The Patriot Post® · Thursday: Below the Fold
Supreme Court ends Mexico’s gun manufacturer lawsuit: Mexico has been attempting to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for $10 billion over their alleged aiding and abetting of Mexican drug cartels. The alleged catering to cartels includes Mexican-themed guns with engraved quotes popular within the cartels, as well as manufacturing AR-15s and magazines that carry more than 10 rounds. In other words, Mexico was trying to sue gun manufacturers for … making guns. (If these were the days of Barack Obama’s “Fast and Furious” gun trafficking scheme, the Mexican government might have a case.) This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down the suit. Mexico just learned that the Second Amendment means what it says: “shall not be infringed.”
SCOTUS protects majority from discrimination: In a unanimous decision this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that discrimination against majority groups violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case in question was Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, wherein Marlean Ames claimed that she was denied promotion due to her sexual identity being that of a straight woman. Previously, the Sixth Circuit Court had rejected her case, essentially concluding that due to her status as a member of a majority group, she lacked standing to claim discrimination. The Supreme Court blew up that notion, unequivocally determining that “reverse” discrimination is still discrimination and therefore illegal. Tellingly, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the Court’s opinion, with Justice Clarence Thomas also offering a concurring opinion. This is a refreshing decision from the Court.
Another Biden judge blocks a deportation: The Trump administration was stopped from deporting the family of the Boulder, Colorado, anti-Semitic firebomber by a judge on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Gordon Gallagher, a Biden appointee, issued a temporary restraining order on deporting the bomber’s wife and five children over due process concerns. Gallagher asserted that “deportation without process could work irreparable harm and an order must issue without notice due to the urgency this situation presents.” The bomber and his family entered the U.S. legally back in 2022, but all have overstayed their visas and are therefore currently illegally in the country. Complicating the matter is the fact that they all had applied for asylum prior to his assault. The Department of Homeland Security is “investigating to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack.”
Trump and Putin chat: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke for over an hour Wednesday after the audacious Ukrainian drone attack over the weekend. They discussed the Ukrainian attack on Russia’s “docked” nuclear-capable bomber fleet, and Putin insisted he will have to respond forcefully, though Western commentators hope the wildly successful drone attack will force Putin to the negotiating table. With Putin now describing Kyiv as a “terrorist organization,” peace may seem unlikely. Trump and Putin also discussed the stalled U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations. Trump says that Putin is willing to participate in the talks and agrees that Iran should not acquire nuclear weapons. As always, anything Putin says must be taken with a grain of salt; whether Russia wants a nuclear Iran or not is not apparent.
CBO evaluates Trump’s bill: The Congressional Budget Office — which is not as nonpartisan as it claims — has reviewed the Big Beautiful Bill. The CBO estimates $3.7 trillion in cut taxes and a deficit increase of $2.4 trillion over the next decade, which is slightly higher than the $2.3 trillion estimate from House Republicans. Some 10.9 million people would lose healthcare, the CBO says, although 1.4 million of those are illegal aliens. While scary, those numbers pale in comparison to the cost of not passing the bill. Because the 2017 Trump tax cuts are set to expire unless renewed, if the bill (or one like it) fails, taxes will go up by $4.5 trillion next year, the largest increase in history.
Trump’s battle with Harvard and Columbia continues: Donald Trump has hit Harvard yet again, issuing an executive order on Wednesday revoking the university’s permission to host foreign students. Trump based his action on Harvard’s failure to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic protesters, saying, “In my judgment, Harvard’s conduct has rendered it an unsuitable destination for foreign students and researchers.” For the same reason, the Trump administration also targeted another Ivy League school. Following an investigation into Columbia University’s failure to protect Jewish students on campus in the wake of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, the Trump administration has notified the school’s accreditor that Columbia “no longer appears to meet the Commissions accreditation standards.”
Border czar warns more terror attacks imminent: Why would two million illegal immigrants pay double what they needed to enter the U.S.? That’s the question that has Tom Homan worried because there’s a clear answer: to avoid any documentation or official knowledge of their presence. As Homan explained, these illegals could’ve turned themselves in to Biden border authorities and gotten a ticket to a city of their choice, a hotel room, three meals a day, and more, all for half of what they paid to evade the authorities. Homan believes many of these unregistered illegal immigrants may be here with nefarious intent. When asked if this is an opening for another 9/11-style terrorist attack, Homan’s simple answer was chilling: “It’s coming.”
Hobbs placates the ChiComs: Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have prevented China from purchasing land near U.S. military bases and other strategic locations. State Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp blasted Hobbs’s veto as “politically motivated” and “utterly insane.” Shamp charged her with being “an obstructionist against safeguarding our citizens from threats.” In getting the bill passed, Shamp noted China’s efforts to buy land alongside Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base, which trains U.S. fighter pilots. Hobbs claimed the bill would have done little to counter China’s espionage efforts and also opened the door for “arbitrary enforcement.” Despite Hobbs’s veto, it may be overridden, given the bill’s bipartisan support. Should it become law, it would prevent China from having more than a 30% stake in Arizona property. Thus far, 17 states have passed similar legislation.
Abortion mandate reined in: On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded the Biden administration’s abortion services mandate within the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). That mandate forced hospitals and pro-life healthcare workers to provide abortions if it was determined to be a needed treatment. CMS notes that EMTALA will continue to be enforced, but with the clear condition that those hospitals and healthcare workers who object to abortions will not be forced to provide them. The original intent of EMTALA was to ensure the lives of both mother and preborn babies were protected and cared for. The Biden administration twisted the law into doing the opposite in an effort to force pro-life hospitals and healthcare workers to perform abortions.
June to be declared Family Month? A resolution from Congresswoman Mary Miller would name June “Family Month,” a welcome change from “Pride Month.” Miller’s legislation highlights the nuclear family as “the foundation of a healthy society” and quotes John Adams on the Constitution’s existence to govern “moral and religious people.” The resolution mentions that the best environment for children is a loving home with a married mother and father. Hear, hear! This is the latest in a series of government actions that finally begin to address a critical problem in America: the falling birth rate. Nations like the U.S. that are below the “replacement rate” don’t have a bright future. Maybe by focusing on family instead of the perversion of “Pride Month,” America can start correcting that problem.
GLAAD counts protests as hate: Conservatives have known for a long time that anything but the affirmation of LGBTQ+ nonsense would be called “hate” by the Rainbow Mafia, but it’s nice of GLAAD to confirm it. The organization has released its “Anti LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker” for 2025, and it doesn’t disappoint. The largest category included in the report is “protests”; the exact protests included are unclear. “Propaganda drops” is another major category that isn’t explained. The 20 bomb threats and 15 arson attempts in the report are included in the 932 “hate incidents,” alongside over 200 anti-trans protests and 33 “propaganda drops.” Can someone explain to the gender cultists that parents fighting for their daughters not to change in front of men is not the same as a bomb threat?
Headlines
Supreme Court expands tax exemptions for religious charities (Forbes)
U.S. vetoes UN Security Council resolution for Gaza ceasefire (Newsweek)
Israel recovers bodies of U.S.-Israeli couple Judi Weinstein and Gadi Haggai from Gaza Strip (NY Post)
Auto industry sounds the alarm as China’s rare earth curbs start to bite (CNBC)
2.1 million students left higher ed without a degree last year (Inside Higher Ed)
Episcopal Church inaugurates Pride Month with “pride eucharist” (Not the Bee)
Humor: Hamas agrees to surrender if Europe will take Greta Thunberg back (Babylon Bee)
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