Grampa’s Gun Used in Texas Teacher Shooting

As most of you may already know, on March 30, a 15-year-old student walked into Hill Country College Preparatory High School near Bulverde, Texas, carrying a .357 revolver. He went to a second-floo…

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Two Stories of a Teen Who Died in ICE Custody

There are two ways to tell the story of Royer Perez-Jimenez, and which one you read says more about the narrator than the facts themselves. The version reported by the BBC is almost disarmingly sim…

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Texas Teen Shoots Teacher, Self with Gun from Home

Hill Country College Preparatory High School near Bulverde, Texas, is now part of a list that continues to grow, no matter how often people insist it shouldn’t. This past Monday morning, a 15-year-…

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Did ICE Torture a Nashville Journalist?

Earlier this month in Nashville, something happened that should worry anyone who still believes in a free press and due process. Estefany Rodríguez Florez, a journalist working for Nashville Notici…

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NC Teen Called Killers Saints While Brandishing AK-47

If you’ve been following my work for a while, the names Solomon Henderson and Natalie Rupnow should ring a bell. I wrote about Henderson back in January 2025, after he walked into Antioch Hig…

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CBP Officer Caught Harboring Illegal Girlfriend/Niece

RIP Jerry Ironically enough, this story first broke around Valentine’s Day this year, but I was otherwise occupied, so you’re getting it now. Anyway, a 52-year-old U.S. Customs and Bord…

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After Evergreen High Shooting, Colorado Blames Social Media and Ignores the Gun

If you’ve already forgotten about the Evergreen High School shooting, I’m not surprised. It happened on September 10th, 2025, the same day Charlie Kirk was shot, and the news cycle made…

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Irish Grandmother Detained by DHS Over $75 in Bounced Checks

Last summer, Donna Hughes-Brown’s flight back from Ireland was approaching Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. She was returning from her aunt’s funeral and looking to get back to her…

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We All Need to Calm TF Down About AI and Mass Violence

AI is here to stay. Get over it. There’s no putting that genie back in the bottle. But before I continue, please allow me to go on a brief tangent. I hate that we call every large language mo…

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Is ChatGPT Responsible at All for Tumbler Ridge?

Again, I have to apologize for taking one of my ‘breaks.’ I am just now catching up on news from last month. So, by now, most of you know what happened in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbi…

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