Ronald Bailey

Science correspondent for Reason Magazine

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Rep. Keating to Rubio: "I'm sure you're aware that Ukraine, country that at the time had third-largest nuclear arsenal, peacefully turned over their nuclear weapons in conjunction with Budapest Memorandum.

And in exchange for U.S. commitment to defend Ukraine if it ever came under threat. The U.S. gave its word to Ukraine that it would defend them.

And I find this amazing. In your opening remarks, as you took us all over the world and mentioned 15 different incidents where you have interceded — 15, the top 15 — not once did you mention Ukraine when you were prioritizing achievements that are there."

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

Just 100 years ago: 1 in 3 children died before reaching their fifth birthday.

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

In June 2020, 1,288 public health experts published a letter saying "consciously anti-racist" rallies attended by thousands were justifiable but demonstrations by "white protesters resisting stay-home orders" were not, shredding public trust in authority that has not recovered.

[Gregg Nunziata @greggnunziata]

This will never stop being disgraceful and corrosive to the Constitutional order.

[Greta Berlin @Truegreta]

I stood at this pool, at both monuments and saw both reflections…
He’s a God damn idiot, as are the fools that support him. The “Reflection Pool” wasn’t designed by American architect Henry Bacon a hundred years ago to look like a swimming pool. It’s designed to have a darkened characteristics that has reflective qualities to reflect the monuments.
That way, the Washington Monument is reflective to you when at the Lincoln Memorial, and when at the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial is reflective to you.
It’s designed to enhance the grandeur of monuments, create an illusion of reflection, and inclusion of expansive space of unity.
He’s a tacky vulgar person that vulgarizes everything he touches. America isn’t becoming great, it’s becoming vulgar.

Credit - Mathew Reed

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

70% of America supports Ukraine. This Republican does too. It’s time the House do the People’s business and support freedom against an invading dictator.

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

A big reason Americans are hurting is tariffs. They cost each American household about $1,000 in 2025, and more pain is coming this year.

The idea that Trump should tax Americans and then send them a rebate check to offset the tax he unilaterally imposed does not make sense.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Insane that we’re letting all these Indians come over here and found billion dollar startups when those jobs could be going to Americans.

[Eric Boehm @EricBoehm87]

Nat-Cons: "What have immigrants ever done for this country?"

Immigrants:

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

Comparing a pool that is horizontal to skyscrapers that are vertical is peak insanity.

Why are Republicans allowing this demented clown to embarrass your country like this?

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

India has sent 96 people to America who started billion dollar companies. No one else is even close.

There's only about 5 million Indians in America. Almost one in 50,000 of them is a unicorn founder!

What a holy, special, beautiful people.

I will always fight for them.

[Eric Boehm @EricBoehm87]

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT MATTERS

[Ronald Bailey @RonaldBailey]

LOL

[Eric Boehm @EricBoehm87]

If only there was something the Pentagon could do about this

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

LOL like you didn't know all along

[Ronald Bailey @RonaldBailey]

Tell it like it is.

[Gregg Nunziata @greggnunziata]

I understand my legal conservative friends who prefer Trump over the alternative. But those who could not find their voice, once, in the last ten years, to condemn his indecent, unlawful, and unconstitutional behavior are simply cowards. They should never be taken seriously.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

I told CNN that people outside Ukraine don't understand how intense Russian attacks are. Ukrainians die and these deaths could have been prevented with better Western supplies of Patriots.

This is painful. It's unjust. But we're resolved. We accept it. What choice do we have.
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[reason @reason]

Marco Rubio claimed the Iran war was "over" in front of Congress this week. Continued strikes in the Middle East suggest otherwise. https://t.co/lvok7HSH2y

[Ronald Bailey @RonaldBailey]

I adore St Petersburg, but bombs away!

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

Hopefully, Ukraine can keep sending drones to St. Petersburg throughout the five days of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The guests need to understand two things: Russia is losing, and you don't fuck with Ukraine.

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Wall-to-wall dishonesty

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

No NATO country has ever attacked Russia or the USSR, and never will.

Ukraine in NATO is a credible security guarantee for Russia.