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California Professor Indicted for Assaulting Federal Agents During Marijuana Farm Raid

A federal grand jury indicted a professor at California State University Channel Islands who is charged with throwing a tear gas canister at federal agents executing a search warrant at a marijuana farm in Camarillo this summer. The grand jury returned the indictment on Wednesday.

Jonathan Caravello, 37, of Ventura, California, is charged with one count of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon. Caravello, who is free on $15,000 bond, is expected to be arraigned in the coming weeks in the United States District Court in Los Angeles.

According to the indictment and court documents previously filed in this case, on July 10, federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and United States Border Patrol executed a high-risk search warrant at a marijuana farm sitting on a 160-acre property in Camarillo. A group of protesters gathered near law enforcement personnel around the farm’s entrance and used their bodies and their vehicles to impede law enforcement from exiting the location.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Los Angeles, protesters became violent, throwing rocks at the government vehicles attempting to depart the location because of the danger posed by the protesters. The thrown rocks broke windows and side-view mirrors, among other damage to the government vehicles driven by authorities participating in the immigration enforcement action.

The indictment indicated law enforcement agents on the scene in Camarillo deployed tear gas to assist with crowd control and ensure officer safety. The measure also allowed law enforcement to depart the location. Border Patrol agents rolled tear gas canisters by protesters’ feet at which time the indictment alleged Caravello ran up to one of the canisters and attempted to kick it. After the canister rolled past him, Caravello turned around, ran towards the canister, picked it up, and threw it overhand back at Border Patrol agents.

Border Patrol agents eventually arrested Caravello, who continuously kicked his legs and refused to give agents his arms during the arrest.

Breitbart Texas reported in July that federal officials were offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of another suspect in the assaults on agents during this operation.

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Trump orders removal of protest tent near WH

President Donald Trump has ordered that the long-standing blue tent in front of the White House be taken down.

Trump pledged to remove homeless encampments in Washington by the United States’ 250th Independence Day next year.

A reporter informed him in the Oval Office on Friday of the tent, which represents an ongoing protest, describing it as an “eyesore” supported by the “radical left.” The reporter explained that it had “morphed” from its original intent into something “anti-America,” and expressed concern that it could pose a threat to national security.

“I didn’t know that,” Trump said, immediately turning to his staff. “Take it down. Take it down today, right now.”

“We’re going to look into it right now. We have removed over 50 tent sites, not 50 tents, hundreds and hundreds, maybe 1,000, … but 50 sites,” he continued.

The blue tent, known as the peace vigil, in Lafayette Park is regarded widely as the longest continuous act of political protest in U.S. history.

Activist William Thomas erected the structure in 1981, facing the North Lawn of the White House, where dignitaries and world leaders arrive for meetings. Thomas remained at the vigil calling for an end to global conflict and nuclear disarmament until he died in 2016. The demonstration needs to be staffed constantly to maintain its spot across Pennsylvania Avenue.

Philipos Melaku-Bello took over the structure with a group of rotating volunteers.

The tent is covered with flags and banners that read, “War is not the answer,” “Ban all nuclear weapons or have a nice doomsday,” and “Live by the bomb, die by the bomb.”

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House Republicans create new panel to reinvestigate Jan. 6

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on party lines on Aug. 3 to create a special panel to reinvestigate the events of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

Steered by Republicans, the new subcommittee’s creation is an escalation of the party’s rewriting of the history of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. The historic attacks by some of President Donald Trump‘s supporters disrupted the peaceful transfer of power after former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

In 2022, after 18 months of investigating the events leading up to the insurrection, the original House Jan. 6 committee found that Trump was the “central cause” of the riots. The panel of lawmakers decided unanimously to issue four criminal referrals against Trump to the Justice Department, accusing him of conspiracy to defraud the United States and inciting an insurrection.

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Retsef Levi Fires Back After Top CDC Officials Quit in Protest — Exposes What Really Happened Behind Closed Doors

Several top CDC officials have abruptly resigned, denouncing Dr. Retsef Levi’s leadership of the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine workgroup.

But in an exclusive sit-down with journalist Maryanne Demasi, Levi is finally revealing the ugly truth about what happened inside the agency’s closed-door meetings.

Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appointed Retsef Levi, a member of its influential vaccine advisory panel, to lead the agency’s Covid-19 workgroup.

According to PharmaExec.com, Levi has long been a vocal critic of mRNA technology, warning that these vaccines, produced by Moderna and Pfizer, can cause severe harm and even death, particularly in younger children.

He has gone so far as to demand the immediate withdrawal of the mRNA-based Covid-19 shots.

Last week, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Biden’s hand-picked monkeypox “czar” who flaunts his BDSM lifestyle, published a fiery resignation letter on X.

In it, he blasted the agency, declaring his position “untenable” and claiming he could no longer “serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance.”

Daskalakis zeroed in on sudden shifts in COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant “people” and the controversial overhaul of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

The Food and Drug Administration has officially rescinded the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The FDA has now granted standard marketing authorization, not emergency approval, for limited populations: Moderna (ages 6+ months), Pfizer (ages 5+), and Novavax (ages 12+). Americans may still access the vaccines if they wish, but only after consultation with their doctors.

Daskalakis’ sharpest attack, however, was directed at Levi himself, accusing him of “dubious intent” and “dubious scientific rigor” and alleging that Levi ignored career staff at the CDC.

But Levi is not taking the attacks lying down. Calm, steady, but firm, he is exposing what really drove the resignations.

According to Levi, the fight was never about personalities, it was about power, scope, and whether the CDC was willing to confront uncomfortable truths.

Levi said the most shocking pushback he faced was over the issue of vaccine injuries.

He revealed that his push to bring in physicians who have treated thousands of vaccine-injured and long COVID patients was met with resistance, with CDC lawyers even trying to argue it was “out of scope.”

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DOJ Charges Man Who Burned American Flag in Protest of Executive Order

A man who burned the American flag outside the White House earlier this week is facing charges from federal prosecutors in accordance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.

That order, signed on Aug. 25, specifically directed the attorney general to prosecute those caught burning the American flag or desecrating it in other ways.

“You will see flag burning stopping immediately,” Trump said. “The people in our country don’t want to see our flag burned and spit on.”

North Carolina resident Jan Carey, 54, is the first to face that prosecution after he decided to burn the American flag as a form of protest to the executive order. In an interview with local media, he explained he “immediately thought I need to go burn a flag in front of the White House and let’s put this to the test.” He also said he was a military veteran.

Carey faces two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., in federal court. However, neither charge focuses on the fact that he burned the flag.

The first count was for lighting a “fire in an undesignated area,” and the second was for “lighting a fire in a manner that causes damage to real property or park resources.”

“On or about August 25, 2025, within the District of Columbia, Jan Careylit, tended, and used a fire in a manner that threatened, caused damage to, and resulted in the burning of property, real property, and park resources, and created a public safety hazard,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wrote in her complaint.A Supreme Court ruling in 1989, Texas v. Johnson, declared the act of flag desecration was protected as symbolic speech under the First Amendment, and Trump directed the attorney general to pursue charges in line with the First Amendment.

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Trump Calls For RICO Charges Against Soros Over Violent Protest Support; Gates Foundation Abruptly Severs Ties With Rogue Arabella Advisors

Commentary via Peter Schweizer & Seamus Bruner of the Government Accountability Institute:

The Arabella network has been exposed as a dark money machine for the radical Left. Gates has decided he doesn’t like the look. Amazing how quick these ‘Controligarchs’ change course once they feel which way the political winds are blowing. Gates isn’t suddenly a conservative hero, he’s just hedging his bets because he knows the radical Left’s grip is slipping.

The Gates Foundation has funneled more than $200 million to the Arabella network funds since, according to the most recent financial disclosures.

The “dark money” network operated by Arabella Advisors has reportedly lost one of its top funding sources: a leftist billionaire’s foundation.

Equally significant in the news cycle this morning, President Trump stated on Truth Social that George Soros and his radical leftist son, Alex Soros, “should be charged with RICO because of their support of violent protests.”

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England Anti-Mass Migration Protests Get Heated as Open Borders Far-Left Clash With Police

Numerous of protests took place on Saturday throughout England against the government scheme of housing alleged asylum seekers in hotels in towns and cities across the country, sparking local concerns over the safety of women and girls.

Up to 30 protests were scheduled to take place over the weekend, the majority of which under the banner of “Abolish Asylum System” and opposing open borders counter-demonstrations also being swiftly organised by heavily funded leftist groups like Stand Up to Racism.

While the protest movement against migrant hotels has in fact, been largely peaceful since it broke out in Epping last month following the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl allegedly at the hands of an illegal from Ethiopia housed in a local hotel, several clashes were seen on Saturday involving police and the far-left counter-demonstrators.

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Columbus Jewish organization reports anti-war protests to police after rise in antisemitism

After the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, antisemitism spiked in central Ohio. Jewish Columbus reported threats and harassment against Jewish people to police, but WOSU found the organization also reported protest activity that was critical of Israel.

Some believe Jewish Columbus’ actions blurred the lines between hate speech and protected speech by reporting both to police. The group defended its actions to WOSU at first, saying it didn’t believe the protests as a whole were antisemitic. Now, Jewish Columbus says it is reporting both antisemitic attacks on Jewish people and events it believes are against Zionism.

Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis when it invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel retaliated, invading the Gaza Strip.  In the nearly two years since, it is estimated that more than 60,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed.

Here in Columbus and around the U.S., people took to the streets to protest after Israel’s counterattack began, alleging Israel was committing genocide.

At this time Jewish Columbus, a branch of the Jewish Federations of North America, started seeing a rise in antisemitism. The group and its umbrella organization have increased security and established an intelligence apparatus across more than 100 locations in U.S. cities, including Cincinnati and Cleveland.

Jewish Columbus reported these antisemitic acts to police, but went a step further. WOSU found through a records request to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office that Jewish Columbus was also reporting any protest activity it thought was critical of Israel’s actions.

Jewish Columbus told police about Students for Justice in Palestine events at Ohio State University and Ohio Wesleyan University.

It also reported a candlelight vigil at the Ohio Statehouse hosted by the Noor Muslim Student group.

This small group of mostly young women and girls stated on Instagram in Nov. 2023 they were gathering for a silent tribute to the victims in Gaza.

There were no protests or speeches.

But Jewish Columbus reported the vigil to police anyway.

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Reed College investigates security chief for giving FBI info on anti-ICE alum

Reed College’s director of community safety is under internal investigation for helping the FBI locate a recent graduate who allegedly threw a rock at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to an open letter from its president to the campus community.

The private Portland, Oregon college’s actions have raised questions about student privacy as well as the college’s actions against its safety officer.

Gary Granger is still listed as the community safety director on the college’s website. However, an email that The Fix sent to Granger on Friday was returned with an automated response stating he is “currently out of the office.”

The college’s President Audrey Bilger announced an investigation into Granger’s actions after he gave information to the FBI “apparently without a subpoena or warrant,” according to her July 29 statement.

“Reed has established protocols and values, and we are initiating an investigation into this action and its impact on our standards and our community,” Bilger wrote. “Reed prioritizes the privacy and rights of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and all members of our community.”

She also wrote she understands concerns voiced by students and alumni about the incident, and “the college is treating this matter with the seriousness it warrants. Reed maintains clear policies and provides regular training to ensure that information is managed responsibly and in alignment with legal requirements and institutional values.”

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New GPS Data Reveals Exactly Who Showed Up At White House Protests

Dark-money-funded leftist NGOs were at it again this weekend, attempting to stage a color-revolution-style regime change in Washington, D.C., right outside the White House. But as with every operation this year, dating back to “Tesla Takedown,” the only people these far-left groups, funded by rogue billionaires and some with taxpayer funds, managed to summon were the usual unhinged white baby-boomer liberal, serial protesters at best, with nothing else better to do. 

Self-proclaimed investor and “CIA/NSA contractor/whistleblower” Tony Seruga wrote on X about who potentially attended the D.C. protest march on Saturday. Using device data collected from the area, Seruga found it was largely the same crowd, leftist NGO foot soldiers – or repeat protesters from previous marches… 

Here’s a breakdown of Seruga’s data: 

Device Analysis

  • 318 mobile devices present (law enforcement, media, and demonstrators).
  • 92% of devices had been at 5+ past D.C. protests.
  • 67 devices tied to federal government employees, with access to secured federal buildings (DoD, VA, DHS, DOJ, FBI, Treasury).
  • 9 devices accessed the White House Northwest Gate multiple times in the prior 30 days.

Demographics: Mostly local DMV residents; 86.7% from homes valued >$850,000, 34% from homes valued >$2.5 million.

Protest Details

  • Branded as “Free DC” and “Fight the Trump Takeover”.
  • Targeted Trump’s federalization of D.C. policing and National Guard deployments from GOP states.
  • Route: Dupont Circle → White House (~1.5 miles). Chants/signs: “Trump Must Go”, “Hands Off DC”.
  • Part of broader anti-Trump demonstrations nationwide.

Organizers & Funding

  • Led by Community Change and Community Change Action under the “Free DC” initiative.
  • Backed by $20M+ from progressive dark-money networks: Soros’ Open Society Foundations Arabella Advisors network Tides Foundation

Paid Participation

  • Reports of 400% surge in demand for paid protesters in D.C. after Trump’s announcements.
  • Crowds on Demand confirmed anti-Trump events drove most inquiries.
  • Soros allegedly spent $20M on crowd-rental services for demonstrations.

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