More than 100 community members, including parents, attended a meeting of the West Chicago City Council to demand they take action against an elementary school teacher who posted about immigration.

West Chicago Mayor Daniel Bovey also joined the mob in calling on Gary Elementary School to get rid of the teacher for showing support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

‘We want to ensure our schools are safe spaces, and we look forward to seeing all students back in school.’

“We have kids in our school districts, in this school specifically, who have lost a mom or dad or family member within the last three months. They’re going home wondering if they will ever see Mom or Dad again,” Bovey said.

The teacher’s outrageous statement was composed of only two words: “Go ICE.”

He posted it in the comments section of a story about immigration operations on social media.

The superintendent of the school said the teacher has been placed on paid leave.

“On Thursday, January 22, 2026, the District learned of concerns regarding a disruptive social media comment made by a District employee on his personal account,” Superintendent Kristina Davis said in a statement.

“The teacher initially submitted his resignation,” she added. “Later that day, he withdrew his resignation before the Board had an opportunity to take action.”

Others believed the post made the teacher unqualified to continue teaching.

“Where is the due process for all the kids being kidnapped on the streets?” one activist asked.

“At home, we teach our children to be respectful to the teachers, and we expect the same for the teachers to be respectful,” said Emma Villa, a grandparent.

Some parents kept their children out of school to protest the teacher’s words.

“You have many students across District 33 who did not go to school today because of fear incited by a teacher,” Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa claimed.

RELATED: CAIR leads anti-ICE protest outside office of Tim Walz at Minnesota state capitol

Some called for Bovey to resign from the mayor’s office for trying to shut down the teacher’s political speech.

“We understand that this situation has raised concerns and caused disruption for students, families, and staff,” Davis continued in her statement. “We want to ensure our schools are safe spaces, and we look forward to seeing all students back in school tomorrow. Thank you for your patience, trust, and partnership during the ongoing investigation.”

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The anti-ICE demonstrators are targeting Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for protest after another shooting involving federal agents.

Videos on social media showed dozens of protesters outside of his office at the Minnesota state capitol chanting for the arrest of officers involved in two prominent and lethal shootings.

‘ICE came to Minnesota to target our communities, and what they found in Minnesota is their coffin, the end of ICE!’

A post on social media indicated that the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota had organized the rally. CAIR described the protest as a “peaceful rally calling for charges and arrest of killer ICE agents.”

The post included the image of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a federal agent after she struck him with her vehicle. It also had an image of Alex Pretti, who died in a shooting from federal agents when he intervened in an operation while carrying a gun.

In one video posted to social media by an editor of the Times, protesters chant, “What do we want? ICE out! When do we want it? Now!” He indicated that Walz was not in the office at the time of the protest.

RELATED: Unhinged anti-ICE extremist footage: ‘I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch!’

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One protest signs reads, “F**k ICE,” while another says, “JUSTICE NOT GESTURES.”

Another video of the protest from IRT Media shows protesters chanting, “Justice delayed is justice denied!”

One protest sign in that video reads, “JOINING ICE DON’T CURE TDS. TINY D**K SYNDROME.”

A livestream video of the event indicated that the protest outside of Walz’s office lasted about 15 minutes.

“ICE came to Minnesota to target our communities, and what they have found in Minnesota is their coffin, the end of ICE!” said Jaylani Hussein, the executive director for CAIR-Minnesota.

RELATED: Minnesota nurses’ union calls on members to join ‘economic blackout’ to protest ICE raids

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“Minnesota will end it. We will end it. We know how to deal with ICE. We’ve been dealing with it since our lifetime. … Whether we sit on it, melt it, whatever we do, we’re going to continue to stand up for each other,” he added.

He also applauded the decision for Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino to leave the operation in Minneapolis.

“Little man Bovino is out!” he said to cheers.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) flaunted his disdain for the Trump administration at Davos this past week — but thanks to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, he didn’t get away with it.

“We used to have a general rule. You do not go out of the country and badmouth your country or your politicians. You just don’t do it. And we never used to do that. That changed under the Obama administration,” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck explains.

And that’s exactly what Newsom did.

“Trump is a T. rex. You mate with him or he devours you, one or the other,” Newsom said at Davos on Tuesday.

And consequentially, even Scott Bessent felt the need to take Newsom down.

“I think it’s very, very ironic that, you know, Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris,” Bessent said.

“He’s here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros, and Davos is a perfect place for a man who, when everyone else is on lockdown, when he was having people arrested for going to church, he was having thousand-dollar-a-night meals at the French Laundry. And I’m sure the California people won’t forget that.”

Bessent went on to say that he had a “message to Governor Newsom,” and that message is that the Trump administration is “going to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse” in his state.

“I was told he was asked to give a speech on his signature policies, but he’s not speaking, because what have his economic policies brought? Outward migration from California, a gigantic budget deficit, the largest homeless population in America, and the poor folks in the Palisades who had their homes burned down,” he continued.

“He is here hobnobbing with the global elite while his California citizens are still homeless. Shame on him. He is too smug, too self-absorbed, and too economically illiterate to know anything,” he added.

Glenn is thrilled by Bessent’s speech.

“I just don’t know who my biggest hero is right now, but Bessent is one of them,” Glenn says.

“He’s one of the best, well-put-together, deep-thinking, calm secretaries that we’ve ever had in that position,” he continues. “I mean, I just have complete confidence that if he says it, I’m like, ‘Okay, I may not understand or I may not agree with it, but I’m going to roll the dice with you.’”

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What one report called “arguably the shortest of protests in recent memory” rocked the Sundance Film Festival for about 10 minutes on Sunday evening, as around 100 people gathered in Park City to voice their opposition to the ICE raids in Minnesota.

The diminutive demonstration echoed statements made by big-name festival attendees like Edward Norton and Olivia Wilde

‘Turn on your phone light for a minute or two.’

‘Melt’ down

Actress Natasha Lyonne posted a promotional flyer for the event, called “Sundancers Melt Ice,” which read, “Join us tonight to remember Alex Pretti and Renee Good” and “quietly register our collective protest.”

Pretti was recently shot and killed by federal agents during a violent scrum, while Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent as she hit him with her car.

“Turn on your phone light for a minute or two,” the flyer added. “Silent, respectful, together.”

RELATED: ICE unleashed: Agents can once again fend off agitators after court torpedoes Biden judge’s injunction

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The 10-minute event included protesters chanting “Love melts Ice! Love melts Ice!” according to Deadline, which noted that actor Elijah Wood (“Lord of the Rings”) turned out to offer his support.

“The folks who have been unlawfully gunned down in Minnesota — it’s awful,” Wood said.

“Here we are at this film festival that is about bringing people together; it’s about telling stories from all over the world. We’re not divided here; we’re coming together,” he continued.

RELATED: ‘You should f**king kill yourself’: DHS releases terrifying audio of anti-ICE agitator threatening Minnesota agent

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Sign decline

The film festival is no stranger to progressive protests; in 2024, demonstrators flooded the streets of the small town to protest on behalf of Palestine, holding signs like “stop the genocide” and “end the occupation.”

“Ceasefire, now!” was chanted by the group, followed by “Free Palestine!”

In 2017, Sundance saw what is recognized as likely the largest protest to take place in Park City, when between 5,000 and 7,000 showed up on Main Street for a “Women’s March on Main,” the day after President Trump was inaugurated for his first term.

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Saudi Arabia’s world-renowned megaproject called the Line is seemingly making a U-turn.

In 2021, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a futuristic city that was every globalist’s dream.

‘As a development that’s meant to span generations, Neom is advancing projects in line with strategic priorities.’

The city was to be “free of cars and streets,” with residents able to hop on high-speed trains to traverse the city in around 20 minutes. A press release boasted “hyper-connected AI-enabled communities powered by 100% clean energy” as well.

The gigantic, mirrored linear city was supposed to be up and running in significant capacity by 2030, but now it seems the project is being completely retrofitted for different needs.

The Financial Times reported that those briefed on Saudi Arabia’s new plans have stated that Prince Mohammed now envisions a “far smaller” project that has been scaled back in a considerable manner, with the Line likely become a high-tech data center.

A more “modest” project would still use existing infrastructure that is already built, but will be “a totally different concept” used in a “totally different manner,” the source said.

“Data centres need water cooling, and this is right on the coast, so it will have seawater cooling. So it will be a major centre for data centres.”

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Saudi Arabia reportedly hopes to establish itself as a “global hub for data and AI” under its Neom moniker, which is the Saudi group responsible for the project.

Neom told the Financial Times that it was “always looking at how to phase and prioritise our initiatives so that they align with national objectives and create long-term value.”

The statement continued, “As a development that’s meant to span generations, Neom is advancing projects in line with strategic priorities, market readiness, and sustainable economic impact.”

The Line will still attempt to meet hard deadlines such as the Expo international trade fair in 2030 and the FIFA World Cup in 2034.

RELATED: Akon’s African ‘Wakanda’ city gets crushed: ‘I take full responsibility’

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According to YouTube channel MegaBuilds, the scope of the project was already being scaled down since its announcement; originally set for 170 kilometers long, it was downgraded to 2.4 kilometers, the channel said. At the same time, 9 million residents soon allegedly became 300,000.

However, original press stated a plan for 1 million residents, which was to create 380,000 “jobs of the future.”

“The Line currently consumes about 20% of global steel production,” MegaBuilds claimed, as the Saudis were attempting to build a marina that is twice the size of any in existence.

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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, reportedly sent a message to employees saying that it was patriotic to call out government overreach, specifically centering on Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Altman’s internal message on Slack was met with approval by many of the employees, according to a report at the New York Times.

‘We are going to continue to try to figure out how to actually do the right thing as best as we can, engage with leaders and push for our values, and speak up clearly about it as needed.’

“I love the U.S. and its values of democracy and freedom and will be supportive of the country however I can; OpenAI will too,” Altman said, according to reports. “But part of loving the country is the American duty to push back against overreach. What’s happening with ICE is going too far.”

Altman went on to praise President Donald Trump.

“President Trump is a very strong leader, and I hope he will rise to this moment and unite the country,” the CEO continued. “I am encouraged by the last few hours of response and hope to see trust rebuilt with transparent investigations.”

The message did not mention the lethal shooting of anti-ICE agitator Alex Pretti on Saturday, but it was sent to employees after the controversial incident.

“As a company, we aim to stick to our convictions and not get blown around by changing fashions too much,” Altman added.

“We didn’t become super woke when that was popular, we didn’t start talking about masculine corporate energy when that was popular, and we are not going to make a lot of performative statements now about safety or politics or anything else,” he concluded. “But we are going to continue to try to figure out how to actually do the right thing as best as we can, engage with leaders and push for our values, and speak up clearly about it as needed.”

Blaze News reached out to Altman for comment.

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

The White House appeared to distance itself from some of the rhetoric being used by officials at the Department of Homeland Security about the Pretti shooting. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino agreed to leave Minneapolis after the president said border czar Thomas Homan would be overseeing the operation in Minnesota.

Altman’s leadership at OpenAI has been a tumultuous ride that includes mass resignations, numerous lawsuits, and other allegations against the CEO.

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As the BLM-fueled chaos of 2020 appears to be repeating itself in 2026, the same demographic appears to be falling hardest for it: liberal white women.

And it only makes sense, as according to a Gallup poll graph, the partisan gap between men and women has almost doubled in the past 25 years — with women moving radically leftward, while men have stayed relatively the same.

BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey explains that the answer as to why this is happening is “not entirely simple.”

However, one reason is that women seek social cohesion, while men are more likely to form an identity outside of a group.

“We’ve all had those moments where we just want to be agreeable. Like, we feel compassion for this person. We want to feel polite. We don’t want to be at odds with them, especially when we’re in conversation,” she explains, using an example from her own life.

Stuckey recalls recently getting her hair done by a hairstylist who was very sweet. When the hairstylist began trying to discuss horoscopes with Stuckey — who doesn’t believe in horoscopes — Stuckey just nodded her head and didn’t say anything.

“You take that, like, one awkward scenario and you extrapolate that, or you make that bigger in how you live your life and make even big political decisions — you can see how that leads someone in the direction of following the cultural zeitgeist, which is progressivism,” Stuckey explains.

Though according to researchers in a study Stuckey reads, these traits “were naturally selected to yield better results in raising children.”

“So there is good reason why we like cooperation. These are not all bad things. These can help in being good moms,” Stuckey says.

“That is part of the psychology, I think, of what is going on here. And that is so like Satan, by the way, to manipulate women and to use really good things about ourselves and to use them as a hook for propaganda and to ask the age-old question, ‘Did God really say?’” she continues.

“It’s just that all of these good things about us make us more susceptible to lies,” she adds.

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