Notes from the Resistance
House GOP Rep Doug LaMalfa dead at 65 – House Republicans’ majority is now 218 to 213 [More]
He evidently was good on guns.
As I understand it, Newsom will now need to announce a special election. What I don’t know is what effect redistricting will have and what any likely GOP contender is prepared to do for RKBA.
Hawaii’s Officials Explain Why They Think They Can Overrule the Second Amendment [More]
Because they haven’t been arrested…?
Don’t look for Hawaii Republicans to be anything but useless.
A new generation of young political leaders is gaining power in the US by using their personal experience with gun violence to push for reforms they say the US is ready for… Pearson’s brother, Timphrance Pearson, died of a self-inflected gunshot wound. It wasn’t his first experience with violent loss; just years before, his mentor Yvonne Nelson and his former classmate Larry Thorn were shot and killed in Memphis. [More]
All these supposed “young Turks” and not an original idea among them…
I’ve been embedded in the issue for longer than some of these people have been alive and have not personally known a single person so affected, making me wonder if it’s more a culture thing than a gun thing.
Noting that Pearson is “a recent gun owner himself” and is still pushing citizen disarmament kind of emphasizes why I maintain new gun buyers is not necessarily cause for the victory celebration so many “gunfluencers” treat it like.
I also note this propaganda piece is filed under “News” and not “opinion,” something to keep in mind when The Guardian pop-up begging for donations appears.
[Via Andy M]
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor… [More]
Why does that make me imagine satanists reciting the Lord’s Prayer backwards?
In Mamdani’s New York, Muslims become a political and demographic force [More]
And where does political power grow out of again?
Does anyone still believe Democrats are “our friends across the aisle,” or do just oily Vichycons say that?
Related UPDATE
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism. ” [More]
Demonstrating the warmth of collectivism is something National Socialists excel at:
Greene recounted a tense exchange with Trump after she suggested inviting the victims to the Oval Office, during which he threatened, “My friends will get hurt.” That confrontation marked the final straw in their relationship, cementing her decision to step away from Congress after two terms. [More]
IF he actually said that. And if that was the final straw.
I’m no Trump über alles defender, especially over this, but I need more than leftist media exploiting MTG, who either is unaware they’re using her to destroy Republican midterm chances, or more likely, knows full well she’s being destructive but stands to personally gain from all the noise.
The sole Republican candidate running for North Carolina’s 22nd state Senate district is turning heads after donning a Niqab-style face veil in her candidate photo and voting for Democrats in past elections despite her new GOP candidacy. [More]
I haven’t been able to find a campaign website or social media account to nail down her positions.
Ah well, Republicans always have been the Big (Camel’s Nose Under the) Tent Party…
And with NC GOP “leadership,” what difference does it make?
However, there were some other things Codrea asked about that weren’t specifically answered, such as what Congress should do about gun-free zones and what kind of role Congress should play with regard to the supposedly pro-gun DOJ continuing to side with the Biden-era positions on Second Amendment cases. [More]
And that, to me, needs to be a consideration when evaluating the rest of his answers.
“‘Workers of the world unite’ — unless it affects our bottom line?” [More]
Do union members labor under the illusion that career leftists are interested in championing them? What about gun owning union members?
As seen in reader comment at Fox News:
You can rest assured if Trump was involved, even in the least way these files would have been released during the 4 years that Biden had them
That’s a narrative defenders of the indefensible are using, and it’s bull$#!+. Files weren’t released under Biden because it’s a Mutually Assured Destruction pact where top Democrats — and donors/cronies both parties are beholden to — would also be exposed.
The Democrats screaming loudest for full release are the new radicals out to replace the Old Guard, who stand to benefit by unseating tenured rivals.
This reminds me of nothing so much as this.
Democrats and the media smell blood and they’re going for it. As far as the mid-terms go:
“The idea of a heritage American is about as loony as anything the woke left has actually put up,” he said. [More]
Doubling down, are we?
Not if it’s qualified as being about culturalism. Then it becomes existentially essential.
I’m starting to like this Casey guy more and more.
Related UPDATE
Vivek’s Annual X® Mass Meltdown: Second Verse, Same As The First
Since when does who I support or not support is the business of anyone except my conscience? [More]
Umm… when it enables an existential threat to my rights and very existence…?
I like this guy’s style and outlook. He’s got a good handle on just about everything.
I’d feel better if his platform actually mentioned what I consider to be the most important indicator for freedom– yeah, I see the photo when you scroll to the bottom of him with a Fudd gun, but some of us need more than that.
Like more of this.
I included an overview of Vivek’s 2A position here. It’s unproven how serious he would be about matching the rhetoric with actions.
I wonder if Casey Putchz would be willing to answer some questions.
[Via Matthew L]
Democrats end 30-year losing streak in Miami as Trump-backed candidate falls short – Higgins rides affordability push to Miami mayor’s office, backed by national Democratic machine [More]
See, thing is, Higgins wore citizen disarmament on her sleeve, but looking for Gonzalez to fire up the gun vote was an exercise in generalities, saying he was a “strong supporter of the Second Amendment” but going short on specifics, including on his campaign website, where he didn’t think it worth mentioning.
That and the younger generation of Cubans now embrace what their parents and grandparents fled:
I see some “gunfluencers” reveling in how Democrats are imploding and acting like the midterms will be a slam dunk for Republicans. Follow that line of thinking at all our peril, because as things stand now, people putting money on it are betting bigly that the House falls.
It doesn’t matter that the party platform makes no sense and that it’s candidates are subversives, traitors, and flat-out criminals– you can’t talk reason with No Kings ralliers motivated by prejudice, ignorance, and hate, and meanwhile, organizing gun owners is like herding cats.
President warns state Sen Rodric Bray risks losing two potential GOP House seats by blocking congressional map [More]
You’d think someone who brags about an A+ NRA rating wouldn’t have voted against a “constitutional carry” bill.
Then again, why would an unachievable database of prohibited persons poison pill have been inserted, if not to kill the bill? Is that even a correct interpretation? And since it’s not in the law that eventually passed, what happened?
And if Trump does, will they turn on him?
Related UPDATE
Trump weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources – Patel has come under scrutiny for his stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet. [More]
Been thinking for some time that he and Bongino are Peter Principled out.
I see lots of energy spent that encapsulates to: ….”republicans are going to lose the midterms”…. [More]
I’m sorry, but it’s not all due to Vichycons. Much of it is self-inflicted.
Finger-pointing and denial don’t help.
[Via bondmen]
Trump Redirecting BSCA Grant Money Away From ‘Gun Violence’ NGOs to Fund Deportation of Illegals [More]
And two steps back…
[Via Michael G]
“What I try to do with these things is show readers a politician will go beyond platitudes and demonstrate an understanding of concerns and developments the constituents are expressing and following”… [More]
The Second Amendment is the sole focus of this article, not any other policy issues or the reasons Trump wants to end Massie’s political career, nor Massie’s reasons for opposing parts of the president’s agenda.
In a withering critique of Brown’s handling of the case, Smith decried his fellow jurist as an “unskilled magician” caught in an “illogical straitjacket,” who was handing a victory to Democratic billionaire George Soros and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. [More]
Why did Trump nominate him? Why did Abbott stump for the guy? Why did Republicans as a bloc vote to confirm him?
“It’s out of character,” some will say? “It took us by surprise”…?
I’m more of a “When a guy starts hitting his wife he’s been abusing her in other ways for some time” kinda analyzer.
