I’ve written about the “Navigation Team” the city of Seattle deploys to handle “homeless” camp “cleanup” tasks. I’ve criticized the team not because it’s not worthwhile to help people in …
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‘Squad’ Member Ayanna Pressley Puts Together Fund to Bail Out Antifa Protesters Who Assaulted Boston Cops
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperI recently received a fundraising email from my home state’s Massachusetts Republican Party (Mass GOP). Unfortunately, people in the commonwealth saw fit to elect the AOC-led “Squad” member Ayanna Pressley …
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American Missile Defense Failure, or Lack of Saudi Leadership
by Morgan Deaneby Morgan DeaneThe bombing of a Saudi oil facility by an Iranian-backed group using drones and cruise missiles has led to questions about Saudi’s air defense system. It has cost billions of …
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There was a general election in Israel yesterday and before I go into the results and their importance to the U.S., I’ll answer a question that I know some of …
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A 40% Decrease in Traffic Tickets Since 2015—But it Goes Back Further Than That
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperA reduction in police proactivity, particularly in perennially leftist-run cities and counties, is becoming the norm in many communities. It’s not that cops don’t want to work, it’s that their …
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You wondered. A guy who campaigned almost as a national security libertarian, who criticized the Iraq War and foreign adventurism. And another guy who was as gung ho as they …
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Police Body Cams — Giggling at Unintended Consequences
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperUnintended consequences can be a bitch. But it can also be a bit of schadenfreude when you’d warned the people suffering such consequences. I’m talking about police officer-worn body cameras. …
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The president said yesterday that peace talks with the Taliban over ending the war in Afghanistan are “dead” after the terrorist group staged a bombing in Kabul last week that …
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors Call the NRA Domestic Terrorists
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperSo, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (BOS) has decided that I am a domestic terrorist. Because I was a police officer? No, but I’m sure they’ll add that to …
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NYPD Votes Unanimous ‘No Confidence’ in Mayor De Blasio, Also Wants Police Commish Gone
In a “unanimous” vote of “No confidence” in their mayor, the NYPD’s rank and file spoke via their union boss, Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Patrick Lynch, whose statement echoed …