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  • Sen. Angus King, Democrats Push Semiautomatic Rifle Ban for ‘Lethal Capacity Weapons’

    11/30/2023 10:39:44 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 52 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/30/2023 | AWR HAWKINS
    Sen. Angus King (I-ME) joined three Senate Democrats on Thursday to introduce a ban on the most popular semiautomatic rifles in America, describing such firearms as “lethal capacity weapons.” The Senate Democrats are Martin Heinrich (NM), Mark Kelly (AZ), and Michael Bennet (CO). The ban is titled the Gas-Operated Semiautomatic Firearm Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act.
  • 500 German police raid properties of Hamas supporters throughout the country

    11/23/2023 12:59:57 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 19 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/23/2023 | AP
    Hundreds of police officers searched the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany on Thursday morning following a formal ban on any activity by or in support of the terrorist group. The German government implemented the ban on Nov. 2 and dissolved Samidoun, a group that was behind a celebration in Berlin of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
  • Biden Makes Huge Gaffe on Fentanyl, WH Rushes to Clean Up as He Flees for More Vacation

    11/22/2023 5:28:04 AM PST · by Red Badger · 57 replies
    Red State ^ | | 10:05 PM on November 21, 2023 | By Nick Arama
    Joe Biden had only one event scheduled on Tuesday -- to discuss the "progress" his administration was making in regard to dealing with the massive fentanyl problem. As we reported earlier, part of the fentanyl problem is because Biden has failed to secure the border. He also didn't seem to understand China's involvement in the whole fentanyl process, lifting sanctions on a blacklisted forensics lab in exchange for Xi saying they would do more to track the flow of chemicals for fentanyl. As Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) said, that was a bit like "thanking the arsonist." But Biden also made...
  • Swiss Government Preparing to Ban Hamas and Its Supporters

    11/22/2023 9:11:45 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 4 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/22/2023 | Simon Kent
    Switzerland announced Wednesday it is readying legislation to ban the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and its supporters. A proposed law will be rushed to parliament aimed at providing the necessary legal tools for Bern to counter any Hamas activities or support for the organisation in Switzerland, Swissinfo reports. “The Federal Council decided to draft a federal act banning Hamas, considering this to be the most appropriate response to the situation that has prevailed in the Middle East since October 7,” the government said in a statement. “The act will provide the federal authorities with the necessary tools to counter any...
  • You'll Smash Your Kid's Smartphone After Reading This

    11/16/2023 9:37:09 AM PST · by george76 · 29 replies
    PJ Media ^ | NOVEMBER 16, 2023 | STEPHEN GREEN
    Some of us — weren't even half-joking when we said that if 9/11/2001 had been 9/11/2023, thousands or millions of Americans would take to the streets in support of al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. ... Shortly after the 9/11 attacks that left nearly 3,000 dead and permanently altered the New York City skyline, bin Laden wrote his Letter to America, justifying his murderous act of terrorism, in part because of our "support to the oppressive Israelis in their occupation of our Palestine." ... Thousands of young Americans took to TikTok to express how bin Laden's words have opened their...
  • Farewell, Catturd? Nikki Haley Proposes Ban On Anonymous Social Media Accounts

    11/14/2023 1:28:22 PM PST · by JonPreston · 137 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 11/14/23 | Harold Hutchison
    Former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she favored requiring social media accounts to be verified by a person’s name.Haley clashed with businessman and fellow Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over social media multiple times, including a testy exchange during Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate after Ramaswamy mentioned that Haley’s daughter used TikTok. Several popular Twitter accounts, including Catturd and LibsofTikTok are or had been anonymous
  • TX Governor Greg Abbott: Today, I signed into law Senate Bill 7, which bans private employer COVID vaccine mandates in our state.

    11/10/2023 3:27:32 PM PST · by Texas Fossil · 42 replies
    TX Governor Greg Abbott via X (aka Twitter) ^ | Nov 10, 2023 | Governor Greg Abbott
    Texas will always protect personal liberties.Today, I signed into law Senate Bill 7, which bans private employer COVID vaccine mandates in our state.Thank you to Sen. @mayes_middleton and Rep. @leachfortexasfor their leadership to get this done during Special Session #3.Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 69-1)Status: (Passed) 2023-11-10 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6, 2024 [SB7 Detail]Download: Texas-2023-SB7-Enrolled.html S.B. No. 7 AN ACT relating to prohibiting a private employer...
  • Should TikTok be banned? Rand Paul and Josh Hawley clash in Senate

    11/10/2023 10:06:51 AM PST · by RandFan · 52 replies
    Based Politics ^ | Nov 10 | Jack Hunter
    In March, Senator Rand Paul blocked an attempt to ban TikTok from being used in the United States. This week, he did it again. Ten months ago it was Republican Senator Josh Hawley who wanted a ban. On Wednesday, it was Hawley again. Hawley requested unanimous consent to pass his bill that would basically prevent TikTok from being used in the United States by imposing sanctions on TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance Limited, citing alleged privacy violations he believes constitute a national security threat. Paul objected, thinking the ban was a stupid idea. He pointed out that banning the app, which...
  • South Korea to re-impose stock short-selling ban through June to 'level playing field'

    11/05/2023 7:16:02 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 6 replies
    Reuters ^ | 11/05/2023 | Jack Kim
    South Korea from Monday will re-impose a ban on short-selling shares at least until June to promote a "level playing field" for retail and institutional investors, financial authorities said on Sunday. The ban was lifted in May 2021 for trades involving the shares of companies with large market capitalisation included in the KOSPI200 and KOSDAQ150 share price indices. The restriction has remained in place for most other stocks. The FSC will review market activity in June to decide whether there is significant improvement to allow the ban to be lifted, he said. The regulator last week said it would establish...
  • Biden administration slammed over its proposed fuel efficiency standards: may ban gas-powered cars

    11/03/2023 6:06:41 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 52 replies
    Just The News ^ | By Kevin Killough Published: November 2, 2023 11:00pm Updated: November 2, 2023 11:20pm
    Public comments submitted to the NHTSA warn that combined with other proposed rules, the new fuel efficiency standards will have the effect of banning gas-powered cars. Other arguments against the proposed rules include concerns about increased reliance on electric vehicles placing a burdensome demand on the national electric grid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adeluge of comments were dropped on the Biden administration concerning its proposed fuel economy standards, many of them saying that the rules exceed statutory authority, won’t save consumers money, will hurt the automotive industry, and could impact national security. By the time the comment period closed this fall, the National...
  • Dissent in Ninth Circuit Magazine Ban Shows Rogue Judges Ignore Constitution

    10/29/2023 12:16:31 PM PDT · by marktwain · 26 replies
    AmmoLand ^ | October 27, 2023 | Dean Weingarten
    On September 28, an en banc panel from the Ninth Circuit grabbed control of the Duncan v. Bonta. The magazine ban case in a stunning departure from the usual order of the court. It may or may not have violated the rules of the court. Several of the judges on the panel were not happy. Four judges of the eleven-judge panel dissented. Of particular interest was the dissent of Judge VanDyke.The honorable Judge VanDyke revealed a history of internal shenanigans when the en banc panel first took the case. Judge VanDyke aired some of the Ninth Circuit’s dirty laundry. The...
  • Maine congressman reverses his opposition to assault weapons ban

    10/27/2023 12:40:41 PM PDT · by AirForceVet1988 · 35 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | 10-26-23 | Maegan Vazquez and Tom Bell
    LEWISTON, Maine — At a news conference in his hometown Thursday evening in Lewiston, Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who had enjoyed an A+ rating from gun rights advocates, said he regretted his past opposition to an assault weapons ban and said he would now support a ban. Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays. At least 18 people were killed and 13 injured Wednesday night in deadly shootings in Maine. Skip to end of carousel Maine shootings (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images) The manhunt for suspect Robert Card is ongoing after at least...
  • Chris Murphy Responds to Maine Attacks by Pushing Ban on AR-15s, Similar Rifles

    10/26/2023 11:35:31 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 35 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 10/26/2023 | AWR HAWKINS
    Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) reacted to the Wednesday night attacks in Lewiston, Maine, by pushing an “assault weapons” ban (again). Police have yet to identify the firearm used in the attacks, although photographs of the person of interest appears to be holding some sort of long gun. Murphy responded by posting to X, “Another deeply mentally ill man, armed with a military semi-automatic rifle, commits mass murder. This isn’t hard. a. Keep weapons away from potentially dangerous people. b. Don’t let anyone have an assault weapon.”
  • DeSantis administration bans pro-Palestinian group from state campuses

    10/26/2023 11:11:48 AM PDT · by backpacker_c · 21 replies
    cbsnews ^ | Oct 25, 2023 | cbs
    Ron DeSantis's administration is linking a pro-Palestinian student organization to terrorism and is ordering state universities to ban the group from campuses, saying it illegally backs Hamas militants who attacked Israel earlier this month. State university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues wrote to university presidents Tuesday at Gov. Ron DeSantis' urging, directing them to disband chapters of SJP after the national group took the position that "Palestinian students in exile are PART of this movement, not in solidarity with this movement." The ban came after the only Jewish Republican in the state Legislature switched his support in the presidential election from...
  • Georgia Supreme Court expected to rule today whether or not state abortion law is constitutional

    10/24/2023 3:45:40 AM PDT · by CFW · 9 replies
    WSBTV Atlanta ^ | 10/24/23 | staff
    ATLANTA — Georgia’s highest court will decide whether or not the state’s six-week ban on abortions is constitutional. Channel 2 Action News has learned that the Georgia Supreme Court will issue its ruling early Tuesday morning. The justices are not deciding whether abortion is legal in Georgia. It’s considering if the law banning it after about six weeks is legal. As it stands currently, the heartbeat abortion law bans abortions at six weeks. Abortions after about six weeks are allowed in cases of rape and incest, as long as a police report is filed. Abortion is also allowed when a...
  • New York gas stove ban heats up as gas and construction groups file federal lawsuit (only 7.27 years left)

    10/15/2023 1:54:19 AM PDT · by Libloather · 10 replies
    Fox Business ^ | 10/13/23 | Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
    A group of gas and construction trade groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the legality of New York’s ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new residential buildings in a move to challenge Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's push for green energy. The case was filed by the National Association of Home Builders and the National Propane Gas Association, among others and names the New York Department of State as a defendant on the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that New York does not have the legal ability to enforce the gas stove ban because a preexisting federal law, called the...
  • One Country Bans Pro-Palestinian Protests

    10/13/2023 8:07:24 AM PDT · by rktman · 16 replies
    townhall.com ^ | 10/13/2023 | Madeline Leesman
    This week, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that all pro-Palestine protests would be banned. According to the BBC, the decision was made “as European governments fear a rise in antisemitism triggered by the Israel-Hamas war.” France reportedly has a Jewish population of 500,000. In a statement, Darmanin stressed that foreign nationals who break the policy will be “systematically” deported. “The organization of these prohibited demonstrations should lead to arrests,” the minister said. And, he announced that Jewish schools and synagogues would be protected by a visible police presence. Darmanin reportedly told French radio that 100 antisemitic acts had been...
  • Iraq is set to fuel de-dollarization by banning the buck from being used in cash transactions, report says

    10/06/2023 1:08:45 PM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 27 replies
    market insider ^ | 10/6/23 | George Glover)
    Iraq will ban the US dollar from the start of next year as the global movement against the greenback gathers pace, one of the country's top financial policymakers told Reuters. People won't be able to withdraw cash in dollars or use the greenback in transactions from January 1, 2024, Iraqi central bank director-general of investment and remittances Mazen Ahmed said in an interview with the outlet.
  • Federal Appeals Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban Against Sex Change Treatments For Children

    10/02/2023 12:15:54 PM PDT · by Blood of Tyrants · 12 replies
    Tennesssee Conservative ^ | 10/02/2023 | Staff
    Tennessee can move forward with a ban on gender-transition treatment for minors, according to a federal court ruling from September 28. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected an appeal from families of transgender children, stating that the laws do not discriminate based on age or sex. The ruling, which prohibits treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries, applies to both Tennessee and Kentucky.
  • NY AG Seeks Ban On All Trump Family NY Business Starting Monday

    10/01/2023 9:21:13 AM PDT · by ATOMIC_PUNK · 21 replies
    https://www.meidastouch.com/ ^ | Sep 30, 2023 | Michael Popok
    NY AG Seeks Ban On All Trump Family NY Business Starting Monday Trump defendants’ insurance, & financial statement fraud & conspiracy trial starts Monday he NY Attorney General Letitia James is not content to just have the trial judge Judge Engoron rule that Trump (Don Jr., Eric and all of his key executives and companies) have committed Persistent Fraud under NY Executive Law 63-12 in all of his business dealings by inflating his balance sheet to obtain loans, and deflating asset value to get tax breaks. And it’s not enough for the NY AG that the Judge already ordered, consistent...