Laura Sales

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[Emanuel Quiñones @EQuinones6310]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America!
The greatest country on earth.

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

USA Softball Player of the Year Jordy Frahm announced she competed this season while 3 months pregnant

As a hitter, she slashed .403/.496/.806 (1.302 OPS) with 20 HR & 51 RBI

As a pitcher, she went 21-6 with a 1.37 ERA, 251K's in 189.2 IP

Absolute badass.

[Laura Sales @LauraMSales]

@zknxv1 Smart

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Bill Maher asks how the government is “failing the poor so badly” when he pays “60 PERCENT” of his earnings in taxes.

“Last week was tax day… I paid the government probably almost 60% of what I earn. That’s a lot.”

“And I… wouldn’t mind if Bernie Sanders would stop saying the rich don’t pay taxes.”

“The top 10% pay 72% of all federal income taxes. And the bottom half, 3%.”

“The Democratic Socialists talk about socialism like we don’t already have a lot: Social Security, unemployment, Medicare, nutritional assistance, Medicaid, Obamacare, disability, housing subsidies.”

“How can you be soaking the rich and failing the poor so badly? How can it be that the federal government alone took in over 5 trillion in taxes last year, and we still need that?”

“Are we really this incompetent and corrupt?”

[DeeMagicGurl @DeeMagicGurl]

Instead of a CEO eating a hamburger, I’d like to watch the @southwestair CEO find a $39 flight.

[Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes]

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[Pete Mundo @PeteMundo]

As the 49ers investigate any potential connection between an electrical substation and their injuries, it should be noted that the new proposed #Chiefs practice facility is located next to an Evergy electrical substation.

[Jared Koller @JaredKollerKC]

1st team in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowls and play for a 3rd.
2nd team in NFL history to reach 7 straight conference title games. Won 3 championships in 5 years.
It was an awesome run and the window isn't closed. But this just ain't the year. Sucks. #ChiefsKingdom

[Preston Guy @PGuy77]

Unbelievable @YouTubeTV is making people manually claim their $20 credit rather than automatically deduct it from their bill.

So for the people who don’t click the link and claim the credit you’re just going to take their money for ESPN/Disney and pocket that?

Losing respect for everyone involved with this dispute.

[AmericanPapaBear™ @AmericaPapaBear]

This is a very BASED take on the No Kings Protests.

"Freedom doesn't mean you get your way. It means I get to call you out for being this ridiculous."

"Freedom Fighters? What I see is cosplayers with Amazon Prime signs and oak milk rage."

"You post resist tyranny from a Starbucks on Wi-Fi."

"That's not rebellion, that's a cry for a participation trophy."

"You're not oppressed, you're just bored and allergic to accountability."

[Nebraska Football @HuskerFootball]

UNDISPUTED

[Joe Rogan Podcast News @joeroganhq]

Joe Rogan was genuinely shocked by this eerie prediction.

[Rany Jazayerli @jazayerli]

Chiefs NFL rank in points scored:

<Eric Bieniemy replaces Matt Nagy as OC>

2018: 1st
2019: 5th
2020: 6th
2021: 4th
2022: 1st

<Matt Nagy replaces Eric Bieniemy as OC>

2023: 15th
2024: 15th

[Jesse Newell @jessenewell]

Travis Kelce's drop-turned-interception was worth negative-7.1 points, per https://t.co/QNP6Q1gy6Q. Moved Chiefs' expected win probability from 53% to 24%.

[Marcus Mosher @Marcus_Mosher]

How are you supposed to stop this play if the guards are allowed to beat the snap???

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

"I'm just flesh and bone, but more importantly, I'm a soul, and that soul is accountable to one being."

"I've had an unbelievably blessed life... So praise God. I've been all across the world. I've met with world leaders."

"I've flown Air Force One, got to know a president. I have an amazing family, the podcast Turning Point USA... And so you experienced that, and you're like, 'What actually matters?'"

"What matters is your relationship with the divine, your relationship with your family, your kids, and maybe a close collection of friends, and your relationship with the truth."

So much wisdom and taken way too soon. Charlie Kirk will never be forgotten.

[Nick Freitas @NickJFreitas]

I am told that as a state representative this is the moment where I'm supposed to express my heartfelt condolences and then stand in solidarity with those on the other side of the aisle as we condemn political violence and stand unified as one people.

But we aren't "one people" are we?

The truth is we haven't been for some time now, and there is really no point in pretending anymore, if there ever was.

We are two very different peoples. We may occupy the same piece of geography, but that is where the similarities seem to abruptly end.

I convinced myself for a long time that whenever the left called me a racist, a bigot, a sexist, a fascist, a "threat to democracy" for even the most innocent of disagreements, that it was simply hyperbolic rhetoric done for effect.

And now the "effect" is a widow and two orphaned children, because the left couldn’t bear the thought of a peaceful man debating them and winning.

I don’t think they realize it yet, but murdering Charlie is going to be remembered as the day where we finally woke up to what this fight really is.

It’s not a civil dispute among fellow countrymen. It’s a war between diametrically opposed worldviews which cannot peacefully coexist with one another. One side will win, and one side will lose.

Charlie tried to win that fight through argumentation, through discussion, through peaceful resolution of differences.

And the other side murdered him.

Not because he was “extreme” or “inciting violence” or any other hyperbolic slur they hurled at him. They murdered him because he was effective. Because he was unafraid. Because he inspired others and made them feel like they had a voice, that they were not alone. And he did it at the very institutions which have fomented so much hatred toward conservatives.

I don’t want to “stand in solidarity” with the other side of the aisle. I want to defeat you. I want to defeat the godless ideology that kills babies in the womb, sterilizes confused children, turns our cities into cesspools of degeneracy and lawlessness…and that murdered Charlie Kirk.

Social media is aflame right now with leftist celebration of Charlie’s death.

I wonder if any among them understand what has just happened. If there is a Yamamoto somewhere in their midst warning, that all they have done is awoken a sleeping giant.

I doubt it. I think they gave up such introspection and self-awareness long ago.

I don’t know exactly what will happen next. I just know that it won’t be the same as what has happened in the past.

There will be thoughts and prayers…Charlie would have wanted prayers. Not for himself but for those left behind and for the country that he loved.

But then there will be a reckoning.

My Christian faith requires me to love my enemies and pray for those who curse me. It does not require me to stand idly by in the midst of savagery and barbarism...quite the opposite.

So every time I feel tired, every time I feel discouraged or overwhelmed, I am going to watch the video of a good man being murdered in Utah…I will force myself to watch it…and then I will return to the work of destroying the evil ideology responsible for that and so much more.

Rest with God Charlie, your fight is over.

Ours is just beginning.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

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[Robert W Malone, MD @RWMaloneMD]

"I’ve seen a lot of criticism of RFK Jr. since his autism speech yesterday.
So I decided to do something radical… I watched the full speech.
(I know — crazy concept: go to the source and form your own opinion instead of blindly repeating media narratives and social media memes.)
And what I found didn’t exactly match the headlines.
So in this post, I want to address the five biggest criticisms I’ve seen and share my take.
But first — let me say this:
Whatever you think of his policies, one thing seems clear to me after listening to RFK Jr. speak: he genuinely seems to care about the children and families affected by autism. You can disagree with his conclusions, but to paint him as evil or malicious is unfair... and, frankly, dishonest.
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Criticism #1: “He called autism an ’epidemic.’”
Yes, he did ... to highlight the steep rise in diagnoses. (CDC data shows 1 in 31 kids today.)
The term "epidemic" does not always imply something contagious. I find it unlikely that those criticizing his use of the word "epidemic" showed the same level of outrage when it was used to describe the obesity epidemic or the fentanyl epidemic.
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Criticism #2: “He said autistic kids will never have jobs, never pay taxes, never go on dates.”
This is wildly misleading and out of context. Just moments before making that statement, he referred specifically to the 25% of cases classified as severe (children who are nonverbal, not toilet trained, and unable to care for themselves). Clearly, within this context, his remarks were not about all autistic children. Anyone claiming otherwise is either unaware of this context or deliberately misrepresenting his words.
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Criticism #3: “He rejected the science — autism is genetic, not caused by toxins.”
This claim misrepresents his stance. He didn’t dismiss the role of genetics; rather, he stated that while genes might create a vulnerability, they alone cannot explain an epidemic. This perspective is far from fringe. Even the CDC acknowledges that environmental factors may play a role. His argument isn’t anti-science; it’s a reasonable call for a more balanced exploration of potential causes.
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Criticism #4: “He’s pushing anti-vax conspiracy theories again!”
This one is just false. Not once during his 27-minute speech did he mention vaccines. Instead, he discussed toxins such as mold, pesticides, and additives. But the media (who appear to hate him for past positions) decided to resurrect the vaccine angle even though he didn’t bring it up. This is yet another example of a targeted smear campaign by individuals more invested in promoting narratives than seeking the truth.
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Criticism #5: “His words were emotionally harmful to autistic people and their families.”
I guess this one depends on your perspective. Yes, his language was intense, but maybe what’s also harmful is ignoring the existence of the most severe forms of autism. RFK Jr. is amplifying the voices of parents whose children face extreme challenges, such as self-injurious behaviors, inability to speak, constant supervision needs, and requiring round-the-clock care. These families are real, and their struggles are profound. For once, someone on a national platform is recognizing their pain and saying, “We see you, and we are committed to understanding why this is happening.”
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I’m not saying RFK Jr. is perfect. His words could’ve been clearer. His policy ideas are certainly open to scrutiny. But let’s stop pretending he dehumanized autistic people or rejected science.
He’s asking tough questions. He’s challenging the status quo.
And instead of outrage, maybe we should welcome the conversation.
Watch the speech. Check the CDC data.
And let’s focus on facts instead of clickbait."
-Written by Tyson Zahner