Friday, June 12, 2026

 IRAN
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/12/iran-deal-mou-strait-open-sanctions-relief "No Deal is better than a bad deal," Mark Dubowitz, FDD
EmojiThe Iranian regime have admitted that Trita Parsi acted as an unregistered lobbyist for Tehran. He’s been one of the main forces spreading pro-regime propaganda in the U.S., in coordination with elements of the far-left and right. Stephen Bannon has promoted Parsi and talked about how Parsi has been working with American Conservative’s Curt Mills. The State Dept is considering possible deportation proceedings. Parsi is a Swedish-Iranian foreign policy analyst, author, the founder of NIAC, and Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, 
EmojiIran’s Mehr news agency publishes the purported text of the draft agreement with Trump. It reads like an IRGC wish list. Translation here: https://x.com/yarotrof/status/2065357315058880709?s=20 Mehr News is run by the Iranian government.
EmojiThe US burned through half its rockets before the latest round of war with Iran and global oil inventories/reserves are on the brink of being used up. If you're short on time, listen to last 5 minutes, from 28 in this podcast: 
EmojiIran's Execution Machine Is Running at Full Speed (RealClear World) 
EmojiAircraft Shot Down by Iran  – Are The Same Types Of Aircraft Along With Their Top-Secret Technology Sold to Qatar Despite DoD Concerns https://www.memri.org/reports/subhan-allah-%E2%80%93-allah-be-praised-%E2%80%93-what-coincidence-us-f-15-apache-and-mq-9-combat-aircraft
EmojiDo you or someone you know use natural human hair for example for extensions or wigs? Please think about how that hair is sourced. There are reports of illegal exports of hair from Iran. Is it coming from women dealing with poverty or from prisoners? https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2026/06/09/customs-undeclared-hair/3161322, https://wncri.org/2025/04/14/selling-hair-to-survive-iranian-women/, https://www.newarab.com/news/us-seizes-human-hair-shipment-made-uighur-camps

Media Matters
The most important revelation of the Gaza war—indisputable proof that Hamas & PIJ systematically posed as journalists—continues to be ignored by the mainstream media.
EmojiCommittee to Protect Journalists has quietly removed 8 fake Gaza "journalists" because it finally admitted they "participated in combat." CPJ issued over 100 articles since 10/7 slamming Israel but not ONE mention that Hamas & PIJ abused the press vest for combat. https://x.com/Aizenberg55/status/2063991178593239104?s=20
Emoji“TrackAIPAC,” the social media account  run by Cory Archibald and Casey Kennedy (who live in Germany) that demonizes lawmakers for supporting Israel and accuses them of acting as “foreign agents,” got its start on X as “California for Warren” https://freebeacon.com/democrats/america-first-aipac-tracker-was-first-california-for-warren-describing-itself-as-part-of-massachusetts-senators-presidential-campaign/ see also https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/2063397804861768040?s=20
EmojiNewsGuard’s audit of 11 leading AI models finds they repeated false claims related to the Iran war 25% of the time. https://www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/may-2026/
EmojiAP takes the infantilization of Palestinians to a new nadir, reaching parody proportions. https://www.camera.org/article/camera-op-ed-no-lie-too-extreme/ Honest Reporting described another Associated Press piece:  Journalism should inform, not steer audiences toward a predetermined conclusion. By privileging activist narratives, omitting key historical context, and relying heavily on emotionally loaded framing, AP's reports fall short of that standard. https://x.com/HonestReporting/status/2064990313748348981
Emoji🧃👃🪁🧼 These emojis may look harmless, but they’re increasingly being used to disguise antisemitic slurs, stereotypes, conspiracy theories, and Holocaust mockery.

Show Your Pride?

The organizers of the Rome Pride Parade announced that the Jewish LGBTQ+ groups Keshet Italia and Keshet Europe will not be allowed to join the parade with a float
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rome-pride-bars-jewish-lgbt-group-for-not-distancing-itself-from-gaza-genocide/ Conditioning a marginalized group's inclusion in Pride on specific political tests contradicts the movement's foundational values.
In an opinion piece in The Forward, psychologist Joshua Simmons highlights how the aftermath of Oct. 7 has fractured LGBtQ+ spaces for queer Jews…
Tel Aviv holds first Pride parade since Oct. 7 - Israel is the only country in the Middle East to host a pride parade. https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-holds-first-pride-parade-since-oct-7-cops-impede-some-anti-government-marchers/

ARTS
EmojiNatalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiner joined over 350 French cinema figures in an open letter to condemn the cultural boycott of Israeli director Nadav Lapid as "an intellectual failure" after pressure forced him off a festival jury… Note: Lapid is a sharp critic of Netanyahu's government. Anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activists have a long history of turning on their own  https://honestreporting.com/nadav-lapid-filmmaker-fierce-critic-of-israel-latest-victim-of-bds-mob/
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EUROPE
Poland seizes heroin shipment worth almost $60 million  - The illicit cargo originated in Iran, traveled through a complex international trafficking route, and was shipped via the United Arab Emirates

GULF
Gulf family offices are reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar and shifting toward diversified currency holdings, including the Swiss franc and euro, amid concerns about geopolitical risk. 

LIBYA
Ten members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud land convoy were detained by eastern Libyan authorities more than a week ago, and their detention has now been extended. Unlike with Israel, the case has received no international media coverage or global outrage

UK
EmojiAttempted Beheading Sparks Violent Riots Across The United Kingdom - ‘Beheading’ suspect used asylum loophole to enter UK https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/09/belfast-stabbing/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bui5DKDuTUc  This horrific event reminded me of the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby in May 2013. Two Islamic extremists, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, ran Rigby down with a car and used knives and meat cleavers to hack and attempt to decapitate him on John Wilson Street in Woolwich, south-east London.  
EmojiFour Palestine Action members were convicted of criminal damage and sentenced to prison. One was also convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a police officer

UN
EmojiUSAID OIG’s “active and ongoing investigation” has either suspended or debarred 108 UNRWA staff for “having participated in the October 7 and/or having Hamas affiliation,” https://nypost.com/2026/06/08/us-news/more-than-100-unrwa-staff-helped-hamas-carry-out-oct-7-attack-federal-watchdog/
EmojiUN human-rights experts are increasingly apologists for terrorists and authoritarians.

USA
Emoji8 linked to UM indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Detroit for threats (incl. to poison an individual), vandalism targeting University of Michigan regents, police, and businesses. One of the 8, Mariam Odeh, was on the staff of U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as recently as April.
EmojiIn NYC, Mamdani is about to wipe $40 billion off the pensions of New York City workers, demanding divestment from companies with business ties to Israel. https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/israel-divestment-could-cost-nyc-taxpayers-37-billion-new-adl-jlens
EmojiMohsen Mahdawi, a 34 year old at Columbia University who spent 15 years as an undergrad student, is appealing deportation to his native Jordan. Mahdawi was one of the leading agitators at the Columbia riots post 10/7. https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/mohsen-mahdawi-appeals-retaliatory-ruling-from-board-of-immigration-appeals-to-federal-appeals-court
EmojiGOOD NEWS: the Modern Language Association (MLA) rejected Resolution 2026-1, an anti-Israel measure that sought to dismiss concerns about antisemitism as “weaponized” while falsely accusing Israel of genocide. The MLA is the principal professional organization in the United States for scholars of language and literature.
EmojiGOOD NEWS: The North Carolina Democratic Party voted down a resolution that would have falsely labeled Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide."

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