Father of (two sets of) twins. Newsmax crime correspondent. NYT bestselling author. Emmy-nominated journalist.

This guy’s criminal history dates back to 1998, so when he was arrested previously in Milwaukee for attacking a cop with a knife, what did the progressive DA do? Gave him deferred adjudication to avoid prison. A year later, same guys is back in the news for all the wrong reasons.
POLICE AMBUSH: NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent @JasonMattera examines the criminal history of the repeat offender accused of opening fire on Kenosha police responding to a deadly bar shooting, including the deferred adjudication deal he received just months before the attack.
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A woman visiting family in Richmond, VA had her car jacked with her two babies still inside. Police used their Flock camera network to narrow the search area and found the vehicle, and children within 45 minutes. This is good. We should not stop the police from doing this. wtvr.com/news/local-news/ric…
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RT @SteveDeaceShow: Tucker Carlson is not only a malevolent force, he’s also becoming retarded.
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POLICE AMBUSH: NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent @JasonMattera examines the criminal history of the repeat offender accused of opening fire on Kenosha police responding to a deadly bar shooting, including the deferred adjudication deal he received just months before the attack.
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I see all the usual killjoys and tightwads on the Right are apoplectic over this very funny exchange. I’m sure National Review is already 10,000 words into an essay no one will read explaining why they’re offended.
"This is the autopen... it's Biden." 🤣 President Trump shows off the legendary Presidential Walk of Fame to President Xi.
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That thing that never happens happened again…
🚨FOUR ALIENS Charged With ELECTION FRAUD in Pennsylvania: 1 ➡️ Illegal alien from Haiti allegedly submitted eight fraudulent voter registration applications and also allegedly voted in the November 2022 election 2 ➡️ Illegal alien from Mexico allegedly illegally voted in the November 2022 and November 2024 general elections 3 ➡️ Trinidad & Tobago national allegedly illegally voted in the November 2022 general election 4 ➡️ Mexican national allegedly illegally voted in the November 2024 general election “Our sovereignty as a nation belongs to the American people and no one else,” U.S. Attorney Metcalf of @USAO_EDPA said. “Anyone, including illegal aliens, who votes illegally in our elections will be prosecuted for corrupting our democracy.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/four-alie…
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translation: People with mental disorders rally for terrorists
BREAKING: Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon and Chelsea Manning are among those blocking the road outside of the UN to protest Netanyahu Visit. Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 | Licensing @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv
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COCAINE BUST: The U.S. Coast Guard seized 25,000 pounds of cocaine in just six days during Operation Pacific Viper, intercepting suspected drug-smuggling vessels south of Costa Rica and Panama. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent @JasonMattera has the exclusive details on “Wake Up America.”
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Great. Flock doesn’t do that. Next time have people who know what they are talking about — instead of wasting taxpayer time and grandstanding.
Senator Hawley on Flock cameras: "This is still the United States of America. It shouldn't be that when you walk out your door in the morning, you just have to agree in assent and accept the fact that you're going to be on camera morning, noon and night.”
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It would be nice if he didn’t have an argument with a straw man. Hawley is unimpressive.
Senator Hawley on Flock cameras: "This is still the United States of America. It shouldn't be that when you walk out your door in the morning, you just have to agree in assent and accept the fact that you're going to be on camera morning, noon and night.”
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Propositional nation update: Foreigner who pledged loyalty to foreign country speaking in foreign language advocates for her own people over Americans. There is no national identity we can share here. They are not Americans like you and me and it’s a joke to pretend otherwise.
Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez while speaking in Spanish: “We are going to abolish the Department of Homeland Security so our people will no longer have to live in fear.”
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I believe in American Power— which means being able to control who comes into our country and that the golden ticket of citizenship should belong to Americans first and Americans only. Your parents were illegal aliens who showed no regard for our nation or its laws when they came here. You should be beyond grateful that a legal loophole allowed you to enjoy the fruits of a first world nation. Instead, you're working to end immigration enforcement-- telling actual Americans that their birthright doesn't belong to them and that our nation and its culture has no meaning or value to you. You have no love or appreciation for America because, at the end of the day, you still proudly consider yourself a Guatemalan before you are a citizen of America.
It’s called Latina Power, Brandon! 💁🏽‍♀️ And BTW, your bill is unconstitutional…Learn how to legislate.
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This is a member of Congress. The "our people" she refers to in a foreign language are not the American people. Don't look away. Understand what time it is, and prepare yourself accordingly.
Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez while speaking in Spanish: “We are going to abolish the Department of Homeland Security so our people will no longer have to live in fear.”
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Crazy people committing cold blooded psycho murder should not trigger introspection, you fucking idiot.
.@billburr criticizes corporations' reaction to Luigi Mangione's killing of a health care CEO: “The response to the Luigi [Mangione] thing. It wasn’t ‘Maybe we need to look at what we’re doing if it makes some crazy person do this.’ [Healthcare executives’] response was to take their faces off the internet and get security. It’s like, you don’t think you need to examine this? You’re not the president. You’re just the CEO of a business.”
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CALIFORNIA SCARE: A California college student was followed to her residence by a homeless man, who then scaled the security gate after she thought she was safely inside. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent @JasonMattera has the details on “Wake Up America.”
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This is an incredibly sloppy piece of argumentation here from the @CatoInstitute’s @RIKKISCHLOTT. For starters, there’s the erroneous claim that ALPRs “have only been in use for a few years, at this point.” This… isn’t true. These cameras have been in use for more than 20 years. By 2010, 40% of large police departments had them. Nor are the kinds of misuses of the systems she describes unique to ALPRs. The biggest problem with this video is how it deals with what she says is the “biggest problem” for ALPRs: The Fourth Amendment. Per Schlott, police use of these cameras “clearly amounts to a pretty big invasion of your privacy.” Clear to whom exactly? Not to the institutions the very Constitution to which she appeals vests with the power of judicial review. What she leaves out is that—despite dozens of legal challenges to the use of ALPRs filed in both federal and state courts all across the country over many years—you won’t find ONE SINGLE standing decision finding them unconstitutional. Appellate courts from coast to coast are UNANIMOUS in upholding the constitutionality of ALPR systems (including Flock’s). The one trial court ruling to the contrary was swiftly overturned on appeal. The reason for this is that these camera systems can’t actually “effectively trace all of your movements,” as Schlott falsely asserts. In every jurisdiction that has them, these camera networks are only capable of viewing a FRACTION OF 1% of the roadway people could possibly drive on. This is explained in the Fourth Amendment section of my recent paper on this, which also runs through some of the many cases rejecting constitutional challenges to ALPRs (read it here: manhattan.institute/article/…). The cherry on top though is the citation of Benjamin Franklin’s 1755 letter to the colonial governor on behalf of the Pennsylvania Assembly. You’ve all heard/read it: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” One problem: The “essential Liberty” Franklin was referring to was the right of the government to tax its citizens to fund efforts to secure the colony against attacks during the French and Indian War; and the “temporary Safety” he was referencing was the Penn family’s offer of a one-time cash payment conditional on the assembly’s admission that they had no right to tax their land. In short, Franklin was making the exact opposite point Schlott suggests. Public safety is the one thing we should sacrifice some of our liberty for. All of our Founders understood this. This idea is reflected in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, where he wrote that “For were the impulses of conscience clear, uniform and irresistibly obeyed, man would need no other law-giver; but that not being the case, he finds it necessary to surrender up a part of his property to furnish means for the protection of the rest…” It’s reflected in Madison’s observation that “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” And it’s reflected in Hamilton’s warning that “a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government. History will teach us that the former has been found a much more certain road to the introduction of despotism than the latter, and that of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people.” Let’s not confuse lawlessness with freedom, and let’s not make it harder for police to catch bad guys based on false assertions, legally baseless claims of constitutional infirmity, and out-of-context quotes.
Flock cameras log the plates of every car that passes, building a record of where people go. The Fourth Amendment was written to stop the government from tracking you this way. Safety does not require surrendering that protection, says Cato’s @RIKKISCHLOTT.
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Yes!! Get the illegals out of my neighborhood too.
FOR EVERYONE SAYING THAT ICE AGENTS ARE JUST DOING THEIR JOBS, WE'LL SEND THEM TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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This unhinged radical posing as an attorney is inciting violence. She has consistently lied and exaggerated. Shes clearly using this situation to build her brand. Shameful.
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They should have their tax exempt status stripped.
NEW: Talarico’s Longtime Church Has A History Of Shielding Illegal Aliens-- St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin began housing Hilda Ramirez, who had received a deportation order, and her son, Ivan, in 2016 as they hid from ICE, The Austin Chronicle reported that year. Talarico appears to have been aware of his church’s “sanctuary" policy. In a 2023 podcast interview, Talarico noted that the church housed an “undocumented mother and son who were close to being deported by ICE.” More recently, St. Andrew's Rev. Carol Johnson was caught on undercover video obtained by Texas Scorecard, stating that the church is a “sanctuary” and is currently housing a Guatemalan immigrant. “We actually have a person living in our church who is from Guatemala and has worked here for eight years. So we are a sanctuary church,” Johnson said. And the church's activities of trying to shield illegal immigrants continue from there. In February, The Texas Tribune reported that members of the church “stand watch” for ICE agents during their twice-monthly food pantry. @realDailyWire dailywire.com/news/talaricos…
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