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Police officers in Indiana are speaking out against a new law that gives citizens the right to use deadly force to protect themselves against a public servant who oversteps his authority. Tim Downs, president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, says the law (signed in March by Gov. Mitch Daniels, but only now getting national attention) might give people the impression that they can shoot police with impunity. “It’s just a recipe for disaster,” he tells Bloomberg. Here, a brief guide to this controversial legislation: Continue reading “The Indiana law that lets citizens shoot cops”

Reclaim the Net – by Ken Macon

Republican State Rep. Jared Patterson, from Denton County, Texas, has introduced a bill that would ban minors from having social media accounts. Paterson argues that social media is not safe for minors, citing, among other things, self-harm content.  Continue reading “Texas Republican introduces bill to force platforms to receive ID documents from users”

Daily Mail

The US Department of Energy has announced an accomplishment in nuclear fusion that will go down in history – marking a decades-long quest to harness the same energy that powers the sun and stars. Continue reading “Historic ‘breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion”

The Hill – by Jared Gans

Three House members on Tuesday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ask for additional details about how former generals receive waivers to consult on behalf of foreign governments.  Continue reading “Lawmakers ask Pentagon chief for details on waivers allowing retired generals to consult for foreign governments”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

CNN’s chief Pentagon correspondent is reporting the breaking news based on multiple anonymous US defense officials – including a senor Biden administration official – that the White House is currently finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. Continue reading “US Set To Send Ukraine Patriot Missiles In Huge Escalation”

Anti-War – by Dave DeCamp

As Russian missile strikes have decimated Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Monday that Kyiv needs $1 billion to restore its power grid and heating systems.  Continue reading “Ukraine Says It Needs $1 Billion to Quickly Repair Energy Infrastructure”

New York Post – by Joe Silverstein

Cambridge Dictionary is being criticized by conservatives on social media for altering the definitions of the words “man” and “woman” to include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex.   Continue reading “Cambridge Dictionary changes definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’”

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CNN

FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried was indicted on eight criminal charges including wire fraud and conspiracy by misusing customer funds, according to an indictment from the US Attorney of the Southern District of New York. Continue reading “FTX founder indicted on eight criminal charges including fraud and conspiracy”

Daily Sceptic – by Toby Young

Nature, the world’s pre-eminent scientific journal, has published a peer-reviewed study by Alexander Bor, Frederik Jørgensen and Michael Bang documenting just how widespread discriminatory attitudes were towards the unvaccinated during the pandemic. This won’t be a revelation to Daily Sceptic readers, but it’s good to have it confirmed by the house journal of those for whom ‘following the Science’ is a moral commandment. Continue reading “Nature: Unvaccinated Were Victims of Discrimination During the Pandemic”

Principia Scientific – by Wayside

A patent granted to Bill Gates awarded the self-appointed world health czar the “exclusive rights” to computerize human bodies and use them as local wireless networks  Continue reading “Bill Gates Patent Gives Him ‘Exclusive Rights’ To ‘Computerize’ Humans”

Haaretz, March 2014

As Ukraine writhes in crisis with sovereignty over Crimea hanging in the balance, it’s an apt time to revisit a time when the region was a Jewish kingdom. Not that this is a call to Israel to throw its hat in the race for control of Crimea. Continue reading “When Ukraine Was Run by Jews”

CNN

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday after US prosecutors filed criminal charges against him, according to a statement from the government of the Bahamas. Continue reading “Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX’s founder, is arrested in the Bahamas”