It's pretty sick that Socialist Revolution is the new fad in primary elections around America's 250th birthday. The media have a nasty habit of disparaging America, especially on race, and can even warn the American flag is a "red flag," now triggering people like "a MAGA hat on a stick." That's from an article on NBCNews.com.  Managing editor Curtis Houck and associate editor Nick Fondacaro joined the show to run through media happenings in the week before the Fourth of July. On Tuesday, longtime Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) lost in a primary to Melat Kiros, a young Ethiopian-American "democratic socialist" who said America was to blame for 9/11, that our foreign policy made the deadly terrorist attack "inevitable....in the sense that we destabilized a lot of the Middle East. That forced people to believe that another act of violence was the only response." Democrats used to try to compete with Republican on patriotism, but in recent years, they have only been able to show their revulsion at patriotism, like it's a sickening symptom of Trumpism. We recommend you visit NewsBusters to see the Geoff Dickens collections of sickening anti-American quotes, from journalists and from celebrities. On ABC's The View, Sunny Hostin insisted our country was built on slavery and racism. In another show, co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin tried to say America is better and freer than Iran: “I think it’s very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is in Iran.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg shot back: “Not if you’re black!” We also discussed how all the Democrat electioneering and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation mean The View is not acting in the public interest. It was part of several filings the Media Research made at the Federal Communications Commission to challenge the broadcast license of Disney-owned ABC stations, including Nick's daily viewing of The View. It was a big week of decisions at the Supreme Court, like ruling in favor of the states banning boys from competing in girls' sports. NBC anchor Craig Melvin sounded apologetic in live coverage: "The terms that we’re using here during our reporting, biological male, biological female, the high court put those terms in quotations in their decision and their dissent. But just so you know, we’re using those terms from the decision itself, biological male, biological female." NBC reporter Kelly O’Donnell lamented President Trump “often sort of boils it down into bumper sticker language, talking about transgender athletes... It’s obviously much more complex.” It's not "more complex." You're either a female, or you're a male.  Enjoy the podcast below. The audio is found here. 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws requiring athletes to participate on sports teams according to their biological sex, arguing that these laws violate neither the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause nor Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.  In its opinion, The Court holds that neither Title IX nor the Equal Protection Clause require West Virginia or Idaho to allow men who identify as women to participate in women’s athletics, a ruling which signals legal approval to the other state that have already enacted similar laws.  The text of the opinion, however, appears to lay the groundwork for legal challenges against states that allow male participation in female sports. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the Court, sites a 1975 regulation from the Department of Health, Education, and Wellness, which “required that schools provide ‘equal athletic opportunity for members of both sexes.’” These regulations were promulgated by directive of the 1974 Javits Amendment, which applied the principle behind Title IX to the area of school athletics, and they remain in effect today, according to the opinion.  Additionally, Kavanaugh cites comments by Justice John Paul Stevens regarding a 1980 Supreme Court case: “Without a gender-based classification in competitive contact sports, there would be a substantial risk that boys would dominate the girls’ programs and deny them an equal opportunity to compete in interscholastic events.”  Given that Title IX protects students from being denied the benefits of any educational activity on the basis of sex, Justice Kavanaugh implies that any school athletic organization that allows boys to play in girls’ sports may be in violation of the regulation.  Currently, cases which allege just that are making their way through the federal judicial system, including lawsuits filed by the Trump Administration against states which allow men to compete in women’s sports.  In April of last year, the Trump Administration sued the Maine Department of Education, alleging that its “policies and actions are harming girls by denying girls the opportunity to compete in student sports on a level playing field in which they have the same opportunities as boys.” Last July, the Administration sued the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation, the organization that runs California’s high school athletics, alleging the same.  This past March, the Trump Administration also filed suit against Minnesota on similar grounds. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dillon praised the Supreme Court decision on X.com, suggesting the Justice Department will remain diligent in its efforts to protect women’s sports: “Thanks to the SCOTUS ruling, we have new tools in @TheJusticeDept cases in MN & CA re boys in girls’ sports. “It is ILLEGAL to force girls to compete against boys and we @CivilRights are on it!”

If America truly is the 250 year-old systemically racist, economically unjust, heartless dystopia that liberals claim, why aren’t they demanding that the government secure the border to protect migrants from coming here and helping those already here escape? Logically, if they honestly believe that the U.S. has obdurately refused to reform and correct its mistakes over the past quarter-millennium, they should be: Cheering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Doxing illegal immigrants. Warning citizens of other countries of the injustice, inequality and mistreatment they’d be subjected to, if they come to the U.S., and Demanding incentives for migrants to leave for a more just, compassionate country with better opportunities. Anti-America activist citizens and celebrities complaint to the U.S. government and the general public about the evils of America – but they do nothing to warn those who might come here of the horrors and injustice that they claim await them. Instead, they demand the U.S. open its borders and grant citizenship to anyone who enters the country, legally or illegally. Why? Because they know better. They understand that America is, indeed, the land of the free and the home of the brave – a country superior to all others, past and present. They just won't admit it.

CNN has found a way to squeeze in some anti-ICE propaganda into their coverage of the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela, and place blame on them for some of the casualties. On Wednesday’s OutFront, the network highlighted a story of woman in Caracas who was recently deported there “just hours before the tremors started.” Of course, the implication was that without ICE booting her from the country, she wouldn’t have gotten hurt and the others deported with her wouldn’t be missing. “We've also learned now that more than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. just hours before the quake struck had been taken to a hotel not far from the epicenter, that hotel collapsed,” announced fill-in host Erica Hill. CNN contributor Stefano Pozzebon pointed to the story of Ninoska Gutierrez, who was deported from the United States late last month and was trapped under rubble before freeing herself: She said she escaped miraculously with just minor injuries, scrapes and bruises, slipping from under the rubble and walking for two miles before finding help. But this latest tragedy, part of an endless list of blows. She fled Venezuela's economic crisis in 2018, and had been living in Minnesota as an undocumented immigrant since 2024. “Scared by the unrest in Minneapolis, she moved to Miami, where after an incident with her daughter, she was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor, and transferred to ICE custody,” Pozzebon lamented.   CNN decries ICE for deporting illegal Venezuelan immigrants back home just before the earthquakes hit. Hints they should be held responsible responsible for them when out of their custody. pic.twitter.com/Yvw4wIVs3C — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 2, 2026   At no point did Pozzebon actually explain what the “incident with her daughter” entailed that got her “charged with a misdemeanor.” Given CNN’s caginess with the facts, there’s a possibility that “charged” actually means “convicted.” After playing a soundbite of Gutierrez proclaiming “The U.S. administration really made a mess with the migrants,” Pozzebon’s report painted a picture of the illegal immigrant surviving hellish conditions in ICE custody just to be put in harm’s way: GUTIERREZ: I was held for seven days in the worst conditions you can imagine. They treat us like animals. POZZEBON (voice-over): Deported on June 24, she and other 145 migrants landed in Caracas just hours before the tremors began. GUTIERREZ: They took our handcuff off. Thank God, because finally I was going to be free. POZZEBON (voice-over): Gutierrez and the others were in this hotel when the walls began to shake, the floor crumbling under her feet. POZZEBON: I mean, when you got out of there, what did you see? GUTIERREZ: I couldn't believe it. I don't know if I was conscious or not. Everything was so fast, and I asked God, why did you allow this? POZZEBON (voice-over): Venezuelan authorities are yet to say how many of the 146 deportees died in the earthquake. Many are still missing. To make ICE look heartless, Pozzebon followed up the line about the missing illegals with a cherry-picked quote from an ICE statement about how, “When an individual is no longer in ICE custody, the agency is no longer responsible for them.” Counter point: if she didn’t enter America illegally or commit a misdemeanor, she wouldn’t have been deported. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN’s OutFront July 1, 2026 7:53:42 p.m. Eastern ERICA HILL: We've also learned now that more than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. just hours before the quake struck had been taken to a hotel not far from the epicenter, that hotel collapsed. Our Stefano Pozzebon just spoke with one of the survivors. He's OUTFRONT now in Venezuela. [Cuts to video] STEFANO POZZEBON (voice-over): It's been a week since a double earthquake devastated Venezuela. But for Ninoska Gutierrez, the pain feels very fresh. NINOSKA GUTIERREZ (via translator]: My legs were straight, but I had a beam on top of me, trapping me. I couldn't feel my legs. POZZEBON (voice-over): She said she escaped miraculously with just minor injuries, scrapes and bruises, slipping from under the rubble and walking for two miles before finding help. But this latest tragedy, part of an endless list of blows. She fled Venezuela's economic crisis in 2018, and had been living in Minnesota as an undocumented immigrant since 2024. GUTIERREZ: This year, two U.S. citizens died for defending us. The U.S. administration really made a mess with the migrants. POZZEBON (voice-over): Scared by the unrest in Minneapolis, she moved to Miami, where after an incident with her daughter, she was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor, and transferred to ICE custody. GUTIERREZ: I was held for seven days in the worst conditions you can imagine. They treat us like animals. POZZEBON (voice-over): Deported on June 24, she and other 145 migrants landed in Caracas just hours before the tremors began. GUTIERREZ: They took our handcuff off. Thank God, because finally I was going to be free. POZZEBON (voice-over): Gutierrez and the others were in this hotel when the walls began to shake, the floor crumbling under her feet. POZZEBON: I mean, when you got out of there, what did you see? GUTIERREZ: I couldn't believe it. I don't know if I was conscious or not. Everything was so fast, and I asked God, why did you allow this? POZZEBON (voice-over): Venezuelan authorities are yet to say how many of the 146 deportees died in the earthquake. Many are still missing. In a statement to CNN, ICE said that, “When an individual is no longer in ICE custody, the agency is no longer responsible for them.” At home, Gutierrez is somehow trying to rebuild her life. She reconnected with her daughter, Oriana, a daughter she had not seen in four years. And in signs that life goes on, despite a tragedy, her niece has just given birth to a healthy baby.

Monthly job growth remained above its 12-month average in June, but softened enough to ease concerns that the Federal Reserve might increase interest rates, the Commerce Department’s latest employment report shows. Seasonally-adjusted total nonfarm payroll employment added 57,000 jobs, short of analysts’ expectations, but higher than the 36,000 average monthly job growth over the prior 12 months, according to the report. And, even with downward revisions to the numbers for April and May, the U.S. economy has added an average of 111,000 jobs over the last three months. Meanwhile, the nation’s unemployment rate dipped from 4.3% in May to 4.2% last month, defying analysts’ predictions that it would be unchanged. While the U.S. unemployment rate has remained in a narrow rate in recent months, June’s rate is still the lowest for any month since June of 2025. What’s more, the nation’s unemployment has been 4.5% or lower in every month since October of 2021 - the longest unbroken streak of monthly rates that low since the late 1960’s. In June, employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, social assistance, and health care. The number of jobs in leisure and hospitality fell over the month. By sector, notable changes in employment from May to June include: Professional and Business Services: +36,000 - 172,000 jobs added since a recent low in October 2025. Social Assistance: +25,000 – higher than its average growth of 16,000 over the prior 12 months. Health Care: +22,000. Leisure and Hospitality: -61,000 in June, reflecting weaker than usual seasonal hiring. Employment showed little or no change over the month in other major industries, including government. “U.S. Hiring Continues at a Steady but Slower Pace,” The New York Times reported in an article presenting analysis of Thursday’s jobs report by several of the publication’s economic, business and financial reporters. “Employment figures for June showed the American economy continues to stride past obstacles including the inflationary pressures of the war with Iran,” Economics Reporter Talmon Joseph Smith wrote, observing that “economic durability may be the emerging norm.” “The report is still basically consistent with the idea that the labor market has firmed after last year’s wobbles,” Chief Economics Correspondent Ben Casselman observed, noting that wage gains were “solid” in June. “Manufacturing continues to look like it’s stabilizing after shedding jobs in 2024 and 2025,” Business Reporter Sydney Ember wrote, citing the sector’s addition of 3,000 jobs in June.