A federal judge recently ruled that an illegal alien was wrongly forbidden from carrying firearms per 18 U.S.C. § 922. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, an illegal alien, was criminally charged in 2020 after he was found with a semi-automatic pistol in Chicago. Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman dismissed the case after she ruled that 18 U.S.C. § 922 violates the Second Amendment.
“The noncitizen possession statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5), violates the Second Amendment as applied to Carbajal-Flores,” Judge Coleman wrote. “Thus, the court grants Carbajal-Flores’ motion to dismiss.”
Coleman concurred with the defense’s argument that the government failed to show that the law in question matches the “historical tradition that delimits the outer bounds of the right to keep and bear arms.” In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment presumptively protects conduct included in the amendment’s text. Per this ruling, any regulation must be “consistent with this nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
Despite the government’s contention that the rule unilaterally does not apply to illegal immigrants, Judge Coleman sided with Carbajal-Flores.
“The government argues that Carbajal-Flores is a noncitizen who is unlawfully present in this country. The court notes, however, that Carbajal-Flores has never been convicted of a felony, a violent crime, or a crime involving the use of a weapon. Even in the present case, Carbajal-Flores contends that he received and used the handgun solely for self-protection and protection of property during a time of documented civil unrest in the Spring of 2020,” Judge Coleman wrote.
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A federal judge recently ruled that an illegal alien was wrongly forbidden from carrying firearms per 18 U.S.C. § 922. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, an illegal alien, was criminally charged in 2020 after he was found with a semi-automatic pistol in Chicago. Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman dismissed the case after she ruled that 18 U.S.C. § 922 violates the Second Amendment.
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The New York Times once claimed the Deep State “doesn’t exist.” Now, it admits it is real and says it “makes our lives better.”
In a brazen, North Korea-style propaganda video entitled ‘It Turns Out the “Deep State” Is Actually Kind of Awesome,’ the Times spoke to several bureaucrats, talking up their role as “everyday superheroes who wake up ready to dedicate their careers and their lives to serving us.”
“As we met the Americans who are being dismissed as public enemies, we discovered that they are … us,” waxed the newspaper of record.
“They like Taylor Swift. They dance bachata. They go to bed at night watching ‘Star Trek’ reruns. They go to work and do their jobs: saving us from Armageddon,” it continued, working hard to humanize its subjects.
However, the people interviewed by the NYT were not the bureaucrats generally associated with the Deep State. They appeared to be regular public servants tasked with apolitical work such as monitoring asteroids, removing lead piping, and investigating companies employing illegal alien children in dangerous occupations.
Nevertheless, these run-of-the-mill officials were used to attack Donald Trump’s proposed Schedule F reforms. These would make replacing entrenched bureaucrats advancing leftist ideology and interventionist foreign policy easier.
Agenda-driven actors within the Deep State disrupted several of the previous Trump administration’s policies, such as withdrawing troops from Syria.
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The New York Times once claimed the Deep State “doesn’t exist.” Now, it admits it is real and says it “makes our lives better.”
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested Monday that the government has a right to censor American citizens for their own good. In the Murthy v. Missouri case, the Supreme Court probed allegations that the Biden government had violated the First Amendment by colluding with social media platforms to suppress Americans’ freedom of speech. Justice Jackson expressed concern for scenarios wherein she believes the government has the right to limit speech.
“My biggest concern is that your view is that you have the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways in the most important time periods,” she stated.
This assertion aligns with the Biden government’s stance that they can suppress online speech that contradicts their chosen narrative. The government’s attorney, Brian Fletcher, maintained that it has the legal flexibility to persuade private entities like social media companies to act in ways they perceive as lawful. Fletcher further equated the role of the government to that of a “bully pulpit” with the power to elevate or suppress ideas.
The legal representative for Missouri, Benjamin Aguiñaga, countered that the government intended to constrain speech, indirectly doing what it was constitutionally forbidden from doing directly. He highlighted the secretive nature of the government’s dealings with social media platforms, suggesting knowledge of censorship.
Missouri Attorney Andrew Bailey claimed that the litigation uncovered thorough censorship pushed by the Biden government in collaboration with social media platforms, leading to direct suppression of Americans online. This case has led to an injunction issued against the Biden government by a lower court, halting any communication with social media companies.
The Supreme Court, however, granted an emergency ruling against the injunction, and the case is now awaiting a final decision from the high court.
This isn’t the first time Justice Jackson has positioned herself far to the court’s political left. In her dissent from the majority opinion striking down US universities’ affirmative action policies, Jackson accused her colleagues of being akin to ostriches striking their heads in the sand. The liberal justice went on to claim that ending government racial discrimination would not end racism.
“The best that can be said of the majority’s perspective is that it proceeds (ostrich-like) from the hope that preventing consideration of race will end racism. But if that is its motivation, the majority proceeds in vain,” she wrote in her dissent.
Jackson was nominated to the court by Joe Biden in February 2022 and narrowly confirmed by the Senate in April 2022 by a margin of just six votes. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, Jackson was noted for her extreme leniency towards child sex offenders.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested Monday that the government has a right to censor American citizens for their own good. In the Murthy v. Missouri case, the Supreme Court probed allegations that the Biden government had violated the First Amendment by colluding with social media platforms to suppress Americans’ freedom of speech. Justice Jackson expressed concern for scenarios wherein she believes the government has the right to limit speech.
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The family of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg intends to withdraw her name from an award after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch were named two of this year’s awardees. The Ginsburg family’s decision is purportedly based on its disagreement with the recipients’ political beliefs.
“This year, the Opperman Foundation has strayed far from the original mission of the award and from what Justice Ginsburg stood for,” Jane Ginsburg, daughter of the Supreme Court justice, said in a statement.
The family is demanding Opperman remove Justice Ginsburg’s name from the award “unless the original award criteria, as accepted by Justice Ginsburg, are restored,” wrote Trevor Morrison, Ginsburg’s former law clerk, in a letter to the foundation’s chair on behalf of the Ginsburg family.
“Each of this year’s awardees has achieved notable success in their careers, and each may well deserve accolades of one form or another. But the decision to bestow upon them the particular honor of the RBG Award is a striking betrayal of the Justice’s legacy,” Morrison wrote.
“I think she’d be appalled,” said Ginsburg’s son, James Ginsburg, in an interview with CNN. “I think these are people who pretty much… stand against all the things that she stood for,” he said. “It so violates the purpose of what was intended here, and this is not what my mother signed on to when the award was first created,” he continued. “When you think about trying to create a more just society, which, of course, was mom’s ultimate goal, those are probably about the last names that would come to mind.”
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The family of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg intends to withdraw her name from an award after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch were named two of this year’s awardees. The Ginsburg family’s decision is purportedly based on its disagreement with the recipients’ political beliefs.
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During his visit to Ukraine, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged Ukrainian officials on Monday to rapidly adopt a bill that would increase the pool of eligible military draftees in the nation, suggesting there should be no exemptions for men under the age of 27.
“I would hope that those eligible to serve in the Ukrainian military would join. I can’t believe it’s at 27,” Graham told reporters. “You’re in a fight for your life, so you should be serving — not at 25 or 27,” he said, adding: “We need more people in the line,” he said.
During his first journey to Kiev following a sudden rebuff of a $60 billion aid package last month, Senator Graham said he was “more optimistic than I’ve ever been that something will get out of the House pretty soon.” The Senator’s visit to Ukraine also involved a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine is grappling with diminishing soldiers and ammunition as Russia capitalizes on significant battlefield victories. Ukraine’s discussions on a new mobilization law to decrease the draft age to 25 underline its lack of enough trained troops ready for combat.
Senator Graham has been a staunch advocate for further aid for Ukraine, visiting the country multiple times since 2022. Nevertheless, he surprisingly opposed an aid package last month, aligning with Donald Trump’s stance on negotiating aid as loan packages rather than outright grants.
During his meeting with President Zelensky, he stated that it was fair to expect Ukraine and other allies to repay the U.S. in the future, illustrating his belief that the loan idea would garner success not only among Republicans but Democrats as well.
Despite aid disagreements, Senator Graham assured the Ukrainian troops that the U.S. would supply more 155mm artillery shells, which they currently lack. He also expressed disappointment in the delay of U.S.-provided long-range missiles known as ATACMS, asserting their crucial need on the battleground.
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During his visit to Ukraine, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged Ukrainian officials on Monday to rapidly adopt a bill that would increase the pool of eligible military draftees in the nation, suggesting there should be no exemptions for men under the age of 27.
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LinkedIn billionaire and Epstein island visitor Reid Hoffman, a megadonor to the Democrats, Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley, E. Jean Carroll, and the legal defense of Russia hoaxers FusionGPS, has also donated in large sums to the MeidasTouch Network. Founded by the three Meiselas brothers — Ben, Brett, and Jordy — the far-left media organization helped popularize the “bloodbath hoax” against Donald Trump over recent days.
MeidasTouch intentionally omitted that Trump was referring to an economic bloodbath for the auto industry in his speech in Ohio on Saturday. Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, alongside the corporate media, took up the theme, alleging the former president was threatening “political violence.”
The group has the support of many high-profile celebrities and political figures. The brothers Meisalas have employed a team of hardline ‘Never Trump’ activists to masquerade as journalists for their website, which began its life as a Democratic PAC.
Now, The National Pulse can reveal that one of the men who helped them get it off the ground was none other than Epstein-linked billionaire Hoffman, who also bankrolled the E. Jean Carroll case against Donald Trump, and threw cash at Nikki Haley prior to the abortion of her failed political campaign.
Hoffman has now been outed for visiting Epstein’s island in 2014 – long after Epstein’s conviction for procuring a girl below age 18 for prostitution – and even arranged to stay at the Manhattan townhouse where the financier abused many of his victims.
Hoffman admitted to The Wall Street Journal that “by lending my association, I helped [Epstein’s] reputation, and thus delayed justice for his survivors.” He claimed his last interaction with the convicted sex offender was in 2015.
Hoffman also “contributed more than $600,000 to the legal defense fund of Bean LLC — otherwise known as Fusion GPS, the company responsible for the creation of the Steele Dossier,” which spread various false accusations of links between Trump and Russia.
LinkedIn billionaire and Epstein island visitor Reid Hoffman, a megadonor to the Democrats, Nimarata 'Nikki' Haley, E. Jean Carroll, and the legal defense of Russia hoaxers FusionGPS, has also donated in large sums to the MeidasTouch Network. Founded by the three Meiselas brothers — Ben, Brett, and Jordy — the far-left media organization helped popularize the “bloodbath hoax” against Donald Trump over recent days.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended an order Monday blocking Texas officials from executing a new state immigrationlaw authorized by Governor Greg Abbott. The state-sanctioned SB4 considers illegal immigration a state-level crime in addition to being a federal offense. This law equips state and local law enforcement to prosecute illegal immigrants charged with unlawful entry. It also empowers Texas judges to order forced returns to Mexico as an alternative to prolonging their prosecution.
The Biden government has argued that SB4 is unconstitutional. Following its request last month, a federal judge halted the law on the grounds that it contradicted federal immigration laws. The 5th Circuit Court suppressed that ruling until Alito postponed enforcement for administrative reasons.
Alito’s stay preserves the status quo until the court deliberates on the Justice Department’s request for emergency relief. The litigation concerning SB4’s legality continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Texas officials, led by Abbott, argue that the federal government’s efforts to control illegal immigration are inadequate, necessitating the state’s intervention. For three years, Texas has mounted actions to contest the federal government’s supremacy over immigration policy. Moves include transporting illegal immigrants to Democrat-controlled’ sanctuary cities’ and installing deterrents along border regions.
On the other hand, the Justice Department maintains that SB4 violates federal law and the Constitution, as immigration enforcement has traditionally been a federal duty. They also argue that the legislation impairs relations with Mexico, whose government has dubbed SB4 “anti-immigrant” and pledged to refuse illegal immigrants returned by Texas.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended an order Monday blocking Texas officials from executing a new state immigration law authorized by Governor Greg Abbott. The state-sanctioned SB4 considers illegal immigration a state-level crime in addition to being a federal offense. This law equips state and local law enforcement to prosecute illegal immigrants charged with unlawful entry. It also empowers Texas judges to order forced returns to Mexico as an alternative to prolonging their prosecution.
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In a recent X (formerly Twitter) Space, Elon Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — disclosed that he was the target of two attempted assassinations over the past six months. Musk shared this information during a conversation with Dr. Gad Saad, a professor of marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Montreal’s Concordia University.
Musk stated that the experience of being widely recognized had its challenges. While admitting that people tend to be considerably pleasant, he noted that his public outings frequently lead to crowds eager for selfies. “I can’t easily go to the mall or a movie theater or walk around without creating a ruckus,’” Musk told Saad.
The tech billionaire said he does have private security and takes extensive measures to protect himself and his family while in public, adding it is actually rare for him to get death threats. However, there were two recent instances of mentally ill individuals targeting him and his family. “I have had two cases in the last six months where two people, unfortunately very mentally ill, came to try to kill me in Austin with guns,” Musk said in the X (formerly Twitter) Space.
After taking over the social media platform in 2022, Musk posted a video of an individual he described as a “crazy stalker” who was following a vehicle carrying his son, X Æ A-Xii. Musk, one of the wealthiest men in the world, moved to quickly restrict X accounts — especially automated bots — who shared real-time travel and flight data for himself and other public figures.
"I have had two cases in the last 6 months where two people, unfortunately very mentally ill, came to try to kill me."
In a recent X (formerly Twitter) Space, Elon Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — disclosed that he was the target of two attempted assassinations over the past six months. Musk shared this information during a conversation with Dr. Gad Saad, a professor of marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Montreal’s Concordia University.
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Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team informed a New York appellate court on Monday that it is unable to post a bond covering the full sum of his $454 million civil fraud judgment for the duration of his appeal process. This comes as a result of a ruling last month by a state appeals court judge, which mandates the post of a full-sum bond to defer enforcement of the judgment, beginning March 25.
“Defendants have faced what have proven to be insurmountable difficulties in obtaining an appeal bond for the full $464 million,” Trump Organization general counsel Alan Garten wrote in court papers filed Monday. Trump’s defense has already engaged with 30 surety companies via four different brokers in an attempt to obtain the bond.
With accrued interest, Trump’s outstanding sum would be approximately $456.8 million. The total sum owed by Trump and his co-defendants is $467.3 million. According to Trump’s counsel, collateral valued at $557 million would likely be required to acquire the needed bond.
The civil fraud judgment levied against the former president was the result of a ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron. He determined that Trump had excessively inflated his net worth to secure more advantageous loan terms. Trump was subsequently fined $354.8 million, followed by roughly $100 million in pre-judgment interest. New York AG Letitia James brought the case against Trump.
Despite the hefty fine, Trump confirmed his intention to contest the ruling. However, he is obligated to first pay the fine as a bond to New York State.
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Former President Donald Trump's legal team informed a New York appellate court on Monday that it is unable to post a bond covering the full sum of his $454 million civil fraud judgment for the duration of his appeal process. This comes as a result of a ruling last month by a state appeals court judge, which mandates the post of a full-sum bond to defer enforcement of the judgment, beginning March 25.
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Recent data from a Pew Research poll indicates that a significant proportion of Americans are skeptical about President Biden’s self-professed devout Catholicism. The survey, conducted in late February, revealed that a mere 13 percent of Americans view Biden as very religious. On the other hand, 41 percent believe he is somewhat religious. Notably, 44 percent think he lacks substantial religious conviction.
This data emerges amidst Biden’s self-declared devout Catholic campaign narrative, underscored by regular church attendance and even echoed in White House descriptions of the president, particularly when justifying his strong pro-choice position on abortion.
President Biden’s faith and views on abortion have sparked controversy with the Catholic Church and drawn criticism from Pope Francis last July, who described them as ‘incoherent.’ Despite the critique, the pair met later that year when, according to Biden, he received Pope Francis’ encouragement to continue receiving communion.
The friction between President Biden’s faith and his abortion stance has been seized upon by Former President Trump, remarking that voting for Biden would be ‘crazy’ for Catholics. Interestingly, according to the Pew Research poll, only 4 percent of Americans viewed Trump as very religious, whereas 68 percent identified him as not particularly religious.
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Recent data from a Pew Research poll indicates that a significant proportion of Americans are skeptical about President Biden’s self-professed devout Catholicism. The survey, conducted in late February, revealed that a mere 13 percent of Americans view Biden as very religious. On the other hand, 41 percent believe he is somewhat religious. Notably, 44 percent think he lacks substantial religious conviction.
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