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JD Vance's half-brother becomes another casualty of Tuesday's electoral bloodbath, losing Ohio race in a landslide
Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance's 36-year-old half-brother, decided to run for mayor of Cincinnati after watching President Donald Trump's second inauguration. He told Politico earlier this year, "I was just really inspired, because I look up to my brother not just as a political model but as a role model."
Bowman's stated goal was to address the city's "deteriorating infrastructure, unsafe streets, and misallocated funds."
'Government can't fix everything.'
Evidently the residents of Cincinnati, who haven't had a Republican mayor since 1971, weren't ready for change.
According to the unofficial totals from the Hamilton County Board of Elections, the Democrat incumbent, Mayor Aftab Pureval, beat Bowman by over 55 percentage points — 78.21% to 21.76%. Bowman qualified for the general election after securing only 13% of the vote in the May primary.
"Pray for our leadership," Bowman said after losing the race. "We have to pray for our city. We want them to win because — I've said this since the beginning of the campaign — we cannot copy and paste national politics when it comes to these city elections. We cannot just divide ourselves more and more when it comes to these cities. We want our cities to succeed."
Although Bowman made abundantly clear that he is proud of his family, particularly his older half-brother, he focused his messaging during the campaign on the needs of the city. Pureval, on the other hand, appeared keen to make the election a referendum on the Trump administration, stating during the Oct. 9 mayoral debate that Bowman "represents MAGA" and "you either support the Trump agenda or you don't."
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"You can't run for mayor and not be concerned with the federal employees who are getting fired, not be concerned with the racializing of our own public safety challenges here in our community," said the Democrat mayor, who underscored in May that Cincinnati is a sanctuary city and should remain "a global destination for top-tier talent."
Despite previously smearing his opponent and Bowman's supporters as "MAGA extremists," Pureval — who first assumed office in January 2022 — indicated in his victory speech that Bowman was "very classy" in how he handled the defeat and signaled an interest in possible collaboration down the road.
Bowman was one of several Republicans who experienced humiliating defeats on Tuesday.
Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia's Republican lieutenant governor, lost her state's gubernatorial election by double digits to Democrat radical Abigail Spanberger; Republican strategist John Reid lost the election for Virginia's lieutenant governor to Democrat Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi; and Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli lost the New Jersey gubernatorial race to Democrat candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
Bowman wrapped up his concession speech with a Christian message, stating, "Government can't fix everything, but you know what can fix everything is our relationship with Jesus Christ. And that's why I want to encourage anybody watching, as well, if you've never given your heart to Jesus, if you've never even considered it, try it."
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Dad goes absolutely primal on stranger who reportedly opened his home's front door and told his 'little daughter' he's a cop
A family in Toledo, Ohio, got a most unwelcome visitor Saturday afternoon — a male they didn't know who allegedly opened their front door and announced to a young daughter that he was a police officer.
"This guy came through the back alley, came to the front door, and he was trying to open the entrance," Steven Aranda told WTVG-TV of the frightening encounter. "And my little daughter said, ‘What are you doing?’ She said, ‘You don’t belong here,’ and then he said he was a Toledo cop."
'I threw him down on the ground — slammed him on the concrete and beat him up.'
Charging documents indicated that Parker Jackson, 33, claimed he was a police officer and needed to check on the children in the home, the station said.
Aranda told WTVG Jackson didn't look like a police officer, and a Toledo Police report Blaze News obtained indicated that Jackson provided no identification backing up his claim that he was a cop.
The station said Aranda was concerned about protecting his children and took matters into his own hands.
'I snatched his a*s up, and I threw him down on the ground — slammed him on the concrete and beat him up," Aranda told WTVG. “I pinned him down until the cops got here.”
Indeed, Jackson's arrest photo shows him with a bloody, swollen lip and a cut above his eye.
The police report also said Jackson was showing "visible symptoms of intoxication" by the time officers arrived. In fact, the report added that Jackson appeared to have been carrying several opened and unopened cans of Milwaukee's Best Ice beer at the time of his arrest. The report also said Jackson acknowledged opening the home's front door and claiming to be a police officer.
Jackson pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated trespassing, inducing panic, and impersonating a police officer, WTVG reported, adding that a judge ordered Jackson to stay away from the family and set his bond at $1,500.
Aranda told the station his four children were shaken by the incident.
“The kids were kind of scared a little bit 'cause, you know, they ain't been playing outside now in the past few days because you can’t trust nobody no more,” he noted to WTVG. “Watch out for your kids where they play at and their surroundings.”
You can watch the video of Aranda's interview with WTVG here.
Jackson on Friday was still behind bars at Lucas County Jail, officials told Blaze News.
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The American history they don't want your kids to know
History is not indoctrination — or is it?
How many people know that the scriptures were cited by our founders more than Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone combined? Students learn that James Madison is the father of the Constitution, but do they know that he would likely have failed unless he had promised a bill of rights to Pastor John Leland?
My frustration with the lack of education boiled over with the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Does today’s generation realized that the pilgrims were literally a church plant and that the Mayflower Compact was modeled after a church covenant?
It's more likely they believe that America was formed under secular influences with just a tiny tip of the hat to a generic god for good measure.
The doctrine of the separation of church and state, they assume, is to purge religion from the civic arena at the behest of Jefferson and the Constitution. Most are shocked to learn that this doctrine originated with a politically engaged pastor, Roger Williams. He had been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs and threatened with deportation back to England, where he would certainly be imprisoned. Instead, he fled north with the assistance of the Native Americans, where he founded Providence. Williams derived this concept from Isaiah 5, likening the vineyard to the church, the wild grapes to the world, and the hedge to the wall of separation.
As a pastor in the Ohio legislature, hardly a day goes by that the uninformed do not criticize my engagement in the political sphere without any awareness that the top signature on the Bill of Rights was a pastor who also happened to be the first speaker of the House.
My frustration with the lack of education boiled over with the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
I met Charlie at the National Association of Christian Lawmakers conference last December. He was grateful for the work that I had done in Ohio on the SAFE Act and Save Women’s Sports and emphasized the power of pastors being engaged. He understood our American heritage and preached the power of God’s people being engaged.
My colleagues observed that he was a unique blend of Rush Limbaugh and Billy Graham. But in a nation increasingly unaware of its own heritage, his bold proclamations elicited hate, anger, and violence from the uninformed.
This is the fruit of deconstruction and post-structuralism in America. When one generation stops teaching our history and the next generation starts rewriting it, we shouldn't be left wondering why our youth are disconnected and disaffected.
The Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act is my response to ensure that each generation can enjoy the benefits of learning the source of liberty as told by our founding fathers.
America’s educators who understand these truths know that hate groups like the Freedom from Religion Foundation lurk in the shadows ready to prey on them with lawsuits designed to silence and intimidate them. One superintendent informed me that it was, in fact, a violation of the First Amendment to teach the impact of religion on America. It’s not, of course, but I couldn't convince him of the truth.
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During our first committee hearing on the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, opponents asked why we only mention Christianity in the bill. The answer is simple: All faiths are equally free — but not all faiths contributed equally to ensure that freedom.
One Democrat retorted that our founding fathers used generic monikers for deity so that all could interpret God to be who they imagined Him to be. He was insulted that I wrote, “If we were to remove Christianity from American history, we would have no American history.”
Rather than taking my word for it, I suggested that he consult the founding fathers.
John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson on June 28, 1813, “The general Principles, on which the Fathers Achieved Independence, were the only Principles in which, that beautiful Assembly of young Gentlemen could Unite, and these Principles only could be intended by them in their Address, or by me in my Answer. And what were these general Principles? I answer, the general Principles of Christianity, in which all those Sects were United.”
The Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act simply affirms that teaching the positive impact of Christianity on American history is consistent with the First Amendment and is not a violation of the doctrine of the separation of church and state.
Teachers should be free to teach the truth. My hope is that Charlie is smiling down on this legislation and realizes that the impact he made will outlive him for generations to come.
Starbucks barista fired after writing hateful message on cup with Charlie Kirk's favorite order
An Ohio barista was fired after she wrote a disparaging message on a customer's cup.
Since Charlie Kirk's murder, a video of a young woman asking him what he orders at Starbucks has gone viral. Kirk revealed in the video that due to his frequent speaking engagements, he orders "literally just Mint Majesty tea with two honeys" to preserve his speaking voice.
Starbucks called the writing on the cup 'unacceptable.'
Since then, Americans have honored the late activist by ordering his favorite drink at their local Starbucks. In Middletown, Ohio — the hometown of Vice President JD Vance — a woman said her local Starbucks proved to her exactly why she does not frequent the business.
"The girl at Starbucks thought she was cute," wrote Autumn Perkins. The customer added that even though she is not a big fan of the company, she decided to support Kirk by ordering his favorite drink.
Attached to Perkins' Facebook post was a photo of her coffee cup that showed the words "racists fav drink" written on it.
"Thank you Starbucks for proving to me exactly why I prefer to support my small local Christian owned and operated coffee shop," Perkins added.
However, after revealing she had complained to the store manager, Perkins said she heard back from the location the following morning.
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The Kroger in which the Starbucks is located contacted Perkins to let her know the employee had been fired, she claimed.
"Between last night and this morning I have had several Kroger employees reach out to me and they took this very seriously. As a long time customer of this particular Kroger location I am pleased with the way they quickly reacted and responded," the customer wrote. "Thank you Kroger for doing what was right."
A Kroger spokesperson provided comment to the Cincinnati Enquirer and stated the actions of the former employee do not reflect the grocer's values.
In a comment to Fox News Digital, Starbucks called the writing on the cup "unacceptable."
"We have clear policies that prohibit negative messages to help preserve a welcoming environment," Starbucks added. The company also confirmed the employee in question had been fired by Kroger.
Typically, Starbucks baristas write the customer's name on the drink, and while it is unclear if Perkins requested her own name or Kirk's, the latter gesture has also become popular enough that Starbucks released a statement about it.
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Videos have circulated showing Starbucks customers not only ordering Kirk's favorite drink, but asking for his name to be written on their cup.
Starbucks said it had reviewed some incidents of customers claiming rude messages had been written on their cups instead, but in at least one instance, the message was written after the customer received the drink.
Nonetheless, Starbucks has plainly stated that "when a customer wants to use a different name — including the name Charlie Kirk — when ordering their drink in our café, we aim to respect their preference."
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