A family is in the backyard one night in Reedley, California when they observe an unexplained, almost translucent winged being. The being seemed to shapeshift while they watched it.I received the following account:"It was July of 2012 and I was at my sister's house in Reedley, CA (Fresno County, California - San Joaquin Valley). This is in a residential neighborhood. There is a river that is very close by which is right next to the cemetery. Everyone was inside getting ready for bed and I was in the backyard with my son. We were sitting having a conversation about life and looking up into the night sky. I have to admit that I'm the type of person that is always looking up in the sky to try and find UFOs. But this night I was just relaxing looking upward.My son was talking and then all of a sudden in my right peripheral vision I saw what I thought was a bird flying down towards the both of us. It looked like it had its "wings" spread open like it was about to land. There is a big palm-like tree in the distance and in my mind, I thought it was an owl. These thoughts were quick. I turned my head in the direction of the thing to get a better look at it. What I saw was a translucent bird-like object. It was light in color. The translucence reminded me of a jellyfish. I stood up and yelled out, "What the hell is that!" We both stood up and my son yelled out "Where, where?" I said right there and pointed to the thing. It was about 30 feet off of the ground. He finally caught a glimpse of it and said, "What is that?" I kept asking "You see that right? What is that?" Over and over. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. After we stood up, the thing banked to its right. Then you could see it from its side. It looked like it was gliding.The backyard we were in was fenced in all the way around. There are no alleys in the neighborhood so your neighbors are right over the fence. The thing glided around the perimeter of the fence and flew over the neighbor back backyard. The neighbor was directly behind my sister's yard. The really weird thing during this was it looked like it was changing shapes as it went in different directions. Like I said before, when I first saw it it looked bird-like, then when it turned it looked like an oval shape. As it went over the back neighbor's yard it looked like something was hanging off its "wings" or sides. It was almost like ragged wings. My son thought it looked like the way a bat looked like you could see a skeleton in the wings. The further it flew it looked like an oval shape. The whole time the color and translucence stayed the same.Honestly, after the whole thing happened I thought I saw what people describe as a witch. Like a ghost witch. This thing was definitely there. We saw something. The wing span must have been about 10-15 feet wide." DNOTE: this flying being may be similar to the 'flying ray' phenomenon. 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An environmental toxicologist in California is cleaning up areas contaminated with heavy metals or other pollutants using fungi and native plants in a win-win for nature. Where once toxic soils in industrial lots sat bare or weed-ridden, there are now flowering meadows of plants and mushrooms, frequented by birds and pollinators: and it’s thanks to […] The post Mushrooms Help Turn Toxic Brownfields into Blooming Meadows appeared first on Good News Network.

News Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, Backed by Stranger Things’ Duffer Brothers, Heads to Netflix Showrunner Haley Z. Boston previously worked on Brand New Cherry Flavor and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on July 16, 2024 Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 Netflix has greenlit a horror series called Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, a project created and showrun by Haley Z. Boston (Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Brand New Cherry Flavor), who is also executive producing along with Stranger Things creators, Matt and Ross Duffer (pictured above). “We were knocked flat when we first read Haley’s script. She is a major new talent with a singular voice—her writing is twisted, terrifying, funny, and just… very Haley,” the Duffers said in a statement per Variety. “We feel so lucky to be producing her first show, and we can’t wait to share her vision with the rest of the world.” The official logline describes the film as “an atmospheric horror series set at a wedding, following a bride and groom in the week leading up to their ill-fated nuptials. That’s not a spoiler—just read the title…” Boston’s installment in Cabinet of Curiosities was writing “The Outside,” which starred Kate Micucci as a woman who starts using a mysterious cream called Alo Glo that transforms her in ways she didn’t expect, all in a desperate attempt to fit in. We don’t know much about Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen other than… something very bad is going to happen. At a wedding. No news yet on when the series will go into production, much less make its way to Netflix. [end-mark] The post <i>Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen</i>, Backed by <i>Stranger Things</i>’ Duffer Brothers, Heads to Netflix appeared first on Reactor.

News Blue Bloods Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods Series to Get TV Adaptation    Fans of Melissa de la Cruz’s YA vampire series, get ready. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on July 16, 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share Melissa de la Cruz’s young adult vampire series, Blue Bloods, is in development for a television adaptation. According to Deadline, the studio Awesomeness, whose previous projects include Hulu’s PEN15, has started work on the adaptation. 3 Arts Entertainment and The Gotham Group are also executive producing, along with Jacquie Walters who is on board as a writer. Here’s a synopsis of the show, per Deadline: In the universe of Blue Bloods, New York City is secretly ruled by an elite class of immortal vampires. But when one of their own disappears, they are faced with an existential threat: an ancient and evil breed of vampire has returned. Amidst this chaos, 17-year-old Sky, the first half-human-half-vampire, faces her own challenges as a newcomer to the prestigious Duchesne Institute. Previously exiled from the Blue Bloods, Sky must now find her place in this society—and as she does, she begins to uncover a rising evil that threatens the very existence of The Coven. The question is: will she be the savior of vampire society or its doom? “I am so excited to bring my beloved Blue Bloods series to life with a stellar team at Awesomeness, Gotham, 3Arts and our incredible writer Jacquie Walters who understands my story and characters deeply,” de la Cruz said in a statement. “Cannot wait to see them on screen at last!!! LFG!!!” “I am thrilled to be bringing Blue Bloods to life with Melissa and the teams at Gotham and Awesomeness,” added Walters. “It is a rare treat to work on a project with such a loyal fanbase, and we have had so much fun reimagining this story for the present-day, as it is the juiciest combination of romance, mystery, and lore. Gotham’s passion paired with the exceptional vision of those at Awesomeness make a dream team to bring this story to the screen.” The project is still in its early days, so no news yet on if/when it will make its way to a TV screen near you. [end-mark] The post Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods Series to Get TV Adaptation    appeared first on Reactor.

Excerpts Young Adult Read an Excerpt From Keshe Chow’s The Girl With No Reflection A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husband—but her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth… By Keshe Chow | Published on July 16, 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow, a young adult fantasy novel out from Delacorte Press on August 6th. Princess Ying Yue believed in love… once upon a time.Yet when she’s chosen to wed the crown prince, Ying’s dreams of a fairy tale marriage quickly fall apart. Her husband-to-be is cold and indifferent, confining Ying to her room for reasons he won’t explain. Worse still are the rumors that swirl around the imperial palace: whispers of seven other royal brides who, after their own weddings, mysteriously disappeared.Left alone with only her own reflection for company, Ying begins to see things. Strange things. Movements in the corners of her mirror. Colorful lights upon its surface. And when, on the eve of her wedding, she unwittingly tears open a gateway, she is pulled into a mirror world.This realm is full of sentient reflections, including the enigmatic Mirror Prince. Unlike his real-world counterpart, the Mirror Prince is kind and compassionate, and before long Ying falls in love—the kind of love she always dreamed of.But there is darkness in this new world, too.It turns out the two worlds have a long and blood-soaked history, and Ying has a part to play in the future of them both. And the brides who came before Ying? By the time they discovered what their role was, it was already too late. The sky was strewn with pepper-pot stars, reflected in the pond below. On the water’s surface, the mirror image of Ying Yue’s face floated, pale and moonlike, distorted by ripples. “My lady,” a voice behind her said. “Shall I fill the bath?” Ying was at the edge, on her knees, bent over the water. It was an unusual position for a noblewoman, but she had never been one for following rules. She didn’t turn around or get up. Instead, she raised a hand, dismissing her handmaiden. “No thank you, Li Ming. I will bathe myself tonight.” Li Ming retreated, silent as the wind. Ying sighed. She was supposed to be preparing for tomorrow, but her stomach was in knots. She forced herself to breathe in, then out. You’ll be fine. Frustrated, Ying flipped her long hair over one shoulder to keep it from getting wet. Then, reaching down, she cupped her hands together and dipped them in the water. It was icy but crystal clear. Bending close to the pond’s surface, she drew her hands up and sluiced water over her face. Something caught her eye: a splash from the far side of the pond. Ying jumped and sat back on her heels. Her heart sped up. The back of her neck prickled. Buy the Book The Girl With No Reflection Keshe Chow Buy Book The Girl With No Reflection Keshe Chow Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget She wasn’t alone. The ripples radiated outward until the water lapped at the pond’s edge. It was lucky the ground was paved with stones, else Ying would have been kneeling in mud. She rose to her feet in one fluid movement and adjusted the skirt of her hànfú, its golden embroidery scarlike against the red satin of the robe. With her eyes trained on the water, she listened, heart fluttering like a caged bird. The ripples faded. The pond became smooth again; reflective, like glass. Ying exhaled. Just a fish, she thought. Earlier she’d seen carp milling about at the surface, clamoring for food, their huge, muscular bodies glinting silver in the moonlight. Surely it was one of them that had caused the splash. The pond was an ornamental feature in the expansive gardens wrapping around Ying’s private quarters. On the morrow, she was to wed the emperor’s only son, Prince Shan Zhang Lin, in an elaborate three-stage ceremony. As the future crown princess and, eventually, empress of the powerful Shan Dynasty, she was afforded certain privileges. The garden was one. She’d always loved nature, and when she had first arrived at the Imperial Palace three months prior, she had been delighted to find her own private oasis. Her first day had been spent trailing her hand through the swinging willow branches, breathing in the lush fragrance of the abundant exotic blooms, and watching the colorful carp swimming in lazy circles beneath the water. She’d marveled at the pond, its surface a delicate green and dotted with lotus flowers. It had been so beautiful. It was so beautiful. At the time, she’d been touched. The prince obviously wanted to make her happy. It hadn’t taken long for her to realize that that was not the case. Now that she knew better, Ying suspected the task had been delegated to his team of advisors. It is in the empire’s interest, they would have told him, to keep the future empress content. He probably hadn’t prepared her lodgings, didn’t know how they looked or where they even were. He certainly never visited. And whereas back home her family was involved in every household matter, she’d quickly learned that the ruling dynasty distanced themselves from everyday, mundane life. The Shan family had servants for their servants’ servants, each tier confined to their own set circle. No, it would have been a small inner group of officials who’d deemed it prudent to keep Ying happy. But, she thought, if they’d wanted to keep her happy, they would have allowed her family to join her. If they’d wanted to keep her happy, they wouldn’t have confined her to her quarters. If they’d wanted to keep her happy, they would not have locked her door. Ying sighed again. Three months—three long months she’d been kept here. And while the trees and flowers had lost none  of their beauty, she now knew them so intimately, so well, that even with her eyes shut, she could trace each detail in her mind. She spent day after monotonous day staring at the garden’s high stone walls, wishing she could take flight and escape. Pushing her sleeves up to her elbows so as not to trip over the draping fabric, Ying Yue picked up the fāngzhū, a concave mirror designed to collect moonlit dew. It had been sitting in her garden gathering dew every night for a whole lunar month. Considered the nectar of the gods, the dew was to be used to brew her ceremonial wedding tea. Balancing the large square in both hands, she turned to make her way back to her room. But as she stepped away from the pond, she heard a strange sound. She whipped around, catching a glimpse of something just slipping below the water. Her knuckles blanched around the edge of the fāngzhū. Once again, ripples marred the surface of the pond. In the distance, a warm glow spilled from the glass door of her room, but it was too far for the light to reach her. She should be going inside. She should be preparing for her hair-combing ceremony, traditionally held on the eve of a wedding. But something filled her mind, a silent song, reaching out to her from the pond. She couldn’t explain it. After all, the garden was quiet save for a few chirping crickets. As much as she tried to ignore it, something was calling her. The lure of the water was strong, too strong. Carefully, she placed the fāngzhū down on the pebbled path, crept toward the water’s edge, and peered at the surface.  It was smooth again, reflecting the stars, the moon, the skeletal branches of the surrounding trees. And once again on the water’s surface was her face, looking pale and drawn and more than a little worried. It’s nothing. Ying pressed a hand to her chest. Nothing more than her reflection. Surely it was just the stress of the impending wedding, the weight of filial expectations that rested on her shoulders. Her anxiety was getting to her. She was starting to imagine things. But then she noticed something. Something that made her heart pound, her palms grow clammy, her head throb with heat. Something was wrong—something terrifying. It was her reflection. Yes, her reflection in the water looked exactly like her. Small, dainty cherry lips. Big, doe-like dark eyes. A cascade of black hair tumbling over one shoulder. But that wasn’t the strange thing. The strange thing was that in the water, Ying’s reflection was smiling. And Ying Yue was not. Cover and excerpt from The Girl With No Reflection. Text copyright © 2024 by Keshe Chow. Reprinted by permission of Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. All Rights Reserved. The post Read an Excerpt From Keshe Chow’s <i>The Girl With No Reflection</i> appeared first on Reactor.

There are consequences to virtually every mainstream media, office-holding Democrat, and left-wing academic labeling former President Donald Trump a Nazi, a fascist, a white supremacist, and a mortal threat to American democracy. One consequence is that more than a few people will want Trump dead—killed, if necessary; who would not want such an individual dead? Here is a small number of incendiary comments: —The cover story in The New Republic, June 2024, is “American Fascism”—featuring Trump drawn as Adolf Hitler: “Today, we at The New Republic think we can spend this election year in one of two ways. We can spend it debating whether Trump meets the nine or 17 points that define fascism. Or we can spend it saying, ‘He’s damn close enough, and we’d better fight.’” —ABC News, Dec. 20, 2023, “Donald Trump’s history with Adolf Hitler and his Nazi writings” by Jonathan Karl: “There have been multiple reports of Trump privately admiring Hitler.” —Bloomberg, April 13, “Trump’s Hitler Fascination Is an Ominous Echo of the 1930s” by Max Hastings —The Associated Press, Dec. 27, 2023, “Trump says he didn’t know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That’s part of a broader pattern” by Jill Colvin. —USA Today, June 27, “Did Trump say Hitler ‘did a lot of good things?'” by Maya Marchel Hoff. —The Washington Post, Dec. 20, 2023, “Yes, it’s okay to compare Trump to Hitler. Don’t let me stop you” by Mike Godwin: “When people draw parallels between Donald Trump’s 2024 candidacy and Hitler’s progression from fringe figure to Great Dictator, we aren’t joking.” —“Trump and Hitler: A Comparative Study in Lying” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) by Henk de Berg, professor of German at the University of Sheffield. —Politico, Dec. 10, 2023: “Why Biden’s campaign keeps linking Trump to Hitler”: “In most situations, comparing a political opponent to Adolf Hitler might seem like an extraordinary step. For Joe Biden’s campaign, it has become part of the routine of running against Donald Trump. … The campaign released a statement attacking Trump for having ‘channeled his role models as he parroted Adolf Hitler.’ … It was the fourth time in the past six weeks that Biden’s campaign has likened Trump’s remarks to Hitler’s.” And even after Trump was nearly assassinated: —In The Atlantic, July 14, David Frum writes: “Fascist movements are secular religions. Like all religions, they offer martyrs as their proof of truth. The Mussolini movement in Italy built imposing monuments to its fallen comrades. The Trump movement now improves on that: The leader himself will be the martyr in chief, his own blood the basis for his bid for power and vengeance.” In addition to constant accusations of being a Hitler, the entire Left regularly lies about Trump or distorts what he said. One of the biggest left-wing lies is that Trump referred to Nazis demonstrating in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 as “very fine people.” President Joe Biden has repeated this lie dozens of times, including at his recent debate with Trump. Indeed, Biden repeatedly claims that Trump’s alleged statement is the reason he decided to run for president (another lie). On June 21, the fact-checking website Snopes ruled the charge “False”: No, Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists ‘Very Fine People.’ Snopes was about seven years too late, but at least it finally told the truth. Nevertheless, despite the fact Snopes leans left, its ruling has had no effect on Biden or any of the left-wing media. Just last week, The New York Times, in a lead editorial titled “Donald Trump Is Unfit To Lead,” repeated the lie: “When America saw white nationalists and neo-Nazis march through the streets of Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 and activists were rallying against racism, Mr. Trump spoke of ‘very fine people on both sides.'” For the record, many of us knew this was a lie from the outset. To cite one example, as early as Aug. 2019, PragerU released a video by then-CNN political analyst Steve Cortes, watched over 10 million times, titled “What Happened in Charlottesville?” It proved that the claim that Trump labeled neo-Nazis “very fine people” was a lie. The video, by the way, cost Cortes his job at CNN. His truth-telling on Charlottesville was too much for them. Then there is the equally widespread charge—made in virtually every left-wing medium—that, like Hitler, Trump called political enemies “vermin.” As the title of a Washington Post column by Marianne LeVine, a national political reporter for the Post, put it: “Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini.” Here is what Trump actually said: “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. … They’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American dream.” Three points: First, Trump did not label his “political enemies” “vermin.” He used that word only to describe communists, Marxists, fascists, and radical left thugs. So should any decent person. Second, he didn’t label them “vermin.” He said they “live like vermin” because “they’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American dream.” Again, correct. Third, Hitler used the word “vermin” to describe Jews—not “political enemies”—in order to justify their extermination. People know that. Therefore, the association of Trump with Hitler because of the use of “vermin” is meant to imply that, like Hitler, Trump seeks to exterminate his “political enemies.” These lies about Trump explain why an assassination attempt was inevitable. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post An Assassination Attempt Was Inevitable appeared first on The Daily Signal.

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was convicted Tuesday of federal corruption and bribery charges, Fox News reported. Menendez, who was indicted March 5, was convicted by a jury on all counts over his involvement in a bribery and corruption scheme with three New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government. The indictment was brought following an investigation and search of Menendez’s New Jersey home, where authorities found over $480,000 in cash hidden throughout the property, a luxury vehicle purchased for his wife by the businessmen, and over $100,000 in gold bars, according to the indictment.  Following the verdict, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Menendez to resign his seat. “In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,” Schumer said in a post on X. The New Jersey Democrat’s wife, Nadine Menendez, who was indicted and charged alongside her husband, has had her trial postponed indefinitely. Prior to his latest indictment, Menendez had been the focal point of several other indictments and investigations throughout his career. In 2006, Menendez was under investigation by the then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie for allegedly helping secure federal grants for a nonprofit that was simultaneously paying Menendez about $300,000 of rent over a nine-year period, according to Politico. Prosecutors eventually closed the case in 2011 without pursuing charges. A year later, in 2012, Menendez campaign donor Joseph Bigica pled guilty to making nearly $100,000 in illegal contributions to the second-term senator, The Star-Ledger reported. The Menendez campaign was not accused of any wrongdoing and pledged to donate the contributions to charitable organizations.  Menendez had also previously been indicted in 2015 for conspiracy, bribery, and honest services fraud after an investigation alleged that Menendez accepted $1 million worth of lavish trips, gifts, and campaign contributions from Salomon Melgen, a longtime friend and donor, in exchange for visa applications for Melgen’s girlfriends and influence over Medicare billing disputes that were worth approximately $8.9 million. Menendez claimed that these were simply gifts from a personal friend; a hung jury forced a mistrial, eventually favoring an acquittal in November 2017. “The conviction of Sen. Menendez in Washington is monumental. He was one of the untouchables,” George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said in a post on X. “Despite long being viewed as corrupt, Menendez wielded power with abandon for his own benefit.” Despite his legal track record, Menendez opted to stay in the race for his Senate seat. On March 21, Menendez announced that he wouldn’t run as a Democrat; he officially filed as an independent candidate June 3. Menendez is running against Rep. Andy Kim, a fellow Democrat, and Republican candidate Curtis Bashaw. “I reiterate my call for Sen. Menendez to resign immediately after being found guilty of endangering national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said in a statement on X. “If he refuses to vacate his office, I call on the U.S. Senate to vote to expel him,” Murphy said. “In the event of a vacancy, I will exercise my duty to make a temporary appointment to ensure the people of New Jersey have the representation they deserve.” Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted in Federal Bribery Trial appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Breaking: Menendez Guilty on All Counts; Schumer Calls for Resignation

Secret Service--The Story Gets MUCH Worse

After many hours of covering the Trump-shooting story, CNN is reverting to questioning Donald Trump (and now J.D. Vance) as sympathizers of Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday morning, anchor Kate Bolduan pressed House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Ukraine, starting with a reflexive defense of Biden. Silicon Valley investor David Sacks made pointed remarks regarding Biden’s place in the Ukraine war on Monday night: He provoked, yes provoked the Russians to invade Ukraine with talk of NATO expansion, President Biden sold us this new forever war by promising it would weaken Russia and strengthen America. Well, how does that look today? Russia's military is bigger than before. While our own stockpiles are dangerously depleted. Bolduan reacted to these comments, defending Biden and questioning a Trump-Vance change in policy: Now real quick, any observer of, you know, Russian aggression in Ukraine over the past ten years know that it wasn't, this, wasn't provoked by Joe Biden…. J.D. Vance is one of the parties, especially in Congress, most vocal critics of US support for Ukraine. Looking forward, if former Trump wins again is future support for Ukraine in serious question?     That’s a legitimate question, but the host could not go without defending Biden’s administration and insinuating a dark future. Emmer fought back: EMMER: Actually, I’d back it up just a little bit. First off, I might not have chosen the word provoked, but the Biden administration and Joe Biden's feckless, aimless “I don't want to provoke anything policy,” that sign of weakness, just opened the door for Putin to say, “We're going.” There's something really important – BOLDUAN: Putin invaded – Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014. I mean, you know… EMMER:  Well, I understand that, but I'm talking about most recently this is what caused it is you had – BOLDUAN: Just saying the aggression has been around. It’s mysterious that the CNN host thought it was a defense to say Ukraine was last invaded when Obama was president. It became clear that the objective of Bolduan was to negate any truth in the Sacks critique of Biden’s foreign policy on Ukraine. Yet Emmer retorted (click expand): EMMER: Another thing that Sacks said that was very important is the depletion of our weapons stockpile here in the United States, the vast majority of the money we've been talking about has been restocking and rebuilding American military capabilities, which is really important at this point in time. That's going to get done. President Trump has already said that on day one, this is the issue that he's going to address and resolve. And I believe it. BOLDUAN: What is the issue? EMMER: Ukraine! And the conflict with Russia? He said, “On day one, I will go after this and I'll solve it.” BOLDUAN: And you, even if it's making – supporting some Russian proposed ceasefire deal? EMMER: I don't think you should assume anything like that, Kate. I think President Trump understands exactly what he needs to do. And before we all start trying to prejudge something that we don't know the details of where he's going to go with it you got to be open. He has been correct about this stuff and I think most Americans recognize that now, when they take the personality out of it, I think he'll do exactly what he's telling us he's going to do. As the Liberal Media dances around direct jabs at the President, moments like this highlight the true intentions and agenda of a biased network, and a disregard for the former President. The transcript is below, click “expand” to read:   CNN News Central 7/16/2024 8:36:25 AM EST   KATE BOLDUAN: One policy question I want to ask you about. You've been a supporter of helping Ukraine in its war against Russian invasion and Russian aggression. Foreign policy became something of a focus last night, even though it was more of an economic message, but it became some of focus last night on stage, especially when we heard this speech from David Sacks is a Silicon Valley investor who was given prime speaking slot and he really went after Joe Biden in his policy and aid for Ukraine. Let me play this really quickly. DAVID SACKS: Then he provoked, yes provoked the Russians to invade Ukraine with talk of NATO expansion, President Biden sold us this new forever war by promising it would weaken Russia and strengthen America. Well, how does that look today? Russia's military is bigger than before. While our own stockpiles are dangerously dipleaded. BOLDUAN: Now real quick, any observer of, you know, Russian aggression in Ukraine over the past ten years know that it wasn't, this, wasn't provoked by Joe Biden. But in the broader point, we also know, add to that, JD Vance is one of the parties, especially in congress, most vocal critics of US support for Ukraine. Looking forward, if former Trump wins again is future support for Ukraine in serious question?  TOM EMMER (R-MN): Actually, I’d back it up just a little bit. First off, I might not have chosen the word provoked, but the Biden administration and Joe Biden's feckless, aimless “I don't want to provoke anything policy,” that sign of weakness, just opened the door for Putin to say, “We're going.” There's something really important –  BOLDUAN: Putin invaded – Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014. I mean, you know… EMMER:  Well, I understand that, but I'm talking about most recently this is what caused it is you had – BOLDUAN: Just saying the aggression has been around.   EMMER: – Republicans were saying as early as Thanksgiving before that broke out, at the beginning of the new year. They were saying we need to send defensive weapons and the response from the Biden administration was, “We can't do that. That would be provocation.” That could be well, that's ultimately when you're not going to do that.  BOLDUAN: But talk to me about the sending defensive weapons to talk to me about the support going forward.  EMMER: Well, so another thing that Sacks said that was very important is the depletion of our weapons stockpile here in the United States, the vast majority of the money we've been talking about has been restocking and rebuilding American military capabilities, which is really important at this point in time. That's going to get done. President Trump has already said that on day one, this is the issue that he's going to address and resolve. And I believe it. BOLDUAN: What is the issue?  EMMER: Ukraine! And the conflict with Russia? He said, “On day one, I will go after this and I'll solve it.” BOLDUAN: And you, even if it's making – supporting some Russian proposed ceasefire deal? EMMER: I don't think you should assume anything like that, Kate. I think President Trump understand….s exactly what he needs to do. And before we all start trying to prejudge something that we don't know the details of where he's going to go with it you got to be open. He has been correct about this stuff and I think most Americans recognize that now, when they take the personality out of it, I think he'll do exactly what he's telling us he's going to do. BOLDUAN: All right. Good to see you.  EMMER: Good to see you, Kate. BOLDUAN: Thanks for coming.