Also, turning a blind eye to dictators conquering others in the hopes of avoiding war is EXACTLY how WWII started. Letting Ukraine hang out to dry all but guarantees Americans fighting in another world war. We either live in a world with laws and consequences, or we don't.

Today is 37 years since the Tiananmen Massacre On this day in 1989, the Chinese Communist Party ordered the People's Liberation Army to open fire on its own citizens. Peaceful pro-democracy students and workers who gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square demanding freedom, anti-corruption, and basic human rights were crushed under tanks and gunfire. The protests began in mid-April 1989, triggered by the death of reformist leader Hu Yaobang. On May 13, students began a hunger strike. Martial law was declared on May 20, but protesters remained peaceful. In the early hours of June 4, troops advanced with tanks and live ammunition. Soldiers fired on unarmed civilians blocking their path in the streets surrounding the square. Hundreds to thousands were killed. Thousands more were imprisoned, tortured, or disappeared. To this day, the Chinese government censors all mention of it, erases it from history books, and threatens anyone who remembers.

Western countries, when russia starts collapsing again — keep your hands off. No more saving the empire. No more loans, “resets,” investments, partnerships or cheap gas addiction. No more feeding it so it can rebuild and return with another war, another genocide. The russian empire must break apart. The nations trapped inside it deserve freedom. Evil that is not destroyed always comes back stronger.

Taiwan makes almost 70% of the world’s semiconductors and more than 90% of the most advanced chips powering your phone, your car, and the AI race. If China controls Taiwan, the Communist Party gains leverage over the world’s most critical tech supply chain. That’s not just a threat to Taiwan’s 23 million people living in a thriving democracy — it’s a threat to global freedom, security, and the future itself.

Taiwan warned the world about COVID. China lied, silenced doctors, and let the virus spread. This week, for the 10th straight year, the UN’s global health body excluded Taiwan because Beijing demanded it. Taiwan told the truth. China covered it up. The UN rewards China anyway.

If we do not defend Taiwan, China will have a monopoly on the most advanced microchips in the world. They will be able to cut off our access to them and devastate our economy and our military. This is the single most shortsighted decision that has ever come from a US President.

Marco Rubio, off the cuff in a press conference last Tuesday, gave the most inspirational remark on America that I've ever heard from any leader without the aid of a speechwriter or teleprompter: “[The United States of America is] the place where anyone, anywhere, can achieve anything. Where you're not limited by the circumstances of your birth, by the color of your skin, by your ethnicity… It’s a place where you are able to overcome challenges and achieve your full potential. That should be the goal of every country, frankly, but in the U.S., we're not perfect; our history is not one of perfection, but it’s still better than anybody else’s history, and ours is a story of perpetual improvement. Each generation has left the next generation of Americans freer, more prosperous, safer, and that is our goal as well. It is a unique and exceptional country, and as we come upon this 250-year anniversary, I think we have a lot to learn from and be proud of in our history. It is one of perpetual and continuous improvement. Where each generation has done its part to bring us closer to fulfilling the vision that the founders of this country had upon its founding.” 🇺🇸🗽🦅 To say all of this off the cuff during a press conference, without a speech writer or teleprompter, you have to love your country genuinely. Marco just earned my vote in 2028.

Handing Beijing Taiwan isn't diplomacy; it’s surrendering our technological superiority and sovereignty. It gives China sole control over the world’s most advanced microchip foundries, granting China a HUGE leap in military technology and the ability to cripple our economy and military at will. Any leader who fails to consider these cascading consequences isn't 'negotiating'… they are dismantling our global advantage through strategic illiteracy. Putting arms sales on hold for a photo-op doesn't buy peace; it buys a future in which we are technologically subordinate. This asinine proposition fails to deter. It emboldens the CCP and reveals our lack of strategic literacy in protecting our military-industrial base. We're quite literally selling our strategic interests, as if they can be bought for a photo-op. This is the face of weakness. 😒

And Russia. Then they wonder why Brussels and the Council of Europe are so deeply corrupt, to the point that President Obama has to tap Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone just to figure out which side she's really on 🤦‍♂️

Would a hypothetical President Clinton had felt this way once she filled her cabinet with cowardly Jake Sullivan and meek Anthony Blinken that time and time again argued for appeasement and non-interventionist policies for both President Obama and President Biden? 🤔

If we don't defend Taiwan, China will seize the world's most advanced chips and deny us access to them. That would be catastrophic for our economy. We can dance around the issue, but when the time comes, we have no choice but to defend Taiwan. Dancing isn't good for deterrence

What all Japanese fighter pilots are required to do before climbing into the cockpit and intercepting the Chinese J-20 invading Japanese airspace: