The Justice Department voiced disagreement on Thursday to a Supreme Court case that reaffirmed Second Amendment rights.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required state residents to demonstrate "proper cause" when seeking a concealed carry permit. Under the law, seeking a concealed carry permit on the basis of self-protection alone was not sufficient cause for receiving one.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
DOJ, Garland slammed for expressing dissent with SCOTUS ruling on guns: 'Thankfully he does so from DOJ, and not the Supreme Court' - TheBlaze
DOJ, Garland slammed for expressing dissent with SCOTUS ruling on guns: 'Thankfully he does so from DOJ, and not the Supreme Court' - TheBlaze:
Sri Lanka Is Screwed.
Instapundit--Sri Lanka Is Screwed.
"VIDEO: Sri Lanka Is Screwed.
"...Including this bit: “‘This caused the government to enact strange policies, like banning the importation of fertilizer in hopes of easing its trade deficit. Claiming the ban was to make Sri Lanka organic was simply a way to conceal its dire situation.’ Yes, cutting back the ability of your own people to grow food in order to hide the manifest incompetence of your economic policies is quite the recipe for happiness.” Was there ever a “green” policy that wasn’t grift, graft, or fraud?
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): No, there wasn’t. Also: Flashback: Looming food shortages is the next ‘slow-moving disaster’ to hit world.--Posted by
History for June 25
History for June 25 - On-This-Day.com
George Orwell 1903
- 1867 - Lucien B. Smith patented the first barbed wire.
- 1876 - Lt. Col. Custer and the 210 men of U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in Montana. The event is known as "Custer's Last Stand."
- 1917 - The first American fighting troops landed in France.
- 1950 - North Korea invaded South Korea initiating the Korean War.
- 1962 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of unofficial non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional.
- 1970 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission handed down a ruling (35 FR 7732), making it illegal for radio stations to put telephone calls on the air without the permission of the person being called.
- 1985 - ABC's "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.
- 1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. "The right to die" decision was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.
- 1991 - The Yugoslav republics of Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from Yugoslavia.
- 1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the line-item veto thereby striking down presidential power to cancel specific items in tax and spending legislation.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Crowder Destroys Pelosi - TheBlaze
Crowder Destroys Pelosi - TheBlaze:
Words matter, especially on matters of law. Pelosi, like many congressmen, misused legal terminology to weave a narrative. Whether by accident or by design, Pelosi created a record that is not factual, and Crowder was all over it.
Parent of 'de-transitioned' child speaks out against 'trans sanctuary' bill - TheBlaze
Parent of 'de-transitioned' child speaks out against 'trans sanctuary' bill - TheBlaze:
“Parents in the state of California have lost custody of their children merely by calling their child by their legal name. S.B. 107 must not pass,” Friday began. “California cannot just wipe away an out-of-state agreement addressing which parent controls the medical health of a child.”
S.B. 107 would give the state "exclusive jurisdictional basis for making an initial child custody determination, and permits a California court to assume temporary emergency jurisdiction in specified circumstances."
Erasing Steinbeck
"The 1930s were the hottest and driest on record in the US.
This doesn't suit the need of politicians, so academics are attempting to erase the 1930s."
And the media still covers for that fraud??-----That Biden cheat sheet was apparently real
That Biden cheat sheet was apparently real
"When I first saw this story crop up on social media yesterday, I’ll confess that a part of me hoped it wasn’t true.
A video captured by C-SPAN during a meeting President Biden attended with wind industry executives appeared to show the President holding up a “cheat sheet” containing detailed instructions as to what she should and shouldn’t do during the meeting.
The rules were so basic as to sound absurd and the New York Post described them as “comically detailed.”
People have gotten so good at photoshopping images these days that I decided to hold off on writing anything about it because it still seemed possible that it might be fake. But it wasn’t..."
Ah, it's all about the big government contracts!-----Dutch power grid can't handle influx of electric car charging points | NL Times
Dutch power grid can't handle influx of electric car charging points | NL Times
"...The growing demand for electric vehicles and accompanying charging stations is quickly overloading the power grid, grid operators confirmed to the broadcaster.
According to Rutger Croon of ElaanNL, the power grid in some 3,000 neighborhoods won’t have room for more charging stations within the next three years.
...Grid operator Stedin also told BNR that the government must invest heavily in the rollout of smart charging “otherwise the grid will be too crowded.”
The other option is to upgrade the power grid.
“But that costs a lot of money and is a social choice. So we’d rather not do that.”..."
Federal Reserve chairman needs just one sentence to dismantle Biden's narrative on inflation crisis - TheBlaze
Federal Reserve chairman needs just one sentence to dismantle Biden's narrative on inflation crisis - TheBlaze:
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell contradicted President Joe Biden on Wednesday, explaining the ongoing inflation crisis is not being driven primarily by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As recently as Monday, the Biden administration called the Ukraine war "the biggest single driver of inflation."
Maybe they don't really care about women?-----Campus Reform | Universities silent on moving tampons out of men's bathrooms during nationwide shortage
Campus Reform | Universities silent on moving tampons out of men's bathrooms during nationwide shortage
- As more universities focus on LGBTQ+ inclusive initiatives, tampons are more commonly found in men's bathrooms on campuses.
- Campus Reform contacted each university and asked whether or not they would continue to supply their men's bathrooms with tampons despite the shortage that directly impacts women..."
'Top Gun: Maverick' Success: Americans Want Woke-Free Films | National Review
'Top Gun: Maverick' Success: Americans Want Woke-Free Films | National Review:
One big hook is that its action scenes are not merely fierce and engaging, they unabashedly celebrate the military. People who don’t get out to the movies much want to see TG:M because there’s nothing else like it. Along with small business, the military is one of only two beloved institutions left, and yet Hollywood mostly leaves unslaked this thirst for red-blooded, let’s-smoke-those-bogeys jingoism. Another plus is that the movie’s characters are simple and its storytelling clean, linear, and uncluttered.
When government (unions) controls your transportation options!!-----UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years disrupts travel, PM Johnson vows to stay firm | Reuters
UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years disrupts travel, PM Johnson vows to stay firm | Reuters
- More than 40,000 rail workers walk out
- Government under pressure over cost-of-living crisis
- Unions say strike may start 'summer of discontent'
New jobs program for those accusing nurses of racism!-----Will Implicit Bias Training Improve Health Care in Michigan?
Will Implicit Bias Training Improve Health Care in Michigan?"June 1 was the start of a new era for Michigan’s 400,000-plus health care professionals, who now face a state requirement to take implicit bias training, through Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
- “New applicants for licensure or registration will need to complete a minimum of 2 hours of training, and applicants for renewal will need to complete a minimum of 1 hour of training each year,” read the announcement on LARA’s website.
- “The annual training curriculum can cover a variety of topics related to implicit bias but must incorporate strategies to reduce disparities including the administration of self-assessments.”...
A nation-wide scam?-----Intermediate School Districts Get Bigger and Richer While Students Languish
Intermediate School Districts Get Bigger and Richer While Students Languish
"... may have something to do with the fact that most of their boards are hand-selected rather than popularly elected.
Like typical districts, ISDs spend about 80% of their budgets on personnel.
"... may have something to do with the fact that most of their boards are hand-selected rather than popularly elected.
- ...These districts serve fewer than 0.5% of Michigan public school students, mostly children with certain disabilities.
- But they bring in nearly 8% of the state’s school aid.
- They fare even better from local property taxes and federal appropriations...
(FTE=full time equivalent employees)
Like typical districts, ISDs spend about 80% of their budgets on personnel.
Staffing continues to surge upward, even as there are fewer students to serve..."
Car Dealers Reveal an Alarming Problem with Getting Your Electric Vehicle Serviced
Car Dealers Reveal an Alarming Problem with Getting Your Electric Vehicle Serviced:
Electric vehicles are supposed to allow owners to grin giddily as they pass one gas station after another, saving the driver hundreds with every pump they pass. But there are an awful lot of issues on the downside that EV dealers are not exactly thrilled to tell potential buyers.
For instance. What happens when your EV breaks down and you need service?
How Did America Become a Nation of Slobs? - Intellectual Takeout
How Did America Become a Nation of Slobs? - Intellectual Takeout
"One evening in early April I was waiting for my ten-year-old twin granddaughters to finish their indoor soccer practice when a girl their age approached me and said,
“Your coat looks really nice.”
It was a wet, chilly evening, and I was wearing a London Fog given me thirty years ago by an elderly widow whose deceased husband no longer had to fret about the rain or the cold.
Though I thanked the girl, her comment took me aback.
"One evening in early April I was waiting for my ten-year-old twin granddaughters to finish their indoor soccer practice when a girl their age approached me and said,
It was a wet, chilly evening, and I was wearing a London Fog given me thirty years ago by an elderly widow whose deceased husband no longer had to fret about the rain or the cold.
Though I thanked the girl, her comment took me aback.
- Then I looked at the other adults milling around me, and thought, as I often think nowadays, that all of them were dressed like…well, like slobs.
- Several were wearing sweat pants and hoodies, others ragged trousers and rumpled sweaters.
- One woman, a thirty-something mom, wore designer jeans torn artfully at the knees...."
History for June 24
History for June 24 - On-This-Day.com
Irving Kaufman 1910 - U.S. Supreme Court judge
- 1314 - Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce won over Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland.
- 1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland.
- 1509 - Henry VIII was crowned King of England.
- 1675 - King Philip's War began when Indians massacre colonists at Swansee, Plymouth colony.
- 1910 - The Japanese army invaded Korea.
- 1948 - The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade.
- 1997 - The U.S. Air Force released a report titled "The Roswell Report, Case Closed" that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, NM, in 1947.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
US Navy's LBGTQ-themed video touting 'correct pronouns,' gender identity, creating a 'safe space' is getting lambasted: 'You're gonna lose the next war' - TheBlaze
US Navy's LBGTQ-themed video touting 'correct pronouns,' gender identity, creating a 'safe space' is getting lambasted: 'You're gonna lose the next war' - TheBlaze:
An LBGTQ-themed video from the U.S. Navy that champions the usage of "correct pronouns," the importance of gender identity, and the goal of making a "safe space for everyone" is getting soundly ridiculed — in fact, one commenter reacting to the clip wrote to Americans that "you're gonna lose the next war."
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