The entertainer revealed her bump at the Met Gala in early May.
The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky confirmed.
"It feels amazing, you know," A$AP Rocky, gala co-chair, told reporters who congratulated him Monday after outlets reported the couple was expecting their third child. "It's time that we show the people what we was cooking up. And I'm glad everybody's happy for us 'cause we definitely happy, you know."
Rocky escaped a 10 year bid in the iron college after he was accused of aggravated assault. Rihanna was likely pregnant when she appeared at his court hearings.
TMZ reported earlier Monday that Rihanna and the rapper were expecting their third child.
A representative for Rihanna didn't immediately return The Associated Press' request for comment.
Photos taken of the singer on Monday walking in New York showed her with what appeared to be a baby bump.
"Honestly, it's a blessing nonetheless," Rocky told The AP. "Because you know how like some people in other situations at times can be envious of other people. But we've been seeing love for the most part. And we real receptive to that and appreciate that, you know what I mean? That's love. Love is love."
This year, A$AP Rocky walked the blue carpet alone before Rihanna's arrival. She was among the last people to walk the carpet on Monday. The clothing and makeup entrepreneur and singer didn't attend the 2024 Met Gala, but in 2023, she and her longtime partner were also among the last to arrive.
The couple announced their last pregnancy in a similarly starry way: At the 2023 Super Bowl, Rihanna emerged on stage for her halftime performance with a baby bump on full display. Their son Riot Rose was born later that year. The couple debuted the newest addition to their family in a rare photoshoot in September of that year. It also featured their first child, RZA, who was born in May 2022.
Rocky is one of the 2025 Met Gala co-chairs of the menswear-theme event tied to the museum's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." But his attendance at this year's Met Gala wasn't always a sure bet. That announcement came a couple of months before the opening of his trial on firearms charges in Los Angeles. Rocky was ultimately found not guilty in mid-February. Jurors had deliberated for just about three hours before reaching the verdict.
At his trial, he showed his eye for fashion. He sported tailored suits and luxury labels throughout the proceedings. Yves Saint Laurent even put out press releases directing attention to his high-fashion court attire. He was clad in a pinstripe Saint Laurent suit for the verdict.
Upon the reading of the verdict, Rocky ran toward the back of the room to hug Rihanna, who appeared inside the court on multiple occasions throughout the trial. Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, had faced up to 24 years in prison if he had been convicted of all charges.
He's collaborated with several designers and brands on shoes, sunglasses and clothing collections. In December, he was honored with the Cultural Innovator Award at the British Fashion Council's Fashion Awards.
One discloses his health conditions. The other one is never was open. It wasn't Donald J. Trump or Joe Biden. It was Barack Obama. Former president Joe Biden confirms he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
I can't wish any sympathy to him. He ignored the base, turned his back on the very voters who put him in. Now for these four years we're stuck again with this old senile moron.
Even though President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance vilify the former presidents as well as former vice presidents Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, the two morons have the decency to offer sympathy.
The president, vice president, Congress, former president Bill Clinton, former president George W. Bush, former president Barack Obama, former vice president Kamala Harris, former vice president Dan Quayle, former vice president Al Gore, former vice president Mike Pence and former vice president Dick Cheney will react to the news.
The 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden announced he has prostate cancer. This comes as CNN's Jake Tapper wrote a book critical of the former president.
While the far right and Republicans were on the crusade of painting Biden as a senile old man in cognitive decline, Tapper with Alex Thompson wrote the claims that there was a cover-up regarding Biden's health during his term as President of the United States.
Following the announcement of the book, Axios wrote that "Thompson and Tapper draw a direct line from Biden's decision to run again — his 'original sin' that led to a campaign of 'gaslighting and denial' — and the election of President Trump." Tapper was one of the moderators at the 2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate.
On May 13, 2025, a week before the book's release date, Tapper and Thompson wrote an article containing excerpts of the book in the The New Yorker.
Tapper said on CNN that the book showed that "the White House was lying, not only to the press, not only to the public, but they were lying to members of their own Cabinet. They were lying to White House staffers. They were lying to Democratic members of Congress, to donors, about how bad things had gotten."
Biden's support for Israel, not fighting back against Republicans, not fulfilling his promises when it came gun reform, police reform and stacking the Supreme Court.
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
Biden like President Donald J. Trump and former vice president George W. Bush will be viewed negatively. They represent the 20th Century and we are in desperate need of 21st Century leaders.
Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone," the statement read.
"While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the statement concluded.
A Gleason score of 9 indicates a high-grade, aggressive form of prostate cancer. It further indicates that the cancer cells look very different from normal prostate cells and are likely to grow and spread rapidly.
This places the cancer in the Grade Group 5, the highest-risk category, which is associated with a greater likelihood of metastasis and a more challenging prognosis. Yet despite the cancer’s apparent aggressiveness, its hormone-sensitive nature offers a viable treatment pathway, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Reaction to Biden's diagnosis started to roll in as the news broke.
President Donald Trump said he was "saddened" by Biden's diagnosis.
"Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris posted on X that she and her husband Doug Emhoff were keeping Biden and his family in their prayers.
"Joe is a fighter -- and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership," she wrote.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who served in Biden's Cabinet, said the former president "is a man of deep faith and extraordinary resilience."
"Chasten and I are keeping him, and the entire Biden family, in our prayers for strength and healing," Buttigieg said in a post on X.
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Biden confirmed to ABC News that a small nodule was found in the former president’s prostate after "a routine physical exam.”
The discovery of the nodule "necessitated further evaluation," the spokesperson said.
In February 2023, while serving as president, Biden had a lesion removed from his chest that was cancerous. Before entering office, Biden had several non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery.
"As expected, the biopsy confirmed that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma," White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said at the time. "All cancerous tissue was successfully removed. … No further treatment is required."
Biden’s health had been under scrutiny since before he dropped out of the presidential race in 2024, giving way to then-Vice President Kamala Harris to top the Democratic presidential ticket.
In an appearance on ABC's "The View" earlier this month, both Biden and former first lady Dr. Jill Biden generally pushed back against the slate of new books from reporters claiming that Biden was dealing with cognitive decline at the end of his presidency.
"They are wrong. There's nothing to sustain that," Biden said.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death among men in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
An estimated 313,780 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed this year, representing 15.4% of all new cancer cases, with an estimated 35,770 deaths from prostate cancer this year, representing 5.8% of all cancer deaths, according to the NIH. The five-year relative survival rate from prostate cancer, meaning the percentage of people alive five years after diagnosis, is roughly 98%, the NIH says.
Prostate cancer in general usually grows very slowly. While finding and treating it before symptoms occur may not improve men's health or help them live longer it is generally a more treatable type of cancer, even when it has spread.
David Joyner, the man who wore the suit of iconic child character Barney The Dinosaur.
Barney was a popular and controversial figure.
Joyner was the suit, the voice was provided by comedian Bob West.
Joyner is an American actor and therapist. He is best known for physically portraying Barney from 1991 to 2001 on the children's television series Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney & the Backyard Gang.
Bob West, Duncan Brannan, and Tim Dever voiced the character.
Joyner played the title character of Hip Hop Harry.
Joyner once stated that he had a dream the night before he auditioned to play the role of Barney. In the dream, Barney passed out and Joyner had to give him mouth to mouth resuscitation. And on the day of the audition, Joyner stopped at a red light and noticed a billboard above him for Southwest Airlines. It said "breathe life into your vacation." Joyner decided that "if I could breathe life into this character, I was going on vacation."
Joyner originally auditioned for the role in 1991, replacing Barney's original costume actor, David Voss. Joyner was originally cast as the back-up performer, but took over the role after the actress originally chosen had difficulty staying in the costume for long periods of time.
Joyner was originally cast to play Barney in two Barney & the Backyard Gang home videos, but continued to play Barney in the TV series Barney & Friends during the first six seasons, as well as in live performances.[9] After the fourth season episode "Let's Eat", he left to film Barney's Great Adventure and was replaced with Josh Martin and Maurice Scott for the rest of the season. Joyner returned to perform Barney in Barney in Outer Space in 1997. After he left the series, he also continued to play him for occasional appearances until 2005 with a brief return in 2008.
At that time, he was replaced with Carey Stinson, who had also performed the character for birthday parties in 1991 and public appearances starting in 1992. He also started to perform him in stage shows such as Barney Live in New York City in 1994.
The new design of Barney.
David exclusively told The U.S. Sun: “I think the reboot being a 3D animated character is a great idea, although I'm not really happy with the way they portray Barney’s character and the way it looks.
“This is just my opinion from looking at the new character, it almost looks like a kid dinosaur.
“It doesn't look like an adult Barney dinosaur.
"Maybe they're going through the angle of Barney as a kid, doing little mischievous things and then growing up.
“I could be wrong, but that's just my take.”
Joyner physically portrayed Barney until 2001, while actors Tim West, Duncan Brannan, and Tim Dever voiced the character.
Mattel said when they announced Barney’s return that they are aiming to bring the new 3D animation to TV, film, online, and musical projects.
A full range of new books, toys, and apparel will also be released, the company said.
People driven by rage at the system decide to take it out on entities that affected their lives.
Damn.
A vehicle explodes on the property of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) were notified. The FBI director Kash Patel, DHS Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi were informed.
The person believed responsible for an attack targeting a Southern California fertility clinic Saturday posted rambling online writings before an explosion that investigators are treating as an act of terrorism, according to a law enforcement official.
The suspect, who died in the explosion that tore through the clinic and rattled the upscale California city of Palm Springs, also attempted to record video or stream the attack, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss details of the attack and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.
“Make no mistake: This is an intentional act of terrorism,” Akil Davis, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, told an evening news conference.
Authorities were still working to piece together a motive and build a chronology of events leading up to the attack. Though the FBI did not say how it had determined the explosion was terrorism, the writings left behind, in which the suspect communicated a belief that the world should not be populated, appear to shed light on the person’s state of mind and help explain investigators’ thesis that the attack was targeted and intentional.
Authorities have not released the identity of the person thought to be responsible but believe the individual died in a car explosion. Davis said investigators weren’t looking for anyone else.
I’ve been briefed on the explosion near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs.
Jen and I are keeping everyone affected in our hearts.
The state is working closely with local and federal authorities as the investigation unfolds. Please avoid the area.
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) May 17, 2025
BOMBING: The bomber of the Palm Springs fertility clinic was a Democrat named Guy Edward Bartkus, a member of a anti-natalist cult who believes that it’s wrong to have more children. He’s also an abolitionist vegan and an atheist who prefers satan. pic.twitter.com/xiQbI3bT0T
The man who died bombing the fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif. allegedly did it as an act of war against the pro-life and pro-natalist movement. A manifesto allegedly written by the man was posted online before the bombing.
Four others were injured but details of the severity of their injuries weren’t shared.
A burned-out vehicle was seen in the parking lot behind the clinic after the blast, which caved in the building’s roof, sprayed debris across a five-lane road and shattered windows in businesses blocks away. The clinic was closed for the weekend, and the doctor who leads it told the AP its staffers were safe.
The blast gutted the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic, housed in a single-story building along a five-lane street lined with palm trees.
Dr. Maher Abdallah, who leads the clinic, told the AP in a phone interview that the explosion damaged the practice’s office space, where it conducts consultations with patients. The clinic’s IVF lab and stored embryos are offsite and were not damaged.
“Thank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients,” Abdallah said.
Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem Naomi Soto called the clinic “a place of hope.”
“This is a building that people go to to start or expand their families,” she said. “We acknowledge their pain and concern across the community for the patients and staff.”
Rhino Williams, 47, said he was chatting with customers at a hotel restaurant he helps manage just over a block away when he heard a huge boom. Everything rattled, Williams said, and he sprinted to the scene to see if anyone needed help.
Williams covered his nose with his shirt as he smelled burning plastic and rubber. He said he saw a building had “blown out” into the street, with bricks and debris scattered everywhere, and he spotted a car’s front axle on fire in the parking lot.
It was the only car in the lot, said Williams, who ran into the building, calling out and peering behind the counter to see if anyone was inside. He did not hear a response and did not see anyone behind the counter.
Williams then ran around checking on other buildings. Multiple windows of the neighboring liquor store also were blown out. Once he saw authorities arrive, Williams headed back to the hotel, he said.
Steven Michael Chacon was in his car preparing to turn into a hospital across the street from the clinic when felt and heard a massive boom as the building was torn apart, sending a massive plume of black smoke into the air. Not knowing what happened, he exited his car to flee the scene. Glass was all over the ground, and he saw what appeared to be a body part.
“I got out of my car and then people started screaming, there were people bloody, there was glass everywhere,” he said.
Palm Springs, about a two-hour drive east of Los Angeles, is known for upscale resorts, golf courses and a history of celebrity residents.
The Trump administration condemned the attack.
“The Trump administration understands that women and mothers are the heartbeat of America,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable.”
Nottoway Plantation falls to flames. The souls lost to American slavery and apartheid find retribution.
It appears that Black America gives zero fucks about a controversial historic monument.
The Nottoway Plantation was a historic plantation house located near White Castle, Louisiana, United States. The home was a Greek Revival and Italianate-styled mansion built for John Hampden Randolph in 1859. With 53,000 square feet (4,900 m2) of floor space, it was the largest surviving antebellum plantation house in the Southern United States until destroyed by a fire on May 15, 2025. Several dependencies and historic structures remain intact on site.
Flames ripped through a massive mansion in Louisiana, destroying much of the historic structure that was used as a plantation house when it was completed in 1859, authorities said.
The fire that engulfed the Nottoway Plantation House on Thursday devastated the building along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said on social media. Nearly a dozen fire departments from surrounding towns battled the blaze, he said. No injuries were reported.
What fire?
Before the fire, it was a resort and event venue, and its website described it as “the South’s largest remaining antebellum mansion.” Daigle called it “a cornerstone of our tourism economy and a site of national significance.”
The 53,000-square-foot (4,924-square-meter) home on a former sugar plantation about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of New Orleans had a three-story rotunda adorned with giant white columns and hand-carved Italian marble fireplaces, according to a description on its website.
A fire is ripping through Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana.
Some history: -In 1860, John Randolph (who enslaved 150+ people) owned it -It is now used as event venue, hotel and museum. It was the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the USpic.twitter.com/3LlwRcyUGc
— America's Favorite HBCU (@JBrooks02) May 16, 2025
I graduated from a private Christian school and, we had a banquet-style, no-contact prom. That prom was held at Nottoway Plantation. I remember arriving there and saying, “Y’all know enslaved people used to walk this land.” I was told to “stop being racist.” Well, look at God. 😂 pic.twitter.com/VCcxDsXkCR
— Eugene B. Lee-Johnson, PhD (@eugenejohnson_) May 16, 2025
Listening to the crackling flames consume the Nottoway Plantation on a continuous loop is like ambient relaxation— the soft, resonating sounds of freedom that many souls never had during their existences there.
— Jean Jacques Dessalines 🇭🇹🇵🇸🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫🇨🇺 (@JeanJacquesDes7) May 17, 2025
A fire is ripping through Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana—once the largest remaining antebellum mansion built by John Randolph who owned over 150+ slaves.
Watching it burn brought to mind Eboni Hogan’s textile piece (the first image). 🔥 pic.twitter.com/6rqebv0Wex
The largest Antebellum mansion in the South, dating back to 1859, has been destroyed by a fire and the #slaves that built the place are now free and truly resting.
The mansion’s owner, Louisiana attorney Dan Dyess, said in a written statement that the fire had led to a “total loss” after all the time and money he invested in the building.
“We are devastated and heartbroken for this loss,” he said. “This was my dream that has now been dashed.”
Photos from local news outlets showed a giant orange wall of fire consuming the upper portion of the rotunda and sending a plume of thick smoke into the sky.
The fire has been contained, and no other properties were harmed, said Maj. Monty Migliacio of the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office. Other structures on the grounds have been preserved, parish officials said.
“We are at the beginning phases of the investigation, we don’t know how the fire began and our objective is to determine how it started,” Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal Public Affairs Director Ken Pastorick said.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and the U.S. Justice Department are investigating the jail break of ten interns in the New Orleans Central Lockup.
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, New Orleans Police, FBI, U.S. Marshals and ATF are involved.
Gov. Jeff Landry, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. John N. Kennedy (R-LA) and Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) will be notified.
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance will be notified too.
Seven inmates remain on the loose after escaping a New Orleans jail Friday, possibly with help, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said.
Three of the 10 inmates who escaped have been apprehended. The escaped men should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Kendell Myles was apprehended in the French Quarter, a tourist hot spot less than three miles from the Orleans Justice Center, the Louisiana State Police said. He was found hiding beneath a car in a hotel garage, according to officials. Myles is charged with attempted second-degree murder.
A second inmate, Robert Moody, was captured late Friday evening, according to police. More information on Moody's capture wasn't immediately released.
Unintentional early release.
In an update late Friday night, authorities announced Dkenan Dennis had been captured near Chef Menteur Highway.
"We have made progress," Orleans Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said during a press briefing. "Today, three of the escapees are now in custody. We have active leads on the others."
"People are talking. We appreciate that," the official said, highlighting that one of the arrests came directly from a Crime Stoppers tip. "The second person that we got into custody was actually an actual Crime Stopper tip."
The three captured fugitives were transported to a "secure state correctional facility outside the area," the Louisiana State Police said Saturday afternoon.
Initially, officials said 11 had escaped, but officials didn't realize one had just been transferred to another cell.
Four of the men at large -- Corey Boyd, Lenton Vanburen, Jermaine Donald and Derrick Groves -- are charged with second-degree murder, officials said.
Some of the inmates began tampering with a locked cell door at 12:22 a.m. local time Friday and were seen on surveillance footage entering the cell about 20 minutes later, according to Major Silas Phipps with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
The 10 inmates exited the jail through a wall behind a toilet at 1:01 a.m., according to Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson. They then made their way off the property through a loading dock door and scaled the perimeter wall using blankets to protect themselves from the barbed wire, Phipps said. From there, they had a clear path to railroad tracks and then the interstate.
Booking photos of, top row L-R: Antoine Massey, Corey Boyd, Derrick Groves, Dkenan Dennis, Gary Price, bottom row L-R:Jermaine Donald, Kendall Myles, Lenton Vanburen Jr., Leo Tate Sr., Robert Moody who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center, May 16, 2025 in New Orleans.
The sheriff's office showed surveillance video uncovered during their investigation into the breach that showed the inmates jarring open a sliding door on a cell, fleeing from the loading dock and running crossing Interstate 10. Their orange jail uniform was found abandoned in a neighborhood near I-10, authorities said.
"We have the indication that these detainees received assistance in their escape from inside our department," Hutson said at a press conference Friday.
"It's almost impossible -- not completely -- but almost impossible for anybody to get out of this facility without help from the outside," Hutson said.
The men were discovered missing during a routine headcount at the Orleans Justice Center at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time Friday, according to Major Silas Phipps with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
The United States Marshals, Louisiana State Police and Probation and Parole were notified by 9:30 a.m., the sheriff's office said. New Orleans police officials said they were notified at 10:30 a.m.
"These folks that were able to get out did so because of defective locks on the cells," Hutson said.
"There's no way people can get out of this facility without some lapse," Hutson said. "We intend to find out exactly what happened."
Officials said they are investigating how the breach occurred, saying the inmates had to have received help, or at least some type of tool that enabled them to escape.
Three employees have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, the sheriff's office said.
Four supervisors and 36 staff members were at the jail at the time of the escape, according to officials. When the breach occurred, no deputy was physically on the pod where the inmates were housed, and a civilian employee who had been assigned to observe the pod "had actually stepped away to grab food" and was unaware they had escaped, Phipps said.
Phipps said he did not have information on how long the civilian had stepped away.
Hutson said the incident has highlighted the urgent need for repair of the jail and more staffing. Hutson said they need $5.2 million to pay for locks alone.
Hutson asked the public to remain alert, adding the sheriff's department is working with local, state and federal law enforcement on a "full-scale search operation."
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said a "group of people" believed to be victims of the inmates were immediately removed from their homes and "taken to safety." She appealed to witnesses of the inmates' crimes to do the same.
Orleans Parish Correctional Institution will do a major sweep after this.
Kirkpatrick said it's "more than likely" the inmates had help and have changed out of their jail clothes.
"We don't want panic, but we do want people to be mindful," she told reporters.
The sheriff called the escape "very serious and unacceptable."
"We are launching a full investigation to determine how this escape occurred, including reviewing facility protocols, staff performance and physical security measures," the sheriff said.
Anyone who helped the inmates escape will be held accountable, the sheriff vowed.
The FBI said it is assisting in the search and is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for tips leading to the arrest of any of the escaped inmates.
Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans also said it is offering a $2,000 reward for each apprehension.
Hutson questioned the timing of the breach during a heated press briefing Friday evening.
"Why did it happen just right now, right in the middle, as we're getting ready to start this sheriff's race?" she said. "This is very suspicious. We know that they had help. We're showing you they had help. This was coordinated. There's much more than meets the eye."
This car dealership owner turned U.S. senator is trying to pass a lemon.
What about the rest of us?
Y'all voted for this!
Ohio Republican wants to dedicate a law after a slain cop.
What about all the people who died from gun violence?
What about the bad police officers who end up killing unarmed suspects?
Police brutality is protected because it doesn’t affect the elite, white men with power and the enablers of state violence.
Reactionary response laws always end up stripping away freedoms.
Think about President Donald J. Trump and Republicans passing the Laken Riley Act. Named after a slain white woman, it strips due process from individuals who are non United States citizens. It was a reactionary law that will eventually backfire.
Republican lawmakers are now trying to criminalize boycotts at the behest of a foreign country engaged in a genocidal propaganda campaign. The Antisemitism Awareness Act is a proposed bill that will criminalize anyone who engages in a boycott of Israel and redefine the International Holocaust Recognition Association definition. It will include anti-Zionism as a part of antisemitism.
Criminalizing antisemitism and punishing boycotts of Israel with fines or prison.
This is America.
There's a growing effort to stiffen the punishment for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
It comes after Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson was hit and killed while directing traffic at University of Cincinnati graduation festivities earlier this month.
Ohio U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, who filed the bill, is calling it the "Larry Henderson Act."
This car dealership owner want to propose a law to punish Black and Brown Americans who seek divine intervention. So I guess now lawmakers will be open season since they can't empathize with Americans who are upset with police violence.
If passed, it would set a new mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison for anyone convicted of assault on a federal officer.
Larry Henderson was killed after an angry father intentionally rammed his car into him.
Now you know the hypocrisy.
Trump sicced his supporters on the U.S. Capitol at the end of his first term.
The supporters attacked cops and destroyed the offices of several lawmakers.
Former vice president Mike Pence was in extreme danger. Hundreds of people were arrested. Several were convicted. As soon as Trump returned to office, he commuted and pardoned everyone involved. Some of these folks committed more crimes or making a profit off of the infamy.
Under current law, the sentence is one to eight years in prison, depending on the severity of the crime.
The act is still in its early stages.
Rodney Hinton, Jr. reacted to the death of his son Ryan being killed by the Cincinnati Police. The police claim the officers saw a firearm when trying to apprehend Hinton after he fled from a dumpster. The body camera footage does not show anything other than the police officer shooting his son in the back.
Hinton, Jr. angry at the footage decided to take an eye for an eye. I don't condone his actions. I actually empathize with him. Because this is a system that continues to allow the elite, white people and enablers of state violence to continue the status quo.
Hinton, Jr., the man accused of killing Deputy Henderson, has been indicted by the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office on multiple charges, including murder. If convicted on those charges, he could face the death penalty.
Ken Kober, president of the Fraternal Order of Police in Cincinnati, says he would like to see some changes. Notably, he'd like to see state, county and local law enforcement agencies be protected.
He says this move from Moreno is something people should pay attention to.
"I can't imagine why anybody would be against making penalty stiffer if you assault or kill a law enforcement officer," Kober said. "The very basis of our society is law and order, and that's something that we need to protect. And that's what this act is doing."
There will be more Rodney Hintons.
In a statement, Moreno says, "Anyone who assaults one of our men or women in blue needs to face severe consequences, period. Deputy Larry Henderson should be alive today, and that's why I'm introducing legislation – in his honor – to protect our law enforcement officers."
The proposed act also says that federal law would override state law when it comes to protecting federal officers.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Moreno who barely holds a town hall and embraces the incompetent president will draft reactionary bills that protect the enablers of state violence.
Not one damn bill will stop gun violence or hold police officers accountable for their incompetence.
Ye wants them to ban him. It makes folks more interested.
Y'all voted for this.
Make Assholes Go Apeshit.
Free speech for thee, but not for me.
I remember Department of Government Efficiency Secretary Elon Musk making a Nazi salute at the presidential inauguration. The Anti-Defamation League said it was awkward. The very same organization now wants Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube, X, Facebook, Rumble and other streaming platforms to ban the music of a controversial Black entertainer.
See how these morons got upset over it.
Okay, so let's play a game.
See how angry folks get when someone uses their free speech and they don't like it.
Mahmoud Khalil criticizes Israel. He is arrested. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims he can revoke a Green Card status because of antisemitism.
Shiloh Hendrix calls a five year old boy, a thieving NIGGER. The social media call for her termination of employment. She threw it back by setting up a GiveSendGo account to raise money to protect her family.
Austin Metcalf was stabbed by Karmelo Anthony after an altercation. Metcalf dies and Anthony is charged. Metcalf's supporters want Anthony to be held without bond, given life or death and punishment to his family. Supporters of Anthony raise money through GoFundMe and GiveSendGo.
Rodney Hinton, Jr. intentionally ran his vehicle into an Ohio sheriff’s deputy after he watched his son Ryan Hinton be killed by the local police. The family wants to raise money for Hinton and are pledging for more incidents. More Black families are endorsing Hinton's actions.
So if you're upset over free speech.... Blame Trump. He wants to make people comfortable to say bigoted slurs, make threats on people's lives and profit from hate.
Kanye West is once again daring the public to censor him. In turn, it prompts more people to express interst in the projects. The controversial media personality, rapper and producer released his song, "Nigga Heil Hitler" and it has went viral.
I do not endorse the views of this entertainer. I am only using this as an example of how we can have an honest discussion about issues that affect our community.
He is his own person.
Before Google flags this account or this post, I will place a viewer and listener discretion advised to this post.
Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.
Fuck Donald Trump
Fuck JD Vance
Fuck Benjamin Netanyahu
Fuck Israel
Fuck Zionism
Fuck Congress
Fuck the ADL and Jonathan Greenblatt
Fuck AIPAC
Fuck anyone supporting, endorsing, shilling, occupying and embracing Israel
Fuck Kanye West
Fuck DJ Akademiks
The Resistance Must Stop Israel!✊️🇵🇸
Israel 🇮🇱 Will Fall......
This 🇮🇱 Will Be Regarded As A Symbol Of Evil In The 21st Century.
Apparently, West boxed them in a corner.
If they want to punish West for praising Hitler, they prove his point that he believes the Jews control the money, the media and the government.
I say let him promote his music.
Many will listen to his music.
I won't.
If it's available, it's all on streams.
Heil Hitler", also known by the alternative version title "Nigga Heil Hitler" or the initials ”HH”, is a song by American rapper Kanye West. It was independently released on May 8, 2025, as the third single from his upcoming twelfth studio album, Cuck. Titled after the exclamation said when doing the Nazi salute, the song features additional vocals from West's group the Hooligans.
The track received negative reviews from critics, including outrage and condemnation due to its embrace of antisemitism and praise of Adolf Hitler. According to West, due to its controversial nature and subject matter, the track was banned from all major digital streaming platforms.
An instrumental version titled "The Heil Symphony" was uploaded in its place on May 14, 2025.
Some publications argued that censorship of the song may increase its popularity, as well as infringe on free speech, a sentiment echoed by public figures such as Joe Rogan and Russell Brand.
West released "Heil Hitler" via a music video posted to his X (formerly Twitter) account on May 8, 2025. The video depicts an empty warehouse of black men standing in militaristic formation, draped in animal skins and mimicking lines done by the Hooligans. As of May 2025, the song remains available on X but has been removed from streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and SoundCloud. West has stated that the song was "banned by all digital streaming platforms".
Spokespeople for Reddit and YouTube told NBC News that the platforms were working to remove uploads of the song and posts promoting it.
The music video for the song is restricted and unviewable in Germany. Strafgesetzbuch section 86a bans the dissemination of Nazi symbols, punishable with up to three years in prison or a fine.
The Jerusalem Post noted that May 8, the day of the release, was Victory in Europe Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany.
The youngest daughter of the President of the United States is a new mother.
Tiffany Trump, daughter of President Donald J. Trump and media personality Marla Maples welcomed a son with husband Michael Boulos.
Trump announced the birth on social media.
The world's most hated and controversial political leader has 11 grandchildren.
“Welcome to the world our sweet baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos,” President Trump’s youngest daughter announced on social media Thursday. “We love you beyond words!”
“Thank you for coming into our lives!” she added along with the black and white photo of her infant’s foot.
Tiffany’s mother, Marla Maples, celebrated the birth of her first grandchild in an Instagram comment, writing, “No greater joy in the world.”
“Michael and Tiffany this Gran Mar Mar loves you all so much!!” the comment continued. “You rocked it, my girl!”
Tiffany Trump and Boulos married at her father’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in November 2022.
The president was the first person to make her pregnancy public, casually slipping the news in with a comment about his campaign surrogate Massad Boulos during a speech at the Detroit Economic Club.
“He happens to be the father of Tiffany’s husband, Michael, who’s a very exceptional young guy,” he said. “And she’s an exceptional young woman, so, and she’s going to have a baby. So that’s nice.”
Michael's father is a senior advisor to the president. He was the liaison to political outreach for Muslim and Arab Americans for Trump.
Massad Boulos reassured two Israeli operatives that he is on board with the ethnic cleansing and extermination (which they call relocation and reconstruction).
Your taxpayer funds keep Tiffany, Baron, Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. fed, clothed and rich. The Trump children are profiting off this presidency.
I remember our president making threats on people and not one of these morons got upset over it.
The far right is livid about former FBI director James Comey posting on social media.
They attribute a post to a threat on our senile, violent inciting, name calling, sexual abusing, serial lying ass President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.
Okay, so let's play a game.
See how angry folks get when someone uses their free speech and they don't like it.
Mahmoud Khalil criticizes Israel. He is arrested. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims he can revoke a Green Card status because of antisemitism.
Shiloh Hendrix calls a five year old boy, a thieving NIGGER. The social media call for her termination of employment. She threw it back by setting up a GiveSendGo account to raise money to protect her family.
Austin Metcalf was stabbed by Karmelo Anthony after an altercation. Metcalf dies and Anthony is charged. Metcalf's supporters want Anthony to be held without bond, given life or death and punishment to his family. Supporters of Anthony raise money through GoFundMe and GiveSendGo.
Rodney Hinton, Jr. intentionally ran his vehicle into an Ohio sheriff’s deputy after he watched his son Ryan Hinton be killed by the local police. The family wants to raise money for Hinton and are pledging for more incidents. More Black families are endorsing Hinton's actions.
So if you're upset over free speech.... Blame Trump. He wants to make people comfortable to say bigoted slurs, make threats on people's lives and profit from hate.
Had Comey not launched his investigation into former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's emails and personal server, Trump would be a faded memory.
History will not be kind to Trump, George W. Bush and Joe Biden.
Comey who was infamously fired by Trump because of his duty to follow the rule of law during an investigation into the president's campaign being involved with the Russian Federation.
Comey has become a harsh critic of him.
His replacement Christopher Wray stayed on throughout the remaining first Trump term and former president Joe Biden's term. He left before Trump was going to fire him.
Comey standing at 6'8" was the tallest FBI director in modern history.
Trump replaced him with conspiracy theorist Kash Patel.
Patel and his deputy director Dan Bongino are worthless media personalities who ended up getting jobs without any experience in the field. They likely compromised by foreign agents. It is a shitshow at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service are investigating a social media post by former FBI Director James Comey that several U.S. officials interpreted as calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.
In a now-deleted post on Instagram, Comey shared a photo of what he described as a "shell formation" on a beach that formed the numbers "8647." The post was swiftly condemned by administration officials, Republican lawmakers and Trump allies who said it blatantly targeted Trump, the 47th president of the United States.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "eighty-six" can informally mean "to get rid of."
"Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump," Noem wrote on X. "DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately."
A spokesperson for the Secret Service, which is part of DHS, said the agency "vigorously investigates anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees."
“We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI director and we take rhetoric like this very seriously. Beyond that, we do not comment on protective intelligence matters," Anthony Guglielmi, the agency's chief of communications said in a statement.
Taylor Budowich, a White House deputy chief of staff, accused Comey of putting out “what can clearly be interpreted as a hit on the sitting president of the United States.”
“This is deeply concerning to all of us and is being taken seriously,” Budowich wrote on X.
The president's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. accused Comey of "causally calling for my dad to be murdered."
Comey denied that his post was meant as a threat, saying in a statement that he was unaware people linked the specific numeric arrangement with violence.
“I didn’t realize some folks associate it with violence. That didn’t occur to me when I saw it but I am opposed to violence in all circumstances so I took it down,” he said.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) called for Comey to be arrested, while Chris LaCivita, Trump’s former campaign manager, said he would have had Comey’s home raided over the post.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is prepared to “provide all necessary support” to the Secret Service, which holds primary jurisdiction over the investigation.
Comey was only four years into a 10-year term when Trump fired him in May 2017.
Under Comey, the FBI opened an investigation into allegations that members of Trump’s 2016 campaign had contact with Russian entities. Trump fired Comey months after that investigation was made public and hinted that the probe was among the factors that led to Comey's termination.
The primary motive for his dismissal, the White House said at the time, was a conclusion by senior Justice Department officials that Comey bungled an investigation into 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state.
The nation's largest discount retailer announced it will raise its prices. Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer and consumer spending if not already.
Walmart, based out of Bentonville, Arkansas is the country’s biggest retailer.
The discounter beat quarterly earnings expectations and stuck by its full-year forecast, which calls for sales to grow 3% to 4% and adjusted earnings of $2.50 to $2.60 per share for the fiscal year. That cautious profit outlook had disappointed Wall Street in February, but the company’s shares rose slightly on Thursday in premarket trading.
Walmart says that President Donald J. Trump's tariffs are the cause of the price increases.
Walmart is often seen as a barometer for the health of the U.S. consumer because of its thousands of stores and large customer base that cuts across age, income and region. Rainey told CNBC that Walmart has not seen a noticeable shift in consumer behavior from previous quarters.
“They’re discerning. They’re mindful. They’re maybe a little concerned about possible looming price increases, but their behaviors largely have not changed. They’re still looking for value,” he said.
Sales in the quarter were “a little choppy,” Rainey said. He said results in February fell below the company’s expectations, March results came in closer to what Walmart expected and then April “was a lot stronger.” So far, he said May “feels a lot more like April” with sales patterns.
Soon AI and robots will replace stock photos of Walmart employees.
Average ticket, or the amount that a customer spent, rose 2.8% year over year. Customer transactions increased 1.6% compared with the year-ago period in the U.S. Yet despite the growth of purchases across Walmart’s store and website, that marked the fourth straight quarter of deceleration for the metric.
Trade remains a major wild card for the company — and the retail industry — as companies debate how much inventory to order and place bets about where tariff levels will ultimately land. About a third of what Walmart sells in the U.S. comes from other parts of the world, with China, Mexico, Canada, Vietnam and India representing its largest markets for imports, Rainey said on the company’s earnings call Thursday.
CEO Doug McMillon said on the company’s earnings call that tariffs on China, in particular, create the greatest cost pressure. He said imports from the country account for high volume in categories such as toys and electronics.He said Walmart is focused on keeping food prices low, but said tariffs on countries like Costa Rica, Peru and Colombia have put pressure on the prices of bananas, avocados, coffee and roses. In some cases, he said, it’s keeping prices where they are — even if that means absorbing higher costs — such as keeping the price consistent for flowers at Sam’s Club on Mother’s Day.
