A Democrat legislator in the Colorado General Assembly has introduced legislation that establishes a new tax on every pet animal in the state. The bill‚ called the ‘Pet Animal Registration Act‚’ establishes the “pet animal registration enterprise in the department of agriculture to provide business services to pet animal owners who pay pet registration fees to the enterprise.” Under the legislation‚ pet owners must register their pet in the system and pay an annual fee between $8.50 to $25 for each pet. “A pet animal owner must register the pet animal in the system annually for a fee set by the enterprise‚ which must be no more than $8.50 annually per pet animal with a designated caregiver‚ $16 annually per pet animal that is a dog or cat that is not neutered or spayed and has a designated caregiver‚ and $25 annually per pet animal without a designated caregiver‚” a summary of the bill reads. “The fee set by the enterprise is in addition to any pet registration or licensing fee assessed by any other jurisdiction. The enterprise will collect both state and local fees and transmit any fee levied by another jurisdiction to that jurisdiction and the fee levied by the state to the newly created pet animal registration cash fund. The state’s fee will be used to develop‚ implement‚ maintain‚ and administer the system and reimburse animal shelters for the cost of taking custody of a pet animal for which a caregiver cannot be located or has refused to take custody‚” it continued. Liberals in CO have found a new way to tax you! Own a dog‚ cat‚ rat or hamster? Great! If this bill passes‚ you’ll need to register your pet‚ pay a tax to the state for owning the pet‚ &; choose a “caregiver” to register for your pet. Libs are out of control. #copolitics #coleg pic.twitter.com/zJx3g6Wl7Y — Kristi Burton Brown (@KBBColorado) February 3‚ 2024 Democrat state Rep. Regina English introduced HB24-1163. This is Colorado Marxist Democrat Regina English. She is proposing a tax for pets. Some of these taxes are pretty high. I would assume to pay for illegal aliens. Colorado looks like another fallen state too far gone. Any thoughts? pic.twitter.com/g7X697dwyD — Matthew Nichol (@MatthewNichol5) February 4‚ 2024 More from the ‘Pet Animal Registration Act’ bill summary: The bill also requires a pet animal owner to designate a caregiver for the owner’s pet animal. The caregiver is responsible for the care and safekeeping of the pet animal during an emergency that incapacitates the pet animal owner. First responders will use the system to identify the designated caregiver of the pet animal and notify the caregiver of the incapacitation of the pet animal’s owner. A caregiver must agree to be responsible for the pet animal. If a caregiver later refuses to take custody of the pet animal or cannot be located‚ a first responder will place the pet animal in an animal shelter. Only first responders and the department of public health and environment are allowed to use the system. The bill specifies that to own a pet animal without registering the pet animal; to refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of the bill; to make a material misstatement in a registration application‚ a registration renewal application‚ or to the department of agriculture; or to refuse or fail to comply with any rules or regulations adopted by the commissioner is unlawful. An unlawful act is punishable by a civil penalty in an amount set by the commissioner but not to exceed $100 per unlawful act. If the commissioner is unable to collect the civil penalty‚ the commissioner may sue to recover the civil penalty or refuse to renew a registration. Colorado Democrat Introduces ‘Pet Tax’ for All Animals and It’s Worse Than You Think via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/dfmKuS4nQl — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) February 4‚ 2024 USARK summarized the madness of the proposed legislation: To summarize how outrageous that is‚ if someone has 100 aquarium fish or koi in a water garden‚ they could be paying $850 annually to have those fish. If you do not register a “designated caregiver” with the State that means having 100 aquarium fish will cost you $2‚500 annually! Ten pet reptiles will cost $85 to $250 annually. 20 assorted pets (dog‚ cat‚ hamster‚ parakeet‚ tarantula‚ 2 snakes‚ three frogs‚ and 10 fish) would be $170 to $500 each year for this new tax. This tax would apply to all “pet animals.” A child with an ant farm (ants are invertebrates)… get ready to pay big for those pet ants‚ parents! The new “online pet animal registration system” will be created and maintained by the Department of Agriculture. The penalty for not registering your animals is up to $100 per animal (“per unlawful act or violation”). If a good citizen is unaware of this new law‚ those 100 unregistered aquarium or water garden fish could cost $10‚000 in fines! Per the bill‚ “pet animal” means: A DOG‚ CAT‚ RABBIT‚ GUINEA PIG‚ HAMSTER‚ MOUSE‚ RAT‚ GERBIL‚ FERRET‚ BIRD‚ FISH‚ REPTILE‚ AMPHIBIAN‚ INVERTEBRATE‚ OR ANY OTHER SPECIES OF WILD OR DOMESTIC OR HYBRID ANIMAL SIX MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER‚ THAT IS SOLD‚ TRANSFERRED‚ OR RETAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING KEPT AS A HOUSEHOLD PET. The bill does not state any exemption for Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA) Program registered animal breeders/sellers. So the tax could apply to each animal in those facilities that is over six months old. However‚ those animals under PACFA should not be included since the definition of “pet animal” includes the text‚ “THAT IS SOLD‚ TRANSFERRED‚ OR RETAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING KEPT AS A HOUSEHOLD PET.” The only animals exempt are “livestock”: COW‚ HORSE‚ MULE‚ BURRO‚ SHEEP‚ POULTRY‚ SWINE‚ LLAMA‚ OR GOAT‚ other working animals on a farm or ranch‚ and animals raised for “food or fiber production.”

Political commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was reportedly spotted in Russia. As a result‚ there’s widespread speculation Carlson will conduct an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tucker Carlson Spotted In Moscow As Necons Melt Down Over Potential Putin Interview https://t.co/PyQpYgHJ55 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 4‚ 2024 Carlson previously said he planned on interviewing Putin until he found out the U.S. government was spying on him. Collin Rugg writes: Tucker Carlson reportedly spotted in Moscow‚ Russia as speculation swirls that he will be interviewing Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he previously planned on interviewing Putin until he found out the U.S. government was spying on him. “The NSA broke into my signal account‚ which I didn’t know they could do‚” he previously said. ‘”I got a call from somebody in Washington. This person said: ‘Are you gonna come to Washington anytime soon?’ Yeah. Actually‚ I’m gonna be up in a week‚ meet me Sunday morning.” “So I go‚ and this person’s like: ‘Are you planning a trip to go see Putin?’ And I was like‚ ‘how would you know that?’ I haven’t told anybody. I mean anybody. Not my brother. Not my wife‚ nobody.” “How would you know that? ‘Because NSA pulled your text with this other person you were texting.'” Good for him. BREAKING: Tucker Carlson reportedly spotted in Moscow‚ Russia as speculation swirls that he will be interviewing Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he previously planned on interviewing Putin until he found out the U.S. government was spying on him. "The NSA broke into my signal… pic.twitter.com/MahlBIDEFa — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 3‚ 2024 RT reports: American journalist Tucker Carlson has spent several days in Russia‚ where he attended a ballet performance at the Bolshoi Theatre‚ Telegram channel Mash reported on Saturday‚ sharing several photos of the conservative commentator. Carlson allegedly touched down at Vnukovo airport on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul on Thursday after several hours’ delay‚ according to the channel. He was later spotted taking in the ballet Spartacus at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. The conservative commentator has yet to confirm the trip and it remains unclear what business he had in Russia. However‚ rumors of his intention to interview President Vladimir Putin have been circulating since last year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not rule out the possibility of Carlson interviewing Putin when asked about it in September‚ though he explained that the Russian leader would wait to sit down with any American journalist until the US population was no longer so “seriously stupefied by Russia-hating propaganda.” Can you think of any reason why any journalist worth his/her salt would not jump at the chance to interview Vladimir Putin? https://t.co/bm4B2FIwF9 — Lionel (@LionelMedia) February 4‚ 2024 “Democrats and their propagandists in the media are spasming at the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin. They feel entitled to the position of gatekeeper and believe they are the ones who tell you what to think and believe. They HATE when someone like Tucker goes ‘off script’. We have a free press in this country and its people like Tucker Carlson who we depend on to speak the truth!” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said. Democrats and their propagandists in the media are spasming at the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin. They feel entitled to the position of gatekeeper and believe they are the ones who tell you what to think and believe. They HATE when someone like Tucker goes… pic.twitter.com/yKwm4Mz1iC — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) February 3‚ 2024 Per Newsweek: Referencing Greene’s comments on Sunday‚ Russia’s state-backed news agency‚ Tass‚ reported that Kremlin press secretary‚ Dmitry Peskov‚ had said in 2023 that the world would have to “wait and see” whether Putin would speak with Carlson. Carlson said in late September 2023 that he had attempted to interview the Russian leader‚ but that the U.S. government had blocked the move. “I tried to interview Vladimir Putin‚ and the U.S. government stopped me‚” Carlson told Swiss magazine‚ Die Weltwoche. Newsweek has reached out to Carlson for comment via email. Carlson abruptly left Fox News in April 2023‚ and has since set up his own streaming service and hosted shows on social media. Carlson has become a popular figure among Russian state media commentators‚ and has been accused of echoing Russian state propaganda.

Italy has given the ‘green light’ to a company that produces flour made from crickets for human consumption‚ The Guardian reports. According to reports‚ Nutrinsect previously was only allowed to use the flour in pet food. Italy gives go-ahead to insect flour for human use: Nutrinsect defies Italian food purists with cricket flour that can be incorporated into range of foods.https://t.co/qwyLyrJPUa — Ruchir Sharma (@ruchirsharma_1) January 31‚ 2024 The go-ahead defies attempts by Italian government officials to keep the buggy products away from traditional Italian dishes. “A new page in the history of food has been opened‚” Nutrinsect chief executive Josè Francesco Cianni said‚ according to The Guardian. “This is very big news for us‚” he added. Azer News reports: Since 2020‚ millions of crickets have been raised at the company’s factory in Montecassiano‚ a town in the central Marche region‚ where they are heat-treated and then frozen and ground into powder. Until now‚ the company was only authorised to sell the flour for use in pet food. The EU authorised the sale of the insects – crickets‚ locusts and click beetle larvae – for human consumption in early 2023‚ prompting a flurry of proposals from the Italian government‚ including one aimed at keeping the insects out of traditional dishes such as pasta and pizza. “It is very important that these flour products are not confused with products made in Italy‚” Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said at the time. By the time the rules became official late last year‚ however‚ the government had made concessions‚ introducing strict labelling rules such as clearly stating the origin of the product and requiring the use of the label Acheta domesticus‚ which means “domestic cricket” in Latin‚ on packs so that consumers would not be so surprised. Cianni claims the company’s product is ‘healthy’ and ‘nutritious.’ Unsurprisingly‚ other comments by the company’s chief executive boast about ‘low emissions’ from the meat alternative the World Economic Forum continues propagandizing to the masses. “It’s good for the environment because the resources required to breed crickets and the spaces used are really small‚ and so emissions are almost zero‚” he added. Italy's embrace of cricket flour as a "sustainable" protein aligns suspiciously with WEF's push for alternative foods. Critics fear this marks the start of a slippery slope away from #food freedom towards a controlled‚ globalist diet. I has begun… #wef https://t.co/HMMQnkH5Al — Alexander Chapman (@axchapman) February 2‚ 2024 From The Guardian: Nutrinsect’s cricket flour will be distributed to food supply companies and those across the catering chain. The flour can also be bought online for €6 a packet. Cianni has been hit with a deluge of messages since receiving the authorisation‚ some supportive of his initiative and others less so. He said people fear the crickets “have come from far away and are dirty”. “But our cricket flour is 100% made in Italy‚” he said. “It will sit very nicely alongside other Italian specialties.” As for the taste‚ Cianni said it was similar to “pumpkin seeds‚ hazelnuts‚ and also a little bit like shrimp”. Klaus Schwab would surely agree with Cianni’s sentiments.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has just said what many have been saying for years… He said he does not think that Joe Biden is actually running the country as president. Talking about Biden’s immigration policies [...] The post House Speaker Mike Johnson Doesn’t Think Biden Is The One in Charge appeared first on The People's Voice.

A man believed to be in his early 20s drowned in the lake near Sofi Stadium in Inglewood‚ California.

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley appeared on a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit mocking former President Donald Trump.