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Thomas Massie has engaged in the most reprehensible act imaginable following the sworn testimony of Cynthia West this past Monday. He has made the public statement, through his spokesperson state representative Steve Doan, that "Ms. West has a documented history of making false abuse allegations. Notably, during the very period she claims to have been involved with Congressman Massie." This is despicable. Why? Because Thomas Massie not only knows this is a false and defamatory statement, but in an email he sent to Cynthia, he attached, the details of the abuse himself. These are contained in the transcript of a conversation Massie had with her ex husband's commanding officer. The horrendous attempt to paint Cynthia as merely "claiming" to be involved with Massie, and having made "false abuse allegations" is irrefutably proven false by Massie's own words. And what makes this even more egregious is the fact that his response to her sworn testimony is to lie and shame her! She not only had to suffer this kind of abuse at the hands of her husband, as Massie himself confirms, but now he is perpetrating the same abuse against her himself! And what is jaw dropping offensive is that this is all coming from a man who created a media event railing against men who abuse women, calling for transparency while exploiting real women victims as a backdrop for his stunt. The depth of depravity in this scurry to deflect and defame should be seen by all women as 100% disqualifying. So now, for all the world to see, here are his words, his own confession that he is every bit the deceitful scoundrel he pretends to hate: "He corrected that to say that he was relieved of his command yesterday morning, and this was, according to him, due to social media posts disparaging to Cynthia West ...And he is saying that it's shameful that I would be seeing somebody within three months of my wife passing away.... he is disparaging me, he's making shameful remarks about Cynthia...he's got a pattern here... he used one social media account to harass Cynthia...he had a restraining order placed against him, and it was while he was under the restraining order, he created the new account to cyberbully Cynthia and made over 100 posts in a day... And my concern is that once you tell -- if you tell him to quit doing this, he's going to try to find another venue, to, or medium in which to do the same thing.... one other concern I have is for Cynthia and her family. I'm not sure if there are any resources that you can mobilize to protect her or to give her because he's -- that's the next thing, it's kind of predictable, I feel like. I know that Cynthia's got a firearm now...and she's genuinely concerned for her safety because this is not a stable individual." Mr. Doan is an attorney and has refused to correct these misrepresentations despite repeated requests, as is his ethical obligation under the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct. Absolutely sickening.

Xi talked tough on Taiwan. Trump gave him nothing. And that silence from Trump may have been the loudest message of the entire summit. Before the meeting, Beijing loudly declared Taiwan was China’s “red line.” Chinese officials repeatedly warned that mishandling Taiwan could lead to direct US-China conflict. Xi apparently believed Trump would either be intimidated or negotiate. Instead, Trump pulled off something far more devastating: strategic silence. According to reports, Xi aggressively pressed Trump on Taiwan during the summit, even warning that the issue could push China and the US into dangerous conflict. Xi reportedly demanded to know whether America would militarily defend Taiwan if Beijing attacked. Trump’s response? “I don’t discuss that issue.” That single sentence completely neutralized Xi’s strategy. Xi had prepared for a confrontation. He likely wanted an argument. Even a heated exchange would have allowed him to project strength domestically and claim he stood up to America. But Trump refused to engage at all. That turned Xi’s Taiwan performance into a one-man monologue. And in Chinese political culture, this matters enormously. For a leader obsessed with authority and face, publicly issuing threats only to be calmly ignored is deeply humiliating. The irony is that Trump’s visit to Beijing alone was already a diplomatic win for Xi. If Xi had focused on trade, cooperation, or ceremonial diplomacy, he could have walked away looking strong. Instead, Beijing overplayed its hand. Xi seems to have assumed Trump was just a businessman who could be pressured or traded with. But Trump understood something important: refusing to engage can sometimes be more powerful than arguing.

BREAKING: Iran says it has prepared a "professional mechanism" to manage traffic and impose fees in the Strait of Hormuz and it will be "unveiled soon." Details include: 1. Iran says this system is "within the framework of its national sovereignty" 2. Under the new system, vessels will be directed along a designated route 3. Iran says "only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from it" 4. There will be fees imposed for vessels who wish to transit safely 5. The Strait of Hormuz will "remain closed to the operators of Project Freedom" Iran appears to be proceeding with their Hormuz toll system.

Liberals (usually correctly): “that’s zero-sum thinking…Just because there are tradeoffs doesn’t make it zero-sum…Um that’s a zero-sum fallacy…” Liberals about China: unfortunately we have to be enemies because there can only be one hegemon and it must be us. Arm the nukes.

NEW: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 Trump confirmed today that China is refusing to buy NVIDIA chips because they are developing their own This once again confirms that the US has lost the main bargaining card with China which I wrote about it yesterday. TRUMP: “They have (Nvidia) a much higher level than H200.China needs it and yeah it came up. They choose not to buy because they want to develop their own. I think something could happen on that.”