Protest Is Overrated
For most protests in modern America, the operating assumption is that action from the government will solve the problem.For most protests in modern America, the operating assumption is that action from the government will solve the problem.Kids 'cosplaying as ICE agents' and performing raids on 'illegals' in Roblox game
Illegal aliens are in the crosshairs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — even in the video game world.
Users of the massively popular online game Roblox are not only performing in-game raids on "illegals," but they are also facing anti-ICE protests in the game's fictional streets.
'This is the only thing we can turn to.'
In Roblox, gamers can design virtually anything in a scaled-down, pixelated 3D world, leading to intricate gardens, basketball courts, or, in this case, federal agents sweeping facilities for illegal immigrants.
"Kids are cosplaying as ICE agents in Roblox, staging raids on fellow players who they deem illegal," reporter Taylor Lorenz wrote on X. "Hundreds of kids are also protesting ICE in rallies across Brookhaven, Roblox's most popular experience."
In one staged scenario, ICE agents raid a Roblox version of a chicken restaurant called Los Pollos Hermanos found in the hit TV show "Breaking Bad."
A firefight ensues, and ICE makes arrests of several employees.
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Other videos posted to TikTok show a raid on a character in his bedroom at the hands of just one ICE agent with a baseball bat, while another shows an organized anti-ICE protest, complete with signs that say "F Ice," likely because curse words are not allowed on the platform.
Lorenz spoke to a 17-year-old who she said "organized the largest anti-ICE protest in Roblox," which featured burning police cars and Roblox characters holding Mexican flags while battling police.
"A lot of young people really want to protest and put their words and beliefs out there but are unable to," the child told Lorenz. "So this is the only thing we can turn to."
At least six more in-game anti-ICE protests were being organized, according to the teen. Most of the action has reportedly happened in "Brookhaven," the most popular server in Roblox, which has seen upwards of one million users at one time.
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Blaze News previously reported on Roblox's enormous user base last year, about 58% of which were under the age of 16, equating to around 46 million children on the platform.
However, Roblox has strict safety measures and a history of taking serious precautions to protect children.
Roblox did not respond to a request for comment regarding whether or not in-game scenarios like the protests and raids went against their terms of service.
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Former reality TV contestant shot and killed at No Kings protest by 'peacekeeper,' police say
A Utah man was killed during a No Kings protest after he was inadvertently shot at a demonstration in downtown Salt Lake City, according to police.
Around 7:56 p.m. on Saturday, a sergeant with the Salt Lake City Police Department Motor Squad reported hearing gunfire at the demonstration that drew approximately 10,000 protesters, according to a statement from the Salt Lake City Police Department.
'The shooting at tonight’s protest in Salt Lake City is a deeply troubling act of violence and has no place in our public square.'
"As panic spread throughout the area, hundreds of people ran for safety, hiding in parking garages, behind barriers, and going into nearby businesses," the Salt Lake City Police Department stated.
Officers and two Salt Lake City Police Department SWAT team members — who are also Salt Lake City Fire paramedics — located a man suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately conducted lifesaving measures.
The shooting victim was rushed to a local hospital, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.
Police identified the shooting victim as Arthur Folasa Ah Loo. Authorities said Loo had been an "innocent bystander who was not the intended target of the gunfire."
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Just minutes after the shooting, people at the No Kings protest flagged down police officers. The officers found 24-year-old Arturo Gamboa armed and dressed in black, wearing a black mask as he was "crouching among a group of people with a gunshot wound."
People at the protest informed police officers that there was a firearm near where Gamboa was crouching, which was described as an "AR-15-style rifle."
Two men, identified as peacekeeping members at the demonstration, informed officers that Gamboa was acting in a "suspicious" manner before the shooting.
The peacekeepers told police that they "saw Gamboa move away from the crowd and move into a secluded area behind a wall — behavior they found suspicious."
"One of the peacekeepers told detectives he saw Gamboa pull out an AR-15-style rifle from a backpack and begin manipulating it," according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.
The peacekeepers reportedly drew their guns and ordered Gamboa to drop his firearm.
Witnesses at the protest claimed that Gamboa disregarded the orders and lifted his rifle, then began running toward the crowd while "holding the weapon in a firing position."
One of the peacekeepers allegedly responded by firing three gunshots toward Gamboa, who was hit by gunfire. However, police said that one of the rounds struck Loo.
The peacekeepers immediately attempted to provide aid to Loo, according to the press release from the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Police said Gamboa was transported to the hospital.
Gamboa was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail. He was charged with murder.
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Police stated, "Detectives have developed probable cause that Gamboa acted under circumstances that showed a depraved indifference to human life, knowingly engaged in conduct that created a grave risk of death, and ultimately caused the death of an innocent community member."
Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said, "Our detectives are now working to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. We will not allow this individual act to create fear in our community."
Redd added, "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the 39-year-old man who was killed, and with the many community members who were impacted by this traumatic incident."
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) wrote on the X social media platform, "The shooting at tonight’s protest in Salt Lake City is a deeply troubling act of violence and has no place in our public square. This is an active situation, and we’re working closely with law enforcement to ensure accountability."
According to KSL, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall (D) said, "The purpose of today's demonstration was a powerful and peaceful expression until this event, and that cannot be overshadowed or silenced by a single act meant to harm. I want to urge everyone in the public to be calm, to give one another grace, and to look out for one another tonight in the coming days."
KSL reported that Loo was a "widely-known and accomplished fashion designer" who appeared on the 17th season of the "Project Runway" reality TV show.
Loo — who was born and grew up in Samoa — is survived by his wife.
The Salt Lake City Police Department said the investigation into the deadly shooting is ongoing.
The Salt Lake City Police Department is urging anyone who took photos and videos at the crime scene to submit possible evidence here.
You can watch the press conference from the Salt Lake Police Department on the deadly No Kings protest shooting below.
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Anti-ICE protester exposed as serial left-wing activist since 1980s, protested at 'Dyke' march and against Coca-Cola
Two anti-immigration enforcement protesters who blocked New York City traffic this week have been revealed as long-time activists, with one participating in protests since the 1980s.
The two activists were filmed on Tuesday morning blocking traffic on Houston Street in Lower Manhattan. One of the New Yorkers in the stopped traffic, a mother, pleaded with the activists to move out of the way so she could get to work. The activists instead told her there was nothing they could do, with one even laughing at the idea that she had a job to get to.
'We were preventing the cars from driving into the marchers. There were at least 10,000 of them behind us.'
The two activists, who were part of a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting illegal immigrants, were identified by the Daily Mail as individuals who have been involved in left-wing activism for years.
One activist, identified as Karen Ramspacher, is a 60-year-old who has engaged in activism since at least 1989. As the Daily Mail noted, Ramspacher was quoted in a 1989 issue of OutWeek magazine about being arrested at an abortion rights protest.
In 2002, Ramspacher, then part of a group called ACT UP, was quoted in a report about a protest against the Coca-Cola Company. The ACT UP activists were described by the Nation as "an organization known for civil disobedience and surprise protests."
In a 2020 article from the Cut, Ramspacher was quoted on her view of activism.
"What activism does is it focuses your attention and turns your fear into something good," Ramspacher told the outlet.
Also according to the Daily Mail, Ramspacher was pictured at the 2017 25th Annual Dyke March for lesbian rights and the 2022 Women's March in Washington, D.C.
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Ramspacher justified impeding the NYC traffic this week in an interview with the Daily Mail, saying it was "a temporary, momentary interruption to the regular flow of traffic" in order to "bring attention and express people's concerns about this dangerous situation we find ourselves in where the military and ICE agents are going into the communities and taking our friends and family members."
The veteran activist said that she and the male protester were not necessarily blocking traffic, but rather "we were preventing the cars from driving into the marchers. There were at least 10,000 of them behind us."
Ramspacher also said in the interview that she did not know the male protester, despite both holding onto the same bicycle when blocking traffic. That man was identified by the Daily Mail as Trevor Britvec, who also has a history of activism in the city.
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The U.K. outlet cited public records showing that Britvec sued New York City over alleged civil rights violations by the NYPD in July 2020 at a Black Lives Matter protest.
Britvec was also allegedly arrested in September 2020 but had his charges dismissed. He was part of a subsequent lawsuit against New York City with other BLM protesters, resulting in a settlement with the city. Britvec was awarded $115,000, the Daily Mail reported.
Interestingly, in the video from earlier this week, Britvec mocked a desperate mother over having to go to work:
"Oh no, not work," the male protester said sarcastically to reporter Savanah Hernandez, who filmed the ordeal. "I care so much," Britvec joked, making a mockery of the mother's situation.
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Billionaire Walmart heiress funds anti-Trump chaos, backs radical 'No Kings' protests
Christy Walton, a geriatric heiress to the Walmart fortune who had a 2% stake in the company as of last year, has made no secret of her liberal bent and has proven willing to shovel money into initiatives she apparently reckons will further the cause.
Walton, whose net worth Forbes presently puts north of $19 billion, co-hosted a fundraiser last year for Kamala Harris' doomed presidential campaign and recently poured cash into a group supporting Senate Democrats.
She previously dumped tens of thousands of dollars into the Lincoln Project, the anti-Trump group founded by a handful of former Republican operatives, including John Weaver, who allegedly had a habit of sexually harassing young men online. Walton continued donating to the group even after it staged a fake white supremacist rally in late 2021 to smear then-candidate Glenn Youngkin ahead of the Virginia gubernatorial election.
'We will make action everywhere else the story of America that day.'
After throwing her money behind various political failures, she now appears keen to support something more consequential.
While fellow travelers were attacking police and federal law enforcement agents in Los Angeles, the Walmart heiress set about promoting even more unrest, placing a full-page ad in the New York Times on Sunday featuring an image of the Statue of Liberty and a list of collective declarations, including "we defend against aggression by dictators" and "we uphold and defend the Constitution."
While nearly identical to an anodyne ad she placed in the paper in March, Walton's new ad also contained a call to action along with a QR code directing viewers to a website for the "No Kings" demonstrations planned across the country for June 14.
According to the organizers' tool kit for the demonstrations, "NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration."
The event page notes, "On June 14th, we rise up."
President Donald Trump is planning to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Army with a parade in the nation's capital. The No Kings rally is supposed to serve as a leftist counterpoint.
The tool kit states: "Instead of allowing this military parade to be the center of gravity, we will make action everywhere else the story of America that day: people coming together in communities across the country to reject strongman politics and corruption."
While the Associated Press suggested the No Kings rally would involve a march to the White House, organizers claim on their website that they are not holding an event in Washington, D.C., directing fellow travelers in the area to instead find a mobilization in Virginia or Maryland.
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No Kings counts among its partners various radical organizations such Planned Parenthood, the Freedom from Religion Foundation, and the Organization for Black Struggle. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), fresh off defending his private jet usage to and from speeches condemning inequality, is also apparently a supporter.
Randi Weingarten, the American Federation of Teachers boss instrumental in keeping kids out of the classroom during the pandemic, is hosting a "No Kings Day Town Hall" Tuesday evening, promising to help fellow radicals "get ready to organize, mobilize, and build power for the future." Other such events are planned in the lead-up to the nationwide uprising.
The outfit behind the protests promoted by Walton is the 50501 Movement, a leftist anti-Trump protest group.
Blaze News previously reported that the Massachusetts chapter of the 50501 Movement was behind the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest in Boston on Monday.
Kylie Bemis, an organizer with 50501, framed the protests as a response to an "act of war."
"This is an attack on American liberty," Bemis said in a statement obtained by Boston.com. "The right to freedom of speech and due process of the law must be protected above all else, and the response by the Trump administration is tantamount to a declaration of war against the American people."
'President Trump will always do what is needed to keep American citizens safe.'
Blaze News reached out to the email provided at the bottom of Walton's ad but did not receive a response by deadline. However, a source familiar with Walton's thinking on the topic told Blaze news that the "ad is a personal message from Christy that focuses on encouraging people to engage peacefully and civically in next weekend's events on June 14th."
"Her message promotes peaceful dialogue and the sharing of diverse views and voices," continued the source. "She condemns violence in all forms and continues to emphasize the importance of listening to one another."
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) intimated that Walton's advertisement might have less to do with ideology and more to do with maximizing the value of her stake in Walmart, noting, "Looks like the Walmart dynasty is big mad about China tariffs."
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Walmart declined Blaze News' request for comment. The Walton family office could not immediately be reached for comment.
When asked about the forthcoming nationwide protests, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson previously told Blaze News, "Any individual who wants to mimic the violence, lawlessness, and rioting in California should think twice."
"President Trump will always do what is needed to keep American citizens safe, especially when weak Democrat leaders fail to do so," added Jackson.
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White House warns radicals now massing in Boston, elsewhere in wake of LA riots: 'Think twice'
The Trump administration's enforcement of the law in Los Angeles not only enraged California Democrats but their fellow travelers further abroad as well — some of whom are now hitting the streets in cities across the country.
The White House has made clear that its zero-tolerance policy for violent radicalism in Los Angeles applies nationally.
When asked about radicals' planned gatherings, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Blaze News, "Any individual who wants to mimic the violence, lawlessness, and rioting in California should think twice."
"President Trump will always do what is needed to keep American citizens safe, especially when weak Democrat leaders fail to do so," added Jackson.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents executed a number of lawful operations last week in California, including one that local Service Employees International Union President David Huerta allegedly tried to impede, resulting in his arrest on Friday.
Thugs in Los Angeles reacted to the ICE raids by attacking police and federal agents, blockading major thoroughfares, setting fires across the city, and looting downtown businesses.
President Donald Trump responded to the riots on Saturday by calling up the National Guard to protect federal personnel and property and emphasized the following day that the efforts by "violent, insurrectionist mobs" to prevent ICE agents from doing their jobs would "only strengthen our resolve."
Amid the riots, Democratic leaders and politicians — including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey — directed their ire at the lawful rather than at the lawless. California Gov. Gavin Newsom not only condemned the president but sided once again with foreign nationals.
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Democratic PACs and leftist groups have since attempted to pressure federal lawmakers to demand an end to workplace ICE raids. Meanwhile, SEIU and other labor groups summoned their members to join demonstrations Monday against the enforcement of federal immigration law and for the release of federal arrestees.
The Massachusetts chapter of the 50501 Movement, a leftist anti-Trump protest group, was among the outfits that heeded the call of the SEIU, both directing fellow travelers to take to the streets and claiming that the detentions of illegal aliens and the federally championed clampdown on rioters in L.A. was their "Reichstag Fire moment."
'The response by the Trump administration is tantamount to a declaration of war.'
Mass 50501 claimed in its Sunday call to action that its rally at Boston City Hall is:
not simply to protest the National Guard being called to L.A. This rally is to put pressure on our government in Massachusetts to take steps immediately to protect us from a similar fate, while we still have time to brace for the impact. This rally is to demand that Governor Healey use her executive order powers to stop the National Guard and other military forces from entering Massachusetts or being activated by the federal government here, as well as to call on the National Guard on Massachusetts’ behalf, to prevent Trump trying to call on it himself to suppress dissent in our state.
The protesters, apparently joined by representatives from the Massachusetts chapter of the ACLU, appear to be preaching to the choir granted Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has criticized the efforts of immigration enforcement officials and compared ICE agents last week to neo-Nazis.
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In addition to amassing demonstrators in Boston on Monday, the 50501 Movement is promoting a nationwide uprising on June 14 called "No Kings."
The blurb for the event states, "They've defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far."
Kylie Bemis, an organizer with 50501, framed the protests as a response to an "act of war."
"This is an attack on American liberty," Bemis said in a statement obtained by Boston.com. "The right to freedom of speech and due process of the law must be protected above all else, and the response by the Trump administration is tantamount to a declaration of war against the American people."
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Democrat Representative Urges Protesters To Harass Congressmen At Church
'Congress should not be operating as business as usual... Colleagues of mine should not be able to go to church or to go to the neighborhood gas station...'No, The First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Anti-American Agitation
The First Amendment is not a suicide pact between a nation and foreigners who wish it harm.Pro-gangster protesters crash Marjorie Taylor Greene rally. Two get the high-voltage treatment: 'There ya go.'
Several radicals descended Tuesday on a town hall hosted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Cobb County, Georgia. Some protesters fought with police while others repeatedly screamed out in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran MS-13 member deported on March 15 by the Trump administration.
The disruption did not go in the protesters' favor.
The radicals — at least one of whom came from outside the district — not only failed to intimidate Greene, who laughed off their protest and underscored her support for the president, but were unceremoniously shown the way outside or, in some cases, to the ground by police officers who proved unwilling to tolerate leftist violence.
Footage shows one particularly unruly protester violently grab a police officer by the collar near a gaggle of journalists and cameramen. Additional cops can be seen rushing in to help march the protester toward the exit. A second camera captured footage of the same protester thrashing and lashing out at officers until one officer gives the order: "Put your hands behind your back."
An officer can be seen drawing his taser, then lighting up the protester.
'Blessed are the peacemakers.'
Greene, still at the podium, can be heard saying in response to the tasing, "There ya go!" as members of the audience cheered.
One of the protesters who decided to walk out without attacking police repeatedly screamed, "Free Kilmar!" in reference to Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien who was found by more than one immigration court to be a "danger to the community."
Another cried out, "Free Garcia."
Greene noted on X Wednesday morning, "For anyone questioning or criticizing the police at my townhall last night, the GREAT police officers conducted themselves in textbook fashion and protected every single person there by keeping the peace!"
"These protestors were deranged and aggressive and lost control of themselves the second the townhall started," continued Greene. "Police officers should make more money, have better pensions, and deserve everyone's gratitude and respect!!! Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God."
The Acworth Police Department indicated in a release that while preparing for the event, crime analysts discovered posts online indicating that radicals had something planned for the town hall at the Acworth Community Center.
"Sadly, as soon as the Congresswoman began her presentation, several members of the audience became disruptive and created an imminent public safety threat for all in attendance," stated the APD, which worked in conjunction with the Cobb County Police Department, the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, the Kennesaw Police Department, and the Georgia State Patrol. "Their intentions were clear, to place the members of our beloved police department in a no-win situation in front of numerous media outlets."
The APD indicated that six protesters were ultimately removed from the town hall without issue. Another three were arrested, two of whom were subdued with the aid of tasers.
'I'm not intimidated by the Democrats who tried to shut down my town hall tonight.'
Andrew Russell Nelms, 40, of Atlanta and Johnny Keith, 45, of Dallas were both charged with simple battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Kiyana Name Davis of Dallas was cited for vulgar language.
Police indicated that in the process of removing the radicals from the event, officers "were threatened, physically resisted, and harmed."
Greene stated, "I'm not intimidated by the Democrats who tried to shut down my town hall tonight. I refused to tolerate their selfish attempts to disrupt an event that was for all of my constituents, not just the ones who could make the most noise."
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'He's a man!' Woman screams at man in women's fencing tournament as officials claim 'there's nothing to oppose'
Chaos erupted as several women protested the inclusion of a male athlete in a female fencing tournament over the weekend.
The male athlete in question is Annika Rose Suchoski, who made headlines in 2024 after coming in second in a women's fencing tournament despite only being in the sport for six months, the Daily Mail reported.
Suchoski reportedly towered over his competition at the Fortune Fencing Regional Championships last year, and therefore it came as no surprise that activists in California were ready to call out the six-foot athlete. Online posts ahead of the Women's Epee Foil noted that Suchoski was set to take part in the 40-49 women's division; Suchoski is reportedly 40 years old.
'[It] has nothing to do with the biological reality of sex.'
A video from the event at the Los Angeles Convention Center showed at least one woman was incredibly vocal about the ordeal but was quickly met with an onslaught of justification from staff members. A male staff member explained to the woman, "According to the rules of USA Fencing, this athlete is perfectly within the line, they are perfectly, legally here, within the rules of USA Fencing."
The woman then asked, "But why don't you oppose that as a man, standing up for women?"
"There's nothing to oppose, there's nothing wrong —" the man replied, before the woman began yelling.
"There's a man. ... There's a man fencing as a woman!"
"There is not," another man stated as he came into frame. "Please stop," the man said, but the woman continued to yell.
"He's a man!" she repeated.
"That is incorrect, ma'am," the second man insisted.
In a subsequent video, a female staff member said the policy in place was not meant to reflect biology, but rather operates under the "societal concept of gender."
"[It] has nothing to do with the biological reality of sex," she noted.
The staffer soon became enraged and encroached on the protester and asked if she wanted to "grab a handful" of her genitals in order to prove her sex or gender.
Other men, including one who claimed to be the female staffer's husband, attempted to intimidate the protester, while another remarked, "It's a shame you have so much shame in your heart."
Several men labeled the protester as unattractive and said she was disrupting or harming other athletes in the tournament.
Simultaneously, attendees and even competitors at the event attempted to block out a woman's sign that read, "Rosa sat, women stand[.] No men in women's sports."
Recently, a female fencer staged a protest when she refused to compete against a man at a women's tournament in Maryland. This inspired Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who sent a letter to USA Fencing, the governing body of the sport in the United States. Cruz asked how many fencing matches women have had against men under USA Fencing's governance and if any injuries had occurred in those matches.
Cruz noted that in order to retain its recognition as a national governing body, USA Fencing would have to comply with Olympic and federal standards, which included President Trump's executive order that requires women's competitions to be female-only.
USA Fencing told Blaze News its policy from 2023 justified the inclusion of male athletes in the women's category.
"The policy was designed to expand access to the sport of fencing and create inclusive, safe spaces," said Nicole Kirk, USA Fencing's communications coordinator. "The policy is based on the principle that everyone should have the ability to participate in sports and was based upon the research available of the day."
The organization will always "err on the side of inclusion," the spokeswoman added.
USA Fencing did not respond to an additional query regarding whether or not the organization would be changing its policy to reflect President Trump's executive order.
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