SAY ONE THING, DO ANOTHER

Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing after the release of more than 1,100 pages from his private COVID-era diary.

Anthony examines the questions raised by Fauci’s private notes, the disputed origin of COVID-19 and the constitutional meaning of refusing to answer potentially self-incriminating questions. Invoking the Fifth Amendment is not an admission of guilt, but it does not end Congress’ responsibility to examine the government’s pandemic decisions.

The episode then turns to Texas, where a state sales-tax exemption for qualifying data centers is projected to cost $3.2 billion over the 2026-27 biennium. Anthony asks why Texas Republicans are subsidizing an industry that places growing demands on the state’s power grid.

Anthony also scrutinizes a poll showing Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton, compares Talarico’s campaign image with his past public statements and challenges Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposed $400 million roof-fortification program.

Different stories. The same demand: ignore the performance, read the record and ask who pays.