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What We’re Reading: Contempt For Fauci, Dems Turn Socialist, Iran War’s End, Again? . . . And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Is Anthony Fauci, And His Media Pals, In Even Bigger Trouble Now?

Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Resolution To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress — Matt Margolis, PJ Media

After years of debate, former COVID response coordinator acknowledges pandemic source ‘probably a lab leak’ — Fox News

Five Lessons Learned From the Fauci Fiasco — Stephen Moore, Townhall, via The Patriot Post

The Dumb, Arrogant Liars Who Are Also Journalists — J.B. Shurk, American Thinker— Breitbart

NY’s Mamdani Is New Face Of Democrats’ Turn To Socialism

Mamdani Goes After Pro-Business Policies — Wretchard The Cat, X

You Can’t Make This Up: Mamdani’s Socialist Grocery Stores to Require IDs — Red State

Mamdani’s War on New York Business Is a Double-Header — Stephen Green, PJ Media

Mamdani’s universal childcare plan will cost taxpayers billions more than planned as costs balloon: report — New York Post

Scamdani and the Truth About City-Owned Grocery Stores — Jamie Wilson, PJ Media

Economists Slam NYC Mayor Mamdani’s $70M Taxpayer-Funded Government Grocery Store Plan as Socialist Disaster — I Stand For Freedom

As Dems’ Destructive March To Socialism Continues, Big-Bucks Supporters Bail

The Democrat Establishment’s Pivot on DSA Insurgency Begins, and This Is Not Gonna Go Well — Sister Toldjah, Red State

Pipers At The Exit Gates Of The Democrat Party — BattleSwarm Blog

The Democrats’ Biggest Donors Have Gone on Strike — Wall St. Journal, via Taegan Goddards Political Wire

‘It’s beyond embarrassing’: Ken Martin and the DNC have a 2028 problem, donors warn — Politico

Reminder: Socialism’s Perfect Failure Record Is Worth Recalling in the Voting Booth — PJ Media

The Inside Story of How Democrats Lost the Working Class

Spain Illegal Migrant Crisis: It Ain’t Over Yet

Nick Shirley’s New Video Dismantles the Left’s Narrative on Ceuta’s Migrant Crisis — PJ Media

EU ministers close ranks behind Spain after Ceuta migration crisis — Politico

Ceuta migrant surge exposes Spain-Morocco tensions as Islamist groups reportedly seek to exploit border crisis — Fox News

Is U.S.-Iran War Set To End Soon, Or Is It Just Another Head Fake?

Trump says Iran facing ‘last chance before decapitation’ — — Breitbart

Forget the nuke: Trump is finally going for Tehran’s throat — Washington Examiner

What Iranians Really Think About the War — And Their Regime — The National Interest

The Coup Clock Is Ticking in Tehran — Struan Stevenson, Real Clear World

Can New Right-Leaning Leaders Fix Latin America’s Problems?

Latin America leaves public security in the hands of the military — El Pais, via MSN

Maps show ‘pink tide’ recede as Latin America shifts to the right — USA Today

Cuba plunges into darkness as electric grid collapses — Reuters, via NBC News

US sends more intel assets to Cuba — Politico

Other Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff . . .

Islam’s Rising in America with Aaron Shuster — Real Clear Investigations

America Is Not Prepared for a War on Our Water — The Free Press

Dow Soars 1,000 Points, S&P Hits Record High After Scott Bessent Says Iran Deal Is Close — Breitbart

Iran And Russia: Ripe For A Cascading Failure? — Allan J. Feifer, American Thinker

Americans’ Confidence in TV News and Newspapers Remains Rock Bottom — The Economist/YouGov Poll, via MRC NewsBusters

Canada: The Illusion Of Free Healthcare — Christian Vezilj, American Thinker

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