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After backpedaling on threatening rhetoric, Newsom says his political strategy is unchanged
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters Charlie Kirk’s assassination has not changed the way he plans to approach campaigning, even after dropping a threatening name for an upcoming anti-Trump campaign.
The rally was originally called the «FAFO50» campaign, a reference to the phrase «F— around and find out,» which is a slang warning meaning «if you keep doing something, you’ll regret it.»
«DONALD TRUMP IS F—— AROUND. NOW HE’LL FIND OUT,» the campaign’s marketing materials read before they were changed, according to archived images of the campaign’s website, as well as screenshots from the campaign’s official X account. The website for the campaign, which is aimed at passing an anti-gerrymandering ballot measure called Proposition 50, was ultimately changed from «FAFO50.com» to «YesOn50Live.com.»
«FAFO» messaging on the campaign’s website and social media account was also removed, and a related event was subsequently referred to as a «Voter Registration Day Rally» on the campaign’s social media.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (left) said the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk (right) has not swayed his political strategy going forward amid concerns about the societal impact of inflammatory political rhetoric. (Getty Images)
During an event promoting a new initiative to improve the well-being of young men and boys on Tuesday, Newsom was asked whether the rebrand was part of a changing calculus for the governor on how he intends to approach campaigning going forward.
«No,» Newsom insisted. «Because I’m the same guy that walked on the tarmac with Donald Trump. I’m the same guy that would pick up his phone call. I’m the same person that sat down not just with Charlie Kirk, but with Steve Bannon, with the guy who created this space, you know, ‘Language, Borders and Culture,’ Michael Savage, back in the ’90s, you know, was the dominant voice on talk radio. The person that sat down with Newt Gingrich, who was one of the leaders of my recall. I’m that same person.»
Newsom’s response followed a different question about the California governor’s new initiative supporting young men and boys. The governor was asked whether Kirk’s death played any role, or inspired the governor, in shaping the newly announced initiative, which builds on efforts Newsom initiated through a statewide executive order he signed earlier this summer.
«I appreciate the question. I mean, I believe in civility. I believe in an open hand, not a closed fist,» Newsom responded. «I just think, at the end of the day — I said it inside a moment ago — divorce is not an option, period. Full stop. We’ve got to live together, across our differences, and there are a lot of differences in this state, this nation, for that matter, the world we’re trying to build.»
Memorials honoring Charlie Kirk have been held across the country and overseas, including in Berlin. Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025. ( Ilkin Eskipehlivan /Anadolu via Getty Images)
The nature of political discourse in the United States has become a major point of debate following Kirk’s assassination that occurred last week. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have called on others to «turn down the heat» in the wake of Kirk’s assassination.
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The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) put out a call for «the media, leftist groups, and sanctuary politicians» on Wednesday to tone down the «hateful rhetoric» targeting immigration enforcement officers, arguing it has contributed to «political violence in our country and a more than 1000% increase in assaults against our brave ICE law enforcement.»
«This demonization is inspiring violence across the country,» Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin warned. «We have to turn down the temperature before someone else is killed.»
One example cited by DHS were comments by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a member of the cohort of progressive lawmakers on Capitol Hill known as «the squad.» During an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, Crockett likened ICE officers to slave catchers. «As someone who understands history, when I see ICE, I see slave patrols,» Crockett said.
An image of anti-ICE vandalism was shared with Fox News by the Justice Department after ten individuals were charged for their roles in the shooting of a Texas police officer near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. (Justice Department)
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Meanwhile, rhetoric from Newsom’s «Voter Registration Day Rally» similarly likened Republican-led redistricting efforts to «pre-Jim Crow» era policies.
«It’s about knowing that you can walk outside your home and not be detained and deported, not be lynched, because of the color of your skin,» California state legislator, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, said during the Tuesday night virtual rally promoting her state’s Proposition 50. «[Republicans] are doing every single thing that they can to take us back to pre-Jim Crow. And I am not being hyperbolic.»
Fox News Digital did not receive a response after reaching out to Newsom’s office and campaign team to see if the governor, or any of his representatives, wanted to comment further about the decision to rebrand Tuesday night’s event promoting Proposition 50 and the broader issue of inflammatory political rhetoric following Kirk’s assassination.
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Un grupo de científicos de China y Singapur descubrió que los microplásticos, sean convencionales o biodegradables, sueltan compuestos invisibles en el agua cuando reciben luz solar.
Estos compuestos recibieron el nombre de «materia orgánica disuelta derivada de microplásticos« y son distintos de los que ya existen en la naturaleza.
El hallazgo, que fue publicado en la revista New Contaminants, muestra que la luz ultravioleta activa a los residuos plásticos y convierte el agua en un lugar donde se forman nuevas sustancias.
Los investigadores advirtieron que el aporte de los nuevos compuestos aumentará en el futuro por la gran cantidad de micro y nanoplásticos y residuos plásticos que ya hay en el ambiente, y porque su cantidad sigue en aumento.
El resultado implica que, a medida que crece la contaminación plástica, el agua recibe cada vez más compuestos que pueden afectar a los seres vivos y modificar los ciclos naturales.
El estudio fue realizado por Shiting Liu, Xiamu Zelang, Chao Ma, Zhuoyu Li, Xinyue Wang, Hanyu Ju y Jiunian Guan.
Trabajan en la Escuela de Medio Ambiente de la Universidad Normal del Noreste, el Instituto de Ciencias del Sistema Tierra de la Universidad de Tianjin y el Laboratorio Estatal de Conservación de Suelos de la Academia de Ciencias de China. También colaboró Jingjie Zhang, de la Universidad Nacional de Singapur.
Los microplásticos son pequeños fragmentos de plástico, de entre 13 y 74 micrómetros, que provienen de la degradación de objetos plásticos más grandes y pueden encontrarse en el agua, el suelo y el aire.
El grupo de investigadores se había propuesto averiguar cómo los microplásticos liberan compuestos en el agua, y qué cambios había bajo luz ultravioleta.
Tuvieron en cuenta tanto al Ácido PoliLáctico (PLA) y el tereftalato de adipato de polibutileno (PBAT), que son biodegradables, como los convencionales (PE y PET).
El equipo comparó esos plásticos con materia orgánica natural del río Suwannee. Así, pudo ver cómo varía la cantidad y el tipo de compuestos que sueltan los microplásticos y si la luz acelera o cambia ese proceso.
Se preguntaron si los compuestos de los plásticos biodegradables se parecen más a los de origen natural o si también son diferentes.
El estudio también analizó el ritmo del proceso, es decir, cómo y cuándo cambian los compuestos que quedan en el agua después de estar en contacto con microplásticos y luz.
Para hacer los experimentos, los científicos pusieron tres gramos de cada microplástico en agua ultrapura y los sometieron a luz ultravioleta y a oscuridad.
Analizaron las muestras durante 96 horas usando tecnologías que permiten ver las moléculas en detalle.
La luz ultravioleta aceleró la liberación de compuestos desde los plásticos. El modelo matemático mostró que la liberación sigue un ritmo constante cuando hay luz UV.
Los plásticos biodegradables, como PLA y PBAT, soltaron más compuestos solubles bajo la luz. Esto sucede porque tienen una estructura menos estable.
Los plásticos aromáticos, como PET y PBAT, liberaron compuestos de forma más lenta y pareja.
Durante el proceso, cambiaron los tipos de moléculas en el agua. En PET, los compuestos oxidados pasaron a ser mayoría. En PLA, los taninos y compuestos oxidados subieron mucho.
Los resultados confirmaron que la materia orgánica de los plásticos tiene una composición distinta a la natural: más moléculas oxidadas, menor peso y más aditivos plásticos.
El análisis identificó monómeros, oligómeros y aditivos, lo que muestra que los microplásticos no solo sueltan fragmentos, también sustancias químicas añadidas durante su fabricación.
El hallazgo implica que la materia orgánica derivada de microplásticos puede cambiar la forma en que los nutrientes y contaminantes se mueven en el agua.
Algunos compuestos pueden servir de alimento para bacterias marinas, mientras otros podrían frenar su crecimiento o ayudar a formar nuevas sustancias químicas.
Tras analizar los resultados, los investigadores sugieren vigilar el impacto ambiental de estos compuestos en distintas etapas, ya que cambian con el tiempo y el tipo de plástico.
Además, sugieren que el uso de la inteligencia artificial puede ayudar a predecir esos cambios y sus efectos.
Si bien reconocieron que se deberían realizar más investigaciones en ambientes naturales, el doctor Guan, autor principal, resaltó: “Los microplásticos no solo contaminan los ambientes acuáticos como partículas visibles. También crean una pluma química invisible que cambia a medida que se degradan”.
Además, precisó que el estudio “muestra que la luz solar es el principal motor de este proceso y que las moléculas liberadas por los plásticos son muy diferentes de las producidas de forma natural en ríos y suelos”.
Esa presencia constante de los microplásticos y su materia orgánica asociada puede modificar los ciclos naturales y la vida en el agua. Las consecuencias recién empiezan a entenderse.
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An affordable housing nonprofit and group of nearby residents filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), asking the court to «preclude» the agency from deploying tear gas and chemical or smoke-related munitions that were affecting nearby homes in Oregon.
The suit comes amid months of clashes between DHS agents and anti-immigration-enforcement groups, including Antifa, outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Interstate 5, where illegal immigrants have been detained and processed.
The Gray’s Landing houses involved in the suit — which was brought by REACH Community Development and supported by the progressive groups Democracy Forward and Protect Democracy — lies kitty-corner to the ICE facility on the Willamette River.
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Federal agents clash with protesters outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, Oct. 4, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
In the filing, the plaintiffs called DHS’ actions «shocking» and asked the court to ban immigration enforcement agents from using chlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS gas/»tear gas») and other crowd control tools «unless the use of such munitions is necessary to protect against an imminent and concrete threat to the lives of federal officers or other persons.»
The suit claims officers have deployed pepper balls, CS gas and the like «toward and around» the low-income housing complex «repeatedly when faced with no violence from protesters or imminent risk of harm.»
The nearby residents claimed to have suffered acute respiratory distress, ocular burning sensations and post-traumatic stress disorder episodes due to ICE’s forceful enforcement strategies.
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«The government causing poisonous gas and chemicals to enter plaintiffs’ bodies violates their right to bodily integrity, which the Supreme Court has long recognized as a component of the right to liberty,» the suit claimed.
REACH CEO Margaret Salazar said that as a residential community, Gray’s Landing houses families, senior citizens, veterans and handicapped people who are «repeatedly exposed to chemical agents.»
«Children are coughing indoors, seniors are struggling to breathe, and daily life has become a source of stress and fear.»
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An anti-ICE demonstrator wearing a keffiyeh is led away by authorities in handcuffs. (TPUSA Frontlines)
Democracy Forward leader Skye Perryman added that chemicals being used by the feds are also discouraging protesters from «using their voices.»
«Federal officers know that poison is flooding apartments where families live, where children sleep, and where seniors and veterans seek safety—and they keep using them anyway, fully aware of the severe harm they cause. There is no legal or moral justification for this use of force–it is a profound abuse of power and violates the U.S. Constitution. We are in court to stop it.»
Daniel Jacobson, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement the government is «poisoning» residents.
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President Donald Trump previously tried to deploy Oregon National Guard troops to quell springtime unrest in Portland, while Oregon sits among the top five states with the largest year-to-year increase in ICE arrests according to the Salem Reporter.
More than 660 people have been arrested by the feds there in 2025.
After Trump indicated during the summer that DHS would be asked to focus on certain problem areas of the country, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek remarked, «I don’t take kindly to the fact that the federal administration is picking on particular cities.»
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In November, Sen. Jeffrey Merkley, D-Ore., slammed the administration for «disturbing» raids he said are «terrorizing our communities» and allegedly detaining people «solely» based on race.
«Trump is using ICE to stoke fear and uncertainty in our communities, shredding our Constitution in the process,» Merkley claimed.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, another Oregon Democrat representing Tillamook and part of Portland, led a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem demanding information on the types of irritants and munitions being used against protesters.
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«More than a dozen advocates outside the facility have reported unprovoked attacks by Homeland Security police and FPS officers,» she claimed in the October missive, which was also signed by Merkley, Sen. Ron Wyden, and Rep. Maxine Dexter.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DHS for comment. While the agency did not directly respond for comment, Secretary Kristi Noem said in a recent statement that she will seek prosecution for all who doxx ICE agents.
«These criminals are taking the side of vicious cartels and human traffickers. We won’t allow it in America,» she said, as the agency appeared to defend its use-of-force tactics, citing the Portland facility being «under siege» for some time.
«Rioters have attacked law enforcement officials, destroyed federal property, and have posted death threats at the facility. Outside of the facility, graffiti on the sidewalk reads ‘Kill Your Masters’,» the agency said in a July statement.
«Across the country, federal law enforcement has come under attack. Gunmen opened fire on Border Patrol and ICE officers in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend on two separate occasions, seriously wounding two,» the statement added.
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