Republican backers of a once-in-a-generation gun violence bill now lead the charge against one part of the Biden administration’s implementation of the law, a falling out that illustrates the delicacy of trust required to pass legislation on hot-button issues. A Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval introduced Wednesday in the Senate by John Cornyn, R-Texas, could force the chamber to vote on overturning a rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...

Not everyone is born to be assertive. There are billions of people on the planet so there are billions of different personalities. Some people are sweet and accommodating by nature while others...not so much. But there's something to be said about the people that have more of a no nonsense approach to life–they tend to stick up for others.Lydia Kyle recently uploaded a video to her Instagram page advocating for "sweet" people to have a "mean friend." In the video she explains that she watched a clip where a woman complained about the frat boys that live next to her who borrowed her porch swing without asking. The woman who was now missing a swing didn't march over and demand to get the swing back, instead she watched the group of guys use the swing that belongs on her porch. Kyle says, "the only thing I could think when I was watching that is, 'girl you need to get yourself a mean friend."She goes on to explain that not everyone is cut out to say something in uncomfortable situations. "There's some of y'all that God made gentle and docile and kind, and I can assure you if God made you that way, he also made you a best friend who is not that way," Kyle declares. Listen to her argument below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lydia Kyle (@lydia_kyl) Commenters were quick to agree with the points Kyle was making, some even volunteered their own services to be the mean friend for someone else. "Volunteering to be that friend for any ladies who need my services. I do not back down and have zero problems with confrontation," one person says."Ma'am, we aren't "mean." We simply have clear boundaries that we don't mind enforcing," another reminds. "This is me! I will be that mean friend for you. I will uphold those boundaries come hell or high water. Mess with my bestie, you mess with me. And that ain't a pretty picture," someone writes."The mean friend is like the cat distribution system. We are out there ready to love you gentle girlies and scrap with anyone on your behalf," one commenter explains. Is there an app for this sort of pairing or do you stand out in the wild and wait for a mean friend to home in on you? The nice humans have questions that need answers.

Students at Davie County High School in North Carolina began writing the letters in February. Now, some even text their older pen pals. Source: ‘The connection subsists’: North Carolina students connect with local seniors in pen pal program Great idea!

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from 21st Century Wire: Universities and administrators around the country could now be pursued legally for their reckless authoritarian power-grabs during the Covid hysteria. A Colorado university’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal court has ruled. The Sept. 1, 2021, mandate “clearly violates the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause as […]

by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream: I have always been a fan of Harrison Butker, but now I am an even bigger fan.  On May 11th, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered what has turned out to be the most controversial commencement speech in U.S. history.  During his address at Benedictine College, […]