If a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is successful, Americans may stop “springing forward.”   As the clock ticks down to March 9, the day that daylight saving time starts in 2025, legislators on both sides of the aisle are trying to make daylight saving time permanent.    Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and 16 Senate colleagues introduced a bipartisan bill on Jan. 7, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, that would make the change permanent in the U.S., getting rid of the need to “fall back” and then “spring forward” by an hour each year.   Scott signed legislation in 2018 as governor of Florida that would allow the state to opt out of the practice of changing the time.  “I’m excited to have President Trump back in the White House and fully on board to LOCK THE CLOCK, so we can get this good bill passed and make this commonsense change that will simplify and benefit the lives of American families,” Scott said in a press release shared with The Daily Signal.  The office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., told The Daily Signal that his constituents in the southeast prefer daylight saving time rather than standard time because it provides the most hours of sunlight for their region.   “Americans are tired of the antiquated practice of ‘falling back’ every year,” Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told The Daily Signal. “Alabamians want more sunshine, and it’s better for our mental and physical health. With the Sunshine Protection Act, we would make daylight savings time permanent. March 9 should mark the first time Americans lock their clocks for good.”  Tuberville said he looks forward to Congress passing the act.  “Alabamians have made it clear that springing forward and falling back should be a thing of the past,” Tuberville told The Daily Signal. “Centuries ago, a time change might have made sense, but it doesn’t today. An additional hour of sunshine during cold winter months would be welcome news for folks on their way to work and kids on their way home from school.”  Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., joined seven other Democrats in cosponsoring the legislation. Murray said in a public statement that Americans are frustrated with setting their clocks back and forth every year.    “That growing frustration has also meant growing momentum, across the country and across the political spectrum, for the Sunshine Protection Act—which is why I am excited to reintroduce this bill today with strong bipartisan support and determined to work with anyone I can to finally get permanent daylight saving time passed into federal law,” Murray said in a statement shared with The Daily Signal Jan 7.  Congress has introduced similar bills in the past, but nothing has made it to a president’s desk. One iteration of the act, sponsored by then-Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was unanimously passed in the Senate in March 2022 but held up in the House.   Congress passed the first daylight saving time law—the Standard Time Act—in 1918, according to the Library of Congress. President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill into law to conserve fuel and power for the war effort during World War I, only for the law to be repealed the following year.   After another three-year stint of daylight saving time during WWII, Congress approved a standard for the whole country in 1966. The current dates for “springing forward” to daylight saving time and “falling back” to standard time were set in 2005.  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., joined his colleagues in the effort to end the time change for good.  “Many Rhode Islanders look forward to that March weekend when we ‘spring forward’ and ditch the afternoon darkness of the cold winter months,” Whitehouse said in a press release. “I’m glad to help lead the bipartisan push to end the antiquated practice of adjusting our clocks twice a year and finally make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.”  The post ‘Lock the Clock’: Lawmakers Seek to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. During a high-profile meeting at the White House, US Vice President JD Vance openly criticized “infringements on free speech” in the United Kingdom during the first official visit of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. During a press briefing, Vice President Vance reaffirmed his concerns, stating that restrictions on free speech in the UK have implications not only for British citizens but also for American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/starmer-vance-free-speech.mp4 “I said what I said, which is that we do have, of course, a special relationship with our friends in the UK and also with some of our European allies,” Vance remarked. “But we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British—of course, what the British do in their own country is up to them—but also affect American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens. So that is something that we’ll talk about today at lunch.” His comments come amid growing international concerns about the UK government’s increasing censorship measures, which have included new laws regulating online speech and arrests related to social media posts. Starmer’s first eight months in office have been marked by a series of controversial free speech restrictions, drawing criticism from both domestic and international advocates of free expression. More: Keir Starmer’s Censorship Playbook Starmer, however, defended the UK’s approach, pushing back against Vance’s assertion. “We’ve had free speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom, and it will last for a very, very long time,” Starmer – forgetting, or ignoring, the fact that the UK has police arriving on the doorstep of its citizens for something they wrote on social media. He added, “Certainly, we wouldn’t want to reach across US citizens, and we don’t. And that’s absolutely right. But in relation to free speech in the UK, I’m very proud of our history there.” The exchange reveals a potential friction point between the two allies as the US and UK navigate their diplomatic and technological ties under the new political landscape. While both leaders emphasized their commitment to maintaining a strong relationship, the issue of free speech and online regulation remains a contentious topic that will likely be revisited in future discussions. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post US Vice President JD Vance Criticizes UK Censorship Policies During Keir Starmer’s White House Visit appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

Joy Behar: Elon Musk is a Pro-Apartheid Enemy of the United States

The liberals are everything they accuse conservatives of being. During the Thursday edition of ABC’s The View, co-host Joy Behar went on an anti-immigrant tirade directed at billionaire Elon Musk. She viciously attacked him for being born in South Africa – something he had no choice in, accused him – without evidence – of being “pro-apartheid,” a “foreign agent” and “enemy of the United States,” and when she finally was told he was a naturalized citizen, she scoffed and wondered if he came in illegally. And in an apparent attempt at heading off a possible defamation suit, she begged Musk not to sue her while weakly walking back only one of the baseless accusations. Behar was coming unglued as she bloviated about how “Elon Musk kisses [President Donald Trump’s] butt and strokes his tiny ego or big ego, whatever it is.” She apparently though people born elsewhere were beneath her and that only Americans born in the country should work for the government. She sneered as she decried how Musk “was not born in this country.” And despite the fact that Musk was a child during and through the end of apartheid, Behar claimed it was something he embraced: “[He] was born under apartheid in South Africa, so has that mentality going on. He was pro-apartheid as I understand it!”     As NewsBusters explained after Behar bullied and mocked Musk’s four-year-old son, Musk was born on June 28, 1971 and apartheid ended on May 4, 1990, so Musk was still 18 at the time. And according to a book about Musk written by Walter Isaacson, Musk was anti-apartheid and stood in solidarity even in the face of death on the streets: South Africa in the 1980s was a violent place, with machine-gun attacks and knife killings common. Once, when Elon and Kimbal got off a train on their way to an anti-apartheid music concert, they had to wade through a pool of blood next to a dead person with a knife still sticking out of his brain. For the rest of the evening, the blood on the soles of their sneakers made a sticky sound against the pavement. When faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin noted that “now, he’s a naturalized citizen” (failing to note that he’s been one since 2002), Behar couldn’t believe it and suggested Musk came into the country illegally. “Oh, really?! How did he do that?! Did he come over legally?!” she bitterly demanded to know, and when she was told he had an H1B visa, Behar irrationally shouted: “He flew in!” Sunny Hostin chimed in to spew the lie that Musk, “allegedly overstayed that visa.” Behar’s anti-immigrant bigotry didn’t stop there. She went on to gnash her teeth about “this foreigner,” and accusing him of being a “foreign agent” and “enemy of the United States.” As NewsBusters debunked after Star Jones made the same accusations against Musk (while filling in for Behar), Musk had been an American citizen since 2002 and had a security clearance dating back to the George W. Bush administration because of SpaceX’s contracts with NASA. Both of these proved that he was not a “foreign agent” and had been vetted by the federal government. Farah Griffin proved to be as useless as ever as she suggested Behar wait “a little bit of time” so that he could actually become “an enemy of the United States.” Behar apparently got a talking to during the commercial break, because when they came back she whined about “getting some flack because I said that Musk was pro-apartheid.” She refused to actually apologize but admitted that she had no evidence. And despite the facts, she suggested it was an unknown: I was just going to say, now I'm getting some flack because I said that Musk was pro-apartheid. I don't really know for sure if he was. He grew up in that time when apartheid was full blown before the great Nelson Mandela fixed that. He was around at that time. But maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. He might have been a young guy too. She then begged Musk not to sue her for defamation. “So don't be suing me, okay, Elon?” she said. As they pivoted to another topic, Behar seemed to admit she knew she was telling a lie when she huffed: “They're allowed to say any lie they want but we have to be very strict. That's why this show is important.” Admitting to knowing you were lying is a good way to check off “actual malice” in a defamation suit. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View February 27, 2025 11:04:28 a.m. Eastern (…) JOY BEHAR: And Elon Musk kisses his [President Donald Trump’s] butt and strokes his tiny ego or big ego, whatever it is. And he doesn't get to do -- he can take a nap while the guy who was not born in this country, who was born under apartheid in South Africa, so has that mentality going on. He was pro-apartheid as I understand it! Right? ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: He is a naturalized citizen now. BEHAR: He’s a naturalized citizen? FARAH GRIFFIN: Now, he’s a naturalized citizen. BEHAR: Oh, really?! How did he do that?! Did he come over legally?! FARAH GRIFFIN: He had an H1B visa, I believe. BEHAR: He flew in! SUNNY HOSTIN: He allegedly overstayed that visa. BEHAR: Yeah, but I think this is just perfectly wonderful for Trump. He can take a nap and let this foreigner, foreign agent, you know, an enemy of the United States do his job! WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Anybody else? [Applause] FARAH GRIFFIN: I don’t like Elon, I wouldn’t go as far as to necessarily call him an enemy of the United States yet. Let’s give him a little bit of time. BEHAR: Would you call him a friend? FARAH GRIFFIN: This is my gripe with Elon Musk: There's a world in which having him for free advise the U.S. government could be an asset. This is somebody who made incredible investments with EVs, with Teslas, with SpaceX. I've toured it the guy with the guy at NASA. He’s a brilliant person when it comes to rocket science, engineering; not federal staffing. Like, we're using him in the dumbest possible way and the way he's least qualified to be used and it just doesn't really make sense to me. (…) 11:15:09 a.m. Eastern GOLDBERG: This is one of the reasons I love the show. Go ahead, Joy. BEHAR: I was just going to say, now I'm getting some flack because I said that Musk was pro-apartheid. I don't really know for sure if he was. He grew up in that time when apartheid was full blown before the great Nelson Mandela fixed that. He was around at that time. But maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. He might have been a young guy too. GOLDBERG: Might have been. BEHAR: So don't be suing me, okay, Elon? FARAH GRIFFIN: [Laughter] BEHAR: They're allowed to say any lie they want but we have to be very strict. That's why this show is important. (…)

Atlanta police on Wednesday said they arrested seven gang members in connection with last summer's fatal shooting of two 13-year-old boys — one of whom was celebrating his birthday at the time.The arrestees are members of the violent Goodfellas gang, WAGA-TV reported.'The overall theme in this case is grown men playing gangster.'The suspects were identified as Ali Caldwell, Dekeitheon Mobley, Markus Crawford, Tradon Crawford, Quiyontay Sanders, Reginald Thomas, and Richard Hollis, the station said, adding that Markus Crawford and Tradon Crawford are brothers. From left: Ali Caldwell, Dekeitheon Mobley, Markus Crawford, Tradon CrawfordImage source: Atlanta Police Department, composite From left: Quiyontay Sanders, Reginald Thomas, Richard HollisImage source: Atlanta Police Department, compositeThe shooting took place just after 12:30 a.m. July 2, 2024, in the 1000 block of Sparks Street SW, police said. Officers found three juvenile males with gunshot wounds, police said, adding that emergency medical services pronounced one dead at the scene while another later died at a hospital, and a third was listed in stable condition at a hospital.Ja'Kody Davis and Lamon Freeman were identified as the youths who were fatally shot; 11-year-old Dontavious Davis was wounded, WAGA said.The three boys were gathered to celebrate Freeman's birthday at the time of the shooting, the station said."The overall theme in this case is grown men playing gangster," Atlanta Police Homicide Commander Ralph Woolfolk said, according to WAGA. "Lamon Freeman was allowed to be a 13-year-old for 27 minutes before gang violence ultimately took his life."Police said the attack was in retaliation over an Atlanta-based rapper entering a rival gang’s territory to film a music video, the station reported, adding that authorities said a high-ranking member of the Goodfellas gang actually orchestrated the attacks while behind bars at Hays State Prison.Following instructions, the suspects opened fire on an apartment complex where the boys were shot, WAGA said. The young victims had no connection to the gangs involved in the turf dispute, police added to the station.Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Wednesday that the arrested males are "dangerous individuals," who "if allowed to remain free on the streets of Atlanta ... were going to use guns again to harm," the station said.Police said they know the identity of the rapper in question but didn't reveal the rapper's name during the press conference or the name of the other gang involved in the dispute, the station said. Police did call the rapper's actions "cowardly," WAGA said.You can view a video report here about the arrests and fatal shootings.There is still a $50,000 reward for additional information about the case, the station said, adding that those with information can submit tips anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), online at www.StopCrimeAtl.org, or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637). WAGA added that tips also can be submitted directly to the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 404-546-4235.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The man behind the popular "Thank You Jesus" signs has been accused of sexually exploiting a child, according to police in North Carolina. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office stated that 25-year-old Lucas Timothy Hunt was arrested on Tuesday. Hunt, of Asheboro, North Carolina, was charged with one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. 'We can say that Lucas Hunt, through the Thank You Jesus signs, has helped thousands of people and has been a blessing.'Hunt was booked at the Randolph County Detention Center before being released after posting a $75,000 bond, according to jail records.Hunt made his first court appearance on Wednesday, where he told the judge he understood the charges and plans to hire an attorney, according to WGHP-TV.Hunt reportedly declined to speak to the news outlet following the hearing. He is expected to appear in court on March 19.In January 2025, the Invictus Task Force launched an investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Invictus Task Force is a collaboration of sheriffs' offices, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Security Investigations that investigates child exploitation, solicitation, and trafficking.Deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said in the arrest warrant that Hunt received materials depicting two pubescent females engaged in a sex act, according to the Charlotte Observer.Connie Frazier, president of the "Thank You Jesus" mission, told WFMY-TV, "We will not be commenting on the charges, but we can say that Lucas Hunt, through the Thank You Jesus signs, has helped thousands of people and has been a blessing."As a teenager, Hunt began selling yard signs in 2016 that read: "Thank You Jesus." According to the archived "Thank You Jesus" website: In 2016, a young teenager named Lucas Hunt prayed for help to display Easter signs in his hometown of Asheboro, NC. Also, he prayed that these efforts would have a giant impact on the Kingdom. A few weeks later a board member at his church, Connie Frazier, sought the Lord's direction concerning an Easter project for their congregation. Lucas and Connie were unaware of each other’s prayers and desires. Then, God spoke very clearly to Connie instructing her to design a Thank You Jesus yard sign that would be distributed nationwide. Thank You Jesus signs were embraced and the wave of gratitude took hold.The site said that more than 250,000 "Thank You Jesus" signs have been sold. The signs reportedly sell for $8 to $10 and have been sold in every state. The Winston-Salem Journal interviewed Hunt in 2017, when he was 17 years old.Hunt told the outlet his reaction when he sees one of the yard signs, "Somebody in that household believes the way I believe — they love the same Jesus."He added, "People ask if it’s a brand. It's not a brand, but it’s a ministry. It's not a way of selling you this product, that product. It’s all about Jesus."When asked about his future in the interview, Hunt replied, "We'll just see what God has planned. He's already blown my mind."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Hundreds of transgender activists piled into the Iowa State Capitol in a protest against lawmakers voting to restrict transgender rights in the state. Videos from the Capitol in Des Moines on social media showed the activists singing and holding up protest signs against the motion that would strip protections in the civil rights code to extend to non-traditionally gendered people.'We find ourselves in a peculiar position of being the only state in the country in which we have the words "gender identity" and "civil rights code" and also protections for women.'The LGBTQ activists had also mounted similar protests at the Capitol on Monday and Tuesday, though the demonstration on Thursday was the largest one thus far. The Iowa legislature added protections for sexual orientation and gender identity to the civil rights code in 2007, when it was controlled by Democrats. About a dozen Republicans voted for the addition as well.Republican state Sen. Jason Schultz explained that the legislation was needed in order to resolve a discrepancy between the civil rights act and laws passed by the legislature restricting transgender people in bathrooms and sports. "We find ourselves in a peculiar position of being the only state in the country in which we have the words 'gender identity' and 'civil rights code' and also protections for women, children, and taxpayers," Schultz said while speaking in committee. "They are at odds," he added. Critics of the motion say it will lead to discrimination against transgender people in employment, housing, and education."The bill in front of us would legalize discrimination in employment," said state Sen. Herman Quirmbach, a Democrat. "It would authorize employers to say to a transgender person, no matter how well that person performs their job, no matter how much merit they have and how much qualifications, they can fire them, or they can deny them being hired in the first place."Many on social media mocked the demonstration as a "transurrection" in reference to the rioting on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Republican lawmaker's defense of new restrictions proposed on food stamps outraged many liberal critics on social media who lashed out against the spending cuts. Republican Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas was speaking on Fox News about a new House bill that would add work requirements for able-bodied, childless males between 18 and 65 years old. Fallon is a member of the Oversight Committee. 'You're actually gonna contribute now because the American taxpayer is fed up!' "You know what? We have a message for those kind of folks: If you're able-bodied and you want to milk the taxpayer, those days are over," said Fallon. "Get off the couch, stop eating the Cheetos, stop buying the medical marijuana and watching television. You're actually gonna contribute now because the American taxpayer is fed up!" He went on to point out that the federal debt had grown to the point that the government was paying as much for interest on the debt as we are for defense spending. "If we don't change course, we're gonna lose this great republic of ours!" he added. Video of his comments were posted to social media where many people on the left expressed their outrage. "This man should be absolutely be ashamed of himself. He should have his salary and access to all of [sic] money paused for 60 days, and then reevaluate the cruelty and inhumanity of this statement," read one popular response. "That guy gets paid 6 figures to talk s*** to everyday Americans. He might want to chill with the leeching off the taxpayer talk," was another reply. "Spoken like a veritable 'privileged white man' whose bills are paid by taxpayer dollars! Talk about sucking the government teat - you’ve never contributed you vile orangec***suckingimbecile!" said another critic. "F*** all the way off, you absolutely hateful pond scum devoid of empathy and compassion. I don’t think I’m a good person AT ALL and I don’t think anyone should starve no matter what their situation is," read another response. One of the videos garnered two million views in just a few hours. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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