4 Dead, 10 Wounded After Mass Shooting At Stockton, California Banquet Hall

Four people were killed and ten others wounded late Saturday in Stockton, California, after a gunman opened fire inside a banquet hall during a family birthday party. This is a shooting that authorities say appears to have been a "targeted" one.

Mass Shooting in Stockton: 19 Shot, 4 Dead at Children’s Party. Location is banquet hall on Lucille and Thornton.

San Francisco Chronicle reports:

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said it received reports of a shooting in the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue around 6 p.m., the office said.

Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee said, on a social media post, a children's birthday party was the site of a mass shooting, adding that an "ice cream shop should never be a place where families fear for their lives."

However, the Associated Press reported that the shooting occurred at a banquet hall, and that the victims were both children and adults.

The sheriff's office said there are indications that the shooting could have been a targeted attack.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office wrote on X that they've "briefed on the horrific shooting in Stockton."

Fox News reported early Sunday that the shooter remains at large, prompting a massive manhunt as authorities work to track down the suspect.

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The Trump White House just launched a page EXPOSING the Fake News in incredible fashion 🤣🔥

There is a LEADERBOARD: "A race to the bottom," and Washington Post is the worst by FAR

The "Offender Hall of Shame": "A record of the media’s false and misleading stories

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Rubio, Witkoff Meet With Ukraine Negotiators In Miami To Discuss Plans To End War

Three key Trump administration officials are meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in Miami, Florida this weekend in a push to broker an end to the war Russia began with its 2022 invasion, while setting the stage for talks between Washington and Moscow planned later this week.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner plan to meet with the Ukrainian delegation to discuss portions of a proposed peace deal.

During talks in Geneva last Sunday, the sides reached agreements in principle on all but two issues: territory and security guarantees.

A senior U.S. official said the White House wants to close the gaps on those last two issues on Sunday, saying: "The Ukrainians know what we expect from them."

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian delegation lost its lead negotiator between Kyiv and Washington, according to an announcement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.

Zelenskyy said his chief of staff Andrii Yermak has resigned following a home search by anti-corruption investigators.

Government investigators had uncovered that $100 million was embezzled from Ukraine’s energy sector via kickbacks that contractors had paid.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/rubio-witkoff-meet-ukraine-negotiators-miami-discuss-plans-end-war

Democrat Mega-Donor and Ex-Google Boss Eric Schmidt Accused of Rape by Ex-Mistress in Legal Filing

Michelle Ritter, a 31-year-old tech entrepreneur and former mistress of Democrat mega-donor and ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has accused the billionaire of rape, surveillance, and other abuses in a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing.

The New York Post reports that Michelle Ritter, the former mistress of ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has leveled serious accusations against the tech titan in a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing. The 31-year-old tech entrepreneur alleges that the 70-year-old Schmidt subjected her to sexual battery, harassment, domestic violence, and violations of computer hacking and wiretapping laws during their relationship, which began in 2020.https://twitter.com/TrueCrimeUpdat/status/1994293762743468354

According to the court documents, Ritter claims that Schmidt raped her on a yacht in November 2021, slamming her against a wall in a shower and ignoring her pleas to stop. She also alleges that he initiated sex while she slept at the Burning Man festival in Nevada in August 2023.

Breitbart News previously reported that Ritter filed a lawsuit against Schmidt alleging abuse and stalking:

Michelle Ritter, the former mistress of ex-Google CEO and leftist mega-donor Eric Schmidt, has filed a lawsuit accusing the 70-year-old billionaire of stalking, abuse, and “toxic masculinity.” The bombshell court documents, obtained by the Post, reveal that Ritter, 31, claims the 70-year-old tech oligarch subjected her to an “absolute digital surveillance system” as the pair secretly tussled over cash, a failed AI startup, and access to a sprawling Bel Air mansion.

Ritter, who met Schmidt while still a student at Columbia University and began dating him in 2020, filed for a temporary restraining order against the tech mogul late last year. In early December, the two struck a “written settlement agreement” that required Schmidt to make “substantial payments” to Ritter, but just a week later, she filed an explosive “domestic violence restraining order” against him. The order was withdrawn three weeks later after the two sides apparently came to a fresh agreement.

Ritter further accuses Schmidt of unwanted voyeurism, claiming that he surreptitiously photographed her while she was nude, including entering the bathroom to take photos while she was showering. She describes Schmidt as “erratic,” alleging that he undressed and exposed himself to his private jet’s flight crew and transported marijuana on the plane.

Physical abuse claims include shoving her multiple times, leaving bruises and scratches, and intimidating her by screaming inches from her face. Ritter also accuses Schmidt of pressuring her to appear “really hot and sexy” at business meetings, urging her to use prescription stimulants for weight loss, only to later mock her for looking “emaciated.”

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/11/30/democrat-mega-donor-and-ex-google-boss-eric-schmidt-accused-of-rape-by-ex-mistress-in-legal-filing/

Georgia GOP Teen Chair, State Party Secretary Caught in Child Predator Sting Over ‘14‑Year‑Old Boy’

A rising star in Georgia Republican politics is facing explosive allegations after a child predator sting video surfaced online, appearing to show newly elected Georgia GOP assistant secretary JaQuon Stembridge attempting to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy.

AF Post reported that Stembridge, who also chairs the Georgia Teen Republicans and is a member of the Georgia Young Republicans, was “caught in a child sex predator sting, allegedly attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy.” The confrontation video and chat logs are now circulating widely and raise serious questions about vetting and leadership inside the state party’s youth outreach operations.

Stembridge has been heavily promoted as a fresh face in Georgia GOP circles. Local coverage earlier this year described him as an “electrifying candidate” for assistant secretary and highlighted his rapid rise from founding a Teen Republicans chapter to winning a statewide party post in his late teens.

He was celebrated for energizing high school and college Republicans and for symbolizing a younger, more diverse GOP bench. That carefully crafted image is now colliding with footage that appears to show the young official cornered by a predator-hunter style activist in a parking lot.​

In the video, the man identified as Stembridge repeatedly insists he is underage when confronted. Asked if he is 19 or 17, he says, “I’m 17, I swear to God. I don’t want my mom to know,” and later pleads, “God, I’m only 17. Please.”

He claims he has no identification, telling the cameraman, “I don’t have it, like look, check my pockets. You can do whatever you want.” The hunter presses him to tell the truth, saying, “If you’re 19, just say it. You’ll get way more respect from being honest.”

https://nationalfile.com/georgia-gop-teen-chair-state-party-secretary-caught-in-child-predator-sting-over-14-year-old-boy/

‘Reign of Terror’: Noel Fritsch Says Susie Wiles Is Running a Bush-Era Shakedown Inside the Trump White House

National File founder and publisher Noel Fritsch is warning that veteran GOP operative Susie Wiles has become, in his words, “arguably the most destructive force inside the Trump administration,” acting as a gatekeeper who keeps MAGA from ever fully becoming America First.

In a wide‑ranging interview with Redacted host Clayton Morris, Fritsch describes Wiles as the tip of a Bush‑era, corporate‑lobby machine that has burrowed into Trump’s operation “like a Trojan horse” and is now presiding over what he calls a “reign of terror” inside the White House.

Lobbyist roots and corporate cash

Fritsch traces Wiles’s rise from Bush‑world and the Department of Labor through powerhouse K Street firms Ballard Partners and Mercury Public Affairs, where he notes she landed “on the same press release” as Pfizer’s top federal lobbyist.

He argues that during the Trump years, Ballard was “raking in the cash” from big tech, big oil, foreign governments and other corporate clients, and that Wiles’s proximity to Trump raises obvious conflict‑of‑interest questions. “If you want access, it’s pay to play,” Fritsch says, adding that “corporates are buying our country and people like Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita are the ones selling us out.”

Those lobbying ties, he says, extend to Chinese interests. Fritsch alleges that Ballard and Mercury worked accounts for companies such as Hikvision and Alibaba, and that “if you’re doing business in China, you are a state entity in China, 100%.”

He calls it part of a broader “McKinsey model” in which U.S. corporations chase the Chinese market and end up entangled with Beijing‑linked entities, even as Trump campaigned on taking a harder line against China.

Gatekeeping MAGA for the intel state

Inside the Trump world, Fritsch portrays Wiles as a loyal functionary of the old Bush‑Cheney order and the intelligence community, not of the populist movement that elected Trump. “She’s got like an army of gatekeepers” at agencies like HHS and FDA, he says, whose job is to install “oligarch funded, oligarch propped up functionaries, technocrats into the positions.”

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PM Netanyahu submits 'extraordinary' pardon request to President Herzog amid criminal trial

Officials stressed that President Isaac Herzog will consider the PM's request “responsibly and sincerely” once all legal materials are before him.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon to President Isaac Herzog, in what the President’s Office described as an extraordinary move with significant implications.

Netanyahu’s attorney, Amit Hadad, delivered the request to the Legal Department of the President’s Office. Under standard procedure, it has now been transferred to the Justice Ministry’s Pardons Department, which will gather professional opinions from all relevant authorities.

Those assessments will then be forwarded to the President’s Legal Advisor and her team, who will prepare an additional recommendation for Herzog before he makes a final decision.

The pardon request was not only submitted by letter - it was done through the official channels. Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the estimate is that it will take weeks - even up to two months to fully examine the request along with its supplementary materials.

In its statement, the President’s Office emphasized the unusual nature of the submission, saying it “carries significant implications.” Officials stressed that Herzog will consider the request “responsibly and sincerely” once all legal materials are before him.

The application includes two documents: a detailed letter from Hadad and a personal letter signed by Netanyahu. Both have been released to the public in Hebrew.

Shortly after the submission, Netanyahu released a video message explaining his decision, framing it as necessary to prevent further societal division and to allow the country to focus on national priorities.

“Almost a decade has passed since the investigations began,” he said. “The trial has gone on for nearly six years, and it is expected to continue for many more.” According to him, testimony and evidence presented so far “crash the case entirely” and reveal that the evidentiary basis was formed “through severe wrongdoing.”

Netanyahu said that despite believing he would ultimately be acquitted, the current security and diplomatic environment compelled him to act differently. “Israel faces enormous challenges and enormous opportunities,” he said. “National unity is required to meet them. The continuation of the trial tears us apart from within, deepens divisions, and amplifies rifts.”

A key turning point, he said, was the court’s recent decision to require him to testify three times a week - an adjustment introduced after changes to the judicial panel.

“Three times a week,” he repeated. “This is an impossible demand that is not required of any other citizen in Israel,” he asserted, further arguing that such a schedule made it impossible for him to carry out his duties as prime minister.

Trump, Likud ministers send Herzog letters requesting a pardon for Netanyahu

He also referenced US President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to Herzog to end the trial. “President Trump called for an immediate end to the proceedings so that together we could advance vital shared interests between Israel and the United States during a window that may not return,” Netanyahu said.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-876684

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UN Committee Against Torture: Israel now has a “de facto State policy of organized and widespread torture and ill-treatment” that has “gravely intensified” since October 7.

The UN Committee is made up of ten independent UN experts and periodically monitors states’ compliance with the Convention against Torture, issuing binding assessments of state conduct. Their latest findings of Israel’s conduct include repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, prolonged stress positions, sexual violence, humiliation such as being forced to act like animals or being urinated on, denial of medical care, excessive restraints causing amputations, surgery without anaesthetic, exposure to extreme heat or cold, deprivation of food, water, hygiene, clothing, sleep, and the use of hallucinogens on detainees.

The Committee found at least 75 Palestinians have died in custody since October 7 amid a deliberate state policy of collective punishment, with autopsies showing signs of torture, malnutrition and untreated medical conditions — and no officials held accountable. Israel has also suspended ICRC access to detainees.

It warned that Israel’s sweeping administrative detention regime has reached “unprecedented” scale, with Palestinians held for months without charge, denied lawyers for up to 15 days, and presented to judges after 12 days. Settlers, however, were exempted from the same military order.

Under the Unlawful Combatants Law, Palestinians — including older people, disabled people, pregnant women and children — have been detained in groups without individualized assessment, held incommunicado, and placed outside legal protection in what the Committee says amounts to enforced disappearance.

The Committee further warned that Israel’s cumulative policies — the blockade on aid, destruction of civilian infrastructure, forced displacement, and a system of movement restrictions and segregation — may amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of the Palestinian population as a whole.

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Putin is offering Ukraine a deal: If Ukrainian forces withdraw from the contested territories, Russia will immediately cease all military operations. Should they refuse to do so, Russia will compel their withdrawal through force until peace is achieved.

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