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[Daractenus @Daractenus]

This is today's New York Times homepage. See if you can spot the sole mention of the files that have sent shock waves throughout the world.

While the topic is receiving extensive coverage in Europe, it appears to be almost absent in nearly all major US media outlets.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

I voted against the rule to bring this omnibus forward for a vote.

Here is a breakdown of some of the most ridiculous items included in the omnibus, and some America First items that were not. I offered amendments to correct these errors—all of which were blocked or refused🧵:

[AnthroVet50 @spooked75]

The benefits of observing the US from the outside are astronomical.

Living in Europe, I see American dysfunction with clarity impossible when you're inside the bubble.

Distance = perspective.

• You see how abnormal our healthcare system is
• You see how toxic our work culture is
• You see how destructive our political polarization is
• You see how propaganda works when you're not drowning in it
• You see what "developed country" actually means elsewhere

When you're IN America, you're told "this is just how it is."

When you're OUTSIDE America, you see "this is a choice we made, and other countries chose differently."

I grew up thinking America was the gold standard. Living abroad showed me we're #15 in happiness, 1st in medical bankruptcy, and convinced we're exceptional while falling behind.

Fox News can't reach me here. MSNBC can't either. I just see the data and the results.

Perspective is the most valuable thing you can buy with a plane ticket.

[Todd B @John_Beckham14]

America needs to adopt a policy the UK has. If a politician is found dirty they have to get out. No 60 votes. They have to leave office. This needs to happen to Trump and Republicans.

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

Trump is just the trigger.
There are deep historical forces:
The dismantling of the FCC fairness doctrine by Reagan, the resulting emergence of Fox News, conservative talk radio, and other propaganda outlets, the removal of guardrails for the influence of money in politics (e.g. Citizen United), the continuous reduction of taxes on high incomes, the ever-increasing wealth and income inequalities enabled by the above, the stagnation of working class income despite continued increase in productivity (and corporate profits), the total lack of social protection and benefits compared to other developed countries.
People in the middle class and below have been screwed for 40 years and are angry.
They should be angry at Republicans.
But the Republican party has managed to deflect their anger towards immigrants, non-Christians, non-whites, liberals, LGBT, China, academia, intellectual "elites", scientists, journalists, and non-existent scarecrows like Antifa.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Carrying a firearm is not a death sentence, it’s a Constitutionally protected God-given right, and if you don’t understand this you have no business in law enforcement or government.

[MN Gun Owners Caucus @mnguncaucus]

This is completely incorrect on Minnesota law.

There is no prohibition on a permit holder carrying a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines at a protest or rally in Minnesota.

[(TCAG) Командир Бред Кроуфорд (CDR Brad Crawford) @evo1tactical]

I do not usually comment on political posts, and this is not intended to be political. As we all know a tragic event happened in America. I am speaking strictly from a professional training and use of force perspective.

Before coming to train Ukrainians, I spent years training various law enforcement organizations through my company on use of force and high risk encounters. That background includes departmental policy, police training standards, threat assessment, de escalation, and the legal thresholds for justified and unjustified shootings.

Several facts matter here.

The individual involved was a licensed concealed carry holder from the state. He was legally permitted to carry a firearm, including in a public setting such as a protest. There was no violation of law simply by his possession of the weapon.

At no point did this individual draw, point, or openly brandish the firearm. The weapon was physically removed from him by law enforcement officers prior to the shooting. Once that occurred, the immediate deadly threat no longer existed.

When a weapon is secured and officers have physical control of a subject, the legal and training based justification for deadly force disappears. At that stage, the situation transitions to control, restraint, and de escalation. Deadly force is reserved for an active, imminent threat, not a past or hypothetical one.

Any use of deadly force also carries an absolute responsibility to consider public safety. Officers are trained to identify their backstop and ensure that rounds fired do not endanger civilians or fellow officers. In this case, there were multiple officers and civilians directly within the potential line of fire. The risk of catastrophic injury, friendly fire, or unintended civilian casualties was extremely high.

Equally important, this incident does not align with established de escalation principles. Rather than slowing the encounter, increasing distance, and reducing risk, the situation was escalated rapidly to lethal force after control had already been achieved. That is the opposite of what modern policing doctrine teaches.

Based on the available video footage, camera angles, and observable officer behavior, this incident reflects failures in threat assessment, use of force decision making, backstop awareness, and de escalation. From a professional standpoint, it represents a breakdown across multiple training and policy standards.

This is a tragic outcome. It deserves a serious, objective review grounded in established law enforcement practices, not emotion or politics.

This definatley deserves a full independent investigation and review.

[Tarence Ray @tarenceray]

Unreal

[Kumar Abhirup @kumareth]

Tech CEOs and thoughts leaders who normally have a lot of say about the Billionaire Tax / Mamdani fearmongering

will suddenly have nothing to say on ICE gestapo thugs shooting people on the streets in plain sight.

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

"Constitution guarantees us the individual’s right to keep and bear arms. That’s why I strongly support Second Amendment ... It's there for resistance of oppression. It even was described as a civic duty to act in concert in the defense of the State"

- Rep. Kristi Noem 4-25-2013

[Rick Taylor @OhRick4]

Ive been calling for a General Strike for quite a while

I applaud that Minnesota is finally stepping up, but its strictly performative

It has to be longer than a day to have any effect and it has to be done across the Country

We have to force the pain by flexing our Power

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."

[Blue Georgia @BlueGeorgia]

Wow. Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem literally saying the exact same thing.

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

To all the congressional Democrats who say they’re in the minority so you can’t do anything here’s an idea- start whipping together the votes to replace Hakeem Jeffries who let this happen. Maybe for once think about what the country needs not just what preserves your own power.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Bessent: I'm sorry he is dead, but he did bring a semiautomatic weapon to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.

Karl: There's no evidence that he brandished the gun whatsoever

Bessent: But he brought a gun!

Karl: We do have a second amendment in this country.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”

[Byline Times @BylineTimes]

🔴 ‘Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election’: US Defence Insider

Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill

https://t.co/zNhPOsIP8g

[Patrick Skinner @SkinnerPm]

Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.

There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government