"The Second Amendment is not a blank check for gun rights advocates," Carter said. "It has always allowed for the regulation of particularly dangerous weapons and for weapons that are not in common use for self-defense."

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-05 03:27 PM | Reply

Going by the standards of the Founding Era is pretty wild. Civilians owned artillery, warships and fortified vessels (cargo ships converted to warships), repeating arms, grapeshot loaded swivel guns, crates of pistols, etc. Military and Civilian use is the same thing.

Do you know anything about the cultural/political divisions between the Japanese Army and Navy in World War II? Never knew much before yesterday and it explains so much.

#14 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 09:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

Extreme inter-service rivalry. That disorganization was a blessing for the rest of the world, especially China.

Half of US politics doesn't believe in sea level rise caused by global warming.

All of US politics believes in massive spending projects to harden against sea level rise and intensifying weather effects caused by global warming.

So at least we've got that going for us.

Here's a short, non-exhaustive list of states with ongoing sea level rise mitigation projects in the US that include sea walls, living shorelines, etc..

California, Washington, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine.

So and therefore, as far as I know

#11 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 08:49 AM | Reply | Flag:

...

We'll see the spectacle of MAGA descendants shaking their fists and yelling at the rising water.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 08:17 AM | Reply | Flag:

What are the people in the super blue states in the NE doing? Shaking fists, fleeing, or using engineering to mitigate sea level rise?

They've had a thousand years to adapt to it.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 08:17 AM | Reply | Flag:

Did the engineering solution they came up with change? Is it possible to do it better and faster with modern technology?

How far inland does one have to go in Florida to get a couple feet above sea level?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 07:51 PM | Reply | Flag:

People in the Netherlands have lived below sea level for 1000 years.

And they said they were getting rid of DEI programs.

I wonder if they have some kind of pre-existing military deal...

"Iran has provided substantial military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, acting as a key supplier of Shahed-136/131 one-way attack drones, Mohajer-6 combat UAVs, and ammunition. Iran also helped establish production lines for these drones in Russia."

And why is the line supposed to stop things not coming from Iran?

Where do you think the line is supposed to be?

Grant you it is confusing there is what Trump says and then there's what the actual federal government branches say. Does not often match up, but the branches are usually the ones more accurate by a large margin.

I thought the United States Navy was blockading the Strait.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-28 03:35 PM | Reply

Not according to US Central Command. They've been consistent in calling it a blockade of Iran, not the Strait.

"The U.S. Navy is specifically blockading vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, rather than a total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This targeted action, focused on curbing Iranian cash flow, applies to ships of all nations trafficking in Iranian goods. centcom (.mil)"

Trump let them through the US blockade.

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-04-28 02:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"It travelled from Dubai to Muscat, Oman"

It's not a blockade of Dubai.

Maybe if he hangs himself in very mysterious circumstances...

Hmmm, did a guy snap, tell people he snapped, gave them the reasons why he snapped, and his assault happened to go way differently than he thought it would.

or

A criminal conspiracy convinced a college admissions coach in California to throw his life away so Trump could hasten his ballroom construction.

And what would be the enhanced security? If the security is so poor that the shooter can just run past security, it doesn't matter where it's located.

#74 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-04-27 01:03 PM | Reply | Flag:

lol. Remember that time in 2014 where a vet with PTSD just ran over the little lady they had at the White House door and ran around inside for awhile before he was subdued?

Not sure if this is the Retort or InfoWars.

The only thing that unified Arabs was killing jews, and that doesn't work anymore.

So, slavery.
With extra steps.
#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-25 02:58 PM | Reply | Flag:

Slavery is private service.

#19 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-25 11:02 AM | Reply | Flag:

The US govt retains its sole monopoly on slavery.

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction".

Snuck up on by a herd of elephants will always be a funny.

"Mandatory public service" is a hell of a whitewashing of slavery.

"Iran has mandatory military service for all male citizens upon reaching the age of 18. The service lasts between 18 and 24 months, with conscripts serving in the army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), or the police."

An afro-persian draftee from Hormozgan. That's up there with being a black draftee during Vietnam.