Interior Secretary Orders Federal Lands to Effectively be ‘Shall Issue’ Hunting- and Fishing-Friendly Spaces

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has issued Secretarial Order 3447 – Expanding Hunting and Fishing Access, Removing Unnecessary Barriers, and Ensuring Consistency Across the Department of Interior Lands and Waters. This sets a department-wide policy that “public and federally managed lands should be open to hunting and fishing unless a specific, documented, and legally supported exception applies.”

This order directs the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs to identify and remove unnecessary regulatory barriers and allow access to hunting and fishing wherever practical.

This “open-unless-closed” policy will better align hunting and fishing policies on federally managed lands with adjacent state, tribal, and territorial wildlife agencies with the aim of removing access barriers, duplicative permits, and misaligned methods of take. This will provide additional opportunities and greater clarity for hunters and anglers using our federally-owned lands.

“For years, hunters and anglers have had to deal with outdated and confusing regulations when choosing to hunt on federal lands,” said John Commerford, Executive Director of NRA-ILA. “This decision will streamline much needed changes to existing policy and demonstrates a true commitment to sportsmen and women by the Trump Administration.”

NRA-ILA applauds the Secretary’s effort to expand opportunities for sportsmen and women and remove policies that arbitrarily prohibit the use a firearm for lawful hunting on federal lands. NRA-ILA will continue to work with the Department to identify areas to expand opportunities and remove burdensome regulations for hunters and anglers.

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  1. The Latest Trump Move Involving Minneapolis Is Going to Trigger a Lib Meltdown [Trump has placed 1,500 troops from the 11th Airborne Division on alert for potential deployment to Minnesota.]



    Some 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials.

    One official said the president had not made a final decision on whether to deploy two battalions.
    …”

    ht* tps://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/01/18/troops-are-ready-to-deployed-to-minneapolis-if-the-call-comes-n2669650

  2. Michigan Man Facing Charge After Self-Defense Shooting in ‘Gun-Free Zone’

    ht* tps://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/01/18/michigan-man-facing-charge-after-self-defense-shooting-in-gun-free-zone-n1231248

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    Man Registers Potato as Suppressor with ATF.



    So, they’re taking advantage of the tax going away and embracing it.

    Sure, they still have to register them, but while that is working its way through the courts, it also offers up a golden opportunity for some weapons-grade trolling.

    ‘TATE001’

    That’s the official serial number of what appears to be the first legally registered 9mm potato silencer, …

    Basically, Clark serialized a washer, and he bought a potato. He hasn’t assembled them yet, because the suppressor isn’t registered, and there’s a whole thing about what will actually count as the suppressor, but this is glorious.
    …”

    ht *tps://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/01/16/man-registers-potato-as-suppressor-with-atf-n1231243

  3. Left wing violence: Anti-ICE radicals beat, threaten men wearing American flag gear in Minneapolis.



    Leftist radicals in Minneapolis were seen beating and threatening pro-American individuals with American flag gear on. This was in addition to the assault on anti-Islam activist Jake Lang, who was seen bloodied after staging a planned protest to burn a Quran.

    Viral video from X, captured by journalist Julio Rosas, saw a man in a “Freedom” jacket emblazoned with the American flag being threatened by leftist agitators dressed in black bloc.

    JUST IN: Anti-ICE rioters are now showing up with firearms at riots in Minneapolis

    It could get really ugly after dark out here…
    [video]
    …”

    ht* tps://thepostmillennial.com/anti-ice-radicals-beat-threaten-men-wearing-american-flag-gear-in-minneapolis?utm_campaign=64470

  4. Federalist No. 3 and the Second Amendment: National Defense Explained.

    “In this episode, we break down Federalist No. 3 by John Jay and explain why the Founders believed a strong Union would reduce the causes of war, strengthen diplomacy, and protect the United States from foreign manipulation. We also tie Federalist 3 into the Second Amendment and the Founders’ view of national defense, an armed citizenry, and the security of a free state. If you want to understand the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and how the Founders thought about freedom, war, and security—this one is essential.”

    ht* tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJQp3tKWObU

  5. May cause some hurt ‘I feelz’: Data shows that white people aren’t the driver of violent crime. [Spoiler: (collectively) its black and hispanic perpetrators, primarily black perpetrators]

    “Politicians and the media have been lying to you for YEARS — and today, Paul blows the doors off the biggest crime myth in America. While Biden, Garland, [Biden] DHS, [and democrat politicians/left-wingers] and every [left wing] mainstream outlet screams [screamed] ‘WHITE SUPREMACY IS THE BIGGEST THREAT,’ NYC’s own 2024 crime data tells a VERY different story… one they desperately hope you never read.

    This video breaks down the actual racial breakdown of violent crime suspects straight from the NYPD 2024 Crime & Enforcement Report — no spin, no feelings, no political filter. Just facts.

    📌 Murder stats
    📌 Robbery stats
    📌 Shooting stats
    📌 Rape stats
    📌 NYC population data
    📌 The percentage breakdowns they refuse to acknowledge
    📌 Why politicians substitute ideology (‘white extremism’) for REAL violent crime
    📌 How failed leadership, destroyed family structures, gangs, and soft-on-crime policies fuel the crisis
    📌 And the community accountability NO ONE wants to touch

    This video will trigger some people, wake up others, and increase the intelligence level of anyone brave enough to watch it.

    If you’re tired of being lied to, manipulated, or gaslit — welcome to Legally Armed America.”

    ht* tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdLyv922OU

  6. Left wing violence: Libs – ‘Consequences? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Consequences!’

    ht* tps://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/01/18/libs-consequences-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-consequences-n4948401

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    Left wing violence: Anti-ICE Protest Invades Twin Cities Church, Shutting Down Service.

    ht* tps://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rust/2026/01/18/anti-ice-protest-invades-twin-cities-church-shutting-down-service-n4948457

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    Left wing violence: Insurrection – Bombshell Email Shows How Minneapolis City Employees Are Instructed to Work Against ICE.

    ht* tps://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/01/18/bombshell-email-shows-city-of-minneapolis-is-directly-working-to-stop-ice-n4948437

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    Left wing violence: Roving Bands of Leftist Brownshirts Attacking Random People in Minneapolis.

    ht* tps://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/01/19/roving-bands-of-leftist-brownshirts-attacking-random-people-in-minneapolis-n3810971

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    Left wing violence: ‘ICE Watch’ Activists Aren’t ‘Legal Observers,’ They’re Criminal Obstructors [note: ‘Legal Observers’ is a made up thing these left wingers made up in an attempt to make it appear as though they are somehow ’empowered legally’ to obstruct law enforcement or conduct violence. There is in reality no such thing as a ‘legal observer’. Wikipedia and other left wing sources have created whole ‘mythologies’ around this made up term and concept. The term was created, in modern day relevance, by the ‘National Lawyers Guild’ which is a left wing front, providing ‘legal services’, for various left wing extremist domestic terrorism and Marx-ist Socia-list commu- nism groups and people involved in obstructing law enforcement or left wing domestic terrorism or violence in some manner, they are also the main legal arm for ANTIFA/TRANSTIFA. The term (or claimed status as a) ‘legal observer’ is not recognized as a ‘defense’ or concept in any law or court in the U.S., federal or state, or in any other country.]

    ht* tps://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/ice-watch-activists-arent-legal-observers-theyre-criminal-obstructors/

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    Left wing violence: Why Leftist White Women Are Leading Domestic Terrorism In Minnesota.

    ht* tps://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/why-leftist-white-women-are-leading-domestic-terrorism-in-minnesota/

  7. The left wing is the largest group of racists to ever walk the earth – the left wing hates white people and even the white left wingers hate their selves for being white: The Left Will Never Forgive Renee Good (Or Anyone Else) For Being White.

    ht* tps://thefederalist.com/2026/01/16/the-left-will-never-forgive-renee-good-or-anyone-else-for-being-white/

    1. Left wing racism: Mamdani’s equity czar faces backlash over deleted anti-white X posts: ‘Tax them to the white meat!’

      ht* tps://thepostmillennial.com/mamdanis-equity-chief-faces-backlash-over-deleted-posts-targeting-white-liberals

  8. The left wing mental illness: Kick streamer Conner was recorded and pressed by a leftist who was convinced he’s an ICE agent.

    ht* tps://x.com/Breaking911/status/2012875329837187266

  9. An Army of Nightmares: Virginia Democrats Unleash a Torrent of Horrific Legislation for 2026. [and of course its tax tax tax and then being more creative to tax some more (yes, even even taxing the act of delivering stuff to your door ,for example, Amazon and door dash) …’cause increasing taxes is the Democrats’ way of making everything ‘more affordable.’ and even they are so bogus it defines imagination – for example, a tax to pay for free meals for kids in school – there is already a federal program that does that and all a school has to do is apply for it. Walz pulled this ‘free school meals’ scam in Minnesota to justify a tax, he claimed that via his ‘economic plan’ stuff with state money HE provided free meals for kids in school – in reality, the state had been getting that federal money for that program for years under Walz and he had been using it for something else for illegal aliens and other ‘special interest’ stuff but when he was about to be caught for it suddenly its “hey, look how good I am, I’m gonna fund free meals for kids in school, yea me!” – normally, free meals at school used to depend on if the family was receiving snap/ebt benefits already, that was the main program – but under that umbrella there was a sub-set program that allowed schools to apply for a different set of funds that were also for free meals for kids in schools and it depended on ‘poverty rate’ in schools – every public school in the United States meets the ‘poverty rate’ requirement under this, it only takes one kid in a school ‘OR people in the school district’ that meet the ‘poverty requirement’ for that part of the program, every public school in the country at 100 or more students meets this requirement already, and ALL kids in a school get free meals. This is what Walz did, the federal funds were given to the state to be distributed to schools but Walz had been re-directing it for other things, then when it started to be discovered he took credit for funding free meals for kids in schools when all he did was simply direct the existing federal program money back to the schools where it should have been all along.]

    ht* tps://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2026/01/19/an-army-of-horrors-virginia-democrats-unleash-a-torrent-of-horrendous-legislation-for-2026-n2424098

  10. Left wing violence: Mob of anti-ICE agitators harass, assault white man they suspect is right-wing in Minneapolis.

    ht* tps://thepostmillennial.com/mob-of-anti-ice-agitators-harass-assault-white-man-they-suspect-is-right-wing-in-minneapolis

  11. Left wing violence: America First Legal sends letter to Boston University defending student who received death threats after ICE report.

    “Zachary Segal, president of Boston University’s College Republicans, has received a number of death threats following a report he made to ICE that led to the arrest of several illegal immigrants.

    America First Legal sent a letter to the school alleging that it has failed to protect Segal and demanding that it transfer him to the university’s Washington, D.C. campus.
    …”

    ht* tps://www.campusreform.org/article/america-first-legal-sends-letter-boston-university-defending-student-received-death-threats-ice-report/29255

  12. Left wing violence: Liberals in Phoenix are now organizing to fight ICE.

    ht* tps://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/2012700588337709117

  13. Left wing violence: Users on BIuesky are now plotting to assassinate ICE agents families.

    ht* tps://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/2012547381703619024

  14. The Democrat playbook is to arrest every single person who disagrees with them and stack the Supreme Court to make sure those people have ZERO rights.

    This dem consultant lays it out in plain English.

    “Elon Musk
    @elonmusk

    They mean it

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    Tim Young
    @TimRunsHisMouth
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    Jan 17
    The Democrat playbook is to arrest every single person who disagrees with them and stack the Supreme Court to make sure those people have ZERO rights.

    This dem consultant lays it out in plain English.

    Believe them when they show you who they are.
    1:59 PM · Jan 17, 2026
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    ht* tps://x.com/elonmusk/status/2012615895751823871

  15. Ideology Doesn’t Require Reality

    “Quote of the Day

    Communists are always certain of themselves because their certainty is ideological, not factual—and ideology doesn’t require reality.

    Xi Van Fleet @XVanFleet
    Posted on X, January 15, 2026

    All successful politicians express great confidence. I do not know how many actually believe themselves. But I know a great many of them seemingly compulsively tell lies. Truth and reality are tough, really tough. So, the more connected to reality and the more truthful you are the less confidence you will express. That gives the communists and liars a big advantage in getting followers because they express the confidence that gives people a feeling of stability in an uncertain world.

    The same can be said for anti-gun people. But anti-gun people are mostly communists, so that isn’t adding much.
    …”

    ht* tps://blog.joehuffman.org/2026/01/18/ideology-doesnt-require-reality/

  16. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon just announced DOJ is LAUNCHING an INVESTIGATION into the anti-ICE lunatics & Don Lemon storming a Minneapolis church, terrifying Christians mid worship!

    “@GuntherEagleman
    🚨 BREAKING: Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon just announced DOJ is LAUNCHING an INVESTIGATION into the anti-ICE lunatics & Don Lemon storming a Minneapolis church, terrifying Christians mid worship!

    This could VIOLATE the FACE Act (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, applied to houses of worship too).

    Dhillon: “These people were desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers.”

    GOOD! Finally holding these anti-Christian, pro-illegal mobs accountable.”

    ht* tps://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2013011644746502367

  17. George Carlin may just be onto something:
    ht *tps://x.com/realspitfire/status/2012961325211668874?s=12&t=NsfBKAShc1FLZVEDSpPITg

    #1 didn’t show so here’s #2

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