The ASTROLABE: 6/17/25 | SHORT 'LABE: Lowest Border Crossings EVER; Econ/Infrastructure News; Etc

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Every M-F I do a livestream on Twitter and YT called The ASTROLABE, covering all the tweets, videos, articles, and memes that caught my eye. Many are saying it's the "best afternoon morning show on the internet."

SEE BELOW for the list of all the content for the 6/17 show.

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6/17 ASTROLABE LINKS:

• (1) Jack Kelly on X: "https://t.co/jySLE8ipMW" / X

• (23) Chief Michael W. Banks on X: "We show up. We stand firm. We carry out the mission—despite the noise. https://t.co/paHhMoY98C" / X

• (23) Basil🧡 on X: "ICE is stacked with politically radicalized young men who are quasi religiously devoted to the President They're consistently being given more power, and have shown 0 respect for federal law They're a ticking nuclear bomb in government" / X

• (23) Eric Daugherty on X: "I hate the idea of us taking a secure border for granted. Or the idea that this was some "obvious, easy" win for Trump to resolve. Just months ago we were under siege, under invasion. Perhaps the most existential threat to our country, halted. It's a MASSIVE deal. https://t.co/LIPx9vEX6b" / X

• (23) Just Loki on X: "“In the last 24 hours the Border Patrol encountered a total of 95 illegal aliens across the entire southern border. That is the lowest number EVER recorded.” – Tom Homan" / X

• (23) Office of Management and Budget on X: "This article is total nonsense. It also omits one critical word: deportation. Millions of illegal aliens flooded our nation under Biden. How, exactly, do they think gutting immigration enforcement funding will allow the administration to remove them? Every single dollar for" / X

• (23) Matthew Chapman on X: "Kristi Noem demoted to 'PR person' as Stephen Miller runs DHS: ex-insider https://t.co/Sw872Y4ZEe" / X

• Kristi Noem demoted to 'PR person' as Stephen Miller runs DHS: ex-insider - Raw Story

• (23) WIRED on X: "SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week. https://t.co/dwE8ihTN2E" / X

• Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Flown Above Government Agency in DC | WIRED

• (23) ☦️ Kingpilled 👑 on X: "RT @ComradeDoyIe: At the end of the day it makes people feel good to attack Trump. Even if for BASED reasons, they get to participate in th…" / X

• (23) Sassafrass84 on X: ""He died like a dog." Yo, let's do this again, President Trump against the Nola tɛrrørists. https://t.co/aKUXJrLNyo" / X

• (23) A New Policy on X: "🚨 Breaking: @anewpolicyorg's sources tell us that a meeting yesterday between U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu devolved into a shouting match over Netanyahu's objections to U.S. plans to evacuate our citizens from Israel and the wider region." / X

• (24) Andrew Bernard on X: "Breaking: After my scoop this morning, a Joint Staff official tells me that Col. McCormack is being removed from the Joint Staff to return to his service pending a DoD investigation. McCormack disabled the account shortly after publication. Read more 👇 https://t.co/KApG58Dqbz" / X

• (24) Rapid Response 47 on X: "🚨 @SecScottBessent says blue-collar wages under President Trump have seen the highest increase in nearly 60 years. "We've see real wages for hourly workers, nonsupervisory workers, rise almost 2% in the first five months. No president has done that before." https://t.co/7rDOpf1v9U" / X

• Kratos boosts U.S. jet engine production with new Oklahoma facility | Seeking Alpha

• Almvoy establishes US manufacturing presence with new facility in Bloomington | WBIW

• Yaskawa America to build US$180 million US manufacturing facility - PV Tech

• Flex joins MIT's 'New Manufacturing' initiative, aims to reinvent US industry with AI and global sustainability labs

• Can shoes be made in the US without cheap labour?