Reality TV star Spencer Pratt demolished his Democratic competition in a combative debate Wednesday evening in the Los Angeles mayoral debate.

Pratt went after Nithya Raman, who is aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, after she tried to claim success in her efforts to ease the homelessness crisis as a city councilwoman.

‘I blame this person for burning my house and my parents’ house and my town and all my neighbors down.’

Pratt brutally mocked the “Inside Safe” program touted by Raman during the debate.

“First off, Inside Safe, I like to say Inside Safe makes all of us outside, unsafe,” Pratt joked.

“The reality is, no matter how many beds you give these people, they are on super meth,” Pratt added. “They are on fentanyl. The DEA statistic says 93% of this is a drug addiction problem. I will go below the Harbor Freeway tomorrow with [Raman] and we can find some of these people she’s going to offer treatment for. She’s going to get stabbed in the neck!”

Pratt also went on the attack against incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, whose incompetence allegedly led to his house being burned down in the Pacific Palisades fires. Raman accused Bass and Pratt of working together to elbow her out of the race.

“First off, Mayor Bass and I are definitely not working together,” Pratt responded, to which Bass replied by laughing.

“I blame this person for burning my house and my parents’ house and my town and all my neighbors’ down,” Pratt jabbed.

He slammed both Bass and Raman of perpetuating the same old leftist policies that had led to a severe decline in living standards in Los Angeles.

Pratt appears to be making inroads despite running as a Republican with an electorate overwhelmingly identifying as Democrat. One report found that he had been able to raise more campaign funds than either of his competitors.

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Raman had previously been compared to the socialist upstart Zohran Mamdani, who pulled an upset victory to gain the New York City mayor’s office. After a stammering incompetent appearance on the debate stage, Raman’s campaign is facing heavy criticism.

“What really surprised me is how rough of a night Nithya Raman had,” Dustin Gardiner of Politico said to KNBC-TV. “She was struggling with some of her answers. The moderators were struggling to get her to answer some of the yes and no questions.”

Gardiner said people believing Pratt would “faceplant” in his first political debate were wrong.

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Philadelphia police said a male confronted a woman in a store last month, spit on her, physically attacked her, and caused injuries to her — and the brutal beatdown was recorded on surveillance video.

Police said the assault took place around 11 p.m. April 22 in the 4000 block of Market Street in the University City neighborhood.

‘He has no heart, no heart.’

Police said after the confrontation, the argument between the two escalated, and the male spit on the woman and repeatedly punched her in the face before knocking her to the floor of the store.

Police said the woman suffered several injuries due to the attack.

The male left the store in an unknown direction, police said.

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“Oh no, my God, oh, I’m so hurt to see it,” Linda Lofton of West Philadelphia said in an interview with WXTF-TV. “He has no heart, no heart, and everyone has a mother [or a] sister [or an] aunt. … Oh, it’s horrible.”

Rasheedah of South Philadelphia added to the station, “Why these men gotta attack women? There’s other ways to resolve conflict. It’s just so sad to see.”

Police added to WXTF that the victim has been connected with victim assistance and advocacy services.

“I’m quite sure she’s traumatized by what happened, so hopefully she’ll get the help that she needs,” Rasheedah added to the station.

Police said if you see the suspect, do not approach — instead call 911 immediately. To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215-686-TIPS (8477). Police said community members can use this electronic form to submit tips anonymously and that all tips will be confidential.

Police also said those with any information about this crime or suspect can contact the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183/3184.

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The attempted carjacking of a family in Texas was perpetrated by a man not legally in the U.S., according to Garland Police.

Video shows 30-year-old Jose Ramirez calmly walking up to the white sedan on Sunday and beginning a struggle with a father in an attempt to steal his car, as Blaze News previously reported.

‘You could definitely tell that he was not in his right state of mind.’

Ramirez crashed his car into two vehicles and then tried to steal several other cars in a parking lot in Garland before spotting the family’s sedan, according to police.

The father of the family got into an altercation with Ramirez, who was able to get into the driver’s seat as some of the family members ran from the vehicle.

The father was able to shoot Ramirez from outside the car through the passenger’s side. Ramirez was transported to a hospital, where he later died.

Police later identified the man as a Mexican national who was not a resident of Garland.

They also said the father was not likely to be charged because he appeared to shoot the man in self-defense.

A witness named Tatiana Starks pulled out her cell phone and was able to record Ramirez before he walked toward her on the way to the family’s car.

Videos of the altercation were widely circulated online.

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“You could definitely tell that he was not in his right state of mind,” said Starks, who worked at a smoke shop near the incident. “I’m just glad that the man was able to protect himself and his family.”

Police said the father who shot Ramirez cooperated with their investigation.

“It’s just a blessing that the kids and the family walked away with no injuries,” Starks added.

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A wild video has gone viral showing an alleged drunk driver steering her car up on a sidewalk and seemingly chasing a child riding a dirt bike in Washington state. The “crazy” suspect also was accused of burglarizing a nearby residence after nearly mowing down the boy.

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies responded to a report of a reckless and aggressive driver in Cheney just after 6 p.m. April 28.

‘She was smashing the front door, and she stumbled off because she looked so drunk.’

“During the incident, the suspect drove up on the sidewalk and attempted to hit a juvenile riding a bike,” police stated.

The statement read, “The driver chased the juvenile on the sidewalk before reentering the roadway and leaving the area.”

Deputies spoke with witnesses and watched cellphone video a neighbor recorded of the incident. The video shows a motorist behind the wheel of a silver Ford Focus driving down a residential street and honking the horn. Suddenly, the driver steers the car up on the sidewalk and accelerates toward a child riding a dirt bike, the viral video shows.

“This woman is crazy,” the neighbor is heard saying in the video the sheriff’s office released Monday.

“She’s trying to run this … oh my God … You’re kidding! Oh my God,” the person recording the wild video is heard screaming.

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Police said the child was not hit or injured during the “extremely dangerous incident.”

Within 25 minutes of the initial report, police were alerted about a potential burglary nearby. Police said they were notified around 6:30 p.m. in regard to a “reported residential burglary” about a mile away from the driving incident.

“The victim, who was not home, said he was watching a suspect on his live security system trying door handles, and it was unclear if the suspect entered the residence,” the sheriff’s office stated.

Deputies went to the location of the reported break-in and noticed a silver Ford Focus parked in the driveway. Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Wendy A. Clemente.

“She explained she took her dog for a ride, looking for other dogs to socialize with,” police said of Clemente.

Law enforcement said Clemente told investigators she noticed dogs fenced in the yard at the residence, and she stopped. According to the statement, Clemente confessed that she didn’t know the homeowner but “denied entering or attempting to enter his residence.”

The homeowner disputed Clemente’s claims and said she was “stumbling around” and “bouncing off trees” on his property. The homeowner, 48-year-old Lloyd Gaines, told the Daily Mail, “She was smashing the front door, and she stumbled off because she looked so drunk. She fell off my porch and face-planted.”

Gaines told the news outlet that Clemente entered his home and did “rustle through” his belongings, “tossed stuff around,” and examined his wife’s jewelry but didn’t steal any items. Gaines said he and his wife were not at home when Clemente allegedly entered their residence; his Ring doorbell camera notified him.

The statement read, “Despite indicators that Clemente was impaired, she denied drinking alcohol or consuming any drugs, but later changed her story and admitted to drinking alcohol.”

When police informed Clemente that she was under arrest for driving under the influence, she reportedly put up a fight.

“While trying to put her in the back of a patrol car, she resisted and even tried to kick a deputy,” according to police.

Deputies “eventually” restrained her in the back of the police vehicle. Deputies secured a search warrant to obtain a sample of Clemente’s blood for testing. Clemente said she didn’t recall the alleged incident with the child, police said.

Clemente was booked into the Spokane County Jail and charged with first-degree attempted assault, DUI, and first-degree criminal trespass.

At the arraignment the following day, Spokane County Superior Court Commissioner N. Swennumson ordered Clemente released on her own recognizance without needing to post bond, according to police.

The New York Post reported that Clemente pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The Daily Mail reported that Clemente is a U.S. Army veteran.

The Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News‘ request for comment.

Clemente is scheduled to appear in court on May 20.

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When “The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne tha God commented on the latest assassination attempt against President Trump, he appeared to empathize with the shooter — and Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck called him out on it.

Glenn pointed out that Charlamagne’s take sounded like a justification for political violence and Charlamagne went on the defense, accusing Glenn of skewing his argument and being unable to empathize with struggling Americans.

And while Glenn still is “sure” Charlamagne tha God is “a pleasant man,” he believes he had a poor response.

“You know who Glenn Beck is, right? Y’all know who Glenn Beck is, right? He was recently having a conversation on his radio show, I believe, about some of my comments in regards to the shooting that happened at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” he began.

“My comments were simple. There is no place for political violence in our society. None. I don’t condone it, but I think we do ourselves a disservice when we don’t talk about how people can become radicalized. And the reality is the Trump administration has caused so much pain to people’s everyday lives that some folks are fed up and willing to risk it all,” he continued.

“I don’t agree with vigilante justice,” he added. “I don’t think political violence is the answer, but we have to have honest conversations about how these people are being radicalized. Glenn Beck knows this.”

“I really like you,” Glenn responds, “but I think you’re an idiot on this.”

Glenn points out that while Charlamagne denounces the violence, he then uses the word “but” to say he understands it.

“You see what happens when you use the word ‘but’?” he asks, demonstrating, “‘I’m against assassination, but I can understand how one got there’ is not nuance. It’s surrender with a smile.”

“Once you grant the logic, you’ve already seated the assassin at the table of legitimate debate. There is no seat at the table for the assassin. You’ve told the next killer that his grievance is human and understandable, even if his bullet becomes regrettable,” Glenn explains.

“That’s not compassion,” he says, adding, “That is your darker self putting on a suit, calling it insight.”

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Far-left Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state has admitted to undermining the embargo against Cuba, which some interpreted as a serious criminal violation.

The Trump administration has forbidden oil tanker shipments to the Communist-ruled island after the daring military arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in early January.

She called the humanitarian situation in Cuba a ‘crisis beyond imagination’ due to the US embargo.

Jayapal admitted that she attempted to orchestrate oil shipments despite the embargo while on a congressional delegation to Cuba.

“As many of you know, I traveled to Cuba as part of a congressional delegation last month,” she said during remarks in Seattle recently. “It is part of my role to see how U.S. foreign policy is actually affecting the people in the countries where that policy is being implemented.”

She called the humanitarian situation in Cuba a “crisis beyond imagination” due to the U.S. embargo.

“I was in conversations with the ambassadors from Mexico and some other places … trying to figure out how to get oil there,” Jayapal said after returning to the U.S.

She went on to say she met with various political officials, including Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

When her comments went viral on social media and many accused her of violating U.S. law, she replied by justifying her actions.

“Breaking news: Members of Congress meet with ambassadors of other countries every day. That’s literally our right and responsibility,” Jayapal wrote sarcastically.

She has not been charged or investigated over the accusations.

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Some suggested she was violating the Logan Act, a 1799 restriction against U.S. citizens negotiating with foreign countries that are in conflict with the U.S.

Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy said that prosecuting Jayapal under the Logan Act was unlikely and that she should face political accountability instead.

“There has never been a conviction under it — in fact, there have only been two indictments, the last one about 174 years ago,” he told Fox News Digital.

“There would be no criminal case,” he added, “unless it can be shown that she took some action that violated, or aided and abetted a violation of, the sanctions.”

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Jia Bei Zhu, the Chinese national linked both to the secret California biolab discovered in 2022 and the biolab discovered earlier this year in Las Vegas, is finally reaping the whirlwind for his crimes on American soil.

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a jury has convicted Zhu on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of substantive wire fraud, two counts of distributing adulterated and misbranded medical devices, and one count of making a false statement to the Food and Drug Administration.

‘He flouted the lawful authority of the FDA and deliberately deceived the public.’

While he now faces the possibility of decades in prison, Zhu has evaded justice for at least a decade.

The British Columbia Supreme Court determined in 2016 that Zhu and several companies he controlled had conspired to steal confidential technology from a Colorado-based company, partly with the intention to sell said technology in China.

Facing over $270 million in damages and prison time, the IP-stealing fraudster fled Canada in 2015, then entered the United States — “unlawfully,” according to the DOJ — where he continued to rip off Americans.

The jury in the Chinaman’s latest trial was presented with evidence that, once stateside, Zhu founded a company in California with his romantic partner, Zhaoyan Wang, called Universal Meditech Inc.

With the help of employees hired through the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation who “would not ask any questions,” Zhu, Wang, and others at UMI conspired from August 2020 through March 2023 to import faulty COVID tests from China — the origin of the disease — then sell those faulty tests to Americans based on numerous false representations, prosecutors claimed.

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They falsely claimed that the tests were authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, were made in the U.S., were made in connection with a certified medical lab, and worked.

Zhu managed to rake in nearly $4 million selling over 1 million malfunctioning COVID tests.

According to the DOJ, Wang was charged in connection with the scheme but evaded arrest by fleeing to China.

Zhu’s scheme first came to light when one of his victims filed a civil lawsuit in 2022, prompting an inspection of UMI’s Fresno facility — an inspection which the DOJ said not only demonstrated UMI’s inability to properly manufacture COVID tests but proved the company to be nothing more than “an unsanitary warehouse that was far below established quality standards for facilities that house medical devices.”

Once again, Zhu attempted to escape justice, moving UMI from Fresno to Reedley and changing its name to Prestige Biotech Inc.

When the FDA began investigating him, Zhu lied about his immigration status and identity, claiming to be Qiang “David” He. Zhu also said he knew nothing about UMI or PBI.

The discovery of Zhu’s Reedley biolab in early 2023 ushered in the end of the Chinaman’s years-long grift.

Months after a code enforcement officer noticed a hose sticking out of a supposedly vacant warehouse in the heart of Reedley — a clear violation of the municipality’s building code — local officials executed a search warrant on March 16, 2023.

Inside, they found lab equipment, trace narcotics, roughly 1,000 mice that were genetically engineered to mimic the human immune system, and faulty medical devices subject to an FDA health embargo along with “blood, tissue, and other bodily fluid samples and serums; and thousands of vials of unlabeled fluids and suspected biological material,” according to a congressional report.

Zhu was arrested on Oct. 19, 2023.

While in custody, police raided another one of the Chinese national’s properties, this time a Las Vegas residence managed by an Israeli national currently in the U.S. on an E-2 visa. The FBI said more lab equipment was discovered at the scene, including a “bio-safety hood, a bio-safety sticker, a centrifuge, multiple refrigerators, red-brown unknown liquids in gallon-sized containers, and refrigerated vials with unknown liquids.”

Eric Grant, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, said that the verdict in Zhu’s case “holds the defendant accountable for actions that exploited a public health crisis for his own gain. He flouted the lawful authority of the FDA and deliberately deceived the public by repackaging low-quality, foreign-made test kits at a time when accuracy and reliability were critical.”

Grant added, “This conduct, tied to the unlawful operations uncovered at the Reedley laboratory, put lives at risk.”

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has confirmed that Zhu is a Chinese citizen associated with communist regime-linked companies as well as with Chinese military-civil fusion entities.

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