Joel Pollak
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I will share my thoughts about American politics, as well as current events in Israel and elsewhere, based on my experiences in the U.S., South Africa, and the Middle East. I will also discuss books and popular culture from the perspective of a somewhat libertarian, religiously observant conservative living in California. I will also share art and ideas that I find useful and helpful, and link to my content at Breitbart News, Amazon, and elsewhere.
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OK, now I'm angry

I've been really angry about the Georgia indictment. Maybe because it includes several people who I happen to know professionally, who are the furthest thing from criminals I can possibly imagine. Maybe because the indictment includes ordinary political speech, meaning that people like me could be next in line for voicing our opinions.

What happened to the America I knew? I grew up in the liberal Chicago suburbs, where we learned to prize freedom of speech as the ultimate virtue. What happened to those Democrats?

The worst are Republicans like Brian Kemp, who are piling on with their "I told you so" lines about the 2020 election. This isn't about the 2020 election. It's about the perversion and politicization of justice in their own state, which they evidently care nothing about.

I'm bummed. And I hear the notes of defeat. I hear the voices telling us Republicans will never win another election because of vote-by-mail, and how Democrat billionaires have bought the media, and how AI will replace us all anyway so we might as well prepare for that.

Then I hear -- or don't hear -- from people in other contexts who otherwise would have every reason to respond to me but who have gone totally radio silent because they have found out I am a conservative and they can't handle it, so they'll just let me hang.

And I could let this get me down. And I get I have let it get me down, for a few hours. But I went for a run in the California sunshine -- which they haven't ruined yet -- and I swam in the wild sea and I realized that this is the kick in the pants I needed before next week.

Next week I will be in the spin room at the Republican debate. And I'm not going to ask about policy. I'm going to ask what these guys are doing to deal with the threat that the left's perversion of justice poses to all of us. Because that's the only thing that matters now.

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Time-lapse sunrise at Temescal Falls
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This is what is left of my special place in the forest

Burned, then covered in mudslides and rockslides. The river still flows through it. But we have lost so much. I have to believe the spirit still lives on.

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The drive home 💔
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Breitbart News Sunday; show rundown (October 5, 2025)

Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.

Please listen, and #bringthemhome.

SiriusXM Patriot 125, 7-10 p.m. ET (4-7 PT)

Weekly Torah reading: Ha'azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52)

This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.

One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.

"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/torahreading.asp?aid=2495834&jewish=Haazinu-Torah-Reading.htm&p=complete

Breitbart News Sunday: September 28, 2028

So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.

Special guests:

  • Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
  • John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
  • Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
  • Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
  • Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"

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