August 26, 2024

Sweden's immigration has gone net negative, how do we counter this.

I was sent this by a right winger family member, he said the Swedes are sick of the crime rate going up so their policies making immigration harder and pushing people out will help. Well it turns out their immigration numbers are negative now, and I am sure he is going to keep gloating about it especially if the crime rate starts dropping. Sweden seems to have the same problems the USA has, lots of crime in poverty areas. And according to what little info I can find the poverty areas have a lot of immigrants and first generation. The income/wealth gap is also higher now that it has even been, so much for a progressive democratic socialist country.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/19/sweden-negative-net-immigration-figure-record-low-asylum-application-global-displacement

October 4, 2023

What in the hell is Mayorkas thinking, suspending a bunch of regs for the border wall

He is waving the endangered species act, the epa and clean water act, plus a bunch others. All for a border wall, that sounds like trump wrote it.

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-22176.pdf

October 4, 2023

What in the hell is Mayorkas thinking, suspending a bunch of regs for the border wall

He is waving the endangered species act, the epa and clean water act, plus a bunch others. All for a border wall, that sounds like trump wrote it.

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-22176.pdf

May 20, 2023

Tim Scott files with the FEC, gonna run for Pres.

Tim Scott files with the Federal election commission to run for president. Right wingers will be holding their nose and saying good things about the guy. He will be their token that they will cheer the announcement and saying look we are not racist. He checks all the boxes for voting repugnant and is a bible thumper.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/19/1177077948/tim-scott-president-2024-election]

July 27, 2022

The House is stopping the assault weapon bill for the session

Looks like they plan on coming back to it next session.

I wonder if its due to all the cases against AW's that are working thru the courts now, or want to save it so its closer to the November vote. Lots of reasons to sit on it for a little, I dont know if they are good reasons.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/house-guns-policing-bills-vote-august/index.html

July 5, 2022

Maryland removed the good and substantial reasons for gun carry

Source: Maryland state police

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in New York law pertaining to handgun permitting that is virtually indistinguishable from Maryland law. In light of the ruling and to ensure compliance with the Constitution, I am directing the Maryland State Police to immediately suspend utilization of the ‘good and substantial reason’ standard when reviewing applications for Wear and Carry Permits. It would be unconstitutional to continue enforcing this provision in state law. There is no impact on other permitting requirements and protocols.

Read more: https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Organization/Pages/CriminalInvestigationBureau/LicensingDivision.aspx

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After the Bruen case at scotus New jersey was the first to fold to gun lovers, then Mass, now Maryland. Maryland dropped the good and substantial requirement for a gun carry permit, it is now a true shall issue state. Sure it has a few hoops to jump thru like classes and finger prints, but now gun lovers will be able to go every where with their beloved guns.

New York and Hawaii are the only hold outs, and New York basically accepted it but added a lot of restrictions.

June 9, 2022

Can some refute this data, on shootings, I am having trouble.

I was having a discussion with someone about mass shootings. They sent me the below chart with mass shootings by year, it excludes gang violence and armed robberies. It sure seems like a lot less than what I hearing in the news and here and I cant seem to find a breakdown of mass shootings to show this is incorrrect.

its from here. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56509481

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