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Gospel Moment: The Grip That Will Never Let Go
Sixteen-year-old Ryder Williams was working his first season as a California State Parks lifeguard at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz last Saturday. The ocean looked ordinary enough until a sudden set of powerful waves—some reported near ten feet—swept a 10-year-old boy off his feet and farther from shore. Ryder radioed the emergency, dropped his radio and sunglasses at the base of the tower, and ran. He put his fins on his wrist, inflated his buoy, and entered the water.
Pet of the Week: Gem & Topaz
📍 Cottonwood, CA This week’s spotlight shines on two stunning sisters from CATZ and DOGZ of The North State: Gem (left) and Topaz (right). These three-year-old girls are the last remaining members of a litter rescued from an RV park alongside their mother, who had endured years of repeated litters. The mama cat was half-starved and struggling to produce enough milk for her five babies. The family was fortunate to be taken in—many others in similar situations are not. Both ca
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The "OG" of the Democratic Party, James Carville May Leave.
Recently, James Carville railed against the Democrat party move toward socialism and announces that he can't be in the same party as influencer Hasan Pyker. Is Carville leaving, or has the Party alredy left him?
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Steve Hilton's "Califordable" Plan
Steve Hiltion recently spoke with Shasta County voters at the Lincoln/Reagan Dinner.
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Shasta County Old Courthouse - Part 4
Retired structural engineer John C. Dunlap addresses the Board of Supervisor. "The building is useable."
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The Triple Threat Eviscerating Democratic Funding
It's interesting that shortly after Trump shut down the flow of money through Progressive NGOs from USAID, the DNC finds itself deep in debt with a near-empty war chest. This video explores the loss of 3 main funding sources that underlie the DNC's problems.
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Lake Redding Regatta 2026
With a gaggle of paddle and rowing enthusiasts participating—and competing—the Lake Redding Regatta, for a third straight year following an 85-year hiatus, and with a stunning backdrop of the historic Dieselhorst Bridge spanning the Sacramento River, concluded its two-day run on Sunday, August 2, 2026. Hosted by Visit Redding, in partnership with the Shasta Historical Society, the Lake Redding Regatta attracted over 50 rowing and paddle enthusiasts competing in Stand Up Paddl
Jerry Sanchez, Sr.
1 hour ago1 min read
James Carville Threatens to Leave the Democrats — But the Party Already Left Him
Opinion Piece James Carville, the gravel-voiced Clinton-era strategist who once helped drag the Democratic Party toward the center, is now threatening to walk away. On August 2, 2026, the 81-year-old told Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing that he will not remain in the same party as far-left streamer Hasan Piker if the socialist influencer becomes a leading voice. “I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker,” Carville said. “If he becomes a force in the Democratic Pa
Rex Ballard
12 hours ago4 min read
“Enough Is Enough”: Steve Hilton Outlines “CalAffordable” Vision and Path to Victory at Shasta County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner
Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton addressing the attendees at the Shasta County GOP's Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. REDDING, Calif. — California Republican gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton delivered a wide-ranging keynote address at the Shasta County GOP’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on July 31, 2026, at the Win-River Event Center, framing the race as a fight to restore “liberty under the law,” slash the cost of living, and break what he called a corrupt one-party “machine” in Sacram
Kari Chilson
13 hours ago4 min read
Pet of the Week: Gem & Topaz
📍 Cottonwood, CA This week’s spotlight shines on two stunning sisters from CATZ and DOGZ of The North State: Gem (left) and Topaz (right). These three-year-old girls are the last remaining members of a litter rescued from an RV park alongside their mother, who had endured years of repeated litters. The mama cat was half-starved and struggling to produce enough milk for her five babies. The family was fortunate to be taken in—many others in similar situations are not. Both ca
Kari Chilson
14 hours ago1 min read
California’s Delete Act Now in Effect: What It Means for Shasta County Residents
California’s Delete Act (SB 362), authored by State Sen. Josh Becker and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023, officially requires data brokers to start processing deletion requests as of August 1, 2026. This law created a free, one-stop tool called the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). It lets any California resident tell hundreds of data brokers (companies that buy and sell personal information without a direct relationship with you) to delete your data and stop se
Kari Chilson
1 day ago2 min read
Tau Robotics Launches $30/Hour Humanoid Cleaning in San Francisco
Tau Robotics has launched an invite-only humanoid cleaning service in San Francisco at $30 per hour, positioning real-home deployments as both a practical service and a data engine for advancing general-purpose robot AI. Photo credit: X @alexkoch_ai Founded in 2024 by Alexander Koch (CEO) and Cornelia Weinzierl, the compact San Francisco-based company is building toward general AI for robots. It has raised roughly $2.6–3 million in pre-seed funding and operates with a small t
Kari Chilson
1 day ago4 min read
Florida’s Medicaid Fraud Crackdown Under DeSantis: A Working Model for High-Corruption States
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a statewide Medicaid Integrity Initiative on June 12, 2026, in West Palm Beach, shifting Florida from the traditional “pay and chase” approach to proactive prevention. The results so far—thousands of bad providers removed, tens of millions recovered, and hundreds of questionable behavior analysts blocked—suggest it is one of the more serious state-level efforts currently underway. For high-corruption states drowning in Medicaid waste, particularly
Rex Ballard
1 day ago3 min read
Spain’s Progressive Experiment Unravels: Amnesty Followed by 60,000-Strong Border Invasion
Pedro Sánchez’s mass regularization meets reality as migrants overwhelm Ceuta. Europe scrambles. Trump warns America is next if Democrats regain power. Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Spain’s North African Territory - Credit: nytimes.com Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez spent the first half of 2026 selling a historic amnesty for undocumented migrants as both moral necessity and economic common sense. By the end of June, more than 1.2 million people had applied for legal
Rex Ballard
3 days ago3 min read
DNC in the Red: Cash Crisis, Debt, and Donor Flight Leave Democrats Scrambling Ahead of Midterms
The Democratic National Committee enters the final stretch before the 2026 midterms deeper in a financial hole than at any comparable point in recent memory. As of the latest Federal Election Commission filings covering activity through June 30, the DNC reported roughly $16.3 million in cash on hand against approximately $18.5 million in debt—a net negative position of more than $2 million. By contrast, the Republican National Committee sits on $128.5 million in cash with zer
Rex Ballard
4 days ago7 min read
Gospel Moment: The Grip That Will Never Let Go
Sixteen-year-old Ryder Williams was working his first season as a California State Parks lifeguard at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz last Saturday. The ocean looked ordinary enough until a sudden set of powerful waves—some reported near ten feet—swept a 10-year-old boy off his feet and farther from shore. Ryder radioed the emergency, dropped his radio and sunglasses at the base of the tower, and ran. He put his fins on his wrist, inflated his buoy, and entered the water.
Rex Ballard
4 days ago3 min read
Structural Engineer Adamant That the Old Courthouse and Annex Are Still Usable — Documents Validate This — County Can Still Choose a Better Path
John Dunlap, Retired Structural Engineer, at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors' Meeting on July 28, 2026 After a review of documents produced so far by the Shasta County Department of Public Works in response to Shasta Unfiltered's Public Records Request, two experts' opinions, and information from a County whistleblower — THE DEMOLITION OF THE OLD COURTHOUSE SHOULD BE PAUSED/HALTED. REDDING, Calif. — The Old Courthouse at 1500 Court Street does not have to come down. S
Elisa Ballard
4 days ago7 min read
Mama’s Boy Politics: James Talarico’s Apparent Residency Shell Game and the Hypocrisy of Election Integrity
By Shasta Unfiltered July 30, 2026 Texas Democrats’ rising star and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico built his brand on progressive Christianity, classroom experience, and attacks on “voter fraud witch hunts.” Now records obtained by The Federalist and The Dallas Express show the 37-year-old state representative appears to have used his mother’s Austin address to paper over a residency shortfall when he jumped to a safer House district in 2022. The timing is not subtle. A
Rex Ballard
4 days ago4 min read
From Ruthless Progressive Fundraiser to Trump Voter
Evan Barker’s Awakening and the Book Exposing How Democrats Lost Their Soul Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative: Barker, Evan: 9781668213179: Amazon.com: Books Evan Barker grew up in a union family in the Kansas City, Missouri area. She was raised to believe Democrats fought for the forgotten man and ordinary Americans. Born with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic lung disease, she has credited the Affordable Care Act with saving her life—an experience
Rex Ballard
4 days ago3 min read
New Revelations at Shasta County Board Meeting Call into Question Board Decisions
Left to Right: Shasta County Board of Supervisors, Matt Plummer, Kevin Crye, Chris Kelsrom, Corkey Harmon, and Allen Long at the July 28, 2026 Board Meeting July 28, 2026, Meeting Recap REDDING, Calif. — Public comments at the July 28 Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting raised pointed questions about two high-profile issues: the planned demolition of the old Shasta County Courthouse and the basis for any potential censure of Registrar of Voters and County Clerk Clint
Elisa Ballard
5 days ago3 min read
Steve Hilton’s AI Ads Declare War on California’s Democrat Machine — and They’re Brilliant
Opinion California’s one-party Democrat machine has run the state into the ground for years: record gas prices, crushing taxes, rampant homelessness, failing schools, and a cost-of-living crisis that forces families out. Regular Californians have been told to accept it as inevitable. Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is refusing that script, and he’s doing it with some of the most creative, cinematic campaign advertising California has seen in a long time. The a
Rex Ballard
6 days ago3 min read
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