RiRi And Rocky Escape The Bullet!

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky dodge a bullet litterally. A Florida woman shoots their home.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty-Mayers and Rakim Athelson Mayers are known as Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.

The two have secretly wedded. 

The two have three children and looking forward to having more soon.

Rihanna is a billionaire. She is a Barbadian singer, producer, media personality, actor, model and business mogul. Rocky is an American rapper, producer and actor.

The two were lucky to survive. A woman from Florida that doesn't have any ties to them shot at their California home.

Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna ‘s gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday.

No one was injured, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the singer was at home when the shooting happened Sunday afternoon.

Police received a call about shots fired around 1:15 p.m. in the Beverly Hills area, Officer Charles Miller said Monday. A 35-year-old woman was later taken into custody and investigators recovered a weapon, according to a police statement. The suspect has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder and is in jail on $10 million bail. The district attorney had not yet announced charges.

Miller did not say who lived in the home. Multiple local news outlets reported that it belongs to Rihanna. Public records show the property is owned by a trust run by Evan Jehle, who is a member of the advisory board for Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation.

Emails seeking comment were left with Rihanna’s publicist and manager.

Suspect has a history of being in the county. This latest incident could put her in the iron college for LIFE.

KABC-TV showed video of what appeared to be five bullet holes in the front gate of the home.

“Shooting just occurred. Ten gunshots fired from the vehicle,” a police dispatcher told responding officers on audio obtained by KABC. The gunfire came from across the street, police said.

It was not known if the woman under arrest had any connection to Rihanna.

In 2018, a man was accused of breaking into a different home of Rihanna’s in the Hollywood Hills and spending 12 hours there. The man pleaded no contest to felony counts of stalking and vandalism and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest in 2019. He was sentenced to probation.

Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder and many other felony counts is alleged to have fired at the property, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, of Orlando, Florida, was charged with attempting to kill Rihanna, along with 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an inhabited vehicle or dwelling, authorities said. No one was injured.

The singing superstar and her rap star partner were together in a trailer on the property at the time of the Sunday afternoon shooting, while other family members and staffers were in the Beverly Hills-area home, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said outside a court hearing.

Inside court, Deputy Public Defender Jamarcus Bradford, Ortiz’s attorney, at first entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf, but then withdrew it in favor of postponing arraignment until March 25. She was ordered held on $1.8 million bail. Ortiz wore blue jail clothes with her blond hair in braids and spoke to the lawyer through a glass divider.

Bradford didn’t talk to reporters outside court.

The LA County Public Defender’s Office said in a statement that it could not comment on the pending case against Ortiz.

“As in every case, we will work to ensure that our client receives the full protections guaranteed under the Constitution,” the statement said.

Ortiz could get life in prison if convicted on all charges. All 14 counts against her are felonies. The three counts of firing at a dwelling were for Rihanna’s house, her trailer, and a neighbor’s house, prosecutors said. The 10 assault counts were for Rihanna and family, two staffers and two people in the neighboring house.

“LA based celebrities should not be additionally worried because of this,” Hochman said, “in large part because of the response of the police.” He praised officers for arresting Ortiz soon after the shooting, several miles (kilometers) to the north in the suburb of Sherman Oaks.

Judge Theresa McGonigle issued a protective order for Ortiz to stay away from Robin Fenty and Rakim Mayers — the legal names of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky — and their home. McGonigle also said Ortiz is not allowed to possess any firearms or ammunition along with several other conditions.

The hearing was held in a courtroom a few floors from where Rocky went through a trial where he was acquitted just over a year ago. Rihanna was often in attendance, sometimes with their sons.

And the lead prosecutor in the new case is Alexander Bott, the deputy district attorney who successfully prosecuted rapper Tory Lanez in a trial where he was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.

Hochman would not say where any of the bullets landed, would not say how long Ortiz had been in California, or discuss her motivation or any connection to Rihanna, saying all were under investigation.

Public records show her most recent address was in Orlando and that she has been a licensed speech pathologist for more than a decade.

A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has 14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “We Found Love,” “Work,” “Umbrella” and “Disturbia.” She founded the makeup brand Fenty Beauty in 2017.

She and A$AP Rocky announced the birth of their third child, a girl named Rocki Irish Mayers, in September.

How many (up to 3 deaths or injuries) shootings? 

2,360 homicides and 3,300 shootings.

How many mass shootings?

81 mass shootings.

How many school shootings?

6 school shootings. 18 near campus shootings.

How many religious institution shootings?

1 religious institutions.

How many civilians killed by police?

201 people killed by police.

How many police officers killed by civilians, animals or nature?

24 members of law enforcement.

How many firefighters and first responders died in incidents?

4 members of firefighters and first responders.

Are you getting tired of this?

The status quo politics of "can't do nothing" or "now is not the time."

On average there are two mass shootings a day now. It never stops. 

Uh oh. Better see if the far right preparing to make this shooter a leftist.

I wonder if Charlie Kirk got something to say about it?

Nevermind.

Only in America, how many more mass shootings must we deal with before we finally curb gun violence?

The mass shootings have to total 100 or more dead.

An elected official will be shot and killed.

A terrorist will target a protected group.

Police officers will be killed by a gunman.

All of these above.

The United States is the most violent country in the world. Israel and Russia follow behind respectfully. Israel, Russia and the United States are the most hated countries in the world. 

The United States is downsizing in democracy. 

What is wrong with white men, white women and white boys?

It's the guns stupid!

Things to keep in mind when the blame game comes, will the suspect be:

• White
• Black
• Latino
• Muslim
• Arab
• Non White National
• Immigrant
• A member of the LGBTQ community 
• A disgruntled employee 
• A former student
• A current student
• A gang member
• A so called leftist 
• A person who has conservative views
• A person with easy access to firearm

The person with easy access to firearms should be the only answer. Alas, the far right is hoping for this to be a person they can scapegoat as their next de jour of outrage. Anyone can get firearm in the United States. Even, people who are non U.S. citizens are allowed to obtain firearms. 

The real issue is not just guns, it's white men, white women tears and white boys. They are losing their goddamn minds. Inspired by loneliness, politics, job loss, social media trends, endless perceptions of others, the lack of opportunities (besides joining the military) and the need to be ahead of everyone else is what drives these fools to commit endless chaos.

If the suspect is white, they will give the shooter a glaring profile. If the suspect is not white, expect the far right to claim its the left or accused a certain nationality, race, religion or sexuality the cause of mass shootings.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky can't escape the gun violence. Had Rocky didn't catch that case in Sweden, they could have moved to Great Britain.

White privilege also santizes the white shooters. Already we are getting details of the mass shooters. Glaring profiles of these white mass shooters to paint them as unfortunate circumstances. Ignoring the fact, these terrorists had signs of potential danger but their families thought it was just noise.

That restraining order doesn't mean much to a deranged individual. It's a trigger!

I wish things could have turned out well! But unfortunately, a shooter never abides to a court order!

How can a piece of paper protect a victim when it's not reliant on stopping the perpetrator (from causing harm)?

The real issue is gun violence. Not comedians. Not activists. Not Black men. Not immigrants. Not Muslims. Not transgender Americans. Not video games. Not movies. Not rap music. Not the left.

A man made crisis that can be solved if these incompetent politicians and media agitators stop making excuses for the continued gun violence epidemic. Prayers are just words and speeches. Instead offering words, how about policies?

Expect more gun violence.

The United States is downsizing in democracy and freedom.

I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.

A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence. Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."

Gun violence continues to be the number one threat in the United States.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are always mentally ill or lone wolves. The far right believes they should receive some sympathy for their crimes. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals who deserve lengthy time in the iron college or death. Gay and transgender shooters are active groomers who want to be pedophiles on children. Muslim shooters are terrorists who should be surveiled or deported. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants and they should be deported. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [leftist or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the politics of the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the ridiculous "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black. Even if the evidence turns out that the shooter has alignment with conservative causes or Republicans, the far right dismisses it as a hoax or a plot to demonize the MAGA movement.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms.

Trump gave us open season.

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!

IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AID ISRAEL, THE WORLD WILL BOYCOTT THE U.S. AND ABANDON THE DOLLAR!

I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.

These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.

There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions.

Iran isn't a threat. The U.S. citizen with a firearm is the threat.

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, 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, Steven Crowder, Tomi Lahren, Jack Posobiec, Snoop Dogg, Ray J, Waka Flocka Flame, DaBaby, James O'Keefe, Jacob Wahl, Jeffrey Mead, Nick Fuentes, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Roger Stone, Terrence K. Williams, Ian Miles Cheong, Lindy Li, Andy Ngo, Alexis Wilkins, Olivia Krolcyzk, Brandon Tatum, Candace Owens, Nick Sorter, Phil McGraw, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Harris Faulkner, Tara Bull, Theodis Daniel, DJ Daniel, Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Rob Schneider, Gunther Eagleman, Nelly, Chaya Raichik, Meghan McCain, Tim Pool, Megyn Kelly, Amir Odom, Jesse Watters, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Levin, Steve Bannon, Myron Gaines, Rochelle "Silk" Hardaway-Richardson, Jake Lang, Larry Elder, Eylon Levy, Ben Shapiro, Nick Sorter, Alex Jones, Owen Shroyer, Bill Cunningham, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Kevin Hodge, Keith Hodge, Bill Maher, Forgiato Blow, Vanilla Ice, Amber Rose, Greg Gutfeld, James Woods, David Limbaugh, Ian Carroll, Gordon Robertson, April Chapman, Ali Alexander, Michelle Malkin, Noa Tishby, Ann Coulter, Brent Bozell, Matt Walsh, Benny Johnson, Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, Laura Ingraham, Matt Drudge, Mike Lindell, Matt Gaetz, Vince Langman, Brian Kilmeade, Glenn Beck, Xaviaer DuRousseau, Sean Davis, Ian Jaegar, Christopher Rufo, Joey Mannarino, Sean "Softball" Hannity and every far right agitator are 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.

Any current or future government shutdown will definitely rile up people. When you start fucking with the money, people start going crazy. Especially when their needs outmatch the noise of Congress and the junk food media.

If you care about the future and want to voice your frustration with your federal officials, let 2026 be the call to action. 

The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.

The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police. 

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. You want no more qualified immunity for police officers who use deadly force when it's not justified. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want the U.S. to improve the immigration process. You want the U.S. lawmakers stop dehumanizing human beings. You want no more wars in the Middle East. You want the U.S. to prove to the world its a beacon of freedom. You want our American military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out of our cities, the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that you tired of being lectured about oppresive regimes overseas when the very people running our state and federal government are doing the same in real time. Let them know that you will not tolerate a government shutdown which affects federal services for Americans in need or in support of services. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism because you support the freedom of Palestinians. You are tired of the propaganda being forced on your media platforms.

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire, a weapons embargo, sanctions and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more domestic or foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists and special interest groups.

THERE IS NO GOD!

GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!

FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!

LET ME BE CLEAR, PRAYERS DO NOT STOP FUCKING BULLETS!

THIS IS A MAN-MADE ISSUE! WHY IS IT SO HARD TO STOP A MAN-MADE ISSUE LIKE GUN VIOLENCE?

STOP SAYING YOU'RE PRAYING TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS FUCKING PLATITUDES. DO SOMETHING ABOUT FUCKING GUN VIOLENCE YOU WORTHLESS LAWMAKERS. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, THE CHOICE TO CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO WILL KEEP YOU AND OTHERS AT RISK OF VIOLENCE. MAKE A CHOICE TO STOP THE CHAOS AND ACT LIKE A FUCKING 79 YEAR OLD MAN. DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE COUNTRY.

Ted Carter Can't Dot The "I" In O-H-i-O!

Ohio State looks for another president after Ted Carter got caught creeping with another woman.

Ted Carter, the former president of Ohio State University. A proud Zionist and supporter of the fucking apartheid genocidal ethnostate of Israel was forced to resign after it was revealed he was having an affair with a woman. He is married.

Guy Christensen, a media personality who was formerly enrolled at Ohio State was expelled after the U.S. Department of Justice and Education pressured Carter to push him out.

Why?

Because he was doing TikTok videos critical of Israel. He is a fierce supporter of Palestinians and questioned the Oct. 7 attack claiming that Israel exaggerates the situation. It angered pro Israel groups and several House members. 

Let me get this straight: You are more upset over words than actions. You are upset someone using their freedom of speech to criticize a foreign country engaged in a propaganda campaign to shield itself from war crimes and impunity. You are upset over people using their voices, their wallets and their time to protest an injustice. Well, get upset over your taxpayer money aiding foreign nations. You upset other countries deciding to ban or boycott Israel for its actions. Get upset over foreign nations killing Americans in a war funded by our taxpayer money. Get upset over the deaths of thousands in Haiti, Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, Venezuela, Myanmar, Mexico, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine and Palestine. Get upset at your president, your senator, your representative, your governor, your state leader, your mayor and your local junk food media for bowing to the evil regime of Israel.

Will you condemn the actions of Israel if I have to condemn Russia, Iran, Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas?

If you're upset over protests, why are you not upset over the treatment of innocent people being killed by Israel?

If you're upset over Upscrolled being a danger, why are you not upset over X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Rumble, Threads, YouTube and Truth Social?

If a country wants to exists, they have the right to. They can do it through three options:

• Declaration through peace
• Declaration through violent resistance
• Declaration through occupation

Palestine is the only solution.

From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free! 🇵🇸 🍉

It is not antisemitic to rally for Palestine. Cry more!

By any means necessary, Israel has to be destroyed.

This is the karma moments.

It's 2026, please do not be like Ted Carter. Hell, do not be like me.

Consenting adults having sex whether they're married, having an affair, engaging in a relationship of the opposite sex, engaging in a relationship of the same sex, engaging in a relationship with transgender Americans, engaging in a relationship with adult content creators, engaging in a relationship with prostitutes or escorts is not my business.

Midway Wrap Up in May.

Ohio State University is investigating after President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned abruptly over the weekend following the disclosure of “an inappropriate relationship” with a woman seeking public resources for her personal business, the university said Monday.

Carter with wife Lynda.

Carter, 66, said in a statement that he had resigned voluntarily after informing the university’s board of trustees of his error. He did not elaborate on the nature of the relationship and whether it was romantic; his statement indicated that he and his wife, Lynda, are still a couple.

“For personal reasons, I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role as president of The Ohio State University,” he said. “I disclosed to the board of trustees that I made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership.”

Board Chair John Zeiger accepted Carter’s resignation in a letter dated Sunday, a day after trustees held a private executive session. Spokesperson Ben Johnson said Carter was not present at the session but that trustees were aware of the situation before they met.

“The Board was surprised and disappointed to learn of this matter and takes the situation and its potential impact on the university very seriously,” Zeiger wrote. “We respect your decision and appreciate your cooperation in supporting an orderly leadership transition.”

The board had been pleased with Carter’s work overall. Trustees awarded him a more than $50,000 merit raise in August on top of his $1.1 million annual salary, as well as a nearly $400,000 bonus. His contract was supposed to run through 2028. Ohio State presidents also are provided residency at a roughly $3.6 million mansion in a tony Columbus suburb.

Johnson said that the university has opened an investigation into Carter’s impropriety, as it also works to put in place a leadership transition plan. The latter could be detailed as soon as this week, he said.

In the absence of its president, the university’s daily operations will fall to members of Carter’s former cabinet, Johnson said, which includes a chief of staff, two executive vice presidents and seven senior vice presidents. In the event of an emergency, the school’s public safety professionals would take direct action, which is always the case.

Ohio State is the nation’s sixth-largest university, with more than 60,000 students, over 600,000 living alumni and a highly ranked football team and medical center. Carter oversaw a fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $11.5 billion in revenues and $10.9 billion in expenditures — although it was not clear that the “resources” to which he availed the woman were monetary.

Krisanthe Vlachos, a podcaster is allegedly the mistress.

The university brought Carter on board in 2023 from the University of Nebraska system. He is also a former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and a retired vice admiral who attended the Navy Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun. He holds the national record for carrier-arrested landings with over 2,000 mishap-free touchdowns.

He filled a vacancy at Ohio State left by the mid-contract resignation of President Kristina Johnson, which went largely unexplained. The engineer and former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy had been chancellor of New York’s public university system before she joined the Buckeyes as president in 2020, succeeding President Michael Drake.

Jennifer Tisone Price, executive director of the Ohio conference of the American Association of University Professors, said Ohio State students, faculty and staff deserve better.

“This is OSU’s third president since 2020,” she said in a statement. “If the university wants to do better with the next one, it must have a transparent hiring process that honors shared governance which includes the input from faculty. Shared governance isn’t just a bureaucratic nicety. It’s how universities stay honest.”

Peach Pits!

Republicans better start panicking.

Uh oh...

The district that once belong to the controversial Marjorie Taylor Greene is looking like a possible flip. I have strongly dismissed the possibility of a Democratic pickup but anything can happen.

Greene refused to endorse a candidate.

Any candidate that President Donald J. Trump endorses has a 50/50 chance of winning.

So the 14th Congressional District in Georgia. The Democrats are celebrating this a small win but a long road ahead.

A candidate has to earn 50.9% to win. Unfortunately Clay Fuller, the Republican frontrunner must face off against Democrat Shawn Harris in the run off in May.

Fuller, a district attorney who was one of 17 Republicans on the ballot, benefited from President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the solidly GOP district in the northwest corner of the state. Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and cattle rancher, lost to Greene in the 2024 general election in the 14th District.

Neither candidate was projected to win the majority needed to avoid a runoff in the special election. With 82% of the expected vote in, Harris was at 37%, while Fuller was at 35%. Fuller enters the April 7 runoff as the favorite in a district Trump carried by 37 percentage points in the 2024 presidential race.

The challenge is to get all the Republicans to unite for the candidate to win.

The challenge is to make the case that Democrats are focused on Georgia not noise.

Democrats must abandon Israel or lose support from the progressive base they often need but ignored. 

Fuller touted Trump’s endorsement on the airwaves and spoke at a recent event with Trump in the district. And he got a boost from Conservatives for American Excellence, a group funded by GOP megadonor Paul Singer, and Club for Growth Action.

Shawn Harris advances to the runoff.

A voter NBC News spoke to Tuesday cited Trump's support as a factor in race. Sarah Umphrey, 77, said she voted for Fuller, adding that Trump’s endorsement was “really important. I like Trump.”

Fuller first ran for Congress in 2020, when he lost a crowded GOP primary in the district to Greene.

Harris raised $4.3 million throughout his campaign and launched ads knocking “out of touch politicians” from both parties who “don’t understand how difficult things are for hardworking Georgians.”

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorsed Harris in the race, saying, “There’s no such thing as a permanently red state or district.”

Greene, who won re-election in by 29 points in 2024, resigned in January after she broke with Trump over his handling of the records related to the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender.

Greene, a onetime vocal ally, also criticized Trump's focus on foreign affairs, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” before she stepped down, “‘America First’ should mean what was promised on the campaign trail in 2024.”

“So my understanding of ‘America First’ is strictly for the American people,” Greene said in January, “not for the big donors that donate to big politicians, not for the special interests that constantly roam the halls in Washington and not foreign countries that demand their priorities put first over Americans.”

Trump's endorsement could benefit or curse a Republican.

Georgia’s rules for special elections dictate that all candidates, regardless of party, appear on the same ballot. With 22 candidates, it was unlikely that any candidate could win more than 50% of the vote and avoid a runoff.

Republican Colton Moore, a former state senator, was a distant third with just over 11% of the vote.

Although he did not have Trump’s endorsement, Moore cast himself as the truest supporter of the "Make America Great Again" movement, saying at a recent candidate forum that voters who “100% support President Trump” should back his candidacy.

Moore was arrested this year when he tried to enter Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address after the state House speaker banned him from the chamber. Moore was also removed from the state Senate GOP caucus for chastising fellow Republicans for refusing to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she indicted Trump on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election.

He Just Can't Croak!

The elite. Rupert Murdoch celebrates his 95th with son, daughters and trophy wife.

Celebrate your golden years in luxury while the rest of struggle...

Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian British, French, American media tycoon. He is the very definition of yellow journalism. He is the reason to why J. Jonah Jameson was created in the Spider-Man franchise.

Murdoch is still alive at 95.

He is the elite.

Murdoch celebrates with his fifth wife, Elena Zhukova, a Russian biochemist.

She and him hitched in 2024. This could possibly be the old man's final relationship.

This fossil has a lavish birthday bash while the Americans are struggling. A billionaire elitist who devotes his legacy to keeping people angry at one another over stupid culture wars. 

Hugh Jackman performed at Rupert Murdoch’s 95th birthday at The Grill, turning the storied Seagram Building eatery into a black-tie cabaret for a roomful of family, friends and A-list guests.

Jackman sang Sinatra classics “New York, New York” and “Fly Me to the Moon,” we hear, as well as three songs from “The Greatest Showman” and a tune from his Broadway musical, “The Boy from Oz.” The Hollywood star also thanked Murdoch for supporting his successful career.

Bret Baier of Fox News introduced a surprise video tribute to the Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp from President Trump. POTUS called Murdoch “legendary” and “one of a kind,” and also praised the birthday boy for his “courage, vision, and determination,” saying he’s “changed the world” during his venerable career.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan led grace to start the dinner, and speakers during the program included Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch’s wife Elena Zhukova and Murdoch himself. Sarah Murdoch, as well as Grace and Chloe Murdoch, were also there.

Bret Baier of Fox News introduced a surprise video tribute to the Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp from President Trump. POTUS called Murdoch “legendary” and “one of a kind,” and also praised the birthday boy for his “courage, vision, and determination,” saying he’s “changed the world” during his venerable career.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan led grace to start the dinner, and speakers during the program included Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch’s wife Elena Zhukova and Murdoch himself. Sarah Murdoch, as well as Grace and Chloe Murdoch, were also there.

Son Lachlan told his dad in a toast: “You are entitled to be called many things . . . but I know you are most proud of being a journalist at heart.”

Wife Elena, who married the News Corp legend in 2024, said, “Rupert is fearless,” adding that her husband “is made of an insatiable love and appreciation of life, and a mixture of wisdom and boyishness.”

“It just shows you wonderful things can still happen at 92,” Murdoch said of his wife. He also thanked everyone for coming, adding: “I won’t bore you with memories of what you know — this is the time to look to the future. America has become the unmatched engine of invention.”

Robert Thomson, NewsCorp chief executive, said: “There is a chasm, a vast chasm between the Myth of Murdoch and the Reality of Rupert. The Rupertian Reality is that he is humble not hubristic, wealthy but not materialistic, somewhat shy, averse to conflict, has an egalitarian ethos, is comfortable across class lines, is fascinated by both mischievous gossip and by high-brow books.”

Guests wishing Murdoch a happy birthday included Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, former UK prime ministers Tony Blair and Rishi Sunak, Barry Diller, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, “Cats” composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Wendi Deng Murdoch, former CEO of Activision Bobby Kotick, former US Attorney General William Barr, US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

Murdoch is the former CEO of News Corp. That platform owns Fox News, The New York Post, Fox Nation and part of TikTok U.S. 

News Corp is the conservative media giant. 

Murdoch’s children James, Elisabeth, and Prudence were absent following a bitter legal battle over the family trust. They despise their father's role in generating all this chaos.

Australia, Great Britain, France, Canada and the United States has a huge problem.

Giving the right too much exposure.

The titan of far right propaganda, Murdoch sits on his perch cheering this aggression in the Middle East.

The president and Benjamin Netanyahu have Murdoch on the dial. Whenever some controversy arises, they call on Murdoch and he still directs his media to take on the narrative.

Buc-ee's Second Ohio Round!

Buc-ee's will open second Ohio location. It is eyeing Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania for new locations.

In Spring 2027, Mansfield, Ohio will be the second location for the ever growing Buc-ee's convenience gas plazas.

The city approved annexing over 100 acres of land at the corner of Interstate 71 and Ohio 39 exit ramp. The location is going to be approved. 

The rise of gas stations have become a gentrification issue.

Mansfield is a rust belt city with 45,000 residents. It is the midway between Columbus and Cleveland. It also has the famous Lincoln Highway which aligns with the U.S. Highway 30.

Interstate 71 passes near the city.

In April, Buc-ee's will open its first Ohio location in Huber Heights near Dayton.

It was approved in 2024 but had delays.

The city approved the location and it got the groundbreaking in early 2025. It was expected to open in late 2025 but legal issues held it up. Water services will be provided by Clark County and the city of Huber Heights will annex land to accommodate.

Huber Heights put a hold on a QuikTrip and second Wawa location. They issued a formal pause on new licenses on gas stations. 

Speedway/7-Eleven, Sheetz, Wawa, Casey's and QuikTrip are aggressively building locations in the Dayton/Springfield metro area.

Once the ground is broken, the city will have to pay for remodeling the interchange to make access to Buc-ee's easy.

The grand opening of Buc-ee's in Huber Heights will bring 200 permanent jobs and it will have 120 fuel pumps. It will be open 24/7 and be a major focal point for travelers between St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus.

Andy Ogles Doesn't Belong In America!

Andy Ogles has a son and daughter ready to fight for Israel.

White man with a small peanut 🥜 wants to tell the world that Muslims don't belong in the United States. 

This white man represents the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee as well as the cities in Middle Tennessee. He is one of these folks who think their shit doesn't stink.

Folks like Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) should be sent to war and back in a casket. He and his children should fight in Iran.

Ogles along with Reps. Randy Fine (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mary Miller (R-IL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO) along with Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Fetterman (I-PA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) represent what's wrong with white people.

They act like they live in glass houses. 

Let their motherfucking children fight these unnecessary wars.

Ogles runs his mouth without thinking.

Ogles declared on social media Monday that "Muslims don’t belong in American society," prompting backlash largely from Democrats.

"Pluralism is a lie," Rep. Andy Ogles continued in the bigoted post on X.

Democratic politicians swiftly condemned Ogles and his post, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York calling Ogles a "malignant clown."

"Disgusting Islamophobes like you do not belong in Congress or in civilized society," Jeffries wrote on X.

Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) wrote in a separate post: "This disgusting s--- doesn’t belong in American society. And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress."

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) responded, as well, writing on X: "I don’t know how many Muslims are in this guy’s district. I know there are tens of thousands in mine. They are parents. Entrepreneurs. Police officers. The firefighter-paramedic giving CPR to save your life. They are us. They are American. This tweet is NOT American."

The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the post from Ogles, who has a history of making outrageous comments about Muslims.

One prominent Republican who criticized Ogles' post was Richard Grenell, a special envoy for President Donald Trump and the interim president of the Kennedy Center.

"Stop attacking the First Amendment to the United States Constitution," Grenell wrote on X.

A representative for Ogles did not respond to a request for comment. Ogles did not back down online, posting on X about "the high-ranking Democrats flooding X to condemn me" in one post and in another about the dozens of "Islamic countries in the world."

Ogles got the smoke about Muslims on the internet but not in the faces of lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Andre Carson and Lateefah Simon.

"If muslims want to practice their law and exemplify Muhammadan culture, that is where they belong," he wrote.

The posts came after an attempted terrorist attack in New York City, where federal prosecutors have said the two suspects are aligned with ISIS, a common name for the Islamic State terrorist group.

Another Republican congressman with a history of bashing Muslims online, Rep. Randy Fine of Florida, posted about that incident over the weekend, saying, "We don’t need to live like this. Deport them ALL."

Fine faced calls to resign from Democrats last month when he posted on social media, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”

Ogles, meanwhile, made headlines last year when he called for Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim and a naturalized U.S. citizen, to be deported after he won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York.

Edward Ahmed Mitchell, national deputy director of the Islamic civil rights group CAIR, said in a statement Monday: “The First Amendment guarantees religious freedom to everyone in our nation, including American Muslims. If any member of Congress had declared that ‘Jews do not belong in America,’ that politician would rightfully face condemnation and censure.

“Yet like Randy Fine and other anti-Muslim extremists in Congress, Mr. Ogles has faced no consequences for his dangerous rhetoric, even as American Muslim elected officials experience censure motions, threats and harassment for daring to criticize Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The double standards and hypocrisy must end,” the statement said.

A representative for Fine did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Pew Research Center has estimated there are 3.5 million Muslims in the U.S., or about 1% of the country's overall population.

Sly Fox!

Fox and Trump, a marriage of two.

When Fox and Republicans were complaining about former president Joe Biden looking at his watch as a caravan of dead troops were presented, Donald J. Trump, then former president made it his mission to demonize Biden for it.

Well as those American troops being killed in this aggression against Iran, many saw the president cover his thinning head with the USA ball cap.

Many saw that as disrespectful and inappropriate.

Fox decided to run a clip but purposely ran a previous clip of Trump without his hat and doing a salute.

Don’t let Fox get away with it this time. Spread the word.

Fox & Friends Weekend replaced footage of Trump attending yesterday’s Dover AFB dignified transfer with a clip from December 17, 2025.

They clearly didn’t want their Trump-supporting audience to see Trump disrespecting… pic.twitter.com/cQzsEiY0Fm

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) March 8, 2026

Flashback to August, 2021.

Exactly when CNN is talking about how difficult it must be for Biden to watch the dignified transfer of our fallen soldiers, Biden checks his watch. pic.twitter.com/3R53ak7yEd

— MAZE (@mazemoore) June 10, 2024

Fox apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake.

In a polarized time, some online critics suggested without evidence that it wasn’t an error — that the network was trying to make Trump look better by not showing him wearing a baseball cap during what is considered one of the most solemn duties of a commander in chief. The return of the bodies of six soldiers took place Saturday at Dover Air Force Base.

But Fox said archival footage of Trump at an earlier ceremony was inadvertently pulled up by a staff member and used on two Sunday morning telecasts. A spokeswoman noted the correct footage was used at other times, including on Saturday.

“We regret the error and apologize for the incorrect footage,” Fox said in a statement.

Fox anchor Griff Jenkins issued an on-the-air correction Sunday, saying “we extend our respect and condolences” to the families of the service members killed.

The apology didn’t sit well with some critics. “If any other network did this it would be a huge scandal, Fox would lead the chorus of criticisms and faux-outrage, and people would lose their jobs,” said Mehdi Hasan, founder of the online site Zeteo.

Hasan was then a host and commentator on MSNBC (rebranded as MS NOW).

Johnny “Joey” Jones, a veteran and co-host of “The Big Weekend Show” on Fox, said on social media that he was “embarrassed and ashamed” that this happened.

“My belief was that this was an honest mistake, but that doesn’t make it an acceptable one,” Jones wrote. “Few things are more sacred than our heroes who give their lives in the line of duty.”

Jones said that “if posting snarky comments and insults is your way of reacting to this, please direct them at me. I’m the one with sharp words on these issues. If you are using this as a way to take a partisan jab at my hard working colleagues, check your watch.”

Fox has a known history of running a defense of Republicans by airing deceptive coverage or misleading quotes.

This is typical of a Sean "Softball" Hannity tactic.

Steve Daines Out!

A whole lot of bull from a senator who thought he ran with them.

Montana senator announces he is not running for reelection. 

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) realized that it's time. After blocking former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden's agendas while giving lip service to President Donald J. Trump, Daines has lobbying on his mind.

The pipeline of status quo.

Gov. Greg Gianforte and Kurt Alme will be scrambling for the seat.

It is reported that Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is retiring. He served as a House member twice as well as Trump's first term as the embattled Department of Interior Secretary. He cited health and mental health as a reason to retire. Republicans were coaching him to run in case of this scenario.

It shocked Sen. John Thune (R-SD) who is desperately scrambling to hold control of the seat. 

Trump carried the state in 2016, 2020 and 2024. The last U.S. Senator who served as a Democrat was Jon Tester. He lost to Tim Sheehy. 

The last time two Montana Democratic senators to serve were Heidi Heitkamp and Jon Tester.

Sheehy is the current junior Republican Senator of Montana.  

Republicans hold a three seat majority. The only help may come from Sen. John Fetterman (I-PA) who continues to vote on Trump’s policies.

Alme got Trump’s endorsement quickly.

While Daines, 63, had already filed to run again this fall, he withdrew his name from qualification "minutes before" Wednesday's state filing deadline for candidates, the Montana Secretary of State's office told NBC News. He released a statement confirming the decision only after the filing deadline passed.

In the statement, Daines announced he is backing Montana's U.S. attorney, Kurt Alme, to replace him — Alme filed his paperwork eight minutes before the filing deadline, Montana Secretary of State records show, and before Daines publicly confirmed he was no longer running.

"After wrestling with this decision for months, I have decided I will not seek re-election," Daines said. Going on to back him, he praised Alme's work "cracking down on crime" and confronting fentanyl trafficking and called him "a man of faith."

Alme announced his candidacy in a statement Wednesday.

“As a native Montanan, I have always been committed to serving our communities, upholding the rule of law, and fighting for the safety and prosperity of every family in our state,” he said.

“We need proven doers in Washington who will stand up for our values without apology,” he added. “I’m running for Senate to be a relentless advocate for Montana and to help President Trump put America First.”

President Donald Trump endorsed Alme on Truth Social on Wednesday evening and praised Daines for "passing the torch" to him.

"In fact, if Kurt didn’t have the highest level of aptitude and talent, Steve would have remained exactly where he is but, Kurt is exceptional, and I will be giving him, based on Steve’s strongest recommendation, my Complete and Total Endorsement," Trump said.

Daines has served in Congress since 2013, first in the House before he won a Senate seat in 2014, a unique election in which his Democratic opponent, who had been appointed to the seat months earlier, dropped out in the final weeks because of a plagiarism scandal. Daines cruised to victory over the replacement Democratic nominee that year and then won his 2020 re-election by 10 percentage points over the state's sitting governor, Steve Bullock.

While Montana has a history of electing Democrats, it has trended Republican in recent elections. Trump won the state by about 20 points in 2024, with Democratic Sen. Jon Tester losing his re-election bid by 7 points. Tester, in 2018, was the last Democrat to win a statewide election in Montana.

Alme's backing from Trump and Daines makes him the front-runner for the now-open seat, which had not drawn much major attention when Daines was expected to seek re-election. Independent Seth Bodnar, a military veteran and former president of the University of Montana who announced a Senate bid this week, criticized Daines' decision in a statement.

“Steve Daines has so little respect for Montana Republicans that he withdrew at the last minute to coronate his handpicked successor instead of giving them a voice at the ballot box," Bodnar said.

"This is the disgusting arrogance of Washington politicians and their party bosses who trade power back and forth like candy while Montanans are crushed under higher costs and fewer opportunities."

Four Democrats have launched campaigns for the seat being vacated by Daines: former state Rep. Reilly Neill; Air Force veteran Alani Bankhead; Michael Hummert, who served in the Army and Navy; and Michael Black Wolf, a preservation officer and community leader from the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

Last minute filing deadline moves are not unheard of in politics — Democrats blasted one of their own, Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia of Illinois, last year after his chief of staff filed paperwork to run for Garcia's seat shortly before he announced he would retire. The House voted in November to publicly rebuke the congressman.

Afroman Got Sued By Ohio Deputies When He Made Music Video After They Raided His Home!

Adams County, Ohio Sheriff Department sues Afroman after he posted their faces in a music video.

The unfortunate rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.

If a law enforcement agency raids a property under a warrant or a sense of danger, they are likely not required to pay for the damages they inflict upon your home.

They often push it on the insurance companies and the city or county if you're lucky.

This is why qualified immunity is needed to be eliminated. Police officers must be held accountable for actions when they conduct police business.

Afroman comes out losing the battle. I guess that's what you get when you support MAGAland.

Joseph Foreman lives in rural Adams County, Ohio. He is a media personality, rapper, podcaster known as Afroman. He is known around the Cincinnati area. 

Other famous folks like Joe Burrow and Dave Chappelle frequent Cincinnati too.

In August 2022, Adams County deputies raided the home of Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman, with a search warrant tied to an investigation into possible drugs and kidnapping victims. No charges were filed after the raid.

Deputies seized thousands of dollars in cash, which was later returned, but Afroman said about $400 was never recovered.

Afroman said the raid left damage throughout his home, and that the Adams County Sheriff’s Office told him it was not responsible for paying for repairs.

The guy started laughing and waddling his head, and said we’re not required to do that. They were unapologetic,” Afroman said.

The music video

Afroman said he turned the experience into music, using his own security footage from the raid in a music video to help pay for the repairs.

“I use my personal life to write my music,” he said. “Will you help me repair my gate, will you help me repair my door. I’m singing about what actually happened to me.”

Deputies who appear in the video are now suing the rapper for damages caused by their likenesses being used in the video.

The countersuit

Afroman filed a countersuit for the damages to his home. Judge Jonathan P. Hein dismissed those claims in February.

“I don’t like that they dismissed all of my claims with a click of a button in some little office somewhere without a hearing,” Afroman said.

Afroman said the lawsuit against him is not just about money — he believes it is a violation of his freedom of speech.

“I should have freedom of speech. I should be allowed to speak out about my life, and police officers that violate my home and steal my money should not be allowed to sue me,” he said.

FOX19 NOW reached out to the judge, the attorney for the deputies, and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, but hasn’t received any responses.

The Far Right Seizes On Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s "No Politics" Remark!

Jesse Jackson, Jr. attempts to return to Congress got messy. He made remarks at his dad's funeral that may come back to haunt him.

Since Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) decided to run for the Senate, the son of late civil rights leader has decided to run again for the seat he once held before her. He is running on a redemption campaign. He saying that as a former federal intern, he deserves another chance at being a lawmaker.

He also will continue to fund Israel, take unwanted kickbacks, have affairs and blame his staffers for his controversies.

The son of the civil rights icon tries to bring it up first: A 2013 campaign fraud conviction that ended his 17-year political career.

On Friday and Saturday, the nation paid tribute to Jesse Jackson, the lifelong U.S. civil rights leader and politician. His ceremony was held in Chicago.

His funeral was livestreamed and had numerous guests including former vice president Kamala Harris, former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) and his brother former lawmaker Jesse Jackson, Jr. were there as well.

Jackson, Jr., who served 30 months in federal time out for corruption, mail fraud, covering up an affair has been leaning towards MAGA. His wife Sandi (who also had affairs) was charged too. They petitioned for a pardon by Obama, Biden and President Donald J. Trump. His campaign is struggling and this latest round of controversy could help or hurt his primary fight.

“It’s now part of my story,” Jackson told the pastors, elected officials and retirees gathered on a recent Saturday to hear his lofty plan to revive Chicago’s sagging south suburbs. “I’ve cried enough. I’m divorced now. I’ve lost my home in foreclosure. I’ve been through everything that comes with that process.”

At 60, Jackson has launched a spirited primary bid in the largely Black district where he started his career, saying his new perspective makes him an ideal candidate at a time when voters have accepted a president and others with serious criminal histories. The theme of redemption is woven through his return in the firmly Democratic territory with stories about incarceration, sparse job prospects and caring for his ailing dad, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

They denied it.

Jackson, Jr. is now becoming a click bait after he declared that his father's funeral being a politics free zone. However, speakers chose to ignore it and decided to take aim at the current issues happening under President Donald J. Trump.

Obama, Biden, Harris, Clinton, Rev. Al Sharpton and others made it clear, the country right now is not working normally.

I get it.

But they allowed it to happen by playing nice with Republicans. Water down laws and endless support for Israel has depressed turnout.

Jackson fought against the establishment to become a fodder for far right agitators like Mark Levin and Sean "Softball" Hannity.

Jesse, Jr. on the other hand has not learned from his past mistakes.

Now the far right seized on the remarks of Jackson to denounce the funeral, Democrats and the message of Jackson, Sr.

But the efforts to reclaim the name belonging to one of the nation’s most famous political families haven’t been without eyerolls and jabs from candidates in the crowded March primary who say Jackson had his chance in a district plagued by political corruption.

“What I think matters is that trust has to be earned,” Jackson told The Associated Press while campaigning recently. “I’m cognizant of that.”

The reverend’s son energizes crowds

The eldest son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson now sports thick circular glasses and graying hair. He remains a skilled orator in the style of his father, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate. Another son, Jonathan, is also a Chicago-area congressman.

Sounding at times like a preacher and others a professor, Jackson Jr. paces among poster boards outlining his vision for a third Chicago airport. The proposed public-private partnership to boost economically depressed areas outside Chicago hasn’t seen traction for years.

But that’s not evident from how Jackson describes it.

Nearly 50 people filed into a suburban school gym to hear how a hypothetical airport might someday compete with O’Hare and Midway.

“The one thing that is missing from this congressional district is access to the global economy,” Jackson said, describing daily flights to Hong Kong.

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), media personality Santita Jackson, former congressman Jesse Jackson, Sr., Jacqueline Jackson and Yousef Jackson. Not picture is Ashley Jackson, Jesse Jackson's mistress daughter.

The extemporaneous talk included Biblical references and warm shoutouts to locals in the audience. Attendees were handed thick packets documenting nearly $1 billion in federal funds Jackson secured over the years. Around the room was church-style signage with Jackson’s portraits under the slogan “A New Hope.”

David Jones, 52, praised Jackson’s “tenacity” and “fortitude.” The Flossmoor resident voted for Jackson before and will again. He felt the former congressman had been humbled by the prison sentence.

“Would it sway certain people? Probably,” he said. “But at the same time, to his point, we have a president that had 34 convictions and he’s still president of the United States. So if it didn’t sway people from voting in that regard why should it sway you from voting for him?”

Soon, the crowd was chanting for a 10,000-foot airport runway, with Jackson directing the recitation like a conductor.

Attendees lined up for blue-and-white yard signs. The most popular has one word: “Jr.”

A promising start, a rocky end

Jackson was first elected in a 1995 special election. He easily won each reelection, despite a 2009 ethics inquiry related to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jackson wasn’t charged.

However, in 2012 Jackson disappeared from the public eye, even missing his reelection night. He later disclosed treatment for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic. He resigned in November amid a federal investigation.

The next year Jackson pleaded guilty to charges he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on luxury items including Bruce Lee memorabilia. His then-wife, former Chicago Alderwoman Sandi Jackson, also pleaded guilty.

He served 30 months.

Jackson’s time behind bars was isolating. He said he used the time to learn from inmates and write his third book. While incarcerated, relatives waited to disclose his father’s diagnosis with a neurological disorder.

“He didn’t think emotionally that I could handle it,” Jackson said of his father.

After his release, Jackson struggled personally and financially.

His marriage of 37 years ended. Attorneys in his 2018 divorce disclosed he received Social Security Disability Insurance payments due to extended medical leave from Congress.

Finding work was hard. One university rescinded a job offer over his conviction.

“I could not survive the evil of the Google search,” he joked.

Fundraising struggles and messaging

Early voting starts Thursday for the March 17 primary.

The 2nd District seat is open because Rep. Robin Kelly is running for Senate following Dick Durbin’s retirement. The territory encompasses city neighborhoods, working-class suburbs and some rural areas.

Ten Democrats are in, including Donna Miller, a county commissioner who leads fundraising. She brought in about $1 million in the last quarter and has that much on hand. Meanwhile, Jackson raised about $100,000 and has roughly equal to spend.

Jackson said fundraising in the district has always been tough. He sees a path to victory in part by registering new voters; he said his campaign has signed up roughly 2,000. He’s also reaching disenfranchised voters, including Black men who “abandoned” the party.

Jackson says he relates more to voters now.

He often starts events by asking who has been imprisoned or knows someone in jail. The show of hands is usually strong. He’s opened up about managing mental health, crediting his physician, tight social circle and martial arts.

When his father took a turn with a November hospitalization, Jackson wrote about elderly parent care for USA Today. The reverend has progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurodegenerative disorder. He communicates through hand gestures as he’s lost the ability to speak.

Jackson listened to his dad’s speeches before making his run official on his father’s 84th birthday in October.

“I get very emotional knowing that those speeches belong to the ages now,” he said.

Critics say district needs fresh start

Political opponents seize on Jackson’s high-profile and comfortable upbringing.

State Sen. Willie Preston likes to highlight Jackson’s fashion choices with Ferragamo shoes as evidence of someone who hasn’t reformed spending habits.

“When you have had such a lifestyle of luxury and celebrity because you threw that away, then I’d imagine you’d want to get that back,” Preston said.

Jesse Jackson, Jr., Ashley Jackson and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL).

Jackson shrugged at the criticism. When it comes to footwear: “I wear shoes that fit my feet.”

Others say the district needs change.

Before Jackson, two congressmen left office under allegations of misconduct, including Mel Reynolds, who was convicted of fraud and criminal sexual assault charges.

“We’re ready for new chapter,” said candidate Yumeka Brown, Matteson’s village clerk. “Voters have a right to expect honesty, accountability.”

Voters see familiarity and change

Listening to the former congressman, 71-year-old Warren Cottrell heard the reverend’s voice.

“He sounds just as eloquent as his father,” said the retiree from Homewood. “I believe in second chances.”

Jackson says it’s a second chance for him with his children too. He consulted both about running: daughter Jessica, who lives in France and son Jesse III, who’s in college.

“It’s important for them to see their father stand up and fight for the dignity of their name,” he said.

Now this politics stuff at a funeral. Want to rewind back to 2025 when Trump made politicial comments. Vice President JD Vance made politicial remarks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made politicial remarks. Tucker Carlson made politicial remarks.

What was that event that Black MAGAland and far right agitators seem to just ignore?

Charlie "fucking" Kirk, the most annoying dead guy living rent free in these moron's heads. 

Oh, Erika Kirk came out to pyrotechnics and loud music. Oh but no politics, right!