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Jack Osbourne takes message to Capitol Hill: Celebrities need to 'keep their mouth shut' about politics
Jack Osbourne made it clear that he has no desire to chat about politics with the paparazzi.
Osbourne was spotted at the Capitol with his mother, Sharon, on Friday as they honored his late father, Ozzy, who passed away in 2025. As he was about to leave, the 40-year old was approached by a reporter eager to get his take on current events.
'Then be a politician, don't be an entertainer.'
Osbourne immediately shut down the conversation
"You know what, I think celebrities just need to keep their mouth shut," the Brit-American said.
'Entertain the people'
In case it wasn't clear, Osbourne put it more succinctly into an order of operations for celebrities: "Make entertainment, entertain the people, shut the f**k up."
The Aussie reporter persisted, asking why Osbourne didn't think he should use his platform to get across a "big opinion" that could "change hearts and minds."
Osbourne's simple response? If that's what you want, "Be a politician, don't be an entertainer."
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Trump 'Train'
Osbourne clearly takes after his cantankerous old man. While the elder Osbourne criticized the war in Iraq under the George W. Bush administration and spoke out against his native UK's decision to leave the European Union, for the most part he focused on his showbiz career.
Even after the former Black Sabbath frontman asked the Trump campaign to stop using his song "Crazy Train" at rallies, the two remained on good terms, with the president leaving the family a condolence voicemail after the singer's death last July.
The Osbournes told TMZ they were on Capitol Hill because Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) had entered Ozzy Osbourne's biography into the Congressional Record.
Spartz shared her "deepest sympathies" with the family last year, calling Ozzy a "true pioneer of heavy metal and an enduring symbol of the rebellious, freedom-loving spirit that resonates across our nation and throughout the world."
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Fed up
Along with ruling out a future in politics, Osbourne noted that he and his mother had a "beautiful day" in D.C.
He added, "It made us miss [my father]. He would have loved it. He would have been truly honored to be a part of this today."
Osbourne is part of a growing trend of celebrities who want very little to do with politics. This includes rocker Gene Simmons, who had nearly exactly the same message as Osbourne in March when he told liberal celebrities to "'shut the f**k up."
In fact, actor Jamie Kennedy shared similar sentiments when speaking with Osbourne on his podcast in February, when he criticized woke celebrities for calling the United States fascist.
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Parents of thugs in 'teen takeovers' may face fines — and even jail time, says Jeanine Pirro
The parents of teens creating chaos on Washington, D.C., streets may face prosecution themselves, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Dozens of videos on social media have captured acts of violence and robbery committed by large groups of teenagers at popular areas, including the Navy Yard waterfront. Law enforcement authorities say organizers use social media to alert willing participants.
'Parents: Do your job. Or we will do ours.'
On Friday, Pirro said that the parents of the teenage terrors will face the wrath of the Justice Dept. unless they take control of their children.
"There is one area that hasn't been discussed. Parental involvement has been a noted gap in any discussion," said Pirro at a media briefing.
"And I am here to say, as the United States attorney in the District of Columbia, that ends today," she added. "Starting today, my office will aggressively prosecute parents under D.C.'s curfew law."
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, has issued numerous orders establishing curfews based on age in order to combat the takeovers. Pirro said that violations of curfew cannot be prosecuted at the federal level and must be left to local law enforcement.
"That does not preclude me from bringing charges against the parents," Pirro added. "Parents: Do your job. Or we will do ours."
She said that the parents would face charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if they were found to have abetted the takeovers, failed to prevent them, or permitted their children to participate in any way.
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Those parents could face fines, court-ordered classes, and even jail time — up to six months.
"To parents, you must supervise your kids or face criminal consequences," wrote Pirro on social media. "Law abiding taxpayers should no longer have to pay for the chaos caused by parental neglect."
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Glenn Beck to risk lifetime ban from UK to speak at Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally
Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, who traveled to London this week to speak at the upcoming Unite the Kingdom Rally on Saturday, warned “The Glenn Beck Program” listeners that it may be his last time in the country.
Beck spoke with U.K. activist Tommy Robinson on Friday to discuss the upcoming march, which is expected to draw a crowd of up to 50,000 people, and the new government threats against those who attend.
'The future of our country is at stake.'
“I was told by Parliament today that if I speak, most likely, I will not be allowed to come back to England ever again,” Beck stated at the start of the program, vowing to speak at the rally even if he is permanently banned from returning.
“I am going to be speaking there, even if it is — sadly, because I love this country — even if this means I’m barred from visiting this country for the rest of my life. So be it,” Beck declared.
He noted that Saturday’s rally would include a tribute to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year while speaking on a Utah college campus. He emphasized that the march would be “very peaceful” and “family-driven.”
A day ahead of the rally, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer released a video condemning the UTK movement, accusing its organizers of “peddling hatred and division.”
“My government will not stand in the way of peaceful protest, but we will act decisively against hatred. We will use the full force of the law when that hatred manifests as violence,” Starmer stated. “And we will ban those coming into the U.K. who seek to stir it up, as we have done already.”
Beck stated that Starmer’s video “just screams setup to me,” noting that he had a similar “bad feeling” a couple of days before the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.
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Robinson joined Beck to talk about the breakdown of leadership in Great Britain, particularly regarding mass immigration and failures to address violent criminals and terrorists. He noted that the government banned numerous individuals, including journalists Ezra Levant and Avi Yemini, from entering the U.K. to attend Saturday’s rally.
“None of them have got criminal convictions, are racists, or any hatred like that,” Robinson told Beck.
“We’re not talking about him banning football hooligans and extremists here. We’re talking about mainstream political opinions that [Starmer] doesn’t agree with. ... They just banned these 11 people as far-right, racist extremist agitators who are intent on violence. They just make it up.”
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Robinson stated that the UTK rally will include gospel bands, Christian pastors, speeches, and other performances.
The Metropolitan Police will deploy 4,000 officers to the UTK event. The department is planning to use live facial recognition technology at the UTK rally, according to MP Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman. However, the department does not plan to use the technology at a nearby pro-Palestine protest the same day, which is expected to draw 30,000 participants, GB News reported.
Beck stated that this is the first time the government has publicly admitted to using facial recognition.
“That’s to send a message … [that] you’re an enemy of the state,” Beck said, adding that government officials aim to “make the crowd frightened.”
“The future of our country is at stake,” Robinson remarked.
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SNAP recipient's viral video reveals fishy free benefit — and debate online goes off the deep end
A bitter debate has erupted online after a food stamp beneficiary posted a video appreciative of a California aquarium's policy allowing recipients in for free.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium on the central coast says on its website that it participates in the Museums for All program, which allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries free or reduced-fee access.
'As someone who has been to the aquarium numerous times and seen the price go from $20 to $40 to now $65, this pisses me the f**k off.'
Many online were outraged about the program after finding out about it through the recipient's video on social media.
"This welfare s**t is legalized theft f**king bulls**t. Been working my ass off on roofs and doing electrical work my money gets eaten up by groceries, housing, and vehicle cost and these people live free on our dimes. F**k this," read one popular response.
"We make it WAY too attractive to be on welfare. You'd have to make at least 80K per year to be able to compete with everything people on welfare get for free for sitting on their asses," said another user.
"We went last year. my family payed. I don't think anyone else did. It was super crowded. I feel like the price is really $10 but I payed $400 for my family of 3 and about 37 other people," read another reply.
"Why should they get more than those of us who pay taxes? What makes them deserve it more than us. I work 5 days a week and have to sit home most of the time because I can’t afford this stuff," said another critic.
Others supported the program.
"I have zero issue with making Museums and Aquariums accessible to the poor," read one popular post. "Being able to enrich the mind should not just be available to the wealthy this is why we also have Public Schools and Libraries."
"It is offered so that children are able to share in educational experiences that their parents would be otherwise unable to afford. Are only children from middle, upper middle and wealth families entitled to educational opportunities?" asked another user.
And others attacked the critics of the program as being heartless.
"Do you realize how s***ty of a person you have to be, that you’re angry folks are going to the aquarium for free? You probably don’t, because you’re s***ty," said one user.
"Poor people deserve fun and education, too, you f**king ghoul," read another response.
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About 1,600 museums participate in the Museums for All program across the entire nation, according to the program's website.
"As someone who has been to the aquarium numerous times and seen the price go from $20 to $40 to now $65, this pisses me the f**k off," responded one riled-up user. "I go to the aquarium and spend $65 so that ebt Maria and her bastard children can have unlimited free access."
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Massie takes aim at AIPAC with new bill about Nazi-era law
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its affiliates routinely throw around tens of millions of dollars in American elections to ensure that hardline supporters of Israel are elected to the U.S. Congress on both sides of the aisle.
Rep. Thomas Massie — a Republican lawmaker with an 86.79% lifetime Turning Point Action score whom AIPAC has once again spent a fortune trying to unseat in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District — introduced legislation on Thursday that would make AIPAC subject to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.
'It simply ensures transparency.'
FARA — a law originally advanced to curb Nazi Germany's influence in America — requires certain agents acting on behalf of foreign governments, organizations, or individuals to register with the Justice Department and to make "periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts, and disbursements in support of those activities."
There have long been calls for AIPAC to have to register under FARA. Some opponents of such transparency have argued that the organization isn't foreign, that it's "'America’s pro-Israel lobby' and not the 'Israel lobby.'"
"For some reason they're immune right now," Massie said when announcing the Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity Act, or AIPAC Act for short. "I think, not just the money that's spent in politics but the lobbying that happens on Capitol Hill should be reported if it's a foreign country — whether it's Great Britain, Australia, Turkey, Qatar or Israel, it needs to be reported."
"The Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity Act does not ban speech, restrict advocacy, or prohibit Americans from supporting foreign allies," Massie said in a statement. "It simply ensures transparency. If an organization is heavily engaged in influencing U.S. policy in ways that principally benefit a foreign country, it should be required to register under FARA."
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The AIPAC Act would: clarify that U.S.-based organizations may qualify as foreign principals under FARA when their lobbying activities primarily advance the interests of a foreign power; establish "objective indicators" to determine foreign political alignment; and create a private right of action for American citizens to file complaints with the DOJ requesting probes into possible FARA violations by a foreign principal.
Massie has in recent months complained about the support his Republican challenger Ed Gallrein has enjoyed from "Israel-first billionaires Miriam Adelson, Paul Singer, and John Paulson, who himself appears in Epstein’s black book," via a PAC called MAGA KY.
The Daily Caller reported that AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition have spent upwards of $9.8 million on efforts to boost Gallrein.
Massie appears to have drawn the ire of AIPAC and leading pro-Israel activists in part due to his past criticism of aid to Israel and his criticism of American military interventions in Iran.
Blaze News has reached out to AIPAC for comment.
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Republican says top Democrat yelled at him to shoot himself during protest at Minnesota state legislature
Republicans in Minnesota are demanding accountability for a top Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party official who allegedly told a Republican to shoot himself.
Video on social media captures state Rep. Aisha Gomez (DFL) in an intense argument with Republican state Rep. Elliott Engen, and at one point she screams in his face. The exchange happened Thursday during a sit-in by Democrats angry over proposed gun restrictions that were rejected.
'Any suggestion that I would encourage violence is absurd and completely contrary to how I have conducted myself throughout my legislative career.'
Engen indicated on social media that Gomez yelled at him to "go f'ing shoot" himself and reposted video on social media making the claim.
Not only did he claim Gomez told him to shoot himself, but Engen added that "multiple" Democrat colleagues told him the same.
Republican leaders are now demanding that Gomez be punished by losing her committee assignment.
"This kind of behavior is unacceptable and it makes every person in this place less safe," said Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R). "Someone willing to spew hate and accost colleagues is unfit to serve as a leader in Minnesota."
Others are calling on Gomez to resign, which would tip over control of the House, currently tied at 67 members each, to Republicans.
However, in comments to KSTP-TV, Gomez denied using the violent rhetoric and provided video of the exchange from closer up that captures her apparently screaming, "Think of them, not yourself! How about that?!" instead.
"Total fabrication of my actual words," she said to KSTP.
Engen accused KSTP of shilling for Democrats, and when a KSTP reporter challenged him to post video of Gomez saying what he claimed, he responded defiantly.
"It was ten seconds into me being accosted on the house floor that it was said. Typically, you don’t think to have a live body cam on your colleagues, Tom. What you’re doing isn’t 'reporting.' It’s called carrying water," Engen responded.
A Blaze News request for comment to Engen's office was not immediately answered.
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The exchange comes at a time of heightened awareness about political violence after at least two more alleged assassination attempts against President Donald Trump since a bullet grazed his ear in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024.
"At no point did I say what the right wing media would have you believe was said," Gomez continued in her statement.
"I was responding to shameless floor comments from Rep. Engen where he called out Annunciation parents who lost a child to gun violence after voting against the measure they were supporting," she added. "Any suggestion that I would encourage violence is absurd and completely contrary to how I have conducted myself throughout my legislative career."
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