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Editor’s Pick: Free Beacon on Kamala’s Campaign Donation to MSNBC Host’s Group
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Editor’s Pick: Free Beacon on Kamala’s Campaign Donation to MSNBC Host’s Group

Editor’s Pick: Free Beacon on Kamala’s Campaign Donation to MSNBC Host’s Group Our friend Chuck Ross at the Washington Free Beacon penned a story Tuesday raising yet another set of questions about the wretched finances of Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign as he found it gave half a million dollars to MSNBC host Al Sharpton’s liberal advocacy group National Action Network just weeks before his softball-filled October 20 interview. Citing publicly available “campaign finance records,” Ross explained that the $500,000 donation was made in two parts to the “National Action Network was part of a flurry of donations—$5.4 million in all—to black and Latino advocacy groups that seem aimed at winning Harris support from those constituencies.”  Just two days before the second half of the donation went through, Ross noted “Sharpton aired a video of Harris wishing him happy birthday on his MSNBC weekend show, PoliticsNation” and praised him as “an extraordinary leader” with “a voice of conscience” and “truth.” Roughly two weeks later, Harris sat for what our Jorge Bonilla said at the time was “a super-soft landing” of an interview that came off like “a foot massage and tongue bath” following a “rough” week of media interviews. Naturally, Ross noted none of this was disclosed at the time and both MSNBC and the National Action Network didn’t get back to him with comments. He also noted the donations to Sharpton’s group were examples of “a $1 billion spending spree” by the Harris campaign that’s left it $20 million in debt after having “leaned heavily on celebrities, influencers, and other high-profile Harris backers,” such as Oprah Winfrey’s “production company” and other advocacy groups like the National Urban League (helmed by Marc Morial, husband of CBS Saturday Morning co-host Michelle Miller). To see Ross’s full story on this conflict of interest, click here.
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Bob Casey refuses to concede Pennsylvania seat to Dave McCormick
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Bob Casey refuses to concede Pennsylvania seat to Dave McCormick

Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has not yet conceded the race to Republican challenger Dave McCormick, despite multiple outlets calling the race in the GOP's favor. McCormick was announced as the winner on Thursday by outlets like Politico and the Associated Press, as well as many local publications, confirming his narrow victory. Pennsylvania was one of four seats that were flipped by Republicans, as well as seats in Ohio, West Virginia, and Montana. Despite the widely acknowledged McCormick win, Casey has refused to admit defeat. "I have dedicated my life to making sure Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the floor of the Senate or in a free and fair election," Casey said in a post on X following the election results. "It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted. Pennsylvania is where our democratic process was born."'What happened to all the demands that our leaders accept the outcome of the elections?'"We must allow that process to play out and ensure that every vote that is eligible to be counted will be counted," Casey continued. "That is what Pennsylvania deserves." Every social media post on his campaign account since then has been about continuing to count the ballots, even though McCormick was already declared the victor. "Our Commonwealth ran a free and fair election, and we are still waiting on the final results," Casey said in a Monday post on X. "Our election officials will continue counting ballots and ensure that Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard."Casey was not the only Senate Democrat to take issue with McCormick's election. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer initially withheld McCormick's invitation to the Senate orientation, prompting a critical response from his Republican colleagues. "Schumer is not allowing [McCormick] to participate in Senate orientation this week because Casey refuses to concede the race," Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said in a Sunday post on X. "What happened to all the demands that our leaders accept the outcome of the elections?""Sen. Schumer is refusing to allow [McCormick] to participate in Senate orientation next week even though the race has been called," Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri said in a post on X. "Chuck is an 'election denier' and this is an 'assault on our democracy.'" Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah also floated the idea of escorting McCormick to the Capitol alongside other GOP Senators. Since then, Schumer has extended the invitation to McCormick, who attended Senate orientation Tuesday. At the time of this writing, Casey has still not conceded the race. 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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Fired supervisor accuses FEMA of lying about order to skip pro-Trump houses for hurricane relief
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Fired supervisor accuses FEMA of lying about order to skip pro-Trump houses for hurricane relief

The FEMA hurricane relief supervisor who was fired after being accused of ordering workers to skip pro-Trump houses has spoken out in her defense and is considering legal recourse. Marn'i Washington was fired from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a report documented that she had told relief workers to avoid homes with signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump in Lake Placid, Florida. “When we got there we were told to discriminate against people. It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay," said one of the workers to the Daily Wire. 'The political hostility that was encountered by my team, they just so happened to have the Trump campaign signage.'Washington went public to accuse FEMA of lying about the incident and claiming to be a scapegoat for wider practices. "I have information that proves FEMA is lying," said the 38-year-old to the Daily Mail. "FEMA preaches avoidance first, and then de-escalation. This is not isolated. This is a colossal event of avoidance," said Washington in a podcast. "Not just in the state of Florida. You will find avoidance in the Carolinas." Washington said that the avoidance doctrine was in response to hostility from some residents who opposed FEMA. "If you look at the record, there is what you call a community trend. ... The political hostility that was encountered by my team, they just so happened to have the Trump campaign signage," she said. "If we are noticing on, for example, Mary Street, and we're greeted with unwelcomed arms or people are coming out with guns blazing, screaming at us, then that's a street we need to avoid altogether," she added. She claimed that she didn't even vote in the election because she was so busy with her relief work. "Not all Floridians have been unpleasant, but for the most part, the ones that are very passionate about their disdain for FEMA," Washington said, "they have no problem expressing it." She said she had been on other relief missions where Biden-Harris supporters had expressed hostility to FEMA, and she had employed the same de-escalation techniques with them. At one point during the hurricane relief mission, FEMA had temporarily suspended efforts following reports that armed militia members were "hunting" FEMA workers over rumors about seized land spreading on social media. Police arrested one man, who was accused of threatening to shoot and kill workers. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said that Washington's actions were in "clear violation of FEMA's core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation."Here's part of the interview with Washington:WOAH? The FEMA official who was fired for telling workers to avoid homes in Florida with Trump signs claims the issue “is not isolated” and the policy took place in the Carolinas as well pic.twitter.com/DUeRfGww7g— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 12, 2024 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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Glenn Beck says Trump’s 5-step anti-censorship plan is 'the most amazing thing' he’s ever heard from a president
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Glenn Beck says Trump’s 5-step anti-censorship plan is 'the most amazing thing' he’s ever heard from a president

Anti-censorship measures are something Donald Trump promised during his campaign, and he’s already proving good on his word. In a recent video, President-elect Trump outlined his plan to "shatter the left-wing censorship regime." It’s thorough, bold, and effective — so much so that Glenn Beck says it’s “the most amazing thing [he’s] heard any president ever say.” In the nearly seven minute-long video, Trump stated his intentions to: 1. End government collusion with companies and individuals for censorship purposes. “Within hours of my inauguration, I will sign an executive order banning any federal department or agency from colluding with any organization, business, or person to censor, limit, categorize, or impede the lawful speech of American citizens,” he said. He also vowed to “ban federal money from being used to label domestic speech as mis- or disinformation” and “begin the process of identifying and firing every federal bureaucrat who has engaged in domestic censorship directly or indirectly.” 2. Investigate and prosecute the digital censorship cabal. “I will order the Department of Justice to investigate all parties involved in the new online censorship regime, which is absolutely destructive and terrible, and to aggressively prosecute any and all crimes identified,” he declared. To prevent the destruction of evidence, Trump declared his intentions to “[urge] House Republicans to immediately send preservation letters ... to the Biden administration, the Biden campaign, and every Silicon Valley tech giant ordering them not to destroy evidence of censorship.” 3. Revise Section 230 of the Communications Act. “Upon my inauguration as president, I will ask Congress to send a bill to my desk revising section 230 to get big online platforms out of censorship business. From now on, digital platforms should only qualify for immunity protection under Section 230 if they meet high standards of neutrality, transparency, fairness, and non-discrimination,” Trump stated. 4. Do away with “mis- and disinformation.” “We need to break up the entire toxic censorship industry that has arisen under the false guise of tackling so-called mis- and disinformation,” Trump said, before expressing his intentions to halt federal funding for all “nonprofits and academic programs that support this authoritarian project, including penalizing U.S. universities that have engaged in censorship or election interference by withholding “federal research dollars and federal student loan support for a period of five years and maybe more.” “We should also enact new laws laying out clear criminal penalties for federal bureaucrats who partner with private entities to do an end run around the Constitution and deprive Americans of their First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights,” he added. He then proposed banning “any employee of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, DHS, or DOD” from taking a job at any major tech platform in possession of “vast quantities of U.S. user data” for a period of “7 years.” 5. Develop a “digital Bill of Rights.” “The time has finally come for Congress to pass a digital Bill of Rights; this should include a right to digital due process. In other words, government officials should need a court order to take down online content,” Trump stated. “Furthermore, when users of big online platforms have their content or accounts removed, throttled, shadow-banned, or otherwise restricted, no matter what name they use, they should have the right to be informed that it's happening, the right to a specific explanation of the reason why, and the right to a timely appeal.” On top of that, “all users over the age of 18 should have the right to opt out of content moderation and curation entirely and receive an unmanipulated stream of information if they so choose.” Trump concluded his five-step anti-censorship plan with the statement: “When I am president, this whole rotten system of censorship and information control will be ripped out of the system at large. There won't be anything left. By restoring free speech, we will begin to reclaim our democracy and save our nation.” To hear Glenn’s response to and analysis of Trump’s anti-censorship plan, watch the clip above. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.
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A signal from outer space has finally been decoded. What does it mean?
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A signal from outer space has finally been decoded. What does it mean?

A signal picked up by three observatories in 2023 has finally been decoded. The message left scientific teams with more questions than answers.In May 2023, observatories captured a signal containing an alien-like message, and the raw data was uploaded to the internet for all to comb through.Ken Chaffin and his daughter Keli obtained the data and worked on decoding the message. While Keli said she initially had no plans to join the effort, she quickly became mesmerized once she realized its scope.The duo then worked for nearly a year, reportedly spending thousands of hours experimenting with various ideas and math simulations to figure it out. They uncovered a visualization of what appears to be five amino acids, but it is unclear what they represent. The visual is only displayed for about one-tenth of a second, but outlets have presented it as a video on loop, which may have caused some confusion."The original image that looks like a star map has always given me the appearance of biological life-forms," Keli Chaffin said in an email to CNN. "[A] lot of members have seen a mouse, a starfish, or an elephant."Despite the message coming from outer space and being described by outlets as alien-like, it certainly originated from mankind.The signal came from the SETI Institute in California, which, in 2023, decided to simulate the scenario of receiving a coded message from aliens or an unknown source in space. The signal was realistically sent from Mars to Earth by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a satellite that measures methane and atmospheric gases around Mars.The message traveled through space for a reported 16 minutes before being captured by the Allen Telescope Array in Northern California, the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, and the Medicina Radio Astronomical Station near Bologna, Italy.The raw data had to be extracted from a purposeful entanglement of other data from the Mars spacecraft, and it took about 10 days to download and convert it into a visual format.'I had no idea what the message would show or say.'"I knew I had the skills to decode the message," Ken Chaffin said, stating that he has decades of work with the cellular automata computation model.Cellular automata is a grid of cells in a checkerboard pattern that can show any number of patterns depending on which cells are "on" or "off." Depending on the grid's rules, it can depict static patterns, repeating patterns, or patterns that appear to be moving across the grid. The Chaffins ran what they saw on the "star map" as cellular automata simulations and eventually generated the image of the amino acids."I had no idea what the message would show or say," Ken Chaffin added. "I suspected that it might have something to do with life."He said it became clear once he saw the image that it was amino acids, recognizing them from chemistry class.Chaffin has theorized that the message could represent hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen being transported through space to later be assembled into a life; a very interesting message were it actually from nonhumans.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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Creator of giant 'Vote for Trump' sign in New York teases run for Congress
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Creator of giant 'Vote for Trump' sign in New York teases run for Congress

The man responsible for the giant "Vote for Trump" sign that recently lit up the sky in Upstate New York is now considering a run for federal office.It's no secret that Anthony Constantino, CEO of Sticker Mule, supports President-elect Donald Trump. Not only did Constantino create a Trump-related PAC, but he also ordered a 100-foot "Vote for Trump" sign to be constructed atop a Sticker Mule facility in Amsterdam, a city of some 18,000 residents about 35 miles northwest of Albany.'President Trump is a unity president, and I'll do whatever I can to help him make America great for everyone.'Now that Constantino and more than 75 million other Americans have gotten their wish and Trump has won re-election, Constantino is thinking about how he can best serve his president and his country going forward. With Trump tapping New York Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) as ambassador to the United Nations, Constantino is now mulling a run for the seat Stefanik will vacate after a decade in office, should she be confirmed."I am strongly considering running for the NY-21 Congressional seat. Thank you!" he tweeted Monday night.Constantino went into greater detail about the possible run on an appearance on Monday's episode of "The StoneZONE" hosted by longtime Trump ally Roger Stone."I want to do whatever is most impactful in the world, what's best for the country, and it seems like this might be it," Constantino said.According to the Post Millennial, Constantino and Stefanik went to high school together, and he has long supported her work. He has also already begun gathering a team to consider the next steps in the process."President Trump is a unity president, and I'll do whatever I can to help him make America great for everyone. If that's in Congress, I'll fight hard to win big and continue winning after I'm elected," Constantino said in a statement to the Post Millennial.So far, Constantino seems to have one friend in his corner. In a statement to the Post Millennial, Stone said Constantino "has what it takes.""He built his company from the ground up, creating thousands of jobs. He stood up for President Trump in the face of certain backlash. We need smart and courageous people who aren’t career politicians like him in Washington now more than ever."A month ago, Constantino appeared on "The Glenn Beck Program," telling Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck that Trump "did tremendous things for the country" in his first term, especially regarding free speech."Nobody wants to have duct tape put on their mouth. Nobody wants the right to speech taken away," Constantino said.Free speech was just one of many reasons that Constantino, a registered Democrat, constructed the Trump sign on his building."I'm trying to end this epidemic of anti-Trump hate that's been bad, really, for both sides," he explained to Beck. "People got to be able to be comfortable to say they like President Trump."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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'Look at the forehead': Tennis analyst apologizes for cruel hot-mic remarks about Czech tennis player
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'Look at the forehead': Tennis analyst apologizes for cruel hot-mic remarks about Czech tennis player

Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has apologized for remarks he made while allegedly engaging in behind-the-scenes banter that wasn't meant to air.During the hot-mic moment, Wertheim was adjusting his camera as the channel showed hosts sitting at their desk with Wertheim on an adjacent screen. As the hosts were reviewing their notes and getting last-minute hair adjustments, Wertheim said, "What do you think I am ... Barbora Krejcikova?"Seemingly making fun of himself, Wertheim was referencing No. 10-ranked Czech tennis player Barbora Krejcikova before her upcoming match against No. 5-ranked Qinwen Zheng of China at the Dow Tennis Classic.Wertheim continued in the clip, posted to X, mocking Krejcikova's appearance:"Look at the forehead when Krejicikova and Zheng take the court ... eight-head," he added.Krejcikova took to her X account two days later to remark on the lack of professionalism on the part of Wertheim, claiming there is a need for increased respect in sports media."You might have heard about the recent comments made on Tennis Channel during the WTA Finals coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance," she began. "As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional commentary.""This isn't the first time something like this is happening in sports world," the 28-year-old continued. "I've often chosen not to speak up, but I believe it's time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media. These moments distract from the true essence of sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field."The athlete added she has a deep love for her sport and wants to see it represented honorably. — (@) 'I am not the victim here.'Nearly six hours after Krejcikova posted her statement, Wertheim issued his own apology in the early hours of the morning.Wertheim called his own comments "deeply regrettable," while still acknowledging them. He then claimed he immediately reached out to Krejcikova and apologized, offering an explanation:"I joined the show by zoom. In rehearsal we were shown a graphic of a player who had just competed. It showed her at an angle that exaggerated her forehead. A few moments later, I was told to frame up my zoom. I looked at the low camera angle and joked that it made my forehead resemble the photo of the player in question."Wertheim noted that someone in the control room engaged in banter with him, and the exchange inadvertently made it to air "without context.""I am not the victim here," Wertheim added. "It was neither professional nor charitable nor reflective of the person I strive to be. I am accountable. I own this. I am sorry." — (@) Fans in Wertheim's replies were confused as to why the issue was brought up by the tennis player days after the fact, especially given that Wertheim claimed he "immediately" reached out to her to apologize.Nonetheless, the Tennis Channel released a statement revealing it had "immediately" and "indefinitely" suspended Wertheim from on-air appearances."The network also apologized to the player, Barbora Krejcikova, as did Jon," the statement read.A public relations representative also called Wertheim a valued member of the channel's family who unfortunately did not meet the company's "standard of respectfulness" in that moment.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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BREAKING: Steve Baker pleads guilty to 4 January 6 charges to avoid the ‘shaming exercise’ of a trial
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BREAKING: Steve Baker pleads guilty to 4 January 6 charges to avoid the ‘shaming exercise’ of a trial

On the day his Jan. 6 trial was set to begin in Washington, D.C., Blaze Media journalist Steve Baker pleaded guilty to the four misdemeanor charges against him, saying he would not be put through the “shaming exercise” of a trial with a near-certain outcome.“I made the decision specifically to avoid the shaming exercise of the trial,” Baker said outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse after his change-of-plea hearing on Tuesday. “I’ve watched enough of these trials, as you know, from the media room and in the courtrooms to know that that’s exactly what these are.”U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper set a sentencing hearing for March 6, 2025, but seemed to predict that it would be interdicted by a presidential pardon.Baker, who covered the Jan. 6 protests and riots for his blog, the Pragmatic Constitutionalist, had intended to use a selective-prosecution defense because only politically conservative journalists have been prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 6 charges.'That doesn’t mean as part of a plea he has to say, "I intended to do this."'However, Cooper walled him off from that defense and denied his request for evidence in discovery on the dozens of journalists who were not prosecuted for being at and inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Cooper likewise denied Baker’s last-minute motion to postpone the trial due to the re-election of former President Donald J. Trump and the likelihood of Jan. 6 pardons. Baker said he originally planned to take his case to trial, but the hard-line stance taken by Judge Cooper at his Nov. 6 pretrial hearing convinced him that a trial was not worth it.“It is really a risk I was willing to take, but after the election last Tuesday and then after my pretrial hearing last Wednesday, which was the very next day, I realized right then and there that the court’s inflexibility was going to persist through a trial,” Baker said. “I said, and that’s when I informed my attorneys, ‘I’m not doing it.’”Baker expressed frustration at the lack of evidence in his case and the government’s reliance on statements he made after the protests to allege his so-called state of mind at the Capitol. Blaze Media journalist Steve Baker was prevented from using a selective-prosecution defense by US District Judge Christopher Cooper. US DOJ, Metropolitan Police Department, Capitol Police CCTV “They make accusations that are not supported by the video that they provided to us in discovery,” Baker said. “At one point, [attorney Bill Shipley] called me up and said, ‘I think they're trying to send a signal that they want you to go to trial and do this thing because the videos they’re sending show you doing nothing more than being a journalist in the building that day,’ which is exactly what I did.”Defense attorney Bill Shipley said Baker’s change of plea is not tantamount to a confession.“You don't have to make a confession. We just have to acknowledge that there’s evidence that the government has that they will use to show intent, and we are not today contesting that evidence,” Shipley said. “But that doesn’t mean as part of a plea he has to say, ‘I intended to do this.’”Baker has said he felt the DOJ was going after him for things he said on and after Jan. 6 and because his coverage as an independent journalist and later an investigative reporter for Blaze Media has caused the government embarrassment.Baker said Judge Cooper lit into him for things he has written about District of Columbia judges and the DOJ, claiming he impugned the work of the criminal justice system.“He then went into a long and passionate defense of how fair they have been,” Baker told Blaze News. “All of the judges, all of the courts have worked so hard to make sure all of the Jan. 6 defendants got a fair trial.”Shipley said the defense gave prosecutors 61 names of journalists who entered the restricted space of the Capitol but were never charged with any crime. Baker said he has a longer list of more than 90 journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, bloggers, stringers, and freelancers who were at the Capitol. Defense attorneys William Shipley (left) and Edward Tarpley Jr. appear with Blaze Media journalist Steve Baker at a press conference after Baker pleaded guilty to four Jan. 6 misdemeanors.Rebeka Zeljko/Blaze News“There’s only been three or four of us who have been tried, charged, convicted, or pled guilty — and every one of us are voices on the right side of the political ledger,” Baker said.Because there is not a “no contest” plea in federal criminal court and using an Alford plea requires approval of the attorney general, Baker ended up simply pleading guilty. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit to crimes charged but accepts being sentenced for them.“I wasn’t going to get approval for anything like that [Alford plea],” Baker said. “And so the bottom line is that the mischaracterization of the statement of facts is what I'm talking about, and I pled guilty to their assertions today to avoid the shaming process of going through one of these trials because that's exactly what they are. I have witnessed them because, as I said before, they lie.”Baker said if President-elect Donald J. Trump follows through with his campaign pledge to pardon Jan. 6 defendants, “Then I'm very confident that I'm at the top of the list.”Baker said Judge Cooper seemed to acknowledge that pardons will be forthcoming from the White House. The judge decided to give the monologue he usually reserves for sentencing hearings because, “It’s not likely I’m going to see you in March.'”Like Blaze News? 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'He used the word Mennonite': Junior hockey player suspended 5 games for 'marginalizing' an opponent
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'He used the word Mennonite': Junior hockey player suspended 5 games for 'marginalizing' an opponent

A junior hockey player was suspended for five games for referring to an opposing player as a Mennonite and therefore violating the league's rules on provocation.20-year-old Landon Sim of the London Knights was issued the five-game suspension for "marginalizing" an opponent on both "religious and cultural grounds," the Ontario Hockey League found.The OHL is in the Canadian Hockey League, which is comprised of several leagues across Canada (Western, Ontario, and Quebec) and is considered the top-tier of junior hockey in the world.On November 6, Sim was ejected with a game misconduct for his violation during a 5-1 win against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds."He used the word 'Mennonite,'" Sim's agent, Andrew Maloney, said, according to the London Free Press. "He was insulted by a player on the other team, just regular back-and-forth banter. Landon used the word toward him. I think it was just something he said without knowledge behind it," the agent added.Maloney also called Sim's remarks "wrong and inappropriate" as well as a teachable moment, among other platitudes. The OHL commissioner told the London, Ontario, outlet that a player may not use certain language to provoke another player, citing a series of prohibited language that includes: "Race, age, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.""This is a violation of the league's code of conduct and it carries with it a minimum suspension of five games," OHL commissioner Bryan Crawford said.Sim's agent did not argue for his client on a free speech basis but rather that there should be "layers" to the type of discipline a player receives depending on the language they use."A player called a kid a monkey and got the same number of games (as Sim). Last season, a player told a kid he should go kill himself and got the same amount of games. There has to be layers to this rule. It's not a bad rule, but when it's interpreted in a one-size-fits-all category, it doesn't work," Maloney attempted to explain. Landon Sim was drafted in the 6th round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ImagesThis is actually Sim's second suspension related to mean words in 2024.In May, Sim was suspended five games for calling then-Saginaw Spirit captain Braden Hache a word that allegedly implied he was "soft."Former OHL commissioner David Branch said at the time the remark was "an inappropriate comment under our diversity program," despite the league being seemingly too fearful to identify what the word was.In response, Sim's agent claimed at the time that "there is no due process in the league."All OHL players and staff are reportedly subjected to mandatory diversity policy training before each season.Sim was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and has eight points the first 10 games of the 2024-2025 OHL season.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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Upcoming Tarkov rival ARC Raiders gets a stunning gameplay reveal
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Upcoming Tarkov rival ARC Raiders gets a stunning gameplay reveal

Following its biggest closed playtest to date, Embark Studios’ upcoming extraction shooter ARC Raiders has just dropped its first ever gameplay trailer, featuring six minutes of stunning gameplay. From lengthy segments of raw, third-person combat to a brief glimpse inside your home base of Speranza, it’s finally giving shooter fans a truly deep dive into its machine-ridden world. Continue reading Upcoming Tarkov rival ARC Raiders gets a stunning gameplay reveal MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best multiplayer games, Best co-op games , Best PC games
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