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Ilhan Omar’s Son Caught Up in a Police Raid in Minneapolis [WATCH]
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Ilhan Omar’s Son Caught Up in a Police Raid in Minneapolis [WATCH]

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Minneapolis police reportedly raided the apartment shared by the son of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, though authorities have not indicated that her son was arrested.

The operation instead landed his roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi, behind bars on a weapons charge.

Alpha News reported that it received a statement from the Minneapolis Police Department confirming Abdi was the only person arrested.

Omar’s son, Adnan, apparently remained free following the search, and police have not publicly accused him of committing a crime.

According to the police account, officers initially cited Abdi for driving after cancellation and failing to provide proof of insurance.

Police impounded his vehicle during that encounter and recovered a firearm from inside it, turning an ordinary traffic matter into something considerably more serious.

Officers later arrested Abdi at the apartment he shares with Adnan.

Authorities reportedly seized firearms and ammunition from the residence, though the available statement did not clarify who owned every item or whether investigators believe anyone besides Abdi was involved.

Abdi is currently jailed on a weapons charge and reportedly has 10 convictions on his record.

Records reviewed by The Daily Mail included a felony speeding violation, adding another troubling detail to the background of the man sharing a home with the congresswoman’s son.

There is no public evidence establishing that Adnan participated in Abdi’s alleged criminal conduct.

Still, the living arrangement raises obvious questions about judgment, particularly when the roommate involved has accumulated a lengthy record and now faces another serious accusation.

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Omar previously generated headlines by claiming immigration officers stopped her son at a Target store and asked whether he was an American citizen.

She portrayed the incident as racial profiling, feeding the familiar Democratic narrative that routine immigration enforcement must somehow be sinister.

Yet Omar’s own description showed that officers released her son after he presented his passport.

There was no prolonged detention, no arrest, and no reported mistreatment, just a basic citizenship question followed by verification.

A January research article from City Journal reported that Somali immigrant men are incarcerated at twice the rate of native born American men in the same age group.

Minnesota is home to roughly 80,000 Somali immigrants and has become a major sanctuary destination.

Those facts provide context for why immigration officers might conduct enforcement activity in communities with large Somali populations.

Democrats may dislike the statistics, but refusing to acknowledge them does not make immigration law, crime, or enforcement concerns disappear.

The Trump administration has also said there is evidence Omar committed immigration fraud, making her outrage about officers briefly questioning her son especially ironic.

Omar has denied longstanding accusations surrounding her immigration history, but the controversy continues to follow her political career.

Omar and members of her family have additionally surfaced in reporting connected to Minnesota’s enormous public benefits fraud scandal.

The article states that Omar directed money to a clinic operated by her sister while Omar served in state office.

Aimee Bock, the convicted mastermind behind the “Feeding Our Future” scheme, and Minnesota lawmakers reportedly implicated Omar in the theft of about 250 million dollars in taxpayer funds.

When American authorities obtained custody of one Somali defendant, investigators found emails exchanged with Bock under the title “Ilhan’s Office.”

Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak also reported evidence involving Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor.

According to that reporting, Noor registered her company at the same address associated with figures in the “Feeding Our Future” scandal and may have helped introduce a central participant to the operation.

Separate allegations have added to the cloud surrounding Omar’s family.

The Republic of Somaliland has accused Omar’s father of complicity in genocide, while Omar has long faced allegations that she entered a fraudulent marriage with her brother to help him remain in the United States.

None of those claims proves Adnan committed wrongdoing in connection with the police search.

But with his roommate jailed, weapons seized, and years of family controversy piling up, this is hardly the clean political image Omar would prefer Minnesota voters to see.

Nick Shirley Leaves New York Times Reporter Speechless as She Tries Defending Anti-Free Speech Bill [WATCH]
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Nick Shirley Leaves New York Times Reporter Speechless as She Tries Defending Anti-Free Speech Bill [WATCH]

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Independent journalist Nick Shirley turned a sidewalk interview outside the California State Capitol into a brutal demonstration of what happens when establishment media talking points collide with basic questions.

New York Times reporter Laurel Rosenhall arrived ready to defend Assembly Bill 2624, but Shirley arrived ready to challenge its dangerous implications.

Shirley, a 24 year old YouTuber, gained national attention through investigations into allegedly empty Somali operated learning centers in Minnesota and suspected hospice fraud schemes in California.

His reporting has focused on organizations receiving large amounts of public money while appearing to provide little evidence of legitimate services.

The confrontation occurred after a rally opposing AB 2624, which critics have branded the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”

Shirley wore a “Califraudia Republic” hoodie and asked why lawmakers were protecting organizations spending taxpayer money instead of strengthening protections for journalists exposing potential abuse.

Shirley later posted video of the exchange and wrote, “Here is the New York Times realizing they are advocating for a law that would effect journalism and fraud from being exposed.”

The clip quickly circulated online as viewers watched Rosenhall repeatedly offer arguments used by the bill’s Democratic supporters.

Rosenhall said lawmakers claimed the proposal was being developed before Shirley traveled to California.

Shirley responded, “Because I announced on January 31 that I was coming to California,” adding that he had already filmed inside immigration support service providers before the legislation appeared.

Official legislative records show Democratic Assemblywoman Mia Bonta introduced AB 2624 on February 20, about three weeks after Shirley says he announced his California investigation.

Bonta is married to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a detail that hardly eases concerns about concentrated political power in Sacramento.

Rosenhall argued that immigration service providers had reported problems for an extended period and supposedly did not know about Shirley’s investigation when the legislation was conceived.

Shirley rejected that explanation bluntly, saying, “It’s a lie, quite frankly.”

California already has laws addressing threats, intimidation, harassment, and the malicious publication of private information.

Shirley argued that AB 2624 instead creates extraordinary protections for people connected to immigration service organizations, declaring, “There’s no need for this bill,” and warning about the creation of a specially protected class.

The legislation defines immigration support services broadly, covering legal representation, advocacy, case management, humanitarian assistance, referrals, translation, counseling, and health care.

Its protections can extend to someone who provides services, assists in providing them, or merely receives them.

Protected personal information also includes names, photographs, video footage, physical descriptions, telephone numbers, employment histories, license plate numbers, and financial details.

That sweeping language raises obvious concerns for reporters attempting to document who operates an organization, where public funds are going, and whether promised services actually exist.

Rosenhall suggested that protections would not be automatic and could require approval from law enforcement.

Yet the enacted language allows several forms of documentation, including a certified statement from an immigration service organization or from an employee or volunteer claiming threats or harassment, accompanied by a sworn statement expressing fear.

Knowingly supplying false information is classified as a misdemeanor, but Shirley warned that determined fraudsters could still exploit the process.

“Imagine a fraudster who knows he’s committing fraud,” Shirley said. “He’s like, ‘Oh, well, now under this bill, if I’m committing fraud, I’m just going to go enroll in this program.’”

Rosenhall then pointed to language requiring specific intent to encourage violence or communicate a threat.

“If you’re just posting it for information to inform the public, that wouldn’t be a violation, would it?” Rosenhall asked, presenting the kind of comforting assurance that sounds much cleaner in theory than in a courtroom.

Shirley focused on the central problem, namely who decides a journalist’s intent when an unrelated person reacts badly to accurate reporting.

The measure’s harassment language includes concepts such as unwelcome visitation and unreasonable fear, standards that could become dangerously elastic when politically connected organizations want scrutiny to disappear.

“If I go expose a fraudster, are they going to be fearful? Well, of course.” Shirley said.

His concern was straightforward: a journalist could publish truthful evidence of fraud, a third party could later commit misconduct, and officials could attempt to connect that conduct to the original report.

Shirley challenged Rosenhall to consider what would happen if a reporter exposed a center that received $1.9 million despite having no children present.

If another person later vandalized that property, the law could invite accusations that the journalist created fear or encouraged harassment simply by revealing the underlying facts.

Rosenhall eventually fell silent, and Shirley alleged that she cut the interview short.

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Independent journalist Jonathan Choe, who was nearby, later identified Rosenhall and said he was “shocked she was this clueless.”

The exchange captured the widening gulf between independent reporters asking uncomfortable questions and establishment outlets defending the Sacramento machine.

A newspaper famous for lecturing Americans about democracy apparently had no satisfying answer when Shirley asked whether California was placing political protection ahead of press freedom and taxpayer accountability.

Jesse Watters Explains Why Radical Streamer Hasan Piker Isn’t ‘a Problem’ for Democrats [WATCH]
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Jesse Watters Explains Why Radical Streamer Hasan Piker Isn’t ‘a Problem’ for Democrats [WATCH]

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Jesse Watters argued that political streamer Hasan Piker represents much of the modern Democratic Party’s ideological base during an exchange with Jessica Tarlov, pointing to Piker’s relationships with prominent progressive political figures and his positions on socialism, Israel, immigration and capitalism.

Watters opened his criticism by dismissing the attention surrounding Piker’s political commentary before arguing that Democrats cannot easily separate themselves from the streamer because of similarities Watters sees between Piker’s positions and those of Democratic voters.

“This guy talks about healthcare for 12 straight hours, he must be a genius because, wow. I don’t really know anything about the guy, but I know this: Hasan Piker is the Democrat base. That’s why they can’t distance themselves from him,” Watters said.

Watters then listed several political positions that he said connect Piker with Democratic voters.

“Hasan Piker is a socialist. A majority of Democrats love socialism. Hasan Piker is anti-Israel. 80% of Democrats have an unfavorable opinion of Israel. Hasan Piker’s anti-American. A smidge of Democrats are proud of this country. Most Democrats don’t think America is a moral force of good in the world. Hasan Piker thinks the country is racist. 90% of Democrats agree,” Watters said.

He continued by pointing to Piker’s positions on immigration enforcement, the border and billionaires.

“Hasan Piker wants to abolish ICE, the border, billionaires. So do Democrats. Where is the difference, Jessica?” Watters asked.

Watters also discussed Piker’s background, describing him as a Muslim who grew up in Turkey before coming to the United States. He used that background to frame his broader criticism of the Democratic Party and Piker’s political worldview.

“This guy is a Muslim who grew up in Turkey, okay? And he came here, and now he’s a That’s the American dream if you’re a Democrat. That is a great story. This is like this guy might as well be Paul Revere,” Watters said.

Watters characterized Piker as a “third-worldist” and “anti-colonialist” before alleging that his political objectives closely resemble those Watters attributes to Democrats.

“I don’t know. He’s basically, from what I understand, a third-worldist, an anti-colonialist who wants to take the American capitalist empire down from within. I mean, again, how is that different than most Democrats? They’re anti-capitalist. They want to cut America down to size,” Watters said.

His criticism then shifted specifically to immigration policy, with Watters accusing Democrats of intentionally destabilizing the United States through immigration.

“Yes, you do. You destabilize the country on purpose by bringing in a third-world invasion,” Watters said.

Tarlov pushed back on that characterization by connecting Watters’ argument to a controversial political theory involving demographic change.

“We’re back to the great replacement theory,” Tarlov responded.

Watters then turned to Piker’s relationships with prominent figures on the progressive left. He cited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders while arguing that Piker has not been pushed away from influential Democratic circles.

“Your two most popular people in the Democratic Party, AOC and Mandani, are boys with Piker. They collaborate with the guy. They’re friends. They’re not disavowed,” Watters said.

Watters also pointed to Sanders, saying the Vermont senator had previously chosen Piker over longtime Democratic strategist James Carville when presented with a choice between the two.

“Bernie Sanders, your new kingmaker, loves Piker. He said if he had to choose between Piker and Carville, he said, I’m with Piker,” Watters said.

Watters concluded the exchange by arguing that Piker should not be treated as an ideological outsider whose positions can simply be separated from the Democratic Party.

“So Jessica, this is not a problem for you, this is you. You can’t distance yourself from him. He is a Democrat.”

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RFK Jr.: PA Governor Shapiro and Health Officials Exposed Pushing False Measles Death Narrative [WATCH]
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RFK Jr.: PA Governor Shapiro and Health Officials Exposed Pushing False Measles Death Narrative [WATCH]

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and state health officials are facing serious questions after promoting claims about two deaths linked to measles in Lancaster County.

Local authorities responsible for investigating deaths say they have no record showing that anyone in the county died from the disease.

Shapiro appeared Tuesday with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health for a high profile press conference.

Officials announced two deaths associated with measles, language that legacy media outlets quickly transformed into declarations that two people had died from measles.

The familiar public health panic machine promptly roared to life.

News reports pushed the alarming claim, vaccination politics followed, and critics of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were handed another convenient talking point.

The problem is that Lancaster County officials cannot verify the central claim.

County Commissioner Josh Parsons contacted the officials who actually investigate and document deaths, including Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni and senior members of the coroner’s staff.

Their reported answer was straightforward.

The office has recorded zero deaths caused by measles, while one person who tested positive for measles apparently died from another medical condition, and officials have no information identifying a second supposed victim.

Diamantoni told local media that “no measles deaths were handled by our office,” even as his office investigated the death of an infant who tested positive for the virus.

That infant reportedly died from a ruptured spleen, not from measles itself.

State officials have not publicly clarified whether the infant was included among the two deaths announced by Shapiro.

They also have not provided demographic information or other basic details that could support their claims without revealing patient identities.

Kennedy said federal officials have also attempted to obtain answers from Pennsylvania.

According to Kennedy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sought information from the state, but Pennsylvania officials refused to cooperate, leaving federal health authorities unable to verify what Shapiro presented publicly.

Kennedy also accused Shapiro of calling his concerns “conspiracy theories” after the health secretary discussed religious objections involving fetal cell substrate in vaccine manufacturing.

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Shapiro reportedly insisted there is “no fetal tissue in the MMR,” while failing to identify specific misinformation allegedly spread by Kennedy.

The health secretary further argued that declining public confidence began during the Biden administration and the Covid era, when lockdowns, government mandates, manipulation, and official contradictions damaged trust.

Kennedy said Shapiro privately acknowledged that Pennsylvania’s major vaccination decline occurred during the Biden years.

Kennedy continues to recommend measles vaccination, but he also says public health agencies must rebuild credibility rather than bully skeptical families.

That credibility is hardly strengthened when a governor stages a dramatic press conference and then refuses to provide local officials with the facts needed to verify his announcement.

Parsons said he contacted Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and Shapiro’s office but received no response.

The Lancaster County Department of Public Safety also lacked additional information, while another county commissioner who attended the press conference reportedly could not provide answers.

Pennsylvania law requires deaths from communicable diseases to be reported to the appropriate coroner.

Parsons acknowledged there could be an unusual situation involving a Lancaster County resident who died elsewhere, but said state officials would still have a responsibility to explain that scenario.

The law also permits officials to release demographic details that do not identify a patient.

In other words, privacy rules do not justify complete silence when state leaders have already launched a national news cycle around two alleged deaths.

This controversy is not about rejecting science, despite the predictable smears waiting for anyone who asks questions.

It is about demanding evidence from officials who used their authority to create fear, shape headlines, and influence personal health decisions.

Shapiro and the participating health officials now owe Lancaster County a full explanation.

Until they provide verifiable facts, the public has every reason to question why the county coroner reports zero measles deaths while Pennsylvania’s governor promoted a far more sensational narrative.

Ayanna Pressley Declares MAGA is the Confederacy Alive and Well [WATCH]
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Ayanna Pressley Declares MAGA is the Confederacy Alive and Well [WATCH]

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts compared President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement to the Confederacy during a Monday campaign appearance in Boston, delivering one of the sharper attacks heard in an already heated Democrat Senate primary.

The accusation turned a routine endorsement event into another display of progressive political theater.

Pressley spoke at Roxbury Community College while campaigning for Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts.

Markey is seeking another term but first must defeat Rep. Seth Moulton in the Democrat primary.

“It is bigger than Trump,” Pressley said.

Her message was that removing Trump from the White House would not eliminate the political forces she believes are represented by his supporters.

“Because whenever we do the work of ousting the occupant of the Oval Office, the Confederacy is still alive and well. That’s all MAGA is.”

The sweeping charge placed millions of Trump voters in the same rhetorical bucket as a rebellion formed to tear the nation apart.

Pressley then widened the accusation beyond Trump and the MAGA movement.

“White supremacy is still alive and well,” she continued, while also claiming that hostility toward black Americans would remain even after Trump leaves office.

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The remarks offered no distinction between ordinary Republican voters, conservative activists, Trump supporters, and actual racial extremists.

In the familiar progressive playbook, disagreement over borders, taxes, crime, education, or federal power can quickly become evidence of some darker moral failing.

That framing also allowed Pressley to cast the Massachusetts Senate contest as something far grander than a primary between two Democrats.

Instead of focusing only on Markey’s record or Moulton’s challenge, she presented the campaign as part of an ongoing struggle against forces she compared to the Confederacy.

Markey faces Moulton as he seeks to preserve his place in the Senate.

Pressley endorsed Markey in March after previously considering whether to launch a Senate campaign of her own.

Her decision kept her out of the race while giving Markey a prominent progressive ally.

It also spared Massachusetts Democrats from a potentially bruising contest involving three established figures competing for the same ideological voters.

When announcing the endorsement, Pressley highlighted her work with Markey on immigration, criminal justice, and other progressive priorities.

She said she was proud to support his return to the Senate so they could continue pursuing what she described as justice focused policies intended to help communities survive and thrive.

The alliance is hardly surprising given the pair’s shared emphasis on progressive legislation and activist driven politics.

Markey has worked to maintain support among the party’s left flank, while Pressley has built her national profile through blunt attacks on Trump and conservative voters.

Moulton’s challenge adds pressure to that arrangement by forcing Markey to defend his record before a Democrat electorate that often rewards ideological escalation.

Pressley’s language appears designed to remind progressive voters exactly which candidate has the approval of one of the House left’s most recognizable members.

Calling MAGA the Confederacy also fits a broader Democrat strategy of treating Trump’s movement as fundamentally illegitimate rather than as a coalition of voters with real policy concerns.

That approach may excite activists in deep blue Boston, but it leaves little room for honest debate with Americans who simply reject the left’s agenda.

Trump supporters have rallied around issues including border enforcement, energy production, public safety, trade, and opposition to an expanding federal bureaucracy.

Pressley’s remarks brushed aside those concerns and substituted a historical condemnation broad enough to cover virtually anyone wearing a MAGA hat.

The comments therefore revealed as much about progressive campaign tactics as they did about the Massachusetts primary.

When policy arguments are not dramatic enough, comparing political opponents to the Confederacy apparently remains available as the rhetorical emergency button.

Markey now carries Pressley’s endorsement into his contest against Moulton, along with the political baggage and applause that come with it.

Massachusetts Democrat voters will decide whether the fiery comparison strengthens Markey’s campaign or merely proves that progressive rhetoric can always find another notch to climb.

Meta’s $18 Billion Reckoning Could Be the First of Big Tech Dominoes to Fall: TN Attorney General [WATCH]
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Meta’s $18 Billion Reckoning Could Be the First of Big Tech Dominoes to Fall: TN Attorney General [WATCH]

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Meta’s agreement to pay up to $18 billion and overhaul its platforms could become the first falling domino in a wider reckoning for Big Tech.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti warned that competing social media and technology companies should be watching closely as states demand stronger protections for children.

“I think you’re going to see the next domino fall very soon,” Skrmetti told FOX Business.

He argued that the agreement could establish a powerful standard for holding social media companies, artificial intelligence developers and other platforms used by children accountable for dangerous design choices.

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Meta announced the agreement Wednesday after negotiations with 52 attorneys general representing states, United States territories and Washington, D.C.

The settlement, which still requires court approval, resolves claims brought by 47 states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users and encouraged addictive behavior.

“The most important thing is that all of the design decisions that made Instagram dangerous for kids are being addressed,” Skrmetti said.

The settlement reaches beyond a large financial penalty and forces Meta to confront platform features that officials say kept children scrolling while exposing them to mental health risks.

Users under 18 would receive time limits, nighttime restrictions, stronger age verification measures and broader parental controls.

Parents would also gain more authority over what their children encounter online, a welcome change after years of technology companies behaving as though Silicon Valley engineers knew better than American families.

“The goal is to eliminate all of the triggers for mental health problems that were baked into the platform as a result of the effort to make it so addictive,” Skrmetti said.

That language goes directly to the heart of the states’ case, which focused on deliberate design rather than accidental consequences.

Skrmetti emphasized that changing how Facebook and Instagram operate matters more than simply extracting billions from Meta.

“They agreed to some pretty sweeping changes, and that’s way more important than the money,” he said, pointing to safeguards that could reshape how technology companies treat young users.

Under the agreement, Meta would distribute payments annually across 10 years, with participating states receiving about $12.7 billion.

Another $5.3 billion would become available only if TikTok and YouTube adopt specified protections for children and provide matching payments, giving those companies a sizable incentive to stop dragging their feet.

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An independent auditor would examine Meta’s implementation and continued compliance with the settlement.

“If kids are still at risk, if some of these features aren’t addressed in a way that meaningfully changes the danger of the platform for young users, the auditor will be in a position to make that public,” Skrmetti said.

States could seek enforcement if Meta fails to honor the agreement, meaning the promised reforms are not supposed to be another polished corporate announcement that disappears once public attention moves elsewhere.

Companies without similar agreements may also find themselves facing increasingly concentrated litigation from state officials.

“As fewer and fewer participants in the industry have not entered a deal like this, they’re going to be under incredible pressure because all of the litigation focus is going to be on them,” Skrmetti said.

For TikTok, YouTube and other major platforms, the comfortable era of vague promises may be closing quickly.

Skrmetti also issued a direct warning to technology companies that knowingly exploit the vulnerabilities of young minds.

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“If they’re designing exploitive elements into the platform that take advantage of kids and the vulnerabilities of kids’ brains, there will be consequences down the road for that,” he said.

The attorney general credited the broad political coalition that negotiated the agreement despite deep disagreements on many other issues.

“I think it’s kind of inspirational that you had people who have very different political opinions come together and work to do right by America’s kids,” Skrmetti said.

Meta maintained that the settlement expands work already underway to protect teenagers and provide parents with greater control.

“Ensuring teens have a safe and productive experience on our platforms is an absolute imperative for Meta,” the company said, while Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney urged other platforms to follow the same framework.

“The framework we’ve negotiated will empower parents to easily manage how their children access our platforms,” Mahoney said.

YouTube and TikTok did not immediately provide comments, but the message from state officials was unmistakable: Protect children voluntarily, or prepare for the next domino to fall.

Ohio Wedding Erupts Into Savage Family Brawl as Bitter Feud Explodes [WATCH]
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Ohio Wedding Erupts Into Savage Family Brawl as Bitter Feud Explodes [WATCH]

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An Ohio wedding intended to celebrate a new marriage descended into absolute bedlam after unwanted guests allegedly attacked a reveler and ignited a brawl between two families with a history of hostility.

The romantic evening quickly became a reception nobody will forget, for all the wrong reasons.

The violence erupted around 8:50 p.m. Friday at the La Centre Banquet Facility in Westlake, about 14 miles west of Cleveland.

Music, dancing, and wedding cheer gave way to screaming guests, flying furniture, and a frantic rush toward the exits.

“We were dancing, and four brothers jumped on us,” an alleged victim told police, according to video obtained by Fox 8 Cleveland and KHOU.

That account offered a blunt summary of how rapidly the celebration went from festive to feral.

Police identified one of the men as 46-year-old Raed Mahmoud Sulaiman.

Investigators said Sulaiman grabbed a butter knife from a place setting and began threatening people, turning an ordinary dinner utensil into the centerpiece of a banquet hall panic.

Video released by police reportedly showed Sulaiman charging toward guests while music continued blaring inside the crowded venue.

Apparently, even the butter knives needed security at this reception, where old grudges proved stronger than wedding etiquette.

“We knew violence already happened from independent witnesses who called us, who said people were bloody, so we know there’s already violence going on,” Westlake Police Captain Jerry Vogel said, according to the outlet.

Officers arrived knowing they were not walking into a minor disagreement over seating arrangements.

As the confrontation intensified, one attendee grabbed a chair and hurled it toward the armed suspect.

Other guests chose the more sensible option and headed for the doors, leaving behind the dance floor as the family feud swallowed the entire room.

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At least 40 frantic people poured into the parking lot, where arriving officers attempted to determine who had attacked whom.

One alleged victim, still adjusting his pants after the confrontation, pointed police toward the men he said were responsible.

Authorities later said the disruption involved two families already known for hostility toward each other.

Their unresolved grievances apparently followed them into the wedding, proving that fancy clothes and floral centerpieces cannot conceal bad blood for long.

Police did not immediately clarify whether the feuding groups were related or whether the dispute crossed family lines in a tragic romance style conflict.

What was clear, according to investigators, was that placing the groups together caused old resentments to roar back to life.

“People who don’t normally get together and have hostilities against each other got together for whatever reason,” Vogel said.

“In this case, it was somebody’s wedding. I don’t know all the relationships that were involved but when they got together, everything came back to the surface.”

Sulaiman was arrested and charged with assault, inducing panic, and tampering with evidence.

Police said he discarded the butter knife before officers arrived, an alleged attempt to make the most ridiculous weapon in the room conveniently disappear.

“He took it one step further and brandished an actual butter knife from a place setting evidently and was threatening people with the butter knife,” Vogel said.

The utensil may have been designed for dinner rolls, but investigators say it helped spread fear instead of butter.

Two other men, described by officials as “bad apples,” were charged for their alleged roles in the chaos.

Ali Wahdan, 47, faces an accusation that he violated a court order protecting family members who were attending the wedding.

Abdallah Wahdan, 48, is accused of threatening several guests and was charged with aggravated menacing.

Police closed with a warning for anyone tempted to drag a personal feud into another couple’s big day.

“Don’t spoil someone else’s wedding,” said Vogel.

“Now those people are unfortunately are always going to be remembered as the wedding where there was a melee and fights involved. They’re not going to remember the good parts of it. They’re going to remember the bad parts.”

‘Crazy Central Bankers Led by Canada’s Mark Carney’ Are Getting Desperate to Save Their System [WATCH]
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‘Crazy Central Bankers Led by Canada’s Mark Carney’ Are Getting Desperate to Save Their System [WATCH]

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Barbara Boyd argued that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European leaders are escalating their involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war while pursuing economic and defense policies that increasingly separate them from President Donald Trump’s America First agenda.

“There’s a bunch of crazy central bankers led by Canada’s Mark Carney who are so desperate to save their system that they will blow up the world in order to defeat Donald Trump,” Boyd said.

She pointed to Russia’s latest warning to Britain after British involvement in Ukraine drew a response from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

An ET NOW narrator reported: “Russia is issuing a stark warning to Britain. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow could treat direct British involvement in strikes on Russian territory as participation in the war, with all the ensuing consequences.”

Boyd said the warning should be viewed alongside Britain’s continued support for Ukraine, including efforts with France involving long-range strike missiles.

“If you pull that thread, everything else that is happening comes into a clearer view,” Boyd said.

She maintained that Britain has played a central role in Western policy toward Ukraine and Russia for more than a decade and said Trump has pursued a different course since returning to office.

“Donald Trump stopped all of that and has tried to make peace,” Boyd said.

“He has been resisted at every turn by the British and the Europeans who see war production as the only way to save their failing economies.”

Boyd then focused on Carney, pointing to his previous leadership of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England and his work with the Financial Stability Board, World Economic Forum, Chatham House and Glasgow Alliance for Net Zero.

She also discussed Canada’s role in establishing the Defense, Security and Resilience Bank, an institution intended to finance defense investments through loans.

Boyd said Carney has also moved toward closer economic and security relations with the European Union while trade tensions with the United States have increased.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer addressed one dispute during an interview with Joe Kernan.

“You speak French?” Kernan asked.

“I do speak French. I do,” Greer replied.

“So you don’t care whether they change some of the language up there?” Kernan asked.

“Yeah. No. I mean, that was a funny fake story, and I and I don’t think that, I mean, I speak French. Two of my kids speak French. One of my kids was born in Paris, so I like the Québécois, and I like that they speak French. What we don’t like is a situation where Canada, the federal government, forces American tech companies to take their earnings and give a percentage to their competitors in Canada,” Greer said.

Boyd said Greer’s comments rejected an account that disagreements involving Quebec’s French-language requirements caused the trade negotiations to collapse.

She then played remarks from Carney describing Canada’s plans for closer relations with Europe.

“This fall, we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world’s second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership,” Carney said.

“Now, we can build such unparalleled access because we’re trusted, because we’re reliable, and because we have what the world wants.”

Boyd also pointed to Canada’s increased focus on the Arctic.

She referenced Trump’s August 2025 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, which included discussion of future cooperation involving Arctic resources and transportation.

According to Boyd, Carney subsequently announced a major Canadian Arctic defense initiative in March 2026 and has now announced plans for six new icebreakers.

She also cited Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who offered a critical assessment of America’s global position.

“I would say we are no longer the leaders of the free world,” Coons said.

“In fact, if anything, Volodymyr Zelensky is the the primary national leader who is putting his country’s men and women on the line for freedom, and we need to earn our place back as leader of the free world in the future.”

Boyd rejected Coons’ assessment and argued that Trump’s foreign and economic policies are challenging the international system favored by his political opponents.

“As you might have figured out by now, Carney and his Democrat fellow travelers like Chris Coons are quite crazy. Zelensky is the leader of the free world? Come on, man,” Boyd said.

She also tied the international dispute to the Trump administration’s policies toward Iran, pointing to new sanctions announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

“For example, every branch of Bank Melli must be shuttered and dark,” Bessent said.

“And let me be clear, any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the U.S. dollar system. The clock just started ticking.”

Bessent said the measures would reach several major areas of Iranian economic activity.

“The new sectoral sanctions determinations issued today target five of Iran’s most vital lifelines that it exploits in other countries: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping,” Bessent said.

Boyd ultimately argued that the conflicts over Ukraine, trade, defense spending and Iran are connected to a broader fight over Trump’s economic and foreign policy agenda.

She further alleged that Trump’s opponents are attempting to influence American political perceptions before the midterm elections through what she characterized as psychological and perception warfare.

“The reality is that if Trump succeeds in winning the midterms handily, the continuing rebuilding of the United States will go on, ruining the best efforts of these folks to recolonize us,” Boyd said.

Boyd concluded by arguing that political disputes surrounding Russia and the midterms have consequences extending beyond ordinary partisan disagreements.

“In reality, these guys are desperate and running out of options fast,” Boyd said.

“That’s why they’re attacking Russia in such a way that they might just blow up the entire world. That’s why these midterm elections and defending what the president is doing is so very important.”

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Philadelphia’s Soros-Backed DA Declares Trump’s White House Ballroom Will Be Blown Up [WATCH]
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Philadelphia’s Soros-Backed DA Declares Trump’s White House Ballroom Will Be Blown Up [WATCH]

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner delivered an extraordinary burst of political rhetoric Tuesday, declaring that President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom would someday be destroyed.

The remarks came from an elected prosecutor whose office is supposed to take threatening language seriously, not casually add to it.

Krasner spoke during the 24th annual slavery commiseration ceremony at the President’s House site in Philadelphia’s Independence Mall.

Rather than keeping his attention on the solemn event, the district attorney turned toward Trump, the White House, and his apparent fantasy about collecting rubble from the ballroom.

The ballroom was ordered by Trump as part of his plans for the White House. Krasner told the audience that he anticipated the structure being “blown up,” then described how he hoped to preserve a piece of it as a personal keepsake.

“I’m gonna have a paperweight sitting on my desk,” Krasner said.

“You know what that paperweight is gonna be? It’s gonna be a piece of a ballroom after we all blow it up. That’s what it’s gonna be.”

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That is not subtle language, especially from the chief prosecutor of one of America’s largest cities.

Krasner did not merely criticize the project, question its cost, or promise that a future administration might remove it through an orderly government process.

Instead, he reached for the language of destruction and included the phrase “we all” while imagining the ballroom reduced to pieces.

Perhaps Krasner considered the statement clever political theater, but elected officials do not get to pretend words suddenly lose their meaning when those words come from the approved side of the political aisle.

The setting made the outburst even more jarring.

A ceremony connected to the history of slavery should have carried enough gravity without Krasner using it as a stage for partisan bravado about destroying part of the White House complex.

Krasner also serves in a position built around judgment, restraint, and the careful use of language.

Prosecutors routinely evaluate statements, motives, context, and public safety, which makes his choice of imagery especially difficult to dismiss as harmless chatter.

If a conservative district attorney stood before a crowd and talked about blowing up a project ordered by a Democratic president, the national outrage machine would ignite before the microphones were packed away.

Cable panels would demand resignations, activists would call for investigations, and every syllable would be examined for hidden menace.

Krasner’s declaration deserves the same scrutiny, regardless of whether he intended it literally, symbolically, or merely as applause bait.

The public should not have to decode explosive rhetoric from a district attorney who knows perfectly well how such statements can sound outside a friendly political gathering.

There is also something deeply revealing about the paperweight comment.

Krasner did not describe destruction as an unfortunate consequence of future events, but as a moment from which he expected to claim a souvenir and display it proudly on his desk.

That image transforms the remark from an impulsive jab into a carefully painted scene.

In Krasner’s telling, the ballroom is gone, the debris is available for collection, and a piece of the wreckage becomes a trophy inside the office of Philadelphia’s top prosecutor.

Trump has long attracted overheated language from political opponents who treat every policy dispute or construction decision as permission for apocalyptic performance.

Yet talking about blowing up a White House structure is not serious opposition, and it certainly does not become dignified simply because it is delivered at a commemorative event.

Public officials are free to oppose Trump, his agenda, and his ballroom plans.

They can campaign against those plans, challenge them through lawful channels, or argue that future leaders should reverse them, all without daydreaming in public about explosions and souvenirs.

Krasner’s comments now stand as another example of the rhetorical double standard surrounding attacks on Trump.

When the left speaks recklessly, Americans are often told to appreciate the context, understand the joke, and move along before anyone asks an uncomfortable question.

The district attorney could have honored the ceremony, addressed Philadelphia’s history, and left the White House ballroom for another day.

Instead, he produced a quote that sounds less like sober civic leadership and more like partisan demolition theater from a prosecutor who should know better.

Massachusetts State Rep Arrested in Sweeping Pandemic Benefit Fraud Case [WATCH]
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Massachusetts State Rep Arrested in Sweeping Pandemic Benefit Fraud Case [WATCH]

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Federal authorities arrested Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino on Wednesday, accusing the Lawrence lawmaker of exploiting pandemic relief programs for personal gain.

The case adds another grim chapter to the reckoning over emergency funds that Washington rushed out while basic safeguards apparently took a back seat.

A criminal complaint filed Tuesday in United States District Court in Boston charges Paulino with wire fraud and money laundering.

He represents the 16th Essex District, which includes the Massachusetts communities of Methuen and Lawrence.

Prosecutors say Paulino owned and operated Madison Tax, LLC and Madison Mortgage Inc. in Lawrence.

Authorities allege his scheme began around April 2020 and continued through at least December 2021, when families and businesses were struggling under pandemic restrictions.

Investigators claim Paulino used the personal identifying information of other people to fraudulently obtain relief funds.

Madison Tax allegedly served as a vehicle for the operation, while intermediaries were used to direct taxpayer money into Paulino’s personal and business bank accounts.

Paulino appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to all 11 counts against him.

Judge David Hennessy said Paulino was represented by a federal public defender because his regular counsel is based in Washington.

The court imposed several conditions on Paulino while the case moves forward. His travel is limited to Massachusetts and New Hampshire unless he receives permission, and he cannot change his address without notifying authorities.

Madison Tax must temporarily suspend its operations and inform clients about the suspension.

Paulino also must surrender his passport, which authorities have already seized, creating a rather inconvenient interruption for an elected official accused of treating public relief money like a private lending account.

Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano called the charges “extremely concerning” and said the House would “closely monitor the legal proceedings and, upon their conclusion, take appropriate action if necessary to ensure accountability.”

Voters may reasonably wonder why accountability in government so often seems to arrive only after federal agents get involved.

The arrest comes as Paulino faces Democrat Celina Reyes of Lawrence in the September 1 primary for his State House seat.

The criminal case now hangs over a contest that was already set to determine who represents a district containing two major Merrimack Valley communities.

Federal prosecutors also announced a separate grand jury indictment against Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña involving alleged COVID relief fraud.

United States Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley said the indictment was unsealed Wednesday, placing another Lawrence political figure under a federal spotlight.

DePeña had previously been arrested at his Lawrence home on Friday, August 14.

A criminal complaint filed in federal court charged him with wire fraud and money laundering, although prosecutors stressed that his case and Paulino’s case are not connected.

“The money these two individuals allegedly scammed was meant for hardworking Americans,” Foley said during a news conference.

That point cuts to the core of the allegations, since emergency programs were intended to keep workers and legitimate businesses afloat during a national crisis.

Foley said Paulino allegedly lent pandemic relief money he received to other people at higher rates.

She described the allegations against both elected officials as “appalling,” a fitting word for accusations that public servants exploited programs funded by taxpayers they were supposed to represent.

Ted Docks, the top FBI official in Boston, delivered an equally blunt assessment of the alleged conduct.

“We expect our elected officials to look out for our best interests. … We do not expect them to betray that trust by cashing in on a public health crisis and defrauding government programs to line their own pockets.”

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Foley told reporters that the investigations into Paulino and DePeña began about three years ago and developed independently.

Both defendants remain entitled to contest the charges in court, but the accusations offer another reminder that hastily distributed government money can become an irresistible target for those willing to game the system.


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