Author: Randy

Mediaite – by Ken Meyer

Former CNN anchor Lynne Russell and former reporter Chuck de Caro came back into the news cycle on June 30, after they worked together to use a concealed firearm to defend themselves from a robber. Russell later spoke about how having a gun “absolutely” saved their lives, and had some tough words for those who do not own guns, yet advocate for government control.

“If you don’t want to carry, please don’t.” Russell said. “Then, shut the f–k up about it. Make your own decisions.“   Continue reading “Former CNN Anchor Tells Gun Control Activists to ‘Shut the F*ck Up’”

Continue reading “Firearms Numbers in the United States 1945 – 2012”

Reason – by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Via Volokh Conspiracy, a disturbing criminal case out of Montana, where Flathead County resident David Lenio, 28, is being prosecuted for making disparaging remarks about Jews on Twitter and denying that the Holocaust happened.

Say what? While this sort of prosecution is common in parts of Europe, Americans enjoy the protection of the First Amendment, which contains no exception for what’s colloquially known as “hate speech.” The only permitted exceptions to free speech protections—as the Supreme Court recently re-articulated—are for obscenity, defamation, fraud, incitement, and “speech integral to criminal conduct.”    Continue reading “It Begins! Montana Man Being Prosecuted for ‘Hate Speech’ and Holocaust Denial”

RT

International partners should embrace a sort of “Law of the Sea” for the internet, the head of the United States National Security Agency now says, in order to keep the web open and safe from bad actors, state-sponsored or otherwise.

Speaking at a cyberwar conference in Estonia on Wednesday, NSA Director Mike Rogers told attendees that continuing management of an “open, reliable and safe” internet may be best achieved if global stakeholders look towards other areas, where widespread cooperation is required to keep operations afloat.   Continue reading “NSA director wants ‘maritime’ law for internet”

Daily Mail – by Ted Thornhill

Prosecutors are attempting to break up America’s most violent motorcycle gangs by claiming rights to their logos.

If the government is successful, it will become illegal for a member of the 600-strong notorious Mongols Nation gang to wear its trademarked patch – a black-and-white image of 12th century conqueror Genghis Khan riding a motorbike in a pair of sunglasses.

Police sources say that removing gang logos diminishes the gang’s power and identity.   Continue reading “Feds go after biker gang members… by claiming the rights to their logos”

Atlas Monitor – by Nathaniel Downes, February 12, 2015

Traditionally such groups as ISIS have relied upon Saudi Arabia for support

“We’ve always been at war with Eastasia!”

So goes the famous line from George Orwell’s novel 1984. And so, too, can our forces today claim over a number of groups we find in the Middle East. In many ways, the enemy of my enemy is my friend when dealing with the Middle East, and in the battle between ancient tribal groups, when you lack an enemy, sometimes you need to make one.   Continue reading “UN Finds Credible Ties Between ISIS And Israeli Defense Forces”

Yahoo News – by Shelby Sebens

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A coalition of public policy advocates warned on Tuesday that a group of armed conservative activists who have been guarding a mine in southern Oregonfor over a month are a sign of an emerging violent anti-government movement.

The groups behind the newly formed “Ballots Not Bullets” coalition said they will seek to promote democracy over what they call militia-style extremism and will try to counter these kinds of movements nationwide.   Continue reading “Groups warn Oregon mine militia dispute threatens democracy”

My Budget 360

It should come as no surprise that the US is a net immigration country while China and Mexico are both net emigration countries.  What may be a surprise is that now China has overtaken Mexico as the top importer of immigrants.  The flood of money from China into key cities has been nothing short of breathtaking.  China is undergoing a massive expansion in their country and all of the challenges that come with exponential growth.  For most in the public, they simply have no idea that China is now the biggest importer or immigrants to the US now overtaking Mexico.  This is a fascinating trend and something that is largely ignored in the media.  The US has recently seen a very strong dollar and this has taken an impact on our own domestic manufacturing sector.  A stronger dollar makes our goods less competitive in the global stage.  As the low wage race to the bottom continues, many are leaving economies where the booms are uneven.   Continue reading “China has overtaken Mexico as the source of the largest number of immigrants to the U.S. – the Far East is the new Southwest.”

I like the term “shamocracy” (a sham democracy).

Shamocracies can’t help but be full of contradictions.

One example of a shamocracy contradiction:  As Americans we have God-given, unalienable rights, well documented in state and federal constitutions, and our governments (state and federal) respect and protect these rights so judiciously that if my daughter answers questions incorrectly at border checkpoint, 100 miles inside the border, she is likely to be dragged out of her car through a broken window, electroshocked, and beat bloody by government officials who swore an oath to support and defend the constitution, and my daughter’s God-given, unalienable rights.

EAG News – by Victor Skinner

LOGAN, W.Va. – The mother of a West Virginia middle schooler who was suspended for wearing a National Rifle Association t-shirt to school is suing the Logan County Board of Education for allegedly violating her son’s constitutional rights.

Tanya Lardieri filed the lawsuit on behalf of her son, Jared Marcum, who was charged with disrupting the educational process and obstructing an officer in 2013 when he refused to turn his NRA t-shirt inside-out, the Charleston Gazette reports.   Continue reading “Mom sues school district over son’s arrest for NRA t-shirt”