Late June 2026 News.

 

Trump has renewed his threat to the New York Times over the Iran coverage. As we realize, Trump is desperate for a quick Iranian deal, but he has a hostility towards anyone, even journalists, who dissents with his policies. Right now, America and Iran agree to a roadmap for a "final deal" in 60 days. Both American and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland to continue to discuss a resolution with Qatar and Pakistan acting as arbitrators in trying to conclude the conflict. It seems to me that this war should have never gone on in the first place by costing lives and harming the U.S. in enumerable ways (from grocery prices, oil prices for a time, and other financial metrics). Also, we know that the Trump regime has killed at least 210 people by bombing raids in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean since last September. This was done with no judge or no jury. There is no evidence that all of these boats are trafficking drugs. This is dangerous for all people as Trump claims to have no limitations on his powers. In one incident, two men on a boat initially survived the attack that killed nine other people. The vessel was stuck again killing those 2 people. The White House claimed that it was done in self-defense to make sure that the boat was destroyed in dealing with the laws of armed conflict. Some legal scholars said that a second-strike killing survivors would have been illegal under any circumstance, armed conflict or not. We have to call it as it is. This action in the seas amounts to war crimes and stone-cold murder in my view.

There is the completion of House primaries in New York City that deals with the future of the Democratic Party. Many progressives Democrats are competing against more moderate or mainline Democratic candidates in the New York area. We have historic level spending by AI and pro-Israel super PACs. The elephant in the room is that many of these progressive candidates are supported by the self-admitted democratic socialist Mamdani, and candidates are debating on the issue of Palestine too. Many moderates are aided by the crypto industry and AI special interest groups in order to get their interests promoted. Most voters want regulations in crypto and AI institutions. Jobs and Democracy Pact is pro-AI that funds candidates that supports A.I. with lax regulations. AI companies shouldn't write their own regulations, and most Americans oppose AI data centers in our communities. We know about the research that deals with the environmental risk of having AI data centers in our country. AIPAC has targeted candidates who don't want U.S. military aid to Israel or seek a free Palestine. 60 percent of Americans oppose sending military aid to Israel. Also, these races in New York City are more than about moderates vs. progressives. Many Democrats (who are progressives, centrists, etc.) are split between supporting Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila Chevalier. We have a broken campaign finance system, and that is why the midterms in 2026 is important. We have to vote to fix our system and make sure that Big Money doesn't control elections as the people should. Now, we have three Mamdani endorsed candidates winning their primaries who are Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier. President John F. Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg lost his primary against Micah Lasher. We certainly shall see what the future will hold.

CNN reported that the Trump administration could cut DHS grants over voting rules. Trump lost many cases over trying to get voting rolls as the executive branch trying to retrieve voting rolls is blatantly unconstitutional. Also, you have negotiations continuing involving the Iranian war. Trump said that Iran agreed to nuclear inspections, and Iran said that it had not approved of sending monitors to inspect damaged nuclear sites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. agreement in Iran is separate from securing peace in Lebanon. He spoke of these words in Dubai as part of his trip to meet with Middle Eastern allies. Many ships have traveled in the Strait of Hormuz in the past few days since Iran opened the crucial oil choke point to traffic. The Senate also passed the Iran War powers resolution. This plan is trying to end hostilities between America and Iran. The House already approved of the measure. The Senate passed the measure by a 50-48 vote. Republicans like Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined most of their Democratic colleagues in favor of the plan. Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania joined most Republicans to vote against it. Senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania didn't vote. The measure is a concurrent resolution. It doesn't need Trump's signature and has no weight of the law, but it shows how many in Congress oppose the Iranian war.

Christopher Bouzy wrote an excellent article about Jasmine Crockett. Crockett has been the favorite scapegoat of many people after the primary against James Talarico. Many of the same ones who lied about Jasmine's temperament, intelligence, qualifications, and integrity desire her to just automatically support James Talarico's campaign in a graveling fashion. We, as black people, are not anyone's slaves. This has nothing to do with identity politics as fake leftists claim, but they follow their version of identity politics by minimizing the political intelligence of Jasmine Crockett. Jasmine Crockett was lied to by many so-called "progressives" as they claimed that she was explicitly funded directly by AIPAC. When that is found to be a lie, Crockett experienced other racist and sexist attacks by tons of people (including so-called progressives in social media calling her the b word that I have seen recently). Crockett ran for the Senate in an inspirational campaign, but many white leftists used racist stereotypes in calling her "too loud" and unelectable. James Talarico won a large percentage of white and Latino voters including some Trump voters. This same attack against Crockett existed against Kamala Harris when she ran for President too. So, let's present the elephant in the room. When hypocritical so-called leftists want black women to support them, they want them to be in the background or foot soldiers not leaders in the front view fighting for our rights. Black women have organized for millennia, and they are expected to just carry the load after being slandered in a primary campaign. Historically, black women have always been leaders fighting for our democracy and our human rights in general. Many of the same ones who lecture us on Palestine (when us black Americans have been some of the leading defenders of Palestinian liberation for decades) are stone cold silent on the genocides in Sudan, the Congo, Myanmar, etc. Therefore, Jasmine Crockett is not obligated to explain James Talarico's platform. Talarico and his supporters have the responsibility to explain their platform and win the election. This doesn't mean we support the GOP (I will not support Paxton as voters should be encouraged to make sure that Paxton loses the election), but the haters of Jasmine Crockett owe her an apology. 

Gretchen Idenifer Church is my paternal 5th cousin. Also, Ancestry.com confirmed that I am related to Gretchen Church too. She was born on June 13, 1966, at Northampton County, Virginia. She married Lincoln Samuel (b. 1954) on February 11, 1985, at Alexandria, Virginia. Later, she married Stulan Ashenine Taylor (b. 1964), and their children are Shannon Alise Taylor (b. 2000) and Skylar G. Taylor (b. 2006). Her current husband is Kenneth Church. Gretchen Church's parents were Clifton Church (1932-1989) and Myrtle M. Mapp (1934-2016). The parents of Myrtle M. Mapp were Samuel Mapp Sr. (1911-2007) and Rebecca Thomas Mapp (1918-1982). The parents of Rebecca Thomas Mapp were James E. Thomas (b. 1891) and Mary Lizzie Downing (b. 1900). The parents of Mary Lizzie Downing were Robert Downing (b. 1879) and Mary Downing (b. 1877). The parents of Robert Downing were Henry Downing (b. 1840) and Emily Perkins (1844-1931). The parents of my 3rd great-grandaunt Emily Perkins were my 4th great-grandparents George Perkins (b. 1815) and Esther Perkins (b. 1816).

By Timothy