Trump Reportedly Warns Blake Masters Not to Run for Senate in 2024

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Trump Reportedly Warns Blake Masters Not to Run for Senate in 2024

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Former President Donald Trump warned aspiring politician Blake Masters that he would lose a senate bid to former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.

Though Trump has generally avoided commenting on 2024 down-ballot races, he reportedly called Masters on Sunday to warn him about wasting his time with a senatorial run, according to The Hill.

Masters and Lake both allegedly lost in the 2022 election, Masters to Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Lake to now Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Neither Masters nor Lake have publicly committed to running in 2024, wherein they would likely challenge independent incumbent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Trump has endorsed both Masters and Lake in the past, though since the 2022 election and its aftermath in Arizona, Trump has increasingly favored Lake, who has continued to insist that the election was rigged.

“If you want to get across the line, you’ve got to go stronger on that one thing,” Trump told Masters during an October 2022 phone call, according to the New York Times. “That was the one thing, a lot of complaints about it.”

Turning to specifics, Trump at the time told Masters, “Look at Kari — Kari’s winning with very little money. And if they say, ‘How is your family?’ She says, ‘The election was rigged and stolen.’ You’ll lose if you go soft. You’re going to lose that base.”

For her part, Sinema, a former Democrat, has not even announced whether or not she will run again; but if she does, the race is expected to be one of the closest in the country. She likely would face difficulties in fending off Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., who recently announced his intention to run, not even to mention a Republican challenger.

Sources close to Masters said that their man wasn’t even certain he would launch a bid. “Look, I don’t think he’s running. I always thought this was a trial balloon,” a Republican operative who’s spoken with Masters about the matter told the left-leaning Daily Beast.

“Quite frankly, he’s never publicly acknowledged that he wants to get into the race,” the operative added. “There is not one comment.”

In response to the news, the Arizona Republic‘s Laurie Roberts penned an hysterical op-ed complaining at length about Trump’s “meddling” in Arizona elections, and condemning him for having the “absolute audacity needed to make that phone call.”

According to Roberts, Trump is the reason for the former Republican stronghold state’s more recent purplish hue.

“The Arizona Republican Party had a decades-old iron-fisted grip on Arizona’s two Senate seats before Donald Trump came along,” she wrote. “Not since 1988 (Dennis DeConcini) had a Democrat won a U.S. Senate election in Arizona.”

Headline USA’s Mark Pellin contributed to this report.

Putin Uses Trump’s Political Persecution to Highlight U.S. Hypocrisy on Democratic Values

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Putin Uses Trump’s Political Persecution to Highlight U.S. Hypocrisy on Democratic Values

(Robert Jonathan, Headline USA) The politized vendetta by the Democrats against former President Donald Trump is apparently too rancid even for a dictator like Vladimir Putin.

During an economic conference Tuesday in Vladivostok, Russia, Putin weighed in on the lawfare being waged against the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner.

“As for the prosecution of Trump, for us, what is happening in today’s condition, in my opinion, is good—because it shows the rottenness of the American political system which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy,” Putin said, according to one translation.

“Everything that is happening with Trump is the persecution of a political rival for political reasons—that’s what it is,” he added. “And this is being done in front of the U.S. public and the whole world. They simply exposed their internal problems.”

The Russian Federation president has his own geopolitical reasons for stirring up trouble and promoting internal divisions, especially given U.S. political Establishment’s blank-check funding for the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The subtext for Putin’s remarks, however, seems to be that the Biden administration, in particular, has no standing to lecture the rest of the world about democracy.

To be sure, there’s plenty of hypocrisy to go around. Putin has jailed or allegedly disappeared critics of his own regime.

The ex-KGB officer has controlled Russia with an iron hand since 1999, including a stint as prime minister.

Putin’s unsolicited show of solidarity put former President Donald Trump in a precarious position, in terms of wanting to affirm the validity of the Russian leader’s observations without giving additional ammo to his domestic political rivals and NeverTrumpers, who for seven years have spread baseless conspiracy theories that Trump is a Russian agent.

“It’s all happening, even worse than anyone projected,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform in reaction to Putin’s remarks.

“President Vladimir Putin of Russia is using Crooked Joe Biden’s illegal Banana Republic style treatment of his Political Opponent, who is beating him badly in the Polls, to condemn America and all of the good things it once stood for,” Trump continued. “The whole World is watching as the USA is being torn apart by dreams of Election Interference!”

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is running against his erstwhile boss for the 2024 Republican nomination, was among many who condemned Putin’s pronouncement.

“America’s founding principles will always stand the test of time, and Vladimir Putin’s opinion of our constitutional republic holds no value in the United States,” Pence said.

Meanwhile, failed ex-Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, now a politics professor at the University of Virginia, used Putin’s remarks in an attempt to bludgeon all Republicans, ignoring the fact that the administration in which her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, served had also openly courted a détente with the Russian leader early in his tenure.

Although Putin’s commentary threatened to revive the Trump–Russia collusion conspiracy theory, the Russian leader anticipated as much and pre-empted such accusations during the same press conference by denying them, for those inclined to believe him.

“Though they accused [Trump] of special ties to Russia, it was complete nonsense, total bulls–t,” Putin said, “and he more than anything imposed sanctions on Russia.”

Headline USA’s Ben Sellers contributed to this report. 

Missouri’s New Law Forces St. Louis Kids Hospital to End Sex-Changes

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Missouri’s New Law Forces St. Louis Kids Hospital to End Sex-Changes

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) A Missouri state law barred the Washington University Transgender Center at St Louis Children’s Hospital from performing child mutilating surgeries and treatments, such as prescribing puberty blockers and sex-change hormones, on minors.

A letter from Dr. David H Perlmutter, Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs of Washington University’s School of Medicine, explained that the hospital could “no longer continue to operate the center in the same way,” according to the Post Millennial.

Perlmutter elaborated on the liability risks posed by the new law, making it clear that the insurance risk was too great for the health providers.

The GOP- controlled Missouri legislature passed two bills banning sex changes and barring biological men from competing in women’s sports.

Governor Mark Parson signed the bill banning sex change surgeries, puberty blockers and hormones for minors and prisoners. The bill also prevented Medicaid from covering the cost of such surgeries.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey signed an emergency order halting the experimental procedures after several accusations of malpractice. The investigation started in April; Bailey announced the move on Twitter.

“I want Missouri to be the safest state in the nation for children,” Bailey posted. “We have received disturbing allegations that individuals at the Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital have been harming hundreds of children each year, including by using experimental drugs on them.”

Whistleblower Jamie Reed published an essay spurring the investigation where she described the “reckless affirmation” doctors gave mentally unwell teenagers, putting them on the fast-track for experimental treatment with horrific consequences. Missouri’s new laws will protect children from severe medical malpractice within the state, as well as protecting young women’s sports.

“Doctors at the Center also have publicly claimed that they do not do any gender transition surgeries on minors…This was a lie. The Center regularly refers minors for gender transition surgery,” Reed reported in an official affidavit.

Texas Man Is 12th to Die this Year from Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Raw Oysters

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Texas Man Is 12th to Die this Year from Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Raw Oysters

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) As the American coastline continues to be battered by hurricanes, including the latest Ian, state health departments have warned of the increased frequency of a flesh-eating bacteria in flood waters.

The bacteria is called Vibrio vulnificus, and is typically found in warm sea water. But with the turbulence of the recent storms, the bacteria has been increasingly found on the shore, including in raw oysters, the Daily Mail reported.

The bacteria also gets into sea creatures, particularly shellfish, when the water filters through them.

According to another Daily Mail report, a Texas man in his 30s recently died as a result of Vibrio vulnificus, which he contracted as a result of consuming raw oysters.

At least 12 Americans have died from Vibrio infections this year. A typical year includes zero to one deaths from the bacteria. Out of the 12 deaths, eight have been in Florida, two in Connecticut and one in New York.

“I think everyone should be cautious and should be aware of their own personal risks,” Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief medical officer for Lee Health System, told WINK. He advised for people with open wounds to stay clear of possibly tainted waters.

According to Dr. Philip Keiser, a medical expert from the Galveston County Health Department, “These infections, once they take hold, can spread extremely rapidly — like a fire.”

Scientists believe that with sea temperatures warming, the disease could spread to all coastal states in the coming years.

The side effects of the infection include nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting and blood infection, to go along with the flesh-rotting properties.

Health officials did note that the man who recently died, however, had an underlying liver disease that made him particularly susceptible.

Humans can get the disease by consuming raw seafood, and also by exposure to waters that contain the bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in three patients who get Vibrio do not survive.

State Dept. Won’t Deny Funding UNC Prof. Who Collaborated w/ Wuhan Lab

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State Dept. Won’t Deny Funding UNC Prof. Who Collaborated w/ Wuhan Lab

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) State Department spokesperson Matt Miller refused to answer probing questions from a reporter Tuesday about how much, if any, funding the U.S. Agency for International Development sent to Ralph Baric, the epidemiology professor at the University of North Carolina, who has been described in legal disputes as a “close collaborator with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”

The questions from reporter Sam Husseini came after a bombshell article from healthcare publication BMJ, which reported last week that the USAID silently terminated a controversial $125 million program to fund the study of “exotic wildlife viruses that might someday infect humans.”

USAID—a State Department subsidiary closely associated with the CIA and other covert intelligence agencies within the deep-state apparatus—terminated the program due to concerns that it “could inadvertently ignite a pandemic,” BMJ reported last week.

“USAID has determined that investments that focus on the search for and characterization of unknown viruses prior to spillover into humans are not an Agency global health security priority at this time,” the agency said in a statement. “As a result, we will cease funding projects with this specific objective.”

The USAID program reported by BMJ was launched in October 2021, and is seemingly unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic. But Husseini wanted to know whether the USAID had previously funded gain-of-function research via Baric’s laboratory at UNC’s Chapel Hill campus.

“How much money went from USAID to this—to the work at Wuhan and to their collaborator, Ralph Baric at the University of North Carolina—to collect and make coronaviruses that are weaponized?” he asked.

Spokesperson Miller refused to answer.

“I, first of all, reject the implicit accusation in that question,” he said. “I do not have at my fingertips the particular details of USAID funding.”

But Husseini pressed further, asking him if he’s sure no money went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Miller claimed to have answered the question, but Husseini kept pressing when the spokesperson tried to call on another reporter.

“What are you denying?” Husseini cried. “It’s a non-denial denial!”

The interaction between Husseini and Miller also followed a report this week that the CIA attempted to pay off analysts in order to bury their findings on the origins of COVID-19, which tied the virus back to a lab in Wuhan.

According to a CIA whistleblower, at least six analysts informed the agency that COVID-19 likely originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The agency allegedly then attempted to bribe the analysts to change their positions and publicly say that COVID-19 originated naturally.

The FBI was the first federal agency to conclude that COVID-19 most likely spread as the result of a lab leak. The Energy Department later agreed with this finding.

Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s Top Democrat VIP Clients Dies ‘in His Sleep’

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One of Jeffrey Epstein’s Top Democrat VIP Clients Dies ‘in His Sleep’

(Headline USA) Friends and admirers of former Gov. Bill Richardson mourned the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe, from mountain villages of northern New Mexico as a youthful congressman, to the United Nations and a litany of countries on unofficial diplomatic missions that often helped free imprisoned Americans.

Unfortunately, Richardson’s remarkable legacy took a detour by way of Little St. James—known colloquially to locals as Pedophile Island—which was the resort retreat of notorious billionaire Lolita pimp Jeffrey Epstein.

Along with names like that of his former boss, Bill Clinton; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and England’s Prince Andrew, the former New Mexico governor was among the most high-profile clients linked to Epstein.

However, unlike Epstein himself—whose 2018 “suicide” while awaiting trial remains shrouded in controversy—there was no foul play immediately suspected in Richardson’s passing.

He reportedly died in his sleep at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts, earlier this month at age 75.

Richardson’s casket was scheduled to lie in state Wednesday in the rotunda of the New Mexico Statehouse astride a giant inlay of the New Mexico state seal and an ancient Zia Pueblo symbol of the sun.

Final memorials and funeral services were scheduled in Santa Fe, the state capital city where Richardson served two terms as governor starting in 2003 and is still remembered for innate political skills, ambition and an ability to both clash and reconcile with rivals.

“He admired legislators who showed spunk and integrity and didn’t give in to his ‘my way or the highway,'” tactics, said state Rep. Miguel Trujillo of Albuquerque, who led a House committee on labor during Richardson’s tenure as state governor.

Former state House speaker Brian Egolf of Santa Fe witnessed Richardson’s evolution from congressman to U.S. diplomat, Cabinet secretary and then state governor. He said Richardson mentored younger people at every step.

“He was also a hard-charging person,” Egolf said of Richardson. “If he disagreed with somebody who was his friend, he wouldn’t back down, he would mix it up. … But he always came back around and said, ‘It’s over. … He’d shake your hand and move forward.”

William Blaine Richardson was born in Pasadena, California, but grew up in Mexico City with a Mexican mother and an American father who was a U.S. bank executive. He attended prep school in Massachusetts, earned degrees in international studies from Tufts University and worded as a Capital Hill staffer before moving to New Mexico in 1978.

The state’s Hispanic heritage was a good fit as Richardson campaigned for Congress and won his second bid in 1982 for a newly created district spanning northern New Mexico.

He resigned from Congress in 1997 to join Clinton’s administration as U.N. ambassador and became secretary of energy in 1998.

Richardson later sought the 2008 Democratic nomination for president but dropped out after lackluster finishes in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

In an interview with the Associated Press in August, Richardson said he was proud of the work he had done to free dozens of people over the years and of his advocacy for the Navajo Nation.

Funeral services were scheduled for Thursday at Santa Fe’s downtown Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Surprise: Apple’s Newest iPhone Includes a Totally Different Charging Port

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Surprise: Apple’s Newest iPhone Includes a Totally Different Charging Port

(Headline USA) While inflation continues to ravage the finances of many Americans, those with discretionary funds to spend on a new iPhone upgrade will find that a perennial irritant has returned. 

Once again, Apple is revamping its charging port, potentially forcing phone owners to purchase an entire new set of costly cables to accompany the devices. But the good news is that the new USB-C standard that is already widely used on many devices, including its Mac computers and many of its iPads.

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPhone 15 models—a lineup that it says will boast better cameras and faster processors—along with a new charging system and a price hike for the fanciest model.

The showcase at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, comes as the company tries to reverse a mild slump that has seen its sales drop from last year in three consecutive quarters.

The malaise is a key reason Apple’s stock price has dipped by about 10% since mid-July, dropping the company’s market value below the $3 trillion threshold it reached for the first time earlier this summer.

Investors apparently weren’t impressed with what Apple rolled out Tuesday. The company’s shares fell nearly 2% Tuesday, a steeper decline than the major market indexes.

As has been case with Apple and other smartphone makers, the four types of iPhone 15 models aren’t making any major leaps in technology. But Apple added enough new bells and whistles to the top-of-the line model—the iPhone 15 Pro Max—to boost its starting price by $100, or 9%, from last year’s version to $1,200.

As part of the higher base price, the cheapest iPhone 15 Pro Max will provide 256 megabytes of storage, up from 128 megabytes for the least expensive version of the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Apple is holding the line on prices for rest of the lineup, with the basic iPhone 15 selling for $800, the iPhone 15 Plus for $900 and the iPhone 15 Pro for $1,000.

Although maintaining those prices are bound to squeeze Apple’s profit margins and put further pressure on the company’s stock price, Investing.com analyst Thomas Monteiro believes it’s a prudent move with still-high inflation and spiking interest rates pinching household budgets. “The reality was that Apple found itself in a challenging position leading up to this event,” Monteiro said.

And the price hike for the iPhone 15 Pro Max could help Apple boost sales if consumers continue to gravitate toward the company’s premium models. Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives expects the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max to account for about 75% of the device’s total sales in the upcoming year.

All the new models will be available in stores Sept. 22, with preorders beginning this Friday.

One of the biggest changes that Apple announced is a new way to charge the iPhone 15 models and future generations. Apple is being forced to phase out the Lightning port cables it rolled out in 2012 because of a mandate that European regulators plan to impose in 2024.

Although consumers often don’t like change, the transition to USB-C ports may not be that inconvenient. That’s because the standard is already widely used on a range of computers, smartphones and other devices people already own.

The shift to USB-C may even be a popular move since that standard typically charges devices more quickly and also offers faster data transfer speeds.

The basic iPhone 15 models have been redesigned to include a shape-shifting cutout on the display screen that Apple calls its “Dynamic Island” for app notifications—a look that was introduced with last year’s Pro and Pro Max devices.

The basic models are also getting a faster chip used in last year’s Pro and Pro Max models, while the next generation of the premium iPhone 15s will run on an even more advanced processor that will enable the devices to accommodate the same kind of video games that typically require a console.

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max also will be equipped with what Apple maintains is the equivalent of seven camera lenses. They will include periscope-style telephoto lens that will improve the quality of photos taken from far distances. The telephoto lens boasts a 5x optical zoom, which lags the 10x optical zoom on Samsung’s premium Galaxy S22 Ultra, but represents an upgrade from the 3x optical zoom on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.

In anticipation of next year’s release of Apple’s mixed reality headset, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will also have a spatial video option designed for viewing on that headset.

Apple is encasing the premium models in titanium that the company says is the same alloy used on some space ships.

Besides its new iPhones, Apple also announced its next generation of smartwatches—a product that made its debut nearly a decade ago. The Series 9 Apple Watch, available in stores Sept. 22, will include a new gesture control that will enable users to control alarms and answer phone calls by double snapping their thumbs with a finger.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Prisoners in Iran Hostage Swap Appear Linked to Nuclear Secrets

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Prisoners in Iran Hostage Swap Appear Linked to Nuclear Secrets

(Headline USA) Several of the prisoners identified by Iran as part of the lopsided 9/11 hostage swap brokered by the Biden administration appeared to be involved in the development of the country’s nuclear weapons program and likely were involved in acts of espionage. 

The revelation fueled new concerns that Biden—on the heels of an impeachment inquiry that centers on his having sold out U.S. security interests for his and his family’s personal enrichment while serving as vice president—may once again have thrown America under the bus as part of a quid-pro-quo deal with one of the world’s top sponsors of international terrorism.

Iran on Tuesday identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea.

The acknowledgment by the Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York came as the Biden administration has issued a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions.

The moves by both Tehran and Washington appeared to signal the prisoner swap was progressing as the money once held in South Korean won was converted into euros and moved to Qatar, where Iran will be able to use it for so-called humanitarian purposes.

In a statement to The Associated Press, Ali Karimi Magham, a spokesman for the Iranian mission, confirmed the list of prisoners that Tehran wants released.

The five sought by the Iranians are:

  • Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, an Iranian charged in 2021 with allegedly failing to register as a foreign agent on Iran’s behalf while lobbying U.S. officials on issues like nuclear policy
  • Mehrdad Ansari, an Iranian sentenced to 63 months in prison in 2021 for obtaining equipment that could be used in missiles, electronic warfare, nuclear weapons and other military gear;
  • Amin Hasanzadeh, an Iranian and permanent resident of the United States whom prosecutors charged in 2019 with allegedly stealing engineering plans from his employer to send to Iran;
  • Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, an Iranian charged in 2021 over allegedly unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran; and
  • Kambiz Attar Kashani, an Iranian-American sentenced in February to 30 months in prison for purchasing “sophisticated, top-tier U.S. electronic equipment and software” through front companies in the United Arab Emirates.

The U.S. State Department declined to comment, citing “the sensitivity of this ongoing process.”

The news website Al-Monitor, relying on a statement from the Iranian mission, first reported the Iranians’ identities on Monday.

On the U.S. side, Washington seeks the release of Siamak Namazi, who was detained in Iran in 2015 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison on internationally criticized spying charges; Emad Sharghi, a venture capitalist sentenced to 10 years; and Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018 and also received a 10-year sentence.

The fourth and fifth prisoners were not identified. All five are under house arrest at a hotel in Tehran.

U.S. Republicans have criticized the possibility of an exchange, which is under discussion amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West over its nuclear program, as well as a series of ship seizures and attacks attributed to Tehran.

The Pentagon is considering a plan to put U.S. troops on board commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all oil shipments pass moving out of the Persian Gulf.

A major deployment of U.S. sailors and Marines, alongside F-35s, F-16s and other military aircraft, is also underway in the region. Meanwhile, Iran supplies Russia with the bomb-carrying drones Moscow uses to target sites during its war in Ukraine.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

SHOCK: Activist David Hogg, Dem. Lawmakers Denounce N.M. Gov.’s Gun Gambit

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SHOCK: Activist David Hogg, Dem. Lawmakers Denounce N.M. Gov.’s Gun Gambit

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) David Hogg—the former survivor of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting who has translated his trauma into a lucrative career as a left-wing activist—was among several Democrat figures to denounce the unconstitutional and Draconian gun-control measure recently taken by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

“I support gun safety, but there is no such thing as a state public health emergency exception to the U.S. Constitution,” Hogg posted on social media Saturday, a day after Grisham announced the controversial decree.

Hogg was one of many Democrats lining up to denounce Grisham or signal their refusal to support her controversial move.

While the George-Soros-funded governor had signaled that she expected the effort to fuel legal challenges, she likely was not prepared to hear that her own state attorney general would refuse to defend the order.

Attorney General Raul Torrez sent a memo to the governor on Tuesday saying the “Public Health Emergency Order Imposing Temporary Firearm Restrictions, Drug Monitoring and Other Public Safety Measures” did not pass “constitutional muster,” the Post Millennial reported.

Even a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Mexico criticized the governor of his own state.

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., recently issued a statement that said gun violence is a problem in New Mexico but implied the governor’s executive order is an unworkable solution that won’t save lives.

“The gun violence in New Mexico and across our country has had devastating impacts on families, communities, and our sense of safety,” Heinrich said in the release.

“It’s why I led the effort on the first federal gun reform law passed in nearly three decades. There is more that can and should be done to stem the violence and ensure every American can feel safe at school, at the grocery store, or at the movie theatre,” he added. “As we do that work, we need to focus on solutions that are constitutional and enforceable. That’s what will save lives.”

The executive order signed by Lujan Grisham banned carrying a loaded firearm in public in Bernalillo County, including Albuquerque, for 30 days. Those who violate the rule face a civil fine of $5,000, as the Center Square previously reported.

Heinrich is not the first Democrat to argue that the governor’s action is unconstitutional.

Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, a Democrat, announced Monday that his department will not enforce the governor’s 30-day ban, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment.

“While I understand and appreciate the urgency, the temporary ban challenges the foundation of our constitution, which I swore an oath to uphold,” Allen told ABC. “I am wary of placing my deputies in positions that could lead to civil liability conflicts, as well as the potential risks posed by prohibiting law-abiding citizens from their constitutional right to self-defense.”

Similarly, Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., opposes the measure despite supporting gun control.

“I support gun safety laws,” Lieu posted on social media. “However, this order from the Governor of New Mexico violates the U.S. Constitution.”

Lieu cited the Supreme Court’s decision in the 2022 N.Y. State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen decision as a reason why this executive order is unconstitutional.

In the decision, the court struck down a New York law requiring applicants to show “proper cause” for getting a permit to carry a gun.

“Whether or not we agree with it, the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the Constitution are the law of the land,” wrote Lieu.

Even leading left-wing propaganda network CNN refused to back up Grisham’s effort.

Headline USA’s Ben Sellers contributed to this report.

Infowars Host Gets 60 Days Prison for Exercising Free Speech Supporting J6 Protesters

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Infowars Host Gets 60 Days Prison for Exercising Free Speech Supporting J6 Protesters

(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly continued his reign of terror in sentencing J6 patriots when he slapped an Infowars host to 60 days in jail for exercising his First Amendment rights.

Despite not entering the Capitol when a largely peaceful protest devolved into a short-lived riot, Kelly on Tuesday sentenced Owen Shroyer to two months in jail for addressing the crowd of protestors outside the Capitol. Shroyer was not accused of committing any violence or destroying any property on Capitol grounds.

Kelly similarly sentenced Proud Boys former leader Enrique Tarrio to 22 years behind bars, despite Tarrio being absent from the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Shroyer’s grievous crime that drew a 60-day jail term was allegedly speaking too loudly to the J6 crowd, including one would assume infamous fedsurrection instigator Ray Epps, despite Shroyer warning protesters to not enter the Capitol because it was a fed set-up.

Prosecutors from Biden’s DOJ piggybacked on a deferred prosecution agreement that Shroyer had signed in 2019 after he was charged for shouting during a protest of a House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing. As part of the deal Shroyer had agreed not to utter “loud, threatening, or abusive language, or to engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct, at any place upon the United States Capitol Grounds.”

Shroyer’s comments over a loudspeaker on Jan. 6 violated that agreement, with Biden prosecutors initially seeking a 120-day prison term for a citizen exercising his First Amendment rights, which they argued didn’t apply in the case.

“Democrats are posing as communists, but we know what they really are: they’re just tyrants, they’re tyrants,” Shroyer said on a bullhorn during the tumultuous events, NBC News reported. “And so today, on January 6, we declare death to tyranny! Death to tyrants!”

Prosecutors claimed Shroyer’s inflammatory rhetoric inspired some of the more riotous protesters, even though he never entered the building and warned the MAGA faithful to not fall prey to a Fred trap by entering the Capitol.

“By the time this case is fully litigated, well, let’s just say it might become one of the biggest free speech cases in the history of the United State of America,” Shroyer said Tuesday.

Citing cases of violent insurrectionists who recently stormed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office, as well as multiple examples of threatening protests during confirmation hearings for conservative Supreme Court justices, Shroyer slammed the two-tiered injustice system.

“If I had been a leftist, Democrat liberal progressive and I rioted during Trump’s inauguration or I rioted during any of the years Donald Trump was in office, whether it was the Summer of Rage in 2020 with the Black Lives Matter riots, or any of the events during the Antifa riots, I would not be here today,” Shroyer said.

“I would not be facing jail time. And all this would have been washed away in the legal system, if it would have even made it the far.” he said.

Backlash to the 60-day prison sentence leveled by Kelly echoed that sentiment, and many commentators warned of the dire implications of the double-standard.

“The Biden regime is making it clear: ‘Challenge us in any way and we will throw you in prison,'” tweeted Trending Politics’ Collin Rugg. “Basically, he is going to prison for exercising his 1st Amendment rights. Despicable.”

Mark Pellin is an editor at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/sabrepaw70.

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