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I should be dead. Buried in an unmarked grave in Romania. But God had other plans.

As a young attorney living under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s brutal communist regime in the 1980s, I spent my life searching for truth in a regime of lies. I found it in the Bible — forbidden in my country. I answered the divine call to defend fellow Christians facing persecution in an ungodly land.

If the United Nations is to mean anything again, it must rediscover the courage that once gave refuge to dissidents like me.

For that “crime,” I was kidnapped, interrogated, beaten, and tortured. I spent months under house arrest and came within seconds of execution when a government assassin pointed a gun at me. I survived and fled to the United States as a political refugee.

The UN once stood for something

In his recent address to the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump said the organization “has tremendous potential — but it’s not even close to living up to that potential.” He’s right.

When the United Nations was founded in 1945, its mission was noble: to promote peace, security, and human rights worldwide. It was meant to be a platform for honest dialogue, a beacon for humanitarian action, and a voice for the voiceless.

It once lived up to that promise. During the Cold War, the U.N. amplified the voices of dissidents behind the Iron Curtain and gave cover to lawyers like me defending Christians in communist courts. Its support for human rights cases in Romania helped expose Ceaușescu’s tyranny to the world.

That international pressure saved my life and countless others.

Bureaucracy replaced moral courage

Today’s U.N. bears little resemblance to that courageous institution. It has become paralyzed by bureaucracy and corrupted by politics. Instead of defending the oppressed, it often defends the powerful — or looks away altogether.

In Nigeria, Syria, and Yemen, millions suffer while the U.N. Security Council stalls over procedural votes. Permanent members protect their allies, veto resolutions, and block humanitarian intervention. Political calculations routinely outweigh moral imperatives.

When the institution created to prevent genocide can’t even condemn it, the crisis isn’t merely diplomatic — it’s spiritual.

Reform begins with courage

President Trump has proposed bold changes to restore the U.N.’s relevance. He called for adding permanent Security Council members — emerging powers such as India, Brazil, Japan, and Germany — to reflect modern realities and make the council more decisive.

He urged the U.N. to prioritize global security and counterterrorism while aligning its agenda with the legitimate interests of free nations. First lady Melania Trump, addressing the same assembly, launched Fostering the Future Together, a coalition promoting education, innovation, and children’s welfare.

These initiatives could help revive the U.N.’s moral voice and refocus it on its founding purpose: defending the oppressed and restraining the oppressors.

RELATED: Trump strongly defends Christianity at UN: ‘The most persecuted religion on the planet today’

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Faith and courage still matter

My own survival came down to faith. When Ceaușescu sent an assassin to kill me, he pulled a gun and said, “You have ignored all of our warnings. I am here to kill you.”

In that moment of terror, I prayed: “Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior.” Peace replaced panic. I began sharing the gospel.

That armed killer, confronted with God’s word, lowered his weapon, turned, and walked away. Today, he is a pastor — serving the same faith he once tried to destroy.

The lesson is simple: Hearts can change. Institutions can too. But it takes conviction.

If the United Nations is to mean anything again, it must rediscover the courage that once gave refuge to dissidents like me. It must speak for the enslaved, the persecuted, and the forgotten — not for dictators and bureaucrats.

God spared my life so I could keep fighting for truth. The U.N. was part of that story once. It can be again — if it remembers why it was born.

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On September 16, 1571, the 212 ships of the Holy League set out from Messina, Sicily. The ships carried 40,000 sailors, 35,000 soldiers, and the hopes of Christian Europe. Led by Don John of Austria, they headed for the Gulf of Patras in Southern Greece.

Their target? The 278 war galleys and 67,000 men composing the war fleet of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Muezzinzade Ali Pasha. On October 7, the two armadas met in the largest naval engagement since the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. The result changed the course of history.

The wind was against the Christians, leaving them scrambling to form a line of battle before the Ottoman galleys closed in.

The Battle of Lepanto stands as a decisive point in a thousand-year conflict between Christian Europe and the Islamic empires of the east.

Rise of the Ottoman Empire

Islam began its expansion in 622. Only a hundred years later, it had conquered all of the Middle East and North Africa. The Christian cities of Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Hippo, Tunis, and Carthage had fallen, as well as all of Spain.

The Crusades managed to slow and even push back some Islamic advances but were ultimately a failure. By 1291, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land had fallen. The next 200 years saw the rise of the Ottoman Empire and the continued advance of Islam, culminating in the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the capture of the Balkans by 1475. The only bright spot was the Spanish Reconquista, returning the country to Christianity by 1492.

The 16th century started with more Christian defeats. Rhodes fell in 1522, and the Christian forces suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Preveza in 1538, ceding control of the Eastern Mediterranean to the Ottomans.

Famagusta falls

In 1565, something changed. Against all odds, the Knights Hospitaller held out during the Siege of Malta and handed the Ottomans their first real defeat in the Mediterranean. Then came the fateful year: 1571.

It did not start out well. Early in the year, Ottoman ships raided the Adriatic coast, venturing closer to Italy. In August, the fortress of Famagusta — the last Venetian stronghold on the island of Cypress — fell after a 10-month siege. After initially promising safe passage, the Ottomans slaughtered the remaining Venetian soldiers and subjected their leader, Marcantonio Bragadin, to brutal public torture and execution.

White Bastion, old town walls, Famagusta, North Cyprus. Heritage Images/Getty Images

The Holy League

Meanwhile, Pope Pius V had called together the Holy League — an alliance of Christian forces, including the Spanish Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Papal States. Led by Don John of Austria, the League assembled its armada at Messina. The night before they set out, Don John ordered the celebration of holy Mass and the hearing of confessions throughout the fleet. Pius V granted a plenary indulgence to all who took part in the campaign and gave a consecrated papal standard to Don John, who flew it from his flagship, the Real.

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The soldiers and sailors of the Holy League had no doubts about the nature of their mission. Every ship in the fleet had a crucifix prominently displayed aboard, as well as images of the Virgin Mary and other religious items.

Legend has it that a copy of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a gift from the Archbishop of Mexico, was carried aboard a Spanish galley. Bolstered by faith and incensed by the news of the Ottoman brutality at Cypress, the Holy League set out from Messina and reached the Gulf of Patras on October 6.

Preparing for battle

The next day, the two armadas slowly moved toward one another, creeping across the waters of the narrow strait between the Gulfs of Patras and Corinth. Hundreds upon hundreds of ships were arrayed in lines, stretching for miles, as the two fleets closed in. Banners fluttered as the rowers moved the galleys forward. Prayers were uttered as the thousands of soldiers, gunners, and sailors prepared for battle. The wind was against the Christians, leaving them scrambling to form a line of battle before the Ottoman galleys closed in.

Illustration depicting a type of Venetian galley used in the Battle of Lepanto. Photo: 12/Getty Images

Meanwhile, back in Rome, Pius V prayed without ceasing. He had called upon all of Europe to join him in praying the rosary, imploring the Blessed Mother to aid the Christian forces in battle. On October 7, he led a procession through the streets of Rome, praying the rosary with the people of the city.

At Lepanto, the two fleets drew closer and the wind shifted in favor of the Christians, allowing them to take their positions before reaching the enemy. As the two fleets clashed, the Christian strategy paid off immediately. The Venetians, experienced sailors filled with rage at the treatment of their compatriots at Famagusta, shattered the Ottoman line and threw the fleet into disarray. In the center, the six galleasses — newer, large ships with heavy armaments — dealt crushing damage to the more vulnerable Ottoman galleys, breaking up their formations and allowing the Christian galleys to ram and board them.

Our Lady of Victory

In four hours, it was all over. The fury of the Venetian attack decimated the left wing, and the center collapsed under the relentless fire from the galleasses and the ferocity of the soldiers disgorged from the Christian galleys. The climax of the battle came when the Ottoman flagship Sultana rammed the Real and fierce hand-to-hand fighting broke out. The Real was in danger of falling when the papal commander, Marcantonio Colonna, brought his galley alongside and mounted a counterattack. Ali Pasha was killed, and the papal standard was hoisted over the captured Sultana.

New of the victory reached Pius V as he was praying the rosary in the Church of San Sabina, according to his biographer. He is said to have wept with joy and pronounced, “There was a man sent from God whose name was John” in reference to John 1:6. The pope ordered immediate celebrations, Masses in thanksgiving, the ringing of bells across the city, and the singing of the Te Deum.

Crediting the intercession of the Virgin Mary for the victory, Pius V established October 7 as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory. Today, it is celebrated as the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary.

The defeat was crushing for the Ottomans: 187 ships destroyed or captured, over 20,000 men dead. Although they rebuilt their fleet, they never managed to pose another serious threat to the Western Mediterranean.

Painting depicting the victory of John III Sobieski (1629-1696), king of Poland, against the Turks at the Battle of Vienna. Universal History Archive/Getty Images

The struggle between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire was far from over. It would be another 112 years before the land-battle equivalent of Lepanto — the Battle of Vienna — would signal the end of Ottoman expansion. Lepanto, however, served as a critical turning point, showing that Europe, when united under its Christian faith, could drive back a seemingly invincible foe.

Zeal for Christ

The lessons of the Battle of Lepanto are simple yet profound: Remember our heroes, honor their accomplishments, and never forget the source of their strength and zeal.

The heroes of Christendom were bold men who achieved the impossible against overwhelming odds. From Charles Martel’s ragged band turning back the Islamic conquest of Spain and beginning the 781-year Reconquista to King John Sobieski III’s thunderous cavalry charge that broke the siege of Vienna, these were leaders of courage and conviction.

Yet more important than the men themselves was the source of their victories: their Christian faith. Constantine’s soldiers bore the cross of Christ on their shields; centuries later, the sailors at Lepanto displayed the same cross on their ships. It was that faith that gave them strength to fight and to win — and it is that same faith that can give us strength to face and triumph over our own battles today, great or small.

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Two girls — a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old — were found dead after officials said they tried to subway surf the J train in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Subway surfing is a very dangerous game where young people, mostly boys, climb onto the top of subway trains in order to ride on top for thrills and social media popularity.

‘We are struggling to process this immense grief, and we are turning to our community for help to give Zemfira the respectful and loving farewell she deserves.’

Sadly, the mother of Zemfira Mukhtarov, one of the girls killed, told WABC-TV that she found out her daughter had been killed when she saw a news report and noticed her daughter’s skateboard in the report.

“I was like, ‘That’s her skateboard, and that’s her Coach bag. That’s her,'” Mukhtarov’s sister said.

The bodies of the two girls were found at about 3 a.m. near the Marcy Avenue subway station. They were unconscious and unresponsive. They were declared dead at the scene soon afterward.

The family said in a GoFundMe donation page that their daughter was just two weeks away from her 13th birthday.

“No parent should ever have to face the pain of losing a child, and no child should lose their life in such a tragic way,” reads a statement on the GoFundMe page. “We are struggling to process this immense grief, and we are turning to our community for help to give Zemfira the respectful and loving farewell she deserves.”

Video obtained by the New York Post shows Mukhtarov standing precariously on a narrow beam above a subway racing below her.

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Her mother said she returned home from work that evening to find that her daughter had snuck out, and her husband and other daughter were still sleeping.

The family of Mukhtarov raised over $24K for her funeral costs. They are originally from Ukraine.

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In 2019, a law was passed in Colorado that banned counselors from attempting to change a minor client’s gender identity or sexual orientation, including behaviors or gender expressions. Effectively, they banned conversion therapy.

However, there is an exception.

“The counselor can offer assistance to a person undergoing gender transition. So, you can help them one direction, you just can’t help them the other direction,” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck explains on “The Glenn Beck Program.”

And one woman is taking on the law, arguing that her free speech is being violated.

Kaley Chiles is a licensed counselor and Christian out of Colorado Springs who specializes in addiction, trauma, sexuality, gender dysphoria, and other mental health concerns. Her clients are those seeking religiously informed care that aligns with biblical teachings, especially on sexuality and gender.

Prior to 2019, Chiles was fine. She counseled clients, including minors, and helped many with gender dysphoria.

Now, her lawsuit has gone all the way to the Supreme Court.

“That’s the court case that the Supreme Court heard yesterday. … Is counseling freedom of speech? Can I not counsel based on my religious dictates? Colorado says no. This is going to be a huge case,” Glenn says.

“I believe that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained by God, and the family is central to the Creator’s plan for eternal destiny of his children. … I believe all human beings, male and female, are created in the image of God,” he continues.

“We have people in black robes deciding whether that can be said by me, by you, by a counselor, by a priest. In Colorado today, that counselor cannot sit down with that minor and say what I just said. It’s against the law in Colorado,” he says. “Is that the freedom that the left is preaching for?”

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Two years after Hamas’ brutal October 7 attack, the Israel-Hamas war narrative has been flipped on its head — with those who once supported Israel now becoming pro-Palestinian — which may be connected to the overwhelming support for Palestine on social media.

An article from the Washington Post reveals that “U.S.-based TikTok posters still show overwhelming support for Palestinians as the war rages on in Gaza, according to a report published Tuesday by the nonpartisan research center Cybersecurity for Democracy.”

“It found that for every pro-Israel post that appeared on TikTok in September there were roughly 17 posts supporting Palestinians,” the article continues.

“What is the result of that? Like, what’s the result of when you go on social media — which we now have decided to spend, what, eight, 10 hours a day on — and you see 17-1 messaging against Israel? What do you think happens? What’s the result of something like that?” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere asks.

“Could it be this?” he asks, before reading another headline from the Washington Post: “Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds.”

In the poll, “most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes against Palestinians,” and “about 4 in 10 say Israel has committed genocide.”

However, Burguiere says the definition of “genocide” that Americans are basing their answers off of “does not match any of the previously agreed-upon definitions of genocide.”

And Burguiere notes that American Jews are “convinced by this,” as the Washington Post found in another poll question that American Jews are much more critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership than they were in 2020.

In 2020, 40% of American Jews rated his leadership “excellent,” while 26% thought it was “only fair,” and 28% called it “poor.”

In 2025, it is now down to 32% “excellent” and 20% “only fair,” and it is up to 48% “poor.”

But it’s not just support from American Jews that’s slipping — it’s all Americans regardless of religion.

In a nationwide New York Times/Siena poll of 1,313 registered voters, the Times found that American support for Israel in general has undergone a “seismic reversal.”

According to the New York Times, a “majority of American voters now oppose sending additional economic and military aid to Israel,” and a whopping 40% of Americans believe Israel is “intentionally” killing civilians — which is up from 22% in 2023.

And Stu believes much of this “seismic shift” has to do with what’s happening on social media.

“Again, this isn’t really about the truth,” Burguiere comments. “It’s about how to frame this in a way that’s negative for Israel. That’s 100% what’s going on in social media and much of the regular media as well.”

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Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California was pressed by a reporter about a disturbing statement made by a Democratic candidate, and she failed the test miserably.

The texts from Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones, a Democrat, have roiled the campaign and forced Democrats into uncomfortable silence in order to avoid tipping the election.

‘I wish there would be enough fuss of all the times that people have said they were gonna put a bullet in my head right in public, in the public domain.’

Pelosi was speaking to Dana Bash of CNN when the issue was brought up.

“There is a Democrat running for attorney general who’s embroiled in a scandal over text messages in which he, the Democrat, said that the GOP speaker of the House of Delegates should get two bullets to the head for how he paid tribute to a former moderate Democratic lawmaker who died,” Bash said.

“He has apologized. Should he get out of the race?” she asked.

“Well, that’s up to the people, the leaders in Virginia. They have said he has apologized,” Pelosi replied.

“What I understand is, they say that on balance he’s the better person to be attorney general,” she added. “But that’s up to them. But I wish there would be enough fuss of all the times that people have said they were gonna put a bullet in my head right in public, in the public domain.”

She went on to say, “We have to get rid of that kind of language. I mean, it’s just not appropriate.”

The Republican National Committee posted video of Pelosi’s comments on social media and called her “SPINELESS.”

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Bash then asked Pelosi if Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, should ask Jones to step down over the controversy.

“She has to do what she has to do. She’s going to be governor. She’s running very well,” Pelosi replied.

“Everybody is very proud of her candidacy. And her race is her race, and her state is her state, and it’s up to her,” she added. “I really don’t get involved in other people’s races.”

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President Donald Trump said at a roundtable Wednesday that reports from Blaze News were helping guide his efforts to root out financial support for left-wing violence.

The president was answering a question from Blaze News reporter Rebeka Zeljko at the White House event that also included Blaze News reporter Julio Rosas among the panelists.

‘Their ratings are terrible. MSNBC is dying, and CNN is dying like a dog. Poor CNN, they’re so pathetic.’

Zeljko cited one possible figure to investigate and prompted Trump to ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into the matter.

“You’re talking about the money funding these Antifa organizations, and somebody brought up [Neville] Roy Singham … who, by the way, is married to one of the co-founders of Code Pink, this infamous left-wing organization,” she said.

Singham is a philanthropist and wealthy businessman who has helped fund organizations on the left, including Code Pink, which was co-founded by his wife, Jodie Evans.

“He’s somebody who’s been reported on extensively, and I’d love to know what the administration is going to do to actually bring consequences to some of these names,” Zeljko added.

“Well, I don’t know the name, but I would like to ask Pam to take a look at it. You know, a lot of the best information we find are through you and other people like you,” the president said.

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Trump went on to criticize left-wing news outlets like CNN and MSNBC by contrast.

“Their ratings are terrible. MSNBC is dying, and CNN is dying like a dog. Poor CNN, they’re so pathetic,” said the president.

“You ever see their anchors in the evening? Nobody ever heard of them!” he added. “Where do these people come [from]? I could take anybody off the street in Washington, D.C. They’d do a better job.”

Also in attendance at the roundtable were Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, and Bondi, as well as several reporters and investigators.

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Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida previously accused Singham of allegedly funding left-wing violence.

“Neville Singham has spent millions funding militant organizations that have orchestrated violent riots and launched targeted hate campaigns against Americans with different beliefs,” she wrote in September. “We will no longer allow billionaires to bankroll anti-American political movements on behalf of foreign governments.”

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As protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to erupt into violence, President Trump has called for a liberal mayor and governor to be imprisoned for their lack of law enforcement intervention.

ICE agents and facilities in Chicago have faced violent attacks from activists opposed to the president’s ramped up deportation orders, and local lawmakers have been accused of withholding aid from law enforcement.

Border Patrol vehicles were boxed in by other cars, and agents fired upon a female protester who allegedly brandished a ‘semi-automatic weapon.’

On Wednesday, the president dropped the message on Truth Social against Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats.

“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” he wrote.

The president might have been responding to comments the governor made against the deployment of 400 troops from the Texas National Guard to quell the anti-ICE violence in Chicago.

“We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops,” wrote Pritzker on social media Sunday.

Pritzker went on to call on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, to refuse the order from the president.

“There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation,” he added.

Mayor Johnson has also actively opposed deportation operations in Chicago by announcing the creation of “ICE-free zones” meant to undermine the ability of federal agents to use public spaces for staging.

“The order builds a broad civic shield that limits the reach of harmful enforcement practices,” Johnson said at a media briefing on Monday. “It strengthens neighborhood solidarity, and it reaffirms Chicago’s role as a welcoming city. The fact is, we cannot allow them to rampage throughout our city with no checks or balances. Nobody is above the law. If we break the law, you should be held accountable. If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will.”

RELATED: Chicago’s liberal mayor scolds reporter for using ‘mob’ to describe hundreds of teens looting and trashing store

Federal officials had increased deportation efforts in Chicago over the sanctuary city policies that were imposed to protect illegal immigrants.

One of the more violent episodes unfolded on Saturday when Border Patrol vehicles were boxed in by other cars, and agents fired upon a female protester who allegedly brandished a “semi-automatic weapon,” according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Pritzker’s office responded to a Blaze News request for comment by citing a social media thread from the governor.

“I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?” he wrote in part.

“We must all stand up and speak out,” he added.

A Blaze News request for comment from Johnson’s office was not immediately answered.

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After the pope’s controversial comments on abortion — where he aimed his ire at pro-lifers and pointed out what he seemed to believe was hypocrisy surrounding their stance on the death penalty — those on the left are feeling emboldened.

Especially the women on “The View.”

“You know, I think he’s right. If you are pro-choice and pro-death penalty, you’re at least consistent,” Joy Behar said in response to Pope Leo XIV’s statement.

“As a lifelong Catholic, I am against abortion. I’m also against the death penalty. I’m also against guns. I’m also against the starvation of children. I’m a humanitarian above all because I believe that all life is precious,” Sunny Hostin replied.

“That’s why I find there is a hypocrisy with certain Christians who are pro-life, but they will pull that electric chair switch. They are pro-life, but they have their AR-15s in their cabinet. They are pro-life, but they don’t mind immigrant families being torn from each other. They are pro-life, but they don’t care about little children’s subsidies being taken away from them. That is not pro-life,” she added.

“Let’s just take a quick survey,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says on “Pat Gray Unleashed.” “For or against the starvation of children?”

“I’ve got to be for that, okay. Because we’re evil Republicans,” he says.

“I just can’t take this line of reasoning that has no reason involved with it,” Gray continues, noting that the death penalty and abortion aren’t even close to the same.

“It boggles my mind how you can draw that equivalency,” he adds.

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As protests against immigration enforcement turn to violence across the U.S., one Democratic senator is accusing the Trump administration of faking rioting out of authoritarian impulse.

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon made the claims Wednesday while speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol even as the administration ramped up law enforcement efforts to aid ICE agents and facilities under siege from protesters.

‘This is unacceptable. This is wrong. This is un-American.This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.’

“This is the first time I know of, at least in my lifetime, that the federal government has faked a riot in order to try to justify the Insurrection Act being invoked,” Merkley said, according to CNN’s Manu Raju.

Raju said Merkley cited local reporting that claimed federal law enforcement officers escalated tactics to provoke protesters in Portland just hours after a judge said the president could not deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to the city.

One report from Oregon Public Broadcasting said that agents moved to push protesters away from the driveway at the ICE building on Saturday at about 8 p.m. and then continued to press them farther into neighborhood streets. Officers then dropped tear gas and other chemical munitions toward protesters before marching back to the facility.

On Sunday, Merkley responded to a report that Trump was mobilizing the California National Guard to go to Portland with accusations that the president was trying to incite violence.

“Having illegitimately attempted to federalize the Oregon National Guard and being blocked because there is no ‘invasion’ or ‘rebellion’ in Portland, Trump continues to try to incite riots and violence by deploying the California National Guard to Portland,” Merkley posted on Facebook.

“This is unacceptable. This is wrong. This is un-American.This is authoritarianism, plain and simple,” he continued.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland and criticized the administration.

“How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention to the temporary restraining order I issued yesterday?” she asked.

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Similar claims were made by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, another Democrat, when the president ordered National Guard and active Marine troops into Los Angeles during violent anti-ICE protests in June.

“The federal government is turning the military against American citizens. This is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy,” he said.

The president eventually pulled a number of troops providing security in Los Angeles.

A Blaze News request for comment to the White House was not immediately answered.

Judge Karin Immergut was appointed by Trump.

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Veteran director Ridley Scott didn’t mince words when asked to describe the state of modern filmmaking. In fact, he needed just four letters: “s**t.”

The ornery 87-year-old — the force behind iconic movies like “Alien,” “Black Hawk Down,” and “Gladiator” — brought down the hammer of justice during a public Q and A with his son Luke in London this week.

‘I think a lot of films today are saved and made more expensive by digital effects, because what they haven’t got is a great thing on paper first. Get it on paper.’

“Well, right now I’m finding mediocrity, we’re drowning in mediocrity,” he responded when asked about his own moviegoing habits, according to Yahoo.

Smurfy’s law

Pretentious? Maybe, but it becomes more understandable if you consider the recent crop of multiplex mistakes foisted on the public, suggested the Guardian. The newspaper cited the recent “Smurfs” movie as well as the widely criticized live-action “Snow White” remake — which used “CGI dwarves [that] looked like semi-melted CGI gonks” — as evidence for the prosecution.

Director Ridley Scott on the set of the movie ‘Alien,’ 1979. Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images

During the sit-down at the British Film Institute Southbank, Scott said that this mediocrity prevails despite more movies being made than ever.

“The quantity of movies that are made today, literally globally, millions. There’s not thousands, there’s millions, and most of it is s**t,” he declared.

Numbers game

The “Blade Runner” director then shared the math behind that determination.

“Eighty to 60% eh, 40% is the rest, and 25% of that 40 is not bad, and 10% is pretty good, and the top 5% is great,” he explained, as if writing on a chalkboard. “I’m not sure about the portion of what I’ve just said, but in the 1940s, when there were perhaps 300 movies made, 70% of them were similar, for example.”

Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott on the set of ‘Blade Runner.’ Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images

Man in the mirror

Still, there is at least one talented director still working today, affirmed Sir Scott.

“So what I do, and it’s a horrible thing, but I’ve started to watch my own movies, and actually they’re really good. And also, they don’t age.”

Scott continued his rave review, admitting that he was shocked by the quality of his own work.

“I watched ‘Black Hawk [Down]’ the other night, and I thought, ‘How the hell did I do that?’ But I think that occasionally there’s a good one that will happen, it’s like a relief that there’s somebody out there who’s doing a good movie.”

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Scott then turned to a trend currently irritating moviegoers of all ages: directors attempting to save bad scripts with excessive CGI.

“I think a lot of films today are saved and made more expensive by digital effects, because what they haven’t got is a great thing on paper first. Get it on paper,” he said.

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‘Hood’ rich

Not everyone is ready to embrace this curmudgeonly view — even coming from a legend like Scott.

While Scott makes “a few” good points, his rant is “really rich coming from the director of ‘Robin Hood,'” entertainment writer Natasha Biase told Align.

“He must have amnesia about some of his own movies,” the writer added.

As for Hollywood, it seems to have forgotten how to get butts in seats.

A decrease in movie quality seems to be at least part of the reason about half the amount of tickets were sold in 2024 compared to 2004.

Scott told the audience that his favorite meal is yogurt and blueberries, because he “got over food years ago.”

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President Donald Trump pinpointed two main areas of focus when criticizing the NFL’s Super Bowl LX plans for February.

During an appearance on Newsmax with host Greg Kelly on Monday, Trump was asked about the NFL’s decision to have Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny perform at the annual halftime show.

‘I never heard of him. I don’t know who he is.’

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, has been accused of being an odd choice for football fans given the simple fact that he performs mostly in Spanish. This is coupled with the artist’s criticisms of the president — which include mocking him in a music video — and previous statements about avoiding U.S. cities on his tour because he fears immigration enforcement may occur outside of his concerts.

In a clip from Newsmax, Trump admitted to never having heard of the singer.

“I never heard of him. I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s, like, crazy,” the president said. “And then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”

In the NFL’s Super Bowl announcement, the league explained exactly who is in charge of the halftime performance.

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“Apple Music, the NFL, and Roc Nation announced that 3x Grammy Award-winning global recording artist Bad Bunny will perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, February 8, 2026, airing on NBC,” the NFL wrote in a press release.

Apple Music’s key figure is listed as Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and international content.

Roc Nation, the company founded by rapper Jay-Z, has been involved with Super Bowl halftime shows since 2019. In the same press release, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter said Bad Bunny’s “unique ability to bridge genres, languages, and audiences makes him an exciting and natural choice to take the Super Bowl halftime stage.”

In response to the announcement, Trump administration adviser Corey Lewandowski said there is “nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else.”

According to Variety, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called it “a terrible decision” for the NFL to have Bad Bunny perform.

Meanwhile, when hosting “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, Bad Bunny responded to criticisms in a lighthearted manner but also noted in Spanish that the booking was “an achievement” for himself and Puerto Ricans.

He concluded by saying in English: “And if you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.”

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On Newsmax, the president aired another grievance with the NFL, saying, “While we’re at it, I’d like them to change the kickoff rule, which looks ridiculous, where the ball is kicked and the ball is floating in the air, and everyone’s standing there watching it. It’s ridiculous.”

The president claimed the new kickoff formation is “not any safer” than the previous format, which the league abandoned before the 2024 season.

The NFL claimed in January, however, that concussions in 2024 were down 43% when compared to the 2021-2023 average.

“I think it just looks so terrible,” Trump continued. “I think it really demeans football, to be honest with you. It’s a great game, but it demeans football. Do you know what I mean by that? The kickoff rule, the new kickoff rule, it’s ridiculous.”

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Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones (D) continues to face a public relations crisis as calls grow for him to end his campaign following leaked text messages in which he wished death upon a Republican lawmaker and his children.

Jones had scheduled a fundraiser for Thursday, but his campaign abruptly canceled the event, according to Axios. The fundraiser was reportedly set to be held at novelist David Baldacci’s home that evening.

‘With hundreds of thousands of Virginians already having voted, it’s up to Virginians to decide.’

The news outlet noted that Jones has not held a public event since Friday, the same day that the National Review shared a text message conversation he had with Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner in 2022. In the exchange, Jones presented a hypothetical scenario in which he would shoot then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert twice if he only had “two bullets” and had to choose between shooting “Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot.”

Jones also accused Gilbert and his wife of “breeding little fascists,” wishing harm on their children in hopes that the “pain” would motivate Gilbert to change his policies.

Jones did not deny sending the text messages, but he did issue an apology.

His texts immediately prompted Republican lawmakers to call for him to withdraw from the race for state attorney general.

RELATED: Democrats stand by their man despite vicious texts wishing death on GOP rival and his kids

Democratic Nominee for attorney general Jay Jones, Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Ghazala Hashmi. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

While some of Jones’ fellow Democrats condemned the comments in his text messages, none of them stated he should end his campaign.

“After learning of these comments earlier today, I spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted,” Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger stated. “I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words. What I have also made clear is that as a candidate — and the next governor of our commonwealth, I will always condemn violent language in our politics.”

While Jones’ Thursday fundraising event seems to be canceled, Spanberger’s website lists several upcoming events — including canvassing, community virtual chats, and message training — organized by the campaigns of Spanberger, Jones, and lieutenant governor candidate Ghazala Hashmi (D).

RELATED: Virginia AG candidate implodes after ‘two bullets’ text scandal

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It is unclear whether Spanberger or Hashmi had planned to attend the Thursday evening fundraiser. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) was scheduled to be there, according to Axios.

When asked whether he had any plans to call on Jones to withdraw from the race, Kaine previously told Blaze News, “There is nothing that can justify these indefensible words, and they are contrary to all I’ve known about Jay Jones for decades. With hundreds of thousands of Virginians already having voted, it’s up to Virginians to decide.”

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The federal government on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 29-year-old male in connection with the origin of the devastating Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.

Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced on X the arrest of Jonathan Rinderknecht “on a criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what became the Palisades Fire in January.”

‘True disaster.’

Essayli said the criminal complaint alleges that Rinderknecht “started a fire in Pacific Palisades on New Year’s Day — a blaze that eventually turned into one of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history, causing death and widespread destruction.”

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Jonathan Rinderknecht. Image source: Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on X

Fire crews extinguished the initial fire, but it continued to smolder underground before reigniting during high winds, Essayli said at a news conference, according to the Associated Press.

The acting U.S. attorney noted that among the evidence collected from Rinderknecht’s digital devices “was an image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city.”

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Image source: Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on X

Rinderknecht fled the scene of the original fire but returned to the same trail to watch it burn, Essayli said, according to the AP: “He left as soon as he saw the fire trucks were headed to the location. He turned around and went back up there. And he took some video … and watched them fight the fire.”

What’s more, the outlet — citing the criminal complaint — said Rinderknecht not only made several 911 calls to report the fire but also during a Jan. 24 interview told investigators where the fire began, which was “information not yet public and that he would not have known if he hadn’t witnessed it.”

The outlet said the fire erupted Jan. 7, killed 12 people, and destroyed more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the wealthy Pacific Palisades coastal neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Rinderknecht’s initial appearance was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Essayli also noted.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the “great work by @USAttyEssayli and our federal agents to make this crucial arrest.” Bondi added that the Department of Justice “will deliver justice for the Palisades Fire and keep Californians safe — even if California leadership won’t.”

Donald Trump — who was president-elect at the time the fire erupted — blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling the Democrat’s handling of the fires a “true disaster” while citing lack of proper infrastructure and leadership.

Democrat Mayor Karen Bass also was criticized, given she was in Africa attending a presidential inauguration in Ghana at the time the fire was spreading. In fact, Bass reportedly was at one point living it up at a cocktail party in Ghana while the fire burned. The Los Angeles Times said Bass was hobnobbing and posing for photos at a Jan. 7 embassy shindig.

In February, Bass fired the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, who had blamed officials’ incompetence for a disastrous response to the wildfires.

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President Donald Trump said that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs asked for a pardon.

Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges by the eight-person jury in a Manhattan federal courtroom earlier this year. In October he was sentenced to four years and two months in prison.

‘I was very friendly with him. I get along with him great and seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile.’

The president told reporters at the Oval Office on Monday about the request while being questioned about the possibility of a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“I have a lot of people [who] have asked me for pardons,” the president said. “I call him Puff Daddy, has asked me for a pardon.”

He had previously said in August in an interview with Newsmax that he was unlikely to pardon Combs because of comments Combs made in the past about him.

“He was essentially, I guess, sort of half-innocent,” Trump said.

“I was very friendly with him. I got along with him great and seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile. And it’s hard. Like you, we’re human beings, and we don’t like to have things cloud our judgment. But when you knew someone and you were fine, and then you run for office and he made some terrible statements.”

Trump added, “I don’t know. … I’m being honest: It makes it more difficult to do.”

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Combs’ lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said his office had nothing to do with any request for a pardon, according to Breitbart News.

“I am not involved in that in the least,” said Agnifilo. “I have literally no idea. There are times I think there’s nothing to it, and there are times I think it’s just rumor mill stuff. But I do not purport to know the president’s mind. I really don’t know.”

Before his conviction, Combs addressed his victims and apologized to them for his behavior.

“I want to personally apologize again to Cassie Ventura for any harm or hurt that I caused to her, emotionally or physically. My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick,” he said.

“I didn’t mean to hurt you,” Combs said to another accuser known only as “Jane.”

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Former FBI Director James Comey pled not guilty at his arraignment on Wednesday.

He faces federal charges from the Department of Justice for obstructing a congressional proceeding and making false statements. The charges are related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on 30, 2020, where he addressed the FBI’s role in the Russia collusion investigation related to the 2016 election.

‘No one is above the law.’

Comey was indicted on September 25 of this year. The indictment alleges that Comey lied about his role in authorizing FBI contacts to serve as anonymous media sources during the investigation and that he deliberately withheld information about the investigation from the Judiciary Committee. The case is scheduled to go to trial in January.

“No one is above the law. Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X following the announcement of Comey’s indictment.

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Comey has denied the accusations and said that he looks forward to a trial. His legal team also claimed the indictment amounts to vindictive persecution and that they plan to request a dismissal, according to the AP.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to Comey as a “dirty cop” as well as a “slimeball.”

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Entrepreneur and investor Alexis Ohanian made a bold assertion to the internet about the founding of his website Reddit.

The online forum is known for having a discussion page about nearly every topic — and often implementing extremely left-wing moderation and rules enforcement across its many pages.

‘[Border security] shouldn’t come at the cost of crushing lives.’

Ohanian invented Reddit in 2005 as an online bulletin board dubbed “the front page of the internet.”

He ended up resigning from the site’s board of directors in 2020, at which point he urged the company to replace him with a black candidate in honor of George Floyd.

Now, the entrepreneur has said the site would have never existed had federal immigration law been enforced before he was born. Ohanian was born in New York City in 1983 to an American father and a German mother, whose immigration status was not legal.

Responding to programmer Paul Graham’s X post about “masked thugs” who are “dragging people off the street at gunpoint” — referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — Ohanian revealed that his mother overstayed her welcome in the United States.

“As the son of an undocumented immigrant (my mom overstayed an au pair visa for years before marrying my dad, a U.S. citizen), it’s deeply personal: Reddit wouldn’t exist if ICE had come for her,” he wrote. The Au Pair visa permits bringing in a foreigner for childcare services.

Insisting that he did “think border security matters,” Ohanian then advocated for mass amnesty of illegal immigrants.

Border security “shouldn’t come at the cost of crushing lives,” Ohanian claimed. “A sensible amnesty / legalization policy (like what Reagan offered in 1986!!) could strike a better balance: Path to citizenship for law-abiding, hard-working undocumented immigrants <>.”

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Adding nuance to his proposal, Ohanian said that those who do not come forward to a pathway for citizenship should “face enforcement under due process.”

“This isn’t open borders, it’s smart borders + humane immigration reform. The guys up at the crack of dawn in the Home Depot parking lot <> or the women hustling their home-made food on the corner are <> the men & women we want contributing to this great nation. We shouldn’t be rounding them up at gunpoint.”

Former Republican candidate Blake Masters, who ran for Senate in Arizona, mocked Ohanian in his replies.

“Reddit not existing had we enforced immigration law is a great argument for enforcing immigration law,” Masters wrote, echoing criticism from other detractors.

Ohanian made additional arguments in response to his original post. For example, he bragged that his “$38B Market Cap” was evidence that “undocumented immigrants can have some pretty productive kids.”

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While the majority of the replies sarcastically mocked the website guru for providing a great reason to enforce existing laws, Ohanian was not without some support.

Marko Stankovic, vice president of cloud computing company Zenlayer, similarly claimed that if he “came to the US in today’s climate, I don’t think we would have been able to stay.”

He added, “Ironic that a lot of the tech entrepreneurs and CEOs (including many Trump supporters) came over on H1B or student visas.”

However, one X user’s rebuff of Ohanian’s logic seemingly captivated the sentiment of those who disagreed with him:

“I can’t even comprehend the level of entitlement to stay here knowing you’re not permitted, then demand citizenship because you stayed so long that it would be inconvenient to leave,” the user wrote.

As for what web surfers may be using if Reddit never existed, tech and education expert Josh Centers told Blaze News, “I think we would still have a lot of independent forums and the web would be a lot healthier.”

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Two new bombshell reports have somehow made Joe Biden’s already horrendous legacy even worse. Recent declassified documents reveal that when he was vice president, Biden blocked the sharing of intelligence reports showing Ukrainian officials’ concerns about his family’s corrupt business deals.

Another shocking report exposes Biden’s weaponized FBI for allegedly spying on private calls and texts of eight Republican senators who backed Donald Trump. Former special counsel Jack Smith was named as the key figure who oversaw the tracking of those private communications during the January 6 Arctic Frost probe.

“Think about all the things that [leftists] say that President Trump does that makes him a fascist, a dictator, an authoritarian. … And meanwhile, Joe Biden is spying on Republican senators,” says Sara Gonzales, BlazeTV host of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”

It wasn’t enough that the Biden DOJ raided Mar-a-Lago and hit Trump with 91 indictments and 34 felony counts, she says. “They had to spy on Donald Trump’s friends as well.”

She highlights that this latest revelation adds to the growing list of egregious actions taken by Biden during his presidency — actions like aggressively targeting pro-lifers for nonviolent protests, imprisoning hundreds of innocent January 6 participants, and using federal power to force people to take the experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

“And they have the audacity to look at you and say Donald Trump is literally Hitler?” Sara scoffs. “Well, guess what? I got news for them. This is what dictatorships actually do.”

And if not for President Trump’s incredible victory, we would’ve been stuck in this dictatorship for another four years. “If they had won, I don’t know if we would be able to pull this whole experiment that we call America back together,” Sara says.

But it didn’t take the presidency for Biden to start acting like a dictator. He was doing that back when he was Barack Obama’s vice president.

As shown in the recently declassified report, “Joe Biden was out there lecturing other governments to clean up their act, while, of course, Hunter raked in the millions from Daddy’s business dealings,” Sara says.

Biden then carried this knack for making undesirable information vanish into his presidency.

“Anything that he didn’t want disseminated just got censored. X under Jack Dorsey — you’d get kicked off the platform if you wanted to talk about Hunter Biden’s laptop or any of the other corruption that was happening with the Biden family,” Sara recalls.

And all the while, he was projecting his own deception onto Donald Trump with the Russiagate hoax.

“It is stunning to me how the Biden regime crossed every single line. … He was covering up for his family members; he was pardoning them; he was spying on political opponents; and he was silencing and burying anyone who wanted to criticize him,” and yet Democrats still try to push the narrative that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, Sara says.

She urges Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ to keep digging and declassifying: “If there is this, there is more. We need all of it. … Let us see the information. And then, by the way, let us find out if we can bring Joe Biden in for some testimony because there are some people who need to be held accountable, and Joe Biden is just the tip of the iceberg.”

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Violence broke out in Boston on Tuesday evening when pro-Palestine protesters gathered for a rally on the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack that caused the deaths of more than 1,200 Israelis and sparked the ongoing war.

‘From my perspective, this is all the same ball of wax: Antifa, free Palestine, trans-tifa. They’re all the same effectively, far-left/communist agitators.’

Flyers of the protest feature an illustration of people masked in kaffiyehs and a police car on fire.

“Flood downtown for Palestine,” the flyer reads. “Rally and march.”

John Gately, the host of the “John F Gately Show,” captured footage of the downtown protest, which he estimated was attended by roughly 175 people.

Gately recorded a video of a group of masked protesters sitting on the ground, trying to conceal their activities. When Gately approached the group, they quickly formed a barrier, holding up kaffiyehs to block his view, and even appeared to move a police barrier. One protester claimed they were providing first aid to one of their comrades who needed to “rest.”

Gately told Blaze News that when the march arrived at Boston’s Downtown Crossing, “things got ugly” as protesters blocked emergency vehicles.

“There was a kerfuffle. There was a report of pepper spray; I didn’t see that,” Gately said. “It was a fight in the middle of Tremont Street.”

RELATED: Two years after October 7: God hasn’t been silent

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He described seeing protesters pushing and shoving before police swarmed in to arrest 13 individuals, eight men and five women.

Four officers sustained injuries, all of which were non-life-threatening but included broken bones.

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Tensions in the community were already high before Tuesday’s demonstration, Gately stated. He explained that a visiting professor from Harvard Law School fired off a pellet rifle near a Brookline synagogue last week on the eve of Yom Kippur. The professor allegedly told law enforcement he was “hunting rats.”

“From my perspective, this is all the same ball of wax: Antifa, free Palestine, trans-tifa. They’re all the same effectively, far-left/communist agitators,” Gately told Blaze News. “It’s all the same oppressor versus oppressed dialectic.”

“I think that effectively, the far-left promotes violence,” Gately added.

In a statement provided to Blaze News, Mayor Michelle Wu (D) said, “We are extremely grateful for the work of the Boston Police in keeping the city safe and in supporting the right to peacefully protest. Boston will not tolerate violence, and we categorically condemn those who came into our community to attack our police officers. The individuals who engaged in these attacks must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Blaze News contacted Gov. Maura Healey’s office for comment.

Image source: John Gately

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Over the weekend, country music star Zach Bryan posted a song clip to his Instagram with the caption “the fading of the red white and blue.” Since then, Bryan has faced a wave of backlash over some of his apparently “anti-ICE” lyrics, but one of the best responses came from the Department of Homeland Security.

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s X account posted a compilation video of law enforcement with one of Zach Bryan’s more famous songs playing over it.

‘When you hear the rest of the song, you will understand the full context that hits on both sides of the aisle.’

The caption of the post reads, “We’re having an All Night Revival.”

The video depicts several scenes of arrests by law enforcement, riot control, and even a clip of the commander at large of the U.S. Border Patrol, Chief Gregory Bovino, who recently allegedly he had a murder hit put on his head by a Latin Kings gang member.

RELATED: Country singer Zach Bryan gets nailed with backlash over anti-ICE song

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Zach Bryan’s song “Revival” plays over the DHS video. “Revival” has over 390 million plays on Spotify and is among Bryan’s top 10 songs.

The lyrics from the new melancholy song clip mention ICE while suggesting the slow decline of America.

“ICE is gonna come bust down your door,” it reads. “Try to build a house / no one builds no more.”

The lyrics end, “Got some bad news / the fading of the red, white, and blue.”

Hours after the DHS video dropped on Tuesday, Bryan posted an explanation on his Instagram story: “To all those disappointed in me on either side of whatever you believe in just know I’m trying my best too and we all say things that are misconstrued sometimes.”

He suggested that there is more context in the full song: “When you hear the rest of the song, you will understand the full context that hits on both sides of the aisle.”

He has not given any indication of the planned timing for the song’s release.

Blaze News made multiple attempts to contact Zach Bryan and his management team for comment but was ultimately unsuccessful.

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