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[John C @JAC4SC]

@alexsobel You don’t seem to understand what free speech is.

[U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz @USAttyReitz]

@SenBlumenthal Received.

Valid investigations must be conducted for a legitimate legislative purpose.

I believe that your threatenings may constitute the initiation of unconstitutional investigations conducted for reasons other than a legitimate legislative purpose.

Semper Fidelis.

[Dr Charlie Ward @DrcharlieWardQ]

BREAKING 🚨: Kmele Foster: “It's one thing to not think capitalism isn't working, ideally. It's another thing entirely to insist that it is oppressive, that it is bound up with white supremacy.”

Jemele Hill: “How is it not?”

Kmele Foster: “I've always preferred Adam Smith's description of capitalism as the natural system of liberty. The idea that people can own property, that they can exchange it freely with one another for profit, that they can find ways to put their resources to good use and profit in a way that is actually beneficial to everyone else, that there can be gains from trade that are mutually beneficial. These are foundational ideas that have created more wealth than any other system in human history. That is what capitalism is. That is not white supremacy.”

Jemele Hill: “Do you think capitalism has always worked that way?”

Kmele Foster: “I’ve actually just described the basic facts of the economics.”

Hill: “That ain't how it's always worked.”

Kmele Foster: “Slavery is an institution that is older than writing. It predates capitalism. The notion that white supremacy and all these other things are bound up with capitalism in an intrinsic and fundamental way is so absurd and laughable, it barely needs to be defended.”

Jemele Hill: “How was it absurd?”

Kmele Foster: “It barely needs to be defended.”

Jemele Hill: “What do you mean it barely needs to be defended?”

Kmele Foster: “You actually have to articulate what the connections is. How are these two things the same? I'm talking about private property, the right to exchange and sell with whomever you like. What does that have to do with white supremacy?… What is the white supremacy dynamic of private property?”

[Arc Madder❌ #410 @ArcMadder]

Being a black man with an IQ over 130 and forced to interact with median blacks has to be an absolute living hell.

[Ken D Berry MD @KenDBerryMD]

He's right, and I've been warning doctors about this.

If you don't get your sh*t together, there will be one hourly-wage doctor supervising an LLM that's treating a thousand patients, and a lot of doctors looking for work.

The AI got 83.2% right on 304 New England Journal of Medicine cases. Generalist doctors got 36.1% right.

https://t.co/PoepRDeCwl

[John C @JAC4SC]

@hughhewitt Now do recess appointments

[John C @JAC4SC]

@JamieMetzl https://t.co/YYjvOGHEeR

[Justin Hart @justin_hart]

Robert Garcia went on TV and told Trump officials to "lawyer up."

Two days later the White House counsel wrote back. He quotes the Supreme Court. He quotes Garcia. And he signs it "Thanks."

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

Nou kenbe pwomès nou…

Nou detwi kay Lanmò San Jou ak katye jeneral gang 400 Mawozo a.

Pifò ladan yo kouri ale san yo pa menm eseye goumen.

Ala lach yo lach! 🥲

[Ryan Abraham @insidetroy]

#USC star defensive lineman Jahkeem Stewart (@flashoutjah) talks about playing with this talented freshman class.

My full interview with him here: https://t.co/S2cVglzA0N

[Jahkeem “THANOS” Stewart @flashoutjah]

thanks to @insidetroy for having me! ✌️ check out the full conversation 👇

[Harmeet K. Dhillon @HarmeetKDhillon]

You guys have twelve likes in two days on your attempt to dunk on me.

I post a photo of tomatoes or flowers I grew — thousands. (I am an authentic gardener)

Hat I knit — thousands. (I have real world skills, several).

Opinion I have on current affairs — tens of thousands.

Which of us is relevant?

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Thank you Mr. President.

Like you, we will never back down.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not.

Like so much of Congress, impeachment has become a ridiculous show that stands in for actual policymaking. Congress has so many tools for registering its policy disagreements. Rather than use them, they're going to try to impeach Pete Hegseth. They did the same to Donald Trump. Legislation is hard. Impeachments are easy (and ultimately, inconsequential).

The irony is that legislators are most angry at Pete on the issues where he's most correct: repositioning forces away from Europe/Ukraine and reorganizing the general officer corps.

This isn't about Iran, this is about the fact that Pete took on the bureaucracy at the Pentagon.

[John C @JAC4SC]

@grok @eINstigator @LiveAncestral What is the ARR for those that have experience a myocardial event?

[John C @JAC4SC]

@grok @LiveAncestral What is NNT

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

After suffering the most significant loss in more than 50 years, will the Senate GOP really just keep everyone in place via a closed door, secret vote?

[John C @JAC4SC]

@JunkScience Ok, Swamp Rat.

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

Every Republican legislature in America should immediately pass legislation to:

1) Ban sanctuary cities
2) Ban Ranked Choice Voting
3) Ban ballot harvesting
4) Require citizenship to vote
5) Require photo ID to vote
6) Ban the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
7) Ban foreign entities from buying property
8) Suspend any gas taxes
9) Institute school choice
10) Abolish property taxes
11) Open non-juror records to public inspection
12) Mandate secretaries of state to share complete voter registration rolls with DOJ
13) Mandate voter roll list maintenance
14) Offer rewards for convictions involving fraudulent use of Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security, or other entitlements

Republican governors would be wise to use this time to convene special sessions.

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

Tough conversations are necessary and I support this 100%.

Republicans need to GET FOCUSED and Make Washington Work for YOU!

[Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong @DrPatrick]

It takes courage to reveal what many of us know. Sophisticated corruption affects millions of lives. Big pharma should not be allowed to direct the future of health care to protect their business interests and prevent access to innovative therapies. I urge all to listen to Calley’s podcast with Joe Rogan. @calleymeans

[Josh Walkos @JoshWalkos]

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Brian Ballard has issued a statement denying allegations that his lobbying firm improperly influenced the Trump administration on glyphosate and flavored vapes. Unfortunately for Ballard, his own federal lobbying disclosures paint a rather inconvenient picture.