California elections smell bad. President Trump and the news media. Iran and US helicopter.....
Tuesday, June 09, 2026
California elections smell bad. President Trump and the news media. Iran and US helicopter.
California elections smell bad. President Trump and the news media. Iran and US helicopter.....
California smells bad
What we are seeing in California is that winning is all that matters to the Democrats.
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On Sunday, a friend from California texted me that the late ballot counting was “legal” and the results would accurately reflect the ballot count.
Nevertheless, he admitted that the whole thing looks awful, and that many will conclude that the fix was in.
My friend is right that the whole thing is awful, and it’s time to change it. It’s sad when Colombia can announce results by 8 p.m., but California is still counting. Who knew that we’d be saying that Colombia has a more efficient vote counting system than California? Well they do, and so does Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, and a few of those countries who we used to call “third world”!
Where do we go from here? Well, let’s hope that the Supreme Court can save California from itself. The Justices will probably issue another 6-3 opinion soon, and we can’t wait for it. Here is the story:
Imagine putting your taxes in the mail a full week before the April 15 deadline, only to be fined by the Internal Revenue Service for a late filing.
Never mind the April 8 postmark, the IRS explains. Federal tax codes require returns be ‘filed on or before the 15th day of April.’ If your returns were lost in handling or the U.S. Postal Service took too long to deliver them, that’s your problem, not theirs. Filing taxes is a two-step process, the IRS explains, that involves both submitting the returns and having a federal worker record their arrival.
It’s an absurd claim and not the way the IRS operates. But it is the very logic the Supreme Court is expected to use later this month in a decision that could doom California’s mail-in voting system.
California’s snail-paced tallying was back in the news last week as results of several races in the June 2 primary — including the high-profile race for governor and another for mayor of Los Angeles — remained unclear as mail-in ballots continue to arrive and be counted.
Hurry up justices. We really need you this time.
What we are seeing in California is that winning is all that matters to the Democrats. They want to preserve their power at any cost, even if it means counting until they get the desired result. It may be legal, under state rules, but it looks awful to the rest of us who vote in a more transparent way. It also makes you wonder how much longer we can preserve our union if voting rules are so different between states, and cities decide what federal laws they want to enforce. At some point, like a toxic marriage, the union will break and people will go their separate ways.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/california_smells_bad.html
We remember Dave Parker (1951-2025)
We say happy birthday to Dave Parker who was born in Mississippi on this day in 1951. He turned into one of the most consistent hitters of the last 50 years. He died in 2025.
Parker played most of his career with the Pirates: .305 average over 11 years plus 2 battling titles & the 1978 MVP.
He also played with the Reds, A's, Brewers and Blue Jays.
His career numbers generate Hall of Fame conversations. However, he has not been selected: .290 career batting average, 339 HR, 1,439 RBI & 2,712 hits.
Great hitter!
Parker played most of his career with the Pirates: .305 average over 11 years plus 2 battling titles & the 1978 MVP.
He also played with the Reds, A's, Brewers and Blue Jays.
His career numbers generate Hall of Fame conversations. However, he has not been selected: .290 career batting average, 339 HR, 1,439 RBI & 2,712 hits.
Great hitter!
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"Country lanes", one of the best ones from The Bee Gees
It was the B-side of "Fanny, be tender with my love", released as the 3rd top 10 single out of that great album. I recall playing it many times at the school cafeteria jukebox.
Unfortunately, it was buried along big hits like "Jive Talkin" and "Nights on Broadway".
There were so many great songs on Main Course, including "Come on Over" which was recorded by Olivia Newton-John, "Wind of Change", and "At the edge of the universe".
Years later, "Country Lanes" is still one of my favorite Bee Gees' songs.
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June 1966 and 5 Twins go deep in the same inning
We remember Tony Oliva for winning 3 AL batting titles.
We remember Zoilo Versalles for the 1965 AL MVP.
They were 2 of the 4 cubanos who played for the 1965 AL champion Twins. The other two were Camilo Pascual and Sandy Valdespino.
We remember Zoilo Versalles for the 1965 AL MVP.
They were 2 of the 4 cubanos who played for the 1965 AL champion Twins. The other two were Camilo Pascual and Sandy Valdespino.
Back in June 1966, Tony and Zoilo were a part of very unique baseball history. They both hit home runs along with teammates Rich Rollins, future Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew and Don Mincher.
I should add that Camilo Pascual and Sandy Valdespino were also involved in that historic game. Pascual started the game but left early. Valdespino grounded out between Versalles and Oliva’s home runs.
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Monday, June 08, 2026
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda
Guest: Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda. Iran vs Israel. California vote counting. Trump vs Meet the Press.
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda
Guest: Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda. Iran vs Israel. California vote counting. Trump vs Meet the Press. Click to listen:
Sheinbaum warns of foreign intervention in elections
The Mexican Government is playing the sovereignty card to distract the locals.
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few days ago, former Mexican President Lopez-Obrador wrote a letter in total support of incumbent President Sheinbaum. I asked a few Mexican friends if they had ever seen anything like that before, and they said no. I'm not saying that I conducted a scientific poll, but they all said no. One of them even said something like, former Mexican presidents usually disappear, and you don't hear a word from them again.
The letter came the same week that President Sheinbaum warned of foreign interference in their elections. This is what she said:
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that Mexico faces a "real risk" of foreign intervention in its elections, escalating a political fight over a newly approved constitutional reform that would allow authorities to annul an election if outside interference is proven.
The warning came as Mexico's Congress advanced one of the most consequential changes to the country's electoral rules in years. The reform adds foreign intervention or interference as grounds for nullifying an election, a measure backed by Sheinbaum and Morena as a shield for national sovereignty, but criticized by opponents who say it could open the door to politically motivated challenges to valid results.
"Yes, there can be a risk of foreign intervention in Mexico's elections, yes," Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference from the National Palace.
The president linked the measure to what she described as past examples of foreign money reaching Mexican organizations involved, directly or indirectly, in the country's political arena. Without naming USAID explicitly, Sheinbaum referred to Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad, known as MCCI, and said the organization had received money from U.S. institutions through the American embassy.
"It was demonstrated in the case of Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción, or for corruption, that they were financed by institutions of the United States through the embassy, and that in one way or another they supported a candidate," Sheinbaum said.
Through the US Embassy? That's a new one for me. The article does say that the anti-corruption group did receive money from the U.S. Agency for International Development between 2018 and early 2024. They deny partisanship and insist that it's all about promoting democracy, whatever that means.
The driving force here is not foreign interference. The real factor is that the Trump administration is putting a lot of pressure on the majority party to turn over politicians connected to the narcos.
Of course, the Mexican Government is playing the sovereignty card to distract the locals.
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We remember Greta Friedman (1924-2016)
Greta Friedman was born in Austria in 1924 and died in Virginia at age 92.
Greta was working as a nurse and went out to join the V-J celebrations in 1945 in Times Square. Then a young navy man out celebrating the news gave her the famous kiss. It became one of the most important photos of the 20th century.
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We remember Barbara Bush (1925-2018)
We remember Barbara Bush, one of our favorite First Ladies. She was born on this day in 1925 and died in 2018.
She was married to Bush-41 and mother of Bush-43. Her son Jeb was governor of Florida and a candidate for president in 2016.
What a neat lady! We miss her sense of humor.
What a neat lady! We miss her sense of humor.
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