Sen. Rand Paul: “We have never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof that they’re smuggling anything.” https://hell.twtr.plus/media/dd86fd260e12eb0c85cde614ec137e3b2ecce532b22a990b89e5a721b84629fe.file

BREAKING: Newly uncovered radio transmissions from Providence police responding to the Brown University shooting reveals officers staged outside and delayed entry during critical moments, allowing the shooter to escape. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f30e24fd5db3a8c494d71e7621a01af1ddd771449300db9c6820f5d0973d22fa.file

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: "Putin has to know that after a peace deal, if he would try to attack Ukraine again, the reaction will be devastating. And this is exactly how we are designing these security guarantees." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/e4fb4ca322b41efb2128c9926ea7dc0495aabb91e6f919f5641cfe3f02493f3d.file

Stephen Moore on the November CPI report: "AMAZING!... This is good news for Wall Street, it's good news for Main Street... I got a big smile on my face right before Christmas with this number." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6617a4a0008a9741e6b44fd8a341109a697f94e9e9d5426e5fb3b86b7e4f165c.file

No winning ticket was sold in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, raising the jackpot to an estimated $1.5 billion. The next drawing is set for Saturday night. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/1bcb3f96e7ece824aab7297052b8b94003653ba785ab3680f4e1f9a09f8afa50.file

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans for new hate speech laws and invoked the slogan “diversity is our strength” at a press conference following the Bondi Beach massacre. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b2bf79b261cc4df2c30298542876201333f7e5c0a2087caf3e53d2da1245d029.file

KIMMEL: “Why didn't the Biden administration release the [Epstein] files?” KAMALA: “We strongly and rightly believed that there should be an absolute separation between what we wanted as an administration and what the Department of Justice did.” https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d43dd1205cbefb94174ea6b581ddc277c36d211b15ae52dea4338c6a8731cd7f.file

Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "Consumer confidence is up, investments are up... Tye President has created over 650,000 jobs since he took office—in the private sector, and most to native-born Americans." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/734173be6444793754273e091f0890d7ac7fc54b5b2091333059302c66ca9c9f.file

Federal prosecutors have charged Haitian migrants in Massachusetts in a $7 million SNAP fraud scheme, involving fake retail stores that reportedly generated up to $480,000 per month.