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[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

The House is scheduled to vote this week on a National Defense Authorization that would integrate our military tech & supply chains with Israel’s.

Today, the Rules Committee will decide whether my amendment to strip section 219 will get a vote.

RT to support the Massie amdt.!

[The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport]

BREAKING: Iran sent a private message to JD Vance during Switzerland talks, warning that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were "abusing" negotiations — more interested in profiting from insider knowledge than reaching a deal, per Drop Site News.

Iran calculated $9 billion in profits from market manipulation by "individuals close to Trump" — and formally requested $4.5 billion of that sum be allocated to Iran through intermediaries. The Iranian official added: "The exchanged texts will ultimately become part of the historical record."

Iran also raised concerns that Kushner and Witkoff "talk almost every day to Netanyahu" and the Mossad chief — feeding Israeli intelligence with inside information from the negotiations.

The Trump administration denies the claims. Iran says the evidence will be made public. If confirmed, this is one of the most significant financial scandals in modern diplomacy.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Massie: My amendment is simple. It strikes $3.3 billion of foreign aid to the country of Israel from the state department funding bill. We've got $39.4 trillion of debt. We've got needs at home, which include our infrastructure, our roads and bridges. We've got a shortfall in that fund. And we've got homeless veterans, and we're sending more money to Israel in this bill than we spend on homeless veterans in this country. Just to put it in perspective, there are 3000 counties in this country, and if you divide that into 3 billion, that's $1 million from every county. This is not a significant amount of money that is going overseas. So I think we should stop it. We should put them on a diet.

[Candace Owens @RealCandaceO]

Via FOIA, we formally requested Kash Patel’s travel itinerary for the 3 days leading up to Charlie Kirk’s assassination and we just heard back and were told the burden of the request is too great.

How is this even remotely legal?

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

ABC and ESPN scored the most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Saturday’s NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC delivered an average audience of 24.5M viewers and peaked with 33M viewers watching the closing moments of the Knicks Championship victory. It was the most-watched NBA Finals Game 5 since 1998 as well.

[Sports Media Watch @paulsen_smw]

Knicks-Spurs officially ranks as most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, and one of the ten most-watched of the Nielsen people meter era (1988- ).

Game 5 most-watched NBA game in a decade (2016 Cavs-Warriors Game 7). Note the usual methodological caveats.
https://t.co/McgiL8tpwH

[Sports Media Watch @paulsen_smw]

The ten most-watched NBA Finals of the Nielsen people meter era:
-- All six involving Jordan's Bulls
-- Both Lakers-Pistons series in the '80s
-- LeBron vs. Steph/KD

And now Knicks' first NBA title in 53 years.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Section 219 (was 224) of the NDAA contains a dangerous provision to integrate our military tech with Israel’s.

@RepRoKhanna & I submitted an amendment to strike 219. I included the Rules Committee roster here; 7 of 13 members must agree in order for our amendment to get a vote.

[John Jackson @hissgoescobra]

I want to give you guys some facts about General Chappie James. He wasn’t a “DEI” hire—he was a complete badass that had to overcome MORE than any white pilot. Did 178 combat missions—that’s like 7 bomber tours on a B-17 in WWII.

His medal count? Impeccable. 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Air Medals, Two Legions of Merit, and a Defense Distinguished Service Medal. One of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the first four-star African American General.

Hegseth couldn’t sniff the level of soldiering and warrior that was in Chappie’s DNA. God bless him. And Hegseth took down his picture from a hallway like a racist little child, which is what he is.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Few things in Washington are more predictable than Congress renewing surveillance powers and promising to reform them later.

I spoke on the House floor against the “temporary” clean reauthorization of the unconstitutional FISA 702 program.

[Tim Burchett @timburchett]

We take an oath to uphold the Constitution. FISA violates that. I voted no.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Here we go again; the House is going to debate a clean reauthorization of the unconstitutional FISA 702 program tonight.

This program is used to surveil Americans without a warrant.

I’ll be joining the @cspan debate on the floor in the next hour… in opposition to this madness.

[Sports Media Watch @paulsen_smw]

Spurs-Knicks Finals hits new heights in Game 3 with nearly 24 million viewers -- the top audience for an NBA (or any basketball) game since 2017. Most-watched Game 3 since '98. https://t.co/Fo41C9It0O

[Team Ossoff @TeamOssoff]

Ossoff: Last September, the President of Kazakhstan calls Donald Trump and says he wants to grant tungsten mining rights to an American company. And the very next month, Eric and Don Jr. get a stake in the American company pursuing the mining deal.

Six days later, six days after Prince Eric and Prince Don get their stake, Kazakhstan announces this company will get, “The largest known undeveloped tungsten resource in the world.” A few more weeks go by, and then the U.S. government, run by their father, sets aside 1.6 billion of your tax dollars to fund and finance their mining project. In Kazakhstan.

All this while you pay more for gas, for groceries, for health care, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

The more Netanyahu prevents the war with Iran from ending, the more obvious it becomes that he convinced Trump to start it.

[P a u l ◉ @SkylineReport]

🚨 Ken Paxton was indicted on 3 felony securities-fraud charges.

He wasn't acquitted.

The case dragged on for nearly 9 years before ending in a deal requiring community service, ethics training, and restitution.

Then:

• 8 of his own top deputies reported him to the FBI
• The Texas House impeached him 121-23
• Whistleblowers accused him of using his office to help a political donor tied to his affair
• He sought a taxpayer-funded settlement after those whistleblowers were fired

At some point, it stops being "one allegation."

It becomes a pattern.

A pattern documented by grand juries, whistleblowers, impeachment proceedings, court filings, and his own negotiated settlements.

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

This is Nate Paul.

He was under FBI investigation for fraud. His real estate empire was collapsing after 18 properties filed for bankruptcy in a single year.

He wrote Ken Paxton a $25,000 check.

Then Paxton directed his AG’s office to hand Paul confidential investigative files.

They blocked foreclosure sales on his properties.

And they sided with Paul against the charity he was accused of defrauding.

Nate Paul even employed Paxton's mistress at Paxton’s recommendation.

Paxton's own senior staff reported his corruption to the FBI. They were fired.

This is what Ken Paxton does when he’s in a position of power — and it’s why he should be nowhere near the U.S. Senate.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

This week alone:

DOJ opens an investigation into the woman Trump raped.

The White House is caught steering a $620 million contract to Don Jr.’s firm.

The Pentagon hands out a $10 billion contract after Trump buys stock in the company.

Foreign governments are caught funneling hundreds of millions into a random JPMorgan account tied to Trump’s “Board of Peace” with no oversight.

It’s just Thursday.

The corruption isn’t hidden anymore. It’s happening out in the open.

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

This is Ken Paxton's mugshot.

He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.

He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.

He was impeached by his own party for corruption.

Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.

Together we will stop him.

[Parker Butler @parkerpbutler]

If you’re not already following @TeamTalaricoHQ, I highly recommend.

And stay tuned