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  1. THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
    for May 14th, 2026
    by independent journalist @violetblue

    - Thorough rundown of #Hantavirus #ANDV outbreak news and updates

    - Phase 3 trials show antiviral ensitrelvir can help prevent infection after #Covid exposure

    - #RandPaul goes on a dramatic and detailed Covid conspiracy rant at a meeting of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

    - Updated Covid wastewater data map for #Canada from @MoriartyLab

    - Large jump in overall Covid cases in the #UK , with hot spots in several places

    ...and much more.

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    patreon.com/posts/hantavirus-c

    #ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver

  2. "#WilliamPaul, the 33-year-old eldest son of #US #Senator #RandPaul (R-#Kentucky), launched into an expletive-filled #antisemitic and anti-#gay rant at a popular #CapitolHill bar on Tuesday night.

    According to eyewitnesses, including #Rep. #MikeLawler (R-#NewYork) and a reporter from #NOTUS, William #Paul approached their table at the #TuneInn bar and identified himself as Sen. Rand Paul’s son. What began as a political discussion quickly escalated into a roughly 10-minute drunken tirade.

    Paul reportedly said:

    “This war, it’s all about the #gays and the #Jews, and I hate them both, and I don’t care if they die.”

    He also told #Lawler “your people” would be blamed if Rep. #ThomasMassie loses his primary, then clarified “your people” meant Jews."

    jfeed.com/antisemitism/rand-pa

  3. The vote was the latest test of lawmakers’ support for the unpopular #war since #Trump threatened last week to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.” #Democrats have forced votes on 3 other #WarPowers resolutions since the war’s start, all of which have failed.
    
Wednesday’s #vote failed 47-52, with Sen #RandPaul (R-Kentucky) joining Democrats to support the resolution & Sen. John #Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) voting against it. Sen Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) did not vote.

    #law #Iran #midterms

  4. Rand Paul Slams DHS Nominee Markwayne Mullin Over Violence Remarks, Raising Alarms on Leadership

    A heated Senate clash reveals troubling acceptance of political violence by DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin. Rand Paul raised urgent concerns about his leadership and accountability.

    #authoritarianism #BorderPatrol #democracyCrisis #DHSNominee #governmentAccountability #ICE #MarkwayneMullin #mediaCriticism #politicalViolence #ProgressivePolitics #RandPaul #SenateHearing #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMR
  5. Boy, you know things are topsy-turvy when #RandPaul is the voice of reason! smh

    "Paul calls Mullin a liar with anger management problems who lacks the temperament to lead the troubled Homeland Security Department that is at the forefront of Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

    " 'Tell it to the world why you believe I deserved to be assaulted,' Paul said on Wednesday as he gaveled the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to order.

    " 'Explain to the American people why they should trust a man with anger issues to set the proper example for ICE and border patrol agents.' "

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/rand-paul-m?

    #USPol #MarkWayneMullin #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #ICESucks #DefundCBP

  6. The 8-7 vote sends #Trump's #homeland pick ‌to the #Republican-controlled full #Senate for a vote, where #MarkwayneMullin will only need a majority to be confirmed. The committee vote was mostly along party lines, with the exception of Republican Chairman #RandPaul, who voted against Mullin, & the ever disappointing Democratic Senator #JohnFetterman, who voted in support.

    #DHS #law #immigration #USpol

  7. #GOP chair questions Mullin's fitness for #DHS chief

    #Senate #HomelandSecurity & Governmental Affairs Chairman #RandPaul kicked off the confirmation hearing for Sen #MarkwayneMullin by criticizing #Mullin for his previous public comments & accusing the Oklahoma senator of having “anger issues.”

    Paul recalled Mullin calling him a “freaking snake” & saying that he “understands completely” why Paul’s neighbor attacked him in 2017.

    #Trump #Cabinet #kakistocracy #USpol
    cnn.com/politics/live-news/tru

  8. #Senate #Republicans rejected a #WarPowers resolution Wednesday that would have required the #Trump admin to seek congressional approval before continuing #military action against #Iran. #Democrats & legal analysts have criticized Trump for #US military involvement in Iran without approval from #Congress. The vote was 53 to 47, with GOP Sen #RandPaul (KY) joining Democrats in voting to advance it & dipshit Sen John #Fetterman (PA) joining Republicans in voting against it.
    cnn.com/2026/03/04/politics/wh

  9. The #Senate will take an initial vote Wednesday on blocking #Trump from ordering further strikes on #Iran, offering the first test of #Congress’s support for a campaign that Trump launched without its consent.
    #Democrats — & Sen #RandPaul (R-KY) — are forcing a vote on #WarPowers over the opposition of most #Republicans…. Democrats are imploring a handful of Republicans to break with their party to end the conflict & reassert Congress’s control over declaring #war.

    #law
    washingtonpost.com/politics/20

  10. The few expressions of pushback that have emerged have largely been futile, & instigated by #Republicans who are set to #retire at the end of this congressional session or cut rare maverick streaks, such as Sen #RandPaul & Rep #ThomasMassie, both Kentucky #libertarians who posted Justice #Gorsuch’s words admiringly on social media.

    #law #SCOTUS #SeparationOfPowers #Trump #Congress #legislative #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment

  11. "One-way arguments that don't rebound, that you can't apply to yourself, that are not universally applicable, are bad arguments." #RandPaul #MarcoRubio

    I understand the complaints about "debate me bro" culture. But so much in our civics is broken because people are allowed to get away with these kinds of claims. They would fall apart immediately by flipping the point of view. Unless we're expected to talk to people we strongly disagree with, this won't happen.

    youtu.be/WbmMLpgsJHs?si=vhk5Hd

  12. #RandPaul∶ What if a country indicts our president for violating a foreign law, should we extradite him or be okay if they get him by force?

    #MarcoRubio∶ We're always going to act in our national interest

    Paul∶ What I'm saying is our arguments are empty. It's a ruse. We do what we do because we have the force.

    #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #Maduro #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

  13. More from #MarcoRubio #Senate hearing on #Venezuela, when #RandPaul is the sane person in the conversation …

    PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?

    RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition

    PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!

    #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #oil #sovereignty
    npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-56903

  14. Ayn Rand, Rand Paul, and Paul Ryan walk into the #Objectivist Bar on #RandPaul's #birthday. There are no regulations, so the bartender serves them tainted alcohol. Everyone dies. The end. toilet-guru.com/overview-leade