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FREE WILLY: Miffed Maher blames Hollywood speech police for awards snubs
Bill Maher’s first-ever Golden Globes nomination didn’t exactly leave him giddy with excitement.
Days before losing to fellow Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television nominee Ricky Gervais, the caustic comic seemed resigned to defeat.
‘I speak freely, and this woke town f**king hates that.’
Speech impediment
In a conversation with his “Club Random” podcast guest Joel Edgerton, Maher said he knows exactly why he’s always ignored when Hollywood hands out the hardware.
“Obviously, it’s something I said. Well, it’s everything I said.”
“I speak freely, and this woke town f**king hates that,” Maher continued. “And that’s OK. I’ve made my peace with that. So I know how this goes.”
Maher noted that he’s never won an Emmy either, despite a combined 33 nominations (a figure Variety later corrected to 41) for his shows “Politically Incorrect” and “Club Random.”
Thanks to the Globes’ new Best Podcast category, the pot-addled pundit has a whole new way to get snubbed. This year the award went to “Good Hang with Amy Poehler.” “Club Random” failed to secure a nomination.
I’m with stupid
As Maher’s rant built up steam, he rejected Edgerton’s gentle suggestion that as “two white dudes,” they should be careful with their critiques.
“The epicenter of woke stupid is this town. It really is,” Maher said, referring to accusations of “cultural appropriation,” which he said has been levied against everyone from Elvis Presley to Bradley Cooper.
“[Elvis] sang the way he sang. He grew up in the South. I mean, the cultures mixed, you know. I don’t — I think it’s just pointless to hate him for it,” Maher said.
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Nose woes
As for Cooper, Maher mocked those who accused him of “Jewface” for wearing a prosthetic nose to play Leonard Bernstein.
“The ‘Jew nose’ they called it. … I mean, ‘Jew nose?’ Do they even know how stupid they sound?” Maher asked.
“I mean, to use that word. They made up this horrible word and then were like, ‘Oh, but we’re the good people. We’re saying, whoa, no Jew nose.’ It’s just so silly.”
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Sick! Anti-ICE Protester Throws “Bottle Of Piss” On Federal Vehicle In Minnesota — “That’s The Peaceful Protests You’re Seeing”
Leftists engaging in nasty biohazard attacks.
Iranian Protesters Hold Signs Calling for Trump Assassination: ‘This Time, The Bullet Won’t Miss’
Supporters of Iran regime call for murder of U.S. president.
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“They’re installing people that they want to see in those positions, not necessarily the people the American people have chosen,” says Logan.
Trump delivers BIGLY: Net migration hits 50-year low, as even leftist group is forced to admit
President Donald Trump’s promise to implement mass deportations has hit a successful milestone, according to a report from a left-wing think tank.
The Brookings Institute report found that net migration into the U.S. had turned negative for the first time in 50 years, meaning there were more migrants leaving than arriving.
‘President Donald J. Trump promised action on immigration, and in 2025 he delivered historic results.’
The report said that deportations contributed to the drop but more important was a significant decrease in entries to the U.S.
“We estimate net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year,” wrote the authors of the Brookings study. “Though a high degree of policy uncertainty remains, continued negative net migration for 2026 is also likely.”
The report authors said they estimated the number of removals from the U.S. to be between 310,000 and 315,000, which is far less than the government estimates.
The official social media account of the White House posted a celebratory statement after the analysis dropped.
“SECURE BORDERS. NEGATIVE NET MIGRATION. REAL RESULTS. President Donald J. Trump promised action on immigration, and in 2025 he delivered historic results,” the post stated.
The Brookings authors went on to claim that the lower migration would lead to less economic activity.
“Certain parts of the economy will see unexpectedly weak economic activity, such as businesses that serve part of the affected immigrant population,” they added. “Such weakness is the new normal under current immigration policy, rather than weakness reflecting adverse business cycle conditions.”
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Republicans have significantly increased spending on immigration enforcement, and the White House has sought to revoke legal status granted to numerous groups.
Left-wing critics of the mass deportation policy have accused the administration of violating constitutional rights of migrants, and some have mounted political protests that have ended in violence.
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Pro-abortion doctor gets dismantled by Hawley on men and pregnancy: ‘I don’t know how we can take you seriously’
A Georgia doctor testifying before Congress in support of abortion drugs was crushed by a Republican’s questioning after he asked her if men can get pregnant.
Dr. Nisha Verma argued that the mifepristone abortion pill was safe for women before Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri stopped her dead in her tracks with one question.
‘You won’t even acknowledge the basic reality that biological men don’t get pregnant.’
“Do you think that men can get pregnant?” Hawley asked, echoing a previous question from Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.).
“I hesitated there because I wasn’t sure where the conversation was going or what the goal was,” Verma responded. “I mean, I do take care of patients with different identities. I take care of many women. I take care of people with different identities. And so, that’s where I paused. I think, yeah, I wasn’t sure where you were going with that.”
“Well, the goal is just the truth. So, can men get pregnant?” he replied.
“Again, the reason I paused there is, I’m not really sure what the goal of the question —” she responded.
“The goal is just to establish a biological reality,” Hawley said. “You just said a moment ago that ‘science and evidence should control, not politics.’ So, let’s just test that proposition: Can men get pregnant?”
“I take care of people with many identities, but um —” she stammered.
“Can men get pregnant?” he repeated.
“I do take care of people that don’t identify as women that —” Verma said.
“Can men get pregnant?” he interrupted.
“As I’m saying —” she replied.
“Let me just remind you of what you testified just a moment ago. ‘Science and evidence should control, not politics.’ So, can men get pregnant?” he asked again. “You’re a doctor, I think.”
“Science and evidence should guide medicine. I —” she added.
“Do science and evidence tell us that men can get pregnant? Biological men, can they get pregnant?” he pressed.
“I also think yes-no questions like this are a political tool,” she evaded.
“No, yes-no questions are about the truth, doctor. Let’s not make a mockery of this proceeding,” Hawley said. “This is about science and evidence.”
The debate went on for another three minutes, with Hawley beating down Verma on the issue before he brought it back to the issue of the abortion pill.
“We are here about the safety of women and science that shows that this abortion drug causes adverse health events in 11% of cases. That’s 22 times greater than the FDA label, another fact you haven’t acknowledged, and yet you won’t even acknowledge the basic reality that biological men don’t get pregnant,” Hawley said.
“I don’t know how we can take you seriously and your claims to be a person of science if you won’t level with us on this basic issue!” he concluded.
Verma then claimed that polarized language was not serving the interests of patients.
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Video of the exchange was widely circulated on social media, where the doctor was mocked and ridiculed.
The Family Research Council released a statement about the congressional hearing.
“The Trump administration should not only restore but also strengthen FDA safety standards for mifepristone and direct the Department of Justice to enforce federal law,” the organization said.
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Trump administration halts visas for 75 nations whose people gobble up American welfare
The Trump administration delivered some bad news on Wednesday to would-be migrants from the third world hoping to exploit American beneficence.
The U.S. State Department announced that it is pausing immigrant visa processing from 75 countries “whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates.” The pause will apparently remain in effect until “the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people.”
‘Pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover.’
“The pause impacts dozens of countries — including Somalia, Haiti, Iran, and Eritrea — whose immigrants often become public charges on the United States upon arrival,” said the department.
The Center for Immigration Studies indicated in a report last month than in Minnesota, approximately 54% of Somali-headed households received food stamps and 73% of Somali households had at least one member on Medicaid. By way of comparison, the figures for native households were 7% and 18%, respectively.
The report noted further that 89% of Somali households with children received some form of welfare in the Gopher State.
President Donald Trump recently referred to these statistics on Truth Social and highlighted statistics regarding the high welfare participation rates of other immigrant communities.
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On Jan. 4, Trump shared a graph titled “Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin,” which provided damning insights into the apparent overreliance of various immigrant communities on the generosity of the American taxpayer.
The chart indicated, for example, that the the percentage of immigrant households from Bhutan that received assistance was 81.4%; Yemen was 75.2%; Somalia was 71.9%; the Marshall Islands was 71.4%; the Dominican Republic was 68.1%; Afghanistan was 68.1%; Congo was 66%; and Iraq was 60.7%.
Trump vowed on Nov. 27 to “end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country” and to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover.”
The visa processing pause will go into effect on Jan. 21.
It will reportedly also impact the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.
“We are working to ensure the generosity of the American people will no longer be abused,” said the State Department.
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WATCH: Female Suspect Arrested After Ramming Border Patrol on Minneapolis Highway
Driver sideswipes federal agents in Minneapolis, crashes while fleeing
‘That’s what the Bible tells us’: Renee Good’s former in-law surprises CNN host with his message
Less than a week after Renee Nicole Good was shot dead while attempting to obstruct a law enforcement operation in Minneapolis with romantic partner Rebecca Good, her former father-in-law appeared on CNN to give his thoughts on the situation.
Timmy Macklin, a Trump supporter, joined CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Tuesday night.
‘I don’t blame ICE. I don’t blame Rebecca. I don’t blame Renee.’
Host Erin Burnett mentioned that the DOJ did not find substantial reason to launch an investigation into the incident, including the actions of the ICE agents and Good herself. She then asked Macklin how he felt about this aspect of the incident in particular.
Macklin stated, “It’s a hard situation all the way around. It’s hard for everybody involved. The ICE agent, you know, at first, I didn’t see the footage where he was actually [hit]. … In a flash like that it’s hard to say how you would react. From my understanding, he had been through that before, maybe dragged or something. And so, like I said, it’s just a hard situation for everybody.”
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Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
“I don’t have any enemies. I love everybody. That’s what the Bible tells us: love our neighbors as we love ourselves,” Macklin said. “But, you know, I think there’s some bad choices. And the word says for the wrath of God will come upon the children of disobedience.”
Macklin expressed sympathy for everyone involved but refused to cast the blame on any one party
“I don’t blame ICE. I don’t blame Rebecca. I don’t blame Renee,” he said. “I just wish that, you know, if we were walking in the spirit of God, I don’t think she would have been there. That’s the way I look at it.”
Good left behind a 6-year-old son, Timmy Macklin’s grandson.
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She abandoned her anti-trans activism the moment it became inconvenient
Once upon a time, conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair went “hard in the paint” writing a children’s book speaking out against the transitioning of children, titled “Elephants Are Not Birds.”
“It’s a children’s book to explain that you can’t be something that you’re not. An elephant cannot be a bird. A boy cannot be a girl. This was like the entire reason she was one of the … activists who was trying to make sure that we stopped transing children and that we stopped trying to convince women to chop off health body parts, or boys to stop their puberty and the obvious sterilization that comes from that,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales explains on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”
St. Clair is also the mother of one of Elon Musk’s 14 children, and the two are having a very public fight over the child — which has been made worse by her now apologizing to the trans community.
“So now, Ashley St. Clair, in true, typical, feminist fashion, all of a sudden she has a totally different view on trans,” Gonzales explains.
In a post on X, St. Clair responded to criticism from an anonymous account that wrote, “you’ve previously engaged in blatant transphobia, how do you feel about trans people in the wake of noticing how the far right truly is?”
“I feel immense guilt for my role. And even more guilt that things I have said in the past may have caused my son’s sister more pain. Idrk how to make amends for many of these things but I have been trying incredibly hard privately to learn + advocate for those within the trans community that I’ve hurt,” St. Clair responded.
“What she’s referring to right there is Elon Musk’s trans child. He has a child who is a male whose mother is allowing him to live as a female. So now she’s referring to the trans person as a sister when it’s a boy,” Gonzales comments.
“Now all of a sudden she’s, like, weaponizing children’s lives and mental illness against her ex,” she adds.
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ICE busts child rapist and murderer — 70% of agency’s arrests target criminal illegal aliens with prior charges, convictions
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continue their efforts to remove the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens from American communities.
The Department of Homeland Security highlighted the Tuesday arrests of five illegal aliens in a press release exclusively obtained by Blaze News.
‘What the media and sanctuary politicians do not want the American public to know is 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the US.’
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country, including those convicted of first-degree rape of a child, homicide, and arson,” the DHS wrote.
Federal agents captured Eduardo Salgado-Martinez, a Mexican national who was previously convicted of first-degree rape of a child in Benton County, Washington.
A 2019 local news report by KEPR-TV explained that Salgado-Martinez’s charges stemmed from an attack in 1995 but that he spent years on the run. Prosecutors claimed he raped two boys, a 7-year-old and a 6-year-old, whom he was babysitting.
Salgado-Martinez’s brother was found guilty of similar charges.
Eduardo Salgado-Martinez. Image source: Department of Homeland Security
ICE officers nabbed Fermin Flores-Ramales, also from Mexico, who was convicted of rape in New York City.
Fermin Flores-Ramales. Image source: Department of Homeland Security
Khanh Tuan Pham, a Vietnamese national, was convicted of homicide, conspiracy, vehicle theft, and receiving stolen property in San Diego, California.
Khanh Tuan Pham. Image source: Department of Homeland Security
Agents caught Miguel Molina-Palacios, an illegal alien from El Salvador. He was previously convicted of arson in Queens, New York.
Miguel Molina-Palacios. Image source: Department of Homeland Security
ICE agents also captured Everado Javier Sanchez-Rivera, a Mexican national with a criminal history including burglary of habitation in Harris County, Texas.
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Everado Javier Sanchez-Rivera. Image source: Department of Homeland Security
“Our ICE law enforcement put their lives on the line every single day to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. Yesterday’s arrests included child rapists, murderers, and arsonists,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated.
“What the media and sanctuary politicians do not want the American public to know is 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. Despite comparisons to the Gestapo and an 8,000% increase in death threats, our officers show up every day and arrest heinous criminals from American communities,” McLaughlin added.
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Major Update: ICE Agent Who Shot & Killed Renee Good Suffered Internal Bleeding From Being Rammed By Her Vehicle, Totally Debunking MSM Lies
Leftist media and politicians have egg on their face after claiming ICE officer was never hit by Good’s car.
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“So we have this evidence and I’ve summarized it again in a criminal referral to Trump’s attorney general. And I still haven’t gotten action.”
Viral Mic Drop Moment: ICE Agent Claps Back at Protester – ‘I Love My Job. I Can’t Believe I Get Paid To Do This’
‘I went to high school – and I make $200K.’
Watch: San Antonio Illegal Nearly Rams ICE Agents With Car
Did they learn anything from Renee Good’s death?
Trump To End Federal Payments To States With Sanctuary City
Trump made a similar move during his first term, but was blocked by a federal judge in 2017.
Critical detail leads police 400 miles to surgeon accused of killing ex-wife and her new husband
A Chicago surgeon is accused of shooting and killing his ex-wife and her new husband at the couple’s home in Ohio, according to police. The murder suspect was caught 400 miles away from the crime scene, after the alleged killer revealed damning evidence to authorities.
Nearly nine years after his divorce, 39-year-old Michael David McKee now stands accused of executing his ex-wife and her husband of nearly five years.
‘We will continue to honor their lives and the light they brought into this world.’
Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead on Dec. 30 at their home in the Weinland Park neighborhood of Columbus.
Citing court documents, WCMH-TV reported that the grisly discovery came after Columbus police received a 911 call at 9:03 a.m. Dec. 30 from a co-worker of Spencer Tepe, who was concerned that he had not shown up for work that morning.
“He’s been reliable, and we cannot get in touch with him, his wife, his family, anybody that lives in that house,” the co-worker stated. “He is always on time, and he would contact us if there’s any issues. … We’re very, very concerned, and this is very out of character, and we can’t get in touch with his wife, which is probably the more concerning thing.”
During a wellness check, police reportedly discovered the couple’s bodies.
Citing police records, WSYX-TV reported that Spencer Tepe was shot multiple times, and Monique Tepe had at least one gunshot wound to the chest.
The affidavit said the couple’s two children, ages 1 and 4, and the family dog were found in the house unharmed.
Police records said there were no obvious signs of forced entry into the Tepes’ home, and no firearm was found at the crime scene.
McKee was arrested Saturday morning in Rockford, Illinois, according to jail records from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators zeroed in on a critical detail to locate the suspected killer.
Surveillance video recorded near the crime scene showed a person of interest walking in an alley, WBNS-TV reported, adding that detectives believed the video linked McKee to a car that arrived shortly before the shooting and left moments afterward.
Police later tracked the vehicle nearly 400 miles away in Rockford where Illinois officers confirmed the vehicle was registered to McKee, according to court documents.
Citing the affidavit, the New York Times reported that police said evidence indicated McKee had been “in possession” of the vehicle before and after the deadly shootings.
Records show McKee, a vascular surgeon, holds active medical licenses in Illinois and California, the Times added.
McKee initially was charged with two counts of murder in the couple’s deaths.
But on Monday, the charges against McKee were upgraded to premeditated, aggravated murder, records show.
The Columbus Division of Police told CNN that “detectives believe they met the elements” for McKee to face the more serious offense but did not specify what those elements are.
Premeditated, aggravated murder is a more serious offense and carries a possible life sentence without parole or the death penalty. That’s compared to 15 years to life in prison for murder.
Murder charges require prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant “purposely cause[d] the death of another,” according to the Ohio Revised Code.
For aggravated murder, the state must prove the defendant committed the killing with “prior calculation and design,” according to the Ohio Revised Code.
Aggravated murder also can apply if the death occurred during the course of committing a separate serious crime, such as rape or burglary.
McKee waived his right to an extradition hearing, according to CNN, which noted: “A public defender representing McKee requested a speedy return to Ohio to plead not guilty in the case.”
The Tepe family said McKee’s arrest represents an important step toward justice for Monique and Spencer.
The family said in a statement to WLS-TV, “Monique and Spencer remain at the center of our hearts, and we carry forward their love as we surround and protect the two children they leave behind. We will continue to honor their lives and the light they brought into this world.”
The family also stressed, “Nothing can undo the devastating loss of two lives taken far too soon, but we are grateful to the city of Columbus Police Department, its investigators, and assisting law enforcement community whose tireless efforts helped to capture the person involved.”
McKee married Monique Tepe — who was using her maiden name of Sabaturski at the time — on Aug. 22, 2015, according to court documents reviewed by USA Today. The couple divorced in May 2017, the documents note.
The pair had no children together, records show.
Monique and Spencer Tepe married in December 2020, according to their obituary, which reads, “Spencer and Monique met online and quickly grew their relationship into a solid foundation of love and respect with a side of goofiness.”
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News‘ request for comment.
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‘Total ban’ on Sharia law is on the horizon, Texas Gov. Abbott tells Glenn Beck: ‘That will pass overwhelmingly’
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott highlighted in his conversation on Wednesday with Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck the efforts underway in Texas to combat radical Islam and indicated that a “total ban” on Sharia may be imminent.
Abbott designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations on Nov. 18 — a designation CAIR claimed was defamatory and had “no basis in law or fact.”
‘They deleted that they were not a threat to national security.’
The Dallas Fort Worth and Austin CAIR chapters promptly sued the state, claiming that Abbott’s proclamation violated their First Amendment rights. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a response making mince meat out of the radical groups’ claims and stating, “Radical Islamist terrorist groups are anti-American, and the infiltration of these dangerous individuals into Texas must be stopped.”
Abbott told Beck that “because of the strength of our response, they were required to file an amended pleading in court” in which the plaintiffs dropped multiple assertions from their original complaint, including the claim that they were in full compliance with federal and state law.
“They deleted that they were fully in compliance with federal state law,” said Abbott.
“They deleted what they previously said, that they were not affiliated with any foreign organization. They deleted that they would not engage in terrorism. … They deleted that they were not a threat to national security.”
RELATED: Broken Arrow says no: Residents thwart massive mosque complex proposed in Oklahoma
Mosque in Plano, Texas. Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images.
The governor suggested these deletions amounted to concessions “on their part that actually they are not in compliance with the federal and state law; that they are engaged in terrorism; that they are a threat to national security.”
Blaze News has reached out to the Dallas Fort Worth and Austin CAIR chapters for comment.
This is hardly the only battle that Islamists are poised to lose in Texas.
When asked by Beck about the “rising threat of Sharia law” in Texas, Abbott indicated a crackdown is underway and a Republican ban is in the works.
Abbott ratified legislation in September banning residential property developments like the East Plano Islamic Center community from “creating Sharia compounds and defrauding and discriminating against Texans.” The following month, he directed Paxton, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the district attorneys and sheriffs of Collin and Dallas Counties to “investigate efforts by entities purporting to illegally enforce Sharia law in Texas.”
Abbott acknowledged in his directive that the First Amendment’s protection of religious freedom “provides wide berth for religious institutions to order their own affairs under the ‘church autonomy’ doctrine,” allowing for houses of worship to adjudicate questions regarding religious doctrine, ecclesial governance, selection of clergy, or internal discipline of members.
The governor, who underscored in February that “Sharia law is not allowed in Texas,” noted that “it is different entirely, however, for religious groups to set up courts purporting to replace actual courts of law to evade neutral and generally applicable laws.”
Abbott told Beck that while state agencies have taken action against Sharia and there are already laws on the books addressing the Islamic legal system, Texas Republican voters have an opportunity to go a step further in the upcoming state GOP primary elections on March 3.
“Texas should prohibit Sharia Law” will appear as proposition 10 on the Texas GOP primary ballot.
“That will pass overwhelmingly,” said Abbott.
“It will lead to a new law with a total ban on Sharia law in the state of Texas and then it will impose a duty on the attorney general to fully enforce that ban on Sharia law.”
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ICE officer suffered internal bleeding following Renee Good incident: Report
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was hit by Renee Good’s car in Minneapolis reportedly suffered internal bleeding after being hit by her vehicle.
ICE agent Jonathan Ross reportedly suffered internal bleeding and was taken to the hospital after the incident with Good on January 7, according to CBS, citing U.S. officials.
Recently released footage from the officer’s perspective shows agents ordering Good to exit her vehicle before she turns her wheels toward Ross and accelerates, striking him.
‘She is a victim of left-wing ideology.’
Good, who had reportedly been following the ICE agents all day in Minneapolis, was fatally shot and died at the scene. Following the incident, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters that the officer had been hospitalized after being “hit by the vehicle.”
“The officer was hit by the vehicle,” Noem told reporters. “She hit him. He went to the hospital. A doctor did treat him. He has been released, but he is going to spend some time with his family.”
RELATED: ‘Don’t make a bad decision’: ICE officer warns smug leftists allegedly trailing agents in their SUVs
Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
Vice President JD Vance criticized leftist politicians like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who point the finger at law enforcement for “causing chaos” without accepting responsibility for emboldening activists like Good to put herself in harm’s way.
“There’s part of me that feels very, very sad for this woman,” Vance said during a briefing Thursday. “Not just because she lost her life but because I think she is a victim of left-wing ideology.”
RELATED: VIDEO: Unhinged anti-ICE extremists hurl profanities at agents in Minneapolis: ‘Get the f**k out!’
Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
“What young mother shows up and decides they’re going to throw their car in front of ICE officers who are enforcing legitimate law? You’ve gotta be a little brainwashed,” Vance added. “… To get to that point, you have to be, I think, radicalized in a very, very sad way.”
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FBI Raids WaPo Reporter’s Home In Classified Docs Case
A phone and a Garmin watch were seized…
