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“We cannot go to church and pray like Christians, then vote like atheists,” Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez told a crowd of rally-goers on Monday.

She was referring to Amendments 3 and 4 in Florida. A University of North Florida poll released this week shows that a ballot measure to legalize weed and a constitutional amendment to ratify baby killing on demand are on track to pass, even with a 60% threshold.

The once-dominant voting bloc in the Republican Party has become an ineffective presence, much like churches that fail to emphasize true discipleship.

The national implications of this are huge. We’re talking about a state that is a must-win for the presidency and that until recently was maddeningly purple. Democrats aren’t even campaigning in the Sunshine State, thanks to the dominance Republicans have built under Gov. Ron DeSantis. It’s incredible to think about. After DeSantis narrowly beat a candidate caught in a scandal involving cocaine and a male escort, who would have believed such dominance was possible?

Yet, here we are.

Remember how DeSantis embarrassed California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a debate last November, highlighting the infamous “poop maps” in San Francisco? Just 11 months later, the same Florida voters who witnessed that are now essentially supporting Newsom’s policies, even after they overwhelmingly re-elected DeSantis in 2022.

Houston, we have a problem — a people problem.

Even Disney opposes Amendment 3, a.k.a. the Stoner Amendment, aligning with DeSantis. Together, Florida’s most influential corporate brand and its most popular politician warn that turning “It’s a High World After All” into a theme park ride is a terrible idea. Despite this, the amendment might still pass with 60% of the vote or better.

If these two amendments pass, they will have massive repercussions for social conservatism. The number of politicians willing to advocate our causes will likely dwindle, and we may need to entirely rethink our approach to activism.

The once-dominant voting bloc in the Republican Party for generations has become just the type of ineffective and inconsequential presence not unlike churches that fail to emphasize true discipleship. Our influence has diminished, and making stupid excuses like “it’s all because Roe was overturned” will make things worse.

Decades of grifty, rudderless, gutless leadership in the Republican Party, the church, and the pro-life movement are coming home to roost. And I’m not sure what to do about that no matter who wins next month. We might need to redefine our role as a prophetic witness in a negative world where we no longer hold influence and GOP politicians can secure wins without us.

Trump, of all people, seems to be trying harder than many in the church to help us avoid such a fate as he called on Christians this week to lead the way in taking their country back. Meanwhile, the seeker-sensitive pastor who refuses to acknowledge the drag queen story hour molesting kids across the street won’t cut it anymore. And that also goes for the anon master of piety on X who will happily watch the world burn as he gives himself a helmet sticker for never getting his hands dirty in something called “reality.”

So many of us have sold our birthright for the cheapest of lies and comforts. Will our culture’s fate truly be no different in the end than one founded by atheists? May it not be too late to redeem the time for our children after so many opportunities were left wasted and so many idols were polished until they blinded us from who we are called to be as citizens.

Alexis de Tocqueville said America “is great because it is good.” Our forefathers held up their end of the bargain on that front in the face of great hardship and evil in the past. But is he finally wrong about us?

Pray not.

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Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic’s editor in chief, attacked the family of Vanessa Guillen after they came out against his latest story, which alleged that former President Donald Trump reacted poorly to the cost of Guillen’s funeral after offering to cover the expenses.

When the story was first published, Vanessa’s sister Mayra Guillen blasted the Atlantic for “exploiting [Vanessa’s] death for politics.” Mayra added that she had already voted for Trump.

Vanessa Guillen was killed by a soldier she worked with at Fort Hood in 2020. Her death sparked immense outcry because the military severely mishandled the investigation, giving the murder suspect the opportunity to take his own life before he could be taken into custody.

‘So, again, I understand the sensitivities around this, but …’

Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff at the time, insisted that Trump never said, “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a f***ing Mexican!” as Goldberg claimed.

When asked about the denials and criticisms of his story during an interview on CNN, Goldberg brushed aside the Guillen family’s statements.

“In terms of the — the sister, I understand why they’re hurt by — by this story, and I — I obviously feel very sorry, as we all do, for this family, but the fact remains when the family visited Donald Trump, as I note in the story, he said kind words and offered to pay for the funeral. Five months later, when the subject came up, he had very unkind things to say about the funeral, and I would note that he didn’t pay for the funeral,” Goldberg said.

“So, again, I understand the sensitivities around this, but the truth is the truth, and people in the meeting — getting people who had become somewhat inured to Donald Trump’s method of speaking were shocked by what was said, and — and that’s how I learned about it,” he continued.

“Yeah. And the detail about how, ultimately, he did not pay for the funeral is a story unto itself, even without the comments,” host Jake Tapper added.

“Not only did he misrepresent our conversation but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story. More importantly, he used and exploited my clients, and Vanessa Guillen’s murder … for cheap political gain,” Guillen family lawyer Natalie Khawam said about Goldberg. “I would like to also point out that the timing of this ‘story’ is quite suspicious, as this supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred over 4 years ago! Why a story about it now?!”

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Two women with masculine facial hair have sparked controversy in a Spanish women’s soccer league as their team claims they are facing “violence” and “fascism.”

Alex Alcaide Llanos and Nil Alcon Labella play for Club Esportiu Europa B, a women’s team in Barcelona. The duo have been reported as biological women by multiple outlets, including the Daily Mail, which noted that the women are in the middle of gender transitions and are still ineligible for men’s soccer.

‘It was clear from an early age that I wanted to be a boy.’

You can view images of the players in question — Alex and Nil — on the team’s website. Both sport fully grown facial hair, likely from testosterone treatments.

Alex can be seen in a 2022 Beteve article without any facial hair.

The women’s facial hair appears to have caused confusion, specifically following a recent 3-1 win over Terrassa.

After the game, Alicia Tomas — a councilor from the conservative Vox party — called the players “two guys with beards who consider themselves women.”

“It is as unfair for men who perceive themselves as women to participate in a women’s competition as it is for women who are undergoing male hormone therapy to participate,” Tomas reportedly said. “They want to erase us from public spaces, from sports and from all areas.”

The politician later asserted that institutions are carrying out “violence against women.”

Tomas also said, “A man who perceives himself as a woman cannot play in a women’s category. A woman up on testosterone and male hormones (doped) cannot play in a women’s category. Only sexists can defend this encroachment on our rights.”

Alex reportedly said, “As long as my ID card still has the F for female, I’m playing in the category that corresponds to me.”

Alex went on that “it was clear from an early age that I wanted to be a boy, and that I wanted to be called Alex.”

The striker then claimed, “I started the transition of my body early, it hasn’t changed that much, I’ve always had this male body and hormones help me to build muscle sooner, not to build more muscle. The moment I feel superior, with advantages, I’ll quit, I’ll step aside.”

CE Europa responded to the political backlash by saying it stands for values of “sportsmanship,” “fair play,” and “compliance with current sports regulation.”

As reported by Marca, the team also likened criticisms to violence and fascism and said it fights for the right of people to live lives “free from all kinds of violence.”

“Combating hate crimes and transferable violence is a collective duty that challenges us throughout society,” the team reportedly added. “Therefore, we reiterate and say very loudly that we remain firm. Against aggression and fascism, we say ‘not a step back.'”

Councilor Tomas responded by accusing the team of inflicting violence against women.

At the same time, despite both players being born women, playing on a women’s team, and having identification that labels them as female, CE Europa still chooses to refer to them as males.

“Alex is developing as a player, he has obvious technical shortcomings, he is a fast player, but we have four or five more like him. He is not the fastest,” team coordinator Nany Haces said in 2022.

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When Joe Biden was running for president in 2020, he told Charlamagne tha God on “The Breakfast Club” that if you didn’t vote for him, “You ain’t black.”

Whether or not that exchange stuck with Charlamagne, whether or not he plans to vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, it does appear that he may be changing his perspective on who Trump is and what he stands for.

This was made clear when Charlamagne interviewed Lara Trump on his popular show.

“If you look back at Donald Trump’s history, you know, last night we were at the Al Smith Dinner, and he was right there next to Chuck. And he said to Chuck Schumer, who’s obviously a Democrat senator, he said, ‘I gave Chuck his first check ever,’” Lara tells the radio host.

“I don’t like the optics of that,” Charlamagne responded. “The only reason I say I don’t like the optics of that is because when you hear people like Chuck Schumer say things like ‘Trump is a threat to Democracy,’ but then you’re sitting next to him yukking it up, why would you be yukking it up with somebody who you consider a threat to democracy?”

“Well, you have to ask yourself that question, don’t you?” Lara answered. “Maybe it’s all scare tactics; maybe it’s a lot of fearmongering. Charlamagne, what I can tell you is I know Donald Trump. I have known him for 16 years, and Chuck Schumer’s known him a lot longer than I have, and I think he knows full well he’s not a threat to democracy.”

“You don’t even have to take my word for it,” she continued, adding, “Look at what he did when he was in the White House.”

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” is thrilled with this exchange.

“The reason I love that clip is that I think, really, what’s happening here, outside of like the purely political part, is the veneer is just being pulled back or the curtain is being pulled back and we’re all seeing how the game is played,” Rubin says.

“No one really believes that Chuck Schumer hates Donald Trump or at least thinks he’s Hitler,” he adds.

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The Biden-Harris administration has prioritized the
advancement of the LGBT agenda and climate alarmism in its foreign policy. President Donald Trump has identified a different priority for his future administration: Combat the brutal persecution of Christians around the globe.

Trump
noted Wednesday on Truth Social, “Kamala Harris did NOTHING as 120,000 Armenian Christians were horrifically persecuted and forcibly displaced in Artsakh. Christians around the World will not be safe if Kamala Harris is President of the United States.”

“When I am President, I will protect persecuted Christians, I will work to stop the violence and ethnic cleansing, and we will restore PEACE between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” added Trump.

The Republic of Artsakh, which is also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, is a region in the Caucasus Mountains that lies within Azerbaijan’s borders.

While internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan — whose close ally Turkey, formerly the Ottoman Empire,
killed 1.5 million Armenians in what is regarded as the first genocide of the 20th century — the region was, at least up until September 2023, home to over 100,000 Armenian Christians who contested Azerbaijan’s territorial claims.

The region
became autonomous in 1923 while Armenia, the world’s oldest Christian country, and Azerbaijan, whose population is 97.3% Muslim, were both still members of the former Soviet Union.

Two bloody wars were fought over the area in the last 30 years — the first in 1988 and the second in 2020.

Azerbaijan — given military assistance by the Biden-Harris administration despite its war crimes and torture of Armenian prisoners — launched a blitzkrieg on the region on Sept. 19, 2023, and saw to the dissolution of the Armenian enclave by Jan. 1.

Azerbaijani forces killed hundreds of ethnic Armenians and added insult to injury by destroying
churches and cemeteries. Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians were forced to flee.

‘Vice President Harris — whose Administration armed Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade and attack on Artsakh — did not lift a finger or even raise her voice against Azerbaijan’s 2023 aggression.’

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been
engaged in peace talks in the months since.

While there has been some
grumbling in recent years from the State Department — an official claimed in a September 2023 Senate hearing that the U.S. would not “countenance any action or effort, short-term or long-term, to ethnically cleanse or commit other atrocities against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh” — the Biden-Harris administration was less than helpful where Armenian Christians were concerned.

The Armenian National Committee of America
blasted the Democratic administration in July over its “two-faced policy.”

The ANCA said in a statement:

There is no clearer example of the Biden-Harris administration’s two-faced policy towards Armenia than the spineless inaction of USAID Administrator Samantha Power during Azerbaijan’s blockade and ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh. As Azerbaijan deprived Artsakh’s 120,000 Armenians of access to food, fuel, medicine, and humanitarian goods in a brazen violation of international law — Administrator Power refused to acknowledge the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding. The genocidal ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s entire Armenian population was a humanitarian catastrophe the United States had every opportunity to prevent but instead chose to enable — sacrificing the existence of the region’s indigenous Christian Armenian population for misguided geopolitical interests.

The ANCA noted further that the administration’s inaction “will weigh heavily on the minds of Armenian American voters this November — including those in the key swing states of Nevada and Michigan as well as in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

As of 2021, there were more than 2 million Americans with Armenian heritage.

In late September, Harris signaled support for Armenian Christians’ return to Artsakh.

ANCA executive director Aram Hamparian
said in response, “As Vice President, Kamala Harris has had a full year to act on Artsakh’s right to return — via a U.S.-led resolution at the U.N. Security Council — yet she has only started talking (to Armenian Americans, not U.N. member states) about this right 40 days before an election in which Armenian voters across key swing states may prove decisive.”

“Notably, Vice President Harris — whose Administration armed Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade and attack on Artsakh — did not lift a finger or even raise her voice against Azerbaijan’s 2023 aggression. Even at the level of campaign rhetoric, she has not said a word about cutting U.S. military arms and aid to Azerbaijan, or otherwise holding Baku accountable for its crimes,” added Hamparian.

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) echoed Trump Wednesday,
writing, “The United States should fight against the persecution of Christians all over the world, and it will when President Trump is back in the White House. Kamala Harris has done nothing.”

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy wrote, “Very gratified to see President Trump speak out about the persecution & displacement of Armenian Christians in Artsakh. It’s our job to call out the hypocrisy of the foreign policy establishment & we refuse to simply sweep this issue under the rug.”

Artsakh is hardly the only place where brutal regimes and radicals have sought to crush Christians and their faith.

According to the persecution watchdog Open Doors, 317 million Christians around the world face very high or extreme levels of persecution. Last year, 4,998 Christians were reportedly slaughtered for faith-related reasons; 14,766 churches and Christian properties were attacked; and over 295,000 Christians were displaced.

The top 10 worst countries for Christians in terms of persecution were, in this order: North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Eritrea, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Supposedly developed nations farther up the list aren’t a great deal better. China, for instance, subjects Christians to routine
torture, detentions, and executions.

Persecution and attacks have also been on the rise in Western nations, including the U.S.,
Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Arielle Del Turco, director of the Family Research Council’s Center for Religious Liberty, indicated in a
report earlier this year that between 2018 and 2023, there were nearly 1,000 acts of hostility against American churches.

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We all know Kamala Harris and Tim Walz themselves hold radically leftist views — specifically surrounding abortion. But after a deeper look into whom they’ve hired to work in their campaign and administrations, it only gets worse.

“The new appointee for Harris’ campaign, she’s a global warming extremist that says, ‘If you are in the oil and gas business at all, you’re a terrorist,’” Glenn Beck of the “Glenn Beck Program” warns.

This extremist is Camila Thorndike, and she’s the climate engagement director.

“She is somebody who is so extreme on global warming. She doesn’t like capitalism, she doesn’t like oil and gas or anything like that, so why would she join the Kamala Harris campaign?” he asks, noting that Harris has publicly flip-flopped on issues like fracking.

Harris’ team has also hired Brian Lazinski as the education czar.

“He’s actually one of the people helping implement the framework or curriculum for the new ethnic studies standards in the state of Minnesota,” Glenn explains. “Remember you were told by the propaganda machine that CRT is nothing?”

“Remember, this came in under Biden-Harris, this came into our schools. They didn’t dare release it under Donald Trump, but they put it into our schools after the election,” he says.

In a recording Glenn obtained, Lazinski — who has been working under Minnesota governor and VP pick Walz — explains that critical race theory is not “about telling our stories” but rather about overthrowing the system.

“You can’t be a critical race theorist and be pro-U.S. It is an anti-state theory that says the United States needs to be deconstructed, period,” the new education czar said, adding, “That’s why I’m a critical racist.”

Stu Burguiere of “Stu Does America” is concerned by what he’s just heard.

“Oh, that’s why he’s a critical race theorist, because, you know, the overthrow of the government and the insurgency,” he mocks.

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One of Liz Wheeler’s favorite segments of “The Liz Wheeler Show” is when she addresses the most unhinged video clips of the week. From CNN segments and FEMA footage to viral TikToks and Harris campaign ads, Liz exposes and breaks down the lunacy infecting society.

This week, the clips feature famous TikToker and certified creep Jeffrey Marsh, a racist Kamala Harris campaign ad, an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper and socialist Bernie Sanders, and footage of FEMA and Border Patrol being inefficient to a level that is actually funny.

In the first clip, Jeffrey Marsh – whose entire social media platform is built on the idea of “grooming children into gender disorders,” encouraging them “to cut off contact with their parents if their parents do not ‘affirm’ their gender,” and urging children “to contact him privately via DM” – argues that Trump support is reason enough to cut a family member out of your life.

“Should you cut off contact with family members just because they are voting for Donald Trump? Yes. … If they are unwilling to change, they must experience consequences, and you should not withhold those consequences from them. The consequence in this case would be they don’t get your beautiful, loving, wonderful presence in their lives – it’s over, and they are gone,” said Marsh, sporting a makeup-caked face and frilly blouse.

“Not only is Jeffrey Marsh a creep, not only is he grooming children, not only is he obviously dangerous – he was embraced by the Democrat National Committee and invited as a VIP to their convention, which means they endorse what he’s doing,” says Liz.

In clip #2, a Harris campaign ad attempts to appeal to black men but ends up insulting them instead.

In the ad, a handsome, 6’5” black man who earns a six-figure salary and works out talks to several attractive women, all of whom are holding a balloon. Initially, they all are interested in him based on his appearance and income, but when he reveals that he isn’t planning on voting, they all pop their balloons, which is the equivalent of swiping left, or rejecting, someone on Tinder.

“Kamala Harris is telling black men that women won’t date them if they don’t vote for her,” says Liz, adding that this isn’t the first time Harris has insulted black men trying to garner their votes.

Liz points to two other insulting examples of Harris trying to win the black male vote. “Last week she put out a video telling black men that she would give them ‘free money’ if they voted for her. She [also] put out a graphic on X promising black men drugs – marijuana – if they voted for her,” says Liz, adding that this approach is “racist because she’s generalizing all black men, saying all [they] care about is drugs, sex, and money.”

In the third clip, Bernie Sanders indirectly admits that Kamala Harris is lying when she says she has reversed course on fracking, the Green New Deal, and Medicare for all.

When CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Sanders whether or not Harris was making a mistake by abandoning her previous beliefs on those three subjects, Sanders responded with the following:

“I think what we’re seeing is a coalition of people – more establishment Democrats and progressive Democrats and progressive independents … come together with the goal of defeating a very dangerous candidate, and that is Donald Trump.”

Liz easily reads between the lines of Sanders’ answer.

“What are the words underneath those words?” she asks. “He admits that Kamala Harris hasn’t rejected his policies – the Green New Deal, Medicare for all, or banning fracking. He believes that Kamala Harris still believes in those things, but he knows that voters reject those things and so Kamala Harris has to lie to voters to trick voters into voting for her.”

In the final clip, Border Patrol and FEMA are seen joining forces to help with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina. Although “joining forces” might be a misleading way to describe it.

The video shows roughly a dozen agents in official uniforms in a long single-file line passing a small tree limb from person to person until it’s finally dumped in a woodpile. The spectacle can only be described as childish.

“This video encapsulates perfectly the inefficiency of government,” laughs Liz, who says she, as a “110-pound woman, could carry more logs than that at one time.”

To see the videos and hear more of Liz’s commentary, watch the clip above.

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A swath of internal TikTok documents revealed that the company knows much more about its platform’s addictive properties than it publicly admits.

The company knows how quickly users can become addicted and how disruptive the app is to children’s lives.

With 14 states currently suing TikTok predominantly over the platform’s algorithm — claiming it addicts children — court filings are making their way into the public’s hands.

Large portions of Kentucky’s 119-page court filing were redacted when it was uploaded online. However, as Louisville Public Media reported, Kentucky Public Radio was able to read the text underneath the digital redactions, which contained summaries and primary quotes of internal TikTok documents and communications.

The summaries revealed shocking revelations, including the precise amount of videos it takes for a TikTok user to become addicted.

According to state investigators, TikTok has determined that it takes 260 videos before a user is “likely to become addicted to the platform.”

Kentucky authorities stated that “while this may seem substantial, TikTok videos can be as short as 8 seconds and are played for viewers in rapid-fire succession, automatically.”

“Thus, in under 35 minutes, an average user is likely to become addicted to the platform.”

NPR reported that internal documents showed TikTok was aware that many of its features urged young people to keep opening the app. The company’s research reportedly stated that “compulsive usage correlates with a slew of negative mental health effects like loss of analytical skills, memory formation, contextual thinking, conversational depth, empathy, and increased anxiety.”

Disturbingly, other TikTok research, distributed in 2019, found that younger users are more likely to be addicted, as well.

“As expected, across most engagement metrics, the younger the user, the better the performance,” a document allegedly read.

Along with disrupting sleep patterns, TikTok is allegedly aware that compulsive use of the app tends to interfere with personal needs such as work, school, and even “connecting with loved ones.”

‘This complaint cherry-picks misleading quotes and takes outdated documents out of context.’

When speaking to NPR, TikTok spokesman Alex Haurek said in a statement that the publication of such information from the legal documents is “irresponsible.”

“It is highly irresponsible of NPR to publish information that is under a court seal,” Haurek said. “Unfortunately, this complaint cherry-picks misleading quotes and takes outdated documents out of context to misrepresent our commitment to community safety.”

Haurek said the company has “robust safeguards, which include proactively removing suspected underage users, and we have voluntarily launched safety features such as default screen time limits, family pairing, and privacy by default for minors under 16.”

The spokesperson has previously said that the company is “deeply committed” to protecting teens as they continuously update and improve their product.

Sorry, you’re ugly

The lawsuit additionally claimed TikTok is aware of how harmful their filters can be for minors, allegedly telling employees in an internal document that the filters perpetuate “a narrow beauty norm” that could “negatively impact the wellbeing of our community.”

At the same time, an internal report that analyzed TikTok’s main video feed found that it was pushing “a high volume of … not attractive subjects,” so TikTok retooled the algorithm to amplify users that were deemed attractive.

“By changing the TikTok algorithm to show fewer ‘not attractive subjects’ in the For You feed, [TikTok] took active steps to promote a narrow beauty norm even though it could negatively impact their Young Users,” authorities wrote.

TikTok also experimented with screen-time prompts, but when implemented, they only reduced the average use time for teens by about 1.5 minutes, from 108.5 minutes per day to about 107 minutes. TikTok stopped the experiment following the results.

“The company did not revisit the design of the tool to be more effective at preventing excessive use of TikTok,” the Kentucky filing said.

Parent company ByteDance has until mid-January 2025 to sell TikTok in accordance with federal laws but is challenging the ruling in a Washington appeals court.

The 14 states suing TikTok are the following: California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont, and Washington, along with the District of Columbia.

TikTok does not allow children under 13 to sign up and restricts some content for those under 18.

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An Ohio mother was convicted of abandoning her three young children — two of whom have special needs — to go on a Florida vacation to be with her friend who was getting liposuction surgery.

On Feb. 22, a Westlake City Schools special education teacher notified police that one of her students — a 7-year-old girl — informed her that she had been left home alone with her twin sister and her 10-year-old sister. The special education teacher requested a welfare check from police, according to newly released audio.

‘Do you remember why she was in Miami? Her friend needed liposuction surgery.’

On the same day, police conducted a welfare check on the apartment in Westlake – roughly 15 miles west of Cleveland.

Officers said the children were alone and the apartment was in complete “disarray.”

Citing police, WKYC reported that the apartment was “in shambles” and “there was clothing, food, trash, and an unknown liquid covering the floor.” The officer noted there was “furniture stacked up in a corner, storage boxes stacked in another corner, and the apartment itself smelled of old food and body odor.”

“Garbage, bins, and bags were strewn all over the floor,” court records state, according to the Independent.

According to court documents, the children told police they did not have a cellphone to contact their mother but had been communicating with her through Nest cameras located around the unit and FaceTime on a MacBook tablet.

Investigators determined that the mother — Dominique Knowles — had abandoned her children to go on vacation in Miami.

The children’s grandmother purportedly told police Knowles had not left the state, and Knowles allegedly told a detective she was not out of state.

Westlake Law Director Michael Maloney determined that Knowles had traveled to Miami a day before police conducted the welfare check.

Investigators used subpoenaed cellphone records to determine that Knowles made or received 50 calls in the greater Miami area from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, according to court documents.

During a hearing Wednesday, a prosecutor informed the judge: “Do you remember why she was in Miami? Her friend needed liposuction surgery.”

When arrested, Knowles allegedly told police, “My kids are allowed to be here by themselves.”

The arresting officer allegedly responded, “Not when you have two special-needs kids.”

Knowles told the courtroom Wednesday, “I understand what I did was wrong, and this absolutely would never happen again. I did believe my kids were able to dress themselves and get themselves to school. I wouldn’t dare let anything happen to my kids. I wish I could go back and change the circumstances.”

Despite her plea, Knowles was found guilty of two counts of child endangerment — a first-degree misdemeanor that can be punishable by six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 per count.

However, Knowles was sentenced to five years of probation and 360 days of house arrest, ordered to attend a parenting class and mental health counseling, and given $800 in fines. Knowles will be allowed to leave house arrest to go to work.

Judge Joseph Burke of the Rocky River Municipal Court declared, “Something bad could’ve happened to the children, they could have started a fire in the apartment, they could have hurt themselves or suffered a medical emergency, or they could have been taken by a stranger. But most of all, they needed their mother to be there and parent them and not … by remote cameras from Florida.”

Burke noted, “I don’t want to further victimize your daughters by separating you from them. It is now time for you to become the mother that your daughters deserve, need, and require.”

Blaze News reported in February that an Ohio mother left her 16-month-old daughter alone in a filthy playpen at home for 10 days while she went on vacation in Puerto Rico.

Kristel Candelario, 32, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and child endangerment.

In March, Candelario was sentenced to life without parole in what the judge described as the “ultimate act of betrayal.”

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a CNN town hall event on Wednesday evening in Pennsylvania, where she took questions from so-called undecided voters.

One of those individuals was Carol Nackenoff, a political science professor at Swarthmore College, whom Anderson Cooper introduced as “a registered Democrat, who says she’s leaning towards voting for you [Harris].”

Cooper noted that Nackenoff “has yet to make her final decision.”

‘If you could accomplish only one mayor policy goal that required congressional action, what would it be and why?’

However, Federal Election Commission reports revealed that Nackenoff has donated more than 50 times since 2009 to Democratic political action committees, including ActBlue, the Hillary Victory Fund, Hillary for America, and Bernie 2020.

Of the more than $2,552 the professor has reportedly donated over that period of time, only $25 — one donation in 2023 — went to WinRed, a fundraising platform for the Republican Party.

Since June 2024, Nackenoff has made six donations totaling $215 to ActBlue, a PAC collecting funds for the Harris-Walz ticket and other Democratic candidates.

One of those donations was earmarked for Bob Casey for Senate, a Democrat seeking re-election in Pennsylvania. Casey spoke at Harris’ Wilkes-Barre campaign rally in mid-September.

Another ActBlue donation was allotted to Gen-Democracy, a group that pledges to “defeat Trump” and “win back Gen-Z voters,” according to its website.

The remainder of Nackenoff’s ActBlue donations from this year were earmarked for the Democratic National Committee or general contributions to ActBlue.

During the CNN town hall event, Nackenoff asked Harris, “If you could accomplish only one mayor policy goal that required congressional action, what would it be and why?”

Harris responded, “Well, there’s not just one. I have to be honest with you, Carol. There’s a lot of work that needs to happen.”

The vice president seemed to briefly stumble through her answer.

“But, let’s, let’s — I think that, maybe, part of this point, that I — how I think about it, is we’ve got to get past this era of politics and partisan politics, slowing down what we need to do in terms of progress in our country,” Harris continued. “And that means working across the aisle. I’ve done that before; we did it around — whether it be what we were able to accomplish with the bipartisan infrastructure deal or some of the work that we have done in terms of dealing with gun safety.”

Harris repeated her commitment to reaching across the political aisle to “deal with a number of issues.”

“Whether it be what we need to do in terms of housing and creating legislation that creates incentives for that. What we need to do to reinstate the freedom of the woman to make decisions about her own body and not have her government tell her what to do,” Harris said. “Whether it be what we need to do to actually invest in a substantial way in the industries of the future, in American-based manufacturing in American-based industries where American workers and union workers have those jobs in a way that is good-paying jobs that gives people the dignity they deserve.”

She added, “All those areas I plan on working across the aisle and with Congress, including the issue of immigration, which we’ve got to fix.”

Jordan Gehrke, a political consultant, posted a photo on X from the town hall of Nackenoff asking Harris her question.

Gehrke wrote, “CNN would have you believe that the Poli-Sci Professor on the left wearing those glasses is undecided.”

Donald Trump Jr. responded to the post, “That person is more decided than me. Lol.”

Another individual noted that none of CNN’s so-called undecided voters stated they were leaning toward former President Donald Trump.

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The owner of the Los Angeles Times is setting the record straight.

After decades of endorsing Democrats for president, the L.A. Times is not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president — but that’s not because the editorial board did not want to. Rather, Semafor claimed that L.A. Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong “blocked” the paper from endorsing Harris.

‘Instead of adopting this path as suggested, the Editorial Board chose to remain silent and I accepted their decision.’

Mariel Garza, the now-resigned editorials editor at L.A. Times, told Columbia Journalism Review that she had drafted an outline for an editorial endorsing Harris when she was informed the paper would not be endorsing anyone. Garza, in an interview, suggested the decision blindsided her.

But, according to Soon-Shiong, that’s not exactly what happened.

Instead, Soon-Shiong, a billionaire who purchased the failing newspaper in 2018, explained on Wednesday that the editorial board did not follow a directive to be fair and balanced.

“The Editorial Board was provided the opportunity to draft a factual analysis of all the POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE policies by EACH candidate during their tenures at the White House, and how these policies affected the nation,” Soon-Shiong said.

“In addition, the Board was asked to provide their understanding of the policies and plans enunciated by the candidates during this campaign and its potential effect on the nation in the next four years. In this way, with this clear and non-partisan information side-by-side, our readers could decide who would be worthy of being President for the next four years,” he explained.

But his employees chose not to follow that directive.

“Instead of adopting this path as suggested, the Editorial Board chose to remain silent and I accepted their decision,” Soon-Shiong revealed.

— (@)

In response, Garza did not dispute the directive to be fair and balanced to Harris and Donald Trump. Instead, she complained that a fair analysis of each candidate fails to qualify as an “endorsement.”

“What he outlines in that tweet is not an endorsement, or even an editorial,” Garza told CJR.

Importantly, CJR executive editor Sewell Chan explained why Soon-Shiong had the right to issue his directive to the L.A. Times editorial board.

“I have deep respect for the Soon-Shiong family, who rescued the paper from the doomed and recently bankrupt Tribune Company,” Chan wrote at CJR. “He’s a decent and thoughtful person, and as the owner of the paper, it is ultimately up to him to set the editorial direction.”

Garza ultimately justified her resignation by telling CJR that she is “not OK with us being silent” because “in dangerous times, honest people need to stand up.” Moreover, she acknowledged the L.A. Times is a “very liberal” newspaper whose readers are Harris supporters and whose endorsement would do next to nothing.

And yet, it’s telling that journalists at one of the biggest newspapers in the country allegedly refused to treat Trump in a fair and balanced way. The average American, though, is probably not surprised.

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The national Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reportedly fired one of its staffers in Montana after video suggested he handled a ballot box inappropriately, prompting speculation about possible “tampering.”

Surveillance cameras keep continual watch over all ballot boxes in Montana, including the one affixed to a column outside the Glacier County Satellite Office on the Blackfeet Reservation.

On Wednesday, news broke that Laszlo Gendler, a DSCC employee, had apparently been caught on video touching the ballot box twice during a visit to the Glacier County office and even tugged on it at one point. He also apparently snapped a photo of the box with his cell phone.

‘The activity was certainly highly suspicious and concerning.’

Glacier County elections administrator Crystal Cole immediately flagged the video and sent it to Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R), who sounded the alarm bell about potential “tampering.”

“Footage has emerged of a D.C. Democratic staffer tampering with a ballot drop box in Glacier County,” Jacobsen said in a statement, according to KRTV. “This isn’t speculation — it is on camera. … We are currently investigating this matter with the help of law enforcement and will continue to observe the actions of the Democratic Party of Montana under close watch.”

In a statement to Blaze News, Maggie Abboud, spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, described the video as “incredibly damning.”

Even DSCC spokesperson David Bergstein admitted that the man in the video had broken protocol regarding ballot boxes.

“Poll observers are instructed not to touch ballot boxes. This individual was attempting to ensure a new ballot box was secured to the wall, neither the ballot box nor ballots were affected,” Bergstein said in a statement, according to the New York Post.

When Cole confronted Gendler about the incident, he did tell her he had been sent “to see how secure the box was,” Cole wrote in a report to Jacobsen, according to Times Now. Cole seemed dubious about that explanation, noting that “the MT Dem Party failed to notify the Elections office” that it had dispatched anyone to test the security of the ballot box.

“The suspect and details were turned over to Glacier County law enforcement,” added Richie Melby, a spokesman for the secretary of state’s office, in a statement to the Post. “Our elections director was pleased that the individual was not able to remove the ballot box from the wall, although, as the election administrator signified in her email, the activity was certainly highly suspicious and concerning.”

However, Glacier County deputies investigated the matter and released Gendler without pressing charges.

“After a review of the evidence, including the footage, we have determined that the issue is unsubstantiated. The behavior captured in the video does not constitute a legitimate attempt to tamper with the ballot box or the electoral process,” said Glacier County Attorney Terryl Matt.

Nevertheless, Gendler has been fired, according to KRTV and the Post.

The video of Gendler comes as Republican challenger Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, appears to be on track to oust U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D) from the seat he has held for more than 15 years.

“Jon Tester and Senate Democrats know they are losing to Tim Sheehy, so it appears they are trying to cheat in the election,” Abboud added in her statement to Blaze News.

Should Sheehy prevail, Republicans stand a good chance of retaking control of the Senate since former Gov. Jim Justice, a former Democrat, is expected to win the West Virginia Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Joe Manchin (D), who is retiring, the Post noted.

Democrat Senate candidates in the Rust Belt also face tough challenges from their Republican counterparts.

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More voters across the seven battlegrounds trust former President Donald Trump to handle democracy over Vice President Kamala Harris, even as she repeatedly labels her Republican opponent a “fascist,” according to a recent poll from the Washington Post.

Trump holds a three-point advantage over Harris on handling threats to democracy, according to the poll released Wednesday. At the same time, Harris and her party have incessantly hammered Trump for being a “fascist,” a “threat to democracy,” and even likening him to Hitler over the course of the campaign.

Although Harris is favored to handle social issues like abortion and health care, she is underwater on key issues like crime and immigration, according to the poll.

This trend remains true across undecided voters across key states, with 32% saying they trust Trump to handle democracy while 28% said the same for Harris, according to the poll.

Over a quarter of uncommitted voters in these states said they don’t trust either candidate.

The issue of democracy ranks relatively high to swing-state voters, with 61% overall saying it is extremely important, including 71% of Democrats, 61% of Republicans, and 55% of independents, according to the poll.

Trump is also favored to handle top issues among swing-state voters.

Inflation and the economy have consistently ranked as top priorities, with 66% and 65%, respectively, saying it is “extremely important” to their vote for president, according to the poll. Trump is trusted over Harris 49% to 33% to handle inflation and 51% to 36% to handle the economy.

This disparity is likely attributable to the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the economy over the last three and a half years. The majority of key-state voters, 58%, said the economy is getting worse, while just 21% said it stayed the same and 21% said it got better, according to the poll.

Although Harris is favored to handle social issues like abortion and health care, she is underwater on key issues like crime and immigration, according to the poll. Trump polls at 45% trust to handle crime, while Harris trails at 35%. Similarly, 52% of battleground voters trust Trump to handle immigration, while just 33% said the same for Harris.

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Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey missed practice Wednesday and was later revealed to be attending jury duty during that time.

Aubrey, a second-year kicker who went to Notre Dame, was listed as a nonparticipant at the most recent Cowboys practice after being selected for a 12-person jury in Tarrant County, Texas.

The felony assault case pertains to a second-degree strangulation charge against the defendant.

Football reporter Nick Harris broke the news and noted that the Cowboys tried to get Aubrey out of the jury duty stint, but the kicker refused. Aubrey reportedly insisted that he fulfill his civic duty on Wednesday — and moving forward — despite the possibility of missing pivotal regular season games.

Aubrey is expected to return to court Thursday and Friday, but the judge reportedly will take his football schedule into consideration.

“There’s not a clear timetable for how long the case will last,” Harris wrote.

The reporter added, “This case does not require jurors to be sequestered.”

With jurors being released for nights and weekends, Aubrey will be available for this Sunday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, which has a 7:20 p.m. CT kickoff.

At the same time, Aubrey could end up missing several more practices and even a game if the case persists on weekends. The Cowboys play afternoon games on both Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, visiting the Atlanta Falcons before returning home to play the Philadelphia Eagles.

Media members began questioning Aubrey’s whereabouts when he was not seen during the media portion of the Cowboy’s practice Wednesday. Later that day, multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing Aubrey serving on a jury in a Fort Worth courthouse.

Juror information has not been made public.

Aubrey played in the United States Football League prior to the NFL; he already has an NFL record of eight-straight games with a field goal over 50 yards. He made the Pro Bowl in the 2023-2024 season, his first with the Cowboys.

‘We’ve all got a civic duty to do’

Aubrey isn’t the first Cowboy to insist on fulfilling his jury duty.

Former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten in 2012 missed morning meetings and his scheduled physical before arriving late to a preseason minicamp due to serving on a jury in Denton County.

“We’ve all got a civic duty to do,” Witten said at the time, according to ESPN. “Proud to be a citizen and held up my end. It went a little longer than we thought, but it was a good experience. I was just glad I was able to get back in time for practice.”

Then-coach Jason Garrett stated that Witten is a “good citizen” who “cares about the judicial process” and never considered trying to get out of jury duty.

“Guys, when you get your summons, don’t be skipping out,” Witten reportedly said.

The tight end donated his jury pay.

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CNN contributor Scott Jennings explained prior to the network’s town hall with Vice President Kamala Harris that the tired attack line of “Trump is Hitler” does not work anymore because Democrats have been using it against other GOP leaders for years.

“At what point do the Republican Party, do the Republicans say, ‘You know what? For the sake of country, country over party, even though it‘s uncomfortable, even though it‘s something I may not — it makes me feel — it turns me up because I agree with the policy, this guy shouldn‘t be in office’?” former Harris staffer Jamal Simmons asked, according to the video.

Jennings responded by noting that not only does the “Hitler” attack line not work, but Democrats don’t believe it themselves as evidenced by candidates in swing states running ads showing their work with Trump.

Harris did not tone down her rhetoric when asked by Anderson Cooper whether she thinks Trump is a fascist even though she had not used that label for Trump in the past.

“It probably will shock Kamala Harris and the rest of her campaign staff to learn that there are incumbent Democrat U.S. senators in this country right now running television ads touting all their work with this modern-day Hitler. I wonder if Kamala Harris tonight, in our town hall meeting, will call for them to take these ads off the air touting their work with this Hitler?” Jennings said.

“Now, I‘m calloused on this Hitler business because I lived through the Bush years, and I used to peer out my window onto Pennsylvania Avenue, and I saw everybody marching around in their brown uniforms, signs up, ‘Bush is Hitler, Bush is Hitler.’ And then they did it to John McCain. They did it to Mitt Romney. They‘ve done it to Donald Trump. Even did it to Paul Ryan, I recall, at one point,” Jennings continued. “So I‘ve heard it all before.”

During CNN’s town hall, Harris did not tone down her rhetoric when asked by Anderson Cooper whether she thinks Trump is a fascist even though she had not used that label for Trump in the past.

“Yes, I do. Yes, I do,” Harris emphasized.

Harris further touted endorsements from people who worked in the Reagan, Bush Sr., W. Bush, and Trump administrations as evidence.

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Pro-lifers have been thrown behind bars for peacefully protesting the killing of unborn babies at abortion clinics, and Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” has seen it for what it is.

It’s the persecution of Christians, which she explained in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) as “the least of these.”

“‘The least of these’ is referring to persecuted Christians, not the poor. So, I’m voting for the set of policies that will best protect the truly least of these: Jack Phillips, Joan Bell, David Daleiden & other believers who have had their lives ruined by progressive activists. No chance I could vote for the party that routinely targets Christians for harassment, discrimination & lawfare,” Stuckey wrote.

“I hear a lot from Christians who are voting Democrat that they are voting for the least of these, they are voting for the most vulnerable, they’re voting for the poor, and they see the Democrat Party as the party that is helping these communities,” she says.

However, Stuckey believes these Democrats are outsourcing their compassion to the government. And that’s impossible, as even under the current administration that talks as if it champions the poor, you will go to jail if you can’t afford to pay your taxes.

While her criticism of Democrat voting was a sound one, Russell Moore, the editor in chief of Christianity Today, went so far as to call her a “Nazi.”

“If one is embarrassed by the miracles or morality of Jesus, one can always demythologize him with all the fervor of a 19th-century German scholar. If one is embarrassed by the compassion or empathy of Jesus, one can demythologize him there too, with all the frenzy of a 20th-century German soldier,” Moore wrote in a recent article.

Moore went on to say that “when confronted with the suffering of human beings around you, making the point that those who are suffering are less than ‘the least of these’ is no argument at all.”

“He is presupposing that I am arguing that Christians are never to care for the poor, or that the Bible never tells us to care for the poor, or that Jesus never tells us to care for the poor. That was not my argument. That is not even close to what I said,” Stuckey says.

“Russell Moore is saying that because of this interpretation,” she continues, “that I am like these soldiers that put Jewish children into gas chambers. Like I just want us to really feel the weight of his words there, because just because you are good at words, just because you are a wordsmith, doesn’t mean that you can throw out comparisons to a 20th-century German soldier flippantly.”

“I just want to sit in this for a second. He just likened me, a mom of three, trying to navigate the craziness of our culture, which with as much clarity and courage as God can give me, someone that he disagrees with politically and I guess theologically, to a soldier who placed innocent Jewish children and babies in concentration camps.”

“That’s how Russell Moore, the editor in chief of Christianity Today, functions, argues, disagrees with a believer,” she adds.

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Kamala Harris’
Potemkin town hall with Liz Cheney Monday in Michigan was not the winning performance her campaign was likely banking on. She had yet another opportunity this week, however, to convince voters that she deserves their vote and to do so without tossing more word salads.

Unfortunately for the vice president, her CNN town hall in Aston, Pennsylvania, Wednesday was an unmitigated disaster — with even friendly talking heads and former Obama adviser David Axelrod hinting as much.

Former Trump campaign adviser David Urban
told CNN’s Van Jones, “Republicans would take another hour of Kamala Harris. We just press play and let her keep going. We’d pay for another hour … let her keep not answering the questions.”

The Trump campaign has already turned at least one of Harris’ responses from the town hall into a mock ad.

While Harris spokesman Ian Sams later
claimed his boss “isn’t afraid of voters or real questions,” the vice president dodged questions about the border wall, Israel, raising taxes, decriminalizing border crossings, subsidizing benefits for illegal aliens, expanding and stacking the U.S. Supreme Court, expensive groceries, and banning fracking.

‘It’s nothing, nothing, nothing.’

“What I’m hearing from people who I’ve been talking to,” CNN host Dana Bash
noted afterward, “is that if her goal was to close the deal, they’re not sure she did that.”

“On the question of who she is, people are understanding that a little bit more,” continued Bash. “But what she will do, the question about her legislative priorities — ‘name one’ —
there wasn’t one.”

CNN panelist Scott Jennings
noted, “She’s a true double threat. She’s terrible on her feet when she gets unexpected questions, and simultaneously, she can’t even answer the expected questions. It’s nothing, nothing, nothing.”

When Harris did decide to provide answers, they were frequently labyrinthine and borderline nonsensical.

Democratic strategist and former Obama adviser David Axelrod
told his fellow CNN panelists, “The thing that would concern me is when she doesn’t want to answer a question, her habit is to kind of go to word salad city, and she did that on a couple of answers.”

When CNN’s Anderson Cooper
asked, “Is there something you can point to in your life — political life or in your life from the last four years — that you think is a mistake that you have learned from?” Harris responded:

I mean, I’ve made many mistakes. And they range from, you know — if you’ve ever parented a child, you know you make lots of mistakes too. In my role as vice president, I mean I probably worked very hard at making sure that I am well versed on issues, and I think that is very important. It’s a mistake not to be well versed on an issue and feel compelled to answer a question.

Axelrod noted that Harris also said a whole a lot about nothing in particular when asked about Israel.

“Anderson asked a direct question, would you be stronger on Israel than Trump? And there was a seven-minute answer, but none of it related to the question he was asking,” said Axelrod. “And so, you know, on certain questions like that, on immigration, I thought she missed an opportunity because she would acknowledge no concerns about any of the administration’s policies.”

When Anderson asked Harris whether she regretted working with President Joe Biden to eliminate Trump’s effective border policies and open the floodgates, Harris
said, “I think we did the right thing.”

“And that’s a mistake,” continued Axelrod. “Sometimes you have to concede things, and she didn’t concede much.”

Instead of intelligibility and policy, Harris appeared focused on attacking President Donald Trump, who has begun
eclipsing her in the polls. Not only did she employ the kind of incendiary rhetoric that set the stage for two known assassination attempts, at one point Harris indicated that she thinks her opponent is a fascist.

Jake Tapper
said, “[Harris] focused a lot more on Donald Trump, I think it’s fair to say, than she did on many specifics in terms of what she would do as president.”

Harris’ abysmal performance caused some supporters to melt down online.

Former Vox associate editor and journalist Aaron Rupar tweeted, “The Kamala Harris town hall was fine. She’s more than capable. Vote against the fascist, for god’s sake. The end.”

Blaze News senior editor Cortney Weil responded to Rupar, “‘She’s good enough! She’s smart enough! And gosh darn it, Trump’s a fascist.'”

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The WNBA has wrapped up its most notable season since its inception, breaking multiple viewership records while increasing attendance across the league.

The rookie season of Caitlin Clark saw ticket prices skyrocket wherever she played, with games even having to change locations to accommodate the fans who wanted to see her.

‘I’m speaking on a particular group that is motivated by hate and destruction.’

But with more eyeballs came far more scrutiny of — and pressure on — the players. Not only did many players buckle under their newfound fame but so did owners and reporters.

What resulted from this historic season wasn’t a showering of praise on the league’s new fans or an increased appreciation for the sport but rather a historic series of blunders.

5. WNBA owner calls Clark fans ‘racist’

Typically, sports franchise owners want to pull fans into arenas, not alienate them. That note seemingly didn’t make its way to the desk of Renee Montgomery, former WNBA star and part owner of the Atlanta Dream.

Not only did Montgomery claim there was a prevalence of “bots” and “faux fans” within Clark’s massive online following, but also the owner doubted that the new star’s fans even watched her games.

“I’m speaking on a particular group that is motivated by hate and destruction,” Montgomery said in a clip she posted to X.

“I like when our fans are so engaged and so passionate that they just don’t like the other team. But being racist, sexist, and violent with your words — come on now, what are we doing? … That’s not acceptable,” she added.

For some reason, the owner even brought Boston Celtics fans into the mix and accused them of “racist treatment of players.”

The Dream finished 15-25 and were swept in the playoffs. Karma?

4. Reporter says a single MAGA hat made a WNBA game ‘unsafe’

It wasn’t enough in the 2024 season simply not to be a fan of Clark. Any connection to conservative politics that possibly could have been made was made — and then connected to some form of hatred.

Take WNBA writer Frankie de la Cretaz. The “they/them” journalist attended Game 2 of the playoff series between Clark’s Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun.

De la Cretaz’s reporting included citing the game’s “vibe” as “horrendous” while also claiming she and her “partner” told off a “racist” fan sitting behind them. The fan’s crime was daring to mock one of the Sun players for wearing fake eyelashes on the court.

The writer was even more outraged by “a man in a MAGA hat” and a woman wearing a “ban nails” shirt. The fan also sported props of giant fingernails on her hands.

When all was said and done, de la Cretaz said she’d be writing a scathing review about her horrible experience before adding, “I’ve never felt unsafe at a WNBA game & tonight I did.”

3. Players complain their private planes are too small

After Clark was photographed on a luxury private flight — likely due to her being responsible for the massive attention the league was getting — players began demanding similar amenities.

Did they take their issues to WNBA brass and ownership? Of course not. Instead they took to their social media pages and press interviews.

Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese was the first to complain, posting a photo of herself seemingly embarrassed to be on a commercial flight.

On her Instagram story, Reese showed herself in sunglasses and a paper mask with the caption: “Just praying that this is one of the last commercial flights the Chicago Sky has to fly.” A second caption read, “Practicing gratitude & patience as the league introduces charter flights for all teams.”

Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham went about her request far more arrogantly, saying, “Butterflies and rainbows now that we got the charters” before adding that the private planes weren’t big enough.

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

“We are so grateful to be able to start chartering, but with that, there’s a lot of things that need to be adjusted,” she said during an interview. “Our bags and some of our people can’t fly with us because our charter is too small. While other teams get big planes.”

Cunningham seems to be unaware that while the league is losing a reported $50 million in 2024, its private plane program is responsible for half that debt at $25 million.

2. A’ja Wilson claims black players don’t get endorsements — and is immediately proven wrong

In what may have been a cruel joke by a reporter, Las Vegas Aces player A’ja Wilson made wild, racially charged accusations, only to be immediately proven wrong.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Wilson claimed that race has played a “huge” role in Clark’s popularity while adding that black women aren’t seen as marketable and, despite what they may accomplish, are still ignored.

“It doesn’t matter what we all do as black women; we’re still going to be swept underneath the rug,” Wilson argued.

To the surprise of very few, Wilson’s claims were completely destroyed before they were even published.

A week before the interview went public, Wilson signed a deal with Gatorade. Then, on May 11, Wilson and Nike announced that she would be endorsed and given her own signature shoe.

On May 12, Wilson’s interview with the Associated Press was published, leaving egg all over her face.

Wilson called it a “dream” of hers to be able to work with such an iconic brand as Nike, but she failed to mention anything about being unmarketable due to her race.

1. Cameron Brink accidentally calls her teammates ugly

The most jaw-dropping quote of the season came from the right place — that is, if you believe woke culture and social justice are forces for good.

When Cameron Brink gave an interview about “tired narratives,” she focused on the idea of breaking stereotypes and tropes. However, the 22-year-old actually just ended up calling her teammates ugly and manly.

‘Some of my teammates go by they/them pronouns.’

In an attempt to spew woke dogma, Brink initially went with race as a factor in popularity: “I will acknowledge there’s a privilege for the younger white players of the league. That’s not always true, but there is a privilege that we have inherently, and the privilege of appearing feminine.”

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After stating there is pressure for women to appear womanly, Brink attempted to explain why her more “masculine” teammates should be more popular despite their looks.

“Some of my teammates are more masculine. Some of my teammates go by they/them pronouns,” she said. “I want to bring more acceptance to that and not just have people support us because of the way that we look. I know I can feed into that because I like to dress femininely, but that’s just me. I want everyone to be accepted — not just paid attention to because of how they look.”

Brink has since continued to dress like a woman.

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When I recommend that people put together some emergency kits, no matter where they live, I often get replies like “Uhhhh, actually, some people are poor and can’t afford to be prepared.”

So I decided to go out and prove them wrong.

For $115 (minus the price of the rucksack, as you can use literally any bag without having to break the bank), I put together a very basic 72-hour emergency kit for two people.

This price does not include the plain household items you should have, like a change of clothes, extra socks, copies of all important documents, some basic toiletries, and a few other items.

Also, some of these picks are not “best in class,” given the strict budget. I’ll break down the choices below.

First up: Some basic survival items

2 emergency blankets
Pack of 2 lighters — if for some reason those aren’t adequate, a pack of stormproof lighters. BiC lighters are some of the most useful yet forgotten survival items.
2 emergency ponchos
Basic fixed-blade knife

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Now for the crucial matter of hydration

3 liters of water: This is certainly not enough water for two people over three days, which is why we’ve also included a
Water filter: This filter is what they had at Walmart. There are certainly better options, but you’ll have to spend more money on them. While filters like these do work, I find them extremely inconvenient. I would have preferred tablets or a solution, but in the absence of those, this will have to do. You also have the option to boil water, using your matches or lighter and the metal mess kit. I would recommend the bottled water be used as a last resort.
Liquid IV electrolyte mixes are crucial to fending off dehydration.

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And food

Water may be more important, but food is still critical. These may not be the most palatable choices, but, again, we’re going for as cheap as possible.

We chose these specifically because you can cycle them into your regular food use before they expire, so you can always keep them up to date.

You can definitely add more food to your kit, but keep in mind that we’re on a budget here.

6 cans of knock-off Spam
3 packs of ready-made rice
Surplus mess kit for heating food, boiling water, etc. We are selling these specific Polish models for $14.99.

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Last but not least, some basic first aid supplies

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Again, there are better options, but this is fairly decent for an extreme budget: BleedStop and a basic first aid kit.

All in all, this is definitely a good start. No one says you have to buy it all at once, but this is obtainable very quickly for even those on the strictest of budgets.

If you’re interested in a medium ALICE rucksack, we currently
have them in stock for only $49.99. This is a great ruck for a great price, but once again, an old backpack or duffel will do the job as well.

A backpack with everything I’ve listed above certainly isn’t the be-all, end-all of emergency kits; then again, it”s only meant to tide you over for the first 72 hours until help arrives.

Don’t hesitate to adapt this for your specific environment and circumstances, as nobody knows your situation better than you. And remember: There is no excuse for not being prepared.

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Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on communities in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas in September. Since then, the pain and suffering of this natural disaster have been multiplied by the Biden-Harris administration’s lackluster response. To date, however, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has failed to take responsibility for its failure.

The agency needs a fact-check. And the American people deserve one.

The simple truth is that FEMA’s spending reflects its DEI agenda.

For example, FEMA denies rumors that it distributes aid based on demographic characteristics. But FEMA’s own website says otherwise. The agency considers factors such as race, ethnicity, and English proficiency when granting aid. This reflects the Biden-Harris administration’s insistence since the very first day of the administration that “equity” would be its guiding principle.

This has been especially detrimental in North Carolina, where FEMA’s DEI-based formulas factor racial and minority status into “social susceptibility,” a main component of the National Risk Index score. This score helps FEMA determine which areas to prioritize for aid, and it could put predominantly white areas at a significant disadvantage.

Consider places like Buncombe County. Hurricane Helene killed at least 57 people there, the largest death toll of any single county that we know of so far. But because Buncombe County has a nearly 90% white population, it has a “relatively low” NRI score, which could help explain why the agency’s aid hasn’t arrived in a timely manner.

FEMA also claims it has not allocated any money to illegal aliens over American citizens. FEMA’s “fact-check” page states: “Disaster Relief Fund money has not been diverted to other, non-disaster related efforts.”

But this claim is a dodge at best. It does not address the main concern: that this administration has granted over $1 billion to organizations that provide illegal aliens with transportation and housing services, instead of using that money for disaster relief. FEMA’s effort to sidestep the truth by citing a technicality — the fact that disaster relief and illegal alien services grants are separate funds — is shameful. Americans deserve better.

The simple truth is that FEMA’s spending reflects its DEI agenda. FEMA spent $1 billion on illegal alien services instead of disaster relief resources that could have mitigated the deadly impact of recent hurricanes.

In 2023, Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which allocated $350 million for humanitarian aid through FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian. The administration then diverted resources and authority from agencies responsible for combatting illegal immigration, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The DHS Appropriations Act of 2023 directed CBP to transfer $800 million of its fiscal year 2023 funds to finance FEMA’s EFSP-H program, which was rebranded as the Shelter Services Program. In fiscal year 2024, FEMA’s SSP used $650 million to support the transportation and housing of illegal aliens within the country through non-governmental organizations.

Where is the money actually going? The ESFP-H/SSP distributes funds to organizations assisting illegal aliens encountered by the Border Patrol, covering expenses such as hotel lodging for aliens.

The Biden-Harris administration specifically requested congressional funding for the ESFP-H program, despite previous administrations supporting its dissolution or recommending that budget authority be transferred from FEMA to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The DHS Appropriations Act of 2023 directed CBP to transfer $800 million of its fiscal year 2023 funds to finance FEMA’s EFSP-H Program as it transitioned into the new Shelter Services Program. In fiscal year 2024, FEMA’s SSP had $650 million to fund the transportation and housing of illegal aliens within the country through nonprofit organizations.

While illegal aliens profit from this system, Americans are suffering, and not just from recent hurricanes. For example, this administration allocated more FEMA funds to illegal aliens than to recovery efforts in Maui after last year’s wildfire disaster.

The White House bragged about sending $330 million in federal grants and disaster loans to Maui to help the island recover from a series of devastating wildfires. However, those fires killed at least 100 people and caused an estimated $14 to $16 billion in damages, according to AccuWeather.

In contrast, President Biden and Kamala Harris allocated more than $1 billion to illegal aliens in fiscal years 2023-2024 alone, revealing the administration’s priorities.

At every turn, Biden and Harris have used FEMA to facilitate mass illegal migration rather than preparing the agency to fulfill its intended mission of disaster response.

None of this should come as a surprise. FEMA’s strategic plan reflects the DEI agenda that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have made a core pillar of their administration.

The agency’s top goal, “Equity as a Foundation of Emergency Management,” has benefited illegal aliens entering our country more than American citizens suffering from historic natural disasters.

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