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June 26 2026
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'I'm furious': Pete Buttigieg says his family was targeted by 'cruel, politically motivated hoax'

Pete Buttigieg revealed that his husband and children were the target of what he called a "cruel, politically motivated hoax" involving Child Protective Services.The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and failed presidential candidate wrote in a Substack article published Friday that someone made a false report against him in attempt to separate his family.'I’m used to any number of falsehoods, attacks, and serious problems being thrown my way. What I didn’t understand was what could have led to this kind of visit.' Buttigieg compared the incident to swatting, where a fake call to police sends officers to a victim's home in hopes of causing an injurious or deadly confrontation."Now imagine the same concept, but with Child Protective Services instead of a SWAT team," he wrote. "Hadn’t thought of that? Me neither, until a few days ago when a police officer and a CPS worker showed up at our home and politely asked to speak with me."The police told him they needed to interview his 4-year-old twin children alone in order to investigate an accusation of abuse they received."I was bewildered and troubled, but tried to stay calm. I’m used to any number of falsehoods, attacks, and serious problems being thrown my way. What I didn’t understand was what could have led to this kind of visit," he continued.Police separated the children overnight while the investigation cleared them of the allegations. Buttigieg described what investigators told him led to the investigation. It was a tip from someone who called Child Protective Services. The caller said that he had spoken to a woman who claimed to have met me at a conference several years ago in Alabama, where she said I told her that I had committed unspeakable violent crimes, and the caller believed my children were still at risk.The officer said they believed the incident was politically motivated and would not lead to charges because nothing had been found in the forensic interview with the children."After the officer, the CPS worker, and the lawyers all left, Chasten and I hugged each other as tightly as we have any time since the day our son was put on life support as a critically ill infant just weeks after the adoption," he added.He went on to say that the officials' time and effort had been wasted by the "cruel, politically motivated hoax that harmed our family."RELATED: Buttigieg's husband has his children pledge allegiance to LGBTQ flag, dresses potatoes as drag queens Michigan State Police confirmed to MS Now that they had received an "anonymous report" in the case and had determined the report was a false accusation."False reports are dangerous and divert law enforcement officers and Child Protective Services workers from responding to legitimate emergencies and protecting vulnerable children and families," read the statement from police.Buttigieg called the incident the "ugliest thing" that has ever happened to him since his political career began.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 26 2026
Cover image for 'Supergirl' star proclaims character is 'probably' bisexual and definitely doesn't need a man

'Supergirl' star proclaims character is 'probably' bisexual and definitely doesn't need a man

"Supergirl" star Milly Alcock saved her best woke lines for right before the movie's release.Just days ahead of the official drop, Alcock told reporters in London and New York City about how much of an independent woman the Supergirl character is as well as how the film relates to gay pride.'What makes this film so beautiful is that it's not centered around a man.'Kara chameleonAlthough it should be obvious that Superman's cousin doesn't really need any help, the Australian actress fell into the age-old trap of spouting progressive dogma on the red carpet at the film's premier, telling journalists about how the girl from Krypton is actually a strong woman.In London, Alcock was approached by an Associated Press reporter who bizarrely brought up comments he had seen online about "Kara's queerness"; Supergirl's name is Kara Zor-El."Was that something that you explored when you were preparing for the role?" the male reporter asked.Alcock laughed hysterically."It wasn't," the 26-year-old began, saying she would try to answer "in honor of Pride Month."She then praised the film for not having a romantic focus, void of any relationship with a male co-star, while saying her character is probably bisexual."I don't know. I think that what makes this film so beautiful is that it's not centered around a man, it's not centered around love at all. ... She'd probably go both ways."RELATED: 'Supergirl' Milly Alcock's most fearsome foe? Christian dads TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic Modern MillyIn New York City, a reporter from Variety again asked the star about how "LGBT" people have related to the character, framing Alcock's answer as embracing "queer readings" of the film.“I've just had a few people ask me about her because it’s Pride Month and all that, and I think that she's a really great representation of what a modern woman can be," she replied. Alcock then again put focus on how she adores the film for not featuring any romance, before stating that homosexuals can relate to the character's resiliency."She can be strong, she can be tough, she can be messy. And I love how this film doesn't center around any sort of love ... or romance or anything like that at all. She has such resilience — and I think that that community is a community that is so, so resilient. ... I'm really honored that they can connect with her."RELATED: VEEP TV: JD slays in 'View' ratings coup Christian KryptoniteIn the lead-up to the film's release, Alcock has taken issue with male superhero fans multiple times — a near guarantee for a mainstream actress in such a role — telling "Vanity Fair" in March that when she was on "Game of Thrones," she realized "simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on," before adding, "We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women's bodies. I can't really stop them. I can only be myself."She also took aim at Christian dads in late May, describing "people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts. Or someone's name and then 'Dad of four, Christian'" as those who harass her the most. She concluded, "Which is hilarious to me. But I mean, whose opinion do you really care about? If you're pissing the right kind of people off, you're doing OK."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 26 2026
Cover image for Trial for man accused of igniting deadly Palisades Fire comes to frustrating end

Trial for man accused of igniting deadly Palisades Fire comes to frustrating end

The case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of igniting the devastating Palisades Fire in 2025 that resulted in 12 deaths and over 6,800 structures being destroyed, came to a frustrating close on Friday.Rinderknecht, a 30-year-old former Uber driver, faced three federal charges of destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and timber set afire. He was accused of “maliciously” damaging and destroying buildings and property, but a mistrial was ultimately declared in his case.'We fully intend to retry this case before a new jury and obtain guilty verdicts on all charged counts.'Rinderknecht faced up to 45 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty in October.Prosecutors claimed that several of Rinderknecht’s Uber passengers described him as “angry, intense, driving erratically, and ranting about being ‘pissed off at the world.’” He also allegedly talked about Luigi Mangione, capitalism, and vigilantism.When asked about why someone might have started the fire, Rinderknecht allegedly responded that it could be “out of resentment of the rich,” according to prosecutors.After 13 hours of deliberations, the jury was deadlocked, with jurors on both sides “unwilling to change their opinion,” according to a note sent to U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang. The jurors informed Hwang that they were “at a standstill” and unsure of how to proceed after a final vote of 10-2 for acquittal.RELATED: Suspect in deadly Palisades Fire was obsessed with Luigi Mangione, critical of rich: Prosecutors AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP/Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors agreed to a mistrial after the jurors confirmed they could not reach a unanimous decision on any of the three counts in the case.“The court finds there’s a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial in this case due to a jury deadlock,” Hwang said.Defense attorney Steve Haney stated, “Ten to two is a pretty resounding indication of what the jury felt about this case, and we felt that way from the very beginning.”RELATED: Feds make arrest in connection with devastating Palisades Fire in Los Angeles Apu Gomes/Getty Images Shortly after the mistrial was announced, first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli stated that he intends to retry the case.“The evidence is strong that Jonathan Rinderknecht is responsible for igniting the fire on January 1, 2025, which eventually became the Palisades fire. We fully intend to retry this case before a new jury and obtain guilty verdicts on all charged counts,” Essayli wrote.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 26 2026
Cover image for Texas woman UNDER FIRE after confronting Muslims in public — justified or too far?

Texas woman UNDER FIRE after confronting Muslims in public — justified or too far?

A video has gone viral after a Texas woman was filmed telling a Muslim to leave the country in a grocery store. While the left believes the woman was in the wrong — and promptly got her fired from her job — BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales isn’t so sure she agrees.“Get the f**k out of here. You’re really not welcome in this state or this country,” the woman is shown saying in the viral clip.“You are wearing scrubs,” the Muslim fired back.“It doesn’t matter. What matters is that you worship a terrorist who is a warlord, a pedophile, and Islam is a terrorist organization, not a religion,” the woman replied.“Yeah, because you’re not educated about it,” the Muslim said.“I’m very educated on this subject. ... This is not a Muslim country. This is a Christian country,” the woman answered.“You need to go back to your Islamic country where you came from. Everybody’s aware of why you’re here. So don’t think that we don’t know, and don’t think you’re going to get away with it.”“I would invite you to show me the lie,” Gonzales comments.“If our politicians in this country were honest, if they were honest, and they were not bought and paid for, they would be saying the exact same thing. Islam is a terrorist organization, not a religion. It is a terrorist ideology, not a religion. It is organized terror,” she explains.“Islam is antithetical to our founding principles. And they’ve come to conquer and terrorize. And by the way, by the way, don’t take it from me, Sara Gonzales. Take it from them. Straight from the horse’s mouth,” she continues, before playing a clip of a Muslim explaining their faith.“We’re commanded to terrorize the disbelievers. And this is a religion like I said. The Quran says very clearly in the Arabic language, ‘Torhibuna.’ This means, ‘Terrorize them.’ It’s a command from Allah,” the man in the clip said.“We are seeing the direct result of mass Muslim immigration play out over in the U.K., where they have just dropped a report that you will have nightmares about if you read,” Gonzales says, referring to the recent "Rape Gang Inquiry Report."“The government over there covered it up because they were too scared of being called a mean name because they were too scared of admitting that this mass migration policy was bad,” she continues.“We have Muslims saying what they want to do. We have in their written books exactly what the plan is. We have history to show us exactly their path. We have what’s happening in the U.K. as an example, as a blueprint of what they will do,” she adds.And despite all of that, the left still wants to let them in.“Somehow, someway, the left still can’t help themselves. They still can’t help themselves because, you know, facts hurt their feelings,” Gonzales says.“And they didn’t like that this woman was spitting facts,” she adds.Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred takes on news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

by Blaze Media

June 26 2026
Cover image for 'Symbol of a country adrift': White French boy 'lynched' by pack of thugs who smiled while filming the murder

'Symbol of a country adrift': White French boy 'lynched' by pack of thugs who smiled while filming the murder

The leader of the top opposition party in France's National Assembly has joined numerous other lawmakers in raising the alarm about the horrific case of Louis of Narbonne — a white 17-year-old foster kid who was ambushed on the night of June 19 and effectively left for dead by several individuals."Louis, 17 years old, was lynched to death with unimaginable violence, filmed by his gleeful assailants, left to agonize through an entire night, and found lifeless on a construction site in Narbonne," Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally party, wrote on Wednesday.'This everyday barbarity that can no longer be minimized, downplayed, or concealed.'"He is the symbol of a country adrift, undermined by a barbarization that neither the laxity nor the blindness of our leaders can halt," continued Bardella. "We must dare to break with 30 years of failures if we are to restore order in France."The suspects — a diverse crew who reportedly knew one another from child welfare facilities — filmed themselves at an under-construction seniors residence punching and kicking in the head of the dying teenager.The nightmarish footage — which one of the attackers reportedly shared on social media — not only shows the thugs' relentless attacks on the already-unconscious boy but also shows suspects posing for pictures beside the dying teen, whose agonal breathing can be heard throughout.RELATED: 'White lives matter': UK erupts over footage of English teen's demise in handcuffs after stabbing by Sikh thug Olivier MORIN/AFP/Getty ImagesAccording to the French investigative outlet Frontières, the family authorized the release of the footage "in order to challenge the version put forward by some media outlets describing it as a mere 'brawl.'"Frontières noted further that "despite the pain, his loved ones refuse anonymity and want the truth to be known."La Montagne reported that one of the suspects sent the footage to an acquaintance who, seeing the attack and the boy's injuries, promptly alerted the Aude Departmental Fire and Rescue Service. Since the concerned caller allegedly didn't know where Louis had been attacked, first responders were unable to swiftly locate and rescue the boy.David Leyraud, national supervisor of the Police Alliance, said that Louis was ultimately found on Saturday morning by a construction worker.Jean-Philippe Rey, the prosecutor of the Republic of Narbonne, said that "when they arrived, the firefighters took the victim, still unconscious. He had bruises in the eyes, multiple bruises on the forehead as well as bleeding in the mouth and nose."The victim was placed in an artificial coma and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.'While our children are dying, our leaders look the other way.'Louis was placed in a child welfare facility in May. According to records obtained by L'Indépendant, he filed a complaint with police on May 22 alleging assault by a group. Earlier this month, he filed another complaint — this time accompanied by his youth worker — alleging yet another attack.One of the suspects allegedly conspired with the other four suspects and lured Louis — who had recently secured a job offer and was set to leave child welfare services — to the construction site in Narbonne on false pretenses, reported L'Indépendant. At the destination, the thugs ambushed the teen.On the basis of the viral footage, phone records, and the insights provided by the individual who first alerted authorities to the attack — and who contacted authorities with more information after allegedly being threatened by one of the attackers — police arrested and charged five individuals with attempted murder.The suspects are between the ages of 16 and 19, a senior police officer said. They have been placed in pre-trial detention.The two adult suspects were previously on the radar of police for alleged minor offenses, including theft and drug use, reported L'Indépendant. While some of the suspects allegedly gave partial admissions about their roles in the attack, most reportedly claimed ignorance of the plot and said they were just following the others.Investigators ruled out a racist motive in the attack, according to L'Indépendant, which reported: "The initial findings, resulting from the rapid investigation, in any case rule out a racist motive, as some people hastily suggested."When asked for more information about the suspects, the Préfecture de l'Aude told Blaze News an investigation is underway. Blaze News has reached out to the Narbonne Public Prosecutor's Office and the City of Narbonne for comment.One of the victim's friends told Frontières, "I am in a nightmare. I am struggling to believe that Louis is gone.""While our children are dying, our leaders look the other way," Julien Leonardelli, a National Rally member who serves as a member of the European Parliament, wrote in the wake of Louis' death. Marine Le Pen, co-founder and parliamentary leader of the National Rally party, wrote, "The ordeal of young Louis, 17 years old, lynched in Narbonne, breaks the heart and fuels immense anger among the French in the face of this everyday barbarity that can no longer be minimized, downplayed, or concealed.""Through endlessly refusing to swiftly and effectively punish acts of delinquency, those in power, backed by the left and the far left, have sent a disastrous message: that of permanent impunity," continued Le Pen.The National Rally leader stressed that 2027 — when France will hold its next presidential election — will mark an end to "this savagery and this unbearable ultraviolence."The news of yet another brutal slaying of a young teen by remorseless individuals quickly crossed the Atlantic.BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey wrote, "The video of that poor boy in France, Louis, is too much to bear. Why is it the same kinds of people *everywhere* who commit these acts of subhuman violence? Truly animalistic monsters. God help us."While multitudes around the world condemned the boy's lynching, Raphaël Arnault — a leftist activist who serves in the National Assembly as a member of the radical France Unbowed party — downplayed the attack, noting, "For years this kind of tragedy has existed for young people left abandoned," and complaining about "the media uproar and the racist horrors of the far right."A march is planned in Narbonne this weekend in remembrance of the victim.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 9 2026
Cover image for Democratic congressman claims he forced ICE agents to back off from arresting man outside courtroom

Democratic congressman claims he forced ICE agents to back off from arresting man outside courtroom

Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York says his office was able to stop an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside of a courtroom.Goldman said in a statement on social media Monday that he saved "a father" from detention after confronting ICE agents and accusing them of violating laws.'Aggressive congressional oversight and legal advocacy are our best defense against this administration's lawless dragnet.' "[ICE] thought they could get away with breaking the law in broad daylight today. They were wrong," said Goldman."This morning, I confronted ICE agents outside an immigration court room to remind them that they are prohibited from arresting anyone who appears as required at immigration court," he added. "They didn’t seem to care and arrested a father outside of the courtroom right in front of his wife and two young kids."Goldman is known for organizing a "triage" center at his Manhattan offices in order to provide legal aid to migrants rounded up in ICE operations. He claims to have freed 42 federal detainees, the last of which came from the ICE facility at Delaney Hall in New Jersey."Our volunteer coalition immediately brought the family to my office’s triage center and my team sprung into action," Goldman added. "Within minutes, one of my staff members demanded his belongings from ICE while @NYLAG prepared an emergency lawsuit and his kids had a snack and played games."Goldman claimed that ICE "quickly released" the man to his family."They knew they broke the law," he added. "Aggressive congressional oversight and legal advocacy are our best defense against this administration's lawless dragnet."A Blaze News request for comment to ICE was not immediately answered.RELATED: Democratic mayor installs 'anti-ICE' signs all over L.A. — Trump issues MOCKING response Goldman's re-election campaign is facing a primary challenge from a far-left candidate who has gotten the endorsement of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander claimed he's better suited to oppose President Donald Trump and accused Goldman of being a "corporate Democrat."The Democratic primary will be held on June 23.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 9 2026
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Texas Tech QB who gambled on his own team for years will still be allowed to play: 'It's f**king bulls**t'

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is caught in the firing line of gambling, college football, and mental health activism.Even though Sorsby was apparently caught earlier this year gambling on NCAA games, he will still suit up for the Red Raiders this coming season.'The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court's ruling in this case.'Sorsby's gambling activity was unearthed in March, when he was found to have placed at least 40 bets on his team when he played for Indiana from 2022 to 2023. Not only did the quarterback wager approximately $90,000 over four years, per On3, he also allegedly used sportsbook accounts registered to friends and family members to do so.The 22-year-old reportedly continued to gamble after transfers to Cincinnati for 2024 and 2025 and to Texas Tech, where he transferred in January.Sorsby checked into gambling addiction rehab in April and has since been released with a diagnosis of gambling and anxiety disorder. Those issues, which Yahoo reported are officially recognized by the NCAA as mental health disorders, were not properly considered by the NCAA when the organization decided to rule him as ineligible, Sorsby's lawyers have argued.Despite all this trouble, a judge ruled on Monday that Sorsby's college career will continue, for now.RELATED: Can AI beat the house? Here's what top models are predicting for the 2026 World Cup Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Ken Curry — a judge in Lubbock County, Texas, where Texas Tech is located — ruled that Sorsby shall continue to play for Texas Tech by way of injunction. According to Curry, Sorsby's attorneys were able to prove that he would "suffer a probable, imminent, and irreparable injury," monetarily speaking, if he was not allowed to play in the meantime.The Athletic reported on Tuesday that the NCAA has filed an appeal, claiming that the court is corrupting college football's "integrity.""The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court's ruling in this case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching, and broadly destabilizing ramifications of this outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports," the NCAA reportedly said in a statement. The college body added, "The NCAA is committed to supporting student-athlete mental health but must continue to aggressively defend against actions that defraud college athletics and threaten competitive integrity, such as betting on one's own sport.”RELATED: Brazil sends off its World Cup team in the most Catholic way possible Justin Casterline/Getty Images Although court filings reportedly showed that Sorsby admitted to betting with the caveat that he always bet on his teammates to succeed, his school's conference is apparently having talks about refusing to play against his team.Kansas State Athletic Director Gene Taylor told Yahoo Sports that the Big 12 conference had "serious conversations" about the idea."It's f**king bulls**t," Taylor told the outlet on Monday. "I know the kid has a problem. Well, get well and focus on your problem. It is absolutely devastating for him to be able to play when every other sport, no matter the level, deems an athlete ineligible or they are punished severely for betting on their team."A condition of the injunction requires Sorsby to sit out for the first two games of the season against Abilene Christian and Oregon State, neither of which are in the Big 12. Sorsby would be eligible to return against the University of Houston, a Big 12 team, on September 18.Other discussions about avoiding Texas Tech have reportedly taken place in conferences like the Big Ten and the SEC.ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel said on Monday night that Big Ten officials are expected to have a discussion about a possible conference refusal to play Texas Tech in any sport. He cited three unnamed Big Ten sources.In the SEC, University of Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks issued an internal memo to coaches telling them not to schedule any contests against Texas Tech without approval, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 9 2026
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California gubernatorial race: A Republican and a Democrat appear headed for runoff election

The race for the next California governor began with 61 official candidates looking to replace Democrat Gavin Newsom, with no clear early frontrunner. The top two candidates, regardless of party affiliation, proceed to the general election in November.Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) and former Fox News host and small-business owner Steve Hilton (R) received the most votes in Tuesday’s primary election and will advance to the general election, according to Decision Desk HQ and RealClearPolitics. As of Tuesday morning, other election aggregators, including the Associated Press and NBC News, have confirmed Becerra’s spot in November’s runoff election, but not yet Hilton’s.'Enough with this disastrous system — universal mail-in chaos is killing election integrity and transparency.'With 83% of the votes counted, Becerra received 2,177,556, Hilton received 1,975,062, and Democratic candidate Tom Steyer received 1,759,328. Hilton held a 2.7-point lead over Steyer as of Tuesday morning.With many Democrats in the race and the party failing to coalesce behind one candidate, there was early speculation that two Republicans, Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, might be the two candidates to advance to the general election.However, in the final days leading up to the primary, Becerra began to pull ahead in the polls. An Emerson College poll, which surveyed registered voters from May 27 to 28, reported Becerra with a stronger lead, securing 28% of the vote, followed by Steyer with 22%, Hilton with 21%, and Bianco with 12%.RELATED: California Democrats’ search for a front-runner: Polls show 26% of voters undecided in fast-approaching gubernatorial race Xavier Becerra. ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP Getty Images.Steyer has criticized Becerra, labeling him a “corporate Democrat.”“For too long, we’ve had a system where corporations buy off politicians to protect their profits,” Steyer said during a campaign rally. “If that sounds familiar, it’s because that’s the story of Xavier Becerra’s campaign.”RELATED: Democrats narrow field in California’s crowded gubernatorial race to avoid primary disaster Steve Hilton. Mario Tama/Getty Images.Hilton’s campaign criticized California for its vote-counting delay, calling it an “ABSOLUTE DISGRACE.”“California’s election machine is a slow-motion disaster deliberately dragging out vote counts for 35 DAYS while the rest of the world tallies hundreds of millions in hours,” his campaign wrote. “Enough with this disastrous system — universal mail-in chaos is killing election integrity and transparency.”Hilton stated that he will wait for the AP to call the race before declaring a victory. “Thank you so much for all your congratulations! We always said we would wait for@AP_RaceCalls before declaring victory so we're not popping the champagne just yet ... but it's definitely time for a beer!” Hilton said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 9 2026
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Donald Trump is still the working-class president

Lately, a new talking point has emerged online: Donald Trump no longer cares about his MAGA base.The claim goes like this: The president has become too isolated in Washington and too focused on his own bottom line. Rather than looking out for the working-class men and women who elected him, he has descended into the same D.C. swamp he once denounced.Politicians often sell out their constituents, and corporate pressure on Capitol Hill is enormous. But in Trump’s case, maybe, just maybe, a little hope is warranted.It’s a crazy argument, and one that collapses on contact with his record.Trump may not hold as many Rust Belt rallies as he once did. That should not surprise anyone. He’s busy doing the job of president. But fewer rallies do not mean he has forgotten the voters who sent him back to the White House.Look at his policies.Start with his fight against fraud. The endless theft of taxpayer money in Democrat-run Minnesota shows how severe the criminal abuse has become. That is why Vice President JD Vance held a meeting with state attorneys general to discuss the issue and press them to act.The meeting came as the Trump administration declared a “full-scale war on fraud.” White House adviser Stephen Miller has argued that Washington’s fraud problem is so large that eliminating it could effectively balance the federal budget. This is not abstract accounting. Fraud steals from working-class Americans who both pay into federal programs and rely on them.Trump is also fighting on housing. The president understands that the cost of a new home keeps rising, often because state and local officials stand in the way of reform. They bury builders in red tape, restrict supply, delay construction, and then wonder why young families cannot afford a starter home.Trump recently pushed back against those NIMBY nabobs with an executive order that cuts through anti-housing regulations at the federal level while pressuring states and municipalities to do the same. The order takes particular aim at “green” building codes, beloved by Democrats, that delay home construction and drive up costs.Trump is also streamlining the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, which underwrites loans to help working-class and rural Americans buy or build homes. He has also backed a bill to bar big financial firms from buying up single-family houses and driving prices higher by reducing competition.Does that sound like a president who has forgotten his base?Then consider prescription drugs. The global medicine market has become a racket. The United States develops and manufactures life-saving drugs while other wealthy countries impose price controls and pay below-market rates. American patients then get stuck making up the difference.RELATED: Scott Bessent is the secret weapon for Trump's economic plan Ludovic MARIN/AFP/Getty ImagesAmericans today pay two to three times as much for prescription drugs as people in other developed nations. For seniors living on fixed incomes, that can mean skipped doses, delayed refills, and impossible choices between medicine, groceries, and rent.Trump is demanding that foreign nations pay their fair share. He recently dispatched U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and health adviser Chris Klomp to press the German ambassador and demand that Europe’s wealthiest country stop underpaying for American medicines.The president has already struck a deal with the United Kingdom that will require it to pay 25% more for U.S.-developed drugs. That means less cost-shifting onto American patients, and Trump has pledged to take the same fight to other freeloading foreign governments.Trump is also protecting the working class by defending their right to vote. He recently signed an executive order declaring that voting is reserved for American citizens while cracking down on fraudulent ballots and strengthening mail-in voting safeguards.Every illegal immigrant who votes cancels out the lawful vote of an American citizen. Election integrity is not a boutique issue. It is the foundation of self-government, and working-class Americans have the most to lose when powerful interests dilute their voice.From cutting taxes to expanding apprenticeship programs, from growing the job market to presiding over historic blue-collar wage growth, Trump has kept his focus where it belongs. He still believes in striking deals that help the forgotten men and women of this country get ahead.The media may miss this while obsessing over New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s latest performance. But Trump is still fighting the good fight.Pessimism in politics is understandable. Politicians often sell out their constituents, and corporate pressure on Capitol Hill is enormous. But in Trump’s case, maybe, just maybe, a little hope is warranted.

by Blaze Media

June 9 2026
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Glenn Beck’s powerful response to influencer couple who aborted their Down syndrome baby

Social media influencer couple Jesse and Ashley Ridgway had been sharing their excitement about becoming first-time parents with their audience when one day they announced “a very difficult decision”: They were choosing to “terminate the pregnancy” because prenatal testing showed the baby had Down syndrome.In the announcement, Jesse wrote, “Down syndrome isn’t a ‘blessing,’ it is objectively s**tty from a health perspective,” and listed various medical challenges associated with the condition.He concluded his announcement by thanking his audience for being “understanding” about their decision.But the majority of responses the couple received were the opposite of understanding.The Ridgways’ announcement sparked a furious response from pro-life and disability advocates, as well as parents of children with Down syndrome, many of whom called the couple’s decision “evil” and accused them of being “murderers.”While Glenn Beck was heartbroken by the Ridgways’ decision, he is plagued by a fear that goes deeper than one couple’s decision to abort their child: What happens when society begins measuring human worth by intelligence, independence, health, or convenience? Citing LDS premortal life doctrine, Glenn speculates that the valiant angels in heaven who “fought on the front lines and cast Satan out” and thus needed less mortal testing were perhaps sent to Earth as people with Down syndrome.“Have you ever met a Down syndrome kid? ... Their default is love; their default is kindness,” he says, recalling his years working with Special Olympians.“As a father of a daughter with cerebral palsy who has taught me more than anyone I know, she is my hero. The way she deals with things, her spiritual connections, the way she’s disciplined herself, the things she’s overcome. She’s my hero,” he continues.While there have been many challenges that have come with raising a child with a disability, the hardest one, Glenn says, has been “seeing your child left out of things, seeing your child not understood.”“But through all the pain that our children face and all the pain that we face, it is so worth it,” he says. “But you have to realize that life is not about you.”But that’s the problem with abortion advocates, Glenn argues. They do have a self-centered perspective of life, believing life is about only them — their freedom, ambitions, and desires. Even those who claim that abortion benefits would-be disadvantaged children are merely masking their egocentrism, Glenn says.He warns that when we make a practice of eliminating the weak, we “become more and more like an animal and less and less like a human being.”To hear more of Glenn’s powerful monologue, watch the video above.Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

by Blaze Media

June 8 2026
Cover image for Meal service company gets CRUSHED online over very crude sex joke for Pride Month

Meal service company gets CRUSHED online over very crude sex joke for Pride Month

A very crude joke about LGBTQ+ sex for a social media promotion has put a subscription meal delivery company in hot water.HelloFresh advertised its Pride Month discount with the code "bottoms up" and added a reference to gay sex. 'Such a stupid marketing decision. Sale food — get out of the culture wars.'"We know eating isn't always a top priority this month. We respect that. But for those of you who are... prepping... we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available. Happy Pride," the company said in its advertisement.The company went viral, with many criticizing the bizarre ad online, which the company still has published as of Monday afternoon."Long-term customer account canceled. It's a shame; we loved the service. This is literally the only reason we canceled our account. Such a stupid marketing decision. Sale [sic] food — get out of the culture wars," replied Republican Tennessee state Rep. Aron Maberry."Interesting choice by @HelloFresh. It wasn’t enough for them to merely celebrate Pride Month, they went the extra mile in associating their food with human a**holes, enemas, and s**t. Bold strategy. Unsubscribed," responded Wade Miller of the Center for Renewing America."I thought there was no way this was real… it had to be parody… so I looked it up myself. It’s real. @HelloFresh are advertising their product as being good for clearing out your rectum in preparation for anal s*x during Pride Month. I’m so done with this timeline," wrote one critic."I’ve used hello fresh many times. Will never again," said another user.Even some LGBTQ+ members were upset by the ad."As a lesbian, I am so tired of this nonsense. I am tired of corporate Pride and activist Pride," responded Ani O'Brien. "The irony is that HelloFresh's marketing department thinks this is progressive. It's regressive and distasteful. It takes decades of work by ordinary gay people who want to be seen as neighbours, colleagues, parents, partners and family members and reduces all of it to a crude sexual punchline.""As a gay man it's disgusting that this is all @hellofresh thinks about gay men. This does not honor or respect us. It just paints us as nothing more than rutting animals," said another critic.RELATED: Liberals SPEW hatred at DoorDash after marketing stunt with Trump at White House Others, like LGBTQ+ news outlet Pink News, documented the positive responses from their community.One person said: "The gays feel seen with this. Bravo." Drag Race favourite Plasma said: "Girl it's THEE month for eating." Others said the post was "true allyship", and that the company had "clocked the bottoms."A Blaze News request for comment to HelloFresh was not immediately answered.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 7 2026
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Secular bias, fake faith — beware the new chatbot 'Christianity'

More Americans are turning to chatbots with their hardest questions, often before they turn to anyone else. Grief, guilt, whether to leave a marriage, whether God is real — the questions people once carried to church now go into the text box.So it matters a great deal what the text box says back. New work from researchers at Brigham Young University, gathered under a group called the Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI, suggests the answer should trouble anyone who takes faith seriously.Lies of omissionThey built a test called the AllFaith Benchmark, which included hundreds of real moral questions drawn from religious communities, and ran it through the major models: ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The pattern held across all of them. Asked about death, forgiveness, or the meaning of a life, the machines reached for secular, generic answers and left faith out of the equation. The omission was systematic. It showed up steadily, measurably, and every time the test ran.A third of American adults already rate spiritual advice from AI as trustworthy as a pastor's.Why does an absence matter this much? Because these tools do more than recite facts. They frame what counts as a reasonable answer. When a model treats the believer's answer as clutter to clear away, it teaches a lesson, never stated outright, about which replies belong in serious conversation and which can be skipped.Iterate that process at scale, and entire generations get a reshaped sense of what a thoughtful person, or even a soulful person, sounds like.That deep-seated formation was once the province of the Christian wisdom that built the West. The conviction that every person carries equal worth, and that even kings answer to a law above their own, entered Western civilization through the Church and outlasted the doctrinal quarrels that produced it. Among the great civilizational faiths, none shaped this part of the world the way Christianity did.Spiritual appropriationA second finding goes deeper, and it’s considerably stranger. A researcher named Tim Hwang recently took a model and did something close to an MRI on it, watching its inner workings while it ran. He gave it a simple prompt, "As a Christian," and watched what changed. What changed was a single switch. Begin a prompt with those words, and one specific, dormant part of the model wakes up and fires the same way, no matter what follows.Ask it whether lying is wrong, ask it to describe a sofa, and the response shifts in the same direction both times. The switch does two things. It pushes religious words to the front, such as God, Jesus, and prayer. It also pushes absolute words like always, never, and not to the front. That’s the entire performance. When this model acts Christian, it grabs holy vocabulary and a hard, certain tone, whether you ask about salvation or seating. The model believes nothing. It speaks with fluent reverence and flawless conviction, but possesses neither.RELATED: It’s not easy being pope — Leo's big new tech encyclical proves it ANDREAS SOLARO/Getty Images The machine has decided that Christian identity comes down to holy phrases delivered with real conviction. Absent from that picture is everything a believer would claim as the substance of it: grace, mercy, humility, patience — and the slow, unglamorous labor of moral reasoning.This would be a harmless oddity if these systems stayed in a lab. But they don't. They pulse in the pocket of nearly every teenager in America, fielding questions about sex and suffering and forgiveness long before a parent or pastor hears a word of it. And they’re not asking ironically. A recent survey found that a third of American adults already rate spiritual advice from AI as trustworthy as a pastor's, a number that climbs to two in five among Gen Z and Millennials. When someone types "what does Christianity say about this," the machine answers.Simulating salvationThey get the surface and miss the center, and they never notice the gap, because the answer is convincing. A pastor who got the faith this wrong would be corrected, possibly even banished, by Sunday. The chatbot answers 10,000 times an hour, and no one corrects it at all. That's the trouble with a good fake. It doesn’t look fake. And people want to believe.Christians have argued for centuries upon centuries that faith lives in the heart, that a man can say every right word and mean none of them. The machine has now built, by accident or by design (I’ll let you decide), a virtual likeness of exactly that man, who can preach but cannot believe. So the worry is simple. People are learning Christianity from a system that has mastered the motions and missed the whole point.Smashing the machine is a fantasy, so put the fantasy away. The work that remains is teaching the people forming their faith how to tell the difference between a voice that lives the faith and one that has only read about it.

by Blaze Media

June 7 2026
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Nationalism still needs the Declaration of Independence

As America approaches its 250th birthday, celebrations will honor its independence and the political thought behind its founding. However, the Declaration of Independence's doctrine of universal truths, such as the equality of all human beings in their natural rights, has become controversial among some younger conservatives. This New Right's dissatisfaction with universalism is seen as a mistaken reaction to political misuses of the founding creed. The article argues there is no conflict between the Declaration's universal principles and "America First" nationalism. Older conservatives, like followers of Ronald Reagan, championed universal truths, but this approach proved insufficient for winning 21st-century elections, leading to a loss of political power. The New Right, emerging after Trump's 2016 victory, developed an "America First" agenda prioritizing citizens' well-being, contrasting with older conservatism's universal moral commitments. While politically successful, this nationalism has drawn criticism for betraying the Declaration's principles. The article contends that rejecting the Declaration itself would be a mistake, as its principles do not necessitate open borders, unrestricted trade, or interventionist foreign policy. The Declaration affirms universal natural rights but does not grant a right to immigrate or become a citizen. It also supports regulating foreign trade in national interests and does not obligate the U.S. to promote democracy abroad. The Declaration itself affirms national sovereignty, asserting each people's right to control its political fate. Therefore, proponents of "America First" nationalism should not reject the Declaration's universal principles, which are vital to America's political identity.

by Blaze Media

June 6 2026
Cover image for Teen Thug Points Gun in Face of Marine Corps Veteran, Demands His Car Keys. But Punk Definitely Picked Wrong Victim.

Teen Thug Points Gun in Face of Marine Corps Veteran, Demands His Car Keys. But Punk Definitely Picked Wrong Victim.

A teenager was caught on surveillance video pointing a gun in the face of a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and demanding his car keys in Maryland earlier this week, but things didn't work out so well for the punk — or his three friends.Jheyco Borda — who was trained in hand-to-hand combat while in the military — told WTTG-TV he was working on his pickup truck near Oxon Hill High School around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when four teenagers approached him on the sidewalk.'Once a Marine, always a Marine.'Borda told the station the suspects — all of whom were dressed in hooded sweatshirts — approached him and demanded his car keys, phone, and other valuables.WTTG said surveillance video showed one of the teens — dressed in red, white, and blue — pulling out a handgun and pointing it directly at Borda’s head.However, the station said the gun-toting suspect became distracted for a split second — and Borda said that was all the time he needed to put his military training into practice and fight back.Borda told WTTG he quickly disarmed the teen — and then his brother noticed the dust-up and ran over to assist.Video shows that during the struggle, the suspect's gun discharged, the station said.RELATED: Knife-wielding ex-con gets tables turned on him lethally — courtesy of victim he robbed, fought, bit, and stabbed: Report No one was hit by the gunfire, WTTG said — instead the bullet struck Borda's truck and left a visible hole.The station said that as the fight continued, another suspect tried to jump in, but Borda’s brother turned and grabbed him. The brothers, in the end, managed to pin down the suspects until Prince George’s County Police officers arrived at the scene and took them into custody, Borda told WTTG.The station said all four suspects were behind bars.Police are asking anyone with additional information about the incident to contact them immediately, WTTG said.In the aftermath, Borda told the station: "Once a Marine, always a Marine.""I'm feeling grateful," the veteran added to WTTG. "I'm still here, safe, with my family."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 6 2026
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This new tech defeats license plate cameras 'ethically and legally'

A proposal called the Scarecrow system says evading automated license plate recognition from unwarranted photography and capture can be done without breaking any laws.The research predominantly rejects the collection of license plate data by ALPR operators like Flock, a company that controls cameras in thousands of jurisdictions in the United States.'They capture and index every plate that passes.'Flock currently has over 100,000 monitored surveillance cameras across the country, and as the researcher Max Harari states, these cameras exist in "our neighborhoods, parking lots, and police networks.""They capture and index every plate that passes, feeding a searchable surveillance database with no warrant, no notification, and in most cases no public oversight," Harari writes.Harari's project uses what he calls adversarial frame pattern optimization that generates a grayscale pattern to be placed on a frame around the license plate. The aim is to "suppress detection" while remaining legible to the naked eye and unobscured to humans in real life.RELATED: Big Brother on the road: Backlash grows against license plate surveillance PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images Using the Scarecrow method, ALPR detection confidence allegedly drops from 0.84 to 0.00, which is described as "full evasion."The methods of distortion used include rotation and perspective warp, brightness and contrast shifts, motion blur, "additive noise," and distance distortion.All of these tactics allegedly disrupt Flock and "most" ALPR cameras that are mounted between eight and 12 feet.The custom license plate requires a photo of the owner's plate and promises to deliver an individualized pattern that completely evades AI camera detection.The requirement of having a 3D printer means it is likely that the cover has varying depths and tangible patterns.RELATED: License plate readers or surveillance? The number of AI cameras in the US is shocking Rich Sugg/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty Images "A system that can track anyone, anywhere, with no transparency or accountability is fundamentally immoral. This project is my way of exploring what can be done about it, ethically and legally," the researcher argued.Harari also said in a post that he has not tested the system on an actual Flock camera, but his research indicates it should work across different hardware and license plate detection models.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 6 2026
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Disembodied human brains kept 'alive' for drug testing by controversial American startup

Several years ago, a team of researchers obtained numerous pig brains from a slaughterhouse and revived them off-site for experimentation purposes. That team has since moved up the food chain. Now it obtains human donors' brains, restores their functions, and uses them to test experimental drugs.Bexorg, a Connecticut-based biotech startup spun out of Yale University, boasts about having created a "platform that leverages the untouched potential of nature's most complex and enduring mystery: the human brain."It’s a remarkable brain bank.Whereas other researchers might be limited to experimenting on lab-grown, human pseudo-brains or cell cultures, the team at Bexorg meddles with "full mature, intact, and isolated brains for days on end" with the stated aim of advancing brain disease therapies.Unlike the company's slick pitch, the reality appears to be something of a horror show. After all, the over 700 brains that have been subjected to experimentation at Bexorg so far were apparently far from inert.Bexorg takes human brains from their newly deceased donors' bodies, places them in what are effectively vats, and feeds them liters of blood substitute and other fluids that provide oxygen from an artificial lung and carry away waste to a fake kidney. The tubes that carry the sustaining fluids are connected to blood vessels in the brain via four plastic ports.RELATED: Famed neuroscientist claims he's disproven free will — but his peers say he failed miserably RDB/Dukas/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesAccording to the peer-reviewed academic journal Science, the company's proprietary life-support system BrainEx keeps the disembodied brains alive and preserves their key functions so that they can metabolize experimental drugs and react to other stimuli.After roughly 24 hours in a state of drugged limbo, donors' brains are cut up into hundreds of pieces for further study.Although the brains are alive and reactive for the benefit of "drug discovery," Bexorg CEO Zvonimir Vrselja has stated that "higher-level brain functions are not restored."According to a 2019 study in which Vrselja and other members of what became the Bexorg team used their technology to revive pig brains obtained from a food processing facility, "The observed restoration of molecular and cellular processes following 4h of global anoxia/ischemia should not be extrapolated to signify resurgence of normal brain function. Indeed, quite the opposite: at no point did we observe the kind of organized global electrical activity associated with awareness, perception, or other higher-order brain functions."To ensure against the re-emergence of consciousness among the subjects of their "wet-lab" experiments, researchers suppress the human brains' electrical activity with anesthetics, specifically the drug propofol.Propofol apparently causes brain activity to become unstable until the brain loses consciousness."The brains are already almost devoid of the coordinated neural firing necessary even for minimal consciousness," Brenand Parent, a bioethicist from New York University Langone Health who sits on Bexorg's board, told Science.Despite the company's reassurances and use of multiple measures to block neuronal activity, some have raised serious ethical concerns about Bexorg's technology, which initially developed with the help of funding through the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative. A source familiar told Blaze News that the company is not presently receiving NIH funding."This is brand-new, and there's no kind of institutional oversight," Yale bioethicist Stephen Latham told ScienceAlert in 2019 regarding the earlier experiments on pig brains."This is not animal research, because the brain comes to the researchers from an already dead animal," continued Latham. "But if consciousness were somehow induced in the brain, we don't have ethics committees … that are constituted to even think about how to do the kinds of trade-offs you do when you do research on human subjects or on animals."Vrselja claimed in a December 2025 study published in the Alzheimer's Association's journal, Alzheimer's and Dementia, that the 5-year-old startup's "perfusion‐based postmortem brain model can recapitulate the complexity of the brain at the cellular and systems level."The December study claimed further that "utilizing human disease brains as a preclinical model promises to substantially increase the probability of success in developing new therapies for AD."Bexorg did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.Bruna Bellaver, a research assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, told Science that BrainEx is "a huge step up from mouse models."Bruce Car, the chief science officer at Biohaven, one of Bexorg's collaborators, has used roughly 130 of the Bexorg-sustained brains to test drugs. Car told Science that one of the drugs, the intended use of which is to prevent toxic proteins from building up in the brain, didn't perform as desired in a mouse, but worked in the disembodied human brains at a lower-than-expected dose. This apparently saved Biohaven a year of development."It’s a remarkable brain bank," said MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai, who instead uses pseudo-brains grown from human stem cells.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 6 2026
Cover image for Christopher Nolan’s shocking woke sellout: Weaponizing Homer’s Western classic AGAINST the West

Christopher Nolan’s shocking woke sellout: Weaponizing Homer’s Western classic AGAINST the West

World-renowned director Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is a big-budget epic adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek poem that follows Odysseus' perilous journey home after the Trojan War. Set to release this July, the film sparked scandal the moment marketing began.Not only is Helen of Troy, who is described as a fair-skinned Greek woman in the original text, played by Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o, but Elliot (formerly Ellen) Paige, a biological woman who started identifying as a man in 2020, plays a male character in the film. Although her specific role is unknown, one viral theory claims that she will play the mighty Achilles — the greatest warrior in all of Greek mythology.BlazeTV host Auron MacIntyre was surprised and disappointed when he learned about the direction Nolan’s “Odyssey” would take. Nolan is “a man whose work has often been described as conservative or even reactionary,” he tells libertarian author and political activist James Keena.As one of the greatest film directors of the modern age, Nolan, MacIntyre argues, “would have had the authority to tell a studio no” if it was pushing woke ideologies, like race and gender swapping.“Why is it so hard for even some of the most stalwart directors like Christopher Nolan to avoid this trap?” he asks Keena.“This is an ongoing assault on Western civilization and the norms of Western civilization. When you look at the story of 'The Odyssey,' it's part of Greek literature. That is one of the foundational things in Western thought,” Keena replies.He explains that Homer’s central hero, Odysseus, is the kind of character that progressive thinkers detest. He’s “a very strong, type A male personality” who’s on a mission to return to his “nuclear family” and “re-establish law and order” in his kingdom of Ithaca, where suitors have invaded in his absence to steal what’s rightfully his.“You can see why it sort of conflicts with what the ethos is now as to what a family should be, what a male should be like,” says Keena.MacIntyre agrees, highlighting how Odysseus is a prime example of the patriarch archetype — the husband, father, and king who endures extreme hardship in order to return home and restore order to his household and kingdom.“You want to, if you're a radical leftist, undermine those things that kind of hold together the American or the Western identity,” he says.But there’s an even deeper (and darker) reality at play in Nolan’s woke “Odyssey,” says Keena.“When you look at the collectivist group of philosophies Marxism, socialism, communism, they can't tolerate Western civilization or the concept of America,” he says.Their unifying objective, he explains, is to “attack it, destroy it, replace it” by infiltrating every institution.“And so what we're seeing on all levels, not just about movies or literature, but education, music, anything that you can pick out in society right now, is essentially a collectivist assault on Western civilization because it has to be destroyed in order to make room for the socialist revolution,” says Keena.To hear more, watch the full interview above.Want more from Auron MacIntyre?To enjoy more of this YouTuber and recovering journalist's commentary on culture and politics, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

by Blaze Media

June 6 2026
Cover image for New York town official upset that LGBTQ+ members won't be 'seen' after Pride flag is removed

New York town official upset that LGBTQ+ members won't be 'seen' after Pride flag is removed

The officials of a Western New York town voted to remove Pride flags from town properties after protests against the flag were raised at the beginning of Pride Month.The Webster Town Board voted 3-2 to take down the flag on Thursday after a contentious meeting, and it was taken down at 9 a.m. the next day.'The town did not raise the Pride flag. One elected officer made that decision on his own.' Town Supervisor Alex Scialdone said in a statement to WHAM-TV that he was disappointed in the vote but would respect the decision."Everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and accepted for who they are. Last evening, I was moved hearing from members of our communities — many of the lifelong residents — who finally felt recognized and accepted by the Town they live in," said Scialdone."While I am extremely disappointed in my colleagues' actions last evening, I am equally encouraged by the resounding messages of love from Webster and beyond," he added. "This is the Webster I see and will advocate for now and into the future."The resolution from Councilmember John Cahill said only U.S. flags could be flow from town properties."Government property should only display government flags — the U.S. flag, the state flag, and the municipal flag," said resident Laurie Read in a statement at the hearing. "This ensures neutrality, avoids political or social favoritism, and respects the purpose of public property as a shared civic space."WHAM reported that a protester holding a Pride flag tried to keep officials from taking down down the flag from the town's flagpole, but they eventually won the day.RELATED: Activist tries to rip down US flag at Stonewall National Monument as officials return Pride flag removed by Trump order Critics said that the flag had been raised without the consent of the entire town board. "The town did not raise the Pride flag. One elected officer made that decision on his own," said one unidentified speaker from the hearing. Webster is a town of about 42,000 residents located east of Rochester.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 5 2026
Cover image for Florida pastor starved 5 children in her care and kept them in filthy home, police say

Florida pastor starved 5 children in her care and kept them in filthy home, police say

A Florida past entrusted with the care of five children made them urinate and defecate into a bucket and starved them while feeding her own child well, police said.59-year-old Gwendolyn Denise Rolle took in the children after their father left town, according to the Fort Pierce Police Dept. The children were ages 4 to 9 years old, and two of them were nonverbal.The school also gave the children perfume so that they wouldn't be bullied at school over the smell.WPEC-TV reported that police were tipped off to the conditions at the home by an anonymous report. Rolle allegedly locked the children out of her master suite in the Fort Pierce home, which cut off their access to the only functioning toilet.The other toilet was in a bathroom filled with feces, forcing the children to defecate in a blue-green bucket that neighbors said they saw being emptied by the children.Without access to a shower, the children also had to shower outside with a garden hose as they held a bedsheet to provide some privacy.Rolle would starve the children but feed her own child fast food, according to police. The children were forced to share single packets of ramen or go to bed hungry.One of the children smelled so strongly of fecal matter that a school official reported that a teacher had to spray the classroom with air freshener. The school also gave the children perfume so that they wouldn't be bullied at school over the smell.Rolle allegedly abused them regularly with slaps to the face, and she would call them "bastards."Police reported that one of the nonverbal children was kept from school to conceal a bruise he got from the abuse.She allegedly whispered a threat to the children as they stood on the home's porch: "Once he leaves, you're gonna get it."Police said neighbors were afraid to report Rolle because of the standing she had in the community as a pastor.RELATED: Cops investigating home odor home thought someone died — they found kids living in filthy conditions Rolle faces five felony counts of child neglect without great bodily harm.WPEC reported that Rolle had bonded out of jail and nobody responded when a reporter knocked on the door of her home.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

by Blaze Media

June 5 2026
Cover image for The LA Times is getting vicious online backlash for bizarre headline about trans-identifying athlete

The LA Times is getting vicious online backlash for bizarre headline about trans-identifying athlete

A Los Angeles Times article describing the struggle of a transgender-identifying high school student to defeat President Donald Trump's "vitriol" is getting lambasted online.The glowing report praised AB Hernandez, a track athlete who was born a boy but identifies as a female and is competing against biological girls in California.'LA Times, you are a woke joke and a disgrace to journalism.' "Shielded by love, transgender athlete AB Hernandez defeated vitriol stoked by Trump," read the headline.The article portrayed AB as a joyful warrior against the dark oppressive efforts of protesters who opposed allowing transgender-identifying athletes to unfairly compete against biological females. Hernandez went on to win three titles in the girls' track and field events.The bias was not ignored by critics on social media."This boy is the CA state champion in two girls’ track and field events. And the @latimes chose this as their headline. Hernandez beat Trump. That’s their takeaway. What a truly broken brain wrote this," responded Jennifer Sey, the founder of XX-XY Athletics."Hey, crappy @LATimes, let me fix the title for you.. 'S****Y FAILED MALE ATHLETE ALLOWED TO BEAT GIRLS…' There!! Fixed!!" replied comedian Rob Schneider."Well it's Pride month so the .@latimes sucks up to the #LGBTQIA in spite how these girls show how they feel by the looks on their faces that they were cheated because of this boy in makeup," wrote another detractor."The vitriol was stoked by cowards who refuse to do right by actual girls. L.A. Times, you are a woke joke and a disgrace to journalism," said another user."He's male & he's stealing female successes & opportunities. In a country where many disadvantaged students can only achieve university education via sports scholarships, this is daylight robbery," said another.The president had previously threatened to cut off federal funding to the state of California over Hernandez competing in girls' sports after his executive order restricting transgender-identifying athletes."California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow 'MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS,'" said the president in May 2025.RELATED: USA Today obliterated online over bizarre claim about transgender athletes While the current California policies allow transgender-identifying athletes to compete, if they win a title, then the female athlete who was displaced by the trans athlete will retain the same record in the final standings as if she had won. The California Interscholastic Federation adopted the rule after Trump threatened to pull state funding. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!