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'Cartoon of The Day'
at: news.libusters.com
As rough as it looks there are indeed some times
when the truth needs to be told.
Well, it’s finally here: a piece of gun control legislation that
could actually pass. The Fix NICS Act, which seeks to strengthen
background checks by penalizing federal agencies that fail to forward
criminal records to the FBI to update the National Instant Criminal
Background Check system. The horrific shooting in Sutherland Springs,
Texas that left over 20 people dead, prompted the legislation. The
shooter, Devin Patrick Kelley, was an Air Force veteran, who was court
martialed for domestic violence in 2012. He was convicted and sentenced
to a year in jail. He was given a “bad conduct” discharge (not the same
as dishonorable) in 2014, but his criminal record was never forwarded to the FBI.
That’s how he was able to obtain firearms, when he shouldn’t have. If
one is convicted of domestic violence, they’re prohibited from
purchasing or owning firearms. There’s bipartisan support for this legislation. It could pass, but Democrats could torpedo it, despite strong support from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a key gun control advocate. Why? Well, because if this passes, that would be the end of the legislative offensive on gun rights. Oh, and they might want to use this for the 2018 midterms (via WaPo):
Even though one of their own is co-sponsoring the Fix NICS Act, which would punish federal agencies that don't submit criminal records to the national criminal background check system for firearms, Senate Democrats have spent their first few days back in Congress this week dissing the bill.
Iran expanding proxy wars throughout Middle East after the fall of the Islamic State
Former American diplomat Ryan Crocker warns that Iran is “elevating
their proxy wars” in the Middle East with the goal of expanding its
influence “in the post-Islamic State Middle East.” Also, Iran’s supreme
leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, repeated in a tweet that Israel “won’t be
around in 25 years!” The Iranian expansion is worrying. Researchers
state […]
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By Christine Douglass-Williams / Jihad Watch
Former American diplomat Ryan Crocker warns that Iran is “elevating
their proxy wars” in the Middle East with the goal of expanding its
influence “in the post-Islamic State Middle East.” Also, Iran’s supreme
leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, repeated in a tweet that Israel “won’t be
around in 25 years!” The Iranian expansion is worrying. Researchers
state […]Read in browser »
RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...for those who missed last night's show (or who just want to listen again) where Craig and Diane discussed
the two hot-button issues of DACA and guns; another aspect of the
Parkland school shooting; and important news of the day...you can listen to it again at your convenience on SoundCloud at: https://soundcloud.com/right-side-patriots-260798913/rsp-arch-3-2-18
White House: No Exemptions on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
Trump "made clear that this would be an across-the-board tariff with no exclusions," including key allies Canada and Europe, the official told reporters.
However, the White House will consider possible exemptions in "situations" that arise on a case-by-case basis, the official said.
President Trump's announcement Thursday with industry leaders at the White House that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum outraged allies and stoked fears of a global trade war.
Trump tweeted Friday, however, that "trade wars are good, and easy to win" — and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called the tariffs "no big deal," illustrating their "trivial" impact on prices with a can of Campbell's soup.
Twitter is indeed a highly toxic environment, with people behaving
with breathtaking viciousness, often egged on by their peers. But this
is virtually always among leftists, who clearly feel justified in
spewing the most vile hatred and working to destroy the lives of those
they hate, all because they believe they are more righteous than their
targets. And Twitter seldom, if ever, cracks down on those hate-filled
leftists. Instead, it constantly targets and deletes the accounts of
vocal and outspoken conservatives, or shadowbans them so that only their
followers can see what they say. If Jack Dorsey really wants to make
Twitter less toxic, he should start enforcing its rules fairly across
the board, and stop allowing Twitter to be a fair platform for the left
only. But will he do that? Almost certainly not.“Twitter’s asking for help on how to be less toxic,” by Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post, March 1, 2018:
Twitter on Thursday announced plans to take a more critical look at its dark side and asked for outside help to develop ways that it can elevate the tone of online conversation.
Read entire article here: https://gellerreport.com/2018/03/twitter-ceo-toxic.html/