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New York City officials are scheduled to announce Wednesday the city is filing lawsuits against five retailers of so-called ghost guns.
The action comes after an investigation by authorities determined the companies violate city laws by illegally sending components used to assemble the untraceable firearms to addresses in the five boroughs, two law enforcement officials told CNN. Continue reading “NYC to announce lawsuit against ghost gun retailers who illegally sell parts in the city”
The Reload – by Stephen Gutowski
California gun owners have been put at risk by the Attorney General’s office after a new dashboard leaked their personal information.
The California Department of Justice’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal went live on Monday with publicly-accessible files that include identifying information for those who have concealed carry permits. The leaked information includes the person’s full name, race, home address, date of birth, and date their permit was issued. The data also shows the type of permit issued, indicating if the permit holder is a member of law enforcement or a judge. Continue reading “Massive Trove of Gun Owners’ Private Information Leaked by California Attorney General”
Hackers looted about $100 million from a so-called cryptocurrency bridge, again exposing a key vulnerability in the digital-asset ecosystem.
Blockchain Harmony said in a tweet that the hack of its Horizon bridge, which lets people swap coins between different blockchains, took place Thursday morning. It has “begun working with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit and retrieve the stolen funds.” Continue reading “Hackers Steal $100 Million by Exploiting Crypto’s Weak Link”
Reclaim the Net – by Didi Rankovic
California’s bill CA AB 2273, designed to enact the Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) is just one among the bills raising concerns in terms of how they might negatively affect the web going forward. Continue reading “California bill 2273 would require websites and apps to verify visitors’ ID”
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for carrying out a years-long scheme with her longtime confidante Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls.
Israel is building a regional air defense alliance to defend its members from Iran, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday, appearing to confirm, at least in part, a report that the Israeli military was in talks with its Saudi and Qatari counterparts on the matter. Continue reading “Israel is building a Middle East air defense alliance against Iran”
In the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s monumental decision to overturn Roe v Wade, conservative writer John Ellis took to the internet to make a provocative case: It was time for Hillary Clinton to make a(nother) political comeback.
Continue reading “The whispers of Hillary Clinton 2024 have started”
As the Federal Reserve attempts to crush aggregate demand through the most aggressive monetary tightening policies in decades to cool red-hot inflation, California Governor Gavin Newsom has come up with the brilliant idea to stoke even more demand through a new round of stimulus checks. Continue reading ““More Money In Your Pocket” – Newsom To Helicopter Drop $17 Billion In “Inflation Relief” Stimmy Checks”
Farmers in the American West are battling outbreaks of Mormon crickets — insects that can grow almost three inches (8cm) in length.
In the past few years the crickets, in addition to grasshoppers, have destroyed swathes of crops as officials spend millions trying to control the swarms, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading “‘Biblical’ swarms of giant Mormon crickets destroying crops in US West”
Global Research – by Jeff Schogol
Lawmakers are betting $45 million that a nuclear war does not automatically mean the end of the world.
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) recently added an amendment to the House version of the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that would provide $45 million for the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile, even though President Joe Biden’s administration has indicated it wants to stop the program. Continue reading “Dangerous Crossroads, The Road to WW III? Congress Is Bringing Back the Idea of a ‘Limited’ Nuclear War”
Gateway Pundit – by Michael Robison
A pair of suspects allegedly carrying 150,000 fentanyl pills, enough to potentially kill several million people, were arrested Friday during a traffic stop in south-central California but have since been released without bail. Continue reading “California Releases Drug Traffickers Who Carried 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Into The U.S.”
Gateway Pundit – by Kristinn Taylor
The Biden administration has signed a five year lease to house illegal alien migrant children at the luxurious 100 acre campus of the closed American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina. The first children are scheduled to arrive in July. There are reports around 800 staffers will be hired for the facility. The private school academy opened in 2001 and closed in 2019. Tuition and board at the academy was $42,000 per year. Continue reading “Biden Admin Signs Five Year Lease to House Illegal Alien Children at Luxury $42K Per Year Private School Campus in North Carolina”
US officials said Monday that the Biden administration is preparing to purchase a Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine as part of a new weapons package that will likely be announced this week. Continue reading “US Preparing to Buy Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System for Ukraine”
Three tropical disturbances are being closely monitored for development in the Atlantic as fears mount that above-average storms could wreak havoc on oil/gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and send gas prices at the pump to “apocalyptic” heights.
“The lull in the tropics has come to an end as we’re now watching three different areas for development from the Gulf of Mexico to the central Atlantic,” The Weather Channel reports. Continue reading “Activity In Tropics Emerges As Next Big Hurricane Could Send Gas Prices To “Apocalyptic” Levels”
Washington Examiner – by Ryan King
Michael Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms who oversaw security in the upper chamber during the Capitol riot, died Monday morning, according to multiple reports. Continue reading “Senate sergeant-at-arms during Capitol riot dies”
Military.com – by Rebecca Kheel
A fight over whether women should be required to register for a potential draft has been revived in Congress.
Last year, Congress appeared on the precipice of making women register with what’s formally called the Selective Service System, but the idea was dropped from the defense policy bill signed into law after closed-door House-Senate negotiations despite having bipartisan support. Continue reading “Requirement for Women to Register for the Draft Back on the Table in Annual Defense Bill”
Reclaim the Net – by Ken Macon
Facebook is blocking links to the official class action claims page for a lawsuit settlement for users affected by privacy concerns. The page helps users receive their payout from Facebook and Facebook is marketing the page as “spam” or “abusive,” which prevents people from learning about how to claim. Continue reading “Facebook blocks links to website detailing how users can get class action settlement payout from Facebook”
(Gray News) – Schneider Electric recalled 1.4 million of its electrical panels sold nationwide for the potential to overheat, causing burns or catching fire.
The model Square D QO Plug-on-Neutral Load Centers, also known as breaker boxes or electrical panels, manufactured between December 2019 and March are included in the recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated in a news release June 16. Continue reading “1.4 million breaker boxes recalled for burn and fire hazards”
Continuing to do the same action and expecting different results is the Einsteinian definition of insanity… but that hasn’t stopped the Biden administration in the case of its attack of his oil/gas prices. Continue reading “Biden Drains US Strategic Oil Reserve To Lowest Since 1986; UAE Warns Not To Expect Any Help From OPEC”
Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ is not working as planned… Or is it?
One of the top ten largest vertically integrated chicken producers in the US, supplying a broad range of quality poultry products, announced that it will be shutting down one of its plants in Campbell County, Tennessee. Continue reading “ANOTHER CLOSURE: One of the Largest Chicken Producers in the U.S. Announces Tennessee Plant Shutdown”