to get universal injunctions.

If that scary EO comes down in the future, FPC and GOA and the NRA and … will show up in Texas and file suit on behalf of a few individuals. Those individuals will be members of those groups. The groups will then become a party to the suit.

This means that when a Texas district judge issues an injunction, TRO or preliminary, it will protect a large section of the firearm community.

The state will appeal for a stay, pending appeal. The fifth will deny that stay. The case will continue through the merits panel. The state will lose. The state will request an en banc panel. They will lose or their motion for an en banc hearing will be denied.

The state will then either appeal to the Supreme Court, where cert is likely to be granted, remember, this is the scary EO that bans everything. The Supreme Court gets to issue another great opinion on the Second Amendment.

The state could choose to take the L in Texas. Which isn’t a big deal because the plaintiffs will have also filed suit in California, Maryland, Florida, and Illinois.

Florida will go the same way as Texas.

The standard rogue, inferior courts will find for the state and against The People.

This will create a circuit split, which pushes the Supreme Court to take the case.

This sort of thing is at least 8 years in the future.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court seems to be actively looking for the “right” Second Amendment case to take next.

Oh, take a look at Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic where The Court wrote:

The short of that is that the Supreme Court is getting tired of rogue inferior court judges playing dump when it advances their agenda.

June 27, 2025

Supreme Court Issues Big Decision on Birthright Citizenship Case
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-supreme-court-issues-big-decision-birthright-citizenship-case
In the first of several monumental decisions expected, SCOTUS handed President Donald Trump a critical win in his quest to rein in birthright citizenship.
In a 6-3 ruling on Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court voted to narrow nationwide injunctions that had previously hampered Trump on a number of issues…Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority opinion, explaining “that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions,”…“Nothing we say today resolves the distinct question whether the Administrative Procedure Act authorizes federal courts to vacate federal agency action,” (in actuality they kicked it back to lower courts,  – jlr)

Justice Amy Coney Barrett humiliates Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson over her apparent ignorance of American law
https://www.theblaze.com/news/justice-amy-coney-barrett-humiliates-justice-jackson-over-her-apparent-ignorance-of-american-law
…Not only did Jackson not get her way, her apparent ignorance and judicial freewheeling was exposed for all to see in CASA, where she noted in a dissenting opinion that the majority’s decision not only “diverges from first principles” but is “profoundly dangerous, since it gives the Executive the go-ahead to sometimes wield the kind of unchecked, arbitrary power the Founders crafted our Constitution to eradicate.”…Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who delivered the opinion of the court in CASA, noted that Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent focused on “conventional legal terrain, like the Judiciary Act of 1789 and our cases on equity.” Jackson, on the other hand, chooses a startling line of attack that is tethered neither to these sources nor, frankly, to any doctrine whatsoever. Waving away attention to the limits on judicial power as a ‘mind-numbingly technical query’ … she offers a vision of the judicial role that would make even the most ardent defender of judicial supremacy blush. Barrett noted that her untethered colleague apparently believes both that “the fundamental role of courts is to ‘order everyone (including the Executive) to follow the law — full stop,'” and that “if courts lack the power to ‘require the Executive to adhere to law universally’ … courts will leave a ‘gash in the basic tenets of our founding charter that could turn out to be a mortal wound.'”…”In her law-declaring vision of the judicial function, a district court’s opinion is not just persuasive, but has the legal force of a judgment,” wrote Barrett. “Once a single district court deems executive conduct unlawful, it has stated what the law requires. And the Executive must conform to that view, ceasing its enforcement of the law against anyone, anywhere.”…Barrett nevertheless pointed out that the liberal justice “decries an imperial Executive while embracing an imperial Judiciary.”

‘Monumental victory’: Trump applauds Supreme Court for disabling Democrats’ biggest weapon
https://www.theblaze.com/news/monumental-victory-supreme-court-ruling

Supreme Court upholds ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood
https://www.theblaze.com/news/supreme-court-planned-parenthood-medicaid
The Supreme Court upheld South Carolina’s decision to bar Planned Parenthood from accessing federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion-related services…The decision allows other states to implement similar policies that would prevent reimbursements for services not related to abortions, such as screenings or acquiring contraceptives…Federal law has prohibited using federal Medicaid for abortion services for decades, except in the cases of rape, incest, and life-threatening complications.

SCOTUS sides with parents; Alito nukes LGBT indoctrination campaign
https://www.theblaze.com/news/massive-victory-supreme-court-sides-with-parents-alito-nukes-lgbt-indoctrination-campaign
The woke district was initially willing to let parents opt their kids out of lessons incorporating the non-straight agitprop and to provide notice when radical works celebrating sex changes, Pride parades, and reality-defying pronouns such as “Pride Puppy,” “Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope,” and “My Rainbow” were read…the district determined that the opt-outs required by state law for sex education units of health classes did not apply, as the LGBT propaganda was introduced as part of the English curriculum… the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the parents are entitled to a preliminary injunction that would permit them to have their kids excused from instruction related to the LGBT propaganda while their lawsuit proceeds. The high court reversed a lesser court’s judgment and noted that the parents “are likely to succeed on their claim that the Board’s policies unconstitutionally burden their religious exercise.”

Code Pink threatens DataRepublican with lawsuit — so she releases damaging evidence on social media
https://www.theblaze.com/news/datarepublican-code-pink-china-funding
The database kernel engineer, whose real name is Jennica Pounds, said Wednesday on social media that the group sent her a message accusing her of libel. “We are writing to formally address and correct the false and defamatory statements made in your recent social media posts regarding CODEPINK,” the group reportedly wrote. “These claims — which falsely allege that our organization is funded by China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any foreign government or entity — are entirely baseless and constitute libel.”…She posted images from a Code Pink campaign called “China Is Not Our Enemy” and pointed out that the group was funded by a significant contribution from a businessman and social activist named Neville Singham. The billionaire is under congressional investigation for possibly violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act by possibly acting on behalf of the Chinese government…propaganda pushed by the group served to promote “pro-China messaging, including denial of the Uyghur genocide, an atrocity affirmed by the U.S. Department of State.”…posted an interview with Jodie Evans, the wife of Singham and co-founder of Code Pink, where she allegedly said that Uyghurs were terrorists, in order to justify their oppression by the Chinese government. Code Pink has also opposed the U.S. attacks on the Houthi terrorist group…DataRepublican had worked anonymously to uncover fraud and abuse in the government, but she revealed her identity in order to thwart the efforts of those who wanted to scare her into hiding. “I have been doxxed. Rather than let others control the narrative, I am addressing this directly,”

Radical Democrat lets truth slip about abortion in effort to protect illegal alien accused of homicide
https://www.theblaze.com/news/radical-democrat-lets-truth-slip-about-abortion-in-effort-to-protect-illegal-alien-accused-of-homicide

Pete Hegseth Calls Out Fox News Reporter to Her Face: ‘You’ve Been About the Worst’
https://www.westernjournal.com/pete-hegseth-calls-fox-news-reporter-face-worst/
“Do you have certainty that all the highly enriched uranium was inside the Fordow mountain or some of it, because there were satellite photos that showed more than a dozen trucks there two days in advance? Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?” Griffin asked Hegseth…“Jennifer, you’ve been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally,”…Hegseth said a preliminary assessment minimizing the damage of the attack was “leaked because someone had an agenda to try and muddy the waters and make it look like this historic strike wasn’t successful.”…“You cheer against Trump so hard, in your DNA and in your blood, cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad, you have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes,”

Brit Hume to the rescue after Hegseth ‘attacks’ Fox News Jennifer Griffin
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/27/brit-hume-to-the-rescue-after-hegseth-attacks-fox-news-jennifer-griffin-1554496/
“I want to say a word, if I may, about Jennifer Griffin, who was attacked by the defense secretary today. An attack I think she did not deserve,” Hume said during a live hit. “Her knowledge and experience at the Pentagon is unmatched, and I have had and still have the greatest regard for her. The attack on her was unfair.”

Abrego Garcia’s attorneys throw last-minute Hail Mary to save him from deportation
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/27/abrego-garcias-attorneys-throw-last-minute-hail-mary-to-save-him-from-deportation-1554619/
In an emergency motion filed Friday, Abrego Garcia’s attorneys requested a federal magistrate judge in Tennessee delay his release from criminal custody until a July 16 hearing, according to court documents. This maneuver, his attorneys claimed, would prevent the Trump administration from quickly deporting him and provide the government more time to explain its intentions with the suspected human smuggler…The attorneys acknowledged the “irony” of their request, noting in their motion that Abrego Garcia had spent the last two weeks contesting his detention in Tennessee and federal prosecutors had previously requested he remain detained before his trial. The Salvadoran man could possibly be released from custody as early as Friday, unless the judge grants a delay.

SCOTUS still has to decide these six major cases
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/26/scotus-still-has-to-decide-these-six-major-cases-1554402/
Birthright Citizenship Executive Order – Affordable Care Act Preventive Services – Louisiana’s Congressional Map – LGBTQ Storybook Opt-Outs – Porn Age Verification Laws – Federal Internet Access Program

TEXAS
Pentagon establishing 250-mile military buffer zone along southern border
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/26/pentagon-establishing-250-mile-military-buffer-zone-along-southern-border-1554406
cretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the creation of a new military buffer zone — formally known as a National Defense Area — covering roughly 250 miles along the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties,…new buffer zone will be considered an extension of Joint Base San Antonio, according to the Air Force. The land was previously administered by the International Boundary and Water Commission…“Their responsibilities include enhanced detection and monitoring through stationary positions and mobile patrols, temporarily detaining trespassers until they are transferred to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, and supporting the installation of temporary barriers, and signage to secure the area,”…The Pentagon already designated a 170-mile military buffer zone in New Mexico in April and a 63-mile zone in West Texas the following month…

LEFT WING INSANITY – YES, THEY ARE THIS STUPID
Left-Wingers Enter New Depths of Rage Over Supreme Court’s Nationwide Injunction Ruling
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/06/27/msnbc-bluesky-others-lose-their-ever-loving-minds-over-nationwide-injunction-ruling-n2190981
…the Trump administration scored a major victory on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled that district court-level nationwide injunctions exceeded judicial authority. That will throw a wrench into the left-wing strategy of seeking universal relief in a select few left-wing jurisdictions across the country and hopefully return some actual balance to the separation of powers within the U.S. government…MSNBC, Melissa Murray melted down, claiming the Supreme Court had “dealt a death blow to the rule of law.”… the purpose of a district court judge is not to “stop this administration” when she and other liberals get upset. Rather, it is to rule on the merits of the cases before them, with respect for established law, within the confines of their jurisdictions. As Justice Amy Coney Barrett noted in her blistering rebuke of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, checks and balances apply to the judicial branch, too. A single district court judge is not the supreme authority over the executive branch…ou’d think that someone like Jamelle Bouie, who writes for The New York Times, would have a basic understanding of that which he opines. You’d think that, but you’d be wrong. To be clear, the Supreme Court did not even consider the question of birthright citizenship in its ruling. As for the rest of the posts there, they are the typical left-wing tripe we’ve heard for years now. I especially love the idea that you can’t even critique Justice Jackson without it being an overt act of racism

LA Times reporter coaches LA elite on how to protect nannies from ICE
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/27/la-times-reporter-coaches-la-elite-on-how-to-protect-nannies-from-ice-1554636/
“An LA Times reporter has posted a video in which she coaches LA moms who hire illegal immigrant nannies on how to protect them from ICE and ‘limit risk’ of an ICE encounter, including suggestions to give them ‘paid leave’, walk them to a bus stop, or call them a taxi to avoid public exposure,”…Presumably, hiring illegal immigrants is a common trait among the affluent in Southern California. It’s also a contributing factor to low wages for American citizens…

The Morning Briefing: I Need a New Bingo Card Now That Racism Causes Diabetes
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2025/06/27/the-morning-briefing-i-need-a-new-bingo-card-now-that-racism-causes-diabetes-n4941199/
…former congressman Jamaal “Fire Alarm” Bowman…Every time he gets in front of a camera, he manages to say something that makes him sound even dumber than the last time he was in the spotlight…“We are not dealing with America’s original sin and its disease of hate and racism towards black and brown people, and sexism towards women, and anti-LGBTQ sentiment,” the deranged former congressman began. “We are not dealing with that. Your colleagues in the Republican Party do not hold each other accountable when it comes to the racism that comes from the party on a consistent basis.”…“Listen to what I’m saying. The reason why heart disease and cancer and obesity and diabetes are bigger in the black community is because of the stress we carry from having to deal with being called the N-word directly or indirectly every day.

FIREARMS NEWS
DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doge-enters-atf-with-mandate-to-slash-gun-regulations/ar-AA1HwMZk
…ATF and DOGE staffers are now poised to exceed that goal, with upward of 50 changes planned…The revisions are part of a seismic shift unfolding at ATF as the Trump administration proposes slashing the law enforcement agency’s budget and dramatically reducing the number of inspectors who ensure that gun sellers are in compliance with federal laws. Some Republicans in Congress have called for abolishing the agency altogether, and Attorney General Pam Bondi has said she wants to merge ATF with the Drug Enforcement Administration…The exact scope and details of the potential changes are still being determined. ATF has hundreds of regulations, and revisions could include changing the responsibilities of certain ATF positions, updating what types of firearms can be imported, and making licensing fees refundable…

Only police should have guns because they are trained.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/only-police-should-have-guns-because
Campos placed his hands out of the window and was arrested without being hit by gunfire…”By my count, the sergeant shot 28 rounds at the suspect.”…
Fresno Cop Shoots at Armed Man Who Rammed Ex-Girlfriend’s Car With Child Inside
video – oo:05:01 – https://youtu.be/zJHb2hUUXKk
(OY VEH! 28 rounds fired (I slo-mo counted the rounds) and completely missed the perp, but shot the hell out of the rear door – jlr)

IN HUMORE EST VERITAS – (I don’t always agree with all of them – jlr)
Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (357th Edition)
https://www.dukeofgood.com/p/truth-bomb-central-memes-that-expose-090

June 28th, 2025

Democrats Are Just Making Stuff Up to Manufacture a Trump Scandal
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/06/28/democrats-are-trying-to-create-a-fake-trump-iran-crisis-n4941255
(It is who they really are and what they do, on a daily/weekly/monthly/bi-annual/quadannual basis – nothing to see here – move along – move along – jlr)

SCOTUS punts on birthright citizenship question, delivers bad news to meddlesome courts
https://www.theblaze.com/news/breaking-scotus-punts-on-birthright-citizenship-question-delivers-bad-news-to-meddlesome-courts
…While the court punted on whether Trump’s order was constitutional, it ruled 6-3 that the universal injunctions that U.S. district courts in each case hit the administration with, blocking implementation, “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts.”

Liberal justices melt down over ending district court judge power grab, warn of ‘our collective demise’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/27/liberal-justices-melt-down-over-ending-district-court-judge-power-grab-warn-of-our-collective-demise-1554690/

DHS Warns of Possible Domestic Terror Attacks
https://www.threatjournal.com/archive/tj06282025.html
As evidence of the level of concern of the federal government over the threat posed by Iranian and proxy sleeper cells, this week, Immigration and Customs enforcement arrested more than 130 Iranian nationals in the country illegally. Among them was Ribvar Karimi, a former Iranian army sniper arrested in Alabama, who entered the US in 2024 on a fiancé visa and never adjusted his immigration status. Agents found him with an Iranian military ID. Another interesting pickup was Mehran Makari Saheli, a former IRGC member who admitted ties to Hezbollah and had a prior felony conviction.

YES, THEY ARE THIS STUPID
Deranged Feminist vs. Mating Ducks in Epic Public Meltdown
https://armageddonprose.substack.com/p/video-deranged-feminist-vs-mating
the video below captures a middle-aged white lady lib in her natural habitat, harassing mating ducks to “stop it!” because the rough sex they enjoy appears non-consensual on the part of the female…Someone ought to explain to this disturbed individual that her own ideology forbids white women such as her from engaging in such activities, as intervening to prevent ducks in your local park from mating exactly as they have successfully for eons betrays a pathology called the “white savior complex.”…refers to those who work from the assumption that they know best what BIPOC folks need.
viseo – 00:01:14 – https://x.com/i/status/1938595647881720221

Her son wears dresses, her daughter’s a ‘boy,’ and it’s all for status
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/her-son-wears-dresses-her-daughters-a-boy-and-its-all-for-status
The gluten craze didn’t leave scars. This social contagion will — especially for the children being raised in its wake by delusional adults like ‘Marsha.’…The transgender fad will fade away. But unlike the gluten fad, innocents are being disfigured for life and denied the pleasures of a normal adulthood — all in service to a runaway social experiment…Elite academic and scientific institutions, now fully aligned with the political left, refuse to entertain any discussion of “rapid onset gender dysphoria” or its potential as a social contagion…When studies present data showing that “transitioning” may harm children’s health, the scientific establishment doesn’t engage with the findings. It demands retractions…Many describe the transgender craze as a “woke mind virus” for good reason. It targets people like Marsha — white, straight, and desperate for meaning in a culture that elevates victimhood…Unlike gluten hysteria, the transgender fad won’t end with harmless dietary quirks. It leaves children scarred, sterilized, and denied the ordinary joys of adulthood. Marsha may see herself as a kind of brave victim. But she’s a willing carrier of a destructive social contagion — and her children will suffer the lasting damage.

Wrong country, stupid: Harebrained anti-Israel loons wreck military gear headed for Ukraine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/28/wrong-country-stupid-harebrained-anti-israel-loons-wreck-military-gear-headed-for-ukraine-1554765/
A group of around 150 harebrained anti-Israel protesters accidentally wrecked a cache of military equipment headed for Ukraine. Wearing white overalls and masks, the protesters, members of a group called “Stop Arming Israel,” barged into a Belgian storage facility on Monday thinking the facility contained military equipment for Israel…The problem, of course, was that OIP Land Systems wasn’t one of these companies. In fact, the company had NOTHING to do with Israel and everything to do with Ukraine.

Victor Shi Laments ‘Only In America’ Would SCOTUS Limit Its Own Power
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2025/06/28/hes-just-that-dumb-folks-victor-shi-laments-only-in-america-would-scotus-limit-its-own-power-n2414877
Victor Shi, one of the left’s favorite ‘Gen Z influencers,’ along with Harry Sisson, Chris Mowrey, and Maxwell Frost. Yesterday, Shi was, of course, OUTRAGED at SCOTUS decisions, and chose to express his displeasure in perhaps the stupidest, most Constitutionally ignorant way possible. “Victor Shi, one of the left’s favorite ‘Gen Z influencers,’ along with Harry Sisson, Chris Mowrey, and Maxwell Frost. Yesterday, Shi was, of course, OUTRAGED at SCOTUS decisions, and chose to express his displeasure in perhaps the stupidest, most Constitutionally ignorant way possible.”…“In essence, the Court has now shoved lower court judges out of the way in cases where executive action is challenged, and has gifted the Executive with the prerogative of sometimes disregarding the law.”…“As a result, the judiciary-the one institution that is solely responsible for ensuring our Republic endures as a Nation of laws—has put both our legal system, and our system of gov-ernment, in grave jeopardy.”……….

WAIT FOR IT?! Childish Dissent From Justice Jackson Shows Us WHY Coney Barrett Nuked Her From Orbit
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/06/28/jackson-dissent-wait-for-it-n2414869
And this tidbit is more evidence supporting that…First time I’ve seen the phrase, “Wait for it” in a SCOTUS ruling. What is she writing, a judicial dissent, or an article for MSNBC”…Joe Biden himself said qualifications didn’t matter, he was appointing a black woman to the Supreme Court. This was the inevitable outcome.

Zohran Mamdani’s Surprise NYC Mayoral Nom Has AOC Telling Establishment Dems to Pay Attention and Learn
https://twitchy.com/warren-squire/2025/06/28/aoc-goes-after-democrat-establishment-says-need-to-learn-lessons-from-mamdanis-electoral-performance-n2414862
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is firing shots at veteran Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill. She says they need to learn from socialist Zohran Mamdani’s stunning Democrat mayoral primary victory in New York City.
video – 00:00:42 – https://twitter.com/i/status/1938601027080732740

TEXAS
Texas the latest state with a law banning foreign adversaries from buying real estate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-latest-state-law-banning-foreign-adversaries-from-buying-real-estate
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 into law over the weekend, prohibiting countries identified as security threats in the intelligence community’s 2025 Annual Threat Assessment, from acquiring “real property” in the state. The countries include China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, and the bill identified “real property” as agricultural land, commercial or industrial properties, residential properties and land used for mining or water use.
another view
Israel’s drone strikes in Iran show why US must halt China’s land grab here
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/israels-drone-strikes-iran-show-why-us-must-halt-chinas-land-grab-here-experts
Security analysts point to an Israeli drone base inside Iran as blueprint for potential CCP sabotage operations on American soil…National security and China experts are warning that Israel’s attack on Iran is an example of why Beijing’s efforts to purchase land and other assets within the United States need to be stopped immediately…”Look at the ways Israel penetrated Iran for sabotage operations. Now look at the Chinese companies and assets permeating the US power grid (solar converters), local law enforcement (DJI drones), and social media (TikTok),” China policy expert Michael Sobolik wrote in a post on X. “The CCP is preparing to paralyze us in a crisis.”…the recent Ukrainian drone strike that decimated a significant portion of Russia’s air fleet. The attack reportedly involved drones smuggled into Russia and released near airfields…”After Ukraine’s drone operation in Russia and Israel’s operation in Iran, it is obvious that America’s enemies will try to replicate that playbook on our soil,” Noronha said. “It is increasingly dangerous to allow Chinese companies and individuals to own land – especially near our military bases and critical infrastructure. Left unchecked, we are opening our land to host clandestine Chinese military bases to launch all sorts of attacks and cripple our nation in wartime.”…Officials in the United States have been sounding the alarm for years now about China’s efforts to purchase land near military bases, and other strategic assets that could help them sabotage the country…”CCP land ownership is bad but it’s tip of the iceberg,” Lucci said. “Their industrial property holdings are worse, as is their port access. Perhaps worst of all is their deep penetration of critical infrastructure and govt systems.”…”I now understand the potential problem of the Chinese government owning land in America,”

How Was It Not 9-0? SCOTUS Split on Whether Adult Sites Should Have Age Verification
https://www.westernjournal.com/not-9-0-scotus-split-whether-adult-sites-age-verification/
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday approved a lower court ruling that said states can require that porn sites have a procedure in place to verify the age of people who visit their sites. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion for the 6-3 court. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett concurred. Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

FIREARMS NEWS
Save those Braces and Hearing Protection (Part 2)
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/save-those-braces-and-hearing-protection-732

U.S. Senate Adds Pro-Gun Tax Relief Language Back into Reconciliation Bill
https://www.nraila.org/email/alerts/2025/us-senate-adds-pro-gun-tax-relief-language-back-into-reconciliation-bill/
…While this new provision is not as expansive as the language we advocated for which would have removed suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBR), short-barreled shotguns (SBS), and “any other weapons” (AOW) from the National Firearms Act (NFA), it does remove the $200 dollar unconstitutional and punitive tax on these items.

IN HUMORE EST VERITAS – (I don’t always agree with all of them – jlr)
Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (358th Edition)
https://www.dukeofgood.com/p/truth-bomb-central-memes-that-expose-c9e

More from states that NYC dwellers are looking to flee to (but really don’t want your attitudes and behavior)
For New Yorkers Looking to Flee, a Cautionary Warning: Florida Is Not the Paradise You May Envision
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2025/06/28/for-new-yorkers-looking-to-flee-a-cautionary-warning-florida-is-not-the-paradise-you-may-envision-n2191005
…as a lifelong resident of this dysfunctional peninsula, allow me to list off a number of reasons that you should think four times, or more, about relocating to this spit of land parked in the temperate south. You need to be made of a certain character to thrive here, and the comforts you have taken to heart in your area simply do not exist here in the psych ward waiting room that is Florida…The Weather…Commuting, yes, the traffic…The Scenery…Natural Threats…The Pizza and Bagels Suck…Florida Man, the infamous antics of the natives here have become legendary, and allow me to state that they are, in fact, real. Perhaps the quintessential Florida Man story (sure to be topped in one week) is the man who got into a fight with an employee at Wendy’s while getting fast food. This is a common enough occurrence, but this guy took his anger out by tossing an alligator at the worker in the drive-through window.

June 29, 2025

Senate Clears Key Procedural Vote on Trump Reconciliation Bill Outright
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/06/28/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-finally-clears-key-procedural-hurdle-in-the-senate-n2659592
…The motion passed 51-49. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against advancing what will be Trump’s signature domestic legislation…The problem is, Lord knows what was hashed out behind closed doors to make that happen. Additionally, as planned, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) objected to unanimous consent, which is why he remained seated in the chamber throughout this time. The clerk will now read the whole BBB, which will take hours.

Trump v. CASA, Inc 606 U.S. ____(2025) No. 24A884
https://vineofliberty.com/2025/06/28/trump-v-casa-inc-606-u-s-____2025-no-24a884/
“Well, bless your heart.” “Even the gun nuts want assault weapons bans, they keep telling me ‘come and take it’” “May you live in interesting times.” All of these sound polite yet are not. They have meaning that is decades or even centuries old. “Bless your heart” is a southern way of politely saying, “you can go F yourself.” “Come and take it.” is a reference to Mexico attempting to take a cannon from a small Texas town. They didn’t. It means that we will not go quietly into the dark. “May you live in interesting times” is a translation of a Chinese curse. “My estimated colleague” is a term of phrase used in congress to mean, “That MFing AH.” Or similar words. “My friend” in oral arguments means, “That stupid ass that is arguing with me.” In the Supreme Court, the majority opinion refers to “the principal dissent” or “JUSTICE KAGAN’s dissent”. If there is only one dissent, they will refer to it as “the dissent.” They do not call each other out by name. It isn’t polite, it isn’t respectful……………..

After Major Cuts to Waste and Fraud, Social Security Payments Show Largest Single Monthly Drop in History
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/after-major-cuts-to-waste-and-fraud-social-security-payments-show-largest-single-monthly-drop-in-history.html/
The Social Security Administration’s new identity verification policy is already delivering results. By requiring in-person or online verification, they’re cutting off fraudulent claims at the source—no more phantom beneficiaries draining the system. This isn’t about slashing legitimate payouts; it’s about torching the $2.9B in waste we saw with contracts like the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s sketchy “Influx Care Facility” deals. Real security means protecting taxpayers AND ensuring every dollar reaches Americans who earned it. The historic drop proves bureaucrats were rubber-stamping fraud for years.

Socialist NYC Mayoral Zohran Mamdani Wants to Raise Taxes on White Neighborhoods
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/racist-socialist-nyc-mayoral-zohran-mamdani-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-white-neighborhoods.html/
Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to hike property taxes for “richer and whiter neighborhoods” in an eyebrow-raising proposal that aims to ease the burden on homeowners in the outer boroughs. The soak-the-rich proposal is buried in Mamdani’s campaign platform that calls to fix the city’s notoriously skewed property tax system, in which ritzy brownstones are hit at lower rates than homes and rentals in lower-income neighborhoods. “Shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods,”

Trump Urges Passage of “No Tax Dollars for Riots” Act
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/trump-urges-passage-of-no-tax-dollars-for-riots-act.html/
CONGRESSMAN KEVIN Kiley’s “NO TAX DOLLARS FOR RIOTS” legislation should be passed immediately. I am hereby instructing my Administration not to pay ANY money to these radicalized groups, regardless of the legislation. They get paid to incite riots, burn down or destroy a city, then come back to the trough to get money to help rebuild it. NO MORE MONEY!!! Let’s see what the spineless, gutless GOP Congress does with this

Hegseth Goes Up Against the Cultural Revolutionaries
https://gellerreport.com/2025/06/hegseth-goes-up-against-the-cultural-revolutionaries.html/
The facts of the matter are straightforward. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is striking back against the Obama/Biden cultural revolution by, among other actions, renaming the USNS Harvey Milk, a Navy oil tanker, after Medal of Honor recipient Oscar V. Peterson. The reactions from leftists, however, are as predictable as they are revealing. The left’s rage over the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk reflects their shock and horror at the fact that their victory is not inevitable. The “progressives” confidently tell one another, and the world at large, that “history” is on their side and is moving inexorably in the direction of causes they favor. In such a scenario, setbacks have no place. The left is supposed to be moving society confidently ahead into pure socialism, and we are constantly told that we can “never go back.” Well, thanks to Pete Hegseth, we just did. We went back to honoring valor, courage, and self-sacrifice. We went back to removing the military from the realm of pushing social agendas.

Military War College Professors Still Show Their Left-Wing Stripes
https://redstate.com/chase-spears/2025/06/29/military-war-college-professors-still-show-their-left-wing-stripes-n2191030
It’s a reality that many military officers—especially faculty at military colleges—tend to lean left of center. Still, this comment from the CGSC professor caught me by surprise. Two issues immediately came to mind. First, the post reflected an ignorance of the president’s authority as commander-in-chief. Many experts have clarified that the president has the legal authority to order limited military engagements without prior congressional authorization. I won’t belabor that point here. But I do question how someone who has spent his entire adult life in the military—as both an officer and now a civilian instructor teaching mid-career officers—can appear unfamiliar with such basic knowledge of the craft. This is the kind of misunderstanding we expect from social media pundits, not seasoned professionals within the military education system.

GOP Rep Files Impeachment Articles Against Judge Who Blocked Trump’s National Guard Order
It seems like some judges have forgotten their job. They wear black robes, but they act like they have crowns on their heads. They sit in courtrooms but think they are ruling from a throne. These powerful, unelected officials often stop common-sense policies that were put in place by the leaders we actually voted for…Rep. Randy Fine, R-La., is filing a resolution to remove U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer from the bench on Friday. “The goal is to get judges to do their jobs. If we’re not going to try to hold accountable the ones that aren’t, then they have no incentive to stop,”

Cattle Herd Rebuild Begins Just As Consumers Get Slaughtered By Record Beef Prices
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/major-turning-point-american-ranchers-herd-rebuild-underway
The path to rebuilding starts with reviving regional microprocessing plants across the country—creating a more resilient, decentralized food supply chain that’s less vulnerable to disruptions. Just as important, Americans need to rethink how they buy beef: skip the globalist mega-supermarkets and instead support local ranchers directly.

YES, THEY ARE THIS STUPID
Joy Reid Outdoes the Leftists Who Like to Call Trump Hitler
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/06/29/joy-reid-outdoes-the-leftists-who-like-to-call-trump-hitler-n4941278
The latest example of this comes from deposed (and, of course, bitterly resentful) MSNBC host Joy Reid, who went on an extended rant Tuesday targeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio as well as Trump. It was an extension of her 2019 claim that Trump was the focus of a “racial and religious cult of personality” and that white evangelical Christians took Orange Man Bad to be the “chosen one of God,” but this time Reid zeroed in on Rubio and sailed far beyond her earlier charges and directly into straight-up lunatic territory.

A Grand Ayatollah In Iran Just Issued A Fatwa That Designates Donald Trump As An “Enemy Of God”, And That Normally Results In Execution
https://michaeltsnyder.substack.com/p/a-grand-ayatollah-in-iran-just-issued
One of the most important Shiite clerics in the entire world, Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi of the Iranian holy city of Qom, has just issued a fatwa which officially declares Donald Trump to be an “enemy of God”. In Iran, those that are designated to be “enemies of God” under Islamic law are normally executed. According to an Iranian news source, the reason why Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi has issued this fatwa is because Trump threatened Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other top Iranian leaders…

FIREARM NEWS
They are fueled by fear so they do not dare boldness.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/they-are-fueled-by-fear-so-they-do
…Dear Republican Legislators: They will never like you. You will not be wooed and soothed by the herd of “The View” nor applauded by Rachel Maddow nor get an standing ovation at the DNC. Stop acting like an abused girlfriend. Punch them in the nuts and be bold, take a chance. We are done voting Blue even if it comes wrapped on GOP Red foil. You are afraid to lose Congress? Your cowardice is the reason that will happen.

He Broke In And Pointed A Gun At Her, Then This Granny Went Full Charles Bronson
https://threepercenternation.com/2025/06/21/he-broke-in-and-pointed-a-gun-at-her-then-this-granny-went-full-charles-bronson-video-7/
Take, for instance, the tale of Texas grandmother Rebbie Roberson. She’s sitting at home one night, watching television and minding her own business. Sitting there, not bothering anyone. Out of nowhere,, a burglar appears in her home and is pointing a gun to her head…he wasted no time turning around and pointing the gun right in HIS face. In what might be the most logical move he’d made that day, he turned around and began running out of the house…She wasn’t content to let sleeping dogs lie. She began opening fire, missing him but leaving several sizable bullet holes in the walls of her house. I can only imagine the damage she would have done to this guy if one of the rounds had made contact.
(LUCKY for her, she missed – You can NOT shoot a fleeing felon/suspect – period – full stop – jlr)(obviously this lady needs some serious range time – jlr)

IN HUMORE EST VERITAS – (I don’t always agree with all of them – jlr)
Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (359th Edition)
https://www.dukeofgood.com/p/truth-bomb-central-memes-that-expose-ed3

“Avoid crowds – Get Out of the Cities. – NOW.  A year too soon is better than a day too late” – John Wilder @  https://wilderwealthywise.com/

“God created all men, but Samuel Colt made them equal.” – Unknown

“A Smith & Wesson does more for empowering women than Feminism ever could” – Greg Gutfeld 29 Jul 2017

Don’t Do: stupid sh*t, with stupid people, in stupid places, at stupid times. – paraphrasing John Farnam, firearms instructor

“An armed society is a polite society” – Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

“People sleep peaceably in their bed at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” – Eric Arthur Blair (AKA – George Orwell)

“If your plan is to come to my house when things get bad, you need a better plan”- like being invited, having a useful skill, bringing food, or ammunition – jlr76380

“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero” – https://www.zerohedge.com/

Last year, I purchased a Sig P365 XMacro. This is the “large” version of the P365, longer barrel, and a 17 round mag.

It turns out that my nephew wanted the same pistol, having looked at mine, he offered to buy it.

Being a good uncle, I sold it to him at my cost, plus shipping to his local FFL.

Because I was selling it so close to the time I had purchased the gun, we figured the safe thing to do was to send it to his local FFL for the 4473 BS.

The day I shipped it, I knew I had made a mistake. I really wanted that pistol, it felt good in my hand. It pointed like my 1911s. It rang steel.

One issue I have with it, is the magazines. This is a double stacked, single feed magazine. It holds 17 rounds, but the grip is narrow compared to most other double stacked pistols, my Glock and H&K for example.

You cannot load this without a reloading tool. I could get maybe 12 rounds into it before it would become too difficult to do with just my thumb, I could not get 17 rounds into it with just my thumb.

Even with the reloading tool, that final round is a bitch. I hold the magazine flat on the table, slap the tool hard to make room for that final round, then slip it under the feed lips. Without the tool, this is a 15 round magazine. Still better than regular 7 round 1911 mags, or 8 round extended 1911 mags.

So I’m in the process of changing out my EDC pistol. The holster system is the same as I use for the 1911s, but because the Sig weighs less, there is less pulling that side of my pants low. I’ll be picking up a mag holder shortly.

Currently, I’ve got an Alien Gear IWB Cloak Tuck. It has the same adjustments as the Shapeshifter system I use for my other pistols. The difference is in the retention system, the shell doesn’t move to other backers (OWB, Appendix, Shoulder, or paddle), it is only an IWB, and it is slightly slimmer than the Shapeshifter shells.

It isn’t all that difficult to go from 8+1 and a mag to 17+1 with no quick access mags.

Over the coming weeks I’ll do some range time to become comfortable drawing, presenting and hitting what I aim for.

Exciting times.

“Well, bless your heart.”

“Even the gun nuts want assault weapons bans, they keep telling me ‘come and take it'”

“May you live in interesting times.”

All of these sound polite yet are not. They have meaning that is decades or even centuries old.

“Bless your heart” is a southern way of politely saying, “you can go F yourself.”

“Come and take it.” is a reference to Mexico attempting to take a cannon from a small Texas town. They didn’t. It means that we will not go quietly into the dark.

“May you live in interesting times” is a translation of a Chinese curse.

“My estimated colleague” is a term of phrase used in congress to mean, “That MFing AH.” Or similar words.

“My friend” in oral arguments means, “That stupid ass that is arguing with me.”

In the Supreme Court, the majority opinion refers to “the principal dissent” or “JUSTICE KAGAN’s dissent”. If there is only one dissent, they will refer to it as “the dissent.”

They do not call each other out by name. It isn’t polite, it isn’t respectful.

Justice Barrett wrote this. And 5 other justices signed on to it. This is a public spanking of the least qualified justice on the Supreme Court. “…view is at odds…” is court speak for “is wrong.”

I can’t find the words to express how much of a slap in the face this language is. This is the Law Professor talking down to a C- student that didn’t bother to do their homework.

The highlighted phrase indicates that this is not just Justice Barrett with this opinion of Jackson, it is all the Justices that signed on to the majority opinion. There is no mistaking this for anything than what it is. The majority is calling out Jackson as being unqualified to sit on the court.

There are dozens of articles out there talking about how the end to Universal Injunctions is good for this country. This case will end most of the legal battles against the Trump Administration.

The only reason these cases were being filed was to stop the Trump Administration from carrying out their actions. There have been no findings of merit in any of these cases. Merely inferior court judges saying they think the plaintiffs (bad guys) might win, and because it is so important, they are blocking the Administration.

Under normal circumstances, this would be a 3 to 10 year block on the Administration.

Now that the delay tactic is gone, there is no reason to file losing cases. The money will dry up, and these cases will just evaporate.

Conclusion

I have been disappointed that Amy hasn’t voted for cert in a number of Second Amendment cases. What I have noticed is that her arguments are clear and well-founded in our Nation’s history and traditions of regulations. She is doing the right thing, even if I don’t like the outcomes.

This case is still another “plain text, history, and tradition” result. This court has been standing firm in that belief.

When Kagan wrote the majority opinion in S&W v. Mexico, she referenced the plain text of the constitution, the plain text of the regulation, and the history and tradition of this Nation’s regulations.

I’m looking forward to a great Second Amendment opinion in the 2025 Term, likely released in June, 2026.