Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test - Ars Technica
The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn’t ready to generate power yet. - John Timmer Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US...
- On Thursday, a startup called Antares announced that a test reactor it had placed at the Idaho National Laboratory had reached criticality, making it the first new design to cross this threshold.
- Criticality means that the nuclear reactions inside the hardware had become self sustaining; it does not mean the reactor had started to generate power...
Tom Homan accuses Democrats of 'lying' about Newark ICE facility conditions | Fox News
Tom Homan accuses Democrats of 'lying' about Newark ICE facility conditions | Fox News:
Border czar Tom Homan pushed back on Democrats' claims about conditions at a New Jersey ICE facility on Saturday, saying a surprise visit found detainees receiving substantial meals, access to recreation and orderly housing accommodations.
"The Democratic politicians were lying. They're enticing these protests with their lies," Homan told Fox News' Lara Trump, referring to recent outrage at Newark's Delaney Hall.
The Trump border czar disputed reports of a hunger strike at the facility, saying one detainee attempted to start a strike but was ultimately unsuccessful. He also disputed claims that the facility's conditions are poor, detailing his own surprise tour of the center's medical facilities, recreation areas, housing units and bathrooms.
Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss asked 60 Minutes staffers: “Why do you think the country thinks you’re biased?"
Pelley: - Western Lensman@WesternLensman
"Why do you think so?Do you have a poll?Is there market research?What are you talking about?Because we certainly didn't believe that."
Incredible.
Christian Family Fled Communism for America, Killed in Crash by Allegedly Unqualified Bus Driver
Christian Family Fled Communism for America, Killed in Crash by Allegedly Unqualified Bus Driver:
These facts have thrown this incident into the ongoing policy conversation over illegal immigrant truck drivers and unqualified CDL holders. Under the second Trump administration, the DOT has worked hard to roll back a widespread system of “sham” CDL licensure, from schools that never place drivers behind a wheel to licensure outsourcing practices designed to maximize volume over safety.
“This is exactly why we are holding states’ accountable, enforcing the rules of the road, and cracking down on drivers who can’t speak English,” Duffy declared. “If you can’t be properly trained, read our road signs, or communicate with law enforcement, you have no business driving a bus.”
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓-𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐀, "𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒?"
NBC’s Kristen Welker came to the Meet the Press exclusive ready to hang Iran’s nuclear progress around President Trump’s neck. - M.A. Rothman@MichaelARothman
The regime got closest to weapons-grade uranium, she insisted, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.
Trump did not let the premise stand for a sentence.
- 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥, he fired back.
- Then he named the man he says actually paid for the program: 𝘖𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 — 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮...
- To land the 2015 accord, the Obama administration unfroze an estimated one hundred billion dollars in Iranian assets, and
- in January 2016 it sent Tehran a separate $1.7 billion settlement — $400 million of it flown out as pallets of foreign cash — that landed the very week four American detainees were released.
- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤...
What the Iran War Shows About the Future of Warfighting | RealClearDefense
What the Iran War Shows About the Future of Warfighting | RealClearDefense - Charles Corcoran & Yoni TobinDistilled into three main points, the war demonstrated that the U.S. military is
- a) now proficient, though not exceptional, at drone defense;
- b) able to conduct prolonged, highly effective air campaigns in challenging environments; and
- c) more adaptable and lethal when fully leveraging partners...
What I Learned at a Longevity Clinic for the Ultra-Wealthy - InsideHook
I spent a day hooked up to tubes at a private health center for the one percent.
Is a $38,000 membership really the key to a long life? - Tom Ward
- We went inside one of one of London's most exclusive clinics to find out what $38,000 tells you about your body.
I haven’t ended up in the emergency room after a heavy night in Soho.
- Instead, I’m checked in for the morning at Hooke, one of the members-only longevity clinics cropping up across Europe and the United States that cater to the one percent...
WATCH: Violence erupts as Turning Point USA protesters left speechless when asked why they're protesting * WorldNetDaily * by Virginia Grace McKinnon, The Daily Signal
WATCH: Violence erupts as Turning Point USA protesters left speechless when asked why they're protesting * WorldNetDaily * by Virginia Grace McKinnon, The Daily Signal:
One protester told the Daily Signal that she was there with a group of friends because they have "been to some other protests before." She claimed they were there protesting Erika Kirk, Kirk's widow and new CEO of TPUSA. When the Daily Signal asked why the protester thought Kirk was a threat, the young woman refused to answer and walked away.
Armenia: The Next Ukraine? | RealClearDefense
Armenia is tilting West and Moscow is not happy – but neither side can afford to push too far. - Ian Hill
Early May saw the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, held alongside the European Political Community summit in Yerevan...
- Could Armenia become the next flashpoint of tension between Russia and the West?
- Moscow has made plain its unhappiness over Yerevan’s pivot to diversify away from dependence on Russia by strengthening ties with the European Union and United States.
Early May saw the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, held alongside the European Political Community summit in Yerevan...
History for June 9
History for June 9 - On-This-Day.com 
Peter the Great 1672 - Peter I of Russia
- 1534 - Jacques Cartier became the first to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence.
- 1860 - The Ms. Ann Stevens book "Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter" was offered for sale for a dime. It was the first published "dime novel."
- 1943 - The withholding tax on payrolls was authorized by the U.S. Congress.
- 1959 - The first ballistic missile carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, was launched.
- 2000 - Canada and the United States signed a border security agreement. The agreement called for the establishment of a border-enforcement team.
Monday, June 08, 2026
The Way to Save Education Is Through School Choice
The Way to Save Education Is Through School Choice:
The core problem is the absence of accountability. When a family has no choice but to send their child to a failing school — when that school faces no competitive pressure, no consequence for poor performance, no risk of losing students to better alternatives — there is no incentive to improve. Administrators optimize for metrics that protect the institution. Standards erode. Spending climbs. Achievement falls.
School choice breaks that cycle. When parents can direct education dollars toward the school that best serves their child — public, charter, private, or homeschool — schools must compete for students by delivering results. Schools that perform earn enrollment.
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