Halloween edition: Tomorrow marks day 30 of the government shutdown as 42 million Americans stand to lose SNAP benefits on November 1st - despite USDA having $6 billion in contingency funds. Plus: a newly released DHS investigation exposes systematic FEMA discrimination against conservatives dating back to 2021, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces a ban on H-1B visas at state universities. Three stories that reveal the depth of government corruption and Democrat political theater.

Nearly 7 weeks after Charlie Kirk was assassinated by someone "radicalized to the left," Democrat Senator Dick Durbin stood on the Senate floor and compared ICE agents to Japanese internment camps during a hearing on immigration enforcement. The dangerous left-wing rhetoric continues.

On that same day (October 27, 2025), former Biden White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave what journalists are calling "the most disastrous interview in political history" with The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner. Even liberal outlets called it an "absolute train wreck" that exposed how she was hired for identity politics, not competence.

Meanwhile, ICE agents conducted a nighttime enforcement operation in Houston, arresting approximately 25 criminal aliens in torrential rain while being compared to Nazi-era war criminals by Democrat senators.

TOPICS COVERED:
- Dick Durbin's ICE/internment camp comparison (Monday, Oct 27)
- Karine Jean-Pierre's catastrophic New Yorker interview
- Exclusive Breitbart coverage: Houston ICE nighttime raids
- How left-wing rhetoric endangers federal officers
- DEI hiring failures exposed
- Charlie Kirk assassination - 7 weeks later, nothing has changed

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BREAKING: Two Navy Aircraft Crash in South China Sea + Trump's Canada Tariff Strike

Two US Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed in the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other during routine operations. An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F-18 Super Hornet both went down on Sunday afternoon. All five crew members were safely recovered. The Navy says there's no indication of hostile engagement, but serious questions remain about military readiness and the aging aircraft carrier on its final deployment.

Plus, President Trump slapped Canada with an additional 10% tariff after Ontario ran a $75 million ad campaign featuring Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs. The Reagan Foundation called the ad misleading, and Trump terminated all trade negotiations with Canada. When Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to pull the ad before the World Series weekend, Trump hit back even harder.

And Trump's making major moves in Asia with a substantial trade framework deal with China on rare earth minerals, fentanyl enforcement, and shipping levies—while also brokering peace between China and the Philippines over South China Sea disputes.

Stories the mainstream media ignores or gets completely wrong. Conservative analysis you can trust.

Topics: USS Nimitz crash, Navy aircraft crash South China Sea, Trump Canada tariff, Reagan ad controversy, Trump tariff war, military readiness, China trade deal, national security, aircraft carrier incident, Trump Asia trip

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark admits on Fox News that American families suffering during the government shutdown is "one of the few leverage times we have" for Democrats. We're 24 days into this shutdown, and Democratic leaders are openly celebrating the political advantage while military families go without pay.

Senator Jim Banks introduces legislation exposing how foreign billionaires pour money into American ballot initiatives. Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has spent over $800 million on left-wing ballot measures—completely legal thanks to an FEC loophole.

The Wikimedia Foundation is stonewalling Congress. Six weeks past their deadline, Wikipedia still hasn't provided documents about coordinated bias campaigns, including 1.5 million antisemitic edits and purging conservative media from their "reliable sources" list. Episode Theme: The people in power think they're above accountability.

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Episode 11: Trump's privately funded White House ballroom triggers liberal meltdown as Hillary Clinton and media coordinate lies. New research from Eric Kaufmann proves transgender identification among young people has collapsed since 2022 - conservatives were right about social contagion. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy imprisoned while appeal pending, showing the lawfare playbook Democrats wanted to use on Trump.

Stories covered:
- White House demolition begins for Trump's $250M ballroom (100% private funding)
- Hillary Clinton's false claims debunked
- Trans/non-binary identification drops 67% at elite schools since 2023
- Students returning to heterosexual identification
- Sarkozy jailed before appeal complete - warning for America

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LA County declares a state of emergency over ICE arrests, the Pentagon press corps walks out after Fox News and Newsmax refuse new media restrictions, and a Rutgers professor dubbed "Dr. Antifa" flees to Spain with over $42,000 donated by fellow academics.

In this episode of O'Connor's Quick Strike, host John O'Connor breaks down three major stories the mainstream media won't cover accurately. First, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes 4-1 to declare an emergency over federal immigration enforcement - potentially using taxpayer funds to provide rent relief for families impacted by ICE raids. Second, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new Pentagon press policy has been rejected by every major news outlet, including Fox News, Newsmax, and The Washington Times, leading to a mass walkout of Pentagon correspondents. Is this about national security or press censorship? Finally, Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," flees to Spain after receiving death threats following a Turning Point USA petition calling for his removal - with 518 donors, including fellow professors, contributing over $42,000 to fund his escape.

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President Trump uses Commander in Chief authority to ensure troops get paid on October 15th despite Chuck Schumer's shutdown - after Democrats voted EIGHT TIMES to block military funding. Schumer says shutdown "gets better every day" while service members face missing paychecks.

A Milwaukee radio host spreads a disgusting lie claiming Republicans scheduled Charlie Kirk's memorial on October 14th to disrespect George Floyd. Problem? October 14th is Charlie Kirk's actual birthday - he would have been 32. The host was forced to apologize after getting exposed for inventing a racist conspiracy theory.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces the Trump administration is "doubling down" in Chicago - opening MORE ICE facilities despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's "ICE-Free Zones." Operation Midway Blitz has yielded over 1,000 arrests of criminal illegal aliens. Federal agents were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars, with one attacker carrying a semi-automatic weapon. A Latin Kings gang leader put a $10,000 bounty on Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino. 500 National Guard troops deployed to restore order.

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The mainstream media is burying three massive stories this week—here's what they don't want you to know.

STORY 1: A left-wing terrorist was arrested outside St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington DC on October 5th with over 200 homemade explosives and a manifesto targeting Catholics, Jews, Supreme Court justices, and ICE agents. Louis Geri threatened police saying "there's going to be deaths" as he held a lighter to explosive devices. The annual Red Mass for the Supreme Court was about to begin. Conservative outlets covered it. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and the New York Times? Near total silence.

STORY 2: Former Vice President Kamala Harris is publicly melting down. Video from Howard University events on October 7-8 shows her dropping F-bombs about the Trump administration, slurring through speeches, and giving incoherent word-salad answers. She's also claiming Trump has "no mandate" despite him winning the popular vote, electoral college, House, and Senate. She's collecting a government salary while denying reality.

STORY 3: CIA Director John Ratcliffe declassified documents on October 7th proving that then-Vice President Joe Biden ordered the CIA in 2016 to suppress an intelligence report about Ukrainian officials' concerns over his family's corrupt business dealings. A February 2016 email shows Biden told the CIA he would "strongly prefer the report not be disseminated"—and the CIA complied. This happened while Hunter Biden sat on Burisma's board and Joe Biden was pressuring Ukraine to fire the prosecutor investigating the company.

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