Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revealed his plans for city-run grocery stores, a key promise he made to get into office.

Mamdani touted a similar experiment in 1936 by then-Mayor Fiero LaGuardia that provided city-run markets for New Yorkers in the throes of the Great Depression.

‘You know, it’s going to be more turmoil than anything else. It’s a great punch line for him and for the socialist movement. But New York is not a socialist city.’

“It cut overhead for pushcart vendors and lowered consumer cost,” Mamdani said during his 100 Days address on Sunday evening.

“LaGuardia said it was ‘an answer to those who said they had been forgotten,'” he added. “The New York Times described it succinctly, ‘City tries experiment.’ New York City, it is time for a grand experiment once again. Just like Laguardia used government to respond to challenges of the Great Depression, we will use government to respond to rising prices and unaffordable groceries.”

The effort will have a massive price tag.

Construction operations just at the first site are expected to run to $30 million.

Critics howled at the estimate, noting that it’s many times more what private industry spends to build a grocery store. And funding still needs to be approved by the city council.

Mamdani also said the stores would offer discounted prices on only certain staple items.

“The city will subsidize a core set of food staples,” the socialist mayor said. “A private operator will run the store but will answer to the standards the city will set. These standards include requirements that at our stores, bread will be cheaper. Eggs will be cheaper. Grocery shopping will no longer be an unsolvable equation. And workers will be treated with dignity.”

City Hall hopes to have the first city-run store running by 2027 and four others by 2029, the end of Mamdani’s term.

Critics are already lambasting the plan, including the spokesperson for a bodega group.

“These stores are going to get jam-packed. There are only four or five in the entire city of 8 million people,” said Fernando Mateo of the United Bodegas of America.

“What do you expect is going to happen? You’re going to have people rushing to these stores early in the morning to late at night, waiting on long lines,” he added. “You know, it’s going to be more turmoil than anything else. It’s a great punch line for him and for the socialist movement. But New York is not a socialist city.”

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Others noted that previous city-run grocery experiments ended with empty shelves and crime.

Mamdani spoke directly to the naysayers of his socialist plot.

“Some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, that government cannot keep up with corporations,” he said. “My answer to them is simple. I look forward to the competition.”

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The swift resignations of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to avoid expulsion votes regarding sexual misconduct allegations may trigger a chain reaction on Capitol Hill to remove other lawmakers accused of wrongdoing.

Gonzales stated that he planned to file his retirement from office on Tuesday after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who later committed suicide.

‘Congress has serious moral and ethical problems and these four are the face of it.’

On Sunday, Swalwell decided he would suspend his bid for California governor after a former staffer claimed he had previously sexually assaulted her. Swalwell has denied the allegations.

The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it would open an investigation into the allegations against Swalwell. That same day, Swalwell stated he would resign from Congress, citing his colleagues’ intent to expel him.

“I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members,” Swalwell said. “Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it’s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress.”

The recent resignations of Swalwell and Gonzales have renewed bipartisan calls for other scandal-plagued lawmakers to step down. Among those urging immediate action are Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), who have publicly called on Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to resign.

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The House Ethics Committee effectively found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty in March of 25 counts of financial misconduct and campaign-finance violations related to the misuse of federal relief funds. She was accused of stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.

The committee opened an investigation into Mills in November regarding several allegations, including claims that the congressman failed to disclose necessary information to the House, violated campaign finance laws, improperly accepted gifts and special favors, engaged in sexual misconduct, and misused congressional resources.

Blaze News was the first to report the bombshell sextortion accusations against Mills from former Miss United States Lindsey Langston.

Mills has also been accused of stolen valor, with multiple veterans and former colleagues previously telling Blaze News that he fabricated or exaggerated key elements of his military record.

On Monday, Mace declared that it is “time to clean house.”

“We don’t care what party you’re in. Stealing millions in taxpayer dollars, sexually assaulting your staff, lying about your service record, none of it is acceptable and none of it goes unnoticed,” Mace stated. “Congress has serious moral and ethical problems and these four are the face of it. Washington has protected its own for too long. It needs to end now. We’re calling on these four to resign or face expulsion.”

Velázquez made similar comments on Monday, writing in a post on X, “Congress should not tolerate representatives who abuse staff, betray public trust for personal gain, and generally violate their oath of office.”

“Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales, Cherfilus-McCormick, and Mills should resign. If they refuse, they should be expelled,” Velázquez stated.

RELATED: ‘Mutually assured destruction’: Another disgraced lawmaker to resign from Congress over sex scandal

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Mace, who has been leading the charge to remove Mills, forced a censure vote against Mills in November over “alleged stolen valor, arms deals he’s under investigation for and alleged abuses toward women.” It failed in a 310-103 vote, with 204 Republicans and 106 Democrats supporting Mills.

Mace claimed that a censure against Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), who was accused of colluding with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing, had previously failed because Mills arranged a “backroom deal” to suppress his own censure.

Mills was accused of similar allegations in September when he voted to protect Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from censure. Mills was the deciding vote.

“Another backroom deal so Cory Mills can’t get censored [sic] for Stolen Valor,” Mace stated in a November post on X. “I have the General who ‘recommended’ him for the Bronze Star on record saying he never wrote it, never read it and never personally signed it. This. Is. Washington.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated Tuesday that he is “looking into” the House Ethics investigation into Mills.

Mills’ office did not respond to a request for comment.

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A popular Chinese robot is going viral for a video showing it chasing wild boars, but many aren’t sure why that happened.

The robot itself, nicknamed Edward Warchocki, is a Unitree G1 model available for public purchase that popped up in Poland.

‘Older ladies or gentlemen love talking with him.’

The Chinese-made robots go for a whopping $23,809 for the basic model, all the way up to $58,365 for the “ultimate edition.”

Recently, this particular model was seen running through the streets of Warsaw, Poland, chasing wild boars. While hilarious, there is actual serious context behind the content.

Major Polish cities like Krakow have endured a sprawling wild boar issue — even in city centers — for years, resulting in authorities urging their population to resist feeding the somewhat approachable beasts.

Other cities have resorted to planting flowers with vivid colors and sweet scents in order to deter the pigs.

Since at least 2019, there have been warnings of disease allegedly spread by the animals, resulting in calls for culls and elimination of thousands of them that have reportedly carried illnesses like African swine fever and Hepatitis E.

Enter Edward the robot, who was recently seen shooing the animals away from downtown Warsaw.

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As reported by Interesting Engineering, Edward is a Chinese humanoid that operates mostly on its own. It is not controlled remotely and is described as unscripted. Therefore it reacts dynamically to its surroundings and engages in adaptive dialogue in Polish using AI.

Edward is most popular with Polish Boomers, its owners say, as they are excited to interact with a robot for the first time.

Radosław Grzelaczyk and business partner Bartosz Idzik started in cryptocurrency, but they now try to create viral videos with their robo-friend.

“Personally, the sight of this robot chasing boars does not surprise me anymore,” Grzelaczyk told TVP World.

“Older ladies or gentlemen love talking with him,” Grzelaczyk added. “These people are always delighted that they lived to see times in which robots move through the streets.”

RELATED: China debuts ‘scary’ martial arts robots capable of backflips and weapons training

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In China, the robots have been shown to be capable of advanced feats. Last year, they competed in a half-marathon and were showcased in February performing kung-fu, gymnastics, and weapons work.

The focus during China’s annual CCTV Spring Festival gala was innovation in multi-robot coordination and fault recovery, referring to a robot’s ability to get up after tumbling down. China showed the robots in choreographed performances and dancing as well.

Definitive warning signs of spying from Chinese robot manufacturers exist too. Axios reported on two security researchers who reported on Unitree Robotics allegedly pre-installing a backdoor on its Go1 robot dogs that allowed for customer surveillance.

Other research warned about exploits that allowed for remote takeover of the humanoid bots, among other models.

Neither Edward nor his owners responded to Return’s request for comment.

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Liberals are trying to destroy a popular taco shop chain run by a Hispanic family for generations because the CEO is a supporter of President Donald Trump.

Roberto’s Taco Shop began as a tortilla shop in San Diego, California, in the late 1960s by an immigrant family from Mexico. It has grown into a vast franchise with 80 locations in California, Nevada, and Texas.

‘Total rags to riches American story too. They are San Diego legends.’

On Wednesday, a TikTok activist posted evidence showing that chain CEO Reynaldo Robledo has posted statements in support of the president.

That post went viral, and liberals are now calling for customers to avoid all Roberto’s Taco Shops.

“Did this CEO forget that all of his restaurants are based on Mexican dishes, who wouldn’t have made it here without the immigrants that are currently being affected by the current administration that you are supporting?” the TikToker asked.

The message has spread to other platforms, including Facebook.

“Did you know that Reynaldo Robledo, the CEO of Roberto’s Taco Shop is a huge MAGA supporter and supports ICE! Looks like you won’t be getting our business anymore!” reads a post from a group titled “A Strong Nevada.”

Others have posted the video on the X social media platform.

The Nevada part of the chain issued a statement trying to quell the outrage.

“Roberto’s Taco Shop is proud to be a Latino-owned and operated franchise that serves diverse communities across Nevada,” the statement reads. “While our CEO may hold personal political beliefs, it is important to note that each of our 49 franchisees operate their stores independently.”

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Others pointed out that the boycott would harm independent franchise owners who have nothing to do with the political beliefs of the CEO.

Some on the right responded by calling on Trump supporters to combat the boycott by patronizing the taco shops.

“Total rags to riches American story too. They are San Diego legends,” SoCal activist Amy Reichert replied.

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A Northern California father rushed home to protect his 5-year-old child and pregnant wife from a male stranger who was caught on the Fairfield home’s doorbell camera screaming death threats and demanding that the homeowner open the door.

Video from last Tuesday’s terrifying incident shows the male standing on the porch of the home in the 1700 block of Burbank Court in Fairfield and talking to the homeowner through a Ring doorbell camera and demanding entry, KTVU-TV reported.

‘Open the door. This is my neighborhood. … Now. Or I’ll f**king end you. Do you understand me?’

Fairfield is about 45 minutes southwest of Sacramento.

“I just want to make sure that everything’s OK,” the man is heard saying, the station reported. “There seems to be something going on.”

“What do you mean?” the homeowner replied while repeatedly asking the male to leave.

The homeowner had just left his residence minutes before, KTVU said. However, he was able to observe and talk to the male stranger — and immediately returned home, police said.

Things only got scarier.

The male is seen on video kicking the door and shouting, “Where’s your daughter? Who’s in there with you? Open this f**king door, or I’m breaking it down!” KTVU said.

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Things also got downright bizarre.

At one point, the male identified himself as a fictional wizard and private investigator from an urban fantasy series, the station said.

“My name is Harry Dresden, motherf**ker,” the male is heard saying on camera. “Open the door. This is my neighborhood. … Now. Or I will f**king end you. Do you understand me?”

Soon the male pulled down a decorative doorbell, repeatedly bashed the door with it, and continued to demand to be let inside “or I’ll f**king kill you,” KTVU said.

All the while, the homeowner’s pregnant wife and 5-year-old child were inside the home, but they managed to hide in the garage, the station said.

Unable to get in through the front door, the male stranger soon broke a gate and entered the home through a sliding glass door, KTVU reported.

Video from inside the home shows the intruder moving through rooms and yelling, “Where the f**k is she?” the station said.

But soon the homeowner is seen on video back inside his residence — and armed with a shovel. KTVU said that while video doesn’t show the physical altercation between the homeowner and the intruder, a commotion can be heard.

The homeowner is heard telling the intruder, “I’m giving you a chance — get the f**k out of my house,” the station reported.

Authorities confirmed to KTVU that a physical confrontation occurred between the intruder and the homeowner, and both sustained head injuries.

Arriving officers found the intruder outside the home, and the station said he was taken to NorthBay Medical Center for treatment and later booked into the Solano County Jail.

Police said they “want to recognize the actions of the homeowner, who worked to protect his family while officers were responding to the scene.”

Jason Nichols, 30, was arrested on suspicion of burglary, vandalism, and making criminal threats, KTVU reported, adding that police on Monday added a charge of annoying or molesting a child.

The station said that during Nichols’ court appearance Monday, he seemed to take issue with some of the charges as Superior Court Judge William Pendergast read the complaint.

Nichols did not enter a plea, KTVU reported.

Authorities would not say if Nichols was targeting any child related to the homeowner, the station said, but they did say Nichols lives behind the family’s home, although the family does not know him.

Nichols’ bail was set at $250,000. While jail records indicate Nichols remained behind bars Tuesday afternoon, the charge of annoying or molesting a child was no longer listed among the charges against him. Nichols’ next court date is scheduled for April 23.

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One of 11 finalists for Teacher of the Year award in Minnesota withdrew after obscene videos and images were published by Alpha News.

Former Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District 6th-grade teacher Thomas Rosengren is no longer a finalist after published images showed him simulating sex acts with two other men while dressed in bondage paraphernalia.

‘It’s feeding time on the farm. Cowboy Tommy is feeding the six piglets and bull.’

Last week, Alpha News reached out to Education Minnesota, which ran the Teacher of the Year award, but did not receive a response. Days later, Education Minnesota updated its webpage to indicate that Rosengren had withdrawn.

Rosengren worked as a social studies and earth science teacher in the Grove City district as well as a theater director and reportedly a coach.

Although he has withdrawn from the Teacher of the Year contention, Rosengren won the title of Mr. Minneapolis Eagle in 2019, which celebrated his “bratty boy” status in the leather and gay community.

An image of Rosengren in the “Mr. Minneapolis Eagle” leather sash can still be viewed on the social media account for the Twin Cities Gay Scene website.

Alpha News published numerous images publicly available from the Eagle contest showing Rosengren wearing BDSM attire and posing sexually with two other males.

In one image, Rosengren holds up a sign reading, “It’s feeding time on the farm. Cowboy Tommy is feeding the six piglets and bull.”

Other images showed him simulating oral and anal sex with the other leather-clad men.

Alpha News published images published on his Facebook page showing him wearing a “cowboy hat, leather speedo, and bondage straps.”

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Initially district Superintendent Kip Lynk declined to answer questions posed by the news outlet and released a brief statement.

“Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Mr. Rosengren is entitled to data privacy protections, and without his consent, there is limited information I can share,” he wrote.

After Alpha News published the expose, Lynk said Rosengren was no longer employed at the district.

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On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents nabbed several criminal illegal aliens whom Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin described as “truly sick individuals.”

A DHS press release, obtained exclusively by Blaze News, highlighted ICE’s recent arrest of five illegal immigrants across the country who were taken into federal custody.

‘We will not allow criminal illegal aliens to roam free in our communities and terrorize innocent Americans.’

These individuals have been “convicted of voluntary manslaughter, lewd battery on a child, attempted statutory rape of a child, and other horrific crimes,” the press release read.

The DHS stated that nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens with prior criminal charges or convictions.

Immigration officers captured Rodolfo Sanchez, an illegal alien from Mexico who was previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter and burglary of a building in Houston, Texas.

RELATED: Woman claims ICE wrongfully detained her for 30 hours — now a sheriff is suing her for defamation

Rodolfo Sanchez. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

ICE agents nabbed Jose Rivera-Orta, a 56-year-old illegal alien from Cuba who was convicted of lewd/lascivious battery on a child 12 to 15 years old in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Jose Rivera-Orta. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

Federal agents arrested Jacobo Pablo-Ramirez, an illegal alien from Guatemala. His rap sheet includes a conviction for attempted statutory rape of a child in Duplin County, North Carolina.

Jacobo Pablo-Ramirez. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

Daniel Garces-Flores, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was captured by ICE. He was previously convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Daniel Garces-Flores. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

Immigration agents also arrested Derekson Lett, an illegal alien from Grenada who was convicted of robbery in Staten Island, New York. A local report from SILive.com stated that in 2015, Lett, who was 26 years old at the time, had tried to rob a prostitute who was allegedly fatally shot by Lett’s accomplice in a motel. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

RELATED: Thug accused of killing woman in Florida hammer attack is Haitian illegal alien protected from deportation under Biden: DHS

Derekson Lett. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

“Yesterday, ICE arrested some truly sick individuals, including murderers, pedophiles, sexual predators, and violent thugs,” Mullin stated. “Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. We will not allow criminal illegal aliens to roam free in our communities and terrorize innocent Americans.”

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Disgraced Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said the women accusing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct “deserve to be heard” during the 2018 confirmation hearings. Now a California woman is accusing Swalwell of raping her that same year.

Lonna Drewes has become the fifth woman to accuse Swalwell of sexual misconduct, alleging that the former gubernatorial candidate raped her eight years ago. In a press conference Tuesday, Drewes accused Swalwell of spiking her drink before Swalwell brought her to his hotel and allegedly raped her.

‘I did not want to live anymore.’

Swalwell infamously demanded every one of Kavanaugh’s accusers be heard, saying they “deserve for their allegations to be investigated.” Eight years later, Swalwell is saying the allegations against him are false and unfounded, eventually dropping out of the governor’s race and resigning from Congress.

“He raped me, and he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness, and I thought I died,” Drewes said. “I did not consent to any sexual activity.”

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Drewes said she did not report the incident at the time but cited other forms of documentation, like her handwritten calendar and therapy sessions at a sexual assault center, to substantiate the accusations. At the time of the alleged encounter, Drewes was in a “committed” relationship, and Swalwell’s wife was pregnant.

“It had a profound impact on my mental health,” Drewes added. “I self-medicated in an unhealthy way. I did not want to live anymore. I cried all the time for years. At the time, I was in a dating relationship with a boyfriend I was fully committed to. I’ve never cheated in my life, and I would never have engaged in a consensual sexual encounter with Eric Swalwell.”

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The United States suffered a costly and deadly “invasion” at its southern border during the Biden administration.

Over the course of Joe Biden’s tenure as president, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded roughly 11 million border encounters with illegal aliens and other inadmissible migrants — encounters that in many cases ended with the release of border jumpers into the homeland.

The Trump administration has, however, turned things around.

‘These bans affected half of all legal immigrants coming from abroad.’

Whereas, for instance, in fiscal year 2024 there were over 2.9 million border encounters nationwide, last year there was a total of 691,906 encounters. If the pattern shaping up over the past several months continues until September, this year will see far fewer. After all, the number of border encounters from October through March was 531,301 in fiscal year 2025 but only 182,585 during the same stretch this fiscal year.

More important than the decline in border apprehensions is the total drop in releases. On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security announced U.S. Border Patrol’s 11th consecutive month of zero releases at the southern border.

The Trump administration has, apparently, also succeeded in greatly reducing the number of legal migrants entering the nation.

David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, endeavored in a new report to take the wind out of President Donald Trump’s sails on the issue of immigration control, not only claiming that Trump’s success in curbing illegal alien entries was a gift from the previous administration, but complaining that Trump has significantly reduced legal migration.

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While framing the reductions in legal immigration in negative terms, Bier — a libertarian who previously attempted to blame Trump for the immigration crisis and aided the effort to thwart the president’s executive order requiring Border Patrol to immediately send any border crosser packing — has unwittingly provided strong indications that the president has delivered a result that 55% of Americans said they wanted the year he was re-elected.

According to the Cato Institute report, the number of monthly southwest border legal entries by asylum seekers dropped 99.9% from December 2024 to February 2025, which Bier credited to the Trump administration’s elimination of the CBP One scheduling app and restrictions on asylum.

The leading countries of origin for refugees admitted in the final year of the Biden administration were Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, and Venezuela.

The Trump administration also reduced the number of refugees admitted into the country. There were, for instance, 96,635 admissions from Feb. 2024 to Jan. 2025, but only 2,157 admissions from Feb. 2025 to Jan. 2026. The president has capped admissions in fiscal year 2026 at 7,500 refugees.

Bier’s frustration with what he has dubbed the “most anti-legal immigrant administration in American history” wasn’t limited to the curbs on asylum seekers and refugees.

In light of the administration’s denial of immigrant visas and visa issuances to foreigners from scores of countries and the State Department’s suspension of the Diversity Visa lottery, Bier projected — absent the relevant data on visa issuances since September 2025 — that immigrant visas for legal permanent residents have fallen by roughly half.

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“These bans affected half of all legal immigrants coming from abroad, including half of all spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, based on 2024 immigrant visa processing,” Bier wrote. “However, it’s possible some of this flow could be replaced with immigrants from other countries, but that did not happen when President Trump enacted a narrower ban on certain categories of immigrants from 19 countries in June.”

In addition to sparing the taxpayer from shouldering the cost of more welfare dependents and American labor from foreign competition, Bier faulted the administration for bringing down the number of international student visas.

A Pew Research Center poll conducted in September revealed sizable American support for restricting the number of foreign college students from various countries, particularly the countries that have historically sent the most students to U.S. universities.

Fifty percent of respondents said they supported restricting the number of Chinese students; 44%, Indian students; 42%, Nigerian students; 41%, South Korean students; and 34%, Canadian students.

Comparing issuances in summer 2024 versus in summer 2025 — the “peak months when students typically get visas” — Bier concluded that student visas had fallen by 40%. He projected that the number of issuances in 2026 will be a tiny fraction of 2025’s anticipated total of international student visas.

Bier also had some good news for critics of the much-abused H-1B visa program, which enables U.S.-based employers to temporarily hire foreign workers into specialized positions that American citizens supposedly can’t do.

The libertarian estimated that in the wake of Trump’s September executive order adding a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications, H-1B visa issuances had likely dropped “by a quarter.”

After trying sympathy — “these cuts to legal immigration are harming U.S. citizens seeking to reunite with their spouses, fiancés, children, and other relatives” — Bier’s libertarian reflexes kicked in, such that he emphasized that “they are also undermining U.S. prosperity and increasing the U.S. deficit.”

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom probably regrets trying to pin high gas prices on Chevron after getting nuked by a community note on the X social media platform.

Californians are suffering the highest gas prices in the nation as a result of the blowback from the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as well as high state taxes and overregulation.

‘Dollar Tree PeeWee and his Playhouse friends weigh in again. And as usual we have to correct them.’

On Thursday, Newsom suggested that the pain at the pump was solely due to profiteering by the gas companies.

“While America suffers, Chevron profits,” the governor’s press office wrote on social media.

The governor’s office cited a report from Chevron saying the company expected a windfall between $1.6 billion and $2.2 billion from rising gas prices from the war.

The attempt to deflect from Democratic policies was completely undermined by a community note.

“The State of California collects more in taxes per gallon of gasoline than refineries such as Chevron, Shell or Valero collect in profit per gallon,” the note read.

The Automobile Association of America showed that, as of Tuesday, Californians are paying $5.88 on average for regular gas while the national average for the same is only $4.12. That comes out to be about 43% more than the national average.

The U.S. Oil and Gas Association piled on the left-wing governor.

“Ah. Dollar Tree PeeWee and his Playhouse friends weigh in again,” the organization responded.

“And as usual we have to correct them. The correct version reads like this. ‘While California suffers, Chevron profits props us up.’ Fixed it for you.”

RELATED: Newsom’s wife explains how to raise children to ‘deconstruct’ ‘limiting narratives’ on gender

Newsom is widely considered to be maneuvering to enhance his national profile in anticipation of a run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.

He has tried to redefine California as the foremost opponent of President Donald Trump’s policies while admitting that his office has tried to copy the president’s success on social media.

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