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Fox News host Laura Ingraham went on a tear against the radicals at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), raising the alarm about the threat they pose and the need for a national U-turn under President-elect Donald Trump.  In Wednesday’s episode of the Ingraham Angle, Ingraham warned that an actual goal of the climate change cult was to “control your life including what's on your menu,” while showing videos of conference speakers spouting leftist pieties and denouncing meat and dairy consumption. Ingraham spoke to Center for Industrial Progress Founder Alex Epstein about the appalling agenda of the net zero left in America and aboard.  [Story Continues on MRC Free Speech America]

Continuing their not-so-veiled attempt at over-compensating in favor of Palestinians, CBS used Thursday’s CBS Evening News and Friday’s CBS Mornings to kvetch about President-Elect Trump selecting former Arkansas Governor and two-time GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee as his choice for U.S. Ambassador to Israel. CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell commenced the fretting: “Let’s turn now to the Middle East, where the incoming Trump administration has signaled it may be open to Israeli annexation of the West Bank, which most of the international community considers to be Palestinian territory. And in that disputed region, one of Trump’s Cabinet members is eliciting strong reactions from both sides.”     Foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer lamented the “violent year in the West Bank” with “Israeli soldiers pursu[ing] militants in residential areas, and Jewish settlers carry[ing] out attacks on Palestinians” would worsen with Huckabee’s “radical views.” All told, she kvetched his comments about Palestinians has them “deeply worried” and ran to Palestinian politician and anti-Isarel TV talking head Mustafa Barghouti to insist it’s Jews who need to give Palestinians “peace” because, “if they try to displace us, we will resist.” “Drive around the occupied West Bank, and you can see the Jewish settlements encroaching on what’s been Palestinian land. Right- wingers in the government believe it’s all Israel’s anyway and hope Trump will help them take it. That would be illegal under international law,” she said. Citing the recent death of a 11-year-old Palestinian boy, she warned Trump that Palestinians better be given “their own state or...they will fight on.” Yes, we know. Just ask Israel who went through the events of October 7 if they think the Palestinians actually want peace. A few hours later, Palmer resurfaced on CBS Mornings. CBS Mornings Plus co-host Adriana Diaz had the lead-in, making it seem as though the U.S. Ambassador could unilaterally implement policy: In the Middle East, there is new attention on the future of the Israeli-occupied West Bank amid signs the new Trump administration may not push back on Israel if it tries to annex that entire territory. Most international groups say the West Bank should belong to Palestinians but Trump’s pick to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, disagrees. “All year, violence has been escalating in Israel’s occup ied West Bank,” Palmer began, then reciting the story from the night prior.     Palmer continued the pity party: “Now, the Palestinians fear President Trump’s slate of pro-Israel officials will make it worse, especially his pick for ambassador to Israel, the evangelical Christian Mike Huckabee, who doesn’t believe in a Palestinian state...Right-wingers in Israel’s government believe the West Bank is Israel’s anyway... And hope Trump will help them take it.” Before concluding with a warning to Trump he’d be responsible for tensions in the Middle East becoming “worse,” Palmer played new sound from Barghouti warning Israelis and the Trump administration that Palestinians “will not give up our right to be free” and “not accept that our children will live in a system of eternal apartheid and discrimination, so we will struggle.” To see the relevant CBS transcripts, click here (for November 14) and here (for November 15).

Charles Barkley smashed Democrats and the Harris campaign for their devastating election loss. The NBA Hall of Famer also weighed in on how he'll approach Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States. Barkley first congratulated President-elect Trump on his decisive 2024 election victory. 'When you win, you get to say what you want to. When you lose, you need to shut the hell up.'"I wish him nothing but the best, but we lost," Barkley said of Trump on a recent episode of his "The Steam Room" podcast. "I don’t think everybody who voted for Trump is racist or whatever," Barkley noted. "I’m not a fan of the guy, but he’s the president. I’m gonna have to respect the office.""I wish President-elect Donald Trump nothing but the best, because, hey, he won the race fair and square," Barkley said. "I hope that he realized that 71 million people voted for her and do the best for the American people, plain and simple." Barkley then skewered the Democratic Party for "not having a game plan." "But we lost," Barkley conceded. "And I just want to say this to the Democrats – which I’m an Independent who voted Democratic. Do me this favor, shut the f*** up! When you win, you get to say what you want to. When you lose, you need to shut the hell up."Barkley then listed the excuses Democrats used to try to explain why Vice President Kamala Harris was soundly beaten by Trump in the election. He cited the Democrat talking point that President Joe Biden didn't drop out of the race soon enough. "We lost because we had no game plan," Barkley stated. "We still haven’t solved the immigration problem, have no viable answers, never addressed inflation. Bringing all these stupid stars out to rally the vote, what was that? Hey, I love Beyoncé. That ain’t gonna make me vote a certain type of way. Cardi B, I like Cardi B. That ain't gonna make me vote a certain way." Barkley said Kamala should have had "a better game plan going forward, instead of bringing celebrities around" because "people want solutions."Barkley admitted during his recent podcast rant, "I voted for Kamala. But like I said, we didn’t win.""It’s all our faults for not having a game plan," Barkley said. "We’re not having concerts and rallies. People want solutions. They want money in their pocket. They want the border secure.""You guys lost because y’all stupid. Come up with solutions," the 11-time NBA All Star stated. Barkley blasted Democrat cities for having rampant crime, including unchecked shoplifting to the point that stores are forced to lock up their merchandise. The "NBA on TNT" host said Biden has been "tremendous," and he has nothing but "admiration and respect" for him.Barkley slammed anyone criticizing Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl for casting his vote for Trump. "The next one of you fools, idiots, and jackasses send me an article about Bruce Pearl supporting Trump, I’m gonna punch you in your face," Barkley proclaimed. "Bruce Pearl can vote for who he wants to. Bruce Pearl got two jobs: win basketball games and graduate players. That's all I care about." "That man can support who he wants to," the former Auburn All-American basketball player continued. "These people are out here telling me, 'If you don't vote for Kamala, you ain't black.' Shut the hell up. People can vote for who they want to." As Blaze News reported in March, Barkley had a much different opinion about black people supporting Trump when he stated: "If I see a black person walking around with Trump mugs, I'm going to punch him in the face."Also in March, Barkley scolded Democrats for "only caring about black people every four years."Barkley's podcast co-host, Ernie Johnson, said he also voted for Harris.Johnson said he wasn't surprised that Trump won, but he was bothered that some Democrats are now saying: "If you voted for Donald Trump, I want nothing to do with you.""That's the part that we have to get over," Johnson added. "The fact that you voted one way, and I voted another way, that we can never see anything eye to eye or we never want anything to do with each other, because we're getting nowhere that way." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) filed a lawsuit against current and former officials with the Biden-Harris administration's Federal Emergency Management Agency.On Thursday, Moody announced that she would be "taking swift legal action" in response to reports that FEMA officials instructed the agency's workers to bypass homes of President-elect Donald Trump supporters during the relief efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.'I am taking swift legal action to find out how far this political discrimination reaches.'Marn'i Washington, a former FEMA hurricane relief supervisor, allegedly told relief workers to avoid homes with pro-Trump signs in Lake Placid, Florida. The agency has since fired Washington. The now-terminated worker insisted that she was being used as a "scapegoat" and that the practice was "not isolated," Blaze News previously reported.Moody declared that she filed a lawsuit against current and former FEMA officials for "conspiracy to discriminate against Florida hurricane victims who support President-elect Donald Trump.""According to whistleblower reports, FEMA workers in Lake Placid were directed to ignore storm victims in households that displayed Trump signs or flags," a press release from Moody's office read. "In an interview following these damning revelations, fired FEMA supervisor Marn'i Washington claimed political discrimination by FEMA is not an isolated event and occurred across the country."The AG's complaint stated, "FEMA workers followed these instructions and entered in a government database messages such as 'Trump sign no entry per leadership.' According to whistleblowers, 'at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags' in Lake Placid, Florida 'were skipped from the end of October and into November due to the guidance.'"The Florida AG is seeking punitive damages.Moody said, "Hurricane season is not over, and the federal agency in charge of emergency response is embroiled in scandal – caught withholding aid from storm victims in Florida who support President Trump.""I am taking swift legal action to find out how far this political discrimination reaches and to make sure all Americans who fall victim to devastating storms are served, regardless of their political affiliation," she added.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) said, "It's unacceptable for the federal government to discriminate against Floridians who voted for Trump, and especially egregious in the aftermath of a hurricane. I'm supportive of this legal action by the Attorney General's Office, and I have instructed state agencies to likewise take any action necessary to investigate and ensure those who engaged in this behavior are held accountable."In response to Moody's lawsuit, a FEMA spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the agency "does not comment on pending litigation."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Mike Tyson gave an honest and shocking answer to a child reporter who asked him what he thinks his lasting legacy will be in his sport.Ahead of a press conference for his Friday night fight on Netflix against boxer Jake Paul, Tyson was interviewed by child star Jazlyn Guerra who hosts "Jazzy's World."While Guerra asked Tyson about his love for pigeons and what makes him happy, it was a question about his legacy that brought out a deep philosophical answer from the former heavyweight champion."You are setting a monumental opportunity for kids my age to see the legend Mike Tyson in the ring for the first time," Guerra began."After such a successful career, what type of legacy would you like to leave behind when it's all said and done?" she asked.The young reporter may not have been ready for what Tyson was about to unleash."I don't believe in the word legacy, I just think that's another word for 'ego.' Legacy doesn't mean nothing, that's just some word everybody grabbed onto," Tyson explained.The 58-year-old then added that he doesn't care about his legacy because he is going to die:"It means absolutely nothing to me, I'm just passing through. I'm gonna die, and it's going to be over. Who cares about a legacy after that?" he asked rhetorically. 14-year-old reporter Jazlyn Guerra hosts 'Jazzy's World,' a YouTube channel with more than 700,000 subscribers.Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImageTyson continued, "What a big ego ... so I'm [going to] die, I want people to think that I'm this, I'm great? No. We're nothing, we're dead, we're dust. We're absolutely nothing, our legacy is nothing."The 14-year-old, perhaps not expecting a lesson on the fragility of life, simply replied, "Well, thank you so much for sharing that." "That is something I have not heard before," she noted.The boxer wasn't done with his teachings on the ego, however, and his further remarks certainly helped a clip from the interview go viral."Can you really imagine somebody saying, 'I want my legacy to be this way'? You're dead! Why do you want somebody ... you think somebody really wants to think about you? I want people to think about me when I'm gone? Who the f*** cares about me when I'm gone?" Tyson prophesied.The New York native did concede, however, that maybe his kids or grandchildren would care about him when he's deceased. Mike Tyson and Jake Paul face off before their November 15 fight on Netflix.Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024The young reporter handled Tyson's blunt responses in stride and spoke to the boxer about suffering through adversity in rough areas of New York."Adversity is beautiful, I'm so happy I endured it," Tyson told the teen. "Adversity makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker. Without adversity, we're nobody. You have to be tested in life."As for his November 15 opponent, Tyson said it remains to be seen how seriously he takes the sport."I don't think much of him, I think he's very funny," Tyson added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

I will always advocate for Star Wars: The Old Republic. While it never quite reached the heights of rivals like World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy 14, the MMORPG sequel to the KOTOR series is absolutely worth trying if you’re a Star Wars fan. It successfully transforms the classic BioWare and Obsidian RPGs into a multiplayer format while still retaining what made them special, and because it’s a free-to-play game you can jump in without any commitment. Even better, an Old Republic update has just been unveiled that freshens up its worlds, making now a great time to try it. Continue reading Big Star Wars The Old Republic update breathes new life into the 2011 MMORPG MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Star Wars games, Free MMOs, Best MMOs