Donna Lee Gauntlett

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents. In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much. Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death. If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie just DROPPED A BOMB outside the Capitol: “I think it’s shameful that this has been called a hoax. Hopefully, today, we can clear that up. This is NOT a hoax. This is REAL. There are REAL SURVIVORS. There are REAL VICTIMS to this criminal enterprise — and the perpetrators are being protected because they’re RICH, POWERFUL, and POLITICAL DONORS in Washington, D.C.” The walls are closing in.

The police fired rubber bullets at Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi while she was reporting live from Los Angeles today. Appalling and unjustified.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope elected by the conclave, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

Trump will soon ask Congress to cancel nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS Here's what Mr. Rogers told Congress when Richard Nixon tried gutting public broadcasting 56 years ago.

More of this, please. This shop owner gives out food, cash, and prizes for good grades.

@texasrunnerDFW Love this brand. 😊

Unexpected financial collateral damage from the recent Great Eggflation: Due to all others being out of stock, I was forced to either go eggless or buy these fancy expensive eggs Bought them and realized the yolks are 10x oranger. The eggs taste better Now I can never go back

Tariffs are a tax. It’s a tax on the farmer who depends on machinery from Canada. It’s a tax on patients who rely on prescription medication from other countries. It’s a tax on anyone who needs groceries, electronics, or gas for their cars.

They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.

There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security. Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."

London, US Embassy

What a starkly different welcome for Zelenskyy from European leaders at the emergency summit

Trudeau: We’re probably going to keep booing the American anthem. But let me tell Americans, we're not booing you. We're not booing your teams. We're not booing your players. We're booing a policy that is designed to hurt us. And we're insulted. And we're angry. But we're Canadian. Which means we're going to stand up for each other. We're going to fight. And we're going to win.

You know our Mexico and Canada trade relationship we're destroying? TRUMP NEGOTIATED THAT DEAL. He made a big deal of replacing the old NAFTA. His word means nothing.

At the table in London, we are all determined to take action for a strong and lasting peace in Ukraine and to ensure our collective security.

Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal. Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources. 1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.

Zelensky has always been incredibly popular, but Trump and JD Vance have turned him into a global superstar. Across the democratic free world, the Trump administration is seen as a fascist regime of dumbfuck buffoons and bullying wimps beholden to Vladimir Putin. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇