Why Did the FBI Ignore the Warning That the Orlando Shooter Was Not Acting Alone? 

Via CBS News: The co-owner of a Florida gun store says his employees contacted law enforcement before the Orlando shooting after gunman Omar Mateen attempted to purchase body armor and ammunition. Robbie Abell, co-owner of Lotus Gunworks, said Thursday his workers had a gut feeling about Mateen when he came to the store four or

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John McCain: Obama is ‘directly responsible’ for Orlando attack

Via The Washington Post: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the elder Republican statesman, said President Obama was “directly responsible” for the terror attack in Orlando due to his failure to combat the rise of the Islamic State terror group. McCain’s statement goes beyond the criticism of Obama that has been leveled by his Republican colleagues in

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Idaho unemployment rate remains unchanged at 3.7%

From the Associated Press:  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s unemployment rate in May remained unchanged from the previous month at 3.7 percent. The Idaho Department of Labor in a news release Friday says gains in construction, financial activities and other services were offset by weaker-than-expected performance in manufacturing and wholesale trade. Other industries that were

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State Board of Ed bans alcohol sales to ticket-holders at BSU, UI home football games

Booze is only avaialbe to those willing to pay for VIP seats. How egalitarian. Via Betsy Russell’s blog An Eye on Boise at the Spokesman Review: Idaho’s State Board of Education today voted to ban alcohol sales at most home football games at Idaho universities for the coming season – including to ticket-holders at Boise State University and

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Vox writer calls for Obama to ‘unilaterally ban all Americans from purchasing guns’

Here’s a totalitarian view for you, asking the President to overthrown the US Constitution. From The Washington Times:    Vox Media writer Dylan Matthews drew social media ire on Thursday when he called for President Obama to “unilaterally” deny Americans their constitutionally protected rights. “This is not Dems‘ sales pitch but I’m totally down with letting

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CIA director: Islamic State promoting ‘lone wolf’ attacks, scheming to infiltrate West

A bleak assessment from the CIA Director. Via The Washington Times:  The Islamic State has “a large cadre of Western fighters” who could carry out attacks in the U.S. and Europe, CIA Director John O. Brennan said Thursday in a sobering — at times pessimistic — assessment of the threat facing the U.S. and its allies

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Clinton losing interest in accommodating Sanders and his liberal followers

Hillary had to move left during the primary in order to beat Sanders. Now that she’s in the general election cycle, she wants to move towards the center; but Sanders isn’t letter her do that. From The Washington Times:  Progressive leaders are still hoping to force likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to the left,

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Howard Stern slams gun-control push: ‘Imagine if the Jews’ had AR-15s

It’s worth reading what Howard Stern says here. From The Washington Times:  Radio shock-jock Howard Stern went off on pro-gun control politicians Wednesday, saying they wish to strip Americans of their guns and turn them into sitting ducks. “I’m so upset about Orlando and what went down, but I can’t believe these people who come

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Philadelphia OKs Bloomberg-backed soda tax; 1st major U.S. city to do so

The nanny state is at it again, telling citizens what they can & cannot eat/drink. Salvation via the stomach. From The Washington Times:  Years of shaking up the can finally led to an explosion, as Philadelphia on Thursday lifted the lid on a long-sought soda tax. City Council voted 13-4 to enact a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax

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Donald Trump joins Democrats in post-Orlando gun control push

Well, what do you expect. He is a New York liberal after all. From The Washington Times:  Brushing aside warnings that they’ll tip off terrorists to secret investigations, Democrats pressed ahead Wednesday with plans for new gun controls after the Orlando shooting, and even enlisted an unlikely potential ally — Donald Trump, who said he’s

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