The Toronto Tempo team of the WNBA is facing some ridicule after introducing a new mascot couple — and one with she-them pronouns.

The mascots are Dez, a snapping turtle with the non-traditional pronouns, and Dot, an arctic hare with she/her pronouns, according to a release on Wednesday.

‘This is some woke trans garbage right here fitting coming from a team who’s [sic] fans boo a woman fighting for no boys in girls sports.’

LGBTQ site Pink News described Dez as having “butch energy” and wondered whether the two were some variant of LGBTQ coupling.

“Naturally, the internet began wondering whether the mascots were friends, girlfriends, or perhaps simply two fictional animals trapped in the longest queer will-they-won’t-they of the WNBA,” the queer site mused.

The mascots, coincidentally, were introduced at the team’s Tuesday game against the Indiana Fever, whose star guard Sophie Cunningham has kicked a gender-confused hornet’s nest with her opposition to males in women’s sports.

The fans of the Canadian team relentlessly booed Cunningham emphatically, but she responded by helping her team defeat the Tempo.

Pink News added that many believed the Seattle Storm mascot Doppler was the first nonbinary mascot in the WNBA.

Others on social media were not as enthused about the apparently gender-confused mascots.

“Your organization is disgusting. I have 3 girls and none will be attending your games. Ever. Have fun losing more of the NBA’s money,” read one response.

“Butch lesbian mascot for a WNBA team you really outdid yourselves,” another critic replied.

“This is f**king HUMILIATING,” read another reply.

“Easily the worst mascots I’ve ever seen. [T]his is some woke trans garbage right here fitting coming from a team who’s [sic] fans boo a woman fighting for no boys in girls sports,” said another critic.

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“Ladies and Gentlemen this is Liberal Toronto and Liberal Canada in a nutshell. Absolutely ridiculous… mascots are for children,” said another. “Yuck.”

In response to speculation that the two were in a lesbian relationship, the team said only that Dez and Dot are “besties.”

Blaze News requests for comment from the WNBA as well as the Toronto Tempo were not returned.

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Vice President JD Vance silenced an otherwise raucous crowd Friday after he recounted the harrowing story of Kevin Flanagan, a computer programmer from California.

Vance was giving a speech to support the campaigns of gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) in Middletown, Ohio, when he made the comments.

‘No man is a king if they can’t take their family out to dinner without being mugged or having their car jacked.’

“I remember when somebody would come to school and tell me that their dad had just found out that he had lost his job. That the factory that employed their parents was going overseas to China or to Mexico,” said Vance.

“In other cases, American workers didn’t just have their jobs destroyed; they got told they were being replaced by a foreign worker, and then they had to train that worker before they got replaced. Some of these stories made national news, and they stuck with me,” he added.

“A computer programmer, not a mill worker, a computer worker by the name of Kevin Flanagan was let go at the bank that he worked at. And the business, the bank, they told him, ‘You’re only gonna get your severance package if you train a foreign replacement to do your job instead,” Vance said.

“And it’s a heartbreaking story, because he did it; he dutifully did what he was asked to do,” he added. “And on his last day, he packed up his things, he walked to the office parking lot, and he got in his truck and he shot himself.”

The crowd was hushed while processing the story. Vance went on to connect Flanagan’s story to the opioid crisis as well.

“It’s not just Kevin, as you all know. Now economists have measured the ways in which the opioid crisis exploded in the very locations where jobs were shipped overseas,” he continued.

“The open borders demanded by those same people brought some innocent people; of course it did,” Vance added. “But we also know that it brought a lot of cartels. It brought the fentanyl trade, and it left us with millions of orphaned children being raised by aggrieved grandparents.”

Flanagan’s death in 2003 made national headlines. In a note he left behind, he said that he finally felt at home when he got his job at Bank of America.

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He went on to praise the populist message of Louisiana Democrat Senator Huey P. Long from the 1930s.

“Huey Long … once said ‘every man a king’ was the goal of his political program, but no man is a king if their castle is under siege by criminals,” he concluded. “No man is a king if they can’t take their family out to dinner without being mugged or having their car jacked.”

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The Democratic candidate trying to keep the party’s hopes alive of flipping one of the two U.S. Senate seats in Texas is doing his pandering best.

In a recent interview on “The Breakfast Club” radio show, Talarico was asked about the controversial guilty verdict against Karmelo Anthony, the black high schooler who stabbed and killed Austin Metcalf, a white student-athlete, in Texas. A clip of his response went viral this week, thanks to a tweet from Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas).

‘I know that there were no black members of the jury. And to me, that’s the only evidence you need to really prove that the system is not working for black Texans.’

The jury found there was enough evidence to convict Anthony of murder, and he was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

The case has become a national flashpoint, especially regarding anti-white racism. In discussing the Anthony case, Talarico pounced into the deep end of the woke pool.

“I’ve done a lot of work in the statehouse on justice reform, and right now we got a system that doesn’t serve all Americans equally. And we know that black Texans have not gotten the justice they deserve in many cases,” he said on the show.

“I’m not an expert on this particular case, but I know that there were no black members of the jury,” he added. “And to me, that’s the only evidence you need to really prove that the system is not working for black Texans.”

In the clip, Talarico appears to have been expounding on his decision to nod along as a white-hating radical at a town hall meeting claimed that “Karmelo Anthony’s case is just a f**king tragedy.”

“The Breakfast Club” is a New York City-based radio show very popular with members of the black community. The episode featuring Talarico was released August 5.

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Talarico had previously signaled his support for the anti-white sentiment in the racial debate over the Karmelo Anthony murder case.

A recent poll found Talarico’s race against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to be in a dead heat, with only 5% of voters undecided. The victor could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate after the midterms.

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Singer Ariana Grande is probably tired of repeating herself.

On one hand, the singer has every right to do what she’s doing, but her added commentary in recent days is sure to puzzle a lot of people, even her fans.

‘Your truth is false.’

Friends for never

After having a spat with the Trump administration in June over the use of her music, the 33-year-old singer is back on the offensive over a post on Team Trump’s massive TikTok page that has 14 million followers.

A nine-second video of President Trump shows him taking the stage at a rally with Grande’s 2024 song “we can’t be friends” playing in the background.

In response, Grande took to the comment section and wrote, “Never use my music again.”

The fair point resulted in the audio on the clip being muted, but it was Grande’s response to the text on the video that showed her obscure stance on one issue.

The words on-screen read the following: “Me and my truth we sit in silence… Men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports.”

“Me and my truth we sit in silence” are lyrics from Grande’s song.

Grande apparently didn’t agree with the video’s caption, either, which stated, “This shouldn’t be controversial.”

In her comment, the singer stated, “Also, your truth is false.”

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Out of step

Grande’s apparent position is actually at odds with the overwhelming majority of Americans, who, in poll after poll, state they are not okay with men being in women’s sports, even when they identify as women.

Pew Research’s most recent number is 73%, while Napolitan News Services’ responses were 63% “no.”

The National News Desk had an unscientific poll in August with 96% of more than 30,000 votes choosing “no.”

As well, a New York Times poll from early 2025 had the number at 79%, and a Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll had 67% in 2023.

There’s also no telling how many people are replying “yes” on these polls out of a desire to see what happens if a male basketball player is allowed to play in the WNBA, for example.

RELATED: White House removes song from ICE video after Ariana Grande objects: ‘Barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense’

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Ice, ice baby

Grande will continue to be at odds with the executive office so long as the administration uses her music, but she has been taking these opportunities to voice her political opinions at the same time.

In June, Grande flexed her immigration acumen when her 2024 song “bye” was used in a White House social media video promoting arrests being made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“Please do not ever use my music ⁠in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. f**k ice,” she wrote.

Grande sported an “ICE OUT” pin at an event months earlier, too.

The White House responded at the time. “We’ll say this one last time: What’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens,” spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ordered Friday that the Trump administration could restart construction on the White House ballroom.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation had filed the lawsuit to stop the ballroom on the basis that it violated environmental laws and other restrictions on construction at the nation’s capital.

‘They are trying to stop one that is vital to our National Security, and the Safety of all Presidents of the United States, both current and future, their families, staff, and Cabinet members.’

Construction had been blocked by an injunction from the D.C. District Court, but Roberts issued a temporary administrative stay of the injunction, allowing construction to continue, “pending further order of the Chief Justice or of the Court.”

However, the chief justice did not opine on the legality of the construction.

President Donald Trump has argued that the construction of the ballroom is necessary for security reasons after the assassination attempt in April at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in his petition to the justices that the ballroom was “vitally required by national security” and called the injunction “extraordinary and unlawful.”

He went on to call for an end to the injunction “for the sake of the president’s safety, the continuity of government, and the separation of powers.”

Originally the administration said the $400 million price tag for the ballroom addition would be completely privately funded, but it has since asked for public funds after the cost ballooned to at least $600 million.

RELATED: Liz Warren launches investigation into Trump’s WH ballroom — the backlash is hilarious

About $352 million in taxpayer dollars was funneled to the project through Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The president had blasted the members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in a post on Truth Social a week ago after they were able to obtain the injunction.

“They are very bad for our Country. They stop many projects that are worthy, and hurt many others. In this case, they are trying to stop one that is vital to our National Security, and the Safety of all Presidents of the United States, both current and future, their families, staff, and Cabinet members.”

He also called them “TREASONISTS” for filing a lawsuit against the military complex.

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When the vultures came for comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, they thought there was a lot of meat on the bone.

Circling from above, media watchdogs and political operatives thought they had him, and Trump, dead to rights.

‘We’ll change the narrative.’

But they forgot something.

It was October 27, 2024, when Hinchcliffe appeared at Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. Jokes about Puerto Rico being a floating pile of garbage were deemed racist and insulting.

For weeks, the joke police wanted voters to believe that Hinchcliffe is a monster whose ethos is a direct descendent to Trump and his then-possibly incoming administration.

Fast-forward two years and Hinchcliffe was in the crosshairs again for his roast jokes, this time at a literal roast. Jokes about George Floyd during the roast of Kevin Hart were deemed as “not even a joke” by Wanda Sykes, while Floyd’s foundation labeled Hinchcliffe a “racist comedian” in a series of insulting statements.

There’s a problem with these accusations though. There was a lot of footage they forgot to erase.

The smokeout

Despite constant backlash in the media, Hinchcliffe has always refused to back down, punch after punch, year after year. Perhaps the reason is because Hinchcliffe knows he has the tapes to back himself up.

December 10, 2016, 10:00 p.m.: The “Snoop Dogg Smokeout” airs, ironically, a month before Trump takes office for the first time.

Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps, Terry Crews, LL Cool J, and … Tony Hinchcliffe.

In front of what Snoop described as an “all-black crowd,” Tony did what Tony does.

“Hello everybody, you’re all under arrest,” Hinchcliffe began.

Soon, the then-32-year-old told comedian Luenell she looks like she needed “two seats on the Underground Railroad.”

This was followed by Hinchcliffe saying comedian Michael Blackson had his makeup done with a “charcoal briquette” and that Snoop’s estranged kids would love to smoke weed with him if they ever met.

No one was offended; in fact, other comedians were literally falling out of their chairs as audience members waved towels and screamed.

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Snoop was the most impressed. Within the year, he had Hinchcliffe on his own podcast to reveal what today would be highly controversial news: The allegedly racist comedian was writing a movie for one of the most iconic rappers of all time.

Total recall

In more forgotten footage, Snoop spoke more about his friendship with the Ohio comedian years later on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

“He’s the s**t,” Snoop said about Hinchcliffe.

Airing just four months before the MSG debacle, host Joe Rogan said he was ready to go all-out in support of Hinchcliffe’s career. Snoop and Rogan went back and forth praising Tony, declaring him to be one of the best roast comedians of all time.

Snoop then directly addressed Hinchcliffe’s racial comedy at his own roast, saying, “I seen him at an all-black [show] with an all-black crowd steal the f**king show.”

Rogan said he had “all his chips in” on Hinchcliffe as the two contemplated how to make him a star. Spitballing ideas, the duo came up with show ideas for Hinchcliffe, with Snoop himself saying that a roast battle format mixed with musical performances could force a monumental shift in pop culture.

“It would make the sensitive people, to comedy, be nonsensitive because now you have two comedians talking s**t about each other.”

The audience couldn’t possibly be sensitive to jokes after seeing that, Snoop asserted.

“We’ll change the narrative,” Snoop said. “That’s my guy.”

RELATED: Boys will be boys: Shane Gillis’ record-breaking Philadelphia show was more than just a comedy set

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The media illusion isn’t strong enough to convince most audience members or comedians that Tony is racist. That includes Kevin Hart, who was the butt of many of the allegedly harmful jokes months ago.

Hart has explained that he was never actually offended by the roast jokes, saying he is always going to “appreciate humor,” even when the humor is about him being “on a slave ship in a bottle.”

Even through-and-through Democrat supporter Jon Stewart defended Hinchcliffe through the ordeal.

It’s not likely that anyone short of Chelsea Handler will think of Hinchcliffe as a “racist comedian,” when in proximity of him, it’s actually difficult to do so.

Hinchcliffe’s wildly popular “Kill Tony” show features an all-Mexican horn section, a Mexican drummer, a blind black guitarist, and a black keyboardist. A lot of the show’s most popular regulars are definitively not white, so are some of his closest comedian friends.

If these associations still aren’t enough to convince progressives, Hinchcliffe’s answer is simple:

“I apologize to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set.”

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