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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and we praise You for Your Fatherhood and that of all the men who have nurtured us in our lives. Please bless them and, for those in Purgatory, please grant them a Father’s Day vacation from their suffering. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

ASSASSINATION: We can expect this guy’s face to disappear from the Left Stream Media after a pile of “NO KINGS” posters was found in his car.

CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1933921308699664501 [:13] to hear Rep. Melissa Hortman speak tearfully about her vote not long before she and three others were assassinated.

ATC: On Wednesday, acting FAA administrator Chris Rocheleau told the House Appropriations Committee that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to replace its aging air traffic control systems, which still rely on floppy disks and Windows 95 computers.

BORDER: How many military kids woke up yesterday morning wondering the same thing about their deployed dads?

BUH BYE: On May 30, the Supremes ruled that a Biden administration-era parole program could be ended under the Trump administration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent notices to more than 500,000 citizens of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti who are no longer welcome to stay here.

CALIFORNICATION: CLICK https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1933243738933113049 [:54] to see how committed liberal Democrats are to saving the planet. – I may live in one of the few places where the local Democrats walk the walk on this issue. We have to pay for trash pick up, but recycle pick up is free. They come on different days with different trucks and deliver to different locations. The recycle people swore to me that they really do sell everything they can.

DUMB-O-CRATS: “It’s soooo stupid.” [8:05 ] – This was actually the least distressing of all the terrible news this week. Keep praying, my garden buddies. It’s not only good for you, it’s powerful. And, for most of us, it is the best we can offer.

EUTHANASIA: My mother once told me that if we ever legalized abortion, euthanasia would be next. In “compassionate” Canada, where it’s cheaper for the government-run health care system to kill than to heal, a disabled Canadian woman with PTSD from childhood abuse called a mental health and suicide crisis support hotline for help fighting her suicidal thoughts. The operator said, “Well, MAiD [Medical Assistance in Dying] is a legit and legal option. Maybe it’s something you should consider. The medical system seems to be failing you. And you are never going to get the opiate pain medication that you think you need.

GOVERNOR HAIR GEL: Last Thursday, Gavin excitedly announced a federal judge had ordered control of the National Guard in California to be taken away from Trump and given to him on Friday. Later the same day, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Trump’s motion to stay. Trump 1, Gavin 0.

Also on Thursday, Trump signed a trio of congressional resolutions ending California’s restrictive rules for diesel engines and mandates on vehicle sales. “Under the previous administration, the federal government gave left-wing radicals in California dictatorial powers to control the future of the entire car industry all over the country, all over the world, actually. They approved Governor Gavin ‘Newscum’s’ ridiculous plan to impose a 100% ban on all new gas-powered cars within a very short period of time. Think of this, you can’t buy any other car except an electric powered car, and in California they have blackouts and brownouts. They don’t have enough electricity right now.” Trump 2, Gavin 0.

IMMIGRATION: Rich wannabe immigrants can now pay $5 million to register for the fast track to citizenship. At least 15,000 people have already signed up. Commerce Secretary Lutnick says the $5 million ‘Trump Card’ could potentially generate $1 trillion for the nation.

INTIMIDATION: Leftie SF Gate described it as “two senators in quiet conversation.” Yeah, no. Feinstein’s body language is right out of the Democrats’ historical playbook. It was Democrats who forced Native Americans to march the Trail of Tears. It was Democrats who went to war rather than free their slaves. It was Democrats who, having lost the war, instituted segregation and Jim Crow laws to keep them uppity n*****s under their thumbs. It was Democrats who wore white hoods to lynchings and it is Democrats today wearing black bloc to “mostly peaceful protests.”

ISRAEL vs. IRAN: Read below if you need a catch up. I’m too distressed about this to dive in and report on the details. :-(“`

MILITARY: On Saturday, thousands of soldiers and dozens of military vehicles paraded through the streets of Washington to celebrate the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army.

CLICK https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1933193597668438105 [13:29] to see Pete Hegseth tell the history of our nation’s military.

MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS: [:54] – Visit the links below to see video clips that Not the Bee collected.

NO KINGS MARCHES: [5:39] – Reportedly, the vast majority of the people who attended these marches were retired middle class white people. IOW, the same sheeple who were conned by anti-American psyops to protest Vietnam and climate change. This particular issue is especially stupid. Trump is far more law abiding than Obama or Biden were.

SCOTUS: [11:11] – The Supremes voted 9-0 in favor of religious freedom.

S&G: I can’t even go here.

TARGET: Remember the 2011 Tucson shooting and how the Left blamed Sarah Palin’s “targeting” of Gabrielle Gifford’s congressional seat on a campaign map for “inciting” the violence?

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VXg71E3HBxk to see an amazing duo cheer routine.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SO5RvmLDcZo to see a lady crochet a cardigan in 90 seconds. LOL

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, You didn’t need to come to us at all, but You chose to out of Your great love to not only come to us, but to do it through the best of us. In Jesus’ Name, we thank You. Amen.

CATHOLIC: [10:09] – Pope Leo has asked us to pray more often in Latin, a language that is basic to our Catholic heritage.

DOMESTIC TERRORISM: “We’ll burn it all down.” [5:19] – When people tell you who they are, believe them.

FLORIDA: “If you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety. And so if you drive off and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you. You don’t have to sit there and just be a sitting duck and let the mob grab you out of your car and drag you through the streets. You have a right to defend yourself in Florida.” ~Gov. DeSantis

GENESIUS TIMES: LOS ANGELES—In a dazzling display of logic-defying activism, anti-ICE protesters turned the streets of Los Angeles into a blazing paradox yesterday, firebombing the very country they’re desperate to call home—apparently to avoid the heartbreak of returning to the homelands they adore. Armed with Molotov cocktails and a questionable grasp of strategy, the demonstrators torched government buildings while chanting, “Don’t deport us back to paradise!

NEW JERSEY: [2:00] – A federal grand jury has indicted Rep. LaMonica McIver on 3 counts for forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers at a Newark, NJ, ICE facility.

SUMMER OF LOVE 2.0: Add Phoenix and Denver to that list. Andy Ngo says, “The Party for Socialism and Liberation, a communist group that the recent DC Jewish museum gunman suspect belonged to, has organized a direct action against the U.S. government. They’re demanding the end of immigration enforcement.” There are many clips of violence in the various cities at the Not the Bee link below.

TEXAS: [2:09] – Operation Soteria Shield, a month-long, multi-agency effort targeting online sexual exploitation or minors, rescued 109 children and arrested 244 offenders.

GRAMMY NOTES: Mama Buzz adds a page to her journal every day. I love how she combined fragile things with this verse. Also, Dearest’s procedure went perfectly. His heart rhythm is normal and he’s driving himself home as we speak. ❤ Thank you for your prayers!

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LA Riots

The Trump administration has ordered more than 2,000 National Guard troops to deploy to Los Angeles following violent confrontations between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and protesters.

California’s Democrats are on the side of the rioters. First, LA Mayor Karen Bass declared that the city’s official position was to stand on the side of illegal aliens.

Then LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell announced that the police would not provide any assistance to ICE operations.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted, “The Right to assemble and protest does not include a license to attack law enforcement officers, or to impede and obstruct our lawful immigration operations. We are thoroughly reviewing the evidence from yesterday’s incident in Los Angeles and we are working with the US Attorney’s Office to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. The days of chaos ruling the streets are over. Either obey the law, or go to jail, there’s no third option.

CLICK for video clips of the riots:

Mayor of LA @ https://x.com/catturd2/status/1931640222854373510 [:14]

Looting and vandalizing stores @ https://x.com/ChiefTrumpster/status/1931694252372742274 [:14]

City Councilmember @ https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1931557768189690361 [:18]

Burning cars, Mexican flags @ https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1931534338916561182 [:21]

Brush fires @ https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1931533769401331944 [:26]

Inside CBP car @ https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1931480398824890496 [:34]

Throwing rocks @ https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1931450787919786272 [:47]

Laying siege @ https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1931168186839249205 [:45]

Left Stream Media @ https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1931586555430232487 [:54]

ICE agents locked inside building @ https://x.com/drawandstrike/status/1931109630152986908 [1:15]

BEST comment I saw while surfing this subject: “It’s funny how its always people flying Mexican flags that think the worst possible punishment in the world is being sent back to Mexico.”

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please bring this thought to mind when we are tempted to say or text something that isn’t pleasing to You. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BE THE POND: The devil wants us to be the fish, emotion clouds vision and delays obedience. As baptized Christians, we must all be ponds that are filled with Living Water!

DIVORCE: A study entitled “Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children’s Adult Outcomes” was just published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Researchers examined tax and census records for more than 5 million people to examine how parental divorce affected them long-term. The study found these individuals experienced teen births 73% more often than their peers with non-divorced peers; 35% more died by age 25; and 43% more ended up in jail.

DOGE: After 14 weeks, approximately 610,000 of the ~4.6M active federal credit cards/accounts have been deactivated.

EDUCATION: Long-running fraud in federal student aid has stolen about $1 billion of the $120 billion the Department of Education has each year to help low-income students. The fraudsters (largely international crime rings) have used stolen SSNs to sign up for online classes at secondary institutions, receive federal student loans or Pell Grants, use a chatbot to “show up” for the first few days of classes, then disappear with the money. Starting next week, DoE will be doing identity checks on financial aid applicants.

ELON: CLICK https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1930748394215227399 [1:01] to hear Jesse Watters point out that “if you look at this Big, Beautiful Bill, there’s no favors for Elon Musk in it at all.” I hate it when friends fight, so I am choosing to believe they’re pranking the Left. I can totally see The Donald telling Uncle Elon to pretend to fight with him on social media as a Big, Beautiful Thank You for his service. If Elon “hates” Trump, the Left will stop persecuting him and Tesla. I doubt very much that either of these men care a toot about their net worth; they’re so wealthy, a drop in stock prices wouldn’t affect their life styles. But a drop in Tesla sales that leads to layoffs would affect the lifestyles of their workers and I am quite sure both men care very much about that.

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/711092837985715 to see how they film actors on horseback. You can always tell if the actor is riding a real horse by the camera angle and distance. If it’s fake, you will either see the actor close up (like in the clip) or from too far away to tell that he or she is a stunt double.

MARYLAND DAD: Y’all remember Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the El Salvadoran illegal and MS-13 member the Dems made into their anti-deportation poster boy? Well, El Salvador agreed to return him to the US so he can face criminal charges.

CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1931334446679998528 [:56] to hear Steven Miller, deputy chief of staff for policy and the 12th United States homeland security advisor since 2025.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1930976761254191333 [2:21] to hear a Democrat call illegals “undocumented citizens.” That’s like saying “married bachelors.” I had to stop watching that moron spew his nonsense. People with brains and common sense know the difference between legal and illegal immigration. ::smh::

MORE WINNING: A U.S. District Court judge has thrown out the Democratic National Committee’s lawsuit against a number of Trump’s executive orders.

TEXAS: Twenty-four years ago, Texas passed a law granting illegals in-state tuition benefits if they could show they had been living in Texas for at least five years. Trump’s DOJ recently filed a lawsuit stating the law to be unconstitutional; to his credit, Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a joint motion agreeing with it. Texas didn’t bother to fight it; illegals will no longer get in-state tuition benefits in Texas.

GRAMMY NOTES: When I chastised my grandson, he said, “You’re my grandmother. You’re supposed to always praise me!

I asked who had raised him? “My mom.”

And who raised her? “You.”

Exactly.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1486208975890116 for a funny story about The Carol Burnett Show.

CLICK https://x.com/forallcurious/status/1930278369083486388 to see what the sun did on Wednesday!

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Teach us to know You, to love You, and to serve You in true humility. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

DIVERSITY: The Supremes have ruled unanimously in favor of a straight woman in Ohio who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion for the court. The ruling will make it easier to win such suits in some parts of the country.

ELON AND DONALD: This week, “Uncle Elon” started posting highly critical remarks on X about the GOP’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.”

Trump told reporters he felt blindsided by Musk’s opposition to the bill and suggested it might have been driven by the elimination of an EV mandate.

Musk says, “Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51–49 in the Senate. Such ingratitude.

Trump says, “Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore.

FAUXTUS: Trump has ordered an investigation into Biden’s health, the coverup, and who exactly was running things at the White House. The investigation is to be led by White House counsel David Warrington in coordination with Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Biden told Politico, “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”

FBI: [15:10] – FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino talks about Epstein, COVID, Mar-a-Lago, Crossfire Hurricane, cocaine in the White House, and more.

KJP: Up until two days ago, anyone who criticized Biden’s press secretary was slandered as a racist, homophobic woman hater. But since her book announcement, her former White House colleagues have been telling reporters they always hated her.

One person who worked closely with KJP said she “was one of the most ineffectual and unprepared people I’ve ever worked with. … She had meltdowns after any interview that asked about a topic not sent over by producers. She didn’t know how to manage a team, didn’t know how to shape or deliver a message, and often created more problems than she solved.”

SCIENCE: Popular Mechanics just published an article suggesting that the scientific consensus on one issue may be wrong. Of course, they’re not talking about manmade climate change, cuz we all know fershure that that science is totally settled.

SCOTUS: The Supremes have unanimously overturned a lower court decision against Catholic Charities’ claim that they should be exempt from unemployment tax.

TRANS: CLICK https://x.com/MilaLovesJoe/status/1930371654015975488 [3:28] to hear Noah call his four years as a “female” was “the single worst mistake I’ve made in my life. … I feel like a tree that grew the wrong way.

WASHINGTON: Law enforcement agencies dismantled what they call the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organization in the Seattle area. The organization trafficked large amounts of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl from California into Washington. The investigation, which dates back to November 2023, seized narcotics with a street value of nearly $3 million. Officials say the volume of fentanyl alone was enough to kill Seattle’s population twice over.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_E6VWp8Yq7s to see the cutest ring bearer.

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help each of us to recognize our limitations and to cultivate modest hearts. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

COVID: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s Director of National Intelligence, has released newly declassified documents revealing the Biden administration labeled vaxxx and mask mandate critics as “Domestic Violent Extremists.”

FAFO: CLICK https://x.com/IndianaGPA/status/1930063636996993375 [1:26] to see what the clerk did. My favorite part is the “always wads up his money” guy carefully opens and smooths out the ten.

FBI: CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1930441561034158122 [1:33] to hear what Dan Bongino told Sean Hannity.

PSA: [1:44] – CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DpkiCQohZgA to hear why another true story about a kid who got a piece of wire in his hamburger. ::brrr::

TARIFFS: May was the first full month since Trumps new tariffs took effect. Revenues from them hit an all-time high of $23.28 billion. The year-to-date total is $93.85 billion.

TAXATION: CLICK https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930421251685921027 [:28] to hear a fact I never thought of quite like this.

TRAVEL BANS: President Trump has signed a declaration banning all travel from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. President Trump says in the proclamation, “I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people.” In addition to outright bans, the proclamation also calls for heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. The new travel protocols go into effect at 12:01 am Monday.

GRAMMY NOTES: Years ago, we had to get public assistance for a brief period. We received a new monthly check a couple of days after Dearest had landed a new job, so I took the check down to the welfare office to return the money. I guess they were short-staffed, because only one window was open and the line was very long. When I was finally in the #2 spot, the lady ahead of me told the beleaguered staff worker that she was there for the same reason I was. Upon hearing she’d have to wait until someone from upstairs told the worker how to handle it, the woman flipped out and, cussing at the poor worker, wadded up the check and threw it over the counter. The poor worker looked like she was going to cry, so I tried to be as nice as possible, telling her I was FINE with waiting while she called upstairs. A few minutes later, the answer came down from on high. With a big grin, the worker told me, “You can keep the check.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1703852270233497 to see a little princess who has embraced Trump’s “Peace Through Strength” agenda. LOL!!

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bPgKtcouxsU to hear a heartwarming story.

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DAILY PRAYER: Amen.

BORDER: [3:38] – ::smh:: over stupid Massatwoshits’ coddling of criminals. Not that New Yuck State is any better. ::sigh::

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1055852919820446 and https://www.facebook.com/reel/2060850404397164 to hear Patrick Coffin outline the encouraging things Pope Leo has done so far.

CRIME: Homicides in the U.S. have dropped by more than 20% from 2024.

ECONOMY: The price of eggs has dropped just over 61% since President Donald Trump took office in January. CNBC reports other great numbers for Trump’s first four months. The inflation rate is down and lower than expected, personal income is up and almost triple the expectations, and our international trade deficit is half what it was.

AUTOPEN: CLICK https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1930307585640673425 to hear Peter Doocy explain how he looked closely at every document “President” Biden had “signed” and found all 162 executive orders, 242 memoranda, and 725 proclamations bear identical autopen signatures. In four years, Biden hand-signed a single document, the letter he wrote in 2024 when he dropped out of the race. Unelected bureaucrats clearly controlled the autopen.

DOGE: Over the last two days, agencies terminated 61 wasteful contracts, saving We the Taxpayers $255 million.

FBI: Director Patel announced on X that a Chinese national has been arrested for smuggling a dangerous fungus called “Fusarium graminearum” into the U.S. The fungus, which can cause a disease called “head blight” in wheat, barley, maize (corn), and rice, is considered an agroterrorism agent.

FRAUD: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged six people for stealing $66 million from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, aka, food stamps). One of the six is (was?) a USDA employee. The scheme began in 2019 which amounts to something like $11 million per year. Wow.

KJP: FAUXTUS’ press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has a new book coming out in October entitled “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” I’m sure there are some who will choose to forget the central role she played in perpetuating the coverup. I am not one of them.

TRANS: Actor Jonathan Joss was murdered by a neighbor with whom he had long been feuding. Jonathan’s so-called “husband” of three months (a biological woman who “identifies” as a man) is proclaiming the shooting was a “homophobic hate crime.” The police, who have the shooter in custody, say there is no evidence to support calling it a “hate crime.” Their records show Joss had exhibited threatening and bizarre behaviors for years, leading to police being called by concerned neighbors more than 40 times. Neighbors say Joss was a violent man who had recently burned his house down trying to set up a meth lab inside. ::smh::

WINNING: Matt Walsh posted, “Five years ago every major corporation in the country spent the entire month of June shoving LGBT propaganda in our faces. Today Pride Month is in shambles. This change did not happen by accident. It’s the result of a strategic campaign by some of us on the Right. This is a real win. We should acknowledge that and celebrate it.”

GRAMMY NOTES: I saw this on Facebook – “I babysit my talkative 3 year old grandson, who continually puts me in hysterics. I asked him the other day where mommy went. He replied ‘she’s feeding the baby but I can’t tell you because boobies are private.’

I replied – “My father-in-law was extremely strait-laced, so when my eldest was at the age to become curious about gender differences, I decided to have a talk with her about NOT EVER asking Grandfather if he had a penis. She grabbed my hand and dragged me into the bathroom. ‘That’s a potty word. We have to talk in here.’

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Xj7SH11N2E to see clips of clever cats.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lcZaFiwmeP0 to see guilty dogs.

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please show each of us our sins as You see them, that we may repent and grow in humility and holiness. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BORDER: ICE has started to go after employers who illegally employ illegals. CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1928831662256804154 [:51] to see them round up illegals working for a Florida subcontractor. CLICK https://x.com/AmericaPapaBear/status/1928824018703884403 [1:12] to see them at a restaurant in San Diego.

I’m curious if any of the Dems who are outraged care about Americans who can’t find jobs? Those that even mention the issue go with “Oh noes! Prices will increase if employers have to pay their employees American wages!” N.b., these are the same people who demand the minimum wage be hiked!

DINO to RINO: I’m unimpressed by Dems who have just now noticed their party “left them.” If they had an ounce of integrity, they would’ve switched when it would’ve cost them something, not now when Trump is ascendant.

ELLEMENOHPEE: Mama Buzz says, ““It’s like Pluto losing planetary status all over again!

FAKE NEWS: CLICK https://x.com/magafirearmstec/status/1929171617197731934 [1:37] to hear yet another montage of the legacy news media parroting the exact same talking points. I remember some years ago that someone leaked the fact that all of these people belong to the same secretive email list. It caused a brief brouhaha, which resulted in them “shutting down” the offending group. Obviously, all they did was vet the list and start a new one, minus anyone they thought might blow the whistle on them.

FAUXTUS: CLICK https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1928839763248787522 [:32] to hear Senator Josh Hawley [R-MO] report on what a member of Biden’s SS detail told him a year ago.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/CharlieSigs/status/1928970373757870153 to see Sen. Corey Booker [:02] do the “my heart goes out to/I love you” gesture that the Left Stream Media is ignoring. They and Booker and countless other Dems swore themselves blue that, when Elon Musk did it, it was a Nazi salute. My mother (born 1914) said they held their arms out straight during the Pledge of Allegiance in school … until Hitler, then it was switched to hand on heart.

Grok wrote, “The difference in media coverage of Elon Musk’s and Cory Booker’s gestures likely stems from context and political framing. Musk’s gesture at Trump’s inauguration, a global event, was more pronounced and seen as provocative, drawing intense scrutiny from left-leaning media. Booker’s gesture at a Democratic convention was less forceful, viewed by some as a wave, and received minimal mainstream attention. Political affiliations also play a role: Musk, tied to conservative views, faced harsher criticism, while Booker, a Democrat, did not. Some see this as media bias; others argue it reflects event significance and gesture differences. The debate remains unresolved.

CLICK https://x.com/stillgray/status/1929070220921942470 to see the two salutes side-by-side.

I’m thinking that Elon’s gesture was more emphatic, because he actually feels the love he’s expressing for his audience. He’s shown it in the sacrifices he has made. Booker and his ilk have all profited from their ‘love’ for their constituents.

PRAYERS FOR DJ: “We’re lifting up Agent DJ Daniel in prayer after his dad, Theodis, shared that DJ is now facing three new tumors. DJ is one of the strongest, bravest young men—and has now been sworn into 1,351 law enforcement agencies across the country. Agent Daniel, you’re a true legend.” – President Donald J . Trump

PRIDE: Good.

THEY/THEM-OCRATS: They used to wear white hoods to hide their commitment to evil. Now they dress it up with flowers.

VAXXX: Bashaw, who was convicted but given no prison sentence, had previously worked as an entomologist at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and commanded the headquarters company for the Army Public Health Center.

GRAMMY NOTES: Pumpkin is a squash. Squash is good for you. Therefore, eating too much pumpkin pie is a virtue.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a6_0oAxBoZc to see the cat play fetch with the dog.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FsOV2m4bZmA to see dogs communicate.

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to see and smell all the roses among the thorns. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BORDER: While most of the Chinese students and researchers are in the United States for legitimate academic reasons, some of them are here to spy on us and steal intellectual property. On May 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced we will begin to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students who pose a threat and will be giving stricter scrutiny of future visa applications from China and Hong Kong.

CHINA: U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer says China has been “slow rolling their compliance” with the May 12 trade agreement, “which is completely unacceptable.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, “I am confident that the Chinese will come to the table when President Trump makes his preferences known.”

COURTS: A federal judge has ruled that DOGE employees who have satisfied the Training, Vetting and Mitigation Procedures may access the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which is used by the federal government to distribute trillions of dollars in payments. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Democratic-led states.

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump has the authority to rescind the temporary legal status the Biden administration gave half a million “refugees” they had flown here to reduce the numbers being recorded coming across the border.

ECONOMY: Core inflation has dropped to its lowest rate in four years. Hmm … four years.

ELON: Thank you for your service, Mr. Musk.

FAFO: Megha Vemuri, the 2025 class president of MIT, gave a pro-Palestine/anti-Israel speech in which she accused her alma mater of promoting genocide. A day later, she was told she would not be allowed to participate in Friday’s graduation ceremony.

FBI: CLICK https://rumble.com/v6u1srt-bongino-shares-the-unbelievable-discovery-at-fbi-from-the-james-comey-era.html [1:31] to hear Deputy Director Dan Bongino talk about the boxes of stuff they found. When I googled to get Bongino’s correct title, I got a taste of how the Laughing Stock Media are covering Bongino. I won’t waste your time; it’s what you would expect.

HAMAS: Israeli Omer Shem Tov, who was freed in February after spending 505 days in Hamas captivity, told CNN that his captors desperately wanted Kamala Harris to win the 2024 election. “They were very scared of him. … [A]s soon as Donald Trump was elected, they understood that he wanted to bring us back home. … When Trump became president, … they started giving [me] more food. … Stopped cursing me. They stopped spitting on me.”

HHS: Bobby Jr. has canceled a $766 million federal contract with Moderna for experimental mRNA-based H5N1 bird flu vaccine.

ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took 40 people into custody on Nantucket Island and Martha’s Vineyard; they included MS-13 gang members, as well as at least one child sex offender. The Coasties helped to safely and efficiently remove them from the islands.

JAKE TAPPER: CLICK https://x.com/BonillaJL/status/1926678379836670196 [3:50] to listen to Speaker Johnson’s response to Tapper’s attempt to act like a journalist. I used to respect Tapper. I dunno if I was just naive or if he sold out.

GALLUP’s latest poll asking, “How much confidence do you have in television news?” netted t.v.’s talking heads a minus 44 rating, with only 12% of respondents choosing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” vs. 56% choosing “very little” or “none.

CLICK https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/1928475916604203211 [1:21] to hear how the leftist media talks to Trump’s people. Maybe if these jerks had talked to Biden’s people like this, they wouldn’t need to be trying to blame the Biden White House for not telling them the president was a vegetable.

MIDDLE EAST: Last July, Israel took out Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas’s military wing.

Last October, they took out Yahya Sinwar, who was the leader of Hamas at the time and the mastermind behind Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.

This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced they have eliminated Mohammed Sinwar, who had succeeded his brother.

MILITARY: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1927796049659261203 [3:36] to hear SecDef Hegseth explain how he and DOGE have found and eliminated $10 billion in waste.

GRAMMY NOTES: Dearest and I are triply blessed.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TfEGhxKaaV4 to see the video the White House posted for Memorial Day.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LsN4DKidn1U to see clips of copy dogs.

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Memorial Day

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please bless our veterans in Purgatory and have mercy on them. Be not harsh in your judgment, but send angels to escort them to a place of refreshment. We ask this in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

EULOGY:Phil Robertson was an American icon and an inspiring hero to millions of Americans. Phil grew up impoverished in a house without electricity or a toilet, but became a brilliant entrepreneur. Phil was married to his high school sweetheart Kay for nearly sixty years. After an initial rocky period in their relationship due to alcohol and infidelity, Phil rededicated his life to Christ and witnessed to his faith the rest of his life. Phil and Kay raised an incredible family of four sons, 16 grandchildren and many more great-grandchildren. All the way back in 2013, when the woke era was first getting started, Phil offered a masterclass in how to overcome an attempted cancellation. Phil told GQ magazine he thought homosexuality was sinful. A&E tried to kick him off his own show, but he never apologized or backed down, and A&E soon had to bring him back. Phil was also the rare celebrity who was a proud warrior for the unborn. Rest in peace.” – Charlie Kirk

FBI: Dan Bongino posted a progress report to X in which he says they are working on the DC pipe bombing investigation, as well as the cocaine discovery at the prior administration’s White House and the leak of the Supreme Court Dobbs case. He note that they have decided to limit media interviews, instead reporting what they’re doing on X where he welcomes tips and suggestions. I have “followed” his account so I can keep y’all clued in as well.

MILITARY: Was he pranking the Left, choosing that tie for that speech?! – CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1926319575303328141 [:24] to hear a clip of what he said at West Point on Saturday.

CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1927037418642796638 [1:17] to hear a clip of what he said at Arlington today.

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