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Smoking gun: Gavin Newsom’s ‘Plant Police’ set the stage for deadly Palisades fire

Smoking gun: Gavin Newsom’s ‘Plant Police’ set the stage for deadly Palisades fire

New policies on state parkland appear to have barred local firefighters from fully extinguishing an earlier blaze that later re-ignited in high winds.

29.11.2025 90

New York Post

Joel Pollak

New X feature exposes ‘MAGA’ fakes as based far outside the United States

New X feature exposes ‘MAGA’ fakes as based far outside the United States

A crucial new “About this account” feature on X just exposed dozens of anti-Israel “MAGA” accounts as originating outside the United States.

25.11.2025 10

New York Post

Joel Pollak

Gavin Newsom preens in Brazil — while California drowns at home

Gavin Newsom preens in Brazil — while California drowns at home

As Californians were evacuating their homes and dodging “catastrophic” flash floods, Newsom was posting excitedly on X about meeting the vice...

18.11.2025 10

New York Post

Joel Pollak

New film leaves no doubt: Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass abandoned LA as it burned

A new film about the Palisades Fire shows Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass touring the Pacific Palisades as it burns, with firefighters...

13.11.2025 100

New York Post

Joel Pollak

Gavin Newsom’s Texas ‘victory lap’ breaks faith with Californians he’s left behind

Gavin Newsom is taking a calculated gamble: That Democratic primary voters will care more about how hard a candidate fought Donald Trump than how well...

11.11.2025 6

New York Post

Joel Pollak

Los Angeles put politics first — and sparked its worst-ever wildfire

City leaders put politics over preparedness, allowing January's disastrous Palisades Fire to burn out of control — and bringing on a collapse in...

07.11.2025 10

New York Post

Joel Pollak

Gavin Newsom’s crude Prop 50 chest-thumping isn’t the win he thinks it is

The California governor failed to rise to the occasion as he made his bid for party leadership — and may have dimmed his own prospects.

05.11.2025 4

New York Post

Joel Pollak

Newsom’s obscene $250M redistricting proves the urgent need for The California Post

Newsom cannot point to a single major accomplishment in nearly two terms as governor. He seems to think his primary responsibility is trolling...

03.11.2025 30

New York Post

Joel Pollak

Charlie Kirk built his career with words and courage — and he never looked back

Charlie Kirk wrote to us at Breitbart in 2012 as a high school student, and we proudly published his first foray into political commentary.

11.09.2025 5

New York Post

Joel Pollak