Zero Hedge – Southfront

In an unusual turn of events in Syria, militants once backed by the US have seized a shipment of US-made missiles that was heading to fighters currently backed by the US.

The missiles, US-made TOWs, were seized on March 28 by the Syrian Task Force, a joint force of the Turkish Police, Counterterrorism Unit and the National Syrian Army (SNA), near the Turkish-occupied town of Azaz in the northern Aleppo countryside. Continue reading “Great Success! US-Backed Fighters Seize US-Made Missiles Heading To Other US-Backed Fighters In Syria”

Yahoo News – by David Harsanyi, National Review

In another case of poll-driven confirmation bias, Democrats have overestimated the popularity of their gun-control efforts as another House bill is reportedly “dead on arrival” in the Senate.

Alas, the bill didn’t stall because of the infamous filibuster — though demanding a 60-vote threshold for legislation predominately aimed at red states shut out of the lawmaking process would be entirely legitimate — but because moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin and Jon Tester would likely have a difficult time supporting the House efforts. Manchin, who wrote a more modest “universal background check bill” a few years ago, represents a state where an estimated 54 percent of households have guns. In Montana, the number is over 52 percent.  Continue reading “Rahm Emanuel: Hey, Let’s Strip Gun Owners of Due-Process Rights”

ABC News

A quick end to traffic disruption in Egypt‘s Suez Canal was unlikely Thursday, with efforts to pull a stranded, massive ship yielding little progress and the head of a newly hired rescue team saying it can take “days to weeks” to re-float the vessel.

Ever Given, a 224,000-ton ship registered in Panama that is 400 meters long and 59 meters wide, has been stranded since Tuesday morning after running aground due to a “dust storm” and bad weather conditions, according to Egyptian officials. Continue reading “Moving stranded cargo ship in Suez Canal could ‘take weeks,’ salvage company says”

Yahoo News

Two days after 10 people were murdered at a grocery store in Colorado, a man was arrested at an Atlanta supermarket with a semiautomatic rifle, a shotgun and four handguns. The man also was wearing body armor and had a cache of ammunition, according to police.

Atlanta police identified the suspect as Rico Marley, 22, and said he’d been charged with reckless conduct.  Continue reading “Atlanta man arrested with 6 guns, body armor at Publix grocery store”

Yahoo News

(Reuters) – Fourteen U.S. states including Louisiana and Wyoming filed suits on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration to challenge his pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters.

The legal actions, which seek to restore regular federal drilling auctions, come a day before the administration is set to launch a review of the oil and gas leasing program. Continue reading “Fourteen U.S. states sue Biden administration over oil and gas leasing pause”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden urged Congress to swiftly pass gun control laws and may take action on his own to stop mass violence, the White House said on Tuesday, a day after the second deadly mass shooting in a week.

The Democrat called on the Senate to approve two bills passed by the House of Representatives on March 11 that would broaden background checks on gun buyers. He also called for a ban on assault-style weapons.  Continue reading “Biden considers executive actions on guns, calls on Congress to pass weapons ban”

RT

US President Joe Biden responded to the Boulder, Colorado grocery store massacre by calling for the urgent reinstatement of the Clinton-era ban on “assault weapons” and other stricter gun control measures

“I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour” to take “common sense” gun control measures, Biden said on Tuesday, even as he admitted not knowing much about the identity of the shooter, his motivation, or the weapons he actually used. Continue reading “Biden urges ban on ‘assault weapons and high-capacity magazines’ after Boulder attack”

Fox News

The City Council in Evanston, Ill., voted 8-1 late Monday to approve a plan to make reparations available to Black residents over past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.

The plan, which could be the first of its kind in the U.S., is to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households. The Associated Press reported that qualifying households in the city of 73,000 would be eligible to receive $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property. Continue reading “Evanston, Illinois first in US to pay reparations to Black residents”

Fox News

A Colorado police officer and multiple people died when a gunman opened fire inside a grocery store Monday afternoon, sending shoppers running for their lives and igniting an hours-long standoff,” authorities said.

Boulder Police Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi said a person of interest was being treated for injuries and was in police custody. He said he could not confirm the number of deaths, saying it was too early in the investigation.  Continue reading “Boulder grocery massacre leaves multiple dead including cop, suspect in custody”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

For nearly a week, tens of thousands of people have flocked to Spring Break in Miami as many overlook the Mayor’s COVID warnings.

On Saturday night, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber declared a state of emergency and enforced a new curfew as spring break crowds overwhelmed local law enforcement.  Continue reading “Miami Beach Declares State Of Emergency Due To ‘Overwhelming’ Spring Break Crowds”

Hartford Courant

Last March, the Trump administration implemented regulations to make it easier for U.S. companies to export firearms. Since the new rules took effect, overseas sales of U.S. semiautomatic pistols more than doubled, with potentially devastating consequences. The Biden administration should restore the previous restrictions and take additional measures to prevent U.S.-supplied guns from ending up in the hands of criminal gangs, human rights abusers and terrorists.

Continue reading “Trump made it easier to export US guns”

Huffington Post – by Ed Mazza

The coronavirus vaccine may be in short supply in much of the nation, but there are some communities where it’s a much harder sell, as CNN’s Gary Tuchman learned during a trip to Oklahoma.

In Boise City, Tuchman entered a diner and asked if anyone in the room was ready for the shot. In a county where 92 percent voted for former President Donald Trump in November, Tuchman’s query was met with silence. Not even Trump’s endorsement of the vaccine made a difference.

Continue reading “Trump Supporters Turn On Him Over COVID-19 Vaccine In Uncomfortable CNN Segment”

Yahoo News

ATLANTA (AP) — The man accused of killing eight people at massage parlors in the Atlanta area told police his act was not racially motivated, and that he potentially had a “sex addiction,” officials said Wednesday.

Still, officials said they were investigating whether the deaths were hate crimes amid concerns over a wave of attacks on Asian Americans. Six of the victims were Asian and seven were women. Continue reading “Police: Georgia shooting suspect may have ‘sexual addiction’”

Yahoo News

A suspect is in custody after a string of shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people dead, six of them Asian women.

The first shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at Young’s Asian Massage in Acworth, Georgia, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Continue reading “A suspect is in custody after 8 were killed in 3 spa shootings in the Atlanta area”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Early on in the pandemic “lockdowns” it was sadly an all too familiar scene to see people getting arrested over standoffs that ensued when patrons of businesses refused to wear a mask. But in Texas despite Governor Greg Abbott having lifted the mask mandate and opened the state back up “100%” it’s still happening, apparently.

The mask mandate was lifted statewide on March 10, but the very next day on Thursday a 65-year old Texas woman found herself being tackled to the ground by police after being told by a Galveston Bank of America branch to mask up. Continue reading “65-Year Old Texas Woman Tackled, Arrested For Refusing To Mask A Day After Abbott Lifted Mandate”

Fox News

A 39-year-old Utah mom died just four days after receiving her second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Wednesday report that investigated vaccine side effects.

Kassidi Kurill, who lived in Ogden, took the second dose on Monday, Feb. 1. By Friday evening that week, she was dead, according to 2News, which was the first to report on Kurill’s case. Continue reading “Utah mother dies four days after taking second COVID-19 vaccine dose”

Washington Examiner

A 2018 report found people in the United States own about 393 million guns. Gun purchases spike whenever gun rights advocates feel threatened — either by challenges to the Second Amendment or by societal upheaval. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, provoked the largest spike of gun sales in U.S. history. Get ready for another run on guns.

Rep. Jim McGovern, chairman of the House Rules Committee and a Massachusetts Democrat, said, “We now have a Democratic Senate and a Democratic president, and I hope we can finally make these reforms a reality.” Continue reading “Gun control proposals: New Biden agenda”

MSN – The Tennessean

A Dickson state representative who leads the criminal justice committee that will vote Wednesday on the governor’s permitless gun carry bill said he understands law enforcement concerns — including former Dickson County sheriff Jeff Bledsoe who heads the state sheriff association.

But Rep. Michael Curcio, R-Dickson, believes the legislation unburdens law-abiding citizens and “hammers people who actually misbehave with guns.” Continue reading “‘Constitutional Carry’: Committee votes today on permitless gun bill; sheriffs oppose”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

There’s yet more significant escalation in Iraq as it appears pro-Iranian militia forces may have ‘hit back’ in a potential retaliation strike against US forces, as the Pentagon has confirmed at least ten rockets were fired on the the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province Wednesday morning.

There were initial reports of no casualties and Iraq’s military reported “no significant losses”. A US Coalition statement said that according to its initial assessment “10 IDF rockets targeted an Iraqi military base, Al Asad Airbase, hosting Coalition troops, on March 03, 2021 at approx 7:20 a.m. (Iraqi time).” Continue reading “Iran’s Revenge? At Least 10 Rockets Slam Into US Base In Iraq”

Yahoo News

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court provided the most recent signal that it’s rethinking the doctrine of qualified immunity — a rule the Court created in 1982 to shield government workers from constitutional accountability. The case, McCoy v. Alamu, was filed by a Texas prisoner named Prince McCoy. Four years ago, a prison guard pepper-sprayed McCoy for no reason. The officer was agitated with another prisoner, who had twice thrown water at him. But because this other prisoner was out of reach, the guard took it out on McCoy, an innocent — and asthmatic — inmate. Video taken after the incident shows McCoy pacing his cell, unable to breathe. Continue reading “The Supreme Court is rethinking qualified immunity”