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#10 New Hampshire Attorney General Challenges Massachusetts’ Gun Laws - Dana Abizaid for The Daily Caller, Kostas Moros, Rep. Keith Ammon on X
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Monday that Massachusetts should not have the right to prosecute residents who cross state lines with their guns, WBZ reported. In briefs filed with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Formella defended two New Hampshire men who were charged with unlawfully carrying weapons into Massachusetts without the proper firearms license, according to WBZ. Formella said in a statement that his challenge was directed at “Massachusetts’ restrictive firearms laws,” and “we are affirming that constitutional freedoms should not be undermined by inconsistent and overly burdensome regulations.”
#9 Idaho Army National Guard Intolerant of Religious Speech - Liberty Council, Daniel Horowitz, and Des Colleran on X
Liberty Counsel has notified Governor Brad Little that the Idaho Army National Guard has violated the protected free speech of an infantry officer by removing him from command and illegally pressuring him to resign regarding public statements he made outside of the military environment. In this instance, the Idaho Army National Guard has violated the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Idaho Constitution, and the Free Exercise of Religious Protection Act. In addition, it has become evident that this military branch seeks to implement a policy of discrimination against the religious beliefs of enlisted personnel...#8 Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Reports that Organizations May Be Illegally Registering Noncitizens to Vote - Ken Paxton AG of Texas, The Blaze, and Newsmax on X
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into reports that organizations operating in Texas may be unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote in violation of state and federal law. Investigators from the Texas Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit recently conducted undercover operations to identify potential voter registration of noncitizens in Texas. The investigation has already confirmed that various nonprofit organizations have been located outside Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License offices, operating booths offering to assist in voter registration for persons doing business at the driver’s license offices. But all citizens have already been presented an opportunity to register to vote as part of the process of renewing or being issued an identification card or driver’s license, so there is no obvious need to assist citizens to register to vote outside DPS offices—calling into question the motives of the nonprofit groups...
#7 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. To Address America on Friday About the ‘Present Historical Moment and His Path Forward' - Greg Wehner for Fox News, Alex Jones and Craig Kelly on X
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plans to address the nation about his path forward in the presidential race Friday from Phoenix. Kennedy’s press secretary, Stefanie Spear, posted the announcement about "the present historic moment and his path forward" on social media on Wednesday afternoon. The announcement comes after Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, blasted Democrats on Tuesday, saying she "fully supports" a role for Kennedy in a future Trump administration. Shanahan also hinted that they could end their campaign and back former President Trump...
#6 Breaking: Jordan's Weaponization Committee Investigating Quiet Skies for Politicization After Concerns About Gabbard - Wendi Strauch Mahoney for UncoverDC, Breanna Morello, Matt Taibbi, and Senator Rand Paul on X
On Wednesday morning, Breanna Morello obtained a letter from Chairman of the Judiciary, Rep. Jim Jordan, concerning the alleged "weaponization of federal surveillance powers." The Judiciary Committee is requesting "all documents and communications between and among TSA or other executive branch agencies or officials referring or relating to surveillance of former Representative Tulsi Gabbard or other federal elected or appointed officials for the period January 20, 2021, to the present." The letter follows an Aug. 4, 2024, breaking story from UncoverDC and Breanna Morello exposing active surveillance of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as a part of TSA's Quiet Skies program...#5 Judge: Virginia School District Must Allow Transgender Student On Girls' Tennis Team - Tyler Durden ZeroHedge, The Epoch Times, Here. and No Further., and Dan Zaksheske on X
A federal judge has ruled that a Virginia school district may not prevent a transgender student from playing on a girls’ middle school tennis team while the student’s lawsuit against the school board continues.
In issuing the preliminary injunction, the judge said she found the 11-year-old student—identified in court documents only as “Janie Doe”—would likely succeed in the claim that the Hanover County School Board violated both Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it barred the student from playing on the sports team during the 2024–2025 school year. “Janie has established that the Board excluded her, on the basis of sex, from participating in an education program when it denied her application to try out for (and if selected, to participate on) her school’s girls’ tennis team,” Judge Lauck wrote...
#4 FBI Investigates How Maggots Got Into DNC Breakfast - Steven Nelson for The New York Post, Drew Hernandez, Julia, and Oilfield Rando on X
A revolting surprise greeted Democratic convention-goers Wednesday when maggots were found during a hotel breakfast service — and the FBI is now investigating the apparent activist stunt. At around 6:45 a.m., hotel guests discovered the nauseating protein-packed topping, which required first responders to assess at least one person. “We can confirm that a group of individuals caused a disruption at a DNC-related breakfast event at our hotel this morning,” Fairmont Chicago hotel spokesperson Haley Robles told WGN-TV. “Our team acted immediately to clean and sanitize the area, ensuring that the event could continue without further incident.” An FBI van was spotted by the local outlet outside the hotel, which is hosting state delegates from Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, and South Dakota, the local channel reported...
#3 Most Federal Reserve Officials Ready to Cut Rates in September if Inflation Keeps Cooling - The New York Post, Radar, and Bloomberg TV on X
Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would likely cut their benchmark interest rate at their next meeting in September as long as inflation continued to cool. The minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting, released Wednesday, said the “vast majority” of policymakers “observed that, if the data continued to come in about as expected, it would likely be appropriate to ease policy at the next meeting.” In July, the policymakers kept their benchmark rate at 5.3%, a near-quarter-century high, where it’s stood for more than a year. Wall Street traders had already considered it a certainty that the Fed will announce its first interest rate cut in four years when it meets in mid-September, according to futures prices...
#2 US Government Report Says Fluoride at Twice the Recommended Limit Is Linked to Lower IQ in Kids - Mike Stobbe for AP News, MJTruthUltra, Peter Sweden, and Eric on X
A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined — “with moderate confidence” — that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids. While the report was not designed to evaluate the health effects of fluoride in drinking water alone, it is a striking acknowledgment of a potential neurological risk from high levels of fluoride...
#1 Chris Cuomo Rips ‘Pay to Play’ as Dnc Luxury Suites Go for $5M: ‘Same People They Say They Are Going to Regulate’ - Ariel Zilber for The New York Post, The Chief Nerd, and The Patrick James Gang on X
Chris Cuomo blasted the Democratic Party for pledging to go after corporations over price gouging — even as it charges big donors between $500,000 and $5 million for a luxury suite at its Chicago convention. Cuomo — who was fired from his job at CNN in 2021 after he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, navigate sexual harassment allegations — hit out at the Democrats during a nearly three-minute monologue on his current broadcast home NewsNation. “A big theme here at the DNC is that they are going to go after corporate gouging and they’re going to go after corporations, whether it’s in taxes, largess, loopholes,” Cuomo said from the convention floor at the United Center during NewsNation’s coverage on Wednesday night...
