Mises – by Ryan McMaken

On December 29, an armed gunman entered the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas and shot two members of the congregation. Within six seconds, a third member of the congregation drew a weapon and shot the gunman dead.

The events were captured on live-streamed video, with the dramatic events — in the minds of many observers — highlighting the benefits of privately owned firearms as a defense against armed criminals. Moreover, the gunman, who had a criminal history, obtained his gun illegally, and demonstrated one of the central pitfalls of the gun-control narrative: namely, that those with criminal intent are not easily restrained by laws controlling access to firearms.  Continue reading “2019 Was a Bad Year for the “Only Cops Should Have Guns” Narrative”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It’s a new year, and with no breakthrough moment in US-North Korea nuclear talks by end of 2019, Kim is once again on the offensive.

His first act of 2020 was to declare on Wednesday that his country is no longer bound by his prior good faith pledge to President Trump to halt major missile tests. Toward this end, he threateningly announced Pyongyang will soon unveil to the world “new strategic weapon”. Continue reading “Return Of Rocket Man? Kim Says “Shocking Action” Coming – Will Unveil New Weapon”

The Daily Sheeple – by Sean Walton

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie thinks some local law enforcement leaders will be willing to go to jail rather than comply with state gun control laws they deem unconstitutional.

“Attended my first 2A sanctuary meeting today in Lewis County (where I live). Standing room only. Friends and neighbors spoke passionately and articulately. County officials unanimously passed a resolution,” Massie tweeted on Dec. 30. “This grassroots movement feels even stronger than the Tea Party in 2010.”

Continue reading “Congressman says public officials may go to jail to protect ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’”

KIII TV 3

LAREDO, Texas — UPDATE: 3News reached out to the Public Information Officer with the Laredo Police Department, and they said there has been no official word from any United States government entity regarding activities going on across the border.

Laredo police said there has been no spillover or any issues on the United States side of the border.  Continue reading “Laredo police: No spillover, issues on United States side of the border after new reports of violence in Nuevo Laredo”

We Thought They Were White – by Dontell Jackson

Hello and welcome to my website We Thought They Were White. My name is Dontell Jackson, and like many African-Americans, I was brought up in a culture deeply infused with propaganda designed to lay the blame for all of the black race’s ills on the white man. It was not until I began looking into the actual history of blacks, whites, and other races in America, that I came to realize that many if not most of the resentment that African-Americans harbor regarding our long history of abuse and exploitation has been intentionally misdirected by those who are most responsible for it, to shift the blame away from themselves as a people onto the white race who they regard as their enemies. Continue reading “An African-American apologizes for misattributed perceptions of white racism against blacks perpetrated by Jews”

Breitbart – by Joshua Caplan

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation aimed at ending the backlog of rape kits nationwide.

Presently, at least 100,000 rape kits are untested in the U.S. and are likely to remain so without adequate funding to test DNA in a timely fashion.  Continue reading “Donald Trump Signs Law to End Rape Kit Testing Backlog”

Caitlin Johnstone

Start over in the new year. Also, start over at any other time during the rest of the year, whenever you want, as often as you like. Time is an illusion anyway.

I cannot assure you that things will get better in the ’20s. I can’t assure you that they’ll get worse, either. What I can absolutely guarantee is that things are going to keep getting weirder and weirder. At this point in time the only reliable pattern is the disintegration of patterns.  Continue reading “Happy 2020: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix”

Page Six – by Emily Smith

Ghislaine Maxwell — the British socialite who’s long been accused of serving as Jeffrey Epstein’s madam — is hiding in a series of safe houses and is being “protected because of the information she has on the world’s most powerful people.”

Maxwell, 58, allegedly procured young women and groomed them to have sex with Epstein and his wealthy pals, but she has remained out of public view after the convicted sex offender’s re-arrest last year and his death in jail in August. She has always denied any wrongdoing.  Continue reading “Ghislaine Maxwell’s powerful contacts protecting her in safe houses”

Times of Israel – by Jonathan Sarna

America is experiencing a social and cultural crisis. Anti-Semitism is one of its symptoms.

Years ago, the Israeli historian Shulamit Volkov concluded that anti-Semitism is best understood as a “cultural code.” Although anti-Semitism victimizes Jews, it actually reveals far less about them than it does about the culture that surrounds and stigmatizes them. Volkov drew her evidence from late 19th-century Germany, where, she showed, anti-Semitism “served as a code, a signal for a much larger and more important political and cultural phenomenon.” But her argument applies equal well to contemporary America, where the resurgence of anti-Semitism likewise reflects deep social and cultural tensions.  Continue reading “Anti-Semitism is a symptom”

AOL

HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year’s Day protest march as the monthslong pro-democracy movement extended into 2020 with further violence between police and demonstrators.

Police said they arrested some 400 people for unlawful assembly and carrying offensive weapons as hard-line, black-clad youths broke off from the main group of marchers and attacked banks and ATM machines with spray paint, hammers and Motolov cocktails. They smashed crossing lights, ripped bricks from sidewalks and barricaded roads in the downtown financial district.  Continue reading “Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong”

Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy

Michelle Rowton is neonatal nurse practioner, specializing in the care of children ages 2 years old and younger. She has worked for over 17 years working in NICU, with pre-mature and sick babies.

Michelle Rowton does not herself give vaccines to babies.  Continue reading “Neonatal Nurse on Vaccines: We are Destroying an Entire Generation of Children”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Bradenton, FL — Barbara Pinkney of Bradenton, in Manatee County, Florida wanted to see the warrant from the cops who had come to her home last week attempting to arrest a man who she says did not live there. Because she was steadfast in her decision to see the warrant, Pinkney, a 70-year-old grandma who had never been in trouble with police before, was tasered multiple times, thrown to the ground and arrested.  Continue reading “Cops Taser, Tackle Grandma For Refusing to Let Them in Without a Warrant”

Pocket – by James Temple

In the closing weeks of 2008, the US Department of Energy invited politicians and press to a dedication ceremony for the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville, California. The state-of-the-art lab, backed by $125 million in federal funding, filled the top floor of a glimmering glass office building that reflected the grand hopes for advanced biofuels. Continue reading “The Scientist Still Fighting for the Clean Fuel the World Forgot”

Forbes – by Robert Glatter, MD

There are a multitude of factors that have played a role in the opioid crisis that our country currently faces.

While we may consider supply factors—whether from ilicit sources or from health care providers—as a key driver in this epidemic, it’s also important to consider economic forces as a potential contributor.  Continue reading “U.S. Auto Assembly Plant Closures Linked To 85 Percent Increase In Opioid Overdose Deaths, Study Finds”

National File – by Gabriel Keane

The United Nations is now accepting job applications in New York City, New York for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration officers to “contribute to security and stability in post-conflict environments.”

The job listing was posted to the U.N. careers homepage on Dec. 26, and notes that “female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position” because “the United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff.”   Continue reading “Recruits Paramilitary Troops for ‘Disarmament’ and ‘Reintegration’ of US Civilians”

Daily Mail

The U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division’s alert brigade has been issued orders to deploy rapidly to Kuwait following an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad by a pro-Iranian mob.

At least 750 paratroopers are already making their way to the Middle East, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, saying additional forces are prepared to deploy over the next several days.  Continue reading “Pentagon prepares 4,000 paratroopers for rapid deployment to Kuwait”

Health Impact News – by National Vaccine Information Center

Your action is needed to help stop a bill that was pre-filed 12/8/2019. Senator Barbara Favola is the Patron of this bill.

SB104 would add amend and reenact §54.1-2969 of the Virginia Code, relating to vaccinations/immunizations; minors; authority to consent. The bill would allow doctors or other medical workers to administer vaccines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to a minor child of any age after obtaining “consent” of the minor child and making a determination that the child has the ability to understand the risks and benefits associated with vaccines at the same comprehension level as an adult. Continue reading “Virginia Bill to Allow Children to Decide on Vaccines without Parents’ Knowledge or Permission”

ABC News

OMAHA, Neb. — Two people were found dead and a police officer was wounded after an exchange of gunfire at a housing complex in Omaha, authorities said.

The New Year’s Eve shooting happened after officers were called to a complex known as Evans Tower shortly after 10 p.m., Omaha police Deputy Chief Scott Gray said. Two officers encountered an armed man in the hallway on the fifth floor, Gray said. Continue reading “2 dead, officer hurt after exchange of gunfire in Omaha”