The left has made its favorite formula clear: Stop talking about the wrongdoing and start questioning the people who confront it.

And BlazeTV host John Doyle points out that this couldn’t be more accurate than in the leftist portrayal of Chris Hansen and his famous investigations into online child predators in the new Hollywood film “Primetime.”

Rather than focus on the heroism of his exposes and the lives he saved, the film “deconstruct[s] his motives and make[s] the story really about how he was just driven by ego or fame.”

One motive for making a film like this, Doyle believes, is that the “left wants to take men who are successful and deconstruct them and tear them down.”

“I mean, Chris Hansen is a hero. He catches the predators,” he says.

“They want to make the conversation really about your response or your reaction to the bad behavior rather than the conversation being about the bad behavior itself,” he continues, “You see this with literally everything.”

Doyle points out that when murder or crime statistics regarding different races are brought up, the left ignores the crime and focuses on “racism.” When terrorism is brought up, the left focuses on “Islamophobia.”

“Literally any issue, this is what these people do. The real problem is always how you are responding or reacting to the bad behavior,” he says.

In the film, the attention is diverted away from the man who was trying to meet a child to engage in a sex crime.

“We are now made to feel like Chris Hansen is the weird person here for having this kind of fixation,” Doyle explains.

“So, again, never about the bad behavior itself, always about the reaction to the bad behavior,” he says.

“We see these shots of Chris Hansen literally lurking in the shadows as if he is a predator hunting his prey. That is what it is doing,” he continues. “So it’s implying that, you know, he is preying on the predator the same way that the predators are preying on the kids.”

“It’s this kind of moral relativism where it’s like, ‘Oh dude, yo, who’s the real predator?’ This kind of thing,” he adds.

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The NCAA got one step closer to achieving its President Trump-aligned rule changes this week.

For months, the president has been pushing sweeping adjustments to college athletics that would limit transfers, payments, and eligibility for athletes.

‘It will not only save college sports, it will save the colleges themselves.’

On Monday, the Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 in a 77-22 vote, with the bill sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

The vote came months after Trump’s executive order that urged national action on the issue in April and received support from legendary college coaches.

While the legislation does favor the historic college institutions in some regards, it also benefits student-athletes.

The bill prohibits schools, conferences, and the like from restricting student-athletes from entering into name, image, and likeness agreements; students must report any NIL compensation to their school that is greater than $600.

Other big changes come in the form of limiting player and personnel movement. Student-athletes are allowed only one transfer during their eligibility, or they otherwise face having to sit out for a year.

The five-year eligibility window would also change, effectively upending the redshirt system and replacing it with a fixed eligibility window. Under the bill, five calendar years of eligibility would be initiated at the start of the academic year after the athlete has turned 19 or the day the athlete first enrolls full-time in college, whichever comes first.

For coaches, football personnel cannot become the head football coach at a different institution during the same season.

The bill still faces a battle in the House in order to become law and will likely have to wait until after the midterm elections. However, the president still called the Senate vote “a really big deal.”

“It will not only save college sports, it will save the colleges themselves,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Congratulations to Randy Levine, President of the New York Yankees, and all of those who worked with him, on a job well done!”

RELATED: ESPN’s Pat McAfee gets death threats over Trump comments. There’s just one problem — he didn’t say them.

Other changes in the bill would prohibit Division 1 conferences from “reducing the number of varsity or Olympic sports teams that a member institution must sponsor,” with schools that make $80 million in athletics revenue prevented from reducing the number of roster spots for sports that they provided in 2024-2025.

Student-athletes also get a 10-year window after eligibility to come back and finish their degree, and schools must provide the same grant-in-aid amount as when they were student-athletes.

As well, agent endorsement contract fees are capped at 5% under the bill, and school spending on athletes is capped at $50 million annually.

RELATED: NY Giants quarterback labeled ‘insane’ over pregame comments — almost no one knew he was quoting the Bible

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The NCAA has boasted about the Protect College Sports Act on its website, insisting it will “level the playing field” nationwide.

The NCAA says it supports “sustainable, fair revenue sharing,” protecting women’s and Olympic sports, and “reasonable” transfer limitations.

The Big Ten Conference also issued a statement Monday: “We look forward to the next steps to passage as we continue to support the act as passed by the Senate.”

The Hill reported the bill as granting the NCAA sweeping federal antitrust protection that would shield it from lawsuits, with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) claiming it will only perpetuate exploitation.

“What this bill does, at its core, is protect a system of exploitation,” Murphy said, per CNN. “This bill protects the billions of dollars that coaches and executives are making by suppressing compensation for some of the most highly valued athletes in the world.”

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said the bill seeks to serve “the large, wealthy interests that have been controlling college sports for a long time.”

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An unknown assailant vandalized the constituent office of Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Biddeford, Maine.

A message in red spray-paint seen Monday read “TRUMP” on one door and “WHORE” on another. An image of the tagging, shared by Maine Assistant Senate Republican Leader Matt Harrington, comes amid a heated midterm campaign in the state.

‘Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated.’

Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson has repeatedly suggested that Collins is “owned” by President Donald Trump, despite Collins’ reputation as a political moderate.

“Who has she served? She’s served Donald Trump,” former Maine Senate President Jackson said at the emergency nominating convention in July, when he replaced controversial candidate Graham Platner.

Immediately prior to the vandalism, Jackson ratcheted up accusations of subservience against Collins.

“Donald Trump owns her,” Jackson told reporters in Portland over the weekend, according to C-SPAN footage cited by Spectrum News.

By Monday, Collins’ office was defaced.

“Vandalism is unacceptable,” Sen. Collins’ chief of staff, Katie Brown, said in a statement. “Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated. Our Biddeford constituent service office remains open, and we will continue serving the people of Maine.”

RELATED: Graham Platner’s replacement has history of violence, unearthed police report reveals

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The paint was cleared later that same day, according to the Portland Press Herald.

“What has the world come to? This is disgusting, disappointing and it’s not the Maine I grew up in,” Harrington said on X. “Do better.”

Despite Jackson’s earlier rhetoric, he also condemned the vandalism on Monday.

“There’s no place for this in Maine,” Jackson said in a statement. “Vandalism and intimidation are wrong, full stop. Senator Collins and her staff should be able to do their jobs without anyone defacing their office, and I condemn whoever did this.”

Jackson’s slapdash effort to topple Maine’s five-term Republican senator has been an uphill battle. In 1988, Jackson’s longtime domestic partner, Lana Pelletier, told police that Jackson “pushed her around” after a fight with another man, though both she and Jackson now deny that he was violent with her that night.

Public polling averages still have Jackson up by one to two points, though Collins has consistently overperformed relative to polling. Collins was expected to lose to Democrat challenger Sara Gideon in 2020, but ended up retaining her seat by 8.6 points on Election Day.

Biddeford Police Chief JoAnne Fisk confirmed that an investigation into the incident has been opened, but no suspects have been named, the Bangor Daily News reported.

State Sen. Harrington and the Biddeford Police Department did not respond to requests for comment from Blaze News.

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The investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith has led to allegations that he was trying to swing the presidential election of 2024.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said a legal whistleblower revealed that Smith had obtained 4,782 checks from Americans who donated to President Donald Trump and pro-Trump entities between 2019 and 2023, often in small amounts.

‘Every member on this committee ought to be outraged for what happened to their constituents. Which one of my Democratic colleagues will join me in that outrage?’

Grassley directly challenged Smith to address the allegations while he testified before Congress on Tuesday.

“No matter what you say, there’s no legitimate basis for what you did,” said the veteran Republican, according to a transcript in his press release.

“Donations to Republican groups wasn’t necessary to your investigation, which is proved out by the fact it wasn’t mentioned in your public report. Now, the Justice Department and FBI will forever possess thousands of people’s addresses, phone numbers, banks, bank account numbers, bank routing numbers, and copies of their true signatures,” Grassley said.

Republicans on the committee posted an image of some of the checks with the personal information redacted.

“Every member on this committee ought to be outraged for what happened to their constituents. Which one of my Democratic colleagues will join me in that outrage?” Grassley asked.

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas accused Smith of trying to rig the presidential election.

“Jack Smith is a deranged partisan fanatic,” Cotton posted on social media. “He is one of the worst abusers of lawfare in history. He secretly seized GOP lawmakers’ phone records for one reason: to try to swing 2024 and help Democrats win.”

For his part, Smith said he did not remember those particular subpoenas but defended his investigation against claims of political bias.

“Yes, we acquired financial information. As I sit here right now, I cannot recite to you every subpoena we issued,” said Smith. “I can tell you why we issued subpoenas, and it was to conduct a criminal investigation of one of the most serious crimes that’s ever happened in our nation’s history. I had a duty to collect facts.”

RELATED: AZ grand jury indicts Republicans over effort to overturn 2020 election, including Giuliani, Meadows, and Jenna Ellis

Smith was berated by Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana during his questioning about his collecting toll records of phone calls from members of Congress.

“You make me want to throw up in my mouth!” said Kennedy.

Smith obtained two indictments against the president through his special investigation. One had to do with Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his alleged unlawful retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Both were dismissed after Trump was elected in 2024.

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Netflix’s upcoming “Narnia” adaptation is leaving BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey with some concerns, especially considering the original author C.S. Lewis’ work has helped shape her to be the Christian she is today.

“His work really exists like in the backdrop of my mind,” Stuckey says, explaining that his work “drew [her] heart and [her] mind into wanting to understand Christianity better.”

“When you understand what he is trying to articulate when it comes to the battle of good and evil, the creation of the earth, the eternal plan of redemption that God is carrying off without a hitch, then those seemingly small and mundane descriptions in ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,’ they really just, they catch you,” she continues.

“And C.S. Lewis has an incredible way of doing that. And so I really care about this adaptation. I really care about how people are introduced to C.S. Lewis’ work,” she adds.

However, she doesn’t believe director Greta Gerwig is the right one to make the introduction.

While Stuckey admits that Gerwig is “very talented” and has directed films like “Little Women” and “Barbie,” she is now making headlines for “creating Narnia as what she describes as a rock opera.”

“And she’s cast Meryl Streep … as the voice of Aslan. He is the lion, if you don’t know, and he is the creator. He’s the one true king of Narnia. He is kind of the Christ character in C.S. Lewis’ fantasy series,” she explains.

Gerwig explained her reasoning as wanting “someone who was profound but not pretentious, who had gravitas but not morose self-seriousness. Someone who could communicate depth and pathos as well as joy and delight.”

“But Meryl Streep is a woman,” Stuckey says. “And Aslan is portrayed as a ‘he’ through this series. And it’s important.”

“Now I think there’s going to be a lot of guesses about whether or not this is some kind of message about transgenderism or gender fluidity or feminism. I don’t know. I don’t know. I mean, it is a strange choice when you think about a woman voicing a male character and continuing to be called male,” she continues.

“I don’t know if that is the political point that she’s trying to make, or if she’s just trying to do what a lot of artists do, and that’s blur lines and do things that don’t make sense,” she adds.

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The vast majority of approved H-1B beneficiaries since 2022 are from India, government data shows.

Although the Trump administration is pumping the brakes on the tech-heavy visa program with a new executive order, there are still city-sized numbers of Indian workers getting new visas each year.

A whopping 77,673 Indians were approved for initial employment in 2022.

Between 2022 and 2025, official government data shows a shocking number of visas were approved for Indian workers.

In fiscal year 2022, that number was 320,791, according to numbers from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. For 2023, the number decreased to 279,386. But for 2024, the number went back up to 283,397, before stagnating at 283, 772 for 2025.

As well, Indian nationals represent the vast majority of H-1B recipients, accounting for at least 70% of beneficiaries each year: almost 73% in 2022, over 72% in 2023, 71% in 2024, and approximately 70% in 2025.

Chinese people represent the second-most H-1B approvals in each year, but only account for between 11.7% and 12.5% of the total. Canada and the Philippines are the next-highest contributors, but their share is just over 1% each.

RELATED: ‘He got afraid’: Former employee of alleged H-1B fraudster reveals what happened after Sara Gonzales exposé

While these numbers include both extensions and new approvals, the number of Indians acquiring initial employment in the U.S. each year is still staggering and makes up the majority of foreign workers.

A whopping 77,673 Indians were approved for initial employment in 2022, representing almost 59% of all initial H-1B visas. Chinese workers were second at just under 19,000 or 14.3%

Initial employment visas were given to almost 69,000 Indians in 2023 (57.9% of total), while more than 80,000 received approval for initial employment in 2024 (57% of total).

To the Trump administration’s credit, the number dropped to 57,747 in 2025, a 50% share.

In terms of gender, from 2022 to 2024, the vast majority of Indian workers getting visa approvals were men. Each year the share of Indian men getting H-1Bs was at least 75%; the 2025 data did not report on the gender split.

RELATED: ‘He got afraid’: Former employee of alleged H-1B fraudster reveals what happened after Sara Gonzales exposé

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Vice President JD Vance recently echoed the administration’s position on H-1B visas, saying that the White House was not going to let corporate America “lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor.”

Vance linked to a fact sheet that boasted some of the administration’s accomplishments and intentions when it came to the program and the job market.

The Trump administration stated that it wanted to improve interagency coordination and enhance “scrutiny of H-1B visa applications.”

The document touted the renewal of a $100,000 fee for “certain alien H-1B visa applications,” which it said had reduced IT outsourcing by the largest firms by 92%.

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under Anthony Fauci funded deadly gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at the likely Chinese epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, SARS-COV-2 was apparently not the first deadly virus that created panic in the former NIAID director’s office.

‘I believe all of this is important for bio defense.’

According to a journal entry obtained by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and published by Just the News, Fauci privately expressed terror upon learning that his agency had supported a U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases experiment that took Ebola — a deadly virus with a case fatality rate ranging from 25% to 90% in recent outbreaks — and aerosolized it, thereby making it airborne.

Fauci appeared to be more concerned about what damning insights the killer form of Ebola provided into a relevant vaccine than about his agency’s role in the production of an airborne plague.

In a journal entry dated March 7, 2016, Fauci wrote that he was informed “about a crazy situation where USAMRIID did an aerosolized challenge of Zika in NHPs and showed that the VSV vaccine did not protect (no surprise). However, they showed that although the 2 control animals died and 16 of 20 vaccinated animals died, there was more inflammation in the lungs of the vaccinated animals – implying that vaccination is bad.”

Fauci accused “those guys at USAMRIID” of being “idiots.”

RELATED: First domino to fall? Fauci’s ‘consigliere’ pleads GUILTY to role in COVID cover-up

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Two days later, Fauci wrote that he had a teleconference with officials from the White House, the CIA, the National Intelligence Authority, the Pentagon, and the Department of Health and Human services “regarding an experiment that the USAMRIID did that challenged [nonhuman primates] with aerosolized Ebola to see if the [vesicular stomatitis virus] vaccine protected. Obviously, it did not. Stupid experiment.”

The two unvaccinated primates in the experiment’s control group did not have inflammation in the lung, but Fauci noted that the “vaccinated animals had necrosis, inflammation and fibrin in the lungs.”

After highlighting the finding that Ebola vaccination was apparently a liability in this case, Fauci stated, “This should have been a classified experiment. The foolish DOD people send the data to the FDA and then circulated as FYI to various embassies including to those in West Africa where we are about to engage on a much larger DSD vaccine trial for Ebola.”

“The embassies in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone) as you might expect went bonkers since it looks like we’re going to vaccinated [sic] people with the dangers [sic] vaccine,” added Fauci.

The Obama administration announced plans in early 2015 to begin testing Ebola vaccines in Africa and conducted Ebola vaccine trials in Africa well into 2016. Fauci publicly stated at the time, “A safe and effective vaccine will undoubtedly be a critical tool.”

In his journal, Fauci bemoaned the lack of secrecy about the Pentagon’s “bioterror related experiments using a variety of Ebola vaccines to determine their efficacy against aerosolized challenge with people,” then suggested that government researchers should refrain from publishing such experiments “since they could indicate a vulnerability.”

Fauci concluded the March 9, 2016, entry by writing, “I believe all of this is important for bio defense, but has little to do with naturally emerging Ebola outbreaks. Nonetheless, the idea that the vaccine can do harm is now causing people a great deal of concern.”

According to NIAID documents released by Sen. Paul, Fauci’s agency funded at least one of the Ebola aerosol experiments.

Paul noted, “The study was conducted at the Army’s infectious disease institute at Fort Detrick under a NIAID task order, an engineered exposure that drove the virus deep into the lung in a way natural infection would not. NIAID helped craft the study design. Its own internal report later confirmed: ‘NIAID provided funds.'”

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That “internal report” was attached to an email sent to Fauci by Michael Kurilla on March 18, 2016, in response to a request from Fauci. “This originated with concerns that NIAID undertook studies that should have been classified (or perhaps even never conducted),” Kurilla wrote.

In a March 10, 2016, email to an underling at NIAID, Fauci noted that he “almost fell off [his] chair” when the Pentagon admitted at the multi-agency that it funded the experiment with NIAID.

Fauci subsequently demanded more information about his agency’s involvement with the experiments, telling subordinates in a March 11 email, “No one will get hurt if they made a mistake, but then they told me the truth. If someone does not tell me the truth and I find out they did not, then they are gone.”

Last month, Fauci’s former senior adviser and longtime acolyte David Morens pleaded guilty to his role in the attempted cover-up of federal records pertaining to the origin of the COVID-19 virus and to a clandestine initiative to restore U.S. funding to the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology.

The NIAID, USAMRIID, and a legal representative for Fauci did not respond to Blaze News’ requests for comment. Kurilla could not be reached for comment.

Sen. Paul told Just the News, “Americans deserve to know what kind of risky research their taxpayer dollars are funding. It is clear additional oversight is needed into what Dr. Fauci’s institute was paying for long before COVID.”

Dr. Richard H. Ebright, a molecular biologist at Rutgers University, told Blaze News that the Ebola aerosol experiments were unjustified:

Ferret models of Ebola virus infection by the intramuscular route and the intranasal route already had been performed and published. There was no legitimate justification for performing an animal study — especially an extremely costly primate study — of Ebola virus infection by aerosols in an aerosol chamber. The fact that the NIAID funded and DOD performed this redundant, pointless, and extremely costly study underscores the over-funding, excess capacity, and waste in U.S. bioweapons-agents research and the opportunities for reductions in over-funding, excess capacity, and waste in U.S. bioweapons-agents research.

Ebright added that Fauci’s “main reaction to the study was that its existence and its results needed to be classified, in order to prevent policymakers and the public from learning about its existence and drawing conclusions from its results.”

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Sometimes I wonder what younger men talk about in 2026.

Then I think about my own youth in my 20s and 30s. What did my friends and I talk about? Music, mostly. At least with my crowd. What bands you liked. What new groups you were listening to.

Why is a female broadcaster telling me about returning punts? I returned punts on my JV football team in high school, and it was terrifying. She has never returned a punt.

Films were another topic. The latest movies by Scorsese or Tarantino. There were video games, of course. And books occasionally. And more esoteric pursuits: Computer stuff. Martial arts. Learning to surf.

And then the perennial topics: sports, politics, jobs, women.

The day the music died

Nowadays, music has faded in importance to most men. Movies also seem less popular and not as important.

Politics has become a dangerous subject. Nobody is talking about that in a casual way — not with people they don’t know.

Dating is also a difficult topic of conversation. Women seem to be outdoing men in education, employment, and almost everything else. They really don’t need us any more. And they know it.

A respite in sportsball

But then there’s sports. That’s one topic getting more popular with men.

Sports is safe to talk about. It’s an easy subject to introduce. It’s something men of all ages seem to have an instinctual interest in.

Most importantly, it’s an area where masculinity is not criticized. In sports, men can do “men” things. They can be violent (football). Or graceful (basketball). Or analytical and strategic (baseball).

A safe harbor

Sports remain a place of sanctuary for guys. To become deeply involved in a “Monday Night Football” game is like a separate state of consciousness where you are momentarily shielded from the anxieties of the day.

A good football game has a satisfying narrative. There’s a beginning, a middle, and an end. The competition is real. The result is conclusive. What happened happened. When it’s done, it’s done.

There’s no changing the outcome afterward. No manipulating the statistics or who gets the credit.

A family affair

A love of sports is something you can pass on to your children. You can create family traditions around it.

Unlike most things in modern life, sports institutions remain connected to their histories. Consistency is valued. Conservation is a virtue.

If your grandfather took you to Fenway Park to see the Boston Red Sox, you might do the same with your grandchildren. Which is a great point of pride in Boston.

RELATED: Is college even fun any more?

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The bookie is on your phone

Unfortunately, anything with this much cultural significance and historic value will inevitably be subverted by the powers that be.

One obvious example: online gambling, which has been permanently attached to every kind of sporting event. Point spreads are now the first talking point when discussing an upcoming game. Even if you don’t gamble yourself, the constant presence of sports betting brings an aura of darkness and exploitation to what should be wholesome entertainment.

It’s nice that they have a “Gambling-is-ruining-my-life” hotline. But what would be even better is for sports gambling to be illegal, as it was for almost my entire lifetime.

Sideline reporters

Another vector of attack: the presence of women in areas of sports that should rightly be the domain of men.

Throughout the sporting world, we see women inserted into male competitions as referees, commentators, coaches, and trainers.

Why is a female broadcaster telling me about returning punts? I returned punts on my JV football team in high school, and it was terrifying. She has never returned a punt. I want to hear from someone who’s done it and knows what it feels like.

Hurting the children

Another alarming development: the transformation of sports into a potential career path for children, who find themselves involved in grueling training routines before they have reached their teens. And this despite coaches, pro athletes, and ex-players urging kids not to begin life-altering training too early.

An entire industry has emerged to develop “future sports stars” from an early age. Never mind the damage to their bodies and the delusional parents who fall for these scams. These kids will be so burned out that they’ll never want to play sports again.

Don’t get too comfortable

All of which is to say: Sports is a precious resource for men. It keeps us sane. It makes us happy. Think about the joy we have experienced in recent weeks from the beginning of the new NFL season.

But we can never get too comfortable. We must remain diligent and protect sports culture from subversion and profiteering. If sports is what we love, sports is what we should fight for.

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Friends and fans alike have rushed to honor the man they knew as Richard Belding, the principal on the hit 1990s teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell.”

Actor Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Mr. Belding from “Good Morning, Miss Bliss” in 1988 all the way through “Saved by the Bell: The New Class” in 2000, passed away on Sunday in Burbank, California. He was 75 and had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for the past eight years, the New York Times reported.

‘Dennis was the biggest kid on the SBTB set. If you knew him, you loved him.’

Fellow “SBTB” cast members took to social media to remember their friend.

Mario Lopez, who played handsome jock A.C. Slater, wrote:

Heartbroken to hear about my old friend Dennis Haskins. He played the principal, but Dennis was the biggest kid on the SBTB set. If you knew him, you loved him — and if there was karaoke, you knew Dennis was getting on that mic! I’m grateful for the laughs, the memories, and the friendship we shared all these years. Rest easy, my friend. You’ll always be part of our Bayside family.

Lark Voorhies, who played social butterfly and fashionista Lisa Turtle, said:

Knowing Dennis Haskins for almost 40 years has been one of the truest blessings of my life, which makes losing him hurt so deeply. We shared so much history together from our earliest days, and through it all, he remained a fabulous person, a loyal friend, and someone with such a kind, gentle heart. I am truly heartbroken by his passing and will miss his warmth and laughter more than words can say. Rest in peace Dennis, you will always hold a special place in my heart.

Dustin Diamond, who played nerd Samuel “Screech” Powers, preceded Haskins in death. Diamond died of lung cancer in 2021.

RELATED: ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies at 44

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“SBTB” alumni are not the only ones grieving the loss of Haskins.

Longtime Fox Sports commentator Tim Brando called Haskins a “dear friend” of 30 years. “He was a wonderful soul, and like so many actors on shows of that kind busting his chops to remain a working actor, but having been in such a strong role as Principal it wasn’t easy,” Brando recalled.

“Just a charming man with. Huge heart.”

TV nostalgia X account Blaze Binges shared an endearing clip of Haskins from the show, claiming, “Saved by the Bell was sacred in my house.”

Another fan wrote: “To say ‘Saved By the Bell’ was a big part of my childhood would be an understatement. Rest peacefully, Dennis Haskins. And thank you.”

Reports indicate that Haskins was as friendly and charming in real life as his on-screen persona, Mr. Belding. According to the NYT, he grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, got married and divorced, and eventually made his way to Burbank.

Kimberly Snow, once a bartender where Haskins was a regular, eventually became his caretaker. “A lot of people thought he owned it, but he didn’t,” Snow recalled of Dimples Karaoke, now closed.

“He just loved the place and its people.”

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An armed home invasion in Florida backfired last week as a man renting a Airbnb shot one suspected intruder and fought the other.

Fort Lauderdale Police officers responded to the scene near Northwest 19th Avenue and Eighth Street around 6 p.m. Thursday, WSVN-TV reported.

‘I just heard the shots, maybe at least 10, and then everybody went running.’

Two males were carrying guns when they broke into the home while the renter was inside, investigators told the station, adding that the renter tried to fight off the perpetrators and shot one of them in the torso in what cops are calling an act of self-defense.

Police said the armed intruders fled the home on foot and left a bloody trail behind, the station reported, adding that a chair splattered with blood was visible at the scene.

A 911 dispatcher said the shot intruder “had an AR, and the complainant shot him. Apparently there were five or six people in a truck that fled the area that were with the gentleman who got shot,” WSVN reported.

Detectives told the station they later found the wounded intruder — identified as 18-year-old Dareon Publien — a short distance away; he was suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso.

Police later apprehended his accomplice — identified as 25-year-old Sean Ian Thompson — as well, WSVN reported.

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“I just heard the shots, maybe at least 10, and then everybody went running,” area resident Arthur Butler Junior told WSVN.

Publien was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition Friday morning, the station said.

WSVN said that after Publien is released from the hospital, he will be taken to the Broward County Jail and face the same charges as Thompson: attempted felony murder and home invasion with a firearm.

Jail records indicate only Thompson is behind bars as of Tuesday morning.

Police told the station they aren’t looking for more suspects and are trying to determine if the armed home invasion was random or targeted.

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