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What We’re Reading: Iran Comes Apart, Walz’s Big Trouble, Bessent’s Fraud Crackdown . . . And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Iran: Final Countdown To End Of Mullahs’ Dictatorship?

Iran Death Toll Tops 12,000 As Security Forces Begin to Slaughter Non-Protesting Civilians — Townhall

Trump Vows Gov’t Killers Will ‘Pay A Big Price’ — Truth Social, via X

‘There Will Be No Iranian Regime,’ Israeli Official Predicts U.S., Israel Action — Jerusalem Post, X

Iranians Burn Down Mosques — Daily Caller

Trump keeping Iran air strikes on the table: White House — Breitbart

Iran’s Collapse Just A Matter Of Time — Mark Penn, X

Trump tells Iranians ‘help is on its way’ as protest deaths surge to 12,000 — Iran International

Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations — Spectrum News

‘President Trump Has Joined The Revolution’ — Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm

Will Minnesota’s Tim Walz Face Criminal Charges?

Scott Bessent calls Tim Walz a ‘coward’ for withdrawing police protection in Minnesota — MEAWW.com

DHS demands Minnesota honor ICE detainers for 1,360 People, cites criminal cases — Valley News Live

ICE Arrests ‘Worst of the Worst’ Killers, Rapists in Minnesota — Breitbart

Angry Treasury Sec. Bessent: ‘I Don’t Know About (Walz’s) Future‘ — X

Trump Deploys More Feds To Minnesota As Dems File Lawsuit Against Admin — Daily Wire

Fraud is just the beginning of the Tim Walz failure — Washington Examiner

If Fraud In Minnesota Looks Bad, Wait Till You See Gavin Newsom’s California  — The Federalist

Is Democrat party the world’s largest criminal organization? — Eric Utter, American Thinker

Meanwhile, Treasury Chief Bessent Cracking Down On Fraud

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveals up to 10% of US budget stolen each year — New York Post

ICYMI: Want To Eliminate Fraud? Cut The Federal Government By Two-Thirds — Issues & Insights

Scott Bessent says Treasury will investigate groups funding Antifa, riots, anti-ICE in Minnesota — Human Events

A New Nick Shirley Video Shows Grift That Is ‘Ten Times Worse’ and Will Cause ‘World War III’ — Victoria Taft, PJ Media

Fed’s Powell, Trump In War Of Words Over Justice Dept. Investigation

Powell Declares War on the Trump Administration — Breitbart

Powell Is a Terrible Fed Chair, But He’s Not a Criminal — Larry Kudlow, Real Clear Politics

Bessent not happy about Powell investigation, conveyed concerns to Trump: Sources — ABC News, via Yahoo

A major development in Trump’s Fed feud is set to happen next week in the Supreme Court — CNBC

OK, What About Greenland?

Europe Should Be Begging Trump to Buy Greenland — AMAC

Trump’s new ‘great game’: mining, mapping and mercantilism — Financial Times

Lawmakers meet Danish officials Wednesday to rebuke Trump’s Greenland grab — Politico

Greenland’s PM has a blunt message for Trump: ‘We choose Denmark’ over the U.S. — CNBC

Despite Dem Antics, Illegal Immigration Is Still Illegal

The prime of tough-guy progressivism — Byron York, Washington Examiner

Trump Cancels Biden Rules Forcing Banks to Give Loans to Illegals — Breitbart

ICE Arrests ‘Worst of the Worst’ Killers, Rapists in Minnesota — Breitbart

Minnesota Democrats Sue DHS for Upholding Immigration Law — The National Pulse

Reminder: Federal Law is Supreme on Immigration — American Thinker

Miscellaneous, But Still Important, Stuff . . .

Bill and Hillary Clinton Defy Subpoena, Refuse to Testify in Epstein Probe — PJ Media

Trump mourns ‘Great Influencer’ Scott Adams after ‘Dilbert’ creator’s death from cancer — Fox News

Adams: Support For Trump Cost Me Everything, But Was Worth It — New York Times, via Ann Coulter on X

Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome — CNN

ICE Protests Aren’t ‘Spontaneous’: They’re Planned And Well Financed — Data Republican, X

Fentanyl Deaths Are Dropping — And Here’s Why That’s Actually Happening — PJ Media

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