The OC

[The OC @RealClearOC]

This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
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[Flopping Aces @FloppingAces]

California just did something incredibly stupid at the worst possible time.

By openly kneecapping Spencer Pratt in the primary, the state didn’t just protect Karen Bass from a competitive November race. It handed the rest of the country fresh, undeniable proof that their election system is designed to prevent any real challenge from ever reaching the general election. And they did it right as the Supreme Court is preparing to rule on late-arriving mail-in ballots in Watson v. Republican National Committee.

That timing matters. This wasn’t some quiet, behind-the-scenes adjustment. It was a very public execution of a candidate who was gaining traction with a modern campaign and a straightforward message. Everyone watching saw it happen in real time. The ballot drops, the sudden surge of a no-name candidate, the abrupt removal of the only outsider who was making noise ... it was all too obvious to ignore.

What California just proved is that their system cannot tolerate even the possibility of a close or uncomfortable race. Not because they fear losing power overnight, but because they fear voters seeing that the machine can be pressured at all. That revelation travels. It feeds directly into the growing national understanding that what’s happening in places like Los Angeles isn’t normal governance ... it’s managed decline protected by procedural games.

They showed their hand. And they did it at the exact moment the highest court in the country is about to decide how much longer these games are going to be allowed to continue.
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[The OC @RealClearOC]

U.N. climate forecast shelved as ‘implausible’ has been central to the left’s arguments for years https://t.co/5j2Ruu6FRC

[The OC @RealClearOC]

@RepNancyMace “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
Psalms 28:7 NIV
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[OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 @OC_Scanner]

BREAKING 🚨🚨

#OrangeCounty / #California

ABC7 is now reporting that OCFA says the temperature of the liquid in the tank is now in excess of 100 degrees, which is as high as the tank gauge reads. I have not personally seen an update from OCFA stating that themselves but a dramatic development as we now no longer have a way to know the temperature of the affected chemical.

#GardenGrove

[Iqra @AiWithIqra]

BREAKING: Claude can now map out your retirement better than most people charging $3,000 ever will.

Here are 6 prompts to figure out exactly when and how you can retire.

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[AG @AGHamilton29]

The data is even more revealing when you remove suicides.

In 2024, America had 15,364 gun homicides.

The same year, Europe had around 62,700 deaths from summer heat.

America had ~2000.

That's a policy choice.

[The OC @RealClearOC]

The Highs and Lows of My $939 Upgrade to United Business Class https://t.co/KMVcb3dmi7

[The OC @RealClearOC]

I Tried Out a $60 Capsule Hotel in Honolulu: No Door, No Bathroom, No Problem https://t.co/tNprHkXgHG

[The OC @RealClearOC]

Best 5 Bluetooth Speakers in 2026 https://t.co/QoGh8eCFS0

[The OC @RealClearOC]

Two Drinks with. . . Alex Berenson - by Joe Nocera https://t.co/dWGj4tdgeM

[The OC @RealClearOC]

The World Has Officially Reached Peak Bagel https://t.co/YPs64y0V5K

[The OC @RealClearOC]

Inside Ohio’s Home Health Empire: 7 Buildings, 288 Medicaid Companies, $250 Million https://t.co/92bUWuhSwc

[The Independent @Independent]

12 best digital cameras, reviewed by a professional photographer https://t.co/ilNBn7NCvi

[Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 @JasonJournoDC]

💥NEW: Maria Bartiromo: "10 presidents before President Trump all said the same thing: 'Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.'"

Ro Khanna: "And one president delivered! And that was Barack Obama!"

Maria Bartiromo: "No, that's not true ... Congressman, you're talking fantasy! Obama did NOTHING about it! ... other than send money to the Iranians!"

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY CRAP! Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) just got MIC DROPPED on national television

BARTIROMO: Are you suggesting OBAMA's leadership on Iran was better?

KHANNA: Yes!

BARTIROMO: "There were 14 wire transfers to a Swiss account linked to Hezbollah. Between 2014 and 2016, that was a total of $1.7 billion. The same $1.7 billion, he told Congress, was frozen Iranian assets. There was a backchannel to Tehran through Valerie Jarrett, active for 2012 to 2024."

"This was after he left office. So it was almost like a shadow government! He also sent pellets of CASH in a plane to Iran."

"Now, why would you send money to Iran KNOWING that they are building a nuclear weapon and they are the leading sponsor of terrorism?!"

BRUTAL.

H/t @RNCResearch

[The OC @RealClearOC]

America Loses Its Will to Work https://t.co/OnjLvWKGyC

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

Gavin Newsom is scared, and he should be.

[Brit Hume @brithume]

Quote: @“. According to the official numbers from the IRS, the top 1% of income-tax filers in 2022 contributed 40.4% of the revenue. The top 10% of filers paid 72%. The top quarter contributed 87.2%.” https://t.co/tYHYS06sd1

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

The bad news? There is no more Artemis II live mission coverage for you to watch. The good news? New Artemis II imagery continues to roll in.

We're continuing to unveil new images from the Artemis II mission. You can find them here: https://t.co/o2t8RrFU2g