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Feb 26 2025

FOX 11 BLOCKED reporting on Mayor Bass recording days before LA Fires


Posted originally on Rumble By Charlie Kirk show on: Feb 25, 2025 at 2:00 pm EST

Feb 25 2025

EBT Scams on the Rise – California Losing $100M Annually


Posted Feb 25, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

Credcard Fraud

The California Department of Social Services admits it has lost $439 million in stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) benefits since 2021. The program noticed a $100,000 monthly loss halfway through 2021, but did nothing. Now, the state is losing $10 million each month due to EBT theft.

The Department of Social Services is still investigating how widespread this theft has become but the trend is rising. In January of this year, $14,181,029 in taxpayer provided EBT funds simply vanished. Scammers can access account information in a variety of ways without gaining access to the actual EBT card. Skimming and phishing scams have been on the rise.

“EBT theft cruelly robs vulnerable individuals of the public benefits they are legally entitled to,” said District Attorney Hochman. “In addition to directly taking critical financial assistance away from children, families, and the elderly, public assistance fraud steals from taxpayers. Our Office will continue to vigilantly investigate and prosecute these cases and hold offenders fully accountable for their criminal actions. We are also working closely with victims and the LA County Department of Public Social Services to return the stolen benefits.”

Arrests are rare as these fraudulent transactions can be hard to trace but punishments are harsh. One such scammer in California faced 10 counts of felony identity theft, three counts of felony grand theft, and one misdemeanor charge of obstructing a law enforcement officer after stealing thousands through skimming practices. He now faces up to 10 years in prison.

Over 3 million people in the state receive EBT cards through SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). No state can afford to lose $100 million per year due to fraud. This is something that needs to be reassessed at the federal level as EBT fraud occurs everywhere. Washington state reported lost $5.5 million to EBT card scams in 2024, for example. A recent police sweep of the DC area found 27 skimming devices, preventing an estimated loss of $7.2 million.

Did I mention that EBT cards do not have chips? Every bank forced users to switch to chip technology years ago, but the US government, per usual is behind. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) have been trying to push through the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act that would phase out swipe-only cards and provide recipients with additional information to manage their accounts. Yet, the act would also reimburse recipients with 100% of stolen funds which could lead to different forms of fraud.

Stealing from the poor is abhorrent behavior. A survey of 10,000 welfare recipients found that over half had little to no understanding of phishing or skimming scams. Around 87% reported taking some action to prevent their cards. A second survey of 1,700 EBT scam victims revealed that 44% were forced to borrow money elsewhere or go into debt, 53% became food insecure, and half of those victims have no idea how their funds were stolen. Only 55% of theft victims were reimbursed for their stolen funds. Something must be done to protect not only the welfare recipients but the taxpayers who may be forced to fund EBT fraud.

Feb 3 2025

Anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Feb 3, 2025, at 12:05 am EST

Feb 3 2025

Thousands of anti-ICE protesters block surface streets in downtown Los Angeles


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: Feb 2, 2025, at 9:41 pm EST

Feb 3 2025

CalExit


Posted originally on Feb 3, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

CalExit

COMMENT: My question is about your forecast that the separation of the United States would begin with California and that 2022 would be the turn in your model. Please explain how you came to the 2022 target and how this separation will develop.

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ANSWER: The target 2022 was 172 years (2 x 8.6) from joining the USA in 1850 after the 1846 California’s Bear Flag Rebellion. However, the model turned up in 2018, when California first proposed exiting the USA because of Trump.

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We warned that the Economic Confidence Model peak of 2015.75 was the peak in government. Trump won against all odds and forecasts in 2016, and within 2 years of that, California was proposing to separate from the United States.

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It was 1846, the starting point for the separation movement 172 years later (2018). It was 1846 when the California Republic was a rebellion breakaway territory from Mexico, which lasted for 25 days between June 14th and July 9th, 1846. It was an area north of San Francisco. Ironically, it only involved 33 illegal American immigrants who had entered without official permission. They staged a rebellion against the Mexican government over the issue that they had not been allowed to buy or rent land and were threatened with deportation. Today, California wants to be a sanctuary state for everyone other than Americans. This is a 180-degree opposite turn, which seems to be cyclical – i.e., bull vs bear market.

Mexican officials were concerned about the prospect of war with the United States, so they were trying to prohibit the migration of Americans to retain their power and culture. The rebels created a flag named “California Republic” and raised it. It has always been a question of whether they did this purposefully to seize California. The insurgents elected military officers, but no civil structure was ever created. Their flag featured a California grizzly bear, which gave the name Bear Flag Rebellion.

Three weeks later, on July 5th, 1846, the Republic’s 100 to 200 men military grew much like Ukraine suddenly raising an army. The Bear Flag Rebellion ended on July 9th when, conveniently, the U.S. Navy raised the United States flag. Did the US plan to seize California and send these 33 guys into the area to start the rebellion so the USA did not appear to be invading Mexico and starting a full-fledged war? From 1846 onward, the U.S. military began occupying California. They then joined the union in 1850.

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It was November 2022 when Trump announced he would run in 2024, which increased the CalExit movement in 2022. This has improved tremendously. The joke is that Davin Nusom wants to become the king of California.

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Just as the people in the Donbas are Russian and have nothing in common with Ukrainians who just hate them, they should be allowed to separate. Under that same reasoning, California as a whole has nothing in common with the majority of the country. They, too, should be allowed to separate. The United States will break apart in any event, most likely as soon as 2029, if not more post-2032. As I have explained in the tariffs pieces I have written, Trump will actually go down in history as Herbert Hoover of the 21st century.

Jan 20 2025

California – The Questions Keep Coming


Posted originally on Jan 19, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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There is a lot going on with these California fires. Newsom denied a rate increase to State Farm for fire insurance, so State Farm had just previously canceled fire insurance policies. Then there is the question of whether Smart Meters with Lithium Batteries that the state approved yet seem to start fires. Newsome tried denying there was no water and that there would never be an objective investigation of the Smart Meters. Do Insurance companies bring suits against California?

On top of that, Newsom created a system where other areas not impacted will have their insurance raised to pay for fires elsewhere. Then Blackrock is reported to be going door-to-door trying to buy properties. And this guy wanted to lead the nation? He would certainly cure the migrant crisis for real Americans would migrate to Mexico is a fair exchange. This guy would have had all the life preservers on the Titanic removed to be clean before it set sail without them because they did not meet his regulation.

Jan 15 2025

Dems Profiting on California Tragedy


Posted originally on Jan 15, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Politicians never shy away from using a tragedy for personal gain. Democrats like Gavin Newsom and Elizabeth Warren have been caught stealing donations intended for California wildfire victims and funneling them back into their Democrat Super PACs.

Newsom created a website to combat “misinformation,” another term for controlling the narrative, called CaliforniaFireFacts.com that redirects to the governor’s own website. Concerned citizens are encouraged to donate to the wildfire victims through Campaign for Democracy: “Your donation will go directly towards supporting the firefighters and the communities they serve, including direct financial support to impacted residents.”

One would assume that the donations would go directly to the people of California who lost everything. Think again. Who is processing these donations? ActBlue Carities, Inc., a 501 tax-exempt organization that is a political Super PAC for Democratic political candidates.

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Elizabeth Warren also attempted to ask citizens to support a fund that would be split between the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and United Way of Greater Los Angeles. She claimed, “100% of your donations will go directly to these organizations.” Now we see precisely why Joe Biden and the establishment fear the removal of fact-checkers of misinformation from META. Community fact-checkers immediately called out Senator Warren for providing a link that would redirect a portion of proceeds to Act Blue. She could have provided links to the two organizations mentioned but maliciously attempted to secure a portion of public funds for personal interests. Claiming that 100% of donations would go to those charities seems like true misinformation, if not outright fraud.

Be wary of your donations, as the funds may be abused for personal use. Absolutely disgusting that the same people who failed to prevent this catastrophe are now dipping their dirty hands in money intended for charity.

Categories:Corruption

Jan 14 2025

Josh Petit: “The Environmental Industrial Complex Has Taken Over California Politics”


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannons War Room on: Jan 13, 2025 at :8:00 pm EST

Jan 14 2025

Los Angeles Prioritized DEI Initiatives


Posted originally on Jan 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is yet another example of disastrous DEI policies. The city cheered Crowley as the first LGBTQ member to hold the post and it appears Crowley was focusing more on the woke agenda than important matters like refilling the water reservoirs.

“As the fire chief, if confirmed, I vow to take a strategic and balanced approach to ensure we meet the needs of the community we serve. We will focus our efforts on increasing our operational effectiveness, enhancing firefighter safety and well-being, and fully commit to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture within the LAFD,” Crowley said upon her nomination.

The third goal on the LAFD’s website includes DEI measures. A lot of time and money went into ensuring that the staff was diverse. Crowley, with an annual salary of $439,722, was one of many DEI hires. The LAFD hired its first Lesbian Assistant Chief and first black lesbian Equity Bureau Chief. The aim was to hire the most DIVERSE group of individuals over the most qualified.

Clearly, the wildfires do not care if the fire chief is WOKE.

Mayor Karen Bass cut $17.6 million in funding to the LA Fire Department. Los Angeles ensured they had money in the budget for the woke agenda. “The Midnight Stroll Transgender Café” received $100,000 in funding, the NAACP Awards received $100,000 in funding, and $170,000 was sent to the “Social Justice Art-Worker Investments.” The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles was awarded $14,000, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Heritage Month programs was granted $13,000, and the Cultural Affairs Department was awarded nearly $9,000 to feature LGBTQ displays.

The response to the wildfires may just be a sign that the most diverse does not represent the most competent. How could a major city with a high risk of wildfires utterly avoid the water reserve issue? Failed leadership had led to a potentially preventable disaster.

Jan 14 2025

Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Discuss California Wildfires and UFO’s


Posted originally on the CTH on January 14, 2025 | Sundance

Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger, who is introduced as the greatest reporter in America, discuss the California wildfires and the likelihood of UFO’s existing deep in middle Earth. WATCH:

Chapters:
0:00 How Many Fires Are There? Where Did They Come From?
3:03 Are Meth Heads Lighting the Fires?
14:56 DEI Fire Departments
34:44 Leftists Blame Climate Change Yet Again
36:47 Gavin Newsom Is Too Busy Hating Trump to Fight the Fires
48:30 The Golden Age of Journalism
51:34 California Homelessness and Drug Addiction
1:02:54 Why Wasn’t California Prepared?
1:24:00 Mass Looting
1:26:41 The Future of California
1:31:00 The Intel Agencies Are Losing Control
1:37:03 Drones, UAPs, and Anti-Gravity Tech
2:11:02 Shawn Ryan’s Coverage of the Cybertruck Explosion