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[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

My committee combed through millions of COVID documents, and what did we find?

Anthony Fauci destroyed records. He told others to delete emails. And then he told them to delete them from deleted files.

He and his allies privately doubted the "implausible" line on a lab leak while publicly attacking anyone who raised it.

And he never took responsibility for funding dangerous research in China.

Next week, Dr. Fauci goes under oath in front of my committee, and he’s going to answer for everything we’ve found.

[Josh Brown @RhubarbBrown]

American dudes: We want football, baseball, and basketball. Golf is fine, but just make sure Tiger Woods is inolved. Thanks.

ESPN: Okay, here's some WWE and a bald chick talking about Juneteenth.

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@HawkEmDownChris False. He's third. Gotta factor in the steroids but he's right there regardless. Ruth, Mays, Bonds..... then argue after that.

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@oregon__updates No. But I hope I'm wrong.

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@OleTimeHardball Yes. Best defensive 2B ever. One of the best offensive 2B in his generation of middle infielder that couldn't hit. The Adruw Jones of his time.

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@Jprz1321 @BasingerRocky How did P get in this vid?

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@uscfan981 Schmidt.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Paper ballots are the smartest, safest way to ensure your vote is secure against attacks by foreign actors. Russia can’t hack a piece of paper like they can a computer. We introduced the Secure Elections Act to ensure our elections are safeguarded. We must be ready.

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

Why did POTUS suddenly pivot from "unconditional surrender" to a deal at any cost in Iran?

TL/DR it's the interceptors, stupid.

- it takes Lockheed >two years and $5-15m to make a missile interceptor
- i.e., $10k drones take a $5m missile to defeat
- our forecast was that a) the population was going to rebel and b) we’d quickly take out the missile launchers
- But: Iran murdered 50k protesting citizens before our forces were in place; we didn’t defeat the launch capability as fast as expected
- we were facing down dwindling interceptor supplies
- 50% of patriots are gone and 80% of Thaad interceptors are gone. They cannot be replaced in a relevant timeframe
- if we actually ran out of defenses, US and allies in the region would be slaughtered— and the US would be facing a historic defeat
- we're already rationing interceptors, which is why our soldiers died in Jordan last night and why there are no more Patriots in Ukraine.
- in this context we try to make any deal you can — regardless of cost. Pretend it’s about gas prices if we must.

So we are losing this war. Badly. And what really lost the war was the fucked up defense supply chain that can’t make munitions in a relevant cost or timeframe — and we have no technology that defeats the enemy in an economically sustainable way.

This is why advanced anti drone and advanced missile defense is so critical. Personally I am bullish on directed energy intercept, particularly space-based directed energy.

Regardless of specific technology, we must be able to build interceptors faster and cheaper than any enemy can build offensive weapons.

Against China right now we lose. Badly. It isn’t even close.

Fortunately we are learning this lesson against Iran not against China—and there is still time to pivot and fix the US industrial base, but only barely.

[Geoff Schwartz @geoffschwartz]

Here's the win probability chart from Oregon-USC.

According to SP+ Oregon's post game win expectancy was 99.4% and the adjusted score had Oregon winning by 19 instead of 15.

But hey man, USC was right there.

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@Jomboy_ Rabbit ears and leaving the dugout to argue balls and strikes. An umpire's dream. Easy 2 ejections.

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@SecRubio @StateDept Sweet. Let's also not let the far right terrorists in. Just saying.

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@oregon__updates They had to forfeit one game because of Benny's off-season affair with the WSU cougar.

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@oregon__updates Lindsey

[Fred Jelly Beans 🇺🇸 @FredJellyBeans]

The real reason Mitch McConnell is in the hospital.🦬

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@AshleyRindsberg @NPR Oh

[The United Spot @TheUnitedSpot__]

He’s doing great.

[The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial]

Comedian Lucas Zelnick roasts a far left trans woman working for a defense contractor.

[₩₳Ɽ ₱₳₮Ⱨ @WarPath2pt0]

Weekend's here folks--let's gas it up