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18 hours ago
Lauren Gallagher
News

Trump Is Shuttering This LGBTQ-Only Hotline So Americans in Crisis Get Equal Treatment.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is shuttering the LGBTQ+ youth-specific “Press 3” option from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to consolidate services for all callers regardless of age or identity.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Trevor Project.

📍WHEN & WHERE: United States, June 2025

💬KEY QUOTE: White House Office of Management and Budget spokesman Rachel Cauley said taxpayer dollars should not fund “a chat service where children are encouraged to embrace radical gender ideology by ‘counselors’ without consent or knowledge of their parents.”

🎯IMPACT: The move aims to reduce wait times while ensuring all Americans in crisis receive equal access to mental health support without ideological filters.

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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will remove its LGBTQ+ youth-only “Press 3” call option on July 17, 2025. The change, authorized by the Trump administration, is designed to integrate all callers into the same counseling track to streamline mental health crisis response and ensure equal treatment.

The “Press 3” option was introduced in 2022 as a pilot program under a government contract with the controversial Trevor Project. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) explained that services will continue uninterrupted and that trained counselors will remain available for all crisis types, including suicidal ideation, substance misuse, or emotional distress. The agency clarified that the change will not remove help but ensure it is offered to everyone equally, without resources being dedicated only to one group in particular.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ 2026 proposed budget formally ends funding for LGBT youth-only hotline options. White House Office of Management and Budget spokesman Rachel Cauley defended the move, stating taxpayer dollars should not fund “a chat service where children are encouraged to embrace radical gender ideology by ‘counselors’ without consent or knowledge of their parents.”

Supporters of the decision argue that every caller now gets immediate access to a crisis counselor without ideological filtering or identity-based routing, streamlining response time, eliminating confusion, and reaffirming the hotline’s core mission of suicide prevention for all Americans, regardless of background or belief.

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Christopher Tomlinson
Health
UK

Culture of Death: British Lawmakers Vote for Euthanasia Bill.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted for a bill that could legalise medically assisted suicide, despite objections from many experts and professionals.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: British House of Commons, vulnerable patients, doctors.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The bill was passed by the House of Commons on June 20.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I do not want to live in a society where anyone is encouraged in the belief that their lives are not valuable,” commented former British Attorney General Jeremy Wright.

🎯IMPACT: The bill could legalise assisted suicide and see many vulnerable people pressured into being euthanized due to inadequate safeguards.

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British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted to approve a new bill that could lead to the legalization of medically assisted suicide. MPs voted 314 to 291 to pass the euthanasia bill, despite around a thousand doctors warning of the threat it poses to them and their patients.

The so-called Assisted Dying Bill will now go to the House of Lords and must be approved there before being sent to King Charles III to receive the Royal Assent and become law. Critics of the bill have argued that there are not enough safeguards in place for vulnerable people. Notably, MPs rejected an amendment which would have made people who merely feel like a “burden” ineligible for assisted suicide, which could incentivize Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS) to keep support for elderly patients minimal, so they become more dependent and more likely to request to be euthanized, reducing NHS costs.

The British Geriatrics Society stated its opposition: “We have significant concerns about the lack of effective legal safeguards that would protect older people from unwarranted harm. The current language in the bill does not protect older people, especially considering the link between frailty and feeling a burden on others.”

The Royal College of Physicians also opposed it, saying that it could divert resources from other NHS operations, and that doctors must have the ability to refuse to euthanise patients. They also warned that there needs to be more stringent safeguards regarding the possible coercion of patients.

Former Attorney General Jeremy Wright commented on the bill’s passage, saying, “I do not want to live in a society where anyone is encouraged to believe that their lives are not valuable.”

The United Kingdom would be just the latest Western country to legalize euthanasia. In Canada, assisted suicide has become one of the leading causes of death in the country since it was legalized in 2016. In 2023 alone, so-called medical assistance in dying (MAID) was responsible for 4.7 percent of all deaths in Canada.

MAID has been deeply criticized after it was revealed that some had been offered assisted suicide because they were disabled or poor. Several Canadian Armed Forces veterans were even pushed toward the program.

The British vote also comes just days after the House of Commons voted to decriminalize abortion up to birth for women, causing many to remark that the country is in a moral crisis.

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Immigration
Politics

The LA Dodgers Say They Stopped an ICE Raid at Their Stadium. DHS Says That’s a Lie.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Los Angeles Dodgers claims they denied U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to their baseball stadium parking lot for the purposes of a workplace raid; however, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states the agents were members of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and were merely transferring detainees from an earlier raid nearby.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and DHS.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday morning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization.” – LA Dodgers statement.

🎯IMPACT: The decision sparked backlash on social media, with calls for boycotts and criticism of the baseball team’s stance.

IN FULL

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is denying the Los Angeles Dodgers’ claims that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to conduct a workplace raid at the baseball team’s stadium but was denied entry. On Thursday, the Dodgers claimed, “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”

However, DHS, responding to the incident, has clarified that the presence of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles at the stadium was unrelated to any operational enforcement. “This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” DHS stated. A post from ICE’s official X account also denied the Dodgers’ claims, stating, “False. We were never there.”

The incident drew significant attention online, with images of DHS vehicles circulating on social media. CBP officials note that the vehicles were part of a separate raid at a nearby Home Depot, and due to protests, were unable to transfer the illegal immigrants they apprehended at the scene of the raid. Instead, they traveled to the nearby stadium parking lot to place detainees in vans to take them to a federal detention facility.

The Dodgers have faced increasing pressure to align with pro-illegal immigration activists, particularly after anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles earlier this month. Notably, the controversy comes in the wake of another divisive decision by the Dodgers, when the team chose to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” a drag group centered around blasphemous distortions of the Catholic faith.

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2 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
Media

Lake Slashes Biased State-Funded Media by 85%.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Kari Lake implemented President Trump’s executive order on slashing federal bureaucracy by cutting the U.S. Agency for Global Media workforce by 85 percent and exposing financial mismanagement.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kari Lake, President Donald Trump, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Voice of America, SAMHSA, and Congress.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Washington, D.C., June 20, 2025

💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m proud to carry out President Trump’s executive order and deliver results that put America First.” – Kari Lake

🎯IMPACT: Over 1,400 jobs were cut, a $250M lease was terminated, and USAGM was stripped to its statutory minimum, saving taxpayers and eliminating unaccountable bureaucracy.

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In accordance with President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order issued March 14, 2025, titled “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” Kari Lake has led a sweeping reform of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The agency has eliminated 1,400 positions—an 85 percent reduction in workforce since March—reducing the agency to its statutory minimum required by law.

“Today, we took decisive action to effectuate President Trump’s agenda to shrink the out-of-control federal bureaucracy,” Lake said in a press release. “Reduction in Force Termination Notices were sent to 639 employees at USAGM and Voice of America—part of a long-overdue effort to dismantle a bloated, unaccountable bureaucracy.” She added, “For decades, American taxpayers have been forced to bankroll an agency that’s been riddled with dysfunction, bias, and waste. That ends now.”

In March, Lake canceled a $250 million lease for a luxury high-rise on Pennsylvania Avenue—an extravagant space funded by taxpayers under Joe Biden’s government. She is set to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to expose further mismanagement and corruption at the agency.

As of June 20, only 250 employees remain across USAGM, Voice of America, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.

“The agency now operates near the statutory minimum; lean and focused. This is a clear example of responsible government—cutting waste, restoring accountability, and delivering on the promise to put American taxpayers first,” Lake said. She concluded by affirming her commitment to working with Congress and the State Department to modernize U.S. messaging abroad in alignment with President Trump’s America First foreign policy.

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3 hours ago
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UK

Pro-Palestinian Agitators Just Sabotaged Two Military Jets.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two Royal Air Force (RAF) logistics jets were damaged at Britain’s RAF Brize Norton base by activists from Palestine Action, who infiltrated the base and escaped undetected.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Palestine Action activists, the RAF, and Thames Valley Police, who are leading the investigation.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Overnight into Friday, at RAF Brize Norton, supposedly one of the United Kingdom’s most secure airfields.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This disgraceful act will not go unpunished,” claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

🎯IMPACT: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is reviewing airfield security.

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Two Royal Air Force (RAF) logistics jets were damaged at Britain’s RAF Brize Norton base overnight by activists from Palestine Action, a group engaged in a campaign of sabotage against Israel-linked supply chains since October 7. The activists infiltrated the airfield, damaged the aircraft using paint-filled fire extinguishers and crowbars, and painted a symbol on the runway before escaping undetected.

The Royal Air Force base, a legally protected and supposedly heavily guarded site, faced significant questions about its security after the incident. Group Captain Louise Henton OBE, the base’s Commanding Officer, deactivated her X account following public backlash. The Ministry of Defence has announced a review of airfield security while Thames Valley Police leads the investigation.

The aircraft targeted were Airbus Voyager jets, described by the RAF as its “sole air-to-air refuelling tanker,” as well as capable of carrying passengers, freight, and providing aeromedical support. Footage shared by Palestinian Action shows activists using battery-powered scooters to cross the airfield and spray liquid into one aircraft’s engine. The group claimed they were “decommissioning two military planes” allegedly intended for use in what they described as “genocide… against the Palestinian people.”

While Palestinian Action claims the attack was part of a broader campaign, the UK Defence Journal reports these aircraft are typically used for Operation Shader, the RAF’s mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

The incident has reignited discussions about the preparedness of Western nations for potential sabotage if a major war broke out. Historically, British intelligence services like MI5 monitored and detained left-wing extremists to prevent such acts during crises. However, it is unclear whether such measures are still in place or effective today.

The National Pulse previously reported on Palestine Action trashing a facility belonging to defense firm Elbit Systems in Bristol, England, and injuring two responding police officers with a sledgehammer in August of last year.

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3 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
Election Integrity

‘Let the Work Begin!’ — Trump Says Special Prosecutor ‘Must’ Be Appointed to Investigate 2020 Election.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump called for a Special Prosecutor to investigate what he described as massive fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump’s legal and political team, and election integrity advocates.

📍WHEN & WHERE: United States, June 2025, via Trump statement.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The demand renews focus on election integrity investigations and places pressure on GOP lawmakers to act ahead of 2026.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has said a Special Prosecutor “must” be appointed to investigate the 2020 election, arguing the evidence of fraud is now “overwhelming.” This follows revelations that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received intelligence in 2020 regarding a Chinese plot to mass-produce fraudulent U.S. driver’s licenses to facilitate mail-in ballot fraud.

“Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD!” the America First leader wrote on his Truth Social platform. “The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin!”

Trump lamented that “What this Crooked man, and his CORRUPT CRONIES, have done to our Country in 4 years, is grossly indescribable!”—citing new figures showing that, while the Trump administration released zero illegal aliens into the U.S. in May, Biden released let loose an incredible 62,000 in May 2024.

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4 hours ago
Economy

Even the Fed’s Top Inflation Hawk Is Now Calling for Rate Cuts… in July!

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller suggested that interest rates could be lowered as early as next month due to reduced inflationary concerns and the possibility of a slowdown in the U.S. job market.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), and President Donald J. Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Comments made during a CNBC interview on June 20, 2025, following the FOMC’s Wednesday rate announcement.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Why do we want to wait until we actually see a crash before we start cutting rates?” – Christopher Waller.

🎯IMPACT: The Federal Reserve remains divided on the timing of rate cuts, with President Trump clashing with Chairman Powell over his refusal to cut rates.

IN FULL

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller stated on Friday that he believes interest rate cuts could begin as early as next month, citing diminished inflation concerns. Waller emphasized the need to act proactively to avoid a potential downturn in the labor market.

“I think we’re in the position that we could do this and as early as July,” Waller said during the interview on Friday. He added, “Why do we want to wait until we actually see a crash before we start cutting rates?” His remarks come after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the internal body within the Federal Reserve that sets interest rates, unanimously voted to hold its key interest rate steady, marking the fourth consecutive hold since the last rate cut in December.

President Donald J. Trump, who nominated Waller as a governor during his first term, has consistently called for significant rate cuts to ease borrowing costs on the national debt, which stands at $36 trillion. Trump has suggested that the benchmark rate should be at least two percentage points and possibly even 2.5 percentage points below the current level of 4.33 percent (an average of the rate range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent). Waller’s shift on rates is unusual, as the 66-year-old economist has for some time been seen as one of the central bank’s more ardent inflation hawks.

Despite Waller’s advocacy for rate cuts, the FOMC remains divided. According to the “dot plot” of individual officials’ expectations, seven out of 19 participants expect rates to remain steady this year, while the others foresee one to three cuts. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has maintained a wait-and-see approach, citing claims Trump’s tariffs will increase inflation, but the labor market is holding steady and inflation remains under control.

Waller argued for gradual cuts to minimize unforeseen issues. “You’d want to start slow and bring them down, just to make sure that there’s no big surprises. But start the process. That’s the key thing,” he said. Futures market pricing indicates little expectation of a rate cut at the upcoming July meeting, with the next move anticipated in September.

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4 hours ago
Crime
Immigration

Assaults on ICE Agents Have Surged 500%.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are facing a 500 percent increase in assaults while conducting deportation enforcement operations, according to new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE agents, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, and Democrat politicians, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Recent weeks across the United States, including cities like Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Every day the men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

🎯IMPACT: The assaults and anti-ICE rhetoric have coincided with pro-illegal immigrant riots and protests in several cities, raising concerns about the safety of ICE agents and the enforcement of immigration laws.

IN FULL

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released new data revealing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are facing a 500 percent increase in assaults as they attempt to carry out deportation enforcement operations across the United States. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated, “Today, the Department of Homeland Security released new data revealing that ICE law enforcement is now facing a 500 percent increase in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations.”

McLaughlin highlighted a recent case involving Roberto Carlos Munoz, a convicted child sex offender who entered the U.S. illegally. Munoz dragged an ICE agent 50 yards with his car while trying to evade arrest.

McLaughlin emphasized the daily risks ICE agents face, saying, “Every day the men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens.” She also criticized Democrat politicians for their rhetoric, which she described as contributing to the surge in assaults. “Make no mistake, Democrat politicians like Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor Wu of Boston, Governor Tim Walz, and Mayor Bass of Los Angeles are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE,” McLaughlin added.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) have previously compared ICE to the Nazis, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) threatened to expose the identities of ICE agents. Jeffries recently stated, “Every single ICE agent who is engaged in this aggressive overreach and are trying to hide their identities from the American people will be unsuccessful in doing that … every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes will of course be identified.” This would expose ICE personnel and their families to possible reprisals from far-left extremists and terrorist and organized crime groups, such as the cartels.

In addition to the surge in assaults, protests against ICE have escalated, with some turning into riots in cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland. However, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously Thursday evening that President Donald J. Trump has the authority to federalize California’s National Guard to protect federal agents, including ICE personnel, and federal property.

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5 hours ago
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Immigration
Lawfare

Newsom’s National Guard Lawfare Suit Against Trump Got Thrown Out Unanimously.

President Donald J. Trump scored a YUGE legal victory over California Governor Gavin Newsom in their battle over the National Guard.

The details: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously yesterday that President Trump has the authority to federalize California’s National Guard, rejecting a lawsuit brought by Gov. Newsom.

  • The panel, which included a Biden appointee, found the president has broad authority over the Guard under existing precedent.
  • Newsom’s claim that Trump acted unlawfully by not consulting him was dismissed—the court said the President is not legally required to do so.

Key quote: In their decision, the court wrote: “Newsom had no power to veto or countermand the President’s order.” Ouch…

Back up: Trump federalized the California National Guard earlier this month when anti-ICE riots broke out in Los Angeles.

Trump takes a victory lap: The President wrote on Truth Social:

  • “BIG WIN… The Judges obviously realized that Gavin Newscum is incompetent and ill prepared, but this is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them…”

What happens next: Newsom can appeal to the Supreme Court. But for now, this is a devastating blow to his “resistance” movement.

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19 hours ago
Crime
Immigration

Chinese Student Convicted Over International Rape Spree.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Chinese PhD student, Zhenhao Zou, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years and 227 days after being convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in London, England, and his native China. Evidence suggests there are dozens of additional victims.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old student, and his victims, three of whom have been identified, with police suspecting many more.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Crimes occurred between September 2019 and May 2023 in London and China; sentencing took place at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, June 19.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The sheer scale of his offending, which spanned two countries, makes him one of the most prolific predators we have ever seen.” – Detective Inspector Richard Mackenzie

🎯IMPACT: Zou’s case highlights ongoing concerns related to migrant crime across the Western world, where foreign nationals have been convicted of offenses from burglary, to rape, to murder.

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Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese PhD student, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years and 227 days for drugging and raping 10 women across London, England, and China. The Inner London Crown Court heard that Zou filmed nine of the rapes and kept a trophy box of his victims’ belongings, with police fearing the actual number of victims could be far higher.

Judge Rosina Cottage described Zou as a “very bright young man” who used a “charming mask” to manipulate and hide his predatory behavior. She added that his crimes had “devastating and long-term effects” on the victims. Zou was convicted of 11 counts of rape, three counts of voyeurism, and several related charges, including possession of sedative drugs with intent to commit sexual offenses.

Detective Inspector Richard Mackenzie noted, “The sheer scale of his offending, which spanned two countries, makes him one of the most prolific predators we have ever seen.” Zou, who lived in London as an international engineering student, targeted fellow Chinese students through WeChat and dating apps, inviting them to his flat where he would drug and assault them.

One victim, in her impact statement, said, “I have lost faith in human beings, I have no trust in others. Before this incident, I was not aware that a human could do such evil things.” Another victim described being “haunted” by nightmares of Zou’s actions, stating, “What happened that night is etched into my soul forever.” Scotland Yard revealed that 24 additional women have come forward following media coverage of Zou’s trial, believing they may have been his victims.

Commander Kevin Southworth of the Metropolitan Police encouraged other potential victims to come forward, assuring them they would be treated with “empathy, kindness, and respect.” Police have video evidence of 50 additional victims that they are still attempting to trace, and at least 24 women have already come forward in the wake of his conviction.

In the U.S., the Trump administration is currently moving to increase the vetting of foreign students, particularly from China, who often have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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20 hours ago
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News

WATCH: Hundreds Storm ICE Field Office, Attack Feds With Fireworks, Blinding Lasers.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Around 250 pro-illegal immigrant rioters stormed a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Portland, Oregon, targeting federal law enforcement with fireworks and lasers.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Protesters, federal agents, and ICE officials.

📍WHEN & WHERE: June 2025, at an ICE field office in Portland, Oregon.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We won’t sit idly by and watch these cowards.” – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

🎯IMPACT: Increased scrutiny of agitators targeting federal immigration enforcement efforts, bolstered by National Guard and regular military forces deployed by President Donald J. Trump.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that 250 protesters stormed a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Portland, Oregon, launching fireworks and using lasers to blind federal agents. The incident drew significant attention due to the level of violence involved.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin described the event as a “violent targeting” of federal law enforcement. “Last night, Portland rioters violently targeted federal law enforcement—250 rioters launched fireworks, shined lasers in officers’ eyes to temporarily blind them, and stormed an ICE field office,” she stated. “We won’t sit idly by and watch these cowards,” she vowed.

According to the Portland Police Bureau, arrests were made during the chaos. Eduardo Diaz, 22, was detained for allegedly pointing a laser at officers while wearing a ballistic vest and gas mask. He was charged with Unlawful Directing of Light from a Laser Pointer. Another individual, Mariana M. Rivera-Loza, 19, was arrested for trespassing in a restricted area.

Federal agents responded to the attack using flashbang devices and pepperballs. McLaughlin emphasized the challenges faced by law enforcement, citing a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers. “ICE and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” she warned.

This incident is just the latest act of violence by far-left extremists against federal agents—a particular problem in Portland, where Antifa members have been mainly shielded from prosecutions at the local level by leftist officials in recent years.

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