After two children were killed and seventeen others, mostly children, were wounded by transgender shooter Robin Westman, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference where he vilified “thoughts and prayers,” exposing his anti-Christian stance. His words sparked a backlash, as prominent voices from Bishop Robert Barron and Bishop Leah Daughtry to Vice President J.D. Vance spoke out in defense of the faith.

Frey’s vile statement was even amplified by former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has made her opinion of Christianity clear in the past when she mocked believers, saying, “If you are shouting ‘Jesus is Lord,’ you are at the wrong rally.” After the Minneapolis shooting, Harris said she had spoken with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to “share Doug and my grief for the families impacted and our gratitude for the first responders and law enforcement on the scene.” She then quoted Mayor Frey directly: “Mayor Jacob Frey said it clearly: ‘Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying.’”

As abhorrent as Frey’s “thoughts and prayers” remark was, he went on to make another comment that was equally anti-Christian but received less attention. “I have heard about a whole lot of hate that’s being directed at our trans community,” Frey said. “Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community or any other community out there has lost their sense of common humanity.”

He insisted that he hated to see any community attacked. This was puzzling, since it was not the transgender community that was attacked but the Catholic community, and nineteen people, mostly children, paid the price. Frey seemed more concerned about the possibility of a hateful word directed at transgender people after the fact than he was about the murder of Christians.

By contrast, President Trump responded with both prayers and decisive action for the Catholic victims. On Truth Social he wrote: “I have been fully briefed on the tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene… Please join me in praying for everyone involved!” He also ordered flags lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the “senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025,” and spoke with Governor Tim Walz after the shooting.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the Bureau was investigating the attack as both domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics. This marks a sharp departure from the Biden administration, which came under fire after the FBI’s Richmond Field Office memo labeled “radical-traditionalist Catholics” as potential domestic terrorists and even proposed infiltrating Catholic churches. Under Biden and previous administrations, hate crimes against Christians were rarely classified or prosecuted as hate crimes.

In February 2025, Trump issued Executive Order 14202, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.” The order reaffirmed that federal hate-crime laws prohibit offenses motivated by religious animus and directed federal agencies to enforce those protections for Christians. It also established a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government, led by Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

At its first meeting, Bondi stressed that the administration would enforce the law and protect religious freedoms, criticizing the previous administration for “largely ignoring” more than 100 attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life centers.

The key change was not the creation of new hate-crime laws but the directive to enforce existing ones when Christians are targeted.

Unlike Frey, President Trump and the FBI recognized that the Catholic community—not the transgender community, were the victims of this attack. Political and religious leaders also rallied in support of the Catholic victims, condemning Frey’s misplaced concern for the transgender community.

Charlie Kirk was blunt in his response: “No, Mr. Mayor. Anybody who is more concerned about the ‘trans community’ after this tragedy than the Catholic community that just lost two little kids to this monster has lost their sense of common humanity.”

Commentator David Marcus observed: “Minneapolis Mayor Frey says he is deeply concerned that the trans community will be vilified after this shooting. What he really means is that he, and Democrats, don’t want it mentioned.”

Vice President J.D. Vance also implicitly criticized this approach, defending prayer and asking: “Why do you feel the need to attack other people for praying when kids were just killed praying?”

Online commentators echoed similar outrage. Journalist Nick Sortor wrote on X: “I have heard about a whole lot of HATE being directed to our trans community.” HOW ABOUT THE HATE DIRECTED TOWARD CHRISTIAN KIDS, @MayorFrey?! Others blasted Frey for his dismissiveness: “If your first move after kids are murdered is to defend the ideology of the killer, you’re unfit to lead.” Another post read: “Just incredible how dismissive he is of the Catholics who died yesterday. When it’s a right-wing white man, all Republicans are at fault.”

Mary Katharine Ham noted the broader pattern of media and political responses, comparing it to the Tennessee “Three,” who disrupted the state capitol with bullhorns and chants that framed the shooter as a victim, and became the stars of that story.

Conservative media also criticized Frey’s misplaced concern. The Daily Caller ran the headline: “Jacob Frey Chews Up Entire Minute Virtue Signaling To Trans Community Following Catholic School Shooting.” The Daily Wire likewise noted: “While the city of Minneapolis reels in the aftermath of the tragic Catholic school shooting on Wednesday morning—during which two children were killed and nearly 20 were wounded—Mayor Jacob Frey took a moment to remind people that they should be careful not to attack the ‘trans community.’”

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Democrat megadonors are contributing big money to push California Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting campaign.

The latest Democrat megadonor to support the redistricting campaign is Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings.

A new report by Politico has revealed that Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has donated $2 million to Newsom’s plan to redraw congressional maps in California.

This isn’t the first time Hastings has backed Newsom financially.

In 2021, Hastings dropped $3 million to help Newsom win a recall attempt.

Per Politico:

Netflix co-founder and Democratic megadonor Reed Hastings has given $2 million to help California redraw its House maps in the latest indication of the campaign’s outsize stakes.

Hastings is a stalwart supporter of Democratic causes and an ally of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed the push to counter Texas’ GOP gerrymander with a new map designed to oust California Republicans. He also spent $3 million to help Newsom beat back a recall attempt in 2021.

A Nov. 4 special election will give Californians an up-or-down vote on new House maps, drawn in concert with national Democrats, that would help Democrats flip a half-dozen seats in next year’s midterm elections as the party seeks to neutralize Texas’ new lines.

Enormous sums have already poured into both sides of a race that has thrust California into the epicenter of American politics. Labor unions, wealthy Californians and House Democrats’ super PAC have already contributed millions of dollars while an affluent independent redistricting advocate, Charles Munger, Jr., has dropped more than $10 million to defeat the measure.

Here are some of the top donors:

Updated top donors to Gavin Newsom’s gerrymander ballot measure committee:

•$3.5M – Democratic House Majority PAC
•$3M – CA Teachers Assn
•$2M – Newsom ’22
•$2M – NEW – Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings
•$1M – SEIU CA
•$1M – CA Labor Fed
•$1M – Bill Bloomfield… https://t.co/FkzTDYqtky

— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) August 29, 2025

Last year, Hastings donated $7 million to former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Hastings’ move resulted in thousands of Conservatives canceling their subscriptions with Netflix.

NEW – Netflix Saw Its Worst Day of Cancellations This Year After Co-Founder Donated $7M to Kamala Harris

“Mr. Hastings endorsed Mrs. Harris on July 22nd…Four days later, Netflix suffered its worst day of the year for cancellations on July 26nd” pic.twitter.com/ViNa1AsVky

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) September 30, 2024

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In defending his state’s sanctuary laws, California Governor Gavin Newsom warned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up at polling places to “chill participation.” 

That statement was an admission: Democrats know non-citizens are voting—and they are relying on it.

For years, Democrats and allied media have insisted that non-citizen voting is a “myth.”

WATCH: TEXAS Democrat INDICTED—STOLE Thousands from TAXPAYERS with SIBLINGS

Yet extensive research contradicts them. A 2014 Electoral Studies paper found that about one-quarter of non-citizens were likely registered, and over six percent voted in 2008.

The study concluded those votes “likely” changed key elections for Democrats, including Electoral College outcomes and a Senate race that enabled passage of Obamacare.

It also reported that 81.8% of non-citizens who admitted voting in 2008 supported Barack Obama.

Those findings were reinforced by Just Facts, which updated the estimates using 2022 Census data.

They determined that between 10% and 27% of non-citizens nationwide are illegally registered to vote.

With 19.7 million non-citizen adults counted in 2022, that means two to five million names appear illegally on voter rolls.

Given turnout rates, between one million and nearly three million non-citizens could cast ballots in 2024.

That is enough to swing battleground states and determine control of Congress.

The argument that those numbers are “too small” collapses when compared to recent election margins.

In 2020, Biden carried Arizona by just over 10,000 votes. Georgia’s margin was fewer than 12,000.

If even a fraction of the non-citizen votes identified occurred in those states, outcomes could have flipped.

BREAKING: Newsom ADMITS Illegal Immigrants Vote in U.S. Elections

A 2014 Electoral Studies paper found that approximately one-quarter of non-citizens were likely registered, and over six percent voted in the 2008 election.https://t.co/e8PyTItsD3

— Gregory Lyakhov (@GregoryLyakhov) August 29, 2025

Yet Democrats dismiss the issue, even while their governors admit illegal immigrants are participating.

Republicans have responded with legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. That should be the bare minimum.

Democrats resist every reform. When Trump’s Election Integrity Commission requested publicly available voter-roll data, Democrat officials refused and filed lawsuits to block it.

California’s secretary of state falsely claimed the commission asked for “personal data.” In reality, it only requested public voter registration lists.

Blocking transparency has become a cornerstone of Democrat election policy.

Polls show non-citizens overwhelmingly favor Democrats. Surveys between 2006 and 2022 found 73% to 82% supported Democrat candidates.

That aligns with promises of amnesty, welfare expansion, and sanctuary protections. Each illegal ballot cancels the vote of an American citizen—and Democrats benefit from nearly all of them.

Newsom’s remark stripped Democrats of denial. He acknowledged that immigration enforcement near polling places would deter “participation.”

The only participation deterred would be from people not legally allowed to vote. Newsom admitted the system is compromised.

President Trump has been vilified for saying non-citizen voting undermines elections.

The data prove him right. Democrats like Newsom, instead of protecting ballots, enable fraud that erodes trust in democracy.

The question is no longer whether non-citizens are voting. The question is whether Americans will allow Democrats to keep pretending it isn’t happening.

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VINDICATED: Mel K – This Is a Time to Choose Between the Global Public-Private Partnership or American Sovereignty

Mel K is a A New York University journalism and film school alumna, Mel spent 20 years working in Hollywood before returning to NYC to focus on investigative journalism exposing truth and hidden history through The Mel K Show.

Mel’s focus is the malevolent geopolitical forces that are hell-bent on achieving their goal of ending nation-states and self-determination of free peoples for top-down global governance, where life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will be replaced with surveillance, compliance, and control.

Armed with the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and The Bible, Mel fears no evil for she is confident God wins … always!

Mel K recently presented at the VINDICATED event in Las Vegas.  Here Mel K discusses the big picture of what is really going on today from a historical and broad perspective.

VINDICATED: Mel K – This Is a Time to Choose Between the Global Public-Private Partnership or American Sovereignty pic.twitter.com/WRpkDu0qp5

— Joe Hoft (@realJoeHoft) August 30, 2025

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