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June 7: FBI tactical teams mobilizing for the @FIFAWorldCup
This @FBI is turning to its extensive cadre of crisis response experts to help support the massive security work involved in protecting players, fans, and visitors throughout the 39-day tournament.
Led by our Critical Incident Response Group, known as CIRG, we are bringing to the table the longstanding tactical expertise, elite training, and cutting edge tools and technology that are so vital to protecting high visibility sporting events such as the World Cup.
Throughout the country, our Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) - FBI’s elite tier 1 tactical unit - SWAT teams, bomb techs, behavioral analysts, counter-UAS operators, crisis intelligence coordinators, crisis management specialists, tactical communicators, and other professionals have been training, planning, and coordinating for months in preparation. They are fully equipped and ready to respond to a critical incident anytime, anywhere.
Make no mistake: We are prepared for any scenario. We are making the full suite of our tactical and crisis response capabilities available to our law enforcement partners and are providing cross-training on multiple fronts to strengthen the entire team.
You can help by reporting incidents or suspicious activity at https://t.co/m55w5cqC7Y or to 1-800-CALL-FBI
California Is Blocking a Federal Audit of Its Voter Rolls
California allows first-time voters to register using forms of ID that most Americans would find surprising, including:
-Gym membership card
-Employer ID card
-Credit or debit card
-Prescription drug label
-Insurance card (California provides free health coverage to undocumented immigrants)
Full list: https://t.co/BvfviJsYG8
This is permitted when a voter fails to provide a Social Security number or driver’s license at registration. Our office believes this policy deserves a closer look.
We also have serious concerns about how California maintains its voter rolls. There are open questions about whether the state is promptly removing deceased voters, people who have moved, and individuals convicted of disqualifying felonies.
On top of that, California allows third parties to collect and turn in ballots on voters’ behalf (a practice known as ballot harvesting) with few restrictions. This makes it difficult to track who actually received, completed, and submitted each ballot.
For over a year, the Department of Justice has been trying to audit California’s voter rolls. Federal law gives the Attorney General the authority to review state voter files and confirm that only eligible U.S. citizens are voting in federal elections.
@AAGDhillon sent California a letter explaining our legal authority. California refused to comply, claiming state privacy laws block the review, an argument that does not hold up because those laws don’t apply to the federal government in this context. We’ve sued California in federal court, and the case is before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
If California genuinely wants voters to trust its elections, it should open its records, not fight to keep them closed.
What are they afraid of?
As @BoredElonMusk & the data show, Raman’s late mail in ballot surge was fueled in large part by ballots from Skid Row.
Tens of thousands of homeless whose ballots are sent to central addresses (not the sidewalk) & can be filled out/returned by someone else.
Suspicious…
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏’𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐉 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊!𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐏𝐒
While critics insist the homegrown terror threat is overblown, Trump’s Justice Department just laid out a plot that was incubating on American soil — and the details are chilling.
Federal prosecutors charged three men with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS: Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California. According to the complaint, beginning by at least February 2025 the three pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader over Discord and encrypted calls, and funneled more than $2,000 to someone they believed was an ISIS operative.
This wasn’t talk. Prosecutors say 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤!𝐥𝐥 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬. Ghafoor allegedly said it would be “𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬” — as in cool — if his name could be written on the drone used in an attack on Americans. Investigators say his name was in fact written on the projectile of a rocket-propelled grenade meant for U.S. troops, and that Shamsaldeen talked about stabbing a servicemember himself.
Sit with the geography. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞. 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞. Not a war zone — three quiet American towns, where young men sat behind keyboards plotting to fund the deaths of the soldiers their neighbors send overseas. This is the homegrown radicalization the experts keep assuring us we’re imagining.
And then the part that gets buried: it was stopped. 𝐅𝐁𝐈 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭. No lecture about root causes, no hand-wringing — just investigators finding the people who want Americans dead and putting them in handcuffs.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤!𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝.
EARLIER TODAY: John Alle owns several blocks in MacArthur Park. He supports Spencer Pratt and says there is a “Mob Cartel” running the park. Alle says with the help of City funding, Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Hernandez of CD 1, have enabled drug dealing and drug abuse in MacArthur Park.
DEA-LAPD joint narcotics operation in #MacArthur Park. Preliminary info @LAPDRampart: 13 arrests, 6 citations (quality of life issues); arrests include drinking in public, being under influence of narcotics, misdemeanor arrest warrant @lapd@USAO_LosAngeles@deahq@TheJusticeDept
All true and yet L.A. voted 🗳️ for the same 💩. It will be an EXTREME EMBARRASSMENT to hold the FIFA World Cup🏆 and Olympics🏅in such a 3rd world looking city…..
In his first interview, @charliebcurran, the man behind the viral Spencer Pratt AI videos, tells @ClayTravis: "I have to live in the city. So I have to live with the ramifications of the policies here. It's just really bad here right now. It's not hyperbole. It's genuinely pretty awful."
EARLIER TODAY: Spencer Pratt supporter John Alle owns several blocks in MacArthur Park, including the space at Langer’s Deli. He says he doesn’t think DA Hochman will be able to have a picnic in MacArthur Park on Labor Day because in his view the problems are that bad.
🔍 This is a fascinating parallel. Here’s the full picture — and it’s very relevant to what’s happening today.
⚡ The Caruso-Bass 2022 Pattern vs. Today’s 2026 Race
📅 2022 Primary (June 7): Early returns had Caruso leading with ~41% and Bass with ~38%. But as more mail-in ballots were added, Bass steadily closed the gap — Caruso’s 5-point primary lead had shrunk to less than 2 points by Friday. 📉
🏆 2022 General (Nov 8): Bass won decisively, 54.8% to Caruso’s 45.2%. She flipped the result entirely from primary night. 🔄
🗳️ The key pattern: Mail-in ballots consistently favored Bass. After 169,000 additional ballots were added on Friday alone, Bass gained significant ground on Caruso’s early lead.
🚨 Why This Matters for Today’s 2026 Race
The exact same dynamic may be playing out RIGHT NOW. Raman currently sits third with 22%, holding out hope for a late surge as an unknown number of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are still being tallied. ⏳
📊 In 2022, Bass was the progressive candidate who gained with every mail batch. In 2026, Raman is in that same position — her vote share is already growing the fastest (+8.90% raw growth this update), just like Bass did in 2022. 📈
⚠️ Bottom line: If the 2022 playbook repeats, Pratt’s lead over Raman could erode significantly as mail-in and late ballots come in. The race for second place — and who faces Bass in November — may still be very much open. 👀
🔍 This is a fascinating parallel. Here’s the full picture — and it’s very relevant to what’s happening today.
⚡ The Caruso-Bass 2022 Pattern vs. Today’s 2026 Race
📅 2022 Primary (June 7): Early returns had Caruso leading with ~41% and Bass with ~38%. But as more mail-in ballots were added, Bass steadily closed the gap — Caruso’s 5-point primary lead had shrunk to less than 2 points by Friday. 📉
🏆 2022 General (Nov 8): Bass won decisively, 54.8% to Caruso’s 45.2%. She flipped the result entirely from primary night. 🔄
🗳️ The key pattern: Mail-in ballots consistently favored Bass. After 169,000 additional ballots were added on Friday alone, Bass gained significant ground on Caruso’s early lead.
🚨 Why This Matters for Today’s 2026 Race
The exact same dynamic may be playing out RIGHT NOW. Raman currently sits third with 22%, holding out hope for a late surge as an unknown number of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are still being tallied. ⏳
📊 In 2022, Bass was the progressive candidate who gained with every mail batch. In 2026, Raman is in that same position — her vote share is already growing the fastest (+8.90% raw growth this update), just like Bass did in 2022. 📈
⚠️ Bottom line: If the 2022 playbook repeats, Pratt’s lead over Raman could erode significantly as mail-in and late ballots come in. The race for second place — and who faces Bass in November — may still be very much open. 👀
This is a fascinating parallel. Here’s the full picture — and it’s very relevant to what’s happening today.
The Caruso-Bass 2022 Pattern vs. Today’s 2026 Race
2022 Primary (June 7): Early returns had Caruso leading with ~41% and Bass with ~38%.  But as more mail-in ballots were added, Bass steadily closed the gap — Caruso’s 5-point primary lead had shrunk to less than 2 points by Friday. 
2022 General (Nov 8): Bass won decisively, 54.8% to Caruso’s 45.2%.  She flipped the result entirely from primary night.
The key pattern: Mail-in ballots consistently favored Bass. After 169,000 additional ballots were added on Friday alone, Bass gained significant ground on Caruso’s early lead. 
Why This Matters for Today’s 2026 Race
The exact same dynamic may be playing out right now. Raman currently sits third with 22%, holding out hope for a late surge as an unknown number of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are still being tallied. 
In 2022, Bass was the progressive candidate who gained with every mail batch. In 2026, Raman is in that same position — her vote share is already growing the fastest (+8.90% raw growth this update), just like Bass did in 2022.
Bottom line: If the 2022 playbook repeats, Pratt’s lead over Raman could erode significantly as mail-in and late ballots come in. The race for second place — and who faces Bass in November — may still be very much open.
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This is a fascinating parallel. Here’s the full picture — and it’s very relevant to what’s happening today.
The Caruso-Bass 2022 Pattern vs. Today’s 2026 Race
2022 Primary (June 7): Early returns had Caruso leading with ~41% and Bass with ~38%.  But as more mail-in ballots were added, Bass steadily closed the gap — Caruso’s 5-point primary lead had shrunk to less than 2 points by Friday. 
2022 General (Nov 8): Bass won decisively, 54.8% to Caruso’s 45.2%.  She flipped the result entirely from primary night.
The key pattern: Mail-in ballots consistently favored Bass. After 169,000 additional ballots were added on Friday alone, Bass gained significant ground on Caruso’s early lead. 
Why This Matters for Today’s 2026 Race
The exact same dynamic may be playing out right now. Raman currently sits third with 22%, holding out hope for a late surge as an unknown number of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are still being tallied. 
In 2022, Bass was the progressive candidate who gained with every mail batch. In 2026, Raman is in that same position — her vote share is already growing the fastest (+8.90% raw growth this update), just like Bass did in 2022.
Bottom line: If the 2022 playbook repeats, Pratt’s lead over Raman could erode significantly as mail-in and late ballots come in. The race for second place — and who faces Bass in November — may still be very much open.
Still DEEPLY concerning:
Key Takeaways from today’s vote 🗳️ drop:
-Raman is closing ground fastest — her vote share grew the most (+0.61 pts) and her raw vote increase (+8.90%) outpaced both rivals
-Pratt is losing share despite gaining raw votes, meaning later batches favor Bass and Raman
-Bass holds a solid lead and her share is stable, suggesting she’s likely to advance to the general either way
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Still DEEPLY concerning:
Key Takeaways from today’s vote 🗳️ drop:
-Raman is closing ground fastest — her vote share grew the most (+0.61 pts) and her raw vote increase (+8.90%) outpaced both rivals
-Pratt is losing share despite gaining raw votes, meaning later batches favor Bass and Raman
-Bass holds a solid lead and her share is stable, suggesting she’s likely to advance to the general either way
Still DEEPLY concerning:
Key Takeaways from today’s vote 🗳️ drop:
-Raman is closing ground fastest — her vote share grew the most (+0.61 pts) and her raw vote increase (+8.90%) outpaced both rivals
-Pratt is losing share despite gaining raw votes, meaning later batches favor Bass and Raman
-Bass holds a solid lead and her share is stable, suggesting she’s likely to advance to the general