A user of the Claude artificial intelligence assistant by Anthropic reported vastly different responses to simple prompts about racial “pride.”

The user posted a screenshot of Claude apparently replying, “Racism,” when prompted to “describe white pride using only one word.”

‘Anthropic is in trouble because I fired [them] like dogs, because they shouldn’t have done that.’

When it was prompted to “describe black pride using only one word,” the screenshot showed that it replied, “Empowerment.”

Blaze News was able to independently replicate the responses from Claude and also received the response “heritage” when it was prompted to “describe brown pride using only one word.”

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who owns the AI competitor Grok, amplified the criticism of Claude on the X social media platform, which he also owns.

In response to a user’s claim that Claude is “racist,” Musk replied, “Yes.”

That post garnered more than 13 million views in less than seven hours.

Anthropic was criticized by President Donald Trump after negotiations between the AI start-up and the Department of War failed to reach an agreement.

“I fired Anthropic. Anthropic is in trouble because I fired [them] like dogs, because they shouldn’t have done that,” the president said Thursday.

However, negotiations between the department and Anthropic were reported to have resumed on that same day.

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Anthropic indicated that the rift was caused by a disagreement over whether its software could be used for domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.

A request for comment from Anthropic about the post was not immediately returned.

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President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security scored a significant legal win on Thursday regarding its immigration enforcement surge.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched Operation Midway Blitz in September, intending to target criminal illegal aliens hiding behind sanctuary policies in Chicago, Illinois.

‘President Trump is trying to protect American citizens while local elected officials REFUSE to do so.’

The following month, organizations representing journalists and residents filed a complaint against the Trump administration, accusing federal agents of responding to the protesters “with a pattern of extreme brutality in a concerted and ongoing effort to silence the press and civilians.”

The plaintiffs claimed that federal agents had “injured and sickened” civilians and the press through the use of force and tear gas.

“The officers are not physically threatened,” the complaint read.

The lawsuit requested that the court prevent federal agents from continuing to use alleged “unconstitutional tactics.”

RELATED: Ramming attacks on ICE spike, endangering agents as Democrats continue to spew hateful rhetoric

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In November, a federal judge in Chicago issued a broad injunction in response to the complaint, placing restrictions on the use of force.

“The use of force shocks the conscience,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis stated.

The Department of Homeland Security appealed the federal judge’s ruling, calling the injunction “an extreme act by an activist judge that risks the lives and livelihoods of law enforcement officers.”

On Thursday, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to lift the injunction, claiming that the lower court had “granted an overbroad, constitutionally suspect injunction.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi called the appeals court’s decision “a huge legal win” for Trump.

“President Trump is trying to protect American citizens while local elected officials REFUSE to do so. @thejusticedept attorneys were proud to argue this case. We will continue fighting and WINNING for the President’s law-and-order agenda,” Bondi wrote in a post on X.

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The plaintiffs previously requested that Ellis dismiss the case after the operation had wound down. The judge granted that motion in January.

The appeals court was critical of Ellis’ decision to dismiss the lawsuit without prejudice, stating that “any class members or the lead plaintiffs could refile these claims tomorrow.”

“They could ask the district court to reinstate a near-identical preliminary injunction, adopting the facts and legal reasoning from the district court’s order,” the majority wrote, adding that they could “help avoid that pitfall by vacating the order that depends on these conclusions.”

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BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales’ first documentary on H-1B visa abuse was only the beginning. What started as an investigation into shell companies listing residential addresses has expanded into something far larger: office “hives” where dozens of businesses claim the same suite number while sponsoring foreign workers whose physical presence is difficult to verify.

“One of the things we’re noticing as we dig through all of this data, the issue isn’t just multiple people working out of one location, which by the way, there’s nothing wrong with, right? There’s nothing wrong with that. But what we’re seeing is multiple businesses opening out of a single location and then sponsoring visas,” Gonzales explains.

“Now we’re calling these hives, multiple companies listing the same address on their paperwork. For example, in this one office,” she continues, “… we found at least 19 companies so far that use this single suite all at the same time.”

“Either they’re listing it as their business address, or they’re saying that they have workers there present at that work site location,” she adds.

When Gonzales visited another “hive,” she was told by a woman on site that the companies she was looking for were not there anymore or never come into the office.

“Very strange. Why are all of these companies listing a suite when the companies clearly don’t exist here? It’s an address to an entire building. They say they’ve never heard of any of these companies, and the companies that they have heard of never come in. We’d never see these people. They have no physical presence at this location,” Gonzales says.

When confronted by Gonzales, the husband of the owner of one company she was investigating explained that they went through the legal process to get seven H-1B workers approved — but those workers never showed up.

However, his wife, the legitimate owner, claimed they were all at the office.

“The funny thing about all these public access files is that a business has to maintain them even if their employees apparently never even come,” Gonzales says, playing a clip of the husband asking what a “public access file” is.

“These people are legally required to maintain their public access files, even after the employment ends for a period of time. But here’s the thing. These files are just, they’re just basic. A couple of word documents,” Gonzales says.

And while Gonzales isn’t declaring “fraud” just yet, she does point out that “there are enough holes in the story here” that “show how easy it is for companies to just get approved for visa workers, only for them to just vanish into thin air.”

“They could literally be anywhere right now,” she says, adding, “We have no idea.”

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Nate Sheets is not only a fifth-generation Texan, entrepreneur, and founder of Nature Nate’s Honey, but he’s now the Texas agriculture commissioner — and he has big plans for Texas.

Sheets ran on supporting local Texas farmers, protecting local agriculture, and improving the quality of the food we eat.

“I’m running to be Texas agriculture commissioner because we’re losing agriculture like never before and we have a pandemic of health crisis related to the food that we’re eating in America,” Sheets told BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey’s father, Ron Simmons, on “Relatable.”

“I’ve been endorsed by Governor Greg Abbott. I want to make agriculture great again. And we’re going to get out there and help farmers and ranchers. We lost 68 farms this week, and we don’t have to continue to do that,” he explained.

And Simmons believes Sheets has it in him to do just that, noting that on each jar of honey, Sheets used to have his cellphone number, which he would answer in the middle of the night.

Now, Sheets keeps a Bible verse on each jar of honey.

“He followed in the footsteps of those businessmen, like the Greens with Hobby Lobby, that not only … talk the talk, but walk the walk in their business world to help build the kingdom,” Simmons explains.

“He’s committed to trying to help Texas live a healthier life,” he says, “and the Department of Agriculture in Texas is a big part of doing that.”

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An illegal alien residing in Philadelphia has been charged with unlawfully voting in the 2024 general election, when Republican candidate Donald Trump was running against then-Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Department of Justice announced on Thursday the criminal charges and the arrest of Mahady Sacko, 50.

‘Illegal aliens ARE registering to vote in Pennsylvania.’

Sacko, who entered the U.S. in 1998, was previously ordered deported in 2000 but remained in the United States.

He allegedly falsely represented himself as a U.S. citizen to register to vote and cast a ballot in federal elections, after initially registering in January 2005.

Sacko also voted in in federal elections in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, according the criminal complaint shared by Fox News Digital.

Voting records indicated that Sacko registered as a Democrat, the Philadelphia Inquirer stated.

Sacko, who is from Mauritania, now faces up to five years in prison for his alleged crimes.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Sacko in 2007. ICE attempted to deport him, but his Mauritanian passport had expired, and the agency could not obtain one for him. Unable to return Sacko to his home country, he was released from ICE custody and ordered to check in with the agency.

“Sacko voted in person for each of these elections, except for the 2020 primary election, in which he voted by mail. On each occasion, Sacko falsely represented that he was a U.S. citizen,” an FBI special agent wrote in the criminal complaint.

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Conservative activist Scott Presler reacted to the news of Sacko’s arrest.

“The DOJ just indicted an illegal alien for voting in the 2024 election in Pennsylvania,” Presler wrote in a post on social media. “I went a step further & discovered that he’s registered as a democrat in Philadelphia. We have proof. Illegal aliens ARE registering to vote in Pennsylvania.”

“We are getting the data for the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania voter rolls before the Department of State does a massive purge,” Presler wrote in a subsequent post. “Now, we know what to look for!”

Sacko’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

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NBA player Draymond Green has come out in defense of stripping as “art” and says a strip club is part of Atlanta’s culture.

The statements stem from controversy over the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks hosting a “Magic City Monday” game on March 16 against the Orlando Magic. Magic City is a famous strip club in Atlanta.

‘It’s actually a form of art that some choose to indulge in and some choose not to indulge in.’

Following the team’s announcement of the celebration — which includes music, wings, and podcasts — San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet condemned the promotion and said it denigrates women.

“The NBA should desire to protect and esteem women. … We should promote an atmosphere that is protective and respectful of the daughters, wives, sisters, mothers, and partners that we know and love,” Kornet wrote. His sentiment was shared by Golden State Warriors veteran Al Horford.

However, Horford’s teammate Green had a much different view, stating on his podcast that he objects to Kornet’s remarks, despite having daughters.

“I object to what Luke Kornet is saying. … As a man with a wife, as a man with daughters, as a man with sisters, and as a man with an amazing mother and an amazing grandmother and incredible aunts and nieces,” Green began.

The 36-year-old then described Magic City as an extremely successful business that simply has “an option for females to work there.”

When it came to directly addressing Kornet’s remarks, Green first mentioned that it is entirely optional for anyone to visit the strip club. He then took issue with Kornet condemning stripping as a job, describing it as one would a regular profession.

“I think to point out that they have esteem issues because that’s the line of work they chose, I actually think is less protective of women because you’re condemning something as if — it’s actually an art,” Green claimed. “I don’t know if you’ve ever been, but like, if you see it in action, it’s actually a form of art that some choose to indulge in and some choose not to indulge in.”

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Green went into a further defense of strippers and said that “because a woman decides that that’s the art that they want to partake in and that the customer wants to take in,” it is “reflective on society’s thoughts and how they once viewed things.”

“I don’t necessarily think it’s a hit on the esteem of women,” he added.

Green then cited rapper Cardi B as a former stripper who does not appear to have “esteem issues,” because she has a successful music career. He also claimed that the reason the NBA is allowing the event to happen is because “the NBA as a community is a very inclusive community.”

Echoing Hawks ownership and staff, Green then described Magic City as part of Atlanta’s culture.

For example, Jami Gertz, an owner of the Hawks, said last week, “The iconic Atlanta institution has made such an incredible impact on our city and its unique culture.”

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Former NBA player Lou Williams, who had a pair of two-year stints with the Hawks, was far more impartial on the matter than Green was.

“Everybody won’t be happy about everything,” he told TMZ. “I think it’s an opportunity for everybody to be educated on things that they agree with and things that they don’t agree with.”

The Hawks have remained steadfast, though, telling the New York Post that the event will go on as planned.

In a separate statement to TMZ, Magic City manager JuJu Barney said, “There will be no nudity whatsoever, at all” at the event. He added, “There will be no signs of nudity. There will be no nudity at all. It’s strictly just wings and music and people having a good time.”

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The mayor of San Francisco’s security team was attacked on Thursday just before he called for giving the city a “reset.”

On Thursday evening, members of San Francisco Democrat Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security team were involved in an altercation with two suspects in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood, Fox News reported.

‘We are grateful that the officers assigned to the mayor’s security detail acted swiftly and courageously to protect him in a dangerous and unpredictable situation.’

San Francisco Police confirmed to Fox that the confrontation occurred around 5:40 p.m. local time. The altercation unfolded after the mayor’s vehicle was stopped on the road.

Video from the scene shows a member of the security detail engaging with one of the suspects, who subsequently throws the security guard to the ground.

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The suspects were arrested and later identified as 44-year-old Tony Phillips and 33-year-old Abraham Simon. Both were transported to San Francisco County Jail and booked, according to Fox.

Police have not explained the cause of the confrontation or whether the mayor was directly threatened.

In a statement to CBS News on Thursday night, Lurie’s press secretary, Charles Lutvak, said the mayor was not involved in the incident.

“There was an altercation this evening involving the mayor’s security detail. The mayor was not involved,” Lutvak said. “We appreciate our SFPD officers for their quick response and for keeping our city safe every day.”

Louis Wong, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, confirmed that one union member was injured and praised the response of officers.

“The San Francisco Police Officers Association is relieved to hear that Mayor Daniel Lurie was not injured in the violent incident that occurred Thursday evening in the Tenderloin,” Wong said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We are grateful that the officers assigned to the mayor’s security detail acted swiftly and courageously to protect him in a dangerous and unpredictable situation.”

At nearly the same time as the altercation, Lurie’s X account, which has Chinese characters that supposedly spell his name, posted a video saying, “San Francisco needs a reset.”

“Our city charter is one of the longest in the country. It is bloated. It is broken. And it only works for the people who know how to manipulate it — not everyday San Franciscans,” Lurie says in the video. “Today, I’m proposing reforms to clean up our city charter and make the government, and me, more accountable to you.”

The replies section of this video was quickly flooded with footage from the Thursday altercation when the news of it broke.

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Comedic actor and director Ben Stiller objected to the White House using a scene from one of his most popular movies in a video promoting the attacks on Iran.

The high-energy, 42-second video is titled “Justice The American Way” and blends patriotic movie clips with scenes from the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

‘We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine.’

One of the scenes is a brief clip from “Tropic Thunder” showing Tom Cruise’s Harvey Weinstein-like character, Les Grossman, dancing.

Stiller, who wrote, directed, and starred in the 2008 comedy movie, posted the video and his demand on the X social media platform.

“Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip,” he wrote. “We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.”

On the other hand, fellow actor Kevin Sorbo expressed his approval for the video from the White House.

“I love this,” he responded.

Stiller has previously expressed his support for liberal causes and politicians, including in 2024 when he appeared in a fundraiser video for then-Democratic candidate for president Kamala Harris.

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Despite his liberal proclivities, Stiller did speak out against those who called certain scenes in “Tropic Thunder” racist in the years since its release.

“I make no apologies for ‘Tropic Thunder.’ Don’t know who told you that,” he said in 2023 about the movie’s blackface character, played by Robert Downey Jr. “It’s always been a controversial movie since when we opened. Proud of it and the work everyone did on it.”

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As Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion under President Donald Trump close in on the first full week attacking Iran, the House has passed a resolution reaffirming Iran’s pariah status against the United States. However, over 50 Democrats have refused to go along.

In a Thursday vote on a resolution reaffirming that “Iran continues to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism,” 53 Democrats voted against the resolution, while Republicans voted unanimously in favor of it.

‘It’s disappointing — but not shocking — that 53 of my Democrat colleagues could not vote in support of a resolution calling out Iran’s terrorism.’

Sponsored by Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the nonbinding resolution passed 372-53, with two Democrats voting present and five members not voting, including the embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas).

Of course, all members of the “Squad” of progressive Democrats were among the ranks of those who voted against the resolution: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).

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The two-page resolution stated several reasons Iran is inimical to the United States, including sponsoring enemies who have killed U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.

The reasons included, for example, that “the Islamic Republic of Iran remains the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism and provides substantial financial and military support to groups including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis.”

The resolution also made note of the Iranian nuclear enrichment program: “Whereas, according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafeal Grossi, Iran has amassed a large stockpile of enriched uranium and continues to block access to undeclared sites in Iran affiliated with their ‘big, ambitious nuclear weapons program.'”

Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.) claimed the resolution “contains inaccuracies and is designed to justify the President’s actions in Iran.”

On the other hand, North Dakota Rep. Julie Fedorchak, a Republican, said in a statement: “Standing with our allies and confronting state-sponsored terrorism is essential to protecting Americans and advancing stability around the world. This resolution sends a strong message that we will not ignore or excuse the regime’s extremist actions.”

“It’s disappointing — but not shocking — that 53 of my Democrat colleagues could not vote in support of a resolution calling out Iran’s terrorism,” Fedorchak subsequently wrote on X.

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A Republican congressman trying to unravel the unbelievable spending under the Biden administration was rightfully angered by one example exposed during congressional testimony with a State Dept. official on Thursday.

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers tried to explain one program that paid for making maps more “queer,” as she testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

‘Nonbinary and trans francophone linguistic attitudes and ideologies towards inclusive French in Montreal, Canada.’

“Can you tell me, what is ‘queering the map’?” asked Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida.

“So, I think we were trying to make the maps more gay,” Rogers replied.

“Literally? How do you make a map more gay?” he responded. “Or gay at all?”

“Since the age of cartography, we’ve had pretty good maps, but maybe they weren’t gay enough,” she said.

“So, I know also, I took critical theory in college,” Rogers added. “I think sometimes people use ‘queer’ as a verb. I do understand that the maps that we were trying to make gay were, I think, of Czechia and Slovakia. So maybe those countries asked for it? I doubt it, but I don’t know.”

“We do have real things to work on in Congress,” the congressman claimed, “like what’s going on with the imminent threat of Iran, and it is embarrassing that we have to talk about the fact that things like this were funded: nonbinary and trans francophone linguistic attitudes and ideologies towards inclusive French in Montreal, Canada.”

Video of the exchange from Chairman Mast’s official account was widely circulated on social media.

“My time is expired. I’m gonna give you a list of these, and any of these you can provide me the receipt for: the Facebook link to where they wanted to take photos of how they were doing a DEIA flash mob in Kyrgyzstan,” Mast continued.

“Whatever documentation they have of all these things,” he concluded, “we would love to see that and would absolutely love to know the individuals specifically that were busy writing these grants because they have no business receiving another paycheck from the people of the United States of America.”

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Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga of Michigan detailed some of the crazier spending under Biden during his speech at the hearing.

“The Biden State Department spent $25,000 on transgender opera in Colombia, $150,000 to ‘build the capacity of intersex leaders’ in India, $20,000 for a drag show in Ecuador, $72,000 for queering the map of Slovakia, whatever that means, and the list goes on.”

Rogers responded to the video from her social media account.

“Czechia and Slovakia are great countries. I’m sorry that my predecessors ‘queered’ your maps! This is why future public diplomacy grants will be streamlined, accountable — and channeled toward real American interests, like free speech and sports diplomacy,” she wrote.

A Newsweek fact-check found the claim that the Biden administration spent taxpayer money on a drag show in Ecuador to be true.

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