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The quick election of a pope born and raised in the United States was a shock to almost everyone outside the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Conclaves begin with secular and Catholic experts making a list of possible front-runners, and no one had Robert Prevost on their bingo card.   For Americans, it was shocking and a bit exhilarating. We were always told that a global church would not want a leader from the planet’s biggest superpower. But Cardinal Prevost had served so long in Peru and in Rome that he didn’t seem as American as others might be.  Our secular news media only seem to view the church as a political force and consider how it affects their world. Right now, popes are considered good when they oppose (and hopefully shame) President Donald Trump on poverty and immigration, and popes are bad when they oppose abortion and the invention of 57 genders.  It’s become obvious that our media deeply desire for Pope Leo to function as a staunch opponent of this president, when everyone knows a pope making any objection to “devout Catholic” President Joe Biden would have been considered rude and unnecessary.   But this Holy Father is the patriarch of a global church, not a speaker of the House. The most important matters to Catholics are the church matters, spreading the gospel of Jesus in the modern world while protecting an ancient deposit of faith. What seems irrelevant to outsiders, like the rumblings over the Traditional Latin Mass, are more internally important than unbelievers pushing the church on whether priests can be women or married men.   The secular scolds never seem to accept the argument that anyone who wants a married priest or a female priest can join the Episcopalians. There are 31 flavors of Protestantism, but the scolds want to force every church into their “progressive” mold.   Secular liberals also confuse the Christian obligation to care for the poor and the marginalized—like migrants—with their policy positions. Caring for the poor with private charity isn’t satisfactory. You prove your love of the poor by voting for socialists. You prove your respect for the migrant by opening the border like the Democrats.   Maybe secular journalists could fear the prospect that an American-born pope could invigorate the American church, inspiring young people and bringing in the sheep that have strayed. The media often fear growing religiosity as a threat and caricature it as a theocratic “Christian nationalism” whenever the libertine left loses, like the repeal of Roe v. Wade.   In his opening remarks to journalists, the pope had a request: “Let us disarm communication of all prejudice and resentment, fanaticism and even hatred; let us free it from aggression. We do not need loud, forceful communication but rather communication that is capable of listening.”  This is unsurprising from a religious leader, but many of us function in a media environment that is aggressively ideological and dismissive of listening to an opposing view. This is not just a test for the media but for the media’s audience.   Entering the church on Sundays requires the faithful to reflect on even the smallest of sins, which can easily include being uncharitable (most easily on the internet) to political adversaries. It’s so easy—and rewarding in attracting attention—to spike the ball on a political point. That old song “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” can get lost during the week. The media can be so hostile to faithful Christians that it can be hard not to respond in kind.   We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM The post An American Pope Confounds the Press   appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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A high-stakes drug smuggling interdiction was captured on video recently. On the wild waters of the open ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard identified, tracked, and then took down suspected drug smugglers in a matter of moments. This occurrence is something that is becoming far more common as the elicit land paths crossing in to the United States are becoming more controlled as a result of President Trump’s aggressive immigration policy. Check out how quickly this small team is able to subdue these smugglers: Smugglers busted by US Coast Guard: pic.twitter.com/pWBSOPUUn9 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 12, 2025 Here’s the full screen video of that heart-pounding clip for easier viewing: Smugglers busted by US Coast Guard: pic.twitter.com/pWBSOPUUn9 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 12, 2025 It is far more normal for operations like that to happen at night in complete darkness than during daytime. Everything from drugs to people are increasingly attempting to come in to the United States by alternate paths since the southern border isn’t as friendly for illegal entry as it was under Biden. That particular operation took place on April 17th, according to the New York Post: A dramatic viral video from the Coast Guard shows service members completing a swift and precise drug interdiction against smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Members of the small-boat crew U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) conducted the operation on April 17, according to the military branch. The video, taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley, shows the Kimball rapidly descending upon the suspected drug smugglers, with the service members barking commands that led to an immediate surrender. “Hands up!” the service members can be heard yelling in Spanish at the suspects on the alleged smuggling vessel. They immediately complied. The crew then boarded the vessel and arrested the suspects. “The fifth interdiction during Kimball’s patrol is a great example of how complex it is to stop illegal activities on the open ocean,” the Coast Guard said of the video taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley. “Kimball started with aerial surveillance then engaged tactical law enforcement, and then sank the vessel so it wouldn’t be a hazard to other vessels.” That clip is part of a longer segment uploaded to YouTube revealing all the critical pieces of tech and hardware that goes in to taking down an illegal smuggling operation on the high seas. Here’s that longer video, including additional footage of that interdiction — and more footage for context surrounding that operation: Check out this video report put out by Homeland Security less than a month after the Trump Administration took the reins: Smugglers attempt treacherous ocean crossings to illegally enter our country. The @USCG is on the front lines ensuring safety, enforcing the law, and stopping these illegal maritime entries. pic.twitter.com/JCz4RMFxyL — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) February 13, 2025 Entire Coast Guard stations were ABANDONED during the Biden Administration as a result of dying recruitment numbers and a lack of seriousness by the Biden regime. Now, not only is recruitment in the Coast Guard way up — it is expected to exceed it’s goal for this year, according to a report in Fox News: One branch of the U.S. military is boasting booming recruitment numbers and huge operational success in the infancy of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo. According to the DHS memo obtained by Fox News Digital, the U.S. Coast Guard’s recruitment numbers are thriving, allowing the military branch to maximize the use of assets that were underused or completely abandoned under the Biden administration. DHS says the Biden administration failed to meet Coast Guard recruiting goals for three years straight. During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned. “Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Coast Guard had its hands tied behind its back,” the memo says. “Recruitment goals were not met, and our Coast Guardsmen were hamstrung and overwhelmed while cartels smuggled humans and illicit drugs through our maritime borders.” However, recruitment is now surging, allowing the Coast Guard to execute its mission at its full potential. In FY 2025, the Coast Guard has recruited more than 4,700 new members, which is 1,200 more than it had at this time last year. It is on pace to exceed its recruitment goal for this year. The memo says the Coast Guard has already seized 11% more cocaine in FY 2025 than it did in FY 2024, and that since Trump’s inauguration, the military branch has interdicted 148,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth more than $1.5 billion in street value. Not only have drugs been seized, but 870 illegal aliens allegedly responsible for trafficking the drugs have been taken into custody since Jan. 20. Storytime. Once upon a time, I worked with a good friend who had a buddy from college who worked for the Dept. of Homeland Security doing — you guessed it — ship boarding out in the ocean. His sole job was interdicting vessels and taking them down. We may have played a few rounds of “take the 2nd story apartment” to test our skills against his highly trained abilities. We divided up in two teams of two — each team taking turns between hunkering down in the apartment… with the other team starting out at ground level below the outside stairs in order to TAKE THE APARTMENT. We used airsoft guns — no humans were ‘seriously’ injured in this story. To make a long story short, the pro didn’t play by our rules. While we all predictably came up the stairs, hoping to get ‘lucky’ as we made entry into the apartment through the only doorway… against ‘enemies’ who were entrenched and knew where we would hit them… The pro proceeded to scale the downspout on the rain gutter which ran right beside the balcony to the second-story apartment, which was on the opposite side of the building as the stairs and the door. Which put him BEHIND our carefully staked out positions inside the apartment… dutifully watching the door. He climbed up, shimmied over to the balcony, and made entry BEHIND our fixed positions inside the kitchen and behind the couch — respectively. He slaughtered us… while his teammate could be heard laughing outside the front door, his only job being to keep us fixated on that door. The morale of that figurative dream sequence is simply this — these guys know what they’re doing. And they LOVE keeping America safe. Thank God we now have a President with an outlook for America’s long-term security and the safety of Americans who will keep professionals like my friend’s buddy — and the guys in this clip — excited about protecting our national sovereignty! I stumbled on another short clip while researching this story from a few weeks ago showing a similar situation. Except in this instance, the boat had outrun Mexican and American Coast Guard attempts to stop them days earlier. In this clip, USBP and CBP step in when they get a shot at this boat — and by shot, I mean a literal shot. They literally shot out the engine to bring the boat to a halt, according to a post by the current Chief of the US Border Patrol: USBP and CBP Air & Marine Operations (AMO) stopped two suspected smugglers in the open waters of San Diego, CA, after receiving reports from the Mexican Navy about a vessel with two individuals that failed to stop for them and the U.S. Coast Guard a few days prior. Law… pic.twitter.com/tgLXqOh11a — Chief Michael W. Banks (@USBPChief) April 28, 2025 Here’s the full text of his post for easier reading: USBP and CBP Air & Marine Operations (AMO) stopped two suspected smugglers in the open waters of San Diego, CA, after receiving reports from the Mexican Navy about a vessel with two individuals that failed to stop for them and the U.S. Coast Guard a few days prior. Law enforcement attempted to stop the vessel and AGAIN the individuals did not comply. However, undeterred, and very capable, CBP AMO agents successfully disabled the vessel. Both smugglers are now in custody, facing charges for failure to heave (18USC2237) and inadmissible alien (8USC1182). Even in the open ocean, the border has a line- and we will defend it. We tend to think of smugglers loaded down with external frame packs, trudging through the rough in-between wilderness along the southern border. But as that Fox News story detailed, much of the illegal smuggling action comes by sea — and even more now that the border is under our control. The mere fact that the Coast Guard has ramped up its recruitment purposefully in such a short time is a testament to the forward-thinking prudence of the Trump Administration. Ineptitude after closing the land border would have failed to recognize the full need of simultaneously taking control of our oceanic approaches. Last I checked… there’s not a lot of ineptitude within the Trump Administration. Just a whole lot of people who know what the goals are, who are sharp enough and skilled enough to make those goals happen. Winning is the word, correct? WINNING — I believe that’s what they call it.

The ‘news’ of Qatar’s BRIBE PAYMENT to President Trump has been widely misreported. If that isn’t the facetious understatement of the year, then — no, I shouldn’t say that. There are still a good many months left in this year, and the mainstream media might still have a chance to one-up this latest case of clownery. (Yes, ‘clownery’ is a real word.  No, I didn’t know that until I typed it, and was pleasantly surprised.) We brought you the news over the weekend that President Trump was excitedly touting the “gift” of a luxurious plane set to be given by the Qatari royal family: President Trump Set to Accept $400M ULTRA-LUXURY ‘Flying Palace’ as GIFT from Mideast Royal Family (New Air Force One!) Wouldn't you know it, with ABC at the head of the pack on this one, most of the mainstream reports were highly contrived and way ahead of the truth. FACT:  Qatar is preparing to give the plane as a gift. FACT:  President Trump is incredibly excited about it. But the deal is not a finished thing, and President Trump would not be the recipient of the gift to begin with -- the point of contention so many Democrats pounced on... since they don't have anything SUBSTANTIAL to pounce on. The comment section on our initial report of this "gift", and everywhere it was shared on social media, quickly filled with people expecting that the President was using this situation to troll the Trump-haters. And that appears to be exactly what he was doing; giving people enough truth, but enough leeway to make up the false narratives he knew would be forthcoming... And ultimately create a scenario in which he could ONCE AGAIN call them out for their NEED to lie about him! While the trolling was still in full tilt mode on Sunday, President Trump added a little fuel to the fire in the form of this trolling post: So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane.… — Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 12, 2025 It was at that point that I realized he was, in fact, trolling the Democrats and the media. Here's the full text of that post for easier reading: So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA From Donald Trump Truth Social 05/11/25 08:42 PM And then on Monday, with the trap set and the lamestream media clumsily wrapping the rope around it's own neck, the President waited. And sure enough, ABC News finally took the bait. I get the feeling I'm watching a classic Warner Brother's cartoon with Foghorn Leghorn running verbal circles around his foe while the unsuspecting victim is still trying to figure out what just happened. Watch this clip from Monday, as ABC News stumbles right in to the President's trolling trap: Trump crushes ABC when they grill him about Qatar's gift of a free jet: "You're ABC fake news, right?...You should be embarrassed asking that question. They're giving us a free jet...It's not a gift to me—it's a gift to the Department of Defense. And you should know better… pic.twitter.com/xy0xHG5NYG — Julia (@Jules31415) May 12, 2025 It was around this time that Qatar's media attache to the United States shot down the falsified reporting. Not only has the deal not been finalized, but it is still under review for the legality of the arrangement, according to a report in Newsweek: President Donald Trump scolded a reporter on Monday for asking him about his administration's acceptance of a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar's royal family. Initial reports about the jet sparked fury from Democrats and ethics watchdogs, who accused the president of corruption. The news also drew backlash from some conservatives, who raised national security concerns over the U.S. accepting such a lavish gift from the Qataris. The president went on to reference an anecdote connected to the late American professional golfer Sam Snead. "He had a motto: when they give you a putt, you say, 'Thank you very much,' you pick up your ball and you walk to the next hole." Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar's media attaché to the U.S., told Newsweek on Sunday that reports about the gift were "inaccurate" and that "the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments and no decision has been made." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House is still working on "legal details" surrounding the gift, telling Fox News: "The Qatari government has graciously offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense, the legal details of that are still being worked out." Al-Ansari, Qatar's media attaché, told CNBC that the jet will not be gifted to Trump during the trip. My top concern wasn't the legality -- I have no doubt the team of White House lawyers assembled by President Trump would be sure to keep him from inadvertently playing in to the Democrats' hands by blundering in to a Constitutional mistake like that. My top concern, rather, was the security issues of the President riding around in a borrowed plane from a Mideast royal family -- no matter how friendly they have been towards us in "SOME" respects. Nevertheless, I agree with the popular X account MJTruthUltra on that point: Whoa… President Trump says the Free Plane gifted by Qatar will be used as a Temporary Air Force One, until the new Boeings arrive The new AF1 Boeings are supposed to be delivered anywhere between 2027-2028. MY THOUGHTS:I would say I should be worried about our president… pic.twitter.com/znLUyVWYME — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 14, 2025 Here's the key part of that post for easier reading: MY THOUGHTS: I would say I should be worried about our president riding around in an aircraft built by a foreign nation, but at this point, I believe he’s 100% insulated. Frankly, he may be doing it for a reason… maybe he doesn’t trust the plane he’s riding on now? Whatever worries I may have of crazy small nano tech for any number of nefarious purposes hidden within that plane, the fact is there's no way President Trump would leave that to chance. If he ends up using the plane, it'll be safe; no doubt about that. But the final point of that post rings true as well.  If the President is going for this deal, he certainly has his reasons. It COULD be that he actually trusts this Qatari plane more than he trusts his own!? While we're dabbling in social media land, take in the contrasting points of this post: Obama sent $400 million on a plane to Iran. Trump saved $400 million on a plane from Qatar. Obama sent money to terrorists and Trump is saving Americans money. Which one are the Media and Democrats against? Very telling. pic.twitter.com/SNpcMzUG9h — C3 (@C_3C_3) May 13, 2025 There's no confusion between those points, and no doubt about who was thinking about the good of the American people... and who was thinking of his own good, at the expense of the American people. But I don't want to focus too much on Obama. Biden should get a little mud on his face during this story as well, for all the waste he's allowed as Boeing took America for a very expensive ride! AMERICA FIRST! Trump reportedly secured a luxury 747 from Qatar at ZERO COST to taxpayers for use as Air Force One! Meanwhile, Biden wasted BILLIONS on new planes with endless delays. THE ART OF THE DEAL!pic.twitter.com/wvucFIVLmW — The Raging Patriot (@theraginpatriot) May 12, 2025 It's a shame when the foreign media attache is more direct and honest with the American people than the majority of our own media: Even the AP knows the Qatar story is BS. Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar’s media attaché, in a statement said, “Reports that a jet is being gifted by Qatar to the United States government during the upcoming visit of President Trump are inaccurate.” pic.twitter.com/jdFAHsWgm5 — Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) May 11, 2025 And then yesterday, President Trump took to Social Media to pull the mask off of ABC and the lamestream deceivers... Pointing out what had already been said by the Qatari media attache, ensuring the willingness of the media to falsify a story for an agenda didn't go unnoticed. Here's the President's Truth Social post from Tuesday evening, further shaming American news media: Here's the full text of his post in case that's hard to read: The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years. It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive. Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done. This big savings will be spent, instead, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Ultimately, the President hit the perfect nuance between common sense and due diligence as pertains to the law governing this issue. Here's a great clip from the President's interview onboard the current Air Force One with Sean Hannity, talking in-depth about the possible plane gift: In response to the backlash, he offered plain spoken reality. He revealed that Qatar is gifting the plane as a well-deserved THANK YOU for years of security guarantees, according to Fox News: Trump has received backlash for planning to accept the jumbo Boeing 747-8 jet from the Qatari royal family since news of the gift broke on Sunday. "Now, some people say, 'oh, you shouldn't accept gifts for the country.' My attitude is, why wouldn't I accept the gift? We're giving to everybody else? Why wouldn't I accept the gift?" the president said to Hannity. The luxury jet, which was offered to the United States because of delays in Boeing's production of the new Air Force One fleet, will serve as a temporary method of transportation so that the current presidential plane doesn't have to be flown. Trump has said AF1 is nearly 40 years old and looks "much less impressive" when compared to the planes in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. "You know, we're the United States of America. I believe that we should have the most impressive plane," Trump told Hannity. In addition to Boeing running behind on delivering the new fleet, the jumbo jet is a gift to the Department of Defense for "a job well done" in successfully defending Qatar "for many years," Trump added on Truth Social a few hours after the interview. "Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done," he wrote. I'll be honest -- I'm still concerned about the potential safety issues. The President of the United States should be flying around in a plane produced and built by -- and in -- the United States. But as one musical philosopher once quipped, "You don't always get what you want... but you might just find you get what you need." That may be the truth of this scenario, and that doesn't negate all the common sense that President Trump has applied to this possible gift. We need a plane, they have a plane -- what's a $400 Million dollar plane between friends? It's an exceptionally good opportunity to TROLL your HATERS... that's what it is. And a darn good deal for the American people, thanks to President Trump's ability to think outside the box and resist the constraints that conventional thinking would put on him -- and on America.

There are two groups of Democrats currently under the spotlight for their actions at a New Jersey ICE detention facility last Friday. One group has been threatened with arrest, but it remains to be seen if they will be. In the other group is one individual, Newark’s dangerously ideological Democrat Mayor, Ras Baraka — who was arrested over the incident. Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center after an argument with agents. Members of congress here for a scheduled visit, were shoved after trying to include Baraka in conversations after he gained entry through the gate.@news12nj #newark @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/6UDQWiIhQ7 — Amanda Lee (@amandaleetv) May 9, 2025 And now, a New Jersey Federal Magistrate Judge has issued a warning for the US Attorney for that district and ICE Officials relative to Baraka’s arrest. We have been covering both the above mentioned groups — the arrested Mayor, and those members of Congress with potential for being arrested — as the situation has developed. But Trump Administration Officials have riled up the local judiciary (what’s new there?) on the heels of Baraka’s arrest, creating a new angle of this developing story. At contention are statements made primarily by the Deputy Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Defense, and Alina Habba — the US Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Yesterday we reported on AOC’s threats against the Trump Administration for the potential arrests of sitting members of Congress. And in that report, we highlighted the Dep. Sec. of DHS, Tricia McLaughlin, who appeared on Fox News and set the record straight in regards to AOC’s threats against the potential arrest of Democrat Congress members for attacking federal agents at the ICE detention facility. Here’s that clip: ASST DHS SEC @TriciaOhio: “I’d like to ask AOC who does she want out of the Newark ICE facility? Is it the MS-13 members? Is it the known terrorists? Is it the child r*pists? Is it the murderers?” pic.twitter.com/QgSVigWuW3 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 13, 2025 That hard-hitting, no-nonsense rebuff against the false narratives being spread by the Democrat members of Congress is part of what drew the Magistrate’s warning. That, and the always straight-shooting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba, who pushed back against Baraka’s claims that he was arrested illegally, and for political purposes. Habba, who President Trump nominated for her current position after serving as his anti-lawfare lawyer over the past several years, first took to her X account to respond to Baraka’s claims of injustice: The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this… — Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) May 9, 2025 Here is the full text of her post from last Friday which she shared shortly after the incident occurred, and Baraka was taken in to custody: The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. A few hours later, Habba appeared on Fox News. The Fox News Host presented the allegations that had already surfaced immediately following the incident — and by that, I mean the false narratives cooked up in direct conflict with all the video evidence. Here’s the clip of Habba’s statement on Mayor Baraka’s arrest: And finally, on Monday, Habba issued another statement on her official X account. Here is that post from May 9th: My office is undertaking a thorough investigation in coordination with our Federal Agency partners of what transpired on Friday at Delaney Hall. As is true of every investigation this office handles, all available evidence will be thoroughly reviewed prior to making a… — US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) May 12, 2025 And here is the full text of her statement in that post, for easier reading: My office is undertaking a thorough investigation in coordination with our Federal Agency partners of what transpired on Friday at Delaney Hall. As is true of every investigation this office handles, all available evidence will be thoroughly reviewed prior to making a determination on how to proceed.  I do not take these matters lightly. Those statements apparently added up to a rebuke from the District Magistrate Judge in New Jersey. A virtual hearing was held prior to Mayor Baraka’s release from custody following his arrest on Friday. During that hearing, the NJ District Magistrate handling the initial proceeding agreed with Baraka’s attorney that Trump Officials should be warned against talking derogatorily in public about Mayor Baraka. After all… it is an election year in New Jersey, and Baraka is running for Governor. US Magistrate Andre Espinosa then issued his warning, effectively putting the Trump Officials at the center of this case on notice, according to reporting by Politico: Before Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released from custody on Friday, a federal magistrate quickly determined he was not a flight risk and cautioned federal officials against making out-of-court statements about the mayor, who is also running for New Jersey governor, according to a newly-released transcript of the extraordinary virtual hearing. During the 18-minute videoconference, Baraka’s attorney Raymond Brown asked [U.S. Magistrate André M.] Espinosa to warn Trump administration officials against making derogatory public statements about his client. Earlier in the day, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba had posted on social media that Baraka had “willingly chosen to disregard the law” before he was arrested at the immigration detention center he was protesting and seeking to inspect along with three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. Espinosa said to the extent anyone had made such comments, he would “caution them to heed carefully to the rules of professional conduct” and “boundaries of propriety for public comment related to an ongoing investigation and/or prosecution.” Suddenly, with the roles reversed, the Democrats and their judicial lackeys now want the rule of law followed to the “T”. Even though for four years they slandered and mocked President Trump and anyone allied with him while there were ongoing court cases. And all that was irrespective of the fact that he was running a reelection campaign for President. God forbid the Mayor of Newark gets called out for ACTUALLY BREAKING THE LAW while he’s running for Governor of New Jersey. In fact, Mayor Baraka has benefited politically from this stunt (just as we reported yesterday would be the case) according to a story from the Semafor news group: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest at an ICE detention center is jolting New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, galvanizing national Democrats. It is already testing his theory that the party’s voters want to pick fights that moderates want to avoid. In the state, where Democrats will pick their nominee for governor on June 10, the scene of Baraka being pulled away by ICE agents has burnished his image as an anti-Trump warrior. In Washington, the Trump administration’s defense of the arrest — and its suggestion that it might also arrest members of Congress who tried to prevent his arrest on Friday — has become the latest source of resistance outrage. “They know better than to go down that road,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters on Tuesday. “We’re not going to be intimidated by their tactics.” The local impact of the arrest was clear all weekend, as Baraka’s five rivals condemned his brief detention, and the potential use of the nearly 1,200-bed Delaney Hall facility for processing non-citizens detained by ICE. At Monday night’s candidate forum on NJ Spotlight News, Baraka argued that his direct action had been more “effective,” than the rhetoric of the other Democratic candidates: Rep. Josh Gottheimer had used AI images of himself boxing Trump in a TV ad; Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop had talked about denying a tax break to Jared Kushner’s family business. “That’s what people need now — they need leadership,” Baraka said. “They don’t need people to acquiesce, to hide in the middle, to run under this veil of ‘I’m working with the President of the United States.’” Through a surface lens, this could be chalked up to just another day of Democrat vs the Trump Administration with immigration policies serving as the backdrop. But with New Jersey’s Govenor race heating up — and Ras Baraka’s known adherence to the violent political tactics of Louis Farrakhan — this could shape up to be a state race with national implications. Particularly if Ras Baraka has any more attention-grabbing political stunts up his sleeve along the lines of the Louis Farrakhan sermon in which Baraka featured prominently (and can be seen introducing, and applauding the famous race-baiters violent message). Check out this story we brought you just two months ago, and Ras Baraka’s part in this ICE detention facility will begin to make much more sense: CAUGHT: Top Democrat Cheers Racial Violence, Gives STANDING OVATION at Mention of White “Demons” The temptation is to watch the normalizing of dangerous rhetoric coming from people like Hakeem Jeffries, AOC, and Ras Baraka... and allow ourselves to be lulled in to complacency. But this sort of speech has consequences. Sometimes, those consequences manifest in the form of a dustup and a few arrests outside of an ICE detention facility. But other times, they may manifest in increasingly dangerous ways, including assassination attempts on the lives of political figures. This isn't business -- or politics -- as usual. This sort of 'grandstanding' as Alina Habba characterized it is the sort of thing that takes a divided society from a point of division, to a point of full conflict. The flashpoints are many, with Democrats having virtually no POLICY points or SUCCESSES to build upon. And if people like Ras Baraka, AOC, and Hakeem Jeffries continue pouring emotionally-charged political gasoline on those sparks in lieu of anything POSITIVE to put forwardy, sooner or later, something is likely to explode. What's your opinion?