By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net

White lowercase Facebook 'f' centered on a vivid blue background, surrounded by overlapping blue and white speech-bubble cutouts.

Tennessee lawmaker Jeremy Faison, a prominent Republican figure and chairman of the state House GOP Caucus, has emerged at the center of a court case with broader implications for how public officials use social media and what rights their constituents have when they engage online. Continue reading “First Amendment Claim Rejected in Case Over Tennessee Lawmaker’s Facebook Page”

By Wall Street Apes

The city just reassessed his property value, his property taxes are tripling and he can’t afford his home anymore. “They come along and reassess it, my taxes are going to triple, and I did all that work on my own. I busted my ass inside and out, landscaping, f*cking roof, gutted half the place. Continue reading “American says 15 years ago he bought this home for $130k. He worked for years rebuilding it from bad condition, putting over $120k worth of repairs into it”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

BREAKING UPDATE: 2 children dead, 17 injured, gunman deceased after mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and school in Minneapolis

A mass shooting has been reported at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. Police revealed that two children are dead and 17 people were injured, including 14 children. The gunman took his own life inside the church. Continue reading “BREAKING UPDATE: 2 children dead, 17 injured, gunman deceased after mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and school in Minneapolis”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Wednesday used the mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis at the hands of a mentally ill transgender man to call for the disarming of “young white males.” Continue reading “Fox News’ Trey Gowdy Calls for Disarming ‘Young White Males’ in Wake of Catholic School Shooting”

By The Cradle

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on 26 August that Tel Aviv will not withdraw from Syria, vowing that the army will “remain on Mount Hermon” and other newly occupied parts of the country. Continue reading “Israel announces permanent occupation of new areas in Syria”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 75 Palestinians and wounded 370 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill 75 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Trump administration has shattered the record for total US airstrikes in Somalia in a single calendar year, as the US has been bombing the country at a record pace with virtually no American media coverage. Continue reading “Trump Administration Shatters the Record for Annual US Airstrikes in Somalia”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Abstract dark graphic of interconnected red and white circuit lines populated with multiple eye symbols and padlock icons, suggesting network surveillance and cybersecurity.

The Michigan Supreme Court has drawn a firm line around digital privacy, ruling that police cannot use overly broad warrants to comb through every corner of a person’s phone. Continue reading “Michigan Supreme Court Rules Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview released on Tuesday, assured the American people that Israel is not “controlling” the United States. Continue reading “Netanyahu: ‘So Much For Israel Controlling The United States – We Don’t!’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

In a brainstorm that has leftist central planners around the world salivating, an Australian market analytics firm has proposed that the country start imposing a tax on spare bedrooms. The aim: To ease the country’s housing shortage by incentivizing those who have more housing than they “need” to sell and downsize.

Cotality Australia notes that 61% of the country’s households comprise just one or two people, yet the housing stock is dominated by three- and four-bedroom homes. Cotality says that, to “fix” this discrepancy, “governments could make it more expensive to have more housing than you need, and cheaper to live in smaller housing.”

Continue reading “Australian ‘Experts’ Propose Tax On Spare Bedrooms To Ease Housing Shortage”