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A second mass shooting erupts in Ohio. Shooter identified

UPDATE: Law enforcement authorities have identified the Dayton shooter. He is a 24-year-old white dude from a nearby suburb. I won’t print his name here, but you can visit the NY Post and read it there if you like. Original article continues: As with all such violent events, details are still few and far between, […]

 

Berkeley somehow bans natural gas

The day may come when we run out of stories about the municipal government in Berkeley, California doing hilariously inane things, but today is not that day. Their latest “green” initiative to save the planet involves a ban on natural gas lines or appliances using natural gas in any new construction starting next year. Instead, […]

 

Afghan Forces Target Russian, Chinese Jihadis Linked to Taliban and al-Qaeda

The overwhelmingly Muslim Republic of Chechnya is an autonomous province within the Russian Federation. China’s Muslim Uighur-majority Xinjiang province borders Afghanistan. Uighur jihadis, particularly members of East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) or Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), are known to operate in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The Uighur jihadi groups maintain a relationship with the Taliban and […]

 

‘Just Sing’: Barbra Streisand Riles Up Fans After Praising Clintons, Trashing Trump During NYC Concert

“He left this country with a budget surplus!” Barbra Streisand said of former President Clinton, adding, “By the way he did that by taxing the highest wage earners.” “A great president needs a sense of history and unquenchable thirst for knowledge,” she continued. “And the compassion that would not allow children to be separated from […]

 

Tony Dungy Says Low Football IQ Among Owners Leads to Lack of Minority Coaches

“Miami’s Brian Flores was the only person of color to fill one of the eight vacancies this offseason, just as Steve Wilks in Arizona was the only minority to step into one of seven openings last offseason,” Trotter wrote. Wilks, who is black, was fired following a 3-13 season in 2018, and was replaced by […]

 

Texas Seeks Death for El Paso Shooter, Feds Treating as ‘Domestic Terrorism’

Police have not formally released the name of the alleged killer but many news outlets have released a name of a suspect in the shooting. El Paso County District Clerk court records obtained by Breitbart Texas on Sunday morning indicate that prosecutors filed a capital murder charge. “We will seek the death penalty,” El Paso […]

 

Beto: Yes, Trump is responsible for El Paso mass shooting

Tragedy does not bring out the best in some people. By some people, I mean politicians, especially those who are Democrats running for president. Since the mass shooting in El Paso Saturday began to dominate cable news coverage, candidates have rushed to deliver their own hot takes about private gun ownership. They are against it. […]

 

What’s the U-Haul rate to Heaven? Sunday reflection

This morning’s Gospel reading is Luke 12:13–21: Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be […]

 

Booker: Trump ‘Responsible’ for Mass Shootings — He Has Sown the Seeds for ‘Harvest of Hate’

Sunday on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump was “responsible” for the mass shootings in America. Booker said, ” I believe in my faith there’s a saying that you reap what you sow. And Donald Trump has been sowing this kind of hatred in our country when he talks about invasions and […]

 

Julian Castro: Shootings a ‘Consequence’ of Trump ‘Fanning the Flames of Hate’

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro called mass shootings a “consequence” of President Donald Trump  “fanning the flames of hate.” Castro said, “It’s so unfortunate that not only our president but his administration can’t rise up to the challenge of leadership in these times. Anybody who has […]