# alliance defending freedom (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover alliance defending freedom. Page: Feed: --- ## [This is what existential politics looks like](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/this-is-what-existential-politics-looks-like) _2026-08-27 · Auron MacIntyre · Blaze Media_ The assassination of Charlie Kirk was a devastating blow to conservatives, but almost as shocking was the response from parts of the left. Major figures issued the expected denunciations, yet plenty of ordinary progressives celebrated the violent death of a father and husband or mocked his memory online. Conservatives learned that some of their neighbors were perfectly willing to cheer the murder… ## [Hasan Piker is STILL mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/hasan-piker-is-still-mocking-charlie-kirks-assassination) _2026-08-26 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ Radical leftist Hasan Piker is at it again after spending the weekend mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk — singing the “We Are Charlie Kirk” AI-generated song while on a live tour. A video circulating on social media shows Piker mocking Kirk in front of a crowd while his podcast co-hosts laugh. “We are Charlie Kirk, we carry the flame / We’ll fight for the gospel, we’ll honor his name,”… ## [Jewish Democrat has stunning response when asked about Muslim candidate for Senate](https://www.theblaze.com/news/jewish-democrat-muslim-el-sayed) _2026-08-26 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ A Jewish Democrat had a telling response when asked on CNN if he's supporting U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim. Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey was being interviewed by Dana Bash when she asked him to entertain a theoretical question. 'For the future of our party, Democrats have to call out his hate and condemn these dangerous views.' “I know this is a hypothetical. ...… ## [Trump tells Glenn Beck: 'I will look at that today' to help independent farmers and slash beef prices](https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-glenn-beck-beef-prices) _2026-08-26 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ President Donald Trump vowed to Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck that he would look into deregulating meat processing plants in order to slash beef prices and protect farmers and ranchers. The president made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with Beck on his radio show Wednesday. 'I know firsthand how rigged the system is against independent American farmers. Four massive corporations… ## [Democrat state lawmaker ARRESTED for allegedly STEALING federal pandemic funds](https://www.theblaze.com/news/massachusetts-state-arrest-pandemic-fraud) _2026-08-26 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Another Massachusetts Democrat has been arrested for alleged pandemic fraud after the 61-year-old mayor of Lawrence was arrested earlier this month. Massachusetts state Rep. Francisco Paulino, a Democrat, is accused of using information gathered from his tax prep business in Lawrence to fraudulently apply for pandemic funds. 'The money these two allegedly scammed was meant for hard-working… ## [Steve Deace: Why America must PAUSE AI data centers before it's too late](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/steve-deace-show/steve-deace-why-america-must-pause-ai-data-centers-before-its-too-late) _2026-08-26 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ The race to build the infrastructure powering artificial intelligence is accelerating at breakneck speed, but BlazeTV host Steve Deace warns that the public is being asked to accept sweeping changes without meaningful scrutiny. “There’s a real sense that this stuff has just kind of gone from zero to 60 like that,” he explains. “Like why do we have to do all this like right now, right? And you… ## [Female reporter caught mischievously smirking during Lindsay Clancy trial has smile wiped off her face](https://www.theblaze.com/news/vanity-fair-disavows-the-female-reporter-caught-smiling-demonically-during-lindsay-clancy-trial) _2026-08-26 · Joseph MacKinnon · Blaze Media_ Lindsay Clancy of Massachusetts is being tried on three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 strangulation deaths of her children — 8-month-old Callan, 3-year-old Dawson, and 5-year-old Cora. During the trial, hundreds of women have rallied outside the courthouse in support of the mother who allegedly admitted to killing her kids, while other women managed to find a seat inside the… ## [Rutgers dean banned from campus after being hit with 'extremely disturbing charges' for allegedly recording 'upskirt' videos](https://www.theblaze.com/news/rutgers-dean-upskirt-videos-joshua-kohut) _2026-08-26 · Paul Sacca · Blaze Media_ A Rutgers University research dean has been accused of filming "upskirt" videos, according to authorities. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice on Tuesday announced that 51-year-old Joshua Kohut of Cranbury was arrested for "allegedly recording 'upskirt' videos while working at Rutgers University." 'An invasion of privacy like this is not just… ## [Iconic actor Tim Curry dies at 80](https://www.theblaze.com/news/tim-curry-dead-rocky-horror) _2026-08-26 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Iconic movie star Tim Curry died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 80, according to his longtime publicist. Curry is best known for his flamboyant performance in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" from 1975. 'I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior.' He also gained fame for his humorous role as the butler in the movie version of the board game… ## [Meta pays big to settle monster lawsuit — and the terms will turn social media upside down](https://www.theblaze.com/tech/meta-settlement-child-social-media) _2026-08-26 · Andrew Chapados · Blaze Media_ A historic lawsuit spanning the United States and its territories ended abruptly this week, and its terms will make major changes to how children use social media. The lawsuit brought forth by 29 states accused Mark Zuckerberg's Meta platforms of knowingly being addictive and harmful to young users. 'This framework will only work if all our peers join us.' The case has been in trial since August… ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xUxU2uonUvJk) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Nobody dies any more. They get ‘got.’](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/nobody-dies-any-more-they-get-got) _2026-08-23 · Ben Boychuk · Blaze Media_ Alan Greenspan died in June at 100. They got him . Have you noticed that nobody ever really “dies” any more? Move the deadline often enough, and eventually everyone dies right on schedule. Certainly nobody famous . Nobody politically important . Nobody who once knew somebody important, embarrassed somebody important, or appeared in a photograph with the Clintons. Those people don’t die. They get… ## [Josh Howerton tells Shawn Ryan how Satan's brazenness is backfiring](https://www.theblaze.com/news/pastor-howerton-tells-shawn-ryan-about-the-prodigal-nation-and-what-unites-the-satanic-world-order) _2026-08-23 · Joseph MacKinnon · Blaze Media_ BlazeTV host and Lakepointe Church Pastor Josh Howerton recently discussed with the eponymous host of the "Shawn Ryan Show" the ongoing war against Christianity and what set the stage for America's present "prodigal son" moment. While he recognized that Christ's church is now, as ever, assailed on all sides, Howerton emphasized that many have awoken in recent years to the reality that there are… ## [The oldest cure for doomscrolling in one lyric](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-oldest-cure-for-doomscrolling-in-one-lyric) _2026-08-23 · Peter Rosenberger · Blaze Media_ For nearly 20 years, the same sentence has greeted me every morning. It first appeared on a yellow Post-it note stuck to the door of my office in Nashville. When my wife and I moved to Montana, the note came with us. Eventually, the paper curled and the ink faded, so my wife had the words beautifully rendered in calligraphy and framed. A culture that ceases to ponder the character of God will… ## [Why are so many women supporting Lindsay Clancy? John Doyle blames America’s true crime obsession](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-john-doyle-show/women-supporting-lindsay-clancy-john-doyle-blames-true-crime) _2026-08-23 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ The chatter surrounding the Lindsay Clancy murder trial continues to grow more convoluted and contentious by the day. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, strangled her three children — ages 5, 3, and 8 months — with exercise bands in January 2023 before attempting suicide by jumping from a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed. She has pleaded not guilty by… ## [Does Israel still have a biblical claim on the Middle East? The only honest answer is 'yes'](https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/does-israel-still-have-a-biblical-claim-on-the-middle-east-the-only-honest-answer-is-yes) _2026-08-23 · Diane Schrader · Blaze Media_ Does Israel still have a biblical claim on the Middle East? That’s the title of a recent article in which a prominent Christian theologian disqualifies himself from his own argument by putting forth a pack of half-truths, innuendo, and outright lies as the foundation informing his biblical interpretation of Israel’s claim to its land. I’ve also attended services at an evangelical church in… ## [A crushing hack shows whether you keep your money depends on how you store it](https://www.theblaze.com/tech/a-crushing-hack-shows-whether-you-keep-your-money-depends-on-how-you-store-it) _2026-08-22 · Stephen Pimentel · Blaze Media_ Jonathan Goodman’s mnemonic words were written down and stored in safes and safety-deposit boxes. The device that generated them had never touched the internet. The cable was never plugged in, the QR code never scanned by anything connected to the wider world. Every visible precaution was observed with great care. Then, on the evening of July 29, 2026, the Canadian investor watched 18.25 Bitcoin… ## [Why are we teaching kids scarcity in an age of abundance?](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/why-are-we-teaching-kids-scarcity-in-an-age-of-abundance) _2026-08-22 · Nathan Harden · Blaze Media_ Students head back to classrooms this month. Many will arrive already convinced their future is hopeless. In a Lancet Planetary Health study of 10,000 young people across 10 countries, 75% said the future is frightening and 56% said they believe humanity is doomed. We are graduating energy-illiterate students at precisely the moment the country has to build. A 2025 PNAS study found one in five… ## [Former CIA analyst EXPOSES the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration of American politics](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/rufo-lomez/former-cia-exposes-the-muslim-brotherhoods-infiltration) _2026-08-22 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ The Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in America may be far more deeply embedded than most Americans realize according to former CIA targeter Sarah Adams. Adams tells Christopher Rufo and Jonathan “Lomez” Keeperman on “Rufo & Lomez” that the organization has spent decades building relationships and political power from the ground up, financially supporting candidates while embedding itself in… ## ['Cookie stuffing': Did Bill Gates' daughter use an illegal trick that sent top tech execs to prison?](https://www.theblaze.com/tech/cookie-stuffing-did-bill-gates-daughter-use-an-illegal-trick-that-sent-top-tech-execs-to-prison) _2026-08-22 · John Mac Ghlionn · Blaze Media_ Bill Gates spent the 1990s acting like a corporate warlord, threatening any rival startup that dared to exist in the same ecosystem. Then, after nearly being torn apart by antitrust lawsuits, he hired a massive PR team to rebrand himself as the world's kindly, sweater-wearing grandfather who just wants to eradicate disease. It was a shameless makeover, and many on the left eagerly bought in to it.… ## ['Matrix' co-creator writes thriller with all-trans cast, but one problem keeps getting in 'her' way](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/stu-and-dave-do-america/matrix-co-creator-writes-thriller-with-all-trans-cast) _2026-08-22 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ Hollywood has spent years peppering films and shows with transgender cast members, but Lilly Wachowski — who identifies as transgender — isn’t reaping the benefits. "The Matrix" co-creator, formerly known as Andy Wachowski, is now struggling to find financing for "The Hunted," a $10 million dystopian political thriller featuring an entirely transgender cast. “Well, if you’re excited for a… ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FC3ynK4jaEtY) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [The Navy has a choice: Get better or become less relevant](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-navy-has-a-choice-get-better-or-become-less-relevant) _2026-08-22 · Chris Servello · Blaze Media_ The Navy has been through a lot over the past several months. Ships have stayed at sea longer than planned. Sailors have missed more time with their families. Aircraft have flown hard. Weapons have been fired in numbers we have not seen in decades. Maintenance has been pushed to the right because the mission came first. We cannot keep shrinking the number of ships while expanding the number of… ## [Keeping the West’s flame burning](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/keeping-the-wests-flame-burning) _2026-08-22 · John-Henry Keenan · Blaze Media_ At the outset of Marco Rubio’s tenure as secretary of state, his department introduced a new paradigm for U.S.-European relations: civilizational alliance. Rubio and his aides have persistently sought to remind Europe that our relationship is based not merely on trade deals and defense agreements, but ultimately on a shared Western anthropology and history. The real objection is not so much to any… ## [Caretaker allegedly caught on video committing heinous sexual abuse of elderly man with dementia](https://www.theblaze.com/news/elderly-caretaker-sex-assault-video) _2026-08-22 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ A caretaker hired to look after a 77-year-old man with dementia at a care facility in northwest Albuquerque has been arrested, according to a New Mexico prosecutor's office. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said Stephanie Paiz locked herself inside the man's room on Friday, Aug. 14, before committing the heinous acts. Paiz was charged with three counts of criminal sexual penetration… ## [Steve Deace: Young men’s energy will go somewhere — the right must decide where](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/steve-deace-show/deace-young-mens-energy-will-go-somewhere-right-must-decide) _2026-08-22 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ On a recent episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” the BlazeTV host framed a stark choice facing the American right when it comes to the nation’s young men: channel their energy into constructive leadership and real solutions, or watch it keep flowing toward pure grievance and nihilism. He frames this dichotomy by holding up two very different figures. On one side you have Zach Lahn, the Iowa… ## [VICTORY NAP: Rosie O'Donnell's back — with the same tired Trump trash talk](https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/victory-nap-rosie-o-donnell-s-back-with-the-same-tired-trump-trash-talk) _2026-08-22 · Christian Toto · Blaze Media_ Rosie O'Donnell has returned ... and she didn't bring her freshest material. You would think her years-long sabbatical from the spotlight would have given her the time to come up with some choice zingers for her archnemesis, Donald Trump. Jagger is 83 and looks in remarkably good shape. His rock peers? Not so much. Instead, the best she could do was this moldy oldie: "Orange Voldemort." To be… ## [WNBA team reveals snapping turtle mascot with 'she/them' pronouns — and gets hilarious backlash](https://www.theblaze.com/news/wnba-mascots-butch-pronouns-tempo) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ The Toronto Tempo team of the WNBA is facing some ridicule after introducing a new mascot couple — and one with she-them pronouns. The mascots are Dez, a snapping turtle with the non-traditional pronouns, and Dot, an arctic hare with she/her pronouns, according to a release on Wednesday. 'This is some woke trans garbage right here fitting coming from a team who's \[sic\] fans boo a woman fighting… ## [JD Vance recounts story of American worker who trained his foreign replacement — and then did the unthinkable](https://www.theblaze.com/news/jd-vance-2677757222) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Vice President JD Vance silenced an otherwise raucous crowd Friday after he recounted the harrowing story of Kevin Flanagan, a computer programmer from California. Vance was giving a speech to support the campaigns of gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) in Middletown, Ohio, when he made the comments. 'No man is a king if they can’t take their family out to dinner… ## [VIDEO: Married teacher shows cops where in classroom she allegedly had sex with student — offered to leave husband for him](https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-teacher-sex-student-bodycam-video-husband) _2026-08-21 · Paul Sacca · Blaze Media_ Newly surfaced bodycam video shows the moment a married high school teacher in Florida walked police officers through her classroom while telling them in graphic detail where and how she allegedly engaged in illicit sexual acts with a teenage student. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said in a statement released in April that 37-year-old Heather Mashburn-Smith had been arrested following an… ## [The video of Tony Hinchcliffe & Snoop Dogg they forgot to delete — it changes everything](https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/tony-hinchcliffe-isntwhat-they-said) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Chapados · Blaze Media_ When the vultures came for comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, they thought there was a lot of meat on the bone. Circling from above, media watchdogs and political operatives thought they had him, and Trump, dead to rights. 'We'll change the narrative.' But they forgot something. It was October 27, 2024, when Hinchcliffe appeared at Donald Trump's campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. Jokes about Puerto… ## [Supreme Court hands Trump a BIG victory on White House ballroom — for now](https://www.theblaze.com/news/roberts-ballroom-trump-construction-injunction) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ordered Friday that the Trump administration could restart construction on the White House ballroom. The National Trust for Historic Preservation had filed the lawsuit to stop the ballroom on the basis that it violated environmental laws and other restrictions on construction at the nation's capital. 'They are trying to stop one that is vital to our… ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hj8c8vysLOpE) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Ariana Grande spreads her 'truth' at the Trump administration](https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/ariana-grande-spreads-her-truth-at-the-trump-administration) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Chapados · Blaze Media_ Singer Ariana Grande is probably tired of repeating herself. On one hand, the singer has every right to do what she's doing, but her added commentary in recent days is sure to puzzle a lot of people, even her fans. 'Your truth is false.' Friends for never After having a spat with the Trump administration in June over the use of her music, the 33-year-old singer is back on the offensive over a post… ## [James Talarico shamelessly panders on Karmelo Anthony verdict — on New York-based radio show](https://www.theblaze.com/news/talarico-racist-karmelo-breakfast-club) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ The Democratic candidate trying to keep the party's hopes alive of flipping one of the two U.S. Senate seats in Texas is doing his pandering best. In a recent interview on "The Breakfast Club" radio show, Talarico was asked about the controversial guilty verdict against Karmelo Anthony, the black high schooler who stabbed and killed Austin Metcalf, a white student-athlete, in Texas. A clip of his… ## [This state's citizens now oppose Flock cameras — despite agreeing they help police](https://www.theblaze.com/tech/arizona-surveillance-camera-polling-0826) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Chapados · Blaze Media_ There are now over 130,000 ALPR cameras in the United States, the vast majority of which are from controversial company Flock. Both the camera capabilities and the rapid increase in number of cameras have become a hot-button issue, with the recorded number of cameras increasing by more than 30,000 in less than two months. In one big Sun Belt state, it's been less than three months since residents… ## [Kamala Harris reaches for Nazi slogan on Stacey Abrams' podcast](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/kamala-harris-reaches-for-nazi-slogan-on-stacey-abrams-podcast) _2026-08-21 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ Earlier this month, Kamala Harris made an appearance on Stacey Abrams' podcast “Assembly Required,” where they discussed the Democratic Party’s future, redistricting in the South, voter ID debates, and opposing what they framed as Trump’s authoritarian agenda. In their conversation about citizenship and who counts as a “legitimate” American, Harris deployed a predictable Nazi analogy. “Part of the… ## [Ken Paxton backs Sophie Cunningham on men in women's sports — and sticks it to the WNBA](https://www.theblaze.com/news/paxton-cunningham-xxxy-brand-dallas) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Ken Paxton has made it clear which side of the women's sports debate he's on by showing up at a WNBA game with an XX-XY shirt. The issue of transgender-identifying athletes in women's sports flared up after Indiana Fever star player Sophie Cunningham made a statement opposing biological males competing against women. 'Instead of criticizing her, how about we admire something of great courage,… ## [RFK Jr. roasts CNN over fact-check that'd have you toss out a carton after using 1 egg](https://www.theblaze.com/news/rfk-jr-gives-cnn-talking-head-a-second-serving-of-common-sense-after-anti-maha-hit) _2026-08-21 · Joseph MacKinnon · Blaze Media_ Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a cooking series titled "The Real Food Show" last month with the aim of helping Americans prepare healthy and affordable meals. Despite the show's upbeat, informative, and apolitical nature, the liberal media reflexively found something to whine about. 'Very hard to swallow.' After CNN's Erin Burnett devoted a segment of her show… ## [1,000 pounds of METH seized from shipment of detergent from Mexico, CBP says](https://www.theblaze.com/news/cbp-methamphetamine-smuggle-detergent-mexico) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Federal officials seized a massive shipment being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP officers discovered 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine secreted in a 2012 tractor-trailer hauling laundry detergent, CBP said to Blaze News. CBP estimated the street value of the methamphetamine to be $9,573,752.24. The Roma Port of Entry connects Roma in Texas… ## [ICE gets watched. Who’s watching the immigration lawyers?](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/ice-gets-watched-whos-watching-the-immigration-lawyers) _2026-08-21 · Scott Mechkowski · Blaze Media_ As a deportation officer, I managed cases from beginning to end. I took the file when it opened and stayed with it through custody determinations, immigration court, appeals, travel-document requests, and, when it came to that, the flight home. We worked those cases on the merits and nothing else. Not race. Not nationality. Not religion. Not politics. What did the file say, and what did the law… ## [Europe would like you to stop ogling female athletes](https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/europe-would-like-you-to-stop-ogling-female-athletes) _2026-08-21 · Noel Yaxley · Blaze Media_ Here in the U.K., we recently learned that security cameras are racist . But the seething hatred lurking behind seemingly neutral video technology does not end there. It turns out that even the cameras capturing our sporting events harbor distinctly retrograde attitudes. They're more sexist than Austin Powers, baby! Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Olympic Broadcasting Services chief Yiannis… ## [Who’s afraid of the Amish data?](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/whos-afraid-of-the-amish-data) _2026-08-21 · Daniel Horowitz · Blaze Media_ Nothing scares the vaccine establishment more than a meaningful control group. Some vaccine trials do use inert placebos, but most compare a new product with an existing vaccine or another formulation. What we almost never get is long-term randomized evidence comparing children who receive the full schedule with children who receive none of it. Thanks to ubiquitous mandates, cultural taboos, and… ## [Homeless woman responds to friend's act of kindness by leaving her with painful chemical burns](https://www.theblaze.com/news/homeless-woman-chemical-burns-drano) _2026-08-21 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ An Alabama woman put a liquid chemical into a microwave and heated it up before splashing it onto her longtime friend and causing significant chemical burns. Quicheay Williams was convicted of first-degree assault by a jury in Mobile, Alabama, on Wednesday over the Feb. 25 attack. She underwent several skin grafts, lost her left eardrum, lost her hearing in that ear, and has limited eyesight from… ## [Stephen A. Smith gets ‘Thumbs Down’ award — then the black media turns on Jason Whitlock](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/fearless-with-jason-whitlock/stephen-a-smith-gets-thumbs-down-award-then-the-black-media-turns-on-jason-whitlock) _2026-08-21 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ Stephen A. Smith isn’t happy with the National Association of Black Journalists after the group presented him with the “Thumbs Down” award. “The reality of the situation is that you don’t have facts. You have feelings. And this is where it gets a bit deep. What a few board members decided to do, no doubt egged on by a couple of people on the board who will remain nameless, but put their names up,”… ## [California regulates everything — except the trial lawyers exploiting it](https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/california-regulates-everything-except-the-trial-lawyers-exploiting-it) _2026-08-21 · Rhett Wagner · Blaze Media_ California has perfected the art of regulating productive industries into oblivion while giving bad actors with the right political connections a free pass. With more than 395,000 regulatory restrictions, the nation’s eighth-highest corporate tax rate, and an overzealous bureaucracy, Sacramento has driven hundreds of major employers — including Tesla , Oracle , and Hewlett Packard Enterprise — to… ## [NY woman who allegedly thanked Allah for 9/11 schemed to BOMB state Capitol — and aimed to ATTACK White House](https://www.theblaze.com/news/muslim-plot-carlos-garcia) _2026-08-20 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ A plot to bomb the New York state Capitol and kill lawmakers has been thwarted, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. The 35-year-old woman had allegedly planned to kill as many as possible, destroy as much of the building as she could, and then escape to the ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. She posted anti-American messages that included, 'Praise be to Allah for… ## ['Invasion of savages': Spain's anti-migrant party excoriates underage sexual assaults at Ceuta camps](https://www.theblaze.com/news/invasion-migrants-underage-rape-ceuta) _2026-08-20 · Carlos Garcia · Blaze Media_ Spanish officials are dismantling some makeshift camps at the Ceuta province in northern Africa after a number of underage sexual assaults were reported. The alleged female victims included residents of northern Morocco, which borders the small province overrun by an estimated 72,000 migrants in late July. 'It is an invasion of savages whose misogynist culture the government wants to spread… ## [Sophie Cunningham supporters speak out: WNBA is just passing the blame](https://www.theblaze.com/fearless/sophie-cunningham-supporters-speak-out-wnba-is-just-passing-the-blame) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Chapados · Blaze Media_ A series of recent displays from Sophie Cunningham supporters has put the WNBA's biggest problem right at their doorstep. Even as the league admits to some missteps, actually addressing the issue has been left to female supporters at league games. 'Women should not be responsible for validating men's trans identities.' When a mother and daughter recently went to a high-profile game between the… ## [How to be a college football star without going to class](https://www.theblaze.com/fearless/college-football-not-going-toschool) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Chapados · Blaze Media_ The stereotype of the academically challenged athlete who gets away with skipping class is so overused it's almost expected. That's why when a college football player recently revealed he was working at a golf course and not going to class, it seemed almost too ridiculous to be real. 'Nine Houston student-athletes entered the season having already earned an undergraduate degree.' This isn't a… ## [Hasan Piker wants to sue people for sharing Hasan Piker clips?](https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/hasan-piker-wants-to-sue-for-sharing-hasan-piker-clips) _2026-08-20 · BlazeTV Staff · Blaze Media_ Leftist streamer Hasan Piker uses his platform to deliver provocative, anti-American takes with little care for how they might be received. However, as conservatives resurface some of his most inflammatory remarks, Piker appears far less enthusiastic about the spotlight. "What's insane is apparently Hasan is threatening lawsuits because Scott Jennings allegedly used his clips on the radio, and… ## [FBI descends on disgraced Democrat Eric Swalwell: Report](https://www.theblaze.com/news/fbi-descends-on-disgraced-democrat-eric-swallell) _2026-08-20 · Joseph MacKinnon · Blaze Media_ The FBI raided Eric Swalwell's home in the national capital on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation into sexual assault allegations against the former Democratic congressman from California, sources familiar with the probe told CNN. The previous day, federal agents reportedly confronted Swalwell at the San Francisco International Airport and confiscated his electronic devices. 'End the… ## [Trump is right about the Smithsonian. Canada shows what happens when woke history wins.](https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/trump-is-right-about-the-smithsonian-canada-shows-what-happens-when-woke-history-wins) _2026-08-20 · David Krayden · Blaze Media_ President Donald Trump is right to challenge the leftist politicization of the Smithsonian, because what starts in a museum can ultimately end up as accepted fact or commonly held wisdom. That is precisely what has happened in Canada, where national museums began packaging leftist ideas about history as diversity, equity and inclusion — whoops, that's DEI, isn't it? There is now an active and…