Black Flag

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-tariffs-take-aim-trade-loophole-used-chinese-online-retailers-te-rcna190386 Trump tariffs take aim at trade loophole used by Chinese online retailers like Temu and Shein Lawmakers have zeroed in on the “de minimis” provision in recent years, arguing it has helped Chinese e-commerce companies undercut competitors with lower prices. President Donald Trump’s tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico target a trade provision that helped fuel the explosive growth of budget online retailers, including Temu and Shein. Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing tariffs on the country’s top three trading partners. Goods imported from Canada and Mexico will be slapped with a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tax. Energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10% tariff. The duties are expected to take effect on Tuesday. The orders against China, Canada and Mexico all halt a trade exemption, known as “de minimis,” which allows exporters to ship packages worth less than $800 into the U.S. duty free. The de minimis provision has existed since the 1930s, but its use has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. The Biden administration took steps last September to curb the “overuse and abuse” of de minimis, arguing it has helped Chinese e-commerce companies undercut competitors with lower prices. Officials have also argued that de minimis shipments are “subject to minimal documentation and inspection,” raising product safety concerns. The U.S. processed more than 1.3 billion de minimis shipments in 2024, according to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. That’s up from 139 million a year in 2015, the CBP said. The loophole has enabled low-cost e-commerce companies like PDD Holdings-owned Temu, Shein and Alibaba’s AliExpress, which all have links to China, to offer a virtual smorgasbord of cheap apparel, household items and electronics, such as $15 smartwatches and $3 shoes.

OK, then it's easy, based on the data presented here by the State's IDPH, all they have to do is make it illegal to be a non-hispanic black or hispanic between the ages of 10-50 in Chicago or Alexander Co and they'll have this thing all cleaned up.

I'm tired of all the apathy.

Solomon? (Cook Co Forest Preserves)

https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2024/11/14/gun-sales-still-at-a-standstill-in-washington-state-n1226902 Gun Sales Still at a Standstill in Washington State Local media in Washington State are finally starting to take notice of the massive infringement on the right to acquire a gun after the Second Amendment Foundation warned on Wednesday that legal action is coming if the state's background check system isn't brought back online "immediately". But the Washington State Patrol, which administers the background check system, says there's no timeline for restoring the SAFE system and resuming background checks on firearm transfers. The Patrol's "Enterprise Data Repository" is among the systems affected after the Administration of Courts detected what it's calling "unauthorized activity" earlier this month, which led to administrators taking their network offline.

A trial, perhaps? Has it gone to trial yet?

Which ones?

I wish to congratulate Samaritan on a bold and innovative first posting.

https://news.google.com/search?q=NRA Cat&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/us-news/nra-ceo-doug-hamlin-tortured-frat-house-cat-to-death-by-cutting-off-paws-setting-it-on-fire/ New NRA boss Doug Hamlin tied to killing of frat house cat that was tortured and set on fire: report -------- and NRA has woke weenies worried about their safety as a result: (and realistic worries about the future of the NRA) https://www.wionews.com/world/employees-worried-for-safety-after-nra-chief-doug-hamlins-sadistic-cat-killing-comes-to-light-768786 Employees 'worried for safety' after NRA chief Doug Hamlin’s sadistic cat killing comes to light [Black Flag is biased, as he is a cat owner and additionally cares for a feral cat that lives on his street.]

Congratulations!

No need. "Today I identify as..,."

I think you forgot the purple.

https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-gun-rights-weapons-second-amendment-f61c972ebbb28fb21baa28385fa069cd HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s tourist hotspot of Waikiki is known for bikinis, shopping and surfboards. But resident Andrew Roberts has recently introduced a different item on evening walks through his neighborhood: a long-poled battle-axe. Roberts, director of the nonprofit Hawaii Firearms Coalition, has been taking the 15th-century-style European halberd on strolls since May. That’s when Hawaii loosened its weapons laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The so-called Bruen decision upended gun laws nationwide, but especially in Hawaii, which long had some of the country’s toughest restrictions — and some of the lowest rates of gun violence. -------------- JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER just had to slide that in there.

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=ILGA+PICA

Do not let Alec Baldwin near either of these:

We will win this issue once Trump is gone. - x1 We will win this issue once Trump is gone. - x2 We will win this issue once Trump is gone. - x3 once Trump is gone. - x3.5 Trump has been gone for 3.5 years. We didn't magically "win this issue" then, nor will we magically win once he returns to office. But the over/under will look a whole lot better.

PICA PICA, PICA PHYU

Oak Lawn Police wrestled a Palestinian-American youth to the ground and he was fumbling around for his pistol. He's lucky that he did not get shot. He did however get "subdued". This was 2 years ago, July 27, 2022. https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/17-year-old-viral-arrest-video-faces-gun-resisting-charges

Important sentence fragment: "The youths, both 13, matched the descriptions of the robbery suspects and were in the same area at around the same time the day after" So it might have been more than just funnin'

There's a some edited bodycam footage in the story below. https://nypost.com/2024/06/30/us-news/bodycam-video-in-police-shooting-of-nyah-mway-13-released/ https://apnews.com/article/utica-new-york-police-shooting-teen-killed-c3cf272ccfaf12d48eaf93d235ace444 The teen was killed a little after 10 p.m. Friday in Utica after officers in the city about 240 miles (400 kilometers) northwest of Manhattan stopped two youths in connection with an armed robbery investigation, police said. The youths, both 13, matched the descriptions of the robbery suspects and were in the same area at around the same time the day after, police said. One was also walking in the road, a violation of state traffic law. The body camera video released by police captures an officer saying he needs to pat them down to ensure they don’t have any weapons in their possession. Immediately one of the two, identified by police as as Nyah Mway, runs away. Authorities froze frames of the video where a running Nyah Mway appears to point the gun at the pursuing officers. Police also edited the video to insert a red circle around the weapon to show it to viewers. The officers believed it was a handgun, police said, but it was later determined to be a replica of a Glock 17 Gen 5 handgun with a detachable magazine.

https://apnews.com/article/gun-stores-firearms-mass-shootings-credit-cards-abe3a28ea7117340d9a4a8bcde3693fe Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of specific gun shop codes. --------------------- The merchant code could lead more people to buy guns with cash instead of credit in order to protect their privacy, said Dan Eldridge, owner of Maxon Shooter’s Supplies in suburban Chicago. Though his business has yet to be recategorized, Eldridge said he already has placed an ATM in his store. “Viewed most benignly, this code is an effort to stigmatize gun owners,” Eldridge said. “But a more worrisome concern is that this is another private sector end run around the prohibition against the federal government creating a gun registry.”

Is that when you miss?

A phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range - sorry, I couldn't help it. Plus, I've been tinkering around the garage.

Richard does not sound well.