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For years, gun-grabbing politicians in Massachusetts have been chipping away at the Second Amendment, imposing some of the harshest gun-control in the country. Now, it appears they want to do away with your Constitutional rights altogether. This week, Massachusetts politicians put forth HD 4420, “an act modernizing firearm laws.” This massive piece of legislation re-writes gun laws in the Commonwealth and imposes unprecedented gun-control. Every NRA member and gun rights supporter in Massachusetts is urged to contact lawmakers now and tell them to oppose HD 4420. HD 4420 leaves no stone unturned when it comes to restricting your Second Amendment...

President Biden’s onstage tumble at the U.S. Air Force Academy made headlines around the world. But he’s far from the only world leader or political candidate who has taken a highly visible fall. From Chinese leader Xi Jinping (whose 2019 slip commentators dubbed the “great fall of China”) to Gerald Ford (whose fall while disembarking Air Force One in 1975 was the subject of late-night comedy skits) and other politicians around the world, trips and tumbles are fodder for laughs, cringes — and hot takes. (snip) Trump, as president, looked unsteady on his feet at the U.S. Military Academy at...

The January 6th Report reveals an eyewitness account against Trump and builds and bolsters the Department of Justice case against him. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel testified under oath that Trump called her and directly introduced her with coup planner John Eastman for the purpose of advancing his illegal election fraud plan, and Trump stated on the line. In this special report, MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent, Ari Melber analyzes the legal implications of the evidence.

I am a middle-aged African American father, reeling from the sheer horror of what happened to members of my community in Buffalo. Through my pain, I am praying for all the victims and their traumatized families, friends and neighbors -- and for all the minority Americans who are feeling even more afraid now than they did before. (snip) Because you are male, you were born a winner of the patriarchal jackpot. You are more likely to rise to the top of the career ladder and will be better paid on your way up. The state will not attempt to dictate...

Sorry about the vanity, but here goes....my wife and I sold our Bay Area home and bought a nice place in suburban Boise. Our kids were in school, limited masks and life was about 80% of normal vs. 20% in California. Fast forward to May. My wife hates it here. She is conservative but said she would pay the high taxes, property taxes and cost of living to avoid the culture here. She thinks that our school-aged kids will not be able to prosper if they stay here in Idaho. No exposure to worldly things, more blue collar, less sophistication,...

President Joe Biden will nominate Tucson police Chief Chris Magnus to lead Customs and Border Protection, according to a report in the New York Times on Monday, April 12. Magnus’ nomination is one of six announced for roles in the Department of Homeland Security, the report says. Read the Times article HERE. Magnus has publicly criticized the immigration policies of former President Donald Trump. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero issued a statement in support of the nomination: “I want to congratulate Chief Magnus for his nomination to serve as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” said Mayor Regina Romero. “During...

In a new 11-year deal with broadcast partners that starts in 2023, the NFL is getting more than $100 billion, The Post’s Andrew Marchand has learned. Amazon Prime Video is getting exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” as part of the new package, and ESPN/ABC is getting two Super Bowls, the first in 2026. ESPN is keeping “Monday Night Football,” NBC is retaining “Sunday Night Football” and Fox and CBS are holding onto their respective Sunday afternoon packages. NBC will simulcast games on its Peacock streaming service. CBS will do the same with Paramount+. ESPN+ is getting one exclusive international...

Three of the nation’s biggest banks are asking shareholders to reject racial-equity resolutions after they expressed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement last year. Citigroup Inc. C, 3.22%, Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, 3.83% and Bank of America Corp. BAC, 4.87% were among the many large U.S. companies to make public statements of support in response to widespread protests last summer after the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In recent days, they have all officially opposed shareholder groups’ calls for them to conduct and publicize racial-equity audits and other changes, saying they are already doing enough...

ICE has locked down a Twitter account that was used to alert the public to illegal immigrants released by sanctuary cities. @ICEAlerts is now “protected,” meaning only those who had already been following the account can see the target names. Users also can’t retweet the old posts, said Jon Feere, a former senior employee at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under President Trump. ICE called buttoning up the account a routine update to “its many communications tools to ensure accurate information consistent with current priorities. “As with similar accounts associated with prior administrations’ policies, @ICEalerts was archived as it was...

The 2020 presidential election was three months ago, but one of the biggest backers of the false theory that it was rigged against former President Donald J. Trump has not given up his hope of overturning the results. On Friday, Mike Lindell, the embattled chief executive of MyPillow who helped finance Mr. Trump’s legal efforts to challenge election results, aired a falsehood-laden film about election fraud on One America News. The network promoted the two-hour film, titled “Absolute Proof,” on Twitter Thursday, urging viewers to join Mr. Lindell “for a never-before-seen report breaking down election fraud evidence & showing how...

Ahead of Thanksgiving next month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released new safety guidelines for all private gatherings amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Newsweek California Gov. Newsom's Thanksgiving Rules Explained as Severe Restrictions Put in Place Soo Kim 1 day ago Utility may cut power to 1M Californians to reduce fire threat How a 21-year-old CEO landed $3.5 million for software that he ori… Newsweek logoCalifornia Gov. Newsom's Thanksgiving Rules Explained as Severe Restrictions Put in Place Ahead of Thanksgiving next month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the country's leaders that the entire United States will soon mirror the raging wildfires that are working their way through thousands of acres of the state's land. “California, folks, is America fast-forward,” Newsom said. “What we are experiencing right here is coming to a community all across the United States of America unless we get our act together on climate change — unless we disabuse ourselves of all the BS that’s being spewed by a very small group of people that have an ideological reason to advance the cause of a 19th-century framework and solution....

Congressman Jesús G. “Chuy” García’s (D-IL), “New Way Forward Act,” H.R. 5383, was referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship on Jan. 30. It is cosponsored by 43 of Garcia’s fellow Democrats, four of whom are on the subcommittee, including Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the Vice Chair. The bill is supported by more than 145 advocacy groups. It is also the most ill-advised immigration legislation I have ever seen. Garcia claims his bill would correct racial and anti-immigrant injustices embedded in our immigration laws, but the bill’s main provisions would simply protect aliens who are subject to deportation because they...

Bill Maher concluded his Friday episode of "Real Time" on HBO by reviving his 2018 gag in which he said "I am Q," jokingly claiming to be the mythical internet figurehead leading the QAnon conspiracy movement. "Well, it's two years later, and I'm going to tell you again. I am Q. I am. And true Q followers know it's the truth because it makes the least sense. Think, people. That's all I'm saying. Take what you thought, flip it and then assume the opposite of the opposite of what you know is not true," Maher quipped Friday night. Maher revived...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposal to establish a task force to study and prepare recommendations for how to give reparations to African Americans passed the California Assembly on Thursday. The bill advanced with a 56-5 vote as protests nationwide over police brutality re-energized the movement for racial justice and activists pressed for sweeping reforms. It is a top priority for California's Legislative Black Caucus. If the bill passes the Senate and is signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, eight people with backgrounds in racial justice reforms would lead a study into who would be eligible for compensation due to...

"Scores of apartments could be empty as thousands of renters face evictions after losing their jobs and as millennials in pricey spots like New York and San Francisco flee in search of cheaper pastures. Major companies significantly downsize, or simply give back their space in favor of remote work. Few tenants will be able to step in to fill their space. A large driver of recent leasing activity, coworking firms, struggle to get new members and are forced to shutter."

The University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT standardized test results for in-state freshmen applicants. (snip) Critics of the tests have long argued they put minority and low-income students at a disadvantage because the test questions often contain inherent bias that more privileged children are better equipped to answer. Wealthier students also tend to take expensive prep courses that help boost their scores, which many students can’t afford, opponents of the tests say. The University of California system has 10 campuses, from Davis near Sacramento and Berkeley in Northern California to UCLA in Los Angeles and...

"In a memo to staff, chairman David Bradley wrote that even though they have had “exceptional growth” in print and digital subscriptions since September, when they introduced a paywall, there has been an “overnight and and near-complete undoing of in-person events and, for now, a bracing decline in advertising.” The cuts represent 17% of staff. Bradley also announced play cuts for executives and a general pay freeze for the rest of the year. He wrote, “I was to tell our departing colleagues how deeply sorry I am. If we saw any prospect that your jobs souls return in a reset...

Total absurdity of a "Virus Bill" listed: Here's a review of what's in this stimulus package.. Courtesy of Dave Wukawitz ✅Here’s what’s in the stimulus deal. $100,000,000 to NASA, because, who knows why. $20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts / because why not $300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing $15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough $435,000,000 for mental health support / thats a lot of suicide hotlines $30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education...

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