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  3. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620224&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=150%2C0%2C150%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Lexi Kuenzle, a 33-year-old nurse at Englewood Health in New Jersey, was suspended from her job after confronting bariatric surgeon Dr. Matthew Jung for his alleged comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination.</p><p>According to her testimony, Jung celebrated Kirk’s death, claiming he “deserved it," during a discussion at the nurses' station in front of colleagues and a patient on a stretcher. But when Kuenzle reported the incident to hospital management and shared the story on her personal Instagram account, she was immediately suspended without pay and urged by a union representative to seek other employment.</p><p>On September 13, Kuenzle filed a lawsuit against Englewood Health, Dr. Jung, and others, alleging religious discrimination based on her Christian faith, retaliation for whistleblowing under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, and creation of a hostile work environment.</p><p>Thankfully, just two days after filing, Lexi was reinstated to her position with full back pay, and Dr. Jung resigned from his role as a bariatric surgeon at the hospital. But Lexi is moving forward with the lawsuit.</p><p>On a recent episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” Glenn invited Lexi to share her deepest concerns over what the scandal has revealed about our current state of health care.</p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1968771667749986509">
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  7.        <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>“What if a patient comes into the hospital, and, you know, they’re wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt or any type of shirt that the doctor does not agree with? Now we raise the question: Is this patient going to be treated the same?” she tells Glenn.</p><p>Lexi’s comments remind Glenn of a story from 1981. “I often think of what Reagan said after he was shot. He’s on the table; he’s almost dead … and right as they’re putting him under, he says, ‘Hang on just a second. I’m assuming all of you are Republicans,’ and the Democrat main doctor said, ‘Sir, we are all Republicans today.”’</p><p>“<em><em>That</em></em> is the way we should be,” he says.</p><p>Nobody in need of medical care, he argues, should ever have to ask the question: “Because you politically differ from me, am I less than a human being? Am I less of an important patient to you because of my political stance?”</p><p>“Exactly. This is way beyond politics,” says Lexi.</p><p>“I am so proud of you and so pleased to be able to say good job. I mean, that took real guts,” says Glenn.</p><p>To hear the full interview, watch the video above.</p><h2>Want more from Glenn Beck?</h2><p>To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, <a href="https://get.blazetv.com/glenn/?utm_source=theblaze&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=article_shortcode_glennbeck" target="_blank">subscribe to BlazeTV</a> — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/glenn-beck-interviews-nurse-suspended-for-reporting-doctors-evil-charlie-kirk-comments</guid><category>The glenn beck program</category><category>Glenn beck</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Charlie kirk assassination</category><category>Lexi kuenzle</category><dc:creator>BlazeTV Staff</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620224&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Democrats open congressional investigation into cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel's show</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-probe-dem-fcc</link><description><![CDATA[
  8. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/democrats-open-congressional-investigation-into-cancellation-of-jimmy-kimmel-s-show.jpg?id=61620515&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=2%2C0%2C3%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5510215-jimmy-kimmel-fired-abc-fcc-brendan-carr-robert-garcia/" target="_blank">announced</a> an investigation into the cancellation of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show over the host's comments about the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination. </p><p>Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson was a supporter of the "Make America Great Again" movement in the opening monologue of his show on Monday. By Wednesday, the ABC television network <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk" target="_blank">announced</a> it would pull the show indefinitely after Nexstar Media Group said it was pre-empting the show on stations it owned. </p><p class="pull-quote">'Late-night talk show hosts should be able to speak freely and give their opinions. The free press is under attack.' </p><p>Democrats and other critics of President Donald Trump have since claimed that Kimmel's firing was politically motivated and point to comments from the head of the Federal Communications Commission against Kimmel. </p><p>On Thursday, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat of the Oversight Committee, announced the investigation. </p><p>"We must condemn all political violence," he <a href="https://x.com/RepRobertGarcia/status/1968472811963355635" target="_blank">wrote</a> on social media. "But recent threats from this Administration are an attack on the media and the First Amendment. Late-night talk show hosts should be able to speak freely and give their opinions. The free press is under attack."</p><p>Garcia sent letters to ABC as well as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr about the investigation. </p><p>Critics claim that Kimmel made the comments in the context of a joke and defended him on that basis. </p><p>"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said in the monologue. </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/charlie-kirk-moment-silence-nfl" target="_blank"><strong>Liberals spew hatred against moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on Thursday Night Football</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="83b1929d352845b2da87564cce2e5324" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="1d21d" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620517&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Disney/Michael Le Brecht) JIMMY KIMMEL </small></p><p>Garcia's letter to Carr <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2025-09-18.garcia-frost-to-carr-fcc-re-kimmel-live.pdf" target="_blank">quoted</a> him as threatening the companies with government action if they did not do something with Kimmel. </p><p>"These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead," he said. </p><p>Garcia accused the administration of trampling on Kimmel's free speech rights. </p><p>"When a government targets comedians, it's not just comedy that's under attack. It's democracy," Garcia <a href="https://x.com/RepRobertGarcia/status/1968767029176877445" target="_blank">added</a> on social media. </p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>! </em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-probe-dem-fcc</guid><category>Investigation in jimmy kimmel</category><category>Jimmy kimmel show</category><category>Kimmel cancellation</category><category>Kimmel on kirk</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Carlos Garcia</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/democrats-open-congressional-investigation-into-cancellation-of-jimmy-kimmel-s-show.jpg?id=61620515&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Republicans hit nuclear option to confirm 48 Trump nominees at once and crush Democrat blockade</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/gop-nuclear-senate-trump-nominees</link><description><![CDATA[
  9. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/republicans-hit-nuclear-option-to-confirm-48-trump-nominees-at-once-and-crush-democrat-blockade.jpg?id=61620386&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=16%2C0%2C17%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Republicans in the U.S. Senate have <a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-nominations-trump-rules-change-confirmation-a84e49fb5f6e433bf6fc9e92d2bd968b" target="_blank">confirmed</a> 48 nominations from President Donald Trump that were being stalled by Democrats.</p><p>The motion to confirm the nominees passed in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 51 to 47.</p><p class="pull-quote">'We have tried to work with Democrats in good faith to batch bipartisan, noncontroversial nominees and clear them expeditiously, according to past precedent. Democrats have stood in the way at every turn.'</p><p>Republicans have been criticizing Democrats for slow-walking the nominations in order to slow down Trump's political agenda.</p><p>"If the Senate had continued at the pace that we've been proceeding at through the month of July, there would still be hundreds of empty desks in the executive branch on President Trump's last day in office in 2029," said Republican Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota on Thursday.</p><p>Among those nominations are Kimberly Guilfoyle, to become the ambassador to Greece, and Callista Gingrich, to become the ambassador to Switzerland. Guilfoyle is a former Fox News personality, and Gingrich is the wife of former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.</p><p>A Republican aide <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/john-thune-to-use-democrats-own-nuclear-option-to-defeat-senate-confirmation-blockade" target="_blank">told Blaze News</a> that the motion was one that was originally proposed by Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Angus King of Maine in 2023. Without the rule change, the Senate would be forced to hold 600 roll-call votes rather than confirm them in one large batch.</p><p>"Republicans aren't going to tolerate this obstruction any longer," Thune said in an op-ed at Breitbart News. "We have tried to work with Democrats in good faith to batch bipartisan, noncontroversial nominees and clear them expeditiously, according to past precedent. Democrats have stood in the way at every turn."</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/john-thune-to-use-democrats-own-nuclear-option-to-defeat-senate-confirmation-blockade" target="_blank"><strong>John Thune to use Democrats' own 'nuclear option' to defeat Senate confirmation blockade</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">        <span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d09a476767eb5a98b58d596887f07d96" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/saVTSWxU_JM?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span> </p><p>Republicans issued praise for the decision.</p><p>"[Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer and Dems have delayed every single Trump nominee and have even forced our committee to vote on a number of nominees for a second time. The political games end here," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho).</p><p>"Today, the Senate voted to confirm 48 of President Trump's nominees. We aren't going to stop until he has his entire team in place to serve the will of the American people," <a href="https://x.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1968791701633352119" target="_blank">said</a> Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.</p><p> Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) previously <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/18/congress/senate-confirms-48-trump-nominees-00572104" target="_blank">criticized</a> the move in a speech from the floor of Congress.</p><p>"One of the most important checks on executive power, given to the Senate in the Constitution, is the power of consent for nominees to high executive office. It prevents a president from installing in power unqualified or corrupt people," he said.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>! </em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/gop-nuclear-senate-trump-nominees</guid><category>Senate nuclear option</category><category>48 trump nominees confirmed</category><category>Senate republicans</category><category>Guilfoyle and gingrich</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Carlos Garcia</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/republicans-hit-nuclear-option-to-confirm-48-trump-nominees-at-once-and-crush-democrat-blockade.jpg?id=61620386&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Liberal arts college student cites Mao in video calling for more political assassinations after Charlie Kirk</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/oberlin-student-assassination-kirk-mao</link><description><![CDATA[
  10. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/liberal-arts-college-student-cites-mao-in-video-calling-for-more-political-assassinations-after-charlie-kirk.jpg?id=61620218&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C1"/><br/><br/><p>A liberal arts college student is backtracking after she posted a video <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/us-news/radical-oberlin-student-called-for-return-of-assassinations/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_content=nypost_stories" target="_blank">calling</a> for more political assassinations and citing the influential thought of a murderous communist dictator.</p><p>Julia Xu said in the video posted on social media that not everyone is entitled to free speech and that some people should be afraid of speaking their opinions in public. She said she made the comments in class the day after the death of Kirk.</p><p class="pull-quote">'It just shows that white men will always empathize with the people who look like them.'</p><p>"We need to bring back political assassinations. I don't feel bad, and I don't think that everyone deserves the right to free speech," Xu said in the video. "I think some people should be afraid to express their opinion in public."</p><p>She went on to say that she had been studying about the 1949 communist takeover in China and how violent revolution liberated millions of people and millions of women. Xu quoted Chairman Mao for advocating that free speech should not be a right of the enemies of revolution like imperialists and capitalists.</p><p>"The worst thing that was said in that class was that it was a shame that Charlie Kirk died because he was such a huge figure in the right-wing movement, and now who will be left to debate?" she continued.</p><p>"Of course, everyone saying this, they were all male students. There were four or five male students," Xu added. </p><p>"It just shows that white men will always empathize with the people who look like them," she said.</p><p>The video was eventually deleted, but many versions were widely circulated on social media.</p><p>Xu is a supporter of Palestine, uses they/them pronouns, and is on the advisory board of a group that supports expanding queer, trans, and women’s studies at the school.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/charlie-kirk-jay-leno-speech" target="_blank"><strong>'It's the death of free speech!' Jay Leno expresses his shock at killing of Charlie Kirk</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">        <span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="631bba9ca0cdc85d7ac8bf2b48c5357c" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/56nm_Nu12P0?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span> </p><p>Xu has since said she did not mean to support political violence when she called for more political assassinations.</p><p>"I do not actually advocate for political assassinations. ... I did not receive agreement from my professor or other students with the opinions I expressed in class, and it was wrong to imply this in my post," she said in a statement to the New York Post.</p><p>"I do not condone political violence, and my comments were tactless," she added. <span></span></p><p>Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar also gave the Post a statement rejecting Xu's comments.</p><p><span></span>"Last week, in an open letter, I wrote 'there is no place for political violence in the America that I love.' It threatens our sense of safety and well-being and it violates the sanctity of the nation's civil discourse," Ambar wrote.</p><p>"I want to emphasize that the views expressed in the student's post do not reflect those of the faculty member who teaches the class referenced," she added. "Nor does the student's post reflect the views of Oberlin College."</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>! </em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/oberlin-student-assassination-kirk-mao</guid><category>Julia xu</category><category>Liberal arts college extremism</category><category>Oberlin college</category><category>Political violence</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Carlos Garcia</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/liberal-arts-college-student-cites-mao-in-video-calling-for-more-political-assassinations-after-charlie-kirk.jpg?id=61620218&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Exclusive: GOP-run Jan. 6 subcommittee goes after trove of data deleted by Pelosi-appointed Jan. 6 committee</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/gop-run-jan-6-subcommittee-goes-after-trove-of-data-deleted-by-pelosi-appointed-jan-6-committee</link><description><![CDATA[
  11. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/gop-run-jan-6-subcommittee-goes-after-trove-of-data-deleted-by-pelosi-appointed-jan-6-committee.jpg?id=61620130&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C1"/><br/><br/><p>The new U.S. House Jan. 6 select subcommittee is putting on a full-court press to recover the documents, videos, transcripts, and other information its predecessor Democrat-run Jan. 6 committee either discarded or otherwise failed to turn over for two successive GOP-led Jan. 6 investigations.</p><p>The new House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021, sent out seven demand letters Thursday to the U.S. Department of Justice, the University of Virginia, and five other contract vendors that worked with the now-defunct Jan. 6 Select Committee appointed in 2022 by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).</p><p class="pull-quote">‘To date, Representative Thompson has failed to account for the missing footage and data.’</p><p>“The failure of the former January 6th Select Committee to properly archive more than a terabyte of data not only violated House Rules, it undermined the integrity of their entire investigation,” Subcommittee Chairman U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia) told Blaze News in a statement. “My select subcommittee is determined to uncover the videos, digital data, transcripts, and summaries the former committee hid from the American people.”</p><p>The biggest request was made to Attorney General Pam Bondi for what could be a mountain of data from the DOJ.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/bobby-powell-gave-his-last-breath-working-to-expose-jan-6-corruption" target="_self"><strong>Bobby Powell gave his last breath working to expose Jan. 6 corruption</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f8aaecdc1b2ca46fff74b1accff942ca" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="47b11" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620157&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images </small></p><p>“To assist in our oversight, we respectfully request that you produce to the Select Subcommittee all materials provided by the Justice Department to the January 6th Select Committee in the 117th Congress,” Loudermilk wrote to Bondi, “including all documents and communications between or among the January 6th Select Committee and the Justice Department.”</p><p>The work of the GOP-led House Jan. 6 investigation in the 118th Congress was stymied by more than 1 terabyte of missing digital data, including video footage of depositions and witness interviews. Loudermilk said former Select Committee Co-Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) conceded in a July 2023 letter that he withheld that information from materials put into the archive.</p><p>“To date, Representative Thompson has failed to account for the missing footage and data,” Loudermilk wrote.</p><p>A letter was sent to Design in DC LLC, which was paid more than $2 million by the select committee for consultant services. Loudermilk requested all video and audio received by the company pertaining to Jan. 6, “including but not limited to video recordings of witness interviews, transcribed interviews, and depositions,” the letter said. The “digital experiences” company provided website and application development, Loudermilk said.</p><p>Polar Solutions Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., was also sent a letter requesting all materials from or to the Jan. 6 select committee. Polar was paid more than $2.7 million in contractor fees by the select committee. The company conducts financial investigations and provides management and training programs, Loudermilk said.</p><p>The same request was made of PATCtech of Plainfield, Indiana, which was paid more than $400,000 for providing “high-tech forensic services.”</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/restoration-of-military-honors-for-ashli-babbitt-strikes-back-against-a-tide-of-jan-6-lies" target="_self"><strong>Restoration of military honors for Ashli Babbitt strikes back against a tide of Jan. 6 lies</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2e973c0fdf3cc48f75353f8786f02936" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="d63c7" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/oath-keepers-founder-stewart-rhodes-appears-on-a-video-screen-above-members-of-the-select-committee-to-investigate-the-january-6.jpg?id=61620180&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes appears on a video screen above members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, July 12, 2022.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images</small></p><p>“According to Denver Riggleman, a former representative and a former senior technical adviser for the January 6th Select Committee, PATCtech was instrumental in synthesizing and processing the vast amounts of telecommunications data collected and provided to the January 6th Select Committee,” Loudermilk wrote.</p><p>The letter asked for documents, transcripts, and cell data provided to the company by the select committee and any audio files and video footage of witness interviews or depositions.</p><p>Demand letters also went to Broadcast Management Group Inc. in Washington, D.C., which helped stage public hearings for national broadcast; Country World Productions, now part of Verbit in New York City, which provided stenographic reporting, closed-captioning services, and advertising; and the University of Virginia, paid $60,000 to help the committee map out telephone call data.</p><p>The DOJ and contract vendors were asked to submit all data to the select subcommittee by Oct. 2.</p><p>The new select subcommittee was appointed Sept. 11 by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Republican members include Loudermilk, Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia, Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana, and Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming.</p><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) appointed members including Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, and Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida. Swalwell served on the previous Jan. 6 select committee in the 117th Congress.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_blank">Sign up here!</a></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:01:47 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/gop-run-jan-6-subcommittee-goes-after-trove-of-data-deleted-by-pelosi-appointed-jan-6-committee</guid><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/gop-run-jan-6-subcommittee-goes-after-trove-of-data-deleted-by-pelosi-appointed-jan-6-committee.jpg?id=61620130&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>‘You’re not welcome here’: Muslim mayor to Christian American</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/youre-not-welcome-here-muslim-mayor-to-christian-american</link><description><![CDATA[
  12. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61619677&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=150%2C0%2C150%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>At a recent city council meeting in Dearborn, Michigan, a local Christian man objected to naming a street after Osama Siblani — a Lebanese-born American who publishes the Arab American News and has made remarks supportive of terror groups.</p><p>“As a Christian, I would like to encourage peace. I’m not just being, like, you know, pro-Israel in this and, you know, fight back and that sort of thing, but I would like to encourage peace and not violence,” the local man explained.</p><p>The mayor of Dearborn, Abdullah Hammoud, responded that the man should close his eyes when he drives down the street to not see the street names.</p><p>“And I think it’s quite hypocritical to know that you’re approaching this podium, when you yourself have videos on YouTube standing in front of my mosque saying the cruelest of things about Muslims, about the religion of Islam, because you are a bigot, and you are a racist, and you are an Islamophobe,” Hammoud said.</p><h3></h3><br/><span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="20b5a166ac52f8c5b12a498d2c3e4bd7" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fSHu4ulIkLI?rel=0&start=1192" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span><p>“And although you live here, I want you to know as mayor, you are not welcome here, and the day you move out of the city will be the day that I launch a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out of the city, because you are not somebody who believes in coexistence,” he continued.</p><p>“You’re somebody who tries to preach it, but in fact, you do everything but that,” he added.</p><p>BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales is floored by the mayor’s response.</p><p>“An American Christian going to a meeting, addressing the city council respectfully, was told by the Muslim mayor, ‘You’re not welcome here in America,’” Gonzales says.</p><p>“We’re going down a dark path, my friends, especially considering Dearborn City Council and school boards are now dominated by Muslim officials,” she continues.</p><p>“All the rest of us who are here, who love our values, who love our culture, who love our country, who love our founding principles, we’re all expected to give up our traditions,” she says. “But if you criticize that man’s mosque, you are a xenophobe. You are a bigot.”</p><h2>Want more from Sara Gonzales?</h2><p>To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, <a href="https://get.blazetv.com/sara/?utm_source=theblaze&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=article_shortcode_saragonzalesunfiltered" target="_blank">subscribe to BlazeTV</a> — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/youre-not-welcome-here-muslim-mayor-to-christian-american</guid><category>Camera phone</category><category>Free</category><category>Sharing</category><category>Upload</category><category>Video</category><category>Video phone</category><category>Youtube.com</category><category>Sara gonzales unfiltered</category><category>Sara gonzales</category><category>The blaze</category><category>Blazetv</category><category>Blaze news</category><category>Blaze podcasts</category><category>Blaze podcast network</category><category>Blaze media</category><category>Blaze online</category><category>Blaze originals</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Islam</category><category>Dearborn michigan</category><category>Osama siblani</category><category>Abdullah hammoud</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Christian man</category><category>Islam takeover</category><category>Sharia law</category><dc:creator>BlazeTV Staff</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61619677&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Exclusive: GOP slams Democrat spending plan as 'stale leftovers' riddled with radical left-wing policies</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/exclusive-gop-slams-democrat-spending-plan-as-stale-leftovers-riddled-with-radical-left-wing-policies</link><description><![CDATA[
  13. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620178&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C21%2C0%2C86"/><br/><br/><p>The Republican Study Committee is taking aim at House Democrats for proposing a last-minute funding plan chock-full of "radical left-wing" policy proposals.</p><p>House Republicans are set to pass a clean <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20250915/CR_xml.pdf">continuing resolution</a> Friday to keep the lights on through November 21 ahead of the September 30 funding deadline. The GOP proposal includes minimal anomalies with the exception of <a href="https://x.com/rebekazeljko/status/1967991809272897609">increased security funds</a> in light of Charlie Kirk's horrific assassination. </p><p class="pull-quote">'Democrats are recklessly threatening a shutdown unless we bend the knee.'</p><p>Despite this, Democrats have taken it upon themselves to propose their own funding bill, which RSC Chairman August Pfluger (R-Texas) called "stale leftovers" from former President Joe Biden's administration. </p><p>"The Democrats' continuing resolution proposal is nothing more than stale leftovers from the Biden-Harris administration that nobody wanted the first time around, and microwaving them won't make them any more appetizing to the American people," Pfluger told Blaze News. </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/why-did-cory-mills-come-to-ilhan-omars-rescue"><strong>Why did Cory Mills come to Ilhan Omar's rescue?</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-16x9">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d1f22b86193112f19fafe405206d7a18" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="3099f" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620176&width=1245&height=700&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C202%2C169%2C0"/>                <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">            Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images        </small>        </p><p>In a memo <a href="https://mcusercontent.com/d4254037a343b683d142111e0/files/23e0f542-377b-ab0c-d834-6e8fddef7235/Democrat_CR_Policy_Review.pdf">obtained exclusively</a> by Blaze News, the RSC contrasted the Democrats' bloated spending plan that would help fund abortion and illegal aliens with the GOP's straightforward, clean CR. </p><p>Democrats put forth a funding plan that would increase spending by nearly $1.5 trillion, including a continuation of $350 billion worth of Biden-era subsidies. The Democrats' spending bill would also continue to funnel millions in benefits to illegal aliens and left-wing media companies like PBS and NPR and would reverse nearly $5 billion in spending cuts.</p><p>"While House Republicans offer a responsible plan to keep government open at current funding levels, Democrats are recklessly threatening a shutdown unless we bend the knee to their $1.5 trillion spending spree that provides illegal aliens with access to Medicaid and spends $350 billion on extending Biden COVID credits that subsidize abortion," Pfluger told Blaze News. </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/exclusive-gop-lawmaker-warns-trump-administration-of-looming-china-tech-influence"><strong>Exclusive: GOP lawmaker leads push to counter CCP influence in global telecommunications</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-16x9">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bde41853ba8e5bc6c5c2eb9777a17d2a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="de527" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620184&width=1245&height=700&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C179%2C0%2C430"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images</small></p><p>"The American people handed President Trump and congressional Republicans a decisive mandate to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse — not to capitulate to the same leftists who drove our country toward bankruptcy and were soundly rejected at the ballot box," Pfluger said. </p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/exclusive-gop-slams-democrat-spending-plan-as-stale-leftovers-riddled-with-radical-left-wing-policies</guid><category>House republicans</category><category>House democrats</category><category>Spending fight</category><category>Spending bill</category><category>Funding bill</category><category>Continuing resolution</category><category>August pfluger</category><category>Republican study committee</category><category>Rsc</category><category>Congress</category><category>Joe biden</category><category>Kamala harris</category><category>Biden era subsidies</category><category>Government spending</category><category>Waste fraud and abuse</category><category>Radical left</category><category>Npr</category><category>Pbs</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Rebeka Zeljko</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620178&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Panel explodes into chaos after leftist influencer defends mocking Charlie Kirk's widow</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/destiny-streamer-kirk-widow-mock</link><description><![CDATA[
  14. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/panel-explodes-into-chaos-after-leftist-influencer-defends-mocking-charlie-kirk-s-widow.jpg?id=61620106&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C104%2C0%2C104"/><br/><br/><p>A panel about the assassination of Charlie Kirk descended into chaos over the extreme claims from a leftist streamer and influencer who said he had an obligation to mock the activist's widow.</p><p>Liberal YouTube host Ana Kasparian and others berated streamer Destiny, whose real name is Steven Bonnell, for calling on Democrats to mock Erika Kirk after she encouraged Americans to join Turning Point USA in honor of her slain husband.</p><p class="pull-quote">'Because of the fact that you have a huge audience, you have a responsibility! ... You represent the worst of us, Destiny! You're embarrassing!'</p><p>"The idea of mocking a woman who is now a widow with two young children, who witnessed her husband get shot in the neck and bleed out to death, how can you mock that? What is wrong with you?" Kasparian said to Bonnell on Piers Morgan's YouTube show. </p><p>"I don't understand you, Destiny. You have so much hatred in your heart!" she added.</p><p>"It's such a simple thing. If you're gonna weaponize somebody's grief against the other party, well, then of course people have a right to fight back against it," he responded.</p><p>"I think that she has every right to grieve in whatever way she wants," Bonnell added. "But when that grief is gonna be weaponized to do recruitment, political recruitment, and further radicalization of the other side, then of course you not only have the ability to mock, but I think you have the obligation to mock it. It's insane!"</p><p>"Let me understand. Let me understand your argument. So since others are using her grief to politically recruit, you think that it's OK to mock her specifically?" Kasparian asked. "How does that make any sense?"</p><p>"Since others are using her grief?" Bonnell replies. "She's the one who gave a 17-minute speech on TV where she talked about good versus evil. She's the one showing up in TPUSA ads one or two days after."</p><p>Bonnell went on to attack Kasparian for criticizing the left and said that right-wing activists are planning on a civil war while liberals are attacking each other.</p><p>Elsewhere in the interview, Kasparian demanded that Bonnell condemn the attack on Kirk, but he said he would do so only after Trump condemned political violence.</p><p>"Why is your behavior contingent on Donald Trump?" Kasparian asked.</p><p>"Because he's the president of the United States of America and the leader of the opposing political party!" Bonnell yelled.</p><p>"You have a huge audience of young men who listen to everything you have to say! ... And because of the fact that you have a huge audience, you have a responsibility! ... You represent the worst of us, Destiny! You're embarrassing!" Kasparian yelled back.</p><p>Video of the entire exchange can be viewed on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyzXA1HJlfw" target="_blank">show's channel</a> on YouTube.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/erika-kirk-first-address-charlie" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO: Erika Kirk makes first public remarks since the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">        <span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0e82d745fabd429b669dd1c0572dc240" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/je7G6bfGCvY?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span> </p><p>Bonnell also mocked Kasparian for having a conversation with Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck.</p><p>"You're so embarrassing. You make the left look so bad, and you don't even realize it. You are seriously so embarrassing," Kasparian said to Bonnell.</p><p>"OK, yeah. You can talk to your best friend, Glenn Beck, about it later," Bonnell mocked.</p><p>"Maybe I will!" she responded. "Maybe I will talk to Glenn Beck about it! Oh, is that naughty? Is it naughty to have conversations with people across the aisle?"</p><p>She went on to say that Bonnell should be shunned from the movement over cyber sexual harassment <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-streamer-destiny-sued-over-220642706.html" target="_blank">allegations</a> against him in a lawsuit from another political influencer. Bonnell has <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14431145/youtuber-live-streamer-destiny-steven-bonnell-revenge-porn-pxie-videos.html" target="_blank">said</a> he did not violate any laws and was himself a victim of the leak.</p><p>Also on Thursday, Turning Point USA <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/exactly-what-he-wanted-charlie-kirks-widow-erika-is-taking-over-as-ceo-of-turning-point-usa" target="_blank">announced</a> that Erika Kirk is taking over as CEO.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>! </em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/destiny-streamer-kirk-widow-mock</guid><category>Ana kasparian</category><category>Destiny streamer</category><category>Mocking erika kirk</category><category>Mocking kirk's widow</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Carlos Garcia</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/panel-explodes-into-chaos-after-leftist-influencer-defends-mocking-charlie-kirk-s-widow.jpg?id=61620106&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Senate unanimously passes touching resolution honoring Charlie Kirk</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/senate-unanimously-passes-touching-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk</link><description><![CDATA[
  15. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/senate-unanimously-passes-touching-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk.jpg?id=61620047&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=88%2C69%2C76%2C130"/><br/><br/><p>The Senate unanimously voted to pass a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk following his horrific assassination.</p><p>The resolution, which was <a href="https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/9/sen-rick-scott-leads-unanimous-passage-of-resolution-designating-october-14th-national-day-of-remembrance-for-charlie-kirk">spearheaded</a> by Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, will make Kirk's birthday a national day of remembrance, commemorating the beloved conservative activist. Scott's <a href="https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/files/55A19212-1EC1-4868-A72B-8E271E2D81B2">resolution</a> passed the Senate unanimously on Thursday, making October 14 a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie. </p><p class="pull-quote">'This is just a flag, planted on a hill. What matters is where we carry it next.'</p><p>"Charlie was taken from us in a disgusting act of political violence on September 10, 2025, but his legacy lives on," Scott <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vyCdknj8V0">said</a> on the Senate floor. "Charlie will long be remembered for his love of God, his family, and this great nation, and the impact he had on each and every one of us."</p><p>"We have the opportunity to carry on his memory by believing in the power of ideas, discussion, and the value of our nation," Scott added. </p><p>"Let us honor Charlie by believing in the power of our ideas to win the day and leave this nation a better place," he continued.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/exactly-what-he-wanted-charlie-kirks-widow-erika-is-taking-over-as-ceo-of-turning-point-usa" target="_self"><strong>'Exactly what he wanted': Charlie Kirk's widow is taking over as CEO of Turning Point USA</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0e05e0dcb136afa1cd372533dabb9a6e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="236bb" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620050&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images</small></p><p>The resolution also commends Kirk as a "champion of free speech, dialogue, and faith," recognizing the countless contributions he made in just 31 years. </p><p>Other lawmakers have made similar efforts to memorialize Kirk. Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah led a resolution to condemn Kirk's assassination and praise his "outstanding legacy." Like Scott's resolution, Lee's passed the Senate unanimously. </p><p>"This is just a flag, planted on a hill," Lee <a href="https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1968091835571806649">said</a> in a post on X. "What matters is where we carry it next."</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/fbi-unveils-damning-new-evidence-against-accused-charlie-kirk-assassin"><strong>FBI unveils damning new evidence against accused Charlie Kirk assassin</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bf58699f8247f6a62e7a4a0385da240f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="362eb" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61620059&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images</small></p><p>The House is also expected to hold a vote Friday on a resolution condemning the political violence that resulted in Kirk's assassination. Democratic leaders have <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5510491-democratic-leaders-charlie-kirk-resolution/">conveyed</a> behind closed doors that they will support the resolution, but they are not pressuring the rest of their party to vote in favor of it. </p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:55:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/senate-unanimously-passes-touching-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk</guid><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Senate</category><category>House of representatives</category><category>Congress</category><category>House republicans</category><category>House democrats</category><category>Senate republicans</category><category>Senate democrats</category><category>Rick scott</category><category>Mike lee</category><category>Kirk assassination</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Rebeka Zeljko</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/senate-unanimously-passes-touching-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk.jpg?id=61620047&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Portland to issue violation against ICE facility under siege by Antifa extremists</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-to-issue-violation-against-ice-facility-under-siege-by-antifa-extremists</link><description><![CDATA[
  16. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/portland-ore-to-issue-city-violation-to-ice-facility-under-siege-by-antifa-extremists.jpg?id=61443126&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C53%2C0%2C54"/><br/><br/><p>Portland, Oregon, Mayor Keith Wilson (D) announced his administration will be issuing a "land use violation" to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in the southern portion of the city for alleged violations surrounding Antifa constantly protesting the building.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson/news/2025/9/17/city-portland-will-issue-land-use-violation-notice-ice-facility" target="_blank">Wilson's office</a>, an overview of federal records "from a 10-month period show more than two dozen detention policy violations of the facility’s land use conditions of approval with the city, which does not allow detainees to be kept overnight or held for more than 12 hours."<br/></p><p class="pull-quote">The crowds often stand in front of the driveway in an attempt to prevent federal vehicles from entering or leaving.</p><p>The city is also taking issue with a "second violation related to boarded windows, which is not associated with the land use approval."</p><p>Wooden boards have had to be placed over the building's windows and doors to prevent damage to the glass and walls due to the ongoing protests, riots, and vandalism from Antifa and far-left activists.</p><p>"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times," said Wilson. "I am proud of our team for conducting a thorough, thoughtful investigation, and referring the matter to the next steps in the land use violation process."</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/ice-facility-in-portland-under-daily-siege-by-antifa-militants-as-riots-spread" target="_blank">ICE facility in Portland under daily siege by Antifa militants as riots spread</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f59429144afbef4ff55c6b05bd1688ce" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="90273" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61078806&width=980"/>                <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">            ICE facility in Portland under daily siege by Antifa militants as riots spread. (Julio Rosas/Blaze Media)</small>        </p><p>The Department of Homeland Security will be given 30 days after receiving the notice of violation "to correct the issue. If there is substantial evidence of violation, a fine can be issued."</p><p>A request for comment from DHS on the alleged violations was not returned in time for publication.</p><p>The ICE facility in the Rose City has long been a target for local far-left and communist radicals. The location was targeted during the 2020 BLM and Antifa riots, continuing until Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021. With the Trump administration's renewed crackdown on illegal aliens, Antifa activists have doubled their efforts to attack the building and federal agents.</p><p>The crowds often stand in front of the driveway in an attempt to prevent federal vehicles from entering or leaving, forcing agents to remove them physically or with crowd-control munitions.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self"><em>Sign up here</em></a><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-to-issue-violation-against-ice-facility-under-siege-by-antifa-extremists</guid><category>Politics</category><category>Antifa</category><category>Portland</category><category>Ice</category><dc:creator>Julio Rosas</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/portland-ore-to-issue-city-violation-to-ice-facility-under-siege-by-antifa-extremists.jpg?id=61443126&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Dave Portnoy offers the most sensible take on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension — but it will anger liberals</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/dave-portnoy-jimmy-kimmel-abc</link><description><![CDATA[
  17. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/dave-portnoy-offers-the-most-sensible-take-on-jimmy-kimmel-s-suspension-but-it-will-anger-liberals.png?id=61619657&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C1%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy has experienced what it's like to be canceled.</p><p>It has been almost four years since Business Insider trampled on Portnoy's image by seemingly reaching out to any, or all, women in his past in an attempt to paint him as "violent" toward them during sex; the word "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/barstool-sports-dave-portnoy-sex-choking-violent-stoolies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sex</a>" appeared 27 times in the the outlet's story.</p><p class="pull-quote">'Jimmy Kimmel isn't being successful enough ... to keep him on the air.'</p><p>At the time, Portnoy slammed the outlet as his new mortal enemy and <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/303292/dave-portnoy-fires-back-at-business-insider-with-hourlong-rebuttal-to-report-on-his-sex-life/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rejected every assertion</a> up and down.</p><p>Now, Portnoy's experience with cancellation have shined through in his take on Jimmy Kimmel's <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk" target="_blank">suspension from ABC</a>, following Kimmel's disprovable claims about Charlie Kirk's alleged murderer.</p><p>Portnoy took to his social media on Thursday to say he did not think Kimmel was being "canceled."</p><p>"To me Cancel culture is when people go out of their way to dig up old tweets, videos etc looking for dirt on somebody they don’t like in an effort to get them fired," Portnoy wrote on <a href="https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1968474692886340002" target="_blank">X</a>. </p><p>"Like if Kimmel got canceled for s**t he did on the Man Show that would be cancel culture," he added. "But when a person says something that a ton of people find offensive, rude, dumb in real time and then that person is punished for it that's not cancel culture."</p><p>Portnoy was likely referring to Kimmel doing <a href="https://imgs.search.brave.com/W16Z0_wr6piab_Kqm3CrZQDYlHMBn03PyTiIgvgThnc/rs:fit:860:0:0:0/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFn/ZXMucGFyYW1vdW50/LnRlY2gvdXJpL21n/aWQ6YXJjOmltYWdl/YXNzZXRyZWY6c2hh/cmVkLmJldC51czpm/NzZhMjlmZC05MzI1/LTExZWMtYTY3MC0w/YTQ2YWVjMTBkODE_/Zm9ybWF0PXdlYnAm/d2lkdGg9MzIw" target="_blank">blackface</a> on his 19990-2003 show to impersonate former NBA player Karl Malone, which Kimmel <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/24/882504182/late-night-talk-show-host-jimmy-kimmel-apologizes-for-use-of-blackface" target="_blank">apologized</a> for in 2020.</p><p>"That is consequences for your actions," Portnoy added.<span></span></p><p>Portnoy explained in a follow-up video that when sponsors, networks, and even bosses are involved, there will always be caveats on what one can say.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-claims-charlie-kirk-shooter-is-maga-during-wildly-unfunny-monologue" target="_blank">Jimmy Kimmel claims Charlie Kirk shooter is 'MAGA' during wildly unfunny monologue</a></strong></p>        <blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1968474692886340002">
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  21.        <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>                    <p>Portnoy revealed that when Penn Entertainment <a href="https://investors.pennentertainment.com/news-releases/news-release-details/penn-entertainment-completes-acquisition-barstool-sports" target="_blank">bought Barstool Sports</a> in 2023, part of the agreement was that he would not "make fun of politics and government employees."</p><p>The entrepreneur <a href="https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1968679350749757893" target="_blank">explained</a> that Penn, which runs gaming sites and casinos, did not want Portnoy or his staff poking fun at those who control gambling licenses.</p><p>"Whenever you work for a company, or work for somebody else, and you are ... creating headaches for the people up top, you're forced with a decision," Portnoy continued. He stated that he did not think conservatives were engaging in cancel culture and being hypocritical in relation to Kimmel.</p><p>"What happened to Kimmel, I would say, is consequences for your actions in real time."</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/dave-portnoy-young-muslim-socialists" target="_blank">'It makes me want to puke': Dave Portnoy reacts to political advice from AOC, Zohran Mamdani supporters</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="64ef43ae46cbe374757538fc9492e712" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="05a12" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61619740&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">President Barack Obama appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on November 19, 2020. ABC via Getty Images</small></p>            <p>Portnoy went on to claim that Kimmel's situation was simply the broadcaster's way of stating that viewers in its markets do not want to see that type of content. He stressed, "This is not a free-speech issue to me."</p><p>"This is a capitalist market," the 48 year old added. </p><p>Finally, Portnoy argued that if Kimmel is "creating more headaches than he is bringing in benefit," he, like anyone else, could get the boot.</p><p>Nielsen ratings have shown a significant drop in viewership for Kimmel in recent years, down to about one-fourth of what they were in 2013. In 2025, his show has <a href="https://x.com/RobertMSterling/status/1968464867037233289/photo/1" target="_blank">ratings around 0.16</a>, which is considered extremely low and at risk of being taken off the air.</p><p>"This is, Jimmy Kimmel isn't being successful enough ... to keep him on the air."</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em><em><br/></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/dave-portnoy-jimmy-kimmel-abc</guid><category>Fearless</category><category>Politics</category><category>Jimmy kimmel</category><category>Dave portnoy</category><category>Barstool sports</category><category>Penn gaming</category><category>Karl malone</category><category>Abc</category><category>Sports</category><dc:creator>Andrew Chapados</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/dave-portnoy-offers-the-most-sensible-take-on-jimmy-kimmel-s-suspension-but-it-will-anger-liberals.png?id=61619657&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Liberals conveniently forget how many people they've canceled in the last decade</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/cancelations-the-left-has-forgot</link><description><![CDATA[
  22. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/liberals-conveniently-forget-how-many-people-they-ve-canceled-in-the-last-decade.png?id=61618684&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C1%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Liberals are up in arms about Jimmy Kimmel's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" getting <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk" target="_blank">suspended</a> by broadcaster ABC, claiming conservatives have been hypocritical over the ordeal.</p><p>Kimmel found himself in hot water after claiming that Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin was of the same political tribe as Kirk, <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-claims-charlie-kirk-shooter-is-maga-during-wildly-unfunny-monologue" target="_blank">saying</a>, "The MAGA gang [is] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."</p><p class="pull-quote">'Remember when you and your wife called Bob Iger to have me fired?'</p><p>Even President Barack Obama has spoken out about Kimmel, saying on <a href="https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1968679167286763678" target="_blank">X</a>, "After years of complaining about cancel culture," the Trump administration has "taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn't like."</p><p>However, the liberal elites and their late-night mouthpieces have seemingly forgotten about the high-profile cancellations that have occurred in recent years, especially those involving people on the other side of the political spectrum.</p><p>For instance, Roseanne Barr had her iconic 2018 comeback stymied over what were considered by the media to be "<a href="https://variety.com/video/roseanne-canceled-racist-tweets/" target="_blank">racist tweets</a>."</p><p>Barr's show "Roseanne" had a thunderous return to the very same airwaves as Kimmel on ABC, but even though she had the <a href="https://observer.com/2019/01/roseanne-nfl-big-bang-theory-this-is-us-tv-ratings/" target="_blank">most-watched show</a> of the year, she was still booted from her own creation.</p><p>Barr even responded to President Obama's post on Thursday, saying, "Remember when you and your wife called Bob Iger to have me fired?" referring to the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC.</p><p>The comedian is just one of <a href="https://x.com/swamp_ist/status/1968505481221026218" target="_blank">many personalities</a> who lost their jobs as a result of their speech.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk" target="_blank">Jimmy Kimmel's show pulled off the air after Charlie Kirk comments</a></strong></p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1968684582493945979">
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  26.        <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>Who can forget that Gina Carano, also employed by Disney, was <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/align/disney-taps-out-after-lengthy-fight-with-gina-carano-over-wrongthink" target="_blank">fired</a> in February 2021 after she made posts online that <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/star-wars-mandalorian-gina-carano-trans-pronouns-bio-twitter-disney-b436015.html" target="_blank">mocked</a> the use of pronouns while also <a href="https://x.com/ginacarano/status/1327806477923323904" target="_blank">criticizing COVID-19 policies</a>?</p><p>She was promptly kicked from Disney's "The Mandalorian," with studio Lucasfilm saying, "Her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable."</p><p>Tucker Carlson was famously <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tucker-carlson-out-fox-news-58a8421c55978f223b9c4b1d1cbe50be" target="_blank">fired by Fox News</a> in April 2023 for what some say was a result of his hammering of the January 6, 2021, investigations. However, Carlson <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/26/tucker-carlson-fox-news-firing-condition-dominion-settlement" target="_blank">claimed</a> his firing was a requirement of the $787.5 million settlement Fox had agreed to with Dominion Voting Systems.</p><p>Another conveniently forgotten cancellation from the left was Alex Jones, who was simultaneously <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/06/apple-removes-podcasts-infowars-alex-jones" target="_blank">taken off of every major platform</a> in 2018. YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and Facebook all took Jones' Infowars off their sites for allegedly promoting violence and hate speech.</p><p>Jones' take on Sandy Hook, Comet Pizza, and the Parkland, Florida, shootings were <a href="https://freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/tracker-entries/conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-removed-from-social-media-platforms-after-calls-for-misinformation-crackdown/" target="_blank">cited</a> as reasons for removing Jones not from just radio stations, but from entire platforms that are meant to be public for all.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/align/roseanne-barr-john-goodman-trump" target="_blank">'John Goodman wouldn't do it': Roseanne Barr says other 'Roseanne' actors refused to play Trump supporters</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ec6699e8782893b69ad3189725541b4b" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="85520" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618623&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">J. K. Rowling attends day four of Royal Ascot, 2025. Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage</small></p><p>Author J.K. Rowling was blacklisted from a reunion for her own project in <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/11/18/nolte-j-k-rowling-blacklisted-from-harry-potter-reunion/" target="_blank">2021</a> over her <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jk-rowling-sutton-united-fc" target="_blank">unwillingness to accept males as females</a>. She was also <a href="https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/jk-rowling-harry-potter-hbo-banned.html" target="_blank">banned</a> from certain "Harry Potter" projects for the same reason.</p><p>Almost every star of "Harry Potter" has <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-rowling-very-sad" target="_blank">condemned Rowling's comments</a> and views, which have amounted to, essentially, not wanting trans-identifying men to be allowed in women's spaces.</p><p>Liberals certainly did not shed any tears for Megyn Kelly when she was <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/megyn-kelly-remains-absent-from-show-nbc-future-in-doubt" target="_blank">fired by NBC</a> in 2018. The morning show host dared to say that if a non-black person wanted to dress as a black character for Halloween, it should be allowed.</p><p>"Truly, you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was OK, as long as you were dressing up as, like, a character," she said, per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a84a7250b109411591ed6b976be800a0" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>.</p><p>Leftists did not defend Kelly then and treated the situation as if she had been advocating for the mockery of all black people.</p><p>Last but not least, BlazeTV's own Glenn Beck <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/glenn-beck-departs-media-matters-176238/" target="_blank">departed</a> from Fox News Channel in 2011 at the behest of Media Matters. In fact, not only did the activist group proudly claim the victory, but executives openly said they would monitor whoever replaced Beck.</p><p>"We monitor Beck's 5 p.m. show on Fox. Whoever is in at 5 p.m., we’re still going to monitor,” said Media Matters executive vice president Ari Rabin-Havt.<strong></strong></p><p>Though Beck was drawing in more than 2 million viewers per show at the time, Media Matters targeted the show's advertisers, which eventually caved.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em><em></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/cancelations-the-left-has-forgot</guid><category>Cancel</category><category>Cancelation</category><category>Cancel culture</category><category>Tucker carlson</category><category>Roseanne</category><category>Alex jones</category><category>Jk rowling</category><category>Megyn kelly</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Andrew Chapados</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/liberals-conveniently-forget-how-many-people-they-ve-canceled-in-the-last-decade.png?id=61618684&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Trump reveals why the US is trying to get back Bagram Air Base</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-reveals-why-the-us-is-trying-to-get-back-bagram-air-base</link><description><![CDATA[
  27. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/trump-reveals-why-the-us-is-trying-to-get-back-bagram-air-base.jpg?id=61619816&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C53%2C0%2C54"/><br/><br/><p>President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-british-prime-minister-starmer-hold-joint-press-conference/665826" target="_blank">revealed</a> during a joint press conference on Thursday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the U.S. is working on regaining control of Bagram Air Base in the Parwan Province of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.</p><p>"We're trying to get it back," said Trump. "We're trying to get it back because [the Taliban] need[s] things from us."</p><p>The Soviets <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57693593" target="_blank">built</a> the airfield 27 miles north of Kabul and 400 miles west of China in the 1950s and controlled it until their withdrawal from the country in the late 1980s. After overthrowing the previous Taliban regime in 2001, the United States took control of the base and made massive improvements.</p><p class="pull-quote">'It's exactly one hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles.'</p><p>During the Biden administration's <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-celebrates-3rd-anniversary-of-botched-harris-biden-withdrawal-parading-around-in-american-vehicles" target="_blank">botched withdrawal</a> from Afghanistan two decades later — during which the ISIS-Khorasan suicide bombing outside Hamid Karzai International Airport claimed the lives of 11 Marines, a soldier, and a sailor and wounded 45 other service members — the 30 square mile airfield was given to the Afghan National Army, which <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/aug/15/afghanistan-taliban-close-in-on-kabul-as-last-government-stronghold-in-north-falls?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-6118e9868f08d30d15502240#block-6118e9868f08d30d15502240" target="_blank">promptly surrendered</a> the base to Taliban forces.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-department-of-war-would-remind-america-whats-really-at-stake" target="_blank">The Department of War would remind America what’s really at stake</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9636484e12e51a12078428c950897c4f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="b2dd8" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61619814&width=980"/><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Bagram Airfield after its abandonment by the Biden administration. Photo by Rahmatullah ALizadah/Xinhua via Getty Images</small></p><p>In his first Cabinet meeting after retaking office, Trump <a href="https://youtu.be/T0XtYPhl8Dg" target="_blank">hinted</a> that he might condition continued American aid to Afghanistan on the U.S. retaking control of the airfield.</p><p>Trump also criticized Biden's botched withdrawal, noting that "we were going to keep Bagram — not because of Afghanistan but because of China."</p><p>"It's exactly one hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles," said Trump. "We were going to keep a small force on Bagram. We were going to have Bagram Air Base, one of the biggest air bases in the world, one of the biggest runways."</p><p>When pressed for comment, the State Department referred Blaze News to the White House, which did not immediately respond.</p><p>The Federation of American Scientists <a href="https://fas.org/publication/china-is-building-a-second-nuclear-missile-silo-field/" target="_blank">revealed</a> in 2021 that satellite imagery indicated that China was constructing a nuclear missile silo field in eastern Xinjiang, the Chinese province that shares a border with Afghanistan.</p><p>The distance between Bagram and the airfield is <a href="https://www.aircalculator.com/flightplan.php?from=HMI&to=OAI" target="_blank">over 1,414 miles</a> as the crow flies. The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/china-nuclear-missile-silos/2021/06/30/0fa8debc-d9c2-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">communist nuclear missile silos</a> in Yumen, Gansu Province, are approximately 930 to 1,000 miles away from Bagram by air.</p><p>The Washington, D.C.-based Orion Policy Institute <a href="https://orionpolicy.org/the-importance-of-controlling-bagram-air-base-to-us-interests-in-afghanistan-and-surrounding-areas/#_edn7" target="_blank">noted</a> in a March policy brief that:</p><blockquote>since relinquishing control of Bagram Air Base in July 2021, the U.S. lacks a military presence in or near Central Asia. If the U.S. regained control of Bagram Airbase, it could reassert U.S. influence in the region, counter China’s growing influence, combat China’s growing nuclear capabilities, and better protect the U.S. from the growing terrorist threats.</blockquote><p>Trump reiterated on Thursday, "We want that base back, but one of the reasons we want the base is, as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. So a lot of things are happening."</p><p> <em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-reveals-why-the-us-is-trying-to-get-back-bagram-air-base</guid><category>Foreign policy</category><category>China</category><category>Afghanistan</category><category>Bagram</category><category>Bagram air base</category><category>Airfield</category><category>Military</category><category>War</category><category>Donald trump</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Joseph MacKinnon</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/trump-reveals-why-the-us-is-trying-to-get-back-bagram-air-base.jpg?id=61619816&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Female avatar appointed as Europe's first AI government official</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/return/european-ai-minister-appointed-avatar</link><description><![CDATA[
  28. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/female-avatar-appointed-as-europe-s-first-ai-government-official.png?id=61595881&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C1%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>An Eastern European country has appointed a new minister, and it is not a real person.</p><p>For the last few years there have been discussions about implementing <a href="https://verfassungsblog.de/ai-ukraine-judiciary/" target="_blank">artificial intelligence in Ukraine</a> to help with its judicial system due to its lack of available judges. The country even introduced an <a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/31956" target="_blank">AI spokesperson</a> for its foreign ministry in 2024.</p><p>However, another European nation has beaten Ukraine to the punch and officially appointed an AI entity to a government position.</p><p class="pull-quote">'One day, we might even have a ministry run entirely by AI.'</p><p>Public tenders, which refers to bids made by companies to supply goods or services to the government, will now be handled by artificial intelligence in Albania.</p><p>Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama stated on Friday that the AI "minister" will be trusted to stamp out corruption in the government.</p><p>The minister will be a "member of the Cabinet who is not present physically but has been created virtually from artificial intelligence."</p><p>The AI minister, named <a href="https://www.profolus.com/topics/meet-diella-albania-becomes-first-nation-to-appoint-an-ai-minister/" target="_blank">Diella</a> — which translates to "Sun" according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/albania-new-cabinet-parliament-ai-minister-diella-corruption-5e53c5d5973ff0e4c8f009ab3f78f369" target="_blank">Associated Press</a> — will be "100% free of corruption" and will help government efficiency while providing full transparency, the prime minister said.</p><p>Diella has already been implemented as a virtual assistant on Albania's online public services, helping users navigate government websites and deal with digital documents.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/therapists-getting-caught-using-ai" target="_blank">Therapists are getting caught using AI on their patients</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3795cfbfecbd55f3d78bd00ebbc2b895" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="97074" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61595883&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</small></p>            <p>Rama has been calling for AI to be in use for his government for many months. As reported by <a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/albania-considers-creating-ministry-run-entirely-1755203567.html" target="_blank">RBC-Ukraine</a>, he suggested in August that AI could fight corruption at the highest levels.</p><p>"One day, we might even have a ministry run entirely by AI. That way, there would be no nepotism or conflicts of interest," he reportedly said.</p><p>He also expressed interest in having AI govern the country from the top down, the outlet stated.</p><p>Rama has been attending World Economic Forum meetings since at least <a href="https://invest-in-albania.org/pm-edi-rama-attends-world-economic-forum-pekin/" target="_blank">2014</a> and is noted on the organization's <a href="https://www.weforum.org/people/edi-rama/" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/trump-s-new-ai-action-plan-reveals-our-digital-manifest-destiny" target="_blank">Trump's new AI Action Plan reveals our digital manifest destiny</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2f11b0421fd1ab1a1b07e86dc0f8dfd9" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="c6564" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61596408&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">"Diella" appears as an AI assistant on an Albania government website. Photo by ADNAN BECI/AFP via Getty Images</small></p>            <p>"The world is moving towards digital infusion, and that will likely, in my view, backfire in the long run," said Lewis Brackpool, director of investigations for Restore Britain.</p><p>"Albania's AI appointment may in turn show an oxymoronic, two-tiered approach by implementing it. The concern is not whether AI can be used for good sometimes, but the emphasis is on whether it is, in fact, corruption-proof," Brackpool told Blaze News.</p><p>Brackpool asked, "Who programmed the algorithm? What are his or her views? Have these views been included within its database? As Albania’s primary ideological governmental structure is based on socialism, will this coincide with the inherent bias of the machine?"<br/></p><p>The Albanian government is run by Rama's Socialist Party, which won its fourth consecutive term in May. The party controls 83 of the 140 seats. Other parties in the country include the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Albania" target="_blank">Democratic Party of Albania</a>, which is the opposition party, described as center-right and opposed to communism.</p><p>Other parties with seats include the progressive Freedom Party (formerly labeling themselves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Albania" target="_blank">socialists</a>), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Albania" target="_blank">the Social Democratic Party</a>.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em><em><br/></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/return/european-ai-minister-appointed-avatar</guid><category>Return</category><category>Albania</category><category>Ukraine</category><category>Ai</category><category>Artificial intelligence</category><category>Tech</category><dc:creator>Andrew Chapados</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/female-avatar-appointed-as-europe-s-first-ai-government-official.png?id=61595881&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>FBI SCANDAL: Docs reveal deep state was targeting Trump and Charlie Kirk</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/blaze-news-tonight/fbi-scandal-docs-reveal-deep-state-was-targeting-trump-and-charlie-kirk</link><description><![CDATA[
  29. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618577&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Under the Biden administration, the FBI launched a covert operation code-named “Arctic Frost” in 2022 — a sweeping probe that has now been exposed as a blatant weaponization of federal power against conservatives.</p><p>Thanks to whistleblower disclosures and new Senate releases from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), we now have leaked documents revealing that this partisan witch hunt targeted a staggering 92 Republican-linked individuals and groups, including the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, in a clear effort to silence Trump allies and dismantle the conservative movement.</p><p>Arctic Frost “was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and Department of Justice prosecutors could achieve their partisan ends and improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus,” Grassley said on September 16, 2025, during his opening remarks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the FBI.</p><p>Blaze News editor in chief and co-host of “Blaze News: The Mandate” Matthew Peterson is appalled by this latest development. “This is a broad investigation, in other words, of political opponents,” he says.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">        <span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d5b1ac797846b2730f211681009c1ad8" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VoOlN4p158?rel=0&start=48" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span>        </p><p>The inclusion of Turning Point USA alongside “J6$” — a term tied to the January 6, 2021, Capitol events, where hundreds of peaceful protesters faced unjust imprisonment and severe fines — reveals the deep state’s view of Charlie Kirk’s organization.</p><p>“This means that, you know, these organizations and people are being investigated and can be surveilled by the federal government. This is the kind of widespread activity that was common under the last administration,” says Peterson.</p><p>Blaze Media senior politics editor Christopher Bedford says these new Arctic Frost revelations aren’t surprising at all when put into context. “This operation was launched in the spring of 2022, which is basically geared up around the time that President Trump was getting ready to come back and win. And President Biden wasn't doing so hot in the polls, and Vice President Kamala Harris wasn't doing so hot in the polls,” he recalls.</p><p>Bedford explains that Arctic Frost was the latest in a six-year FBI-Democrat campaign — starting with former FBI Director James Comey’s anti-Trump conspiracies and raids, followed by relentless January 6 interrogations targeting GOP operatives’ finances — to dismantle the Republican Party through baseless investigations.</p><p>The FBI and Democrats behind Arctic Frost were desperate to keep their actions hidden, Bedford says, because they knew that Trump, if re-elected, would uncover the "receipts" of their misconduct. Stupidly, they banked on him going to prison or never returning to power, but now they’re facing the music. “They are guilty as sin,” says Bedford.</p><p>Peterson stresses the need to “clean house.”</p><p>“You have tens of thousands of people who have been trained now for a long time such that they think this is a-okay. They were perfectly willing to go along with investigating 92 Republican linked groups…two years after the election to surveil and investigate political opponents of the sitting president,” he says.</p><p>“This is not something that's acceptable; it's not something that we can allow to be normalized; and it's something that's going to require deep structural reform and getting tens of thousands people out of there.”</p><p>To hear more of the conversation, watch the episode above.</p><h2>Want more from 'Blaze News | The Mandate'?</h2><p>To enjoy more provocative opinions, expert analysis, and breaking stories you won’t see anywhere else, <a href="https://get.blazetv.com/blazenewstonight/?utm_source=theblaze&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=article_shortcode_blazenewstonight" target="_blank">subscribe to BlazeTV</a> — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/blaze-news-tonight/fbi-scandal-docs-reveal-deep-state-was-targeting-trump-and-charlie-kirk</guid><category>Blaze news | the mandate</category><category>Matthew peterson</category><category>Chris bedford</category><category>Blazetv</category><category>Blaze media</category><category>Arctic frost</category><category>Fbi</category><category>Turning point usa</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Charlie kirk assassination</category><dc:creator>BlazeTV Staff</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618577&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Florida nurse learns fate after husband caught her having sex with stepson; boy's mom blasts 'incestuous pedophile'</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-nurse-sex-abuse-stepson-latest</link><description><![CDATA[
  30. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/florida-nurse-learns-fate-after-husband-caught-her-having-sex-with-stepson-boy-s-mom-blasts-incestuous-pedophile.png?id=61613665&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C46%2C0%2C47"/><br/><br/><p>A former <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tag/florida-crime" target="_blank">Florida nurse</a> learned her fate after she pleaded "no contest" to a <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tag/child-sex-crimes" target="_self">child sex crime</a>, in which she sexually assaulted her stepson. </p><p>As <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-nurse-sex-abuse" target="_blank">Blaze News previously reported</a>, 35-year-old Alexis Von Yates was accused of engaging in sexual activities with a minor.</p><p class="pull-quote">'Ms. Yates told victim that she was 'horny.''</p><p>Von Yates originally was charged with <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tag/sexual-assault" target="_blank">sexual battery</a> on a person 12 to 18 years of age by a person in familial custody, a first-degree felony that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $10,000 fine.</p><p>However, Von Yates agreed last month to a plea deal on a lesser charge of lewd and lascivious battery on a child between the ages of 12 and 16.</p><p>On Tuesday, Von Yates was sentenced to serve two years in state prison, followed by two years of community control and 10 years of sex offender probation, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/florida-nurse-alexis-von-yates-sentenced-to-2-years-prison-after-caught-having-sex-with-teen-stepson/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>. Von Yates also is required to complete 200 hours of community service and pay fines and court costs. The judge ordered her to have no contact with the victim.</p><p>Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Timothy McCourt noted that the victim and his mother said they were "one hundred percent in agreement with the sentencing," according to the New York Post. </p><p>However, the mother of the boy blasted Von Yates as an "incestuous <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tag/pedophile" target="_self">pedophile</a>” who groomed her son.</p><p>During the sentencing hearing, the victim's mom claimed Von Yates showed no remorse for her "despicable actions" and slammed her a "coward," <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-nurse-has-been-sentenced-two-years-jail-after-her-husband-caught-her-having-sex-his-son-l" target="_blank">Fox News</a> reported.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/school-counselor-of-the-year-sex-student" target="_self">She once was school 'counselor of the year.' Now she's accused of sexually assaulting student 100+ times, court docs say.</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="52d85a9c58393cd7cf002fc22214801e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="140da" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618468&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Pla2na via iStock / Getty Images Plus</small></p><p>Von Yates is accused of sexually abusing the boy on July 26, 2024.</p><p>"His father worked late hours as a lineman," the <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25922565-yates-affidavit/" target="_blank">arrest affidavit</a> reads. "The child victim was hanging out with his stepmother while she was taking care of his younger siblings. ... Around 11 p.m., the two of them began relaxing on the couch, 'hitting' a THC cartridge together while playing a video game. Several hours later ... they decided to watch a movie."</p><p>Von Yates and her stepson both agreed that the movie was "boring," the affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff's Office states.</p><p>"Ms. Yates told victim that she was 'horny,'" the affidavit notes. "Victim laid on top of Ms. Yates. Ms. Yates allowed victim to kiss Ms. Yates' neck, pull down Ms. Yates' shorts and underwear to her ankles."</p><p>Von Yates and the victim engaged in sexual acts, including sexual intercourse, according the affidavit, which also noted that Von Yates' husband "walked in" on his wife <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tag/child-sex-abuse" target="_self">sexually abusing</a> his 15-year-old son.</p><p>Once the father witnessed his son running to the bathroom and noticed that his wife was unclothed, he called Von Yates a "child predator," removed his son from the house, and dropped him off at the boy's grandparents' home, the affidavit states.</p><p>The Florida Department of Health suspended Von Yates' nursing license shortly after her arrest on Nov. 6, 2024.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:25:34 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-nurse-sex-abuse-stepson-latest</guid><category>Pedophile</category><category>Florida crime</category><category>Florida woman</category><category>Florida nurse</category><category>Alexis von yates</category><category>Crime</category><category>Stepson</category><category>Stepmother</category><category>Child sex abuse</category><category>Child sex crimes</category><category>Floride nurse stepson</category><category>Prison sentence</category><dc:creator>Paul Sacca</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/florida-nurse-learns-fate-after-husband-caught-her-having-sex-with-stepson-boy-s-mom-blasts-incestuous-pedophile.png?id=61613665&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Mahmoud Khalil calls Trump administration 'fascist' after immigration judge orders his deportation</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/mahmoud-khalil-algeria-deport-fascist</link><description><![CDATA[
  31. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/mahmoud-khalil-calls-trump-administration-fascist-after-immigration-judge-orders-his-deportation.jpg?id=61619663&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C104%2C0%2C105"/><br/><br/><p>The former Columbia University grad student who is accused of supporting terrorism through his pro-Palestinian protesting has been <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigration-judge-orders-mahmoud-khalil-deported-algeria-syria-rcna232049?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=68cb5ee91ae98f000160531a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank">ordered</a>  by an immigration judge to be deported.</p><p>Mahmoud Khalil's cause has been taken up by many on the left who accuse the Trump administration of unlawfully supporting Israel and discriminating against supporters of the Palestinian cause. The administration has <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-mahmoud-khalil-trump-lawsuit" target="_blank">argued</a> that Khalil's actions violated the provisions of his immigration status by terrorizing Jewish students. </p><p class="pull-quote">'This Court cannot and will not condone such an action by granting a discretionary waiver.'</p><p>Immigration Judge Jamee Comans found that Khalil had "willfully misrepresented" material facts on an immigration application "for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process and reducing the likelihood his applications could be denied."</p><p>"This Court cannot and will not condone such an action by granting a discretionary waiver," the Louisiana-based judge added.</p><p>Comans denied Khalil's request for a waiver preventing his removal from the U.S., but Khalil's attorneys said they have 30 days to file an appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals.</p><p>Khalil is a citizen of Algeria who came to the U.S. from Syria on a student visa in 2022. The administration accused him of withholding information about his membership to several groups, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency of Palestine Refugees as well as the Columbia University Apartheid Divest organization.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-mahmoud-khalil-trump-lawsuit" target="_blank"><strong>DHS fires out scorching response to $20 million lawsuit from Mahmoud Khalil against Trump admin</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">        <span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5aacc6dcbc8184e1772ff5b6da27fdfd" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cNKZj7QdVhI?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span> </p><p>"It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech. Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again," a statement from Khalil reads.</p><p>"When their first effort to deport me was set to fail, they resorted to fabricating baseless and ridiculous allegations in a bid to silence me for speaking out and standing firmly with Palestine, demanding an end to the ongoing genocide," he continued. "Such fascist tactics will never deter me from continuing to advocate for my people’s liberation."</p><p>Comans' order was made on Friday but was filed on Wednesday.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>! </em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/mahmoud-khalil-algeria-deport-fascist</guid><category>Mahmoud khalil deportation</category><category>Green card rights</category><category>Palestinian terrorism</category><category>Antisemitism against students</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Carlos Garcia</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/mahmoud-khalil-calls-trump-administration-fascist-after-immigration-judge-orders-his-deportation.jpg?id=61619663&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Florida's lieutenant governor seeks to supercharge accountability in wake of Kirk assassination</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-s-lieutenant-governor-seeks-to-supercharge-accountability-in-wake-of-kirk-assassination</link><description><![CDATA[
  32. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/florida-s-lieutenant-governor-seeks-to-supercharge-accountability-in-wake-of-kirk-assassination.jpg?id=61617903&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C54%2C0%2C54"/><br/><br/><p>Florida's new lieutenant governor, Jay Collins, is no stranger to being on the front lines. Prior to entering politics, Collins served as a Green Beret in the Army Special Forces in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p>Now, his battles are in Florida and are political in nature, but it's a mission that he takes seriously in order to ensure the gains the state has made under Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are not squandered. Collins was a state senator when DeSantis appointed him in August to replace former Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (R), who stepped down from the position in February to become president of Florida International University.</p><p class="pull-quote">'People just crave leadership that just cares about them.'</p><p>Collins' preferred leadership style was put on display when he flew to California to oversee the transfer of the illegal alien truck driver who was taken into custody in Stockton after allegedly causing a fatal car crash in Florida by attempting to do an illegal U-turn.</p><p> "Those are three lives cut short that ended early because [of] this guy who couldn't read road signs, doesn't speak English. ... What are we going to do? Let Gavin Newsom play games? We had zero faith that he was going to follow through and do the right thing. So why would we not have leadership on the ground?" Collins told Blaze News regarding his reason for going to California.</p><p>"We believe in government that will not only hold people accountable, we will go to great measures to make sure that accountability happens," he continued.</p><p>Collins said the flight back to Florida with the suspect, Harjinder Singh, was "odd" and that he did not talk much other than to say he liked Chick-fil-A.</p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1958640906732806232">
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  36.        <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>                    <p>Collins said he has not been too surprised with anything relating to the duties of lieutenant governor. "I'm a fan of measuring twice, maybe thrice before you cut," he said. However, he has noted how much people "want on-the-ground leadership."</p><p>"Everywhere we go ... people just crave leadership that just cares about them," Collins continued. "It's been exciting to see that."</p><p>Reacting to Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk being assassinated by a far-left suspect last week, Collins said that "there's so much at stake" for the direction of the country in the aftermath of such a tragic event.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/charlie-kirk-s-hometown-gathers-to-honor-beloved-activist-his-death-is-his-life-beginning-with-the-lord" target="_blank"><strong>Charlie Kirk's hometown gathers to honor beloved activist: 'His death is his life beginning with the Lord'</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="08df3256b5f76e2484b4d7f266a86b48" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="2798f" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.png?id=61602898&width=980"/>                <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">            Photo used by permission of Lourdes Camarillo        </small>        </p><p><span></span>"[Kirk's] approach to civil discourse and discussion and just confronting people with love, with curiosity, and curiosity, and conversation was amazing. To see somebody who believed in our American ideas ... to that degree being taken is heartbreaking," Collins explained, adding his concern with how the left has responded with violence to people like Kirk.</p><p>With DeSantis being term-limited, Collins could jump into the governor's race and has not ruled it out. If he decides to run for the top position, he would have to go against Rep. Byron Donalds (R), who already has the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/trump-endorsed-byron-donalds-florida-00206144#:~:text=Florida-,Trump%2Dendorsed%20Byron%20Donalds%20makes%20run%20for%20Florida%20governor%20official,as%20a%20possible%20running%20mate." target="_blank">endorsement</a> of President Donald Trump.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:50:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-s-lieutenant-governor-seeks-to-supercharge-accountability-in-wake-of-kirk-assassination</guid><category>Politics</category><category>Florida</category><category>Jay collins</category><category>Interview</category><dc:creator>Julio Rosas</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/florida-s-lieutenant-governor-seeks-to-supercharge-accountability-in-wake-of-kirk-assassination.jpg?id=61617903&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>If radical Islam was terror, why isn’t transgender extremism?</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/if-radical-islam-was-terror-why-isnt-transgender-extremism</link><description><![CDATA[
  37. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/if-radical-islam-was-terror-why-isnt-transgender-extremism.jpg?id=61618174&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C53%2C0%2C54"/><br/><br/><p>In 2016, Donald Trump blasted President Obama for refusing to use the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.” Trump argued that any leader unwilling to name America’s enemy lacked the moral clarity to defend the nation and serve as president. He was right then — and he’s right now.</p><p>Today, America faces another threat that must be called by its name: transgender ideology-inspired violence and extremism. <a href="https://itsyourgov.org/" target="_blank">The Oversight Project</a> is calling on the FBI to formally designate TIVE as domestic terrorism. We urge every American to demand the same. Political correctness cannot be allowed to obscure a growing danger.</p><p class="pull-quote">Twenty-four years after 9/11, we should know better than to ignore clear warning signs.</p><p>The need has never been clearer. Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a man steeped in TIVE ideology, as indicated by the shell casings, text messages, his homosexual relationship with a man claiming to be transgender, and other obvious indicators. Online communities of TIVE adherents continue celebrating the murder. Federal investigators are now probing groups that appear to have had foreknowledge of the attack.</p><p>That assassination was not an isolated event. In August, <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/trans-identifying-man-with-a-twisted-mind-said-i-want-to-die-before-opening-fire-on-catholic-mass-in-minneapolis" target="_blank">Robert Westman</a> fired through the windows of Annunciation Catholic Church, gunning down parishioners and killing two children. In May, <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/stabbing-massachusetts-murder-connecticut-jared-ravizza" target="_blank">Jared Ravizza</a> stabbed six people, including children, in a Massachusetts movie theater. In 2023, <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/covenant-school-trans-shooter-s-full-manifesto-released-if-god-wont-give-me-a-boy-body" target="_blank">Audrey Hale</a> killed six at the Covenant School. And in 2022, <a href="https://twitchy.com/brettt/2022/07/30/court-filing-shows-that-nicholas-sophie-roske-was-shooting-for-3-supreme-court-justices-n2211713" target="_blank">Nicholas Roske</a>, a man who identified as a transgender woman, attempted to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.</p><p>This list barely scratches the surface. The pattern is clear: TIVE adherents treat disagreement as violence. Anyone who refuses to affirm their delusions becomes an enemy whose mere existence justifies reprisal. From that warped premise, violent acts naturally follow.</p><h2>Why a federal designation matters</h2><p>A domestic terrorism designation would give the FBI the tools to map networks, deploy undercover operations, and share intelligence with state and local agencies. The federal definition of domestic terrorism already covers the tactics TIVE adherents employ — assassination, mass shootings, intimidation, and coercion.</p><p>Other categories already exist, from racially motivated extremism to animal rights terrorism. TIVE qualifies under the same standard, and its record of violence suggests it could soon eclipse those groups in lethality.</p><h2>Anticipating the pushback</h2><p>The left will accuse us of labeling all transgender people as terrorists. That is false. TIVE does not mean transgender identity itself — it means adopting an ideology that frames disagreement as violence and legitimizes retaliation. One need not be transgender to adopt TIVE, as the suspected assassin Tyler Robinson illustrates.</p><p>The politically correct right will take another route. Fearing criticism, they will prefer vague labels that blunt the truth. Just this week, FBI Director Kash Patel unveiled a catch-all category designed to offend no one: “nihilistic violent extremism.” But TIVE does not fit. These attackers do not believe life is meaningless. They believe in a utopia purged of ideological opponents. That is not nihilism. That is fanaticism.</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-right-message-justice-the-wrong-messenger-pam-bondi"><strong>The right message: Justice. The wrong messenger: Pam Bondi.</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9627a075c81a8fe4fe741b0e4a25b637" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="a5ecc" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618162&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images</small></p><p>As Trump said: If you cannot define your enemy, you are not fit to lead.</p><p>Some may argue that Trump’s designation of Antifa as a terrorist group on Wednesday already addresses this threat. But Antifa represents a broader spectrum of anarchist and far-left ideologies. TIVE stands apart. It grows out of transgender ideology and channels rage into acts of targeted violence, often against Christians and conservatives.</p><p>America can, and does, face multiple domestic terror movements at once.</p><h2>Time for political will</h2><p>Twenty-four years after 9/11, we should know better than to ignore clear warning signs. If jihadists with Arabic last names had carried out the recent wave of attacks, Washington would be in crisis mode. Instead, we get euphemisms and excuses.</p><p>This problem can be solved. But only if leaders show the political will to act. Designating TIVE as domestic terrorism would allow law enforcement to disrupt networks before they strike again. It would send a clear message: America will not tolerate ideologies that sanctify violence.</p><p>Until that happens, every church service, every school day, and every public gathering risks becoming the next target. Naming the enemy is the first step to defeating it.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:25:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/if-radical-islam-was-terror-why-isnt-transgender-extremism</guid><category>Opinion &amp; analysis</category><category>Opinion</category><category>Charlie</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Charlie kirk assassination</category><category>Transgenderism</category><category>Transgender extremism</category><category>Islamic extremism</category><category>Oversight project</category><category>Robert westman</category><category>Audrey hale</category><category>Nicholas john roske</category><category>Jared ravizza</category><category>Terrorism</category><dc:creator>Mike Howell</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/if-radical-islam-was-terror-why-isnt-transgender-extremism.jpg?id=61618174&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Trump signs new tech deal with UK</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-signs-new-tech-deal-with-uk</link><description><![CDATA[
  38. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/trump-signs-new-tech-deal-with-uk.jpg?id=61618478&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C314%2C0%2C99"/><br/><br/><p>On the last day of his state visit to the United Kingdom, President Trump joined Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a meeting and to sign a new U.S.-U.K. agreement on tech and AI. Starmer called the deal “a blueprint to win this new era together.”</p><p>The day began at Windsor Castle with a military band performance and an impressive <a href="https://youtu.be/IIl-Mii0Nt0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">flyover</a> from the RAF’s Red Arrows. Trump then traveled to Chequers — the country residence of the U.K. prime minister — to meet with Starmer.</p><p class="pull-quote">Trump called the agreement 'the next logical step' in what he called 'the Anglo-American alliance.'</p><p>After the closed-doors meeting, Trump and Starmer <a href="https://youtu.be/u_88RUhklBQ" target="_blank">spoke briefly</a> at a reception with U.S. leaders in tech and AI and then officially signed the Technology Prosperity Deal. In addressing the deal, Starmer emphasized the “incredible relationship” between the two countries, saying, “It comes down to leaders, of course, leaders who respect one another.” </p><p>Both Trump and Starmer focused on the strength of their personal relationship and the strength of U.S.-U.K. relations. Trump characterized these ties as “priceless” and pointed to the new deal as “making those ties closer than ever before.” </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/trump-s-new-ai-action-plan-reveals-our-digital-manifest-destiny" target="_self"><strong>Trump's new AI Action Plan reveals our digital manifest destiny</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="Trump's new AI Action Plan reveals our digital manifest destiny" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2d7c22e7ef49e563b04a5cf821c4ad64" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="0a204" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/trump-s-new-ai-action-plan-reveals-our-digital-manifest-destiny.jpg?id=61618496&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images</small></p><p>The <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-regarding-the-technology-prosperity-de/" target="_blank">deal</a> focuses on AI, quantum computing, and nuclear energy through joint funding, resource sharing, and cooperation between the governments and top tech companies of both nations. Highlights include the creation of a U.S.-U.K. task force on quantum computing, cutting back regulations, and investing in the U.K.’s nuclear energy sector. </p><p>Starmer characterized the deal as “U.S. capital and entrepreneurial spirit combined with British ideas and ingenuity.” He praised the economic effects of the deal, saying, “It means life-changing investments across the U.K."</p><p>Trump called the agreement “the next logical step” in what he called “the Anglo-American alliance.” He praised the strength of U.S.-U.K. relations and went on to say that “together we are building up the industrial capacity of both our countries.” He characterized the new deal as opening up “new government, academic, and private sector cooperation.” </p><p>President Trump and the first lady departed for the U.S. in the late afternoon. </p><p><em><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em></em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self"><em><em>Sign up here</em></em></a><em><em>!</em></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-signs-new-tech-deal-with-uk</guid><category>Starmer</category><category>Uk</category><category>Ai</category><category>Trump</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Sebastian Pestritto</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/trump-signs-new-tech-deal-with-uk.jpg?id=61618478&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>MAHA agenda scores major win with announcement from food giant</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/maha-agenda-scores-major-win-with-announcement-from-food-giant</link><description><![CDATA[
  39. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/maha-agenda-scores-major-win-with-announcement-from-food-giant.jpg?id=61618303&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C53%2C0%2C54"/><br/><br/><p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to Make America Healthy Again have consistently been paying off in the steep uphill battle against Big Pharma and Big Food. This week, a large food manufacturer joined the ranks of corporations making big changes to their ingredients in the furtherance of the MAHA agenda. </p><p>On Monday, Tyson Foods <a href="https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news-releases/2025/9/tyson-foods-plans-to-stop-using-high-fructose-corn-syrup" target="_blank">announced</a> that it will be removing some junk ingredients from several of its brands. </p><p class="pull-quote">'Our decision to remove high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients reflects our ongoing commitment to feeding the world like family.'</p><p>The press release states that it plans to remove high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, butylated hydroxyanisole/butylated hydroxytoluene, and titanium oxide by the end of 2025. </p><p>“We continuously review and assess our product portfolio to ensure the highest quality products that meet the needs of consumers,” said Donnie King, president and CEO of Tyson Foods. “Our decision to remove high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients reflects our ongoing commitment to feeding the world like family, while preserving the taste, value, and integrity that define our iconic brands.”</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/its-been-a-year-since-kennedy-and-trump-joined-forces-here-are-mahas-top-3-wins" target="_blank">It's been a year since Kennedy and Trump joined forces. Here are MAHA's top 3 wins.</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fc4960529d919cb04aa25449ef290e71" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="ce237" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618304&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images</small></p><p>While the press release insists that all of these ingredients are FDA-approved and safe to use, critics have raised concerns over their safety in higher doses and extended periods of time. In particular, <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11988534/" target="_blank">scientists</a> have questioned the toxicity levels of BHA and BHT.</p><p>Titanium dioxide, according to the <a href="https://www.industrialplating.com/materials/titanium-dioxide-coatings?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=267694079&utm_term=industrialplating&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=industrialplating&utm_campaign=&utm_source=bing&hsa_kw=industrialplating&hsa_cam=267694079&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=9583170086&hsa_ad=&hsa_grp=1152288697932734&hsa_src=o&hsa_mt=b&hsa_tgt=dat-2323817825339268:loc-4126&hsa_net=adwords&msclkid=d40b9e0dc45f1d4a5158f6c1e14086b5&utm_content=All%20Webpages" target="_blank">Industrial Plating Company's</a> website, "is a hard and dense ceramic coating. It is used for a variety of coating applications, including wear resistance and electrically conductive coatings." When it is not being used for industrial-grade ceramic coatings, food companies have used it as an additive to increase the whiteness or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/titanium-dioxide-in-food" target="_blank">opacity</a> of food. </p><p>Among the brands that will see changes to their ingredients are Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Wright, State Fair, Aidells, and ibp, according to the press release.</p><p>Earlier this year, Tyson Foods announced that it would remove "petroleum-based synthetic dyes from its domestic-branded products."</p><p><span></span>Tyson Foods did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment. </p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/maha-agenda-scores-major-win-with-announcement-from-food-giant</guid><category>Politics</category><category>Donnie king</category><category>Rfk jr</category><category>Robert f kennedy jr</category><category>Tyson foods</category><category>Titanium dioxide</category><category>High fructose corn syrup</category><category>Maha</category><category>Make america healthy again</category><dc:creator>Cooper Williamson</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/maha-agenda-scores-major-win-with-announcement-from-food-giant.jpg?id=61618303&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Office Depot fires employees for refusal to print Charlie Kirk memorial posters</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/office-depot-fires-employees-for-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-memorial-posters</link><description><![CDATA[
  40. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618234&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>A customer planned to use an Office Depot in Michigan to print a poster of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk for a prayer vigil — but one employee refused to fulfill the customer's order, dismissing it as “political propaganda.”</p><p>In a video of the altercation, the customer can be heard asking store employees about the order. “Yeah, so we don’t print propaganda,” the woman who identified herself as the store manager explains.</p><p>“It’s propaganda. I’m sorry. We don’t print that here,” she continued.</p><p>Confused, the customer asked what makes the posters propaganda, to which the employee replied, “Because he’s a political figure.”</p><h3></h3><br/><span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2339f36f95ee17de827712a85eff223c" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UBwmk361hGw?rel=0&start=1467" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span><p>The posters boasted a black-and-white image of Kirk and featured the phrase, “The Legendary Charlie Kirk 1993–2025.”</p><p>Office Depot responded to the incident by firing the employee and releasing a statement explaining that it was “deeply concerned by the incident that occurred at Store 3382 in Portage, Michigan.”</p><p>“The behavior displayed by our associate is completely unacceptable and insensitive, violates our company policies, and does not reflect the values we uphold at Office Depot.”</p><p>“On behalf of the company, we sincerely apologize for this regrettable situation,” it added.</p><p>“A little smarty pants there got fired,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray comments on “Pat Gray Unleashed.”</p><p>Gray calls the Office Depot response, which was amended to explain that multiple employees were terminated, “swift” and “satisfying.”</p><p>“If you believe people deserve to be shot for their opinions,” executive producer Keith Malinak says, “Don’t cry when you get fired for yours.”</p><h2>Want more from Pat Gray?</h2><p>To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, <a href="https://get.blazetv.com/pat/?utm_source=theblaze&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=article_shortcode_patgray" target="_blank">subscribe to BlazeTV</a> — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/office-depot-fires-employees-for-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-memorial-posters</guid><category>Free</category><category>Video</category><category>Video phone</category><category>Sharing</category><category>Camera phone</category><category>Upload</category><category>Youtube.com</category><category>Pat gray unleashed</category><category>Pat gray</category><category>The blaze</category><category>Blazetv</category><category>Blaze news</category><category>Blaze podcasts</category><category>Blaze podcast network</category><category>Blaze media</category><category>Blaze online</category><category>Blaze originals</category><category>Keith malinak</category><category>Office depot fires workers</category><category>Office depot</category><category>Free speech</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Charlie kirk assassination</category><category>Charlie kirk memorial</category><category>Leftism</category><dc:creator>BlazeTV Staff</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618234&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>TikTok is finally coming home</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/return/tiktok-is-finally-coming-home</link><description><![CDATA[
  41. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/tiktok-is-finally-coming-home.png?id=61617768&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C1%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>After what were described as high-stakes talks in Madrid, President Trump and the Chinese have seemingly fashioned a deal that will please both parties when it comes to TikTok.</p><p>Whether users are watching Chinese factories <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/chinese-factories-tiktok-tariff-workaround" target="_blank">shuck garments</a> or consuming soft-core pornography via the platform's <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio" target="_blank">top star</a>, a TikTok ban is <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/05/support-for-a-us-tiktok-ban-continues-to-decline-and-half-of-adults-doubt-it-will-happen/" target="_blank">not popular</a> among American consumers, content creators, or <a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/banning-tiktok-is-unconstitutional-the-supreme-court-must-step-in" target="_blank">activists</a>.</p><p class="pull-quote">'I've reached a deal with China, I'm going to speak to President Xi on Friday.'</p><p>After seemingly working for months to get a deal done that would not only limit the exposure of <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/data-stealing-left-vs-right" target="_blank">Americans' data</a> to foreign adversaries but keep the app alive for the doom scrollers, Trump announced this week that his discussions with China have gone "VERY WELL."</p><p>"The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL!" the president wrote on Truth Social <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1967563597284069703" target="_blank">Monday</a>. </p><p>He continued, "It will be concluding shortly. A deal was also reached on a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save."</p><p>According to insiders, American companies will finally have a stake in the massive app.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/youtube-admits-to-manipulating-videos" target="_blank">YouTube admits to secretly manipulating videos with AI</a></strong></p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1967563597284069703">
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  45.        <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>                    <p>While a U.S. buyer has not been officially identified, the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/details-emerge-on-u-s-china-tiktok-deal-594e009f?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAinsYCXZoZ_IQ8YUUZ8ZxI_NDDG6aqst5wEVpqxVYVnccjCPYUiyPvJkI8iJ6Q%3D&gaa_ts=68c9c891&gaa_sig=NTju3P1x8L5_6FmAA3NOKxMPI_M1g8ia2Upyg0ZHesTFcyrQBrnGcFVjkOISEHDXXQ2oX2Fhg6E7-FVsqpm7YA%3D%3D" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> has reported through unnamed sources that a group of buyers could include Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz.</p><p>Oracle is a software company, Silver Lake is a private investment firm, and Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm.</p><p>The consortium would control TikTok's stateside business with 80% ownership, and existing American TikTokers would be asked to move their viewership or content to a new app that is reportedly being tested.</p><p>Oracle will allegedly be responsible for housing user data in Texas, which is a long flight from the usual data mines of Singapore, where TikTok parent ByteDance stores some of its <a href="https://dgtlinfra.com/tiktok-data-centers-cloud-locations/" target="_blank">U.S. data</a>.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/return/silent-pandemic-how-big-tech-is-exploiting-your-children" target="_blank">Silent pandemic: How Big Tech is exploiting your children</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b85839cd91257b3538cd29a8c14dffe3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="1d647" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61617831&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Li Hongbo/VCG via Getty Images</small></p>            <p>"We have a deal on TikTok, I've reached a deal with China, I'm going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up," Trump told reporters as he left the White House this week, per the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7847q9xvwgo" target="_blank">BBC</a>.</p><p>As for China's side of the deal, deputy head of China's cyberspace administration, Wang Jingtao, said that part of the agreement includes "licensing the algorithm and other intellectual property rights."</p><p>"The Chinese government will, according to law, examine and approve relevant matters involving TikTok, such as the export of technology as well as the license use of intellectual property," the Chinese official added.</p><p>According to CNBC, the deal is expected to close in the next <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/tiktok-bytedance-oracle-china.html" target="_blank">30 to 45 days</a>.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em><em><br/></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/return/tiktok-is-finally-coming-home</guid><category>Return</category><category>Tiktok</category><category>Tech</category><category>Social media</category><category>China</category><category>Singapore</category><category>Bytedance</category><dc:creator>Andrew Chapados</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/tiktok-is-finally-coming-home.png?id=61617768&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Coldplay singer asks 80,000 fans to 'send love'  to 'Charlie Kirk's family' during final tour stop</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/coldplay-singer-charlie-kirk-love</link><description><![CDATA[
  46. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/coldplay-singer-asks-80000-fans-to-send-love-to-charlie-kirk-s-family-during-final-tour-stop.png?id=61614360&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C1%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Coldplay singer Chris Martin sent out an unexpected message during the final show of his tour last week.</p><p>The band was wrapping up its 10-show stint at Wembley Stadium in London, which saw a reported 800,000 fans file in to hear the group play during the tour, according to <a href="https://www.myjoyonline.com/coldplay-get-giddy-as-they-smash-wembley-stadium-record/" target="_blank">Joy Online</a>; an average of 80,000 per show.</p><p class="pull-quote">'So beautiful. Thank you for saying this.'</p><p>During the performance, Martin addressed the crowd several times, but it was his words to his fans before playing his 2005 hit song "Fix You" that have gone viral online.</p><h2>'We Pray'</h2><p>"For the final time for a few years in London, let's raise our hands like this and send love anywhere you wanna send it in the world," Martin began, per <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2025/09/13/coldplay-fans-disappointed-chris-martin-dedicates-song-charlie-kirks-family-24153492/?ITO=msn" target="_blank">Metro</a>. "There are so many places that might need it today."</p><p>Raising his hands in the air and urging fans to join in, the 48-year-old continued, "So, here it comes from London. You can send this to your brother or your sister, you can send it to the families of people who have been going through terrible stuff, you can send it to Charlie Kirk's family, you can send it to anybody's family."</p><p>Fans cheered at each message, including the one about Kirk, and also when Martin mentioned more places to send the love.</p><p>"You can send it to people you disagree with, but you send them love anyway. You can send it to peaceful people in the Middle East, in Ukraine and Russia," he <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOjXgMmDJXI/" target="_blank">added</a>, before starting the song.</p><h2>'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall'</h2><p>The next day, some commenters online were not happy with the tribute toward Kirk.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/tears-and-tributes-glenn-beck-hosts-the-charlie-kirk-show-with-rush-limbaughs-golden-microphone" target="_blank">Tears and tributes: Glenn Beck hosts “The Charlie Kirk Show” with Rush Limbaugh’s golden microphone</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">        <span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0ee8e0d672694d16557406b196df5a64" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xmX173bu6QM?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span>                        </p><p>"Charlie Kirk? Really?" one woman wrote on a Coldplay Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coldplay/reel/DOjZDjvjQSN/" target="_blank">post</a>.</p><p>"I've been at concerts, I cried, I laughed with you. ...  I've [had] to read this about Kirk. Are [you] serious? Like really? My world fell apart," another fan wrote below.</p><p>These comments were quickly washed out with an overwhelming amount of fan reactions that were spreading love, though, just as Martin seemingly had hoped. </p><p>Another <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOjXgMmDJXI/" target="_blank">video</a> showing the singer's remarks was soon swamped with loving messages as well.</p><p>"So beautiful. Thank you for saying this," singer Mary Millben said.</p><p>"I love it," professional shooter Jamie Villamor said. Brittany Aldean, actress and wife of country star Jason Aldean, also commented with a heart-eyes emoji.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/first-charlie-kirk-statue-plans" target="_blank">Plans for first Charlie Kirk statue revealed by formerly woke institution</a></strong></p>        <p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1fe363c39aac0e9f4b80f00083ee3ad0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="80ab6" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61614417&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images</small></p>            <h2>'Viva La Vida'</h2><p>Not only were Coldplay's posts filled with adoration over of the gesture, but by the time the band posted a tour-ending video on Tuesday, all its fans had seemingly forgot about any controversies and delivered thousands of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coldplay/reel/DOq67UsjVB2/" target="_blank">comments of support</a>.</p><p>"Highlight of my summer," one fan wrote. </p><p>"I wish I could do it all over again," another added.</p><p>Coldplay's tour was technically the most attended in history, with more than 13 million tickets sold.</p><p>This beat out Taylor Swift's 2024 tour at No. 2, Oasis' 2025 return at No. 4, and even Michael Jackson's 1988 tour at No. 5. However, a big asterisk is that Coldplay's tour is considered a continuation from 2022.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em><em><br/></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/coldplay-singer-charlie-kirk-love</guid><category>Coldplay</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Wembley</category><category>London</category><category>England</category><category>Liberals</category><category>Chris martin</category><category>Align</category><category>Entertainment</category><dc:creator>Andrew Chapados</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/coldplay-singer-asks-80000-fans-to-send-love-to-charlie-kirk-s-family-during-final-tour-stop.png?id=61614360&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>'Exactly what he wanted': Charlie Kirk's widow is taking over as CEO of Turning Point USA</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/exactly-what-he-wanted-charlie-kirks-widow-erika-is-taking-over-as-ceo-of-turning-point-usa</link><description><![CDATA[
  47. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/exactly-what-he-wanted-charlie-kirk-s-widow-is-taking-over-as-ceo-of-turning-point-usa.jpg?id=61618155&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C53%2C0%2C54"/><br/><br/><p>Erika Kirk, the widow of assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/erika-kirk-first-address-charlie" target="_blank">stated</a> shortly after her husband's death, "They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love. But they should all know this: If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea — you have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country."</p><p class="pull-quote">'We will not surrender or kneel before evil. We will carry on.'</p><p>"You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife," continued Mrs. Kirk. "The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry. To everyone listening tonight across America: The movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen."</p><p>Megyn Kelly, one of the fallen patriot's friends to guest-host "The Charlie Kirk Show" in Phoenix this week, <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1968707005268509104" target="_blank">revealed</a> on Thursday with the show's executive producer, Andrew Kolvet, that Kirk's widow will take a leading role in fulfilling Charlie's mission — as CEO and board chair of Turning Point USA.</p><p>"This is exactly what he wanted," said Kolvet.</p><p>"It had to be, right?" said Kelly. "I don't think anybody would accept a leader of the organization who they didn't feel completely understood Charlie and would be 100% dedicated to fulfilling his vision for where this group is going."</p><p>Kirk's chief of staff, Michael McCoy, said, "She's our retribution."</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/tears-and-tributes-glenn-beck-hosts-the-charlie-kirk-show-with-rush-limbaughs-golden-microphone" target="_self">Tears and tributes: Glenn Beck hosts 'The Charlie Kirk Show' with Rush Limbaugh’s golden microphone</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f323452f8d43da3fb9daf65b02d6fd22" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="55933" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.png?id=61618299&width=980"/><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."> Photo by Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images </small></p><p>Erika Kirk, the founder of the nonprofit Everyday Heroes Like You and the mother of the late CEO's two children, will helm an organization that has a presence at over 3,500 American schools, over 2,000 TPUSA student groups, and over 800 TPUSA faith groups. Kolvet <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/15/us-news/charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa-flooded-with-requests-for-chapters/" target="_blank">recently indicated</a> that TPUSA has been inundated with well over 37,000 new chapter requests.</p><p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/800835023" target="_blank">According</a> to its tax filings, TPUSA's revenue for the fiscal year ending June 2024 was $85 million.</p><p>The TPUSA board <a href="https://x.com/TPUSA/status/1968709126202016062" target="_blank">indicated</a> that Erika Kirk's election was unanimous.</p><p>"All of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk's mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to our Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come," the board said in a statement.</p><p>"As Charlie always said, 'We have a country to save.' We will not surrender or kneel before evil. We will carry on," continued the board. "The attempt to destroy Charlie's work will become our chance to make it more powerful and enduring than ever before."</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:44:16 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/exactly-what-he-wanted-charlie-kirks-widow-erika-is-taking-over-as-ceo-of-turning-point-usa</guid><category>Erika kirk</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Turning point usa</category><category>Tpusa</category><category>Conservative</category><category>Christian</category><category>Winning</category><category>Assassination</category><category>Kirk</category><category>Megyn kelly</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Joseph MacKinnon</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/exactly-what-he-wanted-charlie-kirk-s-widow-is-taking-over-as-ceo-of-turning-point-usa.jpg?id=61618155&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>The forces behind the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/the-forces-behind-the-suspension-of-jimmy-kimmel</link><description><![CDATA[
  48. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/the-forces-behind-the-suspension-of-jimmy-kimmel.jpg?id=61618244&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C40%2C0%2C41"/><br/><br/><p>In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Jimmy Kimmel delivered a <a href="https://youtu.be/-j3YdxNSzTk" target="_blank">monologue</a>, still available on YouTube, in which he insinuated that the accused assassin was part of the "far-right."</p><p>“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” Kimmel said during his monologue. He added that the "MAGA gang" was trying to "score political points" following the shooting.</p><p>On Wednesday night, Sinclair and Nexstar Media Group, two of the largest ABC affiliate networks, said that Kimmel's show would be pre-emptively taken off air, effective immediately. </p><p class="pull-quote">'This incident highlights the critical need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks.'</p><p>“Mr. Kimmel’s remarks were inappropriate and deeply insensitive at a critical moment for our country,” <a href="https://sbgi.net/sinclair-says-kimmel-suspension-is-not-enough-calls-on-fcc-and-abc-to-take-additional-action/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">said</a> Sinclair Vice Chairman Jason Smith. “We believe broadcasters have a responsibility to educate and elevate respectful, constructive dialogue in our communities. We appreciate FCC Chairman [Brendan] Carr’s remarks today, and this incident highlights the critical need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks.”</p><p>“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” <a href="https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-abc-affiliates-to-preempt-jimmy-kimmel-live-indefinitely-beginning-tonight/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">said</a> Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to pre-empt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.”</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk" target="_self"><strong>Jimmy Kimmel's show pulled off the air after Charlie Kirk comments</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bcea3ba8e8be05766844f973410b3acd" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="f73fb" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61618012&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images</small></p><p>Nathan Leamer, a former FCC official in the first Trump administration, told Blaze News that Sinclair and Nexstar forced ABC's hand in a "rebellion" against the network. Leamer also praised Carr's approach, saying that the FCC is not forcing any action but rather "creating a lane for companies to make good decisions."</p><p>Sinclair will be airing a special tribute to Charlie Kirk on Friday. In addition, Sinclair asked Kimmel to issue a "direct apology" to the Kirk family and to give them and Turning Point USA a "meaningful personal donation."</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/the-forces-behind-the-suspension-of-jimmy-kimmel</guid><category>Politics</category><category>Sinclair</category><category>Nexstar media group</category><category>Fcc</category><category>Fcc chairman carr</category><category>Jimmy kimmel live</category><category>Jimmy kimmel</category><category>Jason smith</category><category>Andrew alford</category><dc:creator>Cooper Williamson</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/the-forces-behind-the-suspension-of-jimmy-kimmel.jpg?id=61618244&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>'Rest in peace, wheezy': Jimmy Kimmel's legacy of late-night demonization and hatred</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/rest-in-peace-wheezy-jimmy-kimmels-legacy-is-of-late-night-demonization-and-hatred</link><description><![CDATA[
  49. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/rest-in-peace-wheezy-jimmy-kimmel-s-legacy-of-late-night-demonization-and-hatred.jpg?id=61617949&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C53%2C0%2C53"/><br/><br/><p>The ABC television network <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk" target="_blank">nuked</a> the <a href="https://ustvdb.com/networks/abc/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/" target="_blank">poorly performing</a> "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show on Wednesday after its eponymous host <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-claims-charlie-kirk-shooter-is-maga-during-wildly-unfunny-monologue" target="_blank">suggested</a> that the homosexual leftist arrested for allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk was a Trump supporter and a member of the MAGA movement — an assertion that has no factual basis.</p><p>President Donald Trump <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1968468758533451910" target="_blank">congratulated</a> ABC "for finally having the courage to do what had to be done" and called the show's cancellation "great news for America."</p><p>Liberal activist organizations, <a href="https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/1968460341206995055" target="_blank">Democrats</a>, and Hollywood script-readers who didn't make a peep when conservatives and populists were canceled in recent years rushed to condemn Kimmel's visitation by consequence, <a href="https://x.com/TheFIREorg/status/1968450270683070607" target="_blank">complaining</a> of imagined government censorship and <a href="https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/1968466017073701081" target="_blank">fascism</a>.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/ta-nehisi-coates-tries-smearing-charlie-kirk-but-the-race-hustler-just-ends-up-attacking-common-sense" target="_blank">Vanity Fair smears Charlie Kirk — but race-hustling author just ends up attacking common sense</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="06dea0872487e3b026bf958fe22507f1" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="07893" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61617938&width=980"/><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images</small></p><p>The liberal X knockoff Bluesky — where some leftists have celebrated Kirk's assassination — teemed on Wednesday with hysterical hot takes and the <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/johnpavlovitz.bsky.social/post/3lz2y6s3fvc2p" target="_blank">mantra</a>, "I stand with Jimmy Kimmel."</p><p>Critics cognizant of the great pleasure that Kimmel took in demonizing conservatives and vaccine skeptics and in celebrating their cancellation appear less than sympathetic over his ouster. They certainly aren't buying the line that the <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1968632614530478157" target="_blank">liberal host</a> is "some kind of free speech martyr."</p><p class="pull-quote">'We've still got a lot of pan-dimwits out there.'</p><p>Some might recall, for starters, when Kimmel — among the corporate late-night hosts who <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/align/kimmel-colbert-cry-over-trump-s-election-victory-it-was-a-terrible-night" target="_blank">wept bitterly</a> over Trump's 2024 election victory and long pushed the Russia collusion hoax:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/align/classy-kimmel-yuks-it-up-at-another-attempted-trump-shooting" target="_blank">insinuated</a> that the president bore some blame for the alleged attempt on his life in September 2024 <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/19/late-night-host-jimmy-kimmel-blames-texas-mass-killing-on-president-trump-us-lawmakers" target="_blank">as well as for</a> the 2018 Sante Fe High School mass shooting; </li><li><a href="https://archive.ph/Dsdq1" target="_blank">suggested</a> that Trump was a Nazi and that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was a <a href="https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1511816972610244615?s=20&t=Kq6DdDHJ5-bGwL8Kr4HPUQ" target="_blank">"Klan mom"</a> in need of a slap; </li><li><a href="https://x.com/jimmykimmel/status/1641652707818901504" target="_blank">gleefully championed </a>the imprisonment of the president;</li><li><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-responds-rfk-pandemic-weight-gain" target="_blank">misrepresented</a> HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements about the health consequences of the COVID lockdowns;</li><li><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/elizabeth-warren-tries-to-walk-back-justification-for-ceos-execution-while-jimmy-kimmel-leans-into-killer-fandom" target="_blank">called</a> UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's suspected murderer "the hottest cold-blooded killer in America" and shared messages supposedly penned by producers on his show expressing admiration for Luigi Mangione;</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/EQJG963LWto" target="_blank">celebrated</a> when Alex Jones faced potential ruin, having been ordered to pay $965 million in damages over his suggestion that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax;</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyKimmelLive/search" target="_blank">smeared</a> Tucker Carlson as a propagandist for the Kremlin, <a href="https://youtu.be/wmF-vsAjRGQ?t=279" target="_blank">attacked</a> Carlson for advocating against masking children outside, then <a href="https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1968502145788809291" target="_blank">joked at length</a> about Carlson's exit from Fox News; </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/television/jimmy-kimmel-qanon-shaman.html" target="_blank">made light</a> of the heavy sentences given to Jan. 6 protesters, then later <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jimmy-kimmel-reacts-trump-pardoning-152908932.html" target="_blank">criticized</a> Trump's pardons for the protesters, whom he referred to as "simpletons"; and</li><li><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-nbc-trump-town-hall" target="_blank">condemned</a> NBC for daring to host a Trump town hall event ahead of the 2020 presidential election.</li></ul><p>Other critics might recall when Kimmel joined Stephen Colbert and other willing Big Pharma propagandists in spending years not only fearmongering but mocking those Americans who expressed concerns about taking the experimental COVID-19 vaccines — vaccines that were <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/sudden-child-deaths-after-covid-shots-trump-fda-director-promises-answers" target="_blank">neither as safe nor as effective</a> as promised — or resisted the draconian pandemic health protocols.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/tyler-motivation-scott-jennings-cnn" target="_blank">Scott Jennings obliterates liberal spin on Kirk's suspected assassin: 'The evidence here is overwhelming!'</a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="da9215c882f16b0b0923a446557665b2" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="cb1d5" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61617948&width=980"/><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by 2022 Media Access Awards/Getty Images</small></p><p>In September 2020, he attacked a Utah woman who protested against wearing masks, <a href="https://x.com/jimmykimmel/status/1305546878885347328" target="_blank">calling her</a> "the world's dumbest person" even though <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/health-commissars-are-pushing-masking-again-in-newsoms-california" target="_blank">it was clear early in the pandemic</a> that masking was more theater than science.</p><p>Kimmel <a href="https://youtu.be/Y0sg9G5BBVU" target="_blank">said</a> in a May 2021 monologue addressed to those Americans who refused to get the vaccine, "If we don't get more people vaccinated, we could see new mutations of this virus and go through this all over again." He then once again strongly suggested they take the shot "as a public service."</p><p>The host also ran condescending clips belittling vaccine skeptics, in one case stating, "Grow the f**k up and get the vaccine." The video concluded with the caption, "Brought to you by people who are smarter than we are."</p><p>In September 2021, Kimmel <a href="https://x.com/JimmyKimmelLive/status/1435457988001615872" target="_blank">suggested</a> that hospitals should not treat the unvaccinated, particularly those interested in taking <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7709596/" target="_blank">ivermectin</a>.</p><p>"Dr. Fauci said that if hospitals get any more overcrowded, they're going to have to make some very tough choices  about who gets an ICU bed. That choice doesn't seem so tough to me," said Kimmel. "Vaccinated person having a heart attack? Yes, come right in, we'll take care of you. Unvaccinated guy who gobbled horse goo? Rest in peace, wheezy."</p><p>Kimmel added, "We've still got a lot of pan-dimwits out there."</p><p>In January 2022, Kimmel <a href="https://youtu.be/rtozQEsw7RM" target="_blank">ran a fake "anti-vaxx Barbie" advertisement</a> that mocked Florida and Kentucky, insinuated a link between vaccine skepticism and anti-Semitism, and portrayed hesitancy about getting vaccines as moronic.</p><p>The ouster of a man who suggested health professionals should let the unvaccinated die, celebrated the financial and professional fall of those with differing viewpoints, and expressed delight over the potential imprisonment of his preferred candidate's rival appears to have earned him the disdain of some of those now happy to see his time slot freed up for a Charlie Kirk memorial.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/rest-in-peace-wheezy-jimmy-kimmels-legacy-is-of-late-night-demonization-and-hatred</guid><category>Jimmy kimmel</category><category>Propaganda</category><category>Big pharma</category><category>Covid-19</category><category>Covid</category><category>Pandemic</category><category>Propagandist</category><category>Liberal</category><category>Leftism</category><category>Leftist</category><category>Donald trump</category><category>Abc</category><category>Television</category><category>Tv</category><category>Ratings</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Joseph MacKinnon</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/rest-in-peace-wheezy-jimmy-kimmel-s-legacy-of-late-night-demonization-and-hatred.jpg?id=61617949&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Why did Cory Mills come to Ilhan Omar's rescue?</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/why-did-cory-mills-come-to-ilhan-omars-rescue</link><description><![CDATA[
  50. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/why-did-cory-mills-come-to-ilhan-omar-s-rescue.jpg?id=61617916&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C47%2C0%2C60"/><br/><br/><p>Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida was one of the four GOP lawmakers to block the censure of Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Although Mills <a href="https://x.com/CoryMillsFL/status/1968445958783430754">publicly argued</a> that he was simply voting to protect Omar's First Amendment rights, reports indicate that there may have been a deeper motive. </p><p>Following Charlie Kirk's horrific assassination, Omar let out a slew of insensitive comments that sparked outrage among conservatives. As a result, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced a resolution to censure Omar, which would formally condemn the Democrat and strip her of her committee assignments. </p><p class="pull-quote">'Ilhan Omar mocked the cold-blooded assassination of an innocent American husband and father.'</p><p>Mace's resolution <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/mace-motion-ilhan-fails-republicans">narrowly failed</a> 214-213 in a procedural vote Wednesday night, with Mills casting the deciding vote.</p><p>Republican Reps. Mike Flood of Nebraska, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Tom McClintock of California joined Mills in voting against Omar's censure. </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/mace-motion-ilhan-fails-republicans"><strong>4 Republicans sink Nancy Mace's crusade to strip Ilhan Omar's committee assignments over insult to Charlie Kirk</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ee7d8979c9217bae278100ee3f735564" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="a36e0" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61617987&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images</small></p><p>"Ilhan Omar mocked the cold-blooded assassination of an innocent American husband and father," Mace <a href="https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/1968457691334148428">said</a> in a post on X. "She’s supported ISIS. She’s supported the Muslim Brotherhood. She’s incited political violence. And tonight, Congress protected her."<br/></p><p>Mills' decisive vote comes as Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/17/ilhan-omar-censure-democrats-cory-mills">reported</a> that House Democrats were pushing a retaliatory censure against him unless Omar's censure was tanked. Democrat Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, who filed the censure against Mills, later confirmed to Axios that he now intends to withdraw the resolution. </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/ilhan-omar-charlie-kirk-blame" target="_self"><strong>Ilhan Omar mocks Trump and others for praising Charlie Kirk: 'These people are full of s**t!'</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">        <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="50fa753e3dfceecce2390f031b69b218" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="2eac4" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61617993&width=980"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images</small></p><p>Mills is facing a slew of allegations reported by Blaze News, including accusations of <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/miss-united-states-accuses-rep-cory-mills-of-sextortion-accepting-money-bags" target="_self">sextortion</a>, <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/cory-mills-leaps-into-another-scandal-this-time-with-a-5-figure-price-tag-and-eviction-notice" target="_self">financial misconduct</a>, and <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/stolen-valor-veterans-dispute-cory-mills-record-he-fooled-a-lot-of-us" target="_self">stolen valor</a>, all of which he has denied. There have also been <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/cory-mills-vs-the-truth-top-10-times-the-gop-wunderkind-played-fast-and-loose-with-the-facts" target="_self">questions raised</a> about Mills' faith after he was found to have been married by a radical Islamic cleric at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, which has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. </p><p>When approached for a comment regarding his decisive vote protecting Omar, Mills' spokeswoman, Jillian Anderson, told Blaze News she was "not available." </p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/why-did-cory-mills-come-to-ilhan-omars-rescue</guid><category>Cory mills</category><category>Ilhan omar</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><category>Greg casar</category><category>House republicans</category><category>House democrats</category><category>Censure</category><category>Muslim brotherhood</category><category>Nancy mace</category><category>Mike flood</category><category>Jeff hurd</category><category>Mike mcclintock</category><category>Congress</category><category>Charlie kirk assassination</category><category>Politics</category><dc:creator>Rebeka Zeljko</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/why-did-cory-mills-come-to-ilhan-omar-s-rescue.jpg?id=61617916&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Soros and the 'Facebook wives’: Who’s controlling America’s DAs?</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/blaze-news-tonight/soros-and-the-facebook-wives-whos-controlling-americas-das</link><description><![CDATA[
  51. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61616403&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>George Soros' shadow network has its hands everywhere, and the hosts of “Blaze News: The Mandate” believe that much of the horror we’ve seen unfold in the recent past can be linked to his network — as well as other billionaires.</p><p>And Vice President JD Vance is in clear agreement, after he called out Soros in a recent speech.</p><p>“Did you know that the George Soros Open Society Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the groups who funded that disgusting article justifying Charlie’s death, do you know they benefit from generous tax treatment? They are literally subsidized by you and me, the American taxpayer,” Vance said.</p><p>“And how do they reward us? By setting fire to the house built by the American family over 250 years,” he added.</p><h3></h3><br/><span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b7ca87b46803a4c5c50811388821e101" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" lazy-loadable="true" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ijv2NUUaWhs?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span><p>And they don’t just fund cruelly written articles pushed in the mainstream media — but also district attorneys.</p><p>“Call me crazy,” BlazeTV host Jill Savage says, “But there was probably a time in our history that people thought ... their district attorney would actually be running their own office, but right now, America’s criminal justice system is actually being run by a lot of outside activists and donors.”</p><p>“It’s not democracy," BlazeTV host and Blaze News editor in chief Matthew Peterson chimes in, noting that it's also not just George Soros. </p><p>"You have billionaires — more than just George Soros — funding organizations that actively influence how we prosecute and how we sentence criminals. And in fact, it’s worse than that, because they foment criminality through these groups,” Peterson says.<br/></p><p>“Look at the Facebook wives club,” Savage says. “Of course, we know that the leftists have their billionaires that are out there. It’s not just George Soros. But there’s the Social Environmental Entrepreneurs. It’s called SEE. It’s a California nonprofit group.”</p><p>“These Facebook wives, right — Priscilla Chan, obviously Mark Zuckerberg's wife, and Cari Tuna, the wife of Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, and then you also have John Arnold, formerly of Enron,” she continues.</p><p>“These are the people that are going out there and saying, ‘No, no, no, your way of life — we don’t care,’” she says, before asking, “So why does this matter, that they have all these billionaires?”</p><p>Savage points to the latest headlines, particularly the ones about Iryna Zarutska, who was murdered on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.</p><p>“The person who brutally murdered her was let out 14 different times,” she says. “It’s your DAs that are allowing that to happen over and over and over again.”</p><h2>Want more from 'Blaze News: The Mandate'?</h2><p>To enjoy more provocative opinions, expert analysis, and breaking stories you won’t see anywhere else, <a href="https://get.blazetv.com/blazenewstonight/?utm_source=theblaze&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=article_shortcode_blazenewstonight" target="_blank">subscribe to BlazeTV</a> — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:16:03 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/shows/blaze-news-tonight/soros-and-the-facebook-wives-whos-controlling-americas-das</guid><category>Camera phone</category><category>Free</category><category>Sharing</category><category>Upload</category><category>Video</category><category>Video phone</category><category>Youtube.com</category><category>Blaze news the mandate</category><category>Blaze news tonight</category><category>Blaze media</category><category>Blaze online</category><category>Blaze originals</category><category>Blaze news</category><category>Blaze podcasts</category><category>Blaze podcast network</category><category>George soros</category><category>Facebook wives</category><category>Priscilla chan</category><category>Cari tuna</category><category>Mark zuckerburg</category><category>District attorneys</category><category>Jill savage</category><category>Matthew peterson</category><category>Jd vance</category><category>Charlie kirk</category><dc:creator>BlazeTV Staff</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61616403&amp;width=980"></media:content></item><item><title>Indian activists threaten Texas business with ruin and worse after owner speaks out about H-1B invasion</title><link>https://www.theblaze.com/news/indian-activists-threaten-texas-business-with-ruin-and-worse-after-owner-speaks-out-about-h-1b-invasion</link><description><![CDATA[
  52. <img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61612464&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C35%2C0%2C36"/><br/><br/><p>A small-business owner in North Texas is facing severe backlash and danger to his business after voicing concern over the rapid cultural shift that mass Indian immigration has brought to his city. The threats to his livelihood include a recent emailed extortion attempt.</p><p>Daniel Keene, who owns Boundaries Coffee — a local coffee shop with two locations in the DFW Metroplex — posted a video on X showing an entire street in his neighborhood blocked off for a block party celebrating an Indian festival. The video shows the street blocked off by cars and people. Keene captioned the video, “I want my kids to grow up in America, not India.” </p><p>The post went viral on X, and he has since received hundreds of threatening calls, texts, and emails. </p><p class="pull-quote">'You must pay $20,000 or our games will BEGIN.'</p><p>The threats have turned into action, as his business has been targeted with hundreds of fraudulent negative reviews as well as calls insulting his employees and family. He is now fighting against a massive wave of insults, slanders, and racial animosity from people claiming to be Indian, both here and abroad.</p><p>Keene told Blaze News he was unprepared for the attack: “I was shocked by how rapid, and how intense, and how organized it was.” He has deleted the original video, saying the stress became too much for his family.</p><p>The hundreds of negative reviews on Google have been particularly damaging. Many reviews complained about a dirty lobby and bad conditions, even though both locations are drive-thru only. </p><p>"Review bombings," or large numbers of coordinated and often fraudulent negative reviews on platforms like Google Maps or Yelp, can be incredibly damaging to small businesses, which rely on these applications to bring in customers. Keene said he believes these reviews, complaints, and threats seemed to be carried out entirely by Indians — either in the U.S. or in India.</p><p>On September 8, things escalated when someone claiming to represent a network of millions of Indian-Americans in the United States sent an email that appears to be an attempt to extort Keene. </p><p>The email read, “We will blast your business and profiles to over 6 million Indian Americans in America. If they each write negative reviews it will ruin your business. We have all proof regarding this. You must pay $20,000 or our games will BEGIN. Let me know if your [<em>sic</em>] ready for instructions.”</p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/american-trucking-at-a-crossroads-deadly-crash-involving-illegal-alien-exposes-true-cost-of-bidens-border-invasion" target="_self"><strong>American trucking at a crossroads: Deadly crash involving illegal alien exposes true cost of Biden’s border invasion</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-custom">        <img alt="Small business owner threatened after voicing concern over Indian immigration " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="76c236a4c14a235ef8acbaba2dac8abf" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="77442" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/small-business-owner-threatened-after-voicing-concern-over-indian-immigration.png?id=61607788&width=411&height=359&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C357"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo courtesy of Daniel Keene </small></p><p>In addition to this apparent extortion, the coffee shop owner has received threats against himself and his family; profane messages about his wife, who is pregnant with their third child; and slanderous messages calling him a pedophile. </p><p>Comments on the shop’s various social media pages include accusations of racism but also comments about Keene burning in hell, his children, and other graphic insults. Other users took to X to attack Keene, insulting and taunting him as the attacks increased. </p><p>One influencer on X who goes by the name <a href="https://x.com/Cloudwatch199" target="_blank">Sidharth</a> took the occasion to mock Keene, writing, “I don't really think you can afford a home in that neighborhood,” and promising that “the day of reckoning is not far away.” Blaze News obtained screenshots of the post, which has since been deleted. </p><p>In response to a request for comment, Sidharth told Blaze News: "My comment would be to focus on the rapid xenophobia and sweeping generalizations against Indian Americans under the pretext of 'H-1B.'"</p><p>Despite the intensity of the attacks and the harm done to his business, Keene says he stands by his comments about Indian immigration. The post expressed what he says is a growing frustration among Texans about the economic and cultural impact that Indians settling in the area have had.</p><p>“I don’t have any racial animosity towards Indians,” Keene said. “I would never use racially charged language about somebody.” His issue is not with Indians as people, he says, but with the immigration policies that have changed the demographics of the city where he was born and raised. </p><p>“I just want to live on an American street. … As an American, I feel like that’s my right.” </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/dallas-motel-beheading-child-machete" target="_self"><strong>Man hacked off victim's head with machete while his wife and child watched, police say</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-custom">        <img alt="Man hacked off victim's head with machete while his wife and child watched, police say" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a6d28f963006ceb7793bb3419e636f07" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="228bc" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/man-hacked-off-victim-s-head-with-machete-while-his-wife-and-child-watched-police-say.jpg?id=61596383&width=5113&height=3354&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C7%2C358"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Mark Ralston / Contributor via Getty Images</small></p><p>Keene was born and raised in Southlake and grew up in the DFW Metroplex area. After going to school and spending time in Arkansas, he came back to find the demographics shifting from the massive influx of Indian immigrants, <a href="https://archive.is/NZmYT" target="_blank">many of them on H-1B or other work visas</a>. He says that his frustration is “the normal experience of an American who is getting pushed out.” </p><p>Native Texans have been almost entirely priced out of the neighborhood where he lives, so now it is “almost entirely Indian.” He says the cultural shift has been hard for his family: “They don’t like us; we don’t share anything in common with them.”</p><p>Despite his frustration and the threats he has received, Keene says he does not harbor animosity toward Indian people. Rather, he expressed his discontent with the policies that he says have resulted in these demographic and cultural changes. “I oppose the use of the H-1B visa, specifically in the DFW Metroplex.” He believes that these policies have changed the culture of the area and make life harder for the native population.</p><p>Keene says he has been frustrated and disheartened by the contrast between his native Texan friends and neighbors and this new influx of wealthy Indian immigrants. “I’m losing my neighbors, the Americans. These guys are getting driven out of the neighborhoods. … Pretty much anyone below 35 is struggling.” </p><p>“Every house I’ve ever looked at is Indian-owned," he continued. "… My home is Indian-owned. My street is Indian."</p><p> In addition to his home, he rents the two properties for his coffee shops, as well as a warehouse. All four properties are Indian-owned. </p><p><strong>RELATED: </strong><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/a-statue-tests-americas-fading-demand-for-assimilation" target="_self"><strong>Texas Hindu statue ignites debate over assimilation in America</strong></a></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-custom">        <img alt="Small business owner threatened after criticizing H-1B visas" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="56bb6d10c1acd1c01a60b60d544b8414" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="89323" loading="lazy" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/small-business-owner-threatened-after-criticizing-h-1b-visas.jpg?id=61596350&width=1200&height=830&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C770"/>                        <small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Visual Capitalist / Contributor via Getty Images</small></p><p>Texas has received the second-most Indian immigrants of any state in the country, about 11%. <a href="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/indian-immigrants-united-states" target="_blank">Recent data</a> shows that there are currently about 2.1 million Indians in the U.S. on visas, and the average household income for Indian immigrants is $166,200, compared to $77,600 for native-born American households, according to a 2023 study.  India took in a total of $118.7 billion in <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx/Record/www.unep.org/news-and-stories/www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx?Id=23260" target="_blank">remittances</a> last year — the most of any country. Of that, $32.88 billion, or 27.7%, came from the United States.</p><p>Keene said that he has received support from friends and various voices online as word of the harassment campaign has spread. However, the negative publicity has made it much harder to continue growing his business.</p><p>The Little Elm Police Department and the Collin County District Attorney's Office did not respond to requests for comment. The India Association of North Texas requested that Blaze News direct inquiries via email. Emailed requests for comment have not been answered as of time of publication. </p><p><em><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em></em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self"><em><em>Sign up here</em></em></a><em><em>!</em></em></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.theblaze.com/news/indian-activists-threaten-texas-business-with-ruin-and-worse-after-owner-speaks-out-about-h-1b-invasion</guid><category>Politics</category><category>H-1b</category><dc:creator>Sebastian Pestritto</dc:creator><media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=61612464&amp;width=980"></media:content></item></channel></rss>

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