Trump And Vance Talk Tough To Cyril Ramaphosa! They Are Total P*ssies To Netanyahu!

South Africa president Ramaphosa comes to the U.S. to ease tensions. Trump kept his ego up and completely makes a fool of himself.

The president of South Africa comes to the United States to ease tensions. 

President Donald J. Trump does his usual slapstick to disrespect the leader.

His disrespect gets praise from the far right. The South African leader shakes his head and goes back home to get support to abandon American influence.

The African Union is considering abandoning the U.S. dollar and Euro. They are also planning on kicking out U.S., British and European Union companies because of the exploiting of resources. They are tired of poachers killing their wildlife.

They are tired of the West and their racist troupes.

They are tired of Israel.

They are tired of U.S. military bases in their countries.

And they are not going to aid the U.S. and Israel if they start World War III.

Israel is fuming at South Africa after the country filed a criminal complaint against apartheid ethnostate. The Israelis are working over Trump, Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Leaders Steve Scalise and Hakeem Jeffries. The Israelis are working over Senate Leaders John Thune and Chuck Schumer. 

Hell, New York Republican Mike Lawler and New Jersey Democrat Josh Gottheimer are working to stifle free speech on behalf of Israel.

Seeing white South Africans get naturalized as U.S. citizens because of fucking conspiracies shows how the blantant hypocrisy Trump and his minions are.

Elon Musk and Lara Logan are smiling. They managed to convince MAGAland that South Africa has committed a genocide on white farmers.

Ignore the Israelis who are actively committing a Holocaust right before our eyes.

Call it antisemitism all you want, but we see in real time Israel's actions are no different than Nazi Germany. 

The president used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of the systematic killing of white farmers.

Genocide of white people. Healthy bunch of victims.

Trump even dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video of a far-left politician chanting a song that includes the lyrics “kill the farmer.” He also leafed through news articles to underscore his point, saying the country’s white farmers have faced “death, death, death, horrible death.”

Trump had already cut all U.S. assistance to South Africa and welcomed several dozen white South African farmers to the U.S. as refugees as he pressed the case that a “genocide” is underway in the country.

The U.S. president, since his return to office, has launched a series of accusations at South Africa’s Black-led government, claiming it is seizing land from white farmers, enforcing antiwhite policies and pursuing an anti-American foreign policy.

Experts in South Africa say there is no evidence of whites being targeted for their race, although farmers of all races are victims of violent home invasions in a country with a high crime rate.

“People are fleeing South Africa for their own safety,” Trump said. “Their land is being confiscated and in many cases they’re being killed.”

Ramaphosa pushed back against Trump’s accusation. The South African leader had sought to use the meeting to set the record straight and salvage his country’s relationship with the United States. The bilateral relationship is at its lowest point since South Africa enforced its apartheid system of racial segregation, which ended in 1994.

Lara Logan is a South African-American conspiracy theorist living in Texas.

“We are completely opposed to that,” Ramaphosa said of the behavior alleged by Trump in their exchange. He added, “that is not government policy” and “our government policy is completely, completely against what he was saying.”

Trump was unmoved.

“When they take the land, they kill the white farmer,” he said.

Trump appeared prepared to confront Ramaphosa at the start of the meeting while journalists were present. Videos were cued up on a large TV set to show a clip of an opposition party leader, Julius Malema, leading an old anti-apartheid song.

The song has been contentious for years in the country because of its central lyrics “kill the Boer” and “shoot the Boer” — with Boer a word that refers to a white farmer. Malema, featured in the video, is not part of the country’s governing coalition.

Another clip played showed white crosses on the side of a road, described as a memorial for white farmers who were killed. Ramaphosa seemed baffled. “I’d like to know where that is, because this I’ve never seen.”

Trump kicked off the meeting by describing the South African president as a “truly respected man in many, many circles.” He added: “And in some circles he’s considered a little controversial.”

Ramaphosa chimed in, playfully jabbing back at a U.S. president who is no stranger to controversy. “We’re all like that,” Ramaphosa said.

Trump issued an executive order in February cutting all funding to South Africa over some of its domestic and foreign policies. The order criticized the South African government on multiple fronts, saying it is pursuing antiwhite policies at home and supporting “bad actors” in the world like the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran.

Elon Musk has five citizenships. He holds South African, Canadian, British, American and Israeli citizenship. He lives in Texas and Florida.

Trump has falsely accused the South African government of rights violations against white Afrikaner farmers by seizing their land through a new expropriation law. No land has been seized and the South African government has pushed back, saying U.S. criticism is driven by misinformation.

The Trump administration’s references to the Afrikaner people — who are descendants of Dutch and other European settlers — have also elevated previous claims made by Trump’s South African-born adviser Elon Musk and some conservative U.S. commentators that the South African government is allowing attacks on white farmers in what amounts to a genocide.

The administration’s concerns about South African policies cut even deeper than the concerns about white farmers.

South Africa has also angered Trump over its move to bring charges at the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Ramaphosa has also faced scrutiny in Washington for his past connections to MTN Group, Iran’s second-largest telecom provider. It owns nearly half of Irancell, a joint venture linked with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Ramaphosa served as board chair of MTN from 2002 to 2013.

Ramaphosa came into the meeting looking to avoid the sort of contentious engagement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy experienced during his February Oval Office visit, when the Ukrainian leader found himself being berated by Trump and Vice President JD Vance. That disastrous meeting ended with White House officials asking Zelenskyy and his delegation to leave the White House grounds.

The South African president’s delegation included golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, a gesture to the golf-obsessed U.S. president. Ramaphosa brought Trump a massive book about South Africa’s golf courses. He even told Trump that he’s been working on his golf game, seeming to angle for an invitation to the links with the president.

Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.

At one point, Ramaphosa called on Zingiswa Losi, the president of a group of South African trade unions, who told Trump it is true that South Africa is a “violent nation for a number of reasons.” But she told him it was important to understand that Black men and women in rural areas were also being targeted in heinous crimes.

“The problem in South Africa, it is not necessarily about race, but it’s about crime,” Losi said. “We are here to say how do we, both nations, work together to reset, to really talk about investment but also help … to really address the levels of crime we have in our country.”

Musk also attended Wednesday’s talks. He has been at the forefront of the criticism of his homeland, casting its affirmative action laws as racist against whites.

Musk has said on social media that his Starlink satellite internet service isn’t able to get a license to operate in South Africa because he is not Black.

South African authorities say Starlink hasn’t formally applied. It can, but it would be bound by affirmative action laws in the communications sector that require foreign companies to allow 30% of their South African subsidiaries to be owned by shareholders who are Black or from other racial groups disadvantaged under apartheid.

The South African government says its long-standing affirmative action laws are a cornerstone of its efforts to right the injustices of the white minority rule of apartheid, which denied opportunities to Blacks and other racial groups.

Following the contentious exchange in front of the cameras, Trump hosted Ramaphosa for lunch and further talks.

Ramaphosa, speaking to reporters following his White House visit, downplayed Trump’s criticism, adding he believes “there’s doubt and disbelief in (Trump’s) head” about his genocide charge. He insisted they did not dwell on Trump’s concerns about white farmers in their private conversation.

“You wanted to see drama and something really big happening,” Ramaphosa told reporters following his White House visit. “And I’m sorry that we disappointed you somewhat when it comes to that.”

LaMonica McIver: The DOJ Running A Kangaroo Court!

Maybe Trump should pardon LaMonica McIver. He pardoned and commuted the sentences of Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) is being criminally charged for assualt on a federal officer. It was unveiled by media personality Alina Habba.

Habba is appointed interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. 

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

So this month, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for trespassing. The U.S. Department of Justice was planning on throwing a criminal indictment on Ras Baraka for interference. They ended up dropping the charges.

As explained by former vice president Kamala Harris, President Donald J. Trump will abuse his power by arresting individuals because of political disagreements.

It is happening in real time.

Y'all voted for this.

Habba and Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the conclusion, go after Democratic lawmakers.

McIver, 38 has not taken any money from AIPAC or Israeli affiliates. McIver is being watched closely. She is a freshman lawmaker who served since 2024 after Donald Payne, Jr. passed away in office.

Trump is targeting Democrats who stand in his way.

The Democratic Party is having an identity crisis when it comes to electing members. Most of the elected members are over 65 years old and still stuck in the 20th Century with policies that are not up to par with progressives.

McIver performed an oversight visit at an ICE detention facility in Newark. 

Baraka attempted to join the congressional delegation and was arrested for trespassing, but the charges were later dropped. On May 19, 2025, Habba announced that McIver had been charged with assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement in connection with the incident. 

On May 20th, McIver stated that she rejected a plea deal from the United States Department of Justice.

On May 9, 2025, Baraka, joined by three Democratic representatives from New Jersey—Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez, and LaMonica McIver—appeared at Delaney Hall for an unscheduled oversight visit. Coleman, Menendez, and McIver were allowed into the facility for an oversight visit, and video footage showed Baraka being allowed in, contradicting accusations he had barged into the facility without permission. Baraka was then asked to leave and he left voluntarily according to video footage.

Baraka left the center and gathered with protesters in a public area. He was then arrested by masked federal agents in military fatigues and taken to a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark during a chaotic scuffle.

He was released from a Department of Homeland Security field office hours later.

Gerry Connolly Passed Away!

Gerry Connolly is the latest Democratic lawmaker to die while in office.

Ineffective leadership continues to plague the Democratic Party. With former president Joe Biden having cancer, and the passings of Sylvester Turner, Raúl Grijalva, Donald Payne and now Gerry Connolly, the leadership has to figure out how to make the party winnable.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, House members, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) were notified.

David Hogg was right.

The Democratic members are still in the 20th Century thinking. 

Republicans are not ashamed of being far right, authoritarian, racist and discriminatory.

Democrats always want to pander to this. It must stop now.

No more trying to win over white working class voters and disgruntled Republicans. It is time to win back the base.

First things first, stop supporting Israel.

Second, continue fighting against President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance. 

Third, no more going to districts outside their own. It is a waste of time trying to troll Republicans who refuse to do town halls. Voters are not interested in this unless it personally affect them. Besides you need to stay focused on your district and its problems.

When more ideas come up, use them wisely and stop ignoring the base.

Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75.

Connolly, who most recently held a prominent position as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, served in Congress for more than 16 years.

He died at home in the company of family members, his family said in a statement. Connolly announced in 2024 that he had esophageal cancer and said a few months later that he planned to retire from Congress. His death leaves House Republicans with a 220-212 majority.

The spirited and at times bullheaded Fairfax Democrat became known for his voluble nature and willingness to engage in spirited debates. In one hearing, he accused Republicans of engaging in a witch hunt against the IRS, asking a witness if they ever read Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”

“I am heartbroken over the loss of my dear friend,” said Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia. “To me, he exemplified the very best of public service.” He said Connolly “met every challenge with tenacity and purpose, including his final battle with cancer, which he faced with courage, grace, and quiet dignity.”

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Connolly was a “hardworking, humble and honorable public servant” who used his perch on the Oversight Committee “to push back against the unprecedented attacks on the federal workers in his district and across the country.”

A fixture of Virginia politics for three decades, Connolly was first elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 1995. On the county board, he steered the transition of northern Virginia’s Tysons Corner from a traffic-heavy mall area to a downtown business hub.

In 2003, Connolly was elected board chairman, and he continued pushing for transportation investment that had been debated among officials for decades. Connolly sought billions in state and federal dollars to develop the regional rail system’s Silver Line connecting the national capital region to Tysons Corner.

Connolly’s dream was realized with the Silver Line’s opening in 2014, and eight years later, the rail line was extended an extra 11 miles (18 kilometers) to reach Dulles International Airport.

As the extension opened in 2022, Connolly said: “Doing big things is difficult — the world is filled with naysayers.”

Connolly’s local government experience launched his congressional career. He was elected in 2008 after flipping an open Republican-held seat by nearly 42,000 votes. In his victory speech, Connolly said he would use his position to ensure the federal bureaucracy is “a responsive, accountable instrument for the people we serve.”

“If we insist the government must work for all of our citizens again, we cannot fail,” Connolly said.

Connolly got his first taste of Congress while working as a staffer for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the 1980s. Decades later, Connolly became a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

He also served as a member of the House Oversight Committee and led Democrats on subcommittees on government innovation and information technology.

Connolly cosponsored the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act, which requires federal agencies to allow a portion of their employees to telework at least one day a week. In 2014, he cosponsored another bill that reformed federal IT management and has since saved the government billions of dollars, according to the Government Accountability Office.

He also closely followed the financial burden of the slowing U.S. Postal Service, becoming a prominent voice accusing President Donald Trump and former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of seeking to winnow the postal service to suppress mail-in ballots during the 2020 presidential election.

Connolly reached a new milestone late last year as he was chosen ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. He defeated Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the position. The victory came shortly after Connolly announced late last year that he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and would undergo chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

As ranking member, Connolly called on inspectors general to investigate the Department of Government Efficiency. He and other Democrats also introduced a pair of resolutions demanding the Trump administration turn over documents and information about billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest and the firings of federal workers.

He said in late April that after “grueling treatments,” he learned that the cancer had returned and that he decided to step down from his post on the committee and would not seek reelection.

“With no rancor and a full heart, I move into this final chapter full of pride in what we’ve accomplished together over 30 years,” he said.

George Wendt Passed Away!

George Wendt passed away from natural causes. He was Norm, the everyday man from the 1980s sitcom Cheers.

The iconic sitcom Cheers loses another famous figure.

George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.

Wendt’s family said he died early Tuesday morning, peacefully in his sleep while at home, according to the publicity firm The Agency Group.

George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,” the family said in a statement. “He will be missed forever.” The family has requested privacy during this time.

Despite a long career of roles onstage and on TV, it was as gentle and henpecked Norm Peterson on “Cheers” that he was most associated, earning six straight Emmy Award nominations for best supporting actor in a comedy series from 1984-89.

The series was centered on lovable losers in a Boston bar and starred Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, Kirstie Alley and Woody Harrelson. It would spin off another megahit in “Frasier” and was nominated for an astounding 117 Emmy Awards, winning 28 of them.

Wendt, who spent six years in Chicago’s renowned Second City improv troupe before sitting on a barstool at the place where everybody knows your name, didn’t have high hopes when he auditioned for “Cheers.”

“My agent said, ‘It’s a small role, honey. It’s one line. Actually, it’s one word.’ The word was ‘beer.’ I was having a hard time believing I was right for the role of ‘the guy who looked like he wanted a beer.’ So I went in, and they said, ‘It’s too small a role. Why don’t you read this other one?’ And it was a guy who never left the bar,” Wendt told GQ in an oral history of “Cheers.”

Shelley Long, Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, George Wendt, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger.

‘Cheers’ and a barstool

“Cheers” premiered on Sept. 30, 1982, and spent the first season with low ratings. NBC president Brandon Tartikoff championed the show, and it was nominated for an Emmy for best comedy series in its first season. Some 80 million people would tune in to watch its series finale 11 years later.

Wendt became a fan favorite in and outside the bar — his entrances were cheered with a warm “Norm!” — and his wisecracks always landed. “How’s a beer sound, Norm?” he would be asked by the bartender. “I dunno. I usually finish them before they get a word in,” he’d respond.

While the beer the cast drank on set was nonalcoholic, Wendt and other “Cheers” cast members have admitted they were tipsy on May 20, 1993, when they watched the show’s final episode then appeared together on “The Tonight Show” in a live broadcast from the Bull and Finch Pub in Boston, the bar that inspired the series.

″We had been drinking heavily for two hours but nobody thought to feed us,” Wendt told the Beaver County Times of Pennsylvania in 2009. “We were nowhere near as cute as we thought we were.”

Perlman, who regularly served Wendt on “Cheers,” in a statement called him “the sweetest, kindest man I ever met. It was impossible not to like him.

“As Carla, I was often standing next to him, as Norm always took the same seat at the end of the bar, which made it easy to grab him and beat the crap out of him at least once a week. I loved doing it and he loved pretending it didn’t hurt. What a guy! I’ll miss him more than words can say.”

After “Cheers,” Wendt starred in his own short-lived sitcom “The George Wendt Show” — “too bad he had to step out of Norm and down so far from that corner stool for his debut stanza,” sniffed Variety — and had guest spots on TV shows like “The Ghost Whisperer,” “Harry’s Law” and “Portlandia.” He was part of a brotherhood of Chicago Everymen who gathered over sausage and beers and adored “Da Bears” on “Saturday Night Live.” In 2023, he competed on “The Masked Singer.”

Second career on stage

But he found steady work onstage: Wendt slipped on Edna Turnblad’s housecoat in Broadway’s “Hairspray” beginning in 2007, and was in the Tony Award-winning play “Art” in New York and London.

He starred in the national tour of “12 Angry Men” and appeared in a production of David Mamet’s “Lakeboat.” He also starred in regional productions of “Death of a Salesman,” “The Odd Couple,” “Never Too Late” and “Funnyman.”

“A, it’s by far the most fun, but B, I seem to have been kicked out of television,” Wendt told the Kansas City Star in 2011. “I overstayed my welcome. But theater suits me.”

Wendt had an affinity for playing Santa Claus, donning the famous red outfit in the stage musical “Elf” on Broadway in 2017, the TV movie “Santa Baby” with Jenny McCarthy in 2006 and in the doggie Disney video “Santa Buddies” in 2009. He also played Father Christmas for TV specials by Larry the Cable Guy and Stephen Colbert.

“I think it just proves that if you stay fat enough and get old enough, the offers start rolling in,” the actor joked to the AP in his Broadway dressing room.

Born in Chicago, Wendt attended Campion High School, a Catholic boarding school in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and then Notre Dame, where he rarely went to class and was kicked out. He transferred to Rockhurst University in Kansas City and graduated, after majoring in economics.

He found a home at Second City in both the touring company and the mainstage.

“I think comedy is my long suit, for sure. My approach to comedy is usually not full-bore clownish,” he told the AP. “If you’re trying to showboat or step outside, it doesn’t always work. There are certain performers who almost specialize in doing that, and they do it really well. But that’s not my approach.”

Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwrith, George Wendt, Kristie Alley, Ted Danson and John Ratzenberger.

Cheers for beer

He had a lifelong association with beer. He had his first taste as an 8-year-old and got drunk at 16, at the World’s Fair in New York.

His beer knowledge was poured into the book ″Drinking With George: A Barstool Professional’s Guide to Beer,” co-written with Jonathan Grotenstein. One line: “Will Rogers once said he never met a man he didn’t like. I feel the same about beer.”

Part autobiography, part beer drinker’s guide, the book had Wendt’s conversational tone and lists, such as “Five Good Bar Bets,” ″77 Toasts from Around the World” and ”(More Than) 100 Ways to Say That You’re Drunk,” which alphabetically lists 126 synonyms from “annihilated” through “zozzled.”

He is survived by his wife, Second City alum Bernadette Birkett, who voiced Norm’s never-seen not-so better half, Vera, on “Cheers”; his children, Hilary, Joe and Daniel; and his stepchildren, Joshua and Andrew.

“From his early days with The Second City to his iconic role as Norm on ‘Cheers,’ George Wendt’s work showcased how comedy can create indelible characters that feel like family. Over the course of 11 seasons, he brought warmth and humor to one of television’s most beloved roles,” National Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson said in a statement.

Biden Ain't Afraid!

Biden is planning options.

As I stated in the beginning, I hoped President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Israel, Republicans, former president Joe Biden and Zionism fails.

Biden, 82 announced in July 2024 that he was no longer running for president.

It left less than 100 days for former vice president Kamala Harris to struggle to win over voters. She stuck with Biden on the economy, Israel and Ukraine. Harris rejected the pleas to end the genocide being conducted by Israel. 

Harris ignored the base.

It cost Biden his reelection and Harris her presidential bid. The culture wars, Israel, the economy and voter turnout were factors. The biggest factors were race and gender.

Nonetheless, the far right won. 

Now they are on a spree of extremism.

Y'all voted for this.

Did the former president cover up his health?

I mean having aggressive prostate cancer should have been disclosed in 2024.

Did the president hide his diagnosis for cancer?

Anyway, I can't imagine how it's hard for some folks to have empathy for Biden.

The left who avoided voting for him and Harris have no sympathy because they believe it's karma for his willingness to back Israel despite the calls to end the aid.

The right want to prosecute officials and Dr. Jill Biden for covering up his health.

Leo Terrell, a notorious grifter who is now appointed a Justice Department member works on the combat antisemitism task force. He demands the former first lady to be investigation.

And of course, Trump who offered sympathy on Sunday. Now he is back on the bullshit. So our soon to be 79 year old president who fails to discloses his health is complaining about Biden yet again.

He believes the Democrats hid Biden declining health. Vance who offered sympathy on Sunday resumed his attacks on the former president too.

So spare me the concerns. If Trump has any health issues or dies in office (his intentions to are not to leave office), I will not offer sympathy.

If Vance has issues with his health or dies in office, same thing.

I don't wish death on anyone but trust me, I am not going to shed tears for either Biden, Trump or Vance if they die.

Scott Adams Has Stage IV Prostate Cancer!

Controversial media personality Scott Adams tells the public to not go hard on former president Joe Biden. Adams reveals he has terminal prostate cancer. The 46th President of the United States has Stage III (or likely IV) prostate cancer.

Media personality and Dilbert creator put aside his MAGAland insults to wish former president Joe Biden well as he confirms he has the same prostate cancer the president has.

Scott Adams, who took his fame as the creator of the long-running comic strip “Dilbert” and parlayed that into a second chapter as a controversial political commentator, has revealed that he has prostate cancer and expects to not live past the summer.

While discussing former President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis during an episode of his online show “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” Monday morning, the cartoonist revealed that he too also has prostate cancer and, like Biden, it had spread to his bones.

“Well, I’ve decided that today is the day that I wanted to take the opportunity, since a lot of you are here, to make an announcement of my own. Some of you have already guessed, so this won’t surprise you at all, but I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has, so I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones, but I’ve had it longer than he’s had it; well, longer than he’s admitted having it, so my life expectancy is maybe the summer. I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer.”

Adams, 67, did not say when he was diagnosed with the disease, but said he had undergone different treatments last year, including ivermectin, that were unsuccessful. Today, Adams said he has been using a walker to get around for the last few months and that with the exception of his morning show, he is in too much pain to do much else.

“I can tell you that I don’t have good days,” he said. “So if you’re wondering ‘Hey, Scott. Do you have any good days?’ Nope. Nope, every day is a nightmare and evening is even worse.”

Adams said one reason he had put off going public with his diagnosis was that he would not be looked at as “the cancer guy” for the remaining time he has.

“Once you go public, you’re just the dying cancer guy and I didn’t want you to have to think about it and I didn’t want to have to think about it,” he said.

However, with news of Biden’s diagnosis, coupled with the disgust at some of the cruel comments sent his way in the aftermath, Adams thought it would be good to tell his story as well.

“When Joe Biden went public with his situation, I thought to myself ‘You know what? I’m going to slide under his story and he’s going to take away a lot of the attention,'” he said. “I thought it would be just a little easier for me to tag onto that.”

Former president Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden share a post.

Despite the pain, Adams said he has had time to accept his circumstance, saying it “sort of is what it is.”

“I have to say everybody has to die, as far as I know, and it’s kind of civilized that you know about how long you have so you can put your affairs together and make sure you’ve said your goodbyes and done all the things you need to do,” he said. “So, if you had to pick a way to die, this one is really painful, like really, really painful, but it’s also kind of good that gives you enough time while your brain is still working to wrap things up.”

“Dilbert,” which captured the mundanity of white-collar office culture, was carried by hundreds of newspapers for over 30 years, making Adams a household name and one of the most successful cartoonists in America. However, over recent years, Adams has used his public profile to speak on political issues, gaining both fans and critics alike for his early support of President Donald Trump to skepticism against COVID-19 protocols.

In 2023, Adams received widespread criticism for advising white people to “get the hell away from black people,” based on a Rasmussen poll where 26% of Black people disagreed that is was “okay to be white.” While Adams said his comments were taken out of context and that he wasn’t racist, the backlash caused many newspapers to drop “Dilbert” from circulation. Adams said losing his “Dilbert” syndication deal cost him nearly 80% of his income.

In an interview with Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, Adams said he had intentionally caused the scandal in order to have a “productive argument” and was not sorry for what he had said.

However, Adams still publishes the cartoon, only now through his website.

“If global cancellation is my price for free speech, it was worth it,” Adams said. “I’m probably the only white man in America who has free speech today because I can say whatever the hell I want and I can’t get further canceled.”

Adams said that outside of his online show, he spends most of the day sleeping.

“So this is the only thing I do and I’ll keep doing it for as long as I can tolerate it,” he said.

Adams has been married twice and has a stepdaughter.

Crime Pays!

Trump gives this terrorist compensation.

When the far right justify the police killings of George Floyd, Tamir Rice, Tyre Nichols, Michael Brown, Sonya Massey and Daunte Wright, keep saying Michael Byrd.

Michael Byrd was a good cop. He saved the lives of 535 lawmakers, a residential commissioner and five non voting delegates.

Insurrectionist's family gets a settlement from the U.S.

President Donald J. Trump not only pardon and commuted the sentences of those terrorists but decided to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt.

The Trump administration is set to pay out nearly $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter fatally shot during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

The settlement will resolve a $30 million suit brought by Babbitt's estate and the conservative group Judicial Watch alleging the Capitol Police officer who shot her as she attempted to breach a broken window of the House speaker's lobby was negligent in his duties.

Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. She was part of a crowd of supporters of then outgoing  president Trump who stormed the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

Despite multiple warnings not to proceed, Babbitt attempted to climb through a shattered window beside a barricaded door into the Speaker's Lobby and was thwarted when she was shot in the shoulder by a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer.

After a USCP emergency response team administered aid, Babbitt was transported to Washington Hospital Center, where she died. The USCP deemed the shooting was "lawful and within Department policy" and "potentially saved Members (of Congress) and staff from serious injury and possible death". 

Babbitt has been considered a martyr by Trump supporters, and by Trump himself.

When the far right claims that George Floyd died of a drug overdose.

We should say Ashli Babbitt died of falling back from a broken window.

In 2016, she faced criminal charges of reckless endangerment in Maryland after she allegedly repeatedly smashed her SUV into a vehicle being driven by a former girlfriend of Aaron Babbitt. Citing ongoing harassment, the victim obtained multiple judicial orders forbidding Ashli any contact with her.

According to her brother, Babbitt became frustrated with such issues as the number of homeless people in San Diego and the difficulties of running a small business. As she struggled professionally, she came to embrace the radical right. On July 1, 2019, a judge issued a $71,000 judgment against her pool business for failing to repay a loan; around the same time, she supported Donald Trump and started following and promoting conspiracy theories.nIn November 2019, Babbitt tweeted about Pizzagate, a conspiracy theory that senior Democrats were operating a child sex-trafficking ring. By February 2020, Babbitt publicly supported QAnon, a broader far-right conspiracy theory that expanded Pizzagate's claims by adding the concept of a worldwide cabal of Satan-worshipping child abusers whom Trump is secretly fighting.

One customer recalled having stopped doing business with Babbitt's company in 2020, after Babbitt unexpectedly delivered a political rant over the telephone.

Babbitt was highly active on social media through her now defuncted X handle @CommonAshSense. She seldom posted original content: most of her posts were retweets, frequently of messages from conservative and right-wing figures like Michael Flynn and Jack Posobiec, and conservative news sites like Right Side Broadcasting.

According to Marc-André Argentino, a researcher studying QAnon and other extremist groups, Babbitt was not "a leader or major influencer within the QAnon movement", and was not involved in selling QAnon-themed merchandise. She had nonetheless tweeted regularly about the conspiracy theory since February 2020. Babbitt posted about 50 times a day on Twitter; on Election Day, she posted 77 times.

After the election, Babbitt rejected the results and began supporting the Stop the Steal movement. On January 1, 2021, Babbitt announced plans to travel to DC for January 6.

A central belief among QAnon believers is that Trump was planning a massive sting operation on the "cabal", with mass arrests of thousands of cabal members to take place on a day known as "The Storm". On January 5, 2021, the day before the assault on the Capitol, Babbitt tweeted:

Nothing will stop us … they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours … dark to light!

On January 6, prior to her arrival at the Capitol, Babbitt retweeted messages by Trump lawyer and QAnon promoter L. Lin Wood demanding that Vice President Mike Pence, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts resign and that charges be brought against Pence and Rosenstein.

Babbitt's mother, Micki Witthoeft, became politically active following her daughter's death. In July 2021, she appeared at a Donald Trump rally where she was introduced by Paul Gosar and received a standing ovation from the crowd. During the rally, Trump expressed condolences to Witthoeft and acknowledged that Babbitt had died trying to salvage his presidency. Witthoeft later said in an interview that she was writing letters of support to January 6 arrestees and commented that her daughter had "made the ultimate sacrifice to bring attention to a stolen election. Half the country loves her and half the country hates her. It's weird to have your child belong to the world." Babbitt's husband told reporters that he does not want violence done in his wife's name, after being asked about comments made by Michael Braynard, the organizer of the Justice for J6 rally, which was dedicated in part to Babbitt.

RiRi Rocky 3!

Big family.

I must have missed this.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting No. 3.

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.

Biden Has Stage III Prostate Cancer!

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.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 18, 2025

heartbroken 💔🙏🏼♥️

— President Biden, I already miss you 🇺🇸🇺🇦❤️🤍💙 (@victoriaacas) May 18, 2025

A true friend is honest.

— RunsWithScissors (@WiAutismDad) May 19, 2025

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.

The Man Behind The Purple Phenomenon Known As Barney Speaks On Reboot!

And who does Barney look like?

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.

Terrorist Bombing Targets Palm Springs!

Man bombs a Palm Springs fertility clinic.

Well.

Y'all voted for this.

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

Twenty minutes from my home. 🫂

— Verde Mar (@Tetrametracall1) May 18, 2025

In Donald Trump’s America, when planes aren’t crashing, bombs are exploding near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs. pic.twitter.com/IMXruxTnyR

— Evan (@daviddunn177) 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

— @amuse (@amuse) May 18, 2025

What are you expect when the left calls for people to riot and get violent in the streets? Their words, not mine.

— Meezmo April (@MeezmoApril) May 18, 2025

Looks like a bomb

— Lisa Grande 🇺🇸🦅 (@LisaGrande13) May 17, 2025

I hope people made it out and are alright that looks terrible

— Kevin (@politiconyx) May 17, 2025

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.

It has some similarities to the rantings of the… pic.twitter.com/30FaRJdoS0

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 18, 2025

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 Burns!

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

— Farrah Yvette (@farrah_yvette) May 16, 2025

Nottoway plantation in Louisiana 🔥 What da prollem iz??? 🥴🤷🏿‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/5Cj5h5X83x

— Grindz TV  (@Grindz_TV) May 18, 2025

Not folks taking group trips to Nottoway Plantation to watch it burn.

I love us. pic.twitter.com/zubcY9ZU77

— zellie (@zellieimani) May 16, 2025

Making sure to mention they "aren't part of the radical left" says all I need to see.

— Mari Copeny (@LittleMissFlint) May 18, 2025

Nobody:

Black folks outside the Nottoway Plantation: pic.twitter.com/Xt7G70NEao

— 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.

We feel you, thank you, and love you. pic.twitter.com/yVz28B8FBm

— Mr. Christopher (@iamalmostlegend) May 17, 2025

Nottoway Plantation https://t.co/CSaJXj09tc pic.twitter.com/dTRwFfHGTd

— 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

— Justice Horn (@JusticeHorn_) May 16, 2025

Some body make this a forever meme😂😂😂 #NottowayPlantation pic.twitter.com/Dc4fjgfFjW

— O-Zone The Don (@Ozone8200) May 17, 2025

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 #NottowayPlantation is one of the largest historic mansions in the South. It's located on the famous River Road… pic.twitter.com/8cZr1fuWkQ

— BMB Empower Network (@BmbEmpower) May 17, 2025

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.