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Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! A new survey of more than 10,000 people across 26 countries asked one of the world’s most important questions: Are you a Lionel Messi guy or a Cristiano Ronaldo fan? And they broke down the answers by political view.
The results: Conservatives prefer Ronaldo. Liberals prefer Messi.
So if you’re a Messi fan… Congratulations, your pronouns are now they/them.
Programming note: I had to miss a second newsletter yesterday. The combination of work and a busy week at work caught up with me. On the bright side, today’s newsletter has a bonus full article and lots of extra content to catch you up on the last 48 hours.
⛽ Gas prices fell for the 6th straight week
🏠 Homeownership costs are up 40% since 2019
🪑 52% support the death penalty, 39% don't
📉 Trump approval avg: 40.5% approve, 57.5% disapprove
Trashy DEI exec canned for stealing garbage can
A JPMorgan Chase DEI executive is out of a job after going viral for dumping a public trash can's contents onto a Manhattan sidewalk during the Knicks' championship parade — just so she could walk off with the orange-and-blue bin as a souvenir.
The details: The New York Post identified the woman as Angie Baez, 40, after footage of the June 18 stunt went viral on X. JPMorgan confirmed her exit, telling the Post she's "no longer with the company."
Video showed Baez calmly emptying the overflowing can onto the curb, shaking it out, and walking off as a bystander yelled, "What are you doing?"
A separate clip appeared to show her riding the subway with the can parked beside her.
Why it caught fire: The story took off once online sleuths found her resume. Baez was promoted about a year ago to a community engagement role at Chase, but previously ran Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at restaurant-review site The Infatuation, which Chase acquired in 2021.
Her old Infatuation bio [which has been deleted] touted her work toward creating a "more equitable" food-media industry.
Real talk from G: So, the lady who wants to create a “more equitable” world also dumps trash on the street so she can steal property. That tracks.
The last word goes to the NYC Department of Sanitation, which said:
“Dumping trash onto the street and stealing public property for your own personal use are both illegal, antisocial behaviors, and not what New Yorkers do. On top of all that, doing both on camera is incredibly stupid.”
[Source: Fox News, The Daily Caller]
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Supreme Court reaffirms Trump’s immigration authority
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump back-to-back immigration victories Thursday, ruling in two separate cases that clear the way to strip deportation protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants and keep turning asylum seekers away at the southern border.
The details: Both decisions landed the same day, both by 6-3 margins, and both were written by Justice Samuel Alito. The Court sided with the administration on the central question in each: how much power the executive has to control who stays and who gets in.
In Mullin v. Doe, the justices lifted lower-court orders blocking the Department of Homeland Security from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and Syria, ruling that the law bars courts from second-guessing those decisions.
In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court upheld "metering" – the practice of turning illegal aliens back before they set foot on U.S. soil – finding they haven't legally "arrived in the United States."
Zoom out: TPS shields recipients from deportation and lets them work legally. Haiti was given the designation after its 2010 earthquake, and Syria in 2012. Both countries’ protections kept getting extended until Secretary Kristi Noem moved to end them in 2025.
At its core: These court decisions reinforced the constitutional authority of the executive branch to control immigration.
The last word goes to White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, who said: "This is a tremendous win for the Trump Administration, the rule of law, and common sense,” and vowed that the president "remains committed to lawfully restoring integrity to our immigration system."
[Source: SCOTUS Blog, SCOTUS Blog]
Communists take over the Democrat party in New York
New York Democrats nominated a slate of self-described socialists this week, toppling two sitting congressmen and handing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's movement its biggest night yet – and Republicans say it's a preview of where the national party is headed.
The details: On Tuesday, four Mamdani-endorsed candidates won Democratic primaries across New York City [3 for Congress, 1 for the state Senate] in deep-blue seats where the primary effectively decides the race.
🤡 Brad Lander ousted Rep. Dan Goldman, the lead counsel in President Donald Trump's first impeachment, in NY-10 by roughly 66% to 34%.
🤡 Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in NY-13.
🤡 Claire Valdez won the open NY-7 seat to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
🤡 Activist Aber Kawas won a Queens state Senate primary, putting her on track to be the first Palestinian American and Muslim woman in a New York state office.
Radicals: Calling them socialists does not do them justice:
Avila Chevalier [a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member] co-founded an organization that says it’s "fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization" and, later, "Death to America." In deleted posts, she called the U.S. "a f---ing disgrace," called Joe Biden a "rapist" and "war criminal," and wrote, "I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me." She backs abolishing ICE, borders, prisons, and the police, and says all deportations are wrong — even for violent criminals.
Kawas [also a DSA member] blamed the 9/11 attacks on "capitalism… racism… white supremacy." She built her campaign on her father's alleged ICE deportation, but the NY Post reports he was removed for felony fraud convictions under the Bush administration.
Lander [a former DSA member] ran on abolishing ICE, forgiving all student loans, and expanding the Supreme Court.
Claire Valdez [also a DSA member] supports granting citizenship and voting rights to illegal immigrants, eliminating private health insurance, and using taxpayer funds for all transgender treatments.
The numbers: A recent poll found that 66% of Democrats say they favor socialism. Just 42% said they favor capitalism.
The last word goes to President Trump, who told the press:
"They're going radical left. I watched that woman last night. That's not a socialist. I know socialists. That woman is a communist."
[Source: NY Post]
🇺🇸 Today’s story comes from Ed – a longtime member of the Wake Up Right fam.
I am proud to be an American because if you take the time to learn about and develop an appreciation for the history and culture of the USA, you realize that it is truly a land of unparalleled freedom and opportunity. The Founding Fathers, and all the courageous men and women who came after them to serve and sacrifice on behalf of this "great experiment" didn't do any of it for fame, or glory, or wealth, but because they knew that the USA, and what it stands for, is second to none and is worth fighting for, and even dying for. As George Washington wrote in 1779, "Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!"
If you look at the recent social media posts by World Cup fans who are visiting the USA for the first time, they are absolutely amazed at what they are seeing and experiencing. They are like children on Christmas Eve! Something to be proud of as an American.
In "The Road to Serfdom," Friedrich Hayek wrote, "If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this - a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy." The USA has embraced this concept, developed and grown it, and will continue to work on improving it. Rightfully, we should all be extremely proud of that!
God bless the entire Wake Up Right family and God bless the proud USA!!
ICYMI: We’re reclaiming June as American PRIDE Month — a celebration of the country we love, the people who built it, and the stories that remind us why America is worth defending.
Got a story about why you’re proud to be an American? Reply to this email and send it my way. I’ll feature my favorites all month long.
📜 President Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, saying he won’t move forward until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, his election-integrity bill. Read more.
📬 The U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government, in line with a proposed rule from the Trump administration. Read more.
🍎 Apple hiked prices on products like MacBooks and iPads as much as 25%, citing increased chip prices. Read more.
🇻🇪 At least 32 people have been killed and 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other. Read more.
🛢 President Trump accused major oil companies of price gouging as gas prices remain high despite the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Read more.
🆘 A 17-year-old boy was killed by five African migrants in France who ambushed him and beat him into a coma while filming it. Read more. [Warning: the video contained inside this article is disturbing]
🤖 General Motors has laid off more than 1,000 jobs at its Factory ZERO plant in Detroit and added 50 new robots on the assembly line. Read more.
🎮 The Grand Theft Auto VI video game is scheduled for pre-orders on June 25. This is the first new installment of the hit game since 2013. Read more.
🇳🇴 Norway will nearly ban AI tools for elementary students and limit classroom use among older children, citing concerns that the technology could undermine overall learning. Read more.
💣 The U.S. conducted an airstrike eliminating a “senior ISIS leader” in northwest Syria. Read more.
🏀 WNBA player Alyssa Thomas has been suspended for one game for putting a fist to Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark’s throat. Read more.
👽 A NASA astronaut heading to the International Space Station will help test for possible signs of extraterrestrial life by swabbing the station for bacteria. Read more.
✅ The Department of Homeland Security announced a milestone of 10,000 gang member arrests by ICE since President Trump’s second term began. Read more.
🇩🇰 Denmark is preparing to ban the Islamic call to prayer – the loud broadcast five times a day – over fears the nation risks losing its cultural identity and Islamization. Read more.
🛏 Dominion Voting Systems (now Liberty Vote) ended its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO and Trump ally Mike Lindell, who challenged the results of the 2020 election. Read more.
🔫 The Supreme Court ruled that Hawaii’s law restricting concealed carry on private property violates the 2nd and 14th Amendments. Read more.
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🎥 Purple-haired weirdo Rep. DeLauro gets SMACKED DOWN by Secretary Mullins. Watch.
🎥 Pastor BEATS a man's backside for allegedly threatening to rape and kill his wife and grandchildren. Watch.
🎥 The great lie is that society is rich vs. poor. It's makers vs. takers. Watch.
🎥 Caitlin Clark continues to be a target of violent attacks by WNBA players. Watch.
🎥 LOL Tim Dillon goes on hilarious PRIDE Month rant. Watch.
🎥 Gays in Minneapolis are fighting for public bathhouses for public sex. Watch.
🎥 One of the hags on The View gets a reality check from her fellow hag. Watch.
🎥 Democrat darling Hasan Piker doesn't like being called a terrorist. Then why has he said these things? Watch.
🎥 Rep. Brandon Gill breaks a leftist with a simple question: Should taxpayers be funding soda and candy for welfare recipients? Watch.
