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Kamala was a rogue Soros-like prosecutor before it was popular among woke elites
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Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign advertises her as the good prosecutor, to distinguish her from former President Trump, whom they brand as the bad felon.
As San Francisco’s district attorney from 2004 to 2011 and California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017, Harris has willingly – nay, eagerly – participated in the destructive criminal justice policies that have ruined the Golden State.
She is giving the Trump campaign a gift if she continues to rely on her terrible law enforcement record.
Vice President Kamala Harris attends an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Buildings South Court Auditorium at the White House, June 3, 2021. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
In San Francisco, she was a rogue prosecutor long before George Soros started funding the soft-on-crime DAs who have wreaked havoc in our cities. She made a centerpiece of her program the protection of sanctuary city policies that shielded illegal aliens – including those with criminal records – from deportation, prosecution and the death penalty.
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For example, Harris put her personal policy preferences above the law and refused to seek the death penalty for Edwin Ramos Umaña, an illegal alien and MS-13 gang member. He previously had been convicted – but not deported – of crimes such as robbery and assault, including assaulting a pregnant woman.
On June 22, 2008, Ramos murdered Anthony Bologna, a grocery store night-shift manager, and his two boys, Michael and Matthew, as they were driving home from a family barbecue. Harris’ office dithered over the case and Ramos wasn’t even convicted until after Harris left office three years after the crime. Bologna’s widow and surviving children were forced into witness protection.
Harris again put her personal beliefs above the law when she refused to seek the death penalty against the killer of a police officer. On April 10, 2004, gang member David Lee Hill murdered San Francisco Officer Isaac Espinoza, who was only 29 years old, and severely wounded his partner, Officer Barry Parker.
Harris publicly announced that she would not seek the death penalty quickly after Hill’s arrest, angering career prosecutors, police officers and Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. In part because of Harris’ opposition to the death penalty, the jury found Hill guilty of second-degree murder, which usually carries a sentence of 15 years to life. Hill only received life without parole because California law imposes a mandatory sentencing enhancement for killing an on-duty police officer.
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Worse yet, Harris showed that her personal views on crime would give way to her political ambitions.
She flip-flopped in 2014 when a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled California’s death penalty unconstitutional. As California’s attorney general, Harris appealed the ruling, in part making the weird argument that it “undermines important protections that our courts provide to defendants.”
She also flip-flopped on “Jessica’s Law,” which imposed harsher penalties on child molesters. Harris publicly supported Jessica’s Law in 2006 as San Francisco DA, but then when it became politically expedient, she ordered parole officers to ignore its restrictions on where sex offenders could live.
Beyond Harris’ elevation of her personal views above the law, she has taken delight in abusing her prosecutorial power. For example, as DA and AG she bragged about punishing parents with fines and jail time for truancy if their kids skipped school, along with collateral charges such as contributing to the delinquency of a minor and domestic violence.
The most vulnerable parents, of course, were those who were low-income, minority and/or disabled whose children attended public schools. Harris bragged that “as a prosecutor in law enforcement, I have a huge stick,” in order to frighten these families, and sent homicide and gang prosecutors to schools to scare both administrators and parents.
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It didn’t work; according to the state Department of Education, overall truancy continued to rise.
But perhaps Harris’s worst prosecutorial behavior was fighting to keep innocent people in jail and to uphold wrongful and overturned convictions that had been secured through unconstitutional official misconduct such as perjury, evidence tampering, and hiding potentially exculpatory evidence.
For example, as DA, Harris violated the Constitution when she did not disclose to defense attorneys crucial information about a police laboratory employee who stole drugs from the lab, intentionally sabotaged its work, spent time in an alcoholic rehabilitation center, and had been convicted of assault and domestic violence.
Harris’ unconstitutional and unethical behavior was so egregious that more than 600 cases were dismissed and thousands more placed into question. The courts condemned her and her office for systemically violating defendants’ constitutional rights. Harris blamed the police and the judge for her choices.
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As AG, Harris continued violating the Constitution and defendants’ civil rights. For example, she insisted on keeping an innocent man, Daniel Larsen, in prison for an additional two years after a federal court threw out his conviction and found him “actually innocent.” Even after Larsen was finally freed, Harris continued to appeal and challenge his release.
Worse, she did her best to keep Efrain Velasco-Palacios in custody even though the court found that a local prosecutor had inserted a falsified confession into the transcript of a defendant’s statement. Harris argued that the court was wrong to describe it as “outrageous government misconduct” that “shocked the conscience” because the prosecutor’s evidence tampering didn’t involve “abject physical brutality.”
In a similar case, Baca v. Adams, the 9th Circuit slammed Harris at oral argument for defending a wrongful conviction which prosecutors unconstitutionally obtained by putting on perjured testimony from a jailhouse informant and a prosecutor, both of whom lied under oath. The 9th Circuit scolded Harris and her office so badly that she was forced to dismiss the case.
These examples barely scratch the surface of Harris’ failures as the top prosecutor in San Francisco and then California. She has also selectively investigated and prosecuted entities for her own political benefit, failed to protect her female staff from sexual harassment by her top male aide, and overseen thousands of marijuana-related convictions which disproportionately affected Black and Latino communities, all while bragging about her own marijuana use in high school and college.
The more Harris invokes her prosecutorial record, the more she will raise doubts about her candidacy for the presidency.
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With Idaho’s primary election coming up, which ballots are Idaho voters eligible to cast? Well, it depends.
The state leaves it up to political parties to decide whether their primary is open or closed.
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Voting in Idaho: What are closed primaries?
The Republican Party has a closed primary, meaning only registered Republican voters can participate. Meanwhile, the Democratic primary is open to all registered voters, regardless of party affiliation.
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Voters can change affiliation to take part in a different party’s primary, but state law requires voters to switch their affiliation no later than the 12th Friday before the primary, which in the May 2026 election has already passed.
A previously unaffiliated voter can affiliate with a party of their choice on the day of the primary and participate in its primary.
Each voter is only allowed to cast one ballot.
POCATELLO, Idaho — It will go down as a Forever Team, only the second in program history, the type that gets remembered by a number, by a year, by a season.
First, it was 2017, the team that won the Big Sky tournament title in Ogden, Utah, in just the program’s third year of existence, catching the fancy of Griz fans who love a winner.
Now, 2026 joins the short list, not necessarily for what it won but for how it took back a program, taking it from mediocrity to within a few plays of challenging for another tournament championship.
That journey, which had more rough patches than smooth ones early before becoming one that won’t be forgotten, came to an end Wednesday.
After rallying from a pair of four-run deficits to knock off No. 2 Northern Colorado 11-7, Montana, the No. 4 seed, fell to No. 3 Sacramento State 10-7 at the Big Sky Conference Championship.
The Hornets advance to face No. 1 Idaho State for a championship on Thursday while Montana leaves us with dueling emotions: ‘How fun was that?’ mixed with ‘How long until next season starts?’
That’s what Forever Teams do.
“The run they made throughout the course of Big Sky play and this tournament is something that will last forever,” said coach Stef Ewing, who took her program from eight wins in 2025 to 22 this season.
“It was a really special experience to be with this group and see all the things they accomplished and how many streaks and records they broke. Big Mama Bear is proud of them.”
Montana rode the right arm of Carah Sweet hard over the back half of the season, and the sophomore consistently delivered.
The Grizzlies looked again to Sweet in Pocatello, giving her the start against Weber State, then Idaho State, then Portland State, against whom she threw a complete game on Tuesday.
She got the start against Northern Colorado on Wednesday and faced four batters who went single, home run, double, home run. It wasn’t the desired outcome but it wasn’t surprising either.
The Grizzlies trailed 4-0 in the bottom of the first before they had even recorded an out.
“Carah was incredible this whole tournament. She pitched her heart out until her arm couldn’t go in a circle anymore,” said Ewing.
“We knew we were going to run her out there and see what we could get, with (Kaiana) Kong ready to go. It wasn’t a problem. We knew we could score some runs, too.”
It wasn’t that long ago that Montana fell behind at Weber State 6-0 and didn’t panic. Rather, the Grizzlies stuck to their game plan and above all else just believed. Final: Montana 11, Weber State 6.
Montana got a run back against the Bears in the top of the second on a JoJo Christiaens home run, then gave up another run in the bottom of the second to fall behind 5-1.
Anyone not in Montana’s dugout was likely thinking the same thing: uh-oh, this isn’t looking good. What was happening in the dugout was another story.
“The hitters were coming back and saying, we can hit this pitcher,” said Ewing. “The in-dugout conversations were incredible. There was no doubt we were going to get it done.
“The kids knew they were going to be fine. You just let them go do their thing and make the adjustments they need to make.”
Montana tied it with four runs in the third, on a Chloe Saxton sacrifice fly, on a Christiaens RBI double, on a two-run single by Mackenzie Bekofsky, then took the lead for good in the fourth.
Jessica Cherms, who put together Montana’s third four-hit game of the season against the Bears, tripled down the right-field line and Grace Lopez got her home with a ground-out.
It’s hard to say whether Northern Colorado was more shell-shocked by Montana’s counter-punch or the Bears’ inability to do much of anything against Kong, who replaced Sweet in the bottom of the first.
After the Bears went up 5-1, Kong allowed no hits in the third, no hits in the fourth, no hits in the fifth, no hits in the sixth. “She came in and was phenomenal,” said Ewing.
The death blow came in the top of the fifth, in the form of a three-run home run by Lopez that had Northern Colorado centerfielder KK Christie throwing her glove to the ground in frustration.
When Lopez emphatically stomped on home plate, it was the last of 10 straight runs for Montana that had the Grizzlies up 11-5.
Christie led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run and the Bears later added an RBI ground-out as Ewing went from Kong to Audri Elias to get the game’s final three outs.
It was the most runs scored by the Grizzlies against the Bears since 2017, Forever Teams finding common ground.
Lopez drove in four, the ninth time this season a Montana player has driven in as many. Christiaens had her fourth three-hit game of the season, Kong collected her sixth win.
And then there were only three left standing: Montana, Sacramento State and Idaho State, though the Bengals had the winners-bracket advantage of sitting and watching on Wednesday.
Montana’s fifth game of the tournament felt like the 10th round of a hard-fought fight. You knew the Grizzlies would keep swinging, but could they keep the fresher Hornets from doing the same thing?
“Our pitchers by that point had all thrown a lot,” said Ewing. “We were just trying to figure out who could get us some outs.”
Elias got the start and pitched herself both into and out of trouble in the bottom of the first, loading the bases with nobody out but only allowing one run, on a hit-by-pitch.
Montana scored once in the top of the first to go up 1-0, Lopez doubling, Saxton RBI singling, and left the bases loaded, as Sacramento State did in the bottom of the first.
Montana’s last lead of the game came in the top of the second, 2-1, and came in similar fashion, Lopez hitting a double, Saxton driving her in with a single.
Lopez would end her sophomore season, in which she hit .368, going 3 for 4. Saxton also would go 3 for 4 in her final game in a Montana uniform, the lone senior on this year’s team.
Montana walked four batters in the first two innings and hit another, allowing the Hornets to go up 4-1 while hitting three singles.
“The walks and hit-by-pitches were just crippling,” said Ewing. “We just gave them some runs.”
Sacramento State began pulling away from there, adding two in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth to go up 10-3.
But Forever Teams don’t just concede. Hailey Boer had a pinch-hit double and scored in the top of the sixth.
In the seventh, Bekofsky hit a two-run home run, Montana’s program-record 51st of the season. Then Brianna Gutierrez singled and Cherms doubled to left-center to bring up the top of the order.
Could they do it again? They could, almost. Lopez singled to center to drive in two but the game ended with her trying to get to third, striving to do just a little bit more, a little bit more, a little bit more.
“Love this team’s fight. They never stop playing until the final out. We made some mistakes but we just keep going. We made every swing count and every out count,” said Ewing.
Montana’s one and two hitters in the lineup had six hits. Four, five and six all had two. In between was Anna Cockhill who went 0 for 3 with three line-drive outs that Hornets will be feeling in the morning.
“They said they were going to come out here today and empty the tank, and they did,” said Ewing. “We came up short but it was a great day for Griz Softball and a great Big Sky tournament for Griz Softball.
“If some line drives fall, we could still be playing. It’s bittersweet that it’s over but an incredible run and incredible job by these kids.”
The first Forever Team, in 2017, showed what the Montana softball program is capable of. The next Forever Team rekindled that belief, with all those underclassmen carrying that torch forward.
“We talked from the beginning about changing this program,” said Ewing. “It started with these kids showing up every day and just doing it. They bought in and believed it.
“We have some great kids and some great leaders. I’m thankful for what they’ve done for this program. It hurts that it’s over but the future is bright.”
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada is teaming up with a screen tourism app to help visitors find, and go to, the real-world locations behind famous movie and TV moments.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Film Nevada announced a new partnership with SetJetters, an app that maps filming locations around the world and encourages users to visit them in person.
Film Nevada Director Kim Spurgeon says the app makes it easier for fans to “relive their favorite cinematic moments,” pointing to Nevada staples like The Shootist house in Carson City, Genoa’s main street featured in Misery, the Ocean’s Eleven closing scene at the Fountains of Bellagio, and the Hangover quote many visitors still repeat in Las Vegas: “Did Caesar live here?”
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So what changes for movie fans—and for Nevada tourism?
Through the SetJetters campaign, users will be able to discover more movie, TV, and video-game locations across Nevada, along with additional film-related points of interest. There’s also a new Las Vegas-area badge users can earn by visiting 12 select scenes, and the app allows people to submit filming locations they think should be included.
“Screen tourism is no longer a niche campaign idea; it’s a core travel channel,” said SetJetters CEO Erik Nachtrieb. “Nevada’s cinematic history, from mountain and desert backdrops to the neon of Las Vegas and Reno, makes it a natural stage for this next phase of bringing films to the state. The real opportunity now is conversion, and this is exactly where Film Nevada’s partnership with SetJetters comes in. What we’re really looking at is the evolution from destination marketing to destination storytelling with screen content at the center.”
You can download the app from Apple or Google.
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