Los Angeles business owners railed against looters who raided their stores as anti-ICE riots continued to rage through the city. “This is so ridiculous. This doesn’t look like they’re protesting for ICE or anything. They are doing [it] just for the looting of the stores. I saw they’re…
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Genocide at 40,000 Feet: Israel Tortures Autistic Child With Sandwiches, Flight on Gas-Guzzling Jet
WARNING: Graphic images and descriptions of child torture may not be suitable for all readers. Please proceed accordingly. The Jewish state of Israel has committed yet another genocidal war crime against humanity by sadistically torturing an autistic 22-year-old child aboard an El Al deportation flight on Tuesday. Greta…
Hamas Plans Attacks on US Aid Sites In Gaza, Telegram Messages Show
Hamas and its terror affiliates in the Gaza Strip plan to attack American aid distribution centers, Telegram messages confirmed by a senior U.S. official show, threatening to draw the United States into direct conflict with Palestinian militant factions. “Resistance security is authorized to firmly confront anyone who cooperates…
That Was Quick: Democrats Postpone ‘Sista Soulja Moment’ To Defend Illegal Immigrants and Rioters Waving Mexicans Flags on Burning Cars
Most Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants and crack down on the violent protests that erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend in response to immigration raids. Doing what comes naturally, elected Democrats rallied in opposition to Trump’s popular agenda as hooligans threw…
WATCH: Media Shrug Off LA Rioters as ‘Peaceful People’
Liberal pundits and politicians spent the weekend insisting that the anti-ICE riots across Los Angeles were peaceful, even as split-screen footage showed cars engulfed in flames. “At this point, this has been very peaceful. It has been tense at some points, but we haven’t seen any violence happening here,”…
Barnard Library Now Features Propaganda From Group That Stormed It. Plus, ‘Fiery But Mostly Peaceful’ Makes a Comeback.
Alternative education: Columbia University Apartheid Divest is the anti-Semitic student group behind last spring’s encampments and last month’s library storming. Now, a number of anti-Israel pamphlets they created line the shelves of the same library they occupied. That’s according to our Jessica Schwalb, who obtained photos of the…
Colorado’s Jewish Community Rallies One Week After Firebombing
Anti-Israel Pamphlets From Group Behind Columbia Encampments Line Barnard Library Shelves
Barnard College’s library shelves are stocked with anti-Israel pamphlets, including some from Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the anti-Semitic student group behind last spring’s encampments. Others direct readers to content praising assassinated Hamas leaders like Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh and justifying the Oct. 7 attack, the Washington…
As Rioters Burn Cars and Clash With Cops, CNN Cites ‘Lawful Protests’ and Broadcasts Broadway Play
As anti-ICE rioters torched cars and clashed with police in Los Angeles on Saturday, CNN described the chaos as “lawful protests” with “some unrest.” The comments came after the network cut away from its broadcast coverage of the violent protests to air George Clooney’s journalism-themed Broadway…
Weekend Beacon 6/8/2025
According to a recent study, young people are less able to read books from cover to cover than ever before. Rest assured, the Weekend Beacon stands athwart history yelling Stop, please sign your children up for this newsletter. Speaking of standing athwart history, James Piereson reviews the highly anticipated biography Buckley: The Life…
Iggy Pop: The Last Emperor of Rock
LONDON—Iggy Pop hobbles to the side of the stage at the Alexandra Palace, rocks back and forth on his shorter right leg like a high jumper who left his pole in the changing room, and bounds toward the microphone as the band kicks into “TV Eye.” Shedding the…
Meet the ‘Radical’ Abortion Activist and ‘Defund the Police’ Advocate Behind the Democratic Party’s $20 Million Campaign to ‘Understand Men’
The Democratic Party’s widely ridiculed campaign to spend $20 million on a “strategic plan” to “study young men” was spearheaded by the former president of a left-wing activist group that supported efforts to “defund the police,” denounced the Supreme Court nomination of “frat boy” Brett Kavanaugh, and attacked…
HISTORIC: Karine Jean-Pierre Becomes First Known Democrat To Leave the Party Because They Were Mean to Joe Biden
Karine Jean-Pierre, the former White House press secretary who repeatedly praised Joe Biden’s mental acuity, said in March that she doesn’t want to “rehash the past.” Like many of the things she said from the White House podium, that wasn’t true. Jean-Pierre is more than happy to get…
Jim Acosta Throws Lamest Party Ever (Even By DC Standards)
WASHINGTON—”There are some tickets left,” Jim Acosta told his Substack followers a few hours before taking the stage at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., to host a live town hall version of the online chat show he started after his “voluntary” exit from CNN earlier this year….
Trump Admin Eyes Using Loan Office Biden Revived for Green Energy Projects To Back $44 Billion Gas Pipeline
DEADHORSE, Alaska—The Trump administration is considering leveraging the federal loan office the Biden administration used to fund dozens of green energy projects to kickstart a behemoth $44 billion pipeline project that would transport natural gas across Alaska. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that his agency may issue a…
Anti-Semites, Groveling Simps, and ‘Lying Grifters’ Rush to Glenn Greenwald’s Defense Amid Foot-Worship Controversy
Glenn Greenwald, the Israel-hating journalist best known for aiding and abetting the traitor Edward Snowden, went viral on social media last week after someone allegedly leaked illicit videos of Greenwald wearing a skirt and “worshiping a guy’s feet.” You won’t believe what happened next. Observers witnessed the formation…
Alaska Natives Cheer as Trump Admin Axes Biden-Era Oil Drilling Restrictions
UTQIAGVIK, Alaska—Interior Secretary Doug Burgum delivered welcome news to a roomful of Alaska Natives on Sunday evening: The Trump administration will take action to rescind a Biden-era climate rule that locked up millions of acres from future oil and gas development. Burgum made the unexpected announcement in Utqiagvik,…
Washington Post Cited Hamas To Allege, Without Evidence, That Israel Gunned Down Gazans at Aid Site. Then It Changed the Story Without A Correction.
The Washington Post published a story on Sunday that cited Hamas officials to pin the killing of “over 30” Gazans near a U.S. aid site on Israeli troops. The headline blared: “Israeli troops kill over 30 near U.S. aid site in Gaza, health officials say,” though Israel denied…
Weekend Beacon 6/1/25
June has finally arrived, which means summer vacations will soon be upon us. Before you know it, you’ll be packing for that beach trip wondering, What should I read? The Weekend Beacon has got you covered with our summer recommendations, beginning with a book about what books you should…
WATCH: Biden Threatens to ‘Beat the Hell Out Of’ Jake Tapper in First Public Comments Since ‘Cancer Diagnosis’
Disgraced former president Joe Biden on Friday claimed he could “beat the hell out of” journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, authors of a recent book about his cognitive decline. Biden, 82, was speaking to reporters for the first time since his alleged prostate cancer diagnosis earlier this month….
FACT CHECK: Glenn Greenwald ‘Has Never Bowed’ and ‘Does Not Bend’
Claim: Glenn Greenwald, a radical left-wing journalist who hates Israel, “has never bowed to power” and “does not bend.” Who said it: Khalissee, an “alternative” journalist and social media user. Context: The comments came in response to leaked videos of Greenwald “in a skirt worshipping a guy’s feet.” Greenwald, who…
When they go low, we whoop ass
A “strategic plan” for enhancing receptivity in masculine-coded cohorts. Jake Tapper curses Democrats (for behaving like journalists). Kamala Harris brings joy to tunnel-dwelling terrorists of color. James Comey flustered in children’s section of bookstore. It’s Friday, May 30, 2025 What a week. We learned that Democrats are planning…
Judge Rules Pulitzer Board Can’t Tell Trump How To Manage Schedule
A Florida appeals court on Wednesday rejected the Pulitzer Prize Board’s argument that President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the board should be delayed until after Trump leaves office in order to avoid distracting him from his presidential duties. A three-judge panel shot down the argument in its…
Dismiss Our Cases, Keffiyeh-Clad Columbia Radicals Tell NYC Court
MANHATTAN—A parade of keffiyeh-clad students descended on Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday to face formal arraignment for their roles in a violent takeover of Columbia University’s Butler Library. Their lawyer accused Israel of “genocide,” asked the court to consider dismissal, and ultimately secured adjournments for procedural documents that…
Respected Middle-Aged Journalist Who Accused Biden of ‘Genocide’ Slams Pete Buttigieg for Supporting ‘Far-Right Eugenics’
Taylor Lorenz, a widely respected journalist who has worked for the New York Times and the Washington Post, and who recently appeared in an Emmy-nominated documentary series on CNN, has accused former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg of supporting mass murder and “embrac[ing] far-right eugenics.” Lorenz, 40, previously accused former…
Jake Tapper Finally Notices His Beloved Democrats Are Woke Scolds Who Hate Men and Think Everything Is Racist
Jake Tapper, the CNN host who promoted false Democratic talking points about Joe Biden’s mental acuity before writing a best-selling book about the “cover-up,” slammed his beloved political party this week for behaving like a bunch of woke scolds who are obsessed with racism and routinely denigrate normal…
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Strategic Efforts To Enhance Receptivity in Masculine-Coded Heteronormative Cohorts Through Data-Driven Holistic Outreach
Democratic donors and consultants have been meeting in luxury hotels to analyze the party’s inability to connect with male voters and propose alternative communications strategies. The results, according to the New York Times, have often resembled “anthropological studies of people from faraway places.” One liberal group is planning…
Meet the Professor Northwestern Hired As Part of Deal With Student Radicals
A Northwestern University professor—hired as part of a deal with anti-Israel groups to end last year’s encampment—sits on the boards of two organizations that were founded by and frequently partner with Palestinian terrorists, a Washington Free Beacon review found. Last year, Northwestern president Michael Schill struck a deal…
Weekend Beacon 5/25/25
A local corrections officer tells me prison breaks are not like in the movies. If it happens on your watch, “there’s no slap on the wrist.” You will be held accountable. The investigation will also seek ways to prevent future breakouts. I suggest a ban on large posters…
Here’s the Full List of Everyone Arrested for Storming Columbia Library
Some people just aren’t that interesting. But for the sake of transparency, the Washington Free Beacon is publishing the names of the yet-reported anti-Israel radicals arrested after storming Columbia University’s Butler Library earlier this month. They aren’t celebrity nepo babies, or phallus-obsessed poets, or silver spoon activists, or…