A California judge dropped the final remaining charge against David Daleiden and expunged the case.
This came after a 2025 plea agreement where he and a colleague pleaded no contest to one felony, while other charges were dismissed.

1)foxnews.com/politics/final… The case had been ongoing for years over secret recordings of Planned Parenthood officials
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In a statement made last year, Daleiden said that the end of "the lawfare launched by Kamala Harris [is] a huge victory for my investigative reporting ...
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "France has paid another ransom, bowing down to the Islamic Republic of Iran so French ships can exit the Persian Gulf.

Some history.
1) In the late 1700s and the early 1800s, French and British ships used to be taken by Barbary pirates off the coast of North Africa. People on those ships were taken hostage and held for ransom, often abused, and sometimes killed while in captivity,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "There seems to be a large increase in cases of early-onset Alzheimer's.

Those discussing it on the BBC said they had no idea what could be causing this increase.
1) I suppose what the researchers will have to do is look at other things that may have increased: behavioral changes in the last 30 years, dietary changes, and seeking control groups of other cultures, other nations, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "COUNTING THE OMER - WHAT?

The practice of counting the Omer begins on the evening after the First Day of Pesach. It continues for exactly 7 weeks, 49 days.
1) It commemorates the period between the Exodus from Egypt and the advent of the Jewish Nation and the time the Torah was given to the people, defining our history, our connection to HaShem and one another, and our culture.
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This is why President Trump spoke out in the 1980s and has been so consistent about Iran not getting nuclear weapons. He knew they had long range ballistic missiles. This is also why President Trump is unhappy with our NATO allies who refused to join with us when asked.
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https://twitter.com/GordonGChang/status/2039743864253362437

Most do not pay their fair share and we do not need the oil from the Middle East. We are an oil rich nation. Iran could reach the EU nations with their missiles and they expect America to defend them.
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The Colorado Court of Appeals issued its ruling today (April 2, 2026). The court upheld gold star mom Tina Peters' conviction on the charges related to the 2021 election equipment breach. However, it threw out her 9-year prison sentence and
1) ordered a resentencing by a lower court judge.

The panel found that the original sentencing judge Matthew Barrett improperly considered Peters' public statements and beliefs about the 2020 election which the appeals court viewed as protected First Amendment speech when...
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Just a thought

The subject of “Just War”

It turns out there are significant differences in what is considered a just war that separate Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
1) Judaism considers a “Just War” as a war fought in defense of human life. It makes no distinction between Jewish lives and the lives of any other human beings. It goes on to consider a war against an existential threat to the Jewish people a “Just War,”
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "When Pope Leo was elected and introduced to the world, I thought, wow, an American pope, first time, and maybe things would change, perhaps back to the days of John Paul II.
1) Instead, so far, we have seen things
that are of concern.

Pope Leo seems to be soft on Islam, hostile to the USA and Israel, silent on antisemitism in Europe, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Gas price rise in the USA - not necessary and intentional

Fact. There is no rational reason for the rise in gasoline prices in the USA other than hinting at oil company price gouging.
1) The USA is self-sufficient in oil. There is no reason for the price of gasoline in the USA to rise based on anything happening outside the USA.

So what is really happening?
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Israeli politician Ya’ir Lapid went on the air and attacked Prime Minister Netanyahu, claiming that Bibi is making an unnecessary war and causing deaths and damage.
1) This idiot wants to be prime minister. He speaks well, after all he took acting lessons in Hollywood, paid by the people who pay him now, people who want a less-Jewish state.
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Nothing changed, the war continues. Cardinal Pizzaballa wanted to created a global incident because of Israel's national security concerns especially in light of fragments from Iranian ballistic missiles that were fired toward Israel were intercepted by Israeli air defenses, &
1) pieces of those missiles (shrapnel) fell near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex. Israeli police confirmed this earlier in mid March. Robert Gubbi wrote, "I know the Old City very well. There's no way you can reach the Holy Sepulchre with ambulances or...
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The "No Kings" rallies were partially funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American tech tycoon and avowed communist living in Shanghai, according to a Fox Digital News investigation.
1) Singham is linked to a network of radical socialist and communist organizations that contributed to the protests, which took place on March 28, 2026, across the U.S. and abroad.
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We can see what Cardinal Pizzaballa intended very clearly. When one accepts certain risks, one cannot complain about the consequences of one's risk-taking. This was a cynical attempt to place Israel in a no win situation but all religious institutions were closed...
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https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2038242808696369462

including the Western Wall & al-Aqsa Mosque for their parishioners safety. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has no bomb shelter for its faithful. Now, we see who the Pope supports. Notice the Cardinal wears a terrorist keffiyah. This Pope was selected to usher in Chrislam.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, “Interesting observations on the ‘No Kings protest’

Ignoring the fact that these protests were funded by a Chinese-based anti-American and antisemitic billionaire, a front organization for Soros, and
1) a large number of American and European communist organizations,

What I found interesting were what some of the participants said when asked by TV and radio interviewers.
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Michael Rosenblatt shared, “No Kings explained for people who think they're fighting fascism.

You're standing in a crowd on Saturday. You look around and think yeah. No Kings. This is what democracy looks like.
1) Bro.

You're holding a sign made by a communist billionaire who lives in Shanghai.

You live in a constitutional republic.

Elections. Term limits. A free press that spent four years calling the president a fascist without one journalist being arrested.
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@TRobinsonNewEra We all know the real reason they are doing this. It is a clash of cultures. Those who love man's best friend and those who see them as unclean and an anathema and are seeking to change England's strong affection for these animals.
1) @TRobinsonNewEra England's affection for dogs runs deep and traces back centuries, forming a cherished and longstanding element of national identity and everyday life. The British, particularly the English often describe themselves as a "nation of dog lovers," with...
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Some Pesach Thoughts

What Is Slavery? -

Pesach is the anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish nation from slavery in Egypt. But what is slavery?
1) We picture that today as people being bought and sold as property, which is what Muslims have done for ages, and Europeans did to take people to the New World to work for them.

Today we picture what happened to African slaves before slavery was abolished in the Americas.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Language, Judaism, Torah

The importance of understanding in Hebrew

I am going to state this as clearly as possible.
1) Trying to understand Torah, trying to interpret Torah, through the lens of any other language, through translations, and without an understanding of history and how history impacted the Jewish people throughout time, is categorically a mistake.
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Gloria Swanson founded a company called Multiprises in 1938–1939 in New York, backed with her own money to develop inventions and patents.
Among the people she brought to the United States were four European scientists, all refugees from Nazi Germany & Austria —
1) who became associated with her enterprise.

Those four Jewish scientists were:
Richard Kobler, electronics expert
Leopold Karniol, plastics expert
Anton Kratky, metallurgist
Leopold Neumann, acoustical engineer
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Pattern Reopened

JD Vance and the Return of a Conservative Fault Line on Jews and Israel

The Boundaries That Once Held
Decades ago, the conservative movement settled a key internal debate: antisemitism and conspiratorial rhetoric would not be tolerated.
1) William F. Buckley Jr. built the “big tent” not just to broaden the coalition, but to enforce boundaries. Those boundaries excluded figures like Pat Buchanan, whose skepticism of Israel and rhetoric about Jewish influence were deemed beyond the pale. The lines were clear.
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The loss of our humanity and valuing life is one of the major themes in Kurt Vonnegut Jr's books. His major points were: Human life is precious but often treated cheaply. Systems (war, corporations, technology) can strip away empathy.
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https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/2037321188419211463

We must consciously choose kindness and compassion. His words feel like a warning today.

There are those praying for G-d's mercy after seeing how wicked we have become to believe euthanization is the answer to the trauma this young woman experienced throughout her life.
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