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Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses the holdings of VanDerStok v. Garland today from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and what it means moving forward for you, the lawful and responsible gun owner.

GOP Senator Rand Paul says that he thinks it is difficult to imagine Donald Trump winning another term in office because of the magnitude of everything that is being done by Democrats and the establishment to prevent it happening.“It’s difficult to image Trump winning, but it’s also difficult to imagine anything more unfair they could do to him, and also how pitiful the performance of Biden has been, and how frail and detached that he looked in doing his job,” Paul said during an interview with Piers Morgan.“It worries people that he is still able and has enough vim and...

When will the world reach its peak population?According to data from the United Nations’ 2022 Revision of its World Population Prospects, we could see a peak of over 10.4 billion people sometime in the late 2080s.While the UN’s projections are the most widely used, this doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the most accurate. Several alternative models have predicted an earlier and lower peak, suggesting that the world’s population could decline sooner than expected.In the UN’s latest revisions, it lowered its own estimates for global population in 2100, from 10.9 billion (as of 2019) to 10.4 billion (as of 2022).In this graphic,...

In the classic American film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," an idealistic leader appointed to the U.S. Senate finds himself in a tangle of political corruption and intrigue as he struggles to do what's best for the people.(Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Freepik, Shutterstock, Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch Times)Mr. Smith, played by actor Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 film, arrives at Congress from an unnamed Western state after the death of an incumbent senator. Initially, he's unaware of the dishonest actions of some of his new congressional colleagues, and his inexperience leads the press to take advantage...

Republican Senator for Kentucky Rand Paul says it is “difficult” to image President Trump winning the 2024 US presidential election.

Yesterday the news came out that a number of vote-counting stations in Washington State were temporarily closed when envelopes containing white powder instead of ballots were opened. At least some of them contained fentanyl. Election offices in King, Pierce, Skagit and Spokane counties were evacuated Wednesday after unknown white powder was found in envelopes, including traces of fentanyl in mail received by two of the offices.Law enforcement confirmed the presence of fentanyl in the envelopes sent to Spokane and King counties Wednesday afternoon. No employees were harmed by the substance in either county.In King County, Detective Robert Onishi with the...

A group of several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Bryant Park this afternoon to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.Hundreds calling for a #CeasefireNow in Bryant Park pic.twitter.com/DNed5BnyV8— DRUM #CeasefireNow (@DesisRisingUp) November 9, 2023The NY Post reports:The crowds of demonstrators labeled Israel a “terrorist state” while chanting “From river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – a phrase known to call for the eradication of Israel — as they marched through midtown on Thursday evening…“Biden, Biden, you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide,” protesters also yelled just hours after the commander in chief told reporters there is “no possibility” of a...

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel blasted Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Thursday over his call for her resignation during Wednesday’s debate.Ramaswamy demanded McDaniel’s resignation in his opening statement during the debate, drawing a huge round of applause and cheers from the audience. Republicans had a disappointing election night Tuesday, losing control of the Virginia General Assembly and failing to unseat Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky. (RELATED: ‘Using Our Own Money’: Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Aided GOP Rep’s Evacuation Of Americans In Israel)“You know, listen, he’s at 4%, he needs a headline,” McDaniel told Fox Business host Stuart Varney....

On Monday Paul Kessler, a pro-Israel protester, was struck in the mouth with a megaphone, fell to the ground, and eventually died.He was waving an Israeli flag when a pro-Palestinian protester crossed the street, confronted him, and eventually struck him. It turns out that the man who did it was a computer science professor at a local college.Apparently he teaches at my former school, @csunorthridge . There needs to be a full investigation to see if he treated Jewish and Republicans differently and violated their civil rights. Also, @GavinNewsom needs to investigate the whole college system in CA to see...

Measuring blood pressure while patients are standing rather than sitting may improve the accuracy of readings, researchers report. Their findings could lead to significant improvements in early detection of high blood pressure in healthy adults. UTSW researchers measured the blood pressure of 125 healthy patients ages 18-80 with no history of hypertension, previous use of blood pressure medication, or other comorbidities. The statistical analysis used to assess the overall accuracy of each test in diagnosing hypertension revealed that measuring standing blood pressure either on its own or in addition to sitting blood pressure significantly improved diagnostic accuracy. Researchers used several...

A team of cognitive health and aging research specialists affiliated with a large number of institutions in Japan has found that ingesting wasabi can help improve both long- and short-term memory retention in older adults. For their study, the group gave one group of older adult volunteers daily wasabi tablets and another group a daily placebo for three months. Wasabi is a kind of plant that grows in Japan and the Russian Far East—some liken to horseradish. The rhizome is commonly used as both an ingredient in food and as a condiment. Prior research has shown that its anti-inflammatory benefits...

Video: Man riding his bike erratically in traffic crashes into a naked guy in front of a store called "Killer Burger" with a giant LGBTQ flag in the window. Then they fight. This is Portland. This is the culture Democrats create when given power.

Imagine being so gas lighted that you go out and protest Israel, but have no idea that Hamas invaded Israel on October 7th.

Selling hostages Hamas must be taken out. What do we do next?

@TiceRichard Disgusting…. Rochdale Cenotaph vandalised by Free Palestine idiots They disrespect Britain, our history and our sacrifice…..

What's worse than an unstable liberal with a mental illness? A drunk-driving unstable liberal with a mental illness.

In Texas tonight an execution.... The Islamic Jihad group in Gaza releasing a video showing two hostages... Russian President Vladmir Putin visiting Southern Military District Headquarters in Rostov-on-Don... A 34-year-old Macon, Georgia man arrested after a phone threat was made against Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene... The Syrian Defense Ministry says that government forces supported by the Russian Aerospace Force have attacked jihadist positions... In Portugal President Marcelo Robelo de Sousa dissolving Parliament setting the stage for a new election... US politics mainstream pollster Emerson out with a new "Battleground States" poll showing President Donald Trump a winner... Democrat...

Update from Ukraine | Big fight on the south | Z-Clown runs for President in USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86HyG3EWZh0 The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 8th November 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-623-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to bring back a class action lawsuit alleging four auto manufacturers had violated Washington state’s privacy laws by using vehicles’ on-board infotainment systems to record and intercept customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs. The Seattle-based appellate judge ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors, which are defendants in five related class action suits focused on the issue. One of those cases, against Ford, had been dismissed on appeal previously....

"Pro-Palestinian protesters took over the New York Times building lobby and read off names from a paper called 'The New York Crimes'" Masses of pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets of New York City and made their way to the New York Times building, criticizing their coverage of the war in Israel. On Thursday, demonstrators took over the lobby of the newspaper building, holding up Palestinian flags and a sign that said 'Ceasefire now.' They read off names of those killed in Gaza from a paper called 'The New York Crimes.' It has been just over a month since Hamas...