Gov. Newsom Steps In After Democrats Block Bill Cracking Down On Child Trafficking

 Daily Caller

"Newsom previously advocated for bills in 2023 and 2024 expanding punishments for child sex traffickers after state lawmakers were hesitant to pass them."

"California state lawmakers sparked pushback from their Democratic governor on Tuesday after blocking a proposed policy allowing harsher punishments for child sex traffickers.

"The State Assembly’s Democrat-controlled Public Safety Committee rejected a policy making it a felony to purchase 16 and 17-year-olds for sex. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office spoke out in support of the bill shortly after — marking the third time Newsom has stood against some in his party pushing a degree of leniency on human trafficking.

“ 'The law should treat all sex predators who solicit minors the same — as a felony, regardless of the intended victim’s age. Full stop,” Newsom’s office told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

"Democratic Assemblymember Maggy Krell introduced the bill, which would require automatic felonies for trafficking 16 and 17-year-olds instead of allowing prosecutors to choose between a felony and a misdemeanor. Legislators opposed the trafficking portion of the bill while advancing a provision that would criminalize loitering with the intent to buy sex.

"Democrats raised concerns in a Tuesday hearing that the trafficking charge could be used unfairly against LGBTQ people and those in interracial relationships, Politico reported. Public Safety Committee Chair Nick Schultz called human trafficking a “tricky issue for the Democratic caucus” after the hearing.

“ 'We have to talk about sexual exploitation in our communities, getting tough on it and ensuring that we are detecting and deterring that sort of conduct,” Schultz said. “But we also have to have smarter, more balanced policy solutions.”

"The legislature will reportedly hold a hearing to consider Krell’s language on child trafficking in the fall.

"Schultz and Krell did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF." . . .

Dan Goldman: Democrats shouldn’t make antisemitic visa holders into ‘martyrs’

 Jewish Insider  

"The New York congressman said that his party needs to be focusing more heavily on the hostages, rather than the detentions of antisemitic campus activists."

 "Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) warned that some on the left are focusing too heavily on individuals who have espoused antisemitic views and are being targeted by the Trump administration for deportation, and that Democrats should be directing more attention towards the Americans still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.

" 'We are seeing, because of Donald Trump’s overreach, that people who have espoused antisemitism are becoming martyrs, and that scares me,” Goldman said at a Jewish Democratic Council of America conference in Washington on Thursday. “Because we should be talking about the five American hostages in Gaza who have been there for a year and a half, who were abducted by a terrorist group and are deceased in four of the cases, unfortunately, but one, Edan Alexander, remains alive.” . . .  The rest is behind a paywall.

You Won't Believe What Rubio Found In Biden's State Department Files

 PJ Media  

"After the cabinet meeting, Trump told the press in attendance to ask "respectful" questions. Despite all of these big announcements, the very first question asked was about whether or not Trump and Rubio would bring the infamous "Maryland dad" home from El Salvador. You can't make this up. This is why the fake news is dying." 

"If you haven't watched one of Donald Trump's cabinet meetings, I highly recommend it. They're a treasure trove of updates on what's going on in the country straight from each cabinet member without the filter of the fake news, and they're often pretty entertaining. They're also run by Trump himself, not the first lady. As a matter of fact, I was getting ready to run a few errands when the one on Thursday took place, and next thing I knew, it was an hour later.

"Yesterday's cabinet meeting was a mix of celebrating the Trump administration's first 100 days in office and revealing just how awful the Joe Biden administration truly was. One of the most shocking revelations probably came from the last speaker of the day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who revealed that Biden was keeping files on United States citizens, monitoring their social media profiles, and attempting to identify "purveyors of disinformation."  

" 'It wasn't widely reported, or maybe it was — we had an office in the Department of State whose job it was to censor Americans," Rubio began. 

"(For what it's worth, assuming he's talking about the office formerly known as the Global Engagement Center, I did actually cover it here on April 16: A HUGE Win for Free Speech: Rubio Shuts Down Controversial State Department Office.) 

"But what he said next is what really shocked everyone. Not only was the Biden administration keeping files on U.S. citizens, but one of those people was sitting there at the table, a member of the actual cabinet. "And by the way, I'm not gonna say who it is — I'll leave it up to them — there's at least one person at this table today who had a dossier in that building of social media posts, to identify them as purveyors of disinformation. We have these dossiers. We are going to be turning those over to these individuals...and they'll decide whether they want to disclose it or not.

" 'Was it me or Elon?" Vice President JD Vance asked, causing the room to burst into laughter." . . .  

Remembering Atrocities--But Only If We're Armed to the Teeth

Phyllis Chesler  

"Brave little Israel, mighty military might though it may be, finds itself living in an exceptionally dangerous neighborhood. How it conquers endemic barbarism matters not only to the Jews, but to all who are watching."  P.C. 

It is impossible for anyone to see this and not to believe that God did not directly lead these people -who became the Hebrews--the Israelis' into His promised land!!! As back in the ancient times--still today, God is in absolute control of this Nations' destiny and Israel will always exist!!! God will always have a remnant!!! Christians will be held accountable in their support for Israel!!!

"Last night, I watched a very moving moment in Israel's Holocaust Day program. There she was, a tiny woman who'd survived Hitler, accompanied by her blessedly large family. Everyone was asked to rise for the singing of Hatikva, Israel's national anthem--and so Mogadi (Esther) Unger rose, slowly, out of her wheelchair, and sang each word clearly and out loudly.

"I was unexpectedly moved to tears. Watch and listen for yourselves.

"For years now, I have struggled with the Jewish remembrance of our martyrs, including the six million who were murdered by Nazis in the Shoah.

"Haven't we been commanded to "remember to forget" Amalek--and yet, here we are, remembering the evil Amalek-like hatred that led to the mass murder of our people when we were at our most vulnerable.

"Is honoring our dead excessively a way of distracting us from the grim realities we continue to face in our lifetimes as Jews continue to be defamed, attacked, kidnapped, and murdered everywhere, anywhere, including in our own Homeland? Perhaps we are honor-bound to do so, just not excessively? 

"To some extent, as dangerous as Holocaust denial is, Holocaust memorialization may also function as a form of denial.

"How can remembering the Holocaust be a form of denial? Because in this instance it may also allow us the luxury – and the consolation – of assuming that the "worst" has already happened. Alas, this may not be true.

"With Holocaust denial rampant among Islamists and Western intellectuals, the celebration of Holocaust Memorial Day becomes more than an affirmation of the truth of the tragedy. It is also an act of defiance and moral clarity.

"In the Arab and Islamic media, Israel and Jews are labeled and portrayed as vermin and child-eating monsters. Islamists see no contradiction between caricaturing Jews in the vilest way and yet protesting, often violently, the fairly innocuous Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. Appeasers in the Western intelligentsia are quick to sympathize with Islam's injured "honor" in this matter.

"Western leftists have used the Holocaust to suit their own political purposes. Some have said that the Jews are exploiting the Holocaust in order to collect reparations money and that they have used the Holocaust to justify the creation of an "apartheid" state.

"They have also put forward their own version of Holocaust denial. Jews, they claim, are worse than Nazis, and Israel is perpetrating a "Holocaust" upon the Palestinians – the same Palestinians who send human bombs on foot, now on gliders, to murder Israeli civilians. The attacks on Israel are constant, its list of alleged crimes routinely expanded to include "ethnic cleansing," "forced transfers," and supposed "human rights violations."

"In 2006, I published the following:

“ 'Jew-haters are creating a situation in which another Holocaust-like mass murder of Jews may be possible. Indeed, in my view, it has already begun, certainly not in America and not yet in Europe – but in Israel. Today, Jews who live in the Jewish state – a nation that was initially envisioned as the solution to the ceaseless persecution of the Jews – are far more endangered than those who live in the Diaspora." . . .

Intelligent debate about Israel v. Hamas

 

"Image published with permission of Albin Sadar, author of OBVIOUS: Seeing the Evil That's in Plain Sight and Doing Something About It."

American Actor's Face as Bill Maher Calmly Corrects His Lie About Israel

"Bill Maher Destroys American Actor Henry Winkler with Facts About Israel-Gaza."

"What a shame that Henry Winkler showed us his idiocy, until seeing this I was unaware of his stupidity."

David Horowitz leaves this world, and we’re all poorer for it

 Olivia Murray

 "There’s something amazing and significant about a brilliant and distinguished academic who can lay down his ego and walk away from the lies that are so ingrained and embedded for the sake of what is objectively right, good, and true—which also happens to be the very same root of my affection for Thomas Sowell."

 

"Yesterday, on April 29, 2025, David Horowitz left this world—and we’re all much, much poorer for it. (The editors at Front Page Magazine paid him touching homage, which can be found here.)

"Horowitz was an intellectual giant. He was gentle but brave, he was principled, and his devotion to freedom and his fellow man came at great personal expense; he gladly directed his God-given talents and treasure to be used not for personal gain, but for advancing the cause of freedom for others’ sake.

"His legacy is one of magnificent mind and service, and he will always be remembered for it.

"My first realization about the greatness of David Horowitz came in 2012 or 2013, while doing some of my undergraduate coursework at Portland State University. During this time, I was actually taking a history class from another David Horowitz—a completely unremarkable one—and this professor required that we read That Noble Dream by Peter Novick. I discovered in the footnotes the David Horowitz name, and at that time being only vaguely familiar with the remarkable Horowitz, I asked the professor if the footnote was referring to his own writing and research. He scoffed, thoroughly offended, and said no, “that David Horowitz is a total kook, having gone off the rails some time ago.”

"(Here’s some irony for you: the Novick book was all about the “noble” pursuit of objectivity in the discipline of history—how’s that coming from a communist leftard who calls an accomplished academic an off-the-rails kook simply because he’s actually being objective?)

"It was at this point that I realized the good Horowitz was somebody very, very special—considering that a progressive Portlander had a visceral distaste for the man—so I bought my first Horowitz book: “Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left”. Now, while I don’t agree with the book in its entirety (to be fair, a lot of ugly truths have been revealed since it was published in 2004), it was my second realization that he was in fact, a national treasure of a man with great insight, understanding, and prescience." . . .

Trump Savages ABC’s Terry Moran to His Face in Contentious 100 Days Interview – ‘Look at You'

 

Rich Terrell

Full Video: President Trump Interview With ABC's Terry Moran | Video | RealClearPolitics   "ABC's Terry Moran sat down with President Trump to mark 100 days of his second term in office. They discussed immigration policy, the Ukraine War, Pete Hegseth, and Elon Musk, among other things.

"Read more via ABC News: "Trump Discusses First 100 Days Of Historic Presidency In Exclusive ABC Interview"
“ 'People are worried, even some people who voted for you, saying ‘I didn’t sign up for this.’ So how do you address those concerns?” Moran asked Trump about tariffs.
“ 'They did sign up for it, actually, and this is what I campaigned on,” Trump replied.
“ 'So your answer to the concern about the tariffs is: Everything’s gonna be hunky-dory?" Moran eventually asked.
" 'Everybody’s gonna be just fine," Trump said. "It wouldn’t have been if I didn’t do this. I had a choice. I could leave it, have a nice, easy time. But I think ultimately you wouldn’t had an implosion. Our country had inflation that was worse than they’ve ever had it before. You don’t mention that. Why don’t you mention that?"
"Moran asked about due process for deportees: "But they get due process?"
" 'Well, they get a process where we have to get ‘em out, yeah,” Trump responded. “They get whatever my lawyers say."
"Moran also asked about people who are "concerned you are seizing too much power and becoming an authoritarian president like we haven’t had before?"
" 'I would hate them to think that. I’m doing one thing, I’m making America great again," Trump said. "Here is the full transcript, via ABC News:  

• MS-13 Tattoos: Understanding the Gang Tattoos Used by MS-13: "Symbolic Tattoos: A prominent tattoo within MS-13 is the “MS” or “13” symbol, often inked on the face, neck, or hands. These tattoos aren’t just for identification; they’re a declaration of readiness to commit violence. A large “MS” across the forehead, for example, signals not only membership but also a deep commitment to the gang’s ruthless ethos.
• "For many, getting tattooed is a rite of passage—a commitment to the gang’s brutal lifestyle. This ritual solidifies bonds among members, marking their bodies as permanent testaments to their loyalty and the life they’ve chosen.". . .