Los Angeles might be the film capital of the world but costly regulations and red tape have been pushing productions to other states and countries, with even the iconic "Baywatch" reboot nearly falling victim to it.
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Comedian Nate Bargatze is facing backlash from fans after attending President Donald Trump's White House UFC event on Sunday. "I'm heartbroken that I can't be a fan anymore," one person bemoaned.
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The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, will serve 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022.
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A federal Hollywood tax credit means we all subsidize an industry that seeks our destruction and is dedicated to grooming and queering our children.
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The global sports apparatus operates a hypocritical protection racket for brutal dictatorships while it weaponizes neutrality to silence the oppressed. FIFA functions as a corrupt cartel that trades human rights for television revenue and sovereign bribes.
First responders and passing motorists worked frantically to pull survivors from a plane crash that occurred on a busy Laredo highway on Tuesday evening. Video posted on social media shows the frantic efforts that saved five of the six passengers on board the aircraft engulfed in flames moments after crashing. One passenger perished in the accident.
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A Democrat-aligned lawfare outfit filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pair of anti-Trump protesters earlier this month in the hope of shutting down the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn last Sunday.
Evidently, the Public Integrity Project and activist plaintiffs were not the only ones keen to rain on President Donald Trump's parade.
'The landscape has changed.'
The FBI announced on Tuesday that an alleged assassination plot targeting the UFC event was uncovered on June 10 and ultimately thwarted thanks to a timely phone call from a concerned mother and the rapid action of local and federal law enforcement agencies.
Five men have been charged in the alleged plot to assassinate "high value targets" at the UFC event: Tycen C. Proper, 19, of Danville, Ohio; Bryan Omar Roa, 24, of Calimesa, California; Michael Alan Thomas 32, of Pinon Hills, California; Daniel K. Eskridge, 32, of Kidder, Missouri; and Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska.
According to the Justice Department, the suspects' plan consisted of two parts: First, they would use explosive drones in and around the event to prompt an evacuation; and second, they would deploy snipers to assassinate specific individuals within the fleeing crowd. In addition to the estimated 4,300 people present for the invite-only event on the South Lawn, there were roughly 85,000 additional people gathered nearby during the back-to-back fights.
One of the suspects, Michael Thomas, allegedly discussed the four "tiers" of this anti-government plot: the first being the gunmen on the ground; the second being the drivers and drone operators; the third being logistical suppliers; and the fourth being social media suppliers.
In addition to allegedly advocating for jail breaks for surviving tier 1 members in the aftermath of the planned attack, Thomas allegedly underscored the need for suspects to train for "gorilla [sic] style warfare."
Another suspect, Daniel Eskridge, allegedly proposed that they form "5 teams of 3 each team consisting of 1 sniper, 1 tier one operator as support/ look out, [and] one drone operator."
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Screenshots of messages and maps on a suspect's phone and a photo of another suspect's equipment. Justice Department.
Another suspect, Alvarez, allegedly suggested that snipers could escape to the Potomac River after taking their shots and identified an old church in Nebraska as a potential safe house.
Multiple federal complaints filed in relation to the case across the country allege that Tycen C. Proper told investigators that the ball got rolling on the plan around March. While there were apparently more individuals involved in the discussions at the outset — roughly 19 — Proper allegedly claimed that the more serious plotters migrated their conversations to an encrypted chat app.
The FBI alleged beyond amassing firearms, ammunition, and tactical gear at his Ohio home, Proper identified multiple targets, including multiple members of Congress and business executives.
According to an affidavit submitted with Proper's complaint, the Ohio suspect proposed the following lawmakers as targets: Republican Senators Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Jim Justice (W.Va.), and Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), and Republican Representatives for West Virginia Carol Miller and Riley Moore.
The targets were allegedly chosen in part because of their perceived coziness with the Israeli lobby.
Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Elon Musk's names were also allegedly floated as targets in the suspects' conversations.
The affidavit indicates that the alleged plot — the purpose of which was to "jumpstart" a revolution in the United States — was foiled thanks to the vigilance of Proper's mother, who called law enforcement on the evening of June 10, expressing concerns about her son's recent conduct, including his firearm purchases and communications online.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office and Danville Police Department arrived 20 minutes later and soon learned from Proper's father that the teen, who lived at home, was allegedly planning "recons" with individuals he met online; planning to leave to meet up with those individuals on the weekend of June 13; had spent roughly $3,000 of his graduation money to purchase camping gear, firearms, ammunition, plate carriers, and food; and had quit his job recently in preparation for his big excursion.
The following day, the Knox County Sheriff's Office got the FBI involved.
If convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, each of the defendants faces a maximum of life in prison and a $250,000 fine. They each face an additional five years in prison apiece if convicted of conspiracy to commit violence on the White House grounds.
"The FBI, our law enforcement partners and our U.S. attorneys did what they do every day to make America safe through quick response and vigilance in investigating, disrupting, and dismantling this alleged plan before it could be carried out," said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
"Protecting the president of the United States and the White House grounds is priority number one for the U.S. Secret Service,” said U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran. "The landscape has changed, and as a result we have seen a dramatic rise in threats against our protectees."
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Republican voters in Georgia have showed up to the polls to officially agree with the president's recommendation.
More than 700,000 votes decided the Georgia Republican Senate runoff on Tuesday, with the victory going to the Trump-endorsed favorite.
'Now it's time to get to work.'
Sitting U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) received a detailed endorsement from President Trump just two days before the election, when he called Collins a "Highly Respected Congressman who has been with me from the very beginning," in a post on Truth Social.
Collins won the runoff with about 56% of the vote against fellow Republican Derek Dooley — a former football coach for the University of Tennessee Volunteers — despite Dooley outperforming Collins in the counties surrounding Atlanta, including Fulton County, where the capital city is located.
Collins' victory was by nearly the same margin that separated the two during the May primary. At that time Collins finished with nearly 41% of the vote, while Dooley had about 30%, according to CBS News. This time, Dooley finished 11 points behind Collins again, garnering nearly 45% in the head-to-head vote, per The Hill.
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Collins has long been considered the favorite in the election as a MAGA-style Republican and led polls ahead of the primary by an average of 11.5 points. However, polls had him with just a two-point advantage over Dooley ahead of the runoff election in June.
Collins now heads to the November general election against Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff. Ossoff went unopposed in the Democratic primary, having held his office since 2021.
Collins reacted to his victory with a post on X, saying he is "honored" to be the Republican nominee.
"Now it's time to get to work, defeat Jon Ossoff, and take this seat back for the people of this state. Hammer Down!" Collins wrote.
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Trump had previously endorsed Collins ahead of the primary, as well, calling Collins his "friend" while adding that he likes him "a lot."
On Sunday, the president assured voters that Collins would work hard to "Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Champion American Energy DOMINANCE," and more.
Collins reaffirmed his immigration stance in a post on runoff Election Day, stating that "America wasn't built by people who chose the easy path. It was built by patriots who worked hard, took risks, and never gave up."
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Cartel violence continues to run wild in Mexico’s Caribbean resort areas, including the popular beach towns of Tulum, Playa Del Carmen and Cancun. Business leaders are demanding action from government officials, while Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum continues her public claims that crime has been decreasing under her watch.
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The Justice Department has announced indictments against more than a dozen members of Direct Action Minnesota, a group dedicated to opposing federal immigration enforcement.
In a media briefing Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen claimed the Antifa-related organization members had "violently" opposed immigration law enforcement.
He identified a Direct Action Minnesota subgroup called the Black Cat Workers Collective, which he accused of utilizing, advocating, and promoting 'militant tactics and violence.'
"Today, a federal indictment was unsealed charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers and other charges related to efforts of two Minneapolis-based Antifa groups that violently opposed the enforcement of federal law in our state," Rosen said.
Some of the members faced additional charges, including making interstate threats, interstate stalking, assault on a federal officer, destruction of government property, and solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
Rosen accused Direct Action Minnesota of training its members in the "aggressive use of shields against law enforcement, surveillance, operational planning, and rapid mobilization against law enforcement actions."
He identified a Direct Action Minnesota subgroup called the Black Cat Workers Collective, which he accused of utilizing, advocating, and promoting "militant tactics and violence."
Some of the members infiltrated peaceful protests against the Whipple Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and blockaded federal operations on at least two occasions, according to Rosen.
The evidence included video from 37-year-old Kyle Wagner, who allegedly made explicit threats of violence against ICE members and called them Nazis. Wagner was arrested in February at his Minneapolis apartment.
"We want to know who they are. We will identify every single one of them and we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. If it has to be done at the barrel of a gun, then let us have a little f**king fun," Wagner allegedly wrote.
"This is where ICE has come to die," he added.
In one of the videos of Wagner's arrest, he wore a shirt reading, "I AM ANTIFA."
Only 12 of the 15 indicted were in custody, and three others are being sought.
Direct Action Minnesota did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
The DHS lashed out at the framing of the indictments by CBS News, which noted that no actual acts of violence against federal officers were cited by Rosen.
"These violent rioters weren’t charged for 'opposing immigration enforcement' — they were charged because they violently obstructed and assaulted law enforcement agents and destroyed government property. Why is the media excusing violence?" the agency asked Tuesday on social media.
In St. Paul on Tuesday afternoon, activists outraged over the charges against the Direct Action Minnesota defendants held a rally outside the federal courthouse. Some allegedly refused to shut the courthouse doors and chanted, "Drop the charges, drop them now," according to KSTP.
One participant told the outlet: "We tried to get into the courthouse to pack the court."
In response, law enforcement apparently sprayed some type of orange-colored chemical on crowds gathered by the doors.
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