L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is declaring that he will clear out the homeless encampments from Venice Beach by July 4. So, naturally, the local city council member, Mike Bonin, is furious, because he wants to build more homeless shelters near the beach, and to get more funding for programs, and to lecture his constituents on how they lack compassion for civil rights.
Bonin's rantings on Twitter are so unhinged that he would probably convince a disinterested observer that his own policy must be completely bonkers.
Residents are thrilled. This is also going to be an interesting fight for the media, because there is nothing L.A. journalists love more than a complicated dispute about jurisdictional boundaries involving claims of racism. The protagonists are so classic: a condescending "woke" white liberal versus a plain-spoken Latino sheriff who wears a cowboy hat. (As in, he literally wore a cowboy hat when he vowed to clean up the town.) Stay tuned here for updates as things happen.
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)
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."
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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