Late-night host reveals he obtained foreign citizenship as Trump’s America is ‘worse’
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel confirmed he obtained his Italian citizenship during a discussion on people fleeing the country to escape President Donald Trump.
Kimmel shared the news while a guest on fellow comedian Sarah Silverman’s podcast Friday, as they discussed the state of the country in Trump’s second term.
“A lot of people I know are thinking about where are they going to get citizenship?” Silverman said.
“I did get Italian citizenship,” Kimmel replied.
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“You do? Oh, that’s amazing,” Silverman reacted.
“I do have that. And what’s going on is—as bad as you thought it was going to be — it’s so much worse. It’s just unbelievable,” Kimmel said.
“I feel like it’s even worse than he would like it to be,” he cracked.
The White House did not immediately return a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The late-night host campaigned for Democrats in the 2024 election and has been a staunch critic of Trump over the years.
He first shared he had obtained his Italian citizenship at an event at the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles in June, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
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“I have just obtained citizenship, thanks to my beloved grandmother Edith, whose family came from Candida, in the province of Avellino,” he told the crowd at the event celebrating the 79th Italian Republic Day.
Kimmel’s admission comes after fellow comedians Rosie O’Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres revealed earlier this year that they had permanently relocated outside the country after the 2024 election.
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Trump warned last week that Kimmel would be the “next” to be canceled after fellow anti-Trump late-night host Stephen Colbert announced in July that his show would end in May 2026.
Councilman allegedly seen taking cash envelopes slams Trump’s federal takeover of DC
President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s law enforcement is facing criticism from an eyebrow-raising source: a D.C. city councilman who is facing charges of running a bribery scheme out of his office.
Trayon White, 41, was sworn in to the city council on Friday, having been elected to the post despite facing an upcoming trial on federal bribery charges in 2026. Asked about Trump’s then-threatened takeover of D.C. law enforcement, White argued that D.C.’s leaders are already “responsible,” and that a federal takeover would only “cripple” the city.
“I think we have one of the strongest budgets of any city for the last 20 years. We are fiscally responsible. We have a AAA bond rating. We’ve shown that we can be responsible with our funds. We don’t need federal interference. In fact, they’ve only crippled Washington D.C. and the progress we’ve made over the last four decades,” White told reporters.
The D.C. council voted to expel White in February as his bribery charges began to play out. He nevertheless won back his seat in July, basing his campaign around claims that the FBI had targeted him unjustly. He claimed last week that the federal agency was out to “kill” him.
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“You know the FBI is after me, you know, but I believe that, you know, not just arrest me, but, you know, but I believe they want to kill me,” White told reporters Friday.
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The FBI arrested White in August 2024 after he was accused by federal authorities of agreeing to accept $156,000 in bribes. His trial is scheduled to begin in January 2026. White denies any wrongdoing and is pleading not guilty in the federal case, despite apparent video of him allegedly pocketing cash-stuffed envelopes.
A Justice Department statement from August 2024 alleges that White agreed to accept the bribes in exchange for “using his official position to pressure renewal” of contracts valued at $5.2 million.
Trump announced on Monday that his administration was federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying 800 National Guardsmen to the city in an effort to combat crime and homelessness. U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro blames much of the problem on “young punks” who view themselves as untouchable by the law.
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The alleged bribery scheme was focused on violence-prevention programs, with White allegedly pressuring employees at the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) to re-up certain contracts.
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White was allowed to run in the special election because he had not been convicted of a felony.
“So we sent a message loud and clear to D.C. City Council that Trayon White is here to stay,” White said in his victory speech, according to the Associated Press. The outlet added that the troubled, once-ousted council member told the story of his return to office as one of resilience and redemption.
Ex-basketball star slams prison sentence, begs for Trump pardon before reporting
Former NBA star Sebastian Telfair expressed hope that President Donald Trump would pardon him as he’s set to report to prison on Tuesday for violating the terms of his release.
Telfair was among the former NBA players caught up in a healthcare fraud scandal. He was given a suspended sentence for his role in the fraud.
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However, Sportico reported in June that Telfair failed to live up to the terms of his conditional supervised release. He didn’t live up to his court-ordered community service and didn’t report to the U.S. Probation Office and is now set to spend six months in prison over it.
He told TMZ Sports this week that the situation was “definitely some bulls—.”
“Trump, go check in on my story, and you’re definitely going to want to pardon me. You’ll hold me accountable and want me to continue to go do good. But I did too good to being sending anybody to jail,” he told TMZ Sports.
Telfair claimed the whole issue stemmed from a problem with paperwork and that it was “super unfair.”
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He said if Trump doesn’t come through for him then he will be in jail trying to improve himself.
Telfair was among 18 former NBA players who were charged in October 2021 with pocketing about $2.5 million by defrauding the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan with a scam that involved fake medical and dental expenses.
NBA champion Glen “Big Baby” Davis was given a 40-month sentence in May 2024.
Telfair reached a plea deal in the case, with prosecutors recommending that he serve between 15 and 21 months, according to Sportico. He was sentenced to time served and three years of a supervised release program.
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Telfair was a standout high school player in New York City. The Portland Trail Blazers selected him in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft. He played with eight teams over his 10-year career.
Female recruits flock to military as Hegseth slams ‘politically correct garbage’
FIRST ON FOX: Female military recruits have sharply increased across all service branches so far in fiscal year 2025.
Around 7,260 more women have enlisted so far this fiscal year than at this point last fiscal year: from 16,725 to 23,985, according to Pentagon figures seen by Fox News Digital.
“The media’s narrative that the female recruitment numbers have either fallen or stayed the same under Secretary Hegseth and President Trump is 100% Fake News,” a defense official said. “Leadership matters and women are excited to serve under the strong leadership of Secretary Hegseth and President Trump.”
The Army surpassed its overall recruitment goals in June, four months before the end of the fiscal year: the service branch announced that month it had signed contracts with more than 61,000 future soldiers, which is more than 10% higher than the 55,000 recruits targeted in fiscal 2024.
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After record-low recruitment in 2022, the trend began to reverse in 2024, with the armed forces bringing in 12.5% more personnel than the year prior. In 2025, all service branches are on track to meet or exceed their recruiting goals.
This year, a survey by the Defense Department found 87% of those between the ages of 16 and 21 were probably or definitely not considering military service.
Three out of four were worried about physical injury and two thirds had concerns about the emotional toll. However, Hegseth’s team has credited a “Trump bump” and a returned focus on the “warfighter” for a rise in recruits, despite the broad youth sentiment.
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“They see leadership … that says, ‘We want you to be warriors. We’re not doing this politically correct garbage anymore. We’re doing war fighting,'” Hegseth said during a visit to Normandy in June.
Additionally, Congress passed three straight pay raises for troops, between 4% and 5%, and an additional 10% for junior enlisted soldiers.
“The bottom line is this administration and Secretary Hegseth has prioritized lethality and mission readiness over political pandering. That’s exactly why women, and men, all across the country are more trusting of their leadership and more willing to serve,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., an Air Force Veteran, said.
Hegseth has come under media scrutiny for his comments about women in combat and the removal of a number of women who served in top Pentagon roles under the Biden administration. His leadership claims they don’t discriminate: they’ve removed men from top roles too.
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Prior to his confirmation, the secretary had publicly questioned the effectiveness of including women in direct ground combat roles — arguing such integration complicates operations and compromises battlefield effectiveness.
During his confirmation hearing, Hegseth explained that he believed women should be allowed to serve in combat but should have to meet the same fitness standards as men.
Recently, Hegseth reassigned Adm. Yvette Davids from superintendent of the Naval Academy to the position of deputy chief of naval operations. While some accused leadership of de-elevating a female leader, officials insisted the move was a promotion: Davids is now on a path that could lead her to becoming a four-star admiral.
This week, critics seized on a moment in a CNN interview with a pastor, Douglas Wilson, affiliated with Hegseth’s church’s denomination, that the secretary reposted on X.
“Women are the kind of people that people come out of,” Wilson said in the interview. “The wife and mother, who is the chief executive of the home, is entrusted with three or four or five eternal souls.”
In another moment of the interview, a member of the denomination, Josh Prince, was asked if he saw his wife Amy as his equal. “Yes and no,” he responded.
“He is the head of our household and I do submit to him,” Amy added.
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“I’m not a White nationalist, I’m not a fascist, I’m not a racist, I’m not a misogynist,” Wilson insisted.
In his repost of the clip, Hegseth added, “All of Christ for All of Life.”
Southern sorority girls face ‘psychological warfare’ in Bama Rush: coach
Sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama, better known as “Bama Rush,” has become a viral cultural moment, with thousands watching to see which houses incoming freshmen join.
It’s a week defined by carefully coordinated outfits, whirlwind conversations, and now, millions of TikTok views. While rush has always been a high-stakes tradition in the South, the social media age has turned it into a viral spectacle.
Videos from the University of Alabama’s sorority rush week went viral on TikTok in 2021. The #bamarush and #alabamarush hashtags on TikTok have attracted millions of views during the past few years and continue to do so.
“It’s emotional boot camp. It’s psychological warfare,” Brandis Bradley, a sorority coach, told PEOPLE of the process of primary recruitment. “And their frontal lobes aren’t even fully developed.”
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For two members of Zeta Tau Alpha — senior Kylan Darnell and junior Kaiden Kilpatrick — the reality of Greek life is personal and powerful after the two women harnessed social media to attract thousands of viewers to their pages.
‘I had no idea what rush was’
Darnell didn’t grow up with Southern sorority culture. The reigning Miss Ohio Teen USA at the time, she arrived at Alabama from a small town with little knowledge of what rush even entailed.
“I was the first person from my high school to go to Alabama,” Darnell told Fox News Digital. “I had no idea about the culture, and honestly, I felt clueless. When I got to orientation and other girls started talking about rush, I had to ask, ‘What is that?’”
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That same night, she got her first real taste of what sorority life looked like when a group of girls and their mothers took her down Sorority Row. She was instantly hooked.
“I called my mom and said, ‘Mother, I have to try to be in a sorority,’” she recalled. “But my parents weren’t on board at first. My mom said no. My dad said, ‘We’re not paying for friends.’”
“He told me, ‘You’re the most outgoing girl we know, you’ll be fine without it.’ But I kept pushing. Daddy listened to his little princess,” she added with a laugh. “Eventually, I talked them into it.”
A spontaneous TikTok she made on the first day of recruitment, originally sent to her family’s text message group chat to explain the process to her family, went viral while she was still in orientation. Within hours, her life changed.
“That first video was supposed to be a video diary for my family,” she said. “But I posted it on TikTok, and when I came back from convocation, my phone had blown up. I couldn’t believe it.”
Her audience grew overnight.
“After that, my life completely changed,” she said. “I became financially independent and was able to pay for the rest of college through TikTok. It launched my platform, and gave me a voice.”
But that platform came with a price. Darnell, now with 1.2 million followers and over 82 million likes, said the scrutiny became overwhelming.
“It’s been fun and I wouldn’t trade it, but it’s also been really hard to navigate college while being under a microscope,” she said. “People forget that we’re real people.”
The highlight reel vs. reality
Kaiden Kilpatrick, who joined Zeta in 2023 and now has over 228,000 TikTok followers of her own, echoed that sentiment, but said social media also brought access.
“It’s helping more than anything, but it creates a ‘highlight reel,’” Kilpatrick told Fox News Digital. “Recruitment is so much more than TikTok trends. It’s about finding people who push you to grow. The challenge is reminding everyone there’s real connection and purpose behind all the aesthetics.”
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Darnell agreed, and this year, she chose to take a step back.
“I didn’t want to keep posting just for views,” she said. “When my younger sister started rushing, the comments about her were brutal. I needed to protect my peace.”
She also acknowledged how quickly things can turn toxic.
“The comments start coming in, and suddenly it’s not fun anymore. It used to be something I was proud to show. But people began making assumptions about my sorority or my sister, and it was exhausting.”
Sisterhood beyond the screen
Both women shared the impact of the community of high achievers that their sorority has provided.
“Leadership isn’t just about holding a title,” said Kilpatrick. “It’s about showing up for people on their worst days, not just their best. Loyalty isn’t blind. It’s choosing to have someone’s back even when it’s hard or inconvenient.”
For Darnell, an aspiring sports broadcaster, the value of Greek life showed up in one unforgettable moment when she was connected to renowned sports broadcaster Erin Andrews.
“Right after I ran home to Zeta, I got a call from Erin Andrews. She’s a Zeta too,” she said. “She told me, ‘Good job, little Kylan — I can’t wait to see you fill my shoes.’ That was surreal.”
Beyond the glamour, she said, the real value is in the way sororities support driven women.
“People think it’s all parties and outfits, but I’ve met some of the most motivated, career-focused women I know through my sorority,” she said. “Being surrounded by girls who are also striving for something, it helped me push toward my dreams too.”
“It’s more than social life. It’s GPA standards, philanthropy, leadership training. My house emphasizes academics and it’s full of girls who are future CEOs, doctors, broadcasters.”
The future of rush
Still, both women admit the future of RushTok is uncertain. With growing scrutiny, misconceptions, and pressure, they’re not sure the next wave of college freshmen will document the process as openly.
“It’s getting to the point where I don’t think girls will keep posting,” Darnell said. “The negativity is too much. It used to be so fun, now it’s stressful.”
“You have girls getting judged on what they wear, where they end up, and then complete strangers attack the sororities when things don’t go the way they expected. That’s not what this is about.”
Kilpatrick echoed the concern but expressed hope.
“Instead of tearing girls down for being ‘too much,’” she said, “we should be celebrating the fact that they’re putting themselves out there in a high-pressure environment where it’s way easier to hide.”
“At a school where tradition is everything,” she added, “I see my role as honoring it, but also making sure it evolves with the women in it.”
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At the University of Alabama, on Aug. 17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, is when thousands of students find out which sorority has accepted their membership bid.
Inflation report just released — here’s where prices stand for Americans
Inflation increased in July and moved further away from the Federal Reserve’s target rate as central bank policymakers assess the health of the economy amid the president’s calls for interest rate cuts.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday said that the consumer price index (CPI) – a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent cost – rose 0.2% in July compared with last month, while it was up 2.7% from a year ago.
The monthly figure was in line with the estimate of economists polled by LSEG, while headline was slightly cooler than the 2.8% expected.
So-called core prices, which exclude volatile measurements of gasoline and food to better assess price growth trends, were up 0.3% from the prior month and 3.1% from a year ago. The annual core figure was hotter than economists’ expectations of 3%, while the monthly figure was in line with the estimate.
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High inflation has created severe financial pressures in recent years for most U.S. households, which are forced to pay more for everyday necessities like food and rent. Price hikes are particularly difficult for lower-income Americans, because they tend to spend more of their already-stretched paychecks on necessities and have less flexibility to save money.
Food prices were flat compared with a month ago, as the food at home index decreased 0.1% and the food away from home index rose 0.3%. Over the last year, the overall food index is up 2.9%, with food at home up 2.2% and food away from home at 3.9%.
Egg prices declined 3.4% compared with last month, continuing a cooling trend after prices rose rapidly last year due to an avian flu outbreak, as prices are still 16.4% higher than a year ago. The meats, poultry, and fish index was up 0.7% in July and is 4.6% higher than a year ago. The dairy index also rose 0.7% last month and is up 1.5% from last year. The index for fruits and vegetables was unchanged on a monthly basis and is up just 0.2% since last year.
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Energy prices decreased 1.1% in July and are down 1.6% compared with a year ago. Gasoline prices were down 2.2% last month and have declined 9.5% from last year.
Housing prices ticked 0.2% higher on a monthly basis in July and are up 3.7% compared with last year. The shelter index was the main driver of the increase in the all-items index.
Transportation costs rose 0.8% in July and are 3.5% higher than a year ago. Air fares were up 4% in July and are just 0.7% higher than a year ago. Auto maintenance and repair costs increased 1% last month and are up 6.5% from last year.
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The July CPI report comes as the Federal Reserve is weighing a potential rate at its next meeting in September, with inflation remaining well above its 2% target rate and the labor market showing signs of softness after the July jobs report showed weaker-than-expected jobs growth and revised employment in May and June downward by 258,000 jobs.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference earlier this year that if the central bank’s dual mandate goals of maximum employment and 2% longer-run inflation were in tension, the Fed’s policymakers would likely orient policy around supporting whichever objective was further away from target.
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“Inflation is on the rise, but it didn’t increase as much as some people feared. In the short term, markets will embrace these numbers because they should allow the Fed to focus on labor-market weakness and keep a September rate cut on the table,” said Ellen Zentner, chief economic strategist at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. “Longer term, we likely haven’t seen the end of rising prices as tariffs continue to work their way through the economy.”
“Investors must come to grips with inflation above the Fed’s target amid a backdrop of slower growth, setting things up for stagflation-lite,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial. “Despite the increase in core inflation, we expect the Fed to cut rates next month as they pay closer attention to the weakening labor market.”
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Following July’s inflation report, markets saw a higher probability of the Fed cutting rates at next month’s meeting. The likelihood of a 25-basis-point rate cut in September rose from 85.9% yesterday to 94.4% today, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
Former NBC host claims America faces a ‘cold civil war’ as he blasts Trump and GOP
Former NBC host Chuck Todd argued that America is heading towards a “cold civil war” on “The Chuck Toddcast” on Tuesday as redistricting battles in states like Texas and California continue to rage.
Todd contended that the ongoing redistricting battles are “just the latest skirmish between what is turning into a cold civil war,” and that it is President Donald Trump and the Republican Party who are “creating this unprecedented challenge to our constitutional republic.”
“I hate using that rhetoric. I hate using those words, but what else are you going to describe it? We are literally having a redistricting war between the states right now, and we have governors who have decided they don’t care about the minority rights in their own states,” Todd argued.
“Greg Abbott doesn’t care. If you don’t agree with Greg Abbott, he is going to force his will upon you in the state of Texas. And if you don’t agree with Gavin Newsom and how they’re going — he’s going to force his will upon you,” he added.
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The former NBC host stated that “this is not what the founders intended,” placing blame on both sides of the aisle, but focusing in on Trump as the primary catalyst for what he describes as a “cold civil war.”
“This is not a policy fight. This isn’t the usual partisan back and forth. It is a direct stress test of whether our constitutional system actually works when a president and his party decide they don’t have to care about the limits that are written down on paper,” he asserted. “Trump has spent years — parts of his first term and much so far of these first 200-plus days bending and breaking the guard rails of the republic.”
While Todd criticized the Trump administration’s use of federal power and Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s redistricting efforts, he also took issue with the Democrats’ ‘fight fire with fire’ approach to these perceived problems.
“The Democratic response is pretty troubling because, right now as a party, okay, as an official party apparatus, they’ve decided to frame this moment as a war, right? Okay, you got to fight fire with fire. This is an unprecedented moment, so they’re framing this as a war,” he stated. “And when you tell yourself you’re in a war, you start rationalizing things you’d normally not do that you would say is immoral or wrong or unprincipled. But hey, it’s war and all is fair in war, right?”
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Todd noted that Democrats have championed independent commissions and wanted competitive district mapping for years, but now with Republicans “openly wanting to break the rules like they’re doing in Texas,” Democrats are also looking to “break the rules” with their own redistricting efforts.
“And if you criticize that decision, as I’ve been doing, I’ve been told I’m naive, that I don’t understand the stakes, that you are not taking this threat seriously,” he railed. “Au contraire, my friend, I do God – understand the stakes, and we are not replacing one unprincipled, unconstitutional set of leaders with another set of unprincipled, unconstitutional set of leaders.”
In closing, Todd called on Republican members of Congress to “check” Trump’s power and use the tools afforded to them by the Constitution to hold him accountable for the “unconstitutional” actions he has taken while in office.
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“They’ve not lifted one finger of oversight. Not one… You couldn’t even say there’ve been a weak check on Trump. It has been no check on him at all,” he asserted. “Guess what? The Constitution can’t enforce itself without people willing to wield those checks. All we have are words on yellowing parchment paper.”
Girl wearing American flag shirt confronted at summer camp. This shouldn’t be happening
At my South Side Chicago summer camp, we just wrapped eight weeks of pure, unfiltered childhood joy. Kids splashed at water parks, explored the countryside, learned financial literacy, and crafted speeches to build confidence. Not once did politics creep into the picture. That’s how it should be—a sanctuary where kids can be kids, free from the divisive noise of adult agendas.
So, imagine my shock hearing about the summer camp my friend’s daughter attended. Nestled in a century-old mountain paradise of trees and lakes, it looked like the all-American camp—until it wasn’t.
On the Fourth of July, my friend’s 12-year-old daughter proudly wore an American flag shirt, a nod to her family’s journey from slavery and segregation to freedom and opportunity. They’re a family that knows America’s flaws but still sees her as the greatest nation on Earth.
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At breakfast, another camper confronted her about the flag shirt. “How can you believe in a country that has done horrible things to your people?” the girl demanded. She then parroted social justice buzzwords about “white privilege” and “systemic racism and called celebrating the Fourth pointless until “true equality” is achieved.
My friend’s daughter, a smart girl herself, pushed back, pointing to her family’s progress as proof of America’s promise. But she was up against a brick wall of bad-faith anti-Americanism, fed by rehearsed lines about colonized land and Native American atrocities and oppressor privilege. The exchange left her deflated and her excitement for a day of lake fun, s’mores, and patriotic singing around the campfire, faded.
It didn’t stop there. Days later, the camp forced the kids into a “privilege walk.” They stood hand-in-hand, only to be divided by questions like, “Step forward if you’ve been racially profiled in a store,” or “if your parents taught you how to act around police.” My friend’s daughter, wise beyond her years, refused to play this game that branded kids as either oppressors or victims. Good for her.
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This story set my blood boiling. Summer camp isn’t a place for political crusades. Kids are born innocent—let them stay that way as long as possible. That doesn’t mean shielding them from reality; it means not poisoning their minds with toxic narratives that paint America as inherently evil. What’s the point of guilting a 12-year-old for loving her country?
This obsession with politicizing our children has to stop. They deserve the freedom to grow into independent thinkers, not pawns in someone’s ideological war.
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They deserve camps filled with joy and discovery, not lectures on why they should be ashamed of their nation.
It’s time we let kids be kids again. And it is time that we fight for this kind of all-American existence before it’s too late.
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Former Raiders coach wins major battle against NFL as court rules in his favor
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden was the beneficiary of a key ruling in his case against the league on Monday as the Nevada Supreme Court determined that his case could proceed in court instead of arbitration.
Gruden sued the NFL in 2021 after he parted ways with the Las Vegas Raiders when leaked emails revealed racist, sexist and homophobic language.
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The former head coach and longtime football personality filed a lawsuit against the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy his career by leaking the emails. The leaked messages were from when he was an ESPN analyst and “Monday Night Football” broadcaster.
The NFL appealed to Nevada’s high court in 2022 after a judge in Las Vegas rejected the league’s bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order the out-of-court talks through an arbitration process that could be overseen by Goodell.
On Monday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that “the arbitration clause in the NFL Constitution is unconscionable and does not apply to Gruden as a former employee.”
The NFL declined to comment on the ruling, according to The Associated Press.
Gruden’s lawyers applauded the ruling in a statement to Pro Football Talk.
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“We’re very pleased with the Nevada Supreme Court’s decision, not just for Coach Gruden but for all employees facing an employer’s unfair arbitration process,” Adam Hosmer-Henner of McDonald Carano LLP told the outlet. “This victory further vindicates Coach Gruden’s reputation, and it clears the way to swiftly bringing him full justice and holding the NFL accountable.”
Gruden was the head coach of the Raiders when the team moved from Oakland to Las Vegas. He is seeking monetary damages, alleging that the selective disclosure of the emails ruing his career and endorsement deals.
Since he left the Raiders, Gruden has worked his way back into the NFL unofficially. He’s been seen on the sidelines working with players from the New Orleans Saints and, most recently, the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars. He’s also a part-owner and consultant for the Arena Football One League’s Nashville Kats.
He expressed hope for an NFL return in July when visiting the Lions.
“Hopefully I’m not done,” Gruden told reporters, via the Detroit Free Press. “I’m about to make a comeback. I’m working hard to maybe get one more shot, but hopefully some of these guys that fell off my branch, if you say it that way, maybe they can hire me cause I’m looking for a job.
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“I don’t care if I coach at Jones Junior High,” he added. “I’m going to coach again. I’m still coaching. I’m just not on a team officially, but I do have some private assignments I work on, and I wear some gear when I’m watching the games that nobody knows about who I’m pulling for.”