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VenZenix retweeted
A security agent for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just warned the reporters here — for Hegseth’s first press conference in 6 months — that we will be physically removed from the briefing room if we are not professional and maintain decorum. We asked if that meant no shouted questions and got no clarity. It’s the first time any of us could ever remember being threatened like this. Shouted questions are normal. “This is crazy town” one journalist said, noting the White House has never threatened reporters like that. We’re in the room, back row:
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One of the architects of the MAHA movement just quit the Trump administration and is exposing how the White House really works. He says the people around the president were working against the voters who put them there. And he says health policy was dictated by who was funding the midterms.
His name is Calley Means, and he’s one of RFK Jr.’s closest allies. He went on Joe Rogan and said that when Kennedy wanted to send a letter about ultraprocessed food, the answer from chief of staff Susie Wiles was that the sugar industry was funding the midterms.
He also says companies that hired her daughter got high priority. In his words, “you pay Susie’s daughter.”
The sad part is none of this is even surprising. Voters already knew it, which is a big part of why the midterms went the way they did. I break it all down in today’s show (link in reply).
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Let this sink in: ICE agents reportedly blocked the emergency entrance of a Los Angeles hospital for TWO HOURS, forcing ambulances carrying people who needed emergency care to go elsewhere.
This isn’t law enforcement. This is a reckless abuse of power that put innocent people’s lives at risk.
An ambulance entrance is not a political battleground. A hospital emergency room is not an immigration checkpoint.
And federal agents do not get to hold an entire community’s access to emergency medical care hostage.
Imagine being in an ambulance, fighting for your life, only to be diverted because federal agents decided their operation mattered more than emergency access.
Where is the humanity? Where is the accountability? And where is the line that these agents are no longer allowed to cross?
You cannot claim to be protecting America while putting Americans’ lives in danger.
This isn’t making America great. It’s making America cruel. And anyone defending this should be ashamed.
VenZenix retweeted
I’ve seen some of my colleagues say @SecWar Hegseth has been effective and they agree with the war, so they’ll vote not to impeach.
That’s not the question though. The question is whether he committed impeachable acts, and the answer is yes, eight times:
massie.house.gov/UploadedFil…
VenZenix retweeted
Congratulations to America for making their voices heard this week. That’s what democracy is all about. 🇺🇸
Democrats: please don’t gloat. You didn’t like it when Republicans did the same two years ago.
Republicans: please don’t pout. You made fun of Democrats when they did it two years ago.
Both parties: please recognize much of America didn’t vote to push the county to the far left - they voted to pull it back from the direction it was headed.
Hopefully leaders will take that as a cue to focus on practical policies that improve life for the broad majority of Americans, instead of ideological extremes that only satisfy the fringes.
The results of the midterms were catastrophic for Republicans. They lost almost everywhere, including places where defeat was once unimaginable, writes @KarlRove
on.wsj.com/4ipkLno
VenZenix retweeted
I spent two years working with Stephen Miller.
His appointment as White House chief of staff is among the most dangerous personnel decisions in the history of our republic.
I say that without reservation.
I LOVE Gabriel Iglesias and I NEED this #SemaFluffy in my life.
RT or tweet “I need this #SemaFluffy signed collectible in my life” for your chance to WIN 😁 I will be giving away 10.
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VenZenix retweeted
Look out folks — the call for DeSantis for 2028 is an attempt to be the new MAGA. No thanks
VenZenix retweeted
No JD Vance, it wasn't just the war that had the GOP losing.
It was the tariffs and inflation.
It was the gross corruption and vile behavior.
It was ICE beating up, detaining, and killing peaceful people.
It was the political games you played around the Epstein Files.
It was the insistence on focusing on ballrooms and decorating the Oval Office and complaining about the Nobel Prize and late night posting of AI slop on Truth Social while millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
It was the isolation from our allies and trading partners as we cozy up to China and Russia.
It was the arrests of supposed "vandals" at the reflecting pool when we all know that was BS.
And yes, it was also the War in Iran.
This and so much more is why the GOP lost. They got drunk with power and ignored everything else.
They deserved to lose.
This is hilarious! Scott Pressler blocked me. Manhattva blocked me. I feel so important all of a sudden. The little voice of mine whispering to the void meant something. I guess everyone's voice does matter! I feel so powerful today!
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VenZenix retweeted
Yesterday was a big win for America’s health. The following doctors and nurses won their elections:
Senate
• Dr. Annie Andrews (MD, pediatrician) - South Carolina
• Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (MD, epidemiologist & former Detroit health director) - Michigan
Governor
• Dr. Amy Acton (MD, MPH, former Ohio health director) - won Ohio
House
• Dr. Richard Pan (MD, MPH, pediatrician) - California
• Dr. Adam Hamawy (MD, surgeon) - New Jersey
• Dr. John Cowan (MD, neurosurgeon) - Georgia
• Mitchell Berman (RN, ER nurse) - Wisconsin
• Kristina Knickerbocker (APRN-CNP, neuro-oncology nurse practitioner & Air Force veteran) - Ohio
Plus reelected nurses Lauren Underwood (IL) and Sheri Biggs (SC), and several physician incumbents who held their seats.
Health care professionals just got a much louder voice in our country. 🩺 🇺🇸
VenZenix retweeted
Bad policy, bad character make bad politics: erratic tariffs, impulsive Iran war, blanket pardons, apparent corruption, weaponized justice, ICE brutality, mountainous deficits, hiding Epstein, abandoning allies and coddling enemies. Hoping for a course correction, for the country and for my party.
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Americans don’t like chaos, narcissism, tariffs, corruption, Putin, rudeness to our allies, arrogance & indecency. The GOP should embrace our roots: free markets, economic freedom, peace through strength, federalism, law and order, low taxes, pro-life… and we should act like leaders of the free world.
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One thing my family has always taught me is to be gracious in defeat. Congratulations to our Democrat friends on a hard fought battle. Enjoy the victory.
I genuinely hope both sides can work together for the good of the country. It’s time for some true soul searching, republicans.
VenZenix retweeted
After the Biden era, Americans wanted an economy that worked for them. Instead, they received a hastily executed war, headline after headline of scandals, a ballooning $40 trillion debt, and unpredictable tariffs.
It’s time for Republicans to return to the principled conservative values that once defined us—and that we've steadily abandoned over the last decade.
VenZenix retweeted
We've been hearing multiple reports that there is a 'd' in 'handkerchief.'
We're monitoring the situation.
VenZenix retweeted
Anakin is a deeply entitled person who believes his desires trump the free choice of everyone else. He descends into a violent psychosis where he slaughters a bunch of kids he's personally responsible for and then chokes his pregnant wife for refusing to go along with it.
It's a tragedy because the seeds of a true hero are in there, too. But ultimately, his selfishness comes to define him.
If you watch these films and find yourself identifying with Anakin, or explaining how his actions were actually justified, then you're probably a terrible person.
Gen Z gets Anakin. Boomers still don’t.
He wants power, love, freedom, and a life that matters.
His elders would like him to be patient.
Anakin Skywalker has rescued the Chancellor, fought a galactic war, and lost a hand on the job. Unfortunately, management has concerns about his attitude.
The Jedi Council acknowledges his extraordinary potential.
Whether he should be allowed to do anything with it without supervision remains under review.
You can see why the Anakin memes have found an audience.
The third installment of the prequels has been going viral on X with Gen Z asking, “Wasn’t Anakin… the good guy?”
But his appeal goes deeper than handsome-man-with-a-lightsaber edits.
Anakin wants a consequential life.
He wants mastery, adventure, recognition, and love.
He wants independence and his mentors’ approval.
He wants to protect Padmé and remain a Jedi.
He wants responsibility before he fully understands what it costs.
That conflict gives him an emotional life richer than the standard diagnosis of an entitled young man who needs to calm down.
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