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Aug 31, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
“The recent murder of a Jewish man near Paris, allegedly by a Muslim man, has reignited concerns about homicidal antisemitism in France — including from Jewish leaders in his native Tunisia.” jta.org/2022/08/31/glo… “The case is reminiscent of several others that have caused alarm among French Jews and others about whether French police are adequately concerned about antisemitism. The most prominent was that of Sarah Halimi, a Jewish woman murdered by a neighbor, Kobili Traore, 31, in 2017.”
Feb 1, 2022 6 tweets 1 min read
Senate GOP presser underway Thune said Breyer retirement announcement was leaked before he could make it himself in order to distract from other issues Democrats are facing
Nov 17, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
BREAKING: Bomb squad requested at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan (Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building) "Due to Police activity both directions M22 Bus at 26 Federal Plaza (New York) buses are delayed." - @511NY 511ny.org/EventDetails/T…
Nov 17, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
Iran’s regime is acting a lot more aggressively with Biden/Bennett than they did with Trump/Netanyahu cnn.com/2021/11/17/pol…
Nov 3, 2021 22 tweets 4 min read
28 Senate Republicans introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 to "block President Biden’s reported plan to spend upwards of a billion dollars to provide $450,000 per person in taxpayer money for settlements with illegal immigrants." Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): “The Biden administration is in complete denial of the crisis their policies have created at our border...Offering money to those who break the law will only create a magnet for more illegal immigration."
Nov 1, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
Youngkin: “We’ve been endorsed by 50 sheriffs. 4 have switched parties.” Youngkin says if elected Governor, he’ll eliminate the grocery tax and suspend the most recent gas tax on day one Image
Nov 1, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
Glenn Youngkin is about to arrive at his second “Get out the Vote” rally of the day here in Richmond Image Youngkin’s first event was in Roanoke at 8:30 a.m.
Sep 23, 2021 8 tweets 1 min read
House is now voting on a standalone bill to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. Bill will likely pass with overwhelming GOP support and the support of most Democrats Israel says most of the 4,350 rockets fired from Gaza during this year’s fight with Hamas were blown out of the sky by Iron Dome interceptors
Sep 23, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
“Two individuals have been charged with crimes while at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Bahrullah Noori, 20, is charged with attempting to engage in a sexual act with a minor using force...and with three counts of engaging in a sexual act with a minor...” justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/g… “...with one count alleging the use of force. The indictment alleges that that the victims had not attained the age of 16 years and were at least four years younger than the defendant.”
Sep 22, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Rep. Andy Biggs and other members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a press conference to say why they oppose the NDAA in its current form, citing the proposal to include women in the US military draft in particular. They’re urging other Republicans to join them in opposition Rep. Chip Roy: “Right now if you are voting for the NDAA, you’re voting to draft our daughters.” Calls out GOP leadership for supporting it thus far
Sep 13, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Just interviewed Emon. Will post part of it soon Here is Afshar questioning Supervisor Vincent McCormack
Sep 11, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at the Flight 93 Memorial @newsmax
Jul 23, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
MLB: Cleveland Indians will change their name to the “Cleveland Guardians” Not long ago, owner Paul Dolan hinted at the possibility that the new name might not be fully in place until the 2023 season but that 2022 remains the goal.
Jul 22, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act of 2021, a bill to preserve coverage for routine breast cancer screening for women beginning at age 40 Blackburn: “By making these screenings available during an age in which this disease can be most aggressive, it is possible to save the lives of so many sisters, daughters, mothers and even grandmothers."
Jul 21, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
McConnell says Democrats are “playing Russian roulette” with the economy. He says Republicans “don’t intend to have any part in this.” Barrasso on inflation and tax increases
May 20, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
House Republicans press conference on Israel, border and other topics. @EliseStefanik condemns “socialist” Democrats for their on the Middle East conflict @RepLeeZeldin says we need an Ambassador in Israel immediately. Some US citizens are unable to get passports at the embassy to come home
May 19, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
NOW: House Republicans speaking on the fighting in the Middle East. ⁦@RepLeeZeldin⁩ says the US should go through with its sale of weapons to Israel and that the Biden administration should nominate an ambassador as soon as possible @RepDLamborn speaking now on funding PA
May 11, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: Sen. @RandPaul on Fauci, Wuhan lab: “Without question, NIH funds gain-of-function labs.” Says there are 11 in the US, one in North Carolina that “has been working with the Wuhan Institute for 5 years.” More Sen. Paul: “Taking deadly viruses in a lab and trying to make them more transmitable to humans is a terrible idea. The NIH did fund the Wuhan lab. If you look at the money trail, it went from (EcoHealth Alliance) to Wuhan lab.”
May 11, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
THREAD: Just asked Sen. @BillHagertyTN, former US Ambassador to Japan, some foreign policy questions On adversaries in general: “Nation after nation are attempting to test America under this new administration. They’re trying to see if we’ll hold our resolve. We had a strong foreign policy in the previous administration. There’s a concerted effort to test (Biden’s) resolve.”
Mar 11, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
So am I. I’ve interviewed her since she’s been in office and she was the first member of Congress to condemn Frontier Airlines for kicking a Hasidic family off a flight. She isn’t an anti-Semite. Stop gaslighting and making “as a” proclamations I’ve asked a handful of Jewish lawmakers for comment on this. Nothing. The silence is deafening and disappointing
Oct 3, 2020 5 tweets 1 min read
THREAD: statement from @senatemajldr: “On Monday, I intend to obtain a consent agreement for the Senate to meet in pro forma sessions for the next two weeks. Previously-scheduled floor activity will be rescheduled until after October 19th." “The important work of the Senate’s committees can & will continue as each committee sees fit. The Senate Judiciary Committee will convene on October 12 as Chairman Graham has scheduled to begin confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court."