Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 6/11

[SVPete]

ActBlue CEO Pleads the Fifth (Over and Over Again)

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/10/actblue-ceo-pleads-the-fifth-over-and-over-again-n3815823

ActBlue is the largest PAC which acts as a fundraising platform for Democrats around the country. Today, ActBlue's CEO Regina Wallace-Jones was questioned by members of congress after reports that she might have previously misled congress about her PAC's efforts to keep foreign money out of U.S. elections. In response, Wallace-Jones pleaded the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer all questions.

Even questions about how to address her were off limits.

It's true that once you answer a question you are considered to have waived your right to plead the fifth, though I'm not sure clarifying your name would qualify. But I guess she wanted to play it safe.

"My name is ______," is so incriminating.

[SVPete]

The Left Warned World Cup Tourists About the South. Then One German Fell in Love With It.

https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/06/11/the-left-warned-world-cup-tourists-about-the-south-then-one-german-fell-in-love-with-it-n4953855

American leftists love to malign the South. We Southerners and our culture are the butt of jokes time and time again. Outsiders mock our accents and our traditions, sometimes in really ugly ways. Southerners get the broad-brush treatment regularly, with outsiders hurling generalizations our way constantly.
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So as tourists descend on the South for the FIFA World Cup, plenty of people from inside and outside the U.S. are experiencing the region for the first time. Of course, it’s on us to put our best foot forward for everybody, and for most Southerners, that just means being normal.

Leftists have tried to warn World Cup attendees about the “dangers” they supposedly face when visiting the South, but of course, those dire predictions are unfounded. One German tourist’s reactions to the glories of the South are spectacular.
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The X user, whose handle is @FreddyLA7, has been documenting his travels through the South on his way to a “friendly” match at Auburn University. He has gotten to experience all sides of the South, from the city to the country.

DU-grade Progs really should hate the FIFA events, as they will necessarily explode Progs' - Euro and US - stereotypes of the US, especially of US regions Progs HATE.