16 June 2026

Tuesday Links - 16 June

William Teach at Pirates Cove is up first with Shame: Fewer “Journalists” Signing Up For Bonn Climate (scam) Talks. (Long fossil-fueled trips are expensive.)

Media outlets that have registered fewer journalists than previous years, or no journalists, include global heavyweights like Reuters, Bloomberg and the BBC, as well as German outlets like Deutsche Welle and ZDF television.

Holly MathNerd - The Government Sets the Trap: addressing the conservative case for student loan reform

Before I give my solution: I have no illusion that the Republicans (the red narcissists) will do any of this, or anything else. The Democrats (the blue narcissists) will probably try for a far less reasonable version, so they can both do nothing and blame the red narcissists.

Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media - So Much for Hoping Cornyn Wouldn't Be a Crybaby on His Way Out

Cornyn is now insisting that he's a staunch Republican who still wants what's best for the party but has been pushed to the side because of President Donald Trump and reasons and feelings and stuff. It's the same oh-so-refined hissy fit we've seen ever since Arizona voters ran Jeff Flake out of office after one term.

Second City Cop - Look! (again)

Lack of enforcement leads to....more crime!

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 13 June 2026: Out Of Ink Edition

Welcome to Earth Delos D. Harriman, our new-minted trillionaire! (Tech Crunch)

May I say how delightful it is to watch the wailing of the worst people on the planet at your good fortune?

(I didn't invest; all my ready cash is tied up in RAM and SSDs. Which to be fair is looking like the soundest investment I have made in years.)

Vlad Tepes - Scotland appears to be kicking off as well now

Of course there is no way one can speak about this in any direct way in Canada. Probably even indirectly would cause problems since clearly the same layer of actual state control exists above all Commonwealth nations right now.

Wombat-socho - FMJRA 2.0: Keepers & Discards

Four of this season’s owners have gone MIA, so if you’ve ever wanted to try out Dynasty League Baseball, this is your chance to get in on the ground floor.

The Other McCain - The Worst Journalist, Ever

You might compare Juan Thompson’s fabrication to the similar scandal of Jayson Blair at the New York Times, except that Blair’s fakery did not involve anything as egregious as Dylann Roof’s infamous slaughter.

Wombat-socho again - Rule 5 Sunday: Rebel Yell

Some folks question the femininity of this gal. Others question her taste in swimwear. We report, you decide.

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