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Former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department used federal law enforcement to target parents at school board meetings as potential threats "despite warnings from FBI officials and the National Sheriffs’ Association," according to America First Legal's analysis of new government documents it obtained.

AFL, a conservative legal nonprofit, said it acquired the documents as part of its ongoing lawsuit related to former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s October 4, 2021 memorandum that targeted concerned parents at school board meetings during the COVID pandemic.

"On October 4, 2021 — the day the memo was released — FBI Deputy Assistant Director Jay Greenberg emailed the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, stating the FBI had 'some concern.' He requested “additional time to engage” before messaging about the infamous memo went out," AFL wrote on X, linking to the DOJ documents it obtained.
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The National Sheriffs’ Association also shared concerns like those of the FBI, the memos show.

"On October 8, 2021, the National Sheriffs’ Association reached out to officials in the Associate Deputy Attorney General’s Office, stating that its sheriffs had 'not heard any concerns about threats to local school boards' and that 'it would have been nice to have a heads-up,'" the group wrote on X, referencing the internal emails it obtained.

Despite the concerns raised, Garland’s memo was issued on October 4, 2021.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House is one of the big events on the schedule of America 250.

My colleague Jennifer Oliver O'Connell gave a little bit of a preview earlier with a great ad put out by the UFC about Teddy Roosevelt and some of the history of fights at the White House.

Of course, as with everything President Donald Trump does, no matter how good or beneficial it might be, Democrats are flipping out over the event.

Then, of all the people to talk, the person who probably should have been the last to do so, weighed in.
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Remember, during today's literal cage match on the White House grounds: No matter what, it's not his house.

It's our house.

Get a hat, coaster, or sticker to support groups and candidates who will respect the form AND the function of the people's house.

She's still furious, even ten years later, that it will never be "her" house to live in again.

Yes, it is "our" house — and we remember exactly the things that she and Bill did to it. Shall we make a list? Can we talk about the intern and the cigar? How about major donors getting to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom? Then there was the vandalism that the Clinton folks did when they were leaving, including the removal of the "Ws" from keyboards, with George W. Bush taking over, and putting them in weird places, like taped to the top of door frames. It cost thousands of dollars to repair the damage they left. Then there was walking off with some of the furnishings, which they eventually had to return or for which they had to pay.

...his UFC fight is gonna be a flop...

Normally, nobody should cheer when a Wisconsin business loses its stock. Jobs, rent, suppliers, and familiar faces that sit behind every taproom door.

But Minoqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad has spent years turning beer into a vessel for political contempt, and now the state says the rules caught up with him.

Officials seized canned beer from his business, alleging Illinois-brewed beer had been brought into Wisconsin without the required permits or licenses. Bangstad said the state took about $25,000 worth after he failed to pay Wisconsin taxes on beer sold and stored at his Minocqua and Madison, Wisc. locations, as the Wausau Pilot and Review reported.

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A spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Bangstad is under investigation. Without providing many details, the spokeswoman pointed out that state laws bars beer brewed in Illinois to be sold in Wisconsin without a permit or license.
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“These state laws ensure that no permit or license holder gains an unfair advantage by bypassing tax obligations or by evading safety protocols.”

Bangstad declined to comment to the Journal Sentinel, but in a newsletter to supporters on June 12 said state officials seized $25,000 worth of beer after he failed to pay taxes in Wisconsin on the Illinois-brewed beer he sold and stored in Madison and Minocqua.

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His public record makes the whining harder to swallow, even with a worthy brew. Federal agents with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI interviewed Bangstad after a company Facebook post following an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner said, “We almost got #freebeerday,” and suggested someone in the “Resistance” needs better marksmanship.

Bangstad's company had already drawn attention for promising free beer when Trump dies. When death talk becomes a sales gimmick, pleas for gentle treatment land with a thud.