News On Tap For Wed. June 18, 2025

No More Stupid Wars

In today’s “News On Tap”, wars & injustice are spilling out all over. The Neocons are back & they still want a war with Iran, MAGA is having their own uncivil war, ICE attacks again, the Supreme Court creates Plessy for trans kids, & the NHL season ends with a repeat. Plus, Bob Cesca’s comin’ to the bar - & he’s lit up about asbestos.

First Round - The News Of The Day

• Neocons Want Another War

• Intense Israeli Strikes Hit Tehran After Trump Arrogantly Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’

• Iran’s Top Leader Rejects Trump’s Call To Surrender

• Israel Built Its Case For War With Iran On New Intelligence. The U.S. Intelligence Community Didn’t Buy It. Trump Doesn't Care

• Bipartisan Group Of Congress Members Back Resolution To Block U.S. Involvement In Iran-Israel War

• Jonathan Lemire & Isaac Stanley-Becker: An Uncivil War - The MAGA Coalition Is Turning On Itself Over The Iran-Israel War [Gift Link]

• The Very Real Civil War On The Right

• Trump's Stance On Iran Exposes Bitter Split In MAGA World Over U.S. Military Intervention In Foreign Lands

• Extreme Right Wing Rep. Thomas Massie & Liberal Rep. Ro Khanna Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution To Prohibit U.S. Entry Into War With Iran

• Greg Sargent: Trump Is Suddenly Raging At Tucker Carlson Over Iran – And MAGA Voters Are Deeply Rattled

Second Round - Injustice Spilling Everywhere

• Rotten ICE

• New York City Comptroller - And Mayoral Candidate - Brad Lander Detained By Masked ICE Agents & Accused Of Assault — But Released With No Charges

• ICE Detains Utah Student After They Secretly Access Local Colorado Sheriff’s Files, Following Simple Traffic Stop By Colorado Sheriff

• Judge Finds Florida Attorney General In Contempt For Defying Court Order In Major Immigration Case

• New Pew Poll: Americans Have Mostly Negative Views Of Trump Administration's Immigration Actions - Especially ICE

• Supreme Injustice

• Plessy For Trans Kids: Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban On Gender Affirming Care For Minors

• Sotomayor Destroys Right-Wingers On Supreme Court For Unjust Ruling On Tennessee's Gender-Affirming Care Ban

• Supreme Court Agrees To Take Up Major Case Next Term On Anti-Abortion "Crisis Pregnancy" Centers

• Ohio Lawmakers To Introduce Bill Attempting To Ban Abortion Outright, By Criminalizing The Procedure

• Some Measures Of Justice

• Federal Judge Blocks Rubio's Anti-Trans, Anti-Nonbinary Passport Policy For All

• Trustee Overseeing Alex Jones Bankruptcy Files Lawsuits Accusing Joes Of Trying To Shield Assets As Sandy Hook Families Seek Payment From $1B Judgment

Third Round - More News To Drink About

• The Big Bad Ugly Republican Budget Bill

• With Significant Challenges To Still Overcome, Both Republican Senators And Allied Lobbyists Say Trump's Big Bill Will Not Pass By July 4th

• Senate Republicans' Big Ugly Reconciliation Bill Would Give Trump Carte Blanche To Reorganize Agencies And Fire Federal Workers

• Another Bad Bill

• Senate Passes Cryptocurrency Bill 68-30, Handing Industry a Victory (That The Industry Paid For)

• Prof. Barry Eichengreen: The "Genius" Crypto Act Will Bring Economic Chaos To Us All

• Unhealthy America

• Hospital Corporations Stunned By Senate Republicans' Plans To Gut Medicaid In Big Ugly Budget Bill

• Why A Vaccine Expert Left The CDC: Because Of RFK Jr's Actions, ‘Americans Are Going To Die’

• Trump EPA To "Revisit" Biden-Era Ban On The Last Type Of Asbestos Allowed To Be Used In The U.S.

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• Anne Burrell, TV Chef Who Coached The ‘Worst Cooks In America,’ Dies At Only 55

• Dolly Parton, Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, & Wynn Thomas To Be Presented Honorary Oscars

• Florida Panthers Defeat Edmonton Oilers For Their Second Straight Stanley Cup Title

• NBA Finals: Will The OKC Thunder Close Out The Series By Beating The Indiana Pacers Tonight In Game 6?

Your Bar Regular For Today

Bob Cesca, host of The Bob Cesca Show, broadcaster, journalist, artist , & regular here at The Politics Bar, returns tonight to talk about Iran & the MAGA uncivil war, the supremely unjust Supreme Court, the Trump EPA trying to bring back asbestos, and to his latest piece in The Banter about people who claim everything the Trump regime does is a distraction.

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