RNC sues Jocelyn Benson over rule allowing voters who have never resided in Michigan to vote in state elections

Republicans are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson over election rules she concocted that allow a majority of Democratic non-Michigan residents to vote in the state’s elections.

“Individuals who have never lived in the United States, let alone Michigan, should not have a say in Michigan’s elections,” Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement. “Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is ignoring the Michigan Constitution by allowing people who don’t live in Michigan to vote in Michigan. That’s why the RNC is fighting to ensure only lawful votes count.”

The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Michigan Court of Claims, points to an election manual issued by the Secretary of State that provides guidance on military and overseas voters. Click here to read more.

 

Ohio Church Secures a Win Against ‘Petty Tools of Government’

A church in Bryan, Ohio recently notched a win that religious liberty advocates believe will set a new precedent after the city attempted to shut down the church using fire codes.

Last Friday, Ohio’s Sixth District Court of Appeals reversed an injunction against the church, called Dad’s Place, and its pastor, Chris Avell, from being able to carry out religious ministry to the homeless and providing them with temporary shelter. The legal questions in the case centered around the relationship between religious liberty and municipal codes, with an eye to ensuring religious organizations are not unnecessarily burdened. Click here for more.

X’s new location feature exposes apparent fraudster accounts posing as Americans, Gaza journalists

A new feature on Elon Musk’s X is exposing the truth behind social media accounts across the political spectrum, with account owners apparently misleading followers about where they are posting from.

The new feature allows all X users to inspect where a given account is based, usually listing a country or region. Many popular accounts posing as American “patriots” or “constitutionalists” have been exposed as being run from foreign countries since the update rolled out on Friday.

One account with the handle “@1776General_” boasts over 140,000 followers and has a user biography describing the owner as a “constitutionalist, patriot and ethnically American.” The biography claims the account is based in the U.S., but X’s new feature reveals it is actually based in Turkey. Click here to read more.

 

Biden-era executive order harms business owners, forcing them into union agreements

The Trump administration recently enforced a Biden-era executive order, harming contractors and subcontractors that provide services to federal entities, and Bill Slayden is one of the many contractors who have been harmed by this rule. If Bill wants to continue providing construction services to the federal government, which is a major source of his company’s revenue, the company must enter into a forced agreement with labor unions—something that neither Bill nor his employees wants to do.

With the help of Pacific Legal Foundation, Bill Slayden is suing the Trump administration for enforcing the Biden-era executive order that is hurting businesses like Slayden Plumbing & Heating Inc. Click here to read more.

 

Florida AG launches probe into Campbell’s over lab-grown meat claims, company calls executive’s comments ‘patently false’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is demanding answers from Campbell’s Soup Company after a company executive was reportedly recorded condemning the use of bioengineered ingredients, including what he described as “fake meat” produced with emerging food-tech methods.

Uthmeier announced on Monday in a social media post that his office is launching a probe into the matter, saying Florida law bans lab-grown meat and that the state’s Consumer Protection Division “will demand answers from Campbell’s.”

He did not specify what conduct is under investigation or what information the state is seeking. Click here to read more.

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Jocelyn Benson’s husband is VP of company forcing data center on Saline Township

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is fast-tracking approvals for a massive AI datacenter in Saline Township.

Locals oppose the project, but few are more excited about it than Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s husband, Ryan Friedrichs.

Friedrichs, vice president for billionaire Stephen Ross’ Related Companies, celebrated the project on LinkedIn.

“Thank you again to all our community, state, regional, and national partners who worked tirelessly with us this year, and will into the future,” Friedrichs wrote in the post, which linked to another from Related Companies CEO Jeff Blau. Click here to read more.

 

50-Year Mortgages Won’t Fix the Affordability Crisis

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently floated the idea of offering people a 50-year mortgage instead of the more conventional 30-year financing option. It sounds attractive at first because stretching out repaying of a mortgage would lower the borrower’s monthly payment, but this wouldn’t fix the homeownership affordability crisis.

It’s no exaggeration to name the current situation as a crisis. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the percentage of a household’s income needed to afford just a median price home is near a record high today, and affordability is near a record low. An entire generation of young Americans has largely given up on the dream of homeownership. Click here to read more.

 

Can the Government Mandate a Vaccine for Your Own Good? This Federal Court Says Yes.

Defending COVID-19 policies against legal challenges, government officials relied heavily on Jacobson v Massachusetts, a 1905 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a smallpox vaccine mandate imposed by the Cambridge Board of Health. But the breadth of the license granted by that decision is a matter of dispute, even as applied to superficially similar COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Critics of those mandates argued that COVID-19 shots, unlike smallpox vaccination, do not prevent disease transmission, so requiring them amounts to paternalistic intervention rather than protection of the general public. Last summer in Health Freedom Fund v Carvalho, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit dismissed that distinction as constitutionally irrelevant. Click here to read more.

 

The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition

The FBI is looking for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into drones, according to federal procurement documents.

On Thursday, the FBI put out the call to potential vendors of AI and machine learning technology to be used in unmanned aerial systems in a so-called “request for information,” where government agencies request companies submit initial information for a forthcoming contract opportunity.

“It’s essentially technology tailor-made for political retribution and harassment.”

The FBI is in search of technology that could enable drones to conduct facial recognition, license plate recognition, and detection of weapons, among other uses, according to the document.

The pitch from the FBI immediately raised concerns among civil libertarians, who warned that enabling FBI drones with artificial intelligence could exacerbate the chilling effect of surveillance of activities protected by the First Amendment. Click here to read more.

 

UK Study to Give Puberty Blocking Drugs to Children as Young as Ten

More than a hundred children as young as ten years old will be subjected to clinical trials of transgender drugs in Britain, despite the government blocking puberty blockers for general use.

Last year, a review from leading paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass found that transgender medical practices were “built on shaky foundations” and that Britain’s socialised healthcare system should not hand out puberty-blocking drugs to minors over safety concerns. The left-wing Labour Party government agreed and barred the practice for children. Click here to read more.

 

 

‘We’re gonna fight like hell’: Local opposition kills hyperscale data center in Kalkaska

A proposal to build a massive data center on state-owned land in Kalkaska County is dead, thanks to locals who flooded recent community meetings to voice their strong opposition.

“We sought public input because we want to be partners with the community we live and work in. And we heard you. That is why my company and Kalkaska Go will end its pursuit of a data center,” Traverse City geologist Matt Rine, with Rocklocker LLC, wrote in a statement posted to Facebook by state Rep. Cam Cavett, R-Cheboygan.

“We are grateful we had the opportunity to engage in public discourse – it is important to work together as a community when making decisions about the future, even when there is disagreement,” Rine wrote. Click here to read more.

 

Public will be ‘disappointed’ when it comes to Epstein files, says former US Attorney

What will come next now that the Epstein files bill has been signed into law by President Donald Trump?

Former U.S. Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said the public will be “disappointed” in what the Department of Justice decides to release of the files.

There’s not going to be a huge unveiling of all the Epstein files.” Fishwick told The National News Desk.

The recent Epstein files saga all began with a discharge petition led by members of Congress. This eventually led to the bill swiftly moving through the House and the Senate and being signed into law by Trump.

Despite the bill stating the files must be released by Trump within 30 days, Fishwick expects only some files to be released. Click here to read more.

 

Do Vaccines Cause Autism? CDC Moves From Denial to Doubt

The CDC has updated its information on the potential link between autism and vaccines, no longer ruling out the possibility of causation.

“We (the Department of Health and Human Services) are updating the CDC’s website to reflect gold standard, evidence-based science,” HHS press secretary Emily Hilliard told The Daily Signal.

On Wednesday, the CDC updated its page titled “Autism and Vaccines.” The website now includes three key points:

• The claim “vaccines do not cause autism” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.

• Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.

• HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links. Click here to read more.

 

High School Principal Arrested For Allegedly Plotting To Attack ICE Agents

Authorities arrested a high school assistant principal in Virginia on Wednesday after he and his brother allegedly made detailed plans to attack federal immigration agents and other law enforcement officers, according to local reports.

Kempsville High School assistant principal John W. Bennett, 54, is accused of plotting the violence alongside his brother Mark B. Bennett, 59. An off-duty Norfolk police officer overheard the pair discussing their plans as they dined at a local pho restaurant on November 15, according to ABC13, citing court documents.

The brothers were allegedly heard saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were “kidnapping individuals,” while Mark Bennett mentioned plans to fly to Las Vegas to meet with “like-minded individuals” and return with “enforcement ideas and plans.” Click here to read more.

 

Michigan taxpayers foot $1 million bill for an imaginary job threat

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation gave $1 million to OVD Insurance, a Kent County firm, to keep it from doing more business out-of-state, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

More than 100 pages of documents obtained by Michigan Capitol Confidential show that 80% of OVD’s clients are in Michigan. The documents did not include evidence that other states or economic development agencies were actively courting the company with incentives to expand elsewhere.

The $1 million taxpayer subsidy will help OVD but hurt competitors who are also based in Michigan, Robert L. Hughes, founder and president of Grand Rapids-based Advantage Benefits Group, told CapCon. Click here to read more.