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  1. From the #NYT

    If the committee wanted frank testimony and a full exploration of unresolved pandemic questions, senators could have offered him limited or full immunity covering the testimony, a number of law experts said.

    Not doing so “debunks their claim that he’s completely protected by presidential pardon,” said Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, who is a constitutional law professor. “It’s only because they imagine that he can still be prosecuted that they wouldn’t offer him immunity.”

    #RandPaul #AnthonyFauci #Senate

  2. I was going to rant about the threat of a #contemptofCongress charge against #AnthonyFauci for exercising his #5thAmendment right. Then I was reminded that #JoeBiden pardoned him. Not so sure now. I would have prefered that he give it to that dentist #RandPaul with both PHD barrels. Maybe he should have.

  3. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/117031

    73-minute special

    Taking apart #Trump ’s latest #disinformation — and the media who prop it up

    Trump diversion from #economy, #immigration, and #IranWar: Blame #Communists!

    GOP Senators, led by #RandPaul, threatening the imprisonment of #AnthonyFauci for his work during #COVID19 pandemic

  4. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/117031

    73-minute special

    Taking apart #Trump ’s latest #disinformation — and the media who prop it up

    Trump diversion from #economy, #immigration, and #IranWar: Blame #Communists!

    GOP Senators, led by #RandPaul, threatening the imprisonment of #AnthonyFauci for his work during #COVID19 pandemic

  5. Kentucky’s Two Senators: One Missing, One Investigating

    By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief
    BAYBAY CITY, Leyte, Philippines — July 31, 2026 — 9:05 p.m. PhST

    As the U.S. Senate devoted national attention to renewed questions surrounding the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023), an unusual political contrast emerged from Kentucky. The state’s senior senator, Mitch McConnell, remained absent from public view while recovering from a serious fall, while its junior senator, Rand Paul, chaired a highly publicized hearing involving former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. The juxtaposition illustrates how political attention can become concentrated on historical controversies even as contemporary questions remain unresolved (Associated Press, 2026; U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2026).

    Kentucky’s Absent Senior Senator

    Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s senior senator since 1985, has been undergoing rehabilitation following injuries sustained in a June 2026 fall. His office has stated that he continues physical therapy and intends to complete his Senate term, but his prolonged absence from Capitol Hill and from public political events has generated continuing questions regarding his health and ability to fulfill the responsibilities of elected office (Associated Press, 2026).

    Those questions are not merely personal. Every state is represented by two senators, and when one becomes largely absent for an extended period, the practical burden of public representation shifts significantly to the remaining member.

    Rand Paul Returns to a Familiar Battle

    Kentucky’s junior senator, Rand Paul, has spent years criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci over the federal response to COVID-19. Their public disagreements began during the pandemic, particularly over federal research funding, pandemic restrictions, and scientific testimony presented before Congress.

    On July 29, 2026, Paul chaired a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in which Fauci appeared under subpoena. Rather than answer substantive questions, Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. During the proceedings, Fauci’s attorney repeatedly attempted to address the committee without recognition and was ordered removed from the hearing room after repeated interruptions (U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2026).

    The confrontation quickly became one of the most widely reported political events of the day.

    A Pandemic Revisited

    The COVID-19 pandemic began in late 2019 and rapidly spread across the globe during 2020, fundamentally altering governments, economies, healthcare systems, and daily life. In the United States, Fauci became one of the most visible scientific advisers during President Donald Trump’s first administration.

    Although Fauci served as a leading public-health adviser, authority over pandemic policy was divided among the White House, federal agencies, state governments, and local officials. Nevertheless, Fauci became a symbolic figure for both supporters and critics of pandemic-era policies.

    The July 2026 hearing represented another chapter in a political conflict that has continued long after the public-health emergency itself subsided.

    Accountability and Public Attention

    The timing of the hearing presents an observation that future historians may find significant.

    While Kentucky’s senior senator remained largely absent from public view because of ongoing rehabilitation, its junior senator became one of the nation’s most visible investigators, directing congressional attention toward decisions made during the COVID-19 pandemic—a global public-health emergency that began in late 2019, reached the United States in early 2020, and dominated public life through 2021 and beyond.

    The renewed inquiry was unfolding in July 2026, more than six years after the first major U.S. outbreak, while immediate questions remained about McConnell’s health, extended absence, and present ability to represent Kentucky in the Senate.

    Whether by design or circumstance, the Fauci hearing had the practical effect of redirecting national media attention away from those contemporary questions. Throughout his Senate career, McConnell became known for procedural strategy, agenda control, and careful management of political timing. Whether the 2026 hearing reflected ordinary congressional oversight, selective accountability, or a broader pattern of political obfuscation will ultimately be left for historians to determine.

    Preserving the Record

    Archives exist not to decide history but to preserve it.

    The documented facts establish that one Kentucky senator was largely absent while recovering from injury, the other was conducting one of the Senate’s most visible hearings, and that hearing revisited events that began during the COVID-19 pandemic more than six years earlier.

    Those relationships are matters of chronology rather than opinion. Their long-term historical significance will depend upon evidence that has yet to emerge.

    References

    Associated Press. (2026, July 28–30). Reports on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s rehabilitation and Senate absence. https://apnews.com/

    U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (2026, July 29). Hearing involving Dr. Anthony Fauci before the Committee. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/

    U.S. National Institutes of Health. (n.d.). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases historical information. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/

    #AnthonyFauci #congressionalOversight #COVID19 #KentuckySenate #MitchMcConnell #RandPaul #USPolitics
  6. Public servants in the USA watching the Fauci show trial and wondering what the fucking point of serving America is when it elects this trash to run the place into the ground...

    ...and the Media going along with it as well, why devote your life to public service when a bunch of quacks, gangsters and rapists will shit all over your work and claim you're the Devil.

    A foul display

    #AnthonyFauci #USpol #USpolitics #RandPaul #Trump