Month: June 2025

Police Blew Up This Innocent Woman’s House and Left Her With the Bill. A Judge Says She’s Owed $60,000.

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Years after a SWAT team in Texas destroyed an innocent woman’s home while trying to apprehend a fugitive, the local government will have to pay her $60,000 in damages plus interest, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
That decision may sound like common sense. But the ending was far from guaranteed in a legal odyssey that saw Vicki Baker of McKinney, Texas, left with a dilapidated house—and the bill for the damages—even though she was never suspected of wrongdoing.”

https://reason.com/2025/06/06/police-blew-up-this-innocent-womans-house-and-left-her-with-the-bill-a-judge-says-shes-owed-60000/

Trump signs measure blocking California’s ban on new sales of gas-powered cars

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

The state quickly announced it was challenging the move in court”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-sign-measure-blocking-californias-160449512.html

Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran

Posted on by Lone Candle

“The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict. An anchor read a statement saying: “The news of assassination and martyrdom of Gen. Hossein Salami was confirmed,” but did not elaborate. Another top Guard official, as well as two nuclear scientists, were also feared dead.

Israeli leaders said the attack was necessary to head off what they described as an imminent threat that Iran would build nuclear bombs, and they warned of a reprisal that could target civilians in Israel.”

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““We are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” Rubio said in a statement released by the White House that warned Iran against targeting U.S. interests or personnel.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/explosions-ring-across-iran-capital-001346234.html

Trump vows changes to immigration crackdown to protect migrant farmers, hotel workers

Posted on by Lone Candle

“The president did not specify what changes could be in store to address worker shortages caused by his immigration crackdown.”

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“About 42% of farm workers in the United States between 2020 and 2022 lacked legal status, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
“Our farmers are being hurt badly,” Trump said during an event in the White House East Room when asked about his position. “You know, they have very good workers. They’ve worked for them for 20 years. They’re not citizens, but they’ve turned out to be, you know, great.”

Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to address the situation, adding that it will take a “common sense” approach. “We can’t take farmers, take all their people and send them back because they don’t have maybe what they’re supposed to have, maybe not,” Trump said.

The White House has defended deportations of non-violent migrants who are in the United States unlawfully, arguing their presence in the country is grounds for being deported.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-vows-changes-immigration-crackdown-164033884.html