A suspect arrested in relation to arson attacks at University of California, Berkeley is a 34-year-old PhD student who lived in his parents' million-dollar home and called the U.S. a "fascist hellhole." California and federal law enforcement say that 34-year-old Casey Goonan was arrested on Monday for allegedly committing four acts of arson at Berkeley during pro-Palestinian anti-Israel protests on campus. 'Scientific, premeditated, and necessarily methodical artistry of social revolution.' His attorney confirmed that officials had raided Goonan's parents' home in Pleasant Hill on Monday at about 10 a.m. A CalFire news release said that Goonan had been booked into the Alameda County jail on suspicion of arson and possession and use of destructive devices and held on a $1 million bail. The San Francisco Standard reported that Goonan had received a doctorate from Northwestern University in African-American studies and unearthed some far-left statements he had made in the past. The suspect considered himself a "scholar-activist," according to a biography from an academic journal in 2018, and said that he aspired to be a professor. Goonan obtained the doctorate in 2022, according to an Instagram post from his mother, and had previously studied at UC Riverside, which is also in California. He was later described as an “abolitionist currently living and working in Chicago" in a separate bio from 2019. The Standard said that Goonan called the U.S. a “god-awful fascist hell hole” in online articles and said that social injustice was “concealed under the blinders of white supremacist American reason.” Another article written by Goonan was entitled “Defining Social Reality in a Revolutionary Way" and praised the Black Panther Party for providing a "blueprint" for the "scientific, premeditated, and necessarily methodical artistry of social revolution.” The arson attacks were committed between June 1 and June 16 at the university. One incident included the firebombing of a Berkeley campus police car. At the time, pro-Palestinian posts online had claimed credit for the attacks as a form of protest against U.S. support for Israel. “This was done to further retaliate against the UCPD for attacking students at UCSC and UCLA,” read one post. “EVERY SINGLE BUILDING ON THE UC BERKELEY CAMPUS DESERVES TO BE INCINERATED," read another post. Goonan's attorney, Jeff Wozniak, accused law enforcement officials of targeting his client over his political beliefs. “This is a political investigation,” wrote Wozniak. “It is an investigation focused on Mr. Goonan’s political beliefs in a free Palestine and against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. If charges are filed, Mr. Goonan’s legal team will aggressively fight the charges." Israel has been committed to a military action in the Gaza Strip to root out Hamas terrorists over a horrendous attack on civilians on Oct. 7 that took the lives of 1,139 people. Another 250 people were taken hostage, including some U.S. citizens. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Derrick Anderson defeated Cameron Hamilton and other candidates in the Republican primary contest in Virginia's 7th Congressional District.The seat is currently occupied by Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who launched a gubernatorial bid last year and is not seeking re-election to Congress.'We need more governing conservatives here.'"This is the greatest honor of my life, and I do not take it lightly," Anderson said in a tweet. "The 7th District is my home. It's the place that raised me, and I appreciate the thousands of my friends and neighbors here at home who cast their ballot for me. I appreciate the thousands of my friends and neighbors here at home who cast their ballot for me. I also want to thank my primary election opponents for working so hard to make our country a better place."GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky had backed Hamilton. "Get out and vote for @CameronVA today VA!" Paul tweeted on Tuesday."Proud to support and campaign for @CameronVA the past few months," Roy tweeted Tuesday. "He is exactly the kind of leader we need more of in DC. A conservative warrior for God and Country who believes in America's Greatness, and will not bow to tyrants. #VA7… send in Cameron Hamilton!"House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas all supported Anderson. "We need more governing conservatives here," Johnson said in a video urging people to back Anderson in the contest.Eugene Vindman won the Democratic primary in the district."Vindman is running to support Biden’s furthest-left failures; I'm running to secure the border, take on the crime and drug crisis, and get food, health care, and energy costs down," Anderson said in his post on X.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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