Now, hold your horses, folks. The letter, which is officially dated August 1, 2025 (not that anyone’s counting the days), insists that DeepSeek-this Chinese company that developed the oh-so-dramatic R1 AI-might just be the next big thing that blows up America’s national security. You know, casual stuff. The other senators, from places like Louisiana, Texas, and Ohio (they clearly drew the short straw for signatories), are all in on this conspiracy theory. They believe DeepSeek is sneaky enough to aid China’s military, intelligence agencies, and-dare I say it-do some really shady stuff with American user data. Gasp! 😱