NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Rebecca F. Elliott and Michael Kimmelman) - How Iran Could Benefit From Its Deal With the U.S., and an A.I. Arms Race in Schools
Plus, the “Obamalisk” opens.
NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Deal to Reopen Hormuz Takes Effect
Oil prices fell and stocks rose after Pakistan announced that the agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would take effect immediately.
NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner, Robert Jimison and Tim Balk) - Trump’s Deal With Iran Opens New Rifts in G.O.P.
Some in the president’s party were skeptical about whether the agreement he reached included adequate concessions from Iranian officials.
NYTIMES (Yeganeh Torbati) - Iran Gets Major Economic Lifeline for Minimal Concessions in Initial Deal
The agreement delays the most difficult steps for Iran for later talks, while granting it crucial benefits.
DAILYCALLER (Amber Duke) - DUKE: This Is How They Treated White Girls Raped By Brown Men
Direct testimony from the rape gang victims
WASHINGTONPOST (Jonathan O'Connell, Riley Beggin, Jarrell Dillard, Sarah Blaskey) - Budget office redirects $352M in Secret Service funds to White House security
The unusually large shift comes amid revelations that the president’s ballroom project will rely more on taxpayer money than the administration acknowledged.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Gas dips below $4 a gallon after months of pump pain
The U.S. national average gas price has dropped back below $4 a gallon, per AAA , a sign of Americans' pain at the pump easing after months of war in Iran . The big picture: Iran's squeeze on oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz battered the global economy. But crude prices in June fell to their lowest levels in over three months on news of an extended ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran. - The agreement is designed to restore shipping through the strait, but even with a full reopening, U.S. pump prices will likely remain higher than pre-war levels for some time. Driving the news: The national average is now $3.9990 a gallon, per AAA. - A year ago, the average was $3.1880. - Diesel prices remain over $5 per gallon,…
AMERICANTHINKER - A Stranger In The Modern Age
Photo Credit:Colen Campbell (1676–1729), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Evelyn Waugh, known for his biting satire, was in reality a stranger in his own time, deeply conservative and disillusioned with modernity.
AMERICANTHINKER - From Soft Justice To Generational Welfare: Why America’s Moral Collapse Can Only Be Fixed With Brutal Common Sense
ChatGPT Movements start out with ideas, even if they take a while.
AMERICANTHINKER - Monty Python's 'Loretta': Then and Now
Eduardo Unza-Sanzana In recent years, much has been made of the classic Monty Python “Loretta” scene from the 1979 film Life of Brian.