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President Trump has ordered the California National Guard to secure Los Angeles from the anti-ICE rioters, despite the vocal objections of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass. It’s the first time in 60 years that the commander-in-chief deployed a state’s National Guard without the governor’s blessing, and members of the Trump administration are saying the move is justified because the protests represent a “violent insurrection” against the country. “This is a violent insurrection,” White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller posted Saturday night. Vice President JD Vance also used the word in describing the riots: “Insurrectionists carrying...

A coordinated campaign used bogus social media accounts to amplify backlash against Target after the company scaled back its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, according to a blockbuster report. An analysis by Israeli tech firm Cyabra found that nearly a third of the social media accounts driving outrage over the retail giant’s policy change were fake. The Minneapolis-based retailert announced it would roll back its controversial initiatives — which had drawn scorn from conservatives for touting items such as tuck-friendly bathing suits — after President Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20. Cyabra reviewed thousands of posts on...

City prosecutors have filed criminal charges against six men involved in a chaotic legislative town hall, including the private security guards who dragged a Post Falls woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium. Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Christofer Berg and Jesse Jones, all of whom are associated with the security firm Lear Asset Management, are charged with the misdemeanor crimes of battery and false imprisonment. The five men and Alex Trouette were also cited for security agent uniform violations and security agent duties violations. Post Falls resident Michael Keller is also charged with battery, a misdemeanor. The charges...

House Democrats are diving back into GOP districts to conduct town halls during the long spring recess, escalating an unusual tactic they’re hoping will help them win over battleground voters. The gambit — aimed at districts held by Republicans facing tough reelection contests — was initiated after House GOP leaders advised Republican lawmakers not to meet face-to-face with voters in large, public forums amid the outcry over President Trump’s efforts to remake Washington. In March, a handful of Democrats ventured into GOP districts to stage town halls put on by grassroots activists and local party affiliates. They’ve expanded the effort...

Protests erupted in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers debated a bill that would allow public schools to bar illegal migrants from enrolling their children in public schools.The proposal, introduced by House Majority Leader William Lamberth and state Senator Bo Watson, would give local school districts the authority to decide whether to admit non-citizens.If passed, school districts can “enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States.”The bill was approved by the House K-12 subcommittee with a 5-3 vote. One Republican, Representative Mark White of Memphis, joined the two Democrats opposing...

When angry voters confronted Rep. Rich McCormick over DOGE at a town hall held in the Georgia Republican's deep-red district, the New York Times, Washington Post, and CBS News cited the scene as proof of emerging bipartisan "backlash" over Elon Musk's efforts to slash government spending. CBS included a quote from one of the protest's organizers, Maggie Goldman, describing her only as a McCormick constituent. Goldman does live in McCormick's district, though she's far from a concerned supporter of the two-term Republican. A self-described "Democrat & Political Activist," Goldman, who did not respond to a request for comment, coordinated volunteers...

Some Republicans are facing pushback in their hometowns as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency make severe cuts across the federal government, both through sweeping employee terminations and looming budget cuts. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., faced a grilling from his constituents on DOGE's and Trump's massive cuts at a town hall Thursday night. "We are all fricking pissed off about this -- you're going to hear it," a constituent told McCormick. McCormick was interrupted multiple times as he tried to defend Trump and Musk's efforts to overhaul the federal government and the thousands of firings across...

David Sacks blasts USAID for using American taxpayers to fund left-wing organizations and policies around the world.. We're in debt almost $40 trillion, and anytime anyone tries to cut anything in Washington, the whole city screams bloody murder. The question is, why? Well, now we know. The money is all going to them." "New York Times, getting paid. Politico, getting paid. Bill Kristol, perennial warmonger, getting paid. Ukraine, like 11 out of 12 publications, getting paid. Viktor Orban, the Prime Minister of Hungary, was saying his political opposition is funded by USAID." "In Poland, the left-wing political opposition is funded...

“Sincerity – if you can fake that, you've got it made.” — George BurnsAnointed Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris cannot fake sincerity. Or the various accents that she's been trying on like an overcaffeinated Imelda Marcos in the Neiman-Marcus shoe department. After a weekend like this last one, Dems must be wishing that she could at least do a half-assed job of faking running for president, as you're about to see in today's first clip.Before you rush to hit the Back button, don't worry — all of today's clips are quite short. You know I'd never subject you to more...

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@DC_Draino Kamala Harris campaign caught offering Instagram influencers money to post personal stories about how the “Biden-Harris admin” has helped them She got zero votes in the primary Now she’s paying Gen Z to act like she’s popular whereas Trump gets internet support for free Humiliating!

VIDEOIt was like a comedy scene out of a movie. You are amazed at how many Patriot Front-Feds can pour out of a U-Haul truck in Nashville. However, your amazement quickly turns into ASTONISHMENT as they keep on pouring out of the U-Haul in large numbers. The stench from the BO alone in the U-Hauls would have been quite overwhelming. Of course, absurdly packing the back of trucks with so many people is highly illegal but not to worry. The Nashville Police refrained from ticketing them and even kindly escorted the march of the Patriot Front-Feds through Nashville in order...

Hundreds of people have marched at a rally in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in support of asylum seekers. The rally follows a series of protests directed against people seeking asylum being accommodated in Dún Laoghaire and Ballybrack in Dublin. It was organized by a newly established group, Dún Laoghaire Welcomes, and was supported by trade unions, the IADT students’ union, community groups and political parties.Musicians and singers were also in attendance, including Christy Moore. …

Mike Pompeo’s new memoir might not be flying off the bookshelves—but bulk orders from his political action committee on the day that it was released appear to have propelled it onto the New York Times bestseller list, anyways. Champion American Values, a PAC promoting the former secretary of state and likely Republican presidential candidate, spent $42,000 on the bulk orders of the book on the day it was published, according to a Monday filing with the Federal Election Commission. The purchase was first reported by Forbes. That was enough to get “Never Give An Inch: Fighting for the America I...

Victoria Hammett was goofing off while watching a live stream of The Met Gala on Monday night when she saw the news. Politico published a leaked draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court would overturn the constitutional right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade. Within minutes, Hammett, 23, the deputy executive director for non-profit activist group Gen-Z For Change, was on a call planning how she and others could fight back. The group is made up of members from the Gen-Z generation, which Pew Research defines as anyone born after 1997. “We were all texting each other immediately," Hammett said....

Protesters with a group called "Occupy Biden" have spent the past week in President Biden's Delaware neighborhood calling on him to declare a "national climate emergency." According to a description for the protest, which took place near President Biden's residence in Delaware, the group said that "nonviolent action" is needed in order to push President Biden towards making changes to his climate policy. On Saturday, the final day of the group's protest, individuals protested on a road near the president's house while members of the Secret Service were nearby monitoring the group.

Protesters stopped traffic on the San Francisco bridge for about 45 minutes Immigration protesters stopped traffic on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for more than 30 minutes Thursday morning, urging Congress to pass a citizenship bill through the budget reconciliation process.... ...About 25 cars stopped traffic at around 7 a.m. on the bridge, and protesters delivered speeches from a bed of a truck and held banners reading, "Pass the $3.5 trillion spending bill," "Override the Parliamentarian," "Kamala: Override the Parliamentarian," and "Citizenship for All."... ...At least five people were arrested, according to the California Highway Patrol, and four vehicles were...

Social network Parler has allegedly hidden posts on its website that are tagged as #WriteInTrumpForGA. The hashtag is encouraging disgruntled supporters of President Donald Trump to write the president in rather than any candidate for the upcoming Senate Runoff elections. The hashtag originated in a Super PAC with GOP ties.The Committee for American Sovereignty, connected to political consultant Roger Stone, launched a website calling for people to "Hack the Runoff," and write in Trump. The website states: With enough write-ins in the Georgia senate race, we can tilt the balance in Georgia in Trump's favor! If we can do this,...

The skies grew dark Saturday afternoon as tornado alerts buzzed cell phones across the city. Which might have explained the initial lackluster turnout for an Independence Mall protest against President Donald Trump — the third in Philadelphia in a week. But eventually, as a steady rain began to fall, three dozen protesters were listening as organizers with Refuse Fascism Philly played an audio recording published by ProPublica in 2018 of immigrant children separated from their families at the Mexican border. Chanting, “Close the camps! Trump, Pence must go!” protesters then marched with police escorts to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

New York drivers don’t want to share the road with undocumented immigrants. A new poll from Siena College found that 61% of voters in the state oppose granting driver’s licenses to immigrants regardless of their immigration status. […] Thousands of activists descended on Albany last week calling on lawmakers to pass the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, dubbed the Green Light bill. The bill would make licenses available to all regardless of immigration status. […] Twelve states, including Vermont and Connecticut, have passed similar legislation. However, the Siena poll found little support for the measure. “Overwhelmingly, Republicans and independents,...