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After the alleged murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was caught on Tuesday, MSNBC’s Joy Reid was extra Joy Reid-y on The ReidOut. She gleefully noted that people on the internet are not angry at the murder, and when she welcomed progressive author and radio host Thom Hartmann, wondered how such reactions could be made in the same country that just elected Donald Trump. For his part, Hartmann declared that the reason why America does not have a socialist healthcare system is because of racism. Reid began by pretending to be shocked that liberal Twitter sleuths are not eager to find lefty assassins, “Something a bit unexpected has happened following the murder... I don't want to call it glee but, say, not unhappiness. Especially online, where the internet sleuths who often dedicate themselves to tracking down people accused of racist behavior in public places, criminals including January 6th fugitives, and more have actively been refusing to help.”     She then hyped how “Donald Trump Jr., son of our incoming ruler, went on his X/Twitter page and did the patented ‘internet, do your thing,’ post. And the reaction was mostly, ‘yeah, no.’” Likewise, she gloated that “Other popular conservatives like Ben Shapiro and anti-woman zealot Matt Walsh saw their mention go up in flames when they tried to attack quote/unquote “evil liberals” for celebrating the murder of a CEO, with some of their supporters replying that they had gotten it wrong.” Before introducing Hartmann, Reid added, “United has gobbled up dozens of insurance companies over the decades to become not only the larger insurer in the U.S. but, by profits, the largest in the world, and they exist in an industry that is all about consolidation and profit where basically four to five companies control everything and care little about healthcare consumers in the minds of many Americans.” Reid would eventually ask Hartmann, “It is so ironic to me that people, left and right, are mad at UnitedHealthcare but voted to make America run by UnitedHealthcare, your thoughts?”     Hartmann agreed, “It is totally nuts, Joy, you are absolutely right. Corporations are—if corporations actually were people, they would be psychopaths, you know, they have no conscience, they have no consideration for other people's feelings, in fact, they don't have the ability to feel other people's feelings, and that is how they’re designed.” While corporations are psychotic, Hartmann viewed government as nothing but flowers, rainbows, and happy faces, “Businesses are run for profit; government is run for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It’s run for the benefit of people. Generally, that’s intangible, it’s really difficult to measure those things, many of those things. I mean, you know, so the FBI stopped eight terrorist attacks; well, how do you measure that people don't know it happened?  Hartmann further lamented, “We are the only country in the developed world that does not recognize healthcare as a right, as a human right, and doesn’t cover every single person in the country. 25 million people in America have no insurance whatsoever, and many of us are radically underinsured, and that just is something no other country would tolerate.”     Diving into a history lesson, Hartmann continued: It goes back to a fellow named Frederick Hoffman in the 1890s. It is an amazing story, I don't know if you want to get into it, but it basically starts with the story of this guy coming over from Germany… and got a gig as vice president of the Prudential Insurance Company, and in 1896 he published a book called Race, Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro, and his argument was that black people were genetically inferior. Therefore, if we simply denied them healthcare, eventually, within a few generations, all black people would die out and solve the race problem in America.  He then blamed Hoffman for thwarting Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman’s plans to install a single-payer healthcare system, “I mean, that’s how we got a privatized healthcare system rather than essentially a socialized health system like everybody else has where the government makes sure everybody is covered.” Meanwhile, in socialized healthcare paradises like Canada, the system merely encourages you to euthanize yourself, while in Britain, waiting times continue to break records. Perhaps that is not what Jefferson meant by “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Newly nominated border czar Tom Homan blasted Illinois elected officials for their handling of illegal immigration and received massive support from local citizens as he delivered his remarks.Homan spoke in Portage Park, Chicago, to a crowd of raucous supporters about starting deportations of illegal aliens in the city."All that starts January 21, and we're going to start right here in Chicago, Illinois," Homan said to loud applause. "If the Chicago mayor doesn't want to help, step aside. But if he impedes us, harbors or conceals illegal aliens, I will prosecute him," he threatened.Making multiple stops in Chicago, Homan routinely took shots at Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for their remarks surrounding immigration policy."The mayor says he wants to protect the immigrant community," Homan said at Gibsons Steakhouse in Rosemont, Illinois."That's a bunch of bulls***. When you think about the fact of the matter is, sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals. That is true. When you release an illegal alien out of your jail, back in the community, do you think the victim and witness of that crime wants them back?" he asked the crowd."I can't believe this governor is saying the things that your governor and your mayor are saying," Homan continued. "Either they help or get out of the way."'They're gonna arrest them. They're gonna enforce the law.'According to ABC News 7, Homan also responded to questions about whether illegal immigrants will undergo "family separation."He said that if illegal immigrants enter the country and then have a child, "that's on you.""You can either take the child home with you, or they can stay here. But, you don't get a pass," Homan clarified.Homan added that Mayor Johnson will end up getting the "exact results he's bitching about" if he hinders federal authorities from making deportations of criminals. The future border czar explained that if a "bad guy" is released into the community, immigration officers will likely find not only their single suspect but other illegal immigrants who "aren't public safety threats" but are still in the country illegally."And guess what? They're coming too," Homan revealed. "Because unlike the Biden administration, I'm not gonna tell immigration enforcement officers, 'when you see illegal immigrants standing in front of you, turn around and walk away from them.' They're gonna arrest them. They're gonna enforce the law."A spokesperson for Governor Pritzker issued a statement, saying Illinois will face "countless, baseless attacks over the next four years from the Trump Administration."The statement continued, "Rather than responding to every ridiculous boast from Trump lackeys, Governor Pritzker is focused on what he was focused on during the first Trump term: leading our state with competence instead of chaos."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The massive tent city shelter at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field is scheduled to shut down next year, and the city plans to relocate the illegal immigrants currently residing there by mid-January.On Tuesday, Democrat Mayor Eric Adams' office announced that it plans to close additional shelter spaces around the city, citing lower numbers of individuals relying on the taxpayer-funded shelter services.'The re-election of President Trump was the final nail in the coffin to secure this closure.'Adams' administration will close 25 shelters, including the 2,000-bed makeshift facility in Floyd Bennett Field, which the city leases from the federal government through the National Park Service."The number of asylum-seekers in city shelters has decreased for 22 straight weeks and is now at its lowest point in over 17 months," Adams' office stated. "New York state, which was paying the costs of sheltering migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, will continue to reimburse New York City for costs for equivalent care incurred at other sites across the city."Adams credited the closures to the city's "smart management strategies" that addressed the immigration crisis."Our intensive case management, paired with 30- and 60-day policies, have helped more than 170,000 migrants take their next steps on their journeys, because migrants don't come here to live in our shelter system — they come here to pursue the American dream," Adams stated. "We're going to continue looking for more sites to consolidate and close and more opportunities to save taxpayer money, as we continue to successfully manage this response."The Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations Executive Director Molly Schaeffer called the Floyd Bennett Field tent shelter a "relief valve" that provided "critical shelter and resources" at the height of the immigration crisis for the city.In September, a 30-vehicle caravan of New York City residents protested the potential renewal of the migrant shelter, which they argued had invited more crime and violence into their neighborhoods. Assemblywoman Jaime Williams (R-Brooklyn) previously told the New York Post, "We have these migrants coming in, door-knocking, stealing packages, you know, soliciting everywhere in front of our supermarkets, playing at the heartstrings of people.""And this is not what our community is about," Williams continued. "Floyd Bennett Field is not a place to house migrants. It's a flood zone [with] no infrastructure whatsoever. So when you have them in that type of setting, there is nothing left to do. They're going to be on the street because they don't have any jobs."More than 100 residents held a similar protest against the shelter in June.Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) responded to the announced closure."Today's announcement that the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter will close next month, days before President Trump is sworn in, shows the impact his agenda is already having on our country's migrant crisis," Malliotakis told WABC-TV. "While we kept the pressure up by rallying, protesting, passing legislation, and filing bipartisan lawsuits to terminate the lease, the re-election of President Trump was the final nail in the coffin to secure this closure, restore order in our community, and put American citizens first," she added.Adams has plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, on Thursday.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Daniel Penny was found not guilty by a Manhattan jury and has been cleared of all charges for the death of Jordan Neely. Penny placed Neely in a chokehold on the subway to keep him from harassing passengers in May 2023. Neely, 30, was a homeless street performer and Michael Jackson impersonator who was shouting, throwing things, and making threats on the F train in SoHo. According to Penny and other witnesses, Neely was yelling that someone was “going to die today.” The homeless street performer was alive when the police got to him, but the police said that they didn’t want to resuscitate him via mouth to mouth because he was dirty and looked as if he could be carrying diseases. While Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” believes the police reaction is “very sad,” she’s undeniably pleased with the verdict. “One woman who was on the train, one witness, thanked Penny for saving her life. Another passenger described this rant as a satanic rant, and many passengers said that Daniel Penny actually kept them safe that day,” she comments, adding, “The fact that he was alive when the police found him, that is very significant here.” The courage that Penny, who is a former Marine, showed in the situation has become increasingly rare and almost impossible to come by — especially considering the way his life changed following the incident. “We’ve all seen videos go viral on X where a young woman is being either sexually assaulted, is being sexually harassed, and the men around them do absolutely nothing. Either because they’re cowards, they don’t want to be inconvenienced, or because they know something like this is going to happen to them, especially if you have a black suspect,” Stuckey explains. “That’s just the case, when you’ve got a white person and a black person and the white person even just appears like the aggressor, you know that you are going to lose in the media. You know that you’re going to lose in the court of public opinion,” she adds. While Penny didn’t lose in the court of public opinion this time, had Neely’s death occurred four years ago, Stuckey believes we’d have seen a different verdict. “I think if what happened to Jordan Neely happened four years ago, we would have seen a different verdict,” she says. “Which is actually very sad because verdicts should not depend upon the cultural moment, it should not depend upon social media outrage, it shouldn’t depend upon protest or how loud one side is. It should only depend upon the facts.” Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to send cash checks to state residents, but many ridiculed her for misunderstanding basic economics.Hochul announced Monday that the state would be sending $300 and $500 checks to lower-income residents in order to help them deal with high inflation. 'You don't have to rely on gimmicks that reek of desperation and incompetence.' "Costs are high, and New Yorkers are feeling the strain on their wallets," said Hochul on social media. "I want to give families making less than $300,000 an Inflation Refund check for $500. No loopholes. No BS. Just money you can use to pay the bills."Critics of the Democrat immediately pounced on the announcement to criticize her for the state's high taxes. "Newsflash for Kathy Hochul. Taking thousands of dollars out of New Yorkers’ left pocket and then putting $500 in their right pocket isn’t a tax cut, it’s an insult. And it’s precisely why millions of New Yorkers have headed for the exits," responded Republican Rep. Mike Lawler for New York. "If you cut taxes and spending as an actual leader would do, you don't have to rely on gimmicks that reek of desperation and incompetence," replied former state Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, a Republican. Others mocked her for trying to fight inflation with a "solution" that would likely lead to higher inflation. "Maybe take a basic Econ 101 class before proposing legislation. What's next? Is your plan to fight obesity to give everyone over 250lbs free donuts?" read one response. "Giving out more money to people as an 'Inflation Refund' is literally the dumbest and least intelligent solution to inflation ... maybe ever," responded entrepreneur Darin Feinstein."This reads like satire to me. Handing out government money in an inflationary environment is exactly how more inflation occurs. It’s adding fuel to the fire," read another response. Hochul is also facing an uphill battle for re-election to the office. A recent poll showed that 57% of New Yorkers want a different governor, while a paltry 33% said they support her being elected to another term.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Polish developer People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski announced today that the studio is laying off over 120 developers. The decision is part of a reduction for their self-publishing strategy, which includes suspending Project Victoria, reducing the size of their team on Project Bifrost, and restructuring other supporting teams.