This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News.  Introduction: The Alex Pretti Shooting and the Test of Principles In an age of profound political and spiritual division, often the truest test of a person’s character is not what they say, but how they react when their proclaimed principles become inconvenient. A clarifying event emerged in the controversy surrounding the ICE shooting of left-wing protester Alex Pretti. While the factual details remain hotly contested, the immediate public and political reactions served as a perfect litmus test for the very concept of a principle. By definition, a genuine principle…

The families of two Trinidadian men killed in an American military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in October filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the United States government on Tuesday. The case marks the first legal challenge of its kind to President Donald Trump’s policy targeting vessels along narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights, names the U.S. government as a defendant and seeks damages for the deaths of Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41,…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics For four years Blaine Kenny and his business partner, Dylan Wier, have run a guide service for catch-and-release shark fishing on Florida’s Panhandle. The two fish the surf from Pensacola to Navarre Beach, moving to wherever the fishing is hottest. Last week their company, “Coastal Worldwide,” took four non-local clients out for a 48-hour charter. “It was a group of guys from Kentucky and some friends who drove to Pensacola to try for a big shark,” 21-year-old Kenny tells Outdoor Life. “We started fishing about noon…

Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.”White flower lei adorned framed photos of the men displayed in a Honolulu military memorial park and received salutes as their family members watched from tents shielding them from rain that stopped as the ceremony began.The seven were students at the University of Hawaii and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. They…

All unauthorized drone flights in the vicinity of U.S. military installations have been classed as a surveillance threat in updated guidance released Monday by the Pentagon’s Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401. Signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, the guidance aims to create a clear framework for responding to unmanned aerial systems intruding near U.S. military bases.The guidance allows military installation commanders to have greater authority and flexibility in neutralizing drones flying within sight of protected military areas, according to the release. The new policy also removes previous “fence-line” limitations around the bases, expanding the scope of what was…

The personal watercraft dips into the water. The sun glints off its fiberglass deck. In its ever-evolving fight on the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Coast Guard has unveiled its latest tool: the Jet Ski.First utilized in 2024 for Rescue Swimmer Stan Team members as well as the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Coasties have begun Jet Ski training off the shores of San Diego, California, as a component of a newly implemented effort to shore up America’s southwest border. At the time of publication the service did not get back to Military Times regarding the deployment of the humble Jet Ski, but…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A detailed investigation by Wisconsin conservation wardens resulted in a $10,000 fine for a sharpshooter with Wildlife Management Service. This company has contracted with the local government for the removal of nuisance deer in Southeastern Wisconsin for decades. However a long list of violations from several years ago has put that operation into question. Christopher Tuhy, a resident of East Troy, shot more than 100 deer while working for WMS in 2022. This December, Tuhy pleaded guilty to 10 civil counts…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. It doesn’t matter if you like running and gunning in big woods or reaping in open fields, we can all agree missing a gobbler hurts. A red dot sight make your turkey gun more accurate. I especially like that the dot and the turkey are always in focus while you aim. These optics are extremely reliable, many are fully enclosed from the…

Federal immigration agents have shot and killed two American citizens in Minneapolis in a matter of weeks, causing an uproar among the citizens in Minnesota. Could Minneapolis be the birthplace of the next civil war? Weeks after the death of Renee Good, and just one day after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents, people began to ratchet up their protests against the ruling class’s immigration policies. A mob of protesters descended on a hotel they believed to be housing federal immigration (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officers on Sunday night. The demonstration quickly intensified as activists…

Attempts to defraud service members, veterans and their families are so rampant that advocates are pushing for an entirely new approach to cracking down on predators and root causes, according to a recent congressional roundtable. In an increasingly digital world in which it is easy to mask identity, lawmakers should ensure federal agencies “don’t have a monopoly on enforcement,” Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2021 to 2025, said during the Jan. 21 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Democrats discussion.“We should be rethinking our enforcement strategy and policy approach,” added Chopra.That might mean amending laws to give…

Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. We made a deal: one Jolly Rancher for every mile. After bushwhacking for 30 minutes, my daughter and I sat on a steep cliff face for the second time that morning, waiting for my husband to find a barely marked trail. We agreed to amend the deal: Now it was one Jolly Rancher for every half mile. Hours later, I couldn’t argue with the bargain. Limber and whitebark pines, dead and fallen from wind and age, crisscrossed everywhere we tried walking. Hiking started to feel more…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Catching a bucking Great Lakes steelhead during the coldest months of the year really gets the blood pumping. That’s a good thing, because it’s almost a guarantee you’ll need as much blood as possible flowing to your hands and feet. Attacking the tributaries from New York through Michigan in January and February isn’t for the faint of heart, but for the proud “frozen chosen,” winter is no match for their addiction. Danny Colville joined their ranks long ago. A well-known personality in the Great Lakes scene…

The United States has threatened Iran with an armada of ships much larger than what it sent to Venezuela. The Iranian ruling class responded, saying that it has its “finger on the trigger” and was ready to fend off both U.S. and Israeli aggression. Earlier this month, Trump reportedly came close to ordering strikes on Iranian targets in response to a violent crackdown on anti-government protests that left thousands dead, according to a number of human rights groups. While he delayed that decision, military assets have continued to flow to the region, accoridng to a report by RT.  “We have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Finneas O’Connell, a Grammy Award-winning producer and brother of Billie Eilish, blasted conservatives on social media over what he considered to be a hypocritical response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent.O’Connell told conservatives to “shut the f— up” three times in an Instagram reel shared Sunday to his nearly 5 million followers.His remarks followed the fatal shooting of Pretti, 37, by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis on Saturday. The incident marked the second fatal shooting involving a federal officer this month.JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN FROM ‘DESTROYING…

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This article was originally published by Joseph Solis-Mullen at The Mises Institute under the title: On the Failure of Constitutionalism Through the Ages: Norms, Emergencies, and the Administrative State Classical liberals, as well as some libertarians, have long placed great faith in constitutions as instruments capable of restraining political power. Particularly following the Renaissance and Enlightenment, written constitutions began to be celebrated by limited government political theorists as rational devices designed to bind rulers, limit coercion, and protect liberty through clearly-enumerated rules. Yet a persistent strain of skepticism—articulated most sharply by thinkers such as Murray Rothbard and Ralph Raico—has questioned whether…

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