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#1 – Trump Pulls Off a Very Cool Move in the Strait – Right Under the Nose of the Iranian Regime — by Nick Arama
Turns out it appears to have been going on, in some measure, right under the nose of the Iranian regime, without letting it be known.
American forces in recent weeks have helped coordinate the passage of dozens of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials, even as travel through the waterway remains risky amid stalled negotiations to end the war with Iran.
U.S. Central Command has guided around 70 commercial ships through the strait, traveling into and out of the Persian Gulf, in the last three weeks, one of the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters. The U.S. officials added that most of the vessels had turned off their transponders to avoid detection when going through the narrow waterway.
While that’s not the pre-Operation Epic Fury level of transit, that’s still getting a lot of ships out, with their owners deciding they’ve had enough of Iran’s threats and being willing to take the risk. They’re obviously not identifying what routes they are taking or how they are achieving it. But so much for the Iranian ability to stop them, if they got that many through. The U.S. guiding system obviously works.
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#2 – DHS Sec. Mullin Provides a Telling Detail About Arrested NJ Agitators Which Explains a Lot — by Sister Toldjah
On Monday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed that some of the agitators arrested in recent days were – you guessed it – from Portland.
“We’ve arrested people that came in from Portland, not from New Jersey,” he said. “Came in from Portland to lead. We’ve seen that they’ve been well-supplied, we’ve seen Antifa flags being flown.”
Mullin also had praise for the state police, noting that when Sherrill allowed them to be unleashed, things got back under control quickly (though that is, of course, subject to change, as we’ve seen all too often from leftist rioters).
#3 – ‘Didn’t Age Well’: Newsom’s Press Office Gets Inconvenient Update About Trump’s Reflecting Pool Project — by Sister Toldjah
According to Trump, the pool project pretty much wrapped up on Thursday, with the only thing left to do – which crews were doing – was to fill it with water over the American Flag Blue paint color that was selected:
The water is ON, the Reflecting Pool is reflecting, and D.C. is looking better than ever.
We are so back. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/J3xE33XiA5
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 4, 2026
In mid-May, the obnoxious press team for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) decided to take a swipe at Trump over the project, tweeting out this picture as though it was the finished product:
Bang up job Donald! pic.twitter.com/adDj20gKKv
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) May 13, 2026
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#4 – Hot Takes: Hillary Clinton Decimated by Backlash After Attacking Trump White House Construction — by Nick Arama
This is what Trump’s done to the people’s house: A third of it is rubble. Another third is a cage match. What a metaphor.
She apparently doesn’t understand the concept of improvements to the White House. How dare he fix things or throw an event celebrating American excellence? For shame!
But imagine Hillary, of all people, commenting on the treatment of the White House. Does she think that we forgot what Bill Clinton did in the White House with an intern? Or how about the treatment of the Lincoln Bedroom?
Oh, and we certainly can’t forget what the Clinton team infamously did when they left the White House.
#5 – Absolute Killer: More Rubio Jabs at Hearing As He Leaves Dems Fuming, but the Rest of Us in Stitches — by Nick Arama
“You can’t admit the shoes the president bought you are too big,” she ranted. “You clearly don’t know what winning means.” What the heck? Is there a sane point in there?
Rubio laughed at her, and said the Florsheims the president gave him “fit fine.”
She then claimed, “Your shoes look very nice today, Mr. Secretary.”
“How can you see them? They’re way down here,” he shot back, indicating they were under the table.
We’re talking about shoes, are you kidding me? I mean, is this the Foreign Affairs Committee or a circus? What is this?
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