Poem: Rumbling

Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone

“If you can hear the whales / through your glowing foot roots, / then stand up. / Open your mouth. / Let their aria rip through you. / Let it pound up and out / so the others can find you. / Burrrp! / Now’s not the time for politeness, my love. / We’re staring down mass extinction. / We don’t have time to be cool. / Care! It’s fine! / There’s a rumbling in your belly. / Can you feel it? / An inner ocean, / still teeming with luminescent jellyfish, / dulled by a thin coat of plastic, / immortal but dying anyway. / For so many / their foot roots / have withered away
somewhere in between an Uber shift / and a Door Dash, / and besides, / their heart, / rick-roll racketed by rent scam subscriptions, / beats too loud and fast / to hear any stupid whales….” (06/21/26)

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/06/21/rumbling/

Zelensky returns highest Polish honour after award stripped

Source: BBC News [UK State Media]

“Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has returned Poland’s highest honour after his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki said he was stripping him of the award. The Polish Order of the White Eagle was bestowed on Zelensky in 2023 by then-President Andrzej Duda. But Kyiv caused outrage last month after renaming a Ukrainian army unit after a group of controversial World War Two fighters called the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). Three senior Ukrainian officials have also said they are returning awards bestowed by Poland, to show solidarity with their president. Many in Ukraine regard the UPA, which existed in the 1940s and 1950s, as heroes who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Soviet Red Army, Nazi Germany and Polish authorities. The group’s red and black flag is often used by Ukrainian troops on the front line today.” (06/20/26)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2lye7xje9yo

Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment

Source: The Volokh Conspiracy
by David Kopel

“Arguing to uphold the ban, the government had to argue that marijuana users were more dangerous than the general population. Yet as the Court pointed out, marijuana is legal in most States. And Congress has constricted Department of Justice funding for enforcement of federal marijuana laws. Moreover, the Executive branch has moved some marijuana from Schedule I (outlawed) to Schedule III (regulated). In short, Hemani rests on foundations that both originalists and a non-originalists can find compelling.” (06/19/26)

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/19/fiddlers-drunkards-marijuana-and-the-second-amendment/

M&M’s to remove artificial dyes, eliminate two iconic colors

Source: Yahoo! News

“M&M’s is embracing the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement with a new product set to launch this summer. The iconic brand will introduce a version of its candies made without artificial dyes beginning in August, as it marks its 85th anniversary. However, the change comes with a tradeoff: M&M’s plans to eliminate its blue and brown candies from the lineup. Mars told The Wall Street Journal the colors could not be recreated with natural ingredients at a reasonable cost.” (06/20/26)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/m-m-remove-artificial-dyes-224823417.html

Did Trump Snooker Iran?

Source: American Greatness
by Ken Timmerman

“To evaluate the Iran Memorandum of Understanding on its merits, beyond the hype, let’s start by separating what we know from what we don’t. Iran’s military has been destroyed. It has no air force, no navy, and no air defenses. We have obliterated Iran’s uranium enrichment plants, its uranium mills, and its uranium hexafluoride conversion facility, as well as the secret bomb-making workshops in Parchin that Iran would never allow the IAEA to inspect. We have destroyed most of Iran’s ability to manufacture drones and ballistic missiles. We have shattered the Iranian economy. We have pitted the regime against itself, as seen in recent demonstrations organized by hard-liners against the MoU. We have also demonstrated that America has a new ‘special relationship’ – with Israel, not Britain.” [editor’s note: I really need to find this guy’s LSD dealer – TLK] (06/20/26)

https://amgreatness.com/2026/06/20/did-trump-snooker-iran/

Russia: Regime frees 24 Filipinos after Marcos talks with Putin

Source: SFGate

“Russia has freed 24 Filipinos who were detained for months without charges in a Siberian city, after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised concern for them in a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Philippine officials said Saturday. The 24 arrived in Manila aboard two flights early Sunday, and the first batch was welcomed by Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, who accompanied Marcos in his talks with Putin on Wednesday in the Russian city of Kazan, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac welcomed the final batch of freed workers before dawn. His agency provided unspecified aid to the workers, who were detained in a Russian region known for its extreme winter temperatures..” (06/20/26)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/russia-frees-24-filipinos-after-marcos-talks-with-22313406.php