[FoxNews] The California agency has had to shift probation officers to its juvenile halls amid a staff shortage
The department charged with supervising the thousands of people on probation in Los Angeles County is asking for local authorities to take over duties from its officers, citing a "significant void" in supervising high-risk probationers amid staffing shortages.
A mutual aid request sent by Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa in December to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) asks for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and local police agencies to conduct compliance checks on probationers over a one-year period.
The request came after Rosa reassigned field officers to the county juvenile halls to cover for staffing shortages there.
"This reallocation has created a void in the supervision of probationers, which presents a risk to public safety," Rosa wrote in the memo. "Probation is requesting mutual aid support from state, county, and city law enforcement agencies to conduct compliance checks on probationers and ensure the safety of communities."
"This crisis has created an unsafe environment for juveniles, probation staff, educators, medical personnel, and community organizations, increasing the risk to public safety," he added. "To address this, the Chief Probation Officer has redirected all field probation officers to juvenile institutions to ensure adequate staffing. However, this move creates a significant void in the supervision of high-risk probationers, including those convicted of sexual assault, domestic violence, gang-related crimes, and other offenses."
An OES spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the state's role is to facilitate conversations between local entities for the Probation Department to get the assistance it needs, unless it specially asks for state-supported mutual assistance.
"The state has no authority to approve mutual aid in a situation such as this," Amy Palmer, an OES spokesperson, said of Rosa's request.
The probation chief requested 150 peace officers to provide supervision for adult and juvenile probationers for a one-year period, according to a fact sheet provided to Fox News Digital. Under the terms of the proposal, the Probation Department would provide an "armed liaison from Special Enforcement Operations" to assist with the compliance checks "through routine or targeted contacts."
Probation officers would be responsible for collecting and sharing data and police officers would be responsible for performing checks and making arrests in their cities. As an incentive, the department will reimburse participating police agencies the equivalent of two work hours for each completed compliance check, as well as the time it took to complete the check.
The odds are good this will turn out be be Sudden Jihad Syndrome…
A man has been arrested after multiple people were stabbed in the Irish capital of Dublin on Sunday.
According to a report from the Irish Times, at least three people were hospitalised after a man went on a stabbing spree at around 3 pm local time in the Stoneybatter area
….Dublin’s hipster neighbourhood, one of the coolest in the world…
of central Dublin on Sunday.
The paper reported that one of the victims was said to have been stabbed in their own doorway after returning home. It is currently believed that the three hospitalised victims are not in life-threatening conditions.
Ireland’s Gardaí police reportedly apprehend a male suspect on the nearby Manor Place road shortly after the attack.
The Irish Times said that police sources indicated that there is currently no indication of terrorism. However, the suspect’s identity and background have yet to be revealed. According to the paper, the suspect covered his face during the arrest.
A local female resident told the broadsheet: "I saw a lot of Garda cars arrive really fast. They all jumped out at exactly the same time. I saw a guy running and they dived on him outside a house.
"He just screamed and screamed and screamed ’leave me alone.’ He was terrified, like someone who wasn’t expecting that to happen. And then it all stopped."
The leader of the leftist Sinn Féin party and Central Dublin parliamentarian Mary Lou McDonald commented: "Terrible news from Stoneybatter this afternoon. My thoughts are with those injured and their families. The community is in a state of shock.
"The Gardaí and emergency services are to be commended for their response."
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Summarizing two articles from the Irish Mirror (link for one, because Rantburg doesn’t allow me more):
The unnamed miscreant is Brazilian man in his 20s, not an asylum seeker, who has been in Ireland for some years. He became homeless several month ago, so dressed in black, grabbed a box cutter, and went down the street looking for people to kill.
The gardai apparently do not have him in their files for anything important, and they still believe terrorism is not a motive, nor sudden radicalization.
One of the victims was released from the hospital, and the others are not in serious danger.
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[Regnum] One of the largest coronal holes on the Sun is turning towards the Earth, which could lead to a powerful magnetic storm on February 10. This was reported by the solar astronomy laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI and ISTP RAS).
“The speed of plasma in the vicinity of our planet may increase to 600-700 km/s, compared to the current 350-400 km/s,” says a publication on the laboratory’s website.
According to scientists, the Earth will be under the influence of a coronary hole for the entire next week. However, they noted that a magnetic storm may not begin.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on February 6, the solar astronomy laboratory of the IKI and ISFZ RAS reported a powerful flare on the Sun. The center of the flare was in the area of maximum influence on the Earth, which makes the probability of these processes influencing the planet high.
On January 23, astronomers captured a video of a black jet streaming from the surface of the Sun. This rare phenomenon is caused by the large mass of neutral hydrogen gas. It almost completely absorbs short-wavelength radiation falling on it from behind, making it appear black.
[MAIL] The Department of Government Efficiency's 'nerd squadron' is being led by a 'heartless' CEO known for his ruthless approach to layoffs, according to bombshell allegations.
Tom Krause has been installed as the Treasury Department's fiscal assistant secretary, replacing a longtime career civil servant.
The Silicon Valley executive is an ally of Elon Musk and has been tasked with managing the nation's payment system.
He will be working closely with the six baby-faced men handpicked by Musk to help trim the fat on public spending.
His first days have already been marred by controversy and a lawsuit over claims he was given inappropriate access to the payment system and tried to, 'unlawfully freeze payment instructions given by Congress'.
Krause is a shrewd businessman who is CEO of Cloud Software Group, a holding company following the merger between software firms Citrix and TIBCO.
Krause was brought in as CEO for Citrix in 2022 where he established his formidable reputation as a hatchet man, laying off thousands of employees to haul the company out of its $15 billion of debt, Prospect reports.
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How about a remote AI driven auditing system that encompasses all Federal agencies. Link it to a ship's horn that sounds when established parameters are violated.
[Breitbart] The crowd at Super Bowl 59 went wild as Caesars Superdome cameras focused on Donald Trump during the national anthem.
As singer Jon Batiste warbled the national anthem ahead of the game in New Orleans, the cameras toured the stadium, observing the coaches and players as they swayed to the song. But when the cameras focused on Donald Trump, who stood giving a proud salute, and his daughter Ivanka, the crowd broke out in loud cheers.
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Unfortunately it was such a tragic implosion of our beloved Chiefs that I've had to put the whole thing behind that dark door in the basement of my mind.
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Didn't watch the SB game... and haven't watched any NFL game in many years.
Because, ever since the "Take a Knee" by Black Athlete Multimillionaires. Then add to it the special singing of the single colored race based National Anthem, it's no longer a unifying national game.
It has become just another Liberal Race Based Social Political event in too many ways.
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NN2N1, Trump's campaign and appearances like this one show he and his team are taking back popular culture. His presence was particularly important after the ISIS attack in New Orleans a month+ ago.
Meanwhile, while Trump did the media / popular culture thing Vance was representing the US at a high stakes international meeting about AI and regulations.
Once NFL decides to be the Nation Football League again, and focused on the sport and not on politics and social issues.
Sure I will consider giving it yet another chance.
BTW: On my word to GOD, and I am only guessing based on comment #2? The Philly Eagles won??
A performer in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with "Sudan" and "Gaza" written on it.
The NFL confirmed the person was part of the 400-member field cast. The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that "law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident."
The performer stood on a car used as a prop for Lamar's performance and held up the flag.
"The individual hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show," the NFL said. "No one involved with the production was aware of the individual's intent."
Roc Nation, the entertainment company that produced Sunday night's show, said the act "was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal."
The show continued without interruption, and it did not seem the person was shown on the broadcast of Lamar's performance.
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unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with "Sudan" and "Gaza" written on it
Dude, just tattoo a big "L" for Loser on your forehead. Those are not winning teams.
Super Bowl Halftime Performer Detained After Unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian Flag: ‘The individual will (be) banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events,' NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an emailed statement. The entertainment company, which produced the show, said that the act 'was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal'
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The halftime performer who unfurled a Sudanese-Palestinian flag was detained and yet these protesters get away with waving their foreign flag. I guess the venue and the number of people doing it makes a difference in whether or not the perpetrators will be detained.
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I'm with NN2N1 about the NFL's virtue signalling. It's a big turn off for me. I can never forget that it all started with George Floyd the fentanyl junkie dying from an overdose and the white cop being blamed for it. The implication always seems to be that I'm a racist and a hater. I'm not and I resent the implication. I might be willing to start watching again if they would get rid of those stupid little slogans in the end zones and on the backs of the players' helmets. Just play football and keep the virtue signalling off the field.
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Yeah, this is a problem too. Black, white, red, brown, yellow, green or purple...one nation, one anthem, one flag. Please.
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How were the commercials this year? Usually I watch those while Mr. Wife watches the game, but I was so tired after the local Blues festival the night before that I skipped it.
They went into the 1st quarter looking at a historic win, and into the 4th quarter looking at a historic loss. It was over half into the 2nd quarter.
Not sure what the Eagles D was doing, with the camera zoomed in on the pocket and announcers not talking strategy, but they gave Mahomes an early case of Kermit Foot and it was 3 and outs, missed marks, multiple sacks and picks. Chiefs D did as fine as they could until they got tired and injured, with the Eagles having a 2:1 possession time advantage. Chiefs got a couple late TDs or else you'd see the blowout in the score.
But, of the 3 Stools of Super Bowl - game, show, and commercials, the game was the best aspect.
As someone who was a die hard KC fan entering into the Herm Edwards scour, and grew up watching Barry Sanders, was pulling a bit for Detroit to taste the fruits of successful building. At the risk of losing my Kansas Card by not paying attention anymore, was a passive observer, Philly had the habit of making good teams look bad.
Did anyone see the meme about 'the illusion of choice' where a person has to choose the turnstyle of either KC winning or PHL winning, but the routes go into the same chamber of 'Philly Burns'?
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[Regnum] An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 was registered by seismologists off the coast of the Cayman Islands. This was reported on February 8 by the US Geological Survey ( USGS ).
The tremors were recorded at 23:23 UTC (02:23 Moscow time on February 9). The epicenter was located 210 km southwest of the capital of the Cayman Islands, Georgetown, where more than 29,000 people live. The earthquake's epicenter was located at a depth of 10 km.
According to the NOAA Tsunami Warning Center, a tsunami warning has been issued for the islands of the archipelago. There have been no reports of casualties or damage.
Earlier, Regnum News Agency reported that the resort city of Izmir in Turkey is in the risk zone for a strong earthquake, which could be even stronger than the earthquake in Istanbul predicted by seismologists. According to calculations by the Istanbul mayor's office, in the event of an earthquake of magnitude 7.5, at least 90 thousand buildings in the city will collapse, and about 4.5 million residents could be left homeless.
On January 19, two earthquakes and six weak aftershocks were recorded on the southern coast of Crimea in the Yalta region. The first tremor occurred at 04:59 Moscow time, its magnitude was 2.8, followed by six aftershocks. Another weak tremor with a magnitude of 2.0 occurred at 12:09 Moscow time. As seismologists noted, this is normal seismicity, which is activated from time to time in various areas of Crimea.
[NEWARAB] More than 100 people have died from poisoning by bootleg alcohol in the Ottoman Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul, NTV reported on Friday, after authorities warned about rising sales of illicit booze being passed off as big name brands.
In Istanbul, 70 people died from the poisoning since 14 January, NTV said, without citing its source. Another 33 have died in the capital Ankara since the start of the year, NTV said, citing Ankara governor Vasip Sahin.
The office of Istanbul's governor could not immediately be reached for comment.
Another 230 people in the two cities have been hospitalised, the broadcaster said. Of those in hospitals, 40 were in a critical condition, NTV said.
The price of alcoholic beverages has rocketed in recent years due to heavy taxes imposed by President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... 's Islamist-rooted ruling AK Party. Alcoholic drinks makers have also faced an increasingly onerous tax burden and other restrictions.
The high costs have pushed some consumers and shops, restaurants, and bars to rely on bootleg alcohol and homemade drinks, leading to rising poisoning in recent years.
The government again hiked taxes on alcohol and tobacco products for 2025 on 3 January.
Last month, the Istanbul governor's office said it had taken steps to combat bootleg sales and distribution, including mandatory cameras at shops selling alcohol, suspending or revoking sale licences, and carrying out regular inspections.
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[NYP] A major solar power plant project that was granted over a billion dollars in federal loans is on the road to closure, with energy experts blasting the project as a "boondoggle" that harmed the environment.
In 2011, the US Department of Energy (DOE) under former President Barack Obama issued $1.6 billion in loan guarantees to finance the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a green energy project that consists of three solar concentrating thermal power plants in California.
The facility was touted by then-Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz as an "example of how America is becoming a world leader in solar energy."
But after 10 years, the federally funded plant is now on track to close.
"Ivanpah is yet another failed green energy boondoggle, much like Solyndra," Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, an American energy advocacy group, told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Despite receiving $1.6 billion in federal loan guarantees, it never lived up to its promises, producing less electricity than expected while still relying on natural gas to stay operational."
"Now, with its power contracts canceled, Ivanpah stands as a testament to the waste and inefficiency of government-subsidized energy schemes," Isaac said.
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"Despite receiving $1.6 billion in federal loan guarantees, it never lived up to its promises, producing less electricity than expected while still relying on natural gas to stay operational."
[LI] One of the best aspects of President Donald Trump is how much he embraces his America First policy, especially when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars.
Over my many years at Legal Insurrection, I have reported on the United Nations climate conferences that were filled with eco-activists, climate cultists, and globalist glitterati. While entertaining, it was hard to stomach how much our country was spending supporting pseudoscience and socialist agendas cloaked in environmentalism.
Well, those days are done and Trump has now clawed back our $4 billion from the grasping bureaucrats at the climate nations...much to the chagrin of the USAID-funded Politico.
[Washington Examiner] An immigrant group behind a major lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship receives millions of dollars in government funding annually, a Washington Examiner analysis of public records has found.
CASA, an organization that helps migrants find work regardless of their legal status, filed the lawsuit alongside the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project and five pregnant noncitizens in January, arguing that Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The pro-immigration group received roughly $5 million in government grants and $7 million in government contracts between July 2022 and June 2023, according to its most recent tax disclosures.
Tax filings from prior years show that CASA has long relied on millions of dollars in government funding to keep its programs running. In a review of federal spending records, the Washington Examiner identified grants from the Departments of Education, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Justice, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security funding a variety of programs offered by CASA.
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My working theory is that the loudness of the screeching is proportional to the total amount received.
As a corollary, the more obscure the organization, the larger percentage of their budget is fed grants.
[Variety via MSN] Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson and Bill O'Reilly are going home - sort of.
Fox Corp., the backer of Fox News Channel, where all three of the aforementioned hosts led shows, is acquiring Red Seat Ventures, a digital media company that helps create content for a bevy of news personalities who have gone independent.
The move appears to be aimed at bolstering Tubi, Fox's free, ad-supported streaming outlet. Red Seat Ventures will operate as a standalone unit of Tubi Medi Group, and Paul Cheesbrough, CEO of that operation, was named Red Seat Ventures' chairman. Founding partners Chris Balfe and Kevin Balfe will continue to lead the business.
"From the beginning, Red Seat Ventures has had the opportunity to work with some of the most influential creators in the world to grow their new media businesses and develop their personal brands," said Chris Balfe, in a statement. "In aligning with Fox, we will be able to build upon that investment and expand the services we provide to our creators, while continuing to maintain the independence and integrity of their brands, which is truly the best case scenario."
Balfe worked for years with another Fox News exile, Glenn Beck, helping him with his production company, Mercury Radio Arts, as well as his media outlet, TheBlaze. In recent years, Red Seat Ventures has struck up alliances with Eric Bolling, Nancy Grace, Dr. Phil, Dana Loesch and Chris Hansen.
More to come....
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You just thought you got away.
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[Independent] What a difference four years can make.
Polls are showing Donald Trump’s early moves in office are yielding the highest approval ratings of either of his terms in the White House, a stark change from when he left office in early 2021 with the lowest support in his presidential career.
Overall, 53 percent of respondents approved of the job Trump was doing, according to a CBS News / YouGov poll conducted in early February.
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I'll give him two thumbs up for cleaning out the rat's nest that is our gov't. We knew the bastids were pi**ing away boatloads of USD. Now we have clear evidence and proof.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
