The Cruelty Comes to Springfield

Key Points:

• The U.S. military bombarded Iranian troops on Larak Island for attempting to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to retaliate by firing at U.S. bases in Jordan and the UAE; oil prices rose but remain below their spring peak.
• In Springfield, Ohio, ICE has arrested 34 Haitians, including pastors, causing fear and activism within the Haitian community, with local churches like Greater Grace Temple becoming hubs for support and resistance against deportations and ankle monitors.
• Pastor Carl Ruby and activists highlight the humanitarian crisis faced by Haitians fleeing violence in Haiti, criticizing ICE’s harsh treatment of compliant immigrants and drawing historical parallels between ankle monitors and oppressive containment.
• William Kristol critiques the Trump administration’s cabinet as dangerous and corrupt, ranking key figures like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr. as detrimental to America, and contrasting them unfavorably with officials from Trump’s first term.
• Additional reports reveal infiltration of pro-Trump Pentagon employees posing as independent voices online, the deportation of Trump critic Milo Yiannopoulos, and congressional dysfunction with lawmakers eager to avoid legislative work ahead of midterms.