Truckers sue Minnesota for refusing to recognize out-of-state firearm permits.

Minnesota decides each year which state firearm permits it will recognize. Currently, it does not recognize permits from Texas, Georgia, Florida or 26 other states.

The lawsuit says Minnesota’s firearm permitting law deprives nonresidents of their Second Amendment right to bear arms. It wants the court to declare the law unconstitutional and order Minnesota to recognize firearm permits for all other states.

“Minnesota’s refusal to honor other states’ lawfully issued firearm permits places an unreasonable burden on the Second Amendment rights of individuals.

Moar: https://alphanews.org/truckers-sue-minnesota-for-refusing-to-recognize-out-of-state-firearm-permits/

You're not allowed to teach school in Minnesota if you're not an LGBTQ+ advocate. This is religious discrimination!

Minnesota’s new teacher licensure standards are problematic.

The new standards require teachers to "foster an environment" where "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" are "affirmed."

https://alphanews.org/religious-freedom-expert-says-minnesotas-new-teacher-licensure-standards-are-problematic/

Greenland leaders ready to talk with Trump after prez-elect expressed interest to make territory part of America.

While this may seem like a new idea, it has been discussed for years, and several presidents have sought to make it happen. Our excellent Chief Negotiator, Donald Trump, may actually pull it off.

Greenland’s leader Múte Egede said he is prepared to enter into negotiations with President-elect Trump about the future of the mineral-rich arctic territory — but warned his people had no interest in becoming Americans.

At a press conference Friday in Denmark, which exercises nominal sovereignty over Greenland, Egede said he accepted that Greenland was “a place that the Americans see as part of their world” and that while he has not spoken with Trump, he was open to “discussions about what unites us.”

“We are ready to talk,” he said. “Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions.”

https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/us-news/greenland-leaders-ready-to-talk-with-trump

Four young Congresswomen – not even Senators – accomplished something that eluded years of Democratic Presidents and their woes.

Jimmy Carter in his malaise, Bill with Monica and his cigar, Lyndon Johnson and his Vietnam War – none of that was able to accomplish what these four young Congresswomen accomplished.

They destroyed the Democratic Party.

Led by these Congresswomen, the Left decided that sticking to inconvenient facts was . . .

RACIST!

The narrative was more important than any dumb facts. To disagree with their false narrative or their false charge of racism served only to prove you’re a . . .

RACIST!

Your only salvation was confession, and then they might let you off easy with just a few hundred hours of DEI training.

Oh yes, DEI. The Left’s long-standing reverse discrimination called “Affirmative Action” had failed, and their effort to sustain their failed discrimination was also failing.

So, the Left did what they do when their policies fail: They rebranded it. (See, e.g., communism rebranded as socialism, rebranded as liberalism, rebranded as wokeism, rebranded as progressivism.)

The new brand for “Affirmative Action” was “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” This new brand was the same as the old brand, except, this time, it was coupled with brainwashing.

https://theaspenbeat.com/2025/01/11/these-four-women-destroyed-the-democratic-party-with-race

The shutting down of the US State Department's disgraced Global Engagement Center (GEC) doesn't appear to equate to the GEC actually being dismantled.

The GEC unit, notorious for its role in flagging social media posts during the outgoing administration, seems to have simply undergone a rebranding. Now, the State Department has the Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) Hub.

Matt Taibbi of the Twitter Files describes what happened here as an "absurd prank" that defies Congress, which moved to force the end of the GEC. One reason for this conclusion is the result of checking the former and the newly founded unit's mission statements for any differences. And there are virtually none.

https://reclaimthenet.org/the-rebranding-of-a-censorship-unit

What is Xiaohongshu? Chinese App Surges to Number 1 As TikTok Ban Looms.

As TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States on January 19 due to ownership concerns — pending potential but unlikely intervention from the Supreme Court — another Chinese social media app is rapidly gaining traction among American users.

小红书, Xiaohongshu, known as "Little Red Book" or "REDNote" in English, has surged to the top of the US App Store's free apps chart and currently holds the leading position in the Social Networking category for iPhone users.

https://reclaimthenet.org/what-is-xiaohongshu-chinese-app-surges-to-number-1-as-tiktok-ban-looms

"Cuck" Chuck Todd is preparing to leave NBC News and discussing new gigs with other networks.

“The former host of Meet The Press has told top editors and leaders from other media organizations that he plans to leave NBC when his contract is up this year, and has discussed potential roles outside the network both in broadcast and digital media,” Semafor reported on Sunday night.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/general/chuck-todd-is-preparing-to-leave-nbc-news-and-discussing-new-gigs-with-other-networks-report-says/ar-BB1rn8Mw

How GoFundMe skims wildfire donations.

GoFundMe and its millionaire boss Tim Cadogan are under pressure to cut back on the 'shocking' fees and extras the fundraising platform skims from those donating to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-gofundme-skimmed-wildfire-donations/ar-BB1rnKBe

Border Agents Find ‘Sophisticated’ Migrant Tunnel Built On Biden’s Watch.

Homeland Security officials are searching for the makers of an underground tunnel crossing from Mexico under the U.S. border into El Paso, Texas.

Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents discovered the “man-made smuggling tunnel” during an inspection of a storm drain, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a Friday press release. The agency said the tunnel is equipped with electricity and ventilation and is used by “criminal organizations” to smuggle illegal border crossers.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/border-agents-find-sophisticated-migrant-tunnel-built-on-biden-s-watch/ar-BB1ro5Ai