World War III!

Carlos Lataff sums it up in this illustration.

This is the beginning of the end of the United States as a superpower. Thanks to our unequivocal support for Israel, we will end up being driven to global war.

Start watching the prices of oil, soft drinks, medicine and produce rise.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Congress were notified of the unilateral attack on Iran by Israel. They struck in an urban area around Tehran, Iran. It is the national capital and largest metropolitan area.

Now we will hear the junk food media say threats of terrorism and the such from Iran. The "Israel has a right to defend itself" nonsense.

Fuck that shit.

Iran has a right to defend itself.

The victims that were killed.

– IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami

– Strategic Commander Gholam-Ali Rashid

– Nuclear scientist Dr. Tehranchi (linked to weapons testing)

– Ex-Atomic Energy chief Fereydoon Abbasi

This action will be regarded as a war crime and possibly a regional conflict.

Iran has the full ability to engage in use of nuclear weapons to protect themselves from Israel and the United States. 

Israel must be stopped.

Iran has a full duty to retaliate and engage in conflict with the apartheid ethnostate. No more holding back or restraint. Do what most countries never would do!

Destroy Israel and Zionism.

Iran has no choice but to defend itself from Israel and the possibility of U.S. warfare.

The villain here is the state of Israel. It is a state sponsor of terrorism globally.

I don't give two fucks about your feelings or your religion. Israel doesn't represent Jewish or Christian faith. It is a white apartheid ethnostate that perverted Judaism and Christianity under the banter of the Holy Land.

Jesus the Nazareth, if he existed in this time would condemn this.

Israel carried out "preemptive" strikes against Iran on Friday, targeting its nuclear plant and military sites, after Trump warned of a possible "massive conflict" in the region.

Explosions were heard Friday morning in the Iranian capital, state TV reported, adding that Iran's air defence were at "100 percent operational capacity".

Israel declared a state of emergency, with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying that retaliatory action from Tehran was possible following the operation.

"Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future," Katz said.

Oil prices surged as much as 6 percent on the strikes, which came after Trump warned of a possible Iranian attack and said the U.S. was drawing down staff in the region.

"I don't want to say imminent, but it looks like it's something that could very well happen," Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday when asked if an Israeli attack loomed.

Trump said he believed a "pretty good" deal on Iran's nuclear programme was "fairly close", but said that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.

The U.S. leader did not disclose the details of a conversation on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but said: "I don't want them going in, because I think it would blow it."

Trump quickly added: "Might help it actually, but it also could blow it."

A U.S. official said there had been no U.S. involvement in the Israeli strikes on Iran.

The United States on Wednesday said it was reducing embassy staff in Iraq -- long a zone of proxy conflict with Iran.

Israel does coward shit. Hossein Salami was killed by the criminal Israeli regime.

Israel, which counts on U.S. military and diplomatic support, sees the cleric-run state in Tehran as an existential threat and hit Iranian air defences last year.

Netanyahu has vowed less restraint since the unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Tehran-backed Hamas, which triggered the massive Israeli offensive in Gaza.

The United States and other Western countries, along with Israel, have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, which it has repeatedly denied.

Israel again called for global action after the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accused Iran on Wednesday of non-compliance with its obligations.

The resolution could lay the groundwork for European countries to invoke a "snapback" mechanism, which expires in October, that would reinstate UN sanctions eased under a 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by then U.S. president Barack Obama.

Trump pulled out of the deal in his first term and slapped Iran with sweeping sanctions.

Iran's nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, slammed the resolution as "extremist" and blamed Israeli influence.

In response to the resolution, Iran said it would launch a new enrichment centre in a secure location.

Iran would also replace "all of these first-generation machines with sixth-generation advanced machines" at the Fordo uranium enrichment plant, said Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

Did the second term curse come early? If Trump defends Israel, he will throw American troops into global war. If he continues to target civilians protesting his policies, he will throw the U.S. into a civil war.

Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 percent, far above the 3.67-percent limit set in the 2015 deal and close, though still short, of the 90 percent needed for a nuclear warhead.

You know what blood libel is?

Watching people blown up by military weapons of destruction by a country devoted to ethnic cleansing. 

They are riled up enough to cause havoc.

Israel is conducting Nazi-like actions. They are attacking Gaza, the West Bank, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Yemen. They are blackmailing critics. They are calling for U.S. lawmakers to crackdown on antisemitism and protests on college campuses. They are ignoring the United Nations and International Court of Justice warnings about their occupation. They are threatening the lives of prosecutors in the International Criminal Court. 

Israel launched a new hasbara to target the West with the notion that their actions prevent terrorism from invading the West. The latest attacks on pro Israeli protesters has only fueled the U.S. to pass more stupid draconian laws to strip freedoms to protect Israel, Christian and Jewish superiority.

Of course, they will blame Hamas for their attacks.

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

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

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

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

THERE IS NO GOD!

GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!

FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!

Trump gave us open season.

Netanyahu has an active warrant for crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court has issued the warrant.

Netanyahu continues to be allowed entry in the U.S. since it doesn't recognize the ICC as a legitimate court. Most countries recognize the court. Only genocidal countries like Belarus, Israel, Russia, India and the United States ignore the rule of law.

This will not go unanswered.

Israel has become one of the biggest road blocks in the Republican and Democratic Parties. Also the age issue is haunting both of the parties. Many of the leaders are old, tired and stuck on 20th Century policies that drive America futher down.

Israel and its allies overplayed the use of antisemitism. 

From now on, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing Judaism or Islam, I will not hold my tongue when criticizing Israel, Jews, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, former president Joe Biden, former vice president Kamala Harris, most members of Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, the Canary Mission, Zionism, colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, Christian nationalism and white supremacy.

They are the cause of global instability in the world.

Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.

Let's clear up the junk food media's account of Oct. 7. The Israelis used the Hannibal Directive to massacre the settlers to prevent Hamas from taking IDF soliders. The IDF has used the weapons to kill settlers at a festival.

Hamas has been very clear on who they targeted. They targeted the IDF and the walls. They do not target civilians. Israel has exaggerated the way this went down.

They have used American weapons to kill children, women, men, their own settlers, journalists, doctors, humanitarian aid workers, UN peacekeepers and their own IDF soliders. Israel has killed Americans, British, German, Australian, Canadians and French citizens. 

No investigations were carried out to why Israel targeted them.

Israel refuses to allow independent monitors into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

IDF soliders who refuse to carry out orders are often taken out by snipers.

The "hostages" were IDF soliders. 

Gholam-Ali Rashid was killed by the Israeli regime.

Israel has violated the ceasefire. They are planning on invading Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. They have stopped humanitarian aid and attacked any attempts by volunteers or independent surveyors. 

Israel wants the U.S. to start a war with Iran.

The supporters of former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris are playing on this "We tried to warn you" nonsense. How can you morally stand on principles of being a progressive and back Israel?

First and foremost, Americans have a right to vote for whomever they chose.

Second, Harris failed to win over voters. She stuck with former president Joe Biden on the economy, Israel, Ukraine, immigration and inflation. The former president failed to listen to voters and his base.

The former president gave unilateral support and cover. We knew Trump would be worse. We demanded that Biden and Harris put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to stop killing. We urged them to stop invading other countries. Biden ignored the concerns. The Democrats paid the price.

This shows a lot of "tone deafness" within the Democratic Party. 

It is not Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) or the former supporters' fault for Biden and Harris' missteps. She warned them that Arab Americans did not like being ignored. 

Those fucking hypocrites sat in silence as Israel is killing men, women and children.

They can fuck themselves.

Israel has killed Americans. No one was held accountable.

The killing of Rachel Corrie did not move George W. Bush to cut Israel loose.

Marked for death.

The deaths of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, Tawfiq Abdel Jabbar, Mohammad Khdour, Omar Assad, Shireen Abu Akleh, Jacob Flickinger and Kamel Ahmad Jawad were never investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

Mask off.

Resistance is not terrorism.

Occupation of oppressed people is not peace.

A two state solution is "separate but equal" and a de facto apartheid.

Telling other countries to take Palestinians is ethnic cleansing.

A sovereignty seizing land in a violent conflict is a war crime.

A violent attack on children throwing rocks at tanks is justified in the minds of those who support Israel. 

Spitting and shoving Christians, Satanists, non Zionist Jews, Muslims and Hindus is considered a custom in Israel. How is this disgusting act justified?

The double standard in media coverage is the Israelis are hostages and the Palestinians are prisoners. Some of the Palestinians held in Israeli custody are children under the age of 14. 

When Russia seized Ukrainian land and Crimea, the U.S. pushed for sanctions.

When Israel seized Lebanese and Syrian land, the U.S. recognized it as Israeli sovereignty. They have actively rejected sanctions imposed on Israel.

When the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian president Vladimir Putin, the United States praised the decision. When it came to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the United States rushed to sanctions and threaten imprisonment for the workers at the ICC.

Iran supports the resistance. The U.S. and Israel labels it as an enabler of terrorism and war. Yet, Israel has created the conflicts by forcing regime change, killing their civilians, their scientists, their military generals and their diplomats. No one seems to call this terrorism. In fact, some U.S. lawmakers see it as justifiable offense.

Hamas stated the reasons for the attack on occupation forces. It has nothing to do with the Jewish religion, a concert or Iran. 

The IDF has the weapons to destroy everything. All on the American taxpayer, Israel has killed civilians, their own citizens and the status quo.

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

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

Israel is the red line. If any lawmaker, entertainer, athlete or social media influncer backs the apartheid ethnostate, they will face a boycott. 

Regardless of political affiliation, if you are supporting Israel, you are not getting donations or a vote from me.

Americans Are Tired Of The Status Quo.

The Resistance Must Stop Israel!✊️🇵🇸 🇮🇷 🇾🇪 🇮🇶 🇵🇰 🇹🇷 🇪🇬 🇨🇳 🇯🇵 🇪🇸 🇮🇪 🇱🇧 

Israel 🇮🇱 Will Be Destroyed. ☠️☠️☠️☠️

This 🇮🇱 And Zionism Will Be Regarded As A Symbol Of Evil In The 21st Century.

I will hold President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance accountable.

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

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to", blaming "illegal immigrants" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable. Let them know that you are tired of going to war at the behest of Israel or Urkaine. You want our American military out of the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering costs, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism. 

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We don't want any more wars on behalf of Israel. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.

Wayne Lewis Passed Away!

Atlantic Starr frontman Wayne Lewis passed away.

If you’re growing up in the 1980s and heard your parents' vinyl records, cassette tapes or even the infamous 8-track, you knew of the soul group Atlantic Starr.

One of its founding members has passed away.

Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old.

Lewis died on Thursday, June 5, according to a Facebook post from Atlantic Starr on Friday, June 6.

“It’s with great sadness we have to post the passing of Wayne Lewis,“ the post reads. ”Please keep the family in your prayers and respect there privacy.”

A cause of death was not revealed.

Born April 13, 1957, Lewis co-founded Atlantic Starr with his brothers David Lewis and Jonathan Lewis in 1976 in White Plains, New York, according to Billboard.

Other early members of the group were Clifford Archer, Sharon Bryant, Porter Carroll Jr., Joseph Phillips, Damon Rentie and William Sudderth. Bryant and Rentie were later replaced by Barbara Weathers and Koran Daniels, respectively.

Atlantic Starr signed with A&M Records and released its debut, self-titled album in 1978 followed by their sophomore effort, “Straight to the Point,” in 1979.

The group initially scored several hits on the R&B charts — including “Stand Up,” “When Love Calls” and “Send for Me” — before achieving crossover success.

Music that makes babies.

Atlantic Starr’s first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was 1982’s “Circles,” which peaked at No. 38. The song also reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The group’s biggest commercial success came in 1987 when “Always” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. “My First Love” in 1989 was Atlantic Starr’s only other No. 1 on the latter chart.

Ananda Lewis Passed Away!

Ananda Lewis passed away from stage IV breast cancer.

Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, the days of watching MTV and cartoons was a childhood that I miss. Nowadays, you can watch most of this on streaming platforms or certain networks on cable. Even on over the air, you have MeTV Toons which celebrates one year on the air this month.

Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ and news reporter has passed away at the age of  52.

Lakshmi Emory, whom Lewis once described as a “phenomenal sister” in a birthday message, shared news of her death in a June 11 Facebook post.

“She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” she wrote next to a black-and-white photo of Lewis. “Lord, rest her soul.”

Emory did not share additional details, including Lewis’ cause of death.

Lewis was an MTV staple in the late ‘90s, hosting “Total Request Live” and video countdown show“Hot Zone.” She also hosted her own talk show “The Ananda Lewis Show” in 2001.

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Lewis was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2019, but later revealed that she opted against the double mastectomy doctors recommended at the time.

In a January 2025 op-ed for Essence, Lewis shared that she tried alternative methods to monitor her breast cancer, including cuting out alcohol, sugar, monthly ultrasounds, high-dose vitamin C IVs, hyperbaric chamber sessions and qigong exercise, among others.

One of the memorable MTV hosts of the 1990s.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, she discovered that her tumor had grown and underwent genetically targeted fractionated chemotherapy, which is a treatment that destroys cancer cells without harming healthy ones, according to Cleveland Clinic.

However, a PET scan done in October 2023 confirmed that her cancer had progressed to Stage 4 cancer. This time, she shared that she underwent treatment at an integrative facility.

While Lewis had previously said she regretted refusing to undergo mammograms out of fear of radiation exposure, she urged the importance of women getting informed and learning about prevention.

In her 2025 Essence piece, she wrote, “Going into 2025, I would say to women: Do everything in your power to avoid my story becoming yours. If I had known what I know now 10 years ago, perhaps I wouldn’t have ended up here.”

Adding, “I encourage people to look at the information and studies that exist. Seek them out, learn from them and apply the changes to your life, so that you can continue to thrive and live as long as you can.”

Hasta La Vista, Puerto Rico! 🇵🇷

La Fortaleza is the oldest mansion in Puerto Rico. It serves as the mansion of the current governor Jenniffer González-Colón. She is a Republican who favors statehood.

President Donald J. Trump might be willing to do this without any hesitation.

After all he allowed a comedian to call it an island of garbage. And they are no closer to be a part of the United States or having representation that affects allocations of federal funds. He wanted to violently take Greenland and Canada.

He tried the island like shit as they are suffering through a power grid failure.

Oh, remember Trump failed them during Hurricane Maria.

They are pretty much an autonomous incorporated territory.... a commonwealth.

With a population of 3.7 million residents, Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory (if it was a U.S. state) it would carry at least three congressional districts, two senators and a estimated net worth of $8.3 billion in tax revenue.

The Drudge Report has a blaring headline about the island planning on cutting ties with the United States and rejoin the Espana. The island was acquired in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.

Part of the Puerto Rican population is now showing interest in joining the European Union by reuniting with Spain. The "Adelante Reunificacionistas" political movement, born in 2017, is gaining momentum with its audacious plan for Puerto Rico to reintegrate with Spain as its 18th autonomous community.

Rep. Pablo Hernández Rivera (D-PR) is the current resident commissioner of Puerto Rico.

The founders of the movement claim that approximately 13% of Puerto Ricans support this idea, viewing it as a pathway to a more prosperous future.

"Puerto Rico never wanted to separate from Spain," the organization's president Jose Lara said.

Lara argues that since becoming a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has experienced over a century "of subjugation" and stagnation under American governance that hasn't granted them complete citizenship rights.

Even though they are U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans can't vote in presidential general elections and lack voting representation in Congress.

"We want Puerto Rico to regain the status it lost when it joined the United States," Lara said.

He said emphasizing Spanish as the primary language and preserving Hispanic cultural traditions are key in persuading locals about the benefits of reintegrating with Spain.

"We want a future of progress, and we believe that future lies in Spain," he said.

It is possibility for Puerto Rico to separate itself from the United States. The push for statehood remains strong but waning. To continue as an incorporated territory only means 3/5 of a human.

Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands have no equal representation or voting rights for president. 

Republicans strongly oppose granting presidential voting rights to the territories.

Democrats have struggled to pass the John Lewis Voting Act. They couldn't do it with Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and John Fetterman blocking the majority from passing meaningful legislation.

The filibuster could be removed if Republicans are angered by Democratic opposition to the Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s controversial nominees.

Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. They have to register in the United States and be a resident of the state to vote for president.

Harris Yulin Passed Away!

Harris Yulin, iconic 1980s actor passed away.

If you are a fan of ghost or a drug kingpin, you would recognize the actor who was in the films, Scarface and Ghostbusters II.

Harris Yulin, the Emmy-nominated actor known for his wide-ranging roles in films such as "Scarface," "Ghostbusters II" and "Clear and Present Danger," has died. He was 87.

Yulin died of cardiac arrest on June 10 in New York City, according to a press release shared by the actor's representative Sue Leibman. A memorial service is scheduled to be held at a later date.

In the weeks leading up to his death, Yulin was preparing to start production on the Michael Hoffman-directed series "American Classic," which was slated to star Yulin alongside Kevin Kline and Laura Linney.

"Harris Yulin was very simply one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered," Hoffman said in a statement. "His marriage of immense technique with an always fresh sense of discovery, gave his work an immediacy and vitality and purity I've experienced nowhere else.

"And what he was as an actor, he was as a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity. All of us at'American Classic'have been blessed by our experience with him. He will always remain the beating heart of our show."

A native of Los Angeles, Yulin got his showbiz start in the theater community of New York City, appearing in a 1963 production of the James Saunders play "Next Time I'll Sing to You." He made his Broadway debut in the '80s with the Lillian Hellman play "Watch on the Rhine" and went on to perform in other shows such as "The Price," "The Visit" and "Hedda Gabler."

Yulin played corrupt cop Mel Bernstein in the 1980s gangster film Scarface.

In 2004, Yulin starred in a Chicago production of "Finishing the Picture," the final play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller. The actor also directed a number of plays himself, including "The Glass Menagerie," "The Trip to Bountiful" and "This Lime Tree Bower."

Yulin made his cinematic debut in 1970 with a starring role in the dark comedy "End of the Road." In the '80s, Yulin stretched his acting chops with roles in the gangster drama "Scarface" and adventure comedy "Ghostbusters II." The actor continued to switch things up in the '90s, appearing in the political thriller "Clear and Present Danger" and slapstick comedy "Bean."

Yulin also lent his talents to the TV world with recurring roles in the series "Ozark," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and "Billions." He received a Primetime Emmy nomination in 1996 for his guest role on the sitcom "Frasier."

"Yulin was part of the vanguard of a generation who cared passionately about the craft of acting," a statement from Yulin's death announcement read. "This deep, lifelong dedication led to extraordinary, resonant performances that were a gift to audiences, the actors he worked with, and the art of acting itself."

Additionally, Yulin gave back to his fellow actors through teaching stints at The Juilliard School and Columbia University.

Yulin is survived by his wife Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane, and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg.

Brian Wilson Passed Away!

The legendary Brian Wilson has died. The founding member of The Beach Boys has passed away.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, former presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will react to the passing of the founding member of the iconic pop band The Beach Boys.

Brian Wilson has passed away.

Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.

Wilson’s family posted news of his death to his website and social media accounts Wednesday. Further details weren’t immediately available. Since May 2024, Wilson had been under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs, with Wilson’s longtime representatives, publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard, in charge.

The eldest and last surviving of three musical brothers — Brian played bass, Carl lead guitar and Dennis drums — he and his fellow Beach Boys rose in the 1960s from local California band to national hitmakers to international ambassadors of surf and sun. Wilson himself was celebrated for his gifts and pitied for his demons. He was one of rock’s great Romantics, a tormented man who in his peak years embarked on an ever-steeper path to aural perfection, the one true sound.

The Beach Boys rank among the most popular groups of the rock era, with more than 30 singles in the Top 40 and worldwide sales of more than 100 million. The 1966 album “Pet Sounds” was voted No. 2 in a 2003 Rolling Stone list of the best 500 albums, losing out, as Wilson had done before, to the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The Beach Boys, who also featured Wilson cousin Mike Love and childhood friend Al Jardine, were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

One of the best boy bands of all time.

Wilson feuded with Love over songwriting credits, but peers otherwise adored him beyond envy, from Elton John and Bruce Springsteen to Katy Perry and Carole King. The Who’s drummer, Keith Moon, fantasized about joining the Beach Boys. Paul McCartney cited “Pet Sounds” as a direct inspiration on the Beatles and the ballad “God Only Knows” as among his favorite songs, often bringing him to tears.

Wilson moved and fascinated fans and musicians long after he stopped having hits. In his later years, Wilson and a devoted entourage of younger musicians performed “Pet Sounds” and his restored opus, “Smile,” before worshipful crowds in concert halls. Meanwhile, The Go-Go’s, Lindsey Buckingham, Animal Collective and Janelle Monáe were among a wide range of artists who emulated him, whether as a master of crafting pop music or as a pioneer of pulling it apart.

An endless summer

The Beach Boys’ music was like an ongoing party, with Wilson as host and wallflower. He was a tall, shy man, partially deaf (allegedly because of beatings by his father, Murry Wilson), with a sweet, crooked grin, and he rarely touched a surfboard unless a photographer was around. But out of the lifestyle that he observed and such musical influences as Chuck Berry and the Four Freshmen, he conjured a golden soundscape — sweet melodies, shining harmonies, vignettes of beaches, cars and girls — that resonated across time and climates.

Decades after its first release, a Beach Boys song can still conjure instant summer — the wake-up guitar riff that opens “Surfin’ USA”; the melting vocals of “Don’t Worry Baby”; the chants of “fun, fun, fun” or “good, good, GOOD, good vibrations”; the behind-the-wheel chorus “’Round, ’round, get around, I get around.” Beach Boys songs have endured from turntables and transistor radios to boom boxes and iPhones, or any device that could lie on a beach towel or be placed upright in the sand.

The band’s innocent appeal survived the group’s increasingly troubled backstory, whether Brian’s many personal trials, the feuds and lawsuits among band members or the alcoholism of Dennis Wilson, who drowned in 1983. Brian Wilson’s ambition raised the Beach Boys beyond the pleasures of their early hits and into a world transcendent, eccentric and destructive. They seemed to live out every fantasy, and many nightmares, of the California myth they helped create.

From the suburbs to the national stage

Brian Wilson was born June 20, 1942, two days after McCartney. His musical gifts were soon obvious, and as a boy he was playing piano and teaching his brothers to sing harmony. The Beach Boys started as a neighborhood act, rehearsing in Brian’s bedroom and in the garage of their house in suburban Hawthorne, California. Surf music, mostly instrumental in its early years, was catching on locally: Dennis Wilson, the group’s only real surfer, suggested they cash in. Brian and Love hastily wrote up their first single, “Surfin,’” a minor hit released in 1961.

They wanted to call themselves the Pendletones, in honor of a popular flannel shirt they wore in early publicity photos. But when they first saw the pressings for “Surfin,’” they discovered the record label had tagged them “The Beach Boys.” Other decisions were handled by their father, a musician of some frustration who hired himself as manager and holy terror. By mid-decade, Murry Wilson had been displaced and Brian, who had been running the band’s recording sessions almost from the start, was in charge, making the Beach Boys the rare group of the time to work without an outside producer.

Their breakthrough came in early 1963 with “Surfin’ USA,” so closely modeled on Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” that Berry successfully sued to get a songwriting credit. It was their first Top 10 hit and a boast to the nation: “If everybody had an ocean / across the USA / then everybody’d be surfin,’ / like Cali-for-nye-ay.” From 1963-66, they were rarely off the charts, hitting No. 1 with “I Get Around” and “Help Me, Rhonda” and narrowly missing with “California Girls” and “Fun, Fun, Fun.” For television appearances, they wore candy-striped shirts and grinned as they mimed their latest hit, with a hot rod or surfboard nearby.

Their music echoed private differences. Wilson often contrasted his own bright falsetto with Love’s nasal, deadpan tenor. The extroverted Love was out front on the fast songs, but when it was time for a slow one, Brian took over. “The Warmth of the Sun” was a song of despair and consolation that Wilson alleged — to some skepticism — he wrote the morning after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. “Don’t Worry Baby,” a ballad equally intoxicating and heartbreaking, was a leading man’s confession of doubt and dependence, an early sign of Brian’s crippling anxieties.

Stress and exhaustion led to a breakdown in 1964 and his retirement from touring, his place soon filled by Bruce Johnston, who remained with the group for decades. Wilson was an admirer of Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” productions and emulated him on Beach Boys tracks, adding sleigh bells to “Dance, Dance, Dance” or arranging a mini-theme park of guitar, horns, percussion and organ as the overture to “California Girls.”

By the mid-1960s, the Beach Boys were being held up as the country’s answer to the Beatles, a friendly game embraced by each group, transporting pop music to the level of “art” and leaving Wilson a broken man.

Good Vibrations.

The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles

The Beatles opened with “Rubber Soul,” released in late 1965 and their first studio album made without the distractions of movies or touring. It was immediately praised as a major advance, the lyrics far more personal and the music far more subtle and sophisticated than such earlier hits as “She Loves You” and “A Hard Day’s Night.” Wilson would recall getting high and listening to the record for the first time, promising himself he would not only keep up with the British band, but top them.

Wilson worked for months on what became “Pet Sounds,” and months on the single “Good Vibrations.” He hired an outside lyricist, Tony Asher, and used various studios, with dozens of musicians and instruments ranging from violins to bongos to the harpsichord. The air seemed to cool on some tracks and the mood turn reflective, autumnal. From “I Know There’s an Answer” to “You Still Believe in Me,” many of the songs were ballads, reveries, brushstrokes of melody, culminating in the sonic wonders of “Good Vibrations,” a psychedelic montage that at times sounded as if recorded in outer space.

The results were momentous, yet disappointing. “Good Vibrations” was the group’s first million-seller and “Pet Sounds,” which included the hits “Sloop John B” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” awed McCartney, John Lennon and Eric Clapton among others. Widely regarded as a new kind of rock LP, it was more suited to headphones than to the radio, a “concept” album in which individual songs built to a unified experience, so elaborately crafted in the studio that “Pet Sounds” couldn’t be replicated live with the technology of the time. Wilson was likened not just to the Beatles, but to Mozart and George Gershwin, whose “Rhapsody in Blue” had inspired him since childhood.

But the album didn’t chart as highly as previous Beach Boys releases and was treated indifferently by the U.S. record label, Capitol. The Beatles, meanwhile, were absorbing lessons from the Beach Boys and teaching some in return. “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper,” the Beatles’ next two albums, drew upon the Beach Boys’ vocal tapestries and melodic bass lines and even upon the animal sounds from the title track of “Pet Sounds.” The Beatles’ epic “A Day in the Life” reconfirmed the British band as kings of the pop world and “Sgt. Pepper” as the album to beat.

All eyes turned to Wilson and his intended masterpiece — a “teenage symphony to God” he called “Smile.” It was a whimsical cycle of songs on nature and American folklore written with lyricist Van Dyke Parks. The production bordered on method acting; for a song about fire, Wilson wore a fire helmet in the studio. The other Beach Boys were confused, and strained to work with him. A shaken Wilson delayed “Smile,” then canceled it.

Remnants, including the songs “Heroes and Villains” and “Wind Chimes” were re-recorded and issued in September 1967 on “Smiley Smile,” dismissed by Carl Wilson as a “bunt instead of a grand slam.” The stripped down “Wild Honey,” released three months later, became a critical favorite but didn’t restore the band’s reputation. The Beach Boys soon descended into an oldies act, out of touch with the radical ’60s, and Wilson withdrew into seclusion.

Thank you Brian.

Years of struggle, and late life validation

Addicted to drugs and psychologically helpless, sometimes idling in a sandbox he had built in his living room, Wilson didn’t fully produce another Beach Boys record for years. Their biggest hit of the 1970s was a greatest hits album, “Endless Summer,” that also helped reestablish them as popular concert performers.

Although well enough in the 21st century to miraculously finish “Smile” and tour and record again, Wilson had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and baffled interviewers with brief and disjointed answers. Among the stranger episodes of Wilson’s life was his relationship with Dr. Eugene Landy, a psychotherapist accused of holding a Svengali-like power over him. A 1991 lawsuit from Wilson’s family blocked Landy from Wilson’s personal and business affairs.

His first marriage, to singer Marilyn Rovell, ended in divorce and he became estranged from daughters Carnie and Wendy, who would help form the pop trio Wilson Phillips. His life stabilized in 1995 with his marriage to Melinda Ledbetter, who gave birth to two more daughters, Daria and Delanie. He also reconciled with Carnie and Wendy and they sang together on the 1997 album “The Wilsons.” (Melinda Ledbetter died in 2024.)

In 1992, Brian Wilson eventually won a $10 million out-of-court settlement for lost songwriting royalties. But that victory and his 1991 autobiography, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story,” set off other lawsuits that tore apart the musical family.

Carl Wilson and other relatives believed the book was essentially Landy’s version of Brian’s life and questioned whether Brian had even read it. Their mother, Audree Wilson, unsuccessfully sued publisher HarperCollins because the book said she passively watched as her husband beat Brian as a child. Love successfully sued Brian Wilson, saying he was unfairly deprived of royalties after contributing lyrics to dozens of songs. He would eventually gain ownership of the band’s name.

The Beach Boys still released an occasional hit single: “Kokomo,” made without Wilson, hit No. 1 in 1988. Wilson, meanwhile, released such solo albums as “Brian Wilson” and “Gettin’ In Over My Head,” with cameos by McCartney and Clapton among others. He also completed a pair of albums for the Walt Disney label — a collection of Gershwin songs and music from Disney movies. In 2012, surviving members of the Beach Boys reunited for a 50th anniversary album, which quickly hit the Top 10 before the group again bickered and separated.

Wilson won just two competitive Grammys, for the solo instrumental “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow” and for “The Smile Sessions” box set. Otherwise, his honors ranged from a Grammy lifetime achievement prize to a tribute at the Kennedy Center to induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2018, he returned to his old high school in Hawthorne and witnessed the literal rewriting of his past: The principal erased an “F” he had been given in music and awarded him an “A.”

New Jersey Got To Do Better! Two Zionists Vy For Governor!

Mikie Sherrill is the gubernatorial nominee for the Democrats. Will her status quo politics help or hurt her?

I have the New Jersey gubernatorial election as a toss up.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) will be the Democratic nominee for governor. She will face perennial Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

Sherrill is a member of the moderate New Democrat Coalition, the second-largest Democratic caucus in the House. She joined the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of moderate and conservative House Democrats, but later left the group in 2023.

Sherrill voted with former president Joe Biden about 93% of the time.

A true test for President Donald J. Trump.

Will a Republican who got his backing win?

Ciattarelli once called Trump a moron and a charlatan. He changed tone when Trump lost in 2020. He became an election denier. In order to appeal to moderates and disgruntled Democrats, Ciattarelli will act like a "moderate conservative" Republican.

Sherrill is a pro Israel Democrat. She has supported the continuation of military aid to Israel. She condemned Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) when she called Israel a "racist apartheid country" and said, "From the river to the sea." She did not vote to censure Tlaib.

I have a strong feeling New Jersey will go to the Republicans.

Democrats continued support of Israel is already a major obstacle in their resurrection. 

New Jersey is one of two states with governor’s races this year, and the contest will be an early sign of how voters are responding to President Donald Trump’s second term.

Sherrill beat out five other Democrats for her party’s nod, pitching herself as the most electable candidate — after her party struggled in the state last year compared with other recent presidential elections — and as a Democrat willing to stand up to Trump. She also leaned heavily on her background as a former Navy helicopter pilot and on criticism of Trump.

"It's going to take a strong voice to cut through the noise from Washington and deliver for the people. So I stand here tonight doing just that. And as a mom of four teenagers, you guys know I'm not going to put up with the incompetent, whiny nonsense coming from aggrieved MAGA Republicans,” Sherrill told her supporters Tuesday at a victory rally.

“You probably can’t do better than to quote George Washington at this moment: Fix the bayonets, I’m resolved to take Trenton,” Sherrill added.

Ciattarelli, who had Trump’s endorsement in the primary, defeated four other Republicans for the nomination in which he also appealed to voters' desire for electability, casting himself as the Trump ally best positioned to win the Democratic-leaning state in November. Ciattarelli came close in 2021 to defeating Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who cannot run for re-election because of term limits. And during his victory speech, he panned Sherrill as "Phil Murphy 2.0" and pitched a vision for an inclusive GOP that would buck years of Democratic control in the state.

"We made a strong statement about what the New Jersey Republican Party stands for: A party open to anyone and everyone who is willing to work hard and play by the rules; a party of Jersey values and common sense policies; a party that believes our best days are ahead of us if, if we have the courage to think big and act boldly," Ciattarelli said.

Sherrill prevails

The Democratic primary featured Sherrill and five other prominent Democrats, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, teachers union president Sean Spiller and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney.

While Sherrill, the only woman in the field, was a persistent leader in limited public polling, victory was far from certain as millions of dollars flooded the New Jersey airwaves.

Sherrill with the unpopular former president Joe Biden.

Sherrill was winning more than one-third support with most of the expected Democratic vote tallied, holding a double-digit lead over Fulop, the next-closest Democrat.

Sherrill showed early signs of strength in crucial Essex County, which is home to the most registered Democrats. The Essex County Democrats endorsed her, but the county also includes Newark, which Baraka leads. Sherrill won around 43% of the mail-in vote, followed by Baraka at 24%, Fulop at 17%, Gottheimer at 10%, Spiller at 5% and Sweeney at 1%.

Sherrill proved to be a strong fundraiser, and she did have help from an aligned outside group, One Giant Leap PAC, which launched ads boosting her in the final weeks of the race. Sherrill also racked up support from the most county Democratic parties, prompting some critics to tie her to the state’s Democratic political machine.

Sherrill touted her military service and her success flipping a longtime Republican House district in 2018 as she made her case to primary voters. While each of the candidates presented a different path forward for the party, Sherrill said the “obvious” path is to “effectively govern.”

“Ruthless competence is what people in New Jersey want to see in government,” Sherrill told NBC News before she marched in the Asbury Park Pride parade. “And that’s what I’ve always provided, and that’s what I think stands in stark contrast to the most incompetent federal government we’ve probably ever seen in this nation.”

Still trying for the governor seat. Perennial candidate Jack Ciattarelli runs again.

GOP picks Ciattarelli

Ciattarelli leaned on his endorsement from Trump in the final weeks of the race, in which he faced former radio host Bill Spadea, state Sen. Jon Bramnick, former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac and contractor Justin Barbera.

Ciattarelli trounced his opponents, winning more than two-thirds support with most of the expected vote in. Spadea was in a distant second at 22%, followed by Bramnick, Kranjac and Barbera in single digits.

Trump hosted a tele-rally as early voting kicked off this month, telling supporters that Ciattarelli is “going to help us with a win this November and send a powerful message to the entire country that New Jersey is turning red.”

But Ciattarelli did have to overcome attacks from Spadea, his chief competitor in the primary, who highlighted Ciattarelli’s past criticisms of the president as proof he was not sufficiently pro-Trump.

Trump ultimately backed Ciattarelli about a month before the primary, writing on Truth Social that Ciattarelli is now “100%” MAGA and is best positioned to win in November.

General election preview

Both Ciattarelli and Sherrill have already previewed the general election fight, sparring on social media over Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill and his recent decision to federalize California National Guard troops despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections.

Sherrill has tied Ciattarelli directly to Trump, who lost the state by 6 points in November after he lost it by 16 in 2020.

Sherrill’s recent TV ad warns, “MAGA’s coming for New Jersey with Trump-endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli,” and she said at a primary debate last month that Ciattarelli is “not going to stand up to Trump on anything.”

Ciattarelli with the unpopular president Donald J. Trump.

It remains to be seen whether Ciattarelli will put some distance between him and Trump in the Democratic-leaning state, but he has said he would campaign with Trump this year.

Ciattarelli has also previewed how he might push back against Democrats who try to tie him to Trump, often noting that the next governor must address four crises facing the state: affordability, public safety, education and overdevelopment.

“Last time I checked, this was a race for governor,” Ciattarelli said at a recent campaign stop. “And so what is it that President Trump has to do with those windmills of our Jersey Shore? What does he have to do with the fact that we have the highest property tax in the nation? What does he have to do with the failure of our public school system, which just slipped from two to 12 on the national report card? What does he have to do with the overdevelopment of our suburbs?”

“They broke it, they own it,” Ciattarelli said of Democrats in charge of the state government. “And we’re not going to let anybody forget it over the next five months.”

Mark Green Out!

Republican adulterer will quit Congress in July.

Tennessee Republican leaves office by July. 

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) represents a fucking gerrymandered district. He represents the 7th Congressional District. It covers Nashville (Downtown, Haynes, Joelton, Bellshire and West Nashville), Dickson, Clarksville, Fort Campbell Air Force Base, Dover, Waverly, New Johnsville, Parsons and Waynseboro.

Green is going to resign after the Republicans pass the Big Beautiful Bill Act.

He is heading to the private sector which he is not disclosing.

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress,” Green said in a statement released by his office.” Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up. As a result, today I notified the Speaker and the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package.”

Green did not reveal his imminent private sector employer.

The congressman announced he would retire last year, but he opted to run again. Less than two months before the election, Green’s wife accused him of having an affair.

Politico noted, “Under House rules, members are required to disclose negotiations with a future private employer to the Ethics Committee, and are required to recuse themselves from matters where their future employment would pose a conflict of interest.”

The publication said a spokesperson for the Ethics Committee declined to comment.

Tennessee law requires the state’s governor to call a special election within 10 days of a congressperson leaving office, and the election must be held between 100 and 107 days afterward.

The adulterer is a Zionist. So I can only imagine all the dirt Israel has on him.

He is a former army physician and staffing agent.

Journalists Aren't Safe Either!

Rubber bullets are non lethal but very painful. They are dangerous instruments. Lauren Tomasi was injured by Los Angeles Police shooting live rounds.

This is America.

Y'all voted for this.

The United States and Israel are on record for violently attacking journalists.

Did you know the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have intelligence agencies in Israel?

The LAPD, Beverly Hills Police, Los Angeles Sheriffs and San Diego Police got training by the Israeli Defence Forces.

The Anti-Defamation League has been involved in spying on American protesters.

About 51% of Black motorists and 46% of Hispanic motorists are stopped by police for allegations of turn signal, stop sign, tail light, license plate and tint violations.

It is not a crime to film police.

Even though, police officers demand you stop filming, you can protest their demands by declaring your rights to film public servants in public places. 

In the state of Florida, they pass a stupid law to require civilians filming to be at least 25 feet away from a police officer. If a civilian gets too hostile with words at a police officer, they could be arrested.

American law enforcement have deliberately attack journalists and civilian without any consequences. It has never been addressed by U.S. lawmakers and it often is swept under the rug.

When an unarmed suspect is killed by police, the far right often justifies it by reminding the public about past criminal history.

Police officers are given the benefit of doubt whereas suspects are guilty as sin and deserving of police violence.

An Australian journalist and a British-American tabloid photographer were injured covering the protests in Los Angeles.

President Donald J. Trump has activated the California National Guard and U.S. Marines to maintain "law and order."

Trump is threatening to arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass.

In the California city of Paramount, there are tensions between residents and the Immigration Customs Enforcement agency. The ICE agents are randomly apprehending civilians without due process and it lead to a backlash.

Agents were chased out and pelted with rocks.

In Compton, protesters set a vehicle on fire and waved Mexican flags in solidarity with immigrants.

Many of the U.S. lawmakers (mostly Republicans) condemned it. They were calling for arrests of people and demanding loyalty to the American flag. They were upset over people waving thr Mexican and Palestinian flags.

Some U.S. lawmakers have Israeli flags in their offices. Hypocrisy at its best.

Even a tabloid journalist trying to make protesters look bad got hit with rubber bullets.

Toby Canham, who works for the far right tabloid The New York Post was hit in the forehead by a rubber bullet after he was taking photos of protesters on the busy U.S. 101 freeway in Los Angeles. The British photographer was apparently trying to put images of protesters blocking traffic to give an impression that the unrest was continuously violent.

Lauren Tomasi, an Australian reporter for 9News was injured by rubber bullets. Her injuries were mild. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pissed.

Tomesi was hit in the leg by a nonlethal round Sunday while reporting live from downtown Los Angeles on the large-scale protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and subsequent deployment of California National Guard troops to the city.

Video of the incident released by 9News shows correspondent Lauren Tomasi, microphone in hand, reporting live when an officer behind her suddenly raises their firearm and fires a nonlethal round at close range. Tomasi, who doesn’t appear to be wearing personal protective equipment, cries out in pain and clutches her lower leg as she and her cameraman quickly move away from the police line.

“You just fucking shot the reporter,” a voice off-camera can be heard shouting.

Tomasi assured her crew she was okay: “Yeah, I’m good, I’m good.”

Australian and U.S. have soured recently. The U.S. once again vetoed a UN resolution calling for an end to the carnage caused by Israel. The U.S. has detained Australians who have U.S. visas. The tariffs that Trump imposed on the country also led to tensions. 

China has ended the imports of U.S. beef and chicken. They are getting it from Australia and Canada.

China is expected to be the global superpower in five years.

Mind you everything the Republicans are crying about has nothing to do with solving gun violence. 

Nothing to do with solving the housing crisis.

Nothing to do with lowering inflation, grocery prices and energy prices.

Nothing to do with protecting the lives of innocent people.

Never Waste That Second Change!

Wonder Foxx.

When folks were wondering in 2023 what happened to Jamie Foxx, we were in the dark. When he did his Netflix show he told the world, he almost died from a massive hemorrhage on his brain. It lead to a severe stroke. It nearly took his life.

At tonight's BET Awards, Foxx (Eric Marlon Bishop) told the audience, he loves them all and let's them know that life doesn't give "second chances."

Foxx got the surprise when his idol Stevie Wonder presented him his 2025 BET Award. 

Foxx has impersonated Wonder when he was on In Living Color.

Babyface and Ludacris also popped out to pay tribute to the artistic titan, performing a cover of “Unpredictable” — the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 title track from Foxx’s 2005 album — while Tank tackled a cover of Ray Charles’ “Night Time is the Right Time.” Foxx famously portrayed Charles in the 2004 film Ray, for which he won the best actor Oscar. Jennifer Hudson then took the helm and bodied a soulful cover of “Gold Digger,” a 10-week Hot 100 No. 1 for Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Foxx back in 2005. T-Pain and Doug E. Fresh then popped out to close out the celebration with a rockin’ cover of the 2009 No. 2 Hot 100 hit “Blame It.” Through it all, Foxx could be seen laughing, nodding along and having a great time.

“Jamie, look at me!” Stevie joked at the end of the show before inviting Jamie to speak. “I remember seeing you the first time at a club, playing piano and singing, but I knew from the moment I heard you sing that you had so much more. I admire and celebrate your talent and your love — for blind people. I’m very happy to be here tonight to see you honored as you so very well deserve.”

During his acceptance speech, Foxx thanked all his friends and loved ones for showing up for him while he went through life-threatening medical complications back in 2023. He added that when he saw the “In Memorium” segment, it made him reflect on his own health scare.

You can’t go through something like that and not testify,” Foxx concluded to a roar of applause. “A career that I could only thank God for.”

Khaby Lame Heads Back To Italy!

This is how most of America feels about Donald J. Trump and his incompetent chaotic presidency.

Famed TikToker Khaby Lame is leaving Las Vegas. He lived in the city for several years. He is "self deporting" to prevent President Donald J. Trump from apprehended him and making his life miserable.

Born in Senegal, Seringe Khabane Lame moved to Italy and became a citizen of the country. Lame has lived in the U.S. doing promotionals for companies and still doing his TikTok which earns him an estimate of $10 million.

Lame was hoping to obtain U.S. citizenship someday but it comes to an abrupt end for now.

As he was returning to his Las Vegas home, he was detained at Harry Reid International Airport in the Las Vegas community of Paradise. 

Lame, who holds the record as the most followed on TikTok with over 160 million followers on the platform, was asked to leave the U.S. because he “overstayed the terms of his visa.”

The 25-year-old content creator was stopped by ICE at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas and granted voluntary departure once he was detained.

The social media star was born in Senegal and was moved to Italy when he was a baby. He was granted Italian citizenship in August 2022.

Lame rose to fame when he started sharing silent comedic videos on TikTok during the pandemic after he was laid off from his job.

“Before TikTok, I was working in a factory. I had a lot of different jobs,” he told People after being named one of their Creators of the Year. “I was helping support my family — three little brothers, one older brother and my parents. Then my world changed completely. It’s a whole different life now.”

In May of 2025, Lame was seen at the Met Gala celebrating the theme of Black Dandyism in a grey and cream suit.

The detainment comes amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. ICE has launched raids all over the country, enforcing the president’s mass deportation campaign promise in workplaces, schools, airports and college campuses.

As for Lame, he has been active on social media since the detainment and hasn’t spoken publicly about what happened.