The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that a man who made heinous threats against federal immigration officers and their families was arraigned in court on Monday.

John Paul Cupp, 45, is accused of making the threats to officers outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland on Oct. 14. He also allegedly repeated the threats online.

‘Cupp is a prolific producer of online content and regularly posts aggressive rhetoric, calls for war against the United States, antisemitic threats, and threats of violence.’

“Cupp threatened to kill law enforcement officers, sexually assault their wives, and harm their children,” reads the FBI statement from a post on social media.

He posted those threats in a video on Nov. 3 and then did so again in a video on Nov. 13.

“If you threaten to kill law enforcement officers or harm their families, you will face the full weight of the federal government,” FBI Director Kash Patel said to Fox News Digital. “This FBI will use every investigative tool we have to identify violent extremists and remove them from our communities.”

“Cupp is a prolific producer of online content and regularly posts aggressive rhetoric, calls for war against the United States, antisemitic threats, and threats of violence,” the FBI said.

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The FBI published screenshots from Cupp’s posts where he wrote, “Allaahu akbar, power to the people,” and appeared to advocate for political violence.

“An effective revolutionary must yearn in tears for martyrdom,” Cupp wrote in another screenshot from his social media. “In this way you are unbreakable and live life in an elevated liberated way even in poverty and repression.”

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On November 18, six Democrat lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds — Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) — released a short online video titled “Don’t Give Up the Ship.”

It urged U.S. service members and intelligence personnel to reject “illegal orders” and reminded them that their oath is to the Constitution, not individual leaders. While refusing unlawful commands is aligned with existing military law, the video claimed that “threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home” and accused the Trump administration of “pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens” but provided no evidence or examples of any illegal order.

In interviews following the video release, Crow and Slotkin even admitted that there’s been no illegal order from President Trump or his administration. On November 20, Crow told CNN’s Kasie Hunt, “To be clear, we are not calling on folks right now to disobey any type of unlawful order.” Slotkin followed suit, admitting to ABC’s Martha Raddatz that the insinuation that the Trump administration was issuing illegal orders was completely baseless.

“To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal,” she said.

In other words, they created a video encouraging insurrection by insinuating that illegal orders have been issued, when no such thing has happened.

It’s no surprise, then, that a firestorm of criticism ignited, most notably from President Trump himself, who called it “seditious behavior from traitors” that is “punishable by death.”

Even though sedition is indeed punishable by death under current U.S. federal law and President Trump has explicitly clarified that his Truth Social post was not an execution threat, Democrats are using the scandal they created to play the victim.

“Democrats want to be the victims. That’s their entire reason for existence, is how can I be oppressed today? How can I be a victim today?” says Sara Gonzales, BlazeTV host of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Trump of “calling for the execution of elected officials” and claimed that he “makes political violence more likely.”

“It’s outrageous. No president has ever stooped as low as Donald Trump. None,” he spat.

“What’s outrageous is members of Congress making videos insinuating that there are illegal orders going on, but not willing to put their name to whatever it is that they’re accusing Donald Trump of doing that is illegal,” Sara retorts, calling the video an attempt to “start a coup in the military.”

“And by the way, you know, it’s so cute that now all of a sudden they have a problem with cheering on death. I seem to recall someone who was wearing the exact same shirt that I am wearing who was assassinated, and they didn’t seem to have a problem with the political violence,” she adds, referencing her white Freedom T-shirt – the same T-shirt Charlie Kirk was wearing when he was murdered.

“So excuse me while I don’t take your outrage seriously, Chuck,” she continues.

But Schumer isn’t the only Democrat playing the victim. Following Trump’s Truth Social posts, several Democrats, especially the ones featured in the “Don’t Give Up the Ship” video, contacted Capitol Police and received increased or 24/7 security protection.

But Sara, calling them “failed theater kids,” isn’t having it. “Shut up, you whiny bitches. You are such cowards. You started this.”

To hear more of Sara’s scathing commentary, watch the episode above.

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Immigration detainees from this weekend include some of the “worst of the worst” criminal suspects, according to exclusive information from the Department of Homeland Security.

Critics of President Donald Trump’s order for mass deportations claim that federal officers are targeting people based solely on their illegal status, but the report from DHS documents some of the heinous criminal allegations tied to them as well.

‘ICE arrested sickos who sexually abused children, raped innocent women, and committed murder.’

In one case, criminal illegal alien Javier Salvador Morfin from Mexico was convicted of assault with intent to commit a felony and attempted rape by force/fear in Los Angeles, California.

“Thanks to the Biden administration open-border policies, every town is now as a border town flooded with worst-of-the-worst criminal illegal aliens,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.

“While Americans were enjoying their weekend and the media peddled falsehoods that DHS was not targeting the worst of the worst, ICE arrested sickos who sexually abused children, raped innocent women, and committed murder,” she added.

The criminal illegal aliens detained in this latest sweep include:

Bharatkumar Manilal Patel of India, who was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim 13 to 16 years old in Cook County, Illinois.Cesar Ramirez-Ortiz of Mexico, who was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child in Chicago, Illinois.Juan Bernardo Perez-Gomez of Mexico, who was convicted of sex with a minor and burglary in San Bernardino, California.Ronald Alexander Bonilla-Aguilar of Honduras, who was convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Santa Clarita, California.Alvin Henry of Trinidad and Tobago, who was convicted of rape in Brooklyn, New York. Noel De Jesus Bravo-Gonzalez of Nicaragua, who was convicted of larceny, robbery, and homicide in Miami, Florida. Nicole Benavente Torres of Peru, who was convicted of aggravated assault in Prince William County, Virginia.Leonardo Morales-Lozada of Colombia, who was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Tarrant County, Texas.

The release also said that 70% of ICE arrests involve people charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S., and the statistic doesn’t include “foreign fugitives, gang members, terrorists, and human rights abusers.”

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In another case from DHS, Sergio Jesus Villegas-Dorta from Cuba was convicted of intentional killing involving a weapon, robbery, and aggravated assault with a weapon in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

“As we look ahead to Thanksgiving this week, Americans can be thankful our brave DHS law enforcement got these pedophiles, rapists, and murderers off American streets,” McLaughlin concluded.

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A teddy bear with artificial intelligence integration was pulled from an online store after a report said it was capable of making sexual suggestions as well as plans for violence.

The “Kumma” bear sold by FoloToy cost only $99 online, but a report from the Public Interest Research Groups said the toy didn’t have proper safeguards against access to harmful content. FoloToy is based in Singapore.

‘Kumma discussed even more graphic sexual topics in detail, such as explaining different sex positions, giving step-by-step instructions on a common “knot for beginners” for tying up a partner and describing roleplay dynamics involving teachers and students.’

“We were surprised to find how quickly Kumma would take a single sexual topic we introduced into the conversation and run with it, simultaneously escalating in graphic detail while introducing new sexual topics of its own,” the group said.

The topics included spanking, role-playing, and BDSM.

“Kumma discussed even more graphic sexual topics in detail,” the group added, “such as explaining different sex positions, giving step-by-step instructions on a common ‘knot for beginners’ for tying up a partner and describing roleplay dynamics involving teachers and students, and parents and children — scenarios it disturbingly brought up itself.”

FoloToy CEO Larry Wang told CNN that the company pulled the bear as well as other AI-enabled toys and that the company was “conducting an internal safety audit.”

The website had marketed the bear to children as well as adults.

“Kumma, our adorable bear, combines advanced artificial intelligence with friendly, interactive features, making it the perfect friend for both kids and adults,” the company said.

RELATED: AI chatbot encouraged autistic boy to harm himself — and his parents, lawsuit says

“From lively conversations to educational storytelling, FoloToy adapts to your personality and needs, bringing warmth, fun, and a little extra curiosity to your day,” the website read.

Open AI told PIRG that it had suspended the developer for abusing its policies.

R.J. Cross, co-author of the report, told CNN that more efforts were necessary to prevent the harm from AI-enabled products.

“It’s great to see these companies taking action on problems we’ve identified. But AI toys are still practically unregulated, and there are plenty you can still buy today,” Cross said. “Removing one problematic product from the market is a good step but far from a systemic fix.”

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Offer Vince Shlomi, the 61-year-old Israeli-born pitchman whose work selling absorbent towels on late-night TV gained him recognizability as the “ShamWow guy,” has filed to run for Congress as a Republican.

According to the Texas GOP’s list of filing applications, Shlomi has filed an application to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. John Carter, who has represented Texas’ 31st congressional district since 2003 thanks to a series of landslide electoral victories.

‘Hopefully I won’t make another mistake.’

“The woke churches are after our kids’ nuts,” Shlomi said in a video where he can be seen standing outside a structure painted in the LGBT imperial colors. “Not no more. We’re not chopping nuts. You’re going to love your nuts with the ShamWow guy.”

The allusion to nuts is both a play on LGBT activists’ support for child genital mutilation and the “Slap Chop” infomercial wherein Shlomi states, “With Slap Chop, you’re going to love my nuts,” prior to dicing a bowl full of almonds and walnuts.

Shlomi, an apparent Los Angeles resident who serves as president and CEO of the TV marketing company Square One Entertainment, told Fox News Digital on Sunday that he was motivated to run for office by a desire to “destroy wokeism” and as a tribute to assassinated conservative Charlie Kirk, whom he referred to as the original “woke buster.”

In a recent parody music video titled “Woke Busters,” Shlomi signaled opposition to men in girls’ locker rooms, child sex changes, the “Me Too” movement, identity politics, and cancel culture.

While Shlomi’s new role as culture warrior might find resonance with voters, he may have to address on the campaign trail some of the skeletons crowding his closet.

RELATED: Justice Alito delivers win to Texas GOP, temporarily restores Republican congressional map

Vince Offer’s mugshot following his 2009 arrest in Miami Beach, Florida. Photo by Kypros/Getty Images

For instance, Shlomi was arrested and slapped with a felony battery charge in February 2009 for allegedly pummeling a prostitute at a hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.

According to the arrest affidavit, Shlomi kissed a hooker he had met earlier at a nightclub. Shlomi told police that the hooker bit his tongue and would not let go, so he punched her in the face several times. The prostitute reportedly suffered facial fractures and numerous lacerations. Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case.

Two years later, Shlomi’s former personal assistant sued him in a separate case, alleging he stalked and emotionally abused her, made unwanted sexual advances, and at one stage offered to buy her eggs, reported CBS News.

In 2013, Shlomi told NBC News that he was cleaning up his act, stating, “People understand you make mistakes in life.”

“Hopefully I won’t make another mistake,” he added.

Shlomi has reportedly not yet formalized his intention to run with the Federal Election Commission.

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A “buy-in” protest against federal immigration operations at Home Depot has led to clogged lines at a store in Southern California, where a man allegedly being chased by officials was killed after running onto a freeway.

About a hundred protesters stood in line to buy one item, an ice scraper, at the store in Monrovia and then waited in line to return the item, worth about 17 cents, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

‘Buy it and try to collapse their system for a moment, or for some time, with the group of people that are witnessing and are willing to stay, to stand up for the human rights of day laborers.’

Home Depot has denied involvement in the operations, but the company’s critics say that Home Depot is not doing enough to protect customers and employees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A spokesperson for Home Depot sent a brief comment to Blaze News via email about the protest.

“We aren’t notified that immigration enforcement activities are going to happen, and we aren’t involved in the operations,” the spokesperson wrote. “We’re required to follow all federal and local rules and regulations in every market where we operate.”

Video on social media showed the protesters standing in line, some with signs criticizing Home Depot. The protest was organized by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.

“Whether the corporation wants to admit it or not, Home Depot has become ground zero for this cruel, vicious immigration enforcement that’s taking place in our country,” said National Day Laborer Organizing Network co-director Pablo Alvarado to the Times.

The Department of Homeland Security has previously denied that the man who was killed after running from the Home Depot was being pursued by DHS officers. The 52-year-old man from Guatemala was struck by a vehicle on the freeway.

“We want to scrape ICE from our communities,” said NDLON communications director Palmira Figueroa to KCBS-TV. “It’s kind of symbolic, right, to use an ice scraper. Buy it and try to collapse their system for a moment, or for some time, with the group of people that are witnessing and are willing to stay, to stand up for the human rights of day laborers.”

Some pointed out that they were actually buying putty knives, not ice scrapers, likely because ice scrapers don’t sell well in the Southern Californian climate.

RELATED: VIDEO: Leotarded liberals protest ICE facility with ’80s-themed aerobics class

The protest lasted for about an hour before the protesters started to march through the store, which led to store workers closing it down.

“Oh, you can actually shut a store, right?” replied Figueroa. “You can shut for this, but you cannot, you have not, shut them when an ICE raid and abuse is happening.”

Some have also called for a boycott against Home Depot over the ICE operations.

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A former safety lead for one of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media apps alleged the company is not very strict when it comes to those who engaged in human trafficking.

The claim comes from a plaintiff’s brief filed as part of a lawsuit against Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. The lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California alleges that the social apps “relentlessly” pursued growth at all costs and “recklessly” ignored the impacts their products have on the mental health of children.

‘You could incur 16 violations for prostitution and sexual solicitation.’

Vaishnavi Jayakumar, Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being, testified that she was shocked when she learned Meta had a “17x” strike policy toward those who reportedly engaged in “trafficking of humans for sex.”

“You could incur 16 violations for prostitution and sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended,” Jayakumar claimed. The former employee also said that she considered it to be a “very, very high strike threshold” in comparison to the rest of the industry and that internal documentation from Meta corroborated her claim.

As Time reported, plaintiffs in the case claim that Jayakumar raised the issue in 2020 but was told it was too difficult to address. This reportedly came at the same time it was allegedly much easier to report users for violations surrounding spam, “intellectual property violation,” and the “promotion of firearms.”

In a statement, Meta strongly denied the claims.

RELATED: Florida attorney general announces lawsuit against Snapchat for allegedly empowering child predators

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“We strongly disagree with these allegations, which rely on cherry-picked quotes and misinformed opinions in an attempt to present a deliberately misleading picture,” a Meta spokesperson told Time.

“The full record will show that for over a decade, we have listened to parents, researched issues that matter most, and made real changes to protect teens — like introducing Teen Accounts with built-in protections and providing parents with controls to manage their teens’ experiences. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, and we stand by our record.”

Still, the lawsuit claims Meta was aware of the harms its platforms caused and even knew about millions of adults who were trying to contact minors through its apps.

Moreover, the lawsuit also alleges that Meta halted internal research that would have shown those who stopped using Facebook became less depressed or anxious, NBC News reported.

The study, reportedly titled Project Mercury, was allegedly initiated in 2019 as a way to help “explore the impact” that Meta apps have on “polarization, news consumption, well-being, and daily social interactions.”

RELATED: Blaze News investigates: Is social media really a ‘breeding ground for predators’ — or are we worrying too much?

Additionally, the lawsuit compares the social media sites to “tobacco,” likening the platforms to cigarette companies marketing their products to kids.

A Google spokesperson said the lawsuit “fundamentally misunderstand how YouTube works and the allegations are simply not true.”

“YouTube is a streaming service where people come to watch everything from live sports to podcasts to their favorite creators, primarily on TV screens, not a social network where people go to catch up with friends,” the Google spokesperson stated. “We’ve also developed dedicated tools for young people, guided by child safety experts, that give families control.”

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