Los Angeles residents in the exclusive Pacific Palisades neighborhood are paying a heavy price for poor leadership and environmentalism run amok. "About 1,000 structures, including many homes, have been destroyed in the fire, L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference Wednesday morning," the Los Angeles Times...
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The Western Journal
Environmentalism-Obsessed LA Doesn't Have Enough Water to Fight Fire Effectively
Los Angeles residents in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood are paying a heavy price for poor leadership and environmentalism run amuck.
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The woke left's coordinated assault on merit stems from a nihilistic desire -- metaphorically speaking -- to watch the world burn. Thus, ironically, the wildfires raging in southern California might represent that desire's literal realization. Wednesday on the social media platform X, "Libs of TikTok," a prominent conservative account with...
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The Western Journal
LA Fire Department's DEI Obsession Comes to Light as Devastating Wildfire Rages
The LAFD's obsession with DEI policies has rightfully generated outrage, for it necessarily means diminished emphasis on competence.
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Despite how difficult history makes it seem, there's actually a very simple trick to being a good leader. And that's simply being present and attentive. (Admittedly a tall task for the current occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but this writer digresses.) After all, to borrow a football-ism, the greatest ability...
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LA Residents Rage Against Absent Mayor as Wildfires Cause Devastation: 'Where Are You?'
"Probably should tell your staff person to stop posting on this account in your absence, it feels like parody at this point ..."
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When federal officials take action of any kind, questions about the relative wisdom of said action should come second. Indeed, a more fundamental question precedes it: Namely, where did the federal government get the power in the first place? On Tuesday, according to The Washington Times, Republican Reps. Eric Burlison...
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Congress Looking at Huge Change to Machine-Gun Law - Gun-Grabbers' Worst Nightmare
Proposed repeals of the gun-grabbing ATF and NFA should raise the question of where federal officials got such authority in the first place.
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A Democrat official in Louisiana could be facing jail time for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking operation. The Washington Times reported Tuesday that 25-year-old Democrat Mayor Tyrin Truong of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was arrested for his connections to drug trafficking and soliciting prostitutes. Seven suspects were arrested in total, accused...
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Democrat Mayor Arrested On Drug-Trafficking and Prostitution Charges
A 25-year-old Louisiana Democrat mayor has been accused of running a drug operation and soliciting a prostitute.
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President-elect Donald Trump accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of being partly to blame for Los Angeles firefighters not having the water they needed to fight wildfires that erupted on Tuesday. “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons...
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Trump Says Gavin Newsom's Attempt to Protect an 'Essentially Worthless Fish' Caused Fire Disaster
President-elect Donald Trump accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of being partly to blame for Los Angeles firefighters lacking water.
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New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a growing number of Democrats who are seeking to work as much as possible with President-elect Donald Trump in his second term. Ocasio-Cortez, who belongs to the progressive faction of her party in Congress, said in remarks to Punchbowl News on Wednesday that...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Fellow Democrats for Being 'Too Reflexively Anti-Republican'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized her fellow Democrats for being too reactionary toward President-elect Donald Trump.
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An illegal immigrant was arrested on Sunday after allegedly murdering an ex-girlfriend, following his return to the United States a mere one week after deportation. Nestor Rocha-Aguayo allegedly murdered Talia Benward, 31, with whom he had a previous relationship where he faced domestic violence charges, according to a report from...
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Illegal Immigrant Charged with Murdering a Young Woman a Week After He Was Deported
An illegal immigrant returned to Utah mere days after his deportation and allegedly murdered an ex-girlfriend shortly thereafter.
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President Joe Biden will leave office having added more to the national debt in total dollars than any other president in U.S. history, despite having only served one term. "Not only has the Biden admin racked up $8.4 trillion in debt, but they've also run down Treasury's cash balance by...
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The Western Journal
Biden's Deficit Spending in Just 4 Years Accounts for Astounding Percentage of Overall Fed Debt
Just since fiscal year 2025 began on Oct. 1, the U.S. has spent more than $624 billion than it has taken in.
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There were hints of a new dawn in the world of social media last summer when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg raved over President-elect Donald Trump’s response to an assassination attempt. Trump raising his fist while bleeding from his wounded ear was “one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen...
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The Western Journal
Facebook Going Full MAGA? Dana White Joins Meta Board of Directors as Zuckerberg Promises Free Speech
Meta and Mark Zuckerberg keep stunning the tech world, and now there's a major pro-Trump voice on Meta's board.
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Well, the reign of the fact-checkers appears to be over at the world's biggest social media company, Meta. In a set of remarks delivered Tuesday, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was attempting "to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram" by...
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The Western Journal
With 'Fact-Checkers' On Their Way Out at Facebook, Babylon Bee Notes 12 Times Platform Fact-Checked Satire
"USA Today, another one of Facebook's fact-checking partners, helpfully pointed out that this was satire," the Bee mockingly noted on one.
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The Heritage Foundation launched a new effort to track down volunteer editors on Wikipedia who are publishing what they believe to be antisemitic content. The conservative think tank sent documents to various Jewish foundations detailing its intentions to “identify and target Wikipedia editors abusing their position,” according to a Tuesday...
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Group Behind Project 2025 to Target Rogue Wikipedia Editors, Hold Them Accountable: Report
The Heritage Foundation announced a new campaign meant to track down antisemitic editors active on Wikipedia.
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President Joe Biden is almost in our rearview mirrors — and, one suspects, so is Vice President Kamala Harris. Yes, politicians can obviously make comebacks. (See: Trump, Donald.) That being said, Kamala's flailing and failing 2024 presidential campaign proved she hadn't learned anything from her abortive 2020 campaign, and one...
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The Western Journal
If You Think Kamala Was a Bad VP, Look at What Other Woman on Shortlist Just Did to Wildfire-Racked Los Angeles
Things aren't looking great for Karen Bass, the woman who might have been the Democratic nominee had Joe Biden picked her.
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A former stuntwoman used her professional skills to fake a number of car crashes and file insurance claims, according to an indictment unsealed last month by the Department of Justice. Vanessa Motta, a former stuntwoman who is now a personal injury lawyer working in New Orleans, Louisiana, her disbarred attorney...
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The Western Journal
Former Hollywood Stuntwoman Charged with Using Her Professional Skills for Elaborate Fraud Scheme
Former stuntwoman Vanessa Motta has been indicted over an alleged scheme to fake car crashes and file fraudulent lawsuits.
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One of the five confirmed deaths from the fires sweeping across southern California was that of 66-year-old Victor Shaw, who died trying to defend his family’s home from the Eaton fire. Shaw’s body was found on Wednesday morning, charred and clutching a hose, KTLA reported. He was reportedly trying to...
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The Western Journal
California Man Found Dead with Hose in Hand as Uncontained Wildfires Spread
The charred body of Victor Shaw was discovered on Wednesday as the dangerous fires continue to sweep across southern California.
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Raging California wildfires could force a Monday NFL playoff game to be relocated. The Minnesota Vikings are scheduled to play their Monday playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb. Although the NFL said it is not shifting the location yet, it...
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The Western Journal
NFL Announces Contingency Plan to Move Playoff Game Due to Wildfires
Raging wildfires could force an NFL playoff game to move from the Los Angeles area to Arizona, the NFL has announced.
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As President-elect Donald Trump was visiting the U.S. Capitol, police responded to an incident nearby in which a man attempted to set a car on fire. According to the United States Capitol Police, police were alerted to a man trying to set a car on fire near the Grant Memorial...
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Capitol Police Arrest Suspicious 'Man Who Could Have Been a Danger' While Trump Was Meeting with Senators
A Virginia man was arrested near the U.S. Capitol while President-elect Donald trump was inside meeting with senators.
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On Wednesday evening, President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and top advisors met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill. According to Axios, Trump and his team outlined plans to issue 100 executive orders early in the new administration. Moreover, Trump voters undoubtedly will take delight in knowing that those...
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Trump Previews 100 Executive Orders - This Is Going to Be Good
The planned executive orders will help the new Trump administration quickly remove illegal immigrants while also securing the border.
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President Joe Biden is plucking about a half a billion dollars’ worth of military hardware from American stockpiles to ship to Ukraine. The announcement was made as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Germany on Thursday and called for continued support for Ukraine as the...
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The Western Journal
Biden Sneaks In Another Massive Spending Package 11 Days Before Trump Enters Office
As his days in the White House near an end, President Joe Biden takes $500 million in U.S. weapons and gives it to Ukraine.
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Some outraged Americans on the social media platform X attributed her reaction to a kind of deer-in-the-headlights-style panic. The likely truth, however, should strike readers as far more sinister. In a jaw-dropping video posted to X on Wednesday, correspondent David Blevins of the U.K.'s Sky News repeatedly pressed Los Angeles...
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The Western Journal
LA Mayor's Stone-Faced Response When Asked to Apologize to Residents Triggers Outrage
Outraged X users offered various explanations for Bass' unfathomable non-response, but the most probable explanation is deeply sinister.
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