Notes from the Resistance
With Thanksgiving coming up and family coming in I’ll be doing limited blog posting for the rest of the week and will be primarily focused on some articles I need to finish. That means I probably won’t be able to do anything with most of the news tips I get.
Please hold off on them until next week, or if you don’t, please understand if I don’t get to it or reply. Ditto for social advocacy media outreaches.
As V.I.N.CENT noted…
We Got Kicked Out of a Gun Buyback [Watch]
I’m liking this guy more and more, but I still need him to clarify something.
[Via Jess]
Texas attorney general opens investigation into Media Matters for ‘potential fraudulent activity’ [More]
And it looks like Elon Musk released a Kraken of his own…
[Via Michael G]
Border Patrol Focuses on Alternative Pronouns for Illegals [More]
So if you say “la” instead of “el” that’s a punishable hate offense?
Just what we need more of… I hear Cuba wants in on this again…
[Via Michael G]
‘Young People … Taking an Interest in Peace and Social Justice’ [More]
And we all know what communist “peace and social justice” looks like, right, Red Jamie?
[Via Michael G]
“He sat there, six or seven feet away from me, and said he shot my son in the head two times, and he got this plea bargain,” David Sr. said. [More]
Some might prefer his early release.
I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t react to this the same way as Manuel.
[Via bondmen]
Two defendants in two separate cases, both out of jail and wearing GPS ankle monitors, are accused of horrific crimes, leaving victim advocates questioning if there’s an opportunity for change. [More]
I’ll credit Yul with a highly developed sense of sarcasm…
[Via bondmen]
4 injured after Walmart shooting in Beavercreek, Ohio, police say; suspected shooter dead [More]
Apparently, there’ll be a press conference today at 2 (Eastern) where we’ll presumably find out more about who the mutt was, what he used, and see whether any social media tracks are left uncovered.
I thought that place sounded familiar…
[Via Jess]
I gotta get a new picture– I haven’t worn glasses since I got my eyes done, what, four or five years ago now…?
Looks like he’s off to a good start:
Javier Milei’s Presidential Platform: Privatization, Gun Rights, and Immigration Restrictions
I’ll have to look into how far he wants to go.
And it’s nice to see not all “libertarians” are idiots on immigration.
[Via Jess]
The U.S. Army is ‘Begging’ Unvaccinated Soldiers to Return [More]
Talk about changing their tune…
No worries. They’ll resume the demonization and the purge when they no longer need you.
[Via Michael G]
Biden campaign warns second Trump presidency would mean gun violence gets worse [More]
You gotta wonder how many of these people are going to fall right back into old voting habits.
That’s why I caution against getting too ecstatic.
Hicks is seen being slammed into the ground before all three get up and she starts to walk in the opposite direction. Then she pulls a gun out of her bag and beings firing, eventually shooting her manager. [More]
Does that sound like “stand your ground” to you?
Or more like Pretty Thug Music Disorder?
[Via Curly Howard]
The bills prohibit anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense from owning a firearm or ammunition for 8 years following the payment of all related fines and completion of incarceration or probation conditions. [More]
But we can otherwise trust him without a custodian because we all know prohibited persons won’t be able to get guns, right?
The other oft-overlooked point: Exaggerated or outright false vengeance charges can be made and people who are overwhelmed can be pressured into a misdemeanor plea to get the threat of more and more severe charges off their backs — especially if they’re of limited means and don’t understand their rights and where they can go for help.
If the GOP doesn’t blow ’24 and the court stays the same, expect SCOTUS to rule IAW Bruen. How much injustice will be done in the meantime, and how many won’t be able to afford to challenge the unlimited tax plunder resources of the state?
[Via Jess]
He argued that the media tends to hone in on specific phrases used by figures like Trump without thoroughly interrogating the underlying policy concerns. [More]
And when the rights prohibitionists use it, they mean us.
