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What We’re Reading: Trump-Iran Stare Down, Dems Attack ICE, Jittery Markets . . . And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Trump Tightens The Screws On Iran

Iran live updates: Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz ‘new’ US territory — ABC News

Battered by war, Iran’s rulers wary of more economic pain and unrest if US tightens pressure — Reuters

As 60-day deadline for Iran peace deal expires, here’s where things stand — AP

Trump Has All the Cards to Shatter Iran from the Inside — James Jay Carafano, 1945

Europe is unprepared for a US victory in Iran — Brussels Signal

Can ICE’s Deportations Survive Left’s Lawsuits, Political Attacks?

Appeals court dodges major ruling on Trump’s contentious use of deportation law — NBC News

DOJ Seeks Reinstatement Of Criminal Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — The Epoch Times, via ZeroHedge

ICE keeps racking up losses at the appeals courts on mandatory detention — Politico

Dems Double Down On Ditching Ice — Fox News, via Grabien News

Yes, Democrats Just Passed A Resolution Seeking To Abolish ICE — The Federalist

ICE Captured Wanted Murderer Right Before State Dems Passed Law Restricting Immigration Enforcement — The National Pulse

Judge Blocks Homeland Security Review of Migrant Trucker Licenses — Breitbart

Humanoid War Robots Could Soon Patrol US Southern Border To Combat Weaponized Migrant Flows — ZeroHedge

Bond Sell-Off Spooks Markets Around The World — Why?

Bond markets are getting hammered. Here’s why — CNN

U.S. debt is set to hit $40 trillion, months earlier than expected, as bond yields rise — Washington Post

The Price of Fed Silence — Stephen Lewarne, The Daily Economy

The 2030s will bring a fiscal cliff. Here’s how it got so steep — The Washington Post

Dems Show True Colors, Back Cuban-Style Socialism

Democrats hold more favorable view of socialism than capitalism: Survey — The Hill

The DSA Honors Their Patron Saint – Fidel Castro — Committee To Unleash Prosperity

Fidel Castro died a billionaire. The left is touting his 100th birthday — American Thinker

Nothing to celebrate: Fidel Castro’s centenary and Cuba’s kleptocratic legacy — Brussels Signal

OK, What Exactly Did Happen During 2020 Presidential Election?

More Evidence for Trump’s ‘Debunked’ 2020 Election Fraud Claims — American Thinker

New evidence further undermines claim that 2020 election was ‘most secure’ in history — Just The News

What our spies cut out of the China file — Washington Examiner

Intel Politics: NSA sat on election threat reporting over Trump ‘deep state’ label, memo shows — Just The News

EU’s Lax Immigration Enforcement Punishes Its Own Citizens

Ceuta’s once gorgeous beach is now a gigantic migrant slum… — Revolver

Women Flee Ceuta, Spain After 15 Rapes Recorded Since End Of July, 10-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted By 3 Moroccans — Remix News

The Ceuta crisis isn’t over — The Spectator

Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff . . .

Hating Israel Fatigue — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

WNBA backtracks after Sophie Cunningham fans ordered to remove ‘XX-XY’ shirts at game: ‘fell short’ — Just The News

More biological men are ready to play in WNBA — Enes Kanter, X, via Citizen Free Press

Pollster That Put Francesca Hong, Karen Bass In Lead Admits It’s A Fake Firm — The Federalist

California Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires — The Federalist

FBI: 2025 had biggest violent-crime drop in 90 years — Axios

Pennsylvania Awards $5 MILLION To Terrorist-Linked Islamic School Working To ‘Impose Islam On The World’ That Called America ‘Toxic’ — Natalie Winters, Substack

Judge blocks Trump administration’s plan to relocate FBI headquarters to federal building in DC — Just The News

Court Blocks Biden’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule — Daily Caller

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