McConnell with some harsh words for those responsible for the delay in new Ukraine aid:

“So much of the hesitation and short-sightedness that has delayed this moment is premised on sheer fiction. And I take no pleasure in rebutting misguided fantasies... Make no mistake: delay…

Senior US military sources:
The target of the Israeli strike was an Iranian military base in Isfahan near Natanz, not the nuclear facilities themselves. “The Israelis hit what they intended to strike,” I am told. The targets within this strike included Iranian air defense systems…

To be clear, he’s being threatened for even allowing a vote to come to the floor. For allowing the constitutional process to play out as intended by our Founders. That’s a wild thing to consider, especially when his enemies consider themselves “conservative.” They are not…

H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle: A wake-up call to action statnews.com/2024/04/12/h5n… via STAT Philip R. Krause, M.D. and I argue that “comparisons to seasonal flu management underestimate the unique challenges posed by H5N1”

H5N1 avian flu in cattle: A call to action on evolving risk to humans statnews.com/2024/04/12/h5n…

US says China sending Russia engines for drones & cruise missiles, machine tools for ballistic missiles, chips for missiles, tanks & aircraft. Chinese & Russian groups working to jointly produce drones in Russia
- partly based on newly declassified intel
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WOW -- BIGGS' WARRANT AMENDMENT TIED 212-212

amendment FAILS

Wrong. This law doesn’t allow surveillance of Americans. What you are suggesting, I assume inadvertently, is either (a) the gov’t should not be allowed to read foreign intelligence it has already legally collected, or (b) foreigners overseas should get Constitutional protection.

Why promote this stupid framing, Elon Musk ? 702 has nothing to do with spying on Americans; not even foreigners in America. Trump made this same mistake in 2018. Then he learned 702 is good, NOT related to spying on Americans, and he proudly enacted it into law👇

NEWS -- I just caught up with Speaker Mike Johnson on FISA....

He said he's encouraged by the progress since last night. And the 'tentative plan' is to have the RULES COMMITTEE reconvene today to reauthorize FISA by the end of this week.

(@PunchbowlNews text alert OUT)

Complete nonsense. This is the authority Trump signed into law. It was not used against him, ever. 👇

Clean 702 reauthorization is just fine.

Congress cannot let FISA Section 702 expire foxnews.com/opinion/congre… #FoxNews from Mike Pompeo and Bill Barr

* WHITE HOUSE: IT IS CLEAR ISIS IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTACK IN MOSCOW

* UNITED STATES TRIED TO HELP PREVENT MOSCOW ATTACK AND RUSSIA KNOWS THIS

* U.S. PASSED A WRITTEN WARNING TO RUSSIAN SECURITY SERVICES -WHITE HOUSE

Reuters

Fed Chair Powell is facing some quite aggressive Congressional questioning on the impact of high rates on low-income households, housing, capital requirements, and more.
His response is, understandably, to repeatedly refer back to the #inflation mandate.
The situation would have…

In Guam w/ business and gov’t leaders improving the cybersecurity of Guam, CNMI & Micronesia. Increasing US strength in the Pacific. ⁦Governor Lou Leon Guerrero⁩, Lt.Gov Tenorio ⁦NPS-CHDS⁩ ⁦FEMA Region 9⁩ ⁦Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency⁩ ⁦U.S. Indo-Pacific Command⁩

If your Org was using Trinity Cyber, you would be actively protected against #Ivanti while others were just starting to read the mitigation guidance. Just sayin’

Breaking: William Lai will be Taiwan's next president!

For the first time in Taiwan's history, the DPP won the presidency three times in a row. This win comes after an extremely difficult race, but in the end Lai won with a clear lead.

Here's how they did it and what it means: