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John Thune is watching this LA mayoral race and he’s happy he didn’t floor the SAVE AMERICA ACT. Let that sink in.

We should be able to use lethal force against anyone trying to breach our national perimeter now that we know we are under threat of a terrorist attack.

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Ooh! This makes me feel feel better... NOT! 🤦🏼‍♀️ Google 🦟 mosquitoes

@pepesgrandma @nypost @XeyedNpainless_ Why would anyone do that? 🤔 Weird

@nypost @XeyedNpainless_ Technically microwaving fish at work should be a crime.

Cop arrested, fired for allegedly pointing gun at fellow officer who microwaved fish at police station trib.al/xTEPEl0

Here's my Substack article on the NIH researchers, both foreigners, who allegedly smuggled monkeypox and other bad things into the US. Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), both foreigners, have been charged with conspiring to smuggle monkeypox virus into the U.S. and then lying about it when caught. Both men reportedly have conducted Covid vaccine research. They also have ties to controversial University of North Carolina (UNC) researcher Ralph Baric. Baric is best known for conducting infamous “gain of function” research on bat coronavirus in partnership with China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, the institution widely blamed in the Covid-19 outbreak. He recently retired from UNC. The suspects are Vincent Munster, 53, a Dutch citizen and chief of the Virus Ecology Section in the Laboratory of Virology at RML; and Claude Kwe, 38, a Cameroonian citizen and research fellow in Munster’s group. They were questioned by federal agents after they arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on January 25 from Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, which had an active monkeypox (mpox) outbreak at the time. According to the criminal complaint, the pair falsely told Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers that a large black plastic case in their luggage contained only “diagnostics and testing equipment.” An inspection revealed 113 vials packed in Styrofoam coolers. Testing of 20 of the 113 vials so far allegedly have found that 17 contained deactivated monkeypox virus, one contained chickenpox virus, and two contained human DNA. Since chickenpox virus is commonly available in the U.S., there’s no indication as to why the pair would be smuggling in a vial containing some. “These NIH experts apparently broke our laws by smuggling viral pathogens on a packed commercial airplane from an outbreak in the Republic of Congo,” said U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. in a statement. “Let that sink in.” Munster and Kwe worked at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana, operated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under NIH. The facility is a premier high-containment research facility established in the early 20th century to combat Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Now, it’s one of the few U.S. sites with Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratories — the highest level of containment for working with the most dangerous known pathogens, such as Ebola, and potential pandemic threats. Munster’s work focused on the drivers of zoonotic spillover and has included studies on mpox transmission in animal models. Kwe, his research fellow, has co-authored papers with him on mpox stability and ecology. Both men were placed on administrative leave following their arrests, and their contact information was removed from HHS directories. The idea that these two experienced researchers would allegedly violate protocols and laws, and lie about it all when caught, is nothing short of alarming from a public health standpoint. Also alarming is the kind of access they had to research on viral pathogens at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML). The question is: Why did they do what they did? There’s no hint in the public record to date. Documented collaboration with Ralph Baric Munster’s team at NIH’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) worked with Baric at UNC-Chapel Hill on a 2018 study published in the journal Viruses. They infected Egyptian fruit bats with W1V1-CoV, a SARS-like bat coronavirus originally isolated from Chinese horseshoe bats and associated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Munster and Baric have co-authored other coronavirus papers including ones on MERS and SARS-CoV-2 models. Baric has provided cell lines or viruses to RML researchers, according to the record. The new arrests invite parallels to broader concerns about U.S.-funded research on dangerous pathogens, particularly “gain-of-function” (GoF) experiments. GoF research involves modifying viruses that are harmless to humans to make them dangerous to people. Numerous researchers warned in advance about risks of the Covid GoF research that Dr. Anthony Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and other federal agencies were funding in partnership with communist China, Baric, and the controversial nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, among others. The stated purpose of the research was to change harmless bat coronavirus into a dangerous version that would infect people to invent a vaccine for it. In other words: researchers were genetically modifying bat coronavirus in a lab to create a new form that was dangerous to people— in order to develop a vaccine for something that only existed…because they created it! Critics point to the theory that nefarious actors could create and/or release dangerous pathogens in order to create a demand for a treatment or cure they would profit from. No such official charge has been made to date. Many scientists and policymakers argued that the GoF research and partnership with China were ill-advised due to biosafety lapses at Wuhan, the stated potential for accidental release, and the national security risk of partnering with the communist Chinese. Similar debates have surrounded monkey pox research. In 2024, congressional investigators revealed that NIAID, Fauci’s former Institute, had approved plans to create hybrid or “chimeric” mpox viruses. That’s what had been done with bat coronavirus using taxpayer money under Fauci’s supervision in 2015. UNC’s Baric and the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s “batwoman” Shi created a chimeric coronavirus by inserting the spike protein from a bat coronavirus into the backbone of a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV to enable the virus to infect and cause disease in human cells. It was a classic “gain-of-function” experiment. Rocky Mountain Laboratories researchers, including Munster’s group, have conducted mpox studies involving animal models to assess transmission and shedding issues. The smuggled vials tested so far are said to have contained deactivated or non-infectious virus. However, the alleged attempt to bring them into the U.S. without following the law and proper procedures echoes worries about inadequate oversight in high-risk virology. Federal rules restrict the import, transport, and possession of select agents like monkeypox virus. They require permits, declarations, and inactivation protocols. Share Echoes of other scientist scandals A similar case unfolded in late 2019 and early 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Federal authorities charged the chair of Harvard University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Charles Lieber, along with a Chinese foreigner who was also connected to Harvard. Zaosong Zheng was a 30-year-old conducting cancer research at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Authorities arrested him at Boston’s Logan International Airport. He was attempting to smuggle 21 vials of stolen cancer cells hidden in a sock in his luggage. Weeks later, on January 28, 2020, Lieber himself was arrested and charged with making false statements to federal authorities about his undisclosed participation in China’s Thousand Talents Program and large, undisclosed payments from China through the Wuhan University of Technology. The payments amounted to up to $50,000 per month. Foreign citizenship of raises questions The fact that both Munster and Kwe are foreigners working in one of America’s most sensitive BSL-4 facilities is cause for attention. While NIH routinely employs international talent, critics note that granting high-level access to individuals from nations with varying biosecurity standards or geopolitical considerations can amplify risks to Americans. The new arrests underscore longstanding debates about vetting, oversight, and whether U.S. taxpayer-funded labs should allow foreign scientists to lead or work on the most sensitive work involving potential select agents like monkeypox virus. Earlier in his career, Munster received a young investigator award from vaccine maker Merck. At the time, he’d just established his independent Virus Ecology Unit at Rocky Mountain Laboratories. His research focused on the ecology, zoonotic spillover, cross-species transmission, and pathogenesis of emerging viruses — especially filoviruses (like Ebola), MERS-CoV, and bat-borne pathogens. Munster is said to have played a large role in preclinical testing of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The vaccine was never approved in the U.S. and was withdrawn from the global market in spring of 2024 starting with Europe. Monkeypox (mpox) Concerns Monkeypox, now officially called “mpox,” is a zoonotic orthopoxvirus first identified in monkeys in 1958 and in humans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970. Public health officials in the United States remain concerned about monkeypox (mpox) primarily due to the risk of importation and potential spread of the more virulent Clade I strain. That version has a historically higher fatality rate compared to the milder Clade II that caused the 2022 global outbreak. While overall U.S. risk is currently considered low, fears center on travel-related cases. More than 20 Clade I infections have already been detected in the U.S. since late 2024. There is worry about laboratory accidents, unauthorized transport of samples as in the current case, and the potential for accidental or deliberate release. A 2022 outbreak infected over 32,000 Americans, primarily gay and bisexual men. These concerns have intensified scrutiny of high-containment research facilities like Rocky Mountain Laboratories and led to strict import controls on the pathogen. What happened to those two Harvard researchers arrested just before the Covid pandemic? Not much. A federal jury convicted Charles Lieber on December 21, 2021, on six felony counts. He was sentenced on April 26, 2023, to time served— two days— two years of supervised release including six months of home confinement, a $50,000 fine, and $33,600 in restitution to the IRS. Zaosong Zheng pleaded guilty in December 2020 to one count of making false statements to federal agents about the smuggled vials.The original smuggling charge was dropped as part of the plea deal. He was sentenced on January 6, 2021, to time served, about 87 days and three years of supervised release. He was then deported. The investigation into Munster and Kwe is ongoing and involves the FBI, CBP, and HHS-OIG. As one official put it, deliberate efforts to circumvent border processes “could have placed the public at risk.” The men face up to five years in prison if convicted. They are presumed not guilty until and unless they are found guilty in court. Details of the arrests come from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan.

The only decent journalist CBS had they fired. Scott Pelley was silent.

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BREAKING: The US Department of Transportation confirms to @FoxNews that they have issued a subpoena to the state of NY after they allege the state has refused to cooperate with their investigation into Jing Shen Dong, the bus driver who allegedly caused a crash that killed five people in Stafford County, VA on Friday morning. DOT says Dong is a naturalized US citizen who was born in China, doesn't speak English, and received his commercial driver's license (CDL) from the state of New York. DOT says the subpoena is a result of not being able to "obtain the requested documents through other reasonable means." DOT is demanding that New York turn over records on Dong's CDL, his entry level driving training, and the driving school he attended. DOT says those documents must be turned over by Wednesday at 10AM ET, or face consequences/penalties.

Dong should not be a naturalized U.S. citizen or have a CDL. 'New York state has refused to cooperate with the @USDOT investigation into Jing Shen Dong, the bus driver who caused a crash that killed five people in Stafford County, VA on Friday morning. DOT says Dong is a naturalized US citizen who was born in China, doesn't speak English, and received his commercial driver's license (CDL) from the state of New York.' @BillMelugin_

Update on the tragic bus crash in Virginia: Five people are dead, including a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, after the driver of a motorcoach slammed into stopped traffic on I-95. @FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs and our investigators are on the ground at the crash site working with the @NTSB.   Local police confirm the driver of this motorcoach — a man from China who became a U.S. citizen — doesn’t speak English. He received his commercial drivers license from New York State in 2024. Unacceptable. This is exactly why we are holding states’ accountable, enforcing the rules of the road, and cracking down on drivers who can’t speak English. If you can’t be properly trained, read our road signs, or communicate with law enforcement, you have no business driving a bus. Our investigators are reviewing New York licensing records, training documentation, and the driver's history. Any company, trainer, or school that contributed to putting an unqualified driver on the road will face intense scrutiny. We’ll share more updates soon. My prayers are with the loved ones of the innocent lives lost and those who were hurt in this horrific crime.

Morning America: Spencer Pratt has officially secured the second-place spot in the race for Mayor of Los Angeles and will advance to the November runoff! It's going to be a fun five months watching Spencer destroy the current DEI mayor!

@FBI @CaliRN619 @FBIDetroit With the way airport workers throw suitcases around it’s lucky the vials didn’t break. If they carried that case on board as carry on they should be charged with bioterrorism.

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NEWS ALERT from @FBIDetroit: Two researchers with the National Institutes of Health were charged with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and giving false statements to federal law enforcement. A federal complaint alleges that the researchers told Customs and Border Protection (CBP) their case contained diagnostic and testing equipment. However, a investigation by CBP and #FBI agents uncovered 113 vials, 18 of which have been verified to contain monkeypox as of today’s date. This investigation was conducted by the FBI Detroit Joint Terrorism Task Force, along with assistance from the @FBIBillings' Missoula Resident Agency, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection team at Detroit Metro Airport, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – OIG. Read more: justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/f…

@FBI @FBIDetroit HANTAVIRUS! BOO! BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID! WELL SHIT, OK THEN...EBOLA! HERE COMES EBOLA? NO? DAMN, TOUGH CROWD...ALL RIGHT THEN, BACK TO...MONKEYPOX!

@MyGSDog_HavoK @DHSgov @ICEgov Really? WTH ⁉️ why would he do that! 😤

Our heroic @ICEgov law enforcement officers were bitten, assaulted, and faced death threats from violent rioters in New Jersey. The First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly – NOT rioting and assault. The rioters who committed these crimes will be found, arrested, and prosecuted to the FULLEST extent of the law.

This violent rioter, who has a criminal history that includes distributing child pornography, savagely BIT an @ICEgov law enforcement officer outside of Delaney Hall. The Trump Administration will always stand with our law enforcement officers. ANYONE who assaults a law enforcement officer will be prosecuted to the FULLEST extent of the law — just like this monster.

The movement behind @spencerpratt has forever changed American political campaigns. Campaigns will never be the same! Here’s another masterpiece! Vote Pratt! Vote Hilton! 🔥

If you don't vote, I don't want to hear you ever complain about any of the filth, crime, or decline in LA again. Get off your butt and VOTE, or enjoy what you get.