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Ideologue’s Partisan Politics Causes Cancellation of Kennedy Center Christmas Eve Jazz Concert
The Kennedy Center canceled its longstanding annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, a tradition spanning two decades, after host and musician Chuck Redd withdrew from the event in response to the board’s decision to rename the venue The Donald J. Trump & The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Redd, who has led the holiday Jazz Jam since 2006, stated that he chose to cancel the performance upon seeing the name change reflected on the center’s website and building facade shortly after the board’s action last week. The renaming, approved by the board and already implemented on the exterior signage, has prompted this cancellation as well as prior withdrawals of other scheduled performances at the national cultural institution.
Sources: Just The News, FOX News
California’s Urgent Push to Enroll Illegal Immigrants in Medi-Cal
California is actively working to maximize enrollment of undocumented immigrants in its Medi-Cal program before a January 1, 2026, cutoff that will bar new sign-ups for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status, as nonprofit organizations have been deploying workers with iPads and clipboards in areas like South Los Angeles every Friday in recent months to facilitate applications ahead of the December 31, 2025, deadline. This effort comes amid a substantial state budget deficit projected at nearly $18 billion for the upcoming fiscal year and potentially rising to $35 billion by 2027-28, exacerbated by surging Medi-Cal costs from expanded coverage. The policy change, announced by the Department of Health Care Services in August, stems from fiscal pressures, with existing enrollees required to pay a $30 monthly premium starting mid-2027 to retain benefits. Lawmakers have emphasized protecting access to care while acknowledging strains from federal policies and enrollment growth, as the state seeks to uphold preventive health measures intended to reduce long-term expenses despite declining immigration rates and slow population growth.
Sources: Legal Insurrection, NewsMax
Federal Judge Upholds Parental Rights in California Schools
A federal judge in San Diego ruled on December 22, that California public school policies prohibiting educators from informing parents about a student’s expressed gender incongruence are unconstitutional, violating parents’ Fourteenth Amendment rights to direct their children’s upbringing and teachers’ First Amendment rights to provide accurate information. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, in granting summary judgment in the class-action lawsuit Mirabelli v. Olson, initially filed by two Escondido teachers and parents, declared that parents and guardians possess a federal constitutional right to know if their child expresses gender incongruence at school, while teachers and staff have a corresponding right to disclose such information truthfully. The decision imposes a permanent injunction statewide, barring enforcement of any policy that conceals or misleads parents regarding changes in names or pronouns, and mandates inclusion of affirmative statements on these rights in state training materials. The ruling addresses guidance from the California Department of Education rather than directly targeting Assembly Bill 1955, though it counters broader efforts to maintain secrecy in response to local districts adopting notification requirements.
Sources: FOX News, The Daily Caller
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Newsom Emergency Declaration Amid California Christmas Storm Threats
Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency on December 24, for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties in response to a series of powerful atmospheric river storms delivering intense rainfall and strong winds to saturated soils across the state. These weather systems triggered flash flooding, mudslides, debris flows, water rescues, and evacuations, while washing out sections of roadways, such as part of California State Route 138 near Wrightwood. The declaration enabled rapid deployment of state resources, including personnel and equipment, to support local response efforts and protect communities during the holiday period. Forecasters indicated that additional storms would continue impacting Southern California through Christmas Day, potentially making it one of the wettest on record in the region.
Sources: The Epoch Times, The Daily Mail
Liberal Pundits Target Traditional Christmas Icons
Liberal commentators continue to scrutinize longstanding Christmas traditions, portraying figures like Santa Claus as emblematic of racial default settings, colonial authority, and capitalist exploitation. A Slate writer previously argued that the conventional image of Santa reinforces whiteness as the norm in America and cheekily proposed replacing him with a penguin to challenge this perception. More recently, a culture change official at Brighton and Hove Museums reposted a column asserting that Father Christmas is excessively white and male, positioning him as a colonizer who imposes universal judgment on children worldwide while supervising elves in a manner suggestive of heartless oversight, thereby perpetuating harmful colonial gazes and ignoring diverse cultural histories. Additional critiques have labeled songs like “White Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” as carrying racist connotations, while analyses have described classic films such as “It’s a Wonderful Life” as upholding bigoted and inequitable values in predominantly white settings. These efforts reflect an ongoing push to reframe holiday elements through lenses of identity and power dynamics, even as many Americans preserve and enjoy the timeless customs without such reinterpretations.
Arab Nonprofit Intentionally Provokes Christians with Times Square Billboard on Christmas
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a nonprofit organization focused on combating discrimination against Arab Americans, funded a large digital billboard in New York City’s Times Square that displayed the message “Jesus is Palestinian” on Christmas Day, Christianity’s holiest day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The advertisement, part of a year-long series of rotating weekly messages rented by the group in the high-traffic location, featured bold black lettering on a green background alongside a “Merry Christmas” greeting. National Executive Director Adeb Ayoub stated that the billboard aimed to highlight shared cultural and religious ties between Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, noting that the birthplace of Christianity is in Palestine and that the timing maximized visibility during peak tourist season. Ayoub acknowledged the intent to spark debate, saying interpretations of Jesus’s identity are open and that the message countered perceived silencing of Arab voices. The group, which recently hosted a major Arab American convention featuring anti-Israel activists, planned additional billboards, including one for New Year’s Eve.
Sources: ZeroHedge, The Daily Mail
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Trump-Endorsed Candidate Victorious in Honduran Election
Honduras’s national electoral council has declared conservative Nasry “Tito” Asfura of the National Party as president-elect following the November 30 election, where he captured 40.27 percent of the vote, narrowly leading Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla by over 27,000 votes while ruling leftist Libre Party candidate Rixi Moncada finished third with 19.19 percent. The campaign faced serious allegations of fraud, irregularities, and technical issues that divided electoral authorities, yet Asfura, a former Tegucigalpa mayor and construction businessman, affirmed his readiness to govern and promised not to disappoint supporters. Outgoing President Xiomara Castro initially rejected the results citing foreign interference but later committed to a peaceful transfer of power on January 27. President Trump directly endorsed Asfura pre-election, stating he was the only workable candidate, threatened to cut aid otherwise, and pardoned former National Party president Juan Orlando Hernández from his U.S. drug trafficking sentence, warning a Libre victory would empower narco-terrorists. This outcome secures another reliable conservative partner for America in Central America, advancing priorities on immigration control and combating drug trafficking, as affirmed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s congratulations and emphasis on regional prosperity and security.
Sources: The Financial Times, Reuters
Turkish Authorities Thwart Major ISIS Terror Plot Against Holiday Celebrations
Turkish security forces conducted extensive raids across Istanbul, arresting 115 suspected ISIS members who were actively planning attacks targeting Christmas and New Year events, particularly against non-Muslims, following intelligence that the terrorist organization had issued a direct call to action during this period. Authorities raided 124 locations, seizing pistols, ammunition, and organizational documents while detaining the suspects out of 137 warrants issued by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. This decisive operation prevented potential violence reminiscent of past ISIS atrocities in Turkey, such as the 2017 New Year’s nightclub shooting that claimed 39 lives. Separately, Turkish intelligence captured a senior ISIS-Khorasan operative tasked with suicide bombings in multiple countries, further disrupting the group’s networks.
Sources: The UK Express, The Daily Mail
Al-Shabaab Operative Receives Life Sentence for 9/11-Style Terror Plot
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a Kenyan national who joined the al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab in 2015, received military-style training in Somalia for approximately one year, including instruction in firing AK-47 rifles and making explosives. Senior al-Shabaab operatives then recruited him for a plot to hijack a commercial airliner and crash it into a U.S. building, mimicking the September 11 attacks. From 2017 to 2019, Abdullah trained at a flight school in the Philippines, funded by al-Shabaab through extortion activities, completing nearly all requirements for a commercial pilot license and instrument rating. During this period, he conducted extensive research on cockpit security, airline jobs, post-9/11 hijacking attempts, and potential targets, while reporting progress to his handler. Abdullah admitted to FBI agents upon his 2019 arrest in the Philippines that he intended to die in the attack, expecting mass casualties. Following his transfer to U.S. custody in 2020 and conviction on charges including providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiring to murder U.S. nationals, and conspiring to commit aircraft piracy, he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison.
Sources: The Gateway Pundit, Townhall.com