Kirk Wagar
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Kirk Wagar
@AmbWagar
personal account of the former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore. Follow @redwhitebluedot for official U.S. Embassy updates. views are my own.
Miami, FL Katılım Eylül 2013
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This was once a Republican congressman. You can tell from this tweet why the base of the party revolted against the establishment and went towards Trump.
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🚨BREAKING: Border Patrol agents were caught attempting to force an arrest inside a private home… without a warrant.
The video shows agents were already in someone’s front yard trying to detain a man.
The homeowner comes out and tells them to leave, because they are on private property.
The man they’re trying to detain is saying the same thing… you’re on private property… get out.
Instead of backing off… an agent grabs him around the waist, trying to tackle the man.
The man breaks free, crawling to the door, and goes inside the house.
At that point, this should’ve been over.
Because under the Constitution, entering a home without a warrant is one of the clearest lines law enforcement are not allowed to cross.
But, they cross it anyway.
One agent grabs his foot as he’s going in… and then both agents follow him inside the home, while the homeowner is actively telling them to get out. Over and over.
This is exactly what the Supreme Court ruled against in Payton v. New York… law enforcement cannot enter a home to make an arrest without a warrant.
And in Lange v. California… they made it clear you don’t get to chase someone into their home, for a non-serious offense, and call it “hot pursuit.”
They were told to leave private property… and didn’t.
They attempted a detention without respecting that boundary.
And then forced their way into a home anyway.
All without a warrant.
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As a former U.S. Surgeon General who held an active medical license and practiced medicine while in the role (at Walter Reed and aboard the USS Comfort) it is incomprehensible that the Senate is even considering a nominee for this role who lacks any active license and has never practiced unsupervised. 🤯
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Trump previews tomorrow’s State of the Union: “It's going to be a long speech, because we have so much to talk about."
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@AkilahObviously Oh they are his friends in his tiny mind. Along with his invisible ones and his stuffies.
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We know it’s a lie cause this manlet doesn’t have friends
Kash Patel@Kash_Patel
For the very concerned media - yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys- Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth. 👊🏼🏒🇺🇸
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The real question you should be asking is, where is Jill Stein? You voted for her.
Put on your big boy pants and tell her to do something.
Prof Zenkus@anthonyzenkus
Trump is threatening war with Iran and Kamala Harris is silent. So is Gavin Newsom. And Pete Buttigieg. And JB Pritzker. And Chuck Schumer. And Hakeem Jeffries. And Josh Shapiro. And Cory Booker. Why? Because they all take money from AIPAC and Israel wants war with Iran.
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@LeeMZeldin Yup. He was there already and accepted the invite of Team USA Gold winners. Who wouldn’t take advantage of that?!
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🤣 Something tells me Karen from MSNOW didn’t think through how her video of Kash Patel with the US Men’s Hockey Team was going to make him look this cool and relatable. The emotions felt by normal Team USA fans are going to be a healthy mix of big smiles and raging jealousy.
Carol Leonnig@CarolLeonnig
Yes - Multiple sources have sent me and @KDilanianMSNOW this video *appearing to show* @FBIDirectorKash Patel guzzling from a beer and partying in locker room w US men's hockey team. His office insisted this was strictly a business trip. We at @MSNOWNews will share what we learn
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@AmeshiaCross The key is your last sentence… Strat Comms , as too many “clients” think PR is the goal like you’re selling toothpaste and not a strategic outcome.
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Electeds, non profits, private sector...everybody. Strong comms is a must. And not just to echo leadership, to drive engagement, creative strategy and thought leadership. Take strategic comms for granted and you're done.
Beth Thorpe@BethinLouavul
@AmeshiaCross All electeds need to take notes. Actually hire good comms, social, creative, and strategic staff. HUGE DIFFERENCE.
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Completely agree. Regardless of the outcome, I despise the 3-3. It destroys the integrity of the game just as penalty kicks to end the game do in soccer. Play same game till you drop.
Kevin Paul Dupont@GlobeKPD
Canada played a stronger, more tenacious game much of the 60+. Far more top scoring chances. Celebrini a marvel. As is McDavid. But when you sign up for hockey, be it as fan or player, it means accepting outcomes can be as whimsical as the bounces of the puck itself. The joy/pain factor, while maddening, is essentially the game,
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@HowieRose @tuckahoetommy As someone who grew up Canadian and cheered hard for them today, you are 100% correct. Bennington let in a pretty soft goal and USA also dinged one off of TWO posts. It sucks but you’re right.
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I’ve seen lots of comments that Canada was the better team today. Okay, here’s what makes hockey so great. Yes, the Canadians had a territorial edge, and outshot Team USA, but the most dominant position in sports is the hockey goaltender, and Connor Hellebyuck proved that again.
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There’s a new live cam on @GreaterMiamiCVB website showing MIA runways 08L-26R and 08R-26L ✈️
miamiandbeaches.com/plan-your-trip…
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@AdamKinzinger @LindseyGrahamSC It’s just brutal. He came twice to Shangri La Dialogue when I was in the job and he and McCain were leaders for America, even though my team had the WH. So so awful
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Watching @LindseyGrahamSC project outward is personal hate at what he’s become is wild
Julia Ioffe@juliaioffe
On Saturday, Sen. Lindsey Graham unloaded on the PMs of Greenland and Denmark, telling them that if Trump wanted to take Greenland, they'd just have to deal with it. “Lots of F-bombs,” said one person in attendance. “Picture Graham on his worst TV day,” said one source. My latest. puck.news/inside-lindsey…
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@McCainJack I really wish you could stomach politics. We need you.
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Wanna know one of the best things about Mr. Rogers growing up? I never knew anything about his political opinions. He just entertained kids. That's it.
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@MarcNovicoff @jonathanchait And I mean this with respect, the only way Gavin Newsome is an overwhelming favorite is from the viewpoint of someone who knows nothing about who votes in a democratic primary. Michael Bloomberg and Wesley Clark thinking right here.
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The biggest reason Trump's approval rate has dropped is affordability. The reason people won't embrace Democrats is culture. As @jonathanchait and I write, Gavin Newsom, the overwhelming Dem favorite at the moment, has huge weaknesses on both fronts
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/…
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@FrankLuntz Frank you should do comedy, man. You have said some ridiculous shit over the past many years but this one right here …. Hilarious. Well done. Very funny stuff.
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Just like during the 2024 campaign, JD Vance has the potential to be this administration’s most effective spokesperson due to how willing he is to answer questions from the media.
No sloganeering.
No memorized “unburdened” sound bites…
Just direct answers to tough questions.
Fox News@FoxNews
REPORTER: “A local school district here is alleging ICE agents detained a 5-year-old after preschool on Tuesday...Are you proud of how your administration is conducting this immigration crackdown..." VP VANCE: “I actually saw this terrible story while I was coming to Minneapolis...I see this story and I am a father of a 5-year-old actually, 5-year-old little boy, I think to myself oh my God this is terrible how did we arrest a 5-year-old?" “Well I do a little bit more follow-up research and what I find is that the five-year-old was not arrested —that his dad was an illegal alien, and then when they went to arrest his illegal alien father, the father ran.” “So the story is that 'ICE detained a five-year-old.' Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a five year old child freeze to death?”
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Moskowitz: These are the guys who created the weaponization committee so let’s talk about the present:
Under Investigation: Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, Chris Christie, Jack Smith, Miles Taylor, Christopher Krebs
Indicted: James Comey, Letitia James, John Bolton.
Accused of crimes: Former President Joe Biden, Former President Barack Obama
Revoked or threatened with revocation of Secret Service protection: Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden, Mayorkas, Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook, General Mark Milley, John Bolton, Doctor Anthony Fauci
Security clearance revoked: Joe Biden, Anthony Blinken, Jacob Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Andrew Weissman, Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Miles Taylor
I can keep going
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There is this thing I call "Trump strategic retrofitting." Much of what is happening in American foreign policy is happening for one reason only - it springs from the mind of the President of the United States. But a huge swath of people who, frankly, should know better then "retrofit" it - they twist themselves into pretzels imputing strategic logic or ascribing Bismarckian genius to his ideas. Spoiler alert: The President is not, in fact, Otto von Bismarck and it really should behoove people to call some of this madness out for what it is.
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America is literally the most successful and prosperous country in the history of the world after leading 80 years of globalization but sure, let’s pretend that never happened and destroy that world order rather than update it. Superpower suicide.
U.S. Department of Commerce@CommerceGov
Globalization has FAILED. Secretary Lutnick at the World Economic Forum: “The Trump Administration and I are here to make a very clear point—globalization has failed the West and the United States of America. It’s a failed policy… and it has left America behind.” America is done exporting jobs and offshoring its future. We will no longer give in to globalization.
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