Paramount+ hosted Freedom 250 the UFC fight at the White House on Sunday. President Donald J. Trump allowed UFC to build a mini arena on the lawn. To celebrate his 80th birthday the president hosted another damn circus.
Last year was the military parade.
Josh Hokit made the show interesting.
The former NFL player turned MMA fighter Hokit was victorious via a TKO over Derrick Lewis, who is Trump’s favorite fighter, in the second round.
Josh Hokit says “Michelle Obama is a man” after defeating Derrick Lewis on the White House lawn at UFC Freedom 250. pic.twitter.com/qBq4hl4TEx
“Shout-out to Trump for having the balls to put some s--- like this on,” Hokit told Joe Rogan in an interview after his win.
After shouting out his “Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Hokit looked directly into the camera and said, “And lastly, Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right America?”
After his win, Hokit put a medallion around Trump’s neck, with White House communications adviser Margo Martin capturing the incident on Instagram.
The New York Times reported that Trump put a white baseball hat on his head after Hokit appeared to “disturb” his hair while placing his medallion over the president’s head.
Free speech.
I am offended. But what will you do about it?
I mean are you going to vote?
I mean Paramount Skydance is about to own Warner Bros. Discovery. You cannot completely boycott the junk food media based on some asshole saying racist, transphobic and disrespectful comments toward former first lady Michelle Obama.
Like I've said.
It isn't going to do much good getting outraged over some asshole when you are struggling to pay your bills. This idiot is the least of my concerns.
Fuck those idiots who support that type of disrespect.
Just think if an entertainer said something offensive of First Lady Melania Trump.
Jimmy Kimmel should just test the waters and allow his free speech to go beyond what Hokit does?
The United States has negotiated an agreement with Iran after four months of endless chaos. The Iranians are agreeing to a mutual ceasefire.
What are the official compromises?
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, potentially allowing desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market.
Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said would occur Friday in Switzerland.
But the memorandum of understanding over the war already faced intense challenges. Israel’s continued hostilities with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday, nearly derailed the negotiations.
Meanwhile, the deal gives just 60 days to resolve what to do about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its atomic program. That took years to resolve in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from that accord in his first term, setting the stage for the tensions that culminated in the war.
“Congratulations to all!” Trump wrote on social media as he celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday with a UFC cage match fight at the White House.
He added, “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” which was imposed in retaliation for Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway.
He soon hedged, however, saying the strait wouldn’t open until Friday’s signing.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the agreement on state television but said Iran would not start implementing it until it was signed Friday. He said the deal followed talks with Qatar, another mediator.
Israel, which has insisted it be allowed a freehand to pursue Hezbollah as it occupies southern Lebanon and has extended its military operations into areas its forces haven’t been in a quarter century, did not immediately comment. Israel joined the U.S. in launching the war on Feb. 28.
Benchmark Brent crude oil fell more than $3 a barrel on the news as Asian stock markets rallied.
Pakistan, a key mediator, announces deal
Pakistan first announced the deal, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying “both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.” He added that mediators this week will facilitate meetings to “lay the foundation for the technical talks.”
Broader negotiations on outstanding issues like Iran’s nuclear program would continue over the next 60 days, two senior Pakistani officials said earlier Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. If the sides fail to reach a resolution within that time, the timeline could be extended.
Qatari mediators later left Tehran following 17 hours of negotiations, said an official briefed on the developments who spoke on condition of anonymity due to sensitivity of the talks. Separate preparatory meetings with each side will take place in Doha this week, the official said.
It was not clear who from Iran would sign the deal on Friday. U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News the White House was still figuring out who would attend: “I certainly plan to be there, but it’s possible the president himself could be there.”
But concern among Republicans in the U.S. already could be seen. They included U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who described Vance as “the architect of the deal.”
“I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,” Graham wrote online.
Interim deal faces intense scrutiny
The first strike of the war killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Khamenei’s son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is now supreme leader. He has not been seen in the public since the war began, but his approval was needed for Iran to sign off on the deal.
There was apparent friction inside Iran in the hours before the announcement, as the government warned that division at home over the deal weakened its negotiating position.
The deal likely returns the region to a status that existed before the war, but with thousands of people dead and Iran wielding a new source of negotiating pressure with its ability to influence shipping in the strait. The waterway is crucial to significant shipments of oil, natural gas and related products like fertilizer, and its effective closure rocked the global economy.
Even with a deal, it will take months for oil and gas supplies to flow freely enough for the world’s needs to be met because shipping and insurance companies want to be confident the agreement will last, energy experts said.
Tehran also still has a ballistic missile arsenal and enough highly enriched uranium to build several nuclear weapons, should it choose to pursue them.
Iran has long maintained its nuclear program is peaceful and has not publicly committed to giving up the enriched uranium, which is believed to be buried under three nuclear sites that were badly damaged by U.S. strikes last year.
The U.S. has sought the removal of the enriched uranium from Iran as part of a deal. Russia has offered to take it. But Iran insists it wants to keep the uranium
Cheryl Krueger, founder of Cheryl & Co. and C. Krueger Baked Goods passed away.
The founder of a national cookie franchise has passed away from Parkinson's disease.
Cheryl Krueger, founder of Cheryl’s Cookies, died peacefully Saturday morning.
Krueger was the founder of C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods and multi-million dollar gourmet gift and food brand Cheryl & Co. Krueger died peacefully Saturday at 3:30 a.m. at the age of 74, following a three-year battle with Parkinson’s, a spokesperson said.
“We need thousands more business owners with Cheryl Krueger’s courage, creativity, compassion and sense of civic duty,” former Ohio Gov. John Kasich wrote in his book “Courage is Contagious.”
Krueger built the brand from a cookie shop based on family recipes to a million-dollar business, transforming it into Cheryl & Co. After decades of entrepreneurship, she sold the business in 2005 for $40 million. In 2018, Krueger came out of retirement to found C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods, delivering cookie gift boxes nationwide.
Krueger also led a long career in service and assisting other businesses. She was on the board of directors for Bob Evans, Heartland Bank, Ohio State University, The James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, among others.
A well-decorated entrepreneur, her accolades include a YMCA Woman of Achievement Award and the prestigious James Champion Award from the James. In a statement, her family said “Cheryl measured success not by awards received, but by lives impacted.”
Krueger dedicated much of her time to charity. After Walker died of cancer and Krueger’s son battled with the same disease, she worked to raise money for cancer research and patient care. She also worked closely with the Tressel Family Fund and various food banks, military support causes and student scholarships.
Krueger was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2023 and chose to be public about her diagnosis. She used her business and platform to raise awareness and fund research about the disease.
Krueger’s visitation and funeral will be held on June 19 at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service in Gahanna. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations to the Cheryl Krueger Memorial Fund at The Columbus Foundation.
Today, the President of the United States, the 45th/47th, Donald J. Trump turns 80 years old. In real time, we are watching our president slowly decline in physical and mental form.
Only five years ago, Trump was talking about how Joe Biden was "Sleepy Joe" and his allies were concerned about his cognitive decline.
Well, Mr. President...
Being the oldest serving U.S. president does have its downsides.
Being born in the Boomer generation, Trump inherited his views from his parents. Trump was born in a time where the U.S. must be the good guys despite the generations of chaos its inflicted upon the world. Economic policies like capitalism is the common good. White men always represents leadership in the U.S.
We look at Blacks, Arabs, gays, transgenders and non Christian, non Jewish and non Americans as the enemy.
Since 1948, Israel established a cruel manifest destiny. Expel the Arabs and grow the region for a Jewish only ethnostate. Use relics of the 20th Century to raise concerns about how the fraught for existence remains in their right and no one else.
The Israeli military strikes on Beirut on Sunday targeting infrastructure, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital.
The attacks threatened to hamper negotiations over a deal, which in its current form is a deep disappointment to Israel’s government. The last time Israel struck the Beirut suburbs a week ago, it set off the most serious escalation of fighting between Iran and Israel since the tenuous ceasefire took hold April 7.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were in response to Hezbollah attacks on the north of the country. Israel’s military said earlier in the day that Hezbollah had launched three projectiles into northern Israel, releasing footage where an audible boom was followed by a column of smoke rising above the tree line..
Truth.
Israel is trying to derail any peace talks by continuing these aggressions.
Sitting at 28%, Trump is completely out of touch with the American people. On Sunday night, the White House will be the grounds for a UFC fight on Paramount+.
This comes as the biggest waste of taxpayer money. Second to the military parade that he held last year before he launched the first attack on Iran.
Famed film critic Gene Shalit passed away on Friday.
Famed film critic Gene Shalit has passed away at the age of 100. The fast talking witty film critic and journalist was famous in the 1970s until 2010s.
Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.
Shalit’s family announced the death Friday to NBC News, saying in a statement that he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life.”
Shalit joined “Today” as a contributor in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973, later settling in for his segment, “Critic’s Corner.” When he left the show in 2010, he was one of the last high-profile film critics on a major network.
“What resonated above his unusual appearance was his incredible wit, his remarkable intelligence. But he didn’t pound you over the head with it. He amused you. He enlightened and amused whatever subject he was on,” Guy Ludwig, Shalit’s producer for more than 20 years, wrote in an essay of his time.
It was no coincidence that Chicago critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel’s local “thumbs-up, thumbs-down” movie-review program, “Sneak Previews,” went national on PBS in the late 1970s and that “Today” show’s ABC rival, “Good Morning America,” hired Joel Siegel to be its movie critic in 1981.
Famed for the mustache and cigars, Gene would offer a honest take on films.
“Shalit was instrumental in changing the balance of critical power in America. When he began his ‘Today’ tenure, newspapers and magazines were the primary sources for movie reviews. That’s where cinematic opinion was sparked and shaped,” The Plain Dealer wrote in 2010, calling Shalit “Daniel Boone in a bow tie and Groucho glasses.”
Magazine Work Led To NBC Offer
Shalit started as an entertainment columnist for McCall’s magazine, eventually becoming senior film critic for Look magazine in 1968 and writing for Ladies’ Home Journal. His popularity in magazines led to an offer from NBC.
“No one at NBC had seen him. They’d only read his stuff. So he walked into this executive’s office and the executive took one look at him and said, ‘Mr. Shalit, have you ever thought of radio?’” wrote Ludwig. “They didn’t know how the public would react to someone who looked so different from people who were typically on TV in 1967.”
On the air, Shalit was a middle-of-the-road critic. Of 1986’s classic “Stand By Me,” he said it was different from other movies about youth “because of instead of grossing you out, ‘Stand by You’ is engrossing.”
“Many critics will give so much of the plot of a movie away that they destroy the movie for the viewer... I just don’t give away the story,” he told The Associated Press in 1993.
Trump’s 80th birthday was full of disappointments.
A federal court ordered the removal of President Donald J. Trump's name from the Kennedy Center of Arts. I wonder if he is going to take his frustrations out on the nephew of the late 35th President Of The United States.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the nephew of John F. Kennedy and son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.
Kennedy is a Republican (formerly a Democrat).
Anyway, the Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center.
Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations, said in a statement to The Associated Press that “we are complying with the court’s order while evaluating all legal options to preserve this revitalization and recognize President Trump’s leadership.”
In a Thursday memo to staff from the Kennedy Center’s Office of General Counsel, the institution’s lawyers said email signatures, letterhead and other documents must reflect the name as “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” or “Kennedy Center.”
The changes, the memo said, must be completed by June 12.
In a May 29 decision, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations that had been planned to start in July.
Hours after the ruling, Trump said he was backing away from the revamp and making arrangements to relinquish control to Congress of what, until the Republican president’s second term, had been known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The next day, Trump on social media branded Cooper as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the performing arts center that he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.”
Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, he said it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly,” tying Cooper’s ruling to earlier losses, including the Supreme Court’s rejection in February of his sweeping tariffs.
The removal marked a setback in the president’s second-term plans to remake many of Washington’s landmarks — and add new ones.
On Thursday, his administration said renovations had been completed on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, painting the bottom what Trump has called “American flag blue.” The White House East Wing was demolished to build a large ballroom, and Trump plans to build an arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
Over 60% of Americans believe the president is not focused on the issues that got him reelected. The president’s refusal to reign in on inflation, his endless insults on people, this war with Iran, abandoning his America First agenda, the refusal to release the Epstein files and the slow job growth has him at record lows.
Trump has a job approval ot 31%. The MAGA base 83%. Republicans 78%. Democrats 11%. Independents 14%.
Vice President JD Vance has a job approval of 35%.
An old white man and his son, a middle age man who have ties to Jewish interests, Israel and the Republican Party now can control the junk food media's platforms.
Larry and David Ellison own Oracle, GrubHub, NetSuite, TikTok U.S., Paramount Skydance and with the U.S. Justice Department approval, they will own Warner Bros. Discovery.
The list of companies that operate under Paramount Skydance include: CBS, CBS News, CBS Radio (which ended in 2026), Paramount+, MTV Network, VH1, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, TVLand, Pluto TV, part of The CW (majority Nexstar, part of WBD and Paramount Skydance), Showtime, The Smithsonian Channel, Flix, The Movie Channel, Logo, CMT and POP TV.
They own the libraries of The Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Avatar Studios, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mission Impossible, 60 Minutes, The Young and The Restless, Beyond The Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, the UFC, Bevis and Butthead, etc.
Now they will own Turner Networks, HBO, HBO Max, CNN, Cinemax, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network, TNT, Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, DC Entertainment, etc.
An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that the mammoth Hollywood media merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful for consumers.
The agency said Friday that it closed its probe into the deal, with regulators at its antitrust division concluding that the impact of the merger “will be to increase competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem, with benefits for American consumers and workers.”
Ellison’s Paramount Skydance reached a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in late February. Paramount’s victory came after months of negotiations and a rival bid by Netflix that ultimately fell short. Paramount was bought by Skydance last year.
The companies contend that merging will be good for growth in the industry and give consumers access to more content, particularly if the HBO Max and Paramount+ libraries are combined. But critics have decried what further consolidation could mean in an industry already controlled by just a few major players.
Among the potential market impacts from the merger, regulators weighed whether the deal would hurt competition in video streaming. They concluded that the merger would likely increase competition by giving customers a more “robust competitive alternative” to larger video streaming alternatives.
The agency also determined that YouTube, TikTok and other social media portals that also offer video streaming content “do not appear to be competitive substitutes here under well-established antitrust legal precedents, although they compete broadly for consumer attention.”
Regulators also concluded that the merger is not likely to harm competition for so-called linear television, citing a strong competition for live programming.
On the question of competition in Hollywood, regulators found that the combination of two major film studio operators is not likely to harm competition in studio development, production or distribution of films for theatrical release.
“Instead, evidence shows extensive competition within the industry, which has generated greater output and diversity of film offerings, and is likely to continue unabated,” regulators concluded.
Thousands of actors, directors, writers and other industry professionals have voiced “unequivocal opposition” to the Paramount deal, arguing that further consolidation will lead to job losses and fewer choices for filmmakers and moviegoers. Many lawmakers have similarly sounded the alarm.
Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has pledged to keep Paramount and Warner Bros. as standalone movie studio operations, and vowed to release a combined 30 movies a year in theaters. Paramount has acknowledged the merger will also lead to significant cuts due to duplication.
While the Trump administration’s Justice Department has now confirmed it won’t be challenging Paramount’s $81 billion purchase of Warner, the mega merger is still being reviewed by other regulators both in the U.S. and abroad.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been particularly vocal about the transaction, and he said his state is investigating it.
Beyond the U.S., European regulators are also looking into the deal. The European Commission has listed July 7 as a tentative deadline for its review. And the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority is aiming to make an initial decision about its probe by early August.
Paramount and Warner previously said that they hoped to close their deal sometime in the third quarter of this year. And that clock is ticking. Paramount pledged to give shareholders some compensation if the acquisition doesn’t close by Sept. 30 — in the form of a 25-cent per share “ticking fee” for every quarter past that date. It has also agreed to a regulatory termination fee of $7 billion.
The controversial decision could hire a former Fox and The View host at CBS.
David Ellison and Bari Weiss are idiots. They are ruining CBS on purpose. They are giving the network a safe space for President Donald J. Trump and Republicans.
Like Fox, Newsmax, Newsnation and Real America's Voice aren't enough.
No one is buying their bullshit. No one is backing the Israeli propaganda. Only the Zionists will follow this catastrophe.
It's been years since Elisabeth Hasselbeck left Fox. She joined the network after a lengthy stint at The View. Her reign was marred with clashes with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and the most famous clash, Rosie O'Donnell.
The 49 year old far right agitator is the wife of retired football player turned sports agitator Tim Hasselbeck.
Often speaking from the far right, the Hasselbeck reign originally started in reality television before the move to broadcasting. She was on Survivor. In its second season, Hasselbeck was a controversial contestant who shouted homophobic slurs.
She joined The View and was supportive of then president George W. Bush's invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. She would clash with Rosie O'Donnell after the two got into it over the U.S. killing thousands of civilians. Hasselbeck got praise from Fox and the network worked hard to call O'Donnell a traitor. The stress led to O'Donnell resigning.
Gayle King and Nate Burleson ain't gonna like Hasselbeck.
Hasselbeck continued on as the condescending bitch when interviewing then president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. She would often intrude a Fox or Republican concern into the interview.
She joined Fox in 2012 and was a co host of Fox & Friends. She left the network in 2015.
She made sporadic appearances in 2019 on Fox.
According to Variety, the former View host will serve as a special guest host on CBS Mornings from Monday through Wednesday alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson. Her appearance is reportedly part of a series of on-air tryouts as CBS News looks to revamp its morning programming. Sources who spoke to Variety said Hasselbeck is expected to appear throughout the first half of next week as the network evaluates potential changes to the show’s format and lineup.
She will participate during the program’s 8 am hour, discussing parenting, pop culture, and other lifestyle topics.
Hasselbeck is a bit of an unconventional choice for the CBS morning show, as the program has traditionally focused on serious news and longer interviews, but that style has been changing in recent years, especially under CBS News president Tom Cibrowski, who previously worked on Good Morning America, a show known for covering more entertainment news and pop culture.
Several other personalities are also expected to take part in the on-air auditions as CBS News looks for the right long-term fit. Along with Hasselbeck, network regulars including Vladimir Duthiers and Adriana Diaz are expected to fill in as guest hosts (per Variety).
CBS Mornings is currently anchored by the duo of King and Nate Burleson, ever since Tony Dokoupil was promoted to CBS Evening News.
The move is geared to boost ratings as CBS Mornings has been trailing behind its competitors. This week, the morning news show averaged 1.693 million total viewers and 285,000 demo viewers for the week of June 1, compared with ABC News’ Good Morning America that averaged 2.702 million total viewers and 470,000 demo viewers, and top spot holder Today with an average this week of 2.928 million total viewers and 640,000 demo viewers.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Congress, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top military officials notified of a major lock down at the Pentagon.
Arlington, Virginia.
A city of 245,000 people. A boomburb that sits right across the Potomac River from the U.S. capital of Washington.
Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon have been locked down and others are being evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident,” three sources familiar and the local fire department said.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Thursday that systems within the Pentagon “have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.”
“The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area,” Parnell said. “Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants.”
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s hazardous materials response team is responding to the incident with the assistance of the Arlington County Fire Department, according to the department spokesperson Capt. Jamie Jill. A post on social media from the Arlington Fire & EMS said Arlington County Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team is operating at the Pentagon “during a hazardous materials incident.”
A message sent by the Pentagon’s security team said an “air quality issue” had been detected and additional testing is needed.
“This additional testing could take one to two hours. Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants if necessary. You may observe response personnel from multiple agencies and precautionary measures taking place in the center courtyard. Please do not interpret these activities,” the message said.
Floors two through five in corridors four through seven of the sprawling Pentagon complex have been locked down, two of the sources said. The third source told CNN that police in the building are wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear.
Jake The Dweeb got to give up his home to get out.
Looks like he gonna need a lot of bondsmen to spring him out. On top of that, he will miss his court dates in other states which could bring more trouble.
Jake Lang, will this idiot finally get his dues?
Will he need to protect his neck?
Lang, a far-right influencer who was criminally charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection but was later pardoned by President Trump, was arrested in Dallas, Texas, on a state charge of making terroristic threats.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 31-year-old Lang was arrested Tuesday after getting off a flight in Dallas on one third-degree felony count of making a terroristic threat. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail.
The charge comes after photos and videos showed Lang outside the Collin County courthouse several times this past week during the murder trial for teen Karmelo Anthony.
A jury Tuesday found Anthony guilty of murder in the April 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, and he was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Anthony's family told CBS News on Wednesday that Lang had allegedly threatened to shoot Anthony in the head if he was not convicted of murder.
In a video posted to his X account Tuesday, the voice of a man claiming to be Lang alleges that he is calling from the Dallas County Jail, and says, "They've arrested me for a felony, what's called terroristic threats, simply because I said that if the jury did not find Karmelo Anthony guilty, that we the people will deal with justice. And this is a classic case of lawfare used to squash a First Amendment protester like myself."
In a follow-up social media post, Lang said his bail had been set at $1 million.
CBS News has been unable to reach Lang's legal representation for comment.
Lang's arrest marks his latest run-in with law enforcement since receiving a presidential pardon last year.
He was arrested last week in Frisco, Texas, on a trespassing charge. In March, he was also arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, on allegations of vandalizing a sculpture on the front steps of the Minnesota Capitol that read "prosecute ICE." Lang's trial in that case is scheduled for next month.
Lang was indicted in 2021 on 11 federal counts for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including charges of assault on an officer and civil disorder, but he was pardoned by Mr. Trump, along with hundreds of other Jan. 6 defendants, while waiting for his case to go to trial.
Andrew Anthony, Karmelo Anthony's father, told CBS News on Wednesday he felt "somewhat relieved" since Lang was arrested, but added that the family has "got a long journey ahead of us."
Andrew Anthony said the family has continued to receive racially charged death threats in the wake of his son's conviction. Despite the guilty verdict, Karmelo Anthony's family has maintained that Anthony was defending himself during the deadly incident. He did not testify during the trial.
The case drew national attention and brought out dozens of people to the courthouse daily during the trial to protest in support of, and against, Karmelo Anthony.
In the immediate aftermath of the stabbing, Lang was responsible for organizing a protest in support of Metcalf. The flyer for the protest used a picture of Metcalf with a banner reading "Protect White Americans."
Metcalf's father has repeatedly urged the public not to stoke racial tensions and politicize his son's death. In an interview with CBS News Texas Wednesday, Jeff Metcalf said that he forgives Anthony.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Lang has already been called an outside agitator who has ties to Israeli intelligence. He claims he is against Jewish interests.
Anthony is convicted. His lawyers filed an appeal for a new trial. That is up in the air seeing that Colin County could hold another two years before an appeal is heard.
These motherfuckers are celebrating the verdict and hoping more things like this.
White extremists are literally flooding blogs, social media and public arenas thrilled that Anthony was convicted. They are hoping these decisions provoke a race war.
People, please do not resort to the levels of those who profit off the anger. The anger of right wing Americans in the wake of white nationalist Charlie Kirk's death has sparked a censorship and harassment campaign.
Erika Kirk, Elon Musk, Scott Presler, Laura Loomer, Riley Gaines, Lizzy Savetsky, Blaire White, Derrick Evans, Joey Saladino, Hermes, Eric Daughetry, Paul Szypula, Roseanne Barr, Steve Bannon, James Woods, Cam Higby, Kanye West, Tucker Carlson, Catturd, CJ Pearson, Stephen Crowder, Tomi Lahren, Jack Posobiec, Snoop Dogg, Ray J, Waka Flocka Flame, DaBaby, James O'Keefe, Jacob Wohl, Ryan Metta, Buck Sexton, Clay Travis, Mila Joy, Rick Ross, Ben Garrison, Todd Starnes, Jeffrey Mead, Nick Fuentes, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Nick Shirley, Roger Stone, Terrence K. Williams, Ian Miles Cheong, Lindy Li, Andy Ngo, Alexis Wilkins, Olivia Krolcyzk, Brandon Tatum, Tom Finton, Nick Cannon, Adin Ross, Candace Owens, Nick Sorter, Patrick Bet-David, Tommy Robinson, Phil McGraw, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Harris Faulkner, Tara Bull, Theodis Daniel, DJ Daniel, Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Simon Abeta, SNEAKO, Rob Schneider, Gunther Eagleman, Nelly, Chaya Raichik, Meghan McCain, Tim Pool, Lauren Southern, Megyn Kelly, Amir Odom, Dom Lucre, Jesse Watters, Debra Lea, Brianna Wu, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Levin, Steve Bannon, Myron Gaines, Rochelle "Silk" Hardaway-Richardson, Juanita Broddrick, Mordechai David, Jake Lang, Larry Elder, Eylon Levy, Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Chris Cuomo, Nick Sorter, Alex Jones, Owen Shroyer, Bill Cunningham, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Kevin Hodge, Keith Hodge, Sage Steele, Bill Maher, Forgiato Blow, Rick Santorum, Vanilla Ice, Amber Rose, Greg Gutfeld, David Limbaugh, Ian Carroll, Gordon Robertson, Malachi Maxey, April Chapman, Ali Alexander, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Brent Bozell, Dalton Eatherly, Matt Walsh, Benny Johnson, Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, Laura Ingraham, Matt Drudge, Greta Van Susteren, Nancy Grace, Mike Lindell, Clavicular, Vince Langman, Brian Kilmeade, Glenn Beck, Xaviaer DuRousseau, Sean Davis, Ian Jaegar, Christopher Rufo, Joey Mannarino, Sean "Softball" Hannity and every far right agitator in the junk food media scared of being taken out by a gunman. They are scared that the bullet won't miss. They want you to risk your freedom or your life to protect their right to gas you up to commit unspeakable crimes against one another.
Let me be clear: I do not condone violence towards to politicians, media personalities, animals and property. I am not condemning things any longer. I am getting tired of putting empathy on antipathy.
Okay, at least 85% of the president's MAGA base will just dismiss this. Fox will spin it as Democrats going overboard over a "joke." Many in the MAGAsphere will still blame Joe Biden, even though he left the White House in 2025.
Maggie Haberman wrote another book about her muse and it's got Washington talking.
The ceasefire collapsed. The U.S. and Israel continue on their aggression. Israel attacks Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Iran warned that Israel's continued aggression in Gaza and Lebanon will result in a fierce response.
The U.S. loses an Apache helicopter after they claimed an Iranian drone stuck it. Two pilots were rescued. The U.S. strikes Iran and claims it was retaliation.
Let me get this straight: The United States and Israel started a war with Iran and claim that any attack on them is considered an act of aggression. So basically, they want Iran to take the hits so they can force them to abandon their nuclear ambitions. They want the Iranian leadership dismantled. They want free passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Yeah, like this shit is gonna happen.
Inflation has soared this month and the president dismissed it. President Donald J. Trump literally said a gaffe that will hurt the Republicans come Midterms.
Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it.
Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news. Trump didn’t dismiss the affordability issue as a “hoax” that was started by Democrats, as he has done previously. Nor did he claim that he was bringing down the cost of living.
Instead, after the government said that inflation spiked to the highest level since April 2023, Trump praised the numbers.
“You know what I really love?” Trump said. “I love the inflation.”
It was an unexpected take given that voters ahead of the November midterm elections have ranked the economy as a top concern — and have given Trump low marks on that issue. Within minutes of his on-camera comment, Democrats quickly rushed to promote it on social media.
Trump had pledged in his 2024 campaign to quickly vanquish inflation, but his argument now is that higher prices are solely a function of the Iran war raising energy costs. On Wednesday, he claimed that relief is already on its way because of a secret military operation that had ferried what he said was 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, the primary shipping channel for 20% of the world’s global oil supply that has been effectively closed by the war since late February.
“Trump really said, ‘I love the inflation.’ On camera. For all of America to hear,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) quickly posted on X. “His contempt for you knows no bounds.”
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on X that with Trump’s stated love of inflation, “We finally found something that Donald Trump loves as much as he loves himself.”
Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH) quickly pressed Energy Secretary Chris Wright at a hearing about whether he, too, loved inflation.
“Do you love inflation?” Sykes asked.
“I love ending Iran’s ability to have a nuclear weapon,” Wright answered. He only conceded after being pressed: “No, I would prefer lower inflation.”
When asked about Trump’s specific comments, Wright said, “He’s an entertaining, hyperbolic guy who’s done tremendous leadership.”
Trump claimed the secretive shipments were why oil prices had fallen below $90 a barrel, after surpassing $110 at the start of April.
“I’m just announcing today for the first time, but we’ve been taking out millions of barrels of oil, millions of barrels every night,” Trump said.
On social media, the president said the mission began last month and had “resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market. More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait.” There was no immediate data available to back up that total, and it was not immediately clear what role the U.S. military had played.
To put that figure into context, a daily average of 20 million barrels of oil had gone through the strait before the war, which would mean that Trump’s mission had resulted in the equivalent of five days’ worth of normal oil shipments.
Responding to the new inflation report, the White House pointed out that some expenses had dropped in May relative to the previous month: the price of new vehicles, prescription drugs and auto insurance, for example. But when the overall inflation number is paired with the change in hourly wages, there is a bleak sign that people’s spending power relative to their earnings has declined.
“President Trump has consistently maintained that oil and gas prices — and thus overall inflation — will plummet once the Iran situation is resolved, and the administration will continue pushing our affordability agenda to enable Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in an email.
But the financial markets were cautious about Trump’s claims that he was lowering prices by getting oil tankers through the strait — claims that came as the United States also launched airstrikes against Iran, and as Tehran fired back at countries in the region.
U.S. crude oil futures climbed roughly 4% on Wednesday, closing at nearly $92 a barrel.
It appears to be Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton for the California governor’s race.
It appears that Dr. Randy Villegas will face off against Rep. David Valadao (R-CA).
The progressives claim victory against a pro Israel Democrat.
California assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains was the Democratic Party's pick for their nominee. Being a physician and Indian American was good. Supporting Israel and continuing to push for the state to continue status quo politics doomed her.
While she was boosted by pro-Israel PACs and the Democratic establishment, her campaign was heavily criticized by the progressive base over a publicized flip-flop on whether Israel's military actions in Gaza constituted a genocide.
Bains received major backing and heavy ad spending from mainstream pro-Israel organizations like the Democratic Majority for Israel PAC and 314 Action, as well as endorsement from the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program.
Villegas clinched the second-place finish for California’s 22nd District Tuesday afternoon following the latest primary election update, according to The Associated Press. He had captured 31.4% of the vote, compared to 26.8% for fellow Democrat Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains. Valadao, who officially advanced last week, had 41.8%.
Dr. Jasmeet Bains, California Assemblywoman was defeated. Her ties to AIPAC, the establishment Democrats doomed her.
When California voters approved a mid decade redistricting, California redrawn its 52 districts to lean more Democratic.
Valadao is likely to win the seat but he does face backlash for his support of President Donald J. Trump and Israel.
The district’s redrawn boundaries under Proposition 50 make the 22nd District inherently more blue. Valadao has historically survived tough elections by running as a moderate independent, but being tethered to a polarizing Trump midterm while defending cuts to local healthcare and unconditional foreign military spending gives the unified Democratic coalition their cleanest shot yet at ousting him.
Villegas has successfully energized the district's working-class, heavily Latino base by directly linking foreign military aid to local economic neglect. Villegas' platform advocates for diverting billions of dollars from U.S. aid to Israel into local healthcare and infrastructure. Valadao's staunchly pro-Israel votes give Villegas a powerful, highly motivating contrast to drive voter turnout among anti-war and younger progressive voters who might otherwise sit out the midterms.
