Scott Bessent's FIREY House Testimony
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
0:30 - Bessent House testimony
16:34 - Tom Homan on withdraw of 700 officers from Minnesota
37:54 - Bill Gates responds to the recent allegations
01:02:20 - Eugene Kontorovich, professor at George Mason University Scalia Law School and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation: A Who’s WHO of Groups to Quit. Follow Eugene on X @EVKontorovich
01:18:27 - Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior adviser Richard Goldberg breaks down the U.S.–Iran nuclear talks, negotiating with the mullahs, and why expectations are being reset. Keep updated with Rich on X @rich_goldberg
01:34:06 - Short Attention Spans
01:57:17 - Karen Bass' after-action report on Palisades fires
02:11:16 - John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets, on Bitcoin’s slide and why Kevin Warsh should raise concerns. Check out John’s most recent book The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution
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