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GOP Calls for Fauci Investigation and Resignation After HIG Admits Controversial Research

From the story: GOP calls for an investigation and the resignation of Dr. Anthony Fauci have escalated following this week’s revelation that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded gain-of-function research on the coronavirus. The controversial research involves artificially engineering an animal virus in a laboratory setting to further examine how it becomes more easily transmissible and deadly to humans – a measure that Fauci told lawmakers was not utilized by the NIH (Fox News). Another story looks at accusations Fauci funded experiments on dogs(National Review). In case that isn’t enough bad Fauci news, he says a the controversial vaccine for children will be here next month (Washington Times).

China Pulls Celtics Basketball Games Over Player’s Pro-Tibet Statements

Enes Kanter (shoes, seen above) called President Xi a “brutal dictator” (National Post). From Enes Kanter yesterday on Twitter: XI JINPING and the Chinese Communist Party Someone has to teach you a lesson, I will NEVER apologize for speaking the truth. You can NOT buy me. You can NOT scare me. You can NOT silence me. Bring it on!! (Twitter). From Marc Thiessen: Hero (Twitter). From Donald Trump, Jr.: This guy has more guts than all the virtue signaling, woke athlete activists combined. Also, he’s not a Trump fan but I have to call balls and strikes (Twitter).

State Department: 176 Americans Abandoned in Afghanistan Want to Get Out

More than they’ve been reporting to the public for the past month and a half.

National Review

Atlanta Loses All Star Game but They’ll Get Three World Series Games

If they win at least one in their best of seven series (Twitter). From Georgia governor Brian Kemp: While Stacey Abrams and the MLB stole the All-Star Game from hardworking Georgians, the Braves earned their trip to the World Series this season and are bringing it home to Georgia (Hot Air).

NSBA Apologies for Letter Linking Protesting Parents to Domestic Terrorism

Something Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland used to get the FBI involved.

Washington Times

WaPo Shocked Singer Who Opposes Vaccine Mandates Allowed to Sing National Anthem

Travis Tritt is one of millions of American who oppose the mandate, and he sang the National Anthem at Saturday’s Dodgers/Braves game (Washington Post). From Mollie Hemingway: Guy who cares about liberty to sing national anthem. News at 11 (Twitter).

Twitter Suspends Republican Rep. Account for Noting Science of Transgendered Assistant Secretary of Health

Congressman Banks noted that Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine is, in fact, a man (Axios). From Axios: Twitter suspended the account of Rep. Jim Banks for violating its Hateful Conduct Policy after he intentionally misgendered Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, the first openly transgender Senate-confirmed federal official (Twitter). From Sean Davis: Biology isn’t bigotry, you Stalinist clowns. Men are men and women are women, and no amount of costumes, surgery, or Soviet wordplay will ever change that (Twitter).

Pelosi Donors Cash in with Hundreds of Millions of Taxpayer Funds

From the story: A national park in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district that is set to receive $200 million from taxpayers includes several Pelosi donors on its trust board, Fox News has learned. House Democrats’ proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill includes $200 million earmarked for the Presidio national park, which has drawn sharp criticism from Republicans. The Presidio Trust in San Francisco oversees the national park and, per the legislation that established the trust, it must be financially self-sustainable.

Fox News

Florida’s Top Health Official Booted from Meeting for Not Wearing a Mask

The story clearly takes the side of the Democrat state senator “with a serious condition” who wanted him to wear a mask.

Yahoo News

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Kyrie Irving Fans Storm Barclays Center to Support NBA Star’s Stand Against Vaccine Mandates

Story includes several videos from the scene (Fox News). Fans clashed with police (Twitter).