Federal law enforcement is investigating the giant “8647” markings left on the grass at the National Mall. An appropriate thing to do, given the current environment of threats against President Donald Trump. But the Elitist Media’s Evening News saw fit to ignore this story, except for one network. Watch the related report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Thursday, June 11th, 2026: WATCH: @NBCNightlyNews is the only one of the broadcast network evening newscasts to cover the giant 8647 etched on to the grass at the National Mall: TOM LLAMAS: And ahead of America's 250th, an investigation into these mysterious markings on the grass of the National Mall.… pic.twitter.com/jcqL8FZUdF — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) June 12, 2026 TOM LLAMAS: And ahead of America's 250th, an investigation into these mysterious markings on the grass of the National Mall. Look closely. It appears to spell out “8647” in giant numbers. Those numbers have been interpreted as a protest, maybe even a threat to President Trump. Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted, you’ll remember, by the Trump Justice Department over a social media post with seashells you just saw there in the shapes of those numbers.   The mention of the Comey indictment seems obligatory, but the truth is that “8647” was a thing among the left well before the former FBI Director posted the seashell slop on his ‘gram. That number popped up at the beginning of President Trump’s current term, plastered across signs held at protests funded by communist billionaires. Given both the current environment and the fact that President Trump has been the target of at least three assassination attempts, the incident merited broad coverage.  Yes, NBC did a tiny brief- but that brief was infinitely more than what ABC and CBS coughed up. ABC had no time to spare after highlighting Dolly Parton’s branded coffee. CBS noted that a Nashville data center may be hurtful to the animals. We are reminded yet again that the Elitist Media show you more about themselves by what they DON’T cover.  

As scandal-plagued candidate Graham Platner claimed victory in the Democratic Maine Senate primary, the Democratic party and media establishment quickly warmed up to their new hope to seize the Senate. On Tuesday night, CNN’s The Source host Kaitlan Collins interviewed Congressman Ro Khanna on his stance on Platner and his multitude of scandals. Fortunately, Bulldog Award Winner Shermichael Singleton was ready to push back. Khanna was of course quick to defend his potential future ally in the Senate, avoiding mention of the scandals that brought so much attention to the Maine primary and instead focused on attacking his opponent, Susan Collins: Graham Platner is running, saying, ‘I served three tours of duty and I'm opposed to these foreign wars.’ And he's also going to take on Susan Collins in terms of being- putting Kavanaugh on the court and rolling back women's rights and cutting health care. And that's why he's resonating.  Singleton set the record straight: You have this guy who's saying he's going to make a speech to make a con- or draw a contrast against himself and Susan Collins. He stands up for women. She does not, because she voted for Brett Kavanaugh. Yet we just had, not more than a week ago, very serious allegations against this very same guy who's now the defender of women?     He also pointed out the double standards Democrats have been committed to for the last few weeks: their typical moral outrage over scandals like Trump’s disintegrating the moment one of their candidates is culpable: But now that there's a political electoral opportunity to maintain their majority in the Senate, and Graham Platner could [un]seat Susan Collins, you know what? It doesn't necessarily matter, the ten-plus years of arguments we've made about morals and ethics against Trump and Republicans who empower Trump, because we can win a seat. Khanna tried to deflect from the Democrat double standard, instead attacking Trump and trying to pity Platner. Singleton quickly drew the issue back to the actual topic of discussion, emphasizing Collins’ moderate stances and reinforcing the unfairness of the Democratic hypocrisy. Khanna attacked Collins on her Supreme Court vote once again, unable to actually grapple with Singleton’s main point. KHANNA: My argument against Donald Trump was that he didn't recognize a legitimate election. My argument was that he's given tax breaks to billionaires, that he has betrayed his promise to the working class and gotten us in foreign wars. He had four criminal trials against him. So, the idea that someone who served three tours of duty had post-traumatic stress disorder and is acknowledging it - a dark chapter in his life, and his redemption, is far closer to George W. Bush's story than Donald Trump's story. I mean, he has said he was addicted to alcohol, he had an ugly chapter, and he has redeemed himself. And Americans love redemption stories. By the way, Donald Trump has never said- I haven't heard him express shame or guilt for anything. SINGLETON: But Congressman, if I could just rebut quickly. Is Graham Platner running against Donald Trump or Susan Collins? I understand PTSD, I know a lot of soldiers, you know I'm a gun guy, that's a big issue to me, and I care a lot about it. And the alcoholism, I don't take that for granted, a lot of Americans deal with that as well, and we should support those who are recovering from that issue. That said, this is a guy who's trying to draw a contrast against a woman who's been there a long time. She is, by all accounts, even by many of her colleagues on the Democratic side, a moderate, someone that they can work with, they have a- counted on her for many times in many very serious votes against her own party. And yet Democrats are making the argument that now, everything they said about Trump, about those who supported Trump, like Susan Collins, was wrong, yet somehow we should excuse them for saying that Graham Platner is okay because they could win? KHANNA: No one is questioning Susan Collins' personal character- SINGLETON: How do you maintain any moral authority when you make that justification? KHANNA: -because Harry Reid- Harry said- Reid had said, you can always count on Susan Collins when you don't need her. And the reality is Democrats are very upset that she put Kavanaugh on the court.     In this fight for the truth, voices like Shermichael Singleton are essential. As long as the media continues to deny, deceive, and deflect, we will need people like Singleton who are willing to stand up to them and fight back against the egregious bias of the media, to defend the integrity of the journalistic institutions so necessary for American democracy to continue to function. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read. CNN’s The Source With Kaitlan Collins June 10, 2026 09:09:16 Eastern (...) KAITLAN COLLINS: I mean, and congressman, you're backing Graham Platner in this race. Obviously we've seen people come out and talk about, you know, where this stands, whether or not they're still standing by Graham Platner, it's made a lot of your colleagues uncomfortable, what has come out about him. Why not you? RO KHANNA: I was up in Maine. There were huge crowds. I think the key issue today is the anti-war platform. I mean, on a day we’re retaliating against Iran, Graham Platner is running, saying, I served three tours of duty and I'm opposed to these foreign wars. And he's also going to take on Susan Collins in terms of being- putting Kavanaugh on the court and rolling back women's rights and cutting health care. And that's why he's resonating.  Now, if he's over 70 percent, and obviously it's early, I think that's going to be decisive. I mean, he's beaten a sitting governor. Granted, she suspended her campaign, but she kept playing cute, saying my name is still on the ballot. You can vote for me. For someone who has not held elective office to beat a sitting governor and be around 70 or higher, I think would be pretty decisive. COLLINS: But Jeff mentioned the margin that we'll be watching tonight. That means, you know, who does vote for Janet Mills in this race, given she suspended her campaign? If that number is significantly high, what will that tell you about how voters do feel about what they've learned about Graham Platner? KHANNA: Well, if there was a real protest vote and you had 40 percent or something, still voting for other candidates, then people- he'd have work to do. But a sitting governor who is saying, “I'm still on the ballot” is going to get some percent of the vote. And if he is anywhere near 70 or above, I think that's going to be pretty decisive, given the enthusiasm. And I think Democrats will rally around him on an anti-war platform, on someone who's going to take out Susan Collins, who put Kavanaugh on the court, and who's voted to cut health care. COLLINS: Shermichael. I mean, you heard Arlette's reporting about what he's going to say about Susan Collins. SHERMICHAEL SINGLETON: I have, I find that a bit ironic. For a long time now, Democrats have long argued that what fueled their passions against Trump was a sense of righteous indignation. They were standing up for justice. They were upholding morality that they said Trump was an affront to. And now what we all realize is that that was all a facade. You have this guy who's saying he's going to make a speech to make a con- or draw a contrast against himself and Susan Collins. He stands up for women. She does not, because she voted for Brett Kavanaugh. Yet we just had, not more than a week ago, very serious allegations against this very same guy who's now the defender of women? So to me, it seems like maybe a defender of women for my Democratic friends, when it's convenient for them. But now that there's a political electoral opportunity to maintain their majority in the Senate, and Graham Platner could [un]seat Susan Collins, you know what? It doesn't necessarily matter, the ten-plus years of arguments we've made about morals and ethics against Trump and Republicans who empower Trump, because we can win a seat. It's very Machiavellian in many ways, and to me, any argument that Democrats have framed against Trump, against Republicans is now null and void. They have revealed themselves to be nothing but hypocrites, nothing but liars. And I think as we get into the general election, you're going to see the case made by Susan Collins, made by the NRSC, that Democrats are not the people that they said that they are. Look at who they're supporting: the guy with the Nazi tattoo.  KHANNA: My argument against Donald Trump was that he didn't recognize a legitimate election. My argument was that he's given tax breaks to billionaires, that he has betrayed his promise to the working class and gotten us in foreign wars. He had four criminal trials against him. So, the idea that someone who served three tours of duty had post traumatic stress disorder and is acknowledging it - a dark chapter in his life, and his redemption, is far closer to George W. Bush's story than Donald Trump's story. I mean, he has said he was addicted to alcohol, he had an ugly chapter, and he has redeemed himself. And Americans love redemption stories. By the way, Donald Trump has never said- I haven't heard him express shame or guilt for anything. SINGLETON: But Congressman, if I could just rebut quickly. Is Graham Platner running against Donald Trump or Susan Collins? I understand PTSD, I know a lot of soldiers, you know I'm a gun guy, that's a big issue to me, and I care a lot about it. And the alcoholism, I don't take that for granted, a lot of Americans deal with that as well, and we should support those who are recovering from that issue. That said, this is a guy who's trying to draw a contrast against a woman who's been there a long time. She is, by all accounts, even by many of her colleagues on the Democratic side, a moderate, someone that they can work with, they have a- counted on her for many times in many very serious votes against her own party. And yet Democrats are making the argument that now, everything they said about Trump, about those who supported Trump, like Susan Collins, was wrong, yet somehow we should excuse them for saying that Graham Platner is okay because they could win? KHANNA: No one is questioning Susan Collins' personal character-  SINGLETON: How do you maintain any moral authority when you make that justification? KHANNA: -because Harry Reid- Harry said- Reid had said, you can always count on Susan Collins when you don't need her. And the reality is Democrats are very upset that she put Kavanaugh on the court. COLLINS: And to be fair, Susan Collins once said, she didn't trust Harry Reid when she was trying to keep her record in terms of voting.

The imminent deal ensuring Iran will never have a nuclear weapon was “the whole purpose” of the war, President Donald Trump explained Thursday at a press briefing announcing that a peace agreement will likely be officially signed in the next few days. “Just had a big day,” Pres. Trump told reporters, noting that the deal is “subject to finalization of documents” at a signing ceremony expected to take place in Europe, perhaps over the upcoming weekend. The signing will immediately trigger the end to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the president said: “The strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe, over the weekend, in Europe. I won’t be able to be there, but J.D. will be there, the vice president, and some other people.” “And, most importantly, we have a deal that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon – which was the whole purpose of what we had to go through to get this. That was a very big thing,” Pres. Trump stressed. Even if the deal isn’t signed this weekend, it “should be done pretty quickly,” because “They want it every bit as much as everybody else wants it,” Trump said. What’s more, as soon as the agreement is signed, the price of oil will begin to fall significantly, which will help lower the costs of other products, the president said: “Oil will start coming down. And, when oil comes down, everything else comes down.” Earlier in the day, in a post on X.com, Pres. Trump reported that he had cancelled the military strikes on Iran in anticipation of the peace deal: “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.”

President Donald Trump, a native of Queens, New York, and a longtime Knicks fan, announced plans to attend an NBA finals game at Madison Square Garden. As expected, Trump’s New York political enemies pounced. But take a look at the resume of Trump’s New York critics. U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.-8) said, “It’s not clear to me that Donald Trump is a big Knicks fan. I mean, does this guy even know the difference between Karl Rove and Karl-Anthony Towns? I don’t think so. He’s just injecting himself.” But NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Trump a lifelong fan, saying Trump “was a fixture at Madison Square Garden. He was here all the time. He’s a genuine Knicks fan.” Now this would be the same Hakeem Jeffries who once defended the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan and defended his anti-Semitic uncle Leonard Jeffries, a longtime professor at City College of New York. In April 2023, the Republican Jewish Coalition issued a statement about Mr. Jeffries: “As CNN reported this week: for years, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries lied about having only a ‘vague recollection’ of his uncle Leonard Jeffries’ nauseating antisemitism. “The disgusting remarks Leonard Jeffries made include: comparing Jews to ‘dogs’ and ‘skunks’, saying that ‘rich Jews’ financed the slave trade, and saying that Jewish Hollywood executives ‘planned and plotted and programmed’ a conspiracy to denigrate Black Americans in films. “... Not only was Minority Leader Jeffries well aware of his uncle’s vile antisemitism, he invited his uncle to speak on the campus of Binghamton University — and after Jewish student groups protested the visit, Jeffries led a press conference in support of his uncle, and also penned an editorial where he forcefully defended his antisemite uncle and notorious bigot Louis Farrakhan ...”      Next up, New York Democrat Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who said, “... Donald Trump wants to make tonight about himself, like he always does.” But consider Jay Homnick’s American Spectator article “Race to the Top.” Homnick writes: “The fact is that Charles Schumer came to power as a New York State Assemblyman in 1974 by virtue of an overtly racist scheme that he created and sold to a naive neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. He convinced them that he would use his power to rid their area of black people. And who is my source for this serious accusation? Me. Yes, me. I was there.” Homnick described a neighborhood in the Flatbush area: “This entire segment is populated by whites, mostly Italians and Jews, with a recent influx of Slavic immigrants. Right smack dab in the middle of this box is a series of apartment houses ... whose tenants are almost 100% black.” The blacks were causing no problems. But some racist residents wanted them out. Schumer had a plan: “If they elected him to the State Assembly, he would put forth a bill that would create a set of provisions, ostensibly to ‘help’ the underprivileged urban blacks. “... The (black) residents would then all be relocated into government or government-subsidized housing in other areas while the apartments were being renovated. At the end of the process, the individual apartments would be redefined as co-ops or condominiums to be sold to private owners. Although on paper the current tenants would be given priority for the right to purchase the newly upgraded condos, we could be sure that — ha, ha, ha — the blacks would not be able to raise the cash required, which would be not inconsiderable.” According to Homnick, Assemblyman Schumer implemented the plan but underestimated the means and the will of the blacks to return to their renovated housing. If such an allegation were made about Trump, the media would have done a bit of investigating. Next up, filmmaker Spike Lee, who once said about Trump, “President Agent Orange will go down in history with the likes of Hitler.” About Trump’s plans to attend the game, Lee said: “... It’s taking the focus off. We haven’t won (a championship) since 1973! It should be about the game tonight.” Lee, in a 1992 Esquire profile, said: “I give interracial couples a look. Daggers. They get uncomfortable when they see me on the street.” He did not deny saying it. He never apologized or walked it back. Hitler felt the same way about interracial couples. But, hey, Messrs. Schumer, Jeffries and Lee, enjoy the finals. Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host.

Thursday morning on X, Lyndsey Fifield — a Washington D.C.-area woman and conservative who revealed she had an abusive relationship with Maine Democratic senatorial candidate Graham Platner — tore into New York Times reporter and supposed #MeToo dean Jodi Kantor for her partisan hijinks and “horrific smears” in callously dismissing allegations she and other ex-girlfriends shared with The Times. As a reminder, here was what Kantor said Wednesday on CNN’s The Arena (click “expand”): WATCH: New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor – who wrote many of the #MeToo stories – DEFENDS Graham Platner and DISMISSES the allegations against him by @LyndseyFifield and other ex-girlfriends because they were not “abuse” and women saying they just “did not like what” they saw… pic.twitter.com/qMSSXa3XNU — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 10, 2026 Well, let’s talk about what they may or may not be willing to overlook. The accusations against Graham Platner are not classic MeToo accusations. They’re not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They’re — they were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships. There are these, like, very sensational texts about sex. There are allegations from former girlfriends that are not — the way my colleagues reported them were not like classic abuse allegations. They were mostly like being his boyfriend gave me a view into him and I did not like what I saw. His character was scary. He had this Nazi tattoo. Et cetera. There was one allegation of crossing a line physically, but I think that means that these are pretty different accusations than, say, the one that — the ones that President Trump faced. And, of course, in the Access Hollywood tape, President Trump bragged about grabbing women against their will. And so I think it speaks to the kind of confusion of the long post MeToo moment in which, like, gender related accusations get bundled together. But they’re actually very different. Fifield didn’t go after Kantor by name. Instead, she took the high road, starting with the acknowledgment that, since her story about Platner went public, she had “heard from dozens of women who have been victims of domestic violence” and “[m]any have remarked not just how much they relate to my story overall but how they, too, once qualified their abuse in the same way I did in my interview with the Times: Clarifying that Graham didn’t break my arm, didn’t ever punch or slap me.” Because of this qualifier, she didn’t realize that, while she “didn’t want to exaggerate,” she had “downplay[ed] his violence and the deep, lasting impact it has had on my life.” Fifield emphasized that, if it wasn’t clear in The Times story, that she “was never, ever antagonistic, never picked a fight, and took great pains to try to keep him from becoming enraged.” Inching towards addressing those like Kantor who’ve discounted her experience, Fifield said, “[m]y friends have pointed out that” her need to clarify she didn’t push back on Platner’s abuses were “not normal.” “I shouldn’t feel the need to insist to the public that I didn’t do anything to deserve or provoke physical intimidation, control, or abuse. No one does,” she added. Fifield again showed grace most would never afford to those who’ve wronged them in empathizing she “forgave Graham years ago and was glad to see that he had gotten sober and seemingly had gotten help for his mental health issues—I sincerely wished him well but when I realized I was not the only woman he had done this to, that he has a lifelong pattern of deep contempt for women, I realized he had suckered me once again.” Along with invoking another former ex-girlfriend in Jenny Racicot, her final two sentences were more unambiguous jabs at Kantor’s decision to deem Platner’s abuse unworthy of the #MeToo moniker: “And instead of support for coming forward, Jenny and I have been met with horrific smears, told it was ‘karma,’ or that it wasn’t ‘that bad.’ So... yeah, that is actually pretty classic.”