Chaos briefly erupted Thursday afternoon when United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) tried to disrupt a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles — prompting law enforcement to forcibly remove him from the scene. As The Hill reports: Video of the incident shared by a Fox News reporter shows multiple men restraining Padilla […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Update (1030 ET): The optics for California Democrats — particularly far-left Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom — have turned negative. Their characterization of the riots as “mostly peaceful” is increasingly being contradicted by viral X footage of looting, vehicle fires, and street-level chaos. Public sentiment appears to […]
FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit against MSNBC analyst and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi, alleging he made knowingly false statements during a May 2, 2025 appearance on Morning Joe. Filed in Texas on June 2, the lawsuit centers on Figliuzzi’s remark that Patel had “reportedly been visible at […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a joint congressional resolution overturning California’s landmark plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 — a dramatic rollback of U.S. environmental policy. The resolution also rescinds California’s stricter emissions standards for diesel trucks and heavy-duty vehicles, which had been upheld under waivers granted by the […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday the authorization of the voluntary departure of U.S. military dependents from locations across the Middle East as tensions continue to rise. A U.S. defense official told Fox News on Wednesday: “The safety and security of our service members and their families remains our highest priority and U.S. […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Is something brewing amid U.S.-Iran tensions, given the stalled nuclear negotiations and ratcheting accusations, demands, and counter-demands? The State Department has ordered all embassies within striking distance of Iranian assets — including missions in the Middle East but also Eastern Europe and Northern Africa — to convene emergency action committees […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Trump says he will ‘liberate’ Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army. He called violent leftist rioters there, “animals” and “a foreign enemy,” in a speech at Fort Bragg as he defended deploying the military on violent demonstrators opposed to his illegal alien enforcement raids. Only […]
Christy Walton, billionaire Walmart heiress, is drawing national attention after bankrolling a full-page ad in The New York Times promoting “No Kings Day,” a protest movement scheduled for June 14 — Flag Day and the birthday of President Donald Trump. While the ad avoids mentioning Trump directly, its focus on defending democracy and opposing authoritarianism […]
Inside The Mind Of The Capital Jewish Museum Shooter: A Behavioral Assessment
Elias Rodriguez presents as a self-radicalized lone actor who reframed personal outrage over the Gaza war into a moral crusade against Jews whom he equated with “genocidaires.” His manifesto, posted the night before the 21 May 2025 double-homicide outside the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, blends florid moral absolutism with tactical rhetoric. The […]