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<p class="fnmmv">In a fiery letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, ripped him for the FBI’s alleged targeting of conservative individuals and organizations — including one led by a veteran — accusing the organization of classifying such organizations as extremist threats in order to advance a partisan political narrative.</p>
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<p class="fnmmv">Jordan began by noting that as far back as July 27 he had written to Wray about “whistleblower disclosures that FBI officials were pressuring agents to reclassify cases as ‘domestic violence extremism’” even if the cases did not meet the criteria to be classified as such, and said that Wray had refused to respond.</p>
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<p class="fnmmv">He pointed out that a whistleblower had revealed the FBI, in its “Domestic Terrorism Symbols Guide” on “Militia Violent Extremists” included symbols such as “2A,”  the “Betsy Ross Flag” and the “Gadsden Flag&#8221; as extreme symbols.</p>
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<p class="fnmmv">Jordan then turned to the FBI &#8220;characterization&#8221; of the group American Contingency — which was founded by former U.S service member Mike Glover — as a domestic violent extremist group. Citing a whistle blower, Jordan said that the FBI investigated Glover’s life by perusing his military records, veteran&#8217;s disability rating, and monthly disability benefit. According to documents provided to Jordan, the FBI found in 2020 that Glover&#8217;s group only “desires to assist Americans in preparing themselves for catastrophic events and not to overthrow the United States Government.”</p>
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<p class="fnmmv">“This whistleblower information suggests that the FBI opened an investigation into an American citizen — and deemed him a potential ‘threat’ — simply because he exercised his First Amendment right to speak out in protest of the government,” Jordan charged, adding that the whistleblower stated, “It seems clear that this is an instance where an FBI employee reported something because it didn’t align with their own Woke ideology.  I think this is a primary example of how woke and corrupt the FBI has become.”</p>
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<p class="fnmmv">“This disclosure comports with other whistleblowers who have described how the FBI is pressuring its employees to recharacterize cases as DVE cases to artificially pad its data and advance a misleading political narrative,” Jordan continued.</p>
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<p class="fnmmv">“One whistleblower described the level of politicization within the FBI&#8217;s leadership as ‘rotted at its core,’” Jordan related. “As we have detailed, multiple whistleblowers have disclosed how the Biden FBI is conducting a ‘purge’ of FBI employees holding conservative views. You have ignored these concerns and instead suggested the FBI is above any criticism or accountability.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Whistleblower Reveals FBI Labeled Veteran-Led Organization as Domestic Terrorist Group <a href="https://t.co/v4an06dWQB">pic.twitter.com/v4an06dWQB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1570246091974774786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>A nursing home has issued an apology after video went viral of a stripper hired to entertain wheel-chair bound senior citizens at a veteran home for retired army personnel.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for the state-run Taoyuan Veterans Home in Taiwan explained that the exotic dancer was brought in to lift the spirits of the seniors was &#8220;too enthusiastic and fiery&#8221; as they apologized for hiring the dancer in an effort to celebrate &#8220;Mid-Autumn Festival,&#8221; the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/stripper-performs-for-wheelchair-bound-seniors-at-nursing-home-sparks-backlash/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow">New York Post</a> reported in a piece published Tuesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;The intention of the event was to entertain residents and make them happy,&#8221; the statement to the outlet read. &#8220;We are very sorry for the offense that was caused.&#8221;</p>
<p>The spokesperson also said the adult dancer&#8217;s actions were &#8220;too enthusiastic and fiery,&#8221; and promised to be &#8220;more cautious&#8221; with future events.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMDjuOrm8ak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> taken September 7 by one of the attendees and then shared on social media, the scantily clad woman put her chest in the faces of the men as she danced around, spread her legs, and gave the men a lap dance as they touched the woman&#8217;s breasts and crotch.</p>
<p>It is clear from the video the senior citizens are loving the raunchy show as they clap along with the masked dancer.</p>
<p>Once the video went viral, the nursing home was faced with a backlash and had to end up releasing a statement apologizing for their decision.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nothing But Respect To This Nursing Home That Hired A Stripper For Their Seniors <a href="https://t.co/Jd2bFgGDOl">https://t.co/Jd2bFgGDOl</a> <a href="https://t.co/VNkWjO2wZq">pic.twitter.com/VNkWjO2wZq</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1569794302691131399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The two previous Mid-Autumn Festivals had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. It is a holiday in Chinese culture when people gather to celebrate the rice and wheat harvests of the season and wish for a fruitful harvest in the coming year, <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/backlash-after-nursing-home-hires-strippers-for-cultural-holiday/news-story/7bd0ed5badecde08118a83e9d61ec4b9">one outlet</a> noted.</p>
<p>Reading through a lot of the comments on social media, the majority of reactions seemed to be favorable to the nursing homes&#8217; original decision.</p>
<p>One person tweeted, &#8220;More moral do-gooders getting their knickers in a twist about a nursing home in Taiwan that brought in strippers for the elderly army veterans. The men seem to be loving it. Yet, apparently this is not &#8216;treating them with dignity.&#8217; They could have left!&#8221;</p>


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‘Too Enthusiastic And Fiery’: Nursing Home Issues Apology After Video Goes Viral Of Stripper Hired To Entertain Residents

'Too Enthusiastic And Fiery’: Nursing Home Issues Apology After Video Goes Viral Of Stripper Hired To Entertain Residents

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<p>Vietnam veteran Glenn Cook, 70, left behind no family when he passed away in May of this year — but on Tuesday, his community came together to give him a hero&#8217;s farewell.</p>
<p>Cook, who served in the U.S. Army, left everything he had to the BackStoppers — an organization which, according to the <a href="https://backstoppers.org/how-we-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, &#8220;provides ongoing needed financial assistance and support to the spouses and dependent children of all police officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, and publicly-funded paramedics and EMTs in our coverage area who have lost their lives in the line of duty.&#8221;</p>
<p>When the BackStoppers learned that Cook had left them everything — and that he had passed away without any family — they stepped up to repay his kindness with a final farewell. Michel Funeral Home joined in the effort as well, and took care of the cremation. A service was arranged at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery where Cook would be interred with full military honors including a 9-gun salute and a bugler playing &#8220;Taps.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;REMINDER&#8230;&#8230;.. Tomorrow we are going to inter Vietnam Veteran Glenn Cook at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. He will receive full military honors. This veteran has no family (unclaimed veteran). If you can please try to attend these funeral services tomorrow. No veteran should be laid to rest with no one in attendance,&#8221; Michel Funeral Home put out a call to the public, asking people to take some time out of their day to pay their respects.</p>
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<p>And the community answered the call. Dozens of cars joined a procession led by the Patriot Guard riders, waiting in the heat for nearly an hour as a prior interment ceremony finished.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vietnam veteran Glenn Cook, 70, passed away with no surviving family. But St. Louis will not allow a hero to be buried alone. <a href="https://t.co/RCNYlBkUbJ">pic.twitter.com/RCNYlBkUbJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) <a href="https://twitter.com/VAKruta/status/1562118200397123585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Three men fired three shots each, and the bugler began to play. Those gathered around placed their hands over their hearts — and veterans raised their hands to salute — as the final notes echoed around them.</p>


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Vietnam Veteran Dies With No Surviving Family — So The Community Lines Up To See Him Off

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Military and veteran suicide has become an epidemic in our country. In 2017, a year when only 21 soldiers were killed in combat, </span><a href="https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/summaryData/deaths/byYearManner"><span style="font-weight: 400;">318 active-duty</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> soldiers and </span><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2019/2019_National_Veteran_Suicide_Prevention_Annual_Report_508.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">6,139 veterans</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> died by suicide.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The military has tried to </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Military-and-Veteran-Suicide-Prevention-Strategy.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">address this issue</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by providing a variety of counseling and support resources to soldiers and veterans. Unfortunately, those resources are not taken advantage of as fully as they should be, as soldiers often </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC443475/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">avoid seeking help</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for reasons of pride or fear.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soldiers fear they could lose their security clearances, become non-deployable, look bad to their command or weak to their peers, and ultimately have their reputations affected. Despite those in command positions encouraging soldiers to seek support, many still avoid doing so. And with no required mental health checks, those who need it most may not receive the support they need.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With all the emotions, anxiety, lack of sleep, anger, grief and trauma soldiers experience after returning from war zones, why are there no required counseling and mental health checks to make sure they are mentally and emotionally well?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In police departments across the United States, when one or more officers are involved in a shooting, the </span><a href="https://cops.usdoj.gov/ric/Publications/cops-p370-pub.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">mental wellness of every officer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> present is typically addressed. Officers who are involved in or witness a shooting are put on </span><a href="https://cops.usdoj.gov/ric/Publications/cops-p370-pub.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">administrative leave</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> pending counseling. But young men coming home from war zones who experience things such as being shot at, losing friends, having their vehicles blown up, or having to help pick up their injured friend’s body parts, have little time away from duty and no required counseling.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many people wonder why veteran suicide has become such a big issue. I do not think we should be surprised at all.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We send these men and women into battle and give them all the tools they need to win a war but we give them no tools to survive after they return home. Winning wars is the easy part. The real challenge begins when we allow our men and women to bring the mental and emotional wounds they have sustained from those wars home with them, but give them no tools or time to heal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soldiers who need help but fear their careers may be at stake if they seek counseling instead choose to handle the issue on their own. They shove the pain and anger down deep and, when that doesn’t work, they try to numb it. They joke about PTSD and they drink. They joke about being shot and blown up and they drink. They joke about the guy they put a bullet in who nearly got them first and they drink. And they drink.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then, one day they retire. In the blink of an eye they have gone from living, breathing, and eating military to being a civilian. They are no longer surrounded by those who understand the jokes that keep their pain at bay. Their brothers who check in on them to make sure they are doing okay slowly drift away. They are instead surrounded by people who criticize the wars these veterans fought in and lost friends in because they don’t understand them and did not give up any part of their lives or hearts to fight in. These veterans are surrounded by people but still feel completely alone. And while the world grows slowly quieter and lonelier, their demons grow louder as distance and life separates them from the brotherhood they once knew.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tape of the moments of on-the-ground fighting to keep their brothers alive is forever running in their mind. They relive the battles in which they lost friends, all of those moments that left them with guilt for surviving, the times they spoke with the families of those killed and wished they had done something different. Wondering again if maybe they could have changed the outcome somehow.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The heartache and suffering builds, causing them to feel separated and detached from every other person in their lives. They don’t have the tools to stop these thoughts and painful memories, so they take whatever actions they see fit to end the pain. And when they die, we pretend they never existed. The military doesn’t honor all of those who die of the emotional and mental wounds inflicted by battle – only those who die from physical wounds.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Those emotional and mental wounds often lead to suicide. We pretend suicide shows dishonor and a problem with the individual, not the system. When a soldier dies of suicide, you will never see his or her name etched into any memorial on base. You won’t see them honored on the National Mall. Their memory is wiped away. Those who die in war have plaques made in their honor, but those who serve alongside them courageously and later die from their survivor’s guilt have their names wiped from the hallowed halls they walked with their brothers in arms.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are we teaching the soldiers by doing this? It’s clear: shame on you for being human, shame on you for caring, and shame on you for ending your pain while we turned a blind eye to it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a country we </span><a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/272473/us-military-spending-from-2000-to-2012/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20United%20States,when%20adjusted%20to%202019%20dollars)."><span style="font-weight: 400;">spend</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> around $700 billion a year on our military. So why is it that we haven’t done more for these men and women coming home from battle? Why don’t we have a better plan? This year we sent billions of dollars to Ukraine. We spend millions a year planning and preparing to deploy every soldier. But we have no effective program to assist those on the front line to recover from the horrors of war before they re-enter society.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We as a nation need to do better. Our men and women on the frontline fighting for our freedom deserve it. It’s time we fight for them.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michelle Black is a mother of two boys, a Gold Star wife, and author of </span><b>Sacrifice: The </b><b>Green Berets, a Fateful Ambush, and a Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. As the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">first woman in her family to graduate high school, she attended California Polytechnic </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">State University where she graduated with a degree in environmental sciences and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">horticulture. She lives in Washington state.</span></em></p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. </em></p>


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‘Emotional And Mental Wounds’: Taking Better Care Of Our Returning Soldiers

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Veterans Affairs (VA)

<p>The state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida">Florida</a>, under the leadership of GOP Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis">Ron DeSantis</a>, is going out of its way to help military veterans with a program titled the Military Veterans Certification Pathway that would permit a four-year veteran with a minimum 2.5 GPA in college to teach in classrooms while they are initially paired with a mentor teacher.</p>
<p>The state is plagued by a severe teacher shortage; <a href="https://mrctv.org/blog/florida-turns-military-veterans-fill-staggering-teacher-vacancies">MRCTV</a> noted that by last week, Brevard County Public Schools listed 179 classroom teacher openings, Osceola County Public Schools 271, and Orange County Public Schools 167.</p>
<p>The program is “a great pathway for us to be able to have our veterans, in this veteran-friendly state, to step up to the plate,” Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/florida-schools-hiring-military-veterans-teacher-vacancies-classrooms">Fox News</a>, pointing out that veterans are used to time management and discipline.</p>
<p>“This is important in our classrooms because we’re missing some of that with today’s younger generation,” he said.</p>
<p>“You give me somebody who has four years of experience as a Devil Dog over somebody who has four years of experience at Shoehorn U and I will take the Marine every day of the week and twice on Sunday,” DeSantis asserted.</p>
<p>“Another thing we did is we said, ‘OK, how can we get more talent into our school system?’ So we did a bill this past year that said if you have completed four years of active duty military and you have, I think, 60 hours of college coursework, you’re eligible,” he continued, as <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/543752-send-in-the-marines-ron-desantis-defends-ex-military-teachers-over-ed-majors/">Florida Politics</a> reported. “If you had a 2.5 GPA and passed whatever the tests are to pass, you get temporary certification. You can work toward your degree. But you can go in and contribute.”</p>
<p>DeSantis bluntly addressed critics of the idea, saying, “You’ve got some people in the media or whatever who are criticizing this. You had the head of the <a href="https://floridainsider.com/education/veterans-can-now-teach-in-florida-schools-without-a-degree/">teachers’ union in Sarasota</a> criticize it, saying, ‘You can’t just throw any warm body into the classroom.&#8217; Well, I’ll tell you something: people who have served our country are not just some ‘warm body.’ They have a lot to offer our communities.”</p>
<p>“Experienced military leaders who have mentored and educated military service members for years may have skills and experiences that can translate easily to the classroom and would be a ready-made workforce for Florida’s public and charter schools and could address short and long-term workforce needs,” the Florida Senate’s <a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/896/Analyses/2022s00896.rc.PDF">bill analysis</a> stated.</p>


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Florida Supports Veterans, Lets Them Act As Teachers To Solve Teacher Shortage

Education

Florida

Ron DeSantis

<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jon-stewart">Jon Stewart</a> and conservative journalist Jack Posobiec had heated words over a controversially crafted bill that would provide funds for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/veterans">sick veterans</a>, but managed to hug it out moments later.</p>
<p>The former late-night funny man and the Navy intelligence officer-turned journalist have been sparring on Twitter for days over a bill intended to provide $400 billion for veterans who suffered a wide range of ailments from exposure to burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq.  Republicans have objected to the bill because they say House Democrats used an accounting trick that the Congressional Budget Office said could add a minimum of $275 billion in unrelated spending over the next decade.</p>
<p>When Posobiec and Stewart met up in Washington Monday, it was on.</p>
<p>&#8220;These people have suffered for 15 years!&#8221; Stewart shouted at Posobiec, pointing a finger in his face.</p>
<p>Posobiec, who stayed calm, asked Stewart why he was attacking him, given that they both unquestionably support health care for veterans.</p>
<p>&#8220;Because you&#8217;re a f&#8212;ing troll!&#8221; yelled back Stewart, who has advocated for veterans sickened by burn pits on Capitol Hill.</p>
<p>The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, passed the Senate in June, but had to go through again after House Democrats made key changes. Senate Republicans last Wednesday filibustered the <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/gop-senators-block-bill-veterans-toxins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">measure</a>, effectively blocking it. Their reason is an added Democratic provision they say would move appropriated funds from discretionary to mandatory spending. Mandatory expenditures would no longer fall under annual appropriations and could conceivably be renewed automatically every year with little or no oversight, say Republicans.</p>
<p>Posobiec has spent much of the last week trying to make this point to Stewart on Twitter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jon Stewart is Unhinged. Watch him scream and swear in <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JackPosobiec</a>’s face.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1554169156194516993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, have also been making the case that the GOP supports the aid to veterans but not under the new terms proposed by Democrats. Sen. <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/pat-toomey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pat Toomey</a> (R-PA) said Sunday that he would vote for the legislation if the gimmick can be cut. He proposed an amendment that would put guardrails on the $400 billion, satisfying GOP concerns and potentially allowing the bill to move forward.</p>
<p>&#8220;What I want to do is treat it for government accounting purposes the way we have always treated it for government accounting purposes, because if we change it to the way that the Democrats want, it creates room in future budgets for $400 billion of totally unrelated extraneous spending on other matters,&#8221; Toomey <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/jon-stewart-clashes-cruz-over-burn-pits-bill">said</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I actually give props to Stewart for coming around to doing the right thing here after his ridiculous outburst. Few people can climb down, and we need more of that. <a href="https://t.co/CaHAgQvdKt">https://t.co/CaHAgQvdKt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href="https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1554172755628756994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Later in the day, Posobiec and Stewart buried the hatchet in a scene also caught on video.</p>
<p>&#8220;Jon Stewart and I have decided to come to an agreement, have we not, Jon?&#8221; Posobiec asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yes sir,&#8221; said Stewart. &#8220;I lost my temper a little bit, I felt like I was being trolled, and I realized the important thing is just got to get this done for these guys, and get them over the finish line to get them the health care they need.&#8221;</p>
<p>The bill would establish a presumption that military service caused 23 respiratory illnesses and cancers related to the smoke from burn pits, fire pits used in war zones to dispose of various types of waste, many of them toxic.</p>
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WATCH: Jon Stewart, Jack Posobiec Fight, Bury Hatchet Over Vet Burn Pit Relief

House Democrats

Jon Stewart

U.S. Senate

<p>After comedian Jon Stewart <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1552688111347552256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1552688111347552256%7Ctwgr%5E9c21daeff6e7770e26ed9bcdbd7a65b8a62ddeb3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fpolitics%2Fpolitics-news%2Fjon-stewart-blasts-gop-over-vote-against-vets-1389372%2F">ripped</a> Senate Republicans as “mother***ers” and singled out Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) as a “f***ing coward” for temporarily blocking a bill because Democrats wanted to sneak $400 billion in discretionary funding into the bill, Toomey responded on Sunday by pointedly targeting Stewart’s sense of self-importance.</p>
<p>Stewart had hysterically ranted against Toomey after he and other GOP senators temporarily blocked the passage of the PACT Act, which expands healthcare benefits for veterans and 9/11 first responders who had been exposed to such as toxins found in burn pits.</p>
<p>“First of all, this is the oldest trick in Washington,” Toomey told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “People take a sympathetic group of Americans — and it could be children with an illness; it could be victims of crime; it could be veterans who&#8217;ve been exposed to toxic chemicals — craft a bill to address their problems, and then sneak in something completely unrelated that they know could never pass on its own and dare Republicans to do anything about it, because they know they will unleash their allies in the media and maybe a pseudo-celebrity to make up false accusations to try to get us to just swallow what shouldn&#8217;t be there.”</p>
<p>Stewart had also attacked Toomey by railing, “God knows what pot of gold he’s stepping into to lobby this government to s*** on more people.” He noted that the bill had been passed on June 14, then continued ranting of Toomey, “he is a f***ing coward,” mocking him as “Patriot Pat Toomey.”</p>
<p>Regarding the charge that the bill had been passed in mid-June, Toomey told Tapper how the Democrats were manipulating the situation: “We were promised that we&#8217;d have an opportunity to offer an amendment to change this. And then, of course, that was reneged on, so people hadn&#8217;t had a chance to be socialized about this.”</p>
<p>“Let me be very clear,” Toomey continued. “Republicans are not opposed to any of the substance of the PACT Act. &#8230; My honest Democratic colleagues will fully acknowledge that my objection, and if I get my way, I get my change, it will not change by one penny any spending on any veterans program. What I&#8217;m trying to do is change a government accounting methodology that is designed to allow our Democratic colleagues to go on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree that has nothing to do with veterans and that won&#8217;t be in the veterans space.”</p>
<p>“We can resolve this with an amendment vote,” Toomey noted. “But some of the Democrats don&#8217;t even want to have an amendment vote. &#8230; There&#8217;s some Democrats that simply want to say, no, you don&#8217;t get to change anything. We don&#8217;t have any more debate. We don&#8217;t have amendments. We&#8217;re just going to jam this through. So that&#8217;s the source of the tension.”</p>
<p>“This is why they do this sort of thing, Jake, because it gets very deep in the weeds and very confusing for people very quickly,” Toomey pointed out. “It&#8217;s not really about veterans spending. It&#8217;s about what category of government bookkeeping they put the veterans spending in. &#8230; What I want to do is treat it for government accounting purposes the way we have always treated it for government accounting purposes, because, if we change it to the way that the Democrats want, it creates room in future budgets for $400 billion of totally unrelated extraneous spending on other matters.”</p>


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Pat Toomey

<p>The first iteration of COVID was bad. But subsequent variants, including Omicron, while more contagious, brought less severe symptoms.</p>
<p>Now, as the virus keeps mutating, even antibodies built up by having contracted the virus before can&#8217;t necessarily keep you from getting it again, a recent <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-may-be-the-covid-variant-scientists-are-dreading?source=articles&amp;via=rss">study</a> found.</p>
<p>And as if we really needed more bad news, a new study has found that every time you get COVID, you could get sicker than the time before.</p>
<p>&#8220;Scientists stressed they need more data before they can say for sure whether, and why, COVID might get worse the second, third, or fourth time around,&#8221; The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-covid-19-could-hit-you-harder-with-each-reinfection?ref=home">reported</a>, citing a study by the U.S. Veterans Administration. &#8220;But with more and more people getting reinfected as the pandemic lurches toward its fourth year, the study hints at some of the possible long-term risks.&#8221;</p>
<p>Study researchers examined the health records of 5.7 million American veterans. About 260,000 had contracted the virus once, with 40,000 having caught it twice or more. “We show that, compared to people with first infection, reinfection contributes additional risks,” they wrote in their study, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet.</p>
<p>&#8220;Every time you catch COVID, your chance of getting really sick with something—likely COVID-related—seems to go up,&#8221; the Beast reported. &#8220;The risk of cardiovascular disorders, problems with blood-clotting, diabetes, fatigue, gastrointestinal and kidney disorders, mental health problems, musculoskeletal disorders and neurologic damage all increase with reinfection — this despite the antibodies that should result from repeat infections.&#8221;</p>
<p>The new study comes as scientists are increasingly worried about a couple of new strains of SARS-CoV-2, noting that the variants appear to be able to slip past some antibodies against the virus and attack the lungs, according to a new report.</p>
<p>The subvariants of the now-dominant Omicron variant &#8212; dubbed BA.4 and BA.5 — &#8220;seem to partially dodge antibodies from past infection or vaccination, making them more transmissible than other forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,&#8221; the Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-may-be-the-covid-variant-scientists-are-dreading?source=articles&amp;via=rss">reported</a>. &#8220;There are also some suggestions that the new subvariants have evolved to target the lungs — unlike Omicron, which usually resulted in a less dangerous infection of the upper respiratory tract.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Omicron variant has proven more contagious than earlier strains of the virus, but symptoms are most often far less severe. Scientists are hopeful the same holds true for the new subvariants, and so far, in the United Kingdom, where the variants have been found, hospitalizations and deaths are down.</p>
<p>“This could mean higher transmissible variants, BA.4 or 5, are in play, [and] these variants are much less severe,” Edwin Michael, an epidemiologist at the Center for Global Health Infectious Disease Research at the University of South Florida, told the Beast.</p>
<p>Still, the new subvariants appear able to sneak past antibodies that have been built up either via vaccines or having been infected with COVID.</p>
<p>&#8220;The grandchildren of the basic Omicron variant that first appeared in the fall of 2021, BA.4 and BA.5 both feature a trio of major mutations to their spike protein, the part of the virus that helps it to grab onto and infect our cells,&#8221; the Beast reported. &#8220;Eric Bortz, a University of Alaska-Anchorage virologist and public-health expert, described BA.4 and BA.5 as &#8216;immunologically distinct sublineages.&#8217; In other words, they interact with our antibodies in surprising new ways.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.</em></p>


New year 2022 written in 3D with Coronavirus omicron variant instead of zero.

COVID Could Make You Sicker Every Time You Get It, New Study Finds

COVID Could Make You Sicker Every Time You Get It, New Study From U.S. Veterans Administration Finds

COVID-19

Omicron Variant

<p>Chris Pratt stopped to shake hands and thank WWII Veterans at his premiere Wednesday night for &#8220;The Terminal List,&#8221; saying he wanted to &#8220;honor them for their great sacrifice.&#8221;</p>
<p>During the star-studded red carpet premiere held in Los Angeles, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-continues-tradition-of-honoring-the-fallen-in-memorial-day-posts">43-year-old actor</a> was seen in clips shared by <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1539798312932413440?s=20&amp;t=RjTZA5_BWrcRXwJtKBHH6A">Variety</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvOQ5qQfEZI">Associated Press</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1539936304493801472?s=20&amp;t=H0-0xKn-fjGc9zYCSntV2g">Reuters</a> posing for pictures and thanking the men in uniform, who he praised as members of the &#8220;greatest generation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pratt told reporters he has an &#8220;absolute affinity for our Navy SEAL community, for our men and women in uniform and especially for our special operators and all they go through and all they sacrifice.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>WATCH:</strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Pratt, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Constance Wu walked the red carpet in Hollywood at the launch of Amazon Prime’s big new show, ‘The Terminal List’ <a href="https://t.co/mIdwZ5RwgS">pic.twitter.com/mIdwZ5RwgS</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1539936304493801472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Well this is a wonderful group of extraordinary men of the greatest generation,&#8221; the &#8220;Jurassic World&#8221; star told AP.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Chris Pratt meets real-life heroes at LA premiere" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvOQ5qQfEZI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>&#8220;These are WWII veterans and every year they take a pilgrimage back to Normandy,&#8221; he shared. &#8220;Thrilled to see them here. It was a surprise to me, I didn&#8217;t know they were going to be here. And it was an opportunity to kind of just catch up with them.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been following their story,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And I saw them and I was like, &#8216;Oh my gosh, we got to spend time together.&#8217; You know, there&#8217;s not enough time in the world. Certainly on a press line where everything&#8217;s fifteen second bites. I&#8217;d like to really sit down and really, really talk with them and honor them for their great sacrifice.&#8221;</p>
<p>In the one video from the night&#8217;s festivities, we can see the &#8220;Guardians of the Galaxy&#8221; star smiling and shaking hands with one of the veterans as we can overhear Pratt telling the WWII hero — who said that he served in the U.S. Army — that the gentleman &#8220;looked fantastic&#8221; in his uniform.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Pratt chats with WWII veterans at the premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheTerminalList?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheTerminalList</a>. <a href="https://t.co/f9DpzXZxIp">pic.twitter.com/f9DpzXZxIp</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1539798312932413440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;You look fantastic, you look sharp,&#8221; the actor shared. &#8220;You look fantastic sir, thank you.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; is a series that can be seen on Amazon Prime that is based on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/jack-carr">former Navy Seal author</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Terminal-List-Thriller-1/dp/1982197358/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=caso5&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.91202c6f-1c11-4e3d-b51a-3af958cedd30&amp;pf_rd_p=91202c6f-1c11-4e3d-b51a-3af958cedd30&amp;pf_rd_r=VV4HY5RAPBA8MXCX1H3G&amp;pd_rd_wg=vcSfH&amp;pd_rd_r=93cdf1b6-34bd-4541-8768-eedb30b5c69c&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk">Jack Carr&#8217;s book</a> by the same name. It is about &#8220;a former Navy SEAL officer investigates why his entire platoon was ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission,&#8221; a description on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/">IMDb</a> reads.  It hits the streaming site on July 1.</p>
<p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-rogan-explains-why-chris-pratt-gets-hate-from-the-left-hes-a-christian-and-a-good-person">Joe Rogan Explains Why Chris Pratt Gets Hate From The Left: &#8216;He&#8217;s A Christian&#8217; And A &#8216;Good Person&#8217;</a></strong></p>


Chris Pratt The Terminal List-2

‘Honor Them For Their Great Sacrifice’: Chris Pratt Shakes Hands And Thanks WWII Veterans At Premiere For ‘The Terminal List’

Chris Pratt Shakes Hands And Thanks WWII Veterans At Premiere For ‘The Terminal List’

Amazon Prime

Chris Pratt

World War II

<p>President Joe Biden took some heat Monday for failing to recognize the 78th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.</p>
<p>The invasion, which began on June 6th, 1944, saw nearly 160,000 Allied troops (most were Americans, but a number of British, Canadian, and Australian troops were among them as well) advance along a 50-mile stretch of the French coastline. Because the beaches and the surrounding cliffs were so well fortified by Nazi occupiers, thousands were killed the first waves of the attack — but the Allies eventually took the beaches and then pushed further inland, marking a decisive victory and a turning point on the European front.</p>
<p>Typically, sitting presidents <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/klavan-why-trumps-d-day-prayer-reading-important-daily-wire/">acknowledge the anniversary</a> — and Vice President Kamala Harris did so on Monday, tweeting, &#8220;On the 78th anniversary of D-Day, we honor the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy to defend freedom. We remember their sacrifice today and every day.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">On the 78th anniversary of D-Day, we honor the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy to defend freedom. We remember their sacrifice today and every day.</p>
<p>&mdash; Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/1533883924316729346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>But as a number of people noticed, by close of business, President Biden had <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/biden-neglects-to-commemorate-d-day-tweets-about-tulsa-massacre-instead/">made no mention</a> of the milestone.</p>
<p>Fox News&#8217; Katie Pavlich drew attention to the omission by mid-afternoon, noting that at 3:30 pm ET, the president had not acknowledged the significance of the date.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s nearly 3:30 pm in Washington D.C. and no statement from Biden about D-Day&#8230;</p>
<p>&mdash; Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatiePavlich/status/1533892699241201666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And as the hours ticked by &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">No White House statement yet on the 78th anniversary of </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">D-Day</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">. </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Biden</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> was also criticized for failing to commemorate the anniversary in 2021,&#8221; Breitbart News&#8217; Charlie Spiering <a href="https://twitter.com/charliespiering/status/1533845161758838785">tweeted</a>.</span></p>
<p>@RNCResearch <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1533917978592432128">added</a>, &#8220;It’s 5:05 p.m. and Biden has yet to acknowledge the 78th anniversary of D-Day. He didn&#8217;t acknowledge it last year either.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">It&#8217;s 5:58 p.m. and there are still no posts yet today on any of Joe </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Biden</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8216;s social media accounts or a statement from the White House about the 78th anniversary of </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">D-Day</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">. This would now be the second year in a row that America&#8217;s president snubbed the </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">D-Day</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> anniversary,&#8221; Greg Price <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1533931429230419970">offered an update</a>.</span></p>
<p>&#8220;Fox Across America&#8221; host and comedian Jimmy Faila <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmyfailla/status/1533931603474382849">added</a>, &#8220;STILL no acknowledgement from the WH on the anniversary of the invasion at Normandy. In Biden’s defense, his parents always referred to D-Day as his report card arrival.&#8221;</p>
<p>Fox News producer Sean Langille shared an article from last year, also noting that it was the second consecutive year that Biden had failed to issue a statement on the subject.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the second year in a row, the White House does not issue a statement acknowledging D-Day, a pivotal battle that marked a turning point in WWII <br />&#8211; via <a href="https://twitter.com/WardDPatrick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WardDPatrick</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BretBaier</a> <br />Flashback: <a href="https://t.co/k8s3ryYZD8">https://t.co/k8s3ryYZD8</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanLangille/status/1533923109790703618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;His value for the role of the men who served on D-Day, and his memory of them is something the president has spoken to many times in the past,&#8221; then White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said a day later, by way of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-psaki-refuses-to-answer-why-biden-failed-to-commemorate-d-day-on-77th-anniversary/">explaining the presidential omission</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s close to his heart. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is more we have to say on it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Just as she did for the 78th anniversary, Vice President Harris marked the 77th anniversary with a tweet: &#8220;On the 77th anniversary of #DDay, we honor the heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy and liberated a continent. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">On the 77th anniversary of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DDay</a>, we honor the heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy and liberated a continent. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice.</p>
<p>&mdash; Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/1401573611673116685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Biden, on D-Day in 2021, opted to tweet instead about the 1921 Tulsa massacre. In 2022, his Twitter feed was filled with comments about infant formula, gun control, and one tweet claiming credit for turning the U.S. economy around after the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At the time I took office about 16 months ago, the economy had stalled and COVID was out of control.</p>
<p>Today, thanks to the economic plan and the vaccination plan that my Administration put into action, America has achieved the most robust recovery in modern history.</p>
<p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1533811782367727616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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President Biden Delivers Remarks On Recent Mass Shootings

Biden Slammed For Whiffing On D-Day — For The Second Year In A Row

France

Joe Biden

U.S. Military

<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) revealed Friday that he is working on a plan to help employ veterans of the U.S. Military to stop shootings from happening at schools across the country.</p>
<p>The statement from Graham comes after 21 people, including 19 children, lost their lives in a shooting last week at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after an 18-year-old Hispanic male opened fire inside the school. The Daily Wire is not naming the shooter due to company policy about not giving notoriety to mass shooters.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have hundreds of thousands of well-trained former military members who could bring a lot to the table in terms of school security,&#8221; Graham wrote on Twitter. &#8220;ROTC instructors with firearms training should be allowed to possess weapons to enhance school security.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I will be working to create a certification process that allows former military members to go through school security training and become available to school districts throughout the country,&#8221; Graham continued. &#8220;It is time to mobilize our retired and former service members who are willing to help secure our schools. Our schools are soft targets. They contain our most valuable possession – our children, the future of our country – and must be protected. &#8221;</p>
<p>Graham concluded by saying that schools should be &#8220;treated like courthouses, banks, capital buildings, etc when it comes to security.&#8221;</p>
<p>In the wake of the shooting, Democratic lawmakers and the president of the United States have ramped up calls for imposing new gun control measures.</p>
<p>The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-gun-control-not-about-taking-away-rights-before-listing-ways-he-wants-to-take-away-rights">reported</a> that Biden called for banning semi-automatic long guns, which are extremely popular in the United States, banning what he claimed were “high-capacity magazines,” enacting red flag laws that strip Americans of due process, and going after gun manufacturers.</p>
<p>“We need to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines,” Biden said. “And if we can’t ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, strengthen the background checks.”</p>
<p>Graham <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-gun-control-not-about-taking-away-rights-before-listing-ways-he-wants-to-take-away-rights">responded</a> to President Joe Biden&#8217;s gun control speech this week by saying that he was &#8220;ready to vote on all the proposals mentioned by President Biden tonight and encourage the Democratic Leader to bring them forward for votes.&#8221;</p>
<p>Graham, who is an AR-15 <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/29/senator-lindsey-graham-said-he-owns-ar-15-gun/7050063002/">owner</a>, then suggested that he would vote no on those proposals, writing, &#8220;I also stand ready to work across the aisle to find common ground &#8211; something that was absent from President Biden’s address to the nation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Graham has also <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-congrol-red-flag-laws-bipartisan-progress-graham-blumenthal/">engaged</a> in talks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to work on legislation for a so-called red flag law, which are viewed by many as controversial or unconstitutional.</p>
<p><strong><em>Related:</em> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-timeline-of-events-emerges-from-uvalde-shooting-that-casts-police-chief-in-even-more-negative-light">New Timeline Of Events Emerges From Uvalde Shooting That Casts Police Chief In Even More Negative Light</a></strong></p>


FBI Director Wray Testifies On Budget In Senate Hearing

Senator Graham Unveils Plan To Help Employ Veterans To Stop School Shootings

Senator Lindsey Graham Unveils Plan To Help Employ Veterans To Stop School Shootings

Guns

Lindsey Graham

<p>Actor Chris Pratt issued two posts on Memorial Day to honor our fallen military men and women, keeping in line with his past Memorial Day posts.</p>
<p>Pratt is routinely a target for the Left, mostly over his open Christianity and love of country.</p>
<p>&#8220;Today we pay tribute and remember all of the brave men and women who have laid down their lives in service of our nation,&#8221; Pratt captioned an Instagram post. &#8220;I urge you all take a moment today to remember those who fought for us. <a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/memorialday/">#MemorialDay</a>.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In a follow-up post, the &#8220;Jurassic World&#8221; actor told his followers he was doing the &#8220;Murph challenge,&#8221; which is typically done for charity in honor of Navy Seal Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan in June 2005.</p>
<p>&#8220;Just completed this year’s <a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/murphchallenge/">#MurphChallenge</a>,&#8221; Pratt captioned the video.</p>
<p>The workout typically includes a mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, and closes with another mile run. It was apparently one of Murphy&#8217;s usual workouts.</p>
<p>&#8220;The 2014 movie &#8216;Lone Survivor&#8217; features Murphy’s story as his character was played by Taylor Kitsch,&#8221; KSNT <a href="https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/lpd-officers-go-through-murph-challenge-to-honor-veterans/">noted</a>.</p>
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<p>Last year, Pratt told his followers on Memorial Day to please show “support for our fallen” and told people who might “b**** and moan about America” in the comment section to “never forget your right to free expression is paid for in blood.”</p>
<p>“America’s exceptional armed forces have altered the course of the world for the better,&#8221; Pratt continued the post. &#8220;From the Union Army defeating slave owning confederates, to the Greatest Generation and her Allies vanquishing the Nazis or our special operators hunting down the perpetrators of 9/11. We count the names of each fallen soldier lest they be countless. They are the good guys. They run to the sound of gunfire. They know pain and suffering we never will. They have given us the most free and decent society planet earth has ever seen. We run the risk of losing that decency when we fail to instill gratitude in the minds of our youth or the perspective of what it actually means to be free- should they never learn of the selfless sacrifice of our armed service members in the face of oppressive evil. So join me in showing support for our fallen. Take a quiet moment to really consider the sacrifice.”</p>
<p>“And if you use the comments section on posts like this to b**** and moan about America please understand there are countries in the world where criticizing your government will get you killed or imprisoned,” he added. “Criticism is a right and necessity in amending the flawed systems of man. So by all means, let your voice be heard. But never forget your right to free expression is paid for in blood. May God give their souls rest, and may they live in our memories this weekend and always.”</p>
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<p>The actor has a number of other patriot posts on his Instagram, too. Back in 2019, on Veteran&#8217;s Day, he paid tribute to his brother and other veterans.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have the greatest armed forces the world has ever seen,&#8221; Pratt wrote. &#8220;It’s made up of real people who joined for myriad reasons. Brave men and women who sacrifice a whole hell of a lot. Today is their day. So celebrate a veteran today. Today I celebrate Cully, as well as my cousin Curtis, Uncle Steve, Uncle Skip, second Cousins, Joey, Ryan and Alex, besties Jared and Jeffrey, all those I’ve fished for hunted with, those who’ve blessed me with their challenge coins as I’ve encountered them on press junkets and in my travels, the many in the film industry working both in front of and behind the cameras. To those currently serving and those out thanks for your service. We appreciate you!&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-honors-the-fallen-those-who-b-and-moan-about-america-your-right-to-free-expression-is-paid-for-in-blood">Chris Pratt Honors The Fallen: Those Who ‘B**** And Moan About America,’ ‘Your Right To Free Expression Is Paid For In Blood’</a></strong></p>


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