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The Peninsula Open Space Trust has purchased 2,284 acres of Sargent Ranch near the southern border of Santa Clara County along Highway 101, marking the largest land deal in the 49-year-old nonprofit’s history. The $23 million acquisition is the latest of three properties the trust has secured in its overarching goal to permanently conserve the entire 6,500-acre ranch that was once slated for commercial development as a quarry. It’s also one of the largest pieces of undeveloped private property in the South Bay. “POST and our partners are on our way to achieving a long-sought milestone,” president Gordon Clark wrote...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Sunday he will vote to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress so long as the lower chamber also votes on holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt. “I will vote yes on contempt against them and anybody else, as long as Pam Bondi is part of it,” Raskin told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Last month, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced resolutions to hold the Clintons in contempt over their refusal to appear for depositions after being subpoenaed...

Donald Trump's second year of his second term began with a pursuit to conquer more foreign territory abroad as he attempts to calm unrest over his ruthless deportation campaign at home. He's navigating the the headwinds of year two of Trump 2.0 with most of his top team in intact. In his first year, the highest-level ouster came when National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was pushed aside due to his role in the infamous Signal-gate texting scandal. Former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino exited his role in December, after complaining about mounting stresses on his family life. One government insider...

Deputy US attorney general says victims ‘want to be made whole’ but that doesn’t mean ‘we can just create evidence’ The deputy US attorney general, Todd Blanche, the point person on the Trump administration’s Epstein files release, told ABC News on Sunday that prosecutors’ review of the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case “is over”. Separately, in comments to CNN about Epstein, Blanche said that “victims want to be made whole” after surviving the scheme attributed to the late convicted sex offender and which led to a 20-year prison sentence for Maxwell beginning in 2022. “And we want that,” Blanche said....

The fraud being exposed in California is INSANE - 18% of THE WHOLE COUNTRY’S home health care billing is coming out of Los Angeles County - One doctor billed the government $120 million in a single year claiming to oversee 1,900 patients - With almost 2,000 hospice agencies, Los Angeles County has more than 36 states combined and 30X MORE than the whole state of Florida and New York “How is that possible? And take a look at this map, a cluster of 287 hospice providers, in a two-mile radius, some in strip malls, unmarked buildings, even a wrecking yard...

Americans remain bitterly divided over the chaos that’s engulfed Minneapolis as President Donald Trump seeks to deport illegal-immigrant criminals. Some see the protesters thwarting the enforcement of immigration law as “protecting friends and neighbors” — a form of righteous vigilantism.Others contend Trump’s efforts are legal and necessary — despite the tragic deaths of two civilians who unlawfully interfered with federal enforcement action.The tactics and behavior of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are under deserved scrutiny in the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.But what about the anti-ICE provocateurs, agitators and instigators hell-bent on disrupting and impeding...

Their case has become a flashpoint in the debate over the Trump administration’s immigration policies.Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, have returned home to Minnesota after being detained by federal immigration enforcement officials last month.RELATED STORY | Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as 'bait'U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said in a statement on social media that he escorted Liam and his father back home from an immigration detention facility in Texas — where they had been held for nearly two weeks. Their release comes after a judge ordered them freed."Yesterday,...

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Trump said on social media he determined that the closure, slated for July 4, “will produce a much faster and higher quality result” as he seeks to rebuild the complex. Trump said the move is pending approval by the center’s board, whose members were picked by the president. “This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both...

ransomnote: Brief video excerpt below. Steve Kirsch repostedThe HighWire@HighWireTalk·Jan 31🚨 MODERNA CEO AT DAVOS: NO GOVERNMENT MANDATES = NO NEW VACCINES 🚨Big Pharma just admitted what we've been screaming for years: Their entire business model depends on forced uptake through government recommendations and mandates... Not on safety, efficacy, or voluntary choice.Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week (Jan 22, 2026), was asked if RFK Jr.'s HHS reforms cutting vaccine mandates and recommendations would hurt their business.His response? "Oh 100%." 💥He told investors publicly: Moderna does NOT foresee investing in ANY new Phase 3...

Summary of Article's Inconvenient Truth Comments Al Gore released An Inconvenient Truth in 2006, warning of imminent catastrophic climate impacts requiring massive global investment to avert planetary disaster. The film premiered to acclaim at Sundance with a standing ovation, won two Oscars (including Best Documentary), and earned Gore the Nobel Peace Prize.Twenty years later (in 2026), key claims include: Bronze: Gore stated Mt. Kilimanjaro would lose all snow by 2016. Glaciers have shrunk dramatically (~90% since early 20th century, down to ~1 km² or less by recent estimates), with projections of near-total loss by 2030–2050. Seasonal snow persists, but permanent...

Supreme Court Justices must be smart, wise, and steadfast, too, especially when under pressure. Alito checks all of the boxes and more. Tomorrow, January 31st, will mark two decades since Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. I was a law student that day and had spent much of December 2005 working early mornings and late nights with other interns at the Department of Justice to assist with his nomination. At that time, his confirmation was one of the highlights of my professional life. Twenty years later, it still is. I first heard about Justice...

Transcript SummaryThe transcript is from a Fox News interview (likely on "Saturday in America" or similar, hosted by Emily Compagno) with retired Gen. Jack Keane, Fox News senior strategic analyst.Key points:A senior Gulf official stated Saudi Arabia would not permit the U.S. to use its airspace or bases for an attack on Iran.President Trump indicated the U.S. cannot share military plans with Gulf allies during ongoing negotiations with Iran, as leaks could undermine talks.Keane argues public statements from Arab allies (e.g., on airspace) differ from private actions; take them with skepticism.He criticizes past U.S. presidents (across administrations) for inaction against...

Elon Musk and his partner Shivon Zilis arrive while holding hands at Mar-a-Lago for Dan Scavino’s wedding 😍, guess who’s jealous?

Democrats seem to be getting their mojo back as the midterm season heats up. Democrats topped Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by a considerable six points, 52% to 46%, scoring the highest of any party on that metric in the history of the survey commissioned by Fox News.The minority party also made massive gains on key issues, crushing Republicans on affordability by 14 points, health care by 21 points, helping the middle class by 14 points, transgender issues by 22 points, and even taxes by one point.<“Democrats are taking back the House in November,” a confident Democratic Congressional Campaign...

In December, Marvin Morales‑Ortez walked out of a Fairfax County, Va., jail a free man. He shouldn’t have. Morales‑Ortez was in the country illegally; he was in jail on serious charges, including for a violent assault and a firearm offense. Those charges were dropped. He was released. Within 24 hours, police say, he murdered a man. This was not bad luck. It was policy. Fairfax’s Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano has openly promised to limit or avoid “immigration consequences” when charging criminals. In other words, his office will treat illegal immigrants more leniently than US citizens. Descano’s policy directs his prosecutors...

Newly released polling indicates that a clear majority of Americans are supportive of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and believe they should be left unobstructed. Some 57 percent of Americans believe that ICE agents “should be able to do their job without being impeded or harassed,” according to polling conducted by Plymouth Union Public Research. The survey, which gauged public sentiment on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda and the conduct of deportation officers, found that most Americans generally want to see illegal immigration addressed. “Voters broadly see illegal immigration as a serious issue that President Trump is properly addressing,” the...

On April 20, 1999, the nation’s attention was fixed on a shooting massacre that occurred at Columbine High School near Littleton, Colorado, killing 12 students and one teacher. That same day, in the small southern Minnesota town of Waseca, another horror was unfolding: Jayme Larson, 16, returned home from school to find the body of her 12-year-old sister, Cally Jo, stabbed, sexually assaulted and left hanging in the stairwell of their bungalow. It took police nearly a year to find the man who would be convicted. He turned out to be Lorenzo Bahena Sanchez, a Mexican citizen in the United...

Back to Videos David Sacks: Media Coverage Masks Organized, Politically-Motivated Interference With ICE Posted By Tim Hains On Date February 1, 2026 "All-In Podcast" host David Sacks makes an argument about how the media is framing President Trump's deportation operations: DAVID SACKS: The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are regrettable and tragic. So are the deaths of Laken Riley and too many others to mention, who were murdered by criminal illegal aliens. And the media won't ever tell you their names. But President Trump was hired by the American people to do a job: to seal the border...

Oklahoma prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Anthony Gonzalez, 24, accusing him of a “heinous” and “cruel” killing of an 18-year-old 7-Eleven clerk and new mother who was working the overnight shift alone. Authorities say Jaedynn Anthony, 18, who had a 1-year-old son, was attacked in October 2024 at a 7-Eleven in Oklahoma City. In a press release issued last week, the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office said Gonzalez robbed the store and then stabbed Anthony. “After he had the money in hand, Gonzalez stabbed Jaedynn one time and left the store,” the DA’s office said. Investigators said officers...

After decades of mystery surrounding its existence, a rare animal once believed to be extinct has been confirmed on remote trail cameras in northern California, offering a thrilling sign of wildlife resilience. Scientists say the coastal marten — a small carnivorous mammal that nearly vanished from the state — was captured in recent footage and DNA samples collected via hair snares, validating that wild populations still persist in the region. The discovery has brought renewed hope for the species and underlines the value of modern conservation tools. Once targeted nearly to extinction during the 20th-century fur trade, coastal martens were...