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20 Suspects Arrested for Looting Homes During Los Angeles Wildfires– conservativeroof.com

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20 Suspects Arrested for Looting Homes During Los Angeles Wildfires– conservativeroof.com
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As wildfires rage across Los Angeles County, leaving destruction and despair in their wake, opportunistic criminals have descended on vulnerable neighborhoods, targeting homes abandoned by evacuees.

During a press conference Thursday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced the arrest of at least 20 individuals for looting homes damaged or destroyed by the fires.

“Last night and this morning, we are up to 20 individuals who chose to go into our areas and deprive these poor people who have been through so much of their property. Absolutely unacceptable,” Luna told reporters.

Luna warned that anyone caught looting or trespassing in evacuation zones would face severe consequences. He emphasized that deputies are patrolling these vulnerable areas.

Plane scooping water from ocean to fight wildfires grounded after hitting drone illegally flying over Pacific Palisades– www.theblaze.com

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Plane scooping water from ocean to fight wildfires grounded after hitting drone illegally flying over Pacific Palisades– www.theblaze.com
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A drone that was being illegally flown damaged and grounded a Super Scooper plane that was leased to help fight the damaging wildfires in Los Angeles.

Officials said the drone collided with the plane and left a fist-sized hole in its wing, which needed repair. Drones are not allowed to fly during firefighting efforts, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.

‘If you fly a drone at one of these brush fires, all aerial operations will be shut down.’

Two Super Scoopers were leased from Canada to help fight the tremendously damaging wildfires in Pacific Palisades and elsewhere in Southern California.

Breaking down Trump and Newsom water war and its effect on LA wildfires– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Breaking down Trump and Newsom water war and its effect on LA wildfires– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for the mass destruction caused by fires tearing through Los Angeles — an escalation in the pair’s water wars.

“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground. It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “This is all his fault!!!”

As of Friday afternoon, at least 10 people are dead, and more than 30,000 acres of land have burned since the start of the wildfires on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Trump blasted Newsom for refusing to sign the water restoration declaration — a reference to a 2020 memorandum the president-elect signed while on the campaign trail. Trump made the memorandum as an appeal to ensure that Southern Californian farmers would have greater access to water for farm use by diverting water from Northern California. The memorandum was not made to ensure water supplies to combat wildfires.

“There is no such document as the water restoration declaration — that is pure fiction,” Newsom’s press office posted on X.

Even ‘Morning Joe’ Scarborough Knows Leftist Leadership Is Responsible For Los Angeles ‘Hellscape’– wltreport.com

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Even ‘Morning Joe’ Scarborough Knows Leftist Leadership Is Responsible For Los Angeles ‘Hellscape’– wltreport.com
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Headlines across the nation are focused on the uncontrolled wildfires decimating swaths of California, particularly Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

As first responders struggle to obtain the resources needed to battle the blaze, state and local leaders have faced mounting criticism. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass have been pilloried by prominent figures from across the ideological spectrum.

According to the New York Post:

“We don’t know the exact causes for the complete failure of government to be able to protect these homes,” the lefty anchor told viewers Friday morning.

“I don’t think we can say it’s the smelt alone. We don’t know what it is. But I do think it is going to be like Hurricane Katrina,” he continued. “I mean, the infrastructure has been slashed.”

Both California Gov. Gavin Newsom and local government officials, like Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, have been lambasted repeatedly this week for alleged mismanagement that may have worsened the devastation currently wreaking havoc on the region.

“You can’t just say it is Karen Bass. You can’t just say it is Gavin Newsom. This has been a trend for 30 years,” Scarborough argued.

Over the past three decades, three out of five governors in the Golden State have been Democrats. Four of the five mayors who have overseen Los Angeles County in that time were Democrats, too.

Man Seen Starting Fires With Blow Torch in LA County Not Charged With Arson › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Man Seen Starting Fires With Blow Torch in LA County Not Charged With Arson › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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A suspect seen starting fires with a blow torch in a Los Angeles neighborhood Thursday afternoon is not being charged with arson because a police investigation found “no probable cause.” The man is still being detained on a felony probation violation amid the ongoing investigation, Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said in a press conference Friday.

The arrest comes amid growing speculation that at least some of the LA fires were started by arsonists.

The suspect was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of arson near the Kenneth fire, a wildfire that started at about 2:30, Thursday afternoon. The suspect, believed to be a homeless man, had reportedly been seen riding around on a bicycle in Woodland Hills Thursday afternoon, attempting to set numerous old Christmas trees and garbage cans on fire with a blow torch.

A resident saw the man wielding a yellow blow torch and called on his neighbors to help him apprehend the suspected arsonist. The neighbors banded together, using zip ties and rope to detain the man.

With help from neighbors, they cornered him and made the citizens arrest.

 

LA Actually Sent Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment to Ukraine– www.westernjournal.com

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LA Actually Sent Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment to Ukraine– www.westernjournal.com
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Long before wildfires would singe the greater Los Angeles area, fire departments in Los Angeles County were sending equipment to Ukraine.

The donations were called out Wednesday by Donald Trump Jr. and other social media users.

“Oh look of course The LA fire department donated a bunch of their supplies to Ukraine,” Trump posted on X.

BREAKING: Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty, under repair when LA wildfires broke out | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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BREAKING: Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty, under repair when LA wildfires broke out | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The Santa Ynez Reservoir holds up to 117 million gallons in the water storage complex.

As the Los Angeles area deals with ongoing wildfires threatening lives and homes, it has been revealed that a large reservoir in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of LA was out of service for repairs.

The Santa Ynez Reservoir, which holds up to 117 million gallons in the water storage complex, has been closed for ongoing repairs, officials told the Los Angeles Times. The Palisades fire was the first to begin burning Tuesday morning, and as of Friday has burned over 20,000 acres and is just 8 percent contained. It has forced thousands of people to evacuate from their homes. Firefighters battling the largest fire of multiple wildfires burning in the area have faced dry hydrants at higher-elevation streets in the neighborhood and low water pressure.

Officials with the Department of Water and Power (DWP) said that demand for water during the fire has made it impossible to maintain pressure to hydrants at higher elevations. If the reservoir was operable at the time the fires began, former DWP general manager Martin Adams said that it would have extended water pressure in the Palisades on Tuesday night, but only for a period of time.

Mel Gibson Reveals $14.5M Malibu Mansion Burned to Ashes While Filming Joe Rogan’s Podcast: ‘It Was Like Someone Did It on Purpose’ | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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Mel Gibson Reveals $14.5M Malibu Mansion Burned to Ashes While Filming Joe Rogan’s Podcast: ‘It Was Like Someone Did It on Purpose’ | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Legendary actor, director, and Oscar-winning producer Mel Gibson has revealed that his $14.5 million Malibu mansion was reduced to ashes during the raging wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County.

Trump To Be America’s First Felon President As SCOTUS Humiliates Him While Denying Sentencing Delay– www.politicususa.com

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Trump To Be America’s First Felon President As SCOTUS Humiliates Him While Denying Sentencing Delay– www.politicususa.com
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President-Elect Donald Trump frantically appealed to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to get sentencing for 34 felonies in the state of New York delayed. Not even a conversation with Justice Samuel Alito that came under scrutiny could sway the court.

 

In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled:

The application for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied for, inter alia, the following reasons.

First, the alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trump’s state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.

Second, the burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial in light of the trial court’s stated intent to impose a sentence of “unconditional discharge” after a brief virtual hearing.

House Republicans To Pay For Tax Cuts For Rich By Taking Food And Healthcare Away From The Poor– www.politicususa.com

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House Republicans To Pay For Tax Cuts For Rich By Taking Food And Healthcare Away From The Poor– www.politicususa.com
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House Republicans are putting it down on paper. They plan to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations by taking healthcare and food away from lower-income people.

 

Politico reported:

The policy menu suggests Republicans could capture major savings from Medicaid — up to an estimated $2.3 trillion. The list includes so-called per-capita caps on Medicaid for states, meaning the program would be paid for based on population instead of being an open-ended entitlement, and would institute work requirements in the program.

The list also includes a policy to equalize payments in Medicaid for able-bodied adults with those of traditional Medicaid enrollment — those with disabilities or low-income children, which would save up to $690 billion.

It would “recapture” $46 billion in savings from Affordable Care Act health insurance plan subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year, setting up a major policy battle. It would also limit eligibility for plans based on citizenship status.

Trump Is a Felon, But Will Not Be Punished – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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Trump Is a Felon, But Will Not Be Punished – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com
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Trump in Manhattan criminal court in May.Michael M. Santiago/PA Wire/Zuma

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Donald Trump’s criminal case ended with a sputter on Friday morning as a New York City judge sentenced him to no jail time and discharged his case. While the incoming president received no actual punishment for his 34 convictions for concealing hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, the sentencing did formalize his status as a felon—a first for any American president. Trump did not have to be present in court for the sentencing, but appeared by video from Mar-a-Lago, sitting next to his attorney.

“This defendant… has placed officers of the court in harm’s way.”

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt Sentencing in New York Hush Money Case– legalinsurrection.com

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt Sentencing in New York Hush Money Case– legalinsurrection.com
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President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt his Friday sentencing for the hush money case in New York City.

Trump’s lawyers wrote:

This Court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the Presidency and the operations of the federal government. The commencement of President Trump’s interlocutory appeal raising claims of Presidential immunity causes an automatic stay of proceedings in the trial court under Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024) (“Trump”), and related case law. This appeal will ultimately result in the dismissal of the District Attorney’s politically motivated prosecution that was flawed from the very beginning, centered around the wrongful actions and false claims of a disgraced, disbarred serial-liar former attorney, violated President Trump’s due process rights, and had no merit. In the meantime, the New York trial court lacks authority to impose sentence and judgment on President Trump—or conduct any further criminal proceedings against him—until the resolution of his underlying appeal raising substantial claims of Presidential immunity, including by review in this Court if necessary.

Here’s How DEI-Crazed Officials Made The LA Fire More Deadly– thefederalist.com

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Here’s How DEI-Crazed Officials Made The LA Fire More Deadly– thefederalist.com
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As relentless fires burn in Los Angeles, thousands of residents who fled their homes are just learning how poorly public officials prepared for such an event. Emergency response leaders following bad public policy have been too focused on sending firefighting equipment to Ukraine, keeping the homeless safe, protecting fish, and adopting green policies to focus on things like making sure there is enough water to feed fire hydrants and guaranteeing that the strongest, best-trained, most-skilled firefighters are leading operations.

Officials seem to believe that when fire forces you to flee your home, there is just one thing on your mind: the skin color and cultural experience of the firefighters who will bring you to safety. Will they be diverse enough to rescue you? Never mind if they are the best for the job, are they anything but straight white men?

That has been a major priority of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), which, in 2022, launched its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Bureau (DEI), purportedly “focused on ensuring a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace for all.”

In January 2022, then-Mayor Eric Garcetti checked multiple DEI boxes by appointing Kristin Crowley as fire chief, the first female, LGBT chief in Los Angeles. That year, according to LAFD data, “of the more than 6,500 applicants to LAFD, 70% were people of color and nearly 8% … were female,” which was “double the … percentage of female firefighters within the Department” at the time.

The LAFD Girls Camp is one avenue for recruitment for female firefighters, hosting girls between 14 and 18 to explore career opportunities in the department.

Capitol Police Stop Potential Trump Attacker Hours Before Senate Visit– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Capitol Police Stop Potential Trump Attacker Hours Before Senate Visit– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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A man attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) on Wednesday was stopped and arrested after security officers discovered a machete and multiple knives in his bag. The incident unfolded just hours before President-elect Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance on Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Republicans, marking a dramatic moment in the otherwise routine proceedings of the day. According to a statement from the U.S. Capitol Police, the man was apprehended around 2 p.m. at the north doors of the CVC during standard security screening.

Officers monitoring the X-ray machine noticed the machete in his bag, prompting an immediate halt to the screening process. A subsequent search of the bag uncovered three additional knives, all of which were secured by police before the suspect was taken into custody. The individual, whose name has not yet been released, was charged with multiple counts of carrying a dangerous weapon.

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Old Video Shows Gates Openly Calling for Death Panels to Deal with Rising Cost of Dying

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Bill Gates Calls for ‘Death Panels’ to Euthanize Citizens Not ‘Worthy of Healthcare’– slaynews.com
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As nations around the world push to introduce and expand liberal euthanasia laws, the plans are sounding eerily similar to the “assisted suicide” agenda billionaire Bill Gates has been promoting for several years.

The Microsoft co-founder argues that it is not cost-effective to provide individuals with long-term healthcare.

Instead, Gates believes his fellow human beings should be euthanized to reduce healthcare costs so that the money that would have been used for treatments can be spent elsewhere.

In 2010, Gates weighed up the cost of keeping “terminally ill” Americans alive versus paying for teachers’ salaries.

Gates lamented that Americans are unwilling to question if spending money on people in “the last three months” of their lives was cost-effective.

He suggested there wasn’t a benefit in end-of-life care and a decision should be made to end people’s lives instead of providing costly palliative care.

He argued that a panel of bureaucrats should decide whether a person deserves to receive treatment, with those who are not “worthy of healthcare” being euthanized by the government to save money.

“That’s called the ‘death panel’,” he said of the group who would decide whether people get to live or die.

Gates made the remarks during an interview at an Aspen Ideas Festival in 2010.

Johnson Nixes House Rule Keeping Men out of Women’s Bathrooms

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US House quietly drops ban on men using women’s bathrooms from new rules package– www.lifesitenews.com
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On the heels of the November election that delivered both Houses of Congress and the White House to Republicans, and that also saw the election of Democrat “Sarah” McBride of Delaware – the first transgendered person to the U.S. House of Representatives – House Speaker Mike Johnson instituted a ban on biological males using female restrooms throughout the extensive U.S. Capitol complex.

However, U.S. House Rep. Nancy Mace’s proposed resolution requiring that Capitol Hill employees use restrooms “corresponding to their biological sex” was, with no explanation, omitted from the official rules of the new House session after Johnson had assured Mace it would be included.

It remains unclear why Mace’s resolution was dropped and what that means regarding the ban announced by Johnson in November.

“We welcome all new members with open arms who are duly elected representatives of the people,” Johnson said before last week’s vote on the rules for the 119th Congress, appearing to have perhaps softened on his earlier stringent declaration banning males who identify as females from using women’s restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms at the Capitol.

“I believe it’s a command that we treat all persons with dignity and respect,” Johnson added.

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Newsom Chose Minnows over Americans, Trump Claims

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Trump Says Gavin Newsom’s Attempt to Protect an ‘Essentially Worthless Fish’ Caused Fire Disaster– www.westernjournal.com
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President-elect Donald Trump accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of being partly to blame for Los Angeles firefighters not having the water they needed to fight wildfires that erupted on Tuesday.

“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but didn’t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid,” the president-elect continued.

“I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!” Trump wrote.

DOJ Really Wants Smith’s Trump Report Released before the Inauguration

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Special counsel’s Trump report should be partially released, Justice Department tells appeals court – CBS News
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The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court in Atlanta on Wednesday to clear the way for the release of a portion of special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

In court documents filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the government wrote that Attorney General Merrick Garland has determined not to release the volume of Smith’s report that deals with the classified documents case, so long as criminal proceedings involving co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira are pending.

Garland does, however, plan to submit to Congress and the public the first volume of Smith’s report, which relates to his investigation and prosecution of Trump stemming from the 2020 presidential election.

“Because the Attorney General has determined not to release to the public Volume Two of the Final Report to the public while defendants’ case remains pending—the volume that concerns the proceedings against defendants—an injunction is unnecessary,” prosecutors wrote, urging the 11th Circuit to deny the emergency request for an injunction.

Man who plotted to kill Justice Kavanaugh wanted to protect Roe v. Wade: court document– www.lifesitenews.com

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DEI programs to promote diversity actually breed hostility in schools, businesses: study– www.lifesitenews.com

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DEI programs to promote diversity actually breed hostility in schools, businesses: study– www.lifesitenews.com
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs are billed as making society more tolerant, compassionate, and harmonious but actually increase hostility in workplace and educational settings, according to a recent study.

The study, by Rutgers University’s Network Contagion Research Institute, focused on “diversity training interventions that emphasize awareness of and opposition to ‘systemic oppression,’” which has “seen widespread adoption across sectors like higher education and healthcare.” It was conducted by exposing 423 Rutgers students to influential DEI training materials authored by far-left activists like Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, then surveying their reactions.

“Across all groupings (race, religion, and caste-based), instead of reducing bias, they engendered a hostile attribution bias,” the researchers found, “amplifying perceptions of prejudicial hostility where none was present, and punitive responses to the imaginary prejudice.”

“This research raises critical questions about how many individuals, as a result of these programs, have experienced undue duress, social ostracization, or even termination of employment,” said the researchers, who called for further research into “the potential for a far broader scope of harm than previously considered.”

Taxpayers Paid $3 Billion for Radical DEI Kickbacks Under Biden › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Taxpayers Paid $3 Billion for Radical DEI Kickbacks Under Biden › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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President Joe Biden gave more than $3 billion across 30 agencies to outside contractors to implement his diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) executive order in federal government agencies. These billions are on top of the already exorbitant cost of existing DEI funding for each department.

On Biden’s first day in office, January 20, 2021, he began implementing his DEI agenda, making it his top priority for America. DEI initiatives even took priority over the defense of the nation and the fentanyl crisis. Biden’s day-one executive order to advance “racial equity” through the federal government signaled to America and federal bureaucracies that his most urgent issue was cultural Marxism—not China, Iran, or the border crisis.

“Equity,” as opposed to “equality,” is a term closely aligned with communism used to force equal outcomes rather than equal opportunities. In June 2021, Biden doubled down and issued another executive order requiring the federal workforce to promote DEI in its departments. This maneuver set the stage for billions of wasted taxpayer dollars on cultural Marxist indoctrination that doubtless reshaped the work of federal employees in agencies such as the FBI, Health and Human Services, the Secret Service, and the Defense Department.

Former Congresswoman Debbie Lesko Calls for “Comprehensive Audit of Entire Election System” in Maricopa County After Being Sworn in as County Supervisor, Florida Secretary of State to be Consulted for Changes (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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Former Congresswoman Debbie Lesko Calls for “Comprehensive Audit of Entire Election System” in Maricopa County After Being Sworn in as County Supervisor, Florida Secretary of State to be Consulted for Changes (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Former Rep. Debbie Lesko announces audit of Maricopa County elections upon taking office as Maricopa County Supervisor

Former Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, upon taking office as a Maricopa County Supervisor Monday, announced plans to audit Maricopa County’s election system. 

“It is very important to a lot of my constituents,” she said.

This is a major departure from former Maricopa County officials’ stance that the elections are run with integrity despite major issues in the last three elections. Recall that former Maricopa County Chairman Bill Gates, following the 2022 election, which was stolen from Trump-Endorsed statewide candidates like Kari Lake and Abe Hamadeh, said the election “was run extremely well.” This is despite 60% of vote counting machines across Maricopa County breaking down on election day and disenfranchising in-person voters who were mostly Republicans.

This also came after the forensic audit of the 2020 election discovered major discrepancies in ballot chain of custody documentation, mail-in ballot signature verification, and ballot printing, as well as numerous election law violations. While serving in the U.S. House, Lesko was one of the brave 139 Republicans who voted to stop the certification of the stolen 2020 election.

Burma War Escalates With Significant Implications for US Interests– www.dailysignal.com

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Burma War Escalates With Significant Implications for US Interests– www.dailysignal.com
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As war rages in Europe and as Israel confronts adversaries from all sides in the Middle East, Americans would be forgiven not knowing about the yearslong conflict raging in Burma—the world’s longest-running civil war.

The violence has ravaged the Southeast Asian nation for decades, and battlefield developments indicate the conflict may be reaching a new stage—with consequences for both the region and the United States.

Burma’s long-running civil war cooled during the 2010s, under the democratic government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD), but fighting erupted again following a military coup in 2021.

The military, which has always been the most powerful player in Burmese politics, feared a loss of power on the heels of the NLD’s landslide victory in the 2020 elections, and it violently seized control of the government.

Since the coup, Burma’s military junta has imprisoned thousands of anti-junta activists and waged war against Burma’s array of powerful ethnic militias, often killing civilians in the process.

Former Israeli Military Officials Float Audacious Plan To Strike Iran in Final Days of Biden Presidency– freebeacon.com

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Former Israeli Military Officials Float Audacious Plan To Strike Iran in Final Days of Biden Presidency– freebeacon.com
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JERUSALEM—Two former Israeli military officials have proposed that Israel launch a major attack on Iran in the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Kobi Michael and Gabi Siboni, now prominent national security analysts who often appear on Israeli TV and radio, argued in a policy paper published last month that a series of airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear, military, economic, and government infrastructure are the only way to prevent Iran from rebuilding its regional terrorist network, which Israel has degraded over 15 months of war. Israel should start the attack just ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, according to the analysts—thereby minimizing the risk of diplomatic retaliation by Biden and forcing the hand of the president-elect.

“With this attack, Israel will demonstrate to the United States … its absolute refusal to accept the continuation of the Iranian nuclear program and its unwillingness to risk Iran’s breakout to a bomb,” Michael and Siboni wrote. “As several rounds of attacks on Iran will be required, [the subsequent rounds] will take place after Trump takes office and under a U.S. administration that is more sympathetic than Biden’s.”

The proposal—published by the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, a think tank in Jerusalem, and picked up by Hebrew media—is an audacious answer to Israel’s most pressing national security question: Will Trump support an attack on Iran’s nuclear program?

SCOTUS Chief Roberts Defended Censorship-Industrial Complex– thefederalist.com

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SCOTUS Chief Roberts Defended Censorship-Industrial Complex– thefederalist.com
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Over the last decade, America’s ruling class has used the threat of “mis-, dis-, and mal-information” to justify turning the awesome powers of the administrative state against domestic Wrongthinkers from elite orthodoxy. The most insidious and far-reaching manifestation of this phenomenon has been seen in the Censorship-Industrial Complex, which has eroded our First Amendment, thereby imperiling the republic itself.

Alarmingly, a new report indicates that the Supreme Court — which refused to bring the censorship regime to justice — not only shares this regime’s concerns about “disinformation,” but likewise supports robust and widespread action to “combat” it. The report comes from Chief Justice John Roberts himself.

Roberts took to his recently released annual review to elucidate what he sees as the key threats to the independence of his fellow justices, and thereby the rule of law itself. He distinguishes between “strong and passionate reactions” to and “informed criticism” of the court on the one hand, and independence-threatening “illegitimate activity” on the other.

Gavin Newsom Whining About Trump As Homes Burn Behind Him Perfectly Captures Dem Incompetence– townhall.com

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Gavin Newsom Whining About Trump As Homes Burn Behind Him Perfectly Captures Dem Incompetence– townhall.com
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Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom understand that the optics when making this statement were atrocious? The state’s political leadership is at fault for the fiasco in Los Angeles County, where wildfires are raging. Over 30,000 acres have been torched, 1,000 buildings destroyed, at least five lives lost, and none of these blazes are contained. A fire erupted on Hollywood Hills last night, placing the heart of Los Angeles in harm’s way.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has blamed California for not taking the necessary measures to prepare for wildfires. The state’s obsession with saving some minnow led to hydrants having no water. Mayor Karen Bass wasn’t even in the country when the blaze started.

Biden Set to Announce Parting Gift of $500 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Biden Set to Announce Parting Gift of $500 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Joe Biden is set to announce a parting gift of $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

The move is meant to give Kyiv “a stronger negotiating position” ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to the AP.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in November that “every dollar we have at our disposal will be pushed out the door between now and January 20th” when Trump takes office.

The weapons package will reportedly be drawn from existing stockpiles under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) program, and is expected to Biden’s final handout to Ukraine before he leaves office.

The announcement is expected during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s final trip to meet with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a consortium of about 50 partner nations that Austin brought together months after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 to coordinate weapons support.

The meeting on Thursday is the 25th and potentially last gathering of the U.S.-led group, as the participating countries wait to see whether it will be continued under Trump.

Biden mocked for tone-deaf ‘good news’ while Californians flee wildfires– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Biden mocked for tone-deaf ‘good news’ while Californians flee wildfires– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Outgoing President Joe Biden shared ill-timed personal “good news” amid a briefing about the fast-spreading catastrophic wildfires consuming homes, businesses, and historic sites in California.

“The good news is I’m a great-grandfather as of today. Ten-pound baby girl — baby boy — so I’ll remember this day,” Biden said on Wednesday while in Santa Monica, California.

Some reporters responded lightly with a “yay” and a clap for Biden as he spoke about his granddaughter Naomi, 31, giving birth to a baby boy. Naomi is the daughter of Hunter Biden.

The baby announcement collided with the raw reality of devastation for so many Californians suffering destruction and homelessness due to the fires in the Los Angeles area.