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A North Dakota man accused of mowing down an 18-year-old with his car because he thought the young man was a “Republican extremist” has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after initially being charged with murder. Instead of the prospect of life in prison, Shannon Brandt, 42, now faces a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars in connection with the death of Cayler Ellingson, KVRR-TV reported. Brandt’s attorney, Mark Friese, told the news station earlier this month that the local prosecutor had dropped the murder charge on her own and that “it was not a part of any plea deal.” Continue...

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Metal detectors, placed at all unlocked school entrances with surveillance cameras (which are quite affordable). And yes, with armed school personnel trained and ready to defend. Now why wasn't the $100 billion sent to Ukraine directed to school security instead? Explain. We know President Trump wanted to do precisely this. Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman said that “there had been no bigger defender of the Second Amendment than President Trump.” He said that Trump had offered other proposals after mass shootings, such as adding security guards to schools and allowing teachers who are licensed to carry a weapon to do...

A Second Amendment Grade for President Trump So Far https://www.heritage.org/firearms/commentary/second-amendment-grade-president-trump-so-far 1. As with Trump’s rhetoric, most of his administration’s policy efforts have been consistent with his promise to protect the right to keep and bear arms. 2. In his first term, President Trump largely lived up to his promise to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights. 3. There have been a few missteps along the way, but on the whole, the Trump Administration has kept its word when it comes to our right to keep and bear arms. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Donald Trump promised...

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/02/21/how-wall-street-bought-single-family-homes-and-put-them-up-for-rent.html KEY POINTS • Corporations backed by private equity groups such as Blackstone and Pretium Partners bought tens of thousands of homes across the U.S. Sun Belt. • Prices for detached homes have increased faster in key Sun Belt states than the national average. • Institutional investors do not yet control a large market share in housing, but analysts writing at MetLife Investment Management suggest they could by 2030. Institutional investors may control 40% of U.S. single-family rental homes by 2030, according to MetLife Investment Management. And a group of Washington, D.C., lawmakers say Wall Street needs to back...

We reported earlier on the train derailment that took place in East Palestine, Ohio ten days ago on Feb. 3. Because there were chemicals on board the cars and they were concerned about a potential explosion, they had what they said was a “controlled release” of chemicals to reduce that risk after evacuating residents within a one-mile area. But now, many people are concerned about the effects of the release despite the assurances as to the quality of the air. Animals in the area are dying and it’s understandably making people upset. A reporter who was covering the story and...

This one is timely now for US history: "No members of Congress shall be seated, nor any Electoral College electors be counted, from any state that does not have: a. photograph identification requirement to vote; b. elections in person, and on the first Tuesday in November, excepting absentee provisions for the invalid, military, or overseas voters; c. paper ballots, counted by hand; d. vote count open to observation by the public, and by representatives of the candidates on the ballot."

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'We're tired': 116-year-old Seattle business to close shop over encampment safety concerns by HANNAH EVERMAN and JEREMY HARRIS Friday, February 3rd 2023 SEATTLE HOMELESS CRISIS FORCES CLOSURE OF 116 YEAR-OLD BUSINESS Thea Sand: "We’ve just kind of had it with what’s happening in Seattle" SEATTLE (KOMO) — A business in Seattle's SODO neighborhood has survived everything from world wars to the Great Depression and even multiple pandemics, but says it can't continue to stay open anymore due to the homeless crisis downtown. Thea Sand, the fifth-generation owner of Emmanuel's Rug and Upholstery Cleaners SODO, said she is closing her business...

FairTax gonna put a tax like 25% at the checkout stand ..... Say What? Yeah, 25% sales tax ..... uh-huh ..... yep. Maybe 28%, yep. I know what you're thinking: "OH HELL NO. GTFO!" I was posting intensely ten plus years ago about the FairTax. Went to Houston, visited Leo Linbeck Jr. who has since passed on. I studied the history of taxation. The initial GTFO! reactions did not deter, did not phase me. Why? Because 51 years elapsed between a flawed unconstitutional income tax passed in 1862 (quickly repealed) and the 1913 16th Amendment. ..... 51 fricken years. So...

By Andrew Torba CEO, Gab.com Jesus Christ is the King of kings Conservative Inc And The Deal With The Daily Wire Devil JANUARY 20, 2023 This week Steven Crowder made headlines for turning down a 50 million dollar term sheet offered by The Daily Wire. The term sheet, which would have forced Steven to sign over his email list, social media accounts, and revenue streams from his Mug Club, among other things from his life’s work, raised concerns about censorship and the gatekeeping of content creators by large conservative media companies and their owners. The point of this article is...

A few months old, a bit long, but entirely worth it: Retired Teacher Pays for Stranger’s Groceries Before Making a Shocking Discovery About His True Identity It's no secret that the world can turn around even with the smallest gestures. It only takes one moment to change your life and the lives of everyone around you. And the world's desperately in need of kindness and positivity. One particular woman chose to do a small act of kindness, having no idea who the recipient was of her good deed. What she thought was a simple act of kindness turned out to...

Breaking Exclusive: President Trump Tells Gen. Flynn He Would Serve as House Speaker By Bryan Chai January 6, 2023 at 9:36am There has been a stunning development in the ongoing House speaker drama: Former President Donald Trump said he would accept the role of speaker if elected. Both Kari Lake and Gen. Michael Flynn confirmed the news to The Western Journal. “I talked to President Trump last night and told him he would be great and he should do it,” Lake told The Western Journal. “[I said] that he could take Congress from the most hated branch of [government] to...

Trump was lied to. Covid vaccines were supplied in batches. Some were very bad: https://www.howbadismybatch.com Trump never supported covid vaccine mandates, always leaving it to individuals to decide what’s best for themselves. DeSantis was supporting the vaccines until a few weeks ago: December 2020 DeSantis Signs Executive Order Mandating Vaccine Priority for Seniors ... https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/12/23/desantis-executive-order-vaccine-priority-seniors-65-and-older April 2021 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Receives Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-gov-ron-desantis-receives-single-dose-covid-19-vaccine/2423449 July 2021 ‘Vaccines are saving lives’: DeSantis stresses importance of shots ... https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/vaccines-are-saving-lives-desantis-stresses-importance-of-shots-as-florida-covid-cases-spike-criticizes-mask-mandates December 2022 DeSantis Flip-Flops From Covid Vaccine Supporter To Most Powerful Critic: Here’s What Happened https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/12/15/desantis-flip-flops-from-covid-vaccine-supporter-to-most-powerful-critic-heres-what-happened/?sh=5e0bc41a7487 Dozens and dozens more reports...

Long, but important read: Supreme Court considers Brunson v. Adams Friday, December 16, 2022 7:30 PM By Tim Canova Professor of Law and Public Finance Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law While there has been much public attention on the U.S. Supreme Court’s present consideration of the “independent state legislature” theory in Moore v. Harper involving North Carolina’s redistricting, that case would not immediately upend the 2020 presidential election. In contrast, a little-known case that appeared recently on the Court docket could do just that. The case of Brunson v. Adams, not even reported in the mainstream media,...

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump This morning regarding the J6 Committee: Was just advised that the Unselect Committee of political Thugs has withdrawn the Subpoena of me concerning the January 6th Protest of the CROOKED 2020 Presidential Election. They probably did so because they knew I did nothing wrong, or they were about to lose in Court. Perhaps the FBI’s involvement in RIGGING the Election played into their decision. In any event, the Subpoena is DEAD! https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109594266191175004 This morning regarding the duplicity of Mitch McConnell: Something is going on with Mitch McConnell and all of the terrible and virtually automatic “surrenders”...

Rumor: Musk will remain as Twitter CEO after late Mail-In Ballots were counted showing he won the Twitter poll. Thousands of Liberal Heads explode upon hearing Musk will remain Chief Twit for Life.

Here's the purpose as reported by Steve Bannon: The purpose is to: NEUTER THE INCOMING REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE What? How? The only leverage the incoming GOP has in Congress is the: POWER OF THE PURSE The trillion dollar Lame-Duck Omnibus creates a purse for the Establishment and thereby renders the GOP impotent in 2023. Shelby (88 years old, now retiring) and others like him who have been in Congress for decades, have sold out in paybacks to establishment uniparty lobbyists. America has been sold out. It's not over, it can still be defeated. Take this thread and this post and...

This has been posted before here and elsewhere, but it's the most important film of your life. Now with more than 10.5 million views on this one Rumble channel: DIED SUDDENLY FULL FILM It's an hour and eight minutes but you need to watch every minute.

An SOS From Ground Zero Maricopa County Hangs in the Balance Kitty Gillespie I love Arizona. I’ve lived here since fleeing Chicagoland in 1984. It’s the most amazing place to live. And living in the Phoenix area (the now infamous Maricopa County) gives its residents the best of all worlds. Palm trees. Cactus. Swimming pools. Arizona Office of Tourism weather that the country covets half the year. Driving around the state is easy and always an adventure. The Grand Canyon. Tombstone. Antelope Canyon. Winslow and Route 66. Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. Sedona. Bisbee. Petrified Forest. Jerome. This is big sky...