Elon Musk points out 'creepy' detail in new story with Dr. Anthony Fauci: 'Maybe he just loves looking at science?'



Elon Musk highlighted what he called a "creepy" detail in a new interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci that the New York Times published on Thursday.

Ahead of his retirement from government service, which officially commences on Jan. 1, the New York Times published an interview with Dr. Fauci that revealed his home office is littered with portraits and drawings of himself.

The opening paragraphs of the interview said:

The walls in Dr. Anthony S. Fauci’s home office are adorned with portraits of him, drawn and painted by some of his many fans. The most striking one is by the singer Joan Baez.

The two of them, he said, “have become pretty good friends over the years.” Dr. Fauci seemed a little uncomfortable with people knowing about the pictures. He said that previously, when they were captured on camera, the “far right” attacked him as an “egomaniac.” If someone goes to the trouble of sending him a portrait of himself, he said, he would “feel like I’m disrespecting them” if he discarded it.

Musk, the second-richest person in the world, drew attention to the detail on Friday, which he called "creepy." The world's second-richest person then mocked Fauci, saying, "Maybe he just loves looking at science?"

The rhetorical question invokes Dr. Fauci's history of conflating "science" with his perspective about scientific data.

\u201c@JerryDunleavy Maybe he just loves looking at science?\u201d
— Jerry Christmas \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\udf84 (@Jerry Christmas \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\udf84) 1672364529

Fauci, who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, announced his retirement from government service in August. He is set to collect hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars annually in retirement pay.

In his interview with the Times, Fauci said his post-government service life will include writing a memoir and advisory roles where needed.

Moreover, he reaffirmed that he is a registered political independent and said he is prepared to cooperate with government oversight from House Republicans — but took a shot at them.

"I have no problem testifying before the Congress. I have nothing to hide. I could easily explain and justify everything I’ve done," Fauci said. "So they’re making a big to-do about it, but I respect the concept of oversight."

'The dinner tables turned': PETA posts cartoon of turkey family preparing to eat a human



People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals posted a tweet the day before Thanksgiving that depicted a family of turkeys, or more specifically human bodies with turkey heads, preparing to eat a human being for dinner.

"POV: The dinner tables turned & a family is gathering around your dead body to share why they're thankful," PETA tweeted.

Jerry Dunleavy of the Washington Examiner mockingly replied to the post, tweeting, "the turkeys must be destroyed before they rebel against us."

\u201cthe turkeys must be destroyed before they rebel against us\u201d
— Jerry Christmas \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\udf84 (@Jerry Christmas \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\udf84) 1669319992

"For an organization that has been so astonishingly terrible at their core mission they've created more meat-eaters than activists, you have to admire their stubborn dedication to changing absolutely nothing, passionately and arrogant, smug self-righteousness, year after year," tweeted Chad Felix Greene.

PETA also posted a cartoon that depicted a distressed turkey as maniacal-looking woman pours gravy on the bird, and a man with a similarly crazed look licks his lips while saying, "I can't wait to slurp up these juices!" — another character says, "Mmm she's so juicy!"

"And some folks still think Tofurky is weird," PETA commented when sharing the cartoon.

\u201cAnd some folks still think Tofurky is weird.\u201d
— PETA (@PETA) 1669239065

Earlier this year PETA scolded Elon Musk after he tweeted about enjoying some chocolate milk.

"Chocolate milk is insanely good. Just had some," Musk tweeted.

"Drinking cow’s milk is like driving a gas guzzler. The dairy industry is one of the worst contributors to the climate catastrophe. What happened to caring about the environment? Now chocolate oat milk we can get behind," PETA responded.

\u201cDrinking cow\u2019s milk is like driving a gas guzzler. The dairy industry is one of the worst contributors to the climate catastrophe. What happened to caring about the environment?\n\nNow chocolate oat milk we can get behind \ud83d\ude0b\u201d
— PETA (@PETA) 1652141733

PETA's website says that the organization "opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview, and focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in laboratories, in the food industry, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment business."

Rep. Jerry Nadler beats Rep. Carolyn Maloney in New York Democratic primary



Rep. Jerry Nadler decisively defeated Rep. Carolyn Maloney in a New York Democratic primary that the two long-serving liberal lawmakers had been battling to win.

The two legislators ended up running against each other due to redistricting.

"Well New York…we did it! I'm so deeply grateful for your continued support and trust—I promise to keep on fighting for New Yorkers in Congress. Onwards!" Nadler tweeted on Tuesday night.

\u201cWell New York\u2026we did it!\n\nI\u2019m so deeply grateful for your continued support and trust\u2014I promise to keep on fighting for New Yorkers in Congress. Onwards!\u201d
— Jerry Nadler (@Jerry Nadler) 1661308167

Republican Michael Zumbluskas will be competing against Nadler during the general election later this year.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York had endorsed Nadler earlier this month.

"New York has a lot of outstanding leaders but few of them lead with the courage, conviction, and brilliant legislative effectiveness of my friend, Jerry Nadler. Having worked alongside Jerry for years, I've watched as time after time, Jerry —a critical partner of mine in the House — was right on the issues years before so many others," Schumer said in a statement.

\u201c\u201cAs Judiciary Chair, Jerry has waged the fight to protect our democracy from Trump\u2019s abuses, worked to defend voting rights and restore abortion access,\u201d @chuckschumer says in endorsing @JerryNadler\u201d
— Emily Ngo (@Emily Ngo) 1660590561

The New York Times reported that Schumer spokesperson Angelo Roefaro noted that the senator had "deep respect for Carolyn Maloney's significant accomplishments in Congress."

Maloney's loss means that the congresswoman will depart from Congress at the end of her current term after having served 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Maloney has been openly supportive of Drag Queen Story Hour, which involves cross dressers reading books to children.

"I had the honor of assisting with a Drag Queen Story Hour in New York in April," Maloney tweeted in June. In April, the congresswoman declared in a tweet that because of the New York Public Library "and programs like Draq Queen story hour, NYC's next generation are getting a well rounded education about LGBTQ+ issues and gender identity."

\u201cAcross the country, books are being banned, which are depriving our nation\u2019s youth. \n\nBut thanks to @NYPL and programs like Draq Queen story hour, NYC\u2019s next generation are getting a well rounded education about LGBTQ+ issues and gender identity. \n\n@YuhuaHamasaki\u201d
— Carolyn B. Maloney (@Carolyn B. Maloney) 1649709775

Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan on late-term abortion: 'Leave it up to the woman'



Rep. Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, suggested Wednesday that there should be no limits on abortion at all, staking a radically pro-choice position ahead of the election in November.

In an interview on Fox News' "Special Report," Ryan discussed the upcoming Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban that is widely expected to overturn Roe v. Wade. On Monday, Politico published a leaked draft court majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that called the 1973 decision legalizing abortion "egregiously wrong" and "exceptionally weak," ruling in favor of Mississippi's right to enact a 15-week abortion ban.

Ryan, who unsuccessfully challenged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for her job in 2018 and is positioning himself as a moderate Democrat, criticized the draft opinion for overruling established precedent.

"Look, I think what we had established in Roe is something that we can continue to work with, and I think those can be the parameters," he told Fox News host Bret Baier. "But then again, if you get rid of what was established law, which in many ways was conservative, to keep that to appreciate stare decisis and make sure we appreciate the law."

"If we move away from that, you will get states like Ohio that have some of the most extreme laws in the whole country. Where if you are a young girl, and you have been raped or there has been incest that you can’t — you have to — the state, the government is going to force you to bring that baby to term and I don’t think that’s a fundamental value," he added.

But Baier pressed him on whether there should be "any limits to abortion at any point," including late-term abortions where a baby is viable outside the womb. He suggested there should not be, that the choice to kill an unborn child in the womb must be left up to the mother seeking an abortion.

"Look, you got to leave it up to the woman," Ryan said. "You and I sitting here can’t account for all of the different scenarios that a woman, dealing with the complexities of a pregnancy, are going through. How can you and I figure that out?"

Tim Ryan, Dem candidate for Senate in Ohio vs. JD Vance, suggests abortion should have no limits thru all 9 months.\n\nBaier: \u201cMy question was about any limits to abortion at any point. Late term, anything?\u201d\n\nRyan: \u201cLook, you gotta leave it up to the woman.\u201dpic.twitter.com/JKf2IUqLhs
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1651707378

After draft Supreme Court opinion on Dobbs was leaked, Ryan issued a statement saying, "Overturning Roe v. Wade would be absolutely wrong, not to mention catastrophic for Ohio, where Republicans have passed one extreme and dangerous proposal after another to ban abortion—without exceptions even for rape, incest, or medical emergencies—before most people even know they’re pregnant."

He called on the Senate to "end the filibuster" — a 60-vote threshold to end debate and pass major legislation — and take up a bill that would codify Roe into federal law.

J.D. Vance, Ryan's Republican opponent for Senate, blasted his comments as a "radical position in Ohio."

Here\u2019s Kamala Harris stooge Tim Ryan defending abortion through 40 weeks. This is a barbaric position anywhere in the world (even European nations typically don\u2019t allow abortion after 12 weeks). But it\u2019s an especially radical position in Ohio.https://twitter.com/curtishouck/status/1521986348235866112\u00a0\u2026
— J.D. Vance (@J.D. Vance) 1651752666

"Here’s Kamala Harris stooge Tim Ryan defending abortion through 40 weeks. This is a barbaric position anywhere in the world (even European nations typically don’t allow abortion after 12 weeks)," said Vance.

Politico quotes reporter saying that 'Jawing with Jen [Psaki] just makes you look like an asshole'



Politico quoted a journalist as saying that "Jawing with" White House press secretary Jen Psaki "makes you look like an asshole."

The reporter indicated that covering the White House is "less rewarding" than it was during the Trump administration.

"Jen [Psaki] is very good at her job, which is unfortunate," the reporter said, according to Politico. "And the work is a lot less rewarding, because you’re no longer saving democracy from Sean Spicer and his Men’s Wearhouse suit. Jawing with Jen just makes you look like an asshole."

The outlet did not give the identity of the reporter who made the remarks.

Spicer served as then-President Donald Trump's White House press secretary during the first six months of the administration.

Psaki has served as the White House press secretary since the beginning of the Biden administration.

"This is the most pathetic thing I have ever read," Jerry Dunleavy of the Washington Examiner tweeted along with a link to the Politico piece and a screenshot of the unidentified reporter's quote. "BTW what possible good reason could there be for Politico to grant this reporter anonymity?" Dunleavy asked in another tweet.

BTW what possible good reason could there be for Politico to grant this reporter anonymity?\n\nalso, it is Men\u2019s ***Wearhouse***, not Warehouse.\n\nexcellent mix of snobbery & lack of attention to basic detail.https://twitter.com/jerrydunleavy/status/1520027763092168704\u00a0\u2026
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1651242879

"The Washington Press Corp is like a herd of zombies," someone tweeted.

"We could replace the entire White House press corps with the savviest non-pro-media people on Twitter, and while a few journos' contributions would be missed, the overall caliber of public discourse and journalistic seriousness would skyrocket," someone else remarked .

Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson tagged Politico White House reporter Max Tani, the author of the Politico piece, and asked Tani to "please unmask the identity of the idiot who told you this."

.@maxwelltani please unmask the identity of the idiot who told you this!-"And the work is a lot less rewarding, because you\u2019re no longer saving democracy from Sean Spicer and his Men\u2019s Wearhouse suit. Jawing with Jen just makes you look like an asshole" -https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/29/the-fall-of-the-white-house-correspondent-00028272\u00a0\u2026
— Eliana Johnson (@Eliana Johnson) 1651257583

"Only a liberal reporter can think Jen Psaki is very good at her job. She is objectively not," Karol Markowicz tweeted.

Only a liberal reporter can think Jen Psaki is very good at her job. She is objectively not.https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1520046906482860032\u00a0\u2026
— Karol Markowicz (@Karol Markowicz) 1651260602

USA Today cites 'science' to claim 'there’s no simple answer' to defining a woman. Social media responds.



Critics on social media lambasted USA Today on Thursday after the newspaper cited "science" to suggest that "there is no simple answer" to the question, "What is a woman?"

What are the details?

The paper was responding to a widely publicized moment from Senate confirmation hearings earlier this week when President Biden's Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) she couldn't provide a definition for the word "woman" since she's "not a biologist."

The exchange quickly went viral on the internet as conservatives expressed shock and anger at the judge's absurd embrace of anti-scientific progressive gender politics. Ironically, Jackson's own womanhood was a primary reason that she was nominated for the court in the first place.

During the hearing, Blackburn spoke for much of the American populace when she chided Jackson's non-answer, saying, "The fact that you can’t give me a straight answer about something as fundamental as what a woman is underscores the dangers of the kind of progressive education" being taught in school districts across the country.

Yet, in a lengthy report published Thursday, USA Today offered a defense of the judge's answer. The headline of the report said, "Marsha Blackburn asked Ketanji Brown Jackson to define 'woman.' Science says there's no simple answer."

"Scientists, gender law scholars, and philosophers of biology said Jackson's response was commendable, though perhaps misleading," USA Today reported in the story's opening paragraphs. "It's useful, they say, that Jackson suggested science could help answer Blackburn's question, but they note that a competent biologist would not be able to offer a definitive answer either."

"Scientists agree there is no sufficient way to clearly define what makes someone a woman, and with billions of women on the planet, there is much variation," the newspaper confidently told its readers, later adding, "While traditional notions of sex and gender suggest a simple binary — if you are born with a penis, you are male and identify as a man and if you are born with a vagina, you are female and identify as a woman — the reality, gender experts say, is more complex."

To articulate its point, the paper trotted out not scientists but prominent progressive gender studies scholars such as Barnard College's Rebecca Jordan-Young, UCLA's Juliet Williams, Wheaton College's Kate Mason, and Harvard-educated "philosopher of biology" Sarah Richardson.

At one point, Jordan-Young pointed to at least six "biological markers" of sex in the body, including "genitals, chromosomes, gonads, internal reproductive structures, hormone ratios, and secondary sex characteristics" to proclaim "there isn't one single 'biological' answer to the definition of a woman."

"There's not even a singular biological answer to the question of 'what is a female,'" she added.

What was the reaction?

Not surprisingly, the article was mercilessly ridiculed on social media.

NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck called the report "truly insane," adding, "This isn't a column, editorial, guest op-ed, or even one of those you might see labeled as 'analysis.' This is a news article from USA Today's 'Health & Wellness' section."

This isn't a column, editorial, guest op-ed, or even one of those you might see labeled as "analysis."\n\nThis is a news article from USA Today's "Health & Wellness" section.
— Curtis Houck (@Curtis Houck) 1648162125

Conservative commentator Erick Erickson mocked USA Today's inability to determine womanhood in light of archaeologists' comparative ease in doing so on thousand-year-old skeletons.

This USA Today story is amazing. It posits that scientists cannot determine what a woman is, but we can dig up 9000 year old skeletons and make that determination. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2022/03/24/marsha-blackburn-asked-ketanji-jackson-define-woman-science/7152439001/\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/Bu2GCrfgYI
— Erick Erickson (@Erick Erickson) 1648219767

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said, "If USA Today had any credibility left (they don't), they laughably lost it in this utterly nonsensical 'story.'"

If USA Today had any credibility left (they don't), they laughably lost it in this utterly nonsensical "story." Real science has an answer.\nUSA Today: Science says there\u2019s no simple answer to the definition of \u2018woman\u2019 https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2022/03/24/usa-today-science-says-theres-no-simple-answer-to-the-definition-of-woman/\u00a0\u2026 via @twitchyteam
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@Gov. Mike Huckabee) 1648221246

"There is no sufficient way to define what makes someone a woman, of which there are billions," Washington Examiner reporter Jerry Dunleavy quipped.

there is no sufficient way to define what makes someone a woman, of which there are billions. https://twitter.com/usatoday/status/1507093018234347520\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/uRIj7V00U1
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1648163869

The mockery only continued from there:

Those quotation marks need to be taken off the word, woman, and put around the word, science
— Gavin \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@Gavin \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1648162880

'Set phasers to cringe': Leftist GA gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is president of the United Earth on 'Star Trek' — and viewers head to sick bay



You don't suppose the movers and the shakers connected with "Star Trek: Discovery" care one way or another if left-wing darling Stacey Abrams wins the Georgia gubernatorial race in November, do you?

Because they gave the Democratic candidate some extra attention by casting her in the role of president of the United Earth for Thursday's season four finale.

What are the details?

One clip shows the Federation president greeting Abrams' character and saying she's looking forward to diplomatic discussions getting started. “Nothing to discuss,” Abrams character replies. “United Earth is ready right now to rejoin the Federation, and nothing could make me happier than to say those words."

Her character then engages in a brief chat with other characters, including U.S.S. Discovery Capt. Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), after which the clip ends.

into my veinspic.twitter.com/ZfQglwsmV8
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1647538867

A decidedly starstruck Martin-Green told Deadline that she's "still floored when I think about Stacey gracing us with her presence in our Season 4 finale."

Martin-Green added to the outlet that Abrams "is a legend in the making and a civil hero" and that "it was an honor for me as a black woman to stand with her in the story."

Deadline called Abrams "the woman widely regarded as having saved American democracy," presumably for her work getting Democrats elected in 2020.

How are folks reacting to the clip?

A number of Twitter users who watched the clip of Abrams playing president of the United Earth seem well aware of the political parallels at play — and they almost unanimously slapped their palms against their foreheads:

  • "Campaign ad?" one commenter wondered.
  • "Set phasers to cringe," another user wrote.
  • "What did I just watch? Is this a deepfake?" another commenter asked.
  • "From fake governor to fake president?" another user posed.
  • "If this was an SNL skit it'd be hilarious," another commenter declared.
  • "How to give a politician greater delusions of grandeur," another user offered.

Anything else?

Abrams announced her bid for Georgia governor in December. She lost the 2018 governor's race to Republican Brian Kemp by a small margin, after which Abrams infamously claimed voter suppression and said Kemp's victory was tainted.

"We had this little election back in 2018, and despite the final tally and the inauguration and the situation we find ourselves in, I do have one very affirmative statement to make: We won," Abrams said five months after her defeat.

In early February, Abrams was called out for the hypocritical optics of a photo showing her without a mask in a classroom full of young children forced to wear face masks — and soon the photo was gone from social media.

Harvard Law prof suggests Tucker Carlson, 'Trump media' guilty of treason — then deletes tweets after backlash begins



Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe was forced on Monday to delete suggestions that Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the "Trump wing" of the Republican Party are guilty of treason against the United States.

What did Tribe say?

"Led by Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson, the GOP's Trump wing appears to be throwing its weight behind [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. If Putin opts to wage war on our ally, Ukraine, such 'aide and comfort' to an 'enemy' would appear to become 'treason' as defined by Article III of the U.S. Constitution," Tribe tweeted Monday morning.

Upon receiving pushback, Tribe claimed he was not using the word "treason" in a literal manner, and said "treason prosecutions should be off the table" because the U.S. is not at war with Russia.

"I'm persuaded by those who thought I meant to be using the word 'treason' literally — despite my use of the phrase 'would appear to be' — that I should've been more careful: Because we're not at war with Russia, treason prosecutions should be off the table," Tribe said. "Sorry if I mislead you."

Laurence Tribe has now deleted his original tweet as well as his follow-up.pic.twitter.com/hPPZ5cJ49s
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1645467771

Carlson's critics have accused him in recent weeks of being a stooge for Russia, and even charged that he promoted pro-Russia propaganda.

In reality, Carlson appears to oppose U.S. intervention in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Dismissing Russia's aggressive war build-up and opposing U.S. intervention is not, of course, the same thing as being a pawn for the Kremlin.

What about treason?

Tribe's tweets immediately generated backlash online precisely because the Constitution's treason clause is meant to protect individuals from shallow accusations of treason like the one Tribe floated.

Conservative lawyer David French described Tribe's suggestion as "completely false" that is "not even in the same ballpark as the truth"; lawyer Harmeet Dhillon said that Tribe "is often wrong, but rarely is he this risible"; First Amendment lawyer Adam Steinbaugh condemned the suggestion of treason, and instructed Tribe to "please leave these tropes in the past where they belong."

Here is what the Constitution's treason clause in Article III says:

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.

Ironically, the treason clause was designed to protect American citizens from the exact shallow accusations that Tribe put forward.

Constitutional scholars Paul Crane and Deborah Pearlstein explain the treason clause was designed to "guard against the historic use of treason prosecutions by repressive governments to silence otherwise legitimate political opposition. Debate surrounding the Clause at the Constitutional Convention thus focused on ways to narrowly define the offense, and to protect against false or flimsy prosecutions."

Because of the Constitution's high standard for treason convictions — along with increased standards determined by subsequent Supreme Court cases — the federal government has never executed an American citizen for treason under Article III.

However, William Bruce Mumford was executed for treason in 1862 — after he tore down an American flag and replaced it with a Confederate flag — but his execution was carried out under provisions of Martial Law, not the Constitution.

Wisconsin state Democrat deletes tweet declaring that parents who want a voice in their child's education should choose homeschool or private school



Wisconsin state Rep. Lee Snodgrass (D) posted and later deleted a tweet declaring that parents who wish to have input in their child's education should either elect to homeschool or send their kids to private school.

"If parents want to 'have a say' in their child's education, they should home school or pay for private school tuition out of their family budget," the now-deleted tweet said.

Deleted.pic.twitter.com/ze0nPcOHws
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1644516402

The Democratic politician later announced that she had deleted the tweet — she claimed that the post had been easy to misunderstand.

"I deleted my Tweet since it was lacking in nuance and easily misinterpreted. I wouldn't want anyone to think that parents do not have a role in their child's public education-I sure did. I encourage all parents to engage in voting for school board, join PTO and meet with teachers," Snodgrass wrote.

"To clarify, My point is we should be fully funding our public schools and that diverting funds away from our public schools only makes it harder for parents to have the relationships we deserve with our kids’ teachers and their schools," the Democrat continued. "Of course parents need to have a say in their kids’ education and their classrooms! I’m a parent, and I have a say, as should every parent. I shouldn’t have been cavalier or glib—that wasn’t my intention, and I apologize. Carry on!"

While Snodgrass deleted the tweet, people have shared images of the post. And ironically, Snodgrass had responded to a tweet the day prior by declaring that "screen caps live forever, baby!!"

But screen caps live forever, baby!!
— Rep. Lee Snodgrass (@Rep. Lee Snodgrass) 1644462532

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas, sounded off on Snodgrass' now-deleted post, describing it as "astoundingly tone deaf."

"So, @RepSnodgrass deleted this tweet. No wonder. It’s astoundingly tone deaf - choosing to support freedom only for the rich & forcing everyone to subsidize indoctrination of children through forced taxation without 'having a say.' #EducationFreedom," Roy tweeted.

So, @RepSnodgrass deleted this tweet. No wonder. It\u2019s astoundingly tone deaf - choosing to support freedom only for the rich & forcing everyone to subsidize indoctrination of children through forced taxation without \u201chaving a say.\u201d #EducationFreedompic.twitter.com/CUiTJhOLAo
— Chip Roy (@Chip Roy) 1644518808

Stacey Abrams deletes photo of herself grinning unmasked in a classroom surrounded by young children forced to wear masks after being called out for breaking mask mandate



Democratic darling Stacey Abrams shared a photo of her unmasked in a classroom full of young children who were forced to wear face masks. However, the photo was removed from social media after Abrams was skewered for the awful optics and accused of engaging in hypocritical behavior of flouting a mask mandate.

On Friday, Abrams visited the Glennwood Elementary School outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Holly Brookins – the principal of Glennwood Elementary School – shared three photos of an unmasked Abrams on her Twitter account, which is no longer active.

The Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate retweeted the principal's tweet featuring photos of her at the school.

One photo shows a smiling Abrams without a mask in a classroom where every young child and school faculty member are wearing face masks. In another picture, an unmasked Abrams appears to hug a school faculty member who is wearing a mask. Abrams is seen without a mask delivering a speech to the students in another photo.

Have a feeling this photo\u2014which Abrams promoted on her own account\u2014of her appearing maskless surrounded by kids in masks is gonna be in a lot of ads this fall.pic.twitter.com/gYtDOMGTeK
— Alex Thompson (@Alex Thompson) 1644157136

However, by Saturday the photos were deleted.

These tweets \u2014 with a photo showing Stacey Abrams maskless surrounded by masked children & showing Abrams promoting it from her own account \u2014 have now both been removed. (Abrams deleted her own tweet and it appears that the original account has been deactivated or something).pic.twitter.com/qzzAPolsE2
— Jerry Dunleavy (@Jerry Dunleavy) 1644158659

The school is located in Decatur City, which recently extended its face mask mandate until February 22, 2022.

The photos of the grinning Democratic politician in a room full of masked children enraged many.

Georgia governor Brian Kemp (R): "Stacey Abrams wants state government mask mandates for Georgians and their children. But it looks like they wouldn’t apply when she’s attending a photo op."

National Review editor Rich Lowry: "Confirmation, if any were needed, that Stacey Abrams is a member of the Democratic elite in good standing—mask hypocrisy is practically a status symbol now."

Former Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller: "In so many ways, this picture embodies the elitism, arrogance, cruelty, science denial, and glib authoritarianism of Joe Biden’s Democrat Party."

Journalist Glenn Greenwald: "Meanwhile: since @staceyabrams is a very sophisticated and important liberal, I'm sure there's something in The Science™ that justifies her being maskless indoors, surrounded by young kids forced to wear masks all day. Maybe she's holding her breath?"

Republican candidate for Georgia's 6th congressional district Jake Evans: "Stacey Abrams is mask-less while all the children around her suffer. This is child abuse."

Conservative think tank American Principles Project: "Self-righteous politicians show off their smile as they force your children to be muzzled all day, set back years in their development, and carry the burden of a pandemic that was never at high risk to them."

Board-certified ophthalmologist and biomedical research scientist Houman David Hemmati: "This recent image of political activist @staceyabrams of Georgia (who is at VERY high risk for COVID death) sitting unmasked, with a huge wide grin, in front of forcibly masked kids whose smiles we/they will never see, exemplifies the hypocrisy of politicians."

Political strategist Justin Hart: "When Stacey Abrams runs for office again just plaster this picture on a billboard."

Washington Examiner executive editor Seth Mandel: "Stacey Abrams cutting an ad for her opponent is extremely weird I would not recommend this strategy."

Outkick founder Clay Travis: "The number of left wing politicians who post photos posing without masks while all the kids around them are wearing masks is stunning. Here is Stacey Abrams doing it. This is child abuse."

Political strategist Caleb Hull: "Stacey Abrams, who is obese and in the high risk category, not wearing a mask while children, who are in the lowest risk category, are all masked just about sums this whole pandemic up."

Communications director for Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) – Madeline Corso: "Just to recap… Youngkin: anti-mandates & didn’t wear a mask in a VA grocery store where it’s optional. Abrams: pro-mandates & didn’t wear a mask in a GA school where children are forced to wear them There’s a reason only one of them is a governor—and the other never will be."

Talk show host Larry O'Connor: "Are these little children forced to wear masks to protect @staceyabrams? What kind of cruel monster makes little children cover their faces so they can have a photo op without fear of viral infection? If you're so afraid that you make kids wear masks around you, stay home!"

In the past, Abrams has told others to wear face masks.

As our nation\u2019s COVID death toll exceeds the 1918-19 Spanish flu, Georgia tragically has more than 20,000 souls in the number. We mourn their passing, and we should be doing more to save lives. Wear masks. Get vaccinated. Support healthcare workers w/more than rhetoric. Do right.
— Stacey Abrams (@Stacey Abrams) 1632250371


Wear a mask. Vote. \n\nGet yours herehttp://resistancebydesign.com/fair-fight\u00a0pic.twitter.com/MpQHm90lJJ
— Stacey Abrams (@Stacey Abrams) 1595797218
Wear a mask. Go to the polls. Cast your vote. Save our democracy. http://iwillvote.com\u00a0 \n\n: @kevloweryphotopic.twitter.com/SEvQfRj2xy
— Stacey Abrams (@Stacey Abrams) 1604434509