Darth Desalus

RF/Microwave Engineer ⚡️📡 | Husband | Junior Political Bettor

[Eric Weinstein @ericweinstein]

As I have been saying, everyone in theoretical physics should be aware of the claims made about gravity and physicists in the 1971 Australian intelligence document:

[Jeffrey P. Snider @JeffSnider_EDU]

Europe is preparing its public for something it has avoided for years.

A real trade war with China.

Not complaints. Not carefully worded statements. An honest-to-goodness trade war.

Brussels has already held closed-door meetings. The "Made in Europe" framework has launched. Officials are publicly saying the relationship is no longer sustainable. Privately they are accepting the obvious: if Europe moves, China retaliates.

This is not about protectionism. It is about survival.

Europe's industries are under pressure. The old assumption that cheap Chinese goods were always a benefit is breaking down.

China is not exporting because it is strong. China is exporting because it is broken.

Households not spending. Property still falling. Credit collapsing. Investment crashing.

China's factories produce more than its economy can absorb. So the excess goes outward. The world becomes the release valve.

China faces an impossible choice. Cut production and crush the domestic economy further. Or keep exporting and push the pain onto everyone else.

There is no third option.

Europe is the first major economy to say it will not keep absorbing it.

Trade wars are about to go global.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: President Trump says he is considering ordering the US military to begin targeting Iranian power plants and bridges today, per Fox News.

Trump also says Iranian leadership has been moving too slowly and "tapping the US along" on peace negotiations.

"I may keep going. They had a chance to sign a deal and survive," Trump said.

Dow futures extend losses to over -400 points.

[Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo]

Not Antifa: Hundreds of mostly Protestant youths in black gathered in north Belfast to riot on June 9 following the attempted beheading attack on a man by an African migrant.

The suspect traveled from Paris to Dublin, and then claimed asylum in the UK. There is a long, long history of refugees or their children carrying out deadly attacks in their Western host countries.

[Owen Shroyer @OwenShroyer1776]

MAGA

[Owen Shroyer @OwenShroyer1776]

Congrats guys! We got Lindsey Graham ANOTHER term in the Senate!

Thank goodness for Trump draining the swamp and ousting the RINOs!

Great work MAGA!

[Tom Woods @ThomasEWoods]

What if your son could trade four stagnant years in lecture halls for four years of adventure, and come out the other side a debt-free EMT, licensed pilot, builder, sailor, fighter, and entrepreneur?

A lot of tough guys urge young people to "skip college," but rarely explain what they should do instead. That just changed.

The great and brilliant Doug Casey, who's visited 150+ countries and made a fortune as an investor, just wrote something every parent of a son needs to read.

I read it and immediately had a copy shipped to Dave Smith, with a note: You have a son, and for his sake you need to read this.

It's called The Preparation, though Doug tells me it was nearly called Renaissance Man.

Have your son pursue this, and he will emerge as the most interesting person everyone he meets will know, by a country mile.

It's a four-year, 16-cycle alternative to college that forges a debt-free EMT, pilot, builder, sailor, and entrepreneur -- oh, and someone who can prepare authentic Italian cooking because he learned it in Florence. 

Your son will emerge not as a graduate with a degree and a loan balance, but as a young man who can fly a plane, save a life, build a house, and hold his own in any room.

He'll take courses, too, but not ones taught by crazy people who hate him.

So many young people these days are without direction, and in this AI world don't know what to do.

Doug Casey is training young men to be masters of the universe. (1/2)

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

Al-Azraq Air Base and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base are two names for the same facility, located in Azraq in eastern Jordan, about 100 km east of Amman.

In February 2026, satellite imagery showed more than 60 U.S. jets at the base — about three times the usual number — including 30 F-35s and 36 F-15s, with at least 68 cargo planes having landed in the preceding days. 

The base houses the U.S. 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, which normally operates F-15E Strike Eagles and MQ-9 Reaper drones, with F-35s rotating in as reinforcements. 

The base features two runways approximately 3,750 meters long, capable of handling any U.S. Air Force aircraft, and has been significantly expanded under a 15-year U.S.-Jordan cooperation agreement that gives the U.S. comprehensive operational control.

[Policy Tensor @policytensor]

Not conserving the MRBMs then. How deep is the magazine? Maybe Patty was right bout their stockpiling over the years. I thought older missiles would be less accurate. But apparently they’ve all been updated.

[Jejune The Annihilator @Midnight_JJ0]

Barnes: if DJT gets out of Iran this month, he can mitigate the scale of the defeat the GOP will suffer in the midterms. It's too late to reverse the defeat.

[Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy]

For years, hospitals kept Americans in the dark about the true cost of care. Families made medical decisions without knowing the price—and too often got hit with bills that drained their savings.

That ends now.

Under President Trump’s leadership, HHS is enforcing hospital price transparency with real consequences. @DrOzCMS and I have a simple message for hospitals: Post your actual prices. Come into compliance immediately—or face serious consequences.

[Policy Tensor @policytensor]

Mukesh Ambani is no mere billionaire. The man is worth something like $100 billion and a good claim at being the most powerful oligarch in Asia!

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Netanyahu is lobbying for Section 224 in the national defense bill, a provision that quietly expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation and weapons development with almost zero oversight.

The American people do not want more U.S. military aid to Israel. We must defeat Section 224.

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

The biggest unfavorables are among Muslim countries and younger generations. Israel also seems to be on the descent in typically favorable places like Argentina. @LobeLog
https://t.co/Qhz4H2hUck

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

US consumers are worried about their finances:

In May, 43.6% of Americans reported being financially worse off than a year ago, the highest reading since January 2023.

This marks the 3rd consecutive monthly increase and the longest streak since 2022.

By comparison, this figure peaked at 51.3% in June 2022.

Prior to the 2020 pandemic, this reading never exceeded 20.0% during the 2017-2019 period.

Looking ahead, 36.0% of US consumers expect to be financially worse off over the next year, the 2nd-highest since October 2022.

This percentage is twice the average seen between 2015 and 2019.

Consumers are feeling the pain of inflation and high rates.

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

New footage obtained by B’Tselem uncovers the moments when the Abu Haikal family was shot. Seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal was killed in the shooting, and both his parents were injured. The footage clearly shows that the Israeli soldier fired at the car as it was slowing to a stop. The car was far from the soldiers and posed no danger to them whatsoever.

Moments later, in another video obtained by B’Tselem, seven-month-old Sam’s father, Fahed, is seen just after his son was shot. Fahed is holding baby Sam in his arms, trying to stop the bleeding from his head with his hands, while Sam’s mother, Daniyah, who was also injured by the gunfire while holding her son, is seen sitting on the ground, next to the car.

Last Friday, 5 June, an Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian family driving home from a family visit, as they sat in their car in the Tel Rumeidah neighborhood in Hebron. The family was shot as the car was slowing to a stop at the soldier’s command. Sam, a seven‑month‑old baby who was in his mother’s arms in the back seat, was struck in the head and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Sam’s parents were also injured by the gunfire; his mother is still in the hospital. After the shooting, the soldier who fired and another soldier who was with him left the scene without checking the car or offering any assistance to the critically wounded baby or to his mother.

In the past two and a half years, Israel has killed tens of thousands of children in Gaza and the West Bank. The immunity it gets from the international community has led to a reality where, under Israeli rule, Palestinian lives are entirely disposable – even a seven‑month‑old baby.

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

For most of my lifetime, there’s been no solidarity on the center-left in politics. Each candidate has mostly been on their own. @RoKhanna is one of the very few who seems to be trying to change that by campaigning for movement candidates — even when it’s risky for him. It’s impressive.

[JP Sears @AwakenWithJP]

This wins the pride month best post award. Congrats 🏳️‍🌈

[Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT @Peoples_Pundit]

Race Called: Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson will head to the runoff for the Republican nomination for Governor in South Carolina.