At last weekend's "No Kings" protest in Washington, D.C., inflatable chickens bobbed above a crowd that, according to demographic research, was made up mostly of educated White women in their 40s. Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert said the "No Kings" protests were a snapshot of an era when emotional catharsis and civic activism have begun to blur. "What we're seeing is a kind of group therapy playing out in the streets," he told Fox News Digital.
Democrats blocked a Republican-led attempt to provide essential government workers with paychecks amid an ongoing, 23-day shutdown, calling the bill overly selective and incomplete. That bill, proposed by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Todd Young, R-Ind., failed in a 54-45 vote, where 60 votes were needed to advance the bill over the threat of a filibuster. Only three Democrats, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia, voted with Republicans.
Connie Bobo, the executive director of the New Heights Community Resource Center in Bridgeton, Missouri, is facing serious allegations of fraud. According to federal prosecutors, Bobo allegedly embezzled $10 million intended to provide meals for low-income children and used the funds for personal luxuries, including mansions and a luxury car. Bobo, 46, enrolled her nonprofit in two U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded programs designed to reimburse organizations for distributing food to needy children. Prosecutors claim that between February 2019 and March 2022, Bobo falsely reported serving over three million meals, leading the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to pay New Heights approximately $11 million.
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that if Hamas keeps killing people in Gaza, "we will have no choice but to go in and kill them," marking a sharp escalation of his rhetoric against the group as he tries to maintain a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel. The threat " just three days after the deal was signed in the Middle East " came amid reports that Hamas fighters have used the truce to quickly and violently reassert control over the Gaza Strip, targeting Palestinians who they deemed to have collaborated with Israeli forces during the war.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., repeatedly sidestepped a question about whether she believed illegal immigrants should receive taxpayer-funded healthcare during a CNN town hall on Wednesday night. Ocasio-Cortez, who continues to generate buzz as a possible 2028 presidential contender or a potential primary challenger to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appeared alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to address questions about the ongoing government shutdown. Jill Ireland, identified by CNN as a California Democrat who works in insurance, submitted a pre-taped question: "Do you think taxpayers should be paying for the medical care of immigrants who are in the country illegally?"
Why don't you put your money where your mouth is
Why don't you? And that's exactly the point.
Dumbass.