Pink Flame of Liberty, 06/11/26
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“CHRISTLESS NATIONALISM: James White is Right!” (06/11/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Ukraine war: Three killed in mutual attacks
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Three people have been killed in the border region between Russia and Ukraine, according to officials, as the two sides launched attacks on each other in the latest exchange of fire. In Russia, two civilians were killed and two wounded in the region of Bryansk after Kyiv struck the settlement of Suzemka with artillery, Acting Governor Egor Kovalchuk said in a post on Telegram on Friday. A drone also hit an apartment building in Russia’s central region of Tatarstan, injuring three people …. In Ukraine, a drone attack in the border region of Sumy caused casualties. A 44-year-old woman working as a rail station operator died on her way to a shelter during the strike, according to the head of Ukrainian Railways, Oleksandr Pertsovkyi. Another woman, a station attendant, was wounded in the attack, Pertsovkyi added. Three people were wounded in separate attacks on Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region.” (06/12/26)
Iran Is Now More Dangerous Than Ever
Source: Foreign Policy
by Rob Geist Pinfold
“U.S. President Donald Trump’s reason for launching a ‘special military operation’ against Iran in February remains disputed. But the United States’[s] broad goals were clear: compel Iran, which the 2025 National Security Strategy labeled as ‘the region’s chief destabilizing force,’ to abandon its sponsorship of a regional network of violent nonstate actors and curtail its nuclear program. In short, the United States sought to force Iran to comprehensively overhaul its grand strategy, through either regime change or a deal. To understand how badly this effort has failed, it’s important to understand how Iran’s grand strategy has shifted.” (06/11/26)
South Korea: Yoon sentenced to 30 more years over Pyongyang drone plot
Source: CNN
“A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday over charges linked to military drones sent over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his failed December 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap reported. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of abuse of power and aiding the enemy, saying he had conspired in the October 2024 drone incursion from the outset, the news agency said. Yoon denied wrongdoing. His lawyers said he neither ordered nor later approved the operation, which they said was unrelated to martial law and instead a response to months of North Korean launches across the border of balloons stuffed with rubbish. … In February, a South Korean court sentenced Yoon to life in prison after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection linked to the martial law attempt.” (06/11/26)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/asia/south-korean-yoon-suk-yeol-drone-case-jail-intl-hnk
Magnifica Humanitas, AI, and the State
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Ulrich Fromy
“The encyclical Magnifica Humanitas by Pope Leo XIV is a remarkable text in many ways. It recognizes the dangers of technological concentration and the threat that large private platforms pose to human dignity. The text warns of ‘social control made possible by the massive collection of data and use of algorithmic systems’ and speaks of ‘the architecture of visibility.’ However, it has a blind spot: it does not dare to name states as possible architects of these surveillance structures.” (06/11/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/magnifica-humanitas-ai-and-state
Trump names new spy chief after pushback over previous pick
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“US President Donald Trump has named the top federal prosecutor in New York to be the nation’s most senior spy chief, after lawmakers in Congress objected to his previous choice due to lack of relevant experience. Jay Clayton is currently serving as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and is overseeing several prominent cases, including the drug trafficking case against former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. On Thursday, Trump tapped him to be the next director of national intelligence, the country’s top spy chief who oversees 18 government intelligence agencies. Outgoing Director Tulsi Gabbard’s last day is 30 June.” (06/11/26)
The Economist Who Wants To Make the World Poorer
Source: Reason
by Veronique de Rugy
“Thomas Piketty’s plan is a comprehensive program for global managed decline dressed up in the language of climate justice and equality.” (06/11/25)
https://reason.com/2026/06/11/the-economist-who-wants-to-make-the-world-poorer/
The Anarchist Experience, episode 584
Source: The Anarchist Experience
“Rich, Lori, and Riley discuss the sweltering NH heat, the Karmelo Anthony verdict, and why its more acceptable to discriminate based on cultural uniform rather than race.” (06/11/26)
https://theanarchistexperience.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/the-anarchist-experience-584/
UK, Australian, Canadian regimes launch $4 million fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
Source: Reuters
“Britain, Australia and Canada on Thursday launched a peace fund to complement broader efforts towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with each country contributing £1 million ($1.34 million) to the initiative. … The fund will focus on new and existing grassroots projects – particularly those that include youth groups, civil society organisations and women. The £3 million fund will seek to scale up and attract additional donors once operational.” (06/11/26)
US House rejects last-ditch FISA extension ahead of Friday deadline
Source: Axios
“The House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, putting the government’s foreign surveillance authority on track to expire. A standoff over President Trump’s decision to install Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence has jeopardized what lawmakers in both parties consider one of the government’s most important intelligence tools. The vast majority of House Democrats opposed the extension through July 2, along with dozens of conservatives who are upset about a lack of reforms. The vote was 198-218. If Congress doesn’t act, Section 702 will lapse Friday.” (06/11/26)