Over the weekend, violent anti-government protests exploded across Iran, even reaching into Tehran and other large cities. While unrest was sparked weeks ago due to the economic crisis, protests have since swelled into calls to overthrow the regime. Chants like “Death to Khamenei” reverberated through the streets; clashes with security forces left many injured or dead; fire consumed regime buildings; Iranian flags were destroyed and replaced with the pre-1979 Lion and Sun flag; women marched through the streets without their hijabs while smoking cigarettes.

“It felt to me like [Iran] might fall,” says Glenn Beck.

“I completely agree with you,” says Glenn’s head writer and researcher, Jason Buttrill. “I was like, we might see the regime go down tonight.”

The large-scale anti-government movements that took place in 2009 and 2022/2023 are “nothing, compared” to the ones currently ripping through the nation, he says, recalling a video of an elderly woman with blood gushing from her mouth defiantly marching through the streets with her fist held high.

“I cannot believe Time magazine or whoever else wasn’t there to take that photo, because it’s the photo of the year,” he says of the fiery matriarch.

Glenn prays that this widespread movement that has already reached over 170 cities might reignite the golden years of Iran when the country looked more like Paris in its prime. Before Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was driven into exile and his monarchy replaced by an Islamic Republic, Iran “was very enlightened,” says Glenn. “It was very smart, very well educated, very free. … It was a very Western country.”

This “hell” that the Iranian people have been living in since 1979 could come to an end if the current protests continue to gain momentum. The former crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, has emerged as a prominent symbolic figure in the uprising, urging Iranians to join the movement, seize city centers, hoist the pre-1979 Lion and Sun flag, and push for strikes.

Protesters in many cities have even been chanting slogans like “Long live the Shah.”

“He was their battle cry,” says Jason.

Glenn is encouraged but certainly not ready to celebrate yet. While some signs indicate that the protest movement is going well, others spell doom — the biggest one being the deliberately implemented nationwide internet blackout orchestrated by the Iranian government to hide the scale of violence and human rights violations, disrupt protest organization and momentum, and prevent the rest of the world from witnessing the events.

“That’s really frightening,” says Glenn.

For now, it’s uncertain whether we are about to see “a free Iran” or genocide-level violence that pressures the U.S. to intervene.

“Spend a lot of time praying for peace and praying for the people of Iran,” Glenn says. “The Persian people are amazing, and if they could get that culture back and they could be free, the source of good that Iran would be in the world would be remarkable.”

To hear more of the conversation, watch the video above.

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A former apartment manager in Washington state has reportedly confessed to forging multiple ballots and casting them in the 2024 general election.

The case relates to 52-year-old Esperanza Contreras. Contreras used to live in Pasco, Washington, where she worked as an apartment manager, before moving to Hermiston, Oregon, and registering to vote there.

‘Voter fraud undermines the integrity of the electoral process and erodes public confidence in the fairness of elections.’

However, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Washington, a ballot for the 2024 general election was also sent to Contreras’ old address in Pasco. That ballot “was also filled out, sent to the Auditor’s Office, and counted in the election,” the sheriff’s office said.

What’s more, three other ballots sent to former tenants of the same apartment building where Contreras was manager were also discovered to have what the sheriff’s office called “suspicious characteristics.” While three of those ballots were eventually counted in the election, one was rejected on account of a “mismatched signature.”

“Contreras was interviewed by detectives at which time she admitted to voting all four ballots and forging the signatures,” the sheriff’s office statement continued.

Contreras was arrested and charged with 12 felonies related to voter fraud and identity theft.

RELATED: Noncitizen Kansas mayor accused of voter fraud has cast dozens of ballots since 2000, documents show

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“Voter fraud undermines the integrity of the electoral process and erodes public confidence in the fairness of elections. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office takes violations of election law seriously and remains committed to thoroughly investigating and pursuing election-related violations,” the statement added.

According to the Tri-City Herald, Contreras told police she believed she was helping the former tenants.

No 2024 race in Franklin County was decided by four votes, the outlet noted.

Donald Trump won Franklin County, defeating Kamala Harris by more than 7,000 votes. The state of Washington in general, however, voted overwhelmingly for Harris over Trump, 57.6% to 39.3%.

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Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska is setting her sights on higher office after a failed 2024 re-election bid.

Peltola lost to Republican Rep. Nicholas Begich in 2024 despite having the advantage as the incumbent. In the aftermath of this political blunder, Peltola has now launched a senatorial campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska.

‘A defeated career politician turned lobbyist.’

Peltola has branded herself a moderate Democrat working against the D.C. establishment to fight for “fish, family, and freedom.” Peltola has also caught onto the political trend of the times, focusing her campaign message on affordability, housing, and grocery prices.

“D.C. people will be pissed that I’m focusing on their self-dealing and sharing what I’ve seen firsthand,” Peltola said in her launch video.

RELATED: Republicans take back Alaska’s House seat, solidifying the GOP’s slim majority

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One thing her campaign video omitted was her far-left voting record during her brief stint in the House.

Peltola voted in lock-step with the Democrats against protecting women from transgender athletes in sports, even voting against an amendment to prevent taxpayers from funding sex-altering surgeries. Along with nearly every Democrat in the House, Peltola voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would mandate medical care for babies who survive abortion.

Although her campaign claims to make cost of living a priority, Peltola reportedly “liked the concepts” of the Green New Deal, which would hike up energy prices and cost taxpayers trillions.

RELATED: America First energy policy is paying off at the pump

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“Mary Peltola represents everything that is broken in Washington: a defeated career politician turned lobbyist who repeatedly voted against American energy independence, secure borders, and the Alaskan way of life,” Senate Leadership Fund Executive Director Alex Latcham said in a statement. “Democrats are desperately trying to revive a far-left politician, but Alaskans know why they fired Mary Peltola in the first place.”

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In the latest escalation between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve, the Department of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas against the Fed, according to Chairman Jerome Powell.

On Sunday, the official Federal Reserve X account posted a video of Powell explaining the subpoenas and claiming that the DOJ was “threatening a criminal indictment related to my testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last June.”

‘The cost overruns are what they are.’

“That testimony concerned in part a multiyear project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings,” Powell added.

In the video, Powell shows no sign of capitulating to President Trump’s calls to lower interest rates, dismissing these calls as merely the “preferences of the president”: “This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.”

RELATED: ‘My new Fed Chairman’: Trump hints at major changes coming to Federal Reserve amid great economic report

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“I have served at the Federal Reserve under four administrations, Republicans and Democrats alike. In every case, I have carried out my duties without political fear or favor, focused solely on our mandate of price stability and maximum employment,” Powell said. “Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats. I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.”

Powell said that the subpoenas were served last Friday.

During his testimony in June, Powell was asked about the cost of the renovations around the 36-minute mark of the hearing. He began by saying, “We do take seriously our responsibility as stewards of the public’s money,” but concluded, “The cost overruns are what they are.”

He also denied several of what he said were media inaccuracies, including reports of “special elevators,” new marble, “roof terrace gardens,” and “beehives.”

In a rare confrontation with Powell, President Trump, wearing a hard hat, visited the construction site in late July to challenge him on the “overruns.” Powell said he was “unaware” of the new numbers Trump presented to him.

Days before the July confrontation between Powell and Trump, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) sent a criminal referral for Powell to the Department of Justice.

On Sunday evening, Luna responded to the news of the grand jury subpoenas, repeating her allegations against Powell: “It’s good to see my criminal referral working in real time. You CANNOT lie to Congress. That is called PERJURY.”

No criminal charges have been brought against Powell at the time of writing.

The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, the Massachusetts-based Obama judge who blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal funds to Planned Parenthood last month, issued a temporary restraining order on Saturday preventing the Department of Homeland Security from revoking the legal status of tens of thousands of foreigners.

The Trump administration announced last month that it was terminating all categorical family reunification parole programs and corresponding work authorization for aliens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras as well as for their immediate family members, effective Dec. 15.

Per the announcement, the “temporary parole period of aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs, and whose initial period of parole has not already expired by January 14, 2026 will terminate on that date.”

‘We aren’t in the clear.’

There are two circumstances under which foreign nationals’ parole status would not immediately be revoked: if they have pending applications to register permanent residence or adjust status, or if DHS Secretary Kristi Noem determines otherwise on a case-by-case basis.

The DHS indicated that those set to be stripped of status — well over 10,000 noncitizens — who stay in the U.S. beyond their parole termination date with no lawful basis to remain would likely be removed.

According to the notice in the Federal Register, the FRP programs failed to achieve the goals set by past administrations and are at odds with President Donald Trump’s current priorities and foreign policy objectives.

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Not only did the programs fail to sufficiently discourage or reduce unlawful migration, the programs “increased administrative strain across multiple [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] directorates and [Customs and Border Protection] ports of entry,” said the notice.

“The desire to reunite families does not overcome the government’s responsibility to prevent fraud and abuse and to uphold national security and public safety,” the DHS said in a release.

“The FRP programs had security gaps caused by insufficient vetting that malicious and fraudulent actors could exploit to enter the United States, which posed an unacceptable level of risk to the United States,” continued the release. “DHS is prioritizing the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans.”

The Trump administration touted the move as a “necessary return to common-sense policies” and a matter of “prioritizing the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans.”

On Dec. 29, plaintiffs in the class-action case Svitlana Doe v. Noem — represented by the liberal migrant advocacy groups Justice Action Center and Human Rights First — requested a restraining order and a preliminary injunction, claiming the DHS “fell well short of satisfying their most basic obligations under the [Administrative Procedures Act], due process, the parole statute, and its own regulations.”

The plaintiffs’ primary contention in the emergency motion appears to have been that the DHS allegedly failed to properly notify the so-called “future green card holders” of the programs’ termination.

The government argued in response that the court lacked jurisdiction over claims challenging parole termination; that the termination of parole wasn’t arbitrary and capricious as alleged; that Noem was within her statutory authority to make the change; and that the notice given complied with the law.

Indira Talwani, the daughter of immigrants from India and Germany, gave the migrant activists exactly what they wanted — a 14-day stay of the administration’s termination of FRP grants of parole — and certified a new subclass of migrants, namely those FRP beneficiaries whose parole was terminated.

While the government previously indicated that individual notice would be provided to each parolee through their USCIS online accounts, Talwani expressed doubt about whether the parolees were ultimately provided with written notice of the termination and claimed that the publication of the announcement in the Federal Register “does not satisfy this requirement.”

“The court finds that Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on their argument that the Defendants failed to provide proper notice of DHS’s decision to revoke grants of parole under the FRP program in contravention of DHS’s own regulation, the Administrative Procedure Act … and the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution,” wrote the Obama judge.

Karen Tumlin, director of Justice Action Center, celebrated Talwani’s ruling, stating, “We join families across the country in breathing a huge sigh of relief. While we aren’t in the clear, this immediate pause on de-legalizing individuals who came here with Family Reunification Parole means that people will not be forced to separate from their loved ones next week.”

Tumlin added that it’s “cruel and completely unnecessary for the Trump administration to try to yank the rug out from under them.”

The White House and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

Despite drawing out the process, Talwani has acknowledged that the Trump administration can end the program.

The Supreme Court lifted her previous injunction in Svitlana Doe v. Noem on May 30, clearing the DHS to proceed with terminating humanitarian parole.

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A former Washington state college professor and rabidly anti-Trump podcaster is now in custody after he allegedly groomed and attempted to meet up with someone he believed to be an 11-year-old girl.

On December 17, members of various law enforcement agencies arrested 44-year-old Houston Wade in Bremerton, Washington, located on Puget Sound.

When cops searched a hotel room where the suspect made a brief stop, they found condoms, bondage supplies, and ‘adult novelty toys.’

According to a Facebook post from the Bremerton Police Department, the suspect from Bainbridge Island “arrived in Bremerton intending to pick up an 11-year-old child.” The post further states that the suspect had been “using a social media application” to chat with the presumed child.

“The chat turned graphic in nature and over the course of numerous chats, the man agreed to meet the child in Bremerton so they could act upon the graphic actions discussed in the chats,” the statement continued.

When cops searched a hotel room where the suspect made a brief stop, they found condoms, bondage supplies, and “adult novelty toys,” the statement added. “Adult novelty toys” are better known as sex toys.

Though the Bremerton police statement claimed that the suspect is 41 years old, the Lynnwood Times identified the suspect as Wade, who is 44, according to jail records.

Citing court documents, the Lynnwood Times gave further disturbing details about the case.

Wade allegedly began corresponding with a “decoy” claiming to be an 11-year-old girl back in August. Over the course of the next few months, Wade and the decoy had frequent contact, during which time he allegedly began slowly grooming the decoy and suggesting they go on a “date of sorts,” the Times reported.

The following is a list of messages the suspect sent the decoy.

“Be as lewd as you want. You don’t have to choose to send me anything if you don’t want to.””Well, I’ll be the little devil on your shoulder: give in to it,” with a devil emoji.”We’ll go as far as you want. Making out and heavy petting for sure. There’s no need to do anything more than what you feel comfortable with. If you want to experience your first orgasm or more, you’ll let me know. If you don’t, then you’ll tell me.””I personally get all my pleasure from seeing you lose all control because of how good you feel and most women go their entire lives not knowing it’s possible to feel that good.”

Despite the apparent previous conviction, Wade has been formally charged with only first-degree attempted child molestation (V<12+D – 36 months older), a Class A felony, and communication with minor for immoral purposes, a gross misdemeanor, the Times said.

Wade is scheduled to appear in court on January 27.

RELATED: Former volleyball coach used artificial intelligence to groom teenage girl for sex, police say

Wade is known locally for his podcast, “Houston, We Have a Problem,” where he has frequently attacked Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and others. Some of his video titles include: “Elon is a Nazi stop twisting yourself into a pretzel defending him,” “Can Trump Commit Crime and Get Away With It? Find Out Now!” and “Epstein emails released. Trump lied again.”

His X feed also suggests a strong preoccupation with pedophiles, calling everyone from Trump to the late Michael Jackson to actor James Woods a “pedo.”

Wade was a professor of physics and astronomy at Edmonds Community College. However, the school clarified to the Times that his “part-time” employment there began in 2019 and ended in 2022.

“We are deeply concerned and disturbed by these allegations,” Karen Magarelli, public information officer of Edmonds College, told the Times in a statement. “… The safety and well-being of our campus community remain our highest priority. Edmonds College is committed to maintaining an environment that upholds the values of integrity, respect, and security for all students, faculty, and staff.”

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Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia district attorney who was impeached in 2022 for “dereliction of duty and refusal to enforce the law upon assuming office,” was among the leftists who condemned the fatal Jan. 7 shooting of anti-ICE activist Renee Nicole Macklin Good.

Multiple videos of the incident, including cellphone footage from the agent’s perspective, show the 37-year-old Colorado native drive into a federal law enforcement officer after disobeying repeated orders to exit her vehicle. As Good accelerated into the ICE agent — who had been dragged hundreds of yards by a fleeing suspect during a previous ICE operation — the agent opened fire in self-defense.

During a press conference on Jan. 8, where officials held a moment of silence for Good, then engaged in a cultish chant of her name, Krasner claimed the ICE agent’s actions were not only “unlawful” but amounted to a “criminal homicide” executed by a member of an agency that has supposedly taken a “Nazified approach to mass deportation.”

‘Do you hear me, ICE agents? Do you hear me, National Guard?’

Krasner — flanked by fellow anti-ICE radicals Aniqa Raihan of the group No ICE Philly and Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, the latter of whom claimed that ICE was “fake” law enforcement — not only complained about the ICE officer’s decision to fire multiple shots but his location at the time of the vehicular attack.

According to Krasner, who referred to the incident in passing as a “murder,” the officer’s positioning in front of Good’s speeding SUV was a “violation of police directives in almost every jurisdiction.”

“Self-defense? So that is one layer of criminality,” said Krasner.

RELATED: Shocking cellphone video of Minneapolis lethal shooting from ICE agent’s perspective released — and JD Vance

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After characterizing the agent’s act of self-defense as a crime, Krasner — who has spent years championing dangerous criminals — stated, “If any law enforcement agent, any ICE agent, is going to come to Philly to commit crimes, then you can get the eff out of here because if you do that here, I will charge you with those crimes. You will be arrested. You will stand trial. You will be convicted, whether it’s in state or federal court.”

“Donald Trump cannot pardon you for a state court conviction,” continued Krasner. “Do you hear me, ICE agents? Do you hear me, National Guard? Do you hear me, military?”

Sheriff Bilal attempted to outdo Krasner’s expression of contempt for federal law enforcement officers, stating, “If any [ICE agents] want to come in this city and commit a crime, you will not be able to hide, nobody will whisk you off.”

“You don’t want this smoke, ’cause we will bring it to you,” threatened the sheriff whose crime-ridden city had 826 shootings in 2025.

Over the weekend, Krasner posted a picture of himself on social media with the acronym “FAFO,” which stands for “f**k around, find out.” The post was captioned, “To ICE and the National Guard: If you commit crimes in Philadelphia, we will charge you and hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

The post was quickly ratioed on X.

“Unlike criminals in Philadelphia who get their charges dropped by the DA,” replied the National Police Association.

Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, noted, “The fullest extent of the state law would be nothing since they’re Federal officials. Don’t lose your bar license dude.”

The Department of Homeland Security responded with multiple dismissive posts, noting, “Oh no! Anyway.”

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Protesters for Renee Nicole Good — the woman who was lethally shot by an ICE officer on Wednesday in Minneapolis after striking him with her vehicle — are ramping up significantly across the country.

But recent video clips have emerged suggesting that not all of these protests are as grassroots as they seem. On this episode of “Pat Gray Unleashed,” Pat plays a video that shatters the narrative that thousands of Americans across the country are rallying in support of Democrats’ anti-ICE crusade.

The video features an organizer directing a group of confused-looking protesters. A hot mic captures him giving them instructions, positioning them with professionally printed signs (most referencing Renee Good or anti-ICE themes), and coaching them on certain responses and formations.

Pat compares the blatantly staged protest to “a Spielberg production.”

“They’re being coached on where to go, what to do, what to say, and there’s actually somebody producing this madness,” he scoffs.

“Unleashed” producer Kris Cruz points out that some of the protesters even have their signs upside down and have to be directed to turn them right side up.

At one point in the clip, a TV news reporter joins in and helps direct the crowd. Pat wonders if she plans to “mention in her report, ‘By the way, this was all orchestrated by George Soros.’”

After being moved around several times, one of the “protesters” in the video chimes in with, “This reminds me of theater.”

“That’s because it is theater,” Pat says.

“It’s a huge production that they’re paying a lot of money for. … So, anytime you see these massive demonstrations and protests, you know what’s going on behind the scenes.”

To see the footage, watch the video above.

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I walk with my kids every single day.

Or at least I try to walk with them every single day. Sure, there are some days we miss; soccer practice or a doctor’s appointment might get in the way every once in a while. Then there’s weather (light rain is doable; torrential downpour less so) and illness.

Though our winter walks aren’t as pleasant as our other walks, it doesn’t mean they aren’t as important. Our winter walks are good for the soul and good for the spirit.

But as long as none of those things occur, our two oldest kids and I get our daily two miles in.

Tramps like us

We are blessed to live on the edge of a small town in Northern Michigan, so getting out and into the natural world isn’t too difficult. We walk out the front door, about 10 minutes down the street, and have our choice of trails and cornfields to traverse.

In the spring, it’s soggy. The cool damp air filled with the smell of nearly blooming flowers, the patter of light rain on the leaves above, the sound of mud squishing beneath our boots. There’s a certain way spring smells. It’s fresh foliage. It’s new life. Refreshing.

In the summer, the walks are so nice. We walk in the late afternoon, when the sun is hot and the shadows are growing, before the mosquitos are out and after my work is done for the day. By the time we get back home, dinner is just about ready to be put on the grill.

Our walks in the fall are glorious. There’s something about those first days of chilly weather. They are so refreshing after the sweaty heat of the summer. They come slowly and gradually over a few weeks in late September. Slowly the shorts are put away, the corduroys are brought out, jackets are zipped up, and out we go for our walk in that beautiful world of orange, red, and yellow.

Cold comfort

The winter walks are tough. The cold is unrelenting, the snow is deep, and the wind is almost always strong. In our region of the deep North, we don’t get much sun in the winter. Almost every day, the sky is a mix of gray, cobalt, and steel. It’s not uncommon for us to go a week or more without a single glint of sun.

So on these days — and these are our current days — we bundle up nice and tight with sweaters, snow pants, heavy jackets, balaclavas, and mittens and head out on our daily walk.

I would be lying if I said the walks these days are easy like the walks on the warm days. We talk a little less on these winter walks. It’s hard to properly articulate one’s thoughts through a scarf or a balaclava. It’s hard to hear kids’ voices over the whipping of the wind. It’s also just not that pleasant to converse when you are standing in the middle of a frozen field and the temperature is hovering around 11 degrees with a windchill of -6.

Frozen moments

Though our winter walks aren’t as pleasant as our other walks, it doesn’t mean they aren’t as important. Our winter walks are good for the soul and good for the spirit. The cold makes us strong, and as is the case for most things that make us strong, there is a part of us that hates the process.

But it’s good for us. The cold and the walk. It’s good to make yourself do hard things, and it’s good to start doing them at a young age. And it’s good to do them in each other’s company.

That’s actually the most important thing of all. That’s why I do the walks in the first place, so I can be away from my computer and my phone. So I can spend time with the kids, just walking.

Sometimes I think about how my kids will remember their childhoods. How will they look back on these days? How will they think about mom and dad when they are on their own? What stuff will they remember, and what stuff will they forget? What things will stick with them and characterize us, their parents?

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Winter’s tale

I can’t predict it and neither could my parents. I had a great childhood, but I don’t remember that much of it. Sure I remember a lot. But do I remember 18 years’ worth? No. Some stuff just sticks with us, and some just doesn’t.

Nevertheless I would love it if my kids remember our afternoon walks together. It makes me happy to imagine them in their 30s, reminiscing about their childhoods to their own kids:

“Dad always used to walk with us every day. It was so cold sometimes. He was crazy for that. But it was good for us. I remember walking with my sister — your aunt — a few steps behind your grandpa, trying to keep up. We would throw snow at each other, goof off and fall behind, and then dad would turn around and tell us to hurry up because we have to get back for dinner.”

Someday my kids will break away to take their own paths. At times, that day seems a long way off; other times, I’m afraid it will be here in the blink of an eye. Until then, we’ll keep putting one foot in front of the other, together.

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Police in Sugar Land, Texas, said four males physically attacked a clerk at a CVS store in the 1400 block of Crabb River Road in the Greatwood area and made off with a bag of cash just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Sugar Land is just under 30 minutes southwest of Houston.

The clerk suffered minor injuries but required no hospital transport, police said, adding that four suspects in the aggravated robbery were soon located and taken into custody.

‘I hope they get the justice they deserve! Clearly they cannot be trusted to live in society!’

However, a police department jailer checked on one of the four prisoners later on Sunday — around 4:50 p.m. — and the jailer was assaulted when he opened the cell, police said.

With that, the suspect was able to release the other prisoners, and they all escaped, police said.

But the four suspects — 19-year-old Edmound Guillory, 18-year-old Devontae Simon, and 17-year-olds Desean Dillard and Clayton Johnson — were located around 6:20 p.m. and taken back into custody. KTRK-TV reported that they were found at the First Colony Church of Christ.

Police said their jailer was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

Police told KTRK that all four suspects will be transported to Fort Bend County Jail. Police said in addition to the initial charges of aggravated robbery, the suspects now face charges ranging from escape to attempted murder.

Commenters underneath the police department’s Facebook post about the jail escape weren’t thrilled with the suspects, to say the least:

“Please put these idiots away,” one commenter wrote, adding that “we don’t need them on the street; that’s what’s wrong with things these days; [teenage] punks have no respect.””Fathers please help your sons when they are young,” another user urged.”Oooh, that FAFO is about to come back on them,” another commenter remarked.”Thugs!” another user exclaimed before adding “prayers for the officer who was injured and for those who caught these incorrigibles.””I hope they get the justice they deserve!” another commenter stated. “Clearly they cannot be trusted to live in society!”

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