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UC Berkeley Law Hosts Convicted Terrorist on ‘Palestinian Political Prisoners Day’

April 24, 2026 7:26 amApril 24, 2026 11:39 am

UC Berkeley allowed a convicted Palestinian car bomber, released in the October 7, 2023, Hamas hostage deal, to address students via video from a Berkeley Law School classroom on Monday. The event, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...

LAUSD Board Delivers Rare Dose of Sanity: Reductions in Student Screen Time

April 24, 2026 6:00 amApril 24, 2026 6:01 am

n a move that has left education watchers rubbing their eyes in disbelief, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to dramatically restrict student screen time in the classroom. They are the first major school district...

Arizona Democratic Party Nearing $1 Million in Debt as RNC Holds Massive National Fundraising Advantage

April 23, 2026 2:14 pmApril 23, 2026 2:14 pm

The Arizona Democratic Party is facing significant financial challenges heading into the 2026 midterm elections. According to recent campaign finance filings, the party entered the second quarter of 2026 with a negative cash balance of more than $720,000. The Arizona...

Dozens of Mexican Mafia Members Arrested in FBI’s Operation Gangster’s Paradise

April 23, 2026 1:17 pmApril 24, 2026 8:55 am

FBI Director Kash Patel announced Thursday that agents from the FBI’s Los Angeles field office executed 30 pre-dawn raids, arresting 43 alleged members and associates of the Mexican Mafia — the notorious prison gang known as “La Eme” or the...

Arizona Dem Accuses Jared Kushner of ‘Brazen Corruption’ Over Foreign Investments

April 22, 2026 3:56 pmApril 22, 2026 3:57 pm

Arizona Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ3) accused Jared Kushner of profiting from foreign government relationships while maintaining influence in international affairs, calling the situation “open, naked, brazen corruption.” “Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is shaping US foreign policy while simultaneously soliciting billions...

SPLC Indicted for Funding the Hate It Pretended to Fight

April 22, 2026 1:33 pmApril 22, 2026 1:46 pm

The Southern Poverty Law Center, long notorious as a partisan smear factory masquerading as a civil rights watchdog, was hit with an 11-count federal indictment Tuesday for wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. (see...

Phoenix Mayor’s ‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign for Illegal Immigrants Brutally Backfires on Social Media

April 21, 2026 3:07 pmApril 21, 2026 3:07 pm

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego launched a new “Know Your Rights” campaign last Friday aimed at helping illegal immigrants and Phoenix residents respond to federal immigration enforcement activity, part of a broader city effort to monitor and document actions by federal...