Washington Democrats propose 11% ammo tax

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Man Who Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns Sentenced to Five Years
A former contractor at the Internal Revenue Service who disclosed the tax records of Trump to the New York Times and those of billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to ProPublica received a five-year prison sentence on Monday.

Trump Tax Leaker Gets The Hunter Biden Treatment With ‘Sweetheart Deal’ From DOJ
In a new court filing, prosecutors acknowledge the plea deal “does not account for the fact that he leaked thousands of individuals’ tax returns. His [sentencing] range would be the same today if he had leaked only a single return.”

Jury Deliberates Fate Of Six Pro-Lifers Facing 11 Years In Prison Over Peaceful Protest
The jury is set to deliberate on the fate of six pro-lifers who face 11 years in prison after being accused by the Biden Department of Justice of a conspiracy against rights over a peaceful protest at a Tennessee abortion facility in March 2021.

AP admits NY AG's civil case against Trump is unprecedented in 70 years of case history
It is the only case of its sort "without a showing of obvious victims and major losses."

E. Jean Carroll says she's taking Rachel Maddow shopping for luxury items with $83 million Trump award to help 'shore up women's rights'
"First thing, Rachel, you and I are gonna go shopping. We're gonna get completely new wardrobes, new shoes," and she talked about getting a motorcycle for one of her attorneys and a fishing rod for the other as they all beamed. "Rachel, what do you want? Penthouse?" Carroll asked. "It's yours!"

Washington state lawmakers propose 11% tax on the ‘privilege’ of buying ammunition
Public safety is the reason given for the introduction of the bill.

Supreme Court clerks are being offered up to $500,000 signing bonuses to join top DC law firms
Powerful law firms battle each other to snag law clerks who worked at the Supreme Court, with some offering thousands of dollars for these clerks to bring their experience and knowledge of the high court into their fold.

America's fastest-shrinking cities
As retirees and professionals are priced out, analysts show the 15 cities that will shrivel by up to a quarter this century.

Texas woman who allegedly stole $103 million from Army got to retire with full benefits
Woman accused of stealing more than $100 million from the Army retired with full benefits despite an ongoing criminal investigation into an alleged six-year fraud scheme, according to an Army spokesperson.

NY Times: Inside Biden’s Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In)
Watching Trump ascend, the newly energized Biden campaign is aiming to make the general election all about him. It’s also hoping for some big endorsements.

Poll finds a fifth of voters 'likely' to back candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift
In a poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for Newsweek, 18 percent of voters say they're "more likely" or "significantly more likely" to vote for a candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift. Her sway was more visible with voters under the age of 35.

Five Years Ago, Joe Biden Spread The Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax
Monday marked the five-year anniversary of President Joe Biden’s online condemnation of a “hate crime” that never happened.

Snopes admits Biden wore construction hard hat backwards in 'fact-check' reversal
Biden was pictured in Wisconsin with a hard hat tightening strap on his forehead.

Gavin Newsom tells Joe how he would beat Trump
“It’s not even a complicated campaign. We have the receipts. We have the best three-year record of any modern American presidency. Period. Full stop.”

Manchin 'absolutely' can see himself as president, thinks Biden health or Trump conviction could give opening
Manchin told CNN he's worried about "far-left liberals" in Biden White House.

Pelosi yells at protesters: ‘Go back to China!’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shouted back at anti-Israel protesters outside her home, telling them at one point to “go back to China” and claiming that was where their “headquarters” were located.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman was a 9-11 'truther,' wrote awful poems about it at the time
“2001/Planes used as missiles/Target: The Twin Towers. Later in the day/Building 7/Also Collaspsed [sic]/Hmm.../Multiple explosions/Heard before/And during the collapse/Hmm…" He also recommend people watch "Loose Change" and other truther nonsense.

They Blamed Israel for Hamas’ Attack. Jamaal Bowman Is Touting Their Endorsement.
New York congressman embraces anti-Israel group the Jewish Vote amid rift with Jewish community.

Bowman’s re-election effort could be upended as GOP and independent voters urged to register as Democrats
Bowman has come under heavy fire from his Jewish constituents over his position on the Israel-Hamas war. Several Jewish-supporting groups are throwing their vote behind George Latimer, who has campaigned as a staunch supporter of Israel.

DOJ Announces Merrick Garland’s Surgery After Lloyd Austin Debacle
Garland will temporarily step aside from his duties due to an impending back surgery scheduled for Saturday.

DOJ Investigating House Democrat for Improperly Using Government Money: Report
The lawmaker, unknown at this time, is accused of abusing the members' representational allowance.

Vulnerable House Dem caught on Zoom call lamenting 'Trump Kool-Aid' voters in her district
Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.) said Carbon County, which is located in her district, drank the "Trump Kool-Aid."

Biden NY delegate has criminal record after scamming Syracuse schools, owes state $101K in back taxes
James “Jimmy” Monto III — who pleaded guilty to falsifying business records while he was an employee with the Syracuse City School District — is on Biden’s list of pledged delegates in the 22nd Congressional District for his re-election campaign.

Disneyland Posts Woke ‘Wheel Of Privilege’ In Employee Kitchen, Removes It After Daily Wire Inquiry
Posters featuring a “wheel of power/privilege” were hung in employee spaces in Disneyland, instructing employees that being white, “cisgender male,” and even speaking English means you have “unearned” privilege that your “marginalized” coworkers do not.

Boeing’s reputation takes a hit after 737 Max 9 fallout, survey shows
Boeing's net trust rating has dropped 12% since December.

Yes, DEI Will Make More Planes Fall Out Of The Sky
Let’s say 100 open pilot positions can be filled by either tall or short people. Under normal conditions, the airline would rightly assume height does not make you better or worse at flying, so it will ignore that metric and instead recruit the people with the most skill and experience at flying planes.

GB Poll: Does Texas have the right to defend itself?
This is arguably the greatest constitutional crisis facing the U.S. in recent history, and Glenn wants to know what YOU think should be done.

Mayorkas’ impending impeachment would be first for Cabinet member in 150 years
House Republicans filed articles of impeachment against Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis, which they blame on the secretary’s ineptitude. The drastic move has no modern precedent.

Kristi Noem requests joint session to brief state legislature on ‘war zone’ at southern border
Noem’s request for the session asked that it be held on Wednesday. During the session, Noem aims to also explain potential ways South Dakota will respond to the border crisis.

Pentagon says Israel-Hamas war isn't spreading despite US soldiers killed in Jordan, Red Sea attacks
There have been more than 160 attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East since October 17.

Iran has enough uranium to build 12 nuclear bombs in just 5 months, says former UN weapons inspector
The Telegraph reported that the details came out after the International Atomic Energy Authority said Iran has increased its production of enriched uranium by up to 60% purity, which is required for creating nuclear bombs.

Flashback to Oct 2023: ‘The Middle East Region Is Quieter Today Than It Has Been in Two Decades’
A week ago, Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, sounded optimistic about the region.

Why are US troops in Jordan?
There are approximately 3,000 troops stationed in Jordan. There are also 2,500 troops in Iraq, who are there at the invitation of the country’s government to help defend it against ISIS, and 900 in Syria.

Intelligence Reveals Details of UN Agency Staff’s Links to Oct. 7 Attack
Around 10% of Palestinian aid agency’s 12,000 staff in Gaza have links to militants, according to intelligence dossier.

Biden allowed US funds to flow to UN agency linked to Hamas terror attack
In a predictable twist, Biden's reversal of Trump's UNRWA funding suspension has backfired, entangling U.S. dollars with suspected terror ties.

Iranians Enlisted Canadian Hells Angels Biker To Assassinate Dissident in US, Feds Say
An Iranian national allegedly coordinated with two Canadian bikers between December 2020 and March 2021 to kill two people then living in Maryland, one of whom had fled the Islamic Republic, the DOJ said in a release.

Anti-Israel federal workers plan a one-day 'hunger strike'
Wow, what a powerful statement. BTW, do milk shakes count as food? Because anything you can drink through a straw isn't really food, right?

William Shatner Scolds EU Over Plan To Censor Gendered Language In Iconic ‘Star Trek’ Intro
In addition to advising against the use of phrases like “no-man’s land” — suggesting “unclaimed territory” as an alternative — the document addressed the problematic goals of the Galactic Federation, namely “to boldly go where no man has gone before.”

Blaze journalist Steve Baker appears on Tim Pool's podcast, talks looming threat of charges for Jan. 6 coverage
During an appearance on Tim Pool's "Timcast IRL" podcast, Blaze Media journalist Steve Baker spoke about the looming threat he faces of being charged in connection with his journalistic work covering the January 6, 2021, episode at the U.S. Capitol.

French farmers blockade Paris in heated protest
Protesters said they felt left behind by the urban national government and that many politicians don’t take the needs of rural Frenchmen seriously. About 15,000 police were deployed around Paris to keep the city itself safe, the government said.

‘There Is No Plan B’: Argentina’s President Milei Takes Hard Line On Return To Capitalism
Milei conducted an exclusive interview with Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker, who asked, “I want to know how long you think the Argentine people can wait to see signs that your plan is working.”

World’s largest cruise ship stokes environmental concerns
The ship is roughly five times the size of the Titanic and has a maximum passenger capacity of 7,600. The launch of the giant floating resort has sparked renewed concerns about the environmental impact of cruise tourism.

Utah Ban On Men Using Women's Bathrooms Awaits Governor’s Signature
Lawmakers passed the ban, called the “Sex-based Designations for Privacy, Anti-bullying and Women’s Opportunities,” on Friday in a 58-16 vote.

California’s Cash Handout Program For ‘Trans’ Residents Is ‘Illegal,’ Lawsuit Alleges
Several San Francisco residents are suing city officials over an allegedly “illegal” program that provides taxpayer funds to black and Latino biological men who “identify as females.”

Biden Education Department Met With SPLC Before Center Put Parental Rights Groups on Its ‘Hate Map’
A high-ranking official at the Department of Education under Biden met with representatives of the Southern Poverty Law Center a year before the center put parental rights groups, including Moms for Liberty, on its “hate map” alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan.

Georgia’s K-5 ‘Social Studies’ Curriculum Is A Trojan Horse For Leftism
Kids from Savannah to Sparta must be primed for spotting ‘systemic injustices’ before they leave elementary school.

Senators Propose Bipartisan Bill To Keep Lab-Grown Meat Off The School Lunch Menu
“Our students should not be test subjects for cell-cultivated ‘meat’ experiments,” said Sen. Rounds.

George Carlin's estate sues podcasters over AI-generated comedy special
"Defendants therefore admitted that they input thousands of hours of George Carlin's original, copyrighted routines to an AI machine that Defendants operate to fabricate a semblance of Carlin's voice and generate a Carlin stand-up comedy routine," the lawsuit read.

AI spam is already starting to ruin the internet
Scammers are using AI to spit out webpages and YouTube videos that game Google.

Something 'fishy' is happening with the Milky Way's dark matter halo
For reasons that remain mysterious, it seems our galaxy is different from the others.

A crane will lift space shuttle Endeavour into place for museum exhibit today
A 450-foot crane will install Endeavour at its designated spot in the California Science Center "in a massive and technically challenging process that has never before been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility," museum representatives said.

State Department urges Bahamas travelers to use ‘extreme caution’ when visiting Nassau
“Murders have occurred in all hours including in broad daylight on the streets,” according to a security alert that was posted on Jan. 24 by the U.S. embassy in the Bahamas. Retaliatory gang violence has been the primary motive, the alert said.

49ers-Lions NFC championship tops 56 million viewers, most-watched telecast since the Super Bowl
The game’s viewership was up 19% from last year’s NFC championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and 49ers.

CBS actually showed Taylor Swift for less than half a percent of AFC championship game time
CBS showed crab cakes and aquarium B-roll footage for more combined time than the network showed Swift.