Terrorism

Mar162026

Episode 1177 – He Should Have Done That A Long Time Ago!

California loses another billionaire. This is going to be a big problem for regular Californians soon.

Trump does what he should have done a long time ago.

And Joy Reid thinks Iranian women have it better than American women.

News

Here is some news:

  • Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick says he has traded California for Texas, joining a growing list of billionaires abandoning the state as lefty lawmakers push for a one-off tax on their wealth.
  • Protesters took to the streets in a violent night of unrest in Cuba as demonstrators chanted “Down with Communism” and attacked Communist party offices — in a rare showing of public defiance against the dictatorial government.
    • Residents flooded Morón in the Ciego de Ávila region overnight into Saturday — days after protestors chanted similar slogans in Havana — for what started as a peaceful rally pushing back against unpopular Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Cane and continued power outages and food shortages.
    • The embattled Diaz-Cane had announced Friday that he’d begun talks with the Trump administration to try and deescalate the crippling economic crisis in Cuba after the US cut off Venezuelan oil shipments to the island, The Post reported.
    • Venezuelan oil is not being sent to Cuba and the economy is crashing.
  • The Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to order an oil company to restart shuttered offshore operations in California, saying the move is necessary to address oil supply disruption risks and reduce reliance on foreign crude.
    • Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday directed Sable Offshore Corp., an oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, to restore operations at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of Santa Barbara, according to a statement from the Department of Energy (DOE).
    • California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the order Friday, calling the Trump administration’s use of the Defense Production Act “reckless and illegal” and pledging to fight the directive.
    • The governor also pointed to the pipeline’s history, noting that a 2015 spill near Refugio State Beach released more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil and caused widespread environmental and economic damage along the Santa Barbara coast.
  • In the Iranian war, The United States has hit the military installations on Kharg island.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/us-news/billionaire-uber-co-founder-reveals-hes-bolted-california-for-texas/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=capost
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/world-news/cubans-chant-down-with-communism-and-attack-government-building-during-violent-night-of-protests/?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/trump-admin-invokes-defense-production-act-directs-oil-company-restart-california-operations

Dumbass of the Day

This Law Will Kill Gavin Newsom’s Chance at President

According to the New York Post:

A pedophile who was hit with a more than 300-year sentence for sexually abusing children as young as 5 years old admitted his sick desires are “always going to be there” — but was granted early release anyway under a controversial law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Gregory Lee Vogelsang, 57, was convicted of kidnapping and molesting multiple children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the ’90s in the Sacramento area. He was sentenced to 355 years to life in prison.

But in the November hearing, a three-person board granted the pedophile parole, despite his heinous crimes.

In a transcript of the hearing, released by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Vogelsang spoke about his obsession with young boys.

“I got to know what the internal triggers and external triggers and what the risky situations and the warning signs are for pedophilia,” Vogelsang said, according to the transcript reported by Capital Public Radio.

“And, like I said before, when I don’t view a child as a sex object, I don’t want to become aroused, but I know it’s always going to be there.”

He also blamed the abuse he faced as a child for his obsession.

“I think when I was a child, I had normalized child molestation due to my father abusing me from 7 to 11,” Vogelsang said.

“It wasn’t until I had dealt with my own childhood abuse of the pain, the harm, the guilt and the shame that I felt as a child, that today I can sit there and say that I honestly understand the psychological and the emotional damage that I was doing.”

A law signed by Newsom in 2020 cleared the way for Vogelsang’s release, because it allows inmates 50 and older who have served 20 or more years to receive parole consideration.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/us-news/pedo-released-under-gavin-newsom-law-made-sick-confession-in-parole-hearing/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Why Is It Always the Same People

According to the Post Millennial:

An armed man with tactical gear and a firearm was able to walk into Zwink Elementary School in Klein, Texas on Tuesday this week. Kyle Najm Chris, also known as Muhi Mohanad Najm, 39, of Klein, has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, a charge associated with bringing a weapon on school grounds.

Najm was then taken into custody on Wednesday at 6:30 pm, according to KHOU11. According to the criminal complaint against the suspect, he was seen entering the front office of the front office of the school where he was dressed in full military tactical gear and has a gun holstered.

When he was asked how he was able to get past security, Najm said that the front door was not latched. When employees asked him to identify himself, he did not do so, left the school, and then drove away in a dark blue Dodge Charger.

“From the moment the individual left the front office, we were actively working with multiple law enforcement agencies to identify and apprehend this individual,” the school wrote in a message to parents explaining why they were not immediately notified. “Sending a public notification during that window could have jeopardized those efforts, tipped off the suspect, and delayed the arrest.”

The suspect was later identified with security footage and a facial recognition system as well as a license plate database. Najm has no affiliation with the school. No students or staff were harmed during the incident. Authorities said that the man has a private investigator license and has a Texas Concealed Handgun License.

https://thepostmillennial.com/suspect-muhi-mohanad-najm-arrested-for-showing-up-at-elementary-school-with-gun-full-tactical-gear#google_vignette

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Mar092026

Episode 1173 – Here Comes the Splash Damage!

The war with Iran continues to move along. Let’s go over some news.

And we are now seeing the splash damage in the United States when it comes to this war. We can expect more issues in the future.

What’s Happening in Iran?

Here are some updates in the Iran war:

  • Iran named Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s next ruler.
  • President Donald Trump told Fox News’ “One Nation with Brian Kilmeade” on Sunday night that he is “not happy” with Iran’s selection of Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader.
  • The war with Iran has sent global oil prices skyrocketing past $100 a barrel as the regime’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped tankers from using the shipping lane.
  • President Donald Trump on Monday told the New York Post that he’s “nowhere near” ordering boots on the ground in Iran to secure enriched uranium reportedly stored at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear complex.
    • “We haven’t made any decision on that. We’re nowhere near it,” Trump told the outlet over the phone.
  • U.S. Central Command on Monday morning issued a “fact check” on a Russian and Iranian media claim that a U.S. patriot missile struck a Bahrain neighborhood by accident. 
    • Russian and Iranian media claimed that a U.S. patriot missile missed intercepting an Iranian missile or drone and inadvertently hit the neighborhood, according to the command. 
    • “What really happened: An Iranian drone struck a residential neighborhood, injuring 32 civilians in Bahrain, including children who required medical treatment, according to Bahrain’s government,” the command said, adding “TRUTH.”
  • A seventh U.S. soldier who died from injuries sustained while he was supporting Operation Epic Fury in Saudi Arabia last week has been identified, the Department of War announced.
    • Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky., died of his wounds on Sunday after he was injured during “an enemy attack” on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, the department said.

Here We Go Again

According to the New York Post:

A pair of ISIS-trained extremists were charged with hurling an IED at Gracie Mansion duringa rowdy weekend protest — allegedly packing the homemade bomb with “Mother of Satan,” a volatile explosive favored by international terrorists.

The two pro-Muslim fanatics – Ibraham Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18 – both self-radicalized in recent years and traveled to Turkey and other terror-training hot spots, law enforcement sources close to the case told The Post.

Balat spent more than three months in Istanbul last year, while Ibrahim flew to Istanbul and Saudi Arabia in 2024, and made a trip to Melbourne, Australia in 2019, the sources said.

The pair admitted to cops after getting busted at the violent demonstration outside the mayor’s residence on Saturday afternoon that they also watched ISIS videos and tossed the bomb at right-wing agitators because they felt the agitators insulted their religion, the sources said.

The homemade device consisted of sports drink bottles filled with triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, a substance favored by terrorists and known as “Mother of Satan” — which is so volatile that it typically doesn’t require a fuse to go off, they said. The dangerous substance can be cobbled together using household ingredients readily available at home improvement stores and pharmacies, making it cheap to produce.

The same type of bomb was used in high-profile terror attacks in France, the UK, Belgium and New Delhi over more than a decade — often with fatal consequences.

Fortunately, it failed to go off during the Saturday afternoon clash between demonstrators backing right-wing activist Jake Lang and pro-Muslim counter-protesters.

The incident unfolded during a planned anti-Muslim protest organized by right-wing agitator Jake Lang outside Gracie Mansion — which sparked a rowdy confrontation with counter protesters that quickly turned violent.

Video footage shows several scuffles that led to six arrests — including the two accused wannabe bombers.

How did Zorhan Mamdani respond? Here was his statement after it was discovered that this was a terrorist attack:

“Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism,” Mamdani complained. “Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.”

“What followed was even more disturbing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are,” he continued. “I want to thank the brave men and women of the NYPD who acted quickly to keep New Yorkers safe. Our officers ran toward danger without hesitation, demonstrating once again the courage and dedication it takes to protect this city every single day. My administration is closely monitoring the situation and I remain in close contact with our Police Commissioner.”

Listen:

NBC News is doing the same thing. They released a tweet for an article about the terrorist attack:

BREAKING: A device ignited outside Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral residence yesterday during an anti-Islam protest and counterprotest was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, New York City police say.

The note pointed out that the terrorists were not one of the 20 white supremacists but ISIS inspired terrorists.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-terror-scare-deepens-as-bomb-squad-races-to-new-threat-near-mayors-mansion?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Drew+Berkemeyer&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=NYC+Terror+Scare+Deepens+As+Bomb+Squad+Races+To+New+Threat+Near+Mayor%E2%80%99s+Mansion
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/self-radicalized-isis-supporters-used-explosive-called-mother-of-satan-inside-bombs-thrown-at-gracie-mansion-protest-sources/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-breaks-silence-after-nypd-confirms-bomb-was-used-in-terror-attempt?author=Virginia+Kruta&category=undefined&elementPosition=2&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Mamdani+Breaks+Silence+After+NYPD+Confirms+Bomb+Was+Used+In+Terror+Attempt

Are They a Threat Now?

According to the Post Millennial:

A Pakistani national accused of plotting to assassinate US political leaders testified Wednesday that Iranian intelligence agents pressured him to take part in the scheme, claiming they directed him to target President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden.

Asif Merchant, 47, told a jury in Brooklyn federal court that he felt compelled to cooperate with the plan because his relatives were being threatened.

“I had no other options. My family was threatened,” Merchant claimed to jurors in a Brooklyn federal court, per the New York Post. He’s been charged with paying two undercover FBI agents posing as hitmen just $5,000 to carry out the assassination plot.

Merchant, originally from Pakistan, testified that an Iranian handler instructed him in April 2024 to travel to the United States and arrange for “maybe to have somebody murdered.” According to his testimony, the handler offered three possible targets.

“He did not tell me exactly who it is, but he named three people to me: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Nikki Haley,” the accused terrorist explained. At the time, Trump and Biden were the frontrunners in the 2024 presidential race. Haley had ended her campaign roughly a month before.

Merchant has pleaded not guilty to terrorism and murder-for-hire charges following his August 2024 arrest. He testified that he had initially offered to help Iranian operatives in late 2022 or early 2023 by assisting with money transfers designed to dodge US sanctions.

He claimed his Iranian contact, identified as Mehrdad Yousef, ordered him to both organize the assassination attempt and obtain unspecified documents. Merchant alleged the man belonged to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

https://t.co/qovJU1VVmO

More Terrorism

According to the Daily Wire:

FBI agents and airport police worked together to investigate after an unspecified threat caused officials to evacuate sections of Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday morning.

According to multiple reports, hundreds of passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac as investigators closed one terminal, out of “an abundance of caution,” and diverted several flights, leaving others — who landed after the threat was received — stranded on the taxiway until they were given the all-clear.

The threat, according to reports, came in at 11:50 a.m. local time and prompted an immediate and complete evacuation of the terminal. Flights did not resume until after 2 p.m. In the interim, airport police and FBI agents conducted sweeps of the terminal.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/bomb-threat-triggers-shutdown-at-major-u-s-airport-forces-passengers-onto-tarmac?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Virginia+Kruta&category=News&elementPosition=4&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Bomb+Threat+Triggers+Shutdown+At+Major+U.S.+Airport%2C+Forces+Passengers+Onto+Tarmac

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Mar022026

Episode 1169 – Well, It’s About Time!!

The United States is kicking ass and taking numbers and President Trump is showing that he is the bravest president we’ve had in decades.

Away We Go

The joint U.S.–Israeli attack on Iran began with large-scale strikes on February 28, 2026, after months of escalating clashes, nuclear disputes, and proxy attacks across the region.​

Key lead-up (late 2025–February 27, 2026)

  • Throughout late 2025, Iran accelerated its nuclear program and regional militias intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets in Iraq, Syria, and the Gulf, prompting repeated U.S. and Israeli warnings of “consequences.”​
  • In January–February 2026, Iranian‑linked groups carried out drone and rocket attacks that killed three U.S. soldiers, and Israel continued strikes on Iranian assets in Syria and Lebanon.
  • By late February, U.S. and Israeli officials had coordinated a joint operation aimed at Iran’s leadership, command‑and‑control, and missile and nuclear infrastructure.​

February 28, 2026: Opening strikes

  • Around the morning of February 28 (local time), Israel launched an unprecedented wave of airstrikes on Tehran and other cities, beginning around 9:45 a.m. IRST, targeting top leadership and key military sites.
  • In the same operation, U.S. Navy and Air Force assets struck Iranian command‑and‑control nodes, air defenses, missile and UAV sites, and radar and naval facilities.
  • Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several senior security officials were reported killed in decapitation strikes on his residential compound, along with members of his family and staff.

Iranian retaliation on day one (February 28, 2026)

  • Within hours, the IRGC announced large‑scale missile and drone launches toward Israel and U.S. bases, vowing retaliation with “no red lines.”
  • Missile barrages using systems such as Emad and Ghadr targeted Israeli cities including Haifa, triggering nationwide shelter orders, and aimed at at least 14 U.S. bases across Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.
  • The initial exchanges caused casualties in Israel and across the region, with Iran signaling that attacks would continue until the U.S. and Israel were “definitively defeated.”

March 1, 2026: Intensification of strikes

  • By early March 1, further U.S.–Israeli waves hit Iranian ballistic‑missile facilities, IRGC bases, naval assets, and communication hubs, as part of what was described as a multi‑day campaign.​
  • Iran expanded its retaliatory strikes to additional U.S. positions and continued missile and drone attacks against Israel, while urging regional allies and militias to join the fight.
  • Smoke plumes and damage were reported in parts of Tehran and other major cities, with growing civilian and military casualties on the Iranian side.

March 2, 2026: Regional widening and “day three”

  • By day three, Iran and allied militias launched missiles toward Israel and several Arab states, and an Iran‑aligned Iraqi militia claimed a drone strike on U.S. forces at Baghdad airport.
  • Hezbollah fired missiles into northern Israel in what it called retaliation for Khamenei’s killing and ongoing Israeli operations, while Israeli forces struck targets in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, causing dozens of deaths and injuries.
  • The U.S. reported using B‑2 bombers with 2,000‑pound munitions against Iran’s ballistic‑missile infrastructure, claiming multiple Iranian naval vessels sunk and a naval command center largely destroyed; Iran reported more than 200 dead since the campaign began.

Four U.S. troops have been killed.

One U.S. plane has been shot down by Kuwaiti air defense in what’s classified as a friendly fire incident. The pilot ejected safely and is alive.

Political framing and stated objectives

  • President Donald Trump publicly framed the operation as removing “imminent threats” from the Iranian regime and signaled that strikes could continue for “four or five weeks,” tying them to the deaths of U.S. soldiers.
  • Israeli and U.S. sources described primary objectives as: decapitating Iran’s leadership, degrading its missile and drone capabilities, constraining its nuclear program, and weakening its regional proxy network.
  • Iranian officials declared they would not negotiate with Washington under fire and promised continued retaliation through direct attacks and allied militias across the Middle East.

The big guys that were killed involved:

Here is the same group of slain senior figures, separated by institution and with a brief note on their roles and why they mattered before the strikes.

Supreme Leader’s office

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – Supreme Leader of Iran
    • Institution: Supreme Leader’s office / ultimate authority over all branches of the state and armed forces.
    • Role and significance: As Supreme Leader since 1989, Khamenei was the state’s highest decision‑maker on foreign policy, nuclear policy, and use of force, with direct authority over the IRGC, regular army, intelligence services, and key appointments. His death removes the central node of Iran’s political‑religious system and triggers a leadership‑transition process around the provisional council now managing his powers.
  • Ali Shamkhani – Senior adviser, head of Defense Council
    • Institution: Supreme Leader’s network and national security apparatus (Defense Council / high‑level strategic body).
    • Role and significance: Former IRGC Navy and regular Navy commander, ex‑defense minister, and long‑time secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2013–2023), he was, by 2026, secretary of the newly formed Defense Council and a close strategic adviser to Khamenei. That position put him at the center of Iran’s war planning, nuclear negotiations posture, and coordination of responses to Israel and the U.S.

IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)

  • Major General Mohammad Pakpour – IRGC commander‑in‑chief
    • Institution: IRGC high command.
    • Role and significance: A veteran IRGC officer from the Iran–Iraq War era, Pakpour led IRGC Ground Forces from 2009 and was elevated to commander‑in‑chief of the entire IRGC in 2025 after Hossein Salami’s death. He oversaw Iran’s main force for missile, drone, and regional proxy warfare, playing a central role in counterterrorism operations and in shaping Iran’s asymmetric strategy against Israel, the U.S., and Gulf states.

Regular army / joint armed forces

  • Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi – Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
    • Institution: Regular army / joint armed forces command (Artesh plus IRGC coordination).
    • Role and significance: A career Artesh officer who previously commanded the regular army, Mousavi was appointed in 2025 as chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, coordinating overall defense planning and readiness across all services. His job was to integrate IRGC and regular military capabilities, improve strategic planning, and manage Iran’s response posture to external threats; losing him alongside the IRGC chief and Supreme Leader is a major blow to Iran’s military command structure.

Security council / high‑level strategy bodies

  • Ali Shamkhani – Supreme National Security Council veteran, Defense Council secretary
    • Institution: Supreme National Security Council (past) and newly formed Defense Council (immediate pre‑war role).
    • Role and significance: As SNSC secretary for a decade and then Defense Council secretary, Shamkhani was one of the few figures spanning the IRGC, regular military, and civilian leadership, often acting as a bridge between hard‑line and pragmatic factions. He was instrumental in war‑room coordination during previous crises, and his death removes a key architect of Iran’s strategic responses and back‑channel diplomacy.

Former regime president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is confirmed dead.

There is a rumor that newly appointed Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Arafi, has reportedly been killed in an airstrike, just hours after being given the role.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-timeline-of-the-attack-s3ckojlvS8OiWFG6.Rc5PQ
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The Response

From the Iranians in Los Angeles:

The Republican response was best summed up by Scott Jennings on CNN:

Jane Fonda was in Los Angeles, making a statement about this whole thing:

The Dems are in big trouble.

According to the New York Post:

President Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran without congressional signoff has splintered lawmakers, largely along party lines, and supercharged the debate over war powers authority.

While most Republicans largely rallied around Trump’s decision to carry out the massive joint attack with Israel, Democrats quickly denounced the attack as an illegal “war of choice” and demanded Congress come back to Washington to take a vote on whether to authorize another Middle East invasion.

Democratic leaders have vowed to forge ahead with their plans to force a vote on a war powers resolution next week in the House that would block Trump from carrying out additional strikes.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/28/us-news/trumps-iran-attack-sets-off-furious-debate-in-congress-on-whether-war-is-necessary-or-illegal/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost

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Jan192026

Episode 1146 – Rest in Peace, Scott!

The Supreme Court is hearing a common sense case. We should have some great audio tomorrow.

A domestic terror attack occurs in Mississippi, but no one seems to care. I’ll talk about why this may not be a bad thing.

And Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and writer of several books, has died after a short battle with cancer.

This Should Be A Slam Dunk Case

According to the Daily Wire:

Lainey Armistead’s first-ever trip to the Supreme Court will be to watch her own case, a high-stakes legal fight that will determine whether states have the right to keep gender-confused men from dominating women’s sports.

Armistead, a former women’s collegiate soccer player, is fighting for West Virginia’s “Save Women’s Sports” law, which barred transgender-identifying males from participating in women’s sports. The fight over the law will come to a head Tuesday as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on West Virginia’s law and a similar measure out of Idaho.

“I just am baffled that a girl from Kentucky who went to school and at a smaller school in West Virginia would have the opportunity to be heard,” Armistead told The Daily Wire. “By them taking up this case, they’ve told me and all the other girls that we matter and that we’re important.”

Armistead was the captain of West Virginia State University women’s soccer team and played from 2019-2022 as transgender sports debate intensified across the nation. During that time, the debate rose to a fevered pitch as University of Pennsylvania transgender-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas won a national championship title in the 500-yard freestyle in March 2022 over female swimmers.

Armistead joined the legal fight to defend West Virginia’s law in September 2021, becoming an intervenor in the case after hearing of female athletes in Connecticut losing to a male athlete competing as a woman.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-set-to-answer-what-is-a-woman-in-high-stakes-trans-athlete-cases?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=undefined&elementPosition=7&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Supreme+Court+Set+To+Answer+%E2%80%98What+Is+A+Woman%3F%E2%80%99+In+High-Stakes+Trans+Athlete+Cases

Where Did This Come From

According to Fox News:

A suspect was in custody Saturday after an apparent arson attack set a Mississippi synagogue ablaze, destroying Torahs and prompting an investigation involving the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

The blaze broke out shortly after 3 a.m. at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, the state’s largest synagogue. No congregants were injured, officials said.

Photos from the scene showed severe damage to an administrative office and the synagogue’s library, where several Torahs were destroyed or damaged.

Jackson Mayor John Horhn confirmed that a person was taken into custody following an investigation that also included the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mississippi-synagogue-burned-arson-attack-suspect-custody

More Communist Policiy Disaster

According to the New York Post:

The Seattle police union is slamming the city’s new socialist mayor for apparently issuing a directive halting all open drug use arrests — in favor of promoting a diversion program they say suffers from “suicidal empathy.”

Wilson, 43, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, ran on a platform of seemingly impossible guarantees — including a promise to “Trump-proof Seattle,” according to her campaign website.

The Seattle Police Officers Guild said it was blindsided by a directive from Wilson’s team to pause open drug use arrests, in a statement issued Sunday.

The union said that an internal memo ordered the police department to funnel related cases through the city’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program, which aims to steer offenders engaged in low-level drug crime away from the criminal justice system.

LEAD seeks to connect alleged drug users with intensive case managers, who typically help their clients with anything from housing to mental illness.

The union blasted her apparent decision as a glaring red flag that will promote societal decay — and claimed LEAD actively supports “suicidal empathy” in its lenient practices.

“Most cops know that the LEAD program supports this ideology, and they don’t want to refer cases. It is a waste of time. We’ve all seen how our streets can be filled with death, decay, blight, and crime when ideology like this infects our city. Now with this resurrected insane direction, death, destruction, and more human suffering will be supercharged,” Mike Solan, the union president, said.

Police Chief Shon Barnes wrote that “new policies and procedures are inevitable” in the wake of “the shifting political landscape our city has grown accustomed to,” in the full memo obtained by KOMO.

The jarring change was “effective immediately,” said Barnes, who also noted that any suspect who refuses to comply with LEAD will still face “traditional prosecutorial measures.”

Wilson, however, denied the union’s bold assertions and claimed in a statement Monday that she hadn’t enforced any policy change.

“You’ll know when I announce a policy change, because I’ll announce a policy change,” she said sarcastically.

Despite the orders laid out in the internal memo, Seattle PD also said “nothing has changed when it comes to police continuing to make drug-related arrests.”

The Post reached out to to the police union for comment.

Wilson’s vision stretches far beyond Seattle’s borders. On the eve of her Jan. 1 inauguration, she shared a post expressing “solidarity” with Somali child care providers in the city who have come under scrutiny amid a day care scandal more than 1,000 miles away in Minnesota. 

City leadership, she said, “will not tolerate anyone who is trying to intimidate, harass, or film Somali childcare providers” — prompting the head of the Department of Justice’s civil rights division to remind her that “citizen journalism are NOT HATE CRIMES in America.”

https://nypost.com/2026/01/05/us-news/seattle-police-union-blasts-citys-new-socialist-mayor-for-allegedly-redirecting-drug-cases-insane-direction/?utm_medium=social&utm_social_post_id=643392115&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_social_handle_id=17469289

Some Common Sense

According to Fox News:

Though Newsom has publicly supported a progressive tax structure, he said the billionaire tax “makes no sense,” adding that, “It’s really damaging to the state.”

“I have a very specific agenda that I’m trying to follow, and then also [be] very pragmatic about what I don’t know — that is, all the things that come your way that are not on the agenda,” he told Politico. “This is not how I wanted to spend my last year.”

“The good news is the overwhelming opposition to this by others,” Newsom said. “I think it will be defeated, because I think people understand what it does versus what it promotes to do.”

Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

A spokesperson for Newsom previously told The Wall Street Journal that the governor opposes “state-level wealth taxes” because they drive away affluent residents. At The New York Times DealBook Summit in December 2025, Newsom criticized wealth-tax proposals and emphasized California’s competitive environment, saying states “can’t isolate [themselves] from the 49 others” regarding tax policy.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/newsom-says-california-wealth-tax-really-damaging-billionaires-move-money-businesses-out-of-state

It’s Ain’t Going to Get Better

According to the New York Post:

More people are fleeing California than any other state — as Golden Staters pack up and head to places like Texas and Florida, according to a new U-Haul analysis.

California ranked dead last for the sixth time in a row on the moving and storage rental company’s list of “growth states.”

The grim news came with a bit of a very small silver lining — the out-migration wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been, the company said in a Monday news release.

Rounding out the bottom five were Illinois (49), New Jersey (48), New York (47) and Massachusetts (46). The bottom five and nine out of 10 worst states for growth are run by Democrat governors while seven went blue in the last presidential election, according to U-Haul.

Meanwhile, seven of the top 10 growth states are run by Republican governors and nine went red in the 2024 presidential election, the analysis said. The top five states for growth were Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, according to U-Haul.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/us-news/more-people-fleeing-california-more-than-any-other-state/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_social_post_id=644283951&utm_medium=social&utm_social_handle_id=17469289&utm_source=twitter

RIP Scott

According to the Daily Wire:

Cartoonist Scott Adams, best known for creating the hilariously relatable, satirical comic strip “Dilbert,” has died at the age of 68 following a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Adams’ ex-wife, Shelly Miles, revealed the news via the “Real Coffee With Scott Adams” YouTube show. Miles also shared a “final message” from Adams.

“If you are reading this, things did not go well for me. I have a few things to say before I go. My body failed before my brain,” she read, noting that Adams professed to be “of sound mind” when he wrote the note.

“Many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me, so here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior and look forward to spending an eternity with Him. The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven. I won’t need any more convincing than that. I hope I’m still qualified for entry.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-had-an-amazing-life-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-dies-at-68-following-cancer-battle?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Amanda+Harding&category=Entertainment&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=%E2%80%98I+Had+An+Amazing+Life%E2%80%99%3A+%E2%80%98Dilbert%E2%80%99+Creator+Scott+Adams+Dies+At+68+Following+Cancer+Battle

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Episode 1145 – Rest in Peace, Bob!

The world seems to be on fire as people see the United States will depose genocidal dictators.

Donald Trump is is looking to expand the land of Cuba.

And we are beginning to learn a little about Renee Good, the woman shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota. It turns out, she ain’t that good.

Another Dictator Ready to Fall

Based on the search results, it appears you’re asking about protests in Iran. Here’s the current status:

Ongoing Crisis

Iran is experiencing its most significant anti-government protests in decades, now in their second week as of January 10, 2026. What began on December 28, 2025, as demonstrations over Iran’s collapsing economy has evolved into open political defiance against the regime.​​

Scale and Spread

The protests have expanded dramatically across the country:​

  • Street gatherings have occurred in 348 sites across 111 cities in 31 provinces as of January 7​
  • Major cities including Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Qom, Karaj, and Zahedan have seen demonstrations​​
  • 45 universities have joined the protests​
  • Demonstrations at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on January 6 marked a significant escalation​

Government Crackdown

Iranian authorities have responded with severe repression:​

  • Security forces have opened fire on demonstrators, with reports of “hundreds of bodies” throughout Tehran on January 10​
  • A near-total internet shutdown and suspension of international calls has been imposed to prevent communication​
  • At least 65 protesters have been killed, including children, according to human rights organizations​
  • Over 2,300 people have been arrested, including 165 minors​

Political Demands

Protesters are chanting “Death to Khamenei” and “Long live the shah,” demonstrating rejection of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rule. Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has called for protesters to seize city centers. President Trump warned Iran on January 2 that the U.S. would intervene if peaceful protesters are killed.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-is-the-status-of-the-prot-DcUMwkieRvKqnJXrqPaftw
https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-protesters-swarm-u-haul-truck-drove-through-anti-iranian-regime-gathering

Well, It’s About Time

According to Fox Business:

President Donald Trump signaled a hardline stance toward Cuba on Sunday, vowing to halt all oil and financial support and urging the island nation to “make a deal” before it is “too late.”

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Venezuela has long been Cuba’s largest oil supplier, though Trump has successfully secured oil shipments to the U.S. on the heels of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro‘s capture by U.S. forces.

“Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela,” Trump added.

The warning comes as the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to isolate regional allies of Venezuela following Maduro’s capture.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-ultimatum-cuba-make-deal-before-too-late-face-consequences

Well, So Much For That!

According to Fox News:

New video footage shared Saturday shows the minutes that lead up to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal agent, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

DHS shared video on its X account that appeared to be three-and-a-half minutes of footage taken by a citizen from inside a nearby home showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and multiple vehicles out in the residential street.

A car can be heard honking its horn repeatedly while someone can be heard continually blowing a whistle. At one point, the video pans over to what appears to be Renee Nicole Good’s Honda Pilot that is parked in the middle of the street.

“The media continues to fail the American people in their reporting on the events in Minneapolis,” DHS claimed in the post. “New evidence shows that the anti-ICE agitator was STALKING and IMPEDING a law enforcement operation over the course of the morning.”

Here’s what we know about Renee Good and her crimes:

  • Renee Good belongs to a professional anti-ICE activist group. This group was so well organized, they have training sessions.
  • Renee Good had her children taken away from her.
  • Good’s wife has been accused of child abuse.
  • She was stalking ICE all morning and blocking them.
  • The final confrontation was to arrest her. That’s when she hit the ICE agent.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-video-shows-minutes-leading-up-deadly-minneapolis-ice-shooting

RIP, Bob!

According to the Daily Wire:

Bob Weir, who co-founded the Grateful Dead and helped introduce new generations to the band at the end of a virtuosic career, died Saturday following a brief battle with cancer. He was 78.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the guitarist’s family wrote in a statement posted on his website. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could.”

“A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead,” the statement continues, “Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music.”

Fans were shocked to learn that Weir received his cancer diagnosis in July and began treatment just before performing in a series of shows to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Grateful Dead in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

His final performance with the band was, fittingly, “Touch of Grey,” a 1987 song about coming to terms with growing old that marked the Grateful Dead’s only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-co-founder-who-birthed-a-new-generation-of-fans-dead-at-78?author=Tim+Rice&category=undefined&elementPosition=9&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Bob+Weir%2C+Grateful+Dead+Co-Founder+Who+Birthed+A+New+Generation+Of+Fans%2C+Dead+At+78

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Episode 1142 – A Steep Fall From Grace!

Someone tried to break into JD Vance’s home. You’ll shocked when you hear about this guy.

Tim Walz has fallen from grace. How he got on top of the mountain of grace is the big question.

And California and Gavin Newsom have caught the eye of the Department of Justice. It’s about time.

The Violence Continues

According to Perplexity:

JD Vance’s Ohio home in Cincinnati was attacked by a man wielding a hammer who shattered multiple windows and damaged property while the vice president and his family were away in Washington, D.C. The suspect, identified as 26‑year‑old William (or William D.) Defoor/DeFoor of Cincinnati, was taken into custody at the scene and now faces both federal and local charges.​

What happened

  • Around just after midnight Monday, Secret Service agents at Vance’s Walnut Hills residence heard a loud commotion and found a man using a hammer to smash a window and attempt entry into the home.​
  • Before reaching the house, the suspect also struck a Secret Service vehicle, leaving marks and abrasions on the driver’s side window, according to a criminal complaint.​

Damage and location

  • The intruder allegedly broke multiple glass panels in three large historic front windows, with government‑owned security glass and features damaged at an estimated value exceeding 28,000 dollars.​
  • The house is a 19th‑century residence in Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills neighborhood, on hills overlooking the city, which has frequently drawn protesters during Vance’s vice presidency.​
  • Federally, Defoor/DeFoor is charged with damaging government property, committing acts of physical violence in a restricted area, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers.​
  • Locally, court records list misdemeanor counts including vandalism, criminal trespass, criminal damaging, and obstruction of official business, with an arraignment set in Hamilton County.​

Suspect background and motive

  • Public records and prior cases show Defoor has a history involving mental‑health court supervision in an earlier vandalism case, and his current counsel has suggested mental health issues rather than political motives drove the incident.​
  • Reporting also notes he is the transgender child of a Democratic donor and that he asked to be called “Julia,” details that conservative outlets have highlighted in political coverage of the case.​

Vance’s response

Officials emphasize that neither Vance nor his family were in Ohio at the time; they were at their primary residence in Washington, D.C., and no injuries have been reported.

Vance stated on X that, “as far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows,” and he thanked the Secret Service and Cincinnati police for their fast response.​

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/jd-vances-ohio-home-vandalized-kbOgTgyyT9G2Belgv7oKbg

Bye-Bye

According to the the New York Times:

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said on Monday that he was abandoning his bid for re-election to a third term. And Senator Amy Klobuchar, a fellow Democrat, is considering seeking the office, two people briefed on conversations between the politicians said.

Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met on Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to succeed him. For Mr. Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 election, the departure caps a brief rise in national politics.

Mr. Walz said a widening scandal over fraud in social services programs in Minnesota had persuaded him to drop out of the race. He had been criticized for his administration’s oversight of the programs and its failure to prevent widespread fraud.

This guy is running a daycare center:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/walz-governor-fraud-klobuchar.html

It’s About Time

According to the Daily Wire:

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday morning that his administration launched a fraud investigation into California in the wake of the federal government’s Minnesota fraud probe.

Trump accused California under Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of being worse than Minnesota when it comes to corruption. Minnesota, another Democrat-run state, that has come under the microscope in the past month over a welfare fraud scheme and allegations that Somali-run daycares have been inflating their enrollment numbers to receive more taxpayer funding.

“California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible???” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The Fraud Investigation of California has begun. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The president did not specify what the fraud investigation would look into or which federal agency would lead it. A White House official told The Daily Wire that there was “nothing to add to the President’s post.” In a statement shared with The Daily Wire, Newsom’s office called Trump “a deranged, habitual liar.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-fraud-investigation-has-begun-in-newsoms-california-more-corrupt-than-minnesota?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Zach+Jewell&category=News&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Trump+Says+Fraud+Investigation+%E2%80%98Has+Begun%E2%80%99+In+Newsom%E2%80%99s+California%3A+%E2%80%98More+Corrupt+Than+Minnesota%E2%80%99

Speaking of New York…

Zorhan Mamdani was inaugurated as the mayor of New York.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006821888014651489

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006825236893696163

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006823362182394125

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006818140479492428

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