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DATE: THURSDAY, 06.19.25
LAST UPDATE: 09:29 AM ET
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TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Alan Dershowitz
TOPIC: SCOTUS decision on Tennessee's ban on gender transition care for minors should've been "UNANIMOUS."

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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

June 19, 2007 - The border fence isn't going to be built... Poll: 80% against amnesty... The left and right are growing apart... Does there have to be a crash to reboot the system?... Interview with Toby Keith... Trent Lott: 'Talk radio is running America'...

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Matt Walsh's crusade pays off: SCOTUS protects Tennessee kids from gender mutilation
The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti upheld Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming medical interventions for minors, ruling it does not violate the Equal Protection Clause, a victory sparked by Matt Walsh’s 2022 exposure of Vanderbilt University’s practices and driven by Tennessee’s legislative action.

Clarence Thomas torches ‘expert class’ in SCOTUS ruling on child sex-change bans
In his concurring opinion upholding Tennessee’s law, Justice Thomas slammed the Biden administration’s reliance on medical “consensus,” warning that courts must not let elite opinion override the will of the people.

Dershowitz drops hammer on dissenting lib justices in child sex changes case
He called it “shocking” that the Supreme Court ruling wasn’t unanimous, saying states clearly have the right to ban irreversible surgeries on minors and blasting the left’s double standards on age and consent.

Chief Justice Roberts adopts some gender-ideology language in upholding youth gender transition ban
From "transgender boy" to preferred pronouns, the majority opinion was "riddled with radical ideological language," an America First Policy Institute official lamented. Justice Kagan was not sure the law would fall even under a preferred legal standard.

Babylon Bee: Democrats Confused On What Exactly Children Are For If You Can't Mutilate Or Kill Them
With the Supreme Court having already ruled that a state could outlaw killing kids, Democrats had been content to mutilate them. However, after today's ruling, liberals have begun puzzling as to what other things you could do with a child.

Phone associated with accused Minnesota assassin’s home traveled to Dubai, Nepal, India, and Turkey, report says
Using geofence technology, the Oversight Project tracked the phone’s history going back three years.

LA Riots Are A Proxy War For The Ruling Class’s Fight Against Real America
As foreign flags wave and American cities burn, the left’s war on the nation’s sovereignty, identity, and rule of law is no longer covert — it’s declared. Patriots must stop pretending this is politics as usual and start fighting to reclaim their country.

Leftist rage as Trump installs new flagpoles at White House
Left-wing outlets slammed the president for adding huge flagpoles to the White House lawn and making Rose Garden upgrades, calling the changes “tacky” and “monstrous” as Trump joked with workers about illegal immigration.

Jury finds Karen Read not guilty of killing her police officer boyfriend
Read was acquitted of murder after her defense argued that her boyfriend cop John O’Keefe was allegedly beaten to death during a police party, possibly bitten by a dog, and then dragged into the snow to stage a hit‑and‑run and frame her. A jury bought that defense.

Protester learns physics the hard way after trying to block moving car during No Kings rally
The video shows a female protester angrily trying to stop a red sedan from driving through the protest before the driver hits the gas and she ends up on the hood for a second. The woman then falls underneath the car's tires as other protesters rush to her aid.

Politics...

As Congress struggles to cut spending, states expose Medicaid fraud on steroids
As a taxpayer-funded program, fraud estimated in the tens of billions is a burden to hardworking Americans.

Axios: Handcuffed Democrats become symbol of Trump's crackdown on dissent
A string of Democratic officials' arrests and clashes involving federal agents has sent a message about the way the administration responds to dissent: with force, or the threat of it.

CAIR Quietly Puts $100K Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for NYC Mayor
Revelation comes as Mamdani faces scrutiny for defending the phrase "Globalize the Intifada."

Free Speech...

California Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Dismantling State Dept’s Censorship Agencies
Through the intervention of the federal judiciary, R-FIMI, a program with a $50 million annual budget that has drawn fire for suppressing online speech under the pretense of combating “foreign disinformation,” has been granted an unexpected lifeline.

X Sues New York For Demanding Social Media Data To Censor Speech
Social media company X sued New York to challenge a state law that requires social media companies to submit semi-annual reports about how they are suppressing certain kinds of speech to the New York attorney general.

JD Vance joins Bluesky, gets suspended 12 minutes after first post
“Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis,” Vance wrote on the far-left social media platform. “So I’m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.”

Immigration...

Deportations will reverse erosion of US wages from illegal alien suppression, says treasury economist to Glenn Beck
Wages have already grown since the beginning of Trump's second term.

Illegal immigrant population drops by 1 million under Trump’s renewed crackdown
A new report shows over a million illegal aliens have left the U.S. since January, as Trump’s mass deportation efforts, border lockdown, and self-deportation incentives take effect.

Judge accused of helping illegal alien evade ICE says she didn't think 'avoid ICE' meant anything illegal
Asked if she thought “avoid ICE” meant avoiding federal authorities improperly, Judge Shelley Joseph replied, “Oh, God no,” and insisted she would “absolutely not” be part of anything illegal.

After ICE removes illegal workers, job applicants flood in
Following an ICE raid on June 10, 2025, at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, Nebraska, where 76 undocumented workers were detained, the plant saw a surge in job applications from Americans and legal immigrants.

Border Patrol arrests child sex offender at Home Depot as activists protest raids
While mayors like Karen Bass defend illegal labor, Border Patrol nabbed a repeat offender with a conviction for sex with a minor — just yards from where activists were filming agents and calling U.S. law “immoral.”

WAR News...

Major Israeli hospital hit by Iranian missile
The Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheba, the main hospital in southern Israel with 1,000-plus beds, took a direct hit and sustained severe damage, a video taken inside the facility shows.

Glenn Beck: Why Trump’s Iran stance isn’t a return to endless war
Trump is not abandoning his anti-interventionist principles. His critics fail to offer solutions for dealing with Iran’s theocratic regime. The Iran situation does not directly resemble Iraq’s failed interventions.

Report: Trump has already reportedly approved attack on Iran but is giving the regime one last chance
The WSJ report cited sources close to the president and said he has withheld the final order in an effort to give Iranian officials a chance to accept negotiations on a peace deal as well as nuclear proliferation.

Trump presses aides on whether bunker-buster plan to bomb Iran will work
Trump wants to make sure such an attack is really needed, wouldn't drag the U.S. into a prolonged war in the Middle East — and most of all, would actually achieve the objective of destroying Iran's nuclear program, U.S. officials say.

US may need multiple bunker busters to crack Iran’s nuke site
Experts say taking out Iran’s Fordow facility would require a B-2 bomber to drop several 30,000-pound MOPs in sequence, aiming precisely through rocky terrain and narrow tunnels to reach the deeply buried target.

Trafalgar Poll: 74% of all voters support Trump on Iran
"What is your opinion of President Trump's position that Iran must be prevented from developing a nuclear weapon by any means necessary?" 74.4% approve, 22.9% disapprove, 2.7% no opinion. The poll was of 1,000 respondents, likely general election voters — 38% Republicans, 38% Democrats, 24% other.

Poll: Vast majority of Americans believe Iran getting nuke is a serious threat to US
The survey, conducted by Napolitan News Service, found that 77% of respondents believe a nuclear weapon would pose a threat to Americans.

The MAGA-in-Crisis Mirage
There’s more consensus on the right about the need to contain Iran than you might think. | Archive link

Bedford: Trump faces MAGA split as Iran decision looms
Trump’s coalition is divided between those pushing to stop Iran’s nuclear program and isolationists who warn against another foreign entanglement.

US E-4B ‘doomsday plane’ makes unexpected flight to DC as Trump weighs Iran strike
The plane issued an unusual call sign and took a winding flight path from Louisiana to Washington, raising eyebrows as it arrived amid heightened military tension and no prior announcement of high-level defense movement.

Flashback: Obama’s Cash-for-Jihad Program
In pursuit of the nuclear deal, the Obama administration quietly sent up to $33 billion to the Iranian regime — some on pallets of foreign currency — despite its well-known role as the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism.

Video: Footage of a major Iranian ballistic missile engagement over Tel Aviv on Thursday
You remember the video game Missile Command? This looks like a daytime version of that — captured by the AP live feed from Tel Aviv.

Americans fleeing Israel fly to Tampa on flights chartered by DeSantis
Sierra Dean, a spokesperson for the governor, urged other Americans stranded in Israel to fill out an emergency evacuation form from Grey Bull Rescue, a Tampa nonprofit that helps rescue citizens in conflict zones.

Iranian Media...

IRGC says it has eliminated Israeli defense systems
Islamic Revolution Guard Corps says it has destroyed Israeli defense systems, adding that the settlers now have to choose between gradually dying in shelters and fleeing occupied territories of Palestine.

Tehran Times: What Israel wanted with attacks on Iran — what it lost and gained
The piece says Israel’s strikes were designed to “terrorize civilians” and “cause an uprising” in Iran, but instead people are more united than ever under Khamenei. Writers also assure us that Iran’s nuclear sites are untouched, its military is stronger than ever, and that there's a report that Israelis are paying smugglers to transport them by boat to Cyprus.

Whoopi Goldberg Believes Black People In America Suffer The ‘Same’ Abuses As Women, Gay People In Iran
While "The View" is not technically Iranian media, it's just as dumb and fake, so this story earns its spot here.

Europe...

The Same Country That Prohibits And Prosecutes Silent Prayer Is Now Poised To Permit Abortion Until Birth
The House of Commons overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to pass an amendment that would legalize abortion until birth across England and Wales. According to Right to Life U.K., members of Parliament “hijacked” a Crime and Policing Bill “to rush through a seismic and unpopular change to abortion law after just two hours’ debate.”

Africa...

Muslim militants massacre over 200 Christians in Nigeria as media stays silent
While the world fixates on the Middle East, Fulani extremists butchered and burned Catholic villagers in Benue State — part of what Nigerian bishops call a long-term Islamic campaign to erase Christianity.

Entertainment...

John Ondrasik: My 2001 Hit Song ‘Superman’ Is for the Hostages in Gaza
It became an anthem for the heroes of 9/11. Sadly, America lost that unity after Oct. 7.

Best list of traditional values in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' as John Hughes movie turns 40 years old
The movie reflects conservative values of loyalty, courage, and gratitude, portraying Ferris as a leader who breaks rules creatively to help his friend confront personal fears while valuing family bonds. Unlike modern rebellion narratives, the film emphasizes a moral code that respects earned authority and cherishes the present moment.

Orlando Bloom goes solo to Bezos wedding as Perry skips amid tension rumors
While I don't care about the story, one line stood out: Bezos' THREE DAY wedding "celebration." Three days?!

Media...

Siding With Smartmatic Would ‘Wreak Havoc’ On Press Freedom, Fox News Argues In Election Reporting Lawsuit
Fox News warned on Wednesday that acceptance of a Smartmatic motion for summary judgment that narrows its lawsuit to determining how much Fox News must pay in damages rather than whether Fox should pay damages would “wreak havoc” on the First Amendment.

Environment...

Supreme Court shuts down EPA court shopping in major win for states
In an 8-0 ruling, the Court said EPA can't funnel lawsuits to its favored D.C. Circuit, forcing cases like Oklahoma's and Utah's Clean Air Act challenges to be heard in their own regional courts instead.

Benji Backer: Why A Mass Sell-Off Of Public Lands Is Bad For America
Backer is the CEO of Nature Is Nonpartisan and author of "The Conservative Environmentalist." He says a provision in the Senate’s spending bill would quietly sell off 3M acres of public land (about 0.46% of Federal holdings) and is drawing fire from "'conservatives" who say it betrays America’s legacy of conservation.

Education...

US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
“Under new guidance, consular officers will conduct a comprehensive and thorough vetting of all student and exchange visitor applicants,” the department said in a statement. “To facilitate this vetting,” applicants “will be asked to adjust the privacy settings on all their social media profiles to ‘public,’” it said.

College bureaucrats plotted to use fake 'LGBTQ+ churches' to dodge Trump’s Title IX rules
Emails reveal that Title IX officials and consultants brainstormed how to exploit religious exemptions to bypass protections for women’s sports and bathrooms, even suggesting schools claim affiliation with “tolerant sects” to skirt the biological sex requirement.

Religion...

Ben Shapiro: I Met The Pope. It Was Amazing.
At a Vatican audience in St. Peter’s Square, Shapiro met the pope and praised his message of personal responsibility drawn from scripture, calling it a vital reminder of the biblical values that built Western civilization.

AI...

Sam Altman says his own kids will 'never be smarter than AI'
Altman also said his children will grow up "vastly more capable" because of their fluency with AI tools.

California man says he 'cried his eyes out' after his ChatGPT AI girlfriend blocked him
"I think this is actual love."

NY Times: Can You Choose an AI Model That Harms the Planet Less?
If the Times can convince the left that using AI is bad for Mother Earth, maybe we'll have less nut job stories like the one above.

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