Illinois Has an A- Rating for Gun Control and Long List of Gun Laws — The Highland Park Attack Still Occurred

McManus called the overall issue “America’s growing refusal to protect its citizens from violence. In its cities, that’s what the bail-reform/defund-the-police movement is all about — shielding criminals from the consequences of their actions.”

 IJR

"If having a great report card on gun control prevented gun tragedies, Highland Park, Illinois, would not be trending in America this week. But it is. And voices are demanding that while the political back-and-forth over gun control plays out in Washington, someone deal with the real problems.

"As noted by Breitbart, Highland Park has its own “assault weapons” ban and is in a state that gets an A- from the Giffords Law Center for the severity of its anti-gun laws. Everytown for Gun Safety says Illinois has the sixth most stringent anti-gun laws in the nation.

"The state has a red flag law, a waiting period to buy a gun and a long train of conditions imposed on gun purchasers.". . .

“ 'Certainly all Americans have rights — but they should include the right to be protected from the armed and dangerous: Urban gangbangers and psychotic loners with rifles both. Again, there are no simple answers. But developing more respect for the power of preventive action would be a long step in the right direction.' ”. . .

Biden Smears: Supreme Court Are “Extremists”…

That man needs to go, and go soon!

Weasel Zippers

Even Biden Is In on It Now: POTUS Criticizes 'Extremist' Supreme Court (ijr.com)   . . ."Hours after the decision was first handed down, Biden delivered remarks about it that expressed his disappointment and stated that he believes it is a “tragic error.”

"But he refrained from outright attacking the court and called for protests to remain peaceful.

"However, that seems to be changing. On Thursday, while he was in Spain, Biden claimed the court is “destabilizing.”

"And during an event on Friday, Biden said, “I share the public outrage that this extremist court has committed to move America backwards with fewer rights, less autonomy.” . . .

AOC Does Her Nails As Act of “Resistance”…

 Weasel Zippers

.@AOC says she is getting her nails done as an act of “resistance” post-Dobbs. pic.twitter.com/jqFA1PyhJk

— John Gage (@johnrobertgage) July 2, 2022

Whoya Think tweeted:

" 'Reclamation' of WHAT..your 'right' to get a manicure..your right of 'pursuit of happiness' ?

"Your constituents can't afford one anymore..it's in their gas tanks..and your paycheck for doing absolutely NOTHING except displaying your ignorance on the internet!

"On average, a basic manicure will cost you about $20. However, special types of manicures like acrylic, gel, shellac, and no-chip range from about $20 to $50 in price."

Confirmed Again: The Green Agenda Is Taking Us Backward

Issues & Insights

"All the cool kids say humanity has to abandon fossil fuels and rely on wind and solar for our electricity and battery-operated cars (which remind us of the toys we played with as kids) to get around. It’s the future, they say. So why does it seem more like the past?

Let’s begin with a fascinating “fer instance”: 

“Classic Cars,” says a Motorious headline from late last  month, “Are Greener Than Electric Vehicles.” The story below the headline refers to a study from ​​British insurance company Footman James, which is “refreshing,” says the article’s author, “because it doesn’t talk emotional rage, sticking  instead to the inconvenient facts.”

And what are those facts?

“A classic car notching up the national average of 1,200 miles emits 563kg of CO2 a year. By comparison, a new Volkswagen Golf has a carbon footprint of 6.8 tonnes of CO2 the day it leaves the factory, a figure it would take our average classic 12 years to match.”

“For an electric vehicle, the footprint is even greater. A battery-powered Polestar 2 creates 26 tonnes of CO2 during its production, emissions that would take a typical classic more than 46 years to achieve. By which time, the EV’s cutting-edge lithium-ion battery would have long since lost its ability to hold a charge and been consigned

to the nearest recycling facility.”

“Footman James rightly points out that within that 46-year period, the Polestar 2’s battery will need to be replaced, maybe even swapped for a new one twice or more,” writes Steven Symes for Motorious. “And what happens to the battery? Can it really be recycled? The answer for now is no. Meanwhile, the classic car keeps running without contributing significantly to a landfill. But you should feel bad for driving such an awful pollution machine, or so we’re told.”

"The narrative says EVs are greener but that’s because the true-believers “just look at tailpipe emissions, behaving as if that’s everything in the equation. They don’t consider pollution generated by the manufacturing process,” says Symes.". . .

Miranda Devine: There are 'well-founded' concerns Joe Biden may be compromised by China

 Miranda Devine: There are 'well-founded' concerns Joe Biden may be compromised by China (msn.com)  "Fox News contributor Miranda Devine told "Fox & Friends" Tuesday there are "well-founded concerns" that President Biden may be compromised by China, referring to new revelations from Hunter Biden's laptop involving contacts with Google executives and top U.S. officials involved with China policy. 

Miranda Devine: Hunter Biden . . . and the Coverups | FrontpageMag

. . ."Now, I've spent more time than is healthy delving into the innards of Joe -- of Hunter Biden's laptop, and I can tell you, it's dangerous to Joe Biden for two reasons. It is about Joe Biden; it's not really about Hunter Biden. He's just the vessel. First, the book -- the laptop exposes Joe Biden as a liar and a terrible father. I mean, what father would put his drug-addicted son in front of gushing torrents of unaccountable cash? And Hunter Biden even says, in his own memoir, Beautiful Things, that he really wrote to sort of launder some of the most objectionable material in the laptop, came out as a crackhead who'd recovered -- he even says that the money that he was getting from Burisma, $5 million from Burisma for nothing, he even said that that became a temptation for him in terms of falling off the wagon. 

"But the second important reason why the laptop was so dangerous to Joe Biden is because it shows the extent of his influence-peddling scheme overseas. It began, of course, the way he made money and enriched himself and his family, in Delaware more than four decades ago. But when he became Vice President and Barack Obama appointed him point man for China, Joe Biden then internationalized this influence-peddling scheme and the result is that America's national security has been compromised.". . . 

Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?

  Victor Davis Hanson

In truth, “insurrection” has been fueled by the Left since 2015.

"For 120 days in summer 2020, violent protesters destroyed some $2 billion in property and injured 1,500 police officers in riots that led to over 35 deaths.  

"Because blue-state mayors and governors saw BLM and Antifa instigators as useful street soldiers, most of those arrested were never tried in court. Street thugs paid no price for declaring themselves de facto owners of downtown areas of Seattle, which police themselves conceded were no-go zones. Why did public officials in blue states ignore the violence? They were certain that it enjoyed majority support among their leftwing constituencies. 

"Indeed, some leftist icons cheered on the violence. Well after the failed attempt to storm the White House grounds, in June 2020, the Democratic candidate for vice president Kamala Harris warned us that protestors were “not going to let up, and they should not.” What did Harris mean by “should not?”—when she knew numerous protests that summer had ended in terrible violence? Was she reckless in the manner Trump was said to be by encouraging a demonstration on January 6? 

The architect of the “1619 Project” Nikole Hannah-Jones assured the nation that vast destruction of (someone else’s property) was not a real crime. CNN’s Chris Cuomo gushed that violent demonstrations and riots were American traditions. Were these national voices urging calm during weeks of violent rioting and looting? 

"There were no investigations, no congressional committees, and no voices of outrage from the left-wing establishment over months of such carnage. Indeed, much of the organization of the violent protests was facilitated by social media that was apparently unbothered that the medium under their stewardship was used to torch and loot. ". . .

Shooter at Trump rally in 2020 dressed as 'Where's Waldo'

What a gift to Pelosi, Schiff and Schumer.

UK Daily Mail  "The man suspected of killing six people and wounding more than a dozen others during a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Ill., is a Donald Trump-supporting rapper with a seemingly successful music career. 

"Robert 'Bobby' Crimo III, 22, who goes by 'Awake the Rapper,' has more than 16,000 listeners per month on Spotify. 

"Music videos posted by Crimo online last fall include a drawing of himself shooting people online, and a disturbing clip of himself throwing bullets on the floor of a classroom while wearing armor in what appears to be a joke about school shootings.

"Crimo also had a Discord server where he would chat with friends and fans, and his most recent post was a picture of Budd Dwyer, the Pennsylvania state treasurer who killed himself on live TV in the 1980s, which he captioned: 'I wish politicians still gave speeches like this.'

"He also made references to suicide and frequently posted on a message board discussing graphic depictions of murder and death, including a recent video he shared of a beheading.

"Crimo was 'known to law enforcement' but it is not yet known if this was due to the disturbing content he shared online, or if he committed other crimes. ". . .

‘Looks like Antifa, sir’: Randi Weingarten DRAGGED for claiming ‘people in Evanston’ told her Highland Park gunman is a white supremacist

Man in Custody After Hunt for Gunman -from people in Evanston, killer is avowed White supremacist.. Hate and guns create massacres that shatter people’s lives. #EndGunViolence https://t.co/nj7HxyPcPj

— Randi Weingarten ☮️🇺🇦 (@rweingarten) July 5, 2022

Bobby Crimo 'Antifa', pro-Trump Claims—What We Do Know, What We Don't (msn.com)

. . ."These patterns of half- or mistruths have become something of a trend in the aftermath of mass shootings, with online detectives attempting to piece together character profiles and, in some cases, manipulate or shape the narrative for political means.

"As Illinois grieves from Monday's tragedy, photos quickly spread suggesting that suspect Crimo was a Donald Trump or "MAGA" supporter, referencing photos which appear to show him at pro-Trump rallies and sporting Trump memorabilia.

"In one video, it appears Crimo may have attended a gathering to see a presidential convoy, although it's not clear from the footage whether Trump was inside the motorcade or when it was shot.

"These images would support the idea that Crimo sympathized with the former president and the political movements surrounding him. That said, there is no other verifiable information beyond these photos and videos that explain either the extent or intent of his admiration.

"Conversely, others have suggested he had left-leaning sympathies. A series of photos were published which included references to the left-wing Antifa cause, comparing black riot gear Crimo was said to have posed with and the attire used by some Antifa supporters.

"Other Twitter users claimed they had found Crimo's Instagram account with posts containing the Antifa flag. However, these Instagram accounts haven't been verified as authentic; searching Crimo's name on Instagram also shows what appears to be a number of copycat or fraudulent accounts set up following the shooting.". . .

President Biden led a moment of silence Monday for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade near Chicago — two hours after he stunned listeners by hardly mentioning it in a speech on the White House lawn. 

Biden was harsher on the Supreme Court than on this murderer. Joe learned well from his old boss, Barack

POLITICS; Adam Kinzinger Can’t Handle It When Brit Hume Serves up Some Truth About the J6 Committee

Republican Daily

I’ve covered Washington for more than 50 years, including 11 years covering Congress specifically. I’ve never seen a committee all of whose members were chosen by one party, and where there is no cross-examination or any attempt to present both sides. https://t.co/7bjCm3O9Ez

— Brit Hume (@brithume) July 1, 2022

 Andrew C. McCarthy; Kinzinger Undermines the January 6 Committee

The anti-Trump Republican foolishly brands a Secret Service agent a liar on Twitter, amid the fracas over Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony.

"Amateur hour continues.

"My Friday column was about the pushback against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the House January 6 committee. Hutchinson testified (among many other things) that Agent Tony Ornato of the Secret Service, who ran security at the Trump White House, told her that President Trump had gotten into a minor physical altercation with the head of his personal security detail, Agent Bobby Engel.

"As everyone by now has heard the story, Trump was said to be furious that the agents would not take him to the Capitol after his fiery Ellipse speech, and to have grabbed . . ."

Liz Cheney slammed as a 'RINO' during GOP Wyoming debate

"Why I pray that Michelle Obama runs in 2024"

We'll be helped because Michelle and the entire Dem left will seek to run Roe v. Wade up her battle standard. It's a given. It is truly in their DNA.

 James Mullin  "We all know that Barack Obama is having his third presidential term in the form of the senile presidency of Joe Biden.  Just ask Valerie Jarrett.  The transformation of America and its circling-the-bowl descent to Venezuela is proceeding apace.  But what is the left to do when its sock puppet president can no longer walk or talk or when his family's criminal dealings become too large for even the corrupt media to conceal?  How do you continue a shadow presidency then?

"Enter Michelle Obama.  It is true that her hatred for the America of the Founding Fathers or even the "Greatest Generation" is almost embarrassingly palpable.  Remember: "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country," all because her husband was nominated to run for president?

"But I have every confidence that a servile, corrupt mainstream media will be able to airbrush that blemish away.  One can foresee the retchingly fawning "interviews" by Colbert and Kimmel even now.  We know well how that shtick plays out; we've seen it so many times (Hillary, Kamala, etc.).  For such reasons, conservatives deeply fear a Michelle candidacy.  They should instead rejoice in it.". . .

Michelle Obama Is Running for President in 2024  . . ."The audience failed to recognize that Michelle pulled the "world as it should be" quote from Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals and repeated it five times in her speech.  And Alinsky was the least worrisome of Michelle's radical affiliations.  It was she who pushed her husband into the arms of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.  And it was Michelle who worked with the Weather Underground terror group's Bernardine Dohrn at her law firm and got tight with her and hubby Bill Ayers.  Michelle, in fact, recruited Dohrn as the  first sponsor in her Public Allies program and recruited Ayers to speak at the University of Chicago.  Until Barack's Senate run in 2004, the two couples had dined together weekly for years.  And it was Bernardine Dohrn who schooled Michelle on "the politics of fear" that she recited almost verbatim on the 2008 campaign trail.". . .

Bill Ayers: Not Just Another Guy In The Neighborhood  . . ."Now, thanks to Jack Cashill, the literary mask has been removed. Obama is a literary pretender. Case closed. The evidence is overwhelming that Bill Ayers ghost-wrote Dreams from my Father, the book which established Obama’s pose as a brilliant writer (and therefore a fine mind, in the estimation of many). The stylistic resemblance between the Dreams and Ayers’ work is stunning. Now we know, thanks to Chris Andersen’s new book, that Obama hit a brick wall trying to fulfill his contract to produce a book, and shipped off his notes and tapes to Ayers.

"Obama’s dismissal of Ayers as “just a guy in the neighborhood” has been shown to be an outright lie.". . .

Democrats don't want anyone to succeed

 This upper crust that's made up of so many super-rich liberal Democrats, such as George Soros and John Kerry, are on occasion called members of a leisure class because they have so much money that they really don't need to work, . . .

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

American Thinker    "Virtually every top Democrat these days is projecting onto everyone criticizing their elitism exactly who they are and what they've been doing for decades.

 

"Today's liberalism has moved further and further from its modern roots that began with JFK.

 

"John F. Kennedy would be totally unrecognizable as a Democrat today and most likely labeled a right-wing extremist. He was the first president to call for lower taxes in order to grow the economy, a strategy that became the Republican template starting with Ronald Reagan for improving everyone's financial well-being. The number one projection you hear from Democrats today is how Republicans are extremists who threaten democracy and individual rights.

 

"But if one takes a close look at Republicans and the Right, their positions have remained consistent over the years -- promoting small government, lower taxes, and individual responsibility.

 

"It's the Democrats who have become the extremists by calling for bigger and more government every election cycle, more spending and more regulation. And now calls for censorship by the Left continue to grow. It's the stuff of socialism that's morphing into a kind of soft communism, which would explain the Democrats' affinity for all things China. The final proof is the fact that the Biden presidency is really the Sanders/AOC presidency that totally controls the agenda primarily in the form of the Green New Deal. It is nothing but big government socialism disguised as planetary salvation. ". . .

For all of the Trump-haters of the world, there's no getting around the fact that Trump substantially increased virtually every citizen in the country's net worth regardless of race or sex while in office. He created the best economy in the modern era with historically low inflation and gasoline prices along with a record-setting stock market. With Biden, everyone's net worth from top to bottom has been slammed, although there are a lot of wealthy Democrats who have well-paid money managers to lessen the impact of this horrendous economy on their portfolio. If anyone says that money and their net worth isn't important to them and are cool with the super-high cost of filling up their car, their grocery cart, or taking a nice vacation via jet (or automobile), they need to get to church and repent pronto because they are total liars. 

 

Mallard Fillmore

 

JewishWorldReview.com

Three Ways to Combat Propaganda at Your Local Library

 Kate McColl; Intellectual Takeout

"We’re almost through Pride Month. While many aspects of this “celebration” come off as tasteless at best, what’s truly sickening about it is the indoctrination efforts this event directs toward young children.

"Public libraries, where drag queen story hours and pride displays are all too common, are one of the primary venues for this indoctrination. Many of the books on display in children’s areas present explicitly sexual material, like the one at a local library showing someone’s naked backside in a pride parade and informing children that some people prefer not to wear clothes.

"But these things aren’t just issues during the month of June; propaganda at the library is a year-round problem. Our family has found it increasingly difficult to check books out from the children’s section without accidentally taking home an LGBTQ propaganda piece. For example, my kids love books about animals, so they grabbed And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, the cover illustration showing two adult penguins with their cute, fuzzy chick. Turns out, the two penguins are a pair of bonded males at the zoo who just want a chick of their own. The zookeeper provides them with an egg so they can be dads together. Pretty subtle.

"The amount and intensity of the propaganda can feel overwhelming, but Pride Month also offers an opportunity to beat these progressive propagandists at their own game. I recently witnessed this in action from a local parenting group, whose efforts (we can only assume) prompted the library to remove its Pride display in favor of a Caribbean American Heritage Month display (that’s a thing?). The parent group didn’t picket or argue; instead, it used tactics that forced the library’s hand by working within the system.". . . Full article here