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What We’re Reading: Biden Vs. Israel, California’s ‘Woke’ Decline, Bidenomics Bust . . . And More

Headlines and issues that caught our eye.

Did Biden Invite Iran To Attack Israel?

Biden’s Middle East policy is beyond parody — Glenn Reynolds, New York Post

Yes, Biden DID Approve Iran’s Attack — David Strom, Hot Air

Biden Let Sanctions Against Iran Expire Before Attack on Israel — Eric Lendrum, American Greatness

How Biden helps Iran pay for its terror by refusing to enforce current sanctions — Andrea Stricker, NY Post

Launched from Iran, Made in America — Daniel Greenfield, Front Page Magazine

Nat’l Security Communications Advisor Kirby Ridiculously Tries to Shift Blame for Iran Fiasco Onto Trump — Bob Hoge, Red State

ICYMI: Joe Biden’s Wars — Issues & Insights

What Next For Israel As Biden Backs Off Support?

Biden tells Netanyahu U.S. will not engage in counteroffensive against Iran, call Saturday a ‘win’ for Israel: Report — Patrick Reilly, NY Post

Biden warns Netanyahu US will NOT support Israel’s counterattack on Iran amid fears of all-out war: President tells PM in late-night call ‘you got a win, take the win’ — Joe Hutchison, UK Daily Mail

Monsters on the Loose: Israel is the Canary — J. Christian Adams, Front Page Magazine

Iran attack: Israeli response to attack may be ‘imminent,’ source says — NBC News

Pentagon spokesman on whether US will help Israeli attack on Iran: ‘That’s a question for Israel’ — Fox News, via MSN

Diplomats scramble to calm tensions as Israel weighs response to Iran attack — USA Today, via MSN

Damage From California’s ‘Woke’ Economics Grows

As layoffs grow, labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors — Fox Business

California Burger King franchisee to expedite self-serve kiosks rollout over $20 wage law — Ariel Zilber, NY Post

Audit: California Lost Track of $24 Billion Spent to Combat Homelessness — Olivia Rondeau, Breitbart

Farmers, Truckers Warn Calif. Emissions Mandates Will Cause ‘Catastrophic’ National Supply Chain Crisis — MRCtv

California is the homeland of progressive anti-Semitism — Joel Kotkin, UK Telegraph

Can America Survive Left’s War Against Reality?

‘NextGen Marxism’s’ Infiltration Into American Life — Brian Gottstein, Mike Gonzalez, The Daily Signal

Communists Betray Workers, Teachers Unions Betray Students, Civil Rights Organizations Betray Blacks — Dennis Prager, PJ Media

The Fundamental Unraveling of America — Albin Sadar, American Thinker

America Is a Battleground of Reality Vs. Woke Marxism — Catherine Salgado, PJ Media

Idiocracy has arrived — Robert Zimmerman, Behind The Black

Bidenomics: The Losing Streak Continues

Bidenomics after 38 Months: Six Charts the Media Don’t Want You to See — MRCtv

Black voters reportedly souring on Biden, consider 3rd-party candidates: ‘The economy sucks’ — Fox News, via MSN

Federal Reserve’s restrictive policy needs more time to work, Jerome Powell says — Seeking Alpha

Miscellaneous & Other Stuff To Read. . .

As the RMS Titanic Sank, a Father Told His Little Boy, ‘See You Later.’ But Then…— Andrew Malcolm, Red State

NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism — NPR

How Lincoln’s Assassination Changed American History — Brian Matthew Jordan, Real Clear History

Blue Morning: The American future will be largely miserable — Tablet Magazine

OJ Simpson Dies: A Roundup Of Posts, Columns And Thoughts — Instapundit

The End Is Near (Again) — Michael Walsh, The Pipeline

The Most Incredible, Amazing, Unbelievable Case of Fraud in World History — Rick Moran, PJ Media

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