Teachers Push Protests on Kids, Singer’s Stolen Land Hypocrisy, Teen’s Brave Swim for Family

Left-wing teachers across the nation force students to join pro-illegal migrant protests. Pop star Billie Eilish calls the U.S. stolen land on stage, despite guarding her pricey mansion built on a local tribe's ancestral burial ground. Canada introduces a new voluntary firearm buyback program, but threatens prison time for those who don't comply. And a brave 13-year-old swims relentlessly for hours to rescue his family from a deadly ocean We'll get into all of that and your quick hits now. What's up, guys? Welcome to The Wrap-Up, where we break down the biggest stories of the week that you might have missed but need to know. I'm your host, Kacey. First up, left-wing teachers across the U.S. are forcing K-12 students to join anti-immigration and customs enforcement protests as foreign-funded activists continue to march in support of criminal illegal migrants. According to Mass Daily News, a Boston teacher posted a video Many teachers embraced the previous administration's open border policies because, with the increase in illegal immigrants, more students from those families are being fed into the school systems for free education. As a result, more teachers are hired, and local, state, and federal officials shovel more tax dollars at schools. In 2024, the city of Denver spent $356 million on illegals, with a large portion of that going to city schools. Comedian Adam Carolla highlighted another left-wing teacher of young children, leading them to chant anti-ICE slogans. Another viral video depicted a middle school teacher openly crying with joy that her young, quote, predominantly white students are protesting ICE. But parents don't seem as happy. A furious dad posted on X that his child's school, Cabrillo Middle School in Ventura, California, supported a school-wide walkout to support the pro-illegal migrant cause, where school staff and 10- to 14-year-old students walked miles from school to participate in a protest. Breitbart reported that the mother of a student at Fremont High School in Nebraska is blaming school officials after her child was hit by a vehicle during a walkout held outside the school. And while the student continues to recover from her injuries, the school organized another anti-ICE walkout. Up next, woke pop star Billie Eilish is taking heat after piously proclaiming that the United States was built on stolen land, even as she has taken a man to court and saw a restraining order after he trespassed at one of her homes. No one is illegal on stolen land. Voices really do matter, and the people matter. And, um, what can I say? Sorry. Eilish's attack on the USA caused some to wonder just how dedicated she is to her cause. The New Jersey's revealed on X that Eilish's $14 million mansion is, in fact, built on top of a former Tongva tribe burial ground, which the tribe itself later confirmed. Some critics are demanding that she give up her home if she's serious about her claims. X user Amuse asked, quote, One, if no one could be illegal on stolen land, how can land be stolen in the first place? Two, if the land is stolen, why don't you give it back? Attorney Avi Sinai of Sinai Law Firm has said he's willing to represent the Tongva tribe pro bono and start proceedings to evict Eilish from her home. In our next story, hundreds of thousands of Canadians could face prison time if they do not turn in their newly prohibited guns under a supposedly voluntary gun buyback program that is being pushed by Canada's bureaucrats. Since May 2020, the Canadian government has tried to institute a massive, quote, assault style firearms compensation program that will purportedly trade cash for prohibited guns. But if Canadians do not turn in a prohibited gun by October 2026, they could face up to five years in prison. Blair Hagan, an executive at Canada's National Firearms Association, said, quote, They have no idea where the guns are or who has them, so it's proven to be a very, very difficult situation for the government. An order in council issued by then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in May 2020 banned thousands of firearms. Hagan described an order in council as a, quote, non-democratic legal instrument where the Canadian government can ban items, like guns, without having to take legislation through Parliament. Many Canadian provinces, including Yukon, Alberta and Ontario, have indicated they will not assist the national government in enforcing the ban. Effectively, this means the feds will be on their own in enforcing the gun ban across much of Canada. In the fall of 2025, the Canadian government ran a six-week pilot of the buyback scheme that yielded only 25 guns. The government had reportedly expected to confiscate some 200 weapons. Up next, a 13-year-old Australian boy has gone viral after swimming for hours to get help for his family after they drifted out to sea. The Daily Wire reported that the family was out on the water using kayaks and paddleboards, but drifted too far offshore when weather conditions changed and were unable to paddle back in. This resulted in Austin Appleby swimming 2.5 miles back to shore to get help. Appleby's mom said she had a tough decision to make when her kayak started taking on water. Realizing the situation was getting dangerous, she told Austin to go get help. The teen originally tried to take one of the kayaks, but it began to take on water and he had to leave it behind. After swimming alone for four hours, Appleby reached the shore. He ran a mile down the road to alert the authorities, who performed a helicopter rescue of his family members still adrift off the coast. His mother, his 12-year-old brother Beau, and his 8-year-old sister were all rescued hours after he left them. By the time the rescue team reached them, the family had drifted 8.5 miles from shore. The rescue team called the teen's heroic actions, quote, superhuman. And now it's time for Quick Hits. The Washington Post announced to employees on Wednesday that it was conducting widespread layoffs that will affect its sports, international, and local news coverage. The White House administration asked a federal court to compel Nike to produce information on its diversity, equity, and inclusion goals as the athletic footwear and apparel giant faces allegations of discrimination against white employees. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has changed its mind on sex change surgeries on those younger than 19 years of age in a newly published statement saying they oppose the procedures. The shift comes after the first court case involving medical malpractice ruled in favor of a woman who had a mastectomy at 16 after being fast-tracked on trans surgeries. President Trump is planning to build a statue of Columbus on the south side of the White House grounds by East Street. The statue will be a reconstruction of the one unveiled in Baltimore by then-President Ronald Reagan, which was torn down and dumped in the city's harbor by BLM protesters in 2020. The FBI discovered a Chinese lab in Las Vegas that contained vials labeled with some of the most hideous diseases known to mankind, including dengue fever, malaria, and Ebola. And progressive magazine The Nation has nominated the city of Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize. And sadly, no, it's not satire. That's a wrap for this week. 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