Neil Volz

Over 30,000 returning citizens who had their rights restored in 2018 have already voted in Florida’s election!! Grateful for EVERYONE who is helping to expand democracy! #letmypeoplevote @FLRightsRestore @desmondmeade

My latest The Strait of Hormuz: Iran's Miscalculation, Washington's Opportunity The Arab World Was Always Keeping Score What the IRGC failed to account for was the weight of the political debt it had accumulated across the Arab world. For decades, Tehran positioned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the sacred center of Arab political life, consecrating every Iranian intervention and branding every Arab government that resisted as a traitor to Islam. The goal was to hijack Arab grievances and convert them into cover for the Islamic Republic’s conquest. The Revolutionary Guard was the instrument of that conquest, deployed across the region to construct parallel states, capture financial systems, and install political figures whose survival depended entirely on Iranian patronage. In Iraq, 67 armed factions tied to the Popular Mobilization Forces, collectively claiming some 230,000 personnel, consumed roughly $3.5 billion annually from the national treasury while Iraqi prime ministers governed with Tehran’s permission rather than a popular mandate. In Syria, Iran poured billions into the Bashar al-Assad regime and transformed a once-sovereign Arab state into a forward operating base for revolutionary power projection. In 2013, Mehdi Taeb, the head of the Iranian regime’s Ammar Base think tank, called Syria “Iran’s 35th province.” Farther south, Houthi commanders answering directly to the IRGC held the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, through which 10 percent of global seaborne trade passes, perpetually hostage. Every theater followed the same logic: subordinate Arab sovereignty to the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary ambition, then present the occupation as resistance. Arab populations ground down under this revolutionary machinery had long recognized the enterprise for what it was. As far back as 2017, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as “the new Hitler of the Middle East.” During Operation Epic Fury, Faiq al-Sheikh Ali, a former member of the Iraqi parliament, stated that “I am Arab. I see humiliation from the Iranians. I do not see any humiliation from any Israeli.” The Arab world had been keeping score for years, and the IRGC had given it no shortage of reasons to reach that judgment. This is why the second objective, fracturing Gulf alignment, failed. To make matters worse for Tehran, the regime had spent the weeks before the talks in Islamabad striking the very states on whose neutrality the strategy required, hitting desalination plants and oil facilities across the Gulf and curdling any residual sympathy in those countries into open hostility. Sultan Al Jaber, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) minister of industry and advanced technology, stated that the strait has never been under Iranian control in any manner that would permit Tehran to legally close or restrict international shipping. The Gulf States reinforced the American posture directly, and the political dividend Tehran had assumed would follow from economic disruption never materialized. What the IRGC failed to account for was the weight of the political debt it had accumulated across the Arab world. For decades, Tehran positioned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the sacred center of Arab political life, consecrating every Iranian intervention and branding every Arab government that resisted as a traitor to Islam. The goal was to hijack Arab grievances and convert them into cover for the Islamic Republic’s conquest. The Revolutionary Guard was the instrument of that conquest, deployed across the region to construct parallel states, capture financial systems, and install political figures whose survival depended entirely on Iranian patronage. In Iraq, 67 armed factions tied to the Popular Mobilization Forces, collectively claiming some 230,000 personnel, consumed roughly $3.5 billion annually from the national treasury while Iraqi prime ministers governed with Tehran’s permission rather than a popular mandate. In Syria, Iran poured billions into the Bashar al-Assad regime and transformed a once-sovereign Arab state into a forward operating base for revolutionary power projection. In 2013, Mehdi Taeb, the head of the Iranian regime’s Ammar Base think tank, called Syria “Iran’s 35th province.” Farther south, Houthi commanders answering directly to the IRGC held the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, through which 10 percent of global seaborne trade passes, perpetually hostage. Every theater followed the same logic: subordinate Arab sovereignty to the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary ambition, then present the occupation as resistance. Arab populations ground down under this revolutionary machinery had long recognized the enterprise for what it was. As far back as 2017, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as “the new Hitler of the Middle East.” During Operation Epic Fury, Faiq al-Sheikh Ali, a former member of the Iraqi parliament, stated that “I am Arab. I see humiliation from the Iranians. I do not see any humiliation from any Israeli.” The Arab world had been keeping score for years, and the IRGC had given it no shortage of reasons to reach that judgment. This is why the second objective, fracturing Gulf alignment, failed. To make matters worse for Tehran, the regime had spent the weeks before the talks in Islamabad striking the very states on whose neutrality the strategy required, hitting desalination plants and oil facilities across the Gulf and curdling any residual sympathy in those countries into open hostility. Sultan Al Jaber, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) minister of industry and advanced technology, stated that the strait has never been under Iranian control in any manner that would permit Tehran to legally close or restrict international shipping. The Gulf States reinforced the American posture directly, and the political dividend Tehran had assumed would follow from economic disruption never materialized. zinebriboua.com/p/the-strait-o…

Today I have an announcement to make...

Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!

"Ramble On" is 56 years old and Robert Plant just walked onto The Late Show and made it sound like he wrote it this morning.

🚨Scoop: An official from one of the mediating countries tells me that the 11th hour deal between US and Iran came together after the involvement of two unlikely actors: Vice President J.D. Vance and China 👀 Vance was looped in late Tuesday and China helped get Iran on board

This is one of the greatest photos ever taken by a human…so far.

@DrMacManus Great analysis! Thanks

"The New Deciders: How NPAs and Minor Parties are Reshapng Florida's Electorate" An analysis of exactly who in Florida is registered as No Party Affiliation or with one of 15 minor parties, where they live, and their turnout rates. These voters make up 28% of FL voters, Democrats 30%, GOP 41%. sayfiereview.com/page/MacManus_…

The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful.

@KevinARing @MarcALevin @Clancy4Utah @GovCox @NiskanenCenter That’s a BIG deal! Nice work.

Great morning in Salt Lake City. Thanks to everyone involved, especially @Clancy4Utah, @GovCox, and our friends at @NiskanenCenter

My cousin captured Artemis takeoff from his flight. So cool 📸: @radddd44

There is "reloading" and then there is whatever Ohio State does. Every year.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants a state appeals court to declare that a man’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is unconstitutional. orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/31/as-…

@Paul_Renner ❤️🙏

I am heartbroken to share that my father, Arville Renner, has passed away. My dad was the hands and feet of Christ. He lived out his faith in a way that touched the lives of those around him who needed it most. He was a devoted husband, an incredible dad, a loving grandpa, and a steady example of what it means to live a life of faith and purpose. The lessons he taught me will stay with me forever. Our family is grateful for the time we had with him and for the many prayers and kind words we’ve already received. We take comfort in knowing he is now in the presence of our Lord, welcomed home with the words: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant…”

🚨🚨🚨 I can confirm that my friend Shelly Kittleson was abducted and may have taken hostage in Baghdad by Khatib Hezbollah. Whereabouts and condition unknown. I am her designated U.S. point of contact. If you have information please provide to law enforcement and send me a DM.

Under our Constitution, someone who poses no danger to the community should not be disarmed or dragged to prison for exerting the right to self-defense. That’s why we are defending Second Amendment rights against certain past state prosecutions of non-dangerous felons.

Our “Pathways to Success” conversation with students from Cypress Lake HS was wonderful. “How do you define success?” one student asked. “Should I follow my passion or what I am good at? How important is money?”others said. I am grateful to have participated. @ArtInLee

@CordByrd @chris_minor10 @AGJamesUthmeier Agreed-the govt should not be picking and choosing which constitutional rights to restore. This is one of very few issues that splits both parties-why we pushed for 2A amnesty for the legal partners of people with felonies-loved ones should not lose rights based on who they love

We tried during the Amendment 4 debate to include 2A rights. The government shouldn’t be picking and choosing which constitutional rights to restore. You should get them all back or none. The difference is firearms rights benefits the individual, voting rights benefit those in power.

.@AGJamesUthmeier is completely right on this. Roughly 1.6 million Floridians have felony records—about 70% for non-violent offenses. Non-violent mistakes shouldn’t permanently strip a constitutional right. Public safety and fairness can both be upheld. That’s America 🇺🇸

@chris_minor10 @AGJamesUthmeier Amen 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

I'm honestly SHOCKED at how the general public has NO IDEA Artemis II is taking humans out to the moon and will be the furthest humans have ever flown. Every non-space nerd I've talked to has no idea. WE GOTTA GET PEOPLE STOKED!!!! THESE FOUR HUMANS ARE FLYING TO THE MOON!!!