Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 6/1

[SVPete]

Texas Scores Major Legal Win on Deportation Enforcement

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/31/texas-scores-major-legal-win-on-deportation-enforcement-n2676962

A new decision from the Fifth Circuit Court has opened the door for the state of Texas to begin conducting their own immigration enforcement.

Senate Bill 4 had made it a state-level crime to enter Texas illegally. It further prohibited state and local agencies from refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, and required magistrates to pursue criminal prosecutions for violators even if the perpetrator had an outstanding federal immigration case. Above all, it allows the state judiciary to carry out deportations independent of the federal government.

In May, a district court blocked several key provisions of the law from going into effect, notably the ability for the state to issue its own orders of removal and the criminality for refusing to comply with such removal orders. That decision was reversed by the latest.

Well, when the Federal government refuses to do its duty (i.e. when Dems are President) ...

[SVPete]

Dem lawmakers gripe about the 'economic violence' of not being paid to stay home from work when menstruating

https://www.foxnews.com/media/dem-lawmakers-gripe-about-economic-violence-not-being-paid-stay-home-from-work-when-menstruating

Democratic lawmakers complained in late May about employers not providing paid leave for painful menstruation cycles, calling it "economic violence."

"Forcing a worker to choose between paying her rent or losing a day's pay to recover from a grueling gynecological procedure is not a choice. It’s economic violence," Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., said during a press conference on May 21.

Grijalva was joined by Reps. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who are backing Ansari's Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, which is a part of her "H.E.R." (Healthy, Equity, Rights) Agenda.

So, women who say they want equal rights actually want special "rights"?