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David French

@DavidAFrench

New York Times columnist, visiting professor @lipscomb, Iraq vet, married to @NancyAFrench. This is a Memphis Grizzlies fan account.

Franklin, TN เข้าร่วม Ocak 2011
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David French@DavidAFrench·
The people are not always right. Moral courage is always necessary in leadership. And we cannot ever think that we have permanently vanquished the ideas that Trump and so many others before him have used to lead so many Americans astray. nytimes.com/2024/11/03/opi…
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Nico Perrino
Nico Perrino@NicoPerrino·
The Streisand Effect is undefeated.
Count Dankula@CountDankulaTV

The Afroman Trial. -Cops raid Afromans house for bullshit reasons. -Steal money, break his door, fuck his house up. -No criminality found whatsoever, no charges at all pressed on Afroman. -Afroman spends the next 3 years making songs that make fun of all the officers involved by name, even using footage of the raid from his own CCTV cameras. -Songs had titles like "Randy Walters is a son of a bitch" and "Lick Em Low Lisa" accusing one of the officers of being a lesbian and sleeping with the other officers wives. -During the raid one officer looked like he was about to eat some lemon pound cake sitting on Afromans counter, Afroman made a whole album calling the officer fat. -The cops get mad and file a lawsuit for defamation. -Afroman turns up to court in a whole American flag suit. -Officers performatively mald and cry while listening to the songs really trying to oversell how badly the songs upset them. -One officer was suing because Afroman made a whole song about him saying he was fucking the officers wife. When the officer was asked if Afroman was really fucking his wife, he said "I don't know". Nuking his own case and establishing that there is a non-zero chance that Afroman might actually be fucking his wife. -As his only witness for the trial, Afroman brought a deputies EX FUCKING WIFE. -The jury ruled completely in favour of Afroman. This entire thing has been a great win for free speech and absolutely fucking hilarious.

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Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur·
James Talarico calls out “the groups” in the Democratic Party on immigration. “In recent years there’ve been a series of advocacy groups that claim to represent the interests of different communities like here in Texas, but actually have no real connection to the actual people on the ground. And those groups convinced the [Biden] administration that it was racist to support border security.” x.com/ElectTheBench/…
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Hen Mazzig
Hen Mazzig@HenMazzig·
“It is unacceptable that during a multi-front war, the IDF is forced to deal with a threatening minority from within.” The IDF chief of staff sharply condemned settler violence in the West Bank, which has threatened both Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in recent days.
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David French@DavidAFrench·
I want to see the military open the Strait of Hormuz as quickly and painlessly as possible. I want to see the Iranian regime collapse and replaced by a democracy. But I can't blind myself to reality. This is not how our democracy should go to war. Trump is not the right man to lead our nation into battle. People I respect applaud Trump for his courage in taking on Iran. But I don’t see courage. I see recklessness. I see thoughtlessness. I see a man who plunged a nation into a conflict without fully comprehending the risks. I see a man full of hubris after achieving success in much more limited military engagements. And he’s now counting on two of the world’s most competent militaries to essentially bail him out. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/opi…
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Kamel Amin Thaabet
Kamel Amin Thaabet@K_AminThaabet·
Watching Megyn Kelly’s descent has been like watching a neighbor go from wine coolers to fentanyl and bath salts
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Jay Nordlinger
Jay Nordlinger@jaynordlinger·
Since this article of mine was written, it has been announced that Vice President JD Vance will go to Hungary to campaign for Orbán. It is an all-out effort, from both Washington and Moscow. To say this is a curious coalition is to say the least. It is the new shape of the world.
Jay Nordlinger@jaynordlinger

Both Russia and the United States -- both the Kremlin and the Trump administration -- have endorsed Viktor Orbán for a sixth term in office. Both are campaigning for him, in their own ways. This is ... meaningful. A piece from me, for your consideration. thenextmove.org/p/putin-and-tr…

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Anna Wieslander
Anna Wieslander@AnnwieAnna·
"Sources describe the preparations as unprecedented since World War II. Soldiers were fully armed, deployed under the royal defense order, and ready for combat." Even if NATO survived the Greenland crisis it will inevitably leave scars in the alliance.
GeoInsider@InsiderGeo

NEW: Denmark reportedly prepared for a possible U.S. attack on Greenland. In January 2026, Danish soldiers were flown to Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq under Operation Arctic Endurance, carrying explosives and blood supplies, ready to defend the island if President Donald Trump attempted to seize it by force. Plans included destroying key runways to prevent U.S. aircraft from landing, ensuring that any attack would come at a high cost. The operation involved elite Danish units, including the Dragoon Regiment and Jægerkorps forces, alongside French alpine troops, with additional support offered by Germany, Norway, and Sweden. Sources emphasize that while European allies stood ready to assist, it was Denmark’s own planning and readiness that created the strongest deterrent, signaling clearly to the U.S. that Greenland would not be taken easily. The crisis escalated after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, which made officials fear that Greenland could be next. Overnight, what had been a simmering concern became an urgent, all-hands-on-deck defense of the Kingdom, with Europe coordinating closely but leaving Denmark in the leading role. Sources describe the preparations as unprecedented since World War II. Soldiers were fully armed, deployed under the royal defense order, and ready for combat. F-35 fighter jets and naval assets were mobilized, while multiple European allies offered troops, air support, and naval presence. Operation Arctic Endurance was officially presented as a military exercise, but insiders stress there was nothing simulated about the readiness. Although President Trump later publicly ruled out military force, sources warn that the Greenland crisis is not over. Trump is here for three more years a high-ranking Danish source says. No matter what happens, the distrust and challenge to the Commonwealth will persist as long as he aims to go down in history by expanding U.S. territory. For French officials involved in the crisis, the past year under Trump has been a stark lesson: Europe must relearn the grammar of power and cannot assume that military support from the United States will always be available if Europe faces threats.

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David Frum
David Frum@davidfrum·
The United States is fighting Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terror. Americans face a great danger that Iran might activate terror strikes inside the US. Shouldn't the next DHS secretary be a counter-terrorism professional, selected for experience and competence?
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David French@DavidAFrench·
The best way to “bury the hatchet” is to apologize. The refusal to apologize for inexcusable behavior is a low- character move, and Rand Paul is exactly right to vote against his nomination.
Andrew Kolvet@AndrewKolvet

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is the kind of guy who can exchange words with a Union Boss, only to bury the hatchet and have that very same Union Boss sitting right behind him as a character witness at his confirmation hearing. Sen. Paul needs to let whatever grudge he’s harboring go, just like MWM and Sean O’Brien did.

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Rand Paul
Rand Paul@RandPaul·
If you celebrate assaulting political opponents, you have no business setting the use-of-force standard for 250,000 law enforcement officers. nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-…
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Rand Paul@RandPaul·
A sitting U.S. Senator and DHS Secretary nominee told me he "understood" the violent attack on me from behind. Not condemned it. Not apologized for it. Understood it. He also offered zero apology for his past statements. This is unacceptable.
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Mike Baker
Mike Baker@ByMikeBaker·
Hours after the release of NYT report: San Francisco is moving to change the name of Cesar Chavez Street. Arizona is canceling state observances of Cesar Chavez Day. The United Farm Workers of America, which Chavez co-founded, called off its Chavez birthday celebration.
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Matthew Yglesias
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias·
The respectable case for restraint in American support for Ukraine is that we want to shift the burden to Russia and reduce European free-riding. But Trump & Vance relentlessly promote pro-Russian parties in Europe who are the leading opponents of sharing more burden!
Hümeyra Pamuk@humeyra_pamuk

SCOOP: Vice President JD Vance is planning to visit Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country's long-time nationalist prime ​minister Viktor Orban, who is facing a difficult election next month, sources familiar ‌with the planning tell me & @JonathanLanday

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Shane Goldmacher
Shane Goldmacher@ShaneGoldmacher·
MUST READ: A bombshell NYT investigation shows that Cesar Chavez sexually abused young girls. Dolores Huerta also discloses for first time that that Chavez raped her. So much more from Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes —> nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/…
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Abby D. Phillip
Abby D. Phillip@abbydphillip·
The WSJ editorial board makes the case against the SAVE Act, both on the substance of what's in it and what it would take to pass it. wsj.com/opinion/save-a…
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Ryan Evans
Ryan Evans@EvansRyan202·
Some of the same people gnashing their teeth today over Europe and NATO not coming to our aid in the Strait of Hormuz are the very same leaders and social media personalities who, not long ago, were mocking those same allies for the blood they spilled on our behalf in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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