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This really is a big story. The Chiefs will have Rice for the beginning stretch of the season - the most difficult they have (at least on paper).

The 2026 Midterms Are Looking More Like 1934 Than 1938 August 12, 2025 |by Barry Casselman https://amac.us/newsline/politics/the-2026-midterms-are-looking-more-like-1934-than-1938/

In the fight to restore order in the nation's capital, the Trump administration is now engaging another, proven founding principle of the republic: The Second Amendment. Specifically, the District of Columbia's concealed-carry permitting process time is being slashed, from months to days. This is an unmitigated good thing, and actually is a fundamental liberty, not granted but protected by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The concealed carry permit process also has been streamlined, Fox Digital learned. What used to take "several months" to obtain a concealed carry permit, has been cut down to 4.6 days, according to data compiled during the month of May by the task force, which the White House shared with Fox News Digital. Appointments for firearm registration and conceal carry licenses also have been combined into one category to cut back on confusion over which option to choose when beginning the gun process. While the District will soon use third-party finger printers, in addition to Metropolitan Police Department machines, after the D.C. City Council voted to broaden where people can get fingerprinted July 28. For a Second Amendment purist (like me), it rankles that any jurisdiction, anywhere, is allowed to require a government permit to exercise a constitutional right. (Alaska doesn't.) But this is the world we live in; politics is the art of the possible, and in the District of Columbia, this may well be the best we can hope for - today. And we should note that before the Supreme Court's decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen case, we might not even have had that. https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/15/big-beautiful-self-defense-win-trump-streamlines-dc-concealed-carry-permitting-n2192849

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YES. NEXT QUESTION: Are Democrats Really This Desperate to Defend Crime? CNN’s “The Arena” got tense Thursday when the overwhelmingly left-leaning panel tried to claim that crime is worse in red states than in Washington, D.C. — completely ignoring that the cities they cited have long been run by Democrats. The tension hit a peak when Republican strategist Scott Jennings went toe-to-toe with former Obama advisor David Axelrod, who thought he had Jennings in a “gotcha” moment. Axelrod tried to deflect criticism of Democrat-run Washington by bringing up Jennings’ hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, clearly thinking he had the upper hand. It was a classic Democratic move, aimed at countering President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital. But Jennings anticipated the setup and quickly pointed out that Louisville — just like D.C. — has been under Democratic leadership for decades, with both a Democrat mayor and a Democrat governor. Axelrod pressed his point. “Your hometown of Louisville has comparable murder rates and property [crime]. So you’re saying it’s all about the Democratic mayor and Democratic… Would you advise the president to describe Louisville as he describes Washington? Would you support sending the military into Louisville?” Jennings didn’t miss a beat. “Well, Louisville and the District of Columbia are two different places because the Constitution designates—” Axelrod tried to interject: “The president says he can send them into other cities.” Jennings seized on the interruption to make his point clear. “Exactly right. Louisville is a violent place. We had a kid shot at a bus stop. We have an epidemic of violence in Louisville, and it has been under Democratic control for decades, and my state’s been under a Democratic governor for the last two—” Elliot Williams, CNN chief political analyst, who was also on the panel, conceded part of Jennings’ argument. “Absolutely true. But you can’t deny that it’s politically advantageous for the mayor [sic] to go after the mayors of—” Jennings interrupted with an agreement, though he turned the point on its head. “Can I agree with you on politics? It’s good politics to reduce crime.” “Agree,” Williams responded. “That’s why Trump is reducing crime,” Jennings said bluntly. “And I don’t understand why Democrats want to keep it the same.” https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/08/15/are-democrats-really-this-desperate-to-defend-crime-n4942727 Roundy lying ? Who'd a thunk it. No, Sean Dunn, the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington D.C., has not been exonerated. He has been released on his own recognizance by a federal judge, who found the felony charge excessive. However, he is still facing charges and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing in September. In addition, Dunn, who previously worked for the Department of Justice, has been fired from his position.

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Anyone surprised ? The DNC's collapse is the direct result of the defunding of USAID by George Harizanov By all accounts, even those of liberal media outlets, the Democratic National Committee is broke. Under the leadership of chairman Ken Martin, the DNC is facing a full-blown financial crisis. But how did it come to this? Well, donor flight is one part of the answer. Since President Trump and J.D. Vance took office in a historic victory, the DNC's once-reliable donor class has slammed the brakes on contributions. But the bigger story, and one the mainstream press won't touch, is that a critical pipeline of cash has been shut off: the massive taxpayer-funded slush fund known as USAID. https://humanevents.com/2025/08/13/george-harizanov-the-dncs-collapse-is-the-direct-result-of-the-defunding-of-usaid .

Wyoming Timber Industry Set For Huge Comeback, More Sawmills Needed, Officials Say by Mark Heinz The pieces might be falling into place for Wyoming’s timber industry to make a strong comeback, legislators and land management officials said. The volume of timber being cut in Wyoming might outpace the state’s few remaining sawmills to meet the demand. The increase in demand coincides with tariffs being placed on Canadian lumber, which for decades had been a main source of wood in the United States. Last week, the U.S. Commerce Department announced a significant increase on duties of Canadian lumber imports to 35%. Long-term success of expanding the Wyoming timber industry hinges on building back the “local timber industry,” instead of trucking logs to mills in other states https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/08/12/wyoming-timber-industry-set-for-huge-comeback-more-sawmills-needed-officials-say/ .

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TRUE Gavin Newsom has rigged California elections in every possible way. Requiring ID to vote is illegal. Universal mail in ballots are the easiest way to commit fraud. The DMV automatically registers people to vote. Ballot harvesting is legal. They made it illegal to hand count ballots. There’s no set time limit for how long pulling stations have to count the votes. Now he stands in front of the camera, with all the worst California Democrats standing behind him, and tells you that democracy depends on him rigging California elections even further.

WHEW — GOOD THING TRUMP STEPPED IN TO RUN THE CITY, THEN! D.C. Mayor Heads to Martha’s Vineyard as Trump Takes Over City. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office confirmed reports on Thursday that she left D.C. for Martha’s Vineyard. “The mayor has a family commitment and had to pick up her daughter. She will return to the District tomorrow,” her office said in a statement to ABC News. Bowser’s trip comes amid Trump’s attempt to wrest control of D.C. from the local officials duly elected by its already disenfranchised population. The city this week has been swarmed with federal law enforcement conducting a performative shock-and-awe operation on the orders of the president, who on Monday signed an executive order declaring a “crime emergency” despite violent crime being at at its lowest point in decades. The order also authorized a 30-day federal takeover of the city’s police, and the deployment of hundreds of National Guard to the nation’s capital. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/d-c-mayor-heads-martha-202020099.html?

Google was Biased ?? I can hardly believe it.

Bombshell Memo Shows How Obama's DOJ Protected Hillary Clinton During the 2016 Campaign Matt Margolis A newly declassified timeline that FBI Director Kash Patel obtained exposes how political interference from the Justice Department and FBI leadership sabotaged the Clinton Foundation investigation during the 2016 election. The timeline and a bombshell 2017 memo reveal how career agents in New York City, Little Rock, Ark., and Washington faced repeated roadblocks from figures like then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, all while the agencies relentlessly pursued the baseless Russia collusion probe against Donald Trump. The documents paint a stark picture of obstruction at the highest levels, undermining efforts to investigate potential pay-to-play corruption involving Hillary Clinton and her family foundation. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/08/14/bombshell-memo-shows-how-doj-protected-hillary-clinton-during-2016-campaign-n4942714