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.". . .

Harvard is Hamas-occupied territory

Josh Hammer

"On October 7, 2023, Hamas jihadists committed an unspeakably evil atrocity against Jews living in Israel. Within hours of the Nazi-like pogrom, nearly three dozen separate groups of Harvard University students blamed the Jews for it."

. . ."Did the Harvard “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP) chapter have, as a recently filed lawsuit alleges the Columbia SJP chapter had, advance knowledge of the massacre? (Columbia SJP has denied the allegations). Inquiring minds would certainly like to know.

"But these days, Harvard is not a hospitable place for free inquiry.

"Don’t get me wrong: Harvard certainly thinks of itself as a bastion of free inquiry. That was the moral high ground Harvard attempted to claim in its recent denunciation of the Trump administration’s attempt to enforce civil rights on campus. And that was the moral high ground Harvard again attempted to claim this week, when it released its much-anticipated report on campus anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. In the report, Harvard purports to lament the rise of post-October 7 campus Jew-hatred, but it deigns to offer only toothless and symbolic suggestions for what to actually do about it.

"Harvard cannot claim to care about the plight of Jews on its campus while simultaneously suing for its “right” to bilk the American taxpayer while appearing to defy the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It’s really that simple. Some circles just can’t be squared.

"The reality is that the Harvard Americans once knew has been occupied. Once upon a time, Harvard held a privileged place in the minds of decent and intelligent Americans – a shining intellectual city on a hill. But in recent years, it seems to have been – first intellectually and then, literally, physically – occupied by an alliance of radical Islamists and far-Left Marxists, with the apparent approval of liberals who will rush to defend anything out of their own Jew-hatred and/or Trump-hatred.

"It can be difficult to figure out the paranoid, irritable reactionary gestures that pass for liberal political thought these days.

"But here is what’s not hard to figure out: the facts. The Harvard Kennedy School had an alleged financier of Hamas – a man accused of helping to fund the tunnels used for the October 7 attack – on its Dean’s Council (he has denied the allegations). In its negotiations with the Trump administration, Harvard has literally threatened to kill lab animals.

"One must ask: If it walks like a Hamas-occupied territory and it talks like a Hamas-occupied territory, then what is it?

"That’s what the Trump administration would like to know. Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, and Linda McMahon, the US education secretary, just want to know the facts – and to enforce the law. But Harvard gives the impression of believing that it is above the law." . . .

Senator Kennedy Rips AOC As Only He Can, While Top Dem Presidential Prospect Doesn’t Rule Out 2028 Run

 RedState 

"Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told Fox News host Sean Hannity Tuesday he would rather watch re-runs of “The View” than listen to some Democrats in the Senate."

"Louisiana Senator John Kennedy continued his reign as the most quotable member of Congress with his latest description of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"In an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity, Kennedy described the Democratic New York congresswoman as only he can.

"Hannity prompted the Republican senator by discussing how the resistance party has refused to pivot even an inch since they were wiped out in the election, noting they are now the party of the Squad, "grandpa Bernie [Sanders]," AOC, and Jasmine Crockett.

"Kennedy replied that he believes "Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is the leader of the Democratic Party today."

"He may very well be correct. The Democrats are now being led by some of the more extreme members of the party. And she's the clear-cut leader of that clan. While that is scary for the nation in general, it should be frightening for her party as well. Since, as Kennedy explains, AOC isn't the ideal face going forward." . . .

 " 'I think it’s Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez," Kennedy surmised of Democrat leadership. "And as I’ve said before, she’s entitled to her opinions. You know, my personal opinion is that God gave her a billy goat brain and a mockingbird mouth, you know?"

"Comedy. Freaking. Gold.

"What makes comedy effective is that it includes some level of truth. Is there anybody outside Ocasio-Cortez's inner circle who doesn't recognize this truth?" . . .

The New Dem Hero: Rep. Shri Thanedar Accused Animal Abuser (UPDATED)

 M Dowling

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO:
INDIAN SCAMMER DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN WHO FILED ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP GETS CONFRONTED ON VIDEO
Today, @LoomerUnleashed confronted Indian-born, Democrat Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar @RepShriThanedar, who filed articles of… https://t.co/Ra4w1SSWQx pic.twitter.com/GNJEvvdOI3

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) April 29, 2025

"Rep. Shri Thanedar, who no one had heard of until now, filed seven articles of impeachment against President Trump. He claimed that the President had violated the Supreme Court’s order to return the Maryland dad, Abrego Garcia. We previously reported that Yale scholar Jed Rubenfeld explained that President Trump didn’t violate the Supreme Court order.

"Shri’s background seems too bizarre to be true.

"Laura Loomer is researching him and believes he filed the articles of impeachment to get himself out of his $800.000 campaign debt." . . .

Carlos Turcios   

"Shri Thanedar who filed articles of impeachment against President Trump supports open borders, socialism and has more loyalty to India than to America. He also supports the Islamic Sharia Law month of Ramadan! " . . .

UPDATE: House Dems Are Left Wiping Egg off Their Faces, Reps. Flee From Thanedar Trump Impeachment   "Wow, it appears that three Democrats who signed on to Michigan Dem representative Thanedar's articles of impeachment against President Trump have now begged off, leaving the entire Democrat Party with egg on their faces.

"Readers may have read about or seen Thanedar's video on Monday, announcing his ridiculous reasoning behind filing the seven articles of impeachment, calling the Trump administration's deportation of alleged illegal immigrant gang member, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to El Salvador (Abrego Garcia's native country) "the final straw." . . .

Now, three of the four representatives who swiftly signed on to back the impeachment, quietly requested that the House clerk remove their names, later on Tuesday, claiming that they understood (wrongly) that their party's Leadership approved it going forward, and/or the House Judiciary Committee had reviewed it and signed off on it as legal.

Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) are fleeing from the resolution Thanedar introduced, leaving only one co-sponsor, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). . . .

 Watch: Censured Al Green Promises Crowd He Will File Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Venezuela Prepares Marxist May Day Rallies Demanding Release of U.S.-Deported Tren de Aragua Illegals

 Breitbart

"Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced that his regime will use the upcoming “May Day” Marxist holiday to demand the “liberation” of a two-year-old Venezuelan girl allegedly “kidnapped” by the U.S. — whose illegal alien parents are Tren de Aragua members — and the release of 252 Venezuelan illegals who also belong to the foreign terrorist organization and were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador." . . .

. . ."The Maduro regime, which is vehemently anti-Israel, has repeatedly compared the U.S.’s deportation of Venezuelan illegals and their detention in El Salvador under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to the persecution of the Jewish people under Nazi Germany.

"The statement followed recent remarks by Venezuelan Interior Minister and actively wanted drug lord Diosdado Cabello, who accused the United States of allegedly kidnapping the child.

"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded to Cabello’s claims on Saturday. DHS explained that the child’s father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona, is a member of Tren de Aragua — a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization — which oversees “homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house.”

"DHS further explained that it had evidence that the deported mother, identified as Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte, oversaw the recruitment of young women for Tren de Aragua drug smuggling and prostitution. Both parents had entered the United States illegally and had final orders of removal issued by a judge. The child was taken off the deportation flight manifest and placed in foster care for her safety in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." . . .

Christian K. Caruzo is a Venezuelan writer and documents life under socialism. 

Epstein victim dead, Bondi missing

Todd Baumann 

"Pam Bondi still has the power to right this ship—but not for long. The clock is ticking. Survivors are watching. And the next obituary could come before the next file release" . . .

"Virginia Giuffre is dead, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is nowhere to be found. The most prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex trafficking ring died by reported suicide in April—despite having previously warned that powerful people wanted her silenced and that she was not suicidal. Her death has rocked the survivor community, where other victims, like Juliette Rose Bryant, have now come forward expressing fear for their own safety. And yet, despite overseeing a massive cache of Epstein-related evidence promised to the American people in February, Bondi has gone quiet. Her failure to act decisively—despite weeks of mounting questions and a public desperate for answers—has become its own scandal.

"This moment demands action. Instead, Bondi has delivered delays.

"When she took office, Bondi pledged “unprecedented transparency” regarding the Epstein files. She announced that thousands of documents, recordings, flight logs, and surveillance tapes were in DOJ custody, and her team made a show of distributing redacted material to conservative influencers, duping them at the White House. But that release was widely criticized as incomplete and underwhelming. Since then, little to nothing has been shared with the public. Bondi claimed the FBI had withheld documents from her office, but the American people have seen no accountability, no whistleblowers, and no real progress.

"And now, one of the key voices in the Epstein saga is gone.

"Virginia Giuffre was not just a victim—she was the face of the fight. She took on billionaires, royals, and their elite protectors. Her testimony helped send Ghislaine Maxwell to prison. Her lawsuit led to Prince Andrew’s disgrace and multimillion-dollar settlement. She had every reason to fear for her life—and she said so, on the record, in 2019.

"In her own words: “I am making it known that in no way, shape or form am I suicidal… If something happens to me, do not let this go away. Too many evil people want to see me quieted.”

"Now she has been silenced—permanently. And the AG’s silence alongside her is deafening." ...