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Apr132026

Episode 1189 – They Will Always Eat Their Own!

Negotiations have started and finished over the Iran war. If anyone thought Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing is very odd to me.

The race for governor is heating up in California. You can tell. The backstabbing has begun.

And the Artemis II mission comes to a spectacular end. Folks, we’re going back to the moon.

News

Here is some news:

  • Along the Iran front
    • Talks have broken down in Pakistan after just 24 hours.
    • The United States had six “red lines” that Iran must adhere to:
      • Open the Straight of Hormuz with no conditions.
      • Iran must end all uranium enrichment.
      • Iran must dismantle all nuclear facilities.
      • Iran must retreive and turn over all enriched unranium.
      • Accept peace framework initiated by the United States.
      • Iran must end funding to terror proxies including Hamas, the Houthis, and Hezbollah.
    • Trump is not surprised. He announced a blockage of the Straight of Hormuz.
      • He plans to clear all mines.
      • We will be getting help from some other countries.
    • There has been nothing said about bombing power plants or taking Kharg Island.
  • Eric Swalwell, the nominee for governor of California is under investigation for rape in New York.
    • He has been accused of a multitude of things including:
      • Paying a prostitute (there’s video of this).
      • Paying a nanny with campaign funds.
      • Thge nanny was also accused of being an illegal alien.
      • Accused of sleeping with interns.
    • Strange how all this comes out now.
  • Finally, the Orion spacecraft came back to Earth, safe and sound in one of the most amazing missions in human history.

thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jd-vance-emerges-from-peace-talks-in-pakistan-says-no-agreement-reached-with-iran
thepostmillennial.com/breaking-eric-swalwell-under-investigation-by-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-for-sexual-assault

This Should Not Be a Standard

According to the New York Post:

The deranged homeless man accused of savagely butchering Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train has been found “incapable to proceed” on state murder charges.

According to a motion filed April 7, Decarlos Brown Jr. was evaluated Dec. 29 at Central Regional Hospital, and the subsequent report determined he was not competent to stand trial, according to WBTV. His attorney has asked the court to delay his competency hearing by 180 days.

The results were previously sealed in state court and were only revealed as the motion was filed.

Prosecutors did not object to the requested 180-day delay of Brown’s Rule 24 hearing, which was previously scheduled for April 30, which will determine whether he is fit to proceed with a potential death penalty trial.

Brown is also facing federal charges — and will remain in custody on that case, his lawyer Daniel Roberts said.

A judge must now determine whether to accept the report’s findings, and the case against him will likely be delayed until his capacity is determined to be “restored” by the court, the station reported.

In the motion filed by Brown’s public defender, he claimed the court-required capacity hearing cannot take place with the accused killer in federal custody, and that the court also can’t order to have his capacity restored.

If a judge agrees Brown is incompetent to stand trial, state law mandates the charges be dismissed. However, if the judge issues the ruling without prejudice, state murder charges could be refiled if he ever regains his capacity to be tried.

A similar situation happened in the Tar Heel State in 2020 when murder charges were dismissed without prejudice against Buford James Penley after he was determined to be incompetent by multiple psychologists, including one who worked for the DA’s office.

Under North Carolina law, a defendant is deemed capable to proceed to trial if they can understand the nature and object of the proceedings, comprehend his or her situation in reference to the proceedings, and assist in his or her defense in a rational or reasonable manner.

Brown has been in federal custody in Chicago since a grand jury indicted him on Oct. 22 for violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system causing death. He faces state charges of first-degree murder.

He’s been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation pursuant to his federal case, but court filings viewed by the outlet last month show it hasn’t been completed and that the evaluation period has been extended.

The outlet reports that restoring competency can take a long time in North Carolina because of limited space in state psychiatric facilities, and said it’s not uncommon for defendants to wait a year or more for a bed to open up.

Brown, 35, whose mother told The Post is schizophrenic, was arrested at least 14 times in North Carolina for crimes ranging from assault and firearms possession to felony robbery dating back to 2007.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/iryna-zarutskas-accused-killer-decarlos-brown-jr-found-incompetent-in-charlotte-stabbing-trial/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Gavin Is Finished

The best thing that Gavin Newsom can do to save his presidential chances is to divorce his wife. He sure ain’t going to be able to shut her up. And she’s way too arrogant to realize she is actually hurting her husband’s chance of winning a future political office. He should have known he was in trouble when she started going around and calling herself the “first partner” instead of the “first lady.”

Let’s listen to a couple of her greatest hits that have come out over the last couple of weeks.

This is Kamala Harris all over again, talking about girl-power feminism.

Here she is being more clear about her thoughts about the power of feminism. She has an idea what would happen if women and their “allies” took over.

That’s right. She would censor and cancel anything that she didn’t like or was “mean.” She sounds like she is saying women would be tyrants.

What’s worse is she is incredibly woke. This is something her husband has been trying to get away from. She’s just dragging her ass right back into it.

Then this little gem got released.

nypost.com/2026/04/07/us-news/gavin-newsoms-wife-shares-sister-death-empathizes-with-san-quentin-inmates/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost

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Apr022026

Episode 1183 – Nobody Is Innocent Here!

President Trump does what the Democrats don’t want to do.

And let’s talk about that judgement in California finding social media companies liable for making social media addictive for kids.

Do Parents Hold Any Responsibility?

According to Perplexity:

A Los Angeles jury in a first‑of‑its‑kind California trial found that Instagram (Meta) and YouTube (Google) were negligently designed to be addictive and that this defective design harmed a young user’s mental health, making the companies legally liable for part of her injuries.

Basic facts

  • The case was tried in Los Angeles County Superior Court and involved a 20‑year‑old woman from Chico, California, identified as Kaley G.M.
  • Kayley started using social media at the age of six.
  • She alleged that Instagram and YouTube were intentionally designed to hook young users, which led to compulsive use starting in childhood and contributed to depression, self‑harm, and other emotional distress.
  • After about seven weeks of testimony and roughly 40 hours of deliberation, the jury found Meta and Google negligent in how they designed their platforms.

What the jury decided

  • The jury concluded the platforms were defectively designed because features like endless scrolling, algorithmic recommendations, notifications, and other engagement tools created an unreasonable risk of addiction and harm for minors.
  • They found Meta (Instagram) 70% responsible and Google (YouTube) 30% responsible for Kaley’s harm.
  • Jurors awarded her about 3 million dollars in compensatory damages, with the possibility of additional punitive damages; some outlets round the total package to “more than 6 million” when including related awards or phases.

Why this case is important

  • This is the first U.S. “social media addiction” lawsuit to go all the way to a jury and end with a liability finding against major platforms; thousands of similar cases are pending around the country.
  • Plaintiffs’ lawyers and regulators see it as a test of whether tech companies can be held to product‑liability style standards—arguing the apps are more like dangerous products than neutral speech platforms.
  • The verdict may influence settlement leverage and legal strategy in other youth‑harm suits, including large coordinated federal cases against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat.

How the companies defended themselves

  • Meta and Google argued there is no formal medical diagnosis of “social media addiction,” and that many factors—family, school, underlying mental health issues—contributed to Kaley’s struggles, not just app design.
  • They claimed they invest heavily in safety tools, parental controls, and content moderation, and that they never intended to harm children.
  • They also point out that the parents should hold some responsibility to what their children are watching. Television isn’t held responsible when a child watches something they shouldn’t.
  • They claimed that they are protected by section 230 which states they are a platform, not a publication.
  • The social media content is not created by the company, but by its users. It is up to the user to access social media to pick what they see.
  • YouTube argued that they are not a social media company.
  • Meta has said it “respectfully disagrees” with the verdict and is considering its legal options, signaling an appeal.

How this fits into the bigger picture

  • The verdict came as other juries and courts are starting to confront similar issues, including a New Mexico jury that recently hit Meta with a large verdict over Instagram and child exploitation and a Delaware ruling about whether insurers must cover social‑media‑harm claims.
  • Lawmakers at both the state and federal level have been pushing age‑verification rules, design‑duty laws, and other regulations targeting youth protections on social media, and this verdict is likely to be cited in those debates.

Some things:

  • This lawsuit should be thrown out.
    • This is a slippery slope. This will extend beyond children and apply to adults.
    • This also extends with the subjective, pseudo-science of psychology. There really is no way to tell who was causing her mental illness.
    • If someone should be of age, there should be a law making it mandatory that a user must be 18. This is going to open an entire flood of lawsuits. This seems to be a money grab.
    • I also feel that this is more of a parental problem, like drug abuse. Why aren’t the parents being held responsible?
  • But I don’t think social media is completely innocent.
    • Social media does use processes that are addictive.
    • Social media has been acting like a publisher not a platform. They have banned certain content that is considered “offensive” including conservative political speech, political figures, and information THEY don’t like. They said they have done this.
      • COVID information.
      • Abortion information.
      • They banned conservative commentators such as Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh.
      • They banned politicians such a President Trump.
    • Social media did know for a very long time that their content was no good for children. They made half-hearted attempts to limit access to children.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/explain-the-social-media-lawsu-R_XUlN1iROSJRYIHYm.i2A

It Figures

According to the New York Post:

In 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom broke ground on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (WAWC), a project featuring an overpass for animals atop ten lanes of the 101 Freeway in Southern California.

At the ceremony, Newsom boasted that the state had committed $54 million. He promised to “complete the job within another $10 million,” before seeming to hedge on whether that final sum would do the trick.

Officials projected a 2025 completion date for the overpass, and estimated that the entire project — which includes the bridge and other ancillary developments — would cost $92 million, some of it coming from private philanthropists.

Nearly four years after the ceremony, the bridge is past due and the project some $21 million over budget. What was supposed to be the world’s largest wildlife crossing has become a jobs program for environmentalists, with taxpayers on the hook for what WAWC leader Beth Pratt told us is an overpass “for everything from monarch butterflies to mountain lions.”

Pratt, a cougar-sweater-wearing environmental activist who serves on WAWC’s Partner Leadership Team, is the program’s public face. She is also a regional executive director of the national Wildlife Federation. In 2021, the group received a $25 million grant from “Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation” for the bridge that bears the late philanthropist’s name.

That money apparently was not enough. This past January, donning a hard hat and a “#SAVELACOUGARS” jersey, Pratt announced a possible $21 million overage. She effectively blamed President Trump, attributing the multimillion-dollar overrun to “tariffs, inflation, [and] labor problems.”

“There’s no boondoggle,” she said. “Given the times we’re living in,” a potential $21 million overage is “not that bad.”

In response to our request for comment on the cost increases, Pratt argued that they were consistent with those faced by other construction projects.

Within days of Pratt’s announcement, the California Transportation Commission funneled another $18.8 million to the project, well exceeding the governor’s $10 million cap. The project’s total price tag now reaches about $114 million, reportedly including some $77 million in state funds. Newsom’s office pointed us to a press release in response to our request for comment.

Why has a project primarily consisting of a bridge for animals cost over $100 million? One reason is that Newsom and WAWC’s philanthropic supporters apparently don’t mind it becoming a patronage program.As the WAWC-endorsing Wildlife Crossing Fund notes, citing the California Department of Transportation’s estimate, “for every $1 billion spent” on wildlife crossings, “13,000 jobs are created.”

A group of experts apparently adds to the operation’s expense. A fungi whiz, Pratt says, worked as a WAWC habitat designer, periodically scrutinizing root samples under a microscope. A contracted soil scientist said his process involves assessing local dirt to “rebuild it … as close to nature as possible.”

One reason California supposedly needs this overpass is to ensure the safety and genetic diversity of mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains, where only about a dozen non-kitten cougars live at any given time.

While bridge proponents claim that the local mountain lion population could otherwise face extinction, researchers suggest the bridge is not the only solution to ensure their survival.

According to a 2016 paper published by the Royal Society, the mountain lion population living in and around the Santa Monica Mountains is “demographically vigorous.” Still, the paper argues, the population could face “rapid extinction” if it becomes less genetically diverse.

While bridge proponents have cited this study, the researchers say adding just one new mountain lion to the population per generation was apparently sufficient to reduce extinction risk. If Newsom and the philanthropists were really interested in protecting these lions, $114 million could likely fund translocations for thousands of years.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Newsom envisioned WAWC as a catalyst for the construction of wildlife crossings across the state. California, he boasted, set aside $105 million “to replicate projects like this all up and down the state.” Pratt reportedly thinks “hundreds more crossings are needed.”

Californians can’t afford it. The Newsom administration projects a $2.9 billion budget deficit for 2026–2027. The state legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal advisor has published steeper estimates, and claimed the deficit could rise to $35 billion in coming years.

If the state wants to fund a nine-figure overpass project for animals, it should turn to the Annenberg Foundation, which holds $1.27 billion in net assets. (The foundation did not respond to our request for comment.)

California taxpayers shouldn’t have to spend another cent. Gavin Newsom, unfortunately, seems committed to bankrolling what for now is a multimillion-dollar bridge to nowhere.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/opinion/californias-unfinished-wildlife-bridge-to-nowhere/?utm_campaign=nypost_opinion&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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Mar252026

Episode 1179 – Socialism Sucks! Ask New York City!

The ratings are out for this past weekend’s Oscars. It’s pretty much what you expected them to be.

California has decided to honor the religions that is important to them.

And New York is quickly becoming a crap hole.

Just Funny

Not a Shock

According to the New York Post:

The Oscars are struggling to keep audiences glued to the screen. The 98th Academy Awards drew just 17.9 million viewers on ABC and Hulu. That’s down 9% from last year and marks the lowest audience since 2022.

Even host Conan O’Brien could not save the night. The late-night comic returned for his second year, bringing jokes, banter and the occasional awkward moment. Best Picture went to One Battle After Another.

The spectacle on stage did not translate into action on the remote. Fans seemed more interested in their phones than in the stars.

For perspective, the 1998 Oscars drew 57 million viewers, highlighting just how far live broadcasts have fallen. Even pre-pandemic ceremonies regularly pulled higher numbers.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/low-oscars-tv-ratings-revealed/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social

What About Christmas and Easter?

According to the Post Millennial:

The California State Legislature has introduced a bill that would designate the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state-recognized holidays.

“Festival of Breaking the Fast,” marking the end of the month of Ramadan and its daily fasting.

Eid al-Adha is the Islamic “Festival of Sacrifice,” the second and generally larger of the two main Muslim holidays and the one associated with the Hajj pilgrimage.

The bill was officially introduced last month by Assemblyman Matt Haney and formally announced this week. If passed, California would become the second state in the country to recognize these holidays, after Washington.

Eid al-Fitr, or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” marks the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Adha, the “Festival of Sacrifice,” takes place about two months later and coincides with the end of Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

Under the proposed bill, public schools and community colleges in California could close in observance of the holidays, and they would be added to the list of required excused absences for students. State employees would be permitted to use eight hours of existing leave to observe them. The days would not, however, be designated as judicial holidays, meaning courts would remain open.

In a video announcement, Haney commented on the proposal with Muslim-inspired music playing in the background. The video began with him saying “Ramadan mubarak, everyone,” before arguing that Muslim students and workers in California are being “forced” to miss “one of the most holy days” for them.

“This is how we show, truly, that we are inclusive, that we value diversity, we celebrate diversity, and that our muslim neighbors, our friends, our colleagues, are fully included and able to celebrate without consequence the most holy day for them,” Haney said.

Heaney was joined by Bilal Mahmood, the first Muslim American supervisor in San Francisco. Mahmood said that the proposal “means a lot” to the thousands of Muslims in the city.

“With this Bill AB 2017, we will have Eid as a state holiday so they can see their values and their beliefs and their culture represented in ink,” Mahmood said.

Funny, we have completely banned the celebrations of Christmas and Easter.

We are a Christian country. This country was built on Christianity. Islam had nothing to do with it.

https://thepostmillennial.com/california-moves-to-recognize-muslim-celebrations-eid-al-fitr-eid-al-adha-as-official-state-holidays

Yeah, That’ll Fix It

Zohran Mamdani is doing everything to destroy New York. Here he is making a statement that goes completely the opposite of what is happening in the country’s largest city. It also goes against the basics of economics.

Some things:

  • This is what happens when you elect a failed rapper who never held a job as mayor of the largest city in the country.
  • He’s got it backwards. Regular workers aren’t leaving because the rich aren’t paying their fair share. Regular workers are leaving because the rich are leaving and taking the jobs with them.
  • The rich are leaving because raising taxes takes capital away from them to innovate. They go to states that will let them keep more capital to re-invest into their businesses. They aren’t stuffing money into their mattresses.

Well, he has more brilliant ideas. Of course, his ideas are always misdirected.

According to the New York Post:

Left-leaning members of the NYC Council are considering bizarre new legislation that aims to curb retail theft — by penalizing customers and business owners rather than criminals.

NYC supermarkets and pharmacies would be forced to impose a 15-item limit for customers using self-checkout lines, and have at least one employee assigned to every three of those lines, or face daily fines of at least $100.

“We’ve seen the consequences of removing workers from these spaces: increased retail theft, less oversight, fewer protections for both workers and customers, and generally decreased safety,” said Councilwoman Amanda Farias (D-Bronx) while introducing the legislation Tuesday.

“This bill is about protecting good jobs, supporting workers on the front lines and creating a more secure shopping environment for New Yorkers,” added Farias, contending the 15-item limit is to “maintain safety, accountability, and fairness in the checkout process.”

The legislation’s rollout comes on the heels of the Council’s far-left faction trying to drum up support for a separate bill backed by socialist Mayor Mamdani to increase the city’s hourly minimum wage from $17 to a nationwide-high of $30 — a plan business leaders warn would be a costly disaster for employers and likely cause NYC to lose many jobs.

Farias’ bill is already co-sponsored by four other Dems: Manhattan’s Gale Brewer and Harvey Epstein, Tiffany Cabán of Queens, and Shirley Aldebol of The Bronx.

However, critics such as Councilwoman Joann Ariola said those pushing the bill have their priorities wrong.

“This is typical backwards leftist logic,” the Queens Republican said. “Instead of actually trying to punish criminals, my colleagues are pushing to make life even harder for businesses and consumers.”

https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/us-news/nyc-council-dems-bizarre-plan-to-crack-down-on-shoplifting/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

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Mar042026

Episode 1170 – These Are Our Friends?!

You know, this whole war with Iran has really raised some questions about who our allies really are. Maybe it’s time to reconsider our relationship.

The morons of The View get schooled about the attacks on Iran.

And I’m sure you’re getting tired of hearing about the Iran attacks. Let’s get into some other stuff that is going on. Some of it is pretty important.

International Response

Spain’s leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez just BANNED the United States from using its military bases to launch strikes against Iran.

The View

The voice of reason is coming from Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

Should Have Never Been Here

According to the New York Post:

The gunman behind Austin’s possible terror-related mass shooting entered the US  and cemented his legal immigration status under Democratic administrations — despite a growing criminal record.

Senegalese national Ndiaga Diagne, 53, arrived in America on March 13, 2000, on a B-2 tourist visa during the Clinton administration, a source familiar with his immigration history told The Post on Sunday.

Diagne — who killed two people and wounded 14 more during his rampage outside a Texas bar early Sunday — then became a lawful permanent resident on an IR-6 visa in June 2006 when he married a US citizen, the source said.

He then went on to lodge a string of other arrests in the Big Apple between 2008 and 2016 — but that didn’t keep him becoming a naturalized US citizen on April 5, 2013, around the start of former President Barack Obama’s second term, sources said. Those three arrests are sealed, sources said.

Diagne also was arrested in Texas at some point on undisclosed charges, sources said.

He was a known emotionally disturbed person in both states, too, sources said.

Diagne applied for asylum in 2016, though the stated purpose and outcome of that application were not immediately clear.

The serial offender opened fire outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas-Austin Campus early Sunday, killing two bar patrons and wounding 14 others before he was shot and killed by police.

He was wearing a “Property of Allah” hoodie at the time of the rampage and had a Quran in his car, sources familiar with the investigation told The Post.

The FBI is investigating whether he was motivated by the US-Israel-led campaign against Iran. Sources said he was wearing an undershirt emblazoned with the Iranian flag or other Iran-related imagery.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/01/us-news/austin-mass-shooter-ndiaga-diagne-became-citizen-despite-string-of-busts

FAFO!

According to Fox News:

A federal jury in Boise awarded $10 million to a University of Idaho professor after finding a Texas TikToker financially liable for spreading false claims that linked her to the 2022 stabbing deaths of four college students.

The decision came Friday in U.S. District Court in the case of Scofield v. Guillard. Jurors awarded $7.5 million in punitive damages and $2.5 million in compensatory damages, according to court records and reporting by the Idaho Statesman.

Professor Rebecca Scofield, who chairs the university’s history department, filed suit in December 2022 against Houston resident Ashley Guillard. The lawsuit stemmed from a series of TikTok videos in which Guillard alleged, without evidence, that Scofield had a romantic relationship with one of the victims and arranged the killings.

The victims, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, were stabbed to death in a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. The crime drew nationwide attention and left the campus community reeling.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/tarot-influencers-claims-idaho-college-murders-case-spark-courtroom-reckoning

Normality Wins

According to the Daily Wire:

The Supreme Court sided with a group of parents challenging a California policy that allowed schools to keep kids’ so-called gender transitions a secret.

In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the justices said that California policies that block schools from notifying parents about their child’s desire to change their sex and be referred to by incorrect pronouns likely violate their religious liberty. The ruling comes after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a lower court’s ruling siding with parents challenging California’s policies.

“We conclude that the parents who seek religious exemptions are likely to succeed on the merits of their Free Exercise Clause claim,” the Supreme Court majority wrote. “The parents who assert a free exercise claim have sincere religious beliefs about sex and gender, and they feel a religious obligation to raise their children in accordance with those beliefs. California’s policies violate those beliefs.”

The California Department of Education has argued that the challenge should be considered moot because they claim that a frequently-asked-questions page posted by the department has been edited to show that they do not mandate parental exclusion, and so there is no more cause for complaint. The FAQ page included a line that said, “with rare exceptions, schools are required to respect the limitations that a student places on the disclosure of their transgender status, including not sharing that information with the student’s parents.”

While that guidance was deleted, policies that kept parents in the dark about their children were still promoted in statewide teacher trainings, according to documents uncovered by the Thomas More Society.

Policies prohibiting local school districts from passing measures requiring teachers to inform parents about a student’s identity were signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

“Gender dysphoria is a condition that has an important bearing on a child’s mental health, but when a child exhibits symptoms of gender dysphoria at school, California’s policies conceal that information from parents and facilitate a degree of gender transitioning during school hours. These policies likely violate parents’ rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children,” the majority wrote.

They added that “the intrusion on parents’ free exercise rights here—unconsented facilitation of a child’s gender transition—is greater than the introduction of LGBTQ storybooks we considered sufficient to trigger strict scrutiny in Mahmoud.”

Mahmoud was a case from last year where the court ruled that a Maryland county violated the rights of parents who wanted to opt their kids out of instruction related to LGBT content.

Paul Jonna, special counsel at the Thomas More Society and partner at LiMandri and Jonna LLP, said the ruling was a major victory for parents.

“This is a watershed moment for parental rights in America,” she said. “The Supreme Court has told California and every state in the nation in no uncertain terms: you cannot secretly transition a child behind a parent’s back. The Court’s landmark reaffirmation of substantive due process, its vindication of religious liberty, and its approval of class-wide relief together set a historic precedent that will dismantle secret gender transition policies across the country.”

The court’s liberal justices — Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson — wanted to block the parents’ challenge.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-slaps-down-california-policy-on-gender-confused-kids?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=undefined&elementPosition=1&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Supreme+Court+Slaps+Down+California+Policy+On+Gender-Confused+Kids

FAFO Part 2

According to the New York Post:

Two employees who refused to serve a man and his wife because he was wearing a hoodie with President Trump’s name on it were fired after a video of the heated encounter went viral.

Erika Lindemyer and her husband, Jake, were forced out of a Smoothie King franchise location in Ann Arbor, Michigan, following a fiery clash with two young female workers on Sunday.

The employees claimed they didn’t “feel comfortable” serving the couple because of Jake’s pro-Trump hoodie, as captured by Erika in a viral video.

Jake and Erika fired back at the pair and insisted that they were being “discriminated” against based on their “political views.”

The owner of the Ann Arbor franchise location will also enforce “mandatory retraining for all employees that outlines our guest experience standards.”

In early December, a woman who worked at a Target in California was berated by a customer for wearing a Charlie Kirk “Freedom” T-shirt.

When the employee insisted she was allowed to wear the red shirt, the irate customer accused her of supporting “a racist.”

The medical center where the agitated customer worked was bombarded with upwards of 6,000 “profanity-laced” phone calls after online sleuths doxxed her personal information.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/2-employees-at-michigan-smoothie-king-location-fired-for-refusing-to-serve-man-in-trump-hoodie/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost

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Jan262026

Episode 1150 – It’s Been A Pretty Good Year

Donald Trump has been president for one year. Let’s take a look at how his presidency is going.

Trump’s Accomplishments

The Accomplishments

  • The Economy
    • Employment is 100% in the private sector.
    • The stock market is on fire.
    • Tariffs have helped to manipulate trade policies with other countries.
    • GDP has improved to over 4%.
    • Inflation is way down.
    • Deregulated the economy.
    • DOGE found wasted money, worthless jobs and worthless investments.
    • Removed the climate framework that was putting the restrictions on private business.
    • Pulled us out of the Climate Accord.
    • Opened federal lands to oil drilling and opened drilling contracts.
    • Gas prices are down.
    • Prices are down, in general.
    • The government is investing in AI.
  • The Border and Immigration
    • The border is closed.
    • We have net negative migration.
    • 70% of ICE arrests and deportations are illegal aliens committing crime.
    • Signed the Laken Reilly Act.
  • Foreign Policy
    • Eliminated the Iranian nuclear program.
    • Put tariffs on India to stop them from buying Russian oil.
    • Ended war through peace treaties or cease fires:
      • Israel and Iran – A brief “12‑day war” in 2025 in which Israel and Iran exchanged strikes, including U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, followed by a U.S.-backed ceasefire.
      • India and Pakistan – A flare‑up over Kashmir that ended after several days of clashes when both sides accepted a ceasefire that Trump publicly claimed to have brokered.
      • Thailand and Cambodia – Short border clashes that stopped after outside pressure (including U.S. tariff threats) and a ceasefire facilitated by Malaysia, which Trump counts as one of his “wars.”
      • Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo – Escalated fighting around the M23 rebellion in eastern DRC that led to a Washington‑brokered agreement Trump presents as ending “decades” of conflict.​
      • Egypt and Ethiopia – The long dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile, where he has claimed a mediating role even though there was no formal war or final settlement.
      • Armenia and Azerbaijan – The Nagorno‑Karabakh dispute, where he hosted leaders and helped finalize a peace accord after Azerbaijan’s 2023 victory, though fighting had largely ended before his summit.
      • Kosovo and Serbia – Ongoing tensions over Kosovo’s status, where Trump has pointed to U.S.-supported talks and de‑escalation steps as evidence he “ended” their conflict.
      • Israel and Hamas (Gaza) – The 2023‑25 Gaza war, where he claims his “peace plan” and ceasefire framework ended the conflict, although most analysts see this as a fragile truce rather than a definitive end.
    • Got NATO countries to add more GDP to NATO funding.
    • The capture of Nicolas Maduro.
    • The instability created in Iran and Cuba.
    • The blowing up of drug boats and capture of oil tankers going to Cuba, showing strength.
  • Social policies
    • Ended DEI.
    • Killed all the insanity of the trans cult.
    • Basically destroyed the lying legacy media.
    • The government has embraced religion.
    • The government has embraced the rule of law.
  • Failures, so far
    • No arrests for corruption. A lot of big talk.
    • His staff is too much in the media (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noam).
      • The Epstein files are still going.
    • Chaos.
    • Democrats.

This is what happened on CNN last night.

You gotta love Scott Jennings.

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Jan122026

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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Jan122026

Episode 1144 – Here We Go Again!

A shooting in Minnesota over a woman driving toward an ICE officer becomes a bit clearer. Be prepared for another George Floyd moment.

Let’s talk about it.

These People Need to be Out!

https://twitter.com/i/status/2008944972297298050

https://twitter.com/i/status/2008950952120791460

What the Hell is Going On in Minnesota?!

According to Fox News:

Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Kristi Noem alleged at a press conference on Wednesday that the woman who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer was “stalking and impeding” agents all day.

Noem told reporters that ICE agents repeatedly instructed the victim, Renee Nicole Good, 37, to get out of her car and stop “obstructing” law enforcement but she did not comply.

The agency is labeling the incident as an act of “domestic terrorism.”

Video of the scene showed Good’s car in the middle of the street in a residential neighborhood as ICE agents in a dark gray Nissan Titan truck got out and approached her vehicle.

Good is heard telling agents to “go around,” and as they walk toward her Honda Pilot, one agent tells her to “get out of the car.”

She then abruptly puts it in reverse and attempts to drive off before she is shot. 

Noem claimed the woman was trying to “weaponize her vehicle” and “attempted to run a law enforcement officer over.”

Tampon Tim is getting ready for a riot (he seems to really want one to deflect from his corruption). He thinks it is time to prepare the Minnesota National Guard.

He stated:

“I’ve issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard. We have soldiers in training and prepared to be deployed if necessary. I remind you, a Warning Order is a heads up for folks and these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. They’re teachers in your community, they’re business owners, they’re construction professionals, they are Minnesotans. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bait.

“We’ve been warning for weeks that the Trump administration’s dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety, that someone was going to get hurt. Just yesterday I said exactly that.” He called the shooting the consequence “of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It’s governing by reality TV, and today that recklessness cost someone their life.”

https://twitter.com/prayingmedic/status/2008991288734126103?s=20

https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/who-is-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-woman-killed-by-ice-agent/?utm_social_handle_id=17469289&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_social_post_id=645861019&utm_medium=social
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-alleges-woman-killed-ice-shooting-stalking-impeding-agents-all-day

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Jan122026

Episode 1141 – A Really Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

And what a way to start the New Year! The United States

Happy New Year, Venezuela!

The raid unfolded over a few tightly choreographed hours the night of January 2–3, 2026, beginning with Trump’s order at 10:46 p.m. Eastern and ending with Maduro over open water by about 3:30 a.m. Eastern. It capped months of CIA groundwork and military rehearsals using a replica of Maduro’s compound in preparation for a short, violent assault window.​

Before the helicopters launched

  • In August 2025, CIA teams began covert “pattern of life” surveillance inside Venezuela to map Maduro’s routines, security, and safe locations.​
  • Through late 2025, U.S. special operators built and trained on a full‑scale mock‑up of Maduro’s safe house and practiced breaching drills and room clearing.​
  • By early December 2025, the plan for Operation Absolute Resolve was finalized but kept tightly compartmented, with Congress not formally briefed.​

Strike order and air campaign

  • At 10:46 p.m. Eastern on January 2, President Donald Trump gave the execute order for the operation.​
  • More than 150 U.S. aircraft and drones launched from roughly 20 bases and ships across the hemisphere, including fighters, bombers, electronic‑warfare planes, and tankers.​
  • As the helicopter force flew in low over the water toward Caracas, the air component systematically hit and disabled Venezuelan air defenses to open a corridor to the capital.​

Assault on Maduro’s compound

  • Around 2:01 a.m. Caracas time (1:01 a.m. Eastern), Delta Force and accompanying law‑enforcement officers fast‑roped into Maduro’s compound in downtown Caracas.​
  • The team breached outer defenses and heavy steel doors with explosives and tools, catching Maduro and Cilia Flores by surprise before they could fully reach a steel‑reinforced safe room.​
  • Within roughly 20–30 minutes, the assault force had secured the target areas, detained Maduro and Flores, and isolated the site while fighting off nearby Venezuelan security elements.​

Extraction and departure from Venezuela

  • After securing the detainees, helicopters were called back in under cover of fighters and armed drones providing overwatch and suppressive fire.​
  • One U.S. helicopter was hit and several U.S. personnel were injured, but the force was able to depart the city and head back toward offshore launch platforms.​
  • By about 3:29 a.m. Eastern, just over 2.5 hours after the compound assault began, the extraction force was “over the water” with Maduro and Flores aboard and en route to the USS Iwo Jima.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/summarize-the-capture-of-venez-9zz2rGIFSLupGAwdIi0vEw?sm=d#1

Someone is in Trouble!

What happened militarily

Nicolás Maduro was captured in Caracas on January 3, 2026, during a rapid U.S. military operation and secretly flown to New York, where he is now in federal custody on drug and weapons charges. The raid also seized his wife, Cilia Flores, and has left Venezuela’s internal power structure in flux, with senior allies still controlling key levers of the state.​

  • The U.S. launched a large, pre‑planned strike in the early hours of January 3, code‑named Operation Absolute Resolve, involving extensive air attacks to suppress Venezuelan defenses around Caracas.​
  • A Delta Force and CIA team then assaulted Maduro’s fortified presidential compound, breached steel doors, and captured Maduro and Flores as they tried to reach a safe room.​
  • Within roughly 2–3 hours, the pair were extracted to a U.S. warship (reported as the USS Iwo Jima) and flown onward to U.S. territory.​
  • Maduro faces U.S. federal charges including narco‑terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.​
  • The indictment builds on a 2020 U.S. case accusing Maduro and other Venezuelan officials of using state power to ship tons of cocaine to the United States via a criminal network tied to Colombian guerrillas.​
  • He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court, where he will be formally advised of the charges.​

Political fallout in Venezuela

  • With Maduro removed, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has been described as assuming at least an interim leadership role, though her exact status and legitimacy are contested.​
  • Many of Maduro’s top military and political allies remain in place, prompting analysts to warn that the core of the regime apparatus has not yet collapsed.​
  • Some senior officials and generals are reportedly exploring deals with the U.S. for information or safe passage, suggesting possible internal fragmentation.​

International and domestic reactions

  • The Venezuelan government and its remaining leadership denounce the action as an illegal U.S. “kidnapping” and demand proof of life for Maduro and Flores.​​
  • Protests and rallies in Venezuela and abroad have sharply criticized the U.S. strike, while the Trump administration and allies frame it as a justified move against a “narco‑dictator.”​
  • U.S. officials are maintaining a naval posture off Venezuela, including measures affecting Venezuelan oil shipments, as they assess the post‑Maduro political landscape.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/summarize-the-capture-of-venez-9zz2rGIFSLupGAwdIi0vEw?sm=d#0

The Reaction

What’s Next?

  • The United States will not be running the government of Venezuela.
  • This was a legal arrest. There is no declaration of war. Congress doesn’t have to have a say on this.
  • There is talk of the U.S. of breaking International Law. There is no such thing as International Law.
  • Cuba, Columbia, and Mexico are getting REALLY nervous.
  • Riots have become a big thing in Iran.
    • 41 people have been killed during protests in Iran.
    • A Revolutionary Guard headquarters has been attacked and set on fire.
    • The Ayahtollah Kholemeni is rumored to be preparing to leave the country for Russia.

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Jan012026

Episode 1140 – Showing Strength Can Be Ugly!

The United States flexes its muscle in the Carribean.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still being a pain in our ass. This is the fault of the Trump administration.

And federal judges continue to leap past their limitations.

Showing Strength

According to Fox News:

Venezuela on Wednesday condemned the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, calling it an “act of international piracy.”

“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly denounces and repudiates what constitutes blatant theft and an act of international piracy, publicly announced by the president of the United States, who confessed to the assault of an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea,” the government said in an official communiqué. 

The statement, published by Correo del Orinoco, a state-run news outlet that regularly carries Venezuela’s official government announcements, framed the seizure as part of a broader campaign against the country’s sovereignty and natural resources.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said a joint operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker that was allegedly being used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” she said on X. “This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.”

Bondi released unclassified video footage of the operation that showed a helicopter approaching the large tanker and tactical personnel repelling down a rope onto the deck.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuela-accuses-us-piracy-after-seizing-massive-oil-tanker

Why Is This Guy Still Here?

According to the Daily Wire:

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be “immediately” released from an immigration detention facility as the Department of Homeland Security vows to challenge the decision.

“This is naked judicial activism by an Obama appointed judge. This order lacks any valid legal basis and we will continue to fight this tooth and nail in the courts,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said that “since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority” and granted his petition to be freed from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.

“Abrego Garcia’s case demands judicial intervention,” Xinis said.

Xinis instructed the federal government to inform Abrego Garcia of her order and to notify the court by 5 pm ET on Thursday of the time and location of his release.

“Because Abrego Garcia has been held in ICE detention to effectuate third-county removal absent a lawful removal order, his requested relief is proper,” Xinis added.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1999511528601526728

https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-orders-kilmar-abrego-garcia-freed-from-ice-custody

You Could Just Ignore Him

According to the Post Millennial:

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles.

In a ruling on Wednesday, US District Judge Charles Breyer determined that the deployed members of the California National Guard must return to the control of Governor Gavin Newsom. About 100 troops remain in Los Angeles, and Breyer found that Trump had illegally kept them deployed months after sending them in during the summer to address riots by activists opposed to immigration enforcement.

“The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances,” Breyer, a Clinton appointee, wrote. “Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one.” 

The deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles has been subject to legal debate for months.  After Trump initially deployed the troops, a judge blocked that deployment. An appeals court then halted the ruling, but most troops have since been sent away. Breyer’s decision will block an extension that would have kept 300 troops under federal control until February. Two hundred were sent to Oregon, while the rest stayed in Los Angeles.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed the lawsuit against the deployment, applauded the ruling in a statement.

“For more than five months, the Trump Administration has held California National Guard troops hostage as part of its political games,” Bonta claimed. “But the President is not King. And he cannot federalize the National Guard whenever, wherever, and for however long he wants, without justification. This is a good day for our democracy and the strength of the rule of law.”

The ruling is paused until Monday to give the Department of Justice time to appeal. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson has already indicated that the Trump administration will appeal.

“President Trump exercised his lawful authority to deploy National Guard troops to support federal officers and assets following violent riots that local leaders like Newscum refused to stop,” Jackson said in a statement. “We look forward to ultimate victory on the issue.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-la

Dumbass of the Day

https://www.dailywire.com/news/noem-slams-house-dem-for-calling-d-c-terrorist-attack-an-unfortunate-accident

Why Wasn’t This Already a Law?

According to Fox News:

A House Republican is mounting an effort to make it easier for women to keep and raise their babies after birth.

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is unveiling a bill called the Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act that would ensure pregnant mothers get financial support from the father even before their child is born, Fox News Digital learned first.

It’s an effort by the Republican Party to affirm its pro-family ideology as Democrats continue to accuse the GOP of being anti-choice while also being unwilling to support women who keep their babies.

Hinson’s bill would require states to establish systems where the biological father of a child is required to pay at least 50% of out-of-pocket costs for medical expenses associated with a pregnancy and delivery, including health insurance premiums.

There are certain limitations on costs incurred, however, and abortion costs are excluded altogether.

The payments must also be requested by the mother before the father is legally obligated to make them.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmaker-unveils-bill-ensure-fathers-shoulder-50-pregnancy-expenses


https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-reposts-viral-video-calling-jingle-bells-racist-christmas-carol-faces-new-scrutiny

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Episode 1138 – A Big Surprise from SCOTUS!

The Supreme Court make a surprise announcement!

The economy a getting better, slowly but Shirley.

And the jury of the drive-by sandwiching against ICE agents speak out about how they let the lady boy off for assault. And it is a problem.

This is a Surprise

According to the Daily Wire:

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship is legal, according to reports.

Upon re-entering the White House, Trump signed an executive order to prevent the children of illegal immigrants or foreigners with temporary visas from receiving citizenship upon birth.

It quickly faced a slew of lawsuits arguing that the order violated the 14th Amendment, which affords citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

The high court is now expected to decide in late June or early July on the longtime interpretation of the 14th Amendment, according to The New York Times.

The ruling, however, did not address the question of birthright citizenship itself, which is the practice of granting automatic citizenship rights for babies born on United States soil, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court in September to take up the case after several lower courts paused the order.

“The lower court’s decisions invalidated a policy of prime importance to the President and his Administration in a manner that undermines our border security. Those decisions confer, without lawful justification, the privilege of American citizenship on hundreds of thousands of unqualified people,” the Justice Department wrote in the appeals at the time.

In June, the high court justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines to allow Trump to try to end birthright citizenship in some parts of the country.

The 14th Amendment states:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-to-rule-on-trumps-push-to-end-birthright-citizenship

Still At $3.00?!

According to the Daily Wire:

This holiday season, there’s a little extra cheer at the gas pump. For the first time in four years, the average price of gas has dipped below $3 a gallon.

According to AAA, the last time gas averaged $3 or below was May 2021. It was a different world: Joe Biden was president, California was still in COVID hibernation, and every junk drawer in America was 80% face masks.

Today, the average gas price per gallon is $2.978.

Of course, the prices should be lower, but, thanks to blue states, the average is still at $3.

  • California – about mid‑$4.60s per gallon on average.​
  • Hawaii – mid‑$4.40s per gallon.​
  • Washington – just above $4.10–$4.20 per gallon.​
  • Nevada – upper‑$3.80s to just under $3.90 per gallon.​
  • Oregon – upper‑$3.70s to around $3.80 per gallon.​
  • Alaska – mid‑$3.70s per gallon.
  • Oklahoma ($2.40)
  • Texas ($2.53)
  • Arkansas ($2.55)
  • Colorado ($2.56)
  • Mississippi ($2.57)
  • Tennessee ($2.58)

California ($4.51) and Hawaii have the highest gas prices in the country. The states with the lowest gas prices are Oklahoma ($2.40), Texas ($2.53), Arkansas ($2.55), Colorado ($2.56), Mississippi ($2.57), Tennessee ($2.58), Louisiana ($2.60), Iowa ($2.63), Wisconsin ($2.63), and Missouri ($2.64), per AAA.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/cha-ching-trump-delivers-relief-at-the-pump-driving-gas-prices-down-to-lowest-point-in-4-years
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-states-have-the-highest-g-809QtIgyT7S9Xv5qds2Wyg

It’s Not Funny

According to Fox News:

Jurors who deliberated on the case of a man who threw a sub sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C., said the courtroom was often filled with giggles as witnesses testified and lawyers bantered.

One juror told CBS News that many in the packed courtroom struggled to keep a “straight face” during the proceedings. The accused, Sean Dunn, was ultimately acquitted on his misdemeanor charge of simple assault.

“I mean,” the juror said, “it was a thrown sandwich.”

“I thought we’d be out of there quickly. This case had no ‘grounding.’ He threw a sandwich at the agent because he knew it wouldn’t hurt,” another juror said. “A reasonable person wouldn’t think a sandwich is a weapon.”

“It seemed to me like an open and closed type of thing,” a third juror told the outlet.  “It was kind of ridiculous.” 

“We asked each other: If we only look at this case, can someone really do harm to someone wearing a ballistic vest by throwing a sandwich?”

The trial lasted three days, and jurors deliberated for seven hours before handing down a verdict on Nov. 6. After it was read, Dunn hugged his lawyers in the courtroom.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dc-sandwich-throwing-case-laughingstock-court-jurors-reveal

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