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  • Caretaker allegedly caught on video committing heinous sexual abuse of elderly man with dementia Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000


    A caretaker hired to look after a 77-year-old man with dementia at a care facility in northwest Albuquerque has been arrested, according to a New Mexico prosecutor's office.

    Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said Stephanie Paiz locked herself inside the man's room on Friday, Aug. 14, before committing the heinous acts.

    Paiz was charged with three counts of criminal sexual penetration and one count of criminal sexual contact.

    An employee of the facility rushed to unlock the door and stop Paiz, according to Bregman.

    The alleged abuse was captured on security cameras in the room.

    Paiz was charged with three counts of criminal sexual penetration and one count of criminal sexual contact.

    The president of the company that owns and manages the Ativo Senior Living facility said that Paiz had been a private caretaker hired by the family of the victim and not one of their employees.

    Bregman said Paiz will stay in jail while awaiting trial.

    Some studies say that one in 10 Americans older than 60 years old will experience some form of elderly abuse. Others have found only one in 24 case of abuse are reported to authorities.

    RELATED: California woman arrested after police find decomposing body in plastic bags in locked closet

    In one horrendous case from 2023, a 38-year-old registered sex offender named Damien Young threw a 65-year-old man through the window of a third-story building in Rochester, New York.

    Young was charged with second-degree murder after the man died.

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  • Steve Deace: Young men’s energy will go somewhere — the right must decide where Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000


    On a recent episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” the BlazeTV host framed a stark choice facing the American right when it comes to the nation’s young men: channel their energy into constructive leadership and real solutions, or watch it keep flowing toward pure grievance and nihilism.

    He frames this dichotomy by holding up two very different figures. On one side you have Zach Lahn, the Iowa Republican nominee for governor — a sixth-generation farmer and businessman who shocked the establishment by defeating a Trump-endorsed congressman in the primary and has positioned himself as a paradigm-shifting “Iowa First” candidate focused on regenerative agriculture, cost-of-living pressures, and health freedom.

    On the other side is James Fishback, who was a Florida Republican candidate for governor this election cycle. Fishback lost the Republican primary to Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), but Fishback is still important to analyze as someone who has built a following among younger men through aggressive online content, “anti-Israel” rhetoric, and a style Deace dismisses as pure grift.

    What happens next, he warns, will shape an entire generation and the future of the nation.

    The predicament America’s young men are facing today, Deace explains, is dire.

    “Here's the current deal on the table for them, particularly if they're white: You're automatically a racist. You're automatically to blame for things that happened hundreds of years before you were ever born. There's an automatic aura of suspicion around you. Your life will be half over probably before you can afford a home,” he says.

    “The likelihood you will find a wife that is not proud of the amount of men she bedded on the way to meeting you and hasn't had an abortion or three ... shrinks by the day, and you went to college to get a job that we're probably going to give to an Indian or a Muslim,” he continues.

    This unfortunate set of circumstances, Deace argues, creates a restless “energy.”

    “That energy is going to find conduits. It's going to go somewhere,” he says. “It'll be up to us to determine which direction we'll go.”

    The “constructive channel,” Deace says, will lead to “action” that sparks positive change.

    “That's what Zach Lahn represents. That's what I think frankly JD Vance represents. ... They represent younger men who understand we are in radical need of paradigm shifting,” he explains.

    On the other hand, Fishback, according to Deace, has “no credentials at all,” “couldn't survive a background check of page one of Google search,” and has a campaign built on “obvious grift.”

    “James Fishback will go away. ... What you don't know though is there'll be another one next year and then there'll be more — unless there's a constructive outlet for this energy,” Deace warns.

    To hear more, watch the episode above.

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  • VICTORY NAP: Rosie O'Donnell's back — with the same tired Trump trash talk Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000


    Rosie O'Donnell has returned ... and she didn't bring her freshest material.

    You would think her years-long sabbatical from the spotlight would have given her the time to come up with some choice zingers for her archnemesis, Donald Trump.

  • WNBA team reveals snapping turtle mascot with 'she/them' pronouns — and gets hilarious backlash Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:49:17 +0000


    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.

    RELATED: WNBA co-owner FINED and SUSPENDED for cursing out teen fans of Sophie Cunningham

    "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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  • JD Vance recounts story of American worker who trained his foreign replacement — and then did the unthinkable Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:39:59 +0000


    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.

    RELATED: Vance mocks AOC on her humiliating response to foreign policy query — and she lashes out

    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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  • VIDEO: Married teacher shows cops where in classroom she allegedly had sex with student — offered to leave husband for him Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000


    Newly surfaced bodycam video shows the moment a married high school teacher in Florida walked police officers through her classroom while telling them in graphic detail where and how she allegedly engaged in illicit sexual acts with a teenage student.

    The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said in a statement released in April that 37-year-old Heather Mashburn-Smith had been arrested following an investigation by detectives.

    'What this woman has done is not just unlawful, it is damaging to the students and staff around her.'

    Mashburn-Smith, a teacher at Port Charlotte High School, was charged with unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, according to jail records.

    The sheriff's office noted that Mashburn-Smith was initially hit with a second-degree felony. However, police said the charges were upgraded to a first-degree felony due to her position as a teacher and because Mashburn-Smith provided a "full, post-Miranda confession to detectives."

    Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell stated in April, "What this woman has done is not just unlawful, it is damaging to the students and staff around her."

    Prummell said Mashburn-Smith "took advantage of that vulnerability and preyed on one of the people she was entrusted to protect."

    Superintendent of Charlotte County Public Schools Mark Vianello said in April, "The actions of this individual are a direct violation of the duty every educator owes to students and families. We will not tolerate anything that compromises student safety."

    Vianello said Mashburn-Smith has been placed on administrative leave.

    On Thursday, Law&Crime published police bodycam footage from her April 29 arrest, showing Mashburn-Smith walk detectives through her classroom, where she appears to admit to having sexual relations with an underage student.

    A deputy from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is seen on video asking Mashburn-Smith, "Can you just show us where in the room the sexual activity took place?"

    Mashburn-Smith is then seen walking officers to a pair of desks inside the classroom.

    "As far as the intercourse goes, this is the desk that we, I leaned back on," Mashburn-Smith tells the officers in the video.

    The police bodycam video appears to show Mashburn-Smith telling the officers that she also had sex with the teen on a student chair.

    The teacher is seen telling the deputies that she would unlock the classroom door to let the teen inside, but she would sometimes use a book to wedge a side door open so the teenager could enter after football practice.

    Video appears to show Mashburn-Smith telling police, "It's not like I let him in, and we went right to it or anything. We would hug and talk. ... Like I said, it was not premeditated sex.”

    The police bodycam footage ends with Mashburn-Smith being arrested and taken to jail.

    RELATED: Video allegedly shows female HS teacher wearing 'Jesus Loves You' shirt while having sex with student: Warrants

    The alleged illicit relationship reportedly began with the pair flirting on the Snapchat messaging app, where the teen allegedly told Mashburn-Smith that she was "pretty."

    WBBH-TV reported on April 30, "Washburn-Smith reportedly invited the victim to her classroom so they could talk about the messages, a conversation that later became flirtatious, the victim said in the affidavit."

    According to the affidavit, Washburn-Smith warned the alleged victim that he could not tell anyone about their relationship because she could get into trouble.

    The student told investigators that he and Mashburn-Smith had sex on two occasions in her classroom, court documents said.

    "Afterwards, the victim told deputies that Mashburn-Smith told him she was not in a good marriage and that she wanted to leave her husband for him once he turned 18," WBBH reported.

    Mashburn-Smith told officers that the student made her feel special and desired, according to the affidavit.

    The affidavit said the teen blocked Mashburn-Smith from communicating with him on social media, but she continued to contact him on Snapchat.

    When questioned by deputies about the accusations, Mashburn-Smith told them that she had "made a mistake" and knew the student was "just a teenager," the affidavit said.

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  • The video of Tony Hinchcliffe & Snoop Dogg they forgot to delete — it changes everything Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000


    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.

    RELATED: Joe Rogan & Shane Gillis say we're never going back — and young men should listen

    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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  • Supreme Court hands Trump a BIG victory on White House ballroom — for now Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000


    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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  • Ariana Grande spreads her 'truth' at the Trump administration Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0000


    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.

  • James Talarico shamelessly panders on Karmelo Anthony verdict — on New York-based radio show Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:25:00 +0000


    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.

    RELATED: Jasmine Crockett DUMPS on Talarico's chances of winning US Senate — and brings receipts

    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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  • This state's citizens now oppose Flock cameras — despite agreeing they help police Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:07:34 +0000


    There are now over 130,000 ALPR cameras in the United States, the vast majority of which are from controversial company Flock. Both the camera capabilities and the rapid increase in number of cameras have become a hot-button issue, with the recorded number of cameras increasing by more than 30,000 in less than two months.

    In one big Sun Belt state, it's been less than three months since residents figured out they're being watched, and the situation is only getting worse.

    Technology used to monitor, police, and conduct federal investigations has been at the tip of the spear in the debate surrounding personal freedoms, and citizens have quickly soured on the idea that the Big Brother-style security system is welcome in the state.

    '82% of those polled are concerned that the cameras could be misused.'

    At the beginning of June, reports spread of how traffic cones and barrels were being used along different roadways by Customs and Border Protection to read license plates in order to catch illegal aliens.

    The conversation quickly accelerated, revealing that not only were automated license plate recognition cameras being used to fight immigration violations, but they were being used nationwide on Americans.

    Now, new data shows that voters in Arizona have expressed "genuine tension" over the cameras, telling pollsters they oppose their use despite believing they can help solve crimes.

    The numbers are actually quite staggering: 63% of Arizonans polled oppose the camera use entirely, while 51% believe they help police.

    NextGen Polling shows the biggest discrepancy among registered voters is opinions on misuse and audits. 82% of those polled are concerned that the cameras could be misused, while another 82% said they support independent audits on surveillance companies.

    RELATED: What the Flock? Knoxville mayor explains the dark truth about Flock cameras: ‘Not your grandma's license plate readers’

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    As Blaze News previously reported, CBP has had access to at least 1,600 of Flock's license plate readers across 22 states at one time. The agency has also been using the technology in its investigations dating back to at least 2017.

    At the same time, Flock is used by more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States.

    Voters in Arizona oppose the use by local police (Net -32.7) while a majority, 52%, oppose the cameras being shared with ICE.

    Democrats are more likely to oppose the camera use, 73% compared to Republicans at 54%. Meanwhile, 80% of Democrat voters oppose sharing the camera capabilities with ICE; 59% of Republicans actually support it.

    RELATED: Flock off, Axon on

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    In addition to license plate reading, companies like SignalTrace have developed methods to upgrade Flock cameras to capture any "unique signals" emitted from devices in the car.

    This includes cell phones, smart watches, Bluetooth devices, earbuds, and Wi-Fi signals.

    Each unique identifier can be attached to the license plate number, and therefore the owner, to essentially create an entire electronic surveillance profile on the driver.

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  • Kamala Harris reaches for Nazi slogan on Stacey Abrams' podcast Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000


    Earlier this month, Kamala Harris made an appearance on Stacey Abrams' podcast “Assembly Required,” where they discussed the Democratic Party’s future, redistricting in the South, voter ID debates, and opposing what they framed as Trump’s authoritarian agenda.

    In their conversation about citizenship and who counts as a “legitimate” American, Harris deployed a predictable Nazi analogy.

    “Part of the pain of this moment, Stacey, is these so-called leaders who are pushing this kind of narrative about who is a legitimate American citizen among American citizens. This blood-and-soil narrative that’s being pushed at the highest levels of our government to suggest that, you know, once again to hearken back to times when it was explicit that there was a hierarchy among Americans and who was superior and who was inferior — all citizens,” the failed 2024 nominee said.

    “That’s what’s happening right now,” she added.

    “I follow politics quite a bit, and I've not heard anyone talking about blood-and-soil Americans,” says BlazeTV host Pat Gray.

    “I have heard the guy that used to be her boss talk about the blood of liberty,” adds co-host Jeffy, referring to Joe Biden’s dismissal of Thomas Jefferson’s line about the tree of liberty being watered with the blood of patriots as “a bunch of crap.”

    Pat believes Harris must “babble about something” because “she’s getting no love from Democrats right now.”

    “I don't know why, with such, you know, insightful thoughts like that,” laughs Jeffy.

    To hear more of the panel’s commentary and see Harris’ clip, watch the episode above.

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  • Ken Paxton backs Sophie Cunningham on men in women's sports — and sticks it to the WNBA Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000


    Ken Paxton has made it clear which side of the women's sports debate he's on by showing up at a WNBA game with an XX-XY shirt.

    The issue of transgender-identifying athletes in women's sports flared up after Indiana Fever star player Sophie Cunningham made a statement opposing biological males competing against women.

    'Instead of criticizing her, how about we admire something of great courage, which is what she has accomplished as a young woman.'

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who's running for the U.S. Senate, showed his support for Cunningham during the Fever's game against the Dallas Wings in Texas on Thursday. The Wings won, 91-85.

    He attended with his daughter, and they both wore XX-XY shirts, a brand dedicated to opposing biological males from competing in women's sports.

    "We in Texas, we are promoting no boys in girls' sports because it's completely unfair," said Paxton to OutKick outside of the stadium.

    He was asked what message he wants to give all Texans about supporting Cunningham's crusade.

    "I think instead of criticizing her, how about we admire something of great courage, which is what she has accomplished as a young woman," he added. "Standing up is very difficult. Very few people are willing to do it, and I have a lot of admiration, I know a lot of Texans have a lot of admiration for what she has accomplished at such a young age."

    Jennifer Sey, the founder and CEO of XX-XY athletics, thanked Paxton for his support on social media.

    Various supporters of the XX-XY cause have said that they were told to cover up their shirts with the brand at games by WNBA officials. In one case, a co-owner of a team berated and cursed at two teens wearing the shirts during a game.

    Paxton added that his office was looking at these incidents.

    "Look, we’re looking at it," he said. "We want to make sure that they are treated fairly."

    RELATED: Black WNBA player blames 'white privilege' after ejection for hitting Sophie Cunningham

    When the Fever played in Toronto, the Canadian crowd booed Cunningham relentlessly. She responded by hitting every three-pointer she attempted, and the Fever beat the Toronto team. Afterwards she graciously complimented the fans for their passion.

    Paxton is in a close race against Democrat James Talarico for one of two U.S. Senate seats in Texas.

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  • Florida teacher's 'heinous sex acts' left teen with 'permanent psychological injuries,' loss of faith in God: Lawsuit Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:05:00 +0000


    A former Florida teacher — convicted of sexual misconduct with a high school student — now faces a lawsuit claiming her "heinous sex acts" left the teen with "permanent psychological injuries," including a loss of faith in God.

    Brooke Anderson, a 28-year-old former teacher, previously pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, two counts of transmission of harmful materials to a minor, one count of lewd or lascivious conduct with a student, and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, according to WTSP-TV.

    'The messages began as general conversation, but eventually were of a very graphic, sexual nature,' the complaint says.

    Anderson was sentenced to 30 months in state prison, followed by 24 months of community service and 10 years of probation.

    Two months into her prison sentence, Anderson was named in a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the victim.

    WTSP reported that the lawsuit filed by Leighton Panoff Law on Aug. 11 seeks $100,000 from Anderson in damages for emotional distress and sexual battery.

    The complaint states that the former student "was subjected to sexual battery, raped, traumatized, and caused to suffer mental pain and suffering, psychological injuries, and the loss of the capacity for the enjoyment of life."

    The New York Post reported, "The suit alleges that Anderson’s 'heinous sex acts' left the young teen with 'permanent psychological injuries,' including a loss in his faith in God."

    The plaintiff is also seeking $50,000 from the Hillsborough County School Board, alleging negligence.

    The complaint cites the case of another former Riverview High School teacher, David Coffey, who was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on July 28 for sexually abusing a student at the same campus, WTSP reported.

    "The warning signs were particularly foreseeable because, less than one year earlier, another teacher at the same high school had been arrested and terminated for strikingly similar misconduct involving a student," the lawsuit reads.

    The lawsuit alleges that the former student met with Anderson, then a biology teacher at Riverview High School, at lunchtime during the 2022-2023 school year, exchanged personal phone numbers in the 2023-2024 school year, and then they began messaging each other.

    "The messages began as general conversation, but eventually were of a very graphic, sexual nature. A portion of these messages occurred ... during school hours," the suit claims.

    The Tampa Free Press reported that Anderson sent the student "sexually provocative photographs" in April 2025 and "sexually assaulted him inside her classroom the following month."

    The complaint says the victim, referred to as R.B. in the lawsuit, was one year below Florida's legal age of consent at the time of the illicit sexual relationship, the Tampa Free Press reported.

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    Blaze News previously reported that Anderson admitted to three sexual encounters with the teen during a phone call with the minor, according to the affidavit.

    The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a statement released in May 2025, "The most recent incident occurred the morning of May 16, inside Anderson’s classroom before the start of the school day."

    Police arrested Anderson the next day.

    Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister stated in May 2025, "This teacher betrayed the trust of a student, a school, and an entire community."

    "What should have been a safe, supportive environment for learning was exploited for abuse," Chronister continued. "Her actions are criminal, calculated, and deeply disturbing." This investigation is ongoing, according to police.

    Anderson was terminated in May 2025. She had been an employee of the Hillsborough County Public Schools district since November 2021.

    When asked for comment by the Daily Mail, the Hillsborough County School Board declined to discuss the lawsuit, citing "pending litigation."

    WTSP reported that the hearing for the civil lawsuit is scheduled for May 2, 2027.

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  • TPUSA plans return to UVU on solemn anniversary of the Charlie Kirk assassination Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000


    Turning Point USA plans to honor co-founder Charlie Kirk by returning to the place where he was assassinated: Utah Valley University.

    Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Blaze News that TPUSA will appear for an event on the UVU campus on September 10. Kirk was murdered while speaking peacefully before a crowd of thousands on September 10, 2025.

    The UVU Police Department has already begun coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to provide security for the event.

    The event is scheduled to take place at the UCCU Center on campus.

    The UVU Police Department has already begun coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to provide security for the event, a source confirmed to Blaze News. Whether TPUSA will be paying for the added security and/or providing private security as well is unclear.

    UVU has established a "Memorial Committee" entrusted with finding "meaningful ways to help our campus and community heal from the Charlie Kirk tragedy." A statue of Kirk seated, wearing a "Freedom" T-shirt, and holding a microphone has already arrived on campus.

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    The UVU campus will be closed on September 10 and all classes canceled "to provide time and space for reflection, service, and connection" about "the tragic events surrounding Charlie Kirk’s death," said interim UVU President Wayne Vaught in an email obtained by Blaze News. The email also encourages students, faculty, and staff to participate in a "Corporate Day of Service" that day as well.

    This is a developing story.

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