According to author Peter Schweizer, the ICE operation where Huerta inserted himself to obstruct had less to do with illegal workers and more to do with money laundering. So, why did Huerta know to go there on that day, and toward what end? //
It seems bigger corruption is being exposed, and neither Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass nor Gov. Gavin Newsom want this to happen. They are flat-out refusing to cooperate with ICE and allow them to conduct their investigations and removal operations.
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s “Freedom Flotilla,” which attempted to bring aid to Palestinians living in Gaza, is the brainchild of a Hamas-linked figure in the United Kingdom.
I’ll give you a moment to recover from your shock.
Palestinian journalist Zaher Birawi reportedly described himself as a “founding member” of the Freedom Flotilla International Coalition, which arranged Thunberg’s ill-fated voyage to the Gaza Strip, according to The Telegraph. ///
"Selfie yacht"
The idea behind this color revolution – it is organized and planned, not spontaneous or genuine – is to intimidate normal people into submitting and embracing the politicians associated with its goals in the hopes that it will stop. This is the work of the Democrat Party; the rioters are its useful idiots, acting to support the party’s goals while its maintaining deniability. But this scheme only succeeds if the target is feckless and weak, which such targets usually are. Trump isn’t. He’s going to win this because he understands this fight better than his enemies. The chaos is an illusion; his strength is reality.
Remember, this is not a kinetic operation. A kinetic operation achieves its goal by the violence itself. Kinetic operations destroy enemy personnel, reduce enemy combat power, or conquer territory through physical destruction. But this is an information operation. It accomplishes its mission by influencing the population. The violence itself is not an end, but a means; the goal is to compel people to submit by convincing them to accept the narrative.
And the narrative here is that Los Angeles is in complete chaos as a result of Donald Trump attempting to enforce federal law, so to stop the violence, Donald Trump must be compelled to cease enforcing federal law. This, of course, would be a devastating neutering of Trump while strengthening the Democrats. They want to make Trump look weak and convince America to submit to their intimidation. But this plot only works if we accept the illusion they are presenting.
Remember, it’s an information operation. None of what you see on the regime media is real. Oh, they are burning a few cars and screaming and yelling and running around waving flags of garbage countries, but what does any of that actually do? Nothing. They can’t make anyone do anything. They are not eliminating any federal law-enforcement capabilities. They are not significantly hindering federal law enforcement operations. They are not holding significant territory over time. They’re simply acting out in front of the cameras to try to convince you that Trump is powerless. //
The impact on the daily life of 99% of people in Los Angeles is exactly zero. There are approximately 20 million people here. Maybe 5,000 have anything to do with this nonsense.
Again, it’s all an illusion designed to frighten and confuse you. That’s what an information operation does. It creates a narrative in people’s brains to achieve an effect it can’t achieve by force. These mobs don’t have the capacity to do much of anything except block some freeways and set a few cars on fire. If the cops and the Guard decided to get kinetic, they’d be wiped out faster than they could chant, “No justice, no arrrggggghhhh.”. //
Trump is handling this just right. The battle isn’t on the streets of Los Angeles. The battle is in the hearts and minds of normal Americans. When normal Americans see burning and looting by degenerates, they are naturally frightened and appalled. What the leftists want to do, what the purpose of their information operation is, is to convince normal people that they have no choice but to submit because no one can protect them. Trump breaks that paradigm by providing an alternative – he will protect them, and therefore normal citizens don’t have to submit to the intimidation. All you need is someone willing to stand up to these dirtbags and it completely disrupts their info op.
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We start our D-Day Memorial Broadcast around 5:00 pm EDT on the evening of June 5th and it'll run through at least twice before I switch to something else.
Since Eastern Daylight Savings Time is the same as Eastern War Time, the NBC D-Day Broadcasts will begin at roughly the correct time of 2:45 am on June 6th.
A spokesman for the Israeli government summed the whole thing up nicely:
“This wasn’t humanitarian aid. It’s Instagram activism,” Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said. “Meanwhile, Israel has delivered over 1,200 truckloads in the last two weeks. So who’s really feeding Gaza and who’s really feeding their own ego? Greta was not bringing aid, she was bringing herself. And she’s not here for Gaza, let’s be blunt about it. She’s here for Greta.”. //
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In case you missed it:
🥪 The ‘selfie yacht’ is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are safe and were provided with sandwiches and water, and are expected to return to their home countries.
🤏 The tiny amount of aid that wasn’t consumed by the “celebrities” will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels.
🚛 More than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza from Israel within the past two weeks, and close to 11 million meals were transferred by the GHF directly to civilians in Gaza.
There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve provocations and selfies.
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Gavin Newsom: Trump is manufacturing this crisis
Karen Bass: People are protesting peacefully
Rob Bonta: There is no emergency
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell: We are overwhelmed … There is no limit to what they are doing to our officers
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REPORTER: Do we need the national guard?
LAPD CHIEF: "Tonight, this thing has gotten out of control."
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🚨LAPD CHIEF: The arrests we've made PALE in comparison to what will be made.
We have video of everything. We will find those individuals, and arrest them all — "VERY AGGRESSIVELY!"
11:35 PM · Jun 8, 2025
That said, the past few days have demonstrated how eager U.S. lawmakers are to abdicate their constitutional responsibilities entirely. House leaders — or, should I say, “leaders” — have reportedly welcomed the release of the “pocket rescission” paper, because it gave them a roadmap to lower federal spending without lawmakers having to vote on spending reductions. You know, the thing that taxpayers pay them to do.
The whole episode makes Nancy Pelosi’s “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it” seem trivial by comparison. It also illustrates how Congress has transformed into an episode of The Simpsons, where lawmakers’ posture on reducing spending amounts to “Can’t Someone Else Do It?”
In that sense, the “pocket rescission” strategy would not only constitute a major change in the relationship between the executive and legislative branches. It also would let lawmakers “off the hook” and absolve them for their role in creating an unsustainable federal budget — an absolution they do not deserve.
THE BOOK FOR AMERICA'S 250th!
FINDING OUR WORDS: Words That Made America is a collection of some of the most inspiring words spoken by American leaders since the nation’s founding.
It is intended for all ages: for advanced readers to enjoy in leisure learning, or aloud in groups with all levels—even beginning readers. It may be used exclusively or in conjunction with other works for the study of language arts, U.S. history, civics, statesmanship, and elocution.
From the time I started my adventure in homeschooling over a decade ago, I have wanted to collect some of the most inspiring words spoken by American leaders since our founding — eloquent and soaring words, rooted in the wisdom of the ages. The desire emerged from reading those great words of American history aloud with my daughter, contrasting them with the words we heard daily all around us, and realizing that something priceless had been lost.
American education, not long ago the envy of the world, has become a corrupt, bloated, and failed institution. This has been happening for over a century and there is no sign of recovery. The loss can be summed up in one sentence: We have lost our words. We no longer read the greatest spoken and written words of all time in the fields of history, literature, poetry, philosophy, and politics, and so we have lost the understanding of words that our ancestors lived by. More critically, however, we have lost what those words have represented. //
Third, when we read extraordinary works, we encounter words which we might be able to understand in context but not define. To build our vocabulary, we need not to dread the “hard” words but look forward with hope to acquainting ourselves with them.
For this subject, the English word “vocabulary” is lackluster. I prefer the German word for vocabulary: Wortschatz. Wort means “word” and Schatz means “treasure”… word-treasure.
The pen is mightier than the sword, and words are a greater treasure than diamonds and pearls. Do not leave your treasure scattered among the pages. Gather your words as you go and store them in your treasure chest. //
Including the entire sentence has done more than just help us to remember the word; it has shown the word at the pinnacle of its career. It is exasperating and essentially a waste of time to use pre-made vocabulary card sets that usually cast strong and noble vocabulary words into the dungeon of absurd, illogical, and demeaning sentences. Adorn your own word-treasure cards with sentences from the greatest works of all time. //
Fourth, elocution was once a standard part of school curricula. It has not been so for the last hundred years or more, and we hear the results all around us. Finding Our Words is not an elocution course, but a few tips can get us started. When having children read aloud, encourage them to incorporate a manner of expression appropriate to the text. Encourage them to project their voices. A favorite word we have used in reading the speeches in this book is “stentorian.” In the days before microphones and speakers, a stentorian voice was required if one wished to be heard.
There are many ways to measure the success of education, and while money and education are often good metrics, they cannot be the only metric we use. //
Homeschooling has always looked a little different from traditional education. That’s sort of the point. No two children are alike, so why should their education be? However, this freedom for the student has meant frustration for the scholar, as homeschooling’s multifaceted nature makes rigorous academic study challenging. //
Different values give rise to different outcomes. Based on the data, it seems that long-term homeschoolers do not value high pay and further education nearly as much as they value faith and family. It is entirely possible that the lower income, employment rates, and educational attainment reflect choice, not capacity. Employment and income could be lower for long-term homeschool graduates because they choose to forego a second income and have one parent stay home with their kids. //
The outcomes for homeschool graduates are as myriad as the methods of and reasons for homeschooling. It would be the peak of foolishness to claim that someone’s education was not successful because they do not meet arbitrary metrics, particularly when they may not hold those metrics in high esteem. Rather, we must determine if an individual is meeting their own values and goals, not those set for them by statisticians. High pay cannot fix depression, and college degrees do not equate to community.
In September 2007, Hillary proposed giving every American child a $5,000 “baby bond” at birth. The Republican National Committee immediately condemned it as a “budget busting baby fund.” Rudy Giuliani dismissed it as pure “pandering” to voters.
They were right then. What changed?
Trump’s version offers $1,000 per child — originally branded “MAGA Accounts,” now called “Trump Accounts.” With around 4 million births annually, taxpayers face a minimum $4 billion yearly obligation. The same policy framework Republicans spent months attacking has somehow become Republican orthodoxy. //
From a corporate finance perspective, this program creates perverse incentives that benefit wealthy families and financial institutions while providing minimal help to working Americans.
The structure allows families to contribute an additional $5,000 annually to these government-seeded accounts. Wealthy families who can afford maximum contributions receive ongoing tax shelters, while working families get a one-time $1,000 payment they likely can’t afford to supplement.
Meanwhile, Wall Street firms are already positioning to manage these accounts. Billions in new assets under management mean substantial fee income for financial institutions. Taxpayers fund the initial deposits, Wall Street collects the management fees, and wealthy families get tax advantages — a perfect trifecta for everyone except the middle class citizens who foot the bill.
Trump’s version contains another critical flaw that makes it worse than Hillary’s income-restricted proposal: no income limits and minimal citizenship verification. While children must be U.S. citizens, parents only need Social Security numbers.
This creates a massive incentive for illegal border crossings. //
Genuine America First policy should focus on proven strategies: cutting spending so working people aren’t killed by government-caused inflation, reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses, curtailing the skyrocketing costs of health insurance by repealing Obamacare, and eliminating corporate welfare programs that benefit connected elites.
Instead of creating new government programs, Republicans should expand existing vehicles like Education Savings Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that already provide tax advantages without requiring taxpayer funding.
Real pro-family policy means letting families keep more of their own money through tax cuts and other conservative reforms, not redistributing taxpayer dollars through government accounts managed by Wall Street firms.
President Trump and Sen. Cruz are sound conservatives who received bad advice from establishment insiders. But they can still correct course.
The test of conservative leadership isn’t avoiding all mistakes — it’s recognizing bad advice quickly and changing direction.
Paul Harvey's 1992 speech claimed climate change was a hoax in the making.
Rooftop Koreans: An example advocating for the importance of citizen ownership of firearms
Rooftop Koreans or Roof Koreans refer to the Korean American business owners and residents who armed themselves and took to the rooftops of local businesses to defend themselves during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Photos of damage to the fuselage of an American Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration N839AA, caused by a lightning strike, are spreading through social media. The incident occurred on Monday’s Tokyo Narita to Dallas – Fort Worth flight.
On Monday, June 2 2025, American Airlines flight 780 took off from Philadelphia for Naples, Italy. They sent the wrong plane – and passengers wound up having to land 124 miles away in Rome.
Normally this flight is operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. However, on Monday American used a larger Boeing 787-9 – which isn’t permitted at the Naples airport. //
Normally the American Airlines Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 are going to be pretty interchangeable. It isn’t for the Naples flight. And they clearly didn’t flag that restriction or program in logic to prevent this. That’s a big operational failure, reminiscent of when American sent the wrong Airbus A320 – a legacy US Airways plane not certified for extended overwater operations – to Hawaii.
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Californians pay the bills for the federal government.
We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back.
Maybe it’s time to cut that off, @realDonaldTrump.
4:35 PM · Jun 6, 2025
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JD Vance on the Elon - Trump feud:
President Trump took a bullet for this country. He is doing more than anyone to bring the American Dream back & this bill is a big part of the agenda he promised. War between them isn’t good for America
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🚨 JD Vance says DOGE found that for "every dollar we were spending on humanitarian assistance, $0.12 was actually making it to people who needed it."
6:21 AM · Jun 7, 2025.
He also confirmed that Elon had been working for free. //
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Vice President Vance on what it's like to be Trump's VP:
“It is my job, obviously, to provide the President honest counsel...he talks to everybody. I think it's why he's in touch with normal people.”
7:52 AM · Jun 7, 2025