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Qatar blames Iran for strike on tanker in strait as crowds mourn Khamenei — Reuters
U.S. revokes Iran oil sales authorization after tanker attacks — CNBC
In NATO talks, Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Iran, says he may sell Turkey F-35 jets — ABC News
Curtains For Maine Dem Senate Candidate Platner?
Report: Graham Platner Accused of Breaking into Woman’s House, Sexually Assaulting Her — Breitbart
Sanders Urges Platner To Drop Out — Outnumbered, X
Warren Urges Platner To Drop Out — Fox News
Khanna and Gallego withdraw Platner endorsements — Politico
NYT Knew About the Platner Sexual Assault Allegations and Downplayed Them — Hot Air
Maine Dems can still dump embattled Graham Platner — as long as he beats a key deadline — New York Post
Platner won’t drop out of Senate race unless he names his successor — Politics & Poll Tracker, X
Far Left Now Runs The Dems’ Show
Hakeem Jeffries confronted on ‘you’re next’ chants following NY Democratic socialist victories — Fox News, via MSN
1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones: ‘Entire Existence of the United States’ Is a ‘Crime’ — Breitbart
They Teach Your Kids: Teachers Union Calls For Trump’s Removal, Reparations, And ICE ‘Red Cards’ — Daily Wire
Socialist Poised To Be DC’s Next Mayor Says She Now Regrets Backing Resolution Condemning Antisemitism, Unearthed DSA Recording Shows — Washington Free Beacon
Antisemitism Is Not A Fringe Position In The Democratic Party — Daily Wire
How Sick Is Kentucky Sen. McConnell?
If McConnell Is Gravely Ill, Kentucky Deserves Clarity — PJ Media
Once A ‘Quick Win,’ Ukraine-Russia War Now Putin’s Quagmire
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s largest oil refinery as Zelensky says Siberia now ‘within reach’ — CNBC
Zelensky is in denial about Ukraine’s war hopes — Jennifer Kavanagh, UnHerd
Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds — New York Times
Most Russian recruits have life expectancy of just 20 minutes on Ukraine front lines, chilling report claims — New York Post, via AOL
President Zelensky Opens NATO Summit With Plea For Missiles and Alliance Membership — Breitbart
Blue State Blues: Dem Leaders Show Why Their States Are Lagging
Gavin Newsom hands 136 acres of beloved California coastline to Indigenous tribes — New York Post
Minnesota mayor spent Fourth of July weekend in Somalia: report — Alpha News
The Disgraceful Mamdanis — Batya Ungar-Sargon
Bankrupt, Corrupt Cuban Regime Clings To Illusion Of Communism
Cuba plunges into third major blackout this year as power crisis worsens — Fox News
Castro heir wants favorable Trump deal as nation unravels — USA Today
Cuba’s Surveillance State Keeps Communist Party Afloat — Newsmax
Miscellaneous, But Important, Things . . .
Mamdani’s Embittered Fourth of July Rant to America — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
To Combat Academic Fraud, Scholars Confront Hallowed Tradition: ‘Publish Or Perish’ — Real Clear Investigations
The Third-World Communist DSA is a Real Threat to Republicans — American Thinker
Progressive Hypocrisy: If the Land Was Stolen, Give It Back — Brian C. Joondeph, American Thinker
Nigel Farage Resigns From Parliament to Run for ‘People vs Establishment’ Special Election — Breitbart
Can Europe Be Saved? — John Hinderaker, Powerline
Voting, California Style — Roger D. McGrath, Chronicles Magazine
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