Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has reached a deal with Brazilian prosecutors in a fraud case from 2008. Santos agreed to formally confess to defrauding a Rio de Janeiro man of $1,300 in clothing and fully compensating him for those losses. Prosecutors found the agreement acceptable after being assured by Santos’ attorney that the congressman would […]
“After dozens of interviews and seven public hearings, the Civilian Oversight Commission’s special counsel has released a 70-page report condemning the ‘cancer’ of violent deputy gangs and urging Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to create a policy officially banning the secretive groups,” The Los Angeles Times reported March 2. “’They create rituals that valorize violence, such […]
Washington, D.C. – For much of the 20th century, the world was at war. That ended, in as much as those things can, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, the global alliances that were created by the West to keep the peace during the Cold War survived and today still drive much of […]
Former Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding (R), a lead sponsor of the controversial so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has pled guilty to numerous charges for his involvement in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. In a Department of Justice (DOJ) news release, authorities said that Harding, a one-term representative, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering […]
Americans can sometimes get salty in debates over politics and even in debates with politicians. It’s woven into the fabric of our civic life. And it’s this being argumentative, saucy, even downright rude that the Massachusetts Supreme Court said was every citizen’s First Amendment right. In a case challenging a Massachusetts township’s civility code that […]
UPDATE: The New York City Police Department (NYPD) reports the white powder was found in an envelope marked “Alvin.” The enveloped was postmarked in Orlando, Florida on March 21, 2023 and contained a brief letter addressed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, saying “Alvin: I’m gonna kill you” followed by several exclamation points. The substance […]
ANALYSIS – Despite the growing threat from a belligerent revolutionary Iran bent on expansion and acquiring nuclear weapons, not to mention a still active ISIS terror threat in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon no longer sees the region as a primary danger zone. The focus now is China and Russia. And that’s where our most […]
The Steyr M95 is a straight-pull bolt action rifle designed by the Austrian engineer Ferdinand Karl Adolf Josef Mannlicher before the First World War. That rifle (aka the Mannlicher M1895 et al) served in vast numbers…but it kind of sucked. World War 1 represented a tumultuous time in world history. Ancient empires struggled to remain relevant, […]
Fox News host Neil Cavuto has had an acrimonious relationship with former President Donald Trump. And it doesn’t look like it’ll get better anytime soon. In 2018, the longtime Fox News personality blasted Trump in a four-minute-long monologue. The following year, he criticized Trump’s claims that Fox wasn’t helping him anymore with an on-air retort, […]
A letter from former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign warns powerful Republican groups, in no uncertain terms, about trying to “usurp his brand” as the 2024 presidential election heats up. The campaign threatened to boycott any group that fails to comply with Trump’s demands, saying anyone fundraising off his name or image without authorization robs […]
FRIDAY PDB – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING – The Pentagon rightfully readies US for possible China confrontation. The U.S. military must be ready for the looming conflict with China, the Pentagon’s leaders said, pushing Congress to approve the proposed $842 billion budget, which would modernize the force in Asia and around the world. AND THAT WAR IS COMING. But […]
Logic Goes Up In Smoke As Biden Seeks To Strip Marijuana Users Of Gun Rights
In a confusing, contradictory move, the Biden administration is seeking to deny gun rights to users of marijuana, arguing that marijuana users are inherently dangerous and unstable even though Biden has also stated he intends to pardon those convicted of marijuana possession because the drug poses no threat. An Oklahoma federal judge last month struck […]