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Even before the war with Iran started it was clear that even the best bunker buster bombs probably couldn't destroy the deepest facilities in Iran. It makes the rationality of a US participation in the war less clear, Israel doesn't need US help to destroy other kinds of targets.

Trump has suggested to defense officials it would make sense for the US to launch strikes against Iran
-- only if the so-called “bunker buster” bomb was guaranteed to destroy the critical uranium enrichment facility at Fordow.
Trump was told that dropping the GBU-57s,
a 13.6-tonne (30,000lb) bomb
would effectively eliminate Fordow
but he does not appear to be fully convinced,
and has held off authorizing strikes as he also awaits the possibility that the t…

Climate Change Will Bankrupt the Country (Ryan Cooper/American Prospect)
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-06-20-climate-change-will-bankrupt-country/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250620/p81#a250620p81

The Telegraph withdraws a story about a rich banker hit by the cost of UK school fee rises after being deceived by a source and publishes a home page apology (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/faked-telegraph-a…

Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.

Cuomo pronounces it [edit: actually I can't remember how Cuomo pronounces it, I just remember that he pronounces it incorrectly]. Sliwa pronounces it "mandami". Is this just a power thing?
Also, Sliwa's a huge weirdo, but the "slapping fannies and killing grannies" line was solid.

Mayoral Candidate Goes on Bonkers ‘Slapping Fannies’ Rant Against Rival
Curtis Sliwa held nothing back as he unloaded both barrels on his mayoral rivals.

Great little trip down Eagles history lane
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/they-all-thoug…

“They all thought it was a bonkers idea but it worked. It was already a great song, but that one little thing made it different”: How the Eagles made somebody else’s song their own – and defined the sound of country rock
"Those open chords felt like an announcement: ‘And now... the Eagles!’”

Could Israel Deploy Massive Bunkers That Duplicate US Capabilities? (David Strom/HotAir)
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/06/19/could-israel-deploy-massive-bunkers-that-duplicate-us-capabilities-n3803965
http://www.memeorandum.com/250619/p101#a250619p101

China wants foreign businesses to invest more in the country -- but recent actions taken against foreign executives are sending a chill.
⭐️Chinese authorities have blocked a U.S.-based Wells Fargo banker from returning home,
⭐️and separately sentenced a Japanese executive to more than three years’ imprisonment for espionage.
Though few details of the cases have been made known, they are a reminder of China’s expansive security apparatus
and what to some executives, bu…

China Exit Ban on Wells Fargo Executive Stokes Foreign Business Anxiety
A Wells Fargo banker was blocked from leaving and a Japanese pharmaceutical executive was imprisoned, even as Beijing tries to court overseas investors.

Today in #BanCars news: https://journa.host/@w7voa/114879594204342254

Trump presses aides on whether bunker-buster plan to bomb Iran will work (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/18/trump-bunker-buster-bomb-iran-nuclear-program
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p153#a250618p153