06/09/2026 05:10 CDT
IS STEVE HILTON THE NEXT VICTIM OF CALIFORNIA’S CROOKED ELECTION SYSTEM?
TODAY’S TOP TEN
WILL CALIFORNIA BALLOT HARVESTING SWALLOW HILTON, TOO?
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS California’s crooked ballot curation likely to eliminate Republican Steve Hilton, too. The Last Refuge.
PRESIDENT TRUMP FORMALLY nominates acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to full Attorney General. CBS News.
CONGRESSIONAL REPORT SLAMS Minnesota’s Walz, Ellison for turning blind eye to massive welfare fraud. Just the News.
TOM HOMAN SAYS ICE PREPARING to send largest deployment ever to New York City. Just the News.
THERE’S A QUIET ADMINISTRATIVE rewrite that could shape a thousand climate cases. Restoration News.
THERE’S NO ROOM in the center for Democrat presidential candidates. The Argument.
POLL FINDS 76 PERCENT of Ohio voters support enshrining photo ID in state constitution. The Federalist.
POLL FINDS STRONG SUPPORT for larger families despite falling U.S. birth rates. ZeroHedge.
PLURALITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE big health insurance companies are driving up medical costs. The Daily Caller.
LEFTIST SEATTLE MAYOR walks back criticism of Starbucks after it starts shifting jobs to Nashville. The Western Journal.
COMMENTARY WORTH READING
The DOJ’s broken windows. John Green.
Worst case scenario for Los Angeles. Sasha Stone.
Why the Second Amendment exists—and why Gen Z needs to understand it. Bronson Winslow.
VIDEO WORTH WATCHING
Our Founder and CEO Doug Truax gives an update on the Iran war. Fox Business.
Hegseth at D-Day event: “Today, European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.” Real Clear Politics.
Trump: California count not slow, it is crooked. NBC News.
LATEST ROA PODCASTS
Host Hayden Ludwig interviews retired Marine Colonel Grant Newsham, author of When China Attacks, about the coming global rivalry with China. Restoration Spotlight.
Host Grace Reilly discusses word games related to “Christian Nationalism.” Restoring America with Grace Reilly.
OFFBEAT BEAT
A museum where you can tear down a statue of George III. Smithsonian Magazine.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@cottinghamcarl) Many ballots haven’t even been mailed yet. Tweet.
(@TheLastRefuge2) If they are not rigging the election by waiting to see how many ballots need to be created, then why doesn't California just put an earlier date on when “mail in” ballots must be received by? Like, say, Election Day! Tweet.
MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY
CALIFORNIA FRAUDSTERS PUSH candidate who already conceded past Spencer Pratt after days counting ballots and who knows what else. The Last Refuge.
BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL
Spencer Pratt Fires Off Perfect Response to Far-Left Dem’s Sudden Surge in Election BONGINO REPORT.
DOGE SAVINGS
$215 billion. DOGE website.
POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET
Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 82%.
Will Republicans control the Senate after the 2026 midterms? 55%
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