The Law That Made Schools Killing Fields Is Cracking
Trump’s allies just took a sledgehammer to one of D.C.’s deadliest lies.
Good Morning, it’s Sunday, August 31st, 2025.
Thirty-five years of “gun-free zones” turned classrooms into target practice for killers. Now Massie, Kennedy, and a few brave outliers are ripping down the façade. This isn’t the story CNN is leading with — but it’s the intel that will set the week on fire.
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Massie Moves to Nuke Gun-Free Zones
The Kentucky Congressman takes aim at the law that made schools soft targets.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) just dropped a bombshell bill — the Safe Students Act — to repeal the 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act. The law, signed by President George H.W. Bush, has long been a sacred cow of the anti-gun lobby. Massie calls it exactly what it is: a “soft target” policy that hands schools to killers on a silver platter.
Why It Matters:
Democrats spent 30 years worshiping this law while school shootings skyrocketed.
Conservatives have receipts: 92% of mass shootings happen in so-called “gun-free zones.”
Ending the ban lets states and school boards — not D.C. bureaucrats — decide who protects kids.
Massie’s bill (HR 5066) would let trained and vetted teachers, staff, and security carry firearms on campuses. That means school safety would no longer depend on a sign at the door and a “hope the cops get here in time” strategy.
Hunter Pollack, whose sister Meadow was murdered at Parkland, says it plain: gun control isn’t fixing the problem. “92 percent of mass shootings happen in gun-free zones,” he told Florida’s Voice. “It’s like pretty much telling a mass shooter to walk right in because no one’s there to defend the kids.”
Gun Owners of America wasted no time backing Massie: “Congress needs to abandon the failed federal gun-free schools policy & arm willing teachers instead!”
Here’s the dirty secret: the left frames this as “guns in schools.” But repeal doesn’t force a single district to allow firearms. It just rips away Washington’s ban-hammer so local communities can protect kids as they see fit.
Massie: “HR 5066 would make it easier for state governments and school boards to unambiguously set their own firearm policies.”
For three decades, Washington’s “gun-free” fantasy turned classrooms into open-season hunting grounds. Massie is finally flipping the script: empower states, arm defenders, and stop advertising our kids as sitting ducks.
MAHA at One: Three Wins With Real Teeth
Trump brought RFK Jr. into HHS to Make America Healthy Again. A year later, three moves stand out — and they’re not window dressing.
1) ACIP clean sweep. In June, HHS bounced all 17 members of the CDC’s powerful vaccine panel and is refilling it with new experts. Translation: the rubber-stamp era is over, and safety/efficacy fights will happen in the open. Even ABC News had to admit the wipeout was total.
2) Gender ideology, meet the shredder. Trump’s Executive Order 14168 set the federal baseline: two sexes, not 57. HHS followed with guidance that applies that standard across civil rights enforcement, health policy, and program funding. Bureaucrats who smuggled ideology into rules are getting audited — and defunded.
3) Killing petro-dyes in kids’ food. FDA, under HHS, launched a national phase-out of petroleum-based synthetic dyes — starting with Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B — and is moving industry off six more staples like Red 40 and Yellow 5 on a clear timeline. This is the rare health crackdown that hits Big Food, not parents.
Bottom line: MAHA isn’t a slogan — it’s a policy grinder. Clean out captured panels, restore biological reality in law, and rip junk chemicals out of the food supply. Keep this pace, and the health cartel’s glory days are over.
Waters Plays the 25th Card (Again)
Rep. Maxine Waters dusted off her favorite script on MSNBC Friday night, demanding Trump’s cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Her claim? That Trump wanting to rein in the Fed is “the makings of a dictator.”
Waters raged that Trump wants to appoint Fed board members who “do exactly as they are told,” warning it would “upend the entire economy.” She then jumped to her endgame: declaring the president “unfit” and urging his cabinet of “sycophants” to toss him out.
Here’s the irony: a lawmaker who’s spent decades in Congress without delivering much for her district is now lecturing Trump for trying to steer monetary policy — something every president since Jackson has tried to do. It’s less “constitutional crisis” and more the left’s panic that Trump is dismantling the last unelected fiefdom they can hide behind.
Bottom Line: Waters yelling “25th Amendment” is Washington’s equivalent of yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. It’s not serious policy — it’s political fan fiction. And every time she says it, Trump’s base only digs in deeper.
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Department of War, Coming Soon
The White House is pushing a bold rebrand: the Pentagon might soon go from Department of Defense back to the Department of War, a title last used in 1947. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argue it captures strength, not passivity. The switch would typically require Congressional approval—but there are whispers about bypassing that via emergency powers. The move is less about semantics than signaling: this administration isn’t here to defend quietly—it intends to dominate.
Trump’s Ukraine Reset, But at What Cost?
National Review warns that Trump’s push to end the Ukraine war risks sacrificing U.S. interests for a quick exit. Policy should reflect American imperatives—not the president’s personal appetite for peace. In other words, beware of a retreat so hasty it emboldens adversaries and weakens allies.
Israel Decapitates Houthi Cabinet in Yemen
An Israeli airstrike in Sanaa killed Ahmed al‑Rahawi, the Houthi government’s prime minister, and multiple senior ministers. The precision blow targets Iran-backed leadership amid escalated Red Sea hostilities, marking the highest-profile Houthi loss since the Gaza war began. Analysts say this signals a sharper Israeli strategy: going after brains, not just infrastructure.
Chicago Mayor Balks at Federal Crackdown
Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered the Chicago Police Department not to cooperate with federal agents or troops amid Trump’s looming immigration sweeps, calling it “tyranny.” Officers must stay identifiable and follow city law—even if feds aren’t. Trump fired back, calling it a political stunt. Read more
Sen. Fetterman Breaks Ranks on White House Ballroom
In a rare rebellion, Democrat Sen. John Fetterman defended Trump’s plan to build a massive new ballroom in the White House. Yes, that White House. Yes, this week. Read more
Boston Whistleblower Sounds Alarm on Migrant Crime
A former shelter director in Boston warns local leaders are ignoring rising migrant-driven crime as federal enforcement ramps up — calling out a growing “spillover” Democrats don’t want to acknowledge. Read more
Sanders Blasts RFK Jr.: Resign Now, CDC in Chaos
Sen. Bernie Sanders is demanding RFK Jr. step down as Health Chief, citing turmoil at the CDC under his watch. Long story short: Sanders says the agency looks like a dumpster fire. Read more
Russia Delivers Massive Strike on Southern Ukraine
Russia unleashed a brutal air assault on southern Ukraine: 537 strike drones, decoys, and 45 missiles. Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted most, but the scale marks a dark escalation in Moscow’s campaign. Read more
"92 percent of mass shootings happen in gun-free zones. It’s like pretty much telling a mass shooter to walk right in because no one’s there to defend the kids in the school."
— Hunter Pollack, brother of Meadow Pollack (murdered at Parkland)
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