Sure, this is fine: A federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a conservative-leaning appeals court ruled Thursday. The ruling is the latest significant decision dismantling a gun restriction in the wake of the Supreme Court’s expansion of Second Amendment rights last year in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen decision. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that the federal law targeting those believed to pose a domestic violence threat could not stand under the Bruen test, which requires that gun laws have a historical analogy to the firearm regulations in place at the time of the Constitution’s framing. “Through that lens, we conclude that (the law’s) ban on possession of firearms is an ‘outlier’ that our ancestors would never have accepted,” the 5th Circuit said. The court’s opinion was written by Judge Cory Todd Wilson, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump.
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After reaping huge fees off workers’ savings, private equity firms’ subterfuge could imperil promised benefits for millions of workers and retirees.
Our newly minted “independent” Kyrsten Sinema making friends. The good news is that she’s no longer attending any Democratic strategy meetings. It’s pretty clear that she doesn’t have the party’s best interests at heart.
Shamefully, "I can't recall" is trending... read now...Chief Cerelyn Davis also led the first police department in the U.S. that swore off the exchanges.
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Alex Thaler, the CEO of the software platform Iconik, and Iconik advisor Adam Cummings discuss how the platform helps shareholders create personalized voting profiles for shareholder meetings, allowing them to increase their influence over companies and give management a clearer awareness of investor goals without abrupt and embarrassing conflict.
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Welcome to economics and beyond. I'm Rob Johnson, president of the Institute for New Economic Thinking.
I know I’m probably paying way to much attention to Tucker Carlson lately but he’s an especially dangerous force in our politics and half the time he’s an Orbanesque white nationalist and the rest of the time he’s just nuts. I don’t know quite what to make of it but I feel instinctively that we shouldn’t look away. There’s something going on here and it’s not good. Philip Bump looked at the numbers and it’s worth taking note: In the right-wing media universe, the 500-pound gorilla is now and has long been Fox News. There have been challengers, certainly, including some robust ones. Breitbart’s effectiveness in pulling rhetoric from the fringe into the mainstream conversation about a decade ago, for example, and cable news start-ups like One America and Newsmax more recently. But Fox News has weathered such challenges through co-option, heft, institutional support and combinations of the three. So, when Republicans are asked where they get their news, they are most likely to say Fox. And within the Fox News universe, the 500-pound gorilla is Tucker Carlson.
The new Republican majority delivered few surprises and lots of paranoid rhetoric on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
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With a front-row seat at Wednesday's Robodebt Royal Commission hearing, David McIlveen gives his account of how out of touch MP Alan Tudge is with reality. read now...Opposition leader the Dark Lord Peter Dutton has come out swinging over accusations that he is racist. The Dark Lord told reporters that he can’t be racist, as some of the people that he used to arrest were indigenous. ”Peter’s... Read More ›
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The tl;dr on Powell
Stephanie Kelton | Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Stony Brook University, formerly Democrats' chief economist on the staff of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and an economic adviser to the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders
The Lens
The tl;dr on Powell
Stephanie Kelton | Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Stony Brook University, formerly Democrats' chief economist on the staff of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and an economic adviser to the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders
It’s all right here in this commentary from the man who tried to kill Nancy Pelosi’s husband: “Liberty isn’t dying, it’s being killed systematically and deliberately.” The “people killing it have names and addresses, so I got their names and addresses so I could pay them a little visit … have a heart-to-heart chat about their bad behavior.” “I want to apologize to everyone. I messed up. What I did was really bad. I’m so sorry I didn’t get more of them. It’s my own fault. No one else is to blame. I should have come better prepared.” It’s all right out of the wingnut playbook whether it’s Fox, Breitbart, Truth Social, 8-Chan, Newsmax, or OAN. And yes, Facebook and twitter too. It’s what compelled all those rioters to storm the Capitol and go hunting for Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence. It’s why they were screaming incoherently “this is MY house!”, telling the cops and anyone else to leave. It isn’t just this nut. He happened to take action and he isn’t the only one. But they all believe it …
TWELVE-year-old Toby Mitchell presented a cheque to Dolphin Marine Conservation Park in Coffs Harbour this January during his latest visit to the park, having been captivated by the work of the Dolphin Marine Rescue team from a very young age. In just three years, Toby has raised and donated nearly $4,000 to Dolphin Marine Rescue...
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COFFS Regional Community Gardens was a winning spot to host last weekend’s Get Growing workshops run by Ian Earth’s The Gourmet School, on January 28 and 29. Lara Reading, the Secretary of the Coffs Regional Community Gardens told News Of The Area, “Ian is a fantastic speaker and manages to engage with everyone, no matter...
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PARA-SURFING champion Sam Bloom will share her powerful story at a Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday 16 February at C.ex Coffs. “Sam’s story is so compelling, Chamber members as well as visitors and members of the public are welcome to join us on Thursday 16 February at 12pm,” Coffs Harbour Chamber of...
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A biblical death sentence. In America, in 2023, a legislator has proposed The Millstone Act,...
CCTV security cameras are being installed at Bellingen Cemetery to deter young people from gathering there for late-night parties, a trend Bellingen Shire Council has seen increasing and hopes to stop. According to Council, the night-time gatherings so far have led to anti-social conduct such as traffic offenses, underage drinking and offensive behaviour. Advertise with...
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