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The Cranberries performing "Zombie" in Paris, 1999. Her voice was truly unique and her powerful presence on stage was unforgettable. #TheCranberries

We are the Fearless Four. And none of us are coming back. We stood with the Epstein survivors when it was politically toxic. We put the truth and victims first. We paid the price. And I'd do it all over again. No regrets. Marjorie resigned. Thomas lost his primary. Lauren lost her election. I ran for governor and came up short. 3 million files are out because we refused to shut up. Fearless doesn’t mean invincible. Fearless means we didn’t flinch. @mtgreenee @laurenboebert @MassieforKY

Do you support John Thune being re-elected as GOP Senate Leader? 👍Yes or 👎No All 53 GOP Senators are tagged here so let them know how you feel as they will be voting soon. Katie Britt (AL) — @SenKatieBritt Tommy Tuberville (AL) — @SenTuberville Lisa Murkowski (AK) — @lisamurkowski Dan Sullivan (AK) — @SenDanSullivan John Boozman (AR) — @JohnBoozman Tom Cotton (AR) — @SenTomCotton Ashley Moody (FL) — @SenAshleyMoody Rick Scott (FL) — @SenRickScott Mike Crapo (ID) — @MikeCrapo Jim Risch (ID) — @SenatorRisch Jim Banks (IN) — @SenatorBanks Todd Young (IN) — @SenToddYoung Joni Ernst (IA) — @SenJoniErnst Chuck Grassley (IA) — @ChuckGrassley Roger Marshall (KS) — @RogerMarshallMD Jerry Moran (KS) — @JerryMoran Mitch McConnell (KY) — @SenMcConnell Rand Paul (KY) — @SenRandPaul Bill Cassidy (LA) — @SenBillCassidy John Kennedy (LA) — @SenJohnKennedy Susan Collins (ME) — @SenatorCollins Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) — @SenHydeSmith Roger Wicker (MS) — @SenatorWicker Josh Hawley (MO) — @HawleyMO Eric Schmitt (MO) — @SenEricSchmitt Steve Daines (MT) — @SteveDaines Tim Sheehy (MT) — @TimSheehyMT Deb Fischer (NE) — @SenatorFischer Pete Ricketts (NE) — @SenatorRicketts Ted Budd (NC) — @SenTedBuddNC Thom Tillis (NC) — @SenThomTillis Kevin Cramer (ND) — @SenKevinCramer John Hoeven (ND) — @SenJohnHoeven Jon Husted (OH) — @SenJonHusted Bernie Moreno (OH) — @berniemoreno Alan Armstrong (OK) — @SenArmstrong James Lankford (OK) — @SenatorLankford Dave McCormick (PA) — @SenMcCormickPA Tim Scott (SC) — @SenatorTimScott Mike Rounds (SD) — @SenatorRounds Marsha Blackburn (TN) — @MarshaBlackburn Bill Hagerty (TN) — @SenatorHagerty Ted Cruz (TX) — @SenTedCruz John Curtis (UT) — @SenJohnCurtis Mike Lee (UT) — @SenMikeLee Shelley Moore Capito (WV) — @SenCapito Jim Justice (WV) — @JimJustice_WV Ron Johnson (WI) — @SenRonJohnson John Barrasso (WY) — @SenJohnBarrasso Cynthia Lummis (WY) — @SenLummis

SOFTBANK SIGNALS AI INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN AFTER $7 BILLION LOSS SoftBank is considering pulling back from aggressive AI spending after swinging to a $7 billion quarterly loss. CFO Yoshimitsu Goto acknowledged a shift toward caution: “It is only natural that there is some discussion now about waiting and seeing how things play out for a little while.” The comments signal a potential pause in SoftBank's AI investment spree, including its exposure to OpenAI, as the AI trade comes under pressure. One of AI's biggest backers is signaling that even aggressive investors may need to slow down.

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Texas Democrats are filing a FLOOD of proposed bills that would TAKE AWAY gun rights for Americans. Here's what's been filed so far: HB 218 (Johnson): would create extreme-risk protective orders, including temporary orders issued without notice. A family or household member or a peace officer could apply if they allege the person has a serious mental illness and poses an immediate danger because of access to firearms. The person would have to turn over their guns within 24 hours; a full order would last up to a year and could be renewed. Possessing a gun in violation would be a Class A misdemeanor. HB 173 (Moody): would make it a state jail felony to transfer a semiautomatic rifle that takes a detachable magazine and is larger than .22 caliber to anyone under 21, with exceptions for peace officers, current or honorably discharged military, and some temporary loans at a range or hunt. HB 576 (Lalani): would bar registered sex offenders from buying a firearm, but only for registration based on an offense committed on or after Sept. 1, 2027. HB 103 (Martinez): would expand the state crime of reckless discharge of a firearm so it also covers counties of 500,000 or more people, not just cities of 100,000 or more. SB 80 (Zaffirini): would prohibit certain transfers, purchases, and possession of assault weapons and would create criminal offenses. HB 606 (Lalani): would prohibit transferring firearms to, or the purchase or possession of firearms by, people under 21, and would create a criminal offense. HB 610 (Lalani): would prohibit transferring firearms to certain recipients under 21. HB 857 (Anchía): would prohibit transferring certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients under 21, and would create a criminal offense and increase a penalty. HB 771 (Sethi): would prohibit transferring certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients, and would create a criminal offense and increase a penalty. HB 806 (Reynolds): would prohibit transferring semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients and would increase a criminal penalty. HB 613 (Lalani): would require a national instant criminal background check on private firearm transfers and would create a criminal offense. HB 612 (Lalani): would prohibit a sex offender from possessing a firearm. (prob the only reasonable one) HB 609 (Lalani): would increase the criminal penalty for making a firearm accessible to a child. HB 658 (Moody): would change the prosecution and punishment of making a firearm accessible to a child and would increase a criminal penalty. HB 618 (Moody): would restrict transferring firearm magazines to people who are prohibited from possessing the type of firearm the magazine is made for, and would create a criminal offense. HB 659 (Moody): would require licensed firearms dealers to report certain sales or transfers of multiple firearms or magazines to law enforcement, and would create a criminal offense. HB 660 (Moody): would require certain people already prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm to dispose of firearms they own, possess, or control. HB 712 (Gámez): would address a city or county's authority to regulate or prohibit carrying a firearm in certain libraries. HB 776 (Sethi): would address expulsion-related offenses involving possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property. HB 859 (Anchía): would increase the criminal penalty for discharging a firearm in certain municipalities.

IRGC Imam in California: we will punish Americans, we will destroy them and humiliated them. No mercy. This jihadi cleric is threatening the American people with full violence while operating from California. @beholdisrael

SoftBank Group swung to a $7.1B Q2 loss from a $15.9B profit a year earlier, weighed down by US AI data-center equipment costs and rising financing expenses. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 on.forbesmiddleeast.com/1061…

SoftBank is defaulting on their turbine orders

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