‘Defund the police’ activist goes viral after begging for help when everything she owned was stolen in San Francisco: ‘The cops didn’t do s—!’

When thieves made off with Darcie Bell’s rented U-Haul truck, the San Francisco woman put out a call for help on X: “If you see a 26 foot uhaul truck with the Arizona plate AL50003- would you let me know because it had like everything I own on it.”

The post went viral, but not for the reason she hoped for. Bell spent years posting left-wing “defund the police” views — and users across the site blasted and mocked the activist.

“Anti Police activist begs the police to help,” jeered the X account Bay State of Mind, which comments on San Francisco Bay Area politics.

Tom Wolf, an addiction recovery advocate who has nearly 30,000 followers, posted a screenshot of a previous post in which Bell blasts the San Francisco Police, alongside a screenshot of her recent plea.

“Shot. Chaser.” the caption reads.

Bell – who goes by Jerque Cousteau on X with a bio saying “will respond to all bad faith arguments w/ad hominem attacks” — is returning fire.

Mere hours after she filed a police report, she blasted the police for not immediately locating her stolen possessions.

“I haven’t found my s—! The cops didn’t do s—! U-Haul made me file a f—ing police report!” she told The Post.

“There’s cameras all over this city. They haven’t done s—! … I just want my stuff back!”

To those accusing her of hypocrisy, she insisted she “literally never called the cops” and is re-posting more calls to defund law enforcement, for good measure.

U-Haul itself urged her to alert authorities to the theft of their truck.

“Please be sure to contact us back to provide the police report to the Equipment Recovery department,” the company’s customer support account urged.

As for her critics, she sneered at them.

“Look at these good, Christian ‘victim advocates’ celebrating my kids losing their belongings at Christmas,” she fired at the haters in general.

https://www.aol.com/defund-police-activist-goes-viral-213437524.html

If Schiff can be sworn in early, then why can't Trump?

Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California's next U.S. senator

Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California's next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the arrangements.

Butler, a Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to temporarily fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein after Feinstein's death in September 2023. Schiff was elected last month, both to serve out the remainder of Feinstein's term and to serve a full six-year term beginning in January.

A spokesperson for Schiff, a Burbank Democrat who previously served nearly a quarter of a century in the House, said he was grateful for Butler's assistance in the transition process, and for the support of Newsom and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York.

A spokeswoman for Butler said she will remain in office until the swearing-in. Former Assemblymember Laura Friedman, a Democrat, won election in Schiff's House district and will be sworn in to take his old seat next month.

Schiff and Butler are following a similar transition schedule as Sen. George Helmy and Sen.-elect Andy Kim, both Democrats of New Jersey. Helmy, former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was appointed by Murphy in August to replace Sen. Robert Menendez, after Menendez was convicted of corruption charges and resigned. Kim was elected to the seat last month, and will also be sworn in Monday, a spokesman for Kim said.

Butler rose to prominence in the labor movement and became a Democratic strategist before Newsom tapped her for the Senate post. She did not run to keep the seat.

Schiff beat out Democratic rivals Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee in last year's primary, and handily defeated Steve Garvey, a Republican and former Dodger all-star, in last month's general election.

Feinstein, who was 90, had held the seat since 1992, when she was elected as California's first female senator. She died in office.

With Schiff's swearing-in, California will be without a female senator for the first time since 1993, when former Sen. Barbara Boxer joined Feinstein in representing the state.

Schiff will be California's junior senator, joining Sen. Alex Padilla, who was appointed to the Senate in 2021 and elected to a full term in 2022. Padilla is also a Democrat.

Schiff gained national prominence during President-elect Donald Trump's first term in the White House, namely as a Trump antagonist in the House and a leader in multiple investigations into Trump and his allies. He also helped lead Trump's first impeachment trial.

Schiff ran in part on that record, but has said he hopes to focus in the Senate on the economic concerns of Californians and Americans across the country, including around housing, homelessness and child care.

It is unclear which assignments Schiff might receive in the Senate. Assignments are based in part on seniority, which Schiff lacks in the Senate despite his long run in the House.

Schiff's serving out the remainder of Feinstein's term and Kim the remainder of Menendez's term will give them a sliver of seniority over the other incoming freshman senators elected last month, who take office next month. The timing also allows Schiff and Kim to serve a few weeks as part of the Senate's narrow Democratic majority before a Republican majority takes control in January.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/schiff-sworn-monday-californias-next-211324444.html

​Russia Leaves Syria: Ships and Weapons Evacuated from Tartus and Hmeymim

The swift overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria was marked by the disgraceful retreat of russian contingent

russian contingent in Syria has begun a withdraw after rapidly losing control of key territories. According to the post by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, russians have withdrawn warships from the Tartus naval base and are moving the remains of weapons from the Hmeimim Air Base.

It is known that on December 8, 2024, Admiral Grigorovich frigate of russian Black Sea Fleet and Inzhener Trubin cargo ship of the Northern Fleet set sail from Tartus to the Mediterranean sea. The move is part of a retreat after the loss of Damascus, which is now under the control of opposition forces. russians are also transferring military equipment and weapons from Syria to russia using military aircraft operating out of the Hmeymim Airbase.

The unrest in Syria continues to escalate, with opposition forces moving toward the coast, putting russian military bases in Tartus and Hmeymim at risk. If these bases are lost, it would represent a de facto defeat for the Kremlin in the Middle East.

Earlier Defense Express reported that russian forces in Syria had faced decline amidst opposition gains.

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/russia_leaves_syria_ships_and_weapons_evacuated_from_tartus_and_hmeymim-12792.html

James O’Keefe exposes FEMA in new video

https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1864492508933214560

Possibly LGBT; no sauce otherwise.