Isiah 1:17- Learn to do well. Seek justice, Relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
Last week PBD hosted Republican Steve Hilton one of the two leading candidates for California governor. This week, we get the other prominent Republican in the mix: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
With the June 2, 2026 jungle primary fast approaching, this race is heating up. I’m embedding the full interview with Sheriff Bianco below. If you’re up early or following the blog, this is a good one to watch when it drops. [VIDEO]
His city was torn apart by the riots following Floyd's death in 2020. Six years later, Frey still prioritizes this narrative over Memorial Day.Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026
That moment changed our city forever.
I hope everyone had a restful Memorial Day weekend. Unfortunately, here in Chicago, it was anything but peaceful for many residents. The now-familiar “teen takeovers” returned, bringing chaos, violence, and disruption to parts of the city. These incidents highlight deeper issues that our local leaders need to address seriously — not just with more police presence, but with stronger accountability and cultural changes.
[VIDEO] Today, I wanted to share something more uplifting and thought-provoking as we move forward. This powerful video from John Stossel explores what truly makes America great — especially timely as the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday this year (the Semiquincentennial).
In the video, Stossel and his guests — including Ron Paul, Steve Forbes, and others — dive into how liberty, strong property rights, and limited government turned a young nation into the freest and most prosperous in history. Ben Franklin’s famous warning rings especially true today: “We have a republic, if we can keep it.”
Steve Hilton is one of two prominent Republican candidates for Governor of California, alongside Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. With the jungle primary set for June 2, 2026, there had been serious discussion on the right about the possibility of two Republicans advancing to the November general election.
On the PBD Podcast this week, Hilton broke down the latest polling — showing him narrowly leading or tied near the top — and warned about the real risk that two Democrats could squeeze into the top two spots. That outcome would shield lame-duck Governor Gavin Newsom from full accountability for the state’s failures. He even suggested Sheriff Bianco should consider dropping out to consolidate the Republican vote and prevent a Democrat-only general election.
Hilton is an unusual figure in this race. A former Fox News host of The Next Revolution, he previously served as a top political strategist and aide to former UK Prime Minister David Cameron. He moved to the United States in 2012 and became a citizen. He has cited a major falling out with Cameron over immigration policy — an issue the UK continues to grapple with.
Now a recent immigrant from England, Hilton is running to lead the Golden State. California has elected an Austrian-born movie star with a thick accent as Governor — so why not a sharp-minded Englishman with a concrete plan to fix the mess? I could get behind that.
Here's the podcast in question [VIDEO]
As always I will withhold judgement until seeing this. Matt Walsh is known for his rather sarcastic take on controversial issues such as trans-ideology, anti-racism, and of course often on the news of the day. I'm curious what direction he'll take on the Civil Rights movement.
Here's a trailer [VIDEO]
I find the California Governor's race very interesting. We have a jungle primary (or top-two primary) which means of the candidates who are running in the primary only two - regardless of their party - will make it to the general election in November.
The polls so far show that two Republicans may be the top two in November Sheriff Chad Bianco and former British political strategist and former FOX News host Steve Hilton. And all the Democrats which include former Congressmember Katie Porter and formerly included former Congressmember Eric Swawell who was forced to withdraw and resign from Congress.
Katie Porter is the subject of the below video from Adam Carolla's podcast. There was an ad that made that made her look a bit more reasonable or relatable. However, she still does have the reputation of an explosive temper. Check out what Adam's talking about below [VIDEO]
Amazing CNN is broadcasting the California Governor's debate! Now more of us gets to see the Democrats go after each other and the two Republicans get by unscathed. And we see Katie Porter try to say don't question her temperament.
I've been watching a lot of the candidates go back and forth whether in interviews or in debates. There are a few Democrats that are saying some reasonable things. Especially the Mayor of San Jose Eric Mahan. Based on some of the things that he's saying I could trust him to actually run California.
I don't know about the odds of Hilton and Bianco to get in the top-two. And worse still California is so far off the rails if either of them gets elected they may immediately face a recall. I hope not though.
I hope everyday Californians are ready for normal. And that might mean they might have to shut out Democrats for a time.
And if I may add with the fall-out from the misadministration after the wildfires in California last year I think the LA Mayoral race could be interesting. A Republican named Spencer Pratt has been making some good noise in his race against the seemingly clueless incumbent Karen Bass though time will tell if the residents of the City of Angels Brotherly Love is ready for yet another Republican in over 30 years to take command of America's 2nd largest city.
I do hope Californians are ready for a real change in the nation's most populous state also.
How about a history lesson?
Up until the 1840s, the District of Columbia was a perfect square. The Washington, D.C. that we know about today lies within the state of Maryland, however, the city/county of Alexandria, Virginia was the other part of the square. In 1846, was the retrocession of the Alexandria area - the Virginia portion of D.C. back to the State of Virginia.
Here's a map I found on Reddit about what D.C. would've looked like if the Retrocession had never happened.
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You may want to know why is this being brought up?
[VIDEO] Tommy Robinson is an activist making his rounds in conservative (right-wing) circles that has a lot to say about immigration and his thoughts on Islamic immigration. What he says seems infuriating, however, when you consider the whole idea of illegal immigration or unlimited immigration you might want to rethink what that entails.
Why does it seem like they want to fill up western nations with people who have little in common with the society? Could it be an invasion?
[VIDEO] An address he delivered last night at the White House heralding his accomplishments with the month long military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran and his main goal which is to prevent that regime from gaining nuclear weapons. I'm sure he wants this to come to a swift end, however, the regime change hasn't happened yet.
I have to see where things are with that regime, Trump had claimed they were seeking a ceasefire and that the Islamic Republic is coming to the table. This inspite of the fact that they claimed they will never negotiate.
I do wonder who's actually in charge over there.
I got a hint of these "No King's" rallies going through downtown Chicago over the weekend. Don't know how I view them, perhaps just another progressive march - and being heavily pushed by outlets such as CNN or MSNB....MS NOW, etc. And perhaps this is just another protest against President Donald Trump.
I see this Talking Points Memo from Bill O'Reilly he talks about this as you will see below. These rallies aren't organic, they're heavily funded by a variety of billionaires and you have to question if there is really a critical mass of people who are upset with President Trump. [VIDEO]
Bill O'Reilly is right. No solutions, no problem solving, just get Trump out. We don't want his solutions.
I could go back to 20 years ago, when this energy was directed toward George W. Bush, and rightfully Americans were asking questions about the military actions in Afghanistan and especially Iraq. However, the same kind of thing there, march for peace and then what else. Was the message peace or anti-war back then or was it just we "hate Bush".
How can anyone take these rallies very seriously?
