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DmyTo/iStock/Getty Images Plus Americans bought more firearms in August than they did in July, marking the fifth consecutive year that more than 1 million people bought firearms, and sales in August were up more than 8% compared to the same month last year, according to the National Firearms Industry Trade Society (NSSF, formerly the National Shooting Sports Foundation). Handgun sales were up 5% compared to August last year, and long gun sales were up 14%.translationCurrently, at least as far as the federal government knows, more than 82 million Americans own more than 500 million firearms.The NSSF acknowledged that its estimate,…

Swift has announced plans to streamline the adoption of digital assets, including regulated stablecoins. The growth of the real-world asset (RWA) market, CBDCs, and stablecoins are the main reasons for Swift to take the initiative across the blockchain space. Swift, a financial messaging network that supports international payment systems, is working towards the broader adoption of digital assets and currencies, including the use of regulated crypto assets. According to Swift, the goal is for network members to be able to use Swift connectivity to conduct transactions leveraging both traditional currencies and digital assets. SWIFT Eyes Regulated Digital Assets The announcement…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has announced changes to the way Layer 2 (L2) projects are discussed starting next year.In a Sept. 12 post on X, Buterin said he would only publicly recognize L2 if it reached stage 1 or above in its decentralization efforts, regardless of his investment.He said:”I'm taking this seriously. Starting next year, I'll only publicly mention L2s that are stage 1 or above (on my blog, in talks, etc.), and give a “maybe short grace period” for really interesting new projects. It doesn't matter if I've invested in it or if you're my friend. It's stage 1…

Ben Bergquam/X Darien Gap We hear a lot about the crime, costs, and cultural clashes that illegal immigration brings. But one impact that is generally overlooked is the environmental damage caused by the millions of illegal immigrants encouraged to travel to the United States by the open border policies of the Harris-Biden administration. This damage is also severe. Just ask the Indians who live in the remote jungle area known as the Darien Gap.And these unfortunate souls aren't the only victims: illegal immigrants also litter the Arizona desert and start destructive border fires.Paradise Lost?Regarding the situation in the Darien Valley,…

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SimonSkafar/iStock/Getty Images Plus The Misery Index indicates that Vice President Kamala Harris is more likely to win the presidential election in November. Also known as the “Economic Distress Index,” the index was developed during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who came to power following the assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy in November 1963. Johnson wanted a simple number to show the state of the economy, and the Misery Index was devised by his chief economic advisor, Arthur Okun. Since its introduction, the index has demonstrated a remarkable ability to predict presidential election winners: the more dissatisfied the…

Wingbits, a Stockholm-based protocol creating a DePIN flight tracking network built on the Solana blockchain, announced it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Borderless Capital and Tribe Capital, alongside Antler and angel investors. According to the team, “Wingbits rewards the quality of data captured by antennas maintained by amateurs and enthusiasts. Individuals are rewarded based on performance, coverage and uptime, and there is a global leaderboard comparing the best performing antennas. As of the end of 2023, 40 nodes were on the Wingbits platform. Today, there are nearly 2,000 nodes.”

AP Image David Muir The verdict is in on last night's ABC News presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.It was cheating. It was biased. It was a joke.Hosts Lindsey Davis and David Muir asked Trump lengthy and hostile questions, but hurled slow question after slow question at Harris, “fact-checking” Trump's statements multiple times for accuracy but missing Harris' repeated lies without even “fact-checking” them once.But that's not surprising, given the findings of the Media Research Center's NewsBusters website: ABC's coverage of Trump, particularly by Muir, is nearly 100% negative, and its coverage of Harris…

AP Image Thomas Massey It's that time of year again. The federal government claims it is running out of money, so the House of Representatives must pass a stopgap spending measure to raise funds. This year, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) added an incentive to the measure: HR 8281, the Protecting American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), aims to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote.The SAVE Act would require all states to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, and illegal voters would face stiff penalties, including prison time, if caught.”Political drama”Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) isn't all…

Senate Democrats/Wikimedia Commons It was no coincidence that a Venezuelan gang took over an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado.And it's not just the result of President Joe Biden's illegal immigration policy that opened the border to Venezuelans, unleashing millions of illegal immigrants into the country and allowing crime to run rampant.Christopher Rufo and Christina Buttons reported for City Journal that the administration supported the Tren de Aragua gang with taxpayer money through state capitals and local refugee support groups. Official ApprovalThe horrifying truth is that Americans paid for it all, Rufo and Buttons reported.”The Biden administration worked with Denver authorities…