Source: Reason
“The Fox News personality reflects on her evolution from a contrarian Republican to a libertarian and her belief that personal freedom, humor, and not giving a shit are the keys to a better America.” (06/11/25)
https://reason.com/podcast/2025/06/11/kennedy-a-gen-x-rebels-journey-from-mtv-to-fox-news/
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“With President Trump’s deployment of U.S. troops to Los Angeles, this is a good time to review the deep antipathy that America’s Founding Fathers and our American ancestors had toward ‘standing armies,’ which was the term they used for the national-security state form of governmental structure under which we have all been born and raised. This is especially true given that Trump has indicated a disdain for due process of law, has suggested a desire to suspend habeas corpus, has demonstrated a dislike for freedom of speech, has shown a proclivity for ruling by executive decree, has raised taxes without specific consent of Congress, has ignored judicial orders, has displayed a proclivity for declaring national emergencies, and has shown a contempt for judicial interference with the exercise of his powers.” (06/11/25)
https://www.fff.org/2025/06/11/trumps-use-of-his-standing-army/
Source: Bloomberg
“Iran warned it will retaliate following a decision by the United Nations atomic watchdog to censure the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, deepening a crisis that’s also drawn in the US and Israel. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors approved a resolution in Vienna on Thursday that deemed Iran in non-compliance of its international obligations, setting up a potential referral to the UN Security Council for a renewal of sanctions. Iran will ‘consider appropriate responses, including initiating the process of withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,’ Iran’s ambassador to UN, Saeid Iravani, said ahead of the vote, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.” (06/12/25)
Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal
“It seems most people hate or fear other people more than they value their own liberty. Centuries of acting on this character flaw have led to where we are now. It’s why we Americans have so little liberty left, and why government is allowed to license most of what remains. If you’re willing to sacrifice liberty to punish someone else, you’re part of the problem. If you want to be free to do the things you like, but want government to prohibit others from doing the things they like, you need to be smarter. Is anyone being violated by either of you? If so, stop. If not, calm down.” (06/11/25)
Source: The Dispatch
“Michael Moynihan, friend of the podcast and hostof ‘The Moynihan Report,’ joins Jonah Goldberg for an impromptu episode to discuss the Los Angeles riots and their ramifications for both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party, their thoughts on Sister Souljah moments, Greta Thunberg’s maiden voyage, and the shameful lack of hippie punching.” (06/11/25)
Source: CNN
“A federal judge granted Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas corpus petition and barred the Trump administration from continuing to seek his detention, according to a court order. New Jersey District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz ordered a stay of the preliminary injunction until Friday at 9:30 a.m., which allows the government to seek an appellate review if it chooses to do so, he wrote. … Khalil, the Columbia University graduate at the center of a high-profile deportation fight with the US government over his pro-Palestinian views, personally responded to the government’s claims that he’s a threat to foreign policy for the first time in a sworn legal declaration unsealed last week. His wife, Noor Abdalla, said in a statement that Khalil should be released immediately to his home in New York to be with family.” (06/11/25)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/us/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-update
Source: Freeman’s Perspective
by Paul Rosenberg
“It seems there are easily a hundred thousand Bitcoin (or crypto) millionaires, with more reaching that level as the numbers rise. A million dollars isn’t actually that much money anymore, but it makes a nice marker all the same. Bitcoiners, then, are becoming people of means. Some more, some less of course, but if you think back on your expectations as you started this journey, you may have to concede that you’re at least somewhat well-off. … having means gives us new choices to make. So, do we want to live in our garret apartments forever, or do we want to live full lives and improve the world while we’re at it? What’s the purpose of this whole thing anyway? As it happens, we are positioned to be of more help to our friends and neighbors than hiding out and being right.” (06/11/25)
https://freemansperspective.com/its-time-for-bitcoiners-to-become-pillars-of-their-communities/
Source: Associated Press
“Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional several laws restricting abortion access, including a ban beyond 20 weeks of gestation. The measures approved by Republican lawmakers in 2021 had been blocked since a judge issued a preliminary injunction against them that year. While the case was pending, voters passed an initiative that enshrined the right to abortions in the Montana Constitution. Justices said in Monday’s ruling that the state constitution included a ‘right to be left alone’ and have access to abortions. They said that right was not affected by a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended a half-century of nationwide abortion rights.” (06/10/25)
Source: CounterPunch
by John W Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
“In Trump’s America, the bar for martial law is no longer constitutional — it’s personal. What is unfolding right now in California — with hundreds of Marines deployed domestically; thousands of National Guard troops federalized; and military weapons, tactics and equipment on full display — is intended to intimidate, distract and discourage us from pulling back the curtain on the reality of the self-serving corruption, grift, graft, overreach and abuse that have become synonymous with his Administration. Don’t be distracted. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t be sidelined by the spectacle of a police state. This is yet another manufactured crisis fomented by the Deep State.” (06/11/25)
Source: The New Arab [UK]
“An Israeli court has approved the continued detention of eight international activists [abducted] from the Madleen aid boat, which was intercepted by Israeli [pirates] in international waters on Monday. The eight detainees had refused to sign deportation papers, unlike four other activists, including Greta Thunberg, who were forcibly deported on Tuesday. According to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site, the activists will remain in custody for an unspecified period while Israeli immigration authorities process their deportation. … [Legal center] Adalah maintains that the court ruling is invalid because it is based on an illegal entry into Israel, which, they argue, did not occur. The Madleen was sailing in international waters and heading toward Gaza, part of the State of Palestine, not Israeli territory. The organisation also argued that the interception of the vessel was a violation of international law.” (06/11/25)
https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-court-upholds-detention-gaza-bound-madleen-activists