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America has officially crossed the line into totalitarianism. – That’s the only conclusion to draw from yesterday’s arrest by the Department of Justice of a Twitter guy named [checks notes] Douglas Mackey, whose Twitter handle was [checks notes] Ricky Vaughn, for the heinous crime of … wait for it … oh, you gotta wait for this one … POSTING MEMES THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T APPROVE OF. No, I am not kidding, and here’s a link to the DOJ Press Release to prove it. Check out this passage from the release describing Mackey’s “crime”: Mackey allegedly tweeted an image that featured an...

America has officially crossed the line into totalitarianism. – That’s the only conclusion to draw from yesterday’s arrest by the Department of Justice of a Twitter guy named [checks notes] Douglas Mackey, whose Twitter handle was [checks notes] Ricky Vaughn, for the heinous crime of … wait for it … oh, you gotta wait for this one … POSTING MEMES THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T APPROVE OF. No, I am not kidding, and here’s a link to the DOJ Press Release to prove it. Check out this passage from the release describing Mackey’s “crime”: Mackey allegedly tweeted an image that featured an...

Who can explain the sadistic glee with which certain conservatives cheered Trump's departure from office? Five to six years ago, I was corresponding online, on a regular, frequent basis, with several strong conservatives. We all advocated for policies like smaller central government; lower taxes; First, Second and Tenth Amendment freedoms; restrictions on abortion; strict control of our borders, including merit-based immigration; and many other standard conservative positions. That was then. Along came the 2016 presidential campaign, and the finalists were Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump. As expected, most conservatives, as described above, were enthusiastically supportive of Trump. Unexpectedly, however,...

The Department of Homeland Security issued a nationwide terrorism alert on Wednesday warning the public of *domestic violent extremists* who could incite or conduct violent acts. In an official terrorism advisory directed by Acting DHS Secretary David Pekoske that lasts until April 30, DHS warns of increased threats in the U.S. of *some ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence.* The advisory came after Pekoske*s consultation with intelligence and law enforcement, though no...

On Sunday, 28 June, 2020, the property of a married couple of Saint Louis lawyers was invaded by a screaming, unruly mob. Under Missouri law, the couple had a right to defend themselves and their home. From a previous article on AmmoLand: Section 563.031 specifically allows the use of deadly force, not just showing a weapon, against people who have entered private property unlawfully. In order to be justified, the person using the force must reasonably believe such force to be necessary to defend themselves or a third person from the unlawful use of force.(3) Such force is used against...

Watching the campaign, and the limited number of things Joe Biden said that didn’t sound like his speechwriter ripped it off from a fortune cookie, even Stevie Wonder could see if he were to be anymore full of it his hair would be brown. That wasn’t a surprise – a career politicians lying is as surprising as the sun rising in the east – but they usually wait a while before they start breaking their promises, give the public enough time to have their memories fade a little before they rip the rug out from under them. Biden didn’t do...

The white whale is coming for Nancy. Nancy Pelosi is on a hatred rampage. The proximate cause is Donald Trump, but he, like Melville’s white whale, is only the trigger. Captain Ahab will die rather than look at the hatred festering inside of him. And he will destroy the entire ship, just as Pelosi is doing to Congress. She has hunted President Trump for four years. Impeaching Trump after his presidency is unconstitutional, without cause, and batsh*t crazy. Our history books will excoriate the House during her reign. A Russian hoax and two fake impeachments are more important than getting...

Ditching the GOP is a bad idea born of justifiable frustration, and we need to stop being emotional and start being ruthless in our campaign to retake this country from these liberal establishment aspiring fascists. A third party is not the way. It is a bad idea, one that is technically impractical and which is strategically inept. It will lead to disaster. And the Democrats know it, which is why they love this third party palaver. The only thing that makes the tooting likes of Eric Swalwell coo in delight harder than some mediocre Chi Com honeypot is the thought...

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Control over language easily morphs into control over thoughts and ideas. As Nietzsche presciently observed over a hundred years ago: "All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside-down." Political nomenclature has always tended to be value-laden. Start with the watershed movement known as "the Enlightenment." The term itself means coming into the light — i.e., gaining information and knowledge and thus advancing, first intellectually but not only that way. It also involves exercising one's intellectual power to better understand the world, to educate oneself and, on a...

Pray For the Peace of JerusalemLambs, Sheep, and Shepherds.Acts 8:26-40Philip and the Ethiopian 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go...

President Biden is expected to sign executive orders Thursday aimed at getting more Americans signed up for health care by reopening the federal Health Insurance Marketplace during a special enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act. Regular enrollment through Healthcare.gov is usually the last six weeks of each year and the special enrollment period will run from February through May, the White House said in a release. The order is part of a campaign promise Biden repeatedly made during the election to expand access to ObamaCare. "For President Biden, this is personal," the release said. "He believes that every American...

Philadelphia is home to some of the most venerated medical institutions in the country. Yet when it came time to set up the city’s first and largest coronavirus mass vaccination site, officials turned to the start-up Philly Fighting COVID, a self-described “group of college kids” with minimal health-care experience. Chaos ensued. Seniors were left in tears after finding that appointments they’d made through a bungled sign-up form wouldn’t be honored. The group switched to a for-profit model without publicizing the change and added a privacy policy that would allow it to sell users’ personal data. One volunteer alleged that the...

Brazil's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been ranked the world's worst, while New Zealand topped the class, according to research published by a leading Australian think tank on Thursday. Sydney's Lowy Institute assessed almost 100 countries on six criteria, including confirmed cases, Covid-19 deaths and testing metrics. "Collectively, these indicators point to how well or poorly countries have managed the pandemic," according to the report by the independent body. Aside from New Zealand – which has largely kept the virus at bay with border closures and "go early, go hard" lockdowns and testing regimes – Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Cyprus,...

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(Reuters) - The battle between small-time traders and hedge funds that has shaken U.S. and European stock markets moved into Asia on Thursday, with surges in several Australian companies squeezing another batch of financial institutions that have bet on the stocks falling.

(31 min read) I am going to refrain from saying too much about mine and Sidney’s relationship. For one thing, over time it became something like I was working for her, helping her get answers to questions, and then, something like she became my lawyer. Whichever it was, in time the relationship became something for which privilege surely applies. One cannot selectively waive privilege, and just share the things one wants to share while claiming “privilege” on the others. I know that. But what I can say is that our relationship started out with me just a volunteer walking in...

WASHINGTON - Four Texas Democrats, led by Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), have sent a letter to the Biden administration asking them to rescind the recent Executive Order banning responsible energy leasing on federal lands and waters. Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) joined Gonzalez voicing their concerns about the far-reaching implications of this order Order in the short-term given the impact of COVID-19 on local economies including the loss of jobs, increased budget shortfalls, and weakening of the U.S. national security apparatus as it pertains to American energy independence. “From day one, President Biden and...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Thousands of fraudulent unemployment claims are prompting Kansas to shut down its processing system this weekend, meaning some jobless workers will have payments delayed as the state installs new anti-fraud protections, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday. Kelly acknowledged that fraudulent claims may have helped fuel a recent surge of filings for benefits, agreeing with Republican legislators. The Democratic governor’s announcement came shortly after GOP lawmakers said they will push to protect employers from being forced to cover the cost of fraudulent claims in ex-employees' names. They said the state Department of Labor doesn't have a handle...

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that Senators who do not vote to convict former President Donald Trump will have blood on their hands.