I've obtained Sen. Thom Tillis's Monday email to his GOP colleagues. In it, he complains about the DOJ's anti-weaponization fund, whines about the SAVE America Act & President Trump's constant push for it, and attacks Sen. Tommy Tuberville for calling out Republicans by name. Here it is, in full: Colleagues, I hope you all have had an opportunity to get some rest after another vote-a-rama.  I’m sure most of you would prefer to move forward, but I believe we will look back at this experience as yet another reason why we will have historic headwinds against us in November. We missed an opportunity to remove a political albatross (the 1776 Fund) from around the necks of our colleagues who are in cycle. Instead, we added weight to that albatross by having 41 members vote to protect the program.  In addition, we allowed two SAVE Act votes that had no place in vote-a-rama, which prompted a circular firing squad led by Tommy Tuberville and some of our republican colleagues. I cannot understand why a supermajority of our conference voted against the side-by-side I offered.  I went forward with offering the amendment at the request of members in cycle. The amendment simply ended the 1776 payout pot AND appropriated $1.7 BILLION to the DoJ fraud initiative. I knew most democrats would not vote for my amendment because of the DoJ funding, but I thought it would be a good landing place for members to voice their concerns with the 1776 fund. How did I know democrats would vote AGAINST it? I asked them. They simply would not support the DoJ/Fraud funding, which is precisely why I had the provision in the amendment.  The chance of this amendment passing and threatening the privilege of the underlying bill was ZERO. If you voted against my amendment because you were afraid it would strip the reconciliation bill of privilege, you were misinformed or a victim of groupthink.  If you did for that reason, you should have voted against the SAVE Act for the same reason. Had either version of the SAVE Act been adopted, the underlying bill would also have been at risk of losing privilege. We took a major risk with the SAVE Act had democrats wanted to meddle. If I had been a democratic leader, I would have convinced a sufficient number of democrats to vote for it, and, immediately after it was adopted, I would have argued it was fatal to the privilege of the underlying bill. But the real problem I have is that the President (and a few of our members?) forced us to take two more unsuccessful votes for the SAVE Act at the expense of our most vulnerable members in cycle. Susan Collins rightfully voted against it, representing her home state of Maine, which voted against it by nearly a 65/35 margin in a 2025 referendum. Rural state senators voted for it, but now they must explain why shutting down mail-in ballots, ending early voting,  and complicating registration is a good thing for rural voters in big states. Other members will need to account for their past positions in support of the state laws that would be repealed or preempted if the SAVE Act passes. Even worse, Tommy Tuberville and others initiated a circular firing squad calling out Susan Collins and other republicans by name.  Amazing: Members NOT in cycle attacking our most at-risk member because she supports the view of 65% of the voters in her state. Tommy Tuberville said: “It was beyond EMBARRASSING that “Republicans” continue to block the SAVE America Act @SenThomTillis, @LisaMurkowski, @SenMcConnell, and @SenatorCollins have not only betrayed their constituents – they are ACCOMPLICES in Democrats’ “Illegals First” agenda. The people of North Carolina, Alaska, Kentucky, and Maine deserve better.” I find this remarkable on several levels, but you would think a member of Tommy’s comms team who has a spouse working on the NRSC’s leadership team could see how this is only helpful to Susan’s opponent.  Do these people talk?  Other members have referred to those who oppose nuking the filibuster and passing the SAVE Act as “traitors” and “defectors” on social media. Everyone knew the SAVE Act votes would fail, yet we went ahead anyway because the President requested them at the expense of our members.  This simply prompted more attacks on our own, which I assume was the President's goal. Three of our most vulnerable members were already forced to vote on the first Schumer amendment, focused on the 1776 fund and the motion to commit.  Cassidy and I voted against it to give our members room to vote for it. After that vote, I informed the most vulnerable in-cycle members that I would vote however a majority of them wanted me to.  If it meant voting with them or, like the Schumer amendment, against them, I offered them my proxy for the night.  I am not suggesting that you give members your proxy, but I am suggesting forcing votes that have no upside for in-cycle members AND attacking them when they vote is not helpful to saving our majority.  I get in Tuberville’s case it was likely to help boost him in the Alabama governor’s race, but was it really worth calling Susan Collins an “embarrassing accomplice who betrayed her constituents?” Based on last week’s reconciliation experience, I hope we have learned a lesson that will not be repeated if we choose to move another reconciliation bill in this congress. In my opinion, last week’s vote was a net loss for in-cycle members. I am not diminishing the importance of funding DHS, but the “gain” from that will not offset the “pain” we’ve created in key races. The road to holding our majority is already difficult.  We cannot afford any more unforced errors like this between now and November. Respectfully,  Thom T.

This is how you lose a country and never get it back.

Say His Name: Louis Erebia (56) Husband, father, and grandfather. Killed in Houston by repeat felon London Hogin on Saturday. Hogan was on probation for assault.

Interestingly, the prediction of our pressure-driven temperature model that Polar ice first appeared some 42 My ago, when the mean annual Polar temperatures fell below freezing, is supported by recent geological evidence. See Tripati & Darby (2018: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…)

My crew exposed $100,000,000 in California fraud in one day. But it’s so much darker than stolen taxpayer cash. California is using that money to rig American elections. Here’s How: California leverages their homeless crisis to funnel billions of federal dollars into the state to help homeless Americans. But Whistleblowers tell us 60% of the ‘homeless services’ are actually going to criminal aliens. These illegals live rent-free in long term homeless housing, drive luxury cars and live lavish lifestyles. The shelters guard the criminal aliens from ICE deportations. But why pack your state with homeless illegals? One word: Power. California population loss is set to cost the state major electoral votes in the next election. The only remedy is to pack more bodies into the state ahead of the 2030 census. The census counts persons, not citizens. The federally funded ‘free homeless services’ act as magnets for criminal aliens who fraudulently inflate population numbers. There are 2.5 million illegals in California alone. Finally, California makes it a criminal act to conduct citizenship tests at the shelters, hospitals or the voting booth — and now the fraud is complete. California leaders are trafficking in human misery, intentionally destroying the once great state for power — and using federal tax dollars to do it. This must be stopped. Now. Share this video like wildfire! Americans are getting really sick and tired of watching our hard work and taxes go to pay foreign fraudsters to rig elections for corrupt politicians. If the Trump Administration cut off the funds, the California homeless industrial complex would collapse tomorrow. Time for them to pay.

The last time Muslims invaded Europe, it took several centuries to get rid of them.

🔥🤣 WOW… DANA BASH REALLY JUST SAID THIS ON CNN: “Republican votes tend to be counted CULTURALLY first. Then once the votes that are there legally it looks different.” - “It is not unusual for California. It is NOT a sign of fraud. President Trump is using the slow pace to sow misinformation about election integrity.” - Bash So why from the 60’s to 90’s/ 2000’s Cali have results within 24-48 hours? This slow counting only became normal in the 2000s after California made permanent mail-in voting easy. CA became the most populous state in 1962 & still results came in on election night. Only now is the high population their excuse? I’m SO glad CNN is taking the time to remind everyone that NO election fraud is happening in California… and President Trump is just spreading misinformation again. What does “Counted culturally first” mean?

How did a viral limbo move become a global call for climate action? The @UNEP #NowForClimate dance challenge turns creativity into conversation for our planet. Hear from multimedia chief Miranda Grant on the inspiration behind this #WorldEnvironmentDay campaign.

Going on Bloomberg between 4:07 to 4:18pm ET to talk about how AI has no ROI and the greater AI bubble youtube.com/live/f39oHo6vFLg…

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate love, acceptance, and the freedom to be yourself. Happy Pride Month to all who are celebrating!

Statement: Deepest condolences to the family of Henry Nowak. Don’t let the far right divide us.