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Jack Ezon, the founder and managing partner of Embark Beyond, gave The Post some travel tips and insights on what to do and where to go at the festival, and beyond this summer. 

Jack Ezon, the founder and managing partner of Embark Beyond, gave The Post some travel tips and insights on what to do and where to go at the festival, and beyond this summer. 

Israeli forces on Friday killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023 assault and took part in the abduction of Yagil Yaakov.

Fuel Sales Abruptly Halted For Crimean Population As Ukrainian Drones Wreak Havoc

A wave of relentless Sunday drone attacks out of Ukraine on Crimea has resulted in a regional cut off to civilian access to fuel, in another sign that UAV attacks on Russian territory are having serious effect.

Four people were killed in the series of drone strikes on energy and transport infrastructure in the Russian-controlled peninsula, including attacks near Kerch, a key eastern Crimean port city which is a major energy logistics hub.

Reuters/BBC: "Cars queue at a petrol station on the peninsula in early June amid already restricted fuel sales."

"As a result of the enemy's drone attack on the Kerch Peninsula, unfortunately, there are casualties among the civilian population," Crimean Governor Sergey Aksyonov announced.

"According to the latest information, four people were killed, 28 were wounded," he added.

And he also confirmed the fuel crisis for the whole region, saying, "Today, June 21, starting from 09:00 am, fuel sales at Crimean petrol stations have been suspended" - though he added that fuel would only be sold to state enterprises.

He made clear in a Telegram post that starting Sunday morning local time gas stations across the peninsula would stop selling fuel to individuals and businesses. All cash, card and fuel coupons were immediately halted.

Ukraine's President Zelensky boasted of the attacks, stating on social media that "Facilities on both sides of the Crimean Bridge were hit: maritime logistics used to transport oil in the Krasnodar region and an oil depot in temporarily occupied Kerch."

"In addition, military logistics facilities were successfully struck, along with four radar stations belonging to S-400 systems and two Pantsir systems," he wrote.

Crimean governor Aksyonov had also announced that "Further decisions regarding the current situation in the republic's fuel market will be announced at a later date."

Last night, our long-range sanctions targeted the occupiers’ military logistics, oil industry, and air defense. All of this is a just response to Russia’s brutal attacks against our people. I thank the warriors of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the… pic.twitter.com/90APquETQT

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 21, 2026

BBC has separately reported that Kiev "hit a logistics facility for oil transportation in Russia's Krasnodar region, which lies adjacent to Crimea across the Kerch Strait. Local authorities said one person had been killed on a passenger ferry."

Saturday saw a long-range Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen region, which lies over 1,200 miles from the front lines of fighting - a significant reach and first of the war. It demonstrates that Russian anti-air defenses have struggled to intercept small, low-flying UAVs. Hundreds were sent against Crimea on Sunday.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/22/2026 - 02:45

This Is The Funniest Thing Ever...

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

Leftists in the EU who spent years blocking real border enforcement are now whining about a victory party after conservatives pushed through a motion to create powerful tools to remove illegal migrants.

The chamber could not stop laughing. A 'Renew Europe' MEP aligned with French President Emmanuel Macron stood up and demanded punishment for conservative MEPs who gathered on the European Parliament roof, drank heavily, and celebrated the passage of the bloc's toughest-ever deportation reforms.

The presiding officer brushed it off and The room roared with amusement.

Laughter erupts in the European Parliament after Macron's MEP Fabienne Keller tries to get conservative MEPs punished for serious breeches of the rules

She says they met on the Parliament's roof & "drank a lot, a lot" to celebrate passing new laws for deporting illegal migrants pic.twitter.com/2gzLCdcKZT

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 20, 2026

This outburst came days after the European Parliament voted 418 to 218, with 30 abstentions, to approve the new Return Regulation.

Conservative and sovereignist MEPs from the EPP, ECR, Patriots for Europe, and Europe of Sovereign Nations groups supplied the decisive majority.

The measure updates the hopelessly outdated 2008 rules and gives member states real power to enforce removals.

In our earlier video we highlighted the immediate leftist reaction inside the chamber: chants of 'Shame on you' from leftists with chants of 'Send them back' in response from conservatives.

Now they are complaining about a rooftop toast. The contrast could not be clearer. One side delivers results for citizens who have endured years of unchecked arrivals, crime, and welfare strain. The other side throws procedural tantrums and pretends a private celebration violates parliamentary decorum.

They still think they're in Harry Potter fighting Voldemort.

"The era of resistance begins"
How about you slobs start the era of not letting your shirts hang out of your trousers first. Pathetic. https://t.co/IchmcEbTw9

— European Propagandist (@EuropaAdAstra) June 19, 2026

The regulation makes deportation orders issued in one member state valid across the entire EU.

It extends maximum detention periods for those who refuse to leave, removes automatic suspensive effect on appeals in many cases, doubles entry bans to ten years (lifetime for security threats), and allows member states to conclude agreements with third countries for 'return hubs' where rejected migrants can be processed and removed without remaining inside EU territory.

Non-cooperating origin countries face visa restrictions, aid cuts, and trade measures - the same leverage the Trump administration successfully deployed.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed the outcome as validation of the model she pioneered with Albania.

'We promised Italians we would change Europe, and we did it, with courage, patience, and determination,' she said.

Meloni added, 'This innovative solution has been resisted at every turn by the Italian and European left, but thanks to this government, it has now become a tool available to the whole of Europe.'

MEP Marieke Ehlers of the Patriots for Europe group stated 'This regulation puts the obligation exactly where it belongs: on the illegal migrant... The days of pampering are over. You have no right to stay, which means you have one simple obligation: pack your bags and leave our territory.'

She added that the text hands real power back to national capitals: 'We are taking back control... Almost all provisions give Member States the freedom to go further.'

French EPP negotiator François-Xavier Bellamy called it the end of decades of failure. 'After decades of failure and years of deadlock, Europe is ending its powerlessness in the face of illegal immigration. No one can claim any longer that Europe has no tools to act. The rules are now in place. The responsibility lies with governments to use them.'

In a landmark 418-218 vote, the European Parliament just passed the strictest migration and deportation law in EU history.
When the results were announced, MEPs began chanting "Send them back!" inside the chamber.
The new rules include:
• Deportation orders valid across all… pic.twitter.com/r4zwulNkz7

— Make Europe Great Again – M.E.G.A (@ScaryEurope) June 20, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron quickly distanced himself at the EU summit in Brussels. He declared that France would neither participate in nor fund third-country return hubs, calling the approach ineffective and contrary to French principles.

French President Emmanuel Macron firmly rejected the creation of migrant "return hubs" in third countries, stating that France will not participate in or support the funding of such outsourcing initiatives.
Speaking in Brussels at the conclusion of a two-day EU summit, Macron… pic.twitter.com/6yU5zjFAms

— Don. Tesman Irabor (@TvslEspana) June 20, 2026

The same Macron who lectures others on European values now refuses to use the very instruments his own parliament helped create. The gap between rhetoric and reality on migration has never been wider.

Globalist pushback has already been initiated as the United Nations voiced concerns that the new return hubs could violate human rights standards.

Critics on the left and in international organisations frame any effective removal policy as inherently cruel, even as European cities continue to absorb the costs of failed integration and repeated criminal acts by rejected or illegal migrants.

The UN warns that new EU migrant rules could violate human rights. Plans to outsource deportation of rejected asylum seekers raise serious concerns. https://t.co/TmYNvesrOx

— The Brussels Times (@BrusselsTimes) June 20, 2026

For years globalist voices insisted that mass low-skilled migration was inevitable, economically necessary, and morally superior.

They dismantled internal borders, expanded asylum loopholes, and attacked any leader who tried to enforce existing law. Return rates stayed dismal. Criminal networks thrived. Public trust collapsed.

Conservative MEPs simply used their growing numbers to force an update that reflects what citizens have demanded for a decade.

The left's response - procedural complaints, accusations of misconduct over a private celebration, and renewed warnings from the UN - reveals the same refusal to accept democratic outcomes that has defined the migration debate from the start.

The laughter in the chamber was not just amusement at a thin-skinned complaint. It was recognition that the excuses have run out.

Europe now possesses the legal tools to remove those with no right to remain. Whether national governments use them remains to be seen, but the parliamentary majority has shifted decisively toward enforcement.

The same forces that once sneered at 'Send them back' as fringe bigotry are watching their own colleagues chant it on the floor. The Overton window did not shift incidentally. It moved because voters across the continent grew tired of policies that prioritised arrivals over safety and sovereignty.

'What happened to multiculturalism preached by European globalists? 'Send Them Back': EU Parliament Passes Major Deportation Reforms, Including Third Country Return Hubs https://t.co/lXulis0ZfS

— Silvio Picardi (@sil37839) June 20, 2026

Europe's conservative MEPs just proved that when they coordinate, they can deliver. The left can keep filing ethics complaints about rooftop drinks. The rest of the continent is focused on results.

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Tyler Durden Mon, 06/22/2026 - 02:00

The crowd following Scottie Scheffler kept pulling for each of his shots to hit fairways and greens while begging for Clark to end up in bunkers.

Police said one suspect has been arrested and another remains at large after the shooting at the San Jose National High School in the city of Tacloban in Leyte province.

Liberty players took their seats in the conference room of their hotel here Sunday morning to prepare for that day’s game against the Sparks. They thought it would be a routine game prep.

The U.S. men’s national team approaches its final game of the group stage with a luxury it has never had before at a World Cup. The game doesn’t matter.

Ro Khanna suggested that the Democratic Party take initiative to hold Elon Musk accountable if they were to regain control over the House of Representatives or the Senate.

One of the World Cup’s best stories continues to march on after Cape Verde scored its first two goals of the tournament, came from behind in order to draw against Uruguay and gave the small nation a legitimate chance at advancing to the knockout stage. 

Francisco Lindor’s next stop could be Citi Field but perhaps not to rejoin the Mets roster just yet.

That Joaquin Niemann was even playing in Sunday’s U.S. Open final round at Shinnecock was a minor miracle. It was Niemann, remember, who posted a 7-over-par 11 on the par-4 sixth hole in the completion of his first round Friday morning. The 27-year-old from Chile, who plays on LIV Golf, rallied admirably with a 5-under...

A ground equipment vehicle struck a Southwest Airlines plane as passengers were boarding on Sunday.

The Yankees hoped the time in the minors might serve as something of a “reset” for Wells, according to Boone.

CNN panelists praised Vice President JD Vance's recent media appearances and complimented his performance on "The View," saying his glow-up was "impressive."

Mario Andre Barber, 46, and Brittany Amber Baker, 42, were arrested on Monday for allegedly murdering Jamal Rashad Parker, 37.

Volpe was originally called safe on the play, but Cincinnati challenged the call and it was overturned.

Two ex-NBA players were suspended by the BIG3 after an altercation during the first game of the season Saturday.

Peter Thiel's Secret Society Leak Creates A Perfect Target List For Espionage, Influence Operations, And Blackmail

Authored by Pierluigi Paganini via Security Affairs,

Dialog, a private invitation-only organization cofounded in 2006 by billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, has spent two decades refusing to disclose its membership.

That position became harder to maintain last week when Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew, known for exposing the US government's No Fly List, found an open directory embedded in the source code of dialog.org that was visible to anyone who viewed the page. WIRED independently verified the contents and obtained the registration list for Dialog's 2026 retreat, scheduled for August 12-16 near Dublin, Ireland.

"A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private," reported Wired. "The group, called Dialog, is a private, invitation-only organization cofounded in 2006 by the billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel. It convenes US officials, foreign government figures, and Silicon Valley executives at off-the-record annual retreats."

The 2026 list names 222 registrants, 87 of them first-time attendees. Others have histories stretching back more than a decade, a handful to the founding itself. None used a government email address, placing their attendance outside public records laws.

The roster is not a list of adjacent power. It's power in direct regulatory relationship with itself. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears alongside Auren Hoffman, Dialog's chairman, who founded location-data broker SafeGraph and identity-resolution firm LiveRamp. Senator Ted Cruz, who chairs the committee overseeing the FTC and its data-privacy authority, is listed in the same directory. Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, whose software runs case management for ICE and data fusion for the Pentagon, appears alongside Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Representative Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees agencies Palantir contracts with.

Forbes confirmed additional members including investor Marc Andreessen and investor and former Facebook board member Jim Breyer.

General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe and head of US European Command, is recorded as having attended Dialog gatherings since 2021.

The session agenda for the 2026 retreat includes "Navigating WWIII," "Battlefield Technologies," "Bring Back Nuclear," and "Build-a-Cult," the last moderated by the founder of the Christian networking site Pray.com. There's also "How's Your Sex Life?" which presumably has a different moderator.

"The website directory names sitting Trump administration officials, two US senators, six members of the Paypal Mafia, a former Middle East chief of intelligence, and a sitting ambassador to the United States, along with the founders and directors of many of the country's largest surveillance, data-broker, and advertising-data companies." Wired continues.

The leaked registration list adds names not in the public directory of 113: Randy Kroszner, former Federal Reserve governor now on the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee; Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League; Ryan Stowers, executive director of the Charles Koch Foundation; Roger Myerson, Nobel laureate economist; and a cluster of Google and Google DeepMind executives including Tom Lue, who leads global affairs for the frontier AI division.

The data breach is structurally embarrassing because it was entirely avoidable. The directory was served to any visitor who viewed the page's source code. A separate Dialog page at app.dialog.org presents a sign-in screen with no terms of service, no indication the application is restricted, and no invitation requirement. The records sat in Airtable, a commercial database, and included for each participant their membership status, every retreat attended, biography, home city, and a private access token functioning as a login credential.

Dialog also runs a matchmaking service. Its registration form asks whether participants are "looking for love" and offers to include single respondents in "future matchmaking." A separate site at dating.dialog.org hosts an app pitched as "meaningful connections for exceptional people." The form also collects each registrant's political leaning, which Dialog promised would never be shared.

"That data, and the matchmaking responses, were exposed in the leak." concludes Wired.

The data collected by Dialog could be valuable for criminals or intelligence agencies because it reveals personal vulnerabilities, relationship status, political views, and access to influential networks. Such information can support targeted phishing, social engineering, honey-trap operations, blackmail, or influence campaigns. The risk is amplified because participants are often members of the global elite, making them attractive intelligence targets. Many may be highly accomplished in their fields but still willing to share sensitive personal details in trusted environments, creating opportunities for manipulation and exploitation.

An internal guide for event moderators, also found in the exposed directory, instructs them to remind participants that everything is off the record, keep comments concise and "nonobvious," and model brief introductions to "avoid status signaling" in a room full of senators, dignitaries, and tycoons. The discipline imposed on members apparently didn't extend to basic website security.

Tyler Durden Sun, 06/21/2026 - 23:20