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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s …
President Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom said in a statement that California personnel were on their way Sunday and called the deployment “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” https://abc7.la/3KBGN7J …
JUST IN – Explosion & fire at Chevron's oil refinery in El Segundo, California If you're in the area consider evacuating. This is now a very toxic environment. You don't want to breathe this stuff in.pic.twitter.com/zGigMQHeEX — Tesla Hype (@TeslaHype) October 3, 2025 🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: MASSIVE CHEVRON REFINERY FIRE VISIBLE FROM 5 MILES AWAY NEAR …
Newsom just signed SB53, forcing AI companies to submit detailed reports to California bureaucrats and creating new penalties for “noncompliance.” The state that can’t fix homelessness or keep the lights on now wants to regulate the entire AI industry. 32 of the world’s top 50 AI firms are California-based, giving Sacramento global control. Meta warned …
At least two dozen people wearing masks and some carrying pickaxes and handguns smashed jewelry cases and made off with bags full of items during a robbery at a San Francisco Bay area jewelry store, authorities said. Read more: https://bit.ly/480wvYA Surveillance and drone video captured the entire heist: The suspects entered in broad daylight, …
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Jimmy Kimmel announces that Gavin Newsom @GovPressOffice will be tomorrow nights return to the air guest. pic.twitter.com/nr2UsfNdly — Staff Sergeant Johnson (@Colonel_Myway) September 22, 2025 “BREAKING FOX NEWS: Jimmy Kimmel announces that Gavin Newsom @GovPressOffice will be tomorrow night’s return to the air guest.” Source: https://www.thepoke.com/2025/09/23/jimmy-kimmel-live-suspension-overturned-by-disney/ 🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Now, NEXSTAR is …
Newsom Folds, Greenlights Domestic Oil Production In California https://t.co/Iqe695UzAU — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 17, 2025 Newsom announced the deal with state lawmakers last week, and the two chambers extended their session through Saturday to finalize last-minute negotiations before the Legislature adjourns until January. “After months of hard work with the Legislature, we have agreed to …
https://abc7.com/post/west-coast-states-break-cdc-issue-independent-vaccine-guidelines-ahead-winter-season/17836640/ As the turmoil surrounding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues on Capitol Hill, a coalition of West Coast states are breaking away from federal health policies and uniting to offer their [i]own[/i] vaccine guidelines for people who live in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. This comes as a newly-formed CDC advisory panel …
A California woman is facing six years in prison for allegedly registering her dog to vote and casting mail-in ballots in two elections, one of which was counted, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced. Read more: https://t.co/wlhGF45Zpc pic.twitter.com/jVsSyect2V — ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2025 A California woman is facing six years in prison …
Top officials are placing former corporate executives in positions meant to protect the public, while the system extracts massive salaries at the expense of victims. Residents forced to endure unsafe water are being billed as if nothing happened. Every decision reinforces a network where corporate donors are shielded and ordinary people are punished. The corruption …
How long will sanctuary policies let dangerous criminal aliens thrive? ICE’s takedown of this pedophile network exposes the lethal cost of California’s sanctuary insanity. Newsom’s policies shielded these predators, putting American kids in crosshairs while D.C. Democrats normalized lawlessness. Trump’s ICE isn’t playing bureaucratic games—they’re… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) September 3, 2025
The wave is rising. Quietly. Relentlessly. California isn’t screaming about it yet. The hospitals aren’t overflowing. Not yet. But the signals are screaming. Wastewater is saturated. Emergency rooms are ticking upward. The machinery of public health is pivoting back to pandemic posture. No press conference. No alarm bells. Just masks. Quietly reappearing. “California currently has …
California, Oregon and Washington announced a new West Coast Health Alliance on Wednesday Saying the three states share a commitment to ensuring that public health recommendations are guided by safety, efficacy, transparency, access and trust, the alliance said it will start coordinating health guidelines by aligning immunization recommendations informed by respected national medical organizations The …
Breakdown of the Cuts: $679 million total rescinded by the Transportation Department $435 million of that was earmarked for a floating wind farm in Northern California Another $47 million was slashed from a Maryland-based project The largest single cut: Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind, which lost $427 million in federal support Official Justification: Transportation Secretary Sean …
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump announces he will be SUING Gavin Newsom to BLOCK him from his illegal redistricting in California@GavinNewsom's not going to get off easy on this one. Sue him into the Stone Age, 47 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gYoVlXqUke — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 25, 2025 Someone thinks they’re tough… look at his reply, Nick. 🤣 …
A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for bubonic plague after camping in the area. Officials say it was likely a flea bite. “Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of El Dorado County,” said Kyle Fliflet, Acting Director of Public Health. That’s the tone. Casual. Like it’s just …
by Martin Armstrong California has been repelling capital through overregulation. The energy sector high-tailed out of the state in recent years under Governor Gavin Newsom’s net-zero policies. Now, even retailers feel forced to evacuate as California becomes increasingly anti-business. Bed Bath & Beyond announced that it must close all retail stores within the state of …
🚨 BREAKING: In another stunning embarrassment for Gavin Newsom, the Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond announces they will NOT open any retail stores in California. "We're taking a stand because it's time for common sense." The reasoning:– High taxes– High fees– Forced,… pic.twitter.com/QxE6Rr0rSE — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 20, 2025 They are trying to …
Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official said is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.” Opponents decry the exam as a “MAGA loyalty test.”
by Michael Why does just about everything seem to be going haywire in 2025? In particular, the natural world has been thrown into a state of complete and utter chaos. We are experiencing “the year of the fire” and “the year of the flood” simultaneously, and we are constantly being hammered by large earthquakes and …
Reaction from inside the venue:https://t.co/JKKN10FqTz — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 14, 2025 "Do you think it's coincidental?" During a press conference about efforts to block GOP-led redistricting efforts in Texas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said "Donald Trump and his minions" sent "dozens and dozens of ICE agents" outside of the event. https://t.co/cmX1lQuLpq pic.twitter.com/7ojQJD1bYm — ABC …
Newsom didn’t leak it. He posted it. All caps. All bait. “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP… MISSED THE DEADLINE!!!” He said California will draw “beautiful maps” to “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY.” No draft. No legal path. Just the threat. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newsom-says-california-to-draw-congressional-maps-to-end-trump-presidency/ar-AA1Ksr5N Texas triggered it. GOP maps drop five new seats. California counters with a legislative override — if …
At these prices the helicopter should at least come with leather seats and champagne Everything is fucked. Because no chance in hell a helicopter ride of 15 minutes costs 10k. The insurance companies are just so cheap. They probably only paid a couple grand for that. I member when I had surgery the pillow for …
NEW: Democrats cut the water off to California ranchers with no warning “We just found out we're not going to be able to get any irrigation water, which shuts us down as ranchers” “We're just kind of looking at just having to go out of business, you know, because that's what we… pic.twitter.com/7OtxoyEZK9 — Wall …
Wildfires are ripping through France, Greece, Turkey, Canada, and California with no signs of slowing. Yet the climate change excuse is wearing thin. These fires are not just nature’s fury. They are failures of policy, planning, and prevention. The real disaster is the world’s refusal to face hard truths and act. “Fast-moving flames, fanned by …
California is plotting a redistricting plan aimed at eliminating five GOP House seats in direct response to Republican-led district shifts in Texas. This is not about fairness. It is about political retaliation and power play across state lines. California Democrats are eyeing maps that could shrink GOP-held seats from nine down to four. The proposed …
The Gifford Fire has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Firefighters have only gotten 3% of it under control. More than 1,000 people are working hard to stop the fire in tough, brushy areas. Smoke from the fire has reached all the way to Las Vegas, making the air …
The entire Sacramento school board resigned after an audit found $180 million in taxpayer money misused. The schools were supposed to teach adult refugees English but many students never existed. Officials created fake classrooms and padded attendance to get more funding. “The entire board just resigned after they audited them and they found $180 million …
A Texas House panel advanced a GOP plan to redraw districts. That kind of move is admitting you can’t win without cheating. In 2022 New York’s Democratic legislature drew a map that courts called unconstitutional and threw it out. That ruling forced a redraw by an independent official. TEXAS HOUSE PANEL ADVANCES GOP GERRYMANDER PROPOSAL …
When I was a kid, it was: A: 92-100B: 85-92C: 76-85D: 65-76F: < 65 We're raising generations of literal idiots. Home school your kids pic.twitter.com/ziZu17hta6 — BonkDaCarnivore (@BonkDaCarnivore) July 31, 2025