California Lawmakers Introduce The "Stop Nick Shirley Act"

DOJ Finds USDA Preferences For 'Socially Disadvantaged' Farmers Discriminatory Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, The Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded that the U.S. Agriculture Department’s (USDA) favors for “socially disadvantaged” groups unconstitutionally discriminate based on race and sex. Just the News reports that the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has determined conservation‑planning programs that authorized USDA to waive user fees for “socially disadvantaged” farmers as defined by race‑ and sex‑based criteria, violated the Constitution’s equal-protection guarantee. 🔥Hot off the presses: @TheJusticeDept explains that the @USDA cannot give benefits only to certain...

Gemini Space Station Soars On $100 Million Winklevoss Investment Heavily shorted Gemini Space Station soared in premarket trading after Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss injected $100 million into the money-losing crypto exchange, buying Class A shares at $14 apiece in a bitcoin-funded transaction. GEMI shares are up 20% in premarket trading after closing at $5.26 on Thursday, though the stock remains down 47% year to date. Short interest is high at 21.5% of the float, equivalent to roughly 8.3 million shares, with 5.3 days to cover, leaving GEMI vulnerable to a squeeze...

Disarming The Pencil Pushers? Administrative Agencies Begin To Cut Spending On Guns, Ammo Authored by OpenTheBooks via Substack, One would expect federal law enforcement agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secret Service, Customs and Border Protection and Drug Enforcement Administration to have guns to carry out their daily responsibilities. But what about the administrative agencies like the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration and Small Business Administration? These and dozens more pencil-pushing federal agencies have spent millions on guns, ammunition and other military-style equipment. Open the Books has...