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Morning Brief 2024-06-24

June 24, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Bayard Winthrop
TOPIC: BREAKING: You will soon be able to find American Giant at Walmart!

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Andrew Bailey
TOPIC: Missouri AG Bailey plans to sue the state of New York in response to the left’s ongoing “unconstitutional lawfare” against President Trump.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Ezra Levant
TOPIC: The Toronto Police are investigating Rebel News for "hate speech."

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Vanessa Sivadge
TOPIC: Another whistleblower steps forward on Texas Children's alleged “gender-affirming care.”

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Gene Hamilton
TOPIC: America First Legal releases internal documents that allege the Department of Homeland Security's plans to target President Trump's supporters as "domestic extremists."


News...

Supreme Court Says US Citizens Don’t Have Right to Bring Noncitizen Spouses to US
Americans don’t have a fundamental right to have spouses admitted, justices say.

Is There Another Supreme Court Leaker?
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the U.S. isn't required to admit illegal immigrant spouses of citizens, which came shortly after a suspiciously timed executive order from the Biden administration to preempt the decision.

Sotomayor claims ruling on noncitizen spouses is an attack on gay marriage
"The right to marry is fundamental as a matter of history and tradition."

What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? Here’s the list.
The Supreme Court is headed into its final week with about a quarter of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from abortion to social media.

Los Angeles Will Require Photo ID For Homeless Luxury Hotel Living But Not Voting
The new 19-story high-rise cost as much to build as a five-star resort. To lease an apartment in the luxury tower, homeless residents must provide their “photo identification, and social security card.”

NJ Businessman Indicted for Sopranos-Style Economic Development Racket
The mobsters in "The Sopranos" made money from a waterfront rejuvenation project in Newark, obtained through underhanded dealing with a crooked state official and which afforded plenty of no-show jobs and opportunities for grift.

End of the road for Tony Cheesecake: Genovese mobster beheaded by DOT truck
The elderly man decapitated by a DOT truck in NYC last week was a former Genovese mobster known as "Tony Cheesecake."

Banana Republic...

Former attorney general pulls rug from under DOJ's defense for keeping Biden tapes hidden
In defense of this secrecy, Biden's counsel and Garland cited a 2008 opinion from former AG Michael B. Mukasey. Unfortunately for Biden, Mukasey issued a declaration Friday, revealing Garland misapplied his argument.

Andrew Cuomo Says Trump Civil Fraud Case ‘Should Have Never Been Brought’
“The Attorney General’s case in New York, frankly, should have never been brought and if his name was not Donald Trump, and ... if he wasn’t running for president.”

Judge Judy torches Alvin Bragg for 'nonsense' case against Trump
We have yet to hear Judge Wapner's opinion.

Debate...

Trump Says He’s Decided On A Running Mate, Expects This Person To Attend Debate
Trump said “nobody knows” who he will select and noted that “most likely” this person will be at his debate. “They’ll be there. I think we have a lot of people coming.”

Biden's foreign policy record gives Trump ammunition ahead of debate
Trump, for his part, has long cast himself as a peacemaker in contrast to Biden’s interventionist approach to global affairs and is likely to press the incumbent commander in chief about the uptick in global tensions under his watch.

Trump Predicts Biden Will Enter Debate ‘All Jacked Up’ After ‘He Gets A Shot In The A**’
“A little before debate time, he gets a shot in the a**. They want to strengthen him up so he comes out, he’ll come out — okay, I say he’ll come out all jacked up, right? All jacked up.”

Doug Burgum warns not to underestimate Biden at debate
“He’s been campaigning since President Nixon was in office.”

CNN's Van Jones: If Biden goes out there and messes up at the debate, 'it's game over'
"This is the entire election, as far as I’m concerned."

Eric Trump says father will be ‘debating CNN’ and Joe Biden
“Jake Tapper has compared my father to Hitler before, right? Jake Tapper’s the guy who will yell at his control room, saying, ‘Turn this man off! I don’t want to hear what he has to say."

Politics...

Democrats' Political Views Are Shifting Faster Than Republicans'
The ideological shift is all one-sided, with Democrats moving left much more than Republicans moved to the right.

Democrats raise alarm after Trump closes fundraising gap against Biden
“You would think a guy who’s convicted of crimes would be nowhere, but he’s everywhere financially. And that is a real problem for Democrats.”

Trump Leaves $500 Tip At Philly Cheesesteak Shop, Rallies Support For Getting Rid Of Taxes On Tips
“No taxes on tips,” Trump said at his rally. “Every time you leave a tip for the next five months, make sure to write on the receipt, ‘Vote Trump for no tax on tips!'”

7 Years Later, Snopes Says Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis ‘Very Fine People’
The false claim was central to Biden’s election in 2020. He used it to launch his campaign in April 2019, claiming he had been inspired to run against President Trump because the latter called neo-Nazis “very fine people.”

Bedford: Poll gives good news to Biden (but how good is it?)
Democrats and their media pals are over the moon over a Fox News poll from last week.

NY Times Opinion: I Know What America’s Leading CEOs Really Think of Trump
If you want the most telling data point on corporate America’s lack of enthusiasm for Trump, look where they are investing their money. Not a single Fortune 100 chief executive has donated to the candidate so far this year, which indicates a major break from the past.

Maxine Waters: Trump Winning Would Be Threatening To ‘Millions’; ‘Killings’ Will Happen
“It is about thousands, maybe millions of people being threatened and being at risk because of Donald Trump and his desire to seek revenge on anything and everybody.”

Economy...

Newest Early Jobs Revision Shows No Net Job Growth During 2023
Early revisions from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia show a decline of 32,000 jobs from September to December 2023, contradicting initial reports of job growth. Overall, 2023 saw almost no job growth, challenging previous optimistic estimates.

Fed, FDIC find weaknesses in JPMorgan, BofA, Citi, Goldman living wills
A living will refers to the wind-down plan a bank must have in place in case of failure to prevent taxpayers and the financial system from shouldering the burden.

California minimum wage hike delayed as budget problems persist
The new minimum wage for health care workers, set to be $25 per hour, was to start in July. But legislators concluded that they would not be able to balance the state’s budget with the wage increase, which would cost about $2 billion.

San Francisco McDonald’s shutters after 30 years in latest casualty of $20 minimum wage
Owner Scott Rodrick blamed the closure on a number of factors — but said the newly rolled-out fast-food worker minimum-wage increase pushed the business over the edge.

Immigration...

Father of 13-year-old girl raped by illegal alien in NYC park slams Biden's open border for attack
"It just turned my world upside down, and the healing process has yet to begin," he told the outlet. "My mind is really swirling with all of the anger I have right now."

Trump’s more trusted than Biden on immigration among Latino battleground voters
Turns out Latino voters don’t behave like the caricatures that far-left Democrats created to justify their monstrous open-borders policies.

COVID-19...

Pentagon has no idea how much money went to Chinese labs, including Wuhan
The Office of Inspector General was tasked in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act to submit a report to congress on the amount of federal funds awarded to Chinese research labs.

RFK Jr. raises possibility bird flu was engineered in a lab
“With so much money on the table, is it conceivable that someone might deliberately release a bioengineered bird flu?"

Israel...

Israel’s ‘intense’ operations in Gaza ‘about to end’ with attention to move to Hezbollah: Netanyahu
“It doesn’t mean that the war is about to end, but the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah."

Countdown to war between Israel and Hezbollah has begun
Israel will do what it needs to do, with or without international support. Still, the ball is in Hezbollah’s court.

Hezbollah using Beirut airport to store Iranian arms, Lebanese whistleblowers claim
Workers say missiles, highly explosive RDX powder stored at international airport, fear it could become military target; transport minister denies "ridiculous" claims.

Alvin Bragg ❤'s Anti-Semitic Rioters
Those tiki-torch Nazis should have their next shindig on the Upper West Side. They’d certainly be welcome at Columbia University — and with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Just throw on some keffiyehs and do your thing. No one will know the difference.

Ukraine-Russia...

Russia blames US after Ukrainian attack on Crimea resort leaves 5 dead, dozens wounded
The Biden administration recently gave Ukraine permission to use American weapons to strike inside Russia.

More than a dozen killed in synagogue, church attacks in Russia’s Dagestan
Civilians and a priest among the dead as gunmen attack religious buildings in Derbent and a Makhachkala police post.

Putin says Russia is ramping up its nuclear arsenal — and is open to security talks with NATO states
Medvedev separately said that conversations over a new treaty on limiting nuclear firepower with the U.S. are only possible once Washington no longer supplies weapons to Ukraine and blocks its admission to the NATO alliance.

World...

Canada ‘biggest laggard’ in NATO alliance
The freeloaders to the north are one of only a handful of NATO allies that won’t reach the requisite benchmark for defense spending and won’t likely hit it for several years.

Biden Allows Iran To Run Voter Stations On US Soil For The Islamic Republic’s Presidential Election
Biden will allow the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to operate absentee voter stations on U.S. soil for the country’s upcoming presidential election.

Taiwan and China’s Nuclear Shield
If war with China unfolds under the shadow of nuclear escalation, it will be effectively a two-front war with Russia included, regardless of whether one or both powers are actually engaged in the fighting.

US Aircraft Carrier Arrives In South Korea Amid Spiking Tensions With The North
The USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group arrived in the Korean peninsula for joint military drills with South Korea and Japan.

6 Jewish minors attacked outside movie theater in Paris suburb
Assailants reportedly slap, hurl anti-Semitic abuse at the youths.

Media...

Washington Post’s editor drama only exposes its lack of ‘ethics’ after debasing Trump for years
Morale is plummeting in WaPo newsroom. Not because readers are deserting the paper in droves. Not because the newspaper lost $77 million last year. They’re just upset that Jeff Bezos wants to stem the bleeding and has installed new management to carry out his wishes.

Education...

Here are the top 10 most expensive places in the US to go to college
The total annual cost for tuition and mandatory fees at four-year U.S. colleges and universities has more than tripled in the last 60 years, from an average $5,369 per year in 1963 (inflation-adjusted) to $17,709 in 2023.

Parents, students involved in several fights at high school graduation in New Jersey
There were police officers from at least 12 different nearby towns to stop the mass fighting.

AI...

Wikipedia Is Biased against Conservatives — and the Slant Is Infecting AI Models
A new study released on Thursday by a conservative think-tank is giving scholarly credibility to long-held conservative suspicions of bias among Wikipedia editors on entries related to current events.

China and Artificial Intelligence: The Cold War We’re Not Fighting
While Americans fret over AI’s domestic impacts, China is leveraging AI and machine learning to reshape global norms.

Swallowable robots enter clinical trials
This pill sized robot comes embedded with tiny cameras, sensors, and wireless cameras. For now it requires a doctor to manage its movements, but the company foresees AI-guided autonomous capabilities in the future.

Science...

'I Am Not Suicidal': UFO Whistleblower Claims Threats to Himself and Family
Lue Elizondo, who was the head of a secretive Pentagon unit that studied UFOs, said there have been threats against him and "several other whistleblowers formerly associated with the UAP effort for the U.S. Government."

Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down
If the inner core's rotation continues to decelerate, its gravitational pull could eventually cause the outer layers of our planet to spin a little more slowly, altering the length of our days the researchers wrote.

Sports...

Police Tackle Eco-Radicals At PGA Championship, Crowd Boos & Chants 'U-S-A'
With the Travelers Championship coming down to the final hole of the tournament, five goons ran onto the 18th green spraying some sort of substance and causing a massive delay in the action.

Paris residents are planning to poop in the Seine to protest poor water conditions ahead of Olympics
The protests are apparently the result of public dissatisfaction with the government's progress in a $1.5 billion project designed to clean up the river ahead of the 2024 summer games, which will be held in Paris.

Animals...

Pet owners are treating their animals ever more like humans
But that isn’t good for pets, or for us, many experts argue.

Fishermen saves 38 dogs on the verge of drowning in Mississippi lake
The dogs were in the water after chasing a deer into the lake and ended up treading water for nearly an hour. The fishermen loaded 27 dogs into the boat and took them to shore, then went back and rescued 11 more.

June 24, 2010 - Barney Frank on bank regulation… Al Gore massage story… 'Tipper' calls the show… History’s good guys and bad guys… Senators sign letter to Obama in support of Israel… 'The Overton Window' now #1 bestseller… List of 100 Americans liberals hate most…

Without civic action, America faces collapse

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Every vote, jury duty, and act of engagement is civics in action, not theory. The republic survives only when citizens embrace responsibility.

I slept through high school civics class. I memorized the three branches of government, promptly forgot them, and never thought of that word again. Civics seemed abstract, disconnected from real life. And yet, it is critical to maintaining our republic.

Civics is not a class. It is a responsibility. A set of habits, disciplines, and values that make a country possible. Without it, no country survives.

We assume America will survive automatically, but every generation must learn to carry the weight of freedom.

Civics happens every time you speak freely, worship openly, question your government, serve on a jury, or cast a ballot. It’s not a theory or just another entry in a textbook. It’s action — the acts we perform every day to be a positive force in society.

Many of us recoil at “civic responsibility.” “I pay my taxes. I follow the law. I do my civic duty.” That’s not civics. That’s a scam, in my opinion.

Taking up the torch

The founders knew a republic could never run on autopilot. And yet, that’s exactly what we do now. We assume it will work, then complain when it doesn’t. Meanwhile, the people steering the country are driving it straight into a mountain — and they know it.

Our founders gave us tools: separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, elections. But they also warned us: It won’t work unless we are educated, engaged, and moral.

Are we educated, engaged, and moral? Most Americans cannot even define a republic, never mind “keep one,” as Benjamin Franklin urged us to do after the Constitutional Convention.

We fought and died for the republic. Gaining it was the easy part. Keeping it is hard. And keeping it is done through civics.

Start small and local

In our homes, civics means teaching our children the Constitution, our history, and that liberty is not license — it is the space to do what is right. In our communities, civics means volunteering, showing up, knowing your sheriff, attending school board meetings, and understanding the laws you live under. When necessary, it means challenging them.

How involved are you in your local community? Most people would admit: not really.

Civics is learned in practice. And it starts small. Be honest in your business dealings. Speak respectfully in disagreement. Vote in every election, not just the presidential ones. Model citizenship for your children. Liberty is passed down by teaching and example.

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We assume America will survive automatically, but every generation must learn to carry the weight of freedom.

Start with yourself. Study the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and state laws. Study, act, serve, question, and teach. Only then can we hope to save the republic. The next election will not fix us. The nation will rise or fall based on how each of us lives civics every day.

Civics isn’t a class. It’s the way we protect freedom, empower our communities, and pass down liberty to the next generation.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

'Rage against the dying of the light': Charlie Kirk lived that mandate

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Kirk’s tragic death challenges us to rise above fear and anger, to rebuild bridges where others build walls, and to fight for the America he believed in.

I’ve only felt this weight once before. It was 2001, just as my radio show was about to begin. The World Trade Center fell, and I was called to speak immediately. I spent the day and night by my bedside, praying for words that could meet the moment.

Yesterday, I found myself in the same position. September 11, 2025. The assassination of Charlie Kirk. A friend. A warrior for truth.

Out of this tragedy, the tyrant dies, but the martyr’s influence begins.

Moments like this make words feel inadequate. Yet sometimes, words from another time speak directly to our own. In 1947, Dylan Thomas, watching his father slip toward death, penned lines that now resonate far beyond his own grief:

Do not go gentle into that good night. / Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Thomas was pleading for his father to resist the impending darkness of death. But those words have become a mandate for all of us: Do not surrender. Do not bow to shadows. Even when the battle feels unwinnable.

Charlie Kirk lived that mandate. He knew the cost of speaking unpopular truths. He knew the fury of those who sought to silence him. And yet he pressed on. In his life, he embodied a defiance rooted not in anger, but in principle.

Picking up his torch

Washington, Jefferson, Adams — our history was started by men who raged against an empire, knowing the gallows might await. Lincoln raged against slavery. Martin Luther King Jr. raged against segregation. Every generation faces a call to resist surrender.

It is our turn. Charlie’s violent death feels like a knockout punch. Yet if his life meant anything, it means this: Silence in the face of darkness is not an option.

He did not go gently. He spoke. He challenged. He stood. And now, the mantle falls to us. To me. To you. To every American.

We cannot drift into the shadows. We cannot sit quietly while freedom fades. This is our moment to rage — not with hatred, not with vengeance, but with courage. Rage against lies, against apathy, against the despair that tells us to do nothing. Because there is always something you can do.

Even small acts — defiance, faith, kindness — are light in the darkness. Reaching out to those who mourn. Speaking truth in a world drowning in deceit. These are the flames that hold back the night. Charlie carried that torch. He laid it down yesterday. It is ours to pick up.

The light may dim, but it always does before dawn. Commit today: I will not sleep as freedom fades. I will not retreat as darkness encroaches. I will not be silent as evil forces claim dominion. I have no king but Christ. And I know whom I serve, as did Charlie.

Two turning points, decades apart

On Wednesday, the world changed again. Two tragedies, separated by decades, bound by the same question: Who are we? Is this worth saving? What kind of people will we choose to be?

Imagine a world where more of us choose to be peacemakers. Not passive, not silent, but builders of bridges where others erect walls. Respect and listening transform even the bitterest of foes. Charlie Kirk embodied this principle.

He did not strike the weak; he challenged the powerful. He reached across divides of politics, culture, and faith. He changed hearts. He sparked healing. And healing is what our nation needs.

At the center of all this is one truth: Every person is a child of God, deserving of dignity. Change will not happen in Washington or on social media. It begins at home, where loneliness and isolation threaten our souls. Family is the antidote. Imperfect, yes — but still the strongest source of stability and meaning.

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Forgiveness, fidelity, faithfulness, and honor are not dusty words. They are the foundation of civilization. Strong families produce strong citizens. And today, Charlie’s family mourns. They must become our family too. We must stand as guardians of his legacy, shining examples of the courage he lived by.

A time for courage

I knew Charlie. I know how he would want us to respond: Multiply his courage. Out of this tragedy, the tyrant dies, but the martyr’s influence begins. Out of darkness, great and glorious things will sprout — but we must be worthy of them.

Charlie Kirk lived defiantly. He stood in truth. He changed the world. And now, his torch is in our hands. Rage, not in violence, but in unwavering pursuit of truth and goodness. Rage against the dying of the light.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Glenn Beck resurrects the 9-12 Project to support Charlie Kirk's family

Glenn Beck is once again calling on his loyal listeners and viewers to come together and channel the same unity and purpose that defined the historic 9-12 Project. That movement, born in the wake of national challenges, brought millions together to revive core values of faith, hope, and charity.

Glenn created the original 9-12 Project in early 2009 to bring Americans back to where they were in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In those moments, we weren't Democrats and Republicans, conservative or liberal, Red States or Blue States, we were united as one, as America. The original 9-12 Project aimed to root America back in the founding principles of this country that united us during those darkest of days.

This new initiative draws directly from that legacy, focusing on supporting the family of Charlie Kirk in these dark days following his tragic murder.

The revival of the 9-12 Project aims to secure the long-term well-being of Charlie Kirk's wife and children. All donations will go straight to meeting their immediate and future needs. If the family deems the funds surplus to their requirements, Charlie's wife has the option to redirect them toward the vital work of Turning Point USA.

This campaign is more than just financial support—it's a profound gesture of appreciation for Kirk's tireless dedication to the cause of liberty. It embodies the unbreakable bond of our community, proving that when we stand united, we can make a real difference.
Glenn Beck invites you to join this effort. Show your solidarity by donating today and honoring Charlie Kirk and his family in this meaningful way.

You can learn more about the 9-12 Project and donate HERE

The critical difference: Rights from the Creator, not the state

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When politicians claim that rights flow from the state, they pave the way for tyranny.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) recently delivered a lecture that should alarm every American. During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, he argued that believing rights come from a Creator rather than government is the same belief held by Iran’s theocratic regime.

Kaine claimed that the principles underpinning Iran’s dictatorship — the same regime that persecutes Sunnis, Jews, Christians, and other minorities — are also the principles enshrined in our Declaration of Independence.

In America, rights belong to the individual. In Iran, rights serve the state.

That claim exposes either a profound misunderstanding or a reckless indifference to America’s founding. Rights do not come from government. They never did. They come from the Creator, as the Declaration of Independence proclaims without qualification. Jefferson didn’t hedge. Rights are unalienable — built into every human being.

This foundation stands worlds apart from Iran. Its leaders invoke God but grant rights only through clerical interpretation. Freedom of speech, property, religion, and even life itself depend on obedience to the ruling clerics. Step outside their dictates, and those so-called rights vanish.

This is not a trivial difference. It is the essence of liberty versus tyranny. In America, rights belong to the individual. The government’s role is to secure them, not define them. In Iran, rights serve the state. They empower rulers, not the people.

From Muhammad to Marx

The same confusion applies to Marxist regimes. The Soviet Union’s constitutions promised citizens rights — work, health care, education, freedom of speech — but always with fine print. If you spoke out against the party, those rights evaporated. If you practiced religion openly, you were charged with treason. Property and voting were allowed as long as they were filtered and controlled by the state — and could be revoked at any moment. Rights were conditional, granted through obedience.

Kaine seems to be advocating a similar approach — whether consciously or not. By claiming that natural rights are somehow comparable to sharia law, he ignores the critical distinction between inherent rights and conditional privileges. He dismisses the very principle that made America a beacon of freedom.

Jefferson and the founders understood this clearly. “We are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights,” they wrote. No government, no cleric, no king can revoke them. They exist by virtue of humanity itself. The government exists to protect them, not ration them.

This is not a theological quibble. It is the entire basis of our government. Confuse the source of rights, and tyranny hides behind piety or ideology. The people are disempowered. Clerics, bureaucrats, or politicians become arbiters of what rights citizens may enjoy.

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Gifts from God, not the state

Kaine’s statement reflects either a profound ignorance of this principle or an ideological bias that favors state power over individual liberty. Either way, Americans must recognize the danger. Understanding the origin of rights is not academic — it is the difference between freedom and submission, between the American experiment and theocratic or totalitarian rule.

Rights are not gifts from the state. They are gifts from God, secured by reason, protected by law, and defended by the people. Every American must understand this. Because when rights come from government instead of the Creator, freedom disappears.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.