SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:48 P.M. ET:   

BANGLADESH – FROM FOX:   DEVELOPING: Commandos backed by armored vehicles stormed a upscale restaurant in the Bangladesh capital's diplomatic zone Saturday, killing at least six Islamist militants who had taken dozens of hostages the previous evening.  Approximately three hours after the raid began, police Lt. Col. Tuhin Mohammad Masud confirmed to the Associated Press that the restaurant's main building had been cleared and at least 13 hostages had been rescued.  Masud added that some of the militants had been captured and noted "the operation is still going on." He also said there were casualties among the hostages, but declined to elaborate.  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina confirmed in a nationally televised speech that some hostages had been killed, though she did not give an exact number. She also said security officials had captured one of the militants alive and vowed to fight terrorist attacks in the country.  This is still an incomplete story, especially regarding numbers of casualties.  More will come in.  But it's clear that this is simply another example of loose gun laws.  Nothing else to see, nothing else to see.

RACIST HILLARY! – FROM DAILY CALLER:   Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a new plan Tuesday that would provide student loan assistance, and potentially full forgiveness, to college graduates who try to start their own business. But almost immediately after being announced, critics on the left decried Clinton’s plan, arguing that it will be too beneficial to white male graduates.  Under a plan Clinton laid out Tuesday during a campaign stop in Denver, student borrowers who provide proof they’ve started a new business can have the interest on their student loans deferred for up to three years while they work to build their business. If borrowers start up their business in an economically distressed area, they’ll also be eligible to have up to $17,500 in loans forgiven after five years.  The race industry tells us that entrepreneurs are mostly white and male.  Okay, maybe the critics should devote their time to encouraging minorities and women to try starting their own businesses (as many already do).  Oh wait, that might be capitalist.  They might actually succeed, and employ people.  Not acceptable.  Never mind. 

NEW WARNING – FROM LONDON'S DAILY MAIL:  A pro-ISIS twitter account has threatened attacks at London Heathrow, LAX and New York's JFK airports over the July 4 holiday weekend.  The account said that attacks would be carried out on planes 'flying from Heathrow [Airport] to the US' and warned that 'there will be a device placed in either Heathrow, LAX or JFK airports.'  The threat was revealed by SITE Intelligence Group - the world's leading non-governmental counterterrorism organization - on its website...On Thursday, the FBI said there are no specific or credible security threats against the United States known to law enforcement heading into the Fourth of July weekend.  'However, law enforcement and members of the public must remain vigilant. ... The FBI asks members of the public to maintain awareness of their surroundings and to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement,' an FBI spokeswoman said in a statement.

July 1, 2016