Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced on Friday that his wife Rhonda passed away on Thursday."Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven. Thank you for your prayers for our family in this difficult time," the lawmaker tweeted.'His beloved wife Rhonda was a shining light, a brilliant, kind and wonderful woman.'"She was valedictorian at our high school where we went to the Prom together, accepted at MIT and Harvard, earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from MIT, and devoted her life to our family," he added. "We spent last week touring Mt Rainier with our grandson - she was the best mammaw ever! We love you Rhonda," Massie wrote.Back in late August 2022, the congressman posted about their 29th anniversary, writing, "Happy 29th Anniversary today to my high school sweetheart & lovely wife. Who else could be valedictorian of her high school class, solve differential equations at MIT, run a farm, can green beans, bake apple pies, set tobacco, rake hay, raise 4 perfect kids, and tolerate me?!"Condolences have been pouring in on social media."I was in Massie's office just yesterday afternoon," Blaze Media's Steve Baker noted. "I had a scheduled appointment with him and other members of his staff. His chief of staff messaged me just before I arrived and said his boss had to go to Kentucky for a 'family emergency.' The meeting went on with the staffers, and they showed no sign of this tragedy. (They may not have even known.) I even joked with them that Massie needed to clean his desk - which was piled high with papers and books and other junk. One staffer said, 'We always make him clean it before the August recess.' My gut aches right now. Prayers up for Thomas Massie and his family.""Absolutely crushed beyond belief. May God give you and the kids the comfort you need in this challenging time and the strength to go forward," Blaze Media's Daniel Horowitz tweeted."Words of sorrow feel utterly insufficient," BlazeTV host Matt Kibbe noted."Kelley and I are praying for our friend @RepThomasMassie. His beloved wife Rhonda was a shining light, a brilliant, kind and wonderful woman. We are heartbroken at her passing and feel truly honored to have known her and called her a friend. We are praying for strength and comfort for Thomas and the Massie family at this time of deep sorrow," Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said in a post."I know of no finer human being than Thomas Massie. My heart breaks for him and his family. I pray for them, asking that they be comforted at this time of unbearable sorrow," GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tweeted."Casey and I are heartbroken for your loss," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis noted. "We are praying for you and your family.""May you find peace, strength, and comfort in the Lord. You and your family are in our prayers, @RepThomasMassie," Florida first lady Casey DeSantis tweeted.GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas tweeted, "Praying for my dear friend and his family. I love them & am heartbroken. RIP."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The first 2024 presidential debate was so damaging to the Biden campaign that some on the left are attacking CNN for allowing former President Donald Trump to pummel Biden for hours. At the center of their criticism is a narrative that CNN allowed Trump to lie without fact-checking during the debate. 'Burn the g****mned place to the ground!' Leading the charge on this narrative was Keith Olbermann, who railed against the cable news network. "CNN's decision to abrogate its journalistic responsibilities by not fact checking Trump's firehose of lies is unforgivable. This debate is Biden vs the tag team of Trump and CNN's utter failure as a news organization," he wrote. "Literally, I am suggesting that at some point tonight, CNN should, it will not, go off the air in shame, fire everybody, seal off the buildings, make sure everybody's out, and burn the g****mned place to the ground!" he said in video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Others made a similar claim in an attempt to cover up the worsening health of the president. "That was terrifying. That @CNN a supposed centrist mainstream network would decide to fix the deck in favor of trump scares me. They talked about Hunter Biden but not a word about trump’s 34 felonies and rape. In what f***ing world? In a world where the deck is stacked," replied actress Ellen Barkin. "Democrats can't pretend this isn't bad. CNN not fact checking is f***ing shameful," responded Florida activist Rebekah Jones. "Shame on Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, and CNN for letting Trump lie unchecked," said liberal pundit Art Candee. 'This is journalistic malpractice and it is decimating our democracy.' "Absolutely disgraceful that the CNN moderators refuse to fact check Trump on anything. This is journalistic malpractice and it is decimating our democracy," responded human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid. "If trump is not going to answer the f***ing questions from the facilitators, and they're not going to fact check anything, what is even the point of this???? Come on Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. THIS IS BULL****," said paid Democratic Twitter troll Majid Padellan. "CNN did a disservice to the American people. Trump got to give a fact-free infomercial for two hours with little to no reference to his coup against the United States and his criminal convictions and indictments," responded former congressional candidate Christopher Hale. Others blamed CNN but didn't excuse Biden's poor performance. "It is a failure on CNN not to fact check Trump’s lies but the thing is… if Joe Biden were performing the way he’s supposed to in a debate, his answers would be the fact check. So 3 things are true: Trump is lying his ass off, the mediator isn’t doing their job & neither is Biden," wrote attorney Olayemi Olurin. Democrats have been reeling and panicking since the debate, with many outright calling for Biden to step down from the campaign while others want the Democratic Party to replace him. Some liberal pundits are claiming that Americans will ignore the debate and vote for Biden anyway out of their distaste against his competitor. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

We’ve seen a lot of reactions to last night’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump — everything from anger to fear to complete and utter jaw-on-the-floor shock. One reaction we did not expect to see, however, is humor. But Dave Landau, Blaze Media’s in-house comedian and host of “Normal World,” couldn’t help but laugh throughout the entire debate. Here is his reaction to the first presidential debate of 2024 in joke format: Dave Landau ROASTS The First Presidential Debate youtu.be “We did learn that [Biden’s] golf handicap is a six, even though I'm pretty sure it's dementia.” “Also what he has in common with golf is that we've stopped counting strokes.” “Biden also said that ‘his son was in Iraq’; well, I think he meant to say ‘was on crack.’” “Dana Bash looks like Sarah Jessica Parker doing an impression of a pony; and Jake Tapper looks like Jamie Lee Curtis doing an impression of Fred Armisen.” “People are wondering what drug cocktail Biden might have been on, so I'm going to guess whatever it was, it was mixed by Cosby and Justin Timberlake.” “There's no way this wasn't set up to get him out. It was like watching Tommy at the end of ‘Goodfellas.”’ “Trump did amazing; he was very poised. every time he said ‘mandate,’ Lindsey Graham thought his dating app was going off.” “Biden was slurring so much, I honestly thought the stage was going to get pulled over.” “I don't know what Joe Biden was looking at, but he just looked like a fat guy that was at the Golden Corral and he was told the chocolate fountain was out of order.” That’s just some of Dave’s hysterical commentary, though. To hear the entire take, watch the clip above. This clip is from our CNN Presidential Debate coverage. Help us to continue to bring you programming like this by joining BlazeTV+ today. Get $30 off your first year of BlazeTV+ with code DEBATE. Want more 'Normal World'?To enjoy more whimsical satire, topical sketches, and comedic discussions from comedians Dave Landau and 1/4 Black Garrett, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

It’s nice to be right. There’s a sense of satisfaction that comes from having your deductions confirmed, which is how a large swathe of the Overwatch 2 community must be feeling right now. There have been complaints about the game’s tanks for a few seasons, with them not appearing to feel right. In an update posted today, Blizzard has confirmed that this suspicion is correct - tanks do need some work. Continue reading Blizzard admits Overwatch 2 tanks not currently “tanky” enough MORE FROM PCGAMESN: All Overwatch 2 characters, Best Overwatch 2 settings, Overwatch 2 tier list

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Feminist Amazons? In the conclusion to her essay in the Feminist Theology magazine Olga Papamichali writes: “The independent and radical nature of the Amazon spirit changed the way men used to see female gender in ancient Greece and in the ancient world, in general, questioning male domination by risking and sacrificing their lives for their feministic fight.” (Amazons: The Reality Behind Their Legend, Olga Papamichali, 2023) Lesbian Amazons? “The Amazon has been an enduring figure of inspiration for lesbians, women of all kinds, and transgender men...In the 1970s, lesbian feminists in the United States adopted the Amazons as their forebears as they defied patriarchy and decided to live without men, in a fashion that became known as lesbian separatism.” (Walter Duvall Penrose, Jr.: Introduction: The appeal of the Amazons, Journal of Lesbian Studies, 2024.) Transgender Amazons? However, the Amazons have not only been espoused by feminists and lesbians, gender nonconformists have also adopted them as their symbol, claiming thereby to be their direct inheritors. In many re-tellings of the myth, the Amazons are equated with men. This led author Leslie Feinberg (Transgender Warriors, 1996, pp. 22, 57–58) to include the Amazons in the book. Read moreSection: Myths & LegendsAsiaHistoryFamous PeopleRead Later 

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