Chrissa Olson

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[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

@WalkingRuiz Congrats!!

[Litong Deng @_litongdeng]

Students are failing UC Berkeley CS classes at an alarming rate. More than 35% of students failed CS 10, a course described as “a gentle but thorough introduction to computer science.” In the past few semesters, less than 10% of students failed the class.

[Izzy Nunes @iznunes]

One could say we found our place… #dailycal

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

boutta find out if i live or die (if the daily cal fee referendum passes) follow live to see if i perish

[The Daily Californian @dailycal]

The tabulations ceremony for the 2026 ASUC elections will begin tonight at 7 p.m. Follow this account for live updates.

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

@Grant_Marek @dailycal THANK YOU!! 🗞️💙

[The Daily Californian @dailycal]

Records show that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein funded a student’s UC Berkeley School of Law degree in return for referring female “assistants.” Jeffrey Epstein paid Berkeley Law a $1,000 deposit in 2016
https://t.co/bvMdAt8cKS

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

@pauljhamill Great story!

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

What a tremendous loss for Los Angeles. Rest in peace Ms. Shirley ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

Any journalistic enterprise expressing a default love for the state is a very odd thing.

[Daniel Gamboa♿️ @DanielGamboaDC]

https://t.co/zLRyTeiIGN

Latest in the Daily Cal: My column reacting to Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman win. No mention of Harry Kane — too self-indulgent for DC (Daniel Substack maybe?)

I certainly don’t speak for anyone but myself, but I hope Cal fans will give my take a shot here.

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake. https://t.co/pv3BiBSyK2

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

Pam Bondi announces an investigation by the FBI into the protest outside the TPUSA event at UC Berkeley yesterday.
This is after assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon said the civil rights division of the DOJ would investigate as well. Full story on what happened last night to come.

[Attorney General Pamela Bondi @AGPamBondi]

Antifa is an existential threat to our nation.

The violent riots at UC Berkeley last night are under full investigation by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force. We will continue to spare no expense unmasking all who commit and orchestrate acts of political violence.

Under President Trump’s leadership, and pursuant to his Executive Order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, the Department of Justice and our law-enforcement partners are dismantling violent networks that seek to intimidate Americans and suppress their free expression and First Amendment rights.

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

Big crowd outside the TPUSA event at UC Berkeley right now. Protestors are chanting as cops are lined up with batons.

[Brittny Mejia @brittny_mejia]

Trump adds new reasons to deny visas to immigrants: obesity and other health issues

https://t.co/enau563vn3

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

Her adoptive dad had sexually assaulted her for years. But when Taylor Cadle told police, she was treated like a “monster.” She was charged with lying to police and had to write an apology letter to her abuser.

Justice finally came when Taylor took her phone and hit record. https://t.co/4vzGNj4BzT

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Police officers told Trey Reed’s family that he was found dead in his dorm room, according to the law firm representing the Reed family.

The family discovered later that Trey was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University https://t.co/z1avg2wfvM

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

We are deeply troubled by apparent raids in Southern CA, including one involving a Penske truck filled with agents descending on day laborers. While more investigation is needed, we have serious concerns that the federal govt may be in violation of the federal judge's July TRO.

[Cameron Fozi @cmrnfzi]

My latest for @business on Columbia: “The data includes bank account and routing numbers, student loan and scholarship disbursements, standardized test scores, grade-point averages, class schedules, home addresses and other contact information.”

[Chrissa Olson @chrissaolson]

LA Mayor Karen Bass said it appears to her that the raid that occurred this morning at a Home Depot in Westlake may have violated last Friday’s appeals court ruling that federal agents can NOT use race, language, location, or place of work as the basis of reasonable suspicion.

[Bill Essayli @billessayli]

Correct. Under Operation Guardian Angel, pioneered by my office, local jails have no choice but to comply with our lawful orders to hand over criminal illegal immigrants. This is a good thing.