Sunday: RAGE Against the War Machine in San Francisco

Waste Of The Day: Mismanagement At SF Zoo Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The taxpayer-funded San Francisco Zoo "does not have a healthy or stable financial condition," according to a city audit released in May. The zoo has no written plans or budgets to guide its construction projects, and spent $12 million on them without city approval. Employees are also allegedly hiring their friends and relatives as contractors. Key facts: The zoo is required to get approval from San Francisco's Recreation and Park Commission before paying more than $50,000 for...

Escalation On All Fronts As Mediators Say Iran Hasn't Requested Pause On US Energy Strikes Summary No pause from Tehran, war footing deepens: Iran denies requesting Donald Trump’s 10-day halt Escalation on all fronts: IRGC HQ targeted by US-Israsel; Iran signals expansion by naming UAE targets, hitting Kuwait ports and sending drones on Riyadh Israel doubles down amid reports of manpower strain: IDF chief warns of manpower pressure even as Defense Minister Katz vows to "intensify and expand" strikes. Risk rises that Iran is holding back more advanced missiles for a prolonged war: WSJ...

High-profile protests over the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement reached late last month were initially dismissed by officials as primarily Hezbollah playing a spoiler, but substantial political opposition continues over what is being termed an “unenforceable” and potentially unconstitutional agreement. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem is now predicting that framework agreement will totally fail to get parliamentary support, […]