New York woman faces 25 years in prison over felony weapons charges — after police find cache of fake guns in her home ... A rapper named Crucial told the Eagle, "We do videos with [the guns] as props. I didn't know you could actually get in trouble with all that. That's wild. They're fake." [More]
And the city sleeps safer...
Welcome to the world of "commonsense gun safety laws," Crucial.
Lemme guess: Everyone you know who votes votes Democrat...?
[Via Jess]
Chip Off the Old Block: Liz Cheney is Leading the GOP Coup Against The America First Movement [More]
Anybody know why GOA is so down on her? Their website is pretty non-intuitive to me.
[Via Mack H]
The Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts - Awards honoring reporting as well as exceptional content [More]
How about for integrity and truth?
What's the frequency of the award?
I'm not being pranked with a satire site, am I?
[Via Michael G]
Majority of Americans worried that governments will retain expansive new powers after pandemic ends [More]
Hey, remember the Maine!
[Via Mack H]
Henrico police ended their news release by encouraging residents to always contact the police immediately by calling 911, so that first responders can be on the way, and to share clothing descriptions, the direction of travel, and anything else specific to an active crime. [More]
The first responder was there, and as far as sharing descriptions, why is it they're always uniformly incomplete? I like the way the crook had to pull his pants up running out the door.
I also like private home surveillance if it's self-contained and no security company can release footage under subpoena. I'd like it better if you could push a button and have wall-mounted machine guns open fire.
[Via Mack H]
California Sheriff Refuses 'Absurd' Order to Release Murderers and Rapists Due to Pandemic [More]
Any order that conflicts with the Preamble is unconstitutional on its face, so good for the sheriff.
Interesting that the commie bedwetter judge cites "deliberate indifference." We've seen plenty of that around here.
[Via Dan Gifford]
Rather than rolling over for the anti-gun Attorney General, however, Smith & Wesson fired back with litigation challenging the subpoena and maintaining that Grewel’s actions are an “abuse of his position” undertaken “to suppress a political viewpoint with which he disagrees.” [More]
Remember the "man in a dress" post? Same goes for turbans.
[Via Michael G]
TODAY 4-5p ET, 1-2 p PT @dcodrea joins host Mark Walters for an hour of extremely provocative chat about where America now appears headed, with or without GA. What will YOU do when the government fails you? LIVE streaming at Facebook & YouTube from the AAR Video Network Studios! pic.twitter.com/picoS14X68
— Mark Walters (@aarmark) December 16, 2020
President Donald Trump should pardon Edward Snowden. [More]
I've been leaning that way for a while...
[Via Michael G]
“We’re now stuck in a situation where four out of five Americans don’t matter because they live in non-battleground states,” said Saul Anuzis, former state chairman of the Michigan GOP and a senior consultant to National Popular Vote. [More]
Is brain damage a prerequisite for GOP leadership positions?
[Via bondmen]
“After careful review of his circumstances and consultation with my former colleagues in the House of Representatives and other professionals, Mr. Shipley’s incarceration appears to be the result of prosecutorial retribution, judicial overreach and political targeting…” [More]
This is the latest chapter in a story I've been covering for over 10 years.
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UPDATE: Blogger has been messing around with the publishing tool, I believe they call it "upgrading," and it has complicated my life immeasurably in terms of stuff I used to do not working anymore and new stuff I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do with. Bottom line, I am moving yesterday's article announcement here because apparently, you could only read the quote, link, and comment if you accessed this as an individual post, and they did not display if you were just at the homepage url. When I went into the publishing tool I saw that somehow a line had inserted that hid everything below the photo.
I know, "the gun went off." Beats me what happened and why, I just work here.
Lord knows how many reads the article missed yesterday because of that, so I'm placing it here to try and make up for that.
Have I mentioned how much I hate change?
During an interview on "Deadline," Schmidt -- a Never-Trumper who cofounded The Lincoln Project -- compared supporters of President Donald Trump marching in Washington, D.C., over the weekend to brownshirts from Fascist Italy or Nazi Germany in the “1920s or 1930s.” [More]
Told ya: Trump's just an avatar.
He says that like he's an enemy or something...
[Via bondmen]
This post will be updated throughout the day as new, non-repetitive links are received. As always, it's up to each of us to evaluate entries based on how claims track with what can be proven.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Kansas that sought to revive a law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. A federal appeals court had declared the law unconstitutional. [More]
Thanks, "conservative majority"!
I can't wait to see you guys get another gun case!
[Via bondmen]
Biden Advisers Fear Backlash of a “Biden Rush to the Border” [More]
So being "humane" has got nothing to do with it...?
The American Medical Association (AMA) was considering rescinding a previous statement against the use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. [More]
How very considerate of a group that's on board with using the world population as guinea pigs.
These are the same guys who are against guns, right?
What's not to trust?
[Via Matthew L]
UPDATE -- Speaking of "qualified immunity":The bottom line is that if you are injured by a vaccine or other “countermeasure” designated by the DHHS Secretary as intended for a pandemic or bioterrorism threat (Covid-19, Pandemic Flu, Anthrax, Smallpox) your options for receiving any financial benefit are very limited.
‘You Have the Wrong Place:’ Body Camera Video Shows Moments Police Handcuff Innocent, Naked Woman During Wrong Raid [More]
Just a few bad apples, no doubt, as opposed to systemic police state incompetence, obstruction, hiding...
She had to do a FOIA and the department went to court to keep the public from knowing?
Naturally, we know her name, but none of theirs. Thank goodness for qualified immunity, eh?
I wouldn't mind seeing the same thing happen to that stupid, obnoxious thug son of a bitch who told her "OK, you don't have to shout."
Damn, this made me mad.
Forget it, Jake. It's Chi-Town.
[Via Michael G]
It would be wise to make whatever preparations you consider prudent for the coming changes in Federal law. These might include expanding and solidifying your network of people who share your beliefs and values. [More]
A lot going on, here and in Oregon, and we ain't seen nothin' yet.
New Study: Militarizing the Police Doesn’t Reduce Crime [More]
If you factor in new opportunities for police abuse, it no doubt increases it. Funny, how the people bent on disarming you and me don't mind their enforcers using real "weapons of war."
I don't suppose anybody would like to talk about militarizing the Militia...?
[Via Michael G]
UPDATE: We edited the last sentence to reflect that our rights are not "granted." The genius of our forefathers is a Constitution that acknowledges these unalienable rights. [More]
Never let that go unchallenged. The point cannot be overstated.
Just don't be surprised if people on "our side" attack you for it.
[Via gj54]
The ATF obtained the information about the customers from two sources that the agency subpoenaed. Stamps.com turned over the shipping information of Polymer80 customers to the ATF when the agency served them the subpoena. Polymer80’s credit card processing company, Authorize.net, also turned over credit card information to the ATF. ... In our opinion Polymer 80 and their customer's got ratted-out to ATF by Stamps.com and Authorize.net. [More]
The report brings a lot of information to light that no one else is reporting on and is invaluable for helping understand how the nets are being cast. That said, when presented with a subpoena, what should they have done?
A 17-year-old boy was arrested for investigation of stabbing a woman to death on a park trail in San Diego County last month ... The youth was identified as a Carlsbad resident but his name was withheld because he is a juvenile. [More]
That strikes no one as wrong and dangerous?