Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal
“I’ve never considered myself a particularly brave person, but I’ve never been afraid enough to feel like I needed to be governed or to have you governed on my behalf. I’ve never been so afraid that I was willing to give up essential liberty for a false feeling of safety. I can’t comprehend this level of irrational fear.” (06/10/26)
Source: CBC News [Canadian state media]
“Amnesty International said that a significant acceleration in the speed and scale of Israeli annexation measures in the occupied West Bank amounted to a campaign of ‘ethnic cleansing’ aimed at removing Palestinians and ultimately annexing the territory. In a new report published Wednesday, the global human rights organization accused Israel’s government of implementing a state-led and -sponsored campaign that has resulted in the forcible displacement Palestinians in the West Bank. … Israel has in the past denounced accusations including allegations of ‘ethnic cleansing,’ as reflecting longtime unfair bias. It did not immediately respond to the Amnesty report.” (06/10/26)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/west-bank-settlements-israel-amnesty-report-9.7229832
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“[A]fter saying 12 years ago that marijuana policy should decided by the states, the Times now wants the federal government to be involved: ‘The federal government needs to be part of these solutions. Leaving taxes and regulations to the states threatens to create a race to the bottom in which people can cross state lines to buy their pot. Congress can set a floor, as it has done, however inadequately, with alcohol and tobacco, and states can build on it as they choose.’ The goal should be ‘to balance personal freedom and public health.’ Libertarians have likewise had some second thoughts about marijuana legalization, but not for the same reasons as the New York Times, Republican and conservative drug warriors, or state marijuana prohibitionists. The issue with libertarians is that marijuana legalization is not marijuana freedom.” (06/10/26)
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/second-thoughts-on-marijuana-legalization/
Source: The Hill
“The Florida Supreme Court paved the way for Republicans to use a new House map that the party hopes will net them up to four seats in November – delivering another blow to Democrats’ efforts to push back against GOP redistricting. In a 6-1 ruling, the high court declined a bid from groups challenging the map to temporarily halt the use of the new Republican-friendly House lines and instead implement the current map for this fall’s elections as the broader case over the congressional map makes its way through the courts. Florida’s currently congressional delegation has a 20-8 edge favoring the GOP, but the new map could offer Republicans as much as a 24-4 advantage.” (06/10/26)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5919055-florida-gop-house-map-approved
Source: Cato Institute
by Emily Ekins & Jonah Messinger
“The newly released Social Security Trustees’ annual report shows that the Social Security Trust Fund’s finances have deteriorated further. The trust fund is now projected to be depleted sooner than previously expected, meaning Congress will face an even larger financing gap. Closing that gap will require larger tax increases, deeper benefit cuts, or some combination of both. Recent polling on Social Security from the Cato Institute in collaboration with YouGov offers some clues about how Americans are likely to respond to this news. Americans are aware that Social Security is underfunded, but many do not understand the severity of the problem.” (06/10/26)
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Not Again! Senate Moves To FORCE Intel Sharing With Israel!” (06/10/26)
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Sofia Karstens
“By now, everyone knows the basics of the California fires that burned down the Palisades and Altadena. And most people are aware of the shady ‘Make it make sense’ particulars around our elected officials and the quasi- and government agencies like the LA DWP. Some people understand the corruption, fraud, and coordination of criminal activity that has led us here. Far fewer understand how deeply that dysfunction persists, and the degree to which it has been amplified.” (06/10/26)
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott
“In mid-June, on the margins of the G7 France summit, Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi will tell Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, that Japan wishes to begin negotiating an economic partnership agreement with the Southern Common Market — or, Mercosur, the South American customs union comprised of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The overture to the South American trade bloc, confirmed in the last week of May by Japanese officials familiar with the plan, would be the first large-scale trade negotiation launched under Takaichi’s administration. The potential for Japan is enormous — not just for international trade, but also for buttressing its free-market economic mission at home.” (06/10/26)
Source: The Hill
by Kiim Wehle
“On April 30, 2026, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) entered a statement into the Congressional Record by 36 physicians — including neurologists, psychiatrists, and specialists in cognitive disorders from Harvard, Tufts, Columbia, and George Washington University. These doctors warned of President Trump’s ‘rapidly worsening, reality-untethered, increasingly dangerous decline.’ They called him ‘mentally unfit’ and said he must be removed ‘with the greatest urgency,’ citing his ‘grandiose and delusional beliefs,’ ‘reckless threats of violence,’ ‘seemingly compulsive, manic-like late-night communications,’ and ‘fixation on perceived enemies.’ Citing his access to nuclear codes, they called for use of the 25th Amendment. But the chances now seem more remote than ever. Unlike during Trump’s first term, when the possibility of invoking the Constitution’s 25th Amendment was at least openly debated, no one in Trump’s close orbit will now speak truth to power.” (06/10/26)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5914003-trump-decline-25th-amendment/
Source: Seattle Times
“Hollywood directors on Tuesday reached a four-year tentative contract agreement with studios and streaming services. The deal struck between the Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers came four weeks after talks began. The talks were the first under new DGA President Christopher Nolan, who took the job in September. Along with similar four-year deals — longer than the industry three — ratified in recent weeks by unions representing writers and actors, the DGA agreement adds to the likelihood of long-term labor peace despite many other industry upheavals. The collective bargaining agreement must still be approved by the guild’s national board, and no details on the terms will be released until then, the DGA said in a statement. It then must be ratified by the guild membership.” (06/10/26)