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Thousands of students drop out of Los Angeles schools over ‘climate of fear’ from deportations, superintendent says
An official of the Los Angeles Unified School District says that thousands of students are not showing up for school out of fear of deportation operations.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said in a statement that enrollment decreased by 4% compared to last year.
‘We will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant communities and protect every student’s right to a welcoming, stable, and supportive education.’
As the district serves about 429,000 students, a 4% drop signifies more than 17,000 students.
“These declines reflect a climate of fear and instability created by ongoing immigration crackdowns, which disrupt family stability, housing, and mobility,” reads a statement from Carvalho.
He went on to list other conditions that brought down enrollment.
“These fears are now exacerbating pre-existing factors that were already driving statewide enrollment declines — including falling birth rates, rising housing costs, and broader economic pressures,” he added. “When families are afraid to be seen, or when they cannot afford to remain in their communities, they are less likely to enroll, re-enroll, or stay in public schools.”
He went on to say that if the state didn’t address the issues, it would “face long-term ramifications that will affect classrooms, staffing, programming, and the future of public education itself.”
Carvalho reiterated the district’s intention to support immigrants and did not distinguish between those who are illegally present in the U.S. from those who arrived legally.
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“Our responsibility is to ensure every child — regardless of where they were born — feels safe in our schools,” he added. “We will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant communities and protect every student’s right to a welcoming, stable, and supportive education.”
In June, Carvalho issued a statement opposing immigration enforcement operations conducted near schools. He also said that district officials were ready to oppose federal officers trying to enter schools with a judicial warrant.
“I think that would be a preposterous condition,” he said at the time. “But then again, we have seen preposterous actions taken recently by this administration. We are prepared for everything.”
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Democrat tries to blame Trump for electricity costs — and gets humiliated by online ridicule
A Democratic politician’s attempt to blame the Trump administration for rising electricity costs blew up in her face when she posted it on social media.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota posted a graph showing a large increase in power costs since 2022 on social media, where many responded with mockery and ridicule.
‘You must have blithering idiots for staff members running your social media!’
“Under President [Donald] Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high,” she wrote. “American families deserve better.”
Users quickly pointed out that the graph began in 2022, under the Biden administration, and nearly all of the increase happened during the years before President Trump took control of the Oval Office in Jan. 2025.
“Klobuchar out here dunking on Biden on Thanksgiving. Love it,” CNN commentator Scott Jennings replied.
“Why can none of you read a graph?” responded Charles C.W. Cooke of National Review.
“This chick is dumber than a bag of rocks,” another user replied.
“Good lord you Democrats are the biggest f’n liars — about everything! Your own chart shows electricity past due balances soaring under Biden — NOT Trump. You’re just too damn dumb to read a graph,” another detractor said.
“You might want to look at getting new comms staff,” one user replied.
“You must have blithering idiots for staff members running your social media!” actor Alan Sanders responded.
A community note further undermined her argument by pointing out that the graph was documenting the average overdue electricity bill in the U.S., not average power costs.
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The post went viral, with millions of views on the X social media platform.
A Blaze News request for comment to Klobuchar’s office was not immediately answered.
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White House delivers President Trump’s ‘excellent’ physical results, crushing another legacy media narrative
As the legacy media has continued to raise concerns over President Trump’s health, press secretary Karoline Leavitt dispelled those rumors during a press briefing.
Physician to the president Captain Sean Barbabella, D.O., delivered the results of President Trump’s advanced imaging tests in a memorandum.
‘This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump’s age and confirms that he remains in excellent health.’
On Monday during a press briefing, Leavitt read the results of Trump’s MRI scan, which was part of a routine physical examination conducted in October.
The White House posted the summary of the report on X in fulfillment of Trump’s promise to make the results public, as Leavitt noted during the press briefing.
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The report began by noting that these advanced imaging tests were conducted “because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health.” The tests were characterized as merely “preventative” in nature.
According to the report, Trump’s cardiovascular and abdominal imaging were “perfectly normal.”
In summary, the report concludes, “This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump’s age and confirms that he remains in excellent overall health.”
On Sunday night, a reporter asked Trump which part of the body the MRI examined.
“It wasn’t on the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it. Which you would be incapable of doing,” Trump said, pointing at the reporter who asked the question.
“And you too,” he added, pointing at another reporter near him.
The media has consistently raised questions over President Trump’s health since his first term, but he has just as consistently shown no sign of slowing down.
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Scare at Mar-a-Lago after yet another plane violates airspace, causing F-16 fighter jets to scramble
A civilian aircraft violated the restricted airspace above Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on Saturday, according to military officials.
Two F-16 fighter jets scrambled to respond to the plane at about 4:20 p.m., and flares were also fired to get the pilot’s attention, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
‘Adherence to [temporary flight restriction] procedures is essential to ensure flight safety, national security, and the security of the president.’
The aircraft was escorted out of the restriction zone.
“The flares, which may have been visible to the public, are used with the highest regard for safety, burn out quickly and completely, and pose no danger to people on the ground,” read a statement from NORAD.
NORAD said that there had been multiple violations of the restricted airspace by “general aviation aircraft” earlier in the week.
The temporary flight restrictions are issued by the Federal Aviation Administration whenever the president is visiting his residence in Florida. When a violation is detected, air traffic controllers warn pilots, and fighter jets are scrambled to intercept planes if they do not respond.
There have been about 40 instances of airspace violations near Mar-a-Lago since Trump took office in January, NORAD says.
After one violation in March, NORAD commander Gen. Gregory Guillot expressed frustration that pilots aren’t attentive enough to the alerts about avoiding restricted airspace, called NOTAMs.
“Adherence to [temporary flight restriction] procedures is essential to ensure flight safety, national security, and the security of the president,” said Guillot in a statement at the time. “The procedures are not optional.”
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“Trust us on this … you don’t want to spend your Thanksgiving explaining to the #FAA or local law enforcement that you didn’t check your NOTAMs,” read a statement from NORAD on Wednesday. “#NORAD has already escorted one general aviation pilot out of the #FAA restricted airspace near Palm Beach today. Don’t be next, check NOTAMs before every flight.”
NORAD is a joint organization between Canadian and U.S. forces to monitor and defend North American airspace. It was first established in 1957 and includes high-ranking members of the Royal Canadian Air Force as well as the U.S. Air Force.
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Suspect in National Guard shooting was part of CIA-backed unit that hunted down Taliban commanders
More information is being uncovered about Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Lakanwal was a member of a secret military operation backed by the CIA to hunt down Taliban commanders, according to multiple reports. The members of the “Zero Units” were highly vetted and praised by those who knew about them.
‘This animal would’ve never been here if not for Joe Biden’s dangerous policies which allowed countless unvetted criminals to invade our country.’
One of the guardsmen has since died, and the other is in critical condition. Both are members of the West Virginia National Guard.
Refugee advocates say that many Zero Units members have fallen into despair over their inability to gain work permits in the U.S. after fleeing from Afghanistan when it was retaken by the Taliban. Former intelligence and military officials say Lakanwal would have undergone significant vetting to be accepted into a Zero Unit operation.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Lakanwal’s CIA connection. “In the wake of the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation,” he said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson blamed the Biden administration for allowing Lakanwal into the U.S. after the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
“This animal would’ve never been here if not for Joe Biden’s dangerous policies which allowed countless unvetted criminals to invade our country and harm the American people,” she said.
Lakanwal was brought in under Operation Allies Welcome and was granted asylum under the Trump administration in April. President Donald Trump has halted all asylum applications after the shooting.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seemed to imply that more information about Lakanwal’s radicalization would be forthcoming.
“You’re going to hear a lot more about that,” she said on Fox News.
Lakanwal is facing one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed.
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A statement from No One Left Behind, a group advocating for Afghan allies who fought for the U.S., condemned the shooting.
“No One Left Behind serves Afghan and Iraqi allies who earned Special Immigrant Visas through direct service alongside U.S. military forces,” the statement reads. “These wartime partners risked everything to protect American troops, walking into firefights as interpreters, identifying threats that saved convoys, standing watch beside our service members in the most dangerous places on earth.”
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