A Portland jury handed down a ruling last week that should jolt every American who still believes local law enforcement will shield them from street-level disorder. Angella Lynn Davis — the activist known as "Crowtifa" for the black bird costume she wore to conceal her identity — walked free after a six-person jury found reasonable doubt on charges of second-degree disorderly conduct and offensive physical contact. Prosecutors presented video evidence of her chasing independent journalist Nick Sortor, surrounding him, and brandishing a stick outside Portland's federal ICE facility on October 2, 2025. Sortor traveled from Washington, D.C., simply to document unrest tied to immigration enforcement. He did not throw a punch. The jury let Davis walk. When reporters afterward asked if she had anything to say, she replied: "F—ck ICE." One has to admire the philosophical consistency.

The verdict was the warm-up act. Days later in Los Angeles, James O'Keefe and his O'Keefe Media Group team went undercover on Skid Row, posing as homeless individuals. Hidden cameras documented 28 instances of petitioners offering cash, cigarettes, and marijuana for signatures on election initiative petitions — sometimes using fictitious addresses — conduct apparently violating multiple California felony statutes. When the team returned on March 20, 2026, to confront the petitioners, crew members were punched in the neck and face. Some ran ten blocks to safety. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed that paying for voter........

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