Day: January 13, 2026
‘Lectern guy’ from Jan. 6 running for election in Florida to promote ‘MAGA principles’
The man who famously carried off the lectern owned by Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California during the Jan. 6 rioting is running for election in Florida.
Adam Johnson was sentenced to 75 days for his role in the rioting at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, but he has filed to campaign for a seat on the Manatee County Commission near Tampa Bay.
He filed for office on the 5-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 rioting.
Johnson’s website describes him as a father of five sons and a businessman.
“Adam Johnson is a Conservative, America First candidate who’s tired of watching MAGA principles get ignored at the local level,” his website states. “While politicians in Manatee County talk about serving the people, they’re cutting deals with insiders and letting corruption run wild.”
Johnson is known as “the lectern guy” on his social media accounts. He filed for office on the five-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 rioting.
The incumbent for the at-large seat is not running again, and four other Republicans are vying to win the position. The county is considered solidly Republican leaning.
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Johnson pleaded guilty to one charge of entering a restricted building. In addition to serving 75 days in prison, he underwent one year of supervised release and paid a $5,000 fine. He also served 200 hours of community service.
“Adam can’t be bought. He can’t be bullied. And he won’t back down from exposing corruption wherever he finds it,” Johnson’s website says.
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‘Home Alone’ star busted for allegedly trying to hire escort
The actor best known for portraying a burglar on the popular “Home Alone” movie from the ’90s was cited for allegedly soliciting a prostitute at a California hotel.
Documents obtained by TMZ say that Daniel Stern was cited on Dec. 10 in the city of Camarillo, but the 68-year-old was not arrested.
Stern could face a fine of $1,000 for the misdemeanor.
The actor had a separate emergency in Ventura County in October when he was rushed to the hospital over a medical emergency.
TMZ reported that the actor did not respond to a request for a comment.
If charged for the misdemeanor, Stern could face a fine of $1,000 as well as six months in prison if he’s convicted.
The actor played the bandit Marv Murchins alongside Joe Pesci in the “Home Alone” franchise. He has largely left his acting career in recent months and put his efforts into becoming a sculptor.
While Stern has not been vocal about his political beliefs, he previously noted with relish how he took advantage of Donald Trump long before he was elected president. He said that Trump and his then-wife Ivana Trump had walked into a bar and seen Stern with a movie crew.
Trump had a small cameo in the second “Home Alone” movie.
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Stern with Jay Leno from 1995. Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images
“Donald spotted us and proclaimed so everyone could hear that he would be picking up the tab at our table,” Stern recalled.
He said that he ordered as much alcohol as he could and even invited strangers to drink with them in order to run up the tab. He believes the final tab ended up being more than $7K.
“We still feel really good about that,” he added.
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Judicial Watch Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Case of Teacher Fired for Off-Duty Political Speech
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that permits public school officials to fire a tenured teacher for political speech made privately, off […]
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