Emily Corcoran

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[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

The best first pitch 🥹 and definitely beats all the other first pitches in baseball this month. Go Rangers!

[Texas Rangers @Rangers]

.@You_Found_Nimmo catching the first pitch from his grandpa is the most wholesome thing you'll see today 🥹

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

lol my return was cut in half from last year…don’t know where @realDonaldTrump is getting his numbers. Bunch of baloney!

[Florida’s Voice @FLVoiceNews]

‘HISTORIC REFUND SEASON’: President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act delivers largest tax refunds ever as millions file 2025 returns

“President Trump is keeping his commitments to American workers, families, and seniors by slashing taxes on the people who built this country."

https://t.co/N6ZO5yAQlw

[Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen]

Regarding Alex Pretti:

My timeline is filled with left-wingers trying to use this agitator's death for their political ends.

Half of the right is framing this guy as a terrorist-to-be, "he brought too much ammo," "he didn't have his ID," "he shouldn't have been armed," and whatever else that contradicts their arguments during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and other 2nd Amendment issues.

The other half of the right are calling this a bi-partisan issue of government overreach. "The American government should not be able to execute citizens like this!" As if this guy didn't put himself, the people around him, and federal agents into a dangerous position.

Only a few people have any actual connection to reality. Pretti had a right to carry his firearm and whatever else he had (no, I really don't care that his ID wasn't on him). But exercising this right also comes with additional responsibilities. Introducing a firearm into a potential conflict immediately augments its gravity.

Pretti was fully in the right to carry, but under no circumstances should he have been physically resisting an officer of the law. The chances of him getting shot in such an altercation are extremely high, as the officers now have to react to the existence of that firearm during a struggle.

The idea that we should expect law enforcement officers, even if they were the best men among us, to wrestle with armed men and to completely disregard their own safety is simply a fantasy.

And to be clear, I am not saying that one forfeits their right to life simply because they are armed and encounter the police. Kyle Rittenhouse is a great example of this. When confronted, he raised his hands and informed officers he was armed. He complied with their orders. No one got hurt.

It doesn't even really matter what the law is, or what your rights are, in a moment like that. If two armed parties engage in a struggle, the chance of lethal force being applied is substantial. A cop will fear for his life just as much as anyone else, and is an enforcer of the state's monopoly on violence. If you choose to test his mettle, you are playing a very dangerous game.

If you want whatever legal principle you are standing for to be honored - take it to the courtroom. That's your best chance. If you try to find justice with a policeman, and you die, it really doesn't even matter if you're in the right. You're dead, and no, there is no justice that can make you whole again. This is why you need to de-escalate confrontations with the police, and be extremely measured in your actions.

So, it feels the response from the right should be obvious: an armed man physically resisted the police and it got messy. It's terrible, but we can't reasonably expect otherwise from a bunch of men being actively harassed by interferers and then finding out one of the people wrestling with you has a weapon.

The cops do not have frame-by-frame technology in that moment. Things happen fast (possible misfire of Pretti's sig), and decisive action is necessary.

Pretti didn't have to die. Do not interfere with law enforcement, and especially do not do so while being armed.

As always, it's also important to contrast the media outrage of Pretti's death with the complete silence that occurs from the corporate press when Americans are killed by illegal immigrants.

The deportations must continue.

[J @JayTC53]

Laken Riley was a Nurse too. There were ZERO Democrats Protesting in the streets for her.

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

So do @NFL refs just suck and we’re all okay with it? Shocked these are professionals 🤨

[Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer]

That eulogy was a victory for Christ, a victory over stereotypes of Christian and conservative women, a word for anyone listening who wants to have a good marriage, a word for men seeking purpose, an example of forgiveness, and a victory for her kids to see their Mama soar.

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

This @SenateFinance shows that none of these people in power know what science and discovery is even about. Asking questions and finding a better way is what true science is about. Not sticking with the status quo and assuming what’s been done or always been done is good. Joke

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

I have never seen political leaders fight so hard for anything like they do for the COVID vaccine which just makes you wonder 🧐 @SenateFinance

[Lauren Lee @laurenlee]

🚨 BREAKING: RFK Jr. Announces Program to END Insurance Pre-Authorization!

“85% of Americans say that they have had delays in health care because of prior authorization. The doctors hate it. It costs them 12 to 15 hours a week filling out forms.”

This is a MASSIVE win for everyday Americans against Big Insurance!

👏

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

Southwest is imploding. Guess I can look around for better prices as Southwest becomes every other airline ✌🏼

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Southwest Airlines plans to start charging for checked bags, a seismic shift that will boost revenue but potentially give its fiercely loyal passengers a reason to shop around https://t.co/XNU4NdLgfB

[Brandon Straka #WalkAway @BrandonStraka]

I’m not crying.

[Tony Kinnett @TheTonus]

Democrats, I think it's ok to clap for the child with brain cancer made an honorary member of the Secret Service.

You can clap for that one thing, surely.

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

When President Biden entered the chamber for his final SOTU, in an election year, Republicans stood for his entrance, many applauding politely until he began his remarks. Tonight, Dems sat on their hands for the entrance & now have members heckling President Trump.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I totally agree that Zelensky was the problem today after watching the whole session. Don’t rely on media excerpts if you want to get to the truth.

@ZelenskyyUa mishandled this. And I say this as someone who has supported @Ukraine from the beginning of the war. @realDonaldTrump was appropriately angry, but kept his composure.

In a negotiation, you should never overplay your hand, particularly if it is a bad one, and the lives of your people are at stake.

In order to be a mediator, you can’t be viewed by either side as favoring the other. Trump is carefully and patiently playing this role. It is not helpful for Zelensky to be disrespectful.

That said, I expect Trump to continue to be the honest broker between Russia and Ukraine, but he will now likely increase what he wants for the U.S. unless Zelensky quickly apologizes and offers something to Trump. A very unfortunate day for Ukraine.

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

@Corcoran1191 @A351108605112 I figured but just in case. China robot 🤖

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

@A351108605112 @Corcoran1191 You need to slow your roll man. No need for language like this. Calm down a little

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

@Corcoran1191 You would never and you know it haha

[Emily Corcoran @emasmus]

My 4 year olds first take on Arizona…”this is not desert. This is life” 😂

[Dr. Abby Johnson @AbbyJohnson]

An ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion. A miscarriage is not an abortion. A woman tragically losing her child in the womb is not the same as the purposeful murder of a child in the womb.

[Charlie Spiering @charliespiering]

Bush was eviscerated by the press for his Air Force One flyby over New Orleans on day three after Hurricane Katrina hit.

Here is Kamala Harris three days after Hurricane Helene...