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The Brief A suspect who beat an elderly man and charged at Polk County deputies with a brick is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Lakeland. The incident happened near Saturn Street. The suspect has spent over half his life in the Florida prison system, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office suspect accused of beating an elderly man with a brick and charging at Polk County deputies was shot and killed in a Lakeland community Wednesday afternoon. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Kentae Govan, 41, was shot and killed by two deputies who fired six shots to subdue...

Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Edmond is closed after owner Dr. Christopher Rispoli’s post about Charlie Kirk's assassination sparked backlash. The Edmond veterinarian who wrote a now-deleted post, but widely shared, about the assassination of Charlie Kirk has issued his first public statement. Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Edmond has been closed since its owner, Dr. Christopher Rispoli, faced backlash over a social media post about Kirk's assassination earlier this month. The clinic’s staff and Rispoli have now each issued statements addressing the fallout. The clinic closure represents a nationwide wave of firings, closures, and job losses related to comments...

Failed vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) admitted during a recent interview he can sometimes be “a train wreck.” In an article published by New York Magazine, the Intelligencer told Walz “It doesn’t feel like the party was very bold when you and Harris got on the ticket in the latter half of the 2024 campaign.” Walz said he thinks they are “cautious by nature,” adding that “I said this and I told the vice-president, I said I know my strengths and weaknesses. I said about 90 percent of the time, I can be really good, but about...

Just the other day, he had a good laugh about Tesla stock prices dropping (because tens of thousands of people losing their jobs is hysterical to Democrats), and then backpedaled when he realized his own pension plan has Tesla stock in it. Walz likes to pretend his just a normal Midwest kind of guy, but if you pay attention to what he actually says and does, you'll know he's not. He's a mean, vindictive, tyrannical little imp. And his supporters are no better. Check out what was getting passed around at one of his recent town hall events:

A prominent California-based comic strip creator, cartoonist and author has been arrested on suspicion of possession and creating child pornography. Darrin Lawrence Bell, 49, who won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, was arrested Wednesday morning at his south Sacramento home by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office investigators. Deputies served a search warrant Wednesday morning against Bell following an investigation by the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Detectives task force. Bell was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and remains held on $1 million bail. Bell was expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court. The...

Darrin Bell, a multiple award-winning, left-wing cartoonist, was arrested Wednesday in Sacramento County for allegedly holding videos of child pornography on his computer. Authorities claim a search at Bell’s homes turned up “134 videos of child pornography linked to an account owned and controlled by Bell,” reports the local NBC station. In addition, investigators claim they found “computer generated/artificial intelligence child pornography.”

Pope Francis named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C., this week, a leader with a reputation for taking a progressive stance on hot-topic issues within the Catholic Church. The Vatican announced on Monday McElroy's appointment as the new archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory. As McElroy has made headlines over the years with his views on abortion, LGBT rights and immigration, the following pages highlight four things to know about Cardinal McElroy. Supports communion for pro-choice Catholic politicians The election of Democratic President Joe...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) endorsed Democratic National Committee vice chair candidate David Hogg on Friday, marking the latest big name endorsement for Hogg. “David Hogg represents exactly the kind of bold, dynamic, and courageous leadership the Democratic Party needs right now,” Walz said in a statement. “After campaigning with David throughout the country, I know firsthand his unique ability to connect with the American people and to speak to the strengths of our party,” he continued. “This is exactly what we need right now: experienced, thoughtful, and energized leadership that meets people where they are and takes bold action...

“I’d like to take that guy for a swim out there,” President Joe Biden angrily said in Baltimore on Tuesday, threatening to drown former President Donald Trump. The Democrat party, which claims to be defenders of democracy, often uses inflammatory rhetoric that could incite political violence against political opponents. Trump has been the target of at least two assassination attempts in recent months.

Is Tim Walz a pedophile? Black Insurrectionist on X claims he has the receipts. (Scroll down for the accusations.) But just asking the question alone will do some political damage. In my state of Maryland, we have a conservative school board candidate who was acquitted thirty years ago of having sexual relations with a female teen at his school. He claims the allegations were false; but the Democrats are certainly making hay with the old news. I’m inclined, when someone has actually been acquitted of a crime, to consider that perhaps they really were innocent. But the seed has been...

A viral video of Tim Walz dancing to Beyonce is all over the internet. But, he isn't Tim Walz. According to fact checkers, this video has been digitally manipulated. The face of the dancer was changed to resemble Walz. A spokesperson for Walz also said the governor is not the person in the video.

Disgraced Australian Olympic swimming coach Dick Caine has died just weeks after being found guilty of raping and sexually abusing underage students. Caine was previously charged with 39 offenses committed against teenage girls in the 1970s and 1980s. During his conviction hearing in August District, Judge Paul McGuire stated, “Caine took an interest in pre-pubescent and pubescent girls.” The youngest of Caine’s victims was just ten years old. Caine reportedly died of terminal lung and throat cancer.

The son of Ryan Wesley Routh, the latter of whom has been arrested in connection to the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, has been charged with possessing child pornography. Oran Routh is facing federal charges for the possession of child pornography after investigators searched his home in Greensboro, North Carolina. According to reports, the search was “in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation,” per an FBI official. ABC News confirmed that the “unrelated” investigation is indeed in reference to Oran Routh’s father, who was arrested on September 14 in connection to a second assassination attempt...

The US State Department has seized the passport of former Marine and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, he told RT on Monday. Ritter was on his way to Russia for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) when he was pulled off the plane and had his documents confiscated. “I was boarding the flight. Three [police] officers pulled me aside. They took my passport. When asked why, they said ‘orders of the State Department’. They had no further information for me,” Ritter told RT. “They pulled my bags off the plane, then escorted me out of the airport. They kept...

A Southern California woman who was previously arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a child from a Target store was arrested again Tuesday on similar charges. The suspect was identified as Yara Vanessa Pineda, 27, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to Seoul International Park on the 3200 block of San Marino Street in the Koreatown neighborhood at around 5:14 p.m. Witnesses said Pineda had approached several children at the park and picked them up before letting them go after being confronted by their parents. The woman was reportedly seen fighting with the parents as well. Witnesses recalled...

A Houston-area church has fired its longtime pastor after local police arrested him on child pornography charges. In a public statement, Calvary Chapel of The Woodlands announced its board had unanimously stripped 63-year-old Bruce Hollen of his lead pastor role on May 8, the same day that Montgomery County authorities arrested him. “The board hereby has determined that Bruce Hollen no longer has authority, authorization, or permission to conduct any business on behalf of Calvary Chapel of the Woodlands,” the church website said. “He may not hold himself out as a leader in any capacity for the church, and he...

Predator gets shot with powder cannon after allegedly getting caught meeting up with a 15-year-old. Vitaly and Bradley Martin are filmed busting a man, who is believed to be Hollywood screenwriter Herschel Weingrod, meeting up with a minor. Weingrod is known for writing blockbusters including Space Jam, Trading Places, Twins and Kindergarten Cop. The man in the video said his name was “Borris” before saying he was only “flirting” with the minor. As he tried getting away, Vitaly shot him with two powder cannons. Video below: VIDEO AT LINK..................... Bill Maher is absolutely right about woke pedophiles in Hollywood studios,...

A former Air National Guardsman facing child pornography charges defected and joined the Russian army in its war against Ukraine, the Rhode Island attorney general's office alleges. Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the country following charges of possession of child pornography. "We are aware Mr. Puello-Mota left the country in response to civil criminal charges filed against him," Don Veitch, a spokesperson for the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts, told Military.com, emphasizing that the charges are "very serious." The charges prompted Puello-Mota's removal from the National Guard in...

PLANO, TX — In a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, Doritos has taken bold steps to build strategic business relationships with trans influencers. Following a lucrative partnership with trans influencer Samantha Hudson, Doritos excitedly announced their new spokesperson as Jared from Subway. "The two snack-loving pedo-influencers are perfect fits to show that Doritos is an ally," said a publicist for the chip brand, "Since pedophilia is obviously huge in the trans community, we believe we've hit the jackpot with these strategic partnerships." While Samantha Hudson expressed concerns at being overshadowed by a fellow pedophile of such popularity, she...

Russians will take Odessa and four or five other ethnically Russian cities