SPENCER PRATT: L.A. ‘Doesn’t Have A Homeless Problem, We Have A Drug Problem.’

Pratt’s plan calls for ending taxpayer-funded distribution of drug paraphernalia, enforcing drug laws without exception, and making use of California’s new expanded civil commitment/conservatorship framework (SB 43) to move homeless addicts into mandatory rehab facilities.

He’s also calling for an end to the pipeline of state and federal resources going to “manage” the homeless population, and ring them in from other states, which he calls “profiteering on the misery of these drug addicts.”

In addition to that, he calls for a crackdown on crime and drug cartels. “Bring in the DEA,” he said. “There’s a new sheriff in town.”

“Some of these folks do need to go to prison,” Pratt said. “The violent offenders, animal abusers, and sex offenders will do time, but many of them simply need to be given a chance to recover. But they only have a chance if we confront their addiction, not just dump them in an apartment and give them a box of needles.”

Yes.

UPDATE (From Ed):

The same people who support endless regulations and strict enforcement for legal businesses somehow have no problem with a tent restaurant opening on a public sidewalk regulation free.

Here’s a short list of why that’s a problem.

1. Health Inspections. When you have a business… pic.twitter.com/fTDvYfa2NX

— Lee Kuan Yimby 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇸🇬 (@billiceberg) May 25, 2026

As Adam Carolla noted last year, “San Francisco’s done this and LA’s done this; once you essentially look the other way for homeless or junkies or illegals or criminals or whatever that is, and you shine a spotlight on taxpayers with over-regulation and over-permitting, trying to manage every grain of your life versus illegals go do whatever you want or homeless, go shoot up wherever you want, or sleep wherever you want then you’ve lost it. LA’s there, San Francisco’s there. Look if you’re not a taxpayer, and you don’t have a checking account, whatever city you’re in they’re not going to be nearly as interested in you, as they are in the people who have a checking account and pay can be compliant. The people who are compliant are paying them. So, it’s like, okay, who do you make money on?”

IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA…:

That Hasan’s first thought when Ashley mentioned Providence was of a Michelin restaurant in L.A. and not Rhode Island tells me everything I need to know about his “socialism.”

— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) May 25, 2026

…but it’s vital to ask how an apologist for Islamic terrorism like Hasan Piker got to be part of the American nomenklatura.

GEORGIA PRIMARIES: Georgia Voters Deserve Answers. Derek Dooley Keeps Giving Them Silence.

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Aurora Avenue neighbors revolt, blocking off street access after yet another shooting.

One week ago, bullets blasted through the wall of a Greenwood neighborhood home and passed within inches of a window where a six-week-old baby boy was sleeping in his bassinet.

Saturday morning, roughly 40 shell casings were on the pavement near Aurora Avenue N. and N. 98th Street in Seattle after another shootout near the Burgermaster.

By daylight, the neighbors had had enough.

Residents along Seattle’s North Aurora corridor stopped waiting on City Hall. They hauled in large industrial steel planters and blocked off three residential side streets at N. 97th, 98th, and 102nd Streets near where they meet Aurora Avenue N. Neighbors said a representative from the mayor’s office and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) came out to push back. They were waved off.

“We’re honestly not thinking long term right now,” one neighbor said, asking not to be identified out of fear of retribution from pimps and dealers operating along the Aurora Avenue corridor.

“We’re sick of this,” he added, citing a lack of action from city leaders. “We’re going to close the streets.”

Hard to think longterm when the bullets are flying.

BREAKING: Plant food good for plant life.

Harsh climate scenarios have spent decades painting Earth's likely future landscape as dystopian, dark, barren and forbidding.

Yet, recent physical data argues exactly the opposite. Instead of plunging the planet into chaos, it's becoming eye-catchingly greener – and CO₂ is the… pic.twitter.com/2nLOHMuqGE

— Peter Clack (@PeterDClack) May 25, 2026

Exit quote: “This oft-neglected climate resurgence reveals that the biosphere is its own self-regulating flywheel. A massive global expansion of leaf cover is already visible from space. Official computer models consistently fail to mention it.”

Now why would they not do that?

TIM O’BRIEN: Remembering Sgt. Jared Monti: The Full Story Behind ‘I Drive Your Truck.’

“GIRLS” SPORTS: Biological Man Wins Two Girls Jumping Events, Qualifies For State Championship For Second Year In A Row.

NEVER BEND THE KNEE:

That boy who didn’t kneel is more valuable than 10,000 who do kneel. Boys like him became men who made the modern world. Never kneel. https://t.co/C8d8ScF8Ic

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 25, 2026

CORN, POPPED: Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed by Trump Administration.

DON’T GET WORKED UP ABOUT “LEAKED” DETAILS FROM ANY TRUMP NEGOTIATION:

I hope people understand what’s happening because it’s been the same story over and over again.

The Islamic Republic and their allies leak their preferred details as if they are agreed to western sources. Then when U.S. refuses to agree to those absurd terms and insists we… https://t.co/3bU7bf1LUO

— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 25, 2026

CHANGE? Alberta will vote in the fall on whether to start legal process for separating from Canada. “The proposed question would ask: ‘Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?'”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives for Our Freedom.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China launches 3 astronauts, including 1st ever from Hong Kong, to Tiangong space station. “The launch also marked the start of a historic human spaceflight for China: One of the three astronauts is starting a one-year stay in orbit, a first for the country. This is because Shenzhou 24, due to launch late this year, will be used to send a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong for a short-duration visit.”

WELL, OF COURSE: Netanyahu: Trump Agreed Iran Deal Will Not Stop Israel Defending Its Borders.

DECOUPLING CUTS BOTH WAYS:

China is now shipping it's own GPUs. This is the Lisuan LX 7G1000. But everyone is missing the point.

– You can get 88fps in Cyberpunk 2077.

– It has no dedicated ray-tracing hardware.

– On rasterization it performs better than a 3060 in synthetic benchmarks.

– Real work… pic.twitter.com/JlydKhw4x1

— Grummz (@Grummz) May 24, 2026

“We might see competitive GPUs out of China sooner than we think.”

But: “It’s on a 6nm node, which is about where NVIDIA was 5-6 years ago.
It’s also power hungry, with 225 watts of power usage compared to the 4060, which runs at about the same performance at only 110 watts. Also it probably has a spying hardware chip as a fun bonus surprise.”

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: California mayors revolt over Newsom bullet train plan they warn could ‘raid’ local tax bases.

California city leaders are escalating opposition to the state’s high-speed rail project amid fears the Golden State could tap local taxpayer funds to prop up the troubled rail system after nearly two decades of delays.

“This proposal in the 2026 Draft Business Plan is fiscally reckless, legally vulnerable, and fundamentally unfair to the communities expected to host High-Speed Rail facilities. It would weaken local governments, destabilize public services, and undermine constitutional protections that California voters have repeatedly affirmed. Simply put: the state cannot solve a state funding problem by raiding local tax bases,” wrote Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer along with nine other mayors in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.

The mayors penned the April letter to the CEO of the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA), slamming a tax and planning proposal to help bankroll the railroad that has been in the works since 2008.

The mayors urged the state to pursue voter-approved bonds or dedicated state revenue sources instead of “attempting to divert local tax growth through a legally dubious scheme.”

The grift must flow.

I’D SAY “FASTER, PLEASE,” BUT…: Scott Jennings Explains Trump’s Patient Iran Strategy. “Trump’s critics have spent years calling him reckless, impulsive, and incapable of restraint. Now he’s showing patience, and many of those same voices still can’t bring themselves to admit what sits in front of them.”

CUBA:

Intelligence reports stated Maduro “feared” taking Trump up on his deal, because he was scared to be executed by his Cuban handlers

When he was captured, he was being guarded by around 30-40 Cubans

Now why on earth would the president of a sovereign country be guarded and… https://t.co/PcD0uxJEx9

— Josue (Ho-Su-eh) (@WhatJosueSays) May 22, 2026

DROUGHTS HAPPENED BEFORE SUVS?

Meteorologist Chris Martz used the North American Drought Atlas (built from tree-ring data) to track Great Plains drought across the past 1,500 years.

It shows severe drought regularly hit the plains long before industrial CO2.

The 1818 to 1825 drought stands out. So too does… pic.twitter.com/ZSFHz8TdOg

— Electroverse (@Electroversenet) May 21, 2026

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: Promise made, promise kept: Trump administration had full year of zero border releases.

THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM:

Wife of 'Trump House' owner speaks out after vicious attack https://t.co/tEdKHwVuLO pic.twitter.com/AjtnZyAc7c

— California Post (@californiapost) May 22, 2026

GEORGIA: Democrats Admit They Stopped Listening in 2024. Jon Ossoff Still Isn’t.

SOMETHING TO HIDE? Lawyer claims Wisconsin ‘desperately’ trying to keep voter list secret. “The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received about $77 million over the last two decades from the federal government to maintain its computer systems, which includes the statewide voter registration database. The feds now just want the opportunity to inspect what they are largely paying for,” Lennington told The Center Square. “They do this all the time in other areas like Medicaid, unemployment, and other federally funded areas.”

FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: It’s the Every Man but Florida Man Edition. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, I have so many reports lined up from seemingly every state except for Florida, that I figured maybe he deserved a break this once.”

DON’T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN’T PAY THE FINE: Trump Admin Looks to Charge Some Immigrants $18k to Deport Them.

The Trump administration is considering tripling the amount some immigrants are fined if they miss court hearings and are later deported.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the amount immigrants currently pay is not enough to cover the cost of U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents locating, detaining and deporting them.

The proposed change comes amid a sharp rise in people failing to appear for immigration court hearings, which experts say is a result of multiple factors, including fear of detention.

“The move to 18K for in absentia orders, where it is not clear if the recipient even knew about the hearing is extreme,” Claire Trickler-McNulty, a former senior ICE official, told Newsweek.

That’s the point, Claire.