Source: Politico
“The U.S.’[s] chief mailman told lawmakers Wednesday that his agency would restrict the delivery of mail-in ballots in states that don’t hand over a list of eligible voters, in line with proposed rules ordered by President Donald Trump. Postmaster General David Steiner dismissed Senate Democrats’ concerns that the floated regulations are an attempt by Trump to federalize elections, instead characterizing the proposal as an assurance that ‘the right ballots are going to the right people’ during an appearance before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.” [editor’s note: Per 18 US Code § 1702, “Whoever takes any letter, postal card, or package … before it has been delivered to the person to whom it was directed, with design to obstruct the correspondence … shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.” – TLK] (06/24/26)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/usps-mail-in-voting-state-voter-rolls-00974142
Source: The Tom Woods Show
“So They Destroyed Our Money. Now What?” (06/24/26)
https://tomwoods.com/ep-2772-so-they-destroyed-our-money-now-what/
Source: Antiwar.com
“Katz: US Hasn’t Asked Israel To Leave Lebanon, Trump Asks for $70 Billion for Iran War, and More.” (06/24/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU46wjFAvC0
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“Is it okay to speak freely when you’re just one person but wrong when you’re organizationally cooperating with others? The latter speech is the target of a Center for American Progress ‘Plan to Beat Citizens United”’ launched in 2025. The hope is to stomp our freedom of speech when we speak as members of incorporated entities — unless the corporation is a news media company.” (06/25/26)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/06/24/freedom-of-organizational-speech/
Source: Rutherford Institute
by John & Nisha Whitehead
“This is a year of strange anniversaries. Two hundred and fifty years ago, a band of revolutionaries declared their independence from a king. America’s founders rejected concentrated power. They denounced standing armies. They distrusted government secrecy. They risked their lives to escape a ruler who could tax without consent, wage war without accountability, and govern without meaningful restraint. Twenty-five years ago, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, America embarked on a very different journey. The federal government claimed extraordinary emergency powers. Surveillance expanded. Wars multiplied. Executive authority grew. Constitutional safeguards were weakened in the name of security. One anniversary marked a revolt against empire. The other marked the normalization of it.” (06/24/26)
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/empire_at_250_can_the_principles_of_1776_survive_the_american_police_state
Source: USA Today
“Massive, twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700 others as buildings collapsed across several states in the South American nation, officials said. In an early update on June 25, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez warned that the death toll is expected to climb as rescuers continue searching through the rubble. … The first quake occurred at around 6:04 p.m. local time about 15 miles east-northeast of San Felipe, Venezuela, data from the U.S. Geological Survey showed. The temblor, initially reported as a magnitude 7.1, had a depth of about 12.6 miles, and its epicenter was west of Morón, a town located on the country’s Caribbean coast. Less than a minute later, the USGS reported a second major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5.” (06/25/26)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/06/24/venezuela-earthquake-tsunami-threats/90684878007/
Source: Liberty International
by Kozeta Çuadari Çika
“Albania is experiencing its most significant civic mobilisation since the fall of communism, fuelled by the massive anti-government demonstrations known as the ‘Flamingo Revolution.’ What began as a localised environmental protest against a multi-billion-dollar luxury resort development has escalated into a nationwide revolt. Hundreds of thousands of citizens of all ages are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his administration. The initial catalyst for the unrest was a development project valued at between $4.6 billion and $5.7 billion, backed by Affinity Partners — an investment firm led by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The project targets the pristine, uninhabited Sazan Island and the environmentally sensitive Vjosa-Narta protected coastal zone near the village of Zvërnec. First of all, major transparency concerns have arisen over how coastal land titles were transferred to private entities.” (06/24/26)
https://liberty-intl.org/2026/06/24/albanias-flamingo-revolution-a-fight-for-property-liberty-and-the-right-to-stay/
Source: The Political Orphanage
“Zuby Grew up in a Company Town.” (06/24/26)
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/zuby-grew-up-in-a-company-town
Source: Courthouse News Service
“Frozen bank accounts, canceled credit cards and blocked travel led three International Criminal Court judges to sue the Trump administration Wednesday, arguing they were punished simply for the cases they decided. In the 66-page complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the trio asks a judge to strike down President Donald Trump’s sanctions order, remove Judges Kimberly Prost, Solomy Bossa and Reine Alapini-Gansou from the U.S. sanctions list, unblock any frozen property and bar the government from enforcing the measures against them. … Trump signed Executive Order 14203 on Feb. 6, 2025, after the ICC pursued investigations involving U.S. personnel in Afghanistan and Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza. The order declared a national emergency and authorized sanctions against foreign nationals involved in ICC investigations or prosecutions targeting U.S. citizens or nationals of allied countries that do not recognize the court’s jurisdiction.” (06/24/26)
https://courthousenews.com/sanctioned-icc-judges-sue-trump-in-new-york/
Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal
“No one gets to decide what others need. As long as they aren’t stealing it, it’s none of your business. If someone earns a quadrillion dollars by giving customers what they want and by filling a niche, they aren’t a problem. It’s a positive thing for society, and only ignorant people get upset over it. It’s trendy to hate rich people. It’s also incredibly stupid. Most of the people upset over ‘excessive’ wealth — such as the tax-addicted politicians and their followers — contribute nothing. Takers envy makers. For a millionaire politician to demand that a billionaire entrepreneur hand over some percentage of his money is dishonest. The entrepreneur contributes; the politician is a parasite who only takes.” (06/24/26)
https://www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/06/24/voices/opinion-rich-people-are-not-a-problem/233710.html
