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  • See what’s inside Democrats’ most radical anti-gun omnibus bill yet (New Mexico - Gun grabbers assault)

    01/13/2026 10:36:19 AM PST · by CedarDave · 5 replies
    The Piñon Post ^ | January 12, 2026 | Piñon Post staff
    Even before the 2026 New Mexico Legislative Session officially begins, far-left lawmakers have moved to prefile what gun-rights advocates are calling the most sweeping anti-firearms proposal in state history. According to a press release issued this week by the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association, an omnibus gun control measure has been prefiled in the Senate, sponsored by Democrat Sen. Bill O’Malley, Sen. Peter Wirth, Sen. Heather Berghmans, and Rep. Andrea Romero. Its contents are already drawing sharp backlash from Second Amendment supporters across the state. Zac Fort, legislative director for NMSSA, warned that the proposal represents a dramatic escalation in...
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States

    01/13/2026 10:33:58 AM PST · by SoConPubbie · 4 replies
    Whitehouse.gov ^ | December 31, 2025 | The Whitehouse
    SUPPORTING AMERICA’S LUMBER INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) to delay increases in tariffs for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for another year.The United States continues to engage in productive negotiations with trade partners to address trade reciprocity and national security concerns with respect to imports of wood products. The United States will therefore delay the increase in tariff rates for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities that was set to take place on January 1, 2026, under the September 29, 2025 Proclamation for an...
  • NJ Bill to Use Taxpayer Money for Illegals to Fight Deportation!

    01/13/2026 10:00:49 AM PST · by Titus-Maximus · 15 replies
    X ^ | 1/9/26 | Assemblyman Paul Kanitra of NJ
    [Assembly Paul Kanitra rips these psychotic bills (A6308: A6309: A6310) to protect illegals from deportation.]
  • Russia launches another major strike on Ukraine’s power grid in freezing temperatures

    01/13/2026 9:56:05 AM PST · by Navy Patriot · 24 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | January 13, 2026 | Illia Novikov
    Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an apparent snub to U.S.-led peace efforts as Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor approaches the four-year mark. Russia fired almost 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles at eight regions overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media. One strike in the northeastern Kharkiv region killed four people at a mail depot, and several hundred thousand households were without power in the Kyiv region, Zelensky said. The daytime temperature in...
  • Several Prosecutors Resign From DOJ Civil Rights Division in Protest After Unit Refuses to Probe ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Self-Defense

    01/13/2026 9:53:31 AM PST · by Kazan · 40 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Jan. 13, 2026 | by Cristina Laila
    At least four prosecutors have resigned from the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division in protest after the unit refused to investigate the ICE agent who killed protestor Renee Nicole Good in self-defense.New cellphone footage from the ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good was released last Friday.Alpha News and Fox News obtained cellphone footage from the ICE agent who discharged his weapon and fatally shot Good as she tried to run him over.The POV footage shows Good’s wife talking trash to the ICE agent as he approaches her wife’s SUV.“You wanna come at us?” Good’s wife said,...
  • Scott Adam’s, RIP

    01/13/2026 9:46:35 AM PST · by SauronOfMordor · 32 replies
    X.com ^ | Elon Musk
    Scott Adam’s, creator of Dilbert, long time political commentator, has passed away today. He converted to Christianity before the end https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2011117721191162126
  • FBI Now Investigating Past History of Minnesota Woman Killed by ICE

    01/13/2026 9:45:48 AM PST · by xxqqzz · 50 replies
    yahoo ^ | January 13, 2026 | Hafiz Rashid
    Renee Good, the Minnesota mother killed by ICE agents last week, is being investigated by the FBI for ties to activist groups. The New York Times reports that federal agents are looking into whether Good was involved with organizations protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policies, seemingly following President Trump’s accusation on Sunday that Good and her wife were “professional agitators.” Meanwhile, the FBI continues to shut local Minnesota authorities out of the investigation. The White House is trying to smear Good’s character to deflect blame from ICE for her death, hoping to brand Good as a domestic terrorist before presenting...
  • Former FBI official Bongino defends support for Israel.

    01/13/2026 9:42:09 AM PST · by Freeleesy · 18 replies
    JNS ^ | Jan. 13, 2026
    Former FBI official Bongino defends support for Israel. The podcaster, who is not Jewish, said antisemitism is behind accusations that he took $6 million from AIPAC. Dan Bongino, who announced a podcast after leaving his role as deputy FBI director, responded to online accusations that he is a “traitor” who received $6 million from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. That’s not “even remotely true,” he said. When one exposes the liberal agenda, the “demon savages” scream back about the Jews, he wrote. “Of course, none of what’s included below in this pile of human waste’s post is even remotely...
  • ‘Israel saved us from genocide’: Interview with Syrian Druze leader.

    01/13/2026 9:08:58 AM PST · by Freeleesy · 3 replies
    Ynet ^ | Jan 13, 2026
    After more than 2,000 Druze were killed in a brutal massacre, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri says Israel’s airstrikes halted the bloodshed, condemns Syria’s rulers as jihadists and calls for an independent Druze entity in Sweida
  • Man shot by Border Patrol in Oregon now facing federal charges

    01/13/2026 8:37:35 AM PST · by xxqqzz · 10 replies
    wowt ^ | January 12, 2026 | Staff
    PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against the man who was shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon last week. The DOJ said Monday that Luis Nino-Moncada was charged with aggravated assault of a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and depredation of federal property in excess of $1,000. The Border Patrol-involved shooting happened after 2 p.m. on Jan. 8. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in federal court, agents were targeting Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras at the time. Documents state she was arrested by Border Patrol three years ago in Texas and...
  • Nonprofit revenue totals surge amid growing scrutiny after major fraud cases

    01/13/2026 8:23:47 AM PST · by goodnesswins · 5 replies
    Fox News ^ | Jan 12, 2026 | Greg Wehner
    Hundreds of billions of dollars flowed through U.S. nonprofit organizations in 2024, tax filing data show, as major fraud cases — including in Minnesota — put new focus on how taxpayer-backed funds are overseen. The figures come from ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer and were independently reviewed by Fox News, which confirmed the state-by-state revenue totals.
  • Mass resignations at DOJ Civil Rights Division, sources say

    01/13/2026 8:21:15 AM PST · by libstripper · 66 replies
    CBS ^ | Jan. 13, 2026 | Sarah N. Lynch
    Several career prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced their resignations this week shortly after they learned there would be no civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent, according to five sources briefed on the matter. At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs. Their decision to resign was announced in a meeting to staff on Monday, the sources told CBS News.
  • Oregon election system faces scruity as state moves to address 800,000 inactive voters

    01/13/2026 8:10:32 AM PST · by goodnesswins · 18 replies
    Fox News ^ | Jan 12, 2026 | Miller and Steinhauser
    Oregon election officials are set to begin removing hundreds of thousands of inactive voters from the state’s registration rolls, a move that comes after years of inaction, mounting public pressure, and lawsuits filed against the state in recent months.
  • Broken Arrow City Council rejects mosque proposal after heated four-hour debate

    01/13/2026 8:05:50 AM PST · by ImJustAnotherOkie · 25 replies
    KTUL Channel 8 ^ | January 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM | Daniela Julio-Cano
    BROKEN ARROW, OKLA (KTUL) — The Broken Arrow City Council has denied a rezoning request and conditional use permit for a proposed mosque near Olive Avenue after a contentious meeting that lasted four hours. The decision came after the planning commission had approved the request last month. The meeting drew strong opinions both for and against the project, with several speakers opposing it due to concerns about traffic on the two-lane road, stormwater and floodplain issues, and whether the development aligns with the city's comprehensive plan. Rick Gates, a Wagoner County resident, expressed concerns about the financial implications, saying, "Maybe...
  • The Morning Briefing: Minnesota Is Not Well — Ilhan Omar Edition

    01/13/2026 7:57:19 AM PST · by Rummyfan · 7 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 13 Jan 2026 | Stephen Kruiser
    So many unsavory characters in the Democratic Party to mock, so little time. Despite being very well-traveled in the United States thanks to stand-up, I have only been to Minnesota once. That trip was just for a weekend and happened almost 15 years ago. I can think of one person I've known personally who was born there. The state isn't really putting itself out there to earn my trust. What I do know about Minnesota is that it's cold and full of people who do things that I don't like. Almost five years ago, I wrote that the United States...
  • Trump administration ending legal protections for 2,500 Somalis, making them eligible for deportation

    01/13/2026 7:45:44 AM PST · by bitt · 35 replies
    https://www.cbsnews.com/ ^ | January 13, 2026 | Camilo Montoya
    The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia, raising the specter of deportation for a community often assailed by President Trump. A Department of Homeland Security official said the Trump administration had decided to terminate Somalia's Temporary Protected Status program, which allows beneficiaries to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. Nationals of Somalia enrolled in the TPS program are now set to lose their legal status and work permits on March 17. The DHS official said roughly 2,500 Somali immigrants with TPS are expected to be affected by the termination....
  • Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ Cartoonist, Author, and Podcaster, Dies at 68

    01/13/2026 7:40:03 AM PST · by Rummyfan · 99 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 13 Jan 2026 | Tim O'Brien
    Scott Adams, a cartoonist, author, an independent-minded pundit and podcaster, has died at the age of 68 after a rather public battle against prostate cancer. The host of Real Coffee with Scott Adams, the creator of the legendary comic strip Dilbert, and the author of numerous books, had continued with his livestreaming routine, seven days a week throughout his treatments for the disease up until yesterday. In the process, he treated his audience like close family during his cancer journey. Adams first entered the American consciousness through the clever and relatable satire of Dilbert, which vividly captured the frustrations, absurdities,...
  • America's banker Jamie Dimon issues dire warning to Trump

    01/13/2026 7:30:42 AM PST · by Angelino97 · 54 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | January 13, 2026 | Ross Ibbetson
    JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon has warned that the Trump administration's attacks on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will backfire. Dimon defended the Fed as he spoke with reporters after his bank issued its fourth-quarter earnings results on Tuesday. 'Everyone we know believes in Fed independence, and so do we, and anything chips away at that is probably not a great idea,' Dimon said. 'It will have the reverse consequences. It will raise inflation expectations and probably increase rates over time.' The nation's pre-eminent banker added: 'I don't agree with everything that the Fed has done,' but 'I do have...
  • Can Trump cut a Greenland deal?

    01/13/2026 7:16:41 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 36 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 01/13/26 | Texas Hughes
    Trump’s property developer persona must salivate at getting the hugest property deal ever. The mini-continent of Greenland is likely worth many trillions of dollars in natural resources and development potential. Cagey negotiator Trump speaks of buying Greenland from Denmark for a few billion dollars, a typical, low-ball opening bid. Trump knows the USA is by far the best custodian for Greenland. And, its acquisition would address our serious security concerns about Russian and Chinese aggression in the Arctic. The European Union and NATO want to leverage Denmark’s current colonial “ownership” of Greenland into a European asset. We can evaluate a...
  • Supreme Court - Oral Arguments Little v. Hecox (Transgender Athletes) -- 1/13/26

    01/13/2026 7:07:03 AM PST · by CFW · 26 replies
    Supreme Court ^ | 1/13/16
    The Supreme Court has just now started oral arguments in the transgender case.Little v Hecox.Issue: Whether laws that seek to protect women's and girls' sports by limiting participation to women and girls based on sex violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. You can listen to the arguments here:Supreme Court audioSCOTUSblog is livestreaming it at their website. SCOTUS oral argument scotusblog.com