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Dubai: In a rare break from nearly four decades of tradition, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei did not attend the annual February 8 meeting with air force commanders this year — a ceremony he has personally led since becoming Supreme Leader in 1989, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The absence comes amid heightened tensions …
Trump just tore into Chuck Grassley not over policy, but over perceived weakness. On Truth Social, he mocked the Iowa senator for clinging to the Senate’s blue slip tradition, a rule that lets home-state senators block federal judge nominees. Trump posted, “Can someone please explain to this guy that the ‘Blue Slip’ is killing us?”truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114938820270436889 …
People call me "NostraThomas" for accurately predicting @SpeakerJohnson would use the Christmas recess to force a massive spending bill through Congress. After claiming he would not, Johnson is embracing a D.C. tradition that's nearly as old as decorating Christmas trees. pic.twitter.com/TRd1ZiCXtc — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 18, 2024 I wanted to read the full 1,500+ …
A machine gun possession charge was dismissed by a district court in Kansas yesterday on Second Amendment grounds. The court found that machine guns are clearly bearable arms, and in this case at least, the government failed to show a historical tradition to justify their ban. pic.twitter.com/tCou5USFmE — Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) August 22, 2024 Lots …
https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/1741898726665335284 h/t Cannabis Kills People!….