Mon Blogcast: US Strikes Iran; Jen Griffin; MG Bill Enyart; Fred Smith RIP

Just One Thing: Trump Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites

Operation Midnight Hammer: US deployed bombers over the Pacific as 'decoy' during Iran operation

Rather than type a lot here, I'll share with you some of my tweets/posts from the past 36 hours or so.

Start with my substack: (57) Trump bombs Iran nuclear facilities - by Ross Kaminsky (please subscribe...it's free!)

How Trump decided to strike Iran - The Washington Post (gift link - no subscription needed)

Iran claims, and there's some evidence it might be true, to have moved enriched uranium out of Fordow before the US strike: Did Iran Just Sneak Out Critical Nuclear Material from Fordow?

I do note that if you've been listening to my show you'll probably not be surprised by Trump's striking quickly despite his recent statement that he'd make a decision "within two weeks." As I noted last week, "within two weeks" includes "in the next 5 minutes." (And he might have made the decision even before he said it.)

First, President Trump's announcement on Saturday night and then some of my thoughts:

After the US attacked, Israel attacked again (and Iran lobbed more missiles at civilian targets in Israel)

Here's Netanyahu

This morning (US time, midday in Israel), the Israeli Air Force attacked multiple targets in Iran including key buildings belonging to the IRGC including it's brutal paramilitary Basij wing which, among other things, enforces Islamic law on the population. They also appear to have attacked the gate of the notorious Evin prison where political prisoners are held, perhaps hoping to liberate them.

IDF says it hit Tehran targets responsible for ‘homeland defense, suppressing threats, regime stability’ (Times of Israel)

Israel also bombed the "Destruction of Israel" clock: With death clock gone, Khamenei's prophecy lies shattered - The Economic Times

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Welcome back, Dragon!

This is for you, buddy (from listener Steve)

And welcome back, airmen (and one woman, I believe)

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Fred Smith (founder of FedEx), RIP

FedEx founder Fred Smith dies at 80 | AP News

.Fred Smith, Founder of FedEx, Dead at 80 - Business Insider

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Today's Guests

Jennifer Griffin is Chief Nat’l Security Correspondent for Fox News 

Prior to her Pentagon job, Jen reported from war zones around the world and lived in Israel for several years covering things like the Second Intifada. 

Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) / X

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William Enyart is a retired Major General in the National Guard, former Adjutant General of the State of Illinois for the Guard, and former member of Congress for southern Illinois. I saw him on News Nation on Saturday where he gave a sober assessment of the potential ramifications of the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

MG William L. Enyart, USA (Ret.) - American Security Project

Bill's most recent book: Leadership in Challenging Times: Enyart, William L

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Other Stuff

When Joe Biden left the border open, an impeachable act, almost all the talk was about criminals and drugs entering the country and the abuse of the rule of law generally and some about illegals "taking American jobs." Only a little, and not nearly enough, was about the national security risk of the open border which was my primary focus the whole time of Biden's willful and nearly treasonous abandonment of his oath of office. We don't know how many Iranians entered the country without being caught during the Biden years but of the ones who were caught, the federal gov't reports 729 being arrested and then released into the interior states of the United States. It's not far-fetched to believe that some of these people have been Iranian agents the whole time, creating sleeper cells for future attacks on the US. It's also not far-fetched to wonder if any of them weren't Iranian agents but were nevertheless loyal to the regime's religious edicts and might be moved to attack the US if the ayatollah exhorts them to through a fatwa. If it were possible to impeach someone after serving in office (which the Dems tried to do to Trump), Biden should still be impeached for this particular intentional failure.

National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - June 22, 2025 | Homeland Security

Biden admin released 729 Iranian nationals amid terror concerns | Fox News

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Does Dick Monfort really “get it”? Rockies owner Charlie Monfort: Team 'needs new set of eyeballs' (gift link; no subscription required)

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Do you think he did it? Grand jury indicts Suzanne Morphew's husband for murder in her death - ABC News

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AI is incredible but maybe not quite ready for prime time, at least not in every situation: The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta - The Atlantic

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New sound wall along I-70 west of Denver: What’s 8 miles long, has 800 posts and costs $20 million? The new I-70 sound wall

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Oh, come on: Lollipop man banned from giving children 'high fives' because it 'upsets drivers' - YorkshireLive

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This is one opinion regarding US strikes on Iran. I don't agree with it but it's not completely insane: Is Trump ready to fight a forever war? - The Spectator World (May require subscription)

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Offered without comment: Suspect shot and killed after shooting at church in Michigan, police say | AP News

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Wow: Jaguars sign No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter to four-year rookie contract

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Why do we just go along with turning what should be state or private responsibilities into federal responsibilities and therefore debt piled on our children's futures? Dashboard tracks federal funding cuts in Colorado: $56M at risk, over $96M nixed | FOX31 Denver

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Fascinating "Six-Chart Sunday" from Bruce Mehlman: Six-Chart Sunday – The Two Chinas

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This is a complicated story but I think the justices have it right. I don't support "disparate impact" rules, i.e. rules that make it illegal or disallowed to make a decision that is NOT based on race just because it might be more likely to impact people of one race than of another: Colo. Supreme Court under fire for racial bias proposal | Courts | coloradopolitics.com

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Uranium (and more) fast-tracked by the Trump administration. On the one hand, I like expediting past environmental rules that seem made more to stop all development than to protect the environment. On the other hand, I’m not down with calling everything an emergency: Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but revival could depend on higher prices | OUT WEST ROUNDUP | News | coloradopolitics.com

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Would you hold this against him? Denver school board candidate Jeremy Harris pleaded guilty to theft - Chalkbeat

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Today's Videos

We've all felt this way...

Thanks to Brian Wesbury for sending this along

Congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder on their first NBA championship

This was the first Game 7 in 9 years. The home team is 16-4 in Game 7s.

From the NY Times: "Oklahoma City won 68 regular-season games (tied for the fifth most in NBA history), set a league record for average margin of victory (12.9 points per game) and had the league MVP on its side before reaching its crowning achievement." They also had the league's best defense in the regular season and playoffs. In other words, this team deserved to win.