The Department of Justice revealed a federal indictment against three individuals accused of assaulting Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez during an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota.

Video footage of the April 11 incident appeared to show Paige Ostroushko, a Minnesota resident, blowing a whistle just inches from Hernandez’s ear before pushing her to the ground.

‘This incident isn’t just about me, but about every single journalist who has been attacked while doing their job.’

After Hernandez returned to her feet, Deyanna Ostroushko, Paige’s mother, confronted the reporter, claiming that Hernandez had instigated the physical altercation.

“Did you f**king hit my daughter?” Deyanna yelled in Hernandez’s face, video showed.

Hernandez pushed Deyanna away and seemed to walk off to distance herself from the mob of anti-ICE protesters, according to the video.

“Stop touching me!” Hernandez shouted.

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Chris Ostroushko, Paige’s father, stepped into the chaos, approaching Hernandez and pushing her, causing her to fall onto the pavement, video showed.

Paige then appeared to go after Hernandez again, and the two got into a brief scuffle.

On Wednesday, a four-count federal indictment was unsealed by the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, charging each member of the Ostroushko family. The indictment did not name the victim.

Chris and Paige Ostroushko “did by force or by threat of force willfully injure, intimidate, and interfere with, and attempt to injure, intimidate, and interfere with the rights of another,” the indictment read.

All three family members were accused of aiding and abetting the assault of the victim.

Hernandez sought medical treatment following the altercation and was told that she suffered a concussion and multiple sprains.

“I’m incredibly grateful to the FBI and DOJ for their swift response to the attack I experienced,” Hernandez told Blaze News. “This incident isn’t just about me, but about every single journalist who has been attacked while doing their job. Today’s indictment sets an extremely important precedent for every American and is a strong message to the radical left wing that they are not allowed to violently attack people with impunity any more.”

“Today, Christopher, Deyanna, and Paige Ostrouchko [sic] were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting journalist and Turning Point USA contributor Savannah [sic] Hernandez, while she was lawfully reporting on anti-ICE protests outside a federal building in St. Paul,” stated acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“Hernandez was allegedly surrounded, physically assaulted, and shoved to the ground — simply because she was identified by the defendants as a conservative journalist,” Blanche continued. “That is NOT ‘peaceful protest.’ These deplorable actions as charged in the indictment will not be tolerated in America, and this Department of Justice will always punish unhinged acts of political violence.”

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In a recent interview with One America News Network, Chris Ostroushko, a 6′, 51-year-old man who weighs 240 lbs., according to online court records, seemed shocked by the backlash he and his family have received.

“It’s a little overwhelming and makes me second-guess even living in this country, to be honest with you, with all that’s going on,” Ostroushko told the news outlet.

He has described Hernandez as the aggressor and claimed that he was protecting his wife and daughter.

The Ostroushko family claimed that after the video went viral, they were doxxed and lost their jobs.

Paige Ostroushko started a GoFundMe requesting $12,000, claiming that she witnessed a “deeply triggering” verbal exchange with “an individual present” who was interviewing attendees about ICE. This “led to emotional distress and a confrontation between the individual and me,” she said, claiming self-defense. She also stated that she suffered “head, neck and knee injuries.” As of Wednesday afternoon, she had raised $900.

An additional GoFundMe page was started to support the family, requesting $8,000. It has so far raised $310.

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An Illinois woman has admitted to paying for disgusting animal torture in order to distribute videos to members of “deranged” online chat groups, according to a press release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Amanda Leigh Fourez pleaded guilty in federal court on April 15 to charges related to distributing “animal crush videos” and receiving thousands of dollars in exchange.

‘What kind of sick person would pay someone to make a video of sexualized animal torture?’

Fourez was a member of several online groups dedicated to “making, distributing, and discussing violent and sexual videos.”

The videos involved mutilating the genitals of adult and baby monkeys, as well as their being burned alive and other “atrocities.” She reportedly acknowledged making at least 11 payments for others to create the videos and then distributing the videos on at least 10 occasions.

“Fourez admitted to her role in making these horrific videos and posting them online,” reads a statement from ICE Director Todd Lyons.

“What kind of sick person would pay someone to make a video of sexualized animal torture?” he continued. “ICE will continue investigating these sadistic online groups and do everything in our power to stop them.”

ICE noted that another member of the depraved online groups pleaded guilty in February. Joseph Garrett Buckland of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, admitted to creating and distributing the videos of mutilating monkeys.

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Buckland is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 29 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the charge of conspiracy to create and/or distribute animal crush videos.

Fourez is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 27 and faces five years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000. She is a U.S. citizen and 33 years old.

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Just months after taking their relationship public, rapper Megan Thee Stallion has officially ended her romance with Dallas Mavericks player Klay Thompson — and she isn’t being shy about her reasoning.

“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” Megan said in a statement. “Trust, fidelity, and respect are nonnegotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward. I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.”

While many fans have sided with Megan, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock believes there’s more to why their relationship didn’t work out.

“Don’t date a woman who calls herself a stallion, an uncastrated male horse. Megan the horse, that’s not what you want, gentlemen. She’s telling on herself,” Whitlock says, explaining that Thompson “made the mistake here.”

“One of these two people did not falsely advertise. She sees herself as a man,” he explains.

“Klay Thompson, you’re a man. You don’t want to date a woman who sees herself as a man,” he adds.

While Shemeka Michelle agrees with Whitlock, she also points out the fact that it is “ridiculous” that their relationship is such a big story in itself.

“I just think it’s so ridiculous,” she tells Whitlock. “I’ve seen multiple posts about women getting their own man back because they’re standing up for Megan Thee Stallion, and … it shows exactly where we are, or at least where the culture is.”

However, Delano Squires believes there’s an even bigger issue at play here.

“This particular split continues a decades-long cycle of sowing discord between black men and black women. And part of the reason that concerns me is because you can’t build strong families. You can’t build a culture of marriage and strong families in any community where the default is discord between men and women,” Squires tells Whitlock.

“So that to me is the bigger thing, and I think both of these individuals represent two archetypes of what is wrong in the relationship marketplace,” he adds.

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Neighborhood watch programs have long encouraged citizens to take pride in the welfare of their communities and to adopt a proactive approach to crime prevention. While maximizing citizen vigilance and cooperation with lawful authorities has been associated with reductions in crime, some liberals figure such efforts and the corresponding signage to be unnecessarily exclusionary.

After revolting last year against the decades-old program of communal self-defense and surveillance, woke city councilors in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have since blown taxpayer dollars on the removal of all remaining evidence of the city’s Neighborhood Crime Watch program.

‘Neighborhood watch signs are expressions of exclusion.’

According to the resolution passed by the city council on Dec. 15 directing the removal of over 600 Neighborhood Crime Watch signs in Ann Arbor, “Neighborhood Watch programs emerged in the 1970s during a period of national anxiety about crime and social change” and were “often rooted in assumptions about who did and did not ‘belong’ in a neighborhood, reinforcing race-based hyper-vigilance and suspicion particularly toward black, brown, and other marginalized residents and visitors.”

The resolution claimed that this dynamic in Ann Arbor, a city whose population today is 66.5% non-Hispanic white, “encouraged informal surveillance practices that disproportionately targeted people of color and contributed to patterns of exclusion under the guise of public safety.”

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The signs that were posted throughout the city not only denoted a supposedly defunct program but anti-crime messages that “do not reflect Ann Arbor’s current public safety values or its commitment to nondiscriminatory enforcement, community trust, and safe spaces for all residents and visitors.”

Councilwoman Cynthia Harrison said when the resolution passed, “Signs don’t just sit there, they speak. For many people, especially black and brown residents and visitors, those signs have never felt neutral. They signal that unfamiliarity itself is suspicious, that their presence must be justified, that belonging is conditional,” reported the Michigan Daily.

Harrison joined Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor (D) and Councilwoman Jen Eyer on April 21 for the ceremonial tear-down of the final Neighborhood Crime Watch sign.

As their virtue-signaling campaign — which cost the city at least $18,000 from its general fund balance — came to a close, the leftist trio recycled the revisionist gobbledygook from their resolution.

“Neighborhood watch signs are expressions of exclusion,” said Taylor, reported MLive.com

Eyer stated, “It really hearkens back to a time when public safety was more about surveillance and exclusion of people from communities and trying to look out for anyone who looked different.”

After reiterating that the crime-prevention signs do “not align with our values,” Harrison stressed that “this is a great day.”

The Michigan Daily reported in March 1981 that “rather than quivering behind bolted doors, some Ann Arbor residents favoring stepped-up police protection are taking matters into their own hands.”

The Neighborhood Watch program, formally adopted the previous year in the wake of 30-year-old Rebecca Huff’s savage murder, “banded together neighbors in one-block sections of the city who look and listen for signs of criminal activity.”

“It’s more or less socializing and really getting to know your neighbors,” an Ann Arbor police detective said at the time. “People watch each other’s property, apartment-sit, and know each other’s cars. If a strange car is seen in the area, the residents can obtain the license plate number and call us on a special communication hookup.”

While Neighborhood Watch is officially no more in Ann Arbor, vigilant residents don’t need signs or permission to look after their communities and can always share insights and tips with one another on apps like Citizen and Nextdoor.

According to Neighborhood Scout, the likelihood of becoming a victim of a property crime and a violent crime in the Democrat-run city is 1 in 47 and 1 in 296, respectively.

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The White House revealed a plan to include a new image on an updated passport design meant to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding, and many on the left are outraged.

The limited edition passport now bearing the image of President Donald Trump will not be issued for all renewals, but only for people who seek the special issue at the Washington Passport Agency, according to the State Department.

‘No one can step up to stop this crazy s**t?’

“These passports will feature customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the U.S. passport the most secure documents in the world,” said Tommy Pigott, a spokesperson for the State Department.

The Trump passports will be available shortly before the Fourth of July, and between 25,000 and 30,000 will be published.

Critics lodged their outrage on social media, with many falsely assuming that they would be forced to use the new passport design.

“It’s going to take the government so long to get his f**king face off of everything,” Democratic activist Adam Parkhomenko responded.

“You have got to be kidding me,” attorney Mike Levin said.

“No sitting president has ever done this. Coins, park passes, battleships, and now your passport. The man cannot find a surface he will not slap his name or face on. This is not patriotism. It is vanity,” Levin added.

“Do we all have to look like Trump or will these passport include our photos, too?!?” former Obama adviser David Axelrod joked.

“I’ve never been so relieved to have already renewed my passport,” said Mary Trump, the president’s niece.

“Why are the checks and balances in the US government not working? No one can step up to stop this crazy s**t?” another detractor said.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office mocked the announcement with a fake image of California licenses including the governor’s face.

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Others however, loved the idea.

“I am not due for a passport, but I am getting one of these beauties. It’s a piece of history,” one X user said.

“I love this!” Laura Loomer said.

A Polymarket trading exchange put the chances of Trump’s image being published on a passport at 73% after the announcement.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was on offense Wednesday, sparring with Democrats on Capitol Hill on a variety of topics, the most laughable of which was President Donald Trump’s mental fitness.

Billionaire heiress and Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs of California challenged Hegseth about Trump’s abilities to fulfill his role as commander in chief, asking if the secretary believes the president is “stable” enough for the job.

‘I won’t even engage with the level of disparagement.’

Without missing a beat, Hegseth quickly called out the hypocrisy of Democratic lawmakers like Jacobs who willingly turned a blind eye to the mental acuity of Trump’s predecessor.

“Did you ask the same question of Joe Biden for four years?” Hegseth asked. “You did not.”

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Jacobs tried to deflect Hegseth’s reply, arguing that Biden is no longer the president and implying that the question is no longer worth asking, but Hegseth wasn’t buying it.

“I won’t even engage with the level of disparagement that you’re putting on the commander in chief, who … is the sharpest and most insightful commander in chief we’ve had in generations,” Hegseth said. “You want to ask that question after you and your fellow Democrats defended Joe Biden, who could barely speak and didn’t know what day of the week it was?”

“He governed through an autopen,” Hegseth added. “We had a secretary of defense who went AWOL for a week. I can’t be gone for 10 minutes.”

Biden’s secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, was actually hospitalized for two weeks.

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Congress created the temporary protected status program, often abbreviated TPS, in 1990 to bar the removal of foreign nationals who hail from countries roiled by civil unrest, violence, or natural disaster, regardless of their immigration status. Under the program, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security can designate a certain country for TPS for periods of up to 18 months.

While supposedly “temporary,” these status designations — presently extended to a dozen countries and shielding millions of foreigners — have in many cases been extended for decades.

Recognizing that the conditions previously cited as justification for TPS have materially changed for the better in some countries, the Trump administration has taken steps to revoke numerous TPS designations. This initiative has, of course, enraged liberal activists and beneficiaries of the program, who have mounted various legal challenges.

The U.S. Supreme Court — which cleared the Trump administration last year to strip Venezuelan migrants of TPS — heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the consolidated cases Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot regarding the revocation of TPS for Haitians and Syrians.

Ahead of the hearing, Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) joined Democratic Sens. Edward Markey (Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.) in demanding the high court defend TPS for Syrians and Haitians, stating, “Do your job, uphold the law, save lives, and protect our communities.”

Given conservative justices’ questions and remarks during the lengthy hearing, these Democrats and the hordes of foreign squatters who’ve long been shielded from removal may be headed for disappointment.

Quick background

TPS has covered Haitian migrants since January 2010 and covers nearly 350,000 citizens from the Caribbean today. Syria was designated for TPS in March 2012 and has received several extensions over the past 14 years. Roughly 6,000 Syrians presently enjoy protected status.

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Having determined that neither country still meets the conditions for special status owing largely to significant improvements in domestic safety and stability, Trump’s DHS announced the termination of Haiti’s TPS in July and the termination of Syria’s status in September.

These revocations, which were supposed to take effect months ago, have been held up in the courts.

In Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes — a foreign-born, Biden-appointed, lesbian judge who previously worked as a lawyer to fight the first Trump administration’s immigration policy and helped the U.N. secure asylum for so-called refugees — obliged her fellow immigration activists on Feb. 2, blocking the revocation of Haiti’s TPS.

‘That’s what you got?’

Reyes, a Uruguayan native, claimed that former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem not only violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause when terminating the TPS designation for Haiti but had likely done so “because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused on March 6 to block Reyes’ ruling, thereby keeping the special status for Haitians in place while the litigation moved forward.

In New York, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, granted an injunction in November against the government’s termination of TPS for Syrians. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the government’s motion for a stay pending appeal on Feb. 17, prompting the Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in.

Divided court

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who defended the administration’s revocation of the special statuses, sparred at the outset with liberal Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor over whether a TPS termination is open to judicial review, especially when the relevant statute makes expressly clear that there is to be no judicial review of any determination with respect to the TPS designation or termination or extension of a designation.

When asked by Justice Brett Kavanaugh why Congress would have barred judicial review as broadly as the administration now contends, Sauer pointed to the possible foresight that protracted legal review would inevitably undermine the temporary nature of the program and hinder the executive’s ability to conduct foreign policy in a timely and confident manner.

Sotomayor and Brown proceeded to dwell on the suggestion advanced by the plaintiffs in the Haiti case and by Judge Reyes in February that “discriminatory intent” played a role in the termination of that nation’s TPS designation, alluding to President Donald Trump’s derisive remarks about third-world nations such as Somalia, which he characterized last year as “filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.”

While Sauer made clear that the government defended its decisions on non-discriminatory grounds, the liberal justices nevertheless appeared keen to read into extraneous comments by members of the administration, which were the primary focus of Geoffrey Pipoly, the attorney who argued on behalf of Haitian TPS beneficiaries.

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Neither Justice Samuel Alito nor Justice Neil Gorsuch posed questions during Sauer’s arguments, perhaps signaling understanding of or even agreement with them, but spent considerable time poking holes in those posed by the challengers.

Ahilan Arulanantham, a lawyer for Syrian TPS beneficiaries, emphasized that the issue is whether the DHS secretary adequately followed procedure when arriving at her decision to revoke TPS status, not whether her assessment was correct that the conditions previously justifying TPS had in fact changed.

Justice Alito did not appear to be buying what Arulanantham was selling. Instead, Alito echoed Sauer’s concern that if the challengers’ argument regarding the government’s supposedly insufficient level of consultation with agencies was accepted, “it will create a hole in the judicial review bar that you could drive a convoy of trucks through,” and that it will always be possible to second-guess the DHS secretary’s decisions and process.

Pipoly, who piped up after Arulanantham’s time elapsed, desperately tried to make the case that the Haitian TPS designation was based on a “sham” of a review, not grounded by empirical support but by President Donald Trump’s “racial animus towards nonwhite immigrants.”

Justice Alito countered, however, that “TPS was terminated for quite a list of countries,” many of which are home to individuals who are or could be construed as white.

“If you put Syrians, Turks, Greeks, and other people who live around the Mediterranean in a lineup, you think you could say those people are, all of them, are they all nonwhite?” Alito said, prompting an acknowledgment from Pipoly that Syrians “may be classified as white.”

After Alito nuked the notion that TPS revocation is solely bound up with race, Justice Gorsuch pressed Pipoly to disentangle the DHS secretary’s determination — which is not subject to judicial review — from the DHS’ ultimate termination of the TPS status.

“How can it not be judicial review of the determination if you’re postponing the determination?” Gorsuch asked.

“The final agency action here that was postponed is … the termination, not the determination, which is not subject to judicial review,” Pipoly responded.

Pipoly does not appear to have won over Gorsuch with his tortured attempt to strike a distinction between the two since Gorsuch replied, “That’s what you got?”

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