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[James @YLOD_Express]

@authorbencoes This is great news! Can't wait!

[James @YLOD_Express]

@wxbrad My unofficial rain gauge has 2" in Providence Plantation

[James @YLOD_Express]

@JackCarrUSA @GMA Wasn't sure if there would be another Reece, made my day!

[James @YLOD_Express]

@Milajoy @grok who is the woman with the microphone in this video

[James @YLOD_Express]

@MarkTTremonti Come see us in Charlotte this fall!

[Sean Davis @seanmdav]

Why did Massie lose tonight?

Massie went from principled libertarian during COVID, to GOP leadership lapdog under McCarthy, to anti-Trump Epstein obsessive in 2025 after tweeting about that issue a whopping three (3) times in the decade prior. The nail in the coffin for him was voting against OBBB in 2025 because, according to Massie, it did too much to secure the border.

Trump mercilessly trashed Massie in 2020–calling him a “disaster” for America and Kentucky and saying he should be thrown out of the GOP entirely—but Massie easily swatted that away and won 81-19, so you can’t say he only lost because of Trump. He went toe-to-toe with Trump on COVID in 2020 and won overwhelmingly.

Massie lost because he went from being perceived as a quirky but lovable nerd who seemed to genuinely believe everything he said, to looking like a clout-chasing influencer who cared more about getting TV time with Democrats on an issue he clearly never cared about until five minutes ago than he did about representing his voters.

We’ll never know what caused the apparent personality change—maybe it was the death of his wife, maybe it was the McCarthy race followed by McCarthy’s ouster, or maybe it was a desire for notoriety or media acclaim and a lucrative podcasting career outside of Congress—but the drastic change was undeniable, as was the seeming lack of interest in much of anything happening in Kentucky.

Blame Trump, blame Israel, blame Epstein, blame the tragic death of a spouse, I don’t care. But you cannot just wave away 2020 Massie going face-to-face with the Trump machine and winning in a rout only to get smoked six years later.

Massie’s voters didn’t really change all that much, but he did, and they noticed.

[James @YLOD_Express]

@Milajoy @grok is the real?

[James @YLOD_Express]

@NRA @GovernorVA @grok what specifically did they ban?

[James @YLOD_Express]

@brandonspikes55 Congrats! Should have happened a long time ago!

[James @YLOD_Express]

@tropicalupdate Would love to see what that looks like over the water right now

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

@BarackObama lol. This is your home state

[James @YLOD_Express]

@0hour1 I poured a drink just thinking of dealing with that as a wife. We should all pour one out for him

[James @YLOD_Express]

Rock Chalk!

[James @YLOD_Express]

@SCweather_wx Until I feel it in Charlotte I'm convinced those are just migratory birds bunched together

[James @YLOD_Express]

@kucr8ton I don't want to see another person take a shot, makes no sense

[James @YLOD_Express]

Another Friday where my kids can't listen to #ForrestFrankFriday because it's day 111 in the #QX80 that doesn't work. @INFINITIUSA @NissanUSA #2026 #Autograph #NoInternet #NoSpotify

[James @YLOD_Express]

@MattNorlander @USBWA Get out there on that floor and let us know how it feels! I've only see the KSU player complaining about it thus far, a lot of slipping.

[James @YLOD_Express]

@wxbrad Seemed stronger than that in Providence Plantation, 10+ snapped pines at the entrance off Providence Rd, luckily none in the road.

[James @YLOD_Express]

Day 110 in the #QX80 that doesn't work, AND smells like rotten eggs which is normal until 10,000 miles per @INFINITIUSA @NissanUSA #2026 #Autograph #NoInternet #CatalyticProblems #Luxury

[James @YLOD_Express]

Day 109 in the #QX80 that doesn't work. @INFINITIUSA @NissanUSA #2026 #Autograph #NoInternet #InTouchNoBueno