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Virginia’s Far-Left Governor is In a Pitched Battle Against the 2nd Amendment.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is threatening legal action against Virginia for violating the Second Amendment, citing Democrat Governor Abigail Spanberger’s moves to massively restrict semi-automatic firearms.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed a series of gun control bills, including amendments to a proposed “assault firearms” ban, which greatly broadens firearms restrictions. The changes have sparked backlash from Republicans and a formal warning from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding potential violations of the Second Amendment.
📺 DETAIL: The amendments to House Bill 217/Senate Bill 749 remove the term “fixed” in defining so-called assault firearms, which critics argue could expand the ban to include a wide range of semi-automatic firearms. The legislation would prohibit future sales, transfers, and manufacturing of affected firearms and magazines with more than 15 rounds, while imposing restrictions on “grandfathered” firearms. The DOJ has warned that the measures could infringe on Second Amendment rights and has threatened legal action if the laws are enforced. The proposals come just a month after a mass shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University by an ISIS-aligned gunman, which George Soros-backed Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fateh blamed the “pro-gun lobby.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Not only does it keep in place the de facto ban on some of the most common firearms in Virginia, it goes further and appears to create a ban on any firearm that can accept a magazine of more than 15 rounds. That includes the vast majority of firearms in Virginia that are in common use for legal purposes.” – House of Delegates Minority Leader Terry Kilgore (R).
💬 SECONDARY QUOTE: “The Second Amendment protects the rights of law-abiding citizens to own and use AR-15 style semiautomatic rifles for lawful purposes.” – Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon
🎯 IMPACT: The DOJ’s warning signals potential federal litigation, challenging the constitutionality of the Virginia Democrats’ proposed laws. Pro-Second Amendment critics of the legislation argue the measures could restrict firearms commonly used for lawful purposes, while proponents of gun control, including Spanberger, have attempted to frame the legislation as necessary to address gun violence.

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Bonkers Britain

One G7 Country is Raising Taxes Faster Than the Rest of The Group PUT TOGETHER.

The United Kingdom’s tax burden is projected to rise to 42.1 percent of GDP by 2030, marking the fastest increase among all major economies, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that the United Kingdom’s tax burden is set to reach a peacetime high of 42.1 percent of GDP by 2030, driven by tax hikes orchestrated by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary), Rachel Reeves.
📰 DETAIL: The projected increase in the tax burden from 37.6 percent of GDP in 2024 equates to an additional £130 billion (~$176.4 billion) in taxes annually, or £4,500 (~$6,100) per household. This rise is faster than any other G7 nation and even Third World countries under IMF bailout programs, which are subject to mandatory spending cuts and tax increases. The tax hikes are largely attributed to increased National Insurance contributions—roughly equivalent to Social Security taxes in the U.S.—and fiscal drag. This is a form of stealth tax on incomes, in which the Personal Allowance (Standard Deduction) and income tax bands remain frozen for years while inflation raises wages and salaries, resulting in huge, hidden increases in earners’ effective tax rate.
🎯 IMPACT:  The IMF is also concerned about rising global debt levels, with Britain’s gross debt projected to reach 104.1 percent of GDP. Meanwhile, despite Britain’s enormous and growing tax burden, some economists are warning that further tax rises may be necessary to meet relatively modest commitments to increase defense spending.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The UK just sold 10 Year Gilts for the highest yield since the 2008 Financial Crisis. The same day the IMF once again crushed their growth forecast for the UK. Starmer and Reeves are destroying our country.” – Zia Yusuf, Shadow Home Secretary for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party
Source: The Telegraph.

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1 hour ago
Bonkers Britain
Immigration

Legal Advisers Coach Migrants to Fake Gayness for Asylum Claims.

An undercover investigation has revealed a network of immigration advisers profiting from coaching migrants to fabricate asylum claims by falsely identifying as homosexual, even helping them obtain fake medical records showing they have HIV.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: An undercover investigation by Britain‘s public broadcaster, the BBC, has exposed immigration law firms and advisers charging thousands of dollars to assist migrants in fabricating asylum applications by falsely claiming to be homosexual. Migrants were coached to fabricate backstories, forge supporting documents, and even obtain fake medical records to help their claims.
📺 DETAIL: The investigation revealed that one firm charged as much as $8,900 for a fabricated asylum claim, while others offered services ranging from $1,900 to $3,800 for producing fake evidence. Migrants were advised to falsely claim they were at risk of persecution in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, where homosexuality is criminalized. Some were instructed to feign depression or even claim to be HIV positive to secure favorable outcomes. One supposed LGBT asylum seeker event was found to have been attended largely by migrants who admitted they were not homosexual.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Nobody is a gay here. Not even one per cent are gay. Not even 0.01 percent are gay.” – attendee at an event for LGBT asylum seekers.
🎯 IMPACT: The findings highlight the exploitation of the British asylum system while exposing those who are profiting from it. The Home Office—roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security—has claimed it will take action against those abusing the system.
📺 FLASHBACK: Authorities in Britain and other Western countries, such as Germany and the Netherlands, have previously identified patterns of asylum seekers falsely claiming persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or feigned religious conversions, particularly to Christianity, to strengthen their asylum cases. In some instances, migrants were reportedly coached on how to describe religious practices, memorize Bible passages, or demonstrate knowledge of LGBT culture to appear credible during asylum interviews.

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2 hours ago
News

Ukraine Criminalizes Antisemitism, With Punishment Up to 8 Years in Prison.

Ukraine is introducing criminal penalties for antisemitism, with sentences of up to eight years in prison for offenders.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law introducing criminal liability for antisemitic acts, amending Article 161 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code to explicitly include antisemitism as a punishable offense.
📺 DETAIL: Penalties under the new law for inciting hatred, humiliation of honor and dignity, or incitement of manifestations of antisemitism range from heavy fines to restrictions on liberty to prison sentences of up to eight years in the most severe cases, such as those involving violence or organized groups. Other aggravating circumstances include antisemitic actions by public officials and antisemitic actions involving threats or deception. The legislation was signed on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This is an important and timely step. Ukraine is sending a clear message: hatred, discrimination, and incitement to violence have no place in Ukrainian society and never will.” – Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman
🎯 IMPACT: The law formalizes Ukraine’s commitment to combating antisemitism, providing clear legal tools to deter and prosecute offenders while signaling a broader stance against discrimination. Notably, while President Zelensky is Jewish, the Ukrainian military has longstanding issues with Neo-Nazi elements, such as the Azov Brigade.
📺 FLASHBACK: Ukraine’s parliament initially adopted the antisemitism legislation in February 2022, but its signing into law was delayed amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. Neo-Nazi military units have been receiving broad leeway, with the former Biden government in the U.S. lifting sanctions against Azov in 2024.

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3 hours ago
News

Mediaite Suspends Founding Editor Colby Hall Over Fabricated Quotes, Errors.

Mediaite has come under fire for repeated errors, including fabricated quotes and misattributions, leading to the suspension of its founding editor.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Mediaite, a left-leaning news and politics website, has faced recent backlash for a series of errors, including fabricated quotes and misattributed information, leading to the suspension of its founding editor, Colby Hall. A glaring error arose when Mediaite’s newsletter of newsletters (One Sheet), awarded Breaker Media the “newsletter of the day” for a story it hadn’t ever reported.
📺 DETAIL: One Sheet, launched by Mediaite to aggregate media newsletters for $8 a month, has repeatedly included false quotes and misattributions. On multiple occasions, it apparently fabricated statements attributed to outlets like Status and NiemanLab, prompting corrections.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We’ve barely won a chook raffle here at Breaker so it was a surprise to us that we won newsletter of the week for something we did not write,” Cartwright told Status on Tuesday.
❝ ANOTHER QUOTE: “We presented your findings to Colby Hall who insists the errors were purely a result of sloppiness in how he aggregated and categorized information, not from the use of A.I. Regardless, it is completely unacceptable and Colby has been suspended from Mediaite pending further investigation.” – Mediaite’s Joe DePaolo.
❓ CONTEXT: Mediaite co-founder Dan Abrams had promoted the One Sheet newsletter as a solution to the overwhelming number of subscription-based newsletters, raising ethical concerns at the time about whether it would harm independent journalists by aggregating their paid content. You can sign up for The National Pulse’s newsletter, which doesn’t have fabricated quotes, here.

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3 hours ago
Lawfare
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DOJ Seeks Dismissal of Conspiracy Charges Against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers.

The Justice Department is moving to dismiss some of the most serious convictions obtained by the former Biden regime regarding the January 6 riots, involving the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss convictions against members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for seditious conspiracy, erasing some of the most serious charges to come out of the January 6, 2021, Capitol protest investigations. The dismissals, which require a judge’s approval, would be in line with prior moves made by President Donald J. Trump, who once called many of the imprisoned J6ers hostages of the former Biden regime.
📺 DETAIL: The defendants include prominent figures such as Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers and Ethan Nordean of the Proud Boys. The DOJ’s decision comes after President Trump issued pardons or commutations for nearly all January 6 defendants, leaving only a small group of people whose convictions were not addressed. Defense attorneys argue that sedition charges should not be used for protests that escalate into violence. The January 6 investigation has been described as the largest criminal probe in U.S. history, with over 1,580 people charged and roughly 1,270 convictions secured. The former Biden regime had claimed that the protest was an organized attack on democracy, while President Trump and his supporters have consistently framed the crackdown as political persecution.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “It is good for everyone of all political persuasions that sedition charges are not used for protests that turn into riots.” – Nick Smith, representing Ethan Nordean
🎯 IMPACT: Dismissing these convictions could potentially set a new precedent for future prosecutions related to protests and riots, and whether charges of sedition apply to them.
📺 FLASHBACK: In addition to seditious conspiracy, the Biden Justice Department used 18 U.S. Code § 1512(c)(2) “obstruction of an official proceeding” charges—intended for use against people destroying documents to hinder investigations into financial crimes—against hundreds of January 6 defendants. However, these were overturned by the Supreme Court in 2024.

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4 hours ago
News

Virginia Joins ‘National Popular Vote’ Compact, Which Inches Closer to Effective Abolition of Electoral College.

Virginia’s decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact marks a significant change in how the state could allocate its electoral votes in future presidential elections.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a bill entering the state into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which ties the allocation of Virginia’s presidential electoral votes to the national popular vote winner once a sufficient number of states join the agreement.
📰 DETAIL: The compact requires participating states to collectively hold at least 270 electoral votes—the threshold to win the presidency—before taking effect. Currently, 18 states and Washington, D.C., have joined, representing 222 electoral votes. Until the compact is activated, Virginia will continue using its traditional winner-take-all system based on statewide results. Organizers are, however, gloating about the fact that they only need 48 more electoral votes, claiming significant progress in states like Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
🎯 IMPACT: The anti-constitutional move undermines voters by prioritizing national results over statewide decisions. Supporters, however, claim the compact ensures every vote nationwide carries equal weight and prevents scenarios where candidates win the presidency without winning the popular vote.
💰 FOLLOW THE MONEY: The National Popular Vote group was founded by gambling pioneer John Koza, a Democrat, in 2006. The group has been funded with Soros money, as well as the far-left Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation, and the far-left Sadler Foundation. The Tides Foundation, which supports the far-left Media Matters as well as Planned Parenthood, has also donated to the cause,
🎯 CAVEAT: The compact’s legality may face challenges, particularly over whether congressional approval is required for such interstate agreements. Additionally, the partisan divide on this issue could complicate further adoption by states.
🤓 REQUIRED READING: AEI has a must read on the matter, here. Penned in 2018 by former Reagan White House counsel Peter J. Wallison, it doesn’t have the urgency required today, but is a good primer on the subject.

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Crime
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VP Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force Halts 447 Hospices Amid $600M Fraud Probe.

Vice President J.D. Vance’s anti-fraud task force has uncovered over $600 million in suspected fraud.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Vice President J.D. Vance’s anti-fraud task force has suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles, uncovering over $600 million in suspected fraudulent activity. These suspensions represent a 539 percent increase since April, highlighting the scale of fraud in taxpayer-funded healthcare services.
📺 DETAIL: The task force’s actions follow earlier efforts to block $259.5 million in Medicaid funds in Minnesota amidst scrutiny of state program fraud, often involving the Somali community. The Minnesota fraud was exposed in part by independent citizen journalist Nick Shirley, who has now set his sights on California—prompting California Democrats to move a ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ empowering organizations providing services to migrants to demand the removal of video evidence of misconduct, supposedly to protect them from “threats of violence.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Where there is fraud, the task force will find it. We will not stop until every hard-earned taxpayer dollar goes toward the honest Americans who deserve them.” – Spokesman for Vice President Vance
🎯 IMPACT: The task force’s aggressive pursuit of fraud sends a strong message to those exploiting taxpayer dollars. Nick Shirley said of California Democrats’ efforts to crack down on people exposing fraud in response, “Under AB 2624, government-funded entities like the Somali ‘Learing’ Daycare centers would be protected from being exposed if they operated inside California… When our politicians would rather protect fraudsters and illegal migrants, it’s time for us to stand up or face mass oppression from the traitors who ‘rule’ over us.”
📺 FLASHBACK: Earlier this year, Minnesota faced significant scrutiny over Medicaid fraud, with Vice President Vance and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz blocking substantial funds. Viral coverage of fraud in the North Star State led Governor Tim Walz (D) to abandon his bid for a third term.

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5 hours ago
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US, Iran Agree ‘In Principle’ to Extend Ceasefire, AP Reports, as Trump Hails Chinese Co-operation.

The U.S. and Iran have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire despite heightened tensions, including a U.S. naval blockade and Iranian threats, according to the Associated Press.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The United States and Iran have reportedly reached an “in principle agreement” to extend their two-week ceasefire, according to unnamed regional officials cited by the Associated Press, in a story filed from Cairo, early Wednesday. This comes despite a U.S. naval blockade and renewed threats from Iran.
📍 WHEN & WHERE: The ceasefire, which began two weeks ago, is set to expire on April 22, with ongoing negotiations taking place in Islamabad, Pakistan. The war is technically in its seventh week now, after U.S. officials has initially briefed a 3-4 week plan to deal with Iran.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it as very close to over,” President Trump said in an interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday.
🎯 IMPACT: Extending the ceasefire would provide additional time for diplomatic talks and potentially de-escalate tensions in the region. Trump also wrote on his Truth Social on Wednesday morning that China is “very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz,” adding: “They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran.”
📰 DETAIL: The latest agreement comes after marathon peace talks in Pakistan collapsed just days ago. China has long provided Iran with industrial components that can be used for missile production.

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6 hours ago
Lawfare

Mark Meadows Wants Lawfare-Linked Legal Fees Back from DOJ.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) reimburse his legal fees incurred during investigations tied to his service in the Trump administration.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Mark Meadows, former White House Chief of Staff, has formally requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) reimburse his legal fees incurred during multiple investigations related to his role under the Trump administration. These investigations include federal and state probes into the 2020 election and January 6.
📺 DETAIL: Meadows’ legal fees stem from his support for President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to contest the 2020 election results. He faces ongoing legal uncertainty in Arizona related to alleged “fake elector” schemes, although charges in Georgia were dropped after Democrat prosecutor Fani Willis was disqualified from a case that also targeted Trump himself. Meadows has reportedly paid millions in legal fees to various firms and is seeking DOJ reimbursement under federal guidelines allowing such requests for actions taken during official duties.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “On a case-by-case basis, the Department of Justice considers requests for private counsel reimbursement from current and former employees who face lawsuits that arise from their actions on behalf of the federal government.” – DOJ spokesman
🎯 IMPACT: In 2020, the DOJ reimbursed legal fees for government employees who acted as witnesses in the Mueller investigation, provided they were not targets of the probe. Meadows may draw on these precedents.
📺 FLASHBACK: In 2023, Meadows was bizarrely accused of wearing a wire whilst working in the White House and acting as an informant against Trump for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Speaking exclusively to The National Pulse at the time, Meadows dismissed the claim as “ridiculous” and “100 percent NOT TRUE!!” A spokesman added, “This crap is ridiculous, it’s straight out of The Twilight Zone.”

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