Daily Beast: Stephen [“Goebbels”] Miller Threatened ICE Leaders With a Furious Ultimatum Over Arrest Targets

An irate Stephen [“Goebbels”] Miller threatened senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials with termination unless their offices upped their game and started detaining at least 3,000 migrants a day.

The White House deputy chief of staff also warned that leaders of field offices ranking in the bottom 10 percent for migrant arrests were at risk of being fired, NBC News reports, citing unnamed sources.

The little Hitler works hard to alienate everyone!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-threatened-ice-leaders-with-a-furious-ultimatum-over-arrest-targets

Bloomberg: US Borrowers Face Higher Interest If Trump’s ‘Revenge Tax’ Becomes Law

A measure in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that’s meant to penalize foreign investors may also raise interest costs for some US borrowers.

The so-called Section 899 provision takes aim at nations such as Canada, the UK and France that have digital services taxes or other corporate tax rules the US deems unfair. Investors and companies from those countries may see gradually higher tax rates on income they earn from US assets — which some analysts have called a “revenge tax.” 

But Section 899 would affect loan interest payments in a way that would hurt some US companies, according to legal experts. Many lending agreements require borrowers to cover such tax hikes if they’re enacted after the deal is signed. 

These requirements are known as withholding tax gross-up obligations. Borrowers remit the withholding tax to the US government, but they must “gross up” their payment to ensure the lender still receives the full amount of interest owed.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-04/section-899-us-borrowers-face-higher-interest-if-trump-tax-plan-wins

Style on Main: Target And Walmart Sound Alarm Over Retail ‘Collapse’ As Shelves Go Empty

For years, “retail apocalypse” headlines have cried wolf. Many blamed Amazon, others warned of overbuilt malls, but most claims fizzled. What’s happening now is different. Target just slashed its 2025 outlook after a brutal quarter, projecting a “low-single digit decline” in annual sales. Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon has gone straight to President Trump with warnings that store shelves may soon run dry. 

These aren’t fringe forecasts, they’re direct signals from America’s largest retailers. For the first time, retail’s titans are sounding the same alarm. The collapse isn’t theoretical anymore. Behind the aisles, a perfect storm of tariffs, supply chain chaos, and consumer panic is brewing.

https://styleonmain.net/target-and-walmart-sound-alarm-over-retail-collapse-as-shelves-go-empty/

Newsweek: ICE director responds to agents being labeled “terrorists”

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting chief has denied heavy-handedness on the part of his agents, who he says have been forced to wear masks after being “doxed” and branded “terrorists.”

Doxing is an online attack that involves publishing someone’s personal information and details online, often with the intent to intimidate or frighten the victim.

If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the fire, fool.

Real cops don’t wear masks. They are identifiable by badge numbers or blazers with agency names & unique identifying numbers.

Only wannabe Gestapo thugs wear masks!

https://www.newsweek.com/ice-raids-immigration-masks-terrorists-safety-2080248

Associated Press: Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans

An estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections while their lawsuit against the Trump administration is pending.

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco ruled Friday that Venezuelans whose Temporary Protected Status was extended to October 2026 are not affected by the Supreme Court’s order and are not eligible for deportation.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuelans-tps-federal-judge-be20785b80aa5d2ec27f1100132d5010

Mediaite: Trump Threatens to Slap Gavin Newsom With Fines, Touts Tariffs in Late-Night Truth Social Storm

President Donald Trump was up late and throwing jabs Monday night into Tuesday morning, threatening to slap California Gov. Gavin Newsom with “large scale fines” over transgender athletes.

Posting to his Truth Social account around 1 a.m. ET, Trump attacked the governor with the moniker “Newscum” as he ranted about a “Biological Male” competing in the California state finals track meet over the weekend.

What a sad, pathetic way for our so-called “President” to act. For our President to mock one of our governors in that manner is inexcusable.

Daily Beast: Conservative Torches ICE Chief’s ‘Pathetic’ Excuse for Agents Wearing Masks

Conservative commentator and longtime political strategist Bill Kristol blasted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for wearing masks during recent operations, calling the practice a tool of fear—not protection.

Appearing on CNN’s NewsNight on Monday, Kristol—best known for serving as chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle under President George H. W. Bush—dismissed ICE’s justification for the coverings, dismissing the practice as “ridiculous” and “pathetic.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-torches-ice-chiefs-pathetic-excuse-for-agents-wearing-masks

Meidas Touch News: Trump Claims the Economy is Booming Because of His Tariff Policy

Trump was up late again posting to Truth Social

Trump was up posting after midnight and claimed that his tariffs are causing the U.S. economy to boom.

However, current economic data and expert analysis contradict this assertion. According to the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), U.S. economic growth is projected to slow to 1.6% in 2025, down from 2024, largely due to the uncertainty and higher costs brought on by Trump’s aggressive tariff policies. These tariffs have raised the effective U.S. import rate to 15.4%, the highest level since 1938, contributing to rising inflation—expected to hit 4% by the end of the year—and declining exports, according to Business Insider.

While tariffs have reduced imports and modestly narrowed the trade deficit, the broader impact has been negative.

https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-claims-the-economy-is-booming-because-of-his-tariff-policy

News Nation: Community outraged as ICE raid sparks questions in Chicago

Chicago community was fired up Monday after an alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on the city’s South Side.

NewsNation affiliate WGN was told several people donning FBI vests illegally entered a business and a residence, taking two Mexican nationals into custody.

“We are, right now, investigating the reason why those neighbors have been detained without a warrant,” Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said.

Sigcho-Lopez said the raid happened around 8:30 a.m.

“In both instances, the video footage and the witness’s recollection, there was no warrant,” Sigcho-Lopez. “It’s questionable if they even attempted to identify the people they ultimately detained.”

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/chicago-ice-raid-pilsen-community-outraged

Irish Star: Acting head of FEMA told staff he didn’t know the US had a hurricane season day after it began

Acting head of FEMA David Richardson reportedly told employees that he didn’t know the US has a hurricane season a day after it officially began as experts sound alarm bells

Duh!!!!!!!!!!

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) left staff members alarmed on Monday when he reportedly told them that he was unaware that the US had a hurricane season.

David Richardson, who has been overseeing FEMA since May, made the comments during a briefing with staff members, a day after the 2025 hurricane season officially began, two people who heard the remarks told The New York Times. The staff members said it was unclear whether he was serious or not.

Richardson served in the Marines and worked in the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office before joining FEMA but has no formal disaster-management experience. His comments come after some of the agency’s workers had expressed concerns about his lack of experience in emergency management.

How dumb can they get?

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/fema-head-staff-hurricane-season-35326926