Following a guilty verdict, illegal migrant Jose Ibarra has been sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

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The stepdad of murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley read one of her final journal entries in court after her illegal immigrant killer was convicted on Wednesday. Venezuelan Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty on 10 charges, including murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault with intent to rape Riley. Riley, who was attending Augusta University, was killed by Ibarra while she was running near the campus of the University of Georgia on February 22, 2024. Riley’s murder sparked outrage across the country over the Biden administration’s border policies, and during the trial, it was revealed that Ibarra, who has ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, was flown to Georgia at the taxpayers’ expense. Shortly after the guilty verdict and before Ibarra’s sentencing, Riley’s stepdad read a journal entry the 22-year-old nursing had written on December 17, 2023, just two months before she was murdered. Riley began the entry, “To my future husband, as silly as I feel writing this, my old small group leader once recommended it, and so here I am. To my future husband, I want you to know that I am thinking about you and working every day to become the best wife I can be and working through my current relationships to best prepare me for ours and our kids one day. I’m focusing on God and what he defines as a faithful Christian wife, and so that I can best embody those characteristics.” “I pray that you know it is with my full faith and trust in God that I know this relationship has been handcrafted by him,” Riley added. “I pray that we continue to glorify the Lord and prioritize him in every aspect of our lives and raise our future family to be God-fearing Christians as well. And pray God is the center of our relationship as it is a gift from him. I thank him for you before I even know you and can’t wait to love you in the best way I know how for the rest of our lives.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “I pray you know and feel the importance of my love and hopes for our relationship,” the journal entry continued. “No matter what challenges we face, I pray that our trust in God and love for one another overrules the obstacle. May our relationship last forever. Your future wife, Laken.” Laken Riley’s stepdad just read one of Laken’s final journal entries, where she prays for her future husband & family. This is the heartbreaking reality of an open border, and it’s precisely why Donald Trump was elected — to ensure this never happens to an American family again. pic.twitter.com/AYtggWHaZc — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) November 20, 2024

Washington Post opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin warned Democrats that if they wanted to get through to voters, they would have to deliver their message in a way that would resonate. “You have to boil it down to nuts and bolts and you have to be pithy,” she said on a recent episode of her podcast, Jen Rubin’s Green Room. She then offered an example of what she meant by “pithy” when she added, “Republicans want to kill your kids. It’s actually true.” WATCH: WaPo Opinion columnist Jen Rubin on how Democrats should be messaging to people who don’t follow politics: “You have to be pithy, what do I mean by pithy? How about this, Republicans want to kill your kids. It’s actually true.” pic.twitter.com/T45OJUhTi0 — Champagne Joshi (@JoshWalkos) November 19, 2024 “For people who don’t get political news, who never pick up a newspaper, who never turn on CNN, who never even bother with Fox News, those people really have no idea what’s going on,” she said, arguing that Democrats had to do everything they could to make sure that they were at least able “to communicate the basic facts.” “You don’t have a vaccine because, you’re not getting a child tax credit because,” she continued. “All the good things that are happening at the state level, they have to know why they’re getting those things. Oh, you have a chip manufacturing plant because a Democratic president put that into effect and a Democratic governor went out and solicited bids. And now you have X number of thousands of jobs. It’s that simple.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ Rubin went on to say that the way they communicated was important as well, arguing that it couldn’t just be true, it also had to resonate. “You can’t talk broad themes. You have to boil it down to nuts and bolts and you have to be pithy. What do I mean by pithy? How about this? Republicans want to kill your kids. It’s actually true,” she claimed. “If you’re going to oppose vaccinations, if you’re going to stop breakthrough medical research, if you’re going to allow minors and all sorts of people to get semi-automatic weapons, which they use to shoot up schools, well then you are responsible for kids’ health and death, unfortunately. It has to be that simple and that direct, and it has to be over and over and over again.” A number of social media users on X were not impressed with Rubin’s take and said so. “The Washington Post should be dismissed as a legitimate or serious publication for willfully platforming this deranged individual for the last decade,” The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway said. The Washington Post should be dismissed as a legitimate or serious publication for willfully platforming this deranged individual for the last decade. https://t.co/OpF7B4yz7y — Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 20, 2024 “Every once in a while it’s worth reminding ourselves that the Washington Post pays this woman to share her thoughts with the world,” GOP communications strategist Matt Whitlock added. Every once in a while it’s worth reminding ourselves that the Washington Post pays this woman to share her thoughts with the world. https://t.co/R5iRE4pxMu — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 20, 2024 The Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro added, “Meanwhile, Democrats literally set up a mobile abortion clinic outside their national convention.” Meanwhile, Democrats literally set up a mobile abortion clinic outside their national convention https://t.co/49auAAw360 — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 20, 2024  

A “bomb cyclone” billed as one of the strongest storms on record to hit the Pacific Northwest is slamming Washington, Oregon, and Northern California with a medley of severe weather conditions this week. The storm, featuring a so-called “atmospheric river,” unleashed strong winds and rain that knocked down trees and reportedly caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of people. Local residents were also warned of the potential for flash floods, blizzard conditions, rock slides, and debris flows. ? ❄ A significant AR is ongoing across parts of the Northwest. Here is a list of some rain and wind reports so far. For additional information, please refer to our storm summary (which will be updated every 12 hours through the event): https://t.co/mSj0gRYjKE pic.twitter.com/HuKWcd0JIg — NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) November 20, 2024 At least two people have been killed by the bomb cycle. The Bellevue Fire Department in Washington said on X that a tree fell onto a home and killed a woman. And South County Fire in Washington, a regional fire authority, reported a “large” tree fell on a homeless encampment in Lynnwood and killed a woman in her 50s. Reporters from local news stations shared images of the destruction on X, including video of a large tree that fell onto a car that prompted Seattle Fire Department crews to rescue one person who was trapped inside. Tree fell on this home in Sammamish on 258th Ave SE @KING5Seattle pic.twitter.com/y41mIZ3BND — Madison Wade (@madisoncwade) November 20, 2024 BREAKING: Seattle Fire is working to remove a car that’s trapped under a tree near NE 100th St and 35th AVE NE @komonews https://t.co/TTfw3cQs84 pic.twitter.com/pTV6heO8jD — Hannah Knowles (@HannahknowlesTV) November 20, 2024 The National Ocean Service says a “bomb cyclone” forms through a process called bombogenesis in which “a midlatitude (the latitudes between the tropics and polar regions) cyclone rapidly intensifies, or strengthens, over a 24 hour period.” It can happen “when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, such as air over warm ocean waters.” "BOMB CYCLONE" cranking up right now with pressures comparable to a Category 3 or 4 hurricane (944 mb) off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. This storm will continue to bring an atmospheric river to California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia with heavy rain, feet of… pic.twitter.com/PQqswC0lWp — Matt Devitt (@MattDevittWX) November 20, 2024 With pressure low enough to match that of a powerful hurricane, the bomb cyclone that formed this week developed a massive swirl off the Pacific Northwest coastline, as shown in satellite imagery. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ In a post to X, the National Weather Service (NWS) pointed to the swirl and said that some “of the most powerful winds with the strong low pressure offshore are often in a region called the ‘Sting Jet’ (not a Police tribute band). Also known as the ‘Poisonous Tail’ – it’s where strong winds form as colder dense air rapidly descends and dries.” Some of the most powerful winds with the strong low pressure offshore are often in a region called the "Sting Jet" (not a Police tribute band). Also known as the "Poisonous Tail" – it's where strong winds form as colder dense air rapidly descends and dries. #wawx pic.twitter.com/2kMTtu0nvc — NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) November 19, 2024 A separate area of low pressure was expected to develop and quickly strengthen off the Northwest coast on Friday, helping to “amplify the atmospheric river streaming into northern California through Friday morning, exacerbating the flooding threat,” the NWS Weather Prediction Center said in a discussion post on Wednesday. Noting there is a risk of intense rain and “another round of strong winds” from the second low-pressure system into the end of the week, the Weather Prediction Center added: “Residents and visitors residing or traveling between northern California and Washington are advised to check road conditions before venturing out, listen to advice from local officials, review emergency plans, and have multiple ways of receiving warnings.”

A post made on X claims President-elect Donald Trump plans to make Great Britain a state. ? good or bad ? pic.twitter.com/akTAKW9Vu7 — Mark. (@Markmaycott2) November 15, 2024 Verdict: False There is no evidence to show Trump plans to do this. Congress has the power to admit new states, not the president. Fact Check: Social media users […]

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