June 18, 2026, 11:04 a.m. ET1 hour ago
Lexi Parra
Some police officers along the route are wearing Knicks jerseys under their uniforms to show their support for the team.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Eryn Davis
June 18, 2026, 11:54 a.m. ET10 minutes ago
Eryn Davis
Stone Street is awash in blue and orange. Nearly every bar is at capacity, with lines spilling into those of neighboring establishments. Fans gather outside bars like Beckett’s and Stone Street Tavern to watch the parade on televisions mounted in the windows.
Toilet paper hangs from the string lights and pennant flags crisscrossing Stone Street as fans have started throwing rolls overhead.
I am so proud of the people of New York
Sarah Nir
June 18, 2026, 11:18 a.m. ET7 minutes ago
Sarah Nir
A really fun part of this moment is that it feels like the rules, and the division between city and its inhabitants have been breached. Sanitation workers are hanging off dump trucks filming the parade while kids clamber onto the fenders to get a better look. Two men are standing on a lighted crosswalk pole twenty feet above the ground and the dozens of officers just let them. The N.Y.C. vibes are impeccable here.
Isaac Chotiner for Nobel Prize
There’s a joke among people who are really plugged into media Twitter: if Isaac Chotiner calls to ask if he can interview you, run.
Ike vs 'witz highlight
DERSHOWITZ: I was the most popular speaker in the Chilmark Library series.
CHOTINER: I can imagine.
DERSHOWITZ Every year, they would have an overflow crowd to hear me speak about whatever book I was writing, or whatever I was doing. But suddenly, after I represented the Constitution on behalf of President Trump, the library found excuses for never having me. Their first excuse was that my crowds were too big. So I said, “Well, why don’t you limit the crowds?” They said, “Oh, we hadn’t thought of that.”
CHOTINER: Can you imagine if Ed Sullivan had done that with the Beatles? It’s a ridiculous excuse.
DERSHOWITZ: Yeah, of course. So I’ve been cancelled, basically, by the Chilmark Library.
CHOTINER: I can imagine.
DERSHOWITZ Every year, they would have an overflow crowd to hear me speak about whatever book I was writing, or whatever I was doing. But suddenly, after I represented the Constitution on behalf of President Trump, the library found excuses for never having me. Their first excuse was that my crowds were too big. So I said, “Well, why don’t you limit the crowds?” They said, “Oh, we hadn’t thought of that.”
CHOTINER: Can you imagine if Ed Sullivan had done that with the Beatles? It’s a ridiculous excuse.
DERSHOWITZ: Yeah, of course. So I’ve been cancelled, basically, by the Chilmark Library.
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HE COMPARES 'WITZ TO THE BEATLES AND GETS 'WITZ TO AGREE!!!! NOOOO!!!!🤣🤣🤣
HE COMPARES 'WITZ TO THE BEATLES AND GETS 'WITZ TO AGREE!!!! NOOOO!!!!🤣🤣🤣
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
The New Yorker interviews! lolol
I don't subscribe anymore but, I don't know, a couple of years ago I read an interview a New Yorker guy did of Alan Dershowitz, feigned sympathy ("It sounds perfectly awful") that 'witz wasn't getting invited to parties on Martha's Vineyard anymore boo-hoo-hoo lol, he skewered 'witz and 'witz barely had any idea ('witz was bragging about the Abraham Accords. The interviewer: "Call them the Dershowitz Accords!"). It was brilliant and funny. Now this.
This is Isaac Chotiner (it may have been the same guy who interviewed 'witz! He had an identifiably Jewish name) interviewing a right-wing Israeli talking-head, I had never heard of the dope, but his name is Shimon Riklin. Like with 'witz, Chotiner here feigns sympathy with subtle questions and comments that make the opposite skewering point:
Riklin: ...But why did we go into the war if this is what Trump was going to give Iran?Chotiner: It’s a good question.
Rik: Listen, we are really grateful, in Israel, for what Donald Trump did for Israel. He gives us a lot of weapons. He gives us space to fight, in terms of the political resistance we face in the world. And then he joins us in understanding the importance of the war against Iran. ...
...
...Now what is Trump doing? Everything, or anything that Iran says, he obeys.
Chot: Some people might say [Not ME, Isaac Chotiner, but "those other people" lol) that Trump and Netanyahu started this war. They bombed Iran, they failed to dislodge the Iranian regime, and Iran decided to hold the entire global economy hostage, which has led to horrific effects all across the world. And so they had to make a deal.
Rik: Aren’t you supposed to have planned for something like this? If this is what you are going to do, don’t start the war. Don’t do it.
Chot: I think a lot of Americans would agree with that. 😁
...
Chot: You said that Israel had this brilliant plan. What did you make of the reports that Netanyahu told Trump that Iran would not close the strait?
Just as he, or whoever it was, did in the 'witz interview, Chotiner links to reports, this one in nytimes.
Rik: This is absolutely nonsense. What? What? Not only is that nonsense, but Israel took this into account. ...Everyone in Israel knew this was a possibility.
Chot: They did close the strait and hold the global economy hostage, though, right?
Rik: Right, but, but, O.K. O.K. So, it’s your money or your life? Let’s make peace with Hitler, because the goal of the world is money?
Rik, you DIPSHIT! LOL
Chot: [ playing dumb, asking to be educated] But when you’re fighting a new Hitler, you don’t just focus on money?
Rik: This is what we think. ...
Chot: Putting aside the merits of this war, do you think people such as yourself and the Prime Minister misjudged Donald Trump? I know you said a joyful prayer on the air when he was elected in 2024. 😄 You must have had some sense of who this guy is—that he isn’t loyal to anyone, that he had no real core values—
Rik: Listen, I was really happy when he was elected. I admit it. I think it was good for Israel. And, in the beginning, it was. But today I don’t know what to think. I am really in shock.
Chot: It’s hard to fathom.
"It's hard to fathom"! Mock validating Riklin's "shock", in reality pointing out how absurd a figure Riklin is.
Rik: I don’t have a lot of moments like this. I don’t remember someone in modern history who would go with you and do wonderful things, and then suddenly disappear and go against you. So now I am the bad guy? I supported you! ...
Chot: This is why I was wondering whether you had ever observed Donald Trump. 😄
Rik: I don’t know what motivated him. You know he is a Gemini? Geminis are not really ones to say the same things a lot. They change their minds. You know Geminis?
Chot: Yeah, I’m a Gemini, so don’t be too mean.
He's charming, Chotner is. He has a faux innocence.
Rik: I’m a Gemini, too. 😁
Chot: But you feel like, at first, when Trump came back to office in 2025, for a while, it was actually better? A year ago, the Gaza war was still going on, there was a total cutoff of humanitarian aid, and Trump was presiding over it all. So you think those were better days?
Riklin, you non compos mentis BOOB, DO YOU NOT SEE HOW YOU SHOULD ANSWER?!?!
Rik: Right. In the past, it was really better days. Israel changed their borders with their enemies.
NOOOO!!!!! Riklin, if you weren't so loathsome I might feel sorry for you!
Chot: You control seventy per cent of Gaza now, too.
Rik: It’s more like sixty per cent, but I don’t care. I wish it was seventy. It’s not enough.
Chot: Have faith in the future. 😆
Chot: What do you think Netanyahu will do now with an election coming up?
Rik: I think he is in shock. In shock. In all the years that I have known him, he has never been in shock like now. Not with Obama. No one has caused a shock like Trump. And it’s because you couldn’t predict it.
Riklin, you FOOL!
Chot: The unpredictable nature of Trump turning on you is what makes it so sad. 😇😆
Rik: True. You are right. [Oh my God, Riklin, you are bleeding out on the floor, do you not see your own blood?!] In a few months, we have an election, and one of the most important parts of his campaign was going to be his friendship with Trump. Now what is he going to say? It’s a problem.
Rik: ...What happened? What happened? We succeeded. Everything we said would happen happened, even more quickly and acutely than we thought.
Chot: Except for the strait being closed and the Iranian government not falling. Except for those things, right?
OH I CAN HARDLY TAKE THIS WITHOUT LAUGHING ALONE TO ELEVEN!
Rik: No, no. You keep saying it, and that’s your privilege. That wasn’t a surprise. But we thought a blockade to their blockade was genius. And they were really close to a collapse.
Chot: It was close to succeeding, and then you guys were stabbed in the back. LOLOL
Rik: Exactly. And we don’t understand why. You understand that they are Nazis. What happened to you?
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As I said, I don't know if Isaac Chotiner was the New Yorker interviewer who shivved 'witz, this reads like that interviewer--no matter, I nominate Isaac Chotiner for the Nobel Prize in Interviewing!
BRAVO IKE! WE LIKE IKE!
This is Different
This is the actual MoU, from TIME.
1 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war, by signing this MOU, declared ["declare"] the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other and ensuring ["ensure", "to ensure"] the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. The final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon and other provisions of this paragraph.
[This binds Israel now and in the future and maybe Hezbollah, if considered an "ally" of Iran.
[undertake: to take upon oneself : set about : ATTEMPT (bold in original)--Merriam-Webster]
2 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.
["We'll try!"]
3 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran commit to negotiating and achieving the final deal in maximum 60 days, expendable with mutual consent.
["Expandable". My God Trump, are you even literate? "Commit", "to carry into action deliberately", is much stronger than "undertake". Why in the name of Allah would either Iran or the U.S. agree to two words with similar, but not identical, meanings used in two successive paragraphs? Because all that they agree to "carry into action deliberately" is negotiating. ]
4 — Immediately upon the signing of this MOU, the United States of America will begin the removal of its naval blockade and any disturbances or impediments against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and will fully end the naval blockade within 30 days. During this period, the traffic of vessels will be in proportion to the numbers of pre-war traffic being restored by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America further undertakes to remove its forces from the proximity of the Islamic Republic of Iran within 30 days after the final deal.
[This sentence as a whole does not make sense: "During this period, the traffic of vessels will be in proportion to the numbers of pre-war traffic being restored by the Islamic Republic of Iran." In addition, "proportion" is ambiguous. Does it mean "an equal share" (Merriam-Webster 2 a)? Or does it mean merely the mathematics, "the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree" (Merriam-Webster 3)? 3-1 is a proportion. So is 1-3. "Proportion" in the third sense is not fixed.]
5 — Upon the signing of this MOU, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa. The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, and considering the need for removing the technical and military obstacles and demining by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will be instated ["set or install"] within 30 days. The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct dialogue with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz, in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in line with the applicable international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.
[This is so KEY. Iran will not charge "for 60 days only"!]
6 — The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least USD $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The mechanism for the implementation of this plan will be finalized as part of a final deal within 60 days. All required licenses, waivers, and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America.
[Contradictory terms, "undertakes' (try) and "will" (deliver). Trump loves to (try to] bind other political entities without making them a party to what binds them. According to the language, America will try, along with regional partners,...Who the fuck are they? Name them, Trump. Query: If America tries, but fails with the regional partners, is America on the hook for $300B? U.S. responsibility the whole $300B is referenced in the last sentence, which mentions that financial greasing "will be granted by the United States of America."]
7 — The United States of America undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the United Nations Security Council resolutions, IAEA Board of Governors resolutions, and all unilateral U.S. sanctions—primary and secondary—in an agreed upon schedule [see paragraph 8] as part of the final deal. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue above mentioned and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.
8 — The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms ["Reaffirms" is stronger than "reiterates.] that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpile enriched material pursuant to a mechanism that will be mutually agreed upon in accordance with the schedule mentioned in paragraph seven, [no fixed schedule, both paragraphs] with the minimum methodology to be down blending [diluting] on site under the supervision of the IAEA. The two parties also agreed to discuss the issue of enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear needs, based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final deal. The final deal will confirm the provisions of this paragraph. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledged the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned and expressed their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.
9 — Pending the final deal, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran agree to maintain the status quo. The Islamic Republic of Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program and the United States of America will not impose any new sanctions and will not deploy additional forces in the region.
10 — The United States of America undertakes that immediately upon the signing of this MOU and until the termination of sanctions, the U.S. Department of Treasury will issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives, and all associated services, including banking transactions, insurances, transportation, etc.
[Again, the contradictory terms, "undertakes' (try) and "will" (deliver)]
11 — The United States of America undertakes to make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Upon the implementation of the MOU, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will mutually agree on the procedures related to the release of these funds during the negotiations. Such funds, whether retained in the original account or transferred, shall be made fully usable for payment to any ultimate beneficiary designated by the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. [That is clearer than the language in Bloomie's MoU] The United States of America undertakes to issue all the necessary licenses and authorizations accordingly.
[Merriam Webster's first definition of "undertake" is above. It's secondary definition is: "to put oneself under obligation to perform". That is vastly different than to "attempt" and leaves open to disagreement which of the two is meant in the MoU.]
12 — The United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran agree that an executive mechanism will be established to monitor the successful implementation of this MOU and the future compliance of the final deal.
[I don't know what an "executive" mechanism means other than with reference to a head-of-state.]
13 — After signing this MOU, and subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this MOU, and the continuing implementation of these measures, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will start negotiations regarding the final deal exclusively on the other paragraphs.
14 — The final deal will be endorsed by a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.
[It "will be" endorsed by the UNSC. How do they know that? Neither Trump nor Iran speaks for the UNSC. They cannot bind the UNSC.]
Bloomie's MOU
Undertaker-in-Chief
Via Yahoo:
Below is the text of the 14-point draft memorandum, as seen by Bloomberg News.
1) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on [technical term, "from now on"] they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article and the remaining Articles.
["will confirm": future]
2) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.
3) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement [they will try] within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent.
[Merriam-Webster, undertake: to take upon oneself: set about: ATTEMPT. Bold in original.]
4) Immediately upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, the United States Lift [sic]the naval blockade and prevent any interference or obstruction against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and restore traffic [this was written by Trumpie with a sharpie] within a maximum of 30 days to its full capacity; the traffic of ships shall be proportional ["proportional" not the correct term] to the pre-war volume of traffic on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement.
5) Upon signing this Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take steps [squishy] to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa [colloquial] is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran.
6) The United States undertakes, together with its regional partners, to create a comprehensive plan agreed upon by both parties for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, While ensuring financing of at least $300 billion. [That is not a sentence.] The implementation mechanism of this plan, as part of the final agreement, will be formulated within 60 days.
7)The United States commits to ending, on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement, all types of sanctions currently facing the Islamic Republic of Iran, including resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary.
[As I wrote last night, the Undertaker cannot "commit" to ending world body sanctions unless he is World Undertaker.]
8) The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons. [It doesn't say "agrees"] The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran's nuclear needs, will be adequately addressed [squishy, terrible] in a final agreement; the final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article.
9) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that, pending a final agreement, [agree before finally agreeing] they will maintain the status quo: Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region.
10) The United States undertakes [the U.S. is an undertaker] that immediately after the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and until the date of the lifting of sanctions, the United States Treasury Department will issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like. [lazy thinking]
11) The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, ["in light of": We don't have that "light". Negotiations have not begun on a final agreement yet. We don't know if progress will occur. "Depending" would be better, but still squishy. "Progress" needs to be quantified. This is a MOU written by an imbecile, i.e. by Trump] frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available. These funds, whether held in the master account or transferred, will be used for any final beneficiary payment determined by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran [Iran determines final beneficiary payment?] and will be fully available for use. The United States undertakes to issue all necessary permits and licenses on this basis.
12) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that an implementation mechanism will be established to oversee the successful implementation of and future commitment to the Final Agreement. [An implementation mechanism for successful implementation. "Will be": future.] Following the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and upon receipt of assurances regarding the commencement of implementation of Articles 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this Memorandum of Understanding, and the continued implementation of these steps, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States will enter into negotiations for a Final Agreement solely with respect to the remaining Articles.
The final agreement will be approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council.
[As posted last night, the Florida Criminal states in article 7 that he "commits" to removing sanctions, including those of the UN Security Council, a commitment that he cannot make since he is not Premier of the World. Therefore any other binding resolution of the UN Security Council, such as this, is not binding on the Criminal.]
BOO MOU. This is ignorant, puerile, noncommittal, just plain awful for the Toilet Nation.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
$300B to Iran per MOU, half already paid (Reuters)
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Toilet Nation and Iran has not been released. Toilet Nation Premier Donald J. Trump said today that the full text will be released "in a couple of days." The following is from Middle East Eye. MEE's summary of the MOU is from Bloomberg, which can suck my dick because it's behind a paywall and the undersigned refuses on steadfast principle to pay for news.
Iran is set to receive sanctions relief for the sale of its oil and related petroleum products as part of a memorandum of understanding with the US that could also unlock $300bn for the redevelopment of the Islamic Republic, according to the text of the agreement circulating in US media.The details have been reported by several media outlets, but Bloomberg obtained a full draft of the memorandum which appears to usher in sweeping gains for Iran without addressing key US war objectives.
For example, the memorandum cited by Bloomberg does not address the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, long considered a sticking point in negotiations.
Nor does it mention Iran’s conventional military forces, like its ballistic missile arsenal, which Trump entered the war calling a threat to the US.
The memorandum also says that the ceasefire includes “all fronts, including in Lebanon”, reaffirming a key Iranian demand that is sure to anger US ally Israel.
Below is a summary of the 14 points in the memorandum signed digitally by the US and Iran on Sunday, according to Bloomberg.
A final signing ceremony is expected to take place on Friday in Switzerland. Middle East Eye could not independently verify all the points in the list.
1. The US and Iran, along with their allies, agree to “an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts”.
2. The second clause contains a joint commitment to respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
3. Iran and the US agree to negotiate a final peace deal over the next 60 days and extend the current ceasefire if needed.
4. The US agreed to lift its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. This section also contains a mention of withdrawing "its [US] forces” from “surrounding areas” within 30 days of the final agreement. It is not clear where the geographic boundaries are.
5. Iran agrees to lift its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and remove any obstacles.
6.The US agrees to “ensure financing of at least $300 billion” for the “rehabilitation and economic development” of Iran. This sum is part of a final agreement that will be implemented within 60 days.
"ensure...at least $300B". Wow. $300B here, $300B there, pretty soon you're talking real money.
6. The US commits to a phased lifting of all sanctions on Iran, including “resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and all unilateral US sanctions, both primary and secondary”. No timeline is given for this process.
How can the Toilet Nation "commit" to lifting sanctions by the United Nations, and the IAEA?
7.[a] Iran reiterates that it will not produce a nuclear weapon. This section also says the fate of Iran's enriched uranium and wider nuclear programme will be addressed in a final agreement. It is notable [b] that the ceasefire does not include an immediate demand for Iran not to enrich uranium.
[c] Iran promises not to develop its nuclear programme in the next 60 days. “Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the US will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region,” the text adds.
I have added the lettered subparagraphs. Now, I want all of you to point at me and laugh in my face: Except for 7 [b], which should have been addressed, and which I bet the Toilet Nation's ace team of negotiators done forgot to do, I don't mind this, in fact, I rather like it. There is no inspection-verification regime, keep pointing and laughing, it's based on trust (increase laughing to shrill level), the same way Premier Trump in his first term dealt with Kim Jong un and the DPRK. I think that has worked out, hasn't it? If not I submit to struggle session.
8. The US agrees to issue sanctions waivers for the sale of Iranian oil and petroleum products. The text adds that “All related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like” are included in the waiver.
"and the like" is not cool, not copacetic, not kosher, it's bullshit from brains too in the toilet to think of more things.
9. Iran will obtain access to its frozen funds based on the “progress” of negotiations in the next 60 days.
10. An implementation mechanism will be established to oversee any final agreement.
11. The US and Iran will continue the framework for negotiating the final agreement following “commencement of implementation of Articles 4, 5, 10, and 11”.
I don't know if Articles 4, 5, 10, and 11 are the same as MEE's, not me's, MEE's paragraphs 4, 5, 10, and 11.
12. The final peace deal will be approved by a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.
To what effect if the Toilet Nation can unilaterally lift sanction imposed by the U.N. Security Council?
Public Occurrences June 16, 2026
Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran
“Without the U.S., there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel because no other President was willing to do what I did,” Trump said.
AP
Bet he primaries him.
8:48 pm:
Trump and Netanyahoo, two criminals, have made Iran far more dangerous to the Toilet Nation and the Christian Protectorate in Israel than before.
3:15 pm:
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
... a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war.
AP
AP
🤭
Yawnis Finis*
June 15, 11:59 pm
1) There is no deadline to trade or not to trade. It's not foregone that Beer will trade Antetokounmpo. There was no trade despite feverish excitement at the trade deadline in February. Antetokounmpo could still sign an extension and stay.
2) The "Heat's" package does not give Milwaukee's beer head.
3) The "Celtics" are not leaking links to Antetokounmpo.
"Boston keeps all of their business quiet. Boston’s business doesn’t get out there.
4) Milwaukee is not the source of trade talks.
"Jon Horst does not leak. He has a very small front office and he does not discuss anything."
5) The "Heat" are not the source.
"The Heat aren't going to drive up their own asking price..."
6) Players' agents are the source.
Those who have the most direct, personal financial interest in chumming the waters:
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald in response to a fan saying ‘it’s over, [Giannis Antetokounmpo] is a Celtic’: “Yes, there are agents saying this.”
Ira Winderman: There are agents saying Giannis will be traded to the Celtics.
7) And it's not true. Antetokounmpo will not be traded to Boston.
*Update: Gary Washburn on the Celtics and Giannis Antetokounmpo
🎥: @NBCSBoston
“I don’t think he’s gonna be a Celtic, and that’s just from what I’m hearing. I think the Celtics are gauging what it would take to get Giannis to Boston and figuring out whether they want to move Jaylen
Gary Washburn, Beans beat reporter Boston Globe
“In recent days we have seen that the Boston Celtics have shown some interest there, but a Celtics offer has a stumbling block. No. 1, you’d be potentially breaking up [Jayson Tatum] and Jaylen Brown. No. 2, it would mean changing the entire structure of the way the Celtics play basketball.”
I know nothink. What I can glean from what players agents, Giannis', perhaps Giannis himself, and agents for other players, and using common sense, is that Giannis will not be traded to Beans, he probably will be traded to Miami, and less probably but not totally unreasonably he will extend with Beer. And WHEN whatever happens happens, there is no real or even artificial deadline. The chumming and the disinformation could not impossibly go on beyond draft night.
The Welcome Phenomenon
New Yorkers, from bartenders to teenagers to TV celebrities, turned the city orange and blue in an unusual but welcome sign of unity.
From spontaneous block parties in Brooklyn to official watch parties in parks and outside Madison Square Garden, the city transformed into a sea of orange and blue last week as New Yorkers rallied behind the Knicks on the road to an N.B.A. championship.
They screamed, danced and laughed, climbed on top of cars and buses, and dangled from stoplights. It was a citywide celebration. Even the Baklava Guy showed up with free delights.
Sports bring people together, and the Knicks channeled that energy in a city where unity isn’t exactly common. Detainees at Rikers Island had their own watch parties. People from every background, age group, race and ethnicity pushed aside differences for the shared cultural experience of cheering the Knicks on in the streets.
...
After the Knicks lost in Game 3, it [was] “Knicks in five!”
And so it was.
And the entire city was there to witness it from the beginning.
...
“It feels good because this is our team. It feels good for our city.”--Celina Patterson, 33
...
“This feels like the most community I’ve felt in this city in a hot minute.”--Bleart Ademi, 19
...
the games had brought everyone together.
...confident that the team would close out the series that night and loved how the games had brought everyone together.
“It’s never been like this.”-- Javier Moran, 19.
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