If states can shield their laws from review by federal courts, then CA will use that authority to help protect lives.
We will work to create the ability for private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, or sells an assault weapon or ghost gun kit or parts in CA. pic.twitter.com/YPBJ00vN6z
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) December 12, 2021
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#1
We have winner...
Only a Seriouly Reatarded Liberal Idiot could connect the 2 issues.
#2
One is written in the Constitution, the other is a fable made up by the self appointed law as in Sotomayor to get around that difficult process of Article V.
#3
Empty threat. They're already doing everything they can to infringe on gun rights. He makes it sound like they'd leave gun alone if we let abortion be, but that's 100% not the case.
[ABCNews] A far-right extremist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his violent actions during August 2020 protests against racial injustice in Oregon’s largest city
Alan Swinney was convicted of unlawful use of a weapon, attempted assault, pointing a firearm at another, and second degree unlawful use of mace, among other charges, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Portland residents saw almost nightly protests after a white officer murdered George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis last year, with some rallies erupting in chaos and counterprotests. after a white officer murdered George Floyd, a Black man
“As evidenced by the defendant’s escalating violence, letters, social media statements and testimony, the defendant has no remorse for his actions, no desire to change and every intention of engaging in future acts of violence,” Deputy District Attorney Nathan Vasquez wrote in a sentencing memo.
Swinney, 51, was among dozens of far-right demonstrators Aug. 22, 2020, who fired paintball guns and sprayed mace at anti-fascist demonstrators during a violent brawl in downtown Portland.
Many in the crowd were carrying firearms, but authorities said at one point Swinney pulled a revolver and pointed it at the crowd of counterprotesters.
To support their sentencing recommendation, prosecutors included a handwritten letter Swinney tried to send to Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicting of killing Floyd, sparking months of nationwide protests.
In the letter, Swinney expressed sympathy for Chauvin after his conviction, telling him to keep his head up because he could win on appeal or be freed through other means.
“Another thing that may end up working in your favor is that this country is headed toward civil war,” Swinney wrote. “I see it ramping up. Civil war will get you out of jail. It’ll get me out too.”
Burying the lede:
Swinney is a member of the far-right group the Proud Boys.
He earlier admitted, as part of a civil settlement, to assaulting a woman during an August 2020 protest in Portland.
[JustTheNews] A Customs and Border Protection division used government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, according to a federal watchdog.
Yahoo News published a report on the investigation in which the news outlet also found the Counter Network Division
...have we heard of them?
also made quires on congressional staffers and perhaps members of Congress.
Jeffrey Rambo, an agent who acknowledged running checks on journalists in 2017, told federal investigators the practice is routine.
Rambo has been identified as the agent who accessed a reporter Ali Watkins' travel records. She worked for Politico at the time. His contact with her led to the inspector general's investigation.
Rambo was unavailable Saturday for a request by the Associated Press for comment.
The inspector general referred possible criminal charges for misusing government databases and lying to investigators, but the Justice Department declined to prosecute Rambo and two other Homeland Security employees, the according to the Associated Press.
The only person convicted as a result of Rambo's efforts is James Wolfe, a former Senate Intelligence committee security director who had a personal relationship with Watkins. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with reporters.
The Associated Press obtained a redacted copy of the Homeland Security Department's inspector general report, the revelations in which have concerns among news outlets and calls for an explanation, the wire service also reports.
Customs and Border Protection said such vetting and investigation efforts are "strictly governed by well-established protocols and best practices."
The new disclosures are among the most recent examples of federal agencies using their power to examine the contacts of journalists and others.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has stopped prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations with few exceptions.
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Counterpoint: First… The author Mrs. Jana Winter [Yahoo News] and Ali Watkins are lying about a very key point. Watkins claims James Wolfe never leaked any classified information to her, and Jana Winter makes that point repeatedly. This is a lie, they are liars – [sue me]. James Wolfe did leak classified information to Ali Watkins, who was writing for Buzzfeed at the time, which Watkins then shared with her friends and peers in the media. One specific classified leak was the Carter Page FISA application, which Wolfe leaked to Watkins in March of 2017.
Second… When Jeffrey Rambo enters the picture to question Watkins, neither of them knew at the time that Watkins was already under FBI investigation. The timeline is outlined in the original James Wolfe indictment. After Watkins wrote an article in early April 2017, using the Wolfe and the FISA leak as her anonymous source, she became a target for investigation.
#3
Cells within cells. Exciting new, short-term project. No additional training necessary. Some travel required. Special Duty Pay authorized. Reassignment to former duties at project termination. If interested, you know the drill. Sign the NDA and see Jake for additional.
#4
Ali Watkins is the notorious little whore who slept with Senate Intel Committe security official James Wolfe, whose leaks she published as a way of helping spread the Russia Hoax bullshit about Carter Page being a Russian spy when in reality he's a C!A asset.
Our media whores are beyond shameless. This one literally pristituted herself for a story -- which itself was bogus.
#8
Claiming to be a "journalist" doesn't mean you're not also a criminal or terrorist.
Didn't al'Qaeda prep for the 9/11 aftermath by sending "reporters" to "interview" -- assassinate -- the leader of the Northern Alliance leader?
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#9
You’re thinking of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Lion of Panjshir, Rob. His son, Ahmad Massoud, is in Tajikistan as the leader in exile of the Northern Alliance 2.0. Unlike his father, the Taliban he faces have Pakistani military advisors.
[Washington Free Beacon] Margaret Goodlander serves as counsel to AG Merrick Garland, who oversees the probe
A top adviser to Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing calls to recuse herself from the Justice Department's investigation of the Trump-Russia probe, which has looked into the actions of her husband, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
Margaret Goodlander serves as counsel to Garland, who oversees Special Counsel John Durham's investigation. Garland has oversight of Durham's budget, the scope of the investigation, and the release of a report Durham is believed to be writing. Sullivan, who married Goodlander in 2015, has been referenced in Durham's indictment of a cybersecurity lawyer who worked for the Clinton campaign. While there is no indication that Durham is targeting Sullivan, the national security adviser could be a witness for the investigation given that he was a foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Durham's report could also reveal embarrassing details about Sullivan's work on the campaign to dig up dirt on Donald Trump's possible links to Russia.
A spokesman for the Justice Department said Goodlander "has no role in Mr. Durham's investigation," but it is unclear whether she has formally recused herself from the matter or whether the Durham probe is outside her Justice Department portfolio. Fox News reported that Goodlander advises Garland on antitrust and international issues.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) and the watchdog group Empower Oversight say Goodlander should be formally recused from the Durham investigation to maintain public trust in the probe.
"The Justice Department's standing guidance calls for employees to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, especially when it comes to ongoing criminal investigations," said Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"It’s in Garland's best interest—and he's obligated—to be transparent about whether his department is walling off officials who have a real or even perceived conflict, just as prior administrations have done," Grassley told the Washington Free Beacon.
As a Clinton adviser, Sullivan had contact with the campaign lawyers who commissioned the Steele dossier, the infamous British spy report that made false allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Sullivan is the Clinton adviser referenced in Durham's indictment of cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann. Sussmann, a former partner at the firm Perkins Coie, is accused of lying to an FBI lawyer about his reasons for investigating suspicious computer traffic between Trump's real estate company and Alfa Bank, a Russian bank. Durham alleges that Sussmann said he did not have a client with interest in the information when he was in fact working for the Clinton campaign.
According to the indictment, Sussmann's former Perkins Coie partner, Marc Elias, in September 2016 briefed Sullivan and others on the Clinton team about his firm's efforts to investigate the Alfa Bank data. Sullivan days before the election issued a statement that cited the Alfa-Trump allegations as evidence of collusion. It was unknown at the time that the Clinton campaign was investigating the Alfa Bank issue. The FBI later determined that there was no nefarious link between the bank and Trump.
Elias was the attorney who hired Fusion GPS, the firm that commissioned the Steele dossier. Durham indicted the primary source for the dossier, Igor Danchenko, on charges that Danchenko lied to the FBI about the identity of his sources. Dancheko allegedly lied by saying that a longtime Democratic operative, Charles Dolan, was not one of his sources.
Grassley and Empower Oversight have pressed the Justice Department over the recusal of another official, Susan Hennessey, who has pushed the false claim that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. Hennessey, who serves in the national security division, last year criticized Durham's investigation, calling it "partisan silliness."
Grassley said Garland has stonewalled his requests for information about Hennessey and other Justice Department officials' conflicts of interest.
Fox News' Chris Wallace: "After 18 years, I have decided to leave Fox. I want to try something new, to go beyond politics, to all of the things I'm interested in." pic.twitter.com/vgMF8Ktdnr
Shortly after the show ended, CNN announced that 74-year-old Wallace would join the streaming service CNN + as an anchor. This service is scheduled to debut later next year.
By that time he’ll be tan and rested, and CNN+ will no doubt no longer exist. Also, Pennsylvania News Today needs a copy editor who can translate typo gibberish into meaningful text.
#11
Chris Wallace's cri de coeur: "It's not fair! I've been at Fox for eighteen years! Eighteen Years! I should be in charge! My opinions respected! Why couldn't I *ahem* we run off that young rookie Tucker Carlson like we did Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly? Life is so Unfair!"
#12
Going to CNN+, a subscription service to be launched soon. What’s funny is that no one watches CNN for free. Who would actually pay for their content? Pretty hilarious. Gave me a good chuckle starting the day. Btw, the Fox Nation streaming product has some pretty good content. Tucker does some great hour-long interviews.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
It's not just Portland. 
[JustTheNews] A Customs and Border Protection division used government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, according to a federal watchdog.
