Column: A Republican California governor? It's possible, but a long shot - Los Angeles Times

 Maybe we’ve all been wrong — we political junkies. Because it is possible, after all, for a Republican to be elected California governor next year.

Hegseth responds to report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military - ABC News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to a report that he ordered the military to kill all passengers aboard a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September.

According to The Washington Post, the Sept. 2 boat strike initially left two survivors clinging to the boat. The Post alleges Adm. Mitch Bradley, head of Special Operations Command, then ordered a second strike in order to comply with Hegseth's orders and to ensure the survivors couldn't call on other traffickers to retrieve them and their cargo. 

<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-12-01/skelton-monday-politics-newsletter-prop-50-newsom">Column: A Republican California governor? It's possible, but a long shot - Los Angeles Times</a>
&nbsp;Maybe we&rsquo;ve all been wrong &mdash; we political junkies. Because it is possible, after all, for a Republican to be&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-09/california-governor-2026-candidates-newsom-atkins-kounalakis-thurmond-villaraigosa-yee">elected California governor next year.</a>
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-declines-comment-report-boat-survivors-killed-result/story?id=127951385">Hegseth responds to report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military - ABC News</a>
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to a report that he ordered the military to kill all passengers aboard a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September.
According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/">The Washington Post</a>, the Sept. 2 boat strike initially left two survivors clinging to the boat. The Post alleges Adm. Mitch Bradley, head of Special Operations Command, then ordered a second strike in order to comply with Hegseth's orders and to ensure the survivors couldn't call on other traffickers to retrieve them and their cargo.

Philip Teresi - Live, Local, and Original: Weekdays from 2:00 to 6:00PM on Central California's News/Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ - Always Online at kmjnow.com 

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Philip Teresi

Philip Teresi - Live, Local, and Original: Weekdays from 2:00 to 6:00PM on Central California's News/Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ. Politically independent, socially awkward, and fashionably late.

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