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A federal judge in Texas declared the Biden administration's attempt at banning pistol braces is likely unlawful last week. The lawsuit, brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) on behalf of members of the National Association for Gun Rights Inc. and Texas Gun Rights, Inc., argued the rule put forth by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), that would require 40 million U.S. gun owners to place their name on a gun registry and pay a tax, is unconstitutional. If gun owners didn't register and pay the tax, they could face up to 10...

During an impassioned segment on MSNBC, Donny Deutsch slammed Hollywood and corporate America for their silence amid Hamas’ deadly attacks on Israel. “I don’t understand the silence from Hollywood. I don’t understand the silence from corporate America. I don’t understand the silence from the academics. And I don’t understand the silence from so many politicians,” Deutsch said, speaking with anchor Nicolle Wallace. Deutsch, who is Jewish, was previously a host on MSNBC and CNBC. The television personality and political analyst now hosts the podcast “On Brand With Donny Deutsch.” “There is not context here. This is about the slaughtering of...

@ggreenwald On Monday night, Tucker Carlson argued that while all decent people view Hamas' massacre of civilians with revulsion (and only the most marginalized people have praised it), this is not an American war, but an Israeli war. Ben Shapiro responded here to that argument

A ‘Beer Party’ in Austria is polling at 12 per cent ahead of the Vienna state election. Founded by Dominik Wlazny (known by his stage name of Marco Pogo) in 2015, the party is looking to woo voters with promises of a beer fountain in the capital city and an allocation of one barrel of beer per household per month. They will also slap a 50 per cent tax on Radlers – beer crafted with juice – and launch a Radler buyback programme that allows punters to exchange Radler beers with “real beer”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared photos with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken showing the sheer evil and depravity during the siege of terror at the hands of Hamas in Israel...

A large and increasing number of unaccompanied alien children...are delivered by the government into the hands of labor and sex traffickers...Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services (HHS) whistleblower...describes the process as "government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded child trafficking..."

@simonateba BREAKING: US confirms Egypt warned Israel ‘three days’ before Hamas attack. “We know that Egypt had warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Wednesday following a closed-door intelligence briefing, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has launched his most brazen attack on former President Donald Trump to date, claiming Trump “attack[ed] our friend and ally, Israel” and falsely claiming he “praise[d] Hezbollah terrorists” during a speech in Florida.The clip of Trump’s speech, however, undermines the claim. In context, it is clear the 45th President was referring to how “smart” Hezbollah leadership has been in comparison with the Biden government’s capabilities.“I read all of Biden’s security people, can you imagine, national defense people, and they said ‘Gee, I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack from the north, because that’s the most vulnerable spot!'” Trump...

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent on behalf of the Egyptian government. His wife, Nadine Menendez, as well as Egyptian American businessman Wael Hana were also charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent, according to a superseding indictment filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The latest indictment follows the not-guilty pleas that Bob and Nadine Menendez entered last month to charges that included bribery and exportation. Hana also pleaded not guilty last month, as did two other businessmen charged in the scandal:...

A former UK intel chief said Hamas "laid a trap" for Israel. He said the militant group was provoking Israel to invade Gaza. An invasion, he warned, would cost many lives and drive radicalization.Attacks by the Hamas militant group were likely a ploy to lure Israel into a costly ground invasion of Gaza, the former head of Britain's MI6 spy agency said.Alex Younger, who served as the head of the UK's foreign intelligence service from 2014 to 2020, gave his comments in an interview on the BBC's "The Today Podcast."It came after Hamas fighters stormed into Israel and massacred whole...

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in Michigan by seven percentage points but trails Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) in a pair of hypothetical 2024 matchups, according to a Marketing Resource Group (MRG) poll. The poll, conducted between October 2-8, shows that 42 percent of likely voters in Michigan would back Trump or would lean toward backing Trump for president in a race versus Biden. Conversely, 35 percent would support Biden or would lean toward voting for him, putting him at a significant disadvantage in a state that was pivotal in deciding the last two presidential elections. More than...

President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin following a series of similar findings in other key swing states, according to a Thursday poll. Trump is beating Biden 42% to 40% among Wisconsin voters with 11% choosing someone else and 8% remaining undecided, according to an Emerson College survey. The poll comes after several other recent battleground state surveys found Trump ahead of Biden, including in Pennsylvania and Michigan. “In a state Biden won in 2020 by less than a percentage point, and Trump won in 2016 by nearly the same margin, this...

A message that appeared on the TV screens in the Gaza Strip warned the residents to stay away from places where the terrorist organizations stay "Run away while you can" According to reports coming from Gaza, cyber fighters took over Al Jazeera's broadcasts and published a video of IDF attacks in the Gaza Strip. In the strip that appeared on the broadcast, a warning was written to the citizens of the Gaza Strip to flee from areas where the terrorist organizations stay. The broadcast also stated: "Every target and every terrorist is a mortal, run away." As long as you...

Bidenomics is failing catestropically. Example? As interest rates rise to fight Biden’s Federal spending splurges, bank credit growth slowed to -0.41% YoY for the 10th straight week of negative credit growth. While interest paid on short-term loans almost 10%!! “Jimmy, watch me tank the economy even worse than you did!”

The number of Americans who have died as a result of the brutal attack by Hamas terrorists Saturday in Israel has risen to 25, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, as more than 1,200 people, including women, children and the elderly, were killed and at least 100 more were kidnapped. The death toll of U.S. citizens was at 22 on Wednesday. Blinken gave the updated death toll during a meeting in Israel with the country's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The secretary traveled to Israel on Wednesday to reaffirm support for the country, which is the only democracy in the...

Took them long enough. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued statements Monday evening condemning Hamas’ bloody blitz on Israel — more than two full days after the terrorist atrocity began. “All Americans should be horrified and outraged by the brazen terrorist attacks on Israel and the slaughter of innocent civilians,” Obama wrote on X, formerly Twitter, soon after 5 p.m. “We grieve for those who died, pray for the safe return of those who’ve been held hostage, and stand squarely alongside our ally, Israel, as it dismantles Hamas,” he continued. “As we support Israel’s right to defend itself...

A pro-Hamas thug accidentally set himself on fire while trying to burn an Israeli flag. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what they call old-fashioned karma. Watch below. VIDEO AT LINK...................

On this date in 1984, the eldest of Richmond’s still-notorious spree-killing Briley brothers went to Virginia’s electric hair. Though they came from a respected and stable family, the Briley youths turned out to be such terrifyingly bad seeds that their father, James Sr., eventually kept his own bedroom door padlocked against them. Our man Linwood Briley was the calculating leader, and the first of the Brileys to taste blood when he senselessly shot a 57-year-old neighbor hanging laundry in her backyard in 1971. As the shooter was only 16 at the time, he did a brief turn in reform school...

Researchers are testing a drug against obesity and diabetes, and now a team reports that substance has a beneficial effect on mice with experimental lung cancer. The substance is the short-chain fatty acid propionate, which is naturally produced by bacteria in our gut. This new research study shows that treating mice with lung cancer with propionate can reduce the occurrence of metastases. The study also demonstrates a role for propionate in increasing the effectiveness of Cisplatin, a commonly used drug for lung cancer patients. One of these programs is called EMT (epithelial-mesenchymal transition), which existed even when we were still...

A team of American military veterans with the nonprofit Project Dynamo is on the ground in Israel with plans to start rescuing Americans trapped in the warzone. Bryan Stern, a U.S. Army and Navy vet and international security consultant who formed the donor-funded rescue operation during the bungled American withdrawal from Afghanistan, said his case managers in the U.S. have “been awake for three days just fielding hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of requests from Americans who are stuck.” (excerpt) Stern expressed frustration with the Biden administration, which he believes should be taking the lead on getting Americans...