Congressional defense plans slowed by unsettled reconciliation debate  - Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 23, 2025.

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 Daniel Byman in Foreign Policy: How Trump Could Lose This War  - "U.S. strikes were limited, but the campaign against Iran could still get messy," writes CSIS's Daniel Byman in Foreign Policy.

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 Pentagon leaders hail successful Iran strikes but wary of retaliation  - The operation against Iran involved 125 American aircraft, 75 precision weapons and a bevy of other U.S. military assets.

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 Will Trump’s Political/Military Theater Widen the War?  - Trump is Charlie Brown and he just got played by the pro-Zionist crowd, who is Lucy. I don’t excuse his criminal act of war, but the latest attack on Iran…

 Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Hosts Trusted Tech Roundtable with African Diplomats

 Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act  - A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles.

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 How the US bombarded Iranian nuclear sites while avoiding detection  - Taking off from the U.S. heartland, B-2 stealth bombers, aided by refueling tankers and fighter jets, delivered a total of 420,000 pounds of explosives.

 Operation Midnight Hammer: How the US conducted surprise strikes on Iran  - The operation included more than 125 US aircraft, “dozens” of aerial refueling tankers, a guided missile submarine and approximately 75 precision guided weapons.

 Why Patrick Star is the blue falcon of Bikini Bottom  - Patrick Star is every lovable mess-up squadmate who cost you a weekend because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut during formation.

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 Friday Video Tsunami… Its All About Israel, Iran and Trump  - It has been a busy Friday. I’ve been running my mouth for most of the day. I’ve posted five videos below. I also posted at Counter Currents my latest interview…

 Trump has decided to attack Iran – this will have consequences – for the whole world?  - According to the Pentagon, the US attacks Iran with bunker busters and announces complete success. Netanyahu is jubilant. We analyze interests, facts and talk about consequences – for the whole world.

 US strikes on Iran draw support from GOP leaders, concerns from Dems  - Saturday's attack on Iran nuclear sites is expected to spur new congressional discussions about presidential war powers.

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 RUSI Experts React to US Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities

 US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says  - The strikes happened Saturday amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

 The New King of Propylene? Cobalt Catalyst Outperforms Precious Metals  - CoS-1 is a cobalt zeolite catalyst that boosts propylene production efficiently and stably, challenging platinum-based alternatives. Propane dehydrogenation is an important industrial method for producing propylene without depending on oil. However, most current processes still depend heavily on precious-metal...

 Pentagon AI office, Army award Ask Sage $10M for GenAI expansion  - The contract expands the Army’s “Enterprise Large Language Model Workspace” — just introduced in May — to users at OSD, the Joint Staff, and combatant commands worldwide.