Roblox is under renewed fire after CEO David Baszucki described the child predator crisis on the gaming platform as an “opportunity” during a recent New York Times podcast, comments that landed amid intensifying scrutiny over the company’s decision to ban a YouTuber known as Schlep, who had gained a following for exposing child predators on […]
Jack “Ziz” LaSota, the alleged ringleader of a transgender death cult called the “Zizians,” claimed that the Trump administration is committing “genocide” against transgender people at a chaotic first court appearance on Monday afternoon. While appearing before a Baltimore judge for his arraignment this week, LaSota reportedly accused the U.S. government of mass murdering transgender […]
Attempted presidential assassin Ryan Routh dared President Donald Trump to punch him in a court motion. In a motion from Routh unsealed Tuesday, the defendant made an unusual request in a trial beset by theatrics — Trump’s would-be assassin invited the president to assault him physically in court. If Trump “wished to pummel the defendant […]
(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance will visit Fort Campbell in Kentucky ahead of Thanksgiving to celebrate with Army service members. Vance, 41, and his family will visit the fort’s 30,000 active duty military on the border of Kentucky and Tennessee near Nashville on Wednesday afternoon. Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division, 160th […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban government vowed retaliation after accusing Pakistan of killing several people in recent airstrikes. The Pakistani air force carried out air and drone strikes against the border provinces of Khost, Kunar, and Paktika, according to Afghanistan, allegedly killing 10 people. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that nine of those killed were children. “The Pakistani […]
(The Center Square) – Mid-month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development released its new Notice of Funding Opportunity, revealing major cuts to programs geared toward addressing homelessness. Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined 19 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit against the Trump administration to win back the funding. “For decades, […]
The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC has endorsed Mayor Daniel Biss for the open Illinois House seat over grassroots candidate Kat Abughazaleh following her indictment. The announcement, from co-chairs Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), comes months before the March 17 primary. “He will be a strong partner in moving forward critical legislation, including Medicare […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and President Donald Trump are blasting Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago officials after a 26-year-old woman was doused in gasoline and set on fire aboard a CTA train, calling the attack a direct consequence of what they described as “soft-on-crime” criminal-justice policies. Duffy took to X on Tuesday, writing: “Soft-on-crime […]
(The Center Square) – Manufacturers say legislators at the Illinois State Capitol have done enough damage, and a progressive tax would be too much. Last week, former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a 3% surcharge on incomes over $1 million. The effort comes after voters in 2020 disapproved of changing the state’s flat tax to […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani doesn’t believe his meeting with President Donald Trump could have gone much better. Talking candidly on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show released Monday, Mamdani said the meeting was the “most productive” they could have had. Friedland asked whether Mamadani had expected Trump to like him as much […]