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Bruce Springsteen has a severe case of Kimmel-itis.

Former “Man Show” host Jimmy Kimmel once told a journo he wasn’t worried about losing Republican viewers due to his hard-left shift. “Not good riddance but riddance,” the lachrymose late-nighter quipped.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is furious about the Trump-Kennedy Center’s choice for the Mark Twain Prize for Humor.

Now, the 76-year-old Boss is singing a similar tune. He’s hitting the road for a new, anti-Trump tour, complete with official No Kings messaging and, hopefully, lots of fiber in his tour bus fridge. And he doesn’t care if he sheds fans along the way.

“I don’t worry about if you’re going to lose this part of your audience. I’ve always had a feeling about the position we play culturally, and I’m still deeply committed to that idea of the band. The blowback is just part of it. I’m ready for all that.”

His shrinking fan base might not be ready for those sky-high ticket prices …

Best Actor

Josh Duhamel isn’t an A-list star, but he’s got a mindset his peers might consider.

The “Shotgun Wedding” alum is taking them to task about their political posturing. Shut up and act, he suggested, although he phrased it in a more genteel manner. Why? They might stay employed if they do, which is a bigger issue in today’s shrinking Hollywood.

“I have real strong opinions about things, but I don’t really talk about them. … Why would I alienate half my audience? Because I respect their views on things, but I’m not going to preach to them. They can believe what they want.”

Somewhere, Johnny Carson is smiling …

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Next-Files

The truth is out there, but will anybody recognize it?

That “X-Files” reboot from Oscar winner Ryan Coogler is moving forward, and we know who the two main actors will be — Himesh Patel and Danielle Deadwyler. Are they the new Mulder and Scully?

No.

So if there’s no Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and the new leads are playing fresh characters, what makes it an “X-Files” joint, to borrow Spike Lee’s phrase? The show’s original creator, Chris Carter, is an executive producer on the project, which often is a glorified credit given out of respect, not hands-on involvement.

To Hollywood, it really doesn’t matter. It’s all about brand recognition and familiar IPs. All we know is there better be a man smoking somewhere, or you’ll see riots in Nerdville …

I don’t CAIR; do you?

Oooh, CAIR is mad.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is furious about the Trump-Kennedy Center’s choice for the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. It’s Bill Maher, the HBO host and veteran stand-up comic who refuses to ignore Islam’s problematic headlines.

Maher is an equal-opportunity offender when it comes to religion. He even made a movie about it. Since most celebrities steer clear of Islam in general, his comments stand out. CAIR even shared a fiercely worded statement on the selection.

“Mr. Maher would have never received this recognition if he were an antisemitic comedian who supported terrorism against Jewish-Americans or Israelis, but his open bigotry against Muslims and support for the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza are somehow perfectly acceptable.”

CAIR didn’t point to any incendiary Maher riffs, according to the Hollywood Reporter, but the organization said he supports Israel and has attacked Hamas as “evil.” Evil? Now, where would Maher get that idea …

Sweeney’s salute

If you thought leftists hated Sydney Sweeney already, this will send them over the edge.

The “Euphoria” star enraged progressives last year by joking about the words “genes” and “jeans” in an American Eagle ad. White supremacist, they cried, revealing more about themselves than anything Sweeney actually did.

The starlet took the blowback in stride, as did American Eagle, which watched its stock prices soar thanks to the commercial.

Now, Sweeney is toasting her little brother, who is serving in the U.S. military overseas. And she’s extending her good wishes to the men and women doing the same.

“Thinking of all our boys and girls overseas and sending my love! Thank you for your service :).”

Meanwhile, late-night comedians are skewering the U.S. over its decision to topple Iranian despots, and stars like Javier Bardem want the war that stopped the mass slaughter of Iranian citizens stopped at all costs.

Clearly, Sweeney has gone too far.

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I just finished “BLT week.” This was a week in which I ate one bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich every day. By doing so, I managed to consume one 16-ounce packet of bacon, most of two slicing tomatoes, and a ball of iceberg lettuce in eight days.

This is the price you pay when you’re single and live by yourself. When the extra fancy bacon goes on sale at your local supermarket, you can’t resist buying it. And then you hurriedly pick up a tomato and lettuce.

People have urged me to invest in a quality freezer. But I don’t want to live a freezer life. I watched my Boomer father give his best years to the freezer ethos.

And then it’s a race to eat all that bacon before it goes bad, or gets relegated to the back of the refrigerator, where it will eventually go really bad.

I know you can use bacon in a lot of different ways, but I’m not that creative. I stick with the BLTs. And maybe a couple of strips with breakfast.

But of course, familiarity breeds contempt. And so after a week of constant bacon, I’ve had enough.

Pork for dorks

Last month, I did a “pork chop week.” It was the same scenario as the bacon: I bought a packet of five pork chops on sale. But then I had to make sure to eat one a day, lest I forget about them and they end up in the back of my fridge, where I would rediscover them months later.

This is a standard practice for me. Since I’m rarely cooking for someone else, and I can’t resist a deal, I end up buying family-sized portions of different food products — which I then feel obligated to eat continuously until they’re gone.

I suppose I could buy a “grab-and-go,” single-person meal from the deli section of my supermarket. These meals are designed for chronically stressed-out single people, who have given up on life.

Typically, they consist of one sad pork chop, a pathetic glop of mashed potatoes, and three scrawny green beans, all encased in microwaveable plastic, for the outrageous price of $20.

No thank you on that. Instead I buy the pork chop family pack. Five pork chops for $5.

Those five pork chops are intended to be one meal for a family of five.

But for me, it’s a week’s worth of pork chops. At the end of which, I’d rather not see another pork chop for a while.

A friend in need

I have a friend who is also single. She lives alone in another state. She gets caught in the same trap, buying too much food, much of which is perishable.

But unlike me, she doesn’t force herself to eat it all. She throws the extra in the fridge and forgets about it.

This is where I come in. I go visit her and spend a week eating all the leftovers in her fridge. The fish sticks she didn’t eat. The remainder of a takeout pad thai order. Half of a tuna casserole she forgot about. Or part of a stale Sarah Lee cheesecake.

Recently, I found slices of cold pizza that had spent weeks in the back of her fridge. Fortunately, using my advanced single-guy microwave skills, I was able to bring these deceased pizza slices back to life and make a nice meal out of them.

Singles going steady

Some people refer to these food portion problems as a “singles tax.” It’s that extra bit you have to pay because you have not coupled up or don’t have a family.

You especially get gouged by the singles tax when you travel. I travel a lot, and the amount I spend on hotels … yikes! Or paying for gas on long driving trips when I’m the only person in the car. Such trips feel very wasteful.

But this is becoming the norm: Solo travelers, solo diners, solo apartment dwellers — more than ever, people are living by themselves.

According to Pew Research, “About 38% of adults aged 25 to 54 in the U.S. are unpartnered, which includes those living alone, a significant increase from 29% in 1990.”

Alone again, naturally

So where did this trend away from couples and toward singletons begin? For myself, it began in my 20s. I knew that I wanted to be a writer, which is, of course, a precarious profession.

In my case, that seemed to preclude a wife and kids. How would I support them over the inevitable lean years? I wouldn’t want to force my “starving artist” lifestyle on a family.

But nowadays, you don’t have to justify being single by your choice of jobs. People just prefer it.

Men and women no longer have a “yin and yang” relationship. They are no longer considered two different types of humans who complement each other and need each other’s different abilities.

No, men and women are increasingly the same. They both have jobs. They both own homes. They both have cars and gym memberships and credit cards and food preferences.

As they have become more isolated and less dependent on one another, men and women increasingly live alone, shop alone, dine alone.

Everyone can take care of themselves. Nobody needs anybody. It sounds good in terms of personal freedom. But you can’t help wonder about the long-term societal effects.

And really, how happy can you be when you’re forced to eat yet another BLT, after you just ate six of them?

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Cold, cold heart

And yes, people have urged me to invest in a quality freezer. But I don’t want to live a freezer life. I watched my Boomer father give his best years to the freezer ethos: putting stuff in there and then digging it out, five years later, covered in ice and snow, and not remembering what it is or why he bought it.

No, I want to live now. I want to eat now. I want to go to the supermarket and feel the thrill of finding a jumbo pack of gourmet chicken apple sausage at half price!

If that means I’ll be eating chicken apple sausage every day for the rest of the calendar year, that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

Hope, always hope

In the meantime, I remain hopeful that change is possible. That men and women will come together, embrace their differences, and learn to live with each other again. (And increase the birthrate?)

Only then will we create the kind of families who can easily consume five pork chops in one sitting.

In the meantime, if you need any chicken apple sausage, I’ve got extra.

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Catholic churches across the United States are seeing increases in attendance, especially for Easter.

This comes just a few short months after Pope Leo XIV was interpreted as making a push for more inclusivity within the religion.

‘[There is] a thirst and hunger for God and stability that faith brings to people’s lives.’

An Italian academic who follows the Vatican said earlier this year that the new pope is likely to continue his predecessor’s “trajectories.”

Pope Francis famously said in 2013, “If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?”

To that end, Pope Leo’s comments at the beginning of 2026 were determined by some to signal an increasing tolerance toward those who are typically considered at odds with the Catholic tradition.

“Only love is trustworthy; only love is credible,” the pope said in January. “While unity attracts, division scatters.”

However, the truth was somewhere in the details. Massimo Faggioli, the academic from Trinity College Dublin, told Reuters that the pope was “working to convince the cardinals that they need to work collectively together to do what the Catholic people want them to do.”

As the year has progressed, followers have learned that while the pope told his biographer the church’s beliefs about “gay and trans people” has not changed, he added, “but the Church invites everyone.”

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Truly progressive messaging was not clearly found in the pope’s Lent messaging soon thereafter. He asked parishes to listen to “the word of God, as well as to the cry of the poor and of the earth.”

He said Catholics must strive to make their communities places where “the cry of those who suffer finds welcome, and listening opens paths towards liberation, making us ready and eager to contribute to building a civilization of love.”

No matter how one interprets the pope’s call to religious arms in 2026, it has seemingly worked, with a recent survey of Catholic parishes showcasing a rather large uptick in attendance.

The New York Times reported at length about the surge in followers, starting with the Archdiocese of Detroit, which will see 1,428 new Catholics for Easter, its highest in 21 years.

Galveston-Houston will see a 15-year peak, while Des Moines has an increase of 51% this year, 265 to 400.

Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy said his congregation is up by nearly 200 — already at its highest in 15 years — while Philadelphia’s following has nearly doubled since 2017. Newark has gone from 1,000 Easter-goers in 2010 to 1,700 in 2026.

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McElroy told the Times he thinks the Holy Spirit is behind the surge, while Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski of St. Louis says the increase could be due to a rise in uncertainty and anxiety.

There is “a thirst and hunger for God and stability that faith brings to people’s lives,” he said. The archbishop then blamed technology and COVID-19 for magnifying isolation.

The report also claimed that those between 18 and 35 years old were the noted age range that has seen the most growth among several dioceses.

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A brother and sister pair in Florida are both facing decades in federal prison after a bomb was discovered at an Air Force base days after they had fled the country.

Alen Zheng, 20, and Ann Mary Zheng, 27, who lived together in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, are both under federal indictment in connection with the bomb.

Officials described the device as ‘viable’ and ‘potentially very deadly.’

On March 10, a person called 911 to report that an IED had been placed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, CENTCOM for the U.S. military. Investigators searched the base but did not find any suspicious device at that time.

However, on March 16, an IED was discovered at the base visitor center. At a press conference on Thursday, officials described the device as “viable” and “potentially very deadly.”

The 911 call about the bomb was eventually traced back to Alen Zheng, who, along with Ann Mary, had purchased plane tickets to China on March 11 and then flew there the following day, according to Gregory Kehoe, the U.S. attorney for the Central District of Florida.

Before they left, the siblings allegedly sold a black Mercedes SUV that investigators determined was at MacDill at the time the bomb was placed. IED “residue” was later discovered in the vehicle, Kehoe alleged.

For reasons unknown, Ann Mary Zheng returned to the U.S. on March 17. She and their mother spoke with investigators and “conceded” that they knew about the IED planted at MacDill and Alen’s involvement in it, Kehoe claimed.

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Alen Zheng, who is believed to still be in China, has been charged with attempted damage of government property by fire or explosion, unlawful making of a destructive device, and possession of an unregistered destructive device. If convicted, he could spend up to 40 years behind bars.

Ann Mary Zheng — who has been accused of “corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating, and concealing a 2010 black Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 with the intent to impair its integrity and availability for use in the federal prosecution of Alen Zheng” — has been charged with evidence tampering and assisting after the fact. She faces up to 30 years if convicted.

A spokesperson from the office of the U.S. attorney for the Central District of Florida confirmed to Blaze News that the siblings are naturalized U.S. citizens and that their mother, whose name was not provided, is in federal custody regarding immigration.

“The mom’s in custody because she is an overstay, and … she’s in custody for deportation,” Kehoe said at the press conference. She has not been charged with any crime, but Kehoe indicated that the investigation is ongoing and that the possibility of future charges against her could not be precluded.

Of note, MacDill Air Force Base received a call on March 18 from someone who mentioned a bomb placed there. “How did you like the surprise at the MacDill Visitor Center?” the caller said, according to a DOJ press release. “Tick tick boom, it’s gonna be between your eyes.”

The suspected caller, 35-year-old Jonathan Elder, was arrested Monday.

The spokesperson from the U.S. attorney’s office told Blaze News that there is no known link between Elder and the Zhengs at this time.

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Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida just got one step closer to being expelled from the House of Representatives.

The House Ethics investigative subcommittee effectively found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of nearly every campaign finance violation levied against her earlier this year. The bipartisan panel voted to start the process that could lead to Cherfilus-McCormick’s expulsion after she was accused of laundering millions of dollars worth of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds related to a COVID-era contract into her campaign account.

‘That raises serious concerns about due process.’

“After careful deliberation that lasted until well past midnight, the adjudicatory subcommittee found that Counts 1-15 and 17-26 of the [Statement of Alleged Violations] have been proven,” the committee said in a statement.

“Shortly after the House returns from April recess, the full Committee will hold a hearing to determine what, if any, sanction would be appropriate for the Committee to recommend.”

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This verdict came after the committee’s six-hour hearing Thursday, which was the first public ethics hearing since 2010.

Cherfilus-McCormick is facing several accusations in addition to a federal criminal indictment ranging from filing false financial disclosures, seeking “special favors” with earmark funding requests, and improperly using funds to finance her campaign.

Ahead of the hearing, Cherfilus-McCormick criticized the committee, saying her legal team was denied “reasonable time to prepare” for the trial.

“That raises serious concerns about due process and the fundamental rights every American is entitled to under our Constitution,” Cherfilus-McCormick said in a statement. “While I am limited in what I can address due to an ongoing federal matter, I have cooperated fully within those constraints.”

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“I urge the Committee to follow its own precedents and uphold fairness and not allow this process to be driven by politics or numbers,” Cherfilus-McCormick added. “I welcome the opportunity to set the record straight and challenge these inaccuracies, when I am legally able to do so. Make no mistake: I am innocent and I am a fighter. My district is made up of fighters. I will continue to fight for the people I was elected to serve.”

In order for Cherfilus-McCormick to be expelled, two-thirds of representatives would have to vote in favor of expulsion, requiring some Democrats to agree to vote with Republicans.

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Police in Dayton, Ohio, have released body camera video showing an officer stopping a male on a bicycle for a traffic violation — but it turns out he had a gun, ran from police, and was fatally shot amid a struggle for the weapon.

The male was identified as Reginald Thomas, 44, WHIO-TV reported, citing the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office and Dayton Police Department.

‘He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun!’

The incident occurred just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of N. St. Clair and E. Third Streets, the station said.

Police Chief Kamran Afzal on Wednesday said an officer was on routine patrol and saw Thomas, who was riding a bicycle, commit a traffic violation and stopped him, WHIO noted.

Thomas kept trying to show the officer his ID even though he wasn’t asked to show it, police told the station.

The officer then asked Thomas if he had a weapon, WHIO noted, adding that Thomas in the bodycam video can be heard denying he had a weapon.

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Image source: Dayton (Ohio) Police bodycam screenshot

The bodycam video then shows Thomas jumping off his bike and running from the officer.

Image source: Dayton (Ohio) Police bodycam screenshot

The officer soon catches up to Thomas and takes him to the ground, the video shows.

The bodycam video shows that Thomas appears to have a gun in his hand, WHIO reported.

Image source: Dayton (Ohio) Police bodycam screenshot

Indeed, the officer begins yelling, “He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun!”

After a struggle, the officer points his gun at Thomas and orders him to drop his weapon, the station said, adding that Thomas complies, and the officer re-holsters his gun.

However, when the officer attempted to handcuff Thomas, he fought the officer — and in the new struggle, the officer and Thomas began moving toward the gun that Thomas had just dropped, WHIO said.

The station added that the bodycam video appeared to show Thomas again reaching for and gripping the weapon, the station said.

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Image source: Dayton (Ohio) Police bodycam screenshot

With that, a second officer who arrived for backup fired one shot, which struck Thomas, WHIO reported.

Officers rendered aid to Thomas before he was taken to Miami Valley Hospital where he later died, the station said.

You can view bodycam video of the incident just below:

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The officer who initiated the traffic stop and the officer who fired the shot both have three years of service with accommodations and no discipline, WHIO reported.

Police provided post-incident images showing the recovered gun and loaded magazine as well as a mugshot of Thomas indicating his previous convictions for resisting arrest, assault, and aggravated menacing.

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Image source: Dayton (Ohio) Police

Image source: Dayton (Ohio) Police

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a criminal investigation and present the facts to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, the station said, adding that the Dayton Police Department’s Professional Standards Bureau will conduct an internal administrative investigation.

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As someone who works in media, BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales has seen it all — or so she thought.

A couple of days ago, Sara stumbled across a story that genuinely baffled her: “Quadruple amputee cornhole champion facing murder charges in fatal shooting.”

To make matters even more confusing, the suspect — Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, Maryland — was driving a car when he allegedly shot the victim in the head twice.

“This is the most curious thing I’ve ever heard,” says Sara.

“Obviously, I did a deep dive on this story.”

On this episode of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” Sara shares the details of a story unlike any she’s covered before.

While information regarding how Webber was able to drive a car or allegedly fire a weapon have not been officially disclosed by police, video footage appears to shed some light on how he was able to accomplish certain tasks.

Sara first plays a clip of Webber competing in a cornhole match. The video captures his unorthodox technique, in which he caterpillar-crawls his way to the pitcher’s box, grips the corner of the bag between his residual limbs, and uses a powerful whipping motion of his upper body and arms to release the bag with impressive accuracy.

Sara also shows video footage that appears to show Webber loading and firing a 9mm handgun using his residual limbs as well as footage of him appearing to handle a long rifle.

“Like, I know he has the right to bear arms, but that usually implies he has some arms of his own,” Sara quips.

“This is the weirdest story.”

To hear Sara go into more details of the case, watch the video above.

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Night driving used to be routine. Now for many drivers, it’s something they actively dread.

The reason is simple: Modern headlights are getting brighter — and for everyone outside the vehicle using them, that often means blinding glare. Drivers are dealing with harsh, white LED and laser lights that can overwhelm their vision in seconds. It’s not just uncomfortable. It’s a real safety issue.

Instead of flipping down a solid visor that blocks part of the windshield, the system uses a clear panel that darkens electronically.

Now Michigan-based auto tech company Gentex says it may have a solution.

Bright lights, big pity

Automakers have spent years pushing more powerful lighting systems in the name of safety. On paper, brighter headlights improve visibility for the driver behind the wheel.

But on real roads, the effect is more complicated.

For oncoming traffic, those same lights can reduce visibility, not improve it. Drivers report being dazzled, losing contrast, and struggling to see lane markings, pedestrians, or obstacles for several seconds after exposure.

That’s not a minor inconvenience. At highway speeds, even a brief loss of clear vision can have serious consequences.

And the data backs up what drivers already know.

A 2024 European survey found that 71% of drivers say headlight glare is intolerable or extremely annoying. More than half say they sometimes squint or briefly close their eyes to cope. A majority report difficulty seeing the road during those moments.

In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says glare is now the number one lighting-related complaint from drivers.

Nightly trade-off

This is a classic example of a well-intentioned change creating a new problem.

Headlights have become more powerful due to advances in LED and laser technology, along with evolving safety standards. But there has been less focus on how those lights affect everyone else on the road.

The result is a trade-off drivers feel every night: One driver sees better; everyone else sees worse.

That imbalance is now drawing regulatory attention. European regulators are studying whether lighting rules need to change, and in the U.S., complaints continue to rise.

But regulatory fixes take time — and in the meantime, drivers still have to deal with the problem.

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Dim some

That’s where companies like Gentex come in.

The proposed solution is a transparent, dimmable sun visor designed to reduce glare from oncoming headlights. Instead of flipping down a solid visor that blocks part of the windshield, the system uses a clear panel that darkens electronically. You can still see through it, but the harsh light is softened.

The technology builds on something many drivers already trust: auto-dimming rearview mirrors. Sensors detect bright light, and the glass adjusts instantly to reduce glare.

Bringing that same concept to the front of the vehicle is a logical next step — and in practice, it works.

In testing and demonstration, the effect is noticeable. The glare is reduced without blocking the road ahead, which is the key difference from a traditional visor. It doesn’t feel like a work-around so much as a natural extension of a feature drivers already rely on.

Eye spy

For drivers who regularly deal with bright, poorly aimed headlights, this kind of technology could make a meaningful difference.

It reduces eyestrain. It makes night driving less fatiguing. And importantly, it does so without requiring drivers to change how they drive or where they refuel — something that has been a sticking point with other new automotive technologies.

That’s part of what makes this approach compelling.

Rather than waiting for a full redesign of headlight standards — or expecting perfect compliance across millions of vehicles — this is a solution that works within the reality drivers already face.

In many ways, this is how the auto industry has always evolved.

A problem emerges. Regulations lag behind. And suppliers step in with technology that improves the driving experience in the meantime.

Made in the shade

Gentex has done this before with auto-dimming mirrors. This visor builds on that same idea — using relatively simple, proven technology to solve a very real problem.

And because it doesn’t require a complete redesign of the vehicle, it’s easier for automakers to adopt.

Like most new features, the dimmable visor will likely appear first in higher-end vehicles when it launches around 2027. Over time, as costs come down, it could move into more mainstream models.

That matters because the underlying issue isn’t going away. Headlights will likely continue getting brighter as automakers pursue better forward visibility and new lighting technologies. Which means glare will remain part of the driving experience.

Practical work-around

Gentex’s dimmable visor doesn’t solve the root issue of headlight glare — but it doesn’t need to. What it does is something more immediate: It gives drivers a way to manage a problem they already deal with every night.

And based on early impressions, it does that in a way that feels intuitive, effective, and easy to live with. In today’s automotive landscape, that kind of practical innovation can go a long way.

Because for many drivers, the challenge isn’t seeing the road. It’s seeing clearly when the road lights up in front of them.

For more on this, check out my interview with Gentex’s Craig Piersma.

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The Senate has partially funded the Department of Homeland Security following a 42-day stalemate — but there’s a catch.

More than six weeks after DHS was first shut down in mid-February, the Senate agreed in the early morning hours on Friday to fund key agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and most notably, the Transportation Security Administration. Although the funding agreement was long overdue, the Senate continues to withhold funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

‘Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis.’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) called the supplemental funding “unfortunate,” saying it is only prolonging policy disagreements Democrats continue to move their goal posts on.

“The Dems wanted reforms,” Thune said. “We tried to work with them on reforms. They ended up getting no reforms, but, you know, we’re going to have to fight some of those battles another day.”

The Senate greenlit this funding bill by a voice vote around 2:00 a.m. ET and is now headed into a two-week-long recess. The spending package is now on its way to the House.

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This funding was put through just hours after President Donald Trump ordered his new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay our TSA Agents.”

“Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do!” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday evening. “Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports.”

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“It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it!” Trump added. “I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer.”

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Fourteen months into Trump’s second term, the verdict is in. No mass deportations. No major immigration reform. And if Democrats return to power, they will rip the doors off the hinges again.

Trump did slow the flow and put a dent in some outdated visa programs. But the results remain too small relative to the scale of what came before him and what may come after him.

One day, red states will need to enact these deterrents. The only question is timing.

That leaves one durable partial solution: Use red-state supermajorities to deter illegal aliens from settling in those states when the next wave comes. States may lack the power to deport illegal aliens outright, but they can make daily life harder. They can deny jobs and benefits, impose criminal penalties, and create a lasting deterrent that survives any one presidency.

Ron DeSantis appears to understand this in Florida. Almost no other Republican governor does.

Idaho offers the clearest example of the problem. On paper, it looks like the kind of state where serious immigration enforcement should be easy. Republicans hold 61-9 and 29-6 majorities in the House and Senate. Conservatives gained ground in the House thanks to the Freedom Caucus. Yet when the time came to pass meaningful reforms, the GOP establishment folded.

The House moved several bills. The Senate is quietly killing them. Gov. Brad Little (R) remains publicly silent, apparently hoping the issue dies in committee while he cruises to re-election under Trump’s preemptive endorsement and keeps his donor class happy.

The bills now stalled in Idaho expose the fraud.

H704 would mandate E-Verify for all public and private employers and give the state attorney general real enforcement power. It passed the House 43-26 despite opposition from 17 Republicans. It now sits dead in the Senate State Affairs Committee under Chairman Jim Guthrie and Senate President Pro Tempore Kelly Anthon.

H700 would make it a misdemeanor knowingly to hire illegal aliens without using E-Verify. That bill is also dead in the Senate, and 22 House Republicans opposed it.

H659 would require all counties and cities to cooperate with ICE through 287(g) agreements. In a state with barely any elected Democrats, one might assume mandatory ICE cooperation would be the easiest of calls. Instead, the bill passed the House 41-27, with 18 lukewarm Republicans joining Democrats in opposition, and now sits dead in the Senate State Affairs Committee.

H660 would require police to inquire about immigration status after a lawful arrest and would mandate a twice-yearly report on crimes committed by illegal aliens. By definition, this involves people already suspected of some other offense. Even so, the bill passed only 40-30 and is now being blocked in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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H764 would create a state analogue to the federal statute that penalizes anyone who knowingly or recklessly conceals, harbors, transports, or materially assists illegal aliens. It includes misdemeanor and felony penalties, license revocations, and forfeiture provisions. In other words, it would build precisely the kind of standing deterrent red states will need when Democrats reopen the border. It has not even advanced out of committee.

S1318 would audit refugee-resettlement contractors in Idaho, including the number of refugees served, their demographic and language data, participation in language programs, housing use, geographic distribution, and relevant public-health statistics. It would also require disclosure if those entities aided illegal aliens. It remains blocked in the Senate State Affairs Committee.

H592 would require the state to track how many illegal aliens receive hospital services and how much that costs taxpayers. It would not deny care. It would merely quantify the burden. A similar law in Florida led to a drop in illegal-alien use of the health care system. Idaho’s bill has not moved.

H656 would do the same basic thing in schools by auditing the number of illegal aliens enrolled. It has gone nowhere.

How does this happen in a state so red? The answer is simple: Many Republican officials remain functionally progressive on immigration.

Little is deeply unpopular with the grassroots, but he neutralized the threat of a primary by securing Trump’s endorsement. Everyone knows he opposes these bills. He simply does not want to say so out loud. Better to let them die quietly in committee than risk angering the base or the business interests that still demand cheap labor.

Call it political Murphy’s law. DeSantis is term-limited in Florida. Brad Little gets a third term.

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Even Florida has not gone far enough. It already has E-Verify, but lawmakers failed to remove the 25-employee exception. Similar attempts to strengthen E-Verify have failed in West Virginia, Indiana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, all solidly red states.

A few bright spots remain.

Tennessee may pass some worthwhile bills, though lawmakers gutted legislation to charge illegal aliens tuition. Arizona’s legislature is close to passing SB 1421, which would bar illegal aliens from opening bank accounts, cashing checks, or obtaining loans by prohibiting financial institutions from accepting foreign ID cards or ITINs as sole identification. It would make life in the United States much harder without legal status. The bill passed the Senate and awaits a House vote. Unfortunately, Arizona has a Democrat governor who will likely veto it.

That only raises the harder question: Why is this not already law in the 22 Republican trifecta states?

The same problem appears in commercial trucking. Amid the rash of crashes involving illegal-alien drivers, very few states have acted seriously. Oklahoma alone passed a law requiring proof of citizenship to reciprocate out-of-state commercial driver’s licenses. Florida appears to be the one state seriously enforcing the English-language requirement and checking for illegal aliens at truck stops.

Iowa let a bill die in committee that would have required driver’s license exams to be administered only in English. Indiana passed an English-only testing bill, but still failed to address out-of-state CDLs, even after two illegal aliens killed Indiana residents in separate incidents in less than two weeks in February.

One day, red states will need to enact these deterrents. The only question is timing. Will Republicans build them now, during the lull, or will they wait until hundreds of thousands of new invaders flood back in under a future President Gavin Newsom?

That choice will tell us whether Republicans ever meant a word they said about immigration.

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Pennsylvania State Police said troopers were called to a home Tuesday night near the intersection of 18th Street and Water Street in Brownsville Borough in Fayette County for a “reported disturbance,” KDKA-TV reported. Brownsville is about an hour south of Pittsburgh.

Investigators said a woman in the home heard someone beating on her door, after which a male allegedly broke a window to get inside — and then entered the woman’s bedroom, KDKA said. A criminal complaint said the male used a brick to break the window; it all happened around 11:30 p.m.

‘She got beat up a little bit, but she shot the guy.’

When the male wouldn’t leave and continued moving toward the woman, investigators said she shot him in the leg, the station noted.

The woman shot the male once more in the side of the head when he continued moving toward her, officials told KDKA.

A struggle between the male and the woman ensued after she shot him, investigators told the station, adding that she was able to escape the home as troopers arrived.

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State police told KDKA the castle doctrine — which allows people to use deadly force to protect themselves inside their homes — applies in this case.

Troopers who responded to the home found a man who had been shot multiple times, state police added to the station.

The man was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital for emergency surgery, state police told KDKA, which added that his condition was not immediately released.

Ronald Rosiek, 69, was charged with multiple felonies related to the incident, including aggravated assault, criminal trespassing, and burglary, the station said, citing court records.

The victim’s brother arrived at the home Tuesday and feared something bad may have happened to his sibling, but he told KDKA that police put his fears to rest.

“I thought it was her,” the brother recalled to the station. “[The] officer said, ‘No, she took care of business. She got beat up a little bit, but she shot the guy.'”

Those with information about the incident are asked to contact troopers in the Belle Vernon barracks at 724-929-6262.

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Seasonal allergies are nothing to sneeze at, especially if you live in a hot zone. Between a runny nose, congestion, watery eyes, and everything else that comes with spring, bothersome symptoms can make it harder to focus and downright ruin your day. Stay on top of the allergy forecast with these essential apps for allergy season.

The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel isn’t just a great app for monitoring severe weather; it also includes a helpful seasonal allergy tracker. Scroll down to the Health & Wellness section, and you’ll find a graph with allergy metrics for the current week. Tap on each section to get specific data about tree, grass, or ragweed allergens. Below that, you’ll find a pollen breakdown with callouts of the most prevalent allergens in the air. The final graph below that offers a two-week look at when your allergy symptoms are most likely to spike so that you can prepare with the proper medications or schedule modifications.

You can identify bad allergy days, minimize your symptoms, and tailor your schedule to keep allergies at bay.

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AccuWeather

Also another contender in our must-have apps for storm season, AccuWeather is equipped with a 10-day seasonal allergy outlook graph. It includes a breakdown for the most troubling allergens, like tree pollen, ragweed pollen, mold, grass pollen, and dust and dander, along with color-coded warnings that indicate low to extreme levels of each so you know when your most sensitive allergies will be a problem. Swipe left on this graph to see how the air impacts common health conditions (arthritis, common cold, flu, and asthma), the best time to do certain outdoor activities (running, biking, fishing, and mowing the lawn), and even the best days to travel (either by car or plane).

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My Pollen Forecast (iOS only)

I normally wouldn’t include an app that is only available for one mobile platform in a list like this, but since this one is my personal favorite, I had to throw it into the mix. My Pollen Forecast starts with a glanceable color-coded map that shows the pollen count in your area. Green indicates low pollen, yellow is for medium levels, orange stands for medium-high pollen, and red can range from high to very high counts.

RELATED: Storm season is here. Yes, you need a better weather app.

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Tap into the forecasts tab to get a multiday forecast of allergy conditions, plus temperature and humidity. My favorite part about My Pollen Forecast, though, is that you can set notifications for your phone to automatically alert you if high pollen is predicted for your area, providing a helpful reminder to curb symptoms with any necessary allergy medications or nasal sprays.

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WeatherBug

WeatherBug is a powerful app that offers a wide range of helpful information about the weather, air quality, and seasonal allergies. The pollen widget on the front page highlights a quick breakdown of the pollen levels in your area, as well as the predominant offenders for the day (in this case, oak, hackberry, and cedar/juniper). Tap on the widget, and you’ll find a map view that can be enlarged to see color-coded pollen metrics for the entire United States ranging from green (lowest levels) to red (highest levels). Like My Pollen Forecast, WeatherBug can also send notifications to alert you when high pollen levels are expected in your region, making it a must-have for anyone with particularly pesky allergy symptoms.

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Zyrtec AllergyCast

Last but not least, Zyrtec AllergyCast is another option for your allergy-busting arsenal. It requires a free account to unlock all the features. Without an account, however, you can still see a four-day pollen forecast and a color-coded map with conditions for grass, tree, and weeds. The reason this app made the list, though, is for its logging capabilities. Whether you have bad seasonal allergies or you simply want to track your symptoms, the logging feature lets you rate your symptoms (from smiley face to a frowning face), mark down your most troublesome symptoms (itchy nose, runny nose, and sneezing), choose your treatment plan (including medications and nasal sprays), and even write down notes that describe how you feel. With a regular log, you can see how your body reacts to certain allergens over time, giving you broader insights into your seasonal health.

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Seasonal allergies are an unavoidable part of spring, but with a bit of knowledge and foresight gleaned from the apps in this list, you can identify bad allergy days, minimize your symptoms, and tailor your schedule to keep allergies at bay.

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A heroic ICE agent rushed in and saved a 1-year-old boy who had become unresponsive while waiting in a TSA line at John F. Kennedy Airport.

The Department of Homeland Security released footage showing a child going limp in a man’s arms before an ICE agent rushes to help. The agent was able to perform the Heimlich maneuver on the 1-year-old, ultimately restoring the child’s breathing, according to a statement from the DHS.

‘This officer’s extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement.’

“At JFK Airport, as travelers waited in hours-long lines, an infant became unresponsive and stopped breathing,” the statement read.

“The panic of the child’s family and nearby passengers were heard by an ICE agent stationed at a checkpoint. This heroic officer immediately sprang into action — rushing toward the cries, taking the child, and performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing after nearly two minutes.”

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“This officer’s extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement,” the statement reads.

According to Bill Melugin of Fox News, citing the DHS, the incident occurred Wednesday, and the child made a “full recovery.”

This lifesaving moment comes just days after President Donald Trump deployed ICE agents to assist TSA agents in airports across the country while Democrats drag the DHS shutdown into its sixth week.

Although ICE has been treated as a politically contentious group, countless reporters show travelers thanking agents for stepping up to the plate. Some videos even depict ICE officers handing out water bottles while travelers wait in unprecedented TSA lines.

RELATED: Trump adds new condition to ICE airport plan in DHS shutdown fight

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“They’re here to help,” one traveler at Newark said. “They’re not bothering nobody. As long as they can check my bags and get me on my flight, I’m good to go.”

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The gruesome discovery of the remains of two young girls in suitcases has led to more than two dozen charges for their mother in Cleveland.

The remains were found by a man who was walking his dog in a residential area near a field on March 4.

‘I went back and looked, and it was a suitcase that was half buried, and I pulled it up and looked in it, and it was a head. Somebody’s head in it.’

The man was identified as Phillip Donaldson, who spoke to WEWS-TV about what he witnessed.

“It was like a pile of dirt, and she stopped to sniff, and I usually just walk and she catch up with me, and she was taking too long. So I went back and looked, and it was a suitcase that was half buried, and I pulled it up and looked in it, and it was a head. Somebody’s head in it.”

Donaldson said he was shocked because the location was near a school.

“It’s really sad to see something like this, and I had been walking past that for at least a week — that pile of dirt for at least a week before I even just went across my mind that I would check it,” he added. “Was it buried? Yeah, it was buried pretty much, you could see just the very top of it.”

Police identified the girls’ 28-year-old mother, Aliyah Henderson, as a suspect and arrested her for the murders. In addition to murder, she was charged with kidnapping and abuse of corpses charges.

The children were later identified as 10-year-old Amor Wilson and 8-year-old Mila Chatman. Police said they were half-siblings.

Attorneys appointed for Henderson said she pleaded not guilty at a court hearing Thursday. Henderson is eligible for the death penalty if she’s convicted.

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Henderson was given a $2 million bond.

Police also released video of Henderson’s arrest at her home. A third child was found living with her at the time, and that child was taken into custody of Ohio social workers.

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Washington Democrats just voted against the one rule every American family already lives by: balancing the budget. Last week, I brought my Balanced Budget Amendment to the House floor. It failed. Meanwhile the national debt has reached $39 trillion and counting.

My amendment would have required Washington to phase in a simple rule: Congress cannot spend more than it takes in.

Democrats would rather keep the autopilot running and the national credit card maxed out than make the tough decisions to bring spending in line with what Americans want and need.

Democrats once claimed to support that principle. Last week, only one voted yes. Let that sink in.

Opposing a balanced budget is not some noble policy disagreement. It is a refusal to confront a crisis. Interest on the national debt already costs more than national defense. By midcentury, interest payments are projected to double our defense spending.

This debate is not about making a spreadsheet look tidy. Revenues are not the problem. Overspending is. American families already understand the difference. They pay the mortgage and buy groceries first. They skip the extras. They live on what they earn.

That is far from radical. It’s common sense.

The debt passed $39 trillion on March 17, up $4.5 trillion in just two years. That works out to $289,000 per household. Interest payments alone are projected to hit $1.04 trillion this year, or about $7,700 per household, just to service Washington’s tab. By the time you finish reading this, the number will be higher.

And that is before you factor in the waste, fraud, and outright abuse.

Since 2003, the federal government has made nearly $3 trillion in improper payments. The states are hardly better. In Minnesota, a federal prosecutor said half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds sent to 14 state-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen. Half or more. Billions of taxpayer dollars disappeared through fake autism centers, phony housing providers, and shell companies.

The federal government and the states are ripping you off.

We have known for years that government spending was out of control. But at this scale, waste no longer looks like a bug in the system. It looks like a feature.

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Democrats’ refusal even to vote for a Balanced Budget Amendment shows they have no interest in fixing it. They would rather keep the autopilot running and the national credit card maxed out than make the tough decisions to bring spending in line with what American families want and need.

That refusal was on full display last week. Democrats chose more debt, more inflationary pressure, and more fiscal chaos. They are not worried about bankrupting the country.

But their “no” votes were not the only warning sign. Congress has already seen the consequences of fiscal irresponsibility and still refuses to change course.

The Biden-Harris years added trillions in new debt and helped deliver the worst inflation in 40 years. Prices surged while paychecks lagged. Working mothers stretching every grocery dollar felt it. Seniors on fixed incomes felt it. Families living paycheck to paycheck felt it.

That is the real-world price of refusing to balance the books.

I offered a real fix. My Balanced Budget Amendment would force Washington to do what every family already does: live on what comes in, pay the important bills first, cut the extras, and stop borrowing from the next generation to finance today’s spending.

This is not complicated. It is basic math. It is common sense. It is America First.

As we approach America’s 250th birthday, the best gift we can give the next generation is a government that finally lives by the same rule every family does and stops pretending this mountain of debt does not matter.

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Known to millions as “Ms. Rachel,” Rachel Griffin Accurso has built a massive following on YouTube through educational songs and videos for toddlers. But as a mother herself, BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales is not among the parents who allow their children to watch Accurso’s content.

“This is just a reminder for the parents that you never can be too careful with what your children are watching. There’s a lot out there that is going to completely indoctrinate your children,” Gonzales explains.

“And one of the ones to be on the lookout for is Ms. Rachel,” she says, calling her “the worst” for “multiple reasons.”

“She … brags about how she plans to brainwash your children. She has chosen her latest political stunt,” Gonzales says, pulling up an article from Fox News with the headline, “YouTube star Ms Rachel declares ‘I am political’ in new mission to shut down ICE facility.’”

“She said it’s her goal to close down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. And she wants the federal government to return the illegal immigrants to where they were living in the United States,” she explains.

“So crazy to me because I didn’t hear her say anything about the 300,000 unaccompanied alien children that were turned over to unvetted sponsors by the Biden administration. … I didn’t hear any outrage from Ms. Rachel about the children who have been impacted, who have been killed, who have been raped, who have been tortured by all these illegal immigrants that you want released back into the interior of the country,” she continues.

Gonzales points out that Ms. Rachel also was caught liking a comment on one of her political Instagram posts that read “Free America from the Jews.”

Accurso then released a social media video explaining herself, saying she’s “a human who makes mistakes” and that she would “never agree with an anti-Semitic thing.”

“I don’t understand how to work my phone,” Gonzales mocks.

“She knows what she’s doing. She also has a long and sordid history of being pro-Palestinian,” she adds.

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Several studies by biologists and ornithologists are raising alarms about the toll so-called eco-friendly technologies are taking on birds and other wildlife. Many researchers who support alternative energy in principle are dropping the pretense that wind and solar are benign.

The problem begins with energy density. To generate the same reliable electricity as a natural gas plant or nuclear facility, wind and solar require thousands of additional acres. That is not ideology. It is physics. Yet in the rush to satisfy arbitrary “net zero” targets, the environment supposedly being protected gets destroyed.

The Mojave Desert tortoise, an ancient survivor of harsh conditions, is also losing to the solar boom.

Wind and solar facilities kill wildlife, fragment habitats, disrupt ecosystems, and leave ecological wreckage far beyond what the green lobby cares to admit. Politicians and well-funded environmental NGOs still sell wind and solar as the natural world’s saviors. The data shows something else entirely: These projects are not merely displacing wildlife. They are killing it on an industrial scale.

One shocking assessment found that wind and solar farms overlap with 2,310 threatened amphibian, bird, mammal, and reptile species globally, or 36% of the world’s threatened species. The green utopia is being built on the graves of the vulnerable.

Another study found that 2,206 operational renewable-energy facilities had degraded 886 protected areas, 749 key biodiversity areas, and 40 distinct wilderness areas. Researchers project that footprint will expand another 30% as more natural refuges are industrialized.

A review of 84 peer-reviewed studies of onshore wind installations documented 160 cases of species displacement affecting birds, bats, and various mammals.

For the golden eagle, the toll is measured in death. In the Western United States, documented mortalities more than doubled between 2013 and 2024, rising from 110 to 270.

An assessment of 42 African raptor species documented an 88% decline over 20 to 40 years and identified wind farms as a major factor. In China, the rush for wind power coincided with a nearly 10% decline in overall bird populations after wind-farm construction. In Changdao County, a critical migration route for 330 bird species, local communities reported reduced bird populations and increased pest activity. In a stunning admission of failure, officials demolished 80 wind turbines to save the ecosystem.

Solar power brings its own damage. Recent research shows that in humid regions, large-scale solar plants can trigger near-total vegetation collapse. Panels block sunlight, alter the microclimate, and destabilize soil. When roots disappear, the ecosystem’s foundation goes with them.

In desert ecosystems, solar arrays disrupt plant growth cycles and harm the microorganisms that keep the desert alive. In China, photovoltaic development has fragmented and degraded more than 2,100 square miles of agricultural, sandy, and grassy terrain.

Solar development also reduces species richness on intact landscapes. Perimeter fencing creates barriers that trap animals and block the genetic flow healthy populations need.

RELATED: America tried to save the planet and forgot to save itself

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In the United States alone, solar energy is estimated to cause between 37,800 and 138,600 bird deaths each year. One reason is the “lake effect”: From the air, vast fields of solar panels resemble water.

A study from Poland confirmed this effect, showing that photovoltaic farms attract waterfowl because of water-like reflections. Birds descend expecting a lake and instead collide with scorching glass. Researchers identified 70 bird species at risk across six sites, with the highest collision risk concentrated within 650 feet of the installations.

The Mojave Desert tortoise, an ancient survivor of harsh conditions, is also losing to the solar boom. From 2004 to 2014, its population fell 39%. Industrial-scale solar projects have destroyed roughly 100,000 acres of its habitat. We are pushing out a species that has lived in the Mojave for millions of years to make room for panels that will be obsolete in 20.

The reckless expansion of low-density energy projects into valuable ecosystems must stop. The green transition is running red with the blood of the creatures we’re supposed to protect.

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania criticized the members of his own party after video surfaced of left-wing protesters wishing death on U.S. military members.

Fetterman posted the video on his social media account and wondered why other Democrats had not reacted with anger and condemnation to the offensive demonstration.

‘These a**holes chanting for the death of our servicemembers. Where’s the Dem outrage and condemnation?’

“Until we have done everything in our power to bring the United States to its knees, let us not lose sight of the enemy! For every military U.S. base that crumbles, or for every U.S. soldier who returns home in a casket, we cheer!” the lead protester said to the crowd.

At this point in the video, a few dozen protesters cheered and clapped.

“Hamas! Hezbollah!” … All of the resistance forces we celebrate!” he continued. “These popular forces on the ground spend every waking moment in direct confrontation with Zionism, and they rely on a strong Iranian state to maintain their fighting capacity!”

Fetterman excoriated the protesters in a post on his X account.

“Here in Philadelphia. Truly appalling. These assholes chanting for the death of our servicemembers. Where’s the Dem outrage and condemnation?” he wrote.

Fetterman has broken with the Democratic Party often and led to many wondering if he’s going to split away and join the Republican Party.

The senator angered many in the party when he said that Democrats had no leader but were being led by “Trump Derangement syndrome.”

“We don’t, we don’t have one,” Fetterman said. “I think the TDS that — I think that’s the leader right now. You know, right now our party, is governed by the TDS, and now it’s made it virtually impossible, without being punished, as a Democrat, to agree something’s good, or, ‘I agree with the other side,’ and I would define that by Epic Fury.”

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Fetterman’s support for Israel and occasional support for Republican policies have led to a catastrophic drop in support from his voters. A recent Quinnipiac poll found that the vast majority of Pennsylvania voters disapproved of the senator.

“There is no historical analog to this,” CNN poll analyst Harry Enten said. “That is how unpopular John Fetterman is with Pennsylvania Democrats. There is basically no doubt in my mind that if Fetterman decides to run for re-election as a Democrat, he will face a primary challenge, and it will be a very competitive one.”

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The Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League are facing a lot of backlash from fans decrying the team’s support for the LGBTQ+ agenda.

The team said that it would have the “Cowgays” group sing the national anthem at the game Thursday against the New Jersey Devils and would feature a nonbinary LGBTQ+ country music artist.

‘Gross. Why associate your brand with bringing sexual experiences to a freaking hockey game?’

“Preds fans — Put your paws up!” the official account for Bridgestone Arena said in a post Wednesday. “We’re celebrating PRIDE in Smashville tomorrow night, March 26, with appearances by Medium Build, The Cowgays, Brady Riley & more!”

The post included a rainbow emoji.

The post immediately got negative responses from people objecting to politics being shoehorned into a sports event.

“A team called the Predators with a fan base nicknamed ‘Smashville’ is having a pride night during a game with the Devils, and a band called the ‘Cowgays’ is singing the national anthem. There is so much material here and none of it makes you look good,” former Texas state Rep. Matt Rinaldi responded.

“This isn’t a family-friendly environment. NHL has to stop pushing this radical LGBTQ agenda,” Jon Root of OutKick replied.

“Entirely unnecessary and inappropriate. Have some class, decency and decorum. Have some respect for your customers,” another user said on the X platform.

“I love the predators but I absolutely will never celebrate a sin nor will I ever go to a game where they do celebrate it. May God have mercy on your soul,” another detractor replied.

“Gross. Why associate your brand with bringing sexual experiences to a freaking hockey game?” another post reads. “No hate for gay people but let’s leave all sexual innuendo and celebrations for more appropriate events. This is just weird.”

RELATED: Pro-transgender Seattle Kraken jersey enrages NHL fans: ‘Feel some trans joy’

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“GAY PREDATORS! YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS S**T UP!” one insightful critic said.

The team will also raise funds by selling specialty Pride jerseys and auctioning player nameplates. The proceeds will be donated to LGBTQ+ organizations.

The Predators, the Devils, and the National Hockey League did not respond to Blaze News’ request for comment.

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Opponents of the controversial Rooney Rule in the National Football League got a powerful boost from the attorney general of the state of Florida.

AG James Uthmeier posted a video Wednesday explaining that the rule requiring teams to interview minority candidates for open hiring positions violates Florida laws against discrimination.

‘We are putting Commissioner Roger Goodell on notice: the Rooney Rule violates Florida law, and it must stop.’

“Professional sports are a visible example of a merit-based system, but through the Rooney Rule, the NFL requires its teams to use race-based hiring practices,” Uthmeier wrote on the post on social media. “We are putting Commissioner Roger Goodell on notice: the Rooney Rule violates Florida law, and it must stop.”

He demanded that the NFL suspend the Rooney Rule and threatened legal action if it refused.

“Florida law is clear. Hiring decisions cannot be based on race, and the Rooney Rule mandates race-based interviews and incentivizes race-based decisions. That’s discrimination,” he added.

Former “SportsCenter” commentator Jemele Hill appeared to be outraged by the demand.

“So just to be clear: Florida is trying to challenge the NFL on the Rooney Rule when there are 3 Black coaches in the NFL, two Black offensive coordinators, and four Black general managers,” she wrote on social media.

“This is out of 32 teams. It seems like the system has worked swimmingly well for white guys, so … what’s the issue?” she added.

Others have spoken out against the rule, including BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock.

“The Rooney Rule inspired, encouraged, fosters racism. The Rooney Rule has been a mistake and needs to end. The Rooney Rule was the NFL saying, ‘Yep, we’ll hire any player. We’ll pay any of these black players $10, $15, $20, now $50 and $60 million a year. But you know what? When it comes to the head coaching position and these executive positions, we’re racist,'” Whitlock said in Aug. 2025.

“It hasn’t ended racism,” he added. “It hasn’t ended the allegations of racism. It’s actually inspired them.”

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“NFL teams and their fans don’t care about the race of the coaching staff. They want a merit-based system that gives their team the best chance to win,” Uthmeier concluded.

In February, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles admitted that he didn’t see the rationale for the rule.

“I’ll be honest. I think it is a little strange,” he said. “I mean, at the end of the day, you should want to develop your staff regardless of the color of their skin.”

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