RT

A Florida man faces eight months behind bars for participating in the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill in January. The man committed no violence, but prosecutors still claimed he took part in a “threat to democracy.”

Paul Allard Hodgkins pleaded guilty in June to obstructing Congress, a felony crime with a theoretical maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Hodgkins, of Tampa, Florida, entered the US Capitol in January alongside crowds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, carrying a ‘Trump 2020’ flag. He snapped selfies in the Senate chamber and posed alongside infamous ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley. Continue reading “8 months in prison for man who took selfie with ‘Qanon Shaman’ in first Capitol riot felony sentence”

Fox News

Health department workers and community outreach groups have kicked off a “doses to doors” COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, where just 49% of residents have received at least one jab. The program, which officials say offer a convenient way for residents to get the shot without having to worry about travel, was met with mixed reaction on Twitter.

“They don’t move that fast to help people when they know a hurricane is coming,” one Twitter user wrote.  Continue reading “North Carolina county launches ‘doses to doors’ vaccine campaign”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Brace for even more shortages.

Union Pacific is temporarily suspending eastbound service from West Coast port terminals to its Global IV intermodal facility in Chicago to help ease “significant congestion” at inland terminals, especially Chicago, and at the ports, Freight Waves reports. The suspension is aimed at helping ocean carriers reduce backlogs. Continue reading “Union Pacific Halts Shipments From West Coast To Chicago To Ease “Significant Congestion””

Wildfire Today

In Southern Oregon on Thursday firefighters were pulled off some areas of the Bootleg Fire for their own safety. With extreme wildfire behavior causing large fire growth on the north side, it became too hazardous for crews, engines and heavy equipment so they relocated and regrouped.

The southeast side of the fire moved two to four miles east Thursday and crossed into Lake County. Continue reading “Firefighters pulled off sections of the Bootleg Fire”

ABC News

Four law enforcement officers were shot and one was killed by a suspect barricaded in a home in Levelland, Texas.

Levelland police officers came under fire at about 1 p.m. Thursday from a person who was locked and barricaded inside a home, police said. They had previously received a call from a citizen who said their neighbor was “acting strange and appeared to be walking around with a large gun,” police said. The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team was called to assist Levelland police officers at 2:15 p.m. local time. Continue reading “Suspect who shot 4 officers, killed 1 after barricading himself inside Texas home, in custody”

New York Post – by Steven Nelson

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday the Biden administration is identifying “problematic” posts for Facebook to censor because they contain “misinformation” about COVID-19.

Psaki disclosed the government’s role in policing social media during her daily press briefing after Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on companies to purge more pandemic posts. Continue reading “White House ‘flagging’ posts for Facebook to censor over COVID ‘misinformation’”

Yahoo News

Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is recalling five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen products after tests revealed small amounts of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical.

The company announced the recall on Wednesday, noting that most of its spray sunscreens were affected. J&J is asking consumers to stop using:  Continue reading “J&J recalls spray sunscreens after testing found traces of cancer-causing chemical”

Fox News

The Biden administration is launching an operation to relocate Afghan nationals who aided the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan and are in the process of applying for residency in the United States.

“At President Biden’s direction, the United States is launching Operation Allies Refuge to support relocation flights for interested and eligible Afghan nationals and their families who have supported the United States and our partners in Afghanistan and are in the SIV application pipeline,” a senior administration official said in a statement. Continue reading “Biden administration to relocate Afghans who aided US military effort as they await visa process”

Forbes

Ammunition manufacturer Ammo Inc. is building a new factory as American consumers deal with an ongoing ammunition shortage caused by unprecedented demand for guns.

While a new factory is welcome news to gun consumers, it won’t go online fast enough to solve this year’s problem of overwhelming demand versus limited supply. Continue reading “Ammo Inc. Builds Factory To Feed America’s Insatiable Demand”

NWF Daily News

With the onset of the pandemic last year, ammunition got very expensive and very hard to find.

Now that America is starting to reopen, ammo is slowly starting to reappear on store shelves.

Prices are still sky high, however, and industry leaders estimate it could be 12 to 24 months before the cost of ammunition returns to pre-COVID levels. Continue reading “‘Bite the bullet’ and buy now: Ammo prices likely won’t drop for 12 to 24 months”

KTVZ

SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The week-old Bootleg Fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, fueled by heat, wind and drought conditions, has grown to over 200,000 acres, and officials on Tuesday announced new closures and evacuations extending into Lake County.

The emergency closure was expanded for the second time in a week due to increased fire activity and movement. Continue reading “Bootleg Fire tops 200,000 acres; evacuations, area closures extended to Lake County”

Legal Insurrection – by Mary Chastain

Politico reported that President Joe Biden and his allies at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) want Short Message Service (SMS) carriers to monitor private text messages for anyone spreading lies about the COVID vaccine:

Biden allied groups, including the Democratic National Committee, are also planning to engage fact-checkers more aggressively and work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation about vaccines that is sent over social media and text messages. The goal is to ensure that people who may have difficulty getting a vaccination because of issues like transportation see those barriers lessened or removed entirely. Continue reading “Report: Biden Supporters, DNC Want SMS Carriers to Monitor Private Text Messages for Vaccine Lies”

MSN – Newsweek

Numerous homes and structures have been destroyed by the Bootleg Wildfire, which has burned over 150,000 acres in Oregon.

In a tweet on Monday, Christine Pitawanich of KGW 8 News in Oregon, wrote that a public information officer for the Bootleg Fire said that at least seven homes and structures were destroyed on Monday. Continue reading “Homes, Structures Destroyed by Bootleg Fire as Over 150K Acres Burn in Oregon”

Statesman Journal – by Zach Urness

The Bootleg Fire burning in southern Oregon exploded for the fifth day in a row Saturday afternoon, leading to the rare step of police citing and arresting people attempting to enter or stay in the evacuation zone northeast of Klamath Falls.

The fire was mapped at 143,607 acres Sunday morning after massive smoke plumes brought life-threatening risk and hazardous air quality across southern Oregon on Friday, according to fire crews. Pictures from the area showed darkened skies similar to those witnessed during last September’s Labor Day Fires.   Continue reading “‘The most extreme you can find:’ Bootleg Fire explodes, police arrest people in evacuation zone”

KTVZ

SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bootleg Fire that broke out earlier this week on the Fremont-Winema National Forest nearly doubled in size yet again on Friday, to nearly 77,000 acres, and Klamath County officials expanded the evacuation zones as a result.

Here’s Saturday’s report:

The Bootleg Fire continues to burn on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and on private lands. Hot and dry weather conditions have continued overnight and are forecast through today. Additional resources have been ordered and continue to arrive. Continue reading “Bootleg Fire doubles in size yet again, to nearly 77,000 acres; evacuation areas expand”

KGW

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Bootleg Fire, a wildfire that broke out in southern Oregon’s mountains is spreading in windy, hot and dry conditions. As of Friday morning, the fire had grown to 38,892 acres, more than doubling in size during the past 24 hours. Fire officials have reported between 0% to 1% containment.

The fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain in mixed conifer and lodgepole pine in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, about 10 miles northeast of the unincorporated community of Sprague River.

Continue reading “Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon grows to 38,892 acres, 3,000 homes threatened”

MSN – ABC News

President Joe Biden signed a wide-ranging executive order Friday afternoon aimed at minimizing the stranglehold of monopolies on certain industries and increasing competition among companies, which the White House believes will benefit consumers by driving down prices.

“For decades, corporate consolidation has been accelerating. In over 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of large companies now control more of the business than they did 20 years ago. This is true across health care, financial services, agriculture and more. That lack of competition drives up prices for consumers,” according to a White House fact sheet. Continue reading “Biden signs executive order aimed at increasing competition in US economy”

Yahoo News

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people reporting feeling a jolt hundreds of miles away, as far as the Bay Area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake, reported just south of Lake Tahoe, triggered a series of aftershocks with at least one with a 4.6 magnitude, the USGS said.  Continue reading “Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes up California-Nevada border, regionally largest ‘in almost two and a half decades’”