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Christopher Ruffo

πŸ‘€ Speaker
15 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

Newsom's program allocated $189 million to provide nearly all California inmates with digital tablets.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

In the state's own words, the program was meant to ensure, quote, digital equity for justice-impacted individuals.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

The state claims that the iPads are tightly controlled and meant to be used for educational purposes only.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

An investigation from Christopher Ruffo and City Journal, however, tells a different story.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

Ruffo spoke to dozens of inmates who say that the main use of the iPads is, in fact, pornography.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

While there are content controls on the devices, inmates say that those are easily worked around.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

Inmates also reportedly use their internet to access X-rated chat rooms.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

Some inmates said that others in the prison routinely chat with minors.

Morning Wire
Evening Wire: Trump & Xi Agree On Iran & California Buys iPads For Prisoners | 5.14.26

When reached for comment, California officials denied that any such behavior exists.

Morning Wire
Education Department Exposed & NIL Guidance Changes | Afternoon Update | 2.14.25

in this mini presentation is understanding the importance of sex work in the LGBT plus community and in LGBT youth survival, because especially for queer and trans people of color and most emphatically black trans women, this often is a means of income. And by not talking about it and avoiding talking about that, we're actually making that worse and making it easier for people to be stigmatized.

Morning Wire
Education Department Exposed & NIL Guidance Changes | Afternoon Update | 2.14.25

in this mini presentation is understanding the importance of sex work in the LGBT plus community and in LGBT youth survival, because especially for queer and trans people of color and most emphatically black trans women, this often is a means of income. And by not talking about it and avoiding talking about that, we're actually making that worse and making it easier for people to be stigmatized.

Morning Wire
Education Department Exposed & NIL Guidance Changes | Afternoon Update | 2.14.25

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Morning Wire
Education Department Exposed & NIL Guidance Changes | Afternoon Update | 2.14.25

who need support.

88.33 View full episode β†’
Morning Wire
Education Department Exposed & NIL Guidance Changes | Afternoon Update | 2.14.25

Where adultism meets homophobia and transphobia is the notion that as a young LGBT person, you are not in charge of yourself, you are not in charge of your body, you're not in charge of your medical care. And by denying or trying to control LGBT young people's ability to express themselves as who they truly are, this often leads to things like people running away from home.

Morning Wire
Education Department Exposed & NIL Guidance Changes | Afternoon Update | 2.14.25

Where adultism meets homophobia and transphobia is the notion that as a young LGBT person, you are not in charge of yourself, you are not in charge of your body, you're not in charge of your medical care. And by denying or trying to control LGBT young people's ability to express themselves as who they truly are, this often leads to things like people running away from home.