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New York Post, November 3, 2022 Biden’s ‘Big Lie’ on democracy By James Bovard In a lethargic yet indignant speech Wednesday from Washington’s Union Station, President Biden portrayed Republican voters as a deadly threat to the survival of democracy. But Joe Biden’s version of democracy contains a Montana-sized asterisk that magically exempts himself from his […]

The IRS posted duties for prospective new agents, including using “deadly force if necessary” during tax audits. The job listing also called for being willing to "participate in arrests, execution of search warrants and other dangerous assignments."

The gunman, who had 100 rounds of ammo, would have killed many more people if hero Dicken had not stopped him. Indiana's new law allows people over 18 to carry a gun in public without a permit. The Greenwood Park Mall had a policy of prohibiting firearms, making it a "gun free" zone and a soft target.

I just read about a recent survey conducted with school teachers that indicates that “nearly half are contemplating transferring schools or quitting altogether due to their concerns about safety.” These safety concerns are, of course, entirely based on the specter of school shootings. FYI:  There are roughly 77 million students enrolled in schools in the U.S. There […]

Eric Zuesse In America, a woman’s right to an abortion of a pre-conscious (earlier than 20 weeks) fetus is no longer recognized by its federal Government, though, by a 59% to 41% margin (and 67% to 33% among American women, who are the people directly affected), the American people want it to be. That’s one […]

In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream The burden of proof has been reversed. No longer are we presumed innocent. Now we’re presumed guilty unless we can prove our […]
The post Everybody’s Guilty first appeared on Dissident Voice.

Of the 2.5 million times citizens use their guns to defend themselves every year, the overwhelming majority merely brandish their gun or fire a warning shot to scare off their attackers. Less than 8% of the time, a citizen will kill or wound his/her attacker.

What can happens when creator get too smug about what they have created?
The post The Frankenstein Effect first appeared on Dissident Voice.

What we do not need is yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the Fourth Amendment at will under the guise of public health and safety. Indeed, at a time when red flag gun laws (which authorize government officials to seize guns from individuals viewed as a danger to themselves or others) are […]
The post Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American first appeared on Dissident Voice.

The deal does NOT include Joe Biden’s proposals to ban “assault weapons” or “high-capacity” magazines. However, the agreement would incentivize states to pass their own “red flag” laws to establish gun purchase restrictions on individuals a judge has deemed a threat.