Florida Student Leader Discovers That Home Depot Is a Terrible Place for a Career Networking Event

One of the recurring problems in modern America is that far too many people seem to believe that the internet is some magical realm where consequences don't exist. Fortunately, there are still a few citizens willing to dedicate their time to reminding these aspiring degenerates that reality eventually shows up.

[Sources: Fox News Digital, FAU University Press.]

In South Florida, that reality arrived in the form of MMA fighter Dustin Lampros.

Lampros, founder of 561 Predator Catchers, has built a reputation for exposing people who allegedly use social media and dating apps to pursue minors. While most people spend their free time doomscrolling or arguing about politics online, Lampros spends his tracking down individuals who think arranging sexual encounters with children is a good life choice.

His latest catch was Christian Walden, a Florida Atlantic University student government official whose promising campus leadership career apparently took a sharp detour into spectacularly bad decision-making.

According to court records, Walden allegedly believed he was chatting online with a 13-year-old boy named "Justin." The conversation reportedly began on Grindr before moving to text messages. Eventually, a meeting was arranged at a Home Depot in Delray Beach.

Because nothing says "normal life choices" quite like scheduling an illicit rendezvous between the potted ferns and the palletized landscaping materials.

When Walden arrived on May 26 expecting to meet "Justin," he instead found Lampros waiting for him.

Lampros identified himself as someone working with "an organization that monitors online activity between minors and adults."

What followed was less of a conversation and more of an extended public audit of Walden's judgment.

"How old is he?" Lampros asked after Walden admitted he was there to meet someone he had encountered online.

"I think, 14," Walden replied.

As questioning continued, Walden acknowledged that the supposed teenager had revealed he was 13.

Likes young boys . . . a lot

The exchange became even more uncomfortable as Walden allegedly described sexual acts he planned to perform with "Justin" while an associate of Lampros recorded the entire interaction.

Outside the store, Delray Beach police officers were waiting.

According to court records, Walden later told investigators that he and "Justin" had arranged to meet for sexual activity. He also reportedly admitted multiple times that he knew he had made "a mistake."

That may qualify as the understatement of the year.

Walden was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act, a second-degree felony carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years and fines reaching $10,000.

He also faces a charge of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison, probation, and additional fines.

At the time of his arrest, Walden was serving in Florida Atlantic University's student government.

His fellow student leaders wasted little time distancing themselves from the controversy. Within days, they convened an emergency meeting and voted to impeach and remove him from office.

Before his arrest, Walden had built an impressive collection of campus credentials. According to a LinkedIn profile identified as his, he studied public management, worked part-time for FAU, participated in student journalism, served on the executive board of the FAU College Democrats, and held leadership positions in multiple campus organizations.

The profile also noted that he was "minoring in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies" and was "driven by a passion for LGBTQ+ rights."

It further described him as a co-founder of a nonprofit promoting "inclusive, sex-positive education."

Days before his arrest, he had celebrated his confirmation as chair of the Ways and Means Committee of FAU's Student Government Boca Raton House of Representatives. He had also recently been elected treasurer of the school's Lavender Alliance, where he was expected to help create "a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for the LGBTQIA+ community at FAU."

Instead, he now finds himself creating work for criminal defense attorneys.

Former Palm Beach County prosecutor Mark Astor explained that civilian predator-catching operations are legal in Florida, provided they do not coordinate with law enforcement beforehand or improperly induce criminal conduct.

"Getting somebody to potentially commit a crime who wouldn't otherwise have committed that crime, but you lured them into doing it," would be entrapment, Astor said.

He added that "from a defense perspective, these are very difficult cases" because investigators often possess extensive evidence before charges are filed.

That tends to happen when someone voluntarily leaves a digital trail, drives to the meeting location, and then calmly explains the entire plan on camera.

As for Lampros, known in MMA circles as "Scrappy," he'll be returning to the cage July 25 at Combat Night in Hallandale Beach.

For one alleged predator, however, the toughest fight is probably not going to happen in an octagon.

Florida Atlantic University student government leaders moved to impeach Boca Raton House Rep. Walden during an emergency House meeting with a 20 - 0 vote. The final vote was June 5th and Walden is gone.

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Teenage girl and her unborn baby survive forced abortion attempt

A Louisiana 17-year-old Cerencro girl was force-fed abortion drugs by her very own father at only 23 weeks gestation. Incredibly, the baby was born alive weighing around one pound and currently remains hospitalized. Naturally, the baby requires extensive medical care.

Erica Inzina, J.D., Policy Director for Louisiana Right to Life, issued the following statement:

“Our hearts break for this young mother and her baby. This 17-year-old girl was allegedly poisoned with abortion drugs by her own father, a shocking violation of her dignity and her right to protect both herself and her unborn child.

This tragedy reinforces a crisis in our state and nation that the abortion industry and its allies would rather ignore: abortion drugs are being used as a weapon against women and girls. When these substances are freely available and deliberately detached from medical oversight, they become tools for abusers, traffickers, and predators seeking to exert control over the vulnerable.

Thankfully, both victims, the girl and her unborn child, survived. Her baby was born alive at just 23 weeks gestation, weighing only one pound. Now that child is fighting for life in the NICU and will require ongoing medical care because of what was done to them. The world can plainly see a baby whose life was targeted by abortion and survived.

Every person responsible for this act must be held fully accountable. No woman should ever be forced to take abortion drugs against her will, and no child should ever suffer because someone else decided that his or her life was disposable.”

The Louisiana Right to Life asks all Louisianans to join them in praying for this young mother, for her child, and for the medical professionals working tirelessly to care for them.

At this time, it is unclear as to what charges, if any, are being initiated against the teen's father, but it certainly is appropriate that he should be charged with attempted murder of a human being.

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‘Sleazebag’ Dad Caucus founder Rep. Jimmy Gomez admits to cheating on wife after Post exposé

WASHINGTON — Congressional Dads Caucus founder Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) finally fessed up Tuesday that he cheated on his wife, right after The NY Post dropped the April bombshell that he was caught playing tonsil hockey with a congressional aide outside a DC party. 

We don't know if he scored.

The Post’s report lit the fuse on a House Ethics Committee investigation that dug up all kinds of gross new details, absolutely torching Gomez’s painstakingly polished image as America’s most devoted family man.

“Years ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family,” Gomez told CNN, describing the extramarital relations as “consensual.”

“I sincerely apologize to my wife, family, friends and the people that I have the privilege to serve,” said Gomez after he was caught, who in January 2023 wore his baby son in a sling around his neck during marathon votes for House speaker like the world’s most committed dad influencer.

“I sought professional assistance to help re-center and heal the relationships that mean everything to me, and move forward with the honesty, transparency, and respect that everyone deserves from the people they love. I continue to do this work.”

The Los Angeles Democrat was spotted making out with a much younger congressional aide for a different lawmaker outside the home of then-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), The Post revealed in April.

Gomez, who is married, was making out with the aide at Swalwell’s bash to celebrate the start of that year’s August recess. Attendees did not recall seeing his wife or 11-month-old son anywhere in the vicinity. Shocking.

Swalwell, the man known for "the fart heard round the world," resigned in disgrace following a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him earlier this year. Birds of a feather and all that.

“This guy [Gomez] is a sleaze-bag. He should resign and use his free time to trade war stories with Swalwell,” said one Democratic source familiar with the matter.

“Hopefully he doesn’t hook up with another chief of staff at Eric Swalwell’s house. One is too many.”

Gomez and the younger Hill staffer were seen kissing by a stunned group of Democratic congressional aides, two of whom recounted their surprise to The Post. A third source heard of Gomez’s alleged relationship with the woman from additional Democratic sources.

The Post did not initially publish the name of the woman involved.

Gomez, a close Swalwell friend, strongly denied The Post’s reporting in April and his confession did not specify particular wrongdoing. How convenient.

A spokesman did not immediately offer comment on whether he was confessing to the relationship reported by The Post — after his blanket denials.

Gomez, who represents a heavily Democratic district in Los Angeles, also gave no indication that he planned to resign. Of course he didn’t.

“Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House ethics rules, that doesn’t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most,” Gomez said in his statement.

“I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family.”

Sure, Jimmy. Keep that Dads Caucus membership card warm.

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Democrat Mayor of Winnsboro arrested on 6 counts of Medicaid fraud

Alice Wallace, the Democrat mayor of Winnsboro, Louisiana (a small town in Franklin Parish), was arrested on April 21, 2026, and charged with six counts of government benefits fraud related to an alleged Medicaid fraud scheme.

Key Details of the CaseAllegations: 

Wallace, 50, is accused of fraudulently receiving Medicaid benefits for herself and a dependent from 2021 through 2026, totaling about $75,000, while ineligible due to her income and employment.

She allegedly failed to report changes in household income, marital status, employment (including her role as mayor), and access to employer-provided health insurance.

One count corresponds to each year of the alleged fraud. The investigation started from a referral by the Louisiana Department of Health.

She was arrested by the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (under Attorney General Liz Murrill) and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. She turned herself in.BackgroundWallace became Winnsboro's first female mayor in 2022, winning by a narrow 12-vote margin. 

Wallace, like Chris Wallace [no relation] is a Democrat, in case I didn't mention it.

The charges cover a period including her time in office. Wallace has denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated ahead of her re-election bid (primary on May 16, 2026). At least she didn't call those who made allegations 'racists'. She pleaded not guilty, naturally.

In a Facebook post, Wallace stated she would be "vindicated" and blamed interference (including references to "the devil" in some reports) for trying to derail her campaign. The case is pending in Franklin Parish court.

This is a developing story.

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Caught! Accused killer of 8 children killed

Shamar Elkins, was a 31-year-old Army National Guard veteran from Shreveport, Louisiana, He is the suspect accused of opening fire during a domestic incident that left eight children dead and two women injured on Sunday, previously served in the Louisiana Army National Guard, officials said.

Shortly after 6 a.m. (CT) on the morning of April 19, 2026,  Elkins carried out shootings at multiple addresses (reported as two or three related homes). The POS allegedly killed eight children aged 1 to 14, with seven believed to be his own biological children or direct descendants. One additional child reportedly escaped. 

Elkins allegedly also shot and wounded two adult women (one critically), including his wife or ex-partner, Shaneiqua Pugh/Elkins (age 34), with whom he had been in a relationship for about 10 years and married since April 2024. They reportedly had four daughters together.
Authorities described the incident as stemming from domestic violence or a domestic disturbance. After the shootings, Elkins fled like a coward, carjacked a vehicle, and led police on a chase into neighboring Bossier City/Parish. 

Thankfully, he was fatally shot by officers during the pursuit (it is however, unclear if it was police fire or a self-inflicted wound as the cause of death).
Hours before the attack, he reportedly posted on social media about a “1 on 1 date” at a burger joint with one of his daughters and shared family photos. Days or weeks earlier, he had posted concerning messages about his wife and marriage.

“Shamar D. Elkins served in the Louisiana Army National Guard from August 2013 to August 2020 as a Signal Support System Specialist (25U) and a Fire Support Specialist (13F),” an Army official told Fox News Digital. “He has no deployment. He left the Army as a private.” 

Seven years in the Army and he ended up at the lowest rank--he must've been a veritable genius.

Authorities say Elkins is accused of carrying out the shooting across multiple locations before fleeing the scene, carjacking a vehicle and later being killed during a confrontation with law enforcement. 

Buy that cop a beer.

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Gavin Newsom's wife says pro-lifers are "pulling us back as a country"

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, is attacking pro-life Christians. She has criticized pro-life Christians and evangelicals as living in an “evangelical, conservative silo” that is “pulling us back as a country.”

What's the problem, Jenny, not enough dead babies?

Meanwhile, Newsom is arguing that the term “pro-life” should be redefined to mean government-funded social programs rather than protecting unborn children from abortion.

In a 2022 interview with journalist Elex Michaelson of a local Los Angeles station, Siebel Newsom promoted her documentary “Fair Play” on gender roles in the home and praised progressives for redefining the meaning of “pro-life.”

“I appreciate that so many people, so many progressives, are leaning into redefining what pro-life is really about, and that’s what we’re doing in California,” the unelected wife of Gavin Newsom said. “You know, pro-life is about prenatal care and universal preschool and universal after-school and universal healthcare and taking care of foster kids and feeding, you know, universal meals and childcare. Like, that’s pro-life. It’s not conception.”

She went on to criticize those she described as being on the far right, which includes anyone who didn't vote Democrat, and especially not for her husband.

“They’re living in this silo, this evangelical, conservative silo that, ultimately, is just pulling us back as a country to a time and a place where we don’t deserve to be, and we’re not going to be,” she said. “Because honestly, young women and fathers of daughters are awake now, and they’re woke, and they’re not going to let us go back.”

Siebel Newsom added that she has “so much hope because of that, and obviously California has a huge responsibility to lead.”

The clip resurfaced this week and drew fresh attention online as California continues to position itself as a leader in expanding abortion access through taxpayer funding. The state is also a leader in exfiltration of its wealthier residents who refuse to allow the state to steal their money.

Last month, at a bill-signing ceremony for Senate Bill 106, which provides $90 million in one-time emergency funds to Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses to kill more babies, Newsom scolded reporters for focusing questions on topics such as the state’s failed high-speed rail project and the governor’s planned trip to Munich rather than the legislation.

“We just find it incredulous that we have Planned Parenthood here, and women are 51% of the population,” she said. “And the majority of the questions, all of these questions, have really been about other issues. So, it’s just fascinating.”

Pro-life advocates have condemned the $90 million allocation as an effort to celebrate and subsidize abortion at a time when many Americans support greater protections for unborn children. 

Not every woman views the expansion of abortions as advancing women’s interests. Many women actually want to be a mother and see abortion as a legal right to murder the babies.

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Woke woman Alex Taylor Fontenot faces stiff prison sentence for threatening to kill ICE agents: "just a joke"

Alex Taylor Fontenot, a woke 27-year-old woman from Lake Charles, Louisiana, has been federally indicted on charges of making threats in interstate commerce. Prosecutors allege she posted a social media video threatening U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, stating that if they entered her home, they would leave "in a body bag" and be "dropped like flies." 

She reportedly described herself as "crazy" and expressed eagerness to confront what she called a "tyrannical government uprising."

Well she may be crazy, but not so crazy as to now claim that she was simply joking about the killing/body bag thingy. She evidently FAed and now is about to FO.

The indictment was issued on February 4, 2026, following an FBI investigation prompted by the video seen in part above. 

If convicted, she faces up to 5 years in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. However, my guess is she'll be given a pat on the hand and maybe some supervision, but I don't think there will be any hard time for her to face.

Recent coverage describes her as now claiming the statements were "just a joke" and expressing concern about her life being ruined, though federal authorities treated the statements as credible threats rather than humor.

This case has circulated widely on social media, often highlighted by accounts critical of left-leaning or anti-ICE views, with some framing it as an example of "leftist extremists." 

The ordeal of having to go to court and face possible incarceration may be enough to keep other cretinous-like leftists/anarchists from copying her example. These people tend to be more like keyboard warriors rather than actual ones.

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Mamdani makes big move to ruin NYC and create bigger, better homelessness

New York City is about to earn a shiny new nickname: Tent City, Filth City, or maybe Lepto City, courtesy of that charming bacterial souvenir from homeless encampments.

New York's socialistically new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has decided the NYPD should keep its hands off closing down these charming outdoor living rooms.

Ever since Mamdani teased this genius plan back in December, fresh encampments have been sprouting like weeds across neighborhoods. The fallout is a disaster for the folks actually living rough and for anyone trying to keep the city functional.

From Friday through Sunday night during that lovely bone-chilling winter storm, eight people turned up dead outdoors, likely homeless. Mamdani even admitted several were already known to the shelter system. Compassionate, right?

As these setups multiply, locals dial 311 in desperation, but the NYPD is now handcuffed. Even New York's Strongest, the sanitation crew, get orders to scoop up the trash and human waste but leave the mattresses, clothes, cardboard shanties, and all the rest exactly where they are. 

In other words, full maid service, zero actual cleanup of the hazardous junk pile.

City Councilwoman Joann Ariola watched this farce unfold along Jamaica Avenue, in Queens, and quipped, "What next, a city-funded turndown service?"

We should all be furious. Mamdani's serving up a twisted version of "compassion" for the homeless while flipping the bird to every resident and business owner stuck dealing with the fallout. These encampments drag in crime, garbage, and a general collapse of basic street decency.

They also invite lovely blasts from the past like leptospirosis, currently making the rounds in a Berkeley, California encampment. The bug hides in rat urine but spreads through tainted surfaces or puddles. The cold keeps it somewhat in check now, but come spring thaw, parents near these setups will be yelling at kids not to splash in puddles or paw random street junk.

Even fellow Democrats are losing it over Comrade Mamdani's refusal to act. Upper West Side Council Member Gale Brewer fumed, "You cannot have defecating, you cannot have food on the street, you cannot have all these boxes." 

But Mamdani's answer is apparently yes, you can.

His predecessor Eric Adams went hard the other way, clearing encampments and declaring, "We cannot tolerate these makeshift, unsafe houses on the side of highways, in trees, in front of schools, in parks. This is just not acceptable."

Mamdani's responded: "We are going to take an approach that understands its mission is connecting those New Yorkers to housing."

Sure, that's one job, Comrade Mayor. But you're also supposed to keep the rest of the city safe, livable, and appealing to the tourists and businesses that keep the lights on. This policy basically tells them all to pound sand.

No city should have to put up with sprawling encampments. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that towns can clear them. Justice Neil Gorsuch nailed it: otherwise, "with encampments dotting neighborhood sidewalks, adults and children in these communities are sometimes forced to navigate around used needles, human waste, and other hazards to make their way to school, the grocery store, or work."

Sound familiar, New York?

Since that ruling, even Democratic heavyweights like failed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and various mayors out west have cracked down hard.

Mamdani is sprinting in reverse, dooming Gotham to more crime and disease outbreaks. Los Angeles Police data from 2018-2022 showed the homeless were 1 percent of the population but 11 to 15 percent of violent crime suspects.

Nationwide, 13 percent of those in encampments are registered sex offenders. In states like Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, it's a jaw-dropping 50 percent or higher, per the Cicero Institute. Yeah, that's exactly who you want your kids dodging on the walk to school or after dark.

Mamdani claims he's doing the right thing for the homeless, keeping their plight front and center to force housing solutions while they now freeze in their tents and cardboard boxes.

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In reality, he's turning them into political props and making their situation worse. Street life slashes life expectancy by about 27 years on average. Crime, disease, overdoses under cardboard or on piss-soaked mattresses; that's the compassion we're witnessing.

Adams put it perfectly, calling out the nonsense: "there is nothing compassionate or 'progressive' about leaving people to freeze in makeshift encampments. It ... dehumanizes the very people who need help."

But hey, virtue signaling over results, the classic move.

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FBI Nabs Four Nutjobs from Radical Pro-Palestinian Group Plotting New Year's Eve Bombings in LA

In a major win for common sense, the FBI busted a serious terror plot over the weekend, hauling in four alleged members of a far-left extremist group that was gearing up for coordinated bombings across Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. These clowns apparently call themselves part of the Turtle Island Liberation Front. 

Sources tell us these individuals identified as belonging to a violent splinter of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF), a bunch driven by pro-Palestinian rage mixed with hatred for cops, and the government itself.

The feds say the suspects were scheming to hit five different spots in LA with homemade IEDs on the big night.

The arrests went down in Lucerne Valley, where the geniuses were reportedly prepping to test their explosives. All four are now facing charges of conspiracy and possession of destructive devices.

Defender of the Island of Turtle

On Monday, the FBI announced they also collared a fifth suspect tied to the same TILF crew in New Orleans, who was allegedly plotting his own separate attack.

A TILF Instagram account said its founding chapter is in Los Angeles, and its goal is to free "Turtle Island," an Indigenous name used to refer to North America, from the "illegal American empire." Who they planned to give it to is unclear.

"Free Palestine. Free Hawaii. Free Puerto Rico," the account posted."Freeing the world from American imperialism is the only way to a safe and peaceful future," it continued.

Just another reminder that the real threats often come wrapped in "liberation" rhetoric while plotting mass murder. Good riddance to these scumcrumpets. I hope they enjoy their new accommodations courtesy of the taxpayers they despise.

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Another Day, Another CARES Act Grifter Gets the Federal Kick in the Butt

Meet Ernest X. Taylor, Jr., 41, of Laplace, Louisiana, a man who looked at the trillions of dollars Congress was flinging out the window during COVID and thought, "You know what this needs . . .  more fraud. Specifically, MY fraud."

On October 29, 2025, Taylor was sentenced to 84 months of government-funded room and board courtesy of the Bureau of Prisons. 

See, Ernie decided that when the PPP application asked, "Have you been convicted of a felony involving fraud, bribery, embezzlement, or a false statement in a loan application or an application for federal financial assistance within the last five years?" the correct answer was yes, he absolutely had been. 

Back in 2016 he admitted to conspiracy to commit federal student loan fraud and mail fraud using stolen identities. But hey, details, right?

Court documents say that Taylor made false statements to an approved lender on or about March 2, 2021, for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining a PPP loan. Taylor falsely claimed in his PPP application that he had not been convicted of a felony involving "fraud, bribery, embezzlement, or a false statement in a loan application or an application for federal financial assistance" within the last 5 years.

Obviously, the dude lied like a Biden press secretary, pocketed roughly $18,500 on the first go-round, then, because why not, then he lied again a month later and grabbed another $18,500 with the second-draw PPP loan.

Total haul: $37,000 of your tax dollars and mine, all because the honor system and "trust but verify" apparently went out the window faster than common sense in 2020.

In addition to seven years of learning new and exciting prison hobbies, Taylor gets five years of supervised release and a $100 “you’re a moron” fee. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson – clearly one of the adults still left in the room – praised the Secret Service for actually doing their job on this one.

And because nothing says "2020-2025 federal government" quite like incompetence layered on top of incompetence, this case apparently happened way back when but only surfaced now because of "the longest federal government shutdown in history." Yeah, because when you're handing out trillions with the oversight rigor of a drunk sailor on shore leave, the last thing you want is pesky prosecutors actually prosecuting.

Moral of the story is that when the government decides to play Santa Claus with printed money, the Ernest X. Taylors of the world will line up with their fake beards and sacks marked "swag." Simply shocking.

Enjoy those 84 months, Ernie. Try not to apply for any prison commissary loans--your credit history's looking a little… sketchy.

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200 Marines deploy to support ICE in Florida

Two hundred Marines from North Carolina’s Marine Support Squadron 272 are headed to Florida to back ICE, U.S. Northern Command says. They’re part of 700 troops, active duty, Guard, Reserves, tapped by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after DHS begged for help May 9.

Florida’s first up, with Texas and Louisiana next. The Marines will handle “critical administrative and logistical capabilities at locations as directed by ICE,” per Thursday’s release. Think paperwork and transport, not handcuffs. 

“Their roles will focus on administrative and logistical tasks, and they are specifically prohibited from direct contact with individuals in ICE custody or involvement in any aspect of the custody chain,” the news release hammers home.

This isn’t new. The military’s been law enforcement’s wingman for ages. The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin in ’91 said it best: “Contrary to what many police officers believe, the Posse Comitatus Act permits civilian law enforcement agencies to seek military assistance under some specific circumstances.” 

Guard units, for example, regularly sling “training, technical support, services, intelligence analysis, surveillance, communications towers, vehicle barriers, and pedestrian fences,” per a 2010 report.

The Pentagon’s doubling down on border security, with four new military zones in Texas and Arizona to curb illegal migration and drugs. Pentagon flack Sean Parnell says 8,500 Joint Task Force Southern Border troops have run 3,500 patrols, some with Mexican forces, and Marines have backed 170+ missions across 130 spots for nine agencies, including DHS and DEA.

Where in Florida? NORTHCOM’s lips are sealed. Rumors point to Alligator Alcatraz, ICE’s new Everglades lockup, but they ain’t confirming. Details? Forget it—NORTHCOM’s clamming up. Marines are coming to stack boxes, not to kick butt and take names.

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Louisiana child killer faces death penalty again after Biden's 'outrageous' commutation: DA

Evil doesn’t get a pass just because a pen scratches paper in Washington. Thomas Sanders, a 67-year-old plop of human excrement who kidnapped and slaughtered 12-year-old Lexis Roberts, thought he’d cheated the needle when Joe Biden commuted his death sentence to life in 2024. 

But Louisiana isn’t done with him. Not by a long shot.

Back in 2010, Sanders, a warehouse grunt in Las Vegas, wormed his way into the life of Lexis and her mother, Suellen. Two months into dating Suellen, he sweet-talked them into a Labor Day road trip to the Grand Canyon. Sounds wholesome, right? Except this wasn’t a family vacation—it was a death march. 

On the way back, Sanders veered off I-40 into the Arizona desert, gunned down Suellen, and snatched Lexis. For days, he dragged that terrified 12-year-old across the country, a predator with a child in his claws, until he hit Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. There, in a wooded patch, he shot her three times in the head, once in the chest with a .22 rifle, and, for good measure, slit her throat with a homemade knife.

Hunters found her body in October 2010. A nationwide manhunt ended with Sanders cuffed at a Mississippi truck stop in November.

A Louisiana federal jury didn’t flinch in 2014. They convicted Sanders for kidnapping and murder—the first death penalty handed down in the Western District of Louisiana’s federal court. Justice, hard and cold, was served. Until Biden, in his final days as the 46th president, decided to play God. He commuted Sanders’ sentence, one of 37 death row inmates spared. Why? Nobody’s got a good answer other than the probability that Biden's handler[s] rather than himself, did the commuting because Biden's brain was on par with gum.

Catahoula Parish District Attorney Brad Burget sure as hell doesn’t want to play God. 

“I found it outrageous that President Biden would use this clemency power to commute the sentence of the child killer,” Burget told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “Whatever your politics are doesn't matter. This is a 12-year-old who watched her mother be brutally killed by Mr. Sanders. Then, he kidnapped her and traveled halfway across the United States to rural Catahoula Parish in Louisiana, where he shot this 12-year-old three times in the head and once in the chest with a 22-caliber rifle and then slit her throat with a homemade knife.” 

You feel that? That’s the weight of a child’s life snuffed out, and a president’s signature saying it doesn’t matter.

Burget’s had enough. On Monday, he hauled Sanders’ case before a Catahoula Parish grand jury, slapping him with state charges. See, when Sanders was nabbed in 2010, the feds took the lead, and a local warrant got buried. Now, Burget’s dusting it off. “This child suffered a horrible death,” he said.

“And I think the only penalty for Sanders is the death penalty. The federal prosecutor did a wonderful job and presented the case to their jury, sought justice and got justice for Alexis and her family. And then Joe Biden decided to undo that with the signing of his signature. I don't understand why.”

Louisiana law don’t let district attorneys like Burget charge capital offenses solo—grand juries call those shots. So, Burget laid out the evidence, raw and unsparing, and the jury indicted Sanders on state charges. Now, it’s a new game. “I think we'll be successful, but only time will tell,” Burget said. “I'll put it in the hands of a jury … when the jury makes a decision, you have to respect that. I respect the Catahoula Parrish jury will make the right decision when I present the case to them.”

This isn’t about politics. It’s about a little girl who never got to grow up, a mother gunned down in the desert, and a system that sometimes forgets what justice looks like. Sanders thought he’d dodged his reckoning. 

Catahoula Parish says otherwise.

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LA Mayor walks back paying wildfire czar $500K for 90 days for recovery ideas regarding LA wildfires

Imagine getting paid $5,556 per day for 90 days to consult on how to recover from the wildfires that plagued Los Angeles since last month. Half a million dollars for 90 days of work.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Steve Soboroff, would be paid the money over the course of three months working as LA's "chief recovery officer." After all, Steve is a real estate developer and civic official and does not in any way stand to monetarily benefit over rebuilding efforts of the city, beyond the paychecks he would have received advising on the plans. And if you believe that, you might also believe that one day the skies will be darkened with the flight of chickens heading north.

Soboroff's money was supposed to come from charity organizations [perhaps like USAID], but Democrat LA Mayor Karen Bass who initially chose him for the job on January 17, walked it all back by Saturday night, saying that Soboroff would now do the work for free. Now that gives credence to the notion that he still has something to gain--remember, he's a real estate developer. I don't know, of course, if it's true, but would you honestly be surprised if he stood to gain something 'under the proverbial table'?

"Steve is always there for LA. I spoke to him today and asked him to modify his agreement and work for free. He said yes," Bass said, according to the Times. "We agree that we don’t need anything distracting from the recovery work we’re doing."

Another real estate executive, Randy Johnson, was supposed to be paid $250,000 from charity groups but even he is willing to do the work for free, Bass said.

Real estate executive, eh?

Regarding Johnson, Bass said she was "grateful for his generosity and expertise," but the mayor's office declined to name the charity organizations or clarify how the funding was raised, according to the Times.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, a member of the five-person committee tasked with recovery, told the LA Times it was "infuriating" that philanthropic groups would pay two people $750,000, calling the amount "obscene."

"He’s getting paid $500,000 for 3 months of work?" President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, Ric Grenell, posted on X about Soboroff. "And they call this a charity. Gross. Offensive."

Grenell, who was seated next to Trump during a round table discussion in the Pacific Palisades last month, added: "I’m getting paid $0 – as are many people. It’s a good thing there will be strings on the Federal money for California."

Steve Danton, who resides in a temporary apartment in Marina del Rey after his home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, said Soboroff’s compensation is a "money grab," adding that the city is experiencing a "crisis of leadership."

Larry Vein, a Pacific Palisades resident whose home suffered smoke damage, condemned Soboroff's reported $500,000 compensation, saying no one should handle recovery efforts for "financial gain."

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LA's DEI Fire Department says 'there's nothing they can do' to prevent or put out fires

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso blasted current Democrat Mayor Karen Bass and her "absolute mismanagement by the city," which led to the fire hydrants running dry and fires running rampant.

But at least the LA Fire Department is woke and has made great use of D.E.I. so that transgender 'women' are experts since birth, at using a hose.

The Los Angeles Times reported in the early hours of Wednesday morning that firefighters battling the blaze in Pacific Palisades had begun to report over radios that fire hydrants were losing pressure, going flaccid, and running out of water entirely.

“The hydrants are down,” and, “Water supply just dropped,” they said, according to the outlet.

The Department of Water and Power provided a statement to the Times acknowledging the hydrants were running out of water but did not give any indication as to how widespread the issue was.

“This area is served by water tanks and close coordination is underway to continue supplying the area,” the statement said.

Too bad they can't come up with a way to use the Pacific Ocean as a temporary water supply--it's just down the street.

Caruso commented on the still-unfolding clusterfrack: “There’s no water in the fire hydrants. The firefighters are there [in the neighborhood], and there’s nothing they can do — we’ve got neighborhoods burning, homes burning, and businesses burning. … It should never happen.”

Caruso called a local news station and revealed that his daughter’s home was among the 1000 structures that had burned thus far — and said that if the city [not to mention the state] was better managed, the situation could have been much less disastrous.

“My heart goes out obviously to the people with their homes, and I’m watching the small businesses around us go up in flames, you know this is people’s livelihoods,” Caruso said. “So it’s devastating. but what is most concerning to me is our first responders and our firefighters who are trying to battle this, there’s no water in the Palisades.”

What does it mean when one's heart goes out?

Caruso, a developer, went on to target the mismanagement of resources, saying that reservoirs had not been refilled and noting the fact that Mayor Bass is out of the country, traveling in Ghana on the taxpayers' dime.

“There’s no water coming out of the fire hydrants. This is an absolute mismanagement by the city,” he added. “It’s not the firefighters’ fault, but it’s by the city. And I’ve got to be very honest, we’ve got a mayor that’s out of the country, and we’ve got a city that’s burning, and there’s no resources to put out fires.”

“So if you look at your pictures, you don’t see the firefighters there because there’s nothing they can do,” he claimed. “It looks like we’re in a third-world country here.”

But we all know that if Trump had already been sworn in as President, he would be the target of blame.

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Louisiana Lt. Gov. ciriticized New Orleans Mayor following truck ramming attack on Bourbon Street

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser

In a pointed yet honest critique of local governance, Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser has publicly chastised New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell in the wake of the tragic incident on Bourbon Street. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day, resulted in the deaths of at least 14 individuals, not including the ISIS-inspired attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was killed in a gun-battle with police.

Nungesser, speaking to various local news sources, expressed his dissatisfaction with the city's handling of the situation, particularly focusing on the absence of security measures. "I've held my tongue long enough," he stated regarding Mayor Cantrell. "Her lack of leadership is an embarrassment." 

                                                       Shamsud-Din Jabbar

He further elaborated his frustration in an interview with 4WWL, saying, "I'm a little angry at the fact that some things in that French Quarter we've been trying to do for years have not gotten done."

As the state's chief tourism official, Nungesser has advocated for increased state oversight over the French Quarter, a move reflecting his broader concerns about the management and safety of this bustling, iconic district. His remarks come at a time when the efficacy of local leadership is under scrutiny, especially in light of security failures and the veritable clusterfrack that allowed 

However, in response to Nungesser's criticisms, Mayor Cantrell's office has attempted to steer the narrative towards unity and recovery rather than blame. Kourtney Williams, Deputy Press Secretary for Cantrell, issued a statement saying, "The City of New Orleans will not be distracted by outside commentary and welcomes everyone to join the positive efforts of the unified command partners." This response suggests a desire to focus on constructive actions rather than engage in political sparring in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.

The dialogue between these two officials underscores not only the immediate political tension but also raises broader questions about leadership, security, and the division of responsibilities between state and local governance in crisis management

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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) or MTG as she is called by people who refuse to use all three of her names, appears to be the GOP's rake and all Republicans need to do is step on it. She has filed a motion to have the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson removed from his speakership.

The House voted in favor of a comprehensive $1,200,000,000,000 government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and now it goes to the Senate. To put it in perspective, if one had to count to this number at one second intervals, we could do the math:

1 trillion is equal to 1,000,000,000,000 (12 zeros) and 200 million is equal to 200,000,000.

So, the total number would be 1,000,000,000,000 + 200,000,000 = 1,200,000,000,000

Since you would be counting in one-second intervals, it would take a total of 1,200,000,000,000 seconds to count to one trillion, two hundred million.

Now, let's convert this to years:

1 year = 365 days = 365 days x 24 hours = 8,760 hours = 8,760 hours x 3600 seconds = 31,536,000 seconds

To calculate the number of years it would take to count to 1,200,000,000,000 seconds, you would divide 1,200,000,000,000 by 31,536,000:

1,200,000,000,000 / 31,536,000 ≈ 38,016.872 years

Therefore, it would take approximately 38,016.872 years to count to one trillion, two hundred million in one-second intervals.

So that's a lot of seconds and a heck of a lot of dollars when you put it in perspective.

"All 100 senators will need to green-light a vote to pass the bill before the midnight deadline," explains NBC News. "If that doesn’t happen, the government would be forced into a partial shutdown on Saturday morning. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass it quickly and said he’ll sign the bill."

“This hasn’t been a perfect process. But we should never let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), said. “This is a good result for the American people.”

The bill funds the departments of Homeland Security, State, Labor, Defense, Health and Human Services as well as other agencies. Together with the $459 billion bill passed earlier this month, it fully funds the federal government to the tune of $1.659 trillion through September, after months of stopgap bills and negotiations.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (RINO-AK) said the impending two-week recess would motivate the Senate to get unanimous consent to vote quickly and pass the bill. “This is the United States Senate,” Murkowski said. “We’re motivated by recesses.”

The legislation was negotiated by Speaker Johnson, (R-LA) Senate Majority Leader Chuck "Nostrils" Schumer (D-NY), top appropriators in both parties and the White House. 

Both parties scored some wins: Democrats said they “defeated outlandish cuts” proposed by Republicans and kept out abortion restrictions so that babies can continue to be killed in the womb and maybe someday soon after they leave it. 

GOP leaders touted more immigration funding for border agents and detention beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A reported 112 Republicans voted against the bill, while only 23 Democrats voted against it. And MTG  is said to be so unhappy that she has filed a motion to remove Speaker Johnson  from his position, according to a report from Punchbowl's Jake Sherman.

BREAKING NEWS -- @RepMTG has filed a motion to vacate @SpeakerJohnson, according to multiple sources on the House floor.

Stay tuned for more info.....— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 22, 2024

Greene reportedly voiced "extreme opposition" to a $1.2 trillion spending bill prior to her making her move against the Speaker. According to Axios, "Greene isn't yet forcing the vote to remove Johnson as speaker — but the move lays the groundwork for another historic showdown on the House floor."

Last year another GOP firebrand, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate the speakership after the passage of the stopgap resolution funding the government for another 45 days without new aid for Ukraine.

Republicans only have a thin majority in the House and that has become even thinner, so they can't afford this internal bickering. This only gives Democrats the advantage and makes the GOP look like a bunch of 3-year-old fighting over a toy in a sandbox.

Just freaking stop it.

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Louisiana legislature sticks it to the Dem. Governor's veto re: child sex change ban

LA Gov. uses finger guns

It's rare that one sees the Louisiana legislature vote to override a governor's veto but it happened. 

Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a bill that protects children from having the genitals and/or breasts chopped off as well as other life altering procedures. Edwards is pond scum floating in a cess pool.

The bill is judiciously called the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act,” and it will prevent doctors from performing transgender procedures like double mastectomies on girls who identify as boys and administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children.

Only pond scum floating in a cess pool calling himself a governor would veto such a bill.

The House voted 75-23 to override the Democrat's veto, with 69 Republicans being joined by six Democrats. In the Senate, lawmakers voted 28-11 to adopt the measure.

“As a counselor, I know of no other mental health disorder where we affirm distorted thinking. We don’t affirm the distorted thinking of anorexic children who suffer body dysmorphia, do we? And since studies have shown that gender dysphoria does not persist in most children past puberty, why would any so called treatment include irreversible medical procedures,” said Louisiana Republican Rep. Laurie Schlegel. “The suggestion that the only hope for children experiencing gender dysphoria is cross-sex hormone therapy, puberty blockers, or life changing sex operations is ludicrous. These children need intensive mental health counseling.”

Beautifully expressed.

When the bill was discussed, Sen. John Morris (R) said that “experimental procedures on minors that are irreversible” are not health care, citing long-term health problems, such as fertility issues, that have been associated with transgender procedures. 

Republican Senator Mike Fesi pointed out the regret from people who “transitioned” at a young age and wished their parents had not allowed them to go through with the transgender procedures. If Democrats had their way, parents would be taken out of the loop and replaced by teachers or someone else on the far-left.

Democrat Senator Jay Luneau claimed that the bill would violate parental rights and contained vague provisions that would be unconstitutional, a brave stance from someone from the party that would kill the unborn or mutilate the genitals of living kids.

Before this current vote, there have only been two successful vetoes of a gubernatorial veto since 1974, when the state adopted a new constitution, according to the Associated Press. [The constitution was not according to the Associated Press, it was reported by them.]

It looks like there may be hope for the nation after all.

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Louisiana man allegedly shoots neighbor girl, 14, playing hide-and-seek

David Doyle, 58, has been charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and the illegal discharge of a firearm, according to police.

Doyle, a 'get off my lawn' kind of guy, it seems, allegedly shot a 14-year-old girl in the back of the head as she was playing hide-and-seek with a group of friends on his property. He told the cops that he had seen "shadows" and I guess he thought that shooting at shadows was okay.

Good news, she lived.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning in Starks, Louisiana, a small border town with Texas.

Detectives concluded that “several juveniles were playing hide and seek in the area and were hiding on the neighbor’s property,” the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Doyle told them “he observed shadows outside his home, at which time he went inside and retrieved his firearm,” according to police.

Brilliant!

“He then advised detectives he went back outside and observed people running away from his property, at which time he began shooting at them and unknowingly hit the girl,” the statement says.

If they were running away, why did he shoot at them?

Miraculously, the girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was rushed to a local hospital and Doyle was later rushed to the police station.

The girl's family told KPLC-TV that she is recovering well after the horrific ordeal.

The shooting occurred on a dead-end road with only three residents — the idiot suspect, the girl’s family and their relative. 

Doyle remained in custody Tuesday at the Calcasieu Correctional Center, with his bond set at $300,000. Remarkably, he doesn't prefer the taste of Tide Pods.

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Mayorkas admits he's oblivious about top staff hirings: he's just not into it

Dumb and Dumber

Homeland Security Incompetent Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted he doesn't know anything about the top woman, Nina Jankowicz, who was selected to head the department's Disinformation Governance Board. He also doesn't know his butt from a hole in the ground, how many terrorists have crossed into the country on his watch, and who killed JR. In a word, the George Soros-backed head of DHS is an idiot, but a useful idiot.

Mayorkas did not know that Jankowicz has taken many public stands, for example, the Hunter Biden laptop, that was proved wrong as it was authenticated. He also did not know that Jankowicz made ridiculous videos on TikTok that featured her singing politically inspired songs to show tunes like Mary Poppins' "Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious." [Not sure I spelled it correctly but there's a long red line beneath the word.]

In spite of the fearless DHS leader supposedly having no clue as to who this lunatic is, Mayorkas announced last week that the board would be headed by Jankowicz and touted her abilities.

During a Wednesday hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) tried to get Mayorkas to explain what the DHS know about Jankowicz when they put her in charge of the new "Ministry of Truth" as some have called it.

“I am in awe of Ms. Jankowicz. I have watched her with slack-jawed astonishment,” Kennedy said. “Who picked her?”

Mayorkas answered “the Department of Homeland Security selected Ms. Jankowicz.”

“Who at the department picked her?” Kennedy asked.

“Senator, we don’t discuss our internal hiring processes,” Mayorkas replied, acting as if a government selection process for a public position is top secret. “I am the secretary of homeland security and ultimately I am responsible.” 

RNC Research, a conservative outlet tweeted:

.@SenJohnKennedy takes DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas to task on the selection of “Ministry of Truth” Director Nina Jankowicz.

“Did [DHS] know that she had said that Mr. Hunter Biden’s laptop is Russian disinformation…that she had vouched for the veracity of the Steele dossier?” pic.twitter.com/KqOIm00vYR

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 4, 2022

“When the department picked her, did it know that she had said that Mr. Hunter Biden’s laptop is Russian disinformation?” Kennedy asked.

“I was not aware of that. We do not discuss the internal hiring process. Ultimately, as the secretary I am responsible for the decisions of the Department of Homeland Security,” Mayorkas said, as he tried to skirt responsibility.

“When the department picked Ms. Jankowicz, did it know that she had vouched for the veracity of the Steele dossier?” Kennedy asked.

“Senator, let me repeat myself and add an additional fact. One, we do not discuss internal hiring processes. Two, I was not aware of that fact,” Mayorkas said.

“Three, as the secretary of homeland security I am responsible for the decisions of the department and four, it is my understanding that Ms. Jankowicz is a subject matter expert in the field in which she will be working on behalf of the department.”

“I can tell,” Kennedy said in reply because he is not only a hundred times smarter than Mayorkas, he's also funny.

Mayorkas called the board a “working group” [a somewhat Communist-sounding term] and said it would be mostly concerned with ensuring DHS respects free speech rights, according to The Washington Times.

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“The working group does not have operational capacity and authority. It is to make sure there are policies in place, standards in place, to protect the very rights about which you inquired,” he told Kennedy with a straight face to hide his lie.

Kennedy advised Mayorkas to find out the person who actually hired Jankowicz, the New York Post reported. He added, I would fire him on the spot." 

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