Notes from the Resistance
Bush-era records released under the Freedom of Information Act raise concerns about the powers presidents might claim during crises, from suspending habeas corpus to implementing an internet kill switch. [More]
Not “The Vote Freedom First President“…
And what he could do, his successors can do.
[Via Jess]
Federal agents say four Polk County men were involved in a rash of armed robberies, all while pretending to be law enforcement officers. [Watch]
As I’ve continually noted, be aware of The Fauxnly Ones Files. You never know when an “I was afraid he might not be a real cop” defense could use some validation that it’s a widespread and frequent enough phenomenon to be a legitimate justification for resistance.
[Via Remarks]
New video shows Texas school shooter … holding bag of dead cats [More]
Anyone who can’t be trusted with a cat…
[Via Michael G]
Witnesses said Butler seemed agitated and left but returned to the complex shortly after, armed with an AR-15 style rifle, and started shooting at the crowd. Police said a woman pulled out her pistol, shooting and killing him… Court records showed Butler had been convicted of two felonies in the past, so he should have not had a gun. [More]
Fact: It would have advanced Shannon’s agenda had Butler prevailed.
[Via Jess]
There simply isn’t going to be DEF fluid sufficient to keep the engines running and moving. [More]
Anybody have qualifications and knowledge about this to weigh in?
What I’ve been able to find is it is hitting RVers and truckers hard.
And not just in the U.S.
Is it really that paranoid to suspect manipulation via an agenda that is not benign?
[Via JK]
Yellow-flag laws allow law enforcement — and only law enforcement — to petition the courts to temporarily take guns away from those considered to be a threat to others or themselves. [More]
And they know a thing or two about yellow.
[Via Jess]
Be it resolved that the members of the National Rifle Association of America, in convention assembled, does declare its profound support for the past, present and future leadership of its executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre…One prominent LaPierre backer, Janet Nyce, denounced Wayne’s critics as “the enemy within,” whom she blamed for taking “our beloved NRA down to her knees.” A former sheriff from Montana, who is also a board member, insisted he was “getting tired of these s*** o* b****** at every one of these meeting coming in and trashing Wayne LaPierre.” [More]
Make your decisions accordingly.
The possession, by private citizens who could be called up for militia service, of “weapons of war” is not only protected by the Second Amendment — settled law — it is required. [More]
And the antis say we’re the ones who never want to mention the first 13 words…
In a way, they’re right– for reasons they’ve never adequately explained, the power players “on our side” don’t seem willing to go much beyond “self-defense” in their legal filings.
North Carolina preschool uses LGBT flashcards depicting a pregnant man to teach kids colors [More]
Who proposed and approved this? What will be done about them?
“What the public should be looking at is the fact that the FBI gave our son the means to make this happen. He has no job, no money, no vehicle, and no driver’s license, due to the fact that he is schizophrenic and we; his parents do everything we can possible to keep him safe and functional….. He has suffered through countless serious full-blown schizophrenic delusional episodes and he has been put in numerous mental hospitals since he was 16 years old. The FBI came and picked him up from our home, they gave him a vehicle, gave him a fake bomb, and every means to make this happen none of which he had access to on his own. [More]
[H/T WRSA]
Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns [More]
Conflate with “white supremacy” in 3…2…1…
She’s still too dense to realize he just owned her.
We must identify every individual for their credentials for their mental capacity to bear arms. There should be proper qualifications for gun ownership, and proper testing. One should only own a gun if they’re qualified and schooled.” [More]
Don’t you have someone else’s lines to read?
In an interview with The Pillar, Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, elaborated on a tweet he made following the horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and admonished gun-owning Catholics — and all Americans — that there is no “divine right” argument to be made about owning a weapon. [More]
Anybody see the Swiss Guard disarming?
[Via Mike F]
Forest Service says it started all of New Mexico’s largest wildfire [More]
What could be more effective and beneficial than government controls?
I don’t suppose we’re going to see a proportional response to what they put the Hammonds through?
[Via Michael G]
The 80% Coalition is non-partisan and is comprised of advocacy, business, education, faith-based, professional and service organizations committed to pushing back against hate and urging our legislators at the state and federal levels to pass commonsense gun violence prevention legislation. [More]
I see a lot of “faith” organizations claiming tax-exempt status in there…
[Via Lawrence S]
Instead of targeting guns and gun owners, Trump called for a “top to bottom security overhaul at schools across the country” in a variety of ways; single-point entries, security fences, metal detectors, a school resource officer in every school, and yes, arming teachers who volunteer, are vetted, and trained. [More]
Beautiful.
Now if he only takes those words to heart if he’s ever in power again.
Am I so wrong to doubt he will?
A man has been found guilty of fatally shooting a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband, who were the parents of his girlfriend, and leaving their bodies at the school’s arboretum. [More]
Let me guess: They didn’t “respect” Prince Charming because of their own character flaws and thus asked for it…?
[Via Michael G]
Schumer vows to force vote on gun control legislation after Memorial Day recess [More]
With Graham, Collins, Toomey, and Cassidy parlaying under a white flag, I guess we’ll see how badly Republican want a “red wave.”
Also of interest, look at the amount of attention the media is devoting to what this ever-treasonous, on-his-way-out GOP loser thinks.
Hernandez, who describes himself as a “once undocumented” immigrant and has previously run for Congress, continues to argue with Cruz as security gets involved and tells him to “back up.” [More]
Askandi, who’s Mexican American, attended the protest with her son, who’s also Persian American, because she said she’s become afraid after gunmen targeted people of color in Buffalo, N.Y., less than two weeks ago and in El Paso in 2016. [More]
So they came here with the understanding of the role of government they were indoctrinated with, and now want to impose what they fled on the people who took them in.
Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue” …
Fabricated image falsely claims Senator Ted Cruz has shared the same message about shootings a dozen times, fact-checkers say [More]
Even if he had, so what? There’s only one truth and it’s not like the grabbers don’t exploit these things with the exact same lies each time.
Many Americans have the day off. They’re looking forward to barbecues and picnics, parades, and games. Pursuit of happiness is good, albeit the Republic’s survival would be better served were Liberty pursued as vigorously as comforts and pleasures.
One way to connect with personal purpose is to reflect on those who came before us and endured great hardships and sacrifices, to bequeath to us, their heirs, a system of principles and laws designed to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”
Here is who I will be remembering today, a man I never knew because his time came and was then cut short before I was born:
My Uncle Nick did not make it back from WWII. He was so young, with a life ahead of him that he would never know, and gave “the last full measure of devotion,” sacrificing life, love, and family. Think about that.
I cannot imagine the agony my grandparents had to endure over the loss of their beloved only son. Over 50 years later, a friend visited the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery where he was laid to rest and brought back a photograph of his gravesite which I gave to my mother. She still wept at the loss of her kid brother.
I’m sure everyone here has special memories to reflect on today. Let those solemn remembrances come with introspection and a prayer: May we be worthy.
“In an industry with 500 companies all making the same products, you have to get ahead somehow,” said Ryan Busse, a former firearms executive … “This is how he has grown his business by being on the edge and wrapping this holy roller thing around it,” added Busse, who is a senior adviser for the gun violence prevention group Giffords. [More]
Horrors! Daniel Defense offends triggered bedwetters!
We’ve run into this type before.
I guess it depends on who’s footing the bill…
[Via Jess]
Police impersonator points gun at man’s head [More]
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.
As I’ve noted before, be aware of The Fauxnly Ones Files. You never know when an “I was afraid he might not be a real cop” defense could use some validation that it’s a widespread and frequent enough phenomenon to be a legitimate justification for resistance.
[Via Remarks]
