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In The Mailbox: 07.01.25

Posted on | July 2, 2025 | No Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

Thanks to those of you who bought stuff through my Amazon links in May. Both of you. (I kid, I kid.)
It’s the 15th anniversary of awesome space news site Beyond the Black. Go throw money at him
Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt.

Day 1: John Buford’s cavalry division holds off Heth’s division on Seminary Ridge until John Reynolds and the Iron Brigade arrive.

OVER THE TRANSOM
357 Magnum: Media Finally Notices Mercedes EV Explosion from March
EBL: Mr. Darwin, Mr. Wallace, Mr Matthew, Colonel Chamberlain’s Speech, Happy Canada Day, and Wait, what?
Twitchy: Paramount/CBS News Settle Kamala Editing Lawsuit With Trump, Alaska Has Epic Response to Question About Setting Up Their Own “Alligator Alcatraz”, and Waffle House Delivers Egg-citing News to X
Louder With Crowder: Donald Trump makes the consequences clear if Zohran Mamdani gets in the way of ICE, WH gives interesting response to whether Trump wants Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship revoked, New York debuts new “foot fountain” that squirts out of the tip and looks like a different body part than the foot, Tom Homan shares hilarious memory of one time he “met” Zohran Mamdani, and Kamala Harris Steps Up Governor Outreach Efforts, But Excitement Remains Low Among Donors
Vox Popoli: Iran’s Deep Bench, Yes, I Do Read Screencaps, The Fifth Generation of War, How China is Ending Divorce, and Five Generations of Modern War
The Bugscuffle Gazette: So, Iran
Upstream Reviews: July New Releases

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
American Conservative: Israel’s Doomed Bid for Mideast Domination
American Thinker: Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Thunderclap Heard Around the Republic
Animal Magnetism: Animal’s Daily Long-Lost Relatives News
BattleSwarm: DoD Declares Rio Grande Defense Zone
Behind The Black: Mitsubishi wants to cut launch price of H3 rocket to $35 million, Speculation on future New Glenn launch schedule, China releases images of Earth and Moon, taken by its Tianwen-2 asteroid probe, Upcoming appearances on both the Space Show and Coast to Coast, and NASA still hoping to save its Lunar Trailblazer mission
Cafe Hayek: Fair Trade Is Unfree – and Unfair
CDR Salamander: The USAF Is Having A Good Year
Chicago Boyz: The Books of Montgomery County, Part 3: Punitive Expedition Edition, also, July 1st Means
Da Tech Guy: July Indulgence Calendar and hope you have a priest like this one at your parish
Don Surber: Trump celebrates Canada Day
First Street Journal: Philadelphia and the culture of lawlessness
Gates Of Vienna: Hark Upon the Gale, also, She’s Baaack!
The Geller Report: Harvard Violated Jewish Students’ Civil Rights: Students Spit On, Harassed with ‘Heil Hitler’ While University Did Nothing
Hollywood In Toto: Jurassic World Rebirth Finds Dino Franchise on Autopilot, also, Gay Comedian Scott Thompson: Eliminate GLAAD
The Lid: Advocates for Criminal Illegals are Now Targeting Children of ICE Agents
Legal Insurrection: Trump DOJ Sues Los Angeles, Citing Supremacy Clause in Challenge to Sanctuary City Policies, Trump Tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center, Gazans Testify That Hamas Deliberately Targets Civilians Collecting Humanitarian Aid, UPenn Bans Males From Female Sports, and Parents Sue Houston, TX School For ‘Socially-Transitioning’ Their Daughter To The Opposite Sex
Outkick: Penn To Apologize For Allowing Lia Thomas To Compete On Women’s Team, Randy Moss Defeats Cancer, Coming Back To Full-Time Role At ESPN, Halftime Legend Red Panda Takes a Tumble At WNBA Game, Caitlin Clark & Fever Teammates Send Strong Support, ESPN, MLB Restart Talks In Tacit Acknowledgement Of Another ESPN Mistake, and Cameron Brink Gets Spicy For Photoshoot, Kelsey Plum Fixes Fan’s Wardrobe & Gen Z Loves The Nuns
Shark Tank: DeSantis & Trump Open Alligator Alcatraz
Shot In The Dark: How To Make It, also, Miraculous Transformation 
STUMP: Happy Bobby Bonilla Day 2025!
The Political Hat: Redefining Terms And Natural Law
This Ain’t Hell: Jashua Aaron creates ICE activity tracking app: CNN gives him airtime, Army COVID Vets Return to Service, Big beautiful bill clears hurdle, expected to be on President Trump’s desk on Friday, and Happy 70th!
Transterrestrial Musings: Male Novel Readers
Victory Girls: DOJ Announces 324 Charged In $14.6 BILLION Healthcare Fraud Schemes
Watts Up With That: SURPRISING – scientists find ties between Earth’s oxygen and magnetic field, CO2 Sustains Greenhouse Farming Revolution, The Energy Trifecta: Nuclear, Fossil Fuels…and Geothermal Energy, and Concern Over Safety Of German Wind Turbines Heightens After 70-Meter Rotor Blade Snaps Off
The Federalist: Chris Taylor Is The Left’s Anti-ICE, Pro-Sanctuary State Candidate For WI Supreme Court, DeSantis Signs Provision Prohibiting State Agencies From Contracting With Media Censors, Trump Needs A Massive Drone Fleet To Defend U.S. Interests And Deter Its Enemies, Russia Hoaxer Marc Elias Loses Bid To Allow Foreign Interference In Kansas Ballot Issues, and Surviving The Smear Campaign: Emil Bove Shines At Confirmation Hearing
Mark Steyn: Death to You!!!

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