Notes from the Resistance
This week in Washington, D.C., a federal judge made a ruling so shocking, so unprecedented, that it flips the First Amendment on its head. Judge Trevor N. McFadden declared that the Israeli flag — with the Star of David at its center — is not a political symbol at all, but a racial one. [More]
But have at Old Glory…
And what happened to “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…”?
I like how that last link contained the words “racism” and fascism,” words appearing nowhere in the text of the “report,” showing us exactly what “real reporter” Vasili Varlamos and KATU 2 ABC are all about.
What, the willfully obtuse may ask, does any of this have to do with that “single issue”?
[Via Jess]
Should I accept or decline her offer? [More]
Well, since you asked, yes, but with caveats.
I wouldn’t go in with attitude if I wanted to get something done or maintain contact. I also wouldn’t go with a list of all grievances. If you can get one or two resolved, that would be “a good first step” and open a door for further interaction. I’d also let her know of my intent to share the basics of our conversation with other RKBA advocates.
I’d pick something where an unequivocal resolution is doable, and have a printed handout of my question/concern, with my contact information, to give her to back up our conversation, for instance:
As an activist member, I’m concerned with how hard it is to reach individual directors. Why can’t NRA post a form on its website allowing us to contact and communicate with one, more, or all of the directors? For that matter, why not make inclusion in an @NRA.org email address directory a requirement for all officers directors?
Or…
I keep seeing the Executive Vice President also referred to as CEO in official Association statements and documents, yet the Bylaws establish all authorized titles and specifically declares, ““The Board may not abolish said offices nor create any other offices.” What is the authority to not comply with that restriction?
Or just hand her this article and tell her you would like a formal written answer to the questions raised, and ask what she thinks a reasonable response time would be.
I’d then thank her for taking the time to meet with me and hear me out, shake hands, document and share the experience, and give an after action report to readers, following up as responses were given or commitments missed, sending her a link to all mentions and inviting her to respond to those.
Bush family political dynasty may be eyeing a comeback in 2026 governor’s race in Maine – Jonathan Bush positions himself as a moderate Republican in state that leans left but prizes independent streak [More]
Moderate Republican = Democrat useful idiot.
Always good to end the week on a high note…
Dozens of ATF Agents Descend on DC Neighborhoods as Part of Trump Takeover [More]
I don’t suppose they’ll be charged with what they do with the guns so much as just having them, so before cheering this on, “send not for whom the bell tolls…”
“No law-abiding citizen should have to wait months before he or she can register their firearms, or obtain a concealed carry permit”… [More]
No citizen should be required to do either.
I really get tired of being a critic. I wish our “leaders” would give me less to criticize.
If anyone wants to give a lecture on increments, you’ve got the whole rest of the internet to do it at.
Violence is hitting Ohio’s county fairs, and state law protects guns over fairgoers [More]
It would help if they told us which laws the violent would obey, and how making the peaceable more vulnerable to their predation would do anything but make it worse.
But, like typical statists, their answer is to disempower the individual and give more to the controllers, and call for more when that predictably doesn’t do anything but put free men in restraints.
You don’t hate “authorized journalists” enough.
[Via JG]
Searching for Meaning at the Thunder Ranch Gun School [More]
If you’re lost you can’t find yourself in secondary pursuits and need to address your core issues first? Who knew?
I’m searching for a point to this article and wondering why Thunder Ranch gave the anti-gun New York Times access, and if I can get my minutes wasted reading it back…
[Via DJ]
Fred Ode, a Lorain County entrepreneur, says he’s preparing to enter Ohio’s Democratic U.S. Senate race and is ready to pour millions of dollars of his own money into his campaign…Brown, Ode says, is “playing by the old rules. …Democrats have to make things happen.” [More]
Well, we know all about Brown’s old rules. What about Fred’s “new” ones?
Over at Ode Nepoexecutive Central, we see he owns a country club. Shall we see what he imposes when he exerts total control?
Yeah, uh, f_ you, Fred. Although I wouldn’t mind if you forced Brown to burn through some campaign cash.
And doesn’t this just say something about the priorities of many well-heeled country club Republicans I’m sure are members, who are on the course instead of at the range?
[Via JG]
A 14-year-old girl was kidnapped in Kansas by an illegal alien predator from Guatemala… Why won’t they turn him over to ICE? [More]
Well, consider who runs the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department after Joe Arpaio “lost the election”…
So… who was paying for the room?
[Via Michael G]
Turns out democracy is sacred until progressives lose. Then they expect a full on military coup. [More]
The newsraper of record decries the lack of a junta to overturn the will of the people. And it’s “guardians of the constitutional order” is rich considering the hostility the left showed to Oath Keepers.
[Via Michael G]
Yes, patriotism can be as simple as flying the flag or even reciting the Declaration of Independence on Fourth of July. But perhaps the greatest act of patriotism is something we can do every day: start to initiate or rekindle friendships with people with whom we disagree. [More]
What, you mean the communists who want to disarm, cancel, and kill me or just the useful idiots who vote them into power?
Figures… Heritage Foundation…
The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities. [More]
Rio Arriba County, eh…?
[Via bondmen]
Faking Wokeness to Fit In – 88% of students report pretending to hold more progressive views than they really do [More]
Motives probably include everything from just plain cowardice, to wanting to avoid struggle sessions, to wanting to get a good grade, to wanting to get laid, and more. In any case, it hopefully means the David Hoggs of the world have overestimated their political clout.
There’s also the potential– once they discover they don’t need to pretend in order to keep ideological bullies at bay — that they’ll resent those who pressured them to, realize they’re neither invulnerable nor unassailable, and undergo a Salish Epiphany.
[Via bondmen]
