THE VERY OPACITY OF THE MEETING - ITS URGENCY, ITS TIMING AND ITS SILENCE - SUGGESTS GRAVITY

What Trump and Netanyahu didn’t say may matter most

In a moment of historic tension with Iran, the silence following the meeting at the White House can signal decisions of extraordinary weight. 

 

By Fiamma Nirenstein 

 

JNS

Feb 11, 2026 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb 11, 2026

 

The significance of the meeting at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday does not lie in any exceptional revelation, nor in their final statements—both of them notably general—about the central question of whether the path ahead leads to war or to negotiations.

Its meaning lies in the meeting itself.

At a moment of maximum tension, with strategic forces repositioned across the Middle East and Iran racing to protect and rebuild its nuclear and missile capabilities, the most powerful man in the world and the leader of Israel met urgently and in private. That fact alone speaks volumes.

The discussion reportedly focused on whether diplomacy can truly transform Iran—stripping it of uranium enrichment, ballistic missile power and its regional proxy strategy—or whether a near-term military strike is indispensable. Trump has framed the choice starkly. Iran must give up “this and that,” meaning not only enrichment but also the infrastructure that arms Hamas, Hezbollah and other proxies.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere is charged with the possibility of war. Aircraft carriers from the Lincoln to the Bush have been repositioned toward the region. American warplanes are multiplying. Israeli military exercises continue at high intensity. The David’s Sling missile-defense system has reportedly undergone significant upgrades.

Tehran, celebrating the anniversary of its revolution, signals that it is willing to discuss uranium—but far from total dismantlement. Vice President JD Vance has stressed that U.S. interests focus on nuclear and missile threats, leaving regime change to the Iranian people. That is a coherent American position. But it differs from Trump’s earlier promise of support to Iranians rising against oppression.

Netanyahu’s presence in the United States underlines the stakes for Israel. For Jerusalem, the wrong decision would carry existential consequences. If Washington moves militarily, Iran could immediately strike Israel. Regional actors such as Qatar fear retaliation against American bases on their soil.

Behind closed doors, without cameras or press statements of substance, Trump and Netanyahu likely examined both objectives and feasibility. How far is Iran from nuclear breakout? Can airstrikes alone neutralize the threat? Is there a realistic path to internal destabilization of the regime?

Israel has already exposed Iranian deception by seizing its nuclear archives, revealing continued enrichment despite international commitments. Trump has publicly warned that Iran has been “very dishonest.” He has also reiterated his preference for a negotiated solution—while making clear that Tehran “had better accept.”

Perhaps the most telling element of this summit is what we do not know. There were no dramatic announcements, no new doctrine unveiled. Yet the very opacity of the meeting—its urgency, its timing and its silence—suggests gravity.

Although we know nothing of the details, we can see how consequential this encounter has been.

BANKS REVERSE BAN OF FIREARMS INDUSTRY ACCOUNTS

Gun Industry Scores Major Win As Big Bank Makes Chilling Admission

 

Law Enforcement Today 

Feb 11, 2026

 

 

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon oversaw the reversal of the bank’s policy denying services to modern sporting rifle manufacturers, marking a major shift in how large financial institutions treat the lawful firearm industry.

 

There are big changes for the firearm industry when it comes to access to banking services. JPMorgan Chase recently announced the banking giant’s policy of denying services to manufacturers of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) is over.

That’s a welcome reversal of policy after NSSF met with JPMorgan Chase officials to work to end the discriminatory policy. It is also the most recent of the big banks, including Bank of America and Citigroup that have shifted banking service policies that previously froze out members of the firearm industry.

Chase Business Banking CEO Ben Walter, JPMorgan has issued a letter acknowledging the old banking playbook is no longer sustainable. NSSF is encouraged by the development and like the others, is taking a “Trust, but verify” approach.

For years, lawful firearm and ammunition businesses have faced a quiet but very real threat: being choked off from routine financial services not because of objective risk, but because of cultural and political animus.

The tactics have been familiar — account closures without meaningful explanation, shifting “policy” justifications, even the catch-all “reputational risk” euphemism used to deny service to constitutionally protected commerce.

What JPMorgan Chase Wrote

JPMorgan’s letter makes several statements that, taken at face value, represent meaningful movement toward fair access. The bank states it believes “no one should be denied a bank account or service based on religious or political viewpoint or affiliation,” and it expresses support for the “intent of the Fair Access Executive Order.” 

That aligns with The White House’s stated policy that Americans should not be denied financial services because of constitutionally protected beliefs or affiliations, and that banking decisions should be based on individualized, objective, risk-based analysis.

Most notably, JPMorgan Chase says it has “removed firmwide restrictions” on several sectors, including a restriction it “previously maintained on lending to manufacturers of modern sporting rifles for civilian use.”

The letter also describes internal steps to improve consistency and reduce mistakes, including changes to its customer fairness policy, employee education, documentation and quality control and Code of Conduct language barring discrimination on political or religious viewpoints.

JPMorgan Chase adds that it serves “thousands” of firearm-related companies and processes payments for retailers directly and through processors such as Intuit.

That is not a minor tweak for the banking giant. That’s a significant shift from CEO Jamie Dimon’s testimony before Congress in 2021 that the bank wouldn’t finance Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) makers. Dimon said earlier this year that wasn’t true, yet the policy existed.

NSSF is grateful for change that takes politics out of business.

Why Now?

The broader financial ecosystem is shifting under pressure from regulators, lawmakers, customers and industries that refused to accept ideological exclusion as a “business decision.”

Federal regulators have also put debanking practices under a microscope. In December 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released preliminary findings from its review of large banks’ debanking activities, describing observed restrictions on certain industry sectors and signaling an ongoing review that includes large volumes of complaints.

NSSF has been explicit that these findings validate what the firearm industry has experienced for years and that the firearm sector was among those politically disfavored targets identified in the OCC’s review.

JPMorgan Chase’s letter outlined the “why” behind the policy change.

“Based on our experience over time, we found that some of the expected risks related to lending to such manufacturers were not as significant as we had anticipated,” the letter states.

“We also understand that not serving a client or prospective client carries its own risks. That’s why our approach is to consider each client or prospective client on a case-by-case basis, considering a variety of objective commercial factors, including operational capabilities, risk management, and business strategy.”

While JPMorgan Chase’s shift is welcome, it must also be measurable.

That’s why NSSF will applaud the decision and hold onto a “Trust, but verify” attitude. Business decisions should be based on credit worthiness and ability to compete in the marketplace. Banking discrimination against the firearm industry was wrong, and illegal, when President Barack Obama introduced it as Operation Choke Point.

It was wrong when it was privatized by banks. It appears to be finally being scrubbed from existence but the proof will be when firearm businesses can demonstrate they can access their financial service needs with these big banks.

Make it Law

None of this means NSSF believes the fight is over. A future administration can reverse these gains with an executive order. NSSF continues to push for passage of several bills that, should they become law, would protect against banking discrimination.

Those include U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act, S. 875, which has already passed favorably from the Senate Banking Committee.

That bill has a companion in the U.S. House of Representatives, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), introduced under the same title as H.R. 2702, which has also passed favorably from the House Financial Services Committee.

There are also other NSSF-supported Congressional efforts to codify protections against banking discrimination including the Fair Access to Banking Act, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) as S. 401 and in the House by Rep. Barr (R-Ky.) as H.R. 987, as well as the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act, introduced in the House by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) as H.R. 45 and the Senate by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) as S. 137.

Further, NSSF was successful in passing the FIND Act in 11 states, which prohibits state agencies and local government entities from entering into taxpayer-funded contracts with corporations that discriminate against members of the firearm industry.

The firearm industry doesn’t need special treatment. It needs equal treatment: financial services evaluated on lawful status, objective risk and performance — not on whether an industry is fashionable in certain circles.

 

Originally published on NSSF. Republished with permission. 

GUNS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE BANNED FOR MARIJUANA USERS ... PREVENTING STONERS FROM OWNING GUNS PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AND DOES NOT VIOLATE THE SECOND AMENDMENT

Legality of Gun Bans for Marijuana Users Up For Review

 

Tactical Shit News 

Feb 10, 2026

 

 

The Supreme Court is set to decide a major case that could reshape the intersection of Second Amendment rights and marijuana use under federal law. In United States v. Hemani, arguments are scheduled for March 2, 2026, with a decision expected by late June 2026. This case challenges whether the federal ban on firearm possession by “unlawful users” of controlled substances—including marijuana—violates the Constitution when applied to non-impaired, occasional users.

What Federal Law Is at Stake?

The core statute is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), part of the Gun Control Act. It prohibits anyone who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from shipping, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. Marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance federally, even as most states allow medical or recreational use. This creates a conflict: millions of Americans who use cannabis legally under state law could face felony charges for owning guns.

The law doesn’t require impairment at the moment of possession—it’s about being an “unlawful user,” often interpreted as habitual or regular consumption.

Background on the Hemani Case

The case stems from a Fifth Circuit ruling (January 31, 2025) that sided with defendant Ali Danial Hemani. FBI agents searched his home, finding a 9mm pistol, 60 grams of marijuana, and a small amount of cocaine. Hemani was indicted under § 922(g)(3) as a habitual marijuana user.

A lower court initially leaned toward dismissal, and the Fifth Circuit reversed his prosecution, citing its prior decision in United States v. Connelly (2024). That case held there’s no historical basis under the Second Amendment to disarm sober individuals not actively impaired by drugs. The appeals court found the ban unconstitutional as applied to non-impaired marijuana users.

The government (via Solicitor General) appealed, arguing historical analogues—like Founding-era restrictions on “habitual drunkards”—justify disarming those posing risks of violence or crime.

The Supreme Court granted certiorari on October 20, 2025.

Key Arguments from Both Sides

Government Position (Pro-Ban):

• Historical tradition supports disarming dangerous individuals, including habitual substance users who could pose risks.
• Analogies to early laws treating drunkards as vagrants or confining them, plus modern restrictions on intoxicated persons.
• Supported by states, Everytown for Gun Safety, Brady Center, and others emphasizing public safety.

Challengers’ Position (Anti-Ban as Applied):

• No Founding-era laws disarmed sober citizens for occasional or moderate substance use.
• The ban is overly broad and vague—what counts as “unlawful user”? Occasional use a few times a week? Medical patients?
• Could strip rights from millions, including those using state-legal cannabis for pain or recreation.
• Backed by the NRA, NORML, ACLU (co-counsel for Hemani), Cato Institute, and others arguing it lacks historical grounding under Bruen.

Relevant Supreme Court Precedents Shaping the Debate

The case hinges on the history-and-tradition test from recent rulings:

• New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022): Modern gun laws must be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. If conduct is covered by the Second Amendment’s text, it’s presumptively protected unless the government shows analogues.
• United States v. Rahimi (2024): Upheld temporary disarmament for those posing credible threats of violence, finding historical support for disarming dangerous individuals.

Lower courts have split on § 922(g)(3) post-Bruen and Rahimi, with the Fifth Circuit leading challenges, while others vary.

Potential Implications

A ruling could:

• Affirm the Fifth Circuit, limiting the ban to cases of active impairment or proven danger.
• Uphold broader application, maintaining the status quo for federal prosecutions.
• Clarify vagueness issues or require temporal links (e.g., use near possession).

This matters amid growing state-legal cannabis markets—nearly half of Americans have tried marijuana, and many own guns. A decision might affect medical users, veterans, or casual consumers without impacting intoxication-while-armed laws.

The case is one of two major Second Amendment matters this term (alongside others on carry rights). Whatever the outcome, it will influence how courts apply history-and-tradition tests to modern prohibitions.

TRUMP WIN'S TWO ... AT LEAST FOR NOW

By Bob Walsh

 

 

 

U.S. District Court Judge Roy Altman ruled yesterday that discovery can proceed in the case of Trump v BBC.  The BBC was clearly trying to stop the advancement of the case.  They lost.  The trial itself is very tentatively scheduled to begin in February of next year.  The discovery is expected to be time consuming and expensive.

Also the House of Representatives passed THE SAVE ACT to the senate.  By something like five votes.  The act requires that voters in elections that have a federal component (i.e. house, senate, president, vice-president) must demand that voters be legally authorized to vote and must present acceptable identification to do so with very limited exceptions.  The Democrats hate this as it will substantially interfere with the ability of illegal aliens or temporary out of state voters to push elections.

WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH POWER THE CA UNIONS STILL HAVE

By Bob Walsh

 

The CA State Employee Civil Service Unions used to have a LOT of power.  A LOT of power.  I know.  I was on the board of one of them for a significant period of time.  We got policies enacted.  We got laws passed.  We had clout.  That power has diminished somewhat.  We are about to find out how much.

The unions are attempting to change the law and if they are successful the governor's return-to-office work order for state employees would be successfully circumvented.  The attempt is being wrapped in cotton candy and bullshit but it is in reality a power play.  The governor wants almost all public employees back in the office at least four days a week.  The union's like the current "show up when you feel like it" plan.  

I am not going to make a bet either way on this one.  The legislature collective collectively is a pack of political whores.  The governor is a massive political whore.  The legislature is confident they can get both union votes and union money by backing the unions.  The governor wants badly to be President and thinks the move will gain him political stature on the national stage and not cost him too much at home.  

In a few months we will find out who has the most power.  I personally am not making a bet either way.

INTERESTING NEWS FOR OUR ESTEEMED EDITOR

By Bob Walsh

 

  

Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and their daughter in 1993

 

Many people do not know that our Editor-Publisher is in fact a HUGE fan of Grunge Rock and that Nirvana is one of Howie's favorite all-time bands.  He might find this news interesting.

An independent investigator has just asserted that Nirvana's vocalist Kurt Cobain's death in 1994 was, in fact, a homicide and not a suicide.  

The Seattle Constabulary is aware of the assertions and state that they have no intention whatsoever of reopening the investigation.

MORE WONDERFULNESS FROM THE FORMERLY GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 By Bob Walsh

 

 

This 3D-printed gun was recovered by Canadian police in February 2022. 

 

Yesterday, accompanied by great fanfare, Rob Bonta, the Attorney General, announced gleefully that he is suing two companies in Florida that have the affrontery to believe in the First Amendment.  They are engaged in selling computer instructions for 3D printers to print things that the state of CA does not like.  Such as those horrible and evil "ghost guns" and magazine parts that are forbidden to ordinary mortals who happen to live here.

I feel safer already.   Or not.

AS A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, I APPLAUD THE GRAND JURY'S DECISION

Trump administration suffers embarrassing defeat as grand jury snubs 'dictator-style' indictment plot against Democrats

 

By Jon Michael Raasch 

 

Daily Mail 

Feb 11, 2026

 

 

The video enraged Trump, the commander-in-chief of all the US's military forces, who indicated that the Democrats should be hanged for their comments

 

Donald Trump's administration has failed to indict six Democratic lawmakers after the president accused them of seditious behavior for urging soldiers to refuse 'illegal orders.'

Dubbed the 'seditious six' by those on the right, the Democrats have said they would not cooperate with the Department of Justice probe into them. 

The indictment was sought by the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, led by Trump appointee and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro. Her office falls under the jurisdiction of Attorney General Pam Bondi. 

he federal attorneys assigned to the case are political appointees, not career DOJ prosecutors, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. 

The controversy sparked in November 2025 when the six Democrats: Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, and Representatives Jason Crow of Colorado, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania published a video calling on soldiers to refuse unlawful orders. 

Each of the Democrats in the viral video worked either for the US military or in US intelligence before joining Congress. 'Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders,' the lawmakers say in the clip. 

Their stunt so enraged the president that Trump wrote on social media at the time: 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!' 

'HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!' Trump posted. 

 

Mark Kelly of Arizona, a 25-year Navy combat pilot and former astronaut, recalled his military experiences as he reacted to Trump's threats 

Six Democrats - including Elissa Slotkin (pictured center left), Jason Crow (pictured center) and Chrissy Houlihan (pictured right) - are receiving round-the-clock protection from Capitol Police after Donald Trump accused them of 'seditious behavior' that should be 'punishable by DEATH'

 

'If these f***ers think that they’re going to intimidate us and threaten and bully me in the silence, and they’re going to go after political opponents and get us to back down, they have another thing coming,' Congressman Crow said. 'The tide is turning.'

Houlahan added: 'It’s a vindication for the Constitution.'

Shortly after Trump's comments on social media, the Democratic lawmakers were offered enhanced security from Capitol Police.

'Capitol Police came to us and said, "We're gonna put you on 24/7 security." We've got law enforcement out in front of my house. I mean, it changes things immediately,' Slotkin said in mid-November.  

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has since sought to strip Senator Kelly of his military rank and pay, though that process is still ongoing. 

'It wasn’t enough for Pete Hegseth to censure me and threaten to demote me, now it appears they tried to have me charged with a crime — all because of something I said that they didn’t like,' Kelly said on Tuesday evening after the failed indictment. 

'That’s not the way things work in America. Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.'

Under the Speech or Debate clause in Article 1 of the Constitution, lawmakers have broad protections for their remarks relating to the 'legislative sphere,' meaning it would be difficult for the executive branch and the DOJ to charge them for the video. 

 

Representatives Chris DeLuzio (pictured left) of Pennsylvania and Maggie Goodlander (pictured right) of New Hampshire also stood behind the video

 

Legal experts have said that prosecuting lawmakers for political speech would infringe on their rights. 

The DOJ's failure to indict the Democrats underscores a failed attempt to target Trump's perceived opponents. 

Still, the Uniform Code of Military Justice states that service members must obey lawful orders, though they are allowed to refuse those that are illegal.  

'But today wasn’t just an embarrassing day for the Administration. It was another sad day for our country," Slotkin posted on X after the failed indictment. 

'Because whether or not Pirro succeeded is not the point. It’s that President Trump continues to weaponize our justice system against his perceived enemies. It’s the kind of thing you see in a foreign country, not in the United States we know and love.'

EDITOR'S NOTE: Shame on President Trump for suggesting the six Democrats should be hanged. Here's who really gets hanged. 

 

Nazi soldiers on trial for war crimes in 1946 claimed they were just following orders, but they were either imprisoned or hanged

I SWITCHED TO DR PEPPER ..... OTHERS PROBABLY SWITCHED TO POT

Heineken slashes 6,000 jobs because Americans are giving up on beer

 

By Martha Williams 

 

Daily Mail

Feb 11, 20226

 

 

Brewing giant Heineken has announced plans to eliminate up to 6,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive to compensate for weak beer sales

 

Brewing giant Heineken has announced plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive to compensate for a slump in beer sales. 

The company, which also brews Amstel and Birra Moretti, unveiled the proposal amid weaker beer demand and what it described as 'challenging market conditions'.

Heineken said it plans to reduce its workforce by between 5,000 and 6,000 positions over the next two years, affecting up to 7 percent of its 87,000 global employees. 

'We really do this to strengthen our operations and to be able to invest in growth,' finance chief Harold van den Broek said on a media call announcing the company's annual results. 

The move comes as beer loses its grip on American drinkers. On Wednesday, Heineken reported a 1.2 percent decline in total sales volumes in 2025, even though the flagship Heineken brand itself eked out gains.

The broader trend is harder to ignore. Just 54 percent of US adults say they drink alcohol - the lowest level in nearly 90 years of tracking, according to a recent Gallup survey. Even among those who do drink, many say they are cutting back.

Growing health fears and worries over alcohol's risks are keeping more young adults away from the booze, with many choosing to cut back or quit entirely. 

Meanwhile, changing tastes and trendy alternatives - from hard seltzers to spirits and alcohol-free drinks - mean beer is no longer the nation's favorite tipple.

 

The company unveiled the proposal amid weaker beer demand and what it described as 'challenging market conditions'

The major job cuts may come as no surprise for many, as Americans have noticeably been drinking less beer over the past few years

 

Beer was once associated with patriotism - drinking beer after Prohibition was seen as reclaiming an American tradition, and breweries marketed beer as 'real American' versus foreign liquors, reinforcing patriotism through advertising.

Beer became associated with quintessentially American moments like barbecues, baseball games, and Fourth of July celebrations.

Big brands like Budweiser leaned into patriotic imagery - flags, eagles, Fourth of July campaigns - making beer synonymous with American culture.

However, Budweiser found itself embroiled in controversy in 2023 after a partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. 

Mulvaney posted a video featuring a custom Bud Light can, aimed at attracting a younger, more diverse audience. 

Conservative figures and consumers criticized the move, resulting in boycotts, social media protests, and the physical destruction of products. 

The brand saw a $5 billion loss in market value, with sales dropping roughly 17 percent to 25 percent during the peak of the backlash. 

This was a turning point for the beer industry - America's biggest brand had managed to split the nation in two.

EL GOBERNADOR NEWSOM ES UNA MIERDA QUIÉN HA CONVERTIDO A CALIFORNIA EN UN MONTÓN DE MIERDA

UFC legend slams 'failure' Gavin Newsom and claims he fled California due to 'rampant fraud' and 'threats'

 

By James Cohen 

 

Daily Mail

Feb 11, 2026

 

 

UFC legend Tito Ortiz has launched a blistering attack on Governor Gavin Newsom, claiming the leader's 'failures' forced him to abandon his beloved home state

 

UFC legend Tito Ortiz has launched a blistering attack on Governor Gavin Newsom, claiming the leader's 'failures' forced him to abandon his beloved home state.

The 51-year-old Hall of Famer, known as 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,' sensationally revealed he has moved his family to Florida to escape 'lawless streets.'

'I never wanted to leave California,' Ortiz told Fox News Digital. 'But I left because of the crime, the fraud and the growing threat to the safety of my children.'

The former light heavyweight champion, who once served as mayor pro tempore of Huntington Beach, claimed the state has become a dangerous 'trap' for families.

He insisted the move across the country was a matter of survival rather than a search for a new career, citing a desperate need to find 'protection' for his kids.

'Like millions of other parents, I made the difficult decision to move my family to Florida - not for opportunity, but for protection,' the MMA icon explained.

 

Ortiz did not hold back in his assessment of Newsom, accusing the Governor of 'exporting' failure from San Francisco to the rest of the Golden State recently

 

'No parent should ever be forced to flee their home state to keep their children safe,' Ortiz added, noting that he had spent his entire life in Huntington Beach.

Ortiz did not hold back in his assessment of Newsom, accusing the Governor of 'exporting' failure from San Francisco to the rest of the Golden State recently.

'Gavin Newsom's failures didn't start in Sacramento,' the fighter claimed. 'He helped devastate San Francisco, then exported those same disastrous policies statewide.'

He described a California in terminal decline, plagued by 'exploding crime, rampant fraud, lawless streets, unaffordable housing, and crushed small businesses.'

'California cannot survive more of the same,' he added. Ortiz warned that families no longer feel safe in the communities they have lived in for several decades.

Newsom's office issued a stinging, dismissive response to the MMA icon's public departure. 'We're not sure who Tito Ortiz is, but we wish him well. Bye!' it read, according to Fox News.

Despite the snub, Ortiz is already working to influence the state's future from afar. He has officially endorsed Sheriff Chad Bianco for Governor in 2026.

Ortiz praised Bianco as a 'proven leader' who famously refused to enforce Newsom's COVID-19 lockdown orders while serving as the Riverside County Sheriff in 2020.

 

The former light heavyweight champion, who once served as mayor pro tempore of Huntington Beach, claimed the state has become a dangerous 'trap' for families.

Ortiz held the UFC light heavyweight title from 2000 to 2003, successfully defending his title five times against the toughest contenders in the world

Ortiz has endorsed Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco for Governor in 2026

 

'In 2020, when Gavin Newsom ruled by decree and used fear as a weapon, Sheriff Bianco stood up and refused to enforce unconstitutional lockdowns,' Ortiz said.

'Anyone can talk. Sheriff Bianco acted. When it mattered most, he stood with the people, not the political elite. He has earned my vote and my endorsement.'

Ortiz joins fellow UFC star Dan Henderson in backing the Sheriff. Henderson called it a 'blessing' that Bianco used 'common sense' to keep local businesses open.

The 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' remains one of the most influential figures in the history of the UFC, having helped propel the sport into the global mainstream.

Ortiz held the UFC light heavyweight title from 2000 to 2003, successfully defending his title five times against the toughest contenders in the world.

The former champion finished his professional mixed martial arts career with a record of 21-12-1, competing in his final professional fight during late 2019.

Beyond the cage, Ortiz built a business empire with his Punishment Athletics line and transitioned into local politics as a leader in his California hometown.

CANADIAN SCHOOL SHOOTING EXPOSES TRANSGENDERISM TO BE A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH

Jesse Strang, 18, named as transgender Canadian school shooter who murdered eight before dying by suicide

 

By Natasha Anderson  

 

Daily Mail

Feb 11, 2026

 

Jesse Strang

 

A gunman who murdered eight people in the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history is a transgender tearaway who also killed his mother and brother. 

Jesse Strang, 18, opened fire in the library at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon, a parent whose son attends the school told the Daily Mail. 

A female teacher was killed, alongside three girls and two boys aged between 13 and 17. 

Strang took his own life at the school. He killed his mother, Jennifer, and brother, Emmett, at their home beforehand, CTV News reported. 

Strang was named by Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday as Jesse Van Rootselaar and described as a woman. He is understood to have used his mother's name, Strang, socially and at school. 

RCMP added that Jesse began identifying as female six years ago, aged 12, and said there had been multiple call-outs to his home related to his mental health. 

Strang stopped attending school four years ago, aged just 14, the spokesman said.  

A parent whose son attends the school said his child knew Strang and played sports with his sister.

His son was at the academic institution on Tuesday when Strang carried out the deadly massacre. He is now 'afraid to go back to school', his father added.

Juno News and Western Standard News were among the first publications to identify Strang and reveal his transgenderism. Initial reports described the shooter as 'a female in a dress.'

 

Students outside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Canada on Tuesday after transgender mass shooter Jesse Strang killed nine people, including himself 

Maya Gebala was one of 27 people injured in the shooting. She was shot in the head and neck and is receiving urgent medical treatment at a hospital in Vancouver 

 

A total of 25 people were injured in the massacre. Maya Gebala, 12, was shot in the neck and head and is not expected to survive the night. She is the only injured victim named so far.

Sources told the Daily Mail that Strang lived at the home with three relatives. 

Strang is also believed to have used she/her pronouns on his since-deleted social media accounts. 

Locals Juan van Heerden and Liam Irving told the Western Standard that Strang was a 'quiet kid' who was often seen 'sitting by himself in the corner'.

Irving said his mother works at the school and was on the floor where the shooting took place. 'She heard pretty much all the shots,' he added.

Irving claimed Strang's mother and younger brother were well known in the Tumbler Ridge community, and 'good friends' of his family.

'There's not one person in this town right now that's not affected by this,' he added.

Maya's family said she was hit by shrapnel during the shooting but it was unknown how she was hit and how much damage was done. 

 

Children were led out of the school after the shooting as authorities attended the scene

Tumbler Ridge is a picturesque mountain valley town in the foothills of the Rockies 

'We were warned that the damage to her brain was too much for her to endure, and she wouldn't make the night,' Maya's mother Cia Edmonds said on Wednesday afternoon.

'I can feel her in my heart. I can feel her saying its going to be OK... she's here... for how long we don't know.

'Our baby needs a miracle.'

Edmonds said she also grieved for the six families whose children were killed at the school, and those trying to come to terms with the shooting.

'It was just a normal day. Our community is shattered,' she said.

'My heart bleeds for everyone who is trying to process this horrific string of events. Far too many are grieving already.'

An emergency alert was issued to Tumbler Ridge residents around 1.20pm local time Tuesday, warning of an active shooter in the area.

An urgent lockdown alarm sounded in the hallways shortly after 1.30pm, instructing students and staff to barricade the doors.

 

Maya's mother Cia Edmonds shared this photo from hospital as she prayed for a miracle after doctors told her the little girl wouldn't last the night

 

Tumbler Ridge, a picturesque mountain valley town in the foothills of the Rockies about 736 miles north of Vancouver, has a population of 2,400.

It is described as an 'incredibly safe community' by town councilors.

The remote community is known for its lakes, rivers, waterfalls and hiking trails. The area earned UNESCO Global Geopark status due to the presence of hundreds of dinosaur tracks and fossils. 

The secondary school - which enrolls 175 students - and its elementary school, will be closed for the rest of the week.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a social media post that he was devastated by the shooting.

'I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today, and in gratitude for the courage and selflessness of the first responders who risked their lives to protect their fellow citizens,' he wrote.

Carney's office said he is suspending a planned trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Munich, Germany. He was set to announce a long-awaited defense industrial strategy in Halifax on Wednesday before heading to Europe for the Munich Security Conference.

 

Maya was one of at least two-dozen children and teachers wounded when a 'female in a dress' opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

 

Eby, the province's premier, told reporters he had spoken to Carney after what he called the 'unimaginable tragedy'.

'I know it's causing us all to hug our kids a little bit tighter tonight,' he said. 'I'm asking the people of British Columbia to look after the people of Tumbler Ridge tonight.'

DAVID'S SLING UPGRADED

Israel upgrades David's Sling air defense system following trials

In the series of tests, conducted in cooperation with the Defense Ministry, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the US Missile Defense Agency, advanced scenarios were examined against existing and evolving threats.

 

by Lilach Shoval 

 

Israel Hayom

Feb 11, 2026 

David’s Sling Air Defence System.

 

 

Israel's David's Sling air defense system has successfully completed a series of complex tests designed to enhance its readiness against future threats, Israel's Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. The trials were conducted in cooperation with the Defense Ministry, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the US Missile Defense Agency.

 

The tests were carried out by the Israel Missile Defense Organization, known by its Hebrew acronym Homa, within the Defense Ministry's Directorate of Defense Research and Development, together with the US Missile Defense Agency and Rafael. The advanced air defense system is designed to intercept a range of threats, including rockets, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.

 

 

 

David's Sling air defense system.

 

 

The series of trials, built on operational lessons learned during the war and from Operation Rising Lion, included a variety of challenging scenarios reflecting both existing and emerging threats. Defense officials said the successful tests mark another technological and operational breakthrough in upgrading the system, which demonstrated high performance during the war, carrying out successful interceptions that saved lives and prevented extensive damage.

 

David's Sling constitutes a central layer in Israel's multi-tiered air defense array, which also includes the Arrow missile defense system, Iron Dome and Iron Beam, the laser-based system recently delivered to the Israeli Air Force. The system's development is led by the Defense Ministry through the Israel Missile Defense Organization in cooperation with Israeli defense industries and the US Missile Defense Agency.

 

Rafael is the prime contractor for David's Sling. Israel Aerospace Industries, through its Elta division, developed the MMR radar, while Elbit Systems developed the command-and-control system. 

WOMEN ARE KILLED, ASSAULTED AND VIOLATED AT RATES THAT PLACE SOUTH AFRICA AMONG THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES IN THE WORLD TO BE FEMALE

When a cabinet minister for women celebrates Iran, the world should take notice

South Africa used to be a moral authority earned through sacrifice and resilience. Today, that authority is being squandered in diplomatic routines that align with regimes accused of the very abuses its Constitution rejects. 

 

By Angie Segal 

 

JNS

Feb 11, 2026

 

 

Women in Johannesburg, South Africa, demonstrate against gender violence at an event organized by Women for Change, Nov. 21, 2025. Thousands of women around the country were urged to withdraw from the economy for one day and lie down for 15 minutes at noon in honor of the 15 females who are murdered in the country every day, prior to heads of state and government gathering in Johannesburg for the annual G20 summit, with the notable absence of the United States, whose president has boycotted the event over its objections to South Africa's G20 presidency. 

 

Sindisiwe Chikunga, the minister for women, youth and persons with disabilities in South Africa, stood before an audience on Feb. 6, a Friday night, at the Maslow Hotel in Pretoria and addressed the 47th commemoration of the Islamic Revolution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Let that sink in.

This is a woman whose constitutional mandate is to protect and advance the rights of women in a country with some of the highest rates of femicide, rape and gender-based violence in the world, publicly aligning herself with a violent theocratic regime internationally condemned for its treatment of women, dissenters, minorities and journalists. This has nothing to do with diplomacy. It is South Africa discarding its professed values when they become politically inconvenient.

 

 

South Africa's Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga.

 

The optics of a minister charged with defending women addressing an event celebrating the Islamic Revolution are not merely baffling; they are grotesquely inconsistent with South Africa’s own constitutional commitments to dignity, equality and freedom.

For years, the ruling African National Congress has tried to position itself as a principled defender of human rights. But that veneer cracks instantly when it comes to foreign policy—from carefully calibrated abstentions at the United Nations to this latest public embrace of Tehran.

Just last month, South Africa found itself in international headlines when Iranian warships were invited to participate in naval exercises off its coast. The move sparked intense domestic and diplomatic pushback, including from President Cyril Ramaphosa himself.

The confusion and backtracking that followed was symptomatic of an ANC foreign policy increasingly guided by ideological camaraderie rather than principle.

At the same time, Western democracies have moved in the opposite direction. The European Parliament has repeatedly called for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be designated as a terrorist organization. The United States already classifies it as such, underscoring how far Pretoria’s diplomatic posture is drifting from many of its traditional international partners.

And now, a cabinet minister stands and celebrates a regime whose own citizens are risking (and, in many cases, losing) their lives to oppose it.

For readers unfamiliar with life on the ground in South Africa, this is not a rhetorical crisis. It is a human catastrophe. Gender-based violence in South Africa has reached staggering proportions. Women are killed, assaulted and violated at rates that place the country among the most dangerous places in the world to be female. Civil society organizations, police officials and even government leaders have repeatedly sounded the alarm, with Ramaphosa himself declaring it a national emergency in November.

Meanwhile, services for survivors remain under-resourced. Prosecution rates are abysmally low. Shelters are overcrowded. Trust in the system meant to protect women is fraying.

As all of this unfolds in South African townships and suburbs, we now have a minister who, in the name of diplomatic courtesy, takes the stage to laud a government accused of similarly brutal suppression of women’s rights.

There were signs that this event would be controversial even before it began. A local Iranian South African—speaking on condition of anonymity due to threats and harassment they and their community have faced—told me that some 300 Iranians in South Africa attempted to email and call the Maslow Hotel to register their concerns ahead of the commemoration. According to this source, not a single email was acknowledged, and phone calls were ended abruptly by front-desk staff.

Whether through bureaucratic dismissal or deliberate avoidance, the result was the same: The voices of people who fled repression were left unheard, ignored and unwelcome in a country that once proudly presented itself as a sanctuary for the persecuted.

And yet, a South African government official stood publicly celebrating the very revolutionary movement under whose authority countless Iranians, particularly women, students, religious minorities, journalists and activists, have faced repression so severe that even health-care workers have reportedly been jailed or killed simply for treating wounded protesters.

Moments like this expose a foreign policy increasingly shaped by ideology rather than principle—one that is steadily eroding the moral authority South Africa once commanded on the global stage.

There was a time when South Africa’s foreign policy was grounded in human rights, not opportunism. South Africa once stood on the world stage with a legitimacy born of its own struggle against apartheid. It became a moral authority earned through sacrifice and resilience. Today, that authority is being squandered in diplomatic routines that align the country with regimes accused of the very abuses its Constitution rejects.

International audiences reading about last week’s event will not see routine diplomatic engagement. They will see a senior cabinet minister publicly celebrating a regime widely criticized for its violations of women’s rights. They will see a country struggling to protect its own women while appearing willing to legitimize regimes that suppress them abroad. They will see a foreign policy that sacrifices principle on the altar of ideological affinity.

And they will ask a question South Africans themselves are increasingly forced to confront: What does South Africa stand for anymore? For many women who live there and for millions watching from outside the country, the answer is becoming deeply uncomfortable.

And that should alarm every one of us.

SCHOOL SHOOTING IN CANADA

By Bob Walsh

 

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

 

The Tumbler Ridge school shooting yesterday has left 25 people injured, including two very critical, and ten dead, including the shooter, an adult woman.

Tumbler Ridge is a small, remote town in British Columbia.  Population is about 2,500.  Two of the dead were found at a residence and the others were killed at the school.  Different news reports state the school was a high school, or a junior high school, or a combined secondary school.  It covers grade 7-12.  The school had a total of about 160 students.  Information on the victims has yet to be released.  

The local constabulary was at the scene within two minutes of receiving the call at about 1:20 p.m.

At least two victims were airlifted out to a hospital with more extensive trauma care available.  

This is the second deadliest such incident in Canada.  In 1989 a gunmen killed 14 students at the L'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.  The targets were females.

Information has not yet been released on whether or not the shooter self-rehabilitated.

  

Canadians aren't suppose to do shit like this.

It hasn't been released yet whether or not the gun(s) used in this incident were legally owned or not.  In any case it is likely the incident will result in a further increase in Canada's already draconian "gun control" laws.  

JUDGE JEANINE FAILS TO MAKE HER CASE

By Bob Walsh

 

 

 

Jeanine Pirro failed to get an indictment against the six democrat asshole legislators who put out that moronic video last year urging members of the military to make sure to disobey "illegal" orders in an attempt to disrupt Trump's actions against drug running boats coming out of Venezuela.  

It appears that the members of the federal grand jury either did not think the assholes had broken the law, or didn't care that they did.

 

EDITOR'S NOTE: As a Holocaust survivor I deeply resent your referring to those who don't want members of the military to follow illegal orders as assholes.

 

 

Nazi soldiers on trial for war crimes in 1946 claimed they were just following orders, but they were either imprisoned or hanged