DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—House Democrats are attacking the Republican Party’s move to stop the military from paying for child sex change treatments in the National Defense Authorization Act. House Republicans negotiating the most recent iteration of the National Defense Authorization Act managed to include language that expressly prohibits the military from paying for “medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that could result in sterilization” for children under the age of 18. Democratic Washington Rep. Adam Smith, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, slammed the provision as one intended to appease “the most extreme elements” of the Republican Party. “House Armed Services Democrats were successful in blocking many harmful provisions that attacked DEI programs, the LGBTQ community, and women’s access to reproductive health care. It also included provisions that required bipartisan compromise. And had it remained as such, it would easily pass both chambers in a bipartisan vote,” Smith said in a statement. “However, the final text includes a provision prohibiting medical treatment for military dependents under the age of 18 who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria … This provision injected a level of partisanship not traditionally seen in defense bills. Speaker Johnson is pandering to the most extreme elements of his party to ensure that he retains his speakership.” “I urge the Speaker to abandon this current effort and let the House bring forward a bill—reflective of the traditional bipartisan process—that supports our troops and their families, invests in innovation and modernization, and doesn’t attack the transgender community,” Smith concluded. Lawmakers released the draft text of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025 on Saturday, and the House intends to vote on it on Thursday, according to Breaking Defense. While proponents of sex change treatments for minors argue that cross sex hormone therapy and various other procedures are effective treatments to counter gender dysphoria, opponents have argued that there is no durable scientific basis for that claim and that medical professionals are effectively mutilating minors for life with medical treatments like puberty blockers. Notably, a four-year review of transgender medical studies published in April found that there is “weak evidence” supporting the use of puberty blockers by transgender-identifying children. Moreover, Dr. Susan Bradley—a Canadian psychiatrist and pioneer in child gender dysphoria treatment—told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a 2023 interview that puberty blockers are “not as reversible as we always thought, and they have longer term effects on kids’ growth and development, including making them sterile and quite a number of things affecting their bone growth,” adding that she and her team were “wrong” to have suggested otherwise. President-elect Donald Trump and his pick to run the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, have pledged to cut “wokeness” out of the military and return its exclusive focus to fighting and winning wars upon taking office next month. For their part, Democrats have argued that diversity and equity in the military make it a more effective fighting force. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The post House Dems Bemoan GOP Effort to Block Military Funding for Child ‘Sex Changes’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Pro Publica recently published “Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars.” The article focuses on 20 private schools in North Carolina founded during the Civil Rights era with student bodies that are 85% or more white. “Segregation academies that remain vastly white continue to play an integral role in perpetuating school segregation—and, as a result, racial separation in the surrounding communities,” Pro Publica states. The article holds that the Opportunity Scholarship Program represents some sort of neo-segregationist plot but misses the bigger picture—most highly segregated schools in North Carolina are, in fact, public schools. Using criteria established by the authors, public school “segregation academies” greatly outnumber the private schools identified by Pro Publica. Moreover, they spend vastly more taxpayer dollars. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveal 136 public schools whose student bodies stood at 85% or more white during the 2022-23 school year. Collectively these schools enrolled 44,916 students, a number substantially higher than the 25,568 statewide voucher program participants. Moreover, the average voucher amount stood at 50% of the average spending per pupil in the public school system—an average of $5,266 average voucher amount, compared to over $10,500 per student. North Carolina thus spent approximately 350% more directly subsidizing predominantly white public school “segregation academies,” in an amount stretching into hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, North Carolina has 43 public schools whose student bodies are 85% or more black. The total of public segregation academies thus outnumbers the private versions identified by the authors approximately 8-to-1. The public funding disparity in favor of highly segregated public schools was much greater—hundreds of millions of dollars as opposed to hundreds of thousands. The largest North Carolina public school with a student body of 85% or more black in North Carolina is a charter school. The students at this school attend this school by choice, and the school’s rate of academic progress stood at 11% above the national average. The school can only be described as segregated but calling it a “segregation academy” would be entirely inappropriate. These students attend this school by choice, not because they have no other options. The Opportunity Scholarship Program in fact is designed to give all North Carolina students additional options. Moreover, of the eight empirical studies on the impact of school choice programs on school integration, seven found significant integration effects, and one found no significant impact. The largest public school with a student body in North Carolina with a student body 85% or more white is a district high school. This school operates in a ZIP code in which 88% of the residents are white. Far from exonerating the school, this points to a simple fact—housing patterns in North Carolina and nationally tend to be highly racially segregated. Herding students by ZIP code into public schools thus results in high levels of both economic and racial segregation. The article goes on to fret over possible equity challenges that low-income students might face in utilizing Opportunity Scholarships. The authors, however, failed to mention that the Opportunity Scholarship Program provides more than 50% more funding for the lowest income participants than the highest income participants. If any of the access challenges hypothesized materialize in practice, the obvious solution would be to have a higher percentage of the funding follow the child to the school which is educating them. Only half of the funding on average is following them now. If the supply of private schools in North Carolina proves insufficient to meet demand, lawmakers could convert the program into an education savings account. An education savings account program would give students the opportunity to attend college classes, hire their own tutors, and much more. Programs like the Opportunity Scholarship programs provide choice among schools, whereas education savings account programs provide that and choice among educational methods. If Pro Publica has an actual stance against highly segregated schools, it should have called for the closing large swathes of the American public school system. Professor Alan Kay famously noted that “context is worth 80 IQ points.” Pro Publica’s missing the public school segregation forest for the trees demonstrates this perfectly. The post Missing the Public School ‘Segregation’ Forest for the Trees appeared first on The Daily Signal.

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Marine Daniel Penny said Tuesday that he stands by his actions on a New York City subway, despite enduring years of harsh criticism. During an interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro on “The Five,” Penny revealed his motivations and said he intervened to prevent potential harm as he prioritizes the safety of others over his personal comfort with the public and media attention. He added that he would endure a “million court appearances and the hatred and name-calling that comes with them” if it meant preventing even one person from coming to harm. “This type of this is very uncomfortable. All this attention and limelight is very uncomfortable. I would prefer without it. I didn’t want any type of attention or praise … and I still don’t. The guilt I would have felt if someone did get hurt if he did do what he was threatening to do, I would never be able to live with myself,” Penny told Pirro when she asked him what made him choose to get involved. Penny also touched on the broader implications of his experience and criticized the policies of liberal city leaders, which he believes contributed to the subway incident. “These public officials would do something so self-serving … These political gain, I mean these are their policies and I don’t mean to get political or make enemies, although I guess I have already,” Penny said. A Manhattan court found Penny not guilty on Monday after the jury dismissed a charge of second-degree manslaughter last week when it could not reach a unanimous verdict. Penny subdued 30-year-old Jordan Neely in May 2023 with a chokehold after Neely began exhibiting erratic behavior on a New York City subway. Law enforcement sources and witnesses on the F Train described Neely as yelling and acting unpredictably, prompting passengers to feel threatened. According to prosecutors, Penny maintained the chokehold on Neely for around six minutes. Penny’s lawyer, attorney Thomas Kenniff, previously said he was confident that a Manhattan jury would focus solely on the facts, not racial issues, despite a recent refusal to dismiss the case. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Daniel Penny Stands by His Actions, Says He’d Face Court ‘Million’ Times to Save Others appeared first on The Daily Signal.

GM Calls It Quits on Cruise Robotaxi After Spending $10 Billion

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The mob of men in dresses aren’t really making their case for being welcomed in women’s bathrooms. 33-year-old James McIntyre figured he could convince lawmakers that men aren’t a danger to women’s bathrooms by…violently assaulting a woman. “I was physically accosted tonight on Capitol grounds over my fight to protect women,” posted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to her X account on Tuesday. I was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man. One new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm and it’ll heal just fine. The Capitol police arrested the guy. Your tr*ns violence and threats on my life will only make me double down. FAFO. #HoldTheLine — Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) December 11, 2024 McIntyre, an “LGBTQ” and “Black Lives Matter” activist praised by Left-wing media, reportedly “tightened his grip and shook her around by her arm.”  Ngo scoop exclusive: The 33-year-old suspect arrested over the assault of Congresswoman @NancyMace is LGBTQ+ activist James McIntyre, of Cook County, Ill. Rep. Mace has faced a surge of threats from trans and queer activists since she began speaking out about protecting the… https://t.co/mIOVlDg7pk pic.twitter.com/ehHWB5VoY3 — Andy Ngo ?️‍? (@MrAndyNgo) December 11, 2024 “Capitol police have arrested him,” Mace assured, highlighting that “all violence and threats keep proving our point.”  “Women deserve to be safe. Your threats will not stop my fight for women!” she vowed, referring to her effort to keep the Capitol building’s women’s restrooms for… women only. The Capitol Police confirmed to the Daily Wire that McIntyre was indeed arrested for “assaulting a government official.” They admit security let him freely waltz through their security screening, and into the Rayburn House Office Building, which “was open to the public at the time of the incident.”  Unsurprisingly, McIntyre volunteers for a predator’s number one target: his local Foster Care system in Illinois, a state contemplating whether to call parents “abusers” for refusing to mutilate their “transgender” child.

The PBS News Hour avoided the nihilist-leftist take of too many media and social media liberals in its Monday evening segment on the capture of a suspect in the murder in Manhattan of UnitedHealthCare chief executive Brian Thompson. Co-anchor Geoff Bennett strongly condemned the murder -- but the interview also took a cheap shot at the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for the heartless comments, without noting they were coming almost exclusively from left-wing X users (there’s also plenty of left-wing pro-assassination ghoulishness on the "alternate" platform BlueSky: see Taylor Lorenz). That’s quite unlike the News Hour’s treatment of allegedly hateful comments and “disinformation” from right-wing social media, which are dutifully labeled with “extreme right"-type warning labels. Bennett reported that the suspect, Luigi Mangione, was found carrying a document that “criticized health care companies and suggested violence as the answer. And that part of the story, the connections to the health care industry, has touched a nerve, sometimes with ugly results in the days since his murder." He then introduced writer Nicholas Florko of The Atlantic, who had written -- and received angry blowback from the left for writing -- such controversial lines as “There’s no excuse for cheering on murder” in his December 4 story "Murder Is an Awful Answer for Health Care Anger." Here's the X-bashing part:    Bennett: Were you surprised by the reaction that we witnessed online after the shooting death of the CEO? Nicholas Florko: Yes and no. I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like that. I think we're sort of used to at this point discourse on X, formerly Twitter, being a bit toxic at times. Folks seem to be empowered to say what they want to say on those platforms that they wouldn't say in public. But, I mean, when I wrote this story, the amount even of vitriol that I got just for saying we shouldn't be calling for murder of CEOs was astounding. People are furious. I don't think I have ever seen anything like it. I sort of expected some toxicity around the edges, but it is widespread right now on that platform. Geoff Bennett: It's an indictment of the times in which we live. Notice there are no "far left" or "extreme left" labels for the toxic talkers here. Earlier, Bennett made the proper moral point. Bennett: And first, we want to acknowledge that Brian Thompson was a husband a father, a colleague to many, and so much of the rhetoric online regarding this issue is really just morally corrupt, depraved, abhorrent. And you write of the wave of public sentiment that we have seen. You say this: "Americans' zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health care system." So, what do you think this anger reflects about the current state of the system overall? Then it was on to the “yes, but” phase of the interview, with Florko condemning the U.S. health-care system (as if any system this side of heaven can provide unlimited, quality care on the cheap). Nicholas Florko: Well, first, I want to agree with you that we should all agree that murder is abhorrent and it's not something we should be cheering about. But I think this anger comes from the fact that our health care system largely results in people paying a huge amount of money out of pocket…. Bennett: Well, the other thing you write about, you say that denying claims is a feature of the health-care industry. It's not a bug. Tell me more about that. Florko: We have a for-profit system. For better or worse, we depend on insurers to make decisions on whether care should be paid for or not paid for. And we can have a debate over whether insurers are too aggressive in those policies and are denying too many pieces of medical care. But the reality is, even our most notorious, famous public insurer, Medicare, they deny claims as well. It is part of the system. It's just a question of whether insurers are abusing that power. The PBS host then made a trip to fantasy land. Bennett: So what are some of the potential fixes that could mean fewer denials, better coverage and cheaper care? Florko admitted, “I don't think we have actually gotten there yet.” Indeed, it's impossible to achieve all three of Bennett's objectives at once. Better coverage and fewer denials would make care more expensive, while cheaper coverage necessarily means rationing care, either as they do it under socialized medicine, or through health insurance companies, as America does. This segment was brought to you in part by Consumer Cellular. A transcript is available, click “Expand.” PBS News Hour 12/9/24 7:20:42 p.m. (ET) Geoff Bennett: Police say they have detained a man they're calling a strong person of interest in the murder of the CEO of the nation's largest health insurer, who was shot in New York City last week, leading to a nearly weeklong manhunt that widened beyond the city's limits. Tonight, authorities say they apprehended 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in the brazen and targeted shooting of 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Eric Adams (D), Mayor of New York: He matches the description of the identification we have been looking for. He's also in possession of several items that we believe will connect him to this incident. How did we do it? Good old-fashioned police work. Geoff Bennett: Mangione was taken into custody after police got a tip that he'd been spotted at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, more than 200 miles West of New York. Eric Adams: Someone at McDonald's, employee did something we ask every American to do. If you see something, say something, but, most importantly, do something. And they did. Geoff Bennett: Police say they found Mangione with a firearm that was consistent with the one used in the murder, complete with a suppressor. The NYPD said it was a ghost gun, not licensed and not manufactured, but made with parts that could have been printed by a 3-D printer. Police also found multiple fake I.D.s, a passport and a three-page document full of writings that they said spoke to his motivation and mind-set. Last week, investigators confirmed they found shell casings at the scene inscribed with the words "Delay," "deny" and "depose," Words often associated with the way insurance companies deny claims. Police said the document they found today revealed more about Mangione, but they provided few details. Joseph Kenny, NYPD Chief of Detectives: It does seem that he has some ill will toward corporate America. Geoff Bennett: New York police say detectives are on the way to Pennsylvania and are working to bring Mangione back to New York to face charges. It ends a six-day manhunt that sent police scouring New York City and following a trail of surveillance images looking for the killer, including this one showing a man in a black hooded jacket and surgical mask in the back of a cab that police say headed to the George Washington Bridge bus terminal. Thompson's murder ignited a wave of public feelings online and elsewhere, including anger and resentment toward insurance companies and in some cases a lack of empathy for his death. Following Thompson's killing, UnitedHealthcare reinforced their headquarters in Minnesota with new fencing and a heightened police presence. And several news reports say that handwritten document that Mangione was found carrying criticized health care companies and suggested violence as the answer. And that part of the story, the connections to the health care industry, has touched a nerve, sometimes with ugly results in the days since his murder. For more on that, we're joined now by Nicholas Florko, staff writer at "The Atlantic," who covers health care and wrote, the recent piece: "Murder Is an Awful Answer for Health Care Anger." Thanks for being here. Nicholas Florko, Staff Writer, "The Atlantic": Of course. Thanks for having me. Geoff Bennett: And, first, we want to acknowledge that Brian Thompson was a husband, a father, a colleague to many, and so much of the rhetoric online regarding this issue is really just morally corrupt, depraved, abhorrent. And you write of the wave of public sentiment that we have seen. You say this: "Americans' zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health care system." So, what do you think this anger reflects about the current state of the system overall? Nicholas Florko: Well, first, I want to agree with you that we should all agree that murder is abhorrent and it's not something we should be cheering about. But I think this anger comes from the fact that our health care system largely results in people paying a huge amount of money out of pocket. This country has a medical debt problem. There are statistics that show a significant portion of folks have to forego medical treatment to pay for other bills because of the cost of health care. And it's those issues that are really, I think, causing people to react really viscerally to this murder. Geoff Bennett: Well, the other thing you write about, you say that denying claims is a feature of the health care industry. It's not a bug. Tell me more about that. Nicholas Florko: Yes, I mean, we have a for-profit system. For better or worse, we depend on insurers to make decisions on whether care should be paid for or not paid for. And we can have a debate over whether insurers are too aggressive in those policies and are denying too many pieces of medical care. But the reality is, even our most notorious, famous public insurer, Medicare, they deny claims as well. It is part of the system. It's just a question of whether insurers are abusing that power. Geoff Bennett: So what are the real-world results for people who experience a denied claim? Nicholas Florko: I mean, there's a few different ways that somebody can approach it. I mean, folks can pay the bill, which could result in you wiping out your entire savings. You could try to fight that claim and appeal it, maybe go to court. That again is also going to largely drain your savings if you actually have to go to court. Or you go into medical debt. Those are really the only ways out of the system at this point. And that's why people, I think, feel so powerless. Geoff Bennett: Well, even after major reforms, it's clear that lots of people feel that the health care system isn't working for them. How does — how does our system compare to other developed nations? Nicholas Florko: Well, most other developed nations do not rely on private health insurers to provide their health care. They have a single-payer system. And, I mean, that is the biggest difference is, we depend on companies like UnitedHealthcare to provide our health care. Geoff Bennett: What else is driving up costs for these companies? Nicholas Florko: I mean, every part of the system is driving up costs in some ways. I think a really illustrative way to think about this is, like, a prescription drug. So say somebody goes to a pharmacy and they're told they have to pay $200. The insurer is going to tell you, that is the drugmaker's fault because they set that cost for that drug. And it is true. They could lower the cost of that drug, you would pay less. But if somebody with insurance goes into a pharmacy and is told to pay $200 for a drug, that means that they have skimpy insurance. It means that either they're being told they have to pay a co-insurance, which is a percentage of the drug cost, or maybe they have a deductible where they have to pay the entire amount until their insurance kicks in. So it's everyone who's at fault. Geoff Bennett: So what are some of the potential fixes that could mean fewer denials, better coverage and cheaper care? Nicholas Florko: Well, that's the million-dollar question. I don't think we have actually gotten there yet. Geoff Bennett: Even after all of the political capital that was expended on Obamacare, still, we haven't figured it out? Nicholas Florko: It's important to note that Obamacare did strengthen patients' abilities to appeal these denials. That was supposed to be a big piece of this. And, honestly, that is one of the more powerful things that patients can do to fight back against these issues. There are proposed fixes, like the doctors lobby, the American Medical Association. They have been pushing for reforms to something called prior authorization, which is one of these tactics that insurers use. Those arguably could help. But I don't think we have gotten to a place here where we have fully figured out how to make this private system work and not also create a lot of pain for the folks that have to pay. Geoff Bennett: Were you surprised by the reaction that we witnessed online after the shooting death of the CEO? Nicholas Florko: Yes and no. I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like that. I think we're sort of used to at this point discourse on X, formerly Twitter, being a bit toxic at times. Folks seem to be empowered to say what they want to say on those platforms that they wouldn't say in public. But, I mean, when I wrote this story, the amount even of vitriol that I got just for saying we shouldn't be calling for murder of CEOs was astounding. People are furious. I don't think I have ever seen anything like it. I sort of expected some toxicity around the edges, but it is widespread right now on that platform. Geoff Bennett: It's an indictment of the times in which we live.

America no longer has a single, shared understanding of justice. Two Americas now exist, each applying justice differently depending on who you are and where you live. One America, ruled by common sense and individual courage, praises heroes who stand up to protect others. The other, driven by political agendas and corrupted institutions, punishes those same heroes for daring to act.This stark division couldn’t be clearer than in the case of Daniel Penny, the Marine whose trial in New York City this week drew strong reactions from both sides across the divided line of justice.If we let this slide, we accept a world in which heroes are treated as criminals and the law is a weapon for ideological warfare.Penny was on a subway train last year when Jordan Neely — a man suffering from severe mental illness and reportedly high on drugs — began threatening passengers, saying, “I’m going to kill you all.” The fear on that subway car was palpable, but nobody moved. Nobody, that is, until Penny did what needed to be done. He took action to protect innocent lives.In the America many of us used to believe in, Penny’s response would be heralded as heroic. His actions mirrored the courage of Todd Beamer on Flight 93, who, on September 11, 2001, rallied others with the words, “Let’s roll,” to prevent further tragedy. But in New York, courage doesn’t seem to count anymore. There, the system turns heroes into villains.Penny subdued Neely using a chokehold, intending only to restrain him, not kill him. Tragically, Neely died. Penny, filled with remorse, told the police he never meant to hurt anyone. Yet, instead of being recognized for protecting others from a clear and present threat, Penny stood trial for criminally negligent homicide.In Alvin Bragg’s New York, justice bends to ideology. The Manhattan district attorney has made a career of weaponizing the law, selectively prosecuting those who don’t fit his narrative. He’s the same prosecutor who twisted legal precedent to go after Donald Trump on business charges no one had ever faced before. Then, he turned his sights on Daniel Penny.A jury may have acquitted Penny, but what happened in New York City this week isn’t justice. When the rule of law changes depending on the defendant’s identity or the prosecutor's political motives, we’re no longer living in a free country. We’re living in a state where justice is a game, and ordinary Americans are the pawns.The system failed Jordan NeelyIt’s worth asking: Where were activists like Alvin Bragg when Neely was suffering on the streets? Jordan Neely was a tragic figure — a man with a long history of mental illness and over 40 arrests, including violent assaults. The system failed him long before he stepped onto that subway train. Yet rather than confront that uncomfortable truth, Bragg’s office decided to target the man who stepped in to prevent a tragedy.This isn’t about justice. It’s about power. It’s about advancing a narrative where race and identity matter more than truth and common sense.It’s time to demand changeThe Daniel Penny case — and others like it — is a wake-up call. We cannot allow corrupt institutions to punish those who act to protect life and liberty. Americans must demand an end to politically driven prosecutions, hold DAs like Alvin Bragg accountable, and stand up for the principle that true justice is blind, consistent, and fair.If we let this slide, we accept a world in which heroes are treated as criminals and the law is a weapon for ideological warfare. It’s time to choose which America we want to live in.Want more from Glenn Beck? Get Glenn's FREE email newsletter with his latest insights, top stories, show prep, and more delivered to your inbox.

Claims by former Phoenix Coyotes hockey player Paul Bissonette were proven to be true after surveillance video confirmed his story about being attacked by a group of men.As previously reported by Blaze News, Bissonnette said in late November he was at his favorite Scottsdale, Arizona, restaurant called Houston's when he noticed staff were being berated by a group of men."It was a bunch of drunk golfers," Bissonnette said in a video posted to X. "Things obviously continued to escalate. [Staff] asked one guy to leave, and then one guy kept getting in the manager's face, put his hands on him," he continued.Bissonnette claimed that when he tried to intervene, one of the men immediately started throwing punches, and the altercation quickly pushed into the parking lot where the former hockey star fended off his attackers.The Barstool Sports personality assured his fans that surveillance video would be released and exonerate him from any wrongdoing.After a bounty of police bodycam videos, surveillance footage, and even courtroom video was posted online, it appeared Bissonnette had a fairly accurate recollection of the night's events.Fox 10 Phoenix reporter Ellen McNamara first posted surveillance video from inside the restaurant on the night in question.The video showed a group of men near the restaurant bar as Bissonnette approached. Within five seconds, a man appeared to attack Bissonette who then threw punches back. After approximately one minute, Bissonnette began to retreat outside but was followed by around six to 10 men.Footage from the adjacent parking lot picked up with Bissonnette shirtless and backpedaling as about six men continued to stalk him. Eventually, the men managed to wrestle Bissonnette to the ground and attempted to gang beat him with punches and kicks. Miraculously, Bissonnette was able to get back to his feet multiple times before running away.'Wasn't enough blow in Scottsdale to keep him awake after that punch.'Bissonnette later posted a video on X that purported to show one of the men involved attacking an assistant manager from the restaurant who was trying to intervene in the fight.The Canadian had choice words for the man, calling him an "inbred dirtbag.""William Carroll. The inbred dirtbag I knocked out shown here assaulting the Houston’s assistant manager moments before he takes my right hook to his temple. He earned it. Wasn't enough blow in Scottsdale to keep him awake after that punch. F*** em," the former hockey player wrote. Mugshots of six suspects following an alleged altercation with Paul Bissonnette.Images courtesy Scottsdale Police DepartmentBriana Whitney, a correspondent for 3TV/CBS 5, posted Bissonnette's 911 call from inside a nearby store after the fight."I was trying to help the employees," Bissonnette is heard telling the operator. "They asked one guy to leave, and I was sitting down on the table and then another guy started getting in his face. So I kinda went over. I said, 'Hey,' I said, 'If you guys are being f***ing idiots, we're gonna have to figure this out in the parking lot, and then boom."Police footage was later released of multiple suspects being detained following the fight. A group of four were flabbergasted to hear they were accused of fighting. Another suspect initially described Bissonnette as a "Hispanic man" with tattoos who was "built like Dwayne The Rock Johnson."Another suspect, Sean Daley, continuously told police on video that he "had no idea" what they were talking about in regard to the altercation.Daley later pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges, appearing in court remotely.There was another claim of Bissonnette's that appeared to be proven true through bodycam footage. Bissonnette was heard on video saying he eats at Houston's "about four or five times a week," corroborating his earlier hilarious claim about how often he is at the restaurant.Six suspects were previously identified and charged with crimes such as misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct, with Daley being the only suspect charged with a felony. These crimes have yet to be proven in court.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!