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Carl Higbie Goes Nuclear on Women Rallying Behind Lindsay Clancy [WATCH]
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Carl Higbie Goes Nuclear on Women Rallying Behind Lindsay Clancy [WATCH]

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Carl Higbie sharply criticized supporters of Lindsay Clancy after a jury was dismissed without reaching a verdict, arguing that sympathy for Clancy has overshadowed the suffering of her husband and the deaths of their three children.

“So I’m about to say some stuff about Lindsay Clancy and this situation that’s going to make a bunch of people lose their mind, but it needs to be said,” Higbie said.

“And honestly, like, I’ll just bathe in your tears. I don’t care anymore. The jury was dismissed today without a verdict. Should have taken five minutes to decide, but here we are.”

Higbie took particular aim at women who gathered outside the courthouse in support of Clancy and criticized arguments involving hormones and postpartum mental health as part of her defense.

“People often deny that hormones make women irrational, but now some women are using hormones as a legal defense for a woman who killed her children as they line up outside the courthouse to support her. Horrible,” Higbie said.

He argued that sympathy should instead be directed toward Clancy’s husband, who returned home and discovered what had happened to his family.

“I don’t see an ounce of support from those same women, no million-dollar-plus raised for the father who came home to find his children killed,” Higbie said.

“Some are even blaming him for this.”

Higbie then played a clip from Spencer Pratt, whom he credited with describing the phenomenon as “suicidal empathy.”

“This is something more sinister. What explains the outpouring of love for the mom who strangled her kids? Why are people trying so hard to exonerate her?” Pratt said.

Pratt broadened his criticism to what he described as a tendency among some progressive activists to direct sympathy toward people accused of serious wrongdoing.

“Is this what matriarchy looks like, or this kind of suicidal empathy that exploits the noble virtue of unconditional maternal compassion and perverts it towards the criminal dregs of society, all because wokeness now supersedes all normal virtue?” Pratt said.

“Yeah, 100%,” Higbie responded.

Higbie said Pratt’s video was banned on TikTok while other disturbing videos involving mothers remained available.

He described that disparity as an example of “Misguided, blind emotional allegiance over reason, over the lives of children, over society, over law and order.”

Higbie also discussed a 911 recording played for jurors, describing reports that members of the jury cried while listening to Clancy’s husband discover what had happened.

“This– this makes me sick. Where’s the sympathy for that father?” Higbie said.

“Instead, these crazy women are villainizing him: Oh, he didn’t do enough, or He wasn’t supportive enough. Are you kidding me?”

Higbie disputed claims surrounding Clancy’s mental health treatment, saying she had seen multiple doctors and challenging descriptions of her medication history.

“After eight-plus doctors, by the way, she was never diagnosed with postpartum or psychosis. She was not on 13 medications at one time as being perceived in the media,” Higbie said.

He argued that Clancy had financial and family support available to her and rejected the contention that feeling overwhelmed adequately explained what happened.

“She had a nanny, she had a family support network, her husband made between $300,000 and $400,000 a year, so they weren’t financially stressed,” Higbie said.

“In my opinion, she was a psychopath, fully aware of what she was doing.”

Higbie expanded his argument into a broader criticism of what he sees as declining respect for human life and a growing culture of victimhood. He connected the Clancy case to political disputes over abortion, mental health and personal responsibility.

“This is the problem with our society. People do the wildest stuff, and then they play victim,” Higbie said.

“There’s a race to victimhood in this country.”

Higbie also contrasted the attention surrounding Clancy with the struggles faced by military veterans dealing with the psychological consequences of combat.

“Look, I realize postpartum is a thing, okay? I’m a father of three, and guess what? I’ve been through it three times. It’s an emotional thing. I understand it,” Higbie said.

He then recounted traumatic experiences from his own military service and argued that severe psychological stress cannot excuse killing one’s children.

“Do I have PTSD? Yeah, probably. Giving chest compressions to my friend who just got blown up, his face falling off, holes all over his body, I’m hoping to keep his heartbeat long enough so we can get him on a helicopter and get him back to a medical facility to save his life so his kids don’t grow up without a dad,” Higbie said.

“Yeah, that adds some stress to your life, Lindsay. But I didn’t murder my kids.”

Higbie concluded by rejecting sympathy for Clancy and arguing that a male defendant accused of the same acts would receive a dramatically different public reaction.

“I bet that if this, if it was a man that did this on trial right now, that jury would have been back with a guilty verdict in 5 minutes, not 2 days,” Higbie said.

“There’s not a single excuse on the planet to even remotely sympathize with this woman.”

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Abbott Orders Immediate Freeze on State Funding for Texas Flock Cameras [WATCH]
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Abbott Orders Immediate Freeze on State Funding for Texas Flock Cameras [WATCH]

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered every state agency to stop financing the purchase and operation of Flock surveillance cameras by local law enforcement departments.

The directive abruptly closes the state funding spigot as concerns grow about mass data collection, government tracking, and the constitutional rights of innocent Texans.

Abbott issued the order Thursday, shortly after the Texas Tribune published an investigation into roughly $30 million directed toward the camera network.

The report exposed how money collected through a fee on automobile insurance policies helped police departments build a sprawling electronic surveillance system.

Texas added a $1 fee to automobile insurance policies, with the proceeds distributed to local law enforcement agencies through the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Board.

The stated purpose was to combat catalytic converter theft, but the funding helped purchase approximately 2,000 Flock cameras across the state.

The state also provided another $15.9 million to the Texas Department of Public Safety for roughly 1,200 additional cameras.

That spending greatly expanded the reach of systems capable of automatically scanning vehicles, recording travel patterns, and alerting authorities when certain license plates are detected.

Abbott Communications Director Andrew Mahaleris told the Tribune, “To the extent that cities get any funding for those cameras, most of it comes from the federal government.

To the extent any funding comes from Texas agencies, those agencies are clarifying that those funds cannot be used for Flock cameras.”

The cameras have helped authorities solve serious crimes, locate kidnapped children, identify stolen vehicles, and track dangerous suspects.

Yet those successes have not quieted concerns that a tool built to catch criminals can also become an electronic dragnet aimed at citizens who are suspected of nothing.

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The Tribune suggested the actual number of cameras purchased with money from the insurance fee could be higher than reported.

Journalists reportedly had difficulty obtaining complete information from agencies, raising further questions about transparency, accountability, and the true size of the surveillance network.

Several Texas lawmakers have voiced alarm over the enormous amount of information captured by the AI driven system.

State Representative Mitch Little, a Republican from Lewisville, told the Tribune, “The sheer volume of information captured is not something that is entertained, in my view, by the Fourth Amendment.”

Senator Ted Cruz has also made clear that he views unchecked government surveillance as a threat to American liberty.

During an appearance on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power, Cruz said, “I don’t like Flock cameras. I don’t like government surveillance, I don’t think the government should be surveilling innocent citizens.”

Cruz argued that law enforcement should pursue criminals while respecting the presumption of innocence enjoyed by ordinary Americans.

He warned against allowing the United States to follow China toward an espionage and surveillance state, a destination bureaucrats always insist is impossible until citizens discover the machinery is already operating.

Police agencies, meanwhile, point to faster investigations and successful arrests as evidence that the cameras are valuable.

The Dallas Police Department says hundreds of cameras assist officers investigating violent offenses, automobile thefts, and drivers who flee crash scenes, with some clearance times falling from days to hours.

The Texas Department of Public Safety also uses automatic alerts to intercept stolen vehicles, fleeing felons, and human smuggling operations along major highways.

Those capabilities can deliver meaningful results, especially along heavily traveled corridors where criminals depend on speed and distance to escape authorities.

Still, efficiency does not erase the Fourth Amendment, nor does a useful police tool deserve an automatic pass simply because government officials attach the word safety to it.

Conservatives have spent years warning that databases created for narrow purposes have a nasty habit of expanding once agencies realize how much information they can collect.

Abbott’s funding freeze places the burden back on local departments that want to continue using Flock cameras with local or federal money.

It also gives Texas lawmakers an opportunity to impose firm limits on data retention, access, information sharing, and searches involving people who have not been accused of crimes.

The fight is not simply about cameras or stolen catalytic converters.

It is about whether Texans will accept a permanent digital record of their movements in exchange for government promises that the system will never be abused, a promise history gives citizens little reason to trust.

ICE Buying Robot Dogs to Assist Mass Deportations of Illegal Aliens [WATCH]
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ICE Buying Robot Dogs to Assist Mass Deportations of Illegal Aliens [WATCH]

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to spend as much as $2 million on robotic dogs intended to assist with public safety and law enforcement operations.

The planned purchase brings another futuristic tool into the federal enforcement arsenal, complete with steel paws and a sizable potential price tag.

ICE says the robots will “support public safety and law enforcement operations.”

That broad description leaves considerable room for how the machines could eventually be deployed, but the stated purpose places officer safety and operational support at the center of the plan.

The phrase “up to” is important because it does not necessarily mean the agency will spend the full $2 million.

It establishes a possible ceiling for the expenditure while allowing the final cost to depend on the number of robots, equipment options, and procurement decisions.

Robotic dogs are designed to travel through places that may be difficult, unstable, or dangerous for human personnel.

Their four-legged construction can offer mobility in areas where traditional wheeled machines might have trouble moving, although ICE has not provided detailed deployment scenarios in the supplied announcement.

For law enforcement agencies, the basic appeal is straightforward.

A machine can be sent toward a possible threat without immediately placing an officer in the same danger, giving personnel another way to examine a location before making critical decisions.

That does not make the machines a replacement for trained agents, human judgment, or established procedures.

Robot dogs are tools, and their usefulness will depend on the equipment they carry, the officers directing them, and the circumstances in which ICE chooses to use them.

The technology could potentially help personnel inspect hazardous areas, approach uncertain scenes, or gather information from locations where physical entry carries added risk.

Those possibilities fit the agency’s stated public safety mission, though specific capabilities included in the planned purchase have not been disclosed.

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Washington spending plans deserve scrutiny, even when the technology sounds like something borrowed from a science fiction movie.

Taxpayers have every right to expect ICE to demonstrate that any robots purchased are useful, durable, secure, and worth the money being committed.

The $2 million maximum will therefore attract attention from both supporters of stronger law enforcement tools and budget watchdogs concerned about federal procurement.

A flashy machine is not automatically an effective machine, and agencies should be expected to show measurable operational value rather than merely buying the latest expensive gadget.

At the same time, dismissing the equipment simply because it looks unusual would be shortsighted.

Law enforcement officers regularly face dangerous environments, and technology that can reduce unnecessary exposure to threats deserves a fair evaluation based on performance rather than political theater.

ICE has long operated in one of Washington’s most politically charged areas, where nearly every enforcement decision becomes fuel for another partisan argument.

Robotic support equipment is likely to receive the same treatment, especially from activists who object to virtually any effort that gives immigration officers additional capabilities.

The practical questions will concern where the robots are used, who controls them, what information they collect, and how that information is protected.

Clear policies and proper oversight would help ensure the machines remain focused on legitimate law enforcement needs without becoming another poorly managed federal technology program.

The limited information currently available does not identify the manufacturer, the number of units under consideration, or a timetable for deployment.

It also does not explain whether the possible $2 million expenditure includes training, maintenance, software, communications equipment, or other supporting services.

For now, the central fact is that ICE plans to invest up to $2 million in robot dogs to support its personnel and public safety operations.

If the machines keep agents away from needless danger and deliver reliable results, those steel paws may prove more useful than the usual herd of Washington paper pushers.

Top Democrat Brazenly Dismisses Migrant Crime as a Fake Problem [WATCH]
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Top Democrat Brazenly Dismisses Migrant Crime as a Fake Problem [WATCH]

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Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy dismissed migrant crime as a “fake problem” during an August 26 appearance before a friendly audience in his home state.

The prominent migration advocate insisted that undocumented aliens and first-generation immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than Americans born in the country.

Murphy went even further, arguing that Americans seeking safety would be better served living around recent arrivals.

It was a sweeping statistical pitch that offered little comfort to families whose loved ones were murdered, raped, injured, or otherwise victimized by migrants who should not have been in the country.

Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies, acknowledged that migration “can in fact lower the crime rate, but it doesn’t help anybody who got killed by illegal aliens.”

That distinction between abstract rates and actual victims sits at the center of the national argument.

Krikorian said migration advocates treat immigration as an unquestionable moral good instead of a policy carrying benefits and costs.

Under the leftist worldview, migrants are cast as oppressed and therefore shielded from serious criticism, even when preventable crimes leave American families shattered.

That ideological posture is easier to maintain from protected neighborhoods, secured offices, and elite social circles.

Krikorian observed, “You know Chris Murphy doesn’t have to worry about his daughter being killed by an illegal alien like Laken Riley was killed [in 2024].”

The Department of Homeland Security offered an inconvenient reality check on August 26 by announcing another group of criminal deportations.

Among them was German Oliverio Miranda Tapia, a Mexican national and alleged Paisas gang member with Connecticut convictions involving sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, assault, and reckless driving.

According to the department, Miranda Tapia was deported by the Trump administration in July 2020 before illegally entering the country again.

His reported return illustrates the concrete public safety consequences that disappear when politicians reduce crime victims to convenient entries in a spreadsheet.

Migration supporters routinely emphasize crime rates rather than the number of crimes committed by people who could have been removed or denied entry.

One report promoted by migration groups claimed, “We find that neighborhoods that experienced greater increases in the share of undocumented residents saw … no detectable change in [rates of] violent crime.”

The Cato Institute has advanced a similar argument, although figures complicate the sales pitch.

Its March 2026 estimate reportedly placed the crime rate for Hispanic illegal migrants at 957 per 100,000, above the reported rate of 720 for white Americans and 312 for Asian Americans.

Cato could still claim illegal migrants offend at lower rates than Americans collectively because certain domestic groups had much higher reported figures.

That statistical maneuver may produce a politically useful average, but it does not erase crimes committed by deportable offenders or restore the lives of their victims.

Drunken driving deaths provide another grim example of what polished rate comparisons can obscure.

In Oklahoma, authorities charged illegal alien Michael Rosario Cruz with second degree murder after a May crash that killed Kiercy Hickson, Quincy Jones, Haleigh Salazar, and Brad Palmer, according to the source report.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Rosario Cruz was driving the wrong way on Interstate 40 when his vehicle struck the victims head on.

All four young people died at the scene, while Rosario Cruz was injured and transported to a hospital.

Murphy also used frustration with immigration disorder to promote legislation he helped craft in 2024.

He blamed President Donald Trump for blocking the proposal, calling it “the most significant bipartisan immigration reform bill, border security bill, in a generation.”

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Critics argued that Murphy’s measure would have expanded migration while preserving the economic and civic burdens already shouldered by working Americans.

The proposal collapsed after senators examined its provisions and recognized that Washington was preparing another immigration deal that talked about security while opening additional channels for entry.

The larger debate should not be manipulated into a false choice between crime rates and economic consequences.

Mass migration affects wages, housing, schools, hospitals, public safety, and political representation, while business interests gain more workers, renters, and consumers.

Krikorian also warned that some establishment Republicans focus narrowly on border crime while avoiding the broader economic effects of continued migration.

Murphy’s “fake problem” remark gives those politicians another opportunity to debate statistics while ordinary Americans absorb the consequences of policies they never requested.

No honest policymaker should pretend every migrant is dangerous, but no honest policymaker should dismiss preventable crimes as fake either.

Families mourning loved ones do not live inside percentages, and their losses cannot be waved away by senators determined to keep the migration agenda spotless.

Flock Cameras Could Be Watching Your Neighborhood: Here Is How to Find Them [WATCH]
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Flock Cameras Could Be Watching Your Neighborhood: Here Is How to Find Them [WATCH]

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Thousands of artificial intelligence-powered cameras may be quietly recording vehicles across the Country, often without drivers knowing where the devices are located.

Flock Safety says more than 120,000 of its automated, solar powered cameras operate across 49 states, with several thousand installed throughout the Sunshine State.

Automated license plate reader cameras are not new.

Cities have long used red light and speeding cameras, but Flock systems collect considerably more detail, including license plates, vehicle color, make, model, damage, roof racks, bumper stickers, scratches, dents, and other identifying features.

Supporters argue the technology gives police another powerful tool for finding missing people, recovering stolen vehicles, and locating criminal suspects.

Flock cameras have also been credited with helping investigators in major cases, including the 2025 mass shooting at Brown University.

Critics see a more troubling picture.

They have raised concerns about privacy, inaccurate matches, misuse by government agencies, and possible road safety problems, especially as a nationwide surveillance network expands with limited public awareness or debate.

Drivers curious about cameras in their neighborhoods will not find an official placement map from Flock Safety.

However, volunteer operated projects such as DeFlock and Eyes on Flock collect reported camera sightings, including systems operated by Flock, Motorola Solutions, Axis Communications, and other companies.

Another website, Have I Been Flocked, allows users to check whether law enforcement agencies searched for their license plates.

The searchable information comes from Flock Transparency Portals and audit logs obtained by volunteers through public records requests.

Residents can also submit records they obtain about automated license plate readers to the website.

That public participation has helped reveal how broadly these systems are being used, even as officials and contractors offer limited information about where cameras are installed and which agencies can access the resulting data.

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Flock cameras continuously record passing vehicles while the company software analyzes what they see.

When a vehicle matches a law enforcement description, the system can immediately alert authorities and provide location information that could help officers track it.

The artificial intelligence software also creates searchable descriptions for each recorded vehicle.

According to Flock, officers can search using incomplete phrases such as “man in blue shirt and cowboy hat” or “dark SUV with rear bumper damage,” expanding the system well beyond a basic license plate lookup.

Flock Safety says its cameras do not collect facial recognition data, personal information, or information directly tied to specific individuals.

Still, local jurisdictions may decide to share vehicle data with a national database, giving agencies far beyond the camera location potential access.

The company says images are usually deleted automatically after a designated period, commonly 30 days, unless local law requires another policy.

Of course, a temporary government database can still reveal plenty about where Americans travel, which explains why privacy advocates remain deeply skeptical.

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Damaging one of the cameras could lead to serious criminal charges under Florida law.

Florida Statute 806.13 states, “A person commits the offense of criminal mischief if he or she willfully and maliciously injures or damages by any means any real or personal property belonging to another, including, but not limited to, the placement of graffiti thereon or other acts of vandalism thereto.”

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Each Flock camera costs roughly $2,500, and damage that interrupts a public service could be treated as a felony.

The offense could carry as much as 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, making vandalism a particularly foolish way to protest the technology.

Flock recently introduced an optional Camera Protection Plan that agencies can purchase annually.

The plan covers unexpected camera damage caused by vandalism or natural disasters, with covered license plate reader and video cameras repaired or replaced without additional cost when qualifying damage occurs.

There is no complete way for motorists to opt out of being recorded.

Flock does allow participating homeowners associations and neighborhoods to place residents on a “SafeList,” which marks their vehicles as belonging to residents and allows those images to be filtered from certain searches.

Resistance is growing in some communities.

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More than 82 Flock Safety contracts have reportedly been terminated across 28 states since 2021, with nearly half of those cancellations occurring during the first six months of this year.

For Americans wondering whether a silent digital lookout is watching their street, volunteer maps and public records may be the best available answer.

L.A. County Diverts Wildfire Relief Millions to Pay Illegal Aliens’ Rent After ICE Raids [WATCH]
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L.A. County Diverts Wildfire Relief Millions to Pay Illegal Aliens’ Rent After ICE Raids [WATCH]

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Los Angeles County has built a taxpayer-funded housing relief program that can provide up to $15,000 to households regardless of immigration status, including families affected by ICE raids, detentions, and deportations.

County documents show this was not an accidental loophole buried in bureaucratic fine print.

Officials established a special eligibility category for households reporting a “sudden loss of income due to federal actions targeting immigrant communities.”

They then assigned millions of taxpayer dollars to that category while ensuring applicants would not have to demonstrate lawful presence in the United States.

The county made its policy perfectly clear in its February 2026 Program and Application Guide.

The document states, “Program eligibility does not require the disclosure of household members’ immigration status.”

Eligible applicants can receive relief covering as much as six months of housing debt, generally limited to $15,000 for each rental unit.

Certain applicants can also seek help with mortgages and other qualifying housing expenses.

In plain English, illegal immigrant households can receive taxpayer financed housing assistance, and county officials have deliberately chosen not to make lawful immigration status an eligibility requirement.

That is not bureaucratic carelessness, it is a conscious political decision.

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The September 2025 Board of Supervisors motion complained about “aggressive immigration enforcement” and claimed that “thousands of families have lost their primary breadwinners due to raids.” The board effectively treated federal enforcement of immigration law as an emergency requiring a local taxpayer rescue.

Supervisors responded by creating “Priority Group Category 3” for households claiming financial harm from federal actions aimed at immigrant communities.

The program therefore did not merely stumble into covering illegal immigrants through vague language.

County officials allocated $5 million in Care First and Community Investment money specifically for Category 3.

They also directed another $9.788 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund and county money toward that category unless wildfire victims continued to have unmet needs.

A February 2026 county presentation reported that the broader relief fund had grown to at least $44.367 million.

The full amount is not reserved exclusively for illegal immigrants, since the program also serves wildfire victims, but hardship tied to immigration enforcement is an explicit part of the spending plan.

The most galling detail involves the source of the first $5 million. After the Eaton and Palisades fires, county officials identified $10 million to help tenants and landlords who could not pay or collect rent because of the destruction.

Officials later split that original wildfire allocation, retaining $5 million for wildfire categories while redirecting the other half.

The approved motion declared that “$5 million in CFCI funding shall be allocated to Priority Group Category 3.”

That means money assembled for people suffering after catastrophic fires was rerouted to households claiming income losses related to ICE enforcement.

County leaders then opened the door to nearly $10 million more for the immigration category if fire victims supposedly had no remaining unmet needs.

The verification system provides another revealing glimpse into the county’s priorities.

Administrators may request evidence when an applicant claims a detention or deportation caused the financial hardship, but missing records do not necessarily close the taxpayer funded spigot.

According to the program guide, applicants who lack detention records or “choose not to disclose this information” can still qualify by establishing another eligible economic hardship.

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The county FAQ likewise confirms that immigration status is not required and that withholding detention documentation does not automatically prevent assistance.

Applicants must provide records involving identity, tenancy, housing debt, income, and eligible expenses.

Yet citizenship or lawful presence is not required, leaving illegal immigrants eligible alongside citizens, lawful residents, and families containing people with different immigration statuses.

That structure also prevents Los Angeles County from telling taxpayers how many illegal immigrants receive assistance.

By refusing to collect immigration status, officials have created a convenient shield against public accountability while promoting relief for families “targeted” by federal enforcement.

Demand has already blown past the available funding.

County figures show 4,587 applications in Round One seeking $84,711,397, nearly twice the $44.367 million identified for the larger program.

California taxpayers are once again being ordered to finance policies that soften the consequences of violating federal immigration law.

Meanwhile, wildfire victims must watch politicians shuffle relief money into another ideological project, all while county officials preserve plausible deniability about who receives the checks.

DOJ Bombshell Exposes Biden FBI Weaponization Against Traditional Catholics [WATCH]
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DOJ Bombshell Exposes Biden FBI Weaponization Against Traditional Catholics [WATCH]

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A Justice Department report released Thursday has exposed how the FBI under President Joe Biden treated traditional Catholic beliefs as potential signs of domestic extremism.

Investigators even turned their attention to two priests, only to find no connection to crime or violent activity.

The report came from the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group and focused on a 2023 internal FBI document called the Richmond Domain Perspective.

That assessment was produced by the bureau’s Richmond Field Office during the Biden administration.

According to the Justice Department, the assessment connected beliefs held by many conservative Catholics with violent extremism.

Apparently, practicing an ancient faith and rejecting progressive social doctrine was enough to attract the attention of federal agents.

FBI materials identified attendance at the Traditional Latin Mass, opposition to abortion, support for conservative family values, and a “rejection of modernity” as possible warning signs.

Those are ordinary religious and moral convictions for millions of Americans, not evidence of criminal intent.

The report revealed that FBI agents investigated two priests while examining supposed extremist activity.

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Agents monitored their travel and communications, but the bureau eventually found no link between either priest and criminal conduct or violent extremism.

That finding should have ended the matter before innocent clergy members were dragged into a federal investigation.

Instead, the episode showed how political assumptions could contaminate law enforcement analysis when officials decided traditional religious beliefs looked suspicious.

The Justice Department also found that the FBI relied on biased and unverified sources while developing the Richmond assessment.

Those sources included publications from the Southern Poverty Law Center and foreign intelligence materials that were used without adequate credibility reviews.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has long been embraced by liberal institutions seeking convenient labels for ideological opponents.

Allowing such material to influence federal investigations created a predictable risk that protected speech and religious practice would be treated as evidence of extremism.

Internal FBI reviews later concluded that the Richmond document improperly mixed Catholic doctrine with violent extremism.

Reviewers also determined that the assessment failed to give proper consideration to First Amendment protections involving religion, speech, and association.

Yet FBI leadership reportedly did little to correct the deeper institutional problems behind the document.

Employees involved in producing it received positive performance reviews, while officials in Richmond continued defending and refining the assessment after it was removed from FBI systems.

That response suggested the problem was not merely one poorly written memorandum.

The bureau’s bureaucracy appeared more interested in protecting its work product than confronting why faithful Catholics had been viewed through the lens of domestic terrorism.

President Donald Trump ordered a review of federal agency weaponization shortly after returning to the White House in January 2025.

The Justice Department examined more than 1,800 pages of internal emails, intelligence assessments, and investigative records while preparing its report.

The department has since removed key FBI employees responsible for the Richmond document.

The personnel action marks a sharp departure from the Biden era pattern of allowing officials to escape meaningful consequences while public outrage slowly faded.

“This Department of Justice will not tolerate a weaponized bureaucracy that chills First Amendment activity,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

“The individuals who developed the Richmond Domain Perspective are no longer with the Department.”

FBI Director Kash Patel also said the employees responsible for the Catholic memorandum had been held accountable.

He pledged that federal agents would not be permitted to repeat abuses that place constitutionally protected religious activity under government suspicion.

“Weaponization will never be tolerated at this FBI. Even while those who developed the unacceptable Richmond Catholic memo under the previous administration have been held accountable, releasing information to the public about what occurred under the prior regime is an important part of the process. I want to thank the Weaponization Working Group for their partnership as well as Attorney General Todd Blanche for his leadership addressing these abuses and making sure they never happen again.”

The report offers a disturbing picture of what happens when federal power becomes entangled with progressive political assumptions.

Traditional Catholics were not uncovered as violent extremists, but the Biden FBI still subjected their beliefs, priests, communications, and movements to bureaucratic scrutiny.

For Americans concerned about religious liberty, the episode is a reminder that constitutional protections require officials willing to enforce them.

The cleanup now underway may remove responsible personnel, but restoring public trust will demand lasting transparency and firm accountability.

New Jersey Councilman Banished From Public Office Over Lucchese Gambling Racket [WATCH]
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A New Jersey councilman has been permanently barred from public office after admitting that he participated in an illegal gambling operation tied to the Lucchese crime family.

Authorities say he collected nearly $1 million from the racket and directed much of that dirty money into his political campaign.

Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering, and official misconduct, according to New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport.

The 44-year-old Democrat politician now faces a recommended sentence of 10 years in state prison under his plea agreement.

Investigators said Shah worked as a sportsbook agent and poker manager for an organization that operated across Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties.

The gambling enterprise ran from January 2017 through August 2023, giving Shah years to blend local politics with organized criminal activity.

Shah served as the Finance & (Economic Development) Insurance councilmember for the Borough of Prospect Park.

While entrusted with public responsibilities, prosecutors said he hosted illegal poker games, managed subagents, and collected “rakes” that generated $900,084 in profits for him.

The arrangement became even more brazen when campaign money entered the picture.

Shah admitted that he forgave outstanding gambling balances for people who owed him money if they instead contributed to his political campaign, turning criminal debts into campaign support.

“Public officials have a special duty to ensure that they follow the law,” Davenport said.

“The defendant not only broke the law, but he then used criminal proceeds to fund his political campaign. Today’s guilty plea demonstrates that no one is above the law.”

The Lucchese family allegedly oversaw the poker games, placing a familiar organized crime operation behind the supposedly respectable face of municipal government.

Officials eventually charged 42 people in connection with the backroom gambling network, exposing an operation that stretched far beyond one compromised councilman.

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Police raided four illegal poker clubs linked to the crime family in April 2025.

Those searches uncovered additional locations associated with the ring and helped authorities map a sprawling network of gambling rooms, financial conduits, and participants operating throughout northern New Jersey.

The years long investigation identified approximately $4.79 million in suspected criminal proceeds.

According to Davenport’s office, mob figures relied on shell corporations and ordinary businesses to conceal where the money originated and to move profits without drawing immediate attention from authorities.

“Traditional organized crime remains a real problem in New Jersey,” New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Theresa L. Hilton said.

“Even with a variety of legal gambling options, illegal gambling rings run by organized crime continue to operate in backrooms and online. Law enforcement will continue to dismantle these criminal enterprises no matter where they operate.”

Thirty eight defendants have already pleaded guilty for their involvement in the gambling investigation, while two others continue to face charges.

The numbers reveal an entrenched operation that relied on organizers, managers, agents, property operators, and financial channels to keep the cash moving.

Alleged Lucchese family members George Zappola, Joseph R. Perna, and John G. Perna were identified as high level organizers.

Each pleaded guilty to racketeering in exchange for recommendations of lighter prison sentences, according to officials handling the sprawling prosecution.

Shah is awaiting sentencing, where prosecutors will recommend 10 years in state prison as required by the plea deal.

He must also surrender his political office and is permanently prohibited from holding public office again, an appropriate ending for a politician who treated campaign finance like another gambling table.

Shah resigned Friday after his plea became public, Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed T Khairullah announced.

He had remained in office following his April 2025 indictment, despite calls from the mayor and other council members for him to leave.

“When Mr. Shah was first charged in 2025, I joined my colleagues in calling for his resignation,” Khairullah said.

“At the same time, we respected his right to due process and allowed the judicial process to take its course.”

The mayor’s office will now begin the process of filling Shah’s vacant seat while continuing municipal operations.

Residents are left with the ugly spectacle of an elected finance official admitting that criminal proceeds helped fuel his political ambitions.

“Prospect Park is bigger than any one individual. We will move forward together,” Khairullah said.

The borough may move forward, but Shah’s guilty plea offers another blunt reminder that old fashioned mob corruption never vanished, it merely found new campaign paperwork.

ICE Takes Milo Yiannopoulos Into Custody as Laura Loomer Claims Credit [WATCH]
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ICE Takes Milo Yiannopoulos Into Custody as Laura Loomer Claims Credit [WATCH]

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Media personality Milo Yiannopoulos was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana this week, according to inmate records and reports cited in the original account.

The detention immediately drew attention because of his political notoriety, celebrity connections, and bitter public feud with Laura Loomer.

TMZ reported, “Milo Yiannopoulos has been apprehended by ICE in Louisiana … TMZ has learned.”

The outlet added, “The controversial political personality is currently being held at an ICE detention center, per inmate records. The circumstances surrounding his detention are not yet clear but our sources tell us Milo was detained at an airport.”

Those circumstances remain murky, and federal officials have not publicly detailed what led agents to detain Yiannopoulos.

The available report does not identify any formal allegation, immigration violation, court proceeding, or timetable for his potential release.

What is known is that the controversial commentator was reportedly intercepted at an airport before being transferred to an ICE detention facility.

That alone was enough to ignite speculation across social media, where Yiannopoulos has spent years attracting admirers, critics, and plenty of controversy.

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Yiannopoulos is also known for his association with rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye.

He served as Ye’s chief of staff for nearly two years before the pair parted ways in 2024, ending another unpredictable chapter in the entertainer’s political orbit.

Ye was scheduled to perform Friday night in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome.

The timing raised an obvious possibility that Yiannopoulos had traveled to Louisiana in connection with the performance, although that explanation has not been officially confirmed.

Then Laura Loomer entered the story and poured gasoline on an already blazing news cycle.

The conservative activist appeared to claim credit for the ICE action, turning a mysterious federal detention into the latest round of a deeply personal political feud.

According to the original report, Yiannopoulos had previously called for Loomer’s assassination.

That extraordinary allegation gave her reaction a particularly sharp edge and made clear that this was not some routine disagreement between online personalities trading mild insults.

Loomer celebrated the news by writing, “Today is a great day for America.”

Her victory lap quickly became a major part of the developing story, even as basic questions about the detention remained unanswered.

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Loomer has built a reputation for aggressively targeting political figures and public personalities whom she believes deserve investigation or exposure.

A celebratory social media post, however, does not establish the legal basis for federal action.

ICE has its own enforcement process, and the report offered no documentation showing precisely what information prompted agents to act or what role Loomer may have played.

Inmate records reportedly confirmed that Yiannopoulos was being held at an ICE detention center.

Beyond that, the public was left with fragments, unnamed sources, and a dramatic airport detention that generated far more questions than immediate answers.

No information was provided about whether Yiannopoulos had legal representation, whether a hearing had been scheduled, or whether he faced removal proceedings.

Those details will determine whether this is a brief detention or the beginning of a much larger immigration battle.

The episode brings together several combustible personalities, a federal enforcement agency, a major entertainment event, and an online feud involving an alleged assassination call.

Washington could hardly manufacture a stranger political spectacle if a congressional committee had been assigned the task.

For now, Yiannopoulos remains at the center of another controversy, only this time the venue is an ICE facility rather than a social media feed.

Loomer, meanwhile, is taking her bow and making sure nobody misses her claim of involvement.

The coming federal disclosures, if ICE provides them, should reveal why Yiannopoulos was detained and what happens next.

Until then, one fact is clear: immigration enforcement has delivered a stunning twist, and Loomer is celebrating like she just won election night.

 

Trump Makes Major Move to Help American Farmers and Ranchers Smash Big Meat Monopoly [WATCH]
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Trump Makes Major Move to Help American Farmers and Ranchers Smash Big Meat Monopoly [WATCH]

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President Donald Trump announced a push to give American farmers and ranchers greater freedom to process their own food, taking direct aim at the handful of giant meat processors that dominate the industry.

He accused the major companies of operating as a “nasty Monopoly” and making life harder for the people who raise the nation’s livestock.

The president revealed the move in a Truth Social post that placed farmers and ranchers squarely at the center of his domestic agenda.

Trump said the people producing America’s food deserve something Washington rarely offers, namely fewer bureaucratic obstacles and a fair chance to compete.

“Ranchers and Farmers have always been a number one priority for me,” Trump said.

“They work very hard, are smart, efficient, and immaculately CLEAN, but for years I have heard that they have had a tremendous problem with the Big Processors, who many say are a nasty Monopoly.”

Trump said the meat processing industry has essentially been controlled by four large companies.

According to the president, that concentrated power has allowed major processors to make “life miserable” for farmers and ranchers who have few practical alternatives.

His answer is to begin preparing legal documents that would allow producers to “PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD.”

The policy could give ranchers and farmers more control over how their products move from their land to American dinner tables.

Trump described the effort as a way to “break this powerful monopoly.”

It is classic Trump policy, confront the entrenched corporate interests, strip away Washington barriers, and return power to the Americans actually doing the work.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins quickly signaled that the Department of Agriculture was ready to carry out the president’s directive.

Responding on X, Rollins told Trump, “We are on it Mr. President.”

Rollins praised American ranchers for producing the “most incredible beef in the world.”

She also connected domestic food production to national security, arguing that the United States must retain the ability to feed and fuel itself instead of becoming dependent on unreliable foreign suppliers.

That national security argument carries special weight as global supply chains remain vulnerable to wars, trade disputes, natural disasters, and hostile governments.

A country that cannot efficiently process its own food is a country that has surrendered a basic measure of independence.

Rollins said major announcements would begin “starting Monday.”

Those actions are expected to include rescinding “outdated guidance,” waiving unnecessary processing red tape, and adding new technology that can deliver safety data more quickly.

The administration also plans to expand the ability of ranchers to sell their products across state lines.

That could open new markets for smaller producers who have spent years navigating a maze of rules while giant processors enjoyed the advantages of size, influence, and expensive legal departments.

Another part of the initiative will provide “real support for small processors.”

That provision could prove essential because greater freedom for farmers and ranchers means little if local processing capacity cannot grow alongside their businesses.

The proposal also places pressure on federal regulators to distinguish between legitimate food safety requirements and paperwork that protects established corporations from competition.

Washington has a habit of calling every burden a safeguard, especially when powerful companies benefit from keeping smaller rivals boxed out.

Trump’s announcement fits his broader economic message of strengthening American production and reducing dependence on concentrated corporate systems.

For rural communities, this is not an abstract debate cooked up by consultants in Washington, but a fight over livelihoods, family operations, and whether local producers can survive.

The coming details will determine how broadly the new authority can be used and how quickly farmers and ranchers can benefit.

Still, the direction is unmistakable, Trump wants the people who raise America’s food to have more control, while the processing giants face competition they have avoided for far too long.


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