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Yet again, Portland discovers what everyone with common sense already knew: roughly 1 in 4 people in homeless encampments have outstanding arrest warrants, with some camps hitting nearly 40%. Shocking? Absolutely not. This video breaks down the new data revealing how these encampments have become magnets for crime, drug dealing, stolen goods, and violence. We explore Portland's sharp turn on enforcement after hitting rock bottom, compare it to Seattle's refusal to act, and examine how 18-20% of shootings are connected to homeless encampments. Meanwhile, Seattle's new mayor just halted a sweep—because what could go wrong with letting criminal activity flourish, right? Th...

Gavin Newsom is celebrating a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness while simultaneously rolling out another $419 million in state grants. If billions upon billions of California taxpayer dollars were actually working, wouldn't we see more than a 9% reduction? We dive into the elaborate homeless encampments under LA's freeways—complete with TVs, furniture, and fire hazards that could recreate the massive 2023 freeway inferno. Meanwhile, San Francisco's mayor admits the city spends a cool billion dollars on homelessness annually. That's billion with a B.Watch as we break down the whack-a-mole reality of encampment sweeps, the "housing first" policy that keeps attracting more pe...

Imagine firefighters literally begging taxpayers for a sales tax increase while LA dumps over a billion dollars annually on homelessness programs that only make the problem worse. Here we go again. Los Angeles firefighters are operating with the same staffing levels as the 1960s—but with five times the call volume and six fewer stations. Response times have doubled the national standard to 8 minutes. Meanwhile, Karen Bass and city leaders throw $22,000 per homeless person per year at a crisis that keeps spiraling, with many of those encampments actually starting the fires in the first place. The fire department has mi...

Chicago has officially passed a record-breaking $16.6 billion city budget, and the impact will be felt across the city.This new budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in new and increased taxes, affecting everything from everyday purchases to digital services, rideshares, and online activities. While city leaders say the plan closes a major budget gap, critics warn it relies heavily on temporary fixes, new taxes, and one-time revenues rather than long-term financial reform.

LA County just raised sales tax to fund $1.1 billion for homelessness—and now they're slashing $219 million from those same programs. You can't make this up. With 72,000 homeless people (nearly 10% of the entire U.S. homeless population), LA has perfected the art of building the homeless industrial complex and watching them come. We break down the budget crisis, the 46% increase in shelter bed costs (seriously, what are they buying?), and why cutting funding might actually reduce homelessness more than throwing billions at it. Plus, we compare LA's approach to Seattle's new socialist mayor who just cancelled encampment sweeps—because that work...

When a 400% increase in human excrement events in your mall elevators becomes a regular Tuesday, you know you've hit rock bottom. San Francisco's largest mall—1.5 million square feet of former retail glory—is now officially dead. Panda Express, the last restaurant standing, has closed its doors for good.This wasn't a slow decline; this was policy-induced collapse. Remember "15 days to flatten the curve"? Try two years of lockdowns that killed foot traffic, combined with open-air drug markets and the Tenderloin's finest using elevators as bathrooms. The mall went from millions of shoppers to zero bids at foreclosure auction. Not even...

Oregon just spent over a BILLION dollars on homelessness, added 11,000 shelter beds, and yet homelessness surged 15%. Shocked? You shouldn't be. This video exposes the "if you build it, they will come" disaster unfolding in Portland, Seattle, and beyond. We break down how Oregon's $45,000-per-homeless-person spending spree is creating a drug-fueled vortex while officials scratch their heads wondering why people won't accept shelter. Spoiler: They're too busy doing drugs in tent cities with zero accountability.The state needs 96,000 more housing units while Portland celebrates adding 1,500 beds. Meanwhile, advocates still blame "high rent" instead of addressing the actual problem—enabling addiction wi...

Chicago's brilliant plan: raise hotel taxes to the highest in America to *boost tourism*. If you had to read that five times, same. The city wants to jack hotel taxes from 17.5% to 19%—making it more expensive than anywhere else in the country—to generate $40 million for marketing "Choose Chicago." Because nothing says "come visit" like the nation's highest hotel tax, 10,000 businesses fleeing the area, massive property tax hikes, kids looting stores on the Magnificent Mile, and a person shot every 4 minutes. Meanwhile, Boeing just dumped their Chicago headquarters at a massive loss, and the Bears are looking to bolt for...

The Mayor of St. Paul just sued the federal government to stop federal agents from enforcing federal law. Let that sink in. No legal precedent? No problem—she'll just create one, apparently. Yet another performative lawsuit burning through taxpayer dollars while ICE carries out deportations of criminal illegal immigrants who already have deportation orders.We break down the embarrassing CNN interview where she admits there's zero legal precedent for this case, explain why every administration has conducted local deportations (because geography exists), and explore the chaos in Minnesota following Operation Metro Surge's 2,500+ arrests. Meanwhile, six federal prosecutors resign after be...

San Francisco is actually arresting drug addicts? What timeline are we living in? The city that became the poster child for enabling addiction just opened a "reset center" with a simple message: get sober, get arrested, or get out. This is the same city where a 400% increase in human excrement in mall elevators became normal. Now they're trying involuntary custodial intervention—words that would have triggered absolute meltdowns just five years ago.Meanwhile, Seattle is sprinting in the opposite direction, refusing to arrest anyone for public drug use while taxpayers fund addicts' apartments AND their tents. San Francisco hit ro...

Boeing just dumped its Chicago headquarters for $22 million—the same building they bought for $165 million. That's what happens when you choose a city run by fiscal lunatics like "Let's Go Brandon" Johnson and where your employees need to dodge looters on their lunch break. The aerospace giant is basically flushing its Chicago presence down the drain, keeping just 70,000 square feet to house the skeleton crew shutting everything down. Meanwhile, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot—who oversaw the city's finances—can't even pay her own $11K credit card bill despite pulling in over $400K in salary and retirement withdrawals in a single...

Welcome to Califraia—the brilliant new term for California's jaw-dropping $250 billion in fraud, waste, and abuse. Yes, you read that right: a quarter TRILLION dollars of taxpayer money flushed down the government toilet. When Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton first dropped this bombshell, it seemed impossible. But after digging into the details—$24 billion in unaccounted homelessness spending, $55 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud, $20 billion more in bogus jobless claims, plus countless scams in CalFresh, Medi-Cal, fake college applications, and the high-speed rail to nowhere—suddenly $250 billion doesn't sound so crazy. One-party rule has created a culture of corruption so deep that e...

Seattle's new socialist mayor and city attorney just effectively decriminalized open-air drug use, and they're pretending nothing changed. Here we go again. The city attorney's memo redirects all drug possession and use charges to a "diversion program" instead of prosecution—which means cops won't bother making arrests for crimes that go nowhere. What did they expect would happen?This policy guarantees more overdose deaths, more theft from small businesses getting robbed 15 times a month, and more addicts openly shooting up in parks while glaring at families like they're the problem. Seattle just told every dopehead in America: come here, we...

Portland is finally threatening to evict homeless shelter residents who refuse to engage with services after 120 days. Is anyone surprised this "tough love" comes after years of enabling open-air drug use and building a massive homeless industrial complex? We're diving into Mayor Keith Wilson's new policy that will affect 80-90 people—complete with formal warnings and exceptions for severe mental health cases. Meanwhile, nonprofits are clutching their pearls about "unsheltered houselessness" and claim these folks were "failed by fragmented systems." Really? The same systems that decriminalized hard drugs with Measure 110 and watched overdoses skyrocket? The city created this mess by...

Portland's police chief literally cried on camera while confirming that federal agents were right—the people they detained are Tren de Aragua gang members. One's a convicted criminal, the other runs a prostitution ring online, and together they tried to ram a truck into CBP officers. Yet instead of backing law enforcement, we get tears and politicians calling ICE "state-sponsored terrorism."Meanwhile, a Portland cop gets reassigned for stating the obvious truth to unhinged protesters: "Sometimes criminals get shot when they break the law." He's punished for reality while city leaders rally behind violent Venezuelan gang members with final de...

Two billionaire brothers from New Zealand just scooped up 16 prime Malibu beachfront lots for $65 million—and their genius plan? Ship in prefab homes manufactured in China. What could possibly go wrong? While devastated fire victims navigate California's nightmarish permit process (12-24 months just for approval), these surf-bro billionaires claim they're doing it out of love for Malibu. Sure, guys. Nothing says "community rebuilding" like factory-built Chinese imports on some of America's most prestigious waterfront real estate. The city has issued only 22 permits in Malibu versus 1,300+ in Pacific Palisades, leaving desperate homeowners with few options. Enter the Mobre brothers with th...

A billion dollars in cash flying through Minneapolis airport in suitcases—plus a carry-on full of brand new passports—and TSA just waved them through. Yet again, the pattern is undeniable: Somali daycare fraud funneling taxpayer money overseas, potentially to al-Shabaab terrorists, while officials look the other way. A whistleblower TSA agent confirms what investigative reports documented back in 2018—$100 million per year leaving MSP International, week after week, in carry-on luggage. Seattle's new socialist mayor says there's "no reason to investigate." Minnesota's Tampon Tim ignored it for years. When a YouTuber asks "got any kids in this daycare?" the whole...

California just watched $1 trillion in billionaire wealth vanish into thin air—and they're shocked that rich people don't actually love paying confiscatory taxes. Who could have seen this coming? The state's genius move: announce a retroactive 5% wealth tax on billionaires, give them zero time to react, and act surprised when Larry Page, Larry Ellison, and Peter Thiel head for the exits. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom lectures about "fairness" from his $9.2 million mansion while promoting the exact policies driving productive citizens out of the state.Here's what the politicians won't tell you: when billionaires flee, the middle class and working families ge...

Remember when building a luxury Ritz-Carlton tower in downtown Portland seemed like a brilliant idea? Fast forward to 2026, and we've got a 50% fire sale on units that can't even move at half price. What could go wrong with $7.85 million condos surrounded by open-air drug markets, zombie mini-marts, and streets you wouldn't walk at night?We're breaking down how this 460-foot skyscraper went from Portland's luxury flagship to an absolute albatross—with one-bedrooms slashed from $1.2M to $600K, two-bedrooms cut from $2.6M to $1M, and three-bedrooms gutted from $3.3M to $1.6M. Only 11 of 130+ units sold, and the lender is desperate to...

Seattle's socialist mayor is declaring war on ICE while they're literally removing convicted child predators from our streets. Let that sink in. We break down the Minneapolis ICE shooting everyone's outraged about—except we actually show you the bodycam footage they don't want you to see. Turns out actions have consequences when you drive into federal agents during a deportation operation.We'll expose the criminal illegal ICE was tracking (hint: he dragged an agent 300 feet and required 20 stitches after sexually assaulting his stepdaughter), reveal why Seattle's mayor is more concerned about protecting Democrat voters than actual children, and explain wh...

Washington State politicians are scrubbing public records in real-time to hide Somali daycare fraud—and they're calling investigative journalists 'extremist influencers' for knocking on doors. We're talking ghost daycares pulling in $2.4 million while serving just three kids, addresses mysteriously disappearing from state websites, and elected officials attacking reporters instead of auditing the fraud. Minnesota's $9 billion scandal brought down Tampon Tim, yet Washington's socialist mayor, attorney general, and governor are running a full-court press to protect fraudsters over taxpayers. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders proactive fraud investigations—you know, like responsible leaders do. The math doesn't math when a dayc...

California's doing it again—virtue signaling their way into an energy disaster. Valero's Benicia refinery is shutting down, and instead of producing fuel locally, they'll be importing from South Korea, Singapore, and India. Because that makes total sense, right? Governor Newsom is celebrating this as a "win" while California prepares to import 45% of its gasoline and lose 22% of its refining capacity. The state's obsession with unrealistic climate goals has pushed refineries out, and now taxpayers will foot the bill with skyrocketing gas prices—potentially $8-12 per gallon. Meanwhile, the rest of the country enjoys gas in the twos while Cali...

Gavin Newsom is blaming deportations and tariffs for LA's fire recovery disaster. Deportations and tariffs. Not the crushing bureaucracy, not the red tape, not the fact that only 4% of 16,000 homes have even started construction—but Trump's policies. Is anyone buying this?We break down the real reasons LA fire victims can't rebuild: insurance shortfalls, permit nightmares, and decades of overregulation that make California construction a years-long ordeal. Meanwhile, only two homes are fully rebuilt, foreclosures are skyrocketing, and corporations are scooping up lots at 30-60% discounts. Newsom needs someone to blame as he eyes a presidential run, so here co...

Dead last. Washington State ranks #50 for business survival—60% fail within five years. Welcome to four decades of Democrat rule turning the former business haven into California 2.0. This episode breaks down the brutal reality: a $1,500 license renewal that used to cost $300, gas prices double what you'll pay in Oklahoma, and leadership pushing NEW payroll taxes and millionaire taxes while billions vanish into Somali daycare fraud investigations. Meanwhile, they're scratching their heads wondering why entrepreneurs are fleeing to West Virginia, Texas, and Florida. We've got the highest retail theft in the nation, regressive taxes crushing working families, and politicians who think Cu...

Home values cratering by 62%, foreclosures at a three-year high, and the LA fire zones are becoming a corporate feeding frenzy—but hold on, is it really Big Bad BlackRock swooping in, or is the media narrative missing the mark? We're breaking down the actual data from the Palisades and Eaton fire zones, where 44% of sales went to "corporations"—but here's the twist: most are small LLCs and mom-and-pop investors, not multinational conglomerates. With only TWO homes rebuilt a year later, insurance covering 60-70% at best, and rebuilding timelines stretching 8-10 years in California's regulatory nightmare, homeowners are being forced to s...

Tim Walz basically bows out of a third term as Minnesota governor while 2,000 federal agents descend on Minneapolis to investigate massive fraud in Somali daycare centers, autism clinics, and Medicare programs. And guess what? The same pattern is playing out in Washington State's King County, where daycare centers are pulling in hundreds of thousands in taxpayer subsidies while serving two or three kids—or sometimes none at all. We've got state officials with full voicemail boxes, governors calling door-knocking journalism "harassment," and small conservative content creators doing the investigative work mainstream media refuses to touch. Meanwhile, DHS Secretary Kristi No...

Seattle's new socialist mayor just took office, and surprise—the city is quietly decriminalizing open drug use while telling you they're not. The Police Officers Guild says leadership issued a directive to stop arrests for public substance use, routing offenders to yet another toothless diversion program instead. The mayor claims no policy change happened, but a leaked memo from the Police Chief tells officers to divert all possession and use charges away from prosecution. Meanwhile, people are living in multiple tents on city sidewalks while also getting free tiny houses, shooting up in front of Pike Place Market tourists, an...

A Washington state lawmaker just called Cuba—yes, THAT Cuba where people risk shark-infested waters to escape—a shining example of socialism working. You can't make this up. Sean Scott praised Cuba's literacy rates and healthcare while completely ignoring the thousands who've died fleeing the island on makeshift rafts. When pressed about people literally risking their lives to escape, he doubled down with textbook talking points instead of acknowledging reality.This interview is a masterclass in ideological blindness. We're watching elected officials praise regimes that citizens desperately flee from, all while living comfortably in the country those refugees are dyin...

Happy New Year from Washington State, where Democrats just enacted a 10.3% sales tax on gold and silver—because why wouldn't you destroy an entire industry in one move? Businesses are literally packing up and moving to Idaho and Oregon, where this insanity doesn't exist. The state projects $34-148 million in revenue, but here's the problem: nobody's going to buy precious metals in Washington when they can drive 5 minutes across the border and save hundreds of dollars. Coin dealers operating on razor-thin margins are facing closure or relocation, and the tax revenue Democrats are banking on? It won't materialize because th...

Tim Walz just stepped down from his re-election campaign in Minnesota, and the timing couldn't be more suspicious. This comes right as federal agents descend on Minneapolis investigating up to $9 billion in daycare fraud—with shocking connections to Seattle's Somali community. We're talking 2,000 federal agents, citizen journalists knocking on doors finding "daycares" with no children, and a money trail that allegedly spans from Seattle to Minneapolis to Somalia. Walz claims he can't focus on campaigning while dealing with the fraud scandal, but if he's not guilty, why quit now? Meanwhile, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown ar...

A 115-year-old mozzarella empire just packed up and left California for Texas—and honestly, is anyone surprised? Leino Foods, the cheese king behind your Domino's pizza, is shutting down its California plant after decades of sky-high costs, suffocating regulations, and an anti-business climate that's literally decimating communities. Meanwhile, their shiny new 850,000 square-foot Texas facility is already churning out cheese—built in just six years on 260 acres of wide-open land. California can't even keep a cheese factory running, yet Governor Newsom thinks he's ready for 2028. You've got the highest taxes, most regulations, greatest poverty, and the least business-friendly environment in Amer...

Seattle's new socialist mayor just called fraud investigators 'extremist influencers' while hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars disappear into ghost Somali daycares. You read that right. Katie Wilson issued a statement defending alleged fraudsters instead of demanding answers about why these 'daycares' have no children, no car seats, and luxury vehicles in the driveways. We're talking $800,000+ per facility with zero kids present. Meanwhile, YouTubers like Nick Shirley, Cam Higby, and Jonathan Cho are doing the actual journalism—knocking on doors, asking questions, and exposing what could be a multi-billion dollar fraud scheme stretching from Minnesota to Washington State. The sa...

California's environmental policies literally chose endangered plants over human lives—and 12 people paid the ultimate price. Firefighters watched a containable 8-acre brush fire smolder for a week in Topanga State Park, but state officials ordered them to leave the area to protect the Braunton's Milkvetch (yes, a purple flower) and potential Native American artifacts. Despite extreme fire warnings and 80 mph winds approaching, the burn scar sat unmonitored because "avoidance areas" banned heavy equipment and mop-up operations without an archaeologist present. The result? The Palisades Fire exploded into LA's worst urban wildfire catastrophe—23,000 acres burned, 6,800 structures destroyed, and billions in dama...

California just can't account for $76.5 billion in spending according to a non-partisan state audit, but Governor Newsom's brilliant solution? Let's tax the billionaires 5% on everything over a billion! What could possibly go wrong? This audit exposes jaw-dropping dysfunction: $24 billion in homeless spending with zero tracking, $1.5 billion in fraudulent unemployment payments, 11% error rates on food assistance, and agencies so mismanaged they're flagged as "high-risk" for fraud and waste. But instead of fixing the dumpster fire, California's response is to blame Trump and chase away the last remaining wealthy residents who actually pay taxes. Sound familiar? It's the same playbook we're...

California is about to lose 22% of its gasoline production when Valero Benicia shuts down—on top of the 20% already gone from Marathon and ConocoPhillips closures. Let that sink in. We sat down with Mike Araiza, former Valero controller and petroleum expert, who breaks down exactly why California's refinery death spiral is creating a national security crisis. We're talking 40%+ of fuel coming from overseas (hello, Singapore, India, and countries buying Russian crude), maxed-out ports, military bases at risk, and gas prices heading to $8-12 per gallon by summer 2026. Meanwhile, Newsom's "solution"? Begging someone to buy refineries after 25 years of regulatory wa...

A 550-pound bear has been living under a California man's home for over a month, and the state's response? "Just wait it out." You can't make this up. California Department of Fish and Wildlife set a trap, caught the wrong bear, tried air horns that barely fazed the beast, then simply told the homeowner he's on his own. Meanwhile, the bear has destroyed his gas pipes, shredded insulation, and he's had no hot water since Christmas Eve. The best part? Another California man just got hit with a felony charge for shooting a wild turkey with a pellet gun...

Seattle's office vacancy hits 26.6%—second worst in America—and incoming socialist Mayor Katie Wilson thinks the solution is… taxing empty buildings and boycotting Starbucks? You can't make this up. While businesses flee across the lake to Bellevue, Seattle doubles down on payroll taxes, millionaire taxes, and vacancy fines. Meanwhile, a 75-year-old woman gets her eye gouged out by a "regular" attacker downtown, and Ross Dress for Less finally abandons what might be the worst retail location in North America. Amazon's already moved 10,000+ employees out of Seattle, but sure, let's slap on a statewide payroll tax—what could go wrong? As Katie...

One year after the LA fires and only 13% of homes have rebuilding permits—yet investors are already scooping up 40% of the vacant lots that hit the market. What could go wrong? We dive into the mess that is LA's post-fire reality: homeowners trapped by underinsurance, bureaucratic permitting nightmares that'll stretch into the next decade, and investors circling like vultures while residents desperately try to hold onto their neighborhoods. Meanwhile, Rick Caruso is calling out "Firegate"—alleging the city deliberately altered after-action reports to shield Mayor Bass and the fire department from accountability. Remember when they told us the water rese...

When $9 billion in taxpayer money vanishes in Minnesota's Somali daycare fraud scandal, Seattle's leadership responds by... holding support meetings for the community and blaming Trump's rhetoric. You can't make this up. We're diving into how Tim Walz ignored hundreds of whistleblowers while fraud exploded under his watch, why 10% of Washington state's daycares run by Somali operators don't list physical addresses, and how a 23-year-old YouTuber uncovered more in hours than state officials found in seven years. Nick Shirley's viral investigation exposed empty "learning centers" (spelled "larring" on the signs, naturally) collecting millions while Governor Ferguson virtue signals about diversity...

When truth is stranger than fiction: Oregon puts a convicted cold-blooded killer on a police oversight board. Kyle Hedquist executed a 19-year-old girl by marching her into the woods and shooting her in the back of the head—all to silence a potential witness. He got life without parole. Then former Governor Kate Brown commuted his sentence without even notifying the victim's family. Now he's reviewing police conduct in Salem because apparently 28 years of "lived experience" murdering someone qualifies you for public safety positions in woke Oregon. The police union is furious, some council members are backtracking, and residents ar...