Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.

Look up Kessler Syndrome for why this sort of thing is a catastrophically bad idea.

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Ellis: Was the decision to deploy the tear gas appropriate?

Harvick: It was an enforcement action. A crowd gathered and agents were not allowed to leave. We have learned that the longer we are present, the more fraught it could become.

Residents displayed "active resistance" by linking arms.

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

My followers know that I have never before stopped Ernest posting, and it’s more important than ever that we continue. We cannot let the forces of cynicism and darkness win.

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.