Earlier this week, far-Left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) threatened Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan over their commitment to enforce laws related to illegal immigration, specifically a recent incident concerning New Jersey Democrats at an ICE detention center.
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-not-very-smart-homan-responds-to-newark-mayor-arrested-for-storming-ice-facility?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘He’s+Not+Very+Smart’%3A+Homan+Responds+To+Newark+Mayor+Arrested+For+‘Storming’+ICE+Facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, a number of Democrats rushed the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility after gates were opened to allow a bus of apparent illegal immigrants into the facility. <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/us-news/feds-weigh-assault-charges-for-pols-who-protested-nj-ice-center/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According</a> to DHS, the feds are considering charges against the Democrats involved.
“If anyone’s breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress, it’s the Department of Homeland Security,” AOC claimed in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJfpuCXsK6p/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted to Instagram on Sunday. “It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem.”
“You lay a finger on someone, on Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman &#8230; or any of the representatives that were there &#8212; you lay a finger on them, we are going to have a problem,” AOC threatened. “Because the people who are breaking the law are the people not abiding by it.”
Responding to AOC&#8217;s remarks, Homan told the congresswoman that she should do her job.
&#8220;I wish she&#8217;d do her job,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-border-czar-fires-back-aoc-over-doj-probe-remarks-why-doesnt-she-pass-some-legislation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News earlier this week. &#8220;She&#8217;s a legislator, right? Why doesn’t she pass some legislation … and actually improve this country like President Donald Trump is already doing?&#8221;
&#8220;She should try doing her job,&#8221; Homan added.
On CNN airwaves, the border czar had another message for the Democrat: she should be thanking DHS for keeping her constituents safe.
“First of all, you can‘t intimidate me. Come on, give me a break,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, and as far as New York, her district, this administration has done more to protect her district than she has. The number of criminal aliens we took off the streets of New York made her community much safer.”
“She ought to be thanking the members of this administration, the men and women of ICE, who protect this country and make her community safer,” Homan added.
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Tom Homan just obliterated AOC 🔥🔥
“This admin has done more to protect her district than she has. The number of criminal aliens we took off the streets in NYC made her community safer… She ought to love her community more than she hates Trump.” <a href="https://t.co/y8blAnlgqM">pic.twitter.com/y8blAnlgqM</a>
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1922803538125594969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-not-very-smart-homan-responds-to-newark-mayor-arrested-for-storming-ice-facility?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘He’s+Not+Very+Smart’%3A+Homan+Responds+To+Newark+Mayor+Arrested+For+‘Storming’+ICE+Facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘He’s Not Very Smart’: Homan Responds To Newark Mayor Arrested For ‘Storming’ ICE Facility</a>

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Border Czar Tom Homan Has Had Enough Of AOC After She Threatens Trump Admin Officials

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Trump administration border czar Tom Homan responded to far-Left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), after she dared Homan to come after her for helping illegal immigrants evade law enforcement.
AOC, during a town hall on Friday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shame-shame-shame-all-hell-breaks-loose-at-aoc-town-hall?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘Shame%21+Shame%21+Shame%21’%3A+All+Hell+Breaks+Loose+At+AOC+Town+Hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">challenged</a> Homan to refer her to the Department of Justice for “using her free speech rights” to advise illegal immigrants on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-admits-she-was-openly-advising-illegals-on-how-to-avoid-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how to avoid law enforcement</a>, saying, &#8220;Come for me.&#8221;
&#8220;I take pleasure I can live in her mind rent-free every day,&#8221; Homan said on Fox News on Tuesday night, responding to the lawmaker.
&#8220;We all know exactly what she&#8217;s doing,&#8221; the border czar continued. &#8220;She&#8217;s educating the worst of the worst on how to evade law enforcement, but the tables have now turned: she&#8217;s educating people how to get prosecuted.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s a crime to take steps to not comply with ICE (Department of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) removal orders, or not comply with ICE actions to take you into custody,&#8221; Homan said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t hinder your own removal that was ordered by the federal judge.&#8221;
&#8220;I would like AOC to read Title 8, USC 1253, because it&#8217;s starting tomorrow,&#8221; he added.
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Tom Homan reacts LIVE to AOC challenging him to come after her for educating illegals on how to evade ICE 🔥
&#8220;I take pleasure I can live in her mind rent free everyday. We all know exactly what she&#8217;s doing. She&#8217;s educating the worst of the worst on how to evade law enforcement.… <a href="https://t.co/euO8wWAEJ4">pic.twitter.com/euO8wWAEJ4</a>
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1919908234103861617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
During an interview with NPR in March, AOC said, “I was informing all of my constituents of their constitutional protections and, in particular, their constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure in the United States.&#8221;
Ocasio-Cortez then seemed to concede that she was advising illegals on how to continue violating America’s laws when asked by NPR. “I was giving advice to all of my constituents, yeah,” AOC responded.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> is challenging <a href="https://twitter.com/RealTomHoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealTomHoman</a> to “come get her” for helping illegals avoid deportations.
Be careful what you wish for, sweetie. <a href="https://t.co/3dtH730lRK">pic.twitter.com/3dtH730lRK</a>
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) <a href="https://twitter.com/DogRightGirl/status/1918470924262592808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
AOC and Homan sparred last year, when Ocasio-Cortez suggested that illegally entering the United States was not a law violation.
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America,
Watch your new Border Czar, Tom Homan, absolutely destroy AOC with nothing but facts 🔥🔥🔥
We are in good hands. <a href="https://t.co/2t7qggNCfq">pic.twitter.com/2t7qggNCfq</a>
— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) <a href="https://twitter.com/TONYxTWO/status/1855834723651928335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shame-shame-shame-all-hell-breaks-loose-at-aoc-town-hall?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘Shame%21+Shame%21+Shame%21’%3A+All+Hell+Breaks+Loose+At+AOC+Town+Hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’: All Hell Breaks Loose At AOC Town Hall</a>

AOC, Tom Homan

AOC Dared Tom Homan To Come After Her For Helping Illegals. Here’s His Response.

AOC Challenged Tom Homan To ‘Come Get Me' For Helping Illegals. Here’s His Response.

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NewsNation host Chris Cuomo blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) during a Thursday broadcast, warning Democrats not to get behind her as she tours the country with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) — and appears ready to potentially mount a presidential campaign in 2028.
Cuomo, in addition to criticizing Ocasio-Cortez&#8217; thin Congressional resume, referred to the Bronx native as an &#8220;80/20 loser&#8221; whose only real accomplishments can be measured in social media &#8220;likes.&#8221;
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🚨NEW: <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisCuomo</a> WARNS Dems it&#39;s foolish to elevate &quot;socialist&quot; AOC as top presidential contender🚨
&quot;AOC has done nothing meaningful in Congress. She&#39;s done it all on social media. And she&#39;s one of your leading names and who&#39;s going to be president? &#8230; She&#39;s an 80/20 loser… <a href="https://t.co/nwO2K3ghcn">pic.twitter.com/nwO2K3ghcn</a>
&mdash; Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1915419115788829030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;AOC has done nothing meaningful in Congress. She&#8217;s done it all on social media,&#8221; Cuomo began. &#8220;And she&#8217;s one of your leading names and who&#8217;s going to be president?&#8221;
&#8220;Do you not get this concept of 80/20? She&#8217;s an 80/20 loser all day long,&#8221; Cuomo continued, suggesting that on most major issues that Americans cared about, Ocasio-Cortez would side with 20% while 80% sided against her. &#8220;Why? She is clearly catering to a minority. She&#8217;s her own version of MAGA. She&#8217;s looking for an outraged enclave.&#8221;
&#8220;She&#8217;s not about the majority, she&#8217;s not about consensus. She&#8217;s not about solutions,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;She wants government to give you everything. She&#8217;s a socialist in a capitalist society. What are you thinking!?&#8221;
A number of people have suggested that Ocasio-Cortez is likely to mount a primary challenge against Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — and Schumer&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-data-guru-its-time-for-chuck-schumer-to-panic-sirens-should-be-going-off" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent poll numbers</a>, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten, have many wondering whether he could withstand such a battle.
&#8220;They simply don’t like the job he’s doing as Senate leader. I mean, look at this — should Schumer stay as Senate leader? Again, according to New York Democrats, just 50% say yes. Look at this number — 48% say no,” Enten said. “This screams — sirens should be going off. Primary challenge. Primary challenge. Primary challenge. When you’re a Democrat in New York and these are your ratings — this is a big wake-up call if you’re Chuck Schumer.&#8221;
But others have suggested that the New York Congresswoman might be plotting a much bigger move:
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She&#39;s running for president.<a href="https://t.co/nWbnbnn0Ar">pic.twitter.com/nWbnbnn0Ar</a>
&mdash; Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles/status/1915529189488263488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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She’s going to run and her message of economic populism is more powerful than people are giving her credit for. <a href="https://t.co/izAoGvR70y">https://t.co/izAoGvR70y</a>
&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1915453416731459991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Since we all seem to agree that AOC is running in 2028, I want to start the clock on the inevitable &quot;she&#39;s always been a moderate&quot; reform tour that she&#39;s already laying the groundwork for by being absent from a lot of the squad&#39;s bullshit these days. <a href="https://t.co/1O2nLFfHZi">https://t.co/1O2nLFfHZi</a>
&mdash; Noam Blum (@neontaster) <a href="https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1915771670817628437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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I am telling you…she is running and she is going to be more formidable than some Democrats seem to think <a href="https://t.co/rifJTFv2Ns">https://t.co/rifJTFv2Ns</a>
&mdash; Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisCillizza/status/1915236450511081938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Also, she&#39;s running. Notice how she&#39;s shifting from intersectional divisiveness to progressive economics. And if Republicans underestimate her they&#39;re making a crucial mistake. If the economy craters, she&#39;s the likely frontrunner to be president in 2028.
&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1915662794629775742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Chris Cuomo Blasts ’80-20 Loser’ Ocasio-Cortez, Warns Dems Not To Pick Her In 2028

Chris Cuomo Blasts '80-20 Loser' AOC, Warns Dems Not To Pick Her In 2028

Chris Cuomo

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Media

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) delivered a quick fact-check to Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) during a Tuesday hearing, using her own previous actions to discredit her current position on the impeachment of judges.
Crockett, along with several other Democrats, used her time during the committee hearing to complain that democracy itself would be left in shambles if Republicans were to succeed in impeaching any of the judges who have unilaterally blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from taking certain actions.
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🔥Jasmine Crockett starts HYPERVENTILATING about protecting the institution of the judiciary — before PROMPTLY being reminded by <a href="https://twitter.com/repdarrellissa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@repdarrellissa</a> that she cosponsored legislation to impeach Justices Thomas &amp; Alito!
&quot;AOC filed articles of impeachment on Justice Thomas &amp; Alito.… <a href="https://t.co/lQZwj3tAWT">pic.twitter.com/lQZwj3tAWT</a>
&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1907134854317142079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“The problem that we have right now is that if we continue down this road, we will not have a rule of law because we have people that are currently serving and they’re saying things like, ‘Ignore the judge’s order.’”
Making no mention of the fact that President Joe Biden had done exactly that when he pushed ahead with student loan forgiveness despite a Supreme Court decision stating that he did not have the authority to do so, Crockett continued.
“What it means to have law and order in this country is that you follow the order and you go through the appeals process even if you dislike what the judge did,” Crockett said before yielding back her time.
She relied, as have other Democrats and media talking heads alike, on the narrative claiming that Republicans wanted to impeach the federal judges over rulings they “did not like” — despite the fact that the reasoning given by those calling for impeachment is rooted instead in those judges’ alleged abuses of power.
Issa stepped in briefly then, observing that when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had introduced articles of impeachment against conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, Crockett herself had co-sponsored the move.
“It does seem interesting that when the shoe is on the other foot, everyone is self-righteous!” Issa said before moving on to the next agenda item.

House Oversight And Accountability Members And Watchdog Group Court Accountability Focus On Supreme Court Ethics

Darrell Issa Stops Crockett Cold With Real-Time Fact Check On Impeaching Judges

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Samuel Alito

As we all know, in last November’s presidential election, Donald Trump defeated what’s-her-name and left Democrats trailing Republicans in popularity by a margin of approximately everybody to nothing. Now, Democrats are trying to find a new way forward that does not involve finding a new way forward. Democrat National Committee Chairman Mao Tse Muhammed Jihad Vladimir Muhammed Allahu Akbar Stalin Jihad Mohammed recently addressed the subject in a speech entitled “How Can They Hate Us When We’re So Hep?” The Speech was delivered to the annual meeting of the Future Illegal Alien Terrorists Who Hate America of America, or the FIATWHA – and then another A. Mr. Jihad, who goes by the name of Miss Jihad and uses the pronouns He and Be, as in the sentence “He be giving me the heebee geebees,” told the gathering, “It’s time to face up to the truth. We Democrats instigated fatal riots and then pretended they weren’t happening, we opened our borders to criminals and terrorists and pretended that wasn’t happening, we sexually mutilated children in the name of a perverted fantasy, we censored anyone who disagreed with us and tried to put our political opponents in jail, and we acted with such weakness and incompetence overseas that it inspired our enemies to begin wars in both Europe and the Middle East. Now we must ask ourselves, since we’re doing everything perfectly according to plan, why the hell doesn’t the public love us like they should?”
In an attempt to refresh the party’s image, the Democrats have turned to 83-year-old Senator Bernie Sanders, a man who lived through the Communist gulags of Russia, the Communist enslavement of Eastern Europe, the Communist slaughter in China, and the Communist genocide in Cambodia without once changing his opinion that Communism works great, especially in Norway, where they don’t have it. Sanders has been declared the new face of the Democrat party and has been teamed up with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez who has been declared the new rack of the Democrat party. Asked about this arrangement, Sheldon Whitehouse, the Junior Senator from the State of Unbelievable Corruption, said “With Bernie Sanders as our new face and AOC as our new rack we will have a hideous old face with a great rack and that’s a winning combination because when you have a great rack, no one looks at your face.”
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1223-stuck-in-the-story">WATCH: The Andrew Klavan Show</a></h3>
Sanders and AOC have been traveling the country staging what they call the “Rally in Favor of a Failed Economic System that has led to Enslavement and Mass Murder Wherever it’s Been Tried but For Some Reason we still Think Is Great.”
The rallies generally open with a ringing speech from Sanders who tells the crowd, “I happen to believe that billionaires should pay their fair share of utterly useless programs that nonetheless convince poor people to vote for us even as their states and cities descend into apocalyptic dysfunction because of those same programs. I happen to believe that socialism has worked really great, especially in Norway. And I happen to believe that what I happen to believe should happen to matter to every person who happens to care what an octogenarian Communist just happens to believe. And by the way, here’s AOC and, golly, will you look at the rack on that woman.”
When Sanders finishes his speech, he turns the microphone over to AOC who says, “I’ve come here today to say completely nonsensical things in a loud shrill voice full of make-believe sincerity. All across this country, I see people left behind by capitalism for no other reason than that they don’t work or contribute to society in any way. It isn’t fair. Well, okay, it actually is kind of fair, but it isn’t right. And even if it is right, I think there are enough total wastrels who feel entitled to a portion of the wealth created by other people that we might have enough votes to turn this country around. And hey, my eyes are up here. Why aren’t you looking in my eyes?”
So far the rallies have been filled with thousands of cheering people, most of them Republicans who feel they’ll never lose an election again.
* * *
This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-andrew-klavan-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Andrew Klavan Show</a>.”
The views expressed in this satirical article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Andrew Klavan is the host of “The Andrew Klavan Show” at The Daily Wire. Follow him on X: @andrewklavan
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Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings For HHS Secretary Nominee Robert Kennedy

Democrats Turn To 83-Year-Old Communist Bernie Sanders For Image Makeover

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A promotional video featuring a handful of female Democrats taking fight stances — while theme music from the Super Smash Brothers video game plays in the background — got absolutely trashed by critics.
In the video, which was originally posted on TikTok by influencer Sulhee Jessica Woo, also featured several female Democratic House members along with their &#8220;stats&#8221; — each of whom was shown posturing or shadowboxing for several seconds.
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Our side will be in power forever if this is our opposition <a href="https://t.co/JnrKQhEchl">pic.twitter.com/JnrKQhEchl</a>
&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1897638214174687633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Woo superimposed angel wings on herself to kick off the video, listing her own stats as follows: &#8220;bento box queen; mommy of the century; sleep deprived.&#8221; Her post also included the hashtags, &#8220;#womenshistorymonth, #womenwhofight, #fighter, #savedemocracy, and #girlpower.&#8221;
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appeared next, along with her stats: &#8220;New York&#8217;s 14th Congressional District; youngest women + Latina to be elected to the House; Trekkie.&#8221;
Next came Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), who was described as the &#8220;youngest black woman ever elected to Congress; cofounded the black maternal office,&#8221; and &#8220;hates balloons.&#8221;
The video went on to describe Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), the House Minority Whip, as being from Massachusetts&#8217; 5th Congressional District and noted that she was &#8220;not into hair dye.&#8221;
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) was described as &#8220;too sweet,&#8221; and the post noted that she was the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had the following stats listed: &#8220;Texas&#8217; 30th Congressional District; Public defender + attorney; not a morning person.&#8221;
The video concluded with Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), who serves Nevada&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District, is &#8220;President of Communities in Schools of Nevada,&#8221; and apparently has &#8220;2 sprained fingers.&#8221;
Critics were not impressed with the attempt, however, and made it clear in their responses on X.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), for example, responded to the video with an application to clown college.
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&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1897678059399987620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Mark Hemingway added, &#8220;I literally wrote a piece this morning headlined, &#8216;Democrats’ Biggest Problem Right Now Is That They Are Out Of Touch And Uncool.&#8217; I rest my case.&#8221;
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I literally wrote a piece this morning headlined, &quot;Democrats’ Biggest Problem Right Now Is That They Are Out Of Touch And Uncool.&quot;
I rest my case. <a href="https://t.co/uCfdQ7pivt">https://t.co/uCfdQ7pivt</a> <a href="https://t.co/uE7vZtIFgU">https://t.co/uE7vZtIFgU</a>
&mdash; Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href="https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1897657993308569949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Oh my goodness,&#8221; was all former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer could manage.
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oh my goodness <a href="https://t.co/ZoJcOGOQjy">https://t.co/ZoJcOGOQjy</a>
&mdash; Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href="https://twitter.com/seanspicer/status/1897668867926700381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Why can’t they just be normal?&#8221; another asked.
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Why can’t they just be normal <a href="https://t.co/xau1OjkzwI">https://t.co/xau1OjkzwI</a>
&mdash; Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaJoNYC/status/1897678392855519352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is nuts. Dems are getting terrible political advice. As @elonmusk says, this is not rocket science. It’s politics 101 — and the Dems are failing,&#8221; Tom Bevan posted.
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This is nuts. Dems are getting terrible political advice. As <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk</a> says, this is not rocket science. It’s politics 101 &#8211; and the Dems are failing. <a href="https://t.co/Z44zyEKdd7">https://t.co/Z44zyEKdd7</a>
&mdash; Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomBevanRCP/status/1897634363128291430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Democrats have ceased to be anything more than performative activism by unserious people,&#8221; Jim Hanson said.
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The Democrats have ceased to be anything more than performative activism by unserious people <a href="https://t.co/cgW74hjz3c">https://t.co/cgW74hjz3c</a>
&mdash; Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimHansonDC/status/1897628344901943343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This cannot possibly be real,&#8221; CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings posted.
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This cannot possibly be real <a href="https://t.co/fUVUDZv6eb">https://t.co/fUVUDZv6eb</a>
&mdash; Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1897641672596492703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Choose your character? Lmao, just know if you choose any of these characters, you’re about to get your butt kicked. I’m just saying…&#8221; Shermichael Singleton said.
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Choose your character? Lmao, just know if you choose any of these characters, you’re about to get your butt kicked. I’m just saying… <a href="https://t.co/VBhgJxygL8">https://t.co/VBhgJxygL8</a>
&mdash; Shermichael Singleton (@MrShermichael) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrShermichael/status/1897660076254491073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Alright repeal the 19th,&#8221; Olivia Rondeau declared, referencing the Constitutional Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
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Alright repeal the 19th <a href="https://t.co/3f7hD37q4x">https://t.co/3f7hD37q4x</a>
&mdash; Olivia Rondeau 🇺🇸 (@rondeaulivia) <a href="https://twitter.com/rondeaulivia/status/1897670840461746216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is at a level of abject absurdity that always makes me think I must be missing something, that it can’t just be what it is. But sometimes a pipe is just a pipe,&#8221; David Marcus observed.
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This is at a level of abject absurdity that always makes me think I must be missing something, that it can’t just be what it is. But sometimes a pipe is just a pipe. <a href="https://t.co/GAskJD3Ni6">https://t.co/GAskJD3Ni6</a>
&mdash; David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueBoxDave/status/1897657551111516314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed this week that Elon Musk, the CEO of multiple highly successful companies, was not a smart person.
AOC made the remarks in a video she posted on Instagram as Musk helps Trump eliminate wasteful government spending via the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“This dude is probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met or seen or witnessed,” AOC said.
“They don’t do their homework, clearly, like, they’re putting 19-year-olds in at the treasury,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;This dude is not smart. And the danger in the lack of intelligence and the lack of expertise that Elon has &#8230; I mean, this guy is one of the most morally vacant, but also just least knowledgeable about these systems that we really know of.&#8221;
&#8220;But the point is that what that means is that they’re going to hit a button, inevitably, they are going to hit a button and things can go sideways,&#8221; she said.
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Imagine calling <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ElonMusk</a> — the world’s richest man and a trailblazer in rockets, flamethrowers, and electric cars — &#8220;unintelligent.&#8221;
Meanwhile, what has <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> ever done but cosplay as a Soviet socialist?<a href="https://t.co/KKkFbnbUYV">pic.twitter.com/KKkFbnbUYV</a>
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) <a href="https://twitter.com/CortesSteve/status/1886796636799517095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
AOC&#8217;s remarks come after Musk has repeatedly taunted and mocked her on social media.
Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s latest attack on Musk comes after she accused him of making a Nazi salute at an inaugural celebration event last month.
“I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind a presidential seal,” she <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-rips-elon-090800264.html">said</a>. “In this country, we hate Nazis.”
“I like, you’re gonna do a Sieg Heil, you’re going to do a Heil Hitler … from behind the presidential seal of the United States of America?” she continued. “It’s on! It’s on!”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netanyahu-defends-musk-after-aoc-leftist-media-smear-him-as-a-nazi">Netanyahu Defends Musk After AOC, Leftist Media Smear Him As A Nazi</a>

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Elon Musk on Thursday after far-Left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others smeared him as a Nazi for a gesture that he made during President Donald Trump&#8217;s inaugural celebrations earlier this week.
Musk made the gesture at the end of his remarks inside Capitol One Arena when he told the crowd, “Thank you. My heart goes out to you.”
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DO NOT BELIEVE THE MEDIA
The media is misleading you. Elon Musk never did a Nazi salute. Watch the full video: He simply gestured and said, “Thank you, my heart goes out to you.” <a href="https://t.co/e3vBaLoVqx">pic.twitter.com/e3vBaLoVqx</a>
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) <a href="https://twitter.com/cb_doge/status/1881451556656345170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
Ocasio-Cortez made the accusation during remarks she made during an Instagram livestream.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t care what Elon Musk is doing behind a presidential seal,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In this country, we hate Nazis.&#8221;
&#8220;I like, you&#8217;re gonna do a Sieg Heil, you&#8217;re going to do a Heil Hitler &#8230; from behind the presidential seal of the United States of America?&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s on! It&#8217;s on!&#8221;
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Netanyahu responded to accusations by saying that Musk was &#8220;being falsely smeared.&#8221;
&#8220;Elon is a great friend of Israel,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He visited Israel after the October 7 massacre in which Hamas terrorists committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust.&#8221;
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&#8220;He has since repeatedly and forcefully supported Israel’s right to defend itself against genocidal terrorists and regimes who seek to annihilate the one and only Jewish state,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I thank him for this.&#8221;
Even the left-wing Anti-Defamation League (ADL) defended Musk over the accusations.
&#8220;It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge,&#8221; they said. &#8220;In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let’s hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead.&#8221;
AOC fumed at the ADL&#8217;s statement: &#8220;Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity.&#8221;
&#8220;People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sunny-hostin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunny Hostin</a> claimed on Wednesday that self-described Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was not actually as &#8220;far-Left&#8221; as Republicans say — but the evidence she offered made the opposite of her intended point.
Hostin&#8217;s assessment comes just a day after Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-loses-bid-to-become-top-oversight-dem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost her bid</a> to be the ranking member of the powerful House Oversight Committee — the position went instead to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who was reportedly backed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
&#8220;The other thing that I will say is — about AOC — she has been demonized by the Right, and she&#8217;s been demonized as this, like, too progressive far-Left person,&#8221; Hostin complained. &#8220;And I want to set — try to set the record straight because if she is too progressive then the Democrats really are going to lose the working class.&#8221;
Hostin made no effort to explain the shift to the right — and toward President-elect Donald Trump in particular — among working class voters, insisting instead that the policies Ocasio-Cortez supported were proof that she was not &#8220;far-Left.&#8221;
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&#8220;This is her platform, the key issues: health care for all people, affordable housing, rebuild the unions, federal job guarantee, free public college, create clean energy jobs, paid parental leave, and expand protections for the LGBTQ+ community,&#8221; Hostin read.
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Alyssa Farah Griffin actually calls out how AOC&#39;s Green New Deal would be catastrophic for the economy and the lies about it creating jobs: &quot;International travel virtually impossible to do because of [airplane regulations].&quot; She notes Americans don&#39;t want government healthcare. <a href="https://t.co/NABxhfzzpk">pic.twitter.com/NABxhfzzpk</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1869416908354654608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed back, explaining to Hostin that those policies were far to the left of what many Americans wanted from the federal government.
&#8220;The devil is in the details,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Because a lot of this country does not support, for example, the Green New Deal, which would absolutely crush jobs across this country, wreak havoc on the economy, it would actually make international travel virtually impossible to do because of some of the regulations that it&#8217;d put in place.&#8221;
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Hostin tried to object, claiming that the Green New Deal would create &#8220;millions&#8221; of new jobs, but Griffin kept going.
She went on to note that many Americans did not like the idea of universal health care either, mainly because it would take choice out of the equation: &#8220;I would argue that AOC is definitely too left for the majority of the country.&#8221;

Sunny Hostin Claims AOC Is Not ‘Far Left’ — And Then Lists The Far Left Policies She Supports

Sunny Hostin Claims AOC Is Not 'Far Left' — And Then Lists The Far Left Policies She Supports

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was mocked this week after claiming that the United States was about to enter a time of &#8220;fascism&#8221; after President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris.
&#8220;We are about to enter a political period that will have consequences for the rest of our lives. We cannot give up,&#8221; the leftist lawmaker said in a video <a href="https://www.instagram.com/teamaoc/reel/DCE_5V3Rhau/">posted</a> on social media.
&#8220;We now find ourselves in a time in history that has precedent and we find ourselves, I believe, in a time where there are, let&#8217;s say, peers in history of mass movements of people that mobilize to protect one another, in times of fascism and authoritarianism,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;And this is the era that we are poised to enter,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;Donald Trump has talked about turning the military on US citizens that he deems his domestic political enemies, authoritarians, and people that he affiliates closely with and strong men abroad.&#8221;
She fretted that Trump may &#8220;jail political dissidents or legislative opponents&#8221; in his upcoming term.
&#8220;This is the world that we very realistically may be entering,&#8221; she claimed.
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Media analyst Joe Concha <a href="https://x.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1854406732136526183">responded</a> to AOC&#8217;s rant: &#8220;AOC is one of the main reasons the Democratic Party is where it is right now. Take your cues from her or MSNBC or CNN and expect this result.&#8221;
Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon <a href="https://x.com/SethDillon/status/1854413467588972937">responded</a>: &#8220;This is all they’ve got. Even after they lose because of it, they can’t help but double down.&#8221;
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AOC: &#8220;We are about to enter a period of fascism and authoritarianism&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/VDkyeB99zz">pic.twitter.com/VDkyeB99zz</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1854398031107354859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
Ocasio-Cortez previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/immigration-expert-shreds-ocasio-cortez-comparing-ryan-saavedra">compared</a> Trump to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler when she falsely claimed that Trump had set up &#8220;concentration camps&#8221; for illegal aliens that had entered the U.S.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ocasio-cortez-refuses-apologize-concentration-camp-ryan-saavedra">Ocasio-Cortez Refuses To Apologize For ‘Concentration Camp’ Remarks, Spreads New Lie </a>

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed during an interview on Monday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump&#8217;s rally in New York City over the weekend was a &#8220;hate rally&#8221; that was about &#8220;inciting violence&#8221; against minorities.
Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks during an appearance on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; while talking about the event at Madison Square Garden.
&#8220;This was a hate rally,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;This was not just a presidential rally. This was also not just a campaign rally. I think it&#8217;s very important for people to understand that these are mini January 6 rallies. These are mini &#8216;Stop The Steal&#8217; rallies.&#8221;
She claimed that the rally was meant to &#8220;prime an electorate&#8221; to reject the results of the election if Trump does not win.
&#8220;That&#8217;s what they&#8217;re doing when they are inciting violence and hatred against Latinos, against black Americans, against Americans who don&#8217;t have children,&#8221; she claimed.
She said that when looking at Trump&#8217;s rally over the weekend, Americans needed to &#8220;connect the dots&#8221; to the January 6 riot nearly a full four years ago.
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AOC also suggested that Trump was behind a manipulated video that was posted on social media showing someone ripping up ballots.
The FBI said Russia was behind the video, not a political campaign.
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NEW: MSNBC enlists AOC to desperately demagogue and propagandize the Trump MSG event:
&#8220;This was a HATE rally.&#8221;
“They are inciting violence and hatred against Latinos, against black Americans&#8230;the only reason that their rhetoric has gotten this far is precisely because they are… <a href="https://t.co/VHrIPp2gIS">pic.twitter.com/VHrIPp2gIS</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1850874140611215639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for more &#8220;media literacy&#8221; in a recent video posted to social media — but when she elaborated on the topic, it sounded as though what she was really calling for was censorship.
The congresswoman said that she had been in conversation with other members about the steps they might need to take to &#8220;rein in&#8221; media in order to prevent them from spreading &#8220;disinformation and misinformation.&#8221;
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AOC advocates for more censorship
“We&#39;re going to have to figure out how we reign in the media” <a href="https://t.co/ljKac1vdf7">pic.twitter.com/ljKac1vdf7</a>
&mdash; HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) <a href="https://twitter.com/HotSpotHotSpot/status/1837955814457262178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You know, I do think that — several members of Congress in some of my discussions have brought up media literacy because that is a part of what happened here,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And we’re going to have to figure out how we rein in our media environment so that you can’t just spew disinformation &amp; misinformation.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s one thing to have differing opinions, but it’s another thing entirely to just say things that are false,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And so that&#8217;s something that we&#8217;re looking into.&#8221;
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Critics were quick to point out that there was no carveout for lying or &#8220;disinformation&#8221; in the First Amendment, meaning that the government had neither the responsibility — as Ocasio-Cortez suggested — nor the right to tell the people what they could and could not say.
One social media user noted the roots of the term &#8220;disinformation&#8221; in the Communist Soviet Union, arguing that what Ocasio-Cortez was pushing was simply a means for the government to control who could speak and what they could say.
&#8220;The term &#8216;dezinformatsiya&#8217; was coined by Josef Stalin in the 1920s as the name of the section of the KGB tasked with deceiving enemies and influencing public opinion. And here we have AOC telling us that &#8216;&#8230; you (the people) can&#8217;t just spew disinformation and misinformation. That&#8217;s something WE are looking into,'&#8221; the post read. &#8220;Who decides what is disinformation, AOC? Who decides what is false. If it is Government that decides, then maybe, just maybe, government will use this to stop dissent, stop debate, and keep control. (A bit like Stalin&#8230;) In the past, when government controlled the media, it did not end well.&#8221;
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The term &quot;dezinformatsiya&quot; was coined by Josef Stalin in the 1920s as the name of the section of the KGB tasked with deceiving enemies and influencing public opinion.
And here we have AOC telling us that &quot;.. you (the people) can&#39;t just spew disinformation and misinformation.… <a href="https://t.co/DorcmB72Df">https://t.co/DorcmB72Df</a>
&mdash; RefugeOfSinners (ROS) (@RefugeOfSinner5) <a href="https://twitter.com/RefugeOfSinner5/status/1838168404865478932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If they control what you&#8217;re allowed to say, they control what you&#8217;re allowed to think. Authoritarians like @AOC also think they&#8217;re the only ones who can discern truth from falsehood,&#8221; another added.
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If they control what you&#39;re allowed to say, they control what you&#39;re allowed to think.
Authoritarians like <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> also think they&#39;re the only ones who can discern truth from falsehood. <a href="https://t.co/Htp69n9P2M">https://t.co/Htp69n9P2M</a>
&mdash; Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) <a href="https://twitter.com/irishspy/status/1838005527852560591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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