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Russia exposes NATO weapons gap as top commander warns ‘the math is not in favor of the West’

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NATO's top transformation commander says the West cannot produce enough Patriot missiles and must redesign its entire weapons industrial base.

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Puppy love: Diary exposes Fauci's crush on Julia Roberts

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Puppy love: Diary exposes Fauci's crush on Julia Roberts

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has released more than 1,100 pages of "Tony's Diary" — Dr. Anthony Fauci's personal record from the COVID era — ahead of Fauci's testimony Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.Amid entries on virus origins, case counts, and infighting with the Trump White House, the name of one particular "pretty woman" recurs with striking regularity: Julia Roberts. 'She ... said that every time she sees me her throat gets dry and she gets nervous.'Fauci wrote her name at least seven times across the released pages.On May 13, 2020, Fauci wrote up an Instagram Live arranged by the ONE Campaign. Roberts, he said, put her hands over her mouth when he appeared on screen and gasped, "Oh my God. It's Dr. Fauci; he is here," before telling him he was her personal hero.A clip of their conversation shows Roberts describing Fauci as "maybe the coolest man on the planet" and a "true north, I think, for a lot of people."He was a little starstruck himself. "She was absolutely fabulous," Fauci wrote of Roberts.The two went on to discuss COVID-19's toll on the developing world. He described her as "totally down to earth" and closed the entry with, "Great experience!!"RELATED: Diaries expose Fauci obsessing over his own fame during height of COVID as millions died Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesIn an entry dated October 14, 2020, that otherwise concerns a case surge across 30-plus states and a dispute with Dr. Scott Atlas over herd immunity, Fauci wedged in: "A FEW DAYS AGO, Julia Roberts sent me [a] beautiful flower arrangement. I emailed her my thanks."On February 10, 2021, Fauci wrote about Roberts presenting him amfAR's Award of Courage virtually from her California breakfast room. "When my image came up on the screen she gasped and said that every time she sees me her throat gets dry and she gets nervous and excused herself to go into the kitchen and get a glass of water," he wrote.He also called her "charming, natural, fun, and amazingly beautiful."RELATED: Fauci diary bombshells: Glenn Beck dives into wildest lines from his just-released entries Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee obtained Fauci's diary as part of its ongoing investigation into COVID-19 and federally funded gain-of-function research. Fauci declined to testify voluntarily this time, so the committee subpoenaed him for the Wednesday hearing.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Ex-Trump aide issues chilling warning to new 'chief enabler' Todd Blanche

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Ex-Trump aide issues chilling warning to new 'chief enabler' Todd Blanche

President Donald Trump's nominee for the attorney general post isn't merely a "yes-man," he's one who is willing to compromise his own profession and reputation to be a "yes-man." At least, that's what former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor wrote in his column Tuesday. Taylor spent the first Trump administration trying to sound the alarm from inside the White House, writing a column and then a book under the "Anonymous" title. Todd Blanche, who is likely to be confirmed on Thursday for the post, "has already endured humiliation after humiliation in order to protect his boss. Blanche is now poised to become arguably the most powerful lawyer on earth as Trump’s nominee to run the US Department of Justice outright," wrote Taylor. Were Blanche to lose the confirmation, it would be another in a long line of Trump failures. If he wins, Taylor thinks the job will destroy Blanche. "And the world will see how far Trump will go if he is unrestrained," he wrote. Chief among them is Blanche's directing new attention toward the Jeffrey Epstein files. As the senior Justice Department official overseeing the Epstein files, Blanche has been criticized for a botched rollout that exposed survivors’ names and images while keeping many powerful figures redacted. A federal judge this week was unconvinced by the department’s explanations, and has now ordered Blanche to turn over unreleased documents directly to the court.Blanche’s own actions have fueled further controversy after he personally flew to interview convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein co-conspirator. She was transferred to a prison "camp" shortly after their meeting. It is a significantly less restrictive confinementThe confirmation process also highlighted Blanche's evasive testimony. In more than 400 pages of written answers to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Blanche declined to answer over 160 questions as “inappropriate." One included whether he would revive a controversial “anti-weaponization” fund if ordered by the president. Two Republican holdouts are pressing him to commit in writing to no sweetheart deals for Trump, a promise he has so far refused.More than 1,200 former DOJ officials, from both parties, have urged the Senate to reject him, citing a “culture of fear” and questioning his fidelity to the Constitution. Supporters mustered fewer than 80 names in response.Blanche, Taylor argues, has become Trump’s personal criminal defense lawyer and was standing beside him when he became the first U.S. president convicted of a felony. Now, as he nears the nation’s top law enforcement post, critics warn he may serve as a legal shield for an administration already facing an unprecedented judicial paper trail. The question for Blanche is not just whether he will be confirmed, but who will stand beside him when the consequences of his choices come due.Taylor couldn't help but remember those who came before Blanche like former lawyer Michael Cohen, who went to prison for Trump and Rudy Giuliani who was disbarred and bankrupted after working for the president."Todd Blanche stood beside Donald Trump as a defense lawyer. He’s hoping to be rewarded for that loyalty," Taylor said of Trump. "The question that should keep him up at night is simpler than any a senator has asked: When the reckoning comes — for everything he’ll be asked to do on Trump’s behalf — who will stand beside Todd Blanche?" Taylor closed asking.

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Ex-deputy PM exposes what Trump’s 'irrational' Canada attacks really mean

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Ex-deputy PM exposes what Trump’s 'irrational' Canada attacks really mean

President Donald Trump's attempts to wage a trade war with Canada are "irrational," but, as a former deputy prime minister detailed in a New York Times piece, there is a deeper reason behind his attacks than just economics.Despite Canada being among the country's closest allies for centuries, Trump has nonetheless been extremely antagonistic toward it since returning to the White House, frequently threatening it with tariffs and often suggesting that it should be annexed as a new state. Most recently, he leveled a new 50 percent tariff against Canada in response to its supposed "discrimination" against American imports, while also threatening additional sanctions over its recent rash of wildfires.Chrystia Freeland previously served as Canada's deputy prime minister from 2019 to 2024 under Justin Trudeau. On Tuesday, she published an op-ed for the Times, in which she noted that blaming Canada for a laundry list of things, as Trump has done, "used to be such a fantastical idea that it was a joke," likening it to a famous bit from the long-running TV show, South Park. She also called the effort to start a trade war with Canada "truly absurd" for the U.S., given that the "trade relationship with its northern neighbor is very strong, and mutually beneficial.""The Trump White House knows that, because commerce between the two countries is governed by a trade agreement negotiated during the first Trump administration and lauded by the president himself as 'the best trade deal ever,'" Freeland argued. "Even politicians who were lifelong critics of free trade and opponents of Mr. Trump’s backed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement."Beneath the bluster, Freeland argued that Trump's attacks on Canada actually have "a clear purpose: to demonstrate who is dominant and who must submit.""As a U.S. counterpart told me during the U.S.M.C.A. negotiations in 2018, we are 10 times bigger than you, so we should get our way 10 times more than you do," she continued. "The laughably flimsy, constantly changing justifications for the president’s tariffs are in fact part of the point. True power is being able to do whatever you like for whatever reason you like, or for no reason at all ... You don’t need to have attended meetings in the Oval Office or have a degree in international relations to see that this is what is going on. The president has been his usual, utterly transparent self."She added later: "In other words, this isn’t about wine sales or how Canada manages its forests or reviving U.S. manufacturing. It’s about whether Canada is prepared to accept a profound change in its relationship with the United States. It’s about whether Canada is willing to go from being an ally and a partner, in a relationship governed by treaties and rules, to being a vassal, subject to Washington fiat — like the Venezuela of Delcy Rodríguez, only with snowdrifts and hockey."

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'Would rather die': Elaine Chao’s family friend exposes 'implausible' detail in new photo

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'Would rather die': Elaine Chao’s family friend exposes 'implausible' detail in new photo

A journalist professing to be a family friend of Sen. Mitch McConnell's wife has called out his latest "proof of life" photo, per The Daily Beast, exposing a detail about her that is "just implausible."McConnell's office has released two photos of the former Senate Majority Leader and his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, since his hospitalization in mid-June, attempting to establish that he is alive and recovering. The lack of transparency about his condition, as well as the lack of video evidence of his condition since then, has left many people unconvinced about his state, leading to numerous conspiracy theories claiming that he is either dead already or close to it.In response to the latest photo, released by his staff this week, journalist and podcaster Jeff Yang spoke out on BlueSky, calling out a questionable detail about Chao's outfit. Yang claims to have been acquainted with two of Chao's "apolitical sisters" since college, and found the detail completely out-of-character."I've known members of the Chao family — specifically, Elaine’s apolitical sisters (Grace and the late Angela) — since our college years," Yang wrote. "I can’t imagine Elaine, one of the most put-together people in existence, releasing a pic wearing a thin shirt over a visible black bra, UNTUCKED. Just implausible."Yang followed up later with another post, after uncovering a further detail about the outfit, claiming that the Chao he knows would rather "die" than be caught wearing such a thing."Most implausible aspect of the image: ELAINE IS DEPICTED WEARING A $12 CHICO’S SHIRT," Yang wrote. "HOLY CRAP SHE WOULD RATHER DIE."The Daily Beast noted in its report that Yang declined to comment further on the matter. He has also not posted anything further about it, including what might be the cause of the discrepancy, though many others have tried to argue that the photos are AI-generated, which could explain such inconsistent details. Others have noted that the photos are short on details and do not definitively rule out the senator still being in poor health.In a different post responding to BlueSky users urging him to reach out to find out more about McConnell's health, Yang stressed that he has not been in touch with the Chao family in years. “This isn’t the kind of thing you lead with for someone you haven’t seen for a while,” Yang wrote. “Also, the family is tight-knit and private, and I doubt she’d want to comment. Regardless everything will unravel soon.”

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'Seriously?' Ex-Russia ambassador laughs off Trump's plan for Putin

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'Seriously?' Ex-Russia ambassador laughs off Trump's plan for Putin

President Donald Trump’s proposal to ask Vladimir Putin to come clean on Russian involvement in Iran drew a smirk and an incredulous reaction from the former US Ambassador to Russia.Appearing on MS NOW with host Stephanie Ruhle to discuss Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, the “Money Power Politics” host Michael McFaul asked why Trump continues to turn to Putin for news and advice. Referring to reports that Russia may be giving backdoor help to Iran after Trump attacked the Middle Eastern country, McFaul remarked, “Well, first, Russia and Iran are allies; they coordinate, they sell weapons together. There's — I can't imagine that there's not intelligence sharing. I don't have privy to secret information anymore. That's first.” “Number two: What is he saying?” he asked rhetorically. “ We'll find out. How come he doesn't know? You know, maybe we should be increasing our intelligence community and strengthening it, rather than gutting it in some kind of purge that's going on now.”“And then third, ‘I'm going to ask Putin’ — seriously?” he exclaimed. “Putin's never going to tell him the truth on that. And the very notion that he sets it up, that that's how he's going to find out whether it's truth or not, it's just shocking to me that he continues to say things like that.”“And I think it's embarrassing for him,” he pointed out. “I think it's such a weak look that he says things like that. I don't understand why his team doesn't explain to him: Mr. President, you look weak when you make statements like that.” - YouTube youtu.be

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Former commanders say Trump faces stark choice in Iran: Go big or go home

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Former commanders say Trump faces stark choice in Iran: Go big or go home

TRUMP: ‘PLENTY OF TIME, PATIENCE, AMMUNITION’: No matter what happens in the war with Iran, President Donald Trump’s public face is always one of unbridled optimism. Such was the case on Air Force One, as Trump headed for a rally in Michigan. Is the war going poorly after 150 days? No way. “They requested a […]

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Fauci privately took credit for COVID-19 lockdowns despite public denial, newly exposed diary entries reveal

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Fauci privately took credit for COVID-19 lockdowns despite public denial, newly exposed diary entries reveal

Anthony Fauci's private diary reveals he personally convinced Bill de Blasio to close New York City schools, bars, and restaurants in March 2020.

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SEE IT: The 2014 Moment That Exposed Dr. Fauci

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SEE IT: The 2014 Moment That Exposed Dr. Fauci

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary says the newly released diaries of Dr. Anthony Fauci echo doubts he formed about Fauci’s motives years before the COVID-19 pandemic. Makary said in a resurfaced 2024 interview he “first became suspicious of Dr. Fauci and his motives” during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, when Fauci insisted ...

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Russia exposes NATO weapons gap as top commander warns ‘the math is not in favor of the West’

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