Day: December 11, 2025
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ actress Wenne Alton Davis dies at 60 after being hit by car in NYC
Wenne Alton Davis, the actress known for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, died at the age of 60 after being struck by a car while crossing Broadway Monday night.
Democratic senator calls out party ‘bull—-‘ for caving to ‘secure the border’ talk
Sen. Alex Padilla criticized the Democratic Party colleagues for their “bull—-” in abandoning immigration reform in favor of “secure the border” messaging.
BlazeTV host endorses Jasmine Crockett for Senate: ‘A gift from God’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate, and BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales couldn’t be happier — especially after seeing her first official campaign ad.
The ad features Crockett staring straight ahead and blinking while a voice-over of President Donald Trump insulting her plays.
“How about this new one they have, their new star, Crockett? How about her? She’s the new star of the Democrat Party, Jasmine Crockett. They’re in big trouble,” Trump begins.
“She’s a very low-IQ person. Somebody said the other day she’s one of the leaders of the party. I said, ‘You got to be kidding,’” he said as Crockett stared blankly into the camera.
“Almost a minute long of Donald Trump calling you retarded with no context, and you’re like, ‘Yeah, Trump called me stupid. Vote for me.’ Like, what? I don’t know who she paid to do this. I don’t know how much money she spent. I would say if she spent more than $5 on that ad, it was a total waste of money,” Gonzales comments, laughing.
“I am elated,” she says. “I can’t wait for the rest of these ads. I can’t wait for the rest of these press conferences.”
Gonzales, who points out that Crockett once said, “Just because someone has committed a crime, it doesn’t make them a criminal,” believes her run for Senate is a “gift from God.”
Not only because Crockett is a source of entertainment for Gonzales, but because her presence will ensure a Republican victory, as her ideas are so bad that almost no one could take them seriously.
In one interview, Crockett even floated the idea of black people not paying taxes “because then again, that puts money back in your pocket, but at the same time, it may not be as objectionable to some people about actually giving out dollars.”
“It’s all so crazy,” Gonzales laughs. “I love this. This is, like, the best Christmas present.”
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Trump says US military has seized an oil tanker from Venezuela: ‘Largest one ever seized actually’
The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to comments made by President Donald Trump.
The president has warned government leaders of Venezuela that he would take action against narco-terrorists smuggling harmful drugs from the country into the U.S. Those actions have manifested in military strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean.
‘For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations.’
“As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” Trump said. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually.”
Sources told ABC News that the tanker is referred to as a VLCC, or very large crude carrier, and can carry as many as 2 million barrels of oil.
The president offered few details about the incident but said more information would be released soon.
“It was seized for a very good reason,” he added.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi offered more details in a statement on social media.
“Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran,” she wrote.
“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” she added. “This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely — and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.”
She included video from the operation in the post.
Also on Tuesday, the president said in an interview with Politico that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s days were numbered.
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Democrats have accused the administration of committing war crimes in the strikes on alleged drug-runners. In one incident, two survivors of a strike on a boat were killed by a second strike, which many have said was illegal.
The Trump administration has put up a $50 million reward for the arrest of Maduro.
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Illinois governor signs law to counter Trump administration’s ‘depravity’ — DHS fires back immediately
Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said a new bill he signed on Tuesday is intended to limit the “depravity” of the Trump administration, but government officials say it’s unconstitutional.
The law restricts federal immigration enforcement outside of state courthouses and allows residents to sue federal immigration agents if they believe their civil rights have been violated. It also restricts similar operations near hospitals, university campuses, and day-care centers.
‘Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending classes should not be a life-altering task.’
“The idea that the Trump administration wants to prevent people from attending courts, doing their civic duty, and protecting public safety just boggles the mind,” Pritzker said about the law.
School officials are prohibited under the new law from reporting the immigration status of a student, employee, or another person associated with the student or employee.
“Today, I’ve signed into law legislation that expands legal protections for the people of Illinois,” the governor wrote in a post on social media. “Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending classes should not be a life-altering task. We will counter the Trump Administration’s depravity.”
The Department of Homeland Security responded by accusing Pritzker of acting unconstitutionally against federal authority.
“Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution, still clearly states: ‘This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof … shall be the supreme Law of the Land,'” reads the statement on social media.
“By signing this law, @GovPritzker violated the Supremacy Clause,” the department added. “We hope the headlines and social media likes are worth it.”
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A recent DHS report said that as many as 1,768 criminal non-citizens, which includes illegal immigrants and other residents, were released in Illinois despite ICE detainers placed on them. Among the released, there were at least five homicide convictions, 141 assault convictions, and 10 convictions for sexual offenses.
Pritzker is considered by some to be a possible candidate for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Trump admin detransitions name on portrait of former Biden official
A portrait of a transgender-identifying former official of the Department of Health and Human Services now carries his biological name rather than his chosen identity.
Rachel Levine is the first transgender-identifying person to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served as the assistant secretary of HHS in the Biden administration.
‘We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health.’
Levine’s portrait now reads, “Richard Levine,” his birth name.
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement that the decision was made in order to follow “gold-standard science.”
“Our priority is ensuring that the information presented internally and externally by HHS reflects gold-standard science,” said Nixon. “We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health.”
A spokesperson for Levine called the decision “petty” and bigoted in a statement to NPR.
“During the federal shutdown, the current leadership of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health changed Admiral Levine’s photo to remove her current legal name and use a prior name,” said Levine spokesperson Adrian Shanker.
Shanker went on say it was an act “of bigotry against her.”
Other Democrats condemned the decision.
“Trump officials are so insecure they even erased Admiral Rachel Levine’s name from her own HHS portrait,” responded Democratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont. “Instead of honoring a patriot who is serving this country, they’re busy stoking bigotry, while the rest of America pays the price.”
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Levine was a prominent supporter of transition surgeries and interventions during his time at HHS.
“Gender-affirming care is medical care,” he said in a 2023 statement. “Gender-affirming care is mental health care. Gender-affirming care is literally suicide prevention care.”
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Botoxic femininity? ‘Titanic’ star bashes ‘cartoon’-faced plastic surgery addicts
Our looks-obsessed, social-media-fueled culture is out of control — and it is causing more and more women to turn themselves into “cartoons.”
So says Hollywood star Kate Winslet, who unloaded on the subject in a recent interview with the Times.
‘It is f**king chaos out there.’
Carpet-bombed
Winslet, who rocketed to worldwide fame after starring in 1997’s “Titanic,” recalled enduring incessant scrutiny of her weight early in her career — at one point being described as “a little melted and poured into” a dress she wore at an awards show.
Still, the now-50-year-old said she never reacted to these barbs by getting surgery or taking weight-loss drugs, two approaches she feels are so common today that they have warped our idea of beauty.
Winslet added that her first reaction when seeing another woman with Botox or filler in her face is to think “No, not you! Why?”
But, Winslet continued, “No one’s listening because they’ve become obsessed with chasing an idea of perfection to get more likes on Instagram. It upsets me so much.”
Lip service
Nor is Winslet a fan of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.”
“Do they know what they are putting in [their bodies]?” she asked. “The disregard for one’s health is terrifying. It bothers me now more than ever. It is f**king chaos out there.”
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Photo by SC/Mirrorpix via Getty Images
Winslet implied that while she gets why the Hollywood crowd is obsessed with appearances, what really bothers her is the thought of everyday people “who save up for Botox or the s**t they put in their lips.”
Character flaw
To illustrate her point, she told the Times about a BBC article she read about a car crash with a young woman.
“She looked like a cartoon,” Winslet scolded. “You do not actually know what that person looks like — from the eyebrows to mouth to lashes to hair, that young woman is scared to be herself. What idea of perfection are people aspiring to? I blame social media and its effect on mental health.”
To that end, she added that it has been “heartbreaking” to see people constantly looking at their phones.
“Nobody’s looking into the f**king world any more.”
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Photo by: Vince Bucci/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
While attempting to show that “life” is in one’s hands, Winslet remarked, “Some of the most beautiful women I know are over 70, and what upsets me is that young women have no concept of what being beautiful actually is.”
The interviewer noted that Winslet went out of her way to prove she “hasn’t got anything” in her face and even squeezed her hands to show creases around her veins.
