WATCH: Ohio police chief says ‘what everybody else is afraid to speak’ regarding Springfield's Haitian migrant crisis



The state-run media would like everyone to forget about the illegal immigrants from Haiti who overran the city of Springfield, Ohio.

However, Tremont City Chief of Police Chad Duncan is not bending the knee.

In an interview with Blaze Media’s national correspondent Julio Rosas, Duncan revealed that all radio frequencies in Springfield have been encrypted and explained that he believes local government is lining their pockets while citizens suffer.

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“We were able to hear them on the radio, and apparently they have decided to go silent or incognito ... so we don’t know what’s going on in the city,” said Duncan, adding that this happened “the day they brought the state troopers in.”

Now, Duncan joins “Blaze News Tonight’s” Jill Savage to reveal more disturbing details.

“They have encrypted all of the Springfield radios. That includes the police, the fire — everything. So we have no way of hearing what's going on with them,” he says.

“They haven’t communicated why?” asks Blaze Media editor in chief Matthew Peterson.

“They said it’s for officer safety,” he shrugs in apparent skepticism.

When asked about the potential fallout of his brutal honesty, Duncan says he’s “not really worried about that.”

“Everybody says they're going to do something, they want to do something [about the crisis in Springfield]. I've decided that I would do something — I would speak my mind and what everybody else is afraid to speak,” he tells Jill and Matthew.

“What is life like there right now?” Jill asks next.

“Everybody is on edge,” Duncan admits. “Things have been done so quickly, so drastically, and the answers that we get just don't add up.”

Matthew then brings up First Diversity Staffing, a staffing agency headquartered in Springfield and owned by a man named George Ten. According to numerous residents and reports, Ten is largely responsible for the Haitian migrant crisis, as he’s been allegedly bussing in migrants in a human trafficking operation worth $180 million.

“Do you guys see a lot of evidence of politicians getting rich off this?” he asks Duncan.

“I think people are lining their pockets at the expense of not only the Haitians but the American people,” says Duncan, who says that’s why he decided to speak out.

To hear more of Duncan’s commentary, watch the clip above.

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Don’t let the left memory-hole the attempts on Trump’s life



Google searches and social media posts related to Ryan Wesley Routh, the man allegedly behind a second attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life, skyrocketed on Sunday night. Meanwhile, searches for Thomas Matthews Crooks, the first would-be assassin about whom little is known, remained flat.

That’s just how today’s fast-paced news cycle works, some might say. Those same people would likely applaud the ABC presidential debate moderators who wanted to talk about anything but the events of July 13. But the corporate left-wing media and Democrats’ obvious desire to move on from the deadly shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, serves a dual purpose: to deny the impact of their heated rhetoric about Trump and to make Trump supporters look like conspiracy-crazed lunatics when they question any part of the official narrative. Welcome to the Twilight Zone.

A second attempt on Trump’s life once seemed impossible, but now that it’s happened, a third feels inevitable. This is a direct result of the left’s rhetoric.

The American people deserve transparency from all levels of law enforcement, including those investigating the Butler shooting. We still lack a clear understanding of Crooks' political views at the time of the assassination attempt. The FBI's decision to allow Crooks' body to be cremated just days after the shooting raises more questions. This confusion ultimately benefits the left. As Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee told Fox News on Sunday, it’s no surprise that many Americans suspect a conspiracy when a gunman knew Trump's tee time.

“We’ll never know the true story. … Washington, D.C., does not turn loose of its secrets very easily, and the American public are right to question this,” Burchett said.

The left quickly generated its own conspiracy theories after July 13. Many social media users, including MSNBC host Joy Reid, falsely claimed that the Trump campaign staged the assassination attempt for publicity. Others argue that Crooks' registration as a Republican, despite his donation to a liberal group, proves he was immune to any liberal rhetoric that might have influenced his violent behavior.

Authorities can either fuel paranoia or ease it with smart decisions. After the news broke about the possible assassination plot, public figures like Blackwater founder Erik Prince urged Florida state authorities to take charge of the investigation rather than allow the FBI to suppress information. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that the state will conduct its own investigation.

While DeSantis is on the right track, it remains uncertain how effective the state investigation will be with the federal investigation running alongside it. The Facebook account believed to belong to Routh is no longer accessible — possibly due to action by Meta at the federal government’s request. Fortunately, many X users had already captured screenshots of his posts.

These posts included advice to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris about their campaigns. They also showed that Routh saw himself as a Ukrainian freedom fighter after the 2022 Russian invasion and may even have recruited others to join the Ukrainian side.

Republican members of Congress should heed whistleblower Edward Snowden’s advice to press intelligence agencies for answers about any interactions with Routh, who might have been on their radar because of his activities.

A second attempt on Trump’s life once seemed impossible, but now that it’s happened, a third feels inevitable. This is a direct result of the left’s rhetoric. Progressives often claim that speech is violence, but they only apply that rule when Republicans say something they dislike.

Democrats may finally tone down their vitriol toward Trump and his supporters after this second close call. It’s more likely, however, that they will continue their Nazi name-calling, making Crooks and Routh just the beginning.

Americans have just witnessed one of the most dramatic events of the 21st century — the wounding of a presidential candidate at a public rally. Yet half the country seems eager to joke about its disappointment that the shooter missed.

Republicans must resist the urge to become the party of crazed conspiracy theorists. But they also must not let the events in Butler be forgotten. Don’t let the memory of July 13 fade. Keep asking what is being hidden about Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Trump on shooting: 'It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable for happening'



In further remarks on Sunday morning, former president Donald Trump thanked his supporters for their thoughts and prayers, and credited God for his ability to survive yesterday's assassination attempt.

In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump opened by saying, "Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening."

Trump's remarks appear to be well taken. Video of the shooting shows that he was turning his head to illustrate a chart that was projected on a screen to his right, and he appeared to turn his head at the last minute before the shot rang out, likely saving his life as one of the bullets whizzed through his right ear.

Trump continued, "We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness. Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed."


Trump also confirmed what RNC officials told Blaze News last night, that the Republican National Convention will go forward as planned this week in Wisconsin. "I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin."

No additional details on Trump's health or any of the medical interventions undertaken to treat his injuries have been released.

Arizona teen sentenced to probation in savage In-n-Out Burger beating arrested again



In August of 2023, Richard Kuehner's son was savagely beaten by a group of teens outside of an In-n-Out burger in Gilbert, Arizona. After months of apparent half-hearted action by the Gilbert Police Department, a number of suspects were identified and charged in the assault. Less than three weeks ago, one of the suspects, Deleon Hayes, was sentenced to a mere three years of supervised probation as a result of the attack. At his sentencing hearing, Hayes professed to be "embarrassed" and "ashamed" of his actions.

Hayes made it apparently less than two weeks before he was arrested again. According to KNXV-TV, police in Gilbert responded to a call from someone who said that Hayes had broken into their residence and refused to leave. When police arrived, Hayes admitted that he entered the building unlawfully, and had gotten into an argument with a juvenile who lived there. The juvenile alleged to police that Hayes had threatened him. According to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, the probation department is now working to revoke Hayes' probation.

The Maricopa County district attorney's office, which approved the probation-only plea deal, issued the following statement: "We are aware that DeLeon Haynes was arrested by the Gilbert Police Department for several charges, violating his probation terms. Because Deleon Haynes was sentenced on June 3rd, we are leaving the Petition to Revoke Probation in the hands of the Adult Probation Department. Once the new charge(s) are submitted, our office will review. This defendant is on felony probation, and it is the expectation of this Office that he strictly abides by the terms and conditions of probation set by the court. The decision on what comes next for the violation of probation lies within the court. I want this individual and others who have recently violated probation to know they are under scrutiny and supervision; you can no longer continue to threaten and harm the community and get away with it."

The evidence seems to suggest that probation isn't working well for the members of the "Gilbert Goons," the name given to local teens who have been suspected in a string of violence incidents in the area. Jacob Pennington, who was sentenced to probation for his role in a separate attack at In-n-Out burger in 2022, was picked up by police and arrested for consuming alcohol while underage on literally the same day he received his probation sentence.

US Olympic team plans to bring air conditioning units to Paris in defiance of organizers' climate change goals



The U.S. Olympic team will join a handful of other athlete delegations in bringing portable air conditioning units to Paris for the 2024 Olympics in spite of the city's efforts to provide cool hotel rooms at the cost of lower carbon emissions.

Explaining the group's decision, U.S Olympics CEO Sarah Hirshland said, "As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance. In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability." Hirshland did, however, praise Parisian efforts at environmental "sustainability."

Those efforts include plans to by piping cold water through the floors in the Olympic village, as well as providing fans for the athletes.

Europeans are famous for their disdain for air conditioning, as well as their lack of awareness that most of the rest of the world lives significantly closer to the equator, as well as farther away from cooling coastlines, than they do. By way of reference, Rome, Italy is one of the southernmost major cities in Europe, and it is actually north of New York City. It is estimated that fewer than 1 in 10 homes in Paris has air conditioning.

Nonetheless, the United States delegation will not be the only delegation to reject France's contention that cool floors will be sufficient to maintain peak athletic performance. Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada and Britain also plan to bring portable units to Paris.

According to the Associated Press, the countries who do so are guilty of "uncercut[ting] environmental efforts for the sake of comfort."

Australian Olympic Committee spokesman Strath Gordon rejected that characterization, noting that the Olympics are a "high-performance environment," and that this will be the one chance many athletes have to ever compete in the Olympics, which means they want to perform at their very best.

Federal abitrator orders SEIU to pay California hospital over $6 million for illegal 2020 nurses' strike



A federal arbitrator has ordered SEIU Union 121RN to pay Riverside Community Hospital $6.26 million in damages after an illegal 10-day strike in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic threatened patients' lives and health.

The union claimed at the time that the strike, which was decried by the hospital, was necessary to "sound the alarm" about what they considered to be unsafe work conditions.

Both the hospital and the arbitrator disagreed. The hospital at the time claimed that it had done all it could to ensure worker safety during the strain the early days of the pandemic put on the entire healthcare system, and the arbitrator agreed, ruling that the strike was a violation of the collective bargaining agreement. The damage amount was intended to replace the money spent by the hospital to replace the workers who walked out during the strike.

In a statement release by the hospital's parent corporation, the hospital stated, "Our contract was clear, and the union showed reckless disregard for its members and the Riverside community by calling the strike. We applaud the arbitrator's decision."

The SEIU indicated that they disagree with the decision and plan to appeal. "Healthcare workers made enormous sacrifices to keep their communities safe during the pandemic—including overcoming their fears of retaliation for telling the truth about what was happening inside the hospital walls. To penalize them for doing so is an affront to the free-speech rights of all workers."

Notably, the arbitrator's decision did not mention any penalty for speaking out about what was happening inside hospital walls. It did, however, mention a penalty for encouraging employees to refuse to show up to work when they were contractually obligated to do so.

Paris residents are planning to poop in the Seine en masse tomorrow to protest poor water conditions ahead of Olympics



A group of Paris residents is planning a mass protest that could only be found in France: protesters plan to conduct a giant, simultaneous session of pooping in the Seine River to protest water conditions ahead of the summer olympics.

The protests are apparently the result of public dissatisfaction with the government's progress in a $1.5 billion project designed to clean up the river ahead of the 2024 summer games, which will be held in Paris. The government promised to make the river swimmable before the start of the Olympics in late July. In fact, both Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo promised to go for a swim in the Seine prior to the Olympics to prove that it is safe.

Thus far, however, plans to clean up the Seine have mostly been a failure by all accounts. Companies that have sampled the river at various points have found that the river continues to contain "alarming" level of bacteria from sewage and other sources, including "alarming levels of bacteriological pollution at the Alexandre III Bridge," where the swimming portion of the triathlon event and marathon swimming event are scheduled to begin.

In apparent frustration with the government's progress, an unidentified provocateur set up a website using the hashtag, which has since gone viral, "#JeChieDansLaSeineLe23Juin" which translates into a somewhat more vulgar version of, "I pooped in the Seine on June 23rd." The website asks protesters to join because, "after putting us in sh*t it's up to them to bathe in our sh*t."

The anonymous person behind the website told local outlet ActuParis, "At the beginning, the objective was to make a joke, by bouncing off this ironic hashtag. In the end, are people really going to go sh*t in the Seine, or set up militant actions? Nothing is excluded."

The French struggles with water quality are not new to the Olympics, The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were plagued by problems with unsanitary conditions and pollution, leading to advisories to visiting athletes to stay out of the water to protect their health and safety.

Local officials in France have blamed the Seine's poor water quality on unusually high rainfall, which they say has deteriorated the water quality. They also claim they were planning to activate additional disinfection facilities ahead of the games that would increase water quality.

WNBA game moved to larger arena to accommodate crowds wanting to see Caitlin Clark



Caitlin Clark's WNBA colleagues may bristle at the attention being paid to this year's number one pick, but her effect on interest in the league simple cannot be denied. In the latest example, Clark's Fever team visited the Atlanta Dream on Friday. The Dream normally play at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia, which has a capacity of 3,500 and usually has plenty of available seats.

But demand for the tickets was so high that the game was moved to Phillips Arena in Atlanta, home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. An estimated 17,575 attended the game, shattering the previous attendance record for a Dream game, which came during their inaugural game in 2008. That game drew an estimated 11,609 fans.

On the court, the Fever won their fourth consecutive game, something the moribund franchise has not done since 2015. Clark scored 16 points on 6-12 shooting with 7 assists and 4 rebounds. She continued to struggle with turnovers, an issue that has plagued her young WNBA career, committing 7. Nonetheless, the Fever cruised to a 91-79 victory.

Clark, whose presence in games at Iowa frequently drew large crowds both at home and on the road, was nonplussed by the extra attention. "These type of environments for me, it's not that different," Clark said. "But these environments are something that I become ... I don't want to say 'used to' ... but you're accustomed to playing in. And it's fun."

Tickets are also at high demand for the Fever's upcoming Sunday game against the Chicago Sky, which have already been in two games against the Fever this year, both of which involved controversy. In the first, Sky player Chennedy Carter committed a controversial hard foul on Clark, hitting her from behind and knocking her to the ground before the ball was even thrown in bounds on the play. In the second, fellow rookie Angel Reese was assessed a flagrant 1 for a hard foul on Clark after connecting her elbow hard with Clark's head while attempting to block a shot.

Senate hearing previews emerging bipartisan consensus on reining in gain-of-function research



In a suprisingly substantive hearing today, members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee appeared to demonstrate an emerging consensus that gain-of-function research, which some believe was likely responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, requires significant additional governmental oversight or perhaps elimination altogether.

The hearing, which was chaired by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), was convened to continue the Senate's continuing investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the Senators did focus to some degree on the well-trod ground of natural origin vs. lab leak theories, but the larger portion of the debate centered around the need for reform and additional oversight of gain-of-function research by the United States government.

The hearing featured four witnesses who have been involved in varying degrees in the debate over the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, including Dr. Gregory Koblentz of George Mason University, former Stanford professor Steven C. Quay, Rutgers University Professor Dr. Richard Ebright, and Tulane Professor Dr. Robert Garry, who co-authored the highly controversial "The proximal origin of SARS-Cov-2" paper which was widely used to discredit proponents of the lab leak theory.

"The fact that this hearing even happened is a big step from the lockstep denials of any government culpability in creating the pandemic that have typically come from Democrats."

Sparks flew a few times during the course of the hearing, particularly during questioning of Dr. Garry, who was accused of scientific fraud by co-panelist Dr. Richard Ebright. Garry, for his part, continued to place himself among the apparently shrinking universe of scientists who believe that the most likely source for the pandemic was the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan. He stood by his work on the "Proximal Origins" paper, claiming, "It's been one of the most scrutinized papers in history. It's held up very well."

When confronted with emails between himself and other co-authors of the paper that seemed to suggest that all the paper's authors had at one point some degree of belief in the lab leak theory, Garry contended that the about-faces executed by himself and co-author Kristian G. Andersen were the result of adhering to "the scientific method," and not, as many have claimed, the result of a pressure campaign orchestrated by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Francis Collins, Jeremy Farrar, and others. In response to angry questioning from some Republican members of the committee about censorship efforts that were undertaken by the government in response to the paper, Garry retreated to the defense, "All we did was write a paper," and insisted that "We didn't put anything in the paper we didn't believe."

Most Senators, however, seemed to unite around an emerging bipartisan consensus that gain-of-function research needs to subjected to additional government oversight. Even Democrats on the committee, led by Peters and New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, asked both Garry and Koblentz a series of pointed questions that seemed to preview their belief that not only does government funding of research need to be reined in, but also that private research should be subjected to government regulation.

For example, at one point, Hassan pressed Koblentz on the current total lack of oversight on labs that might be conducting risky research. "Private companies, universities, and research institutions are also engaged in cutting-edge research. While their research has the potential to cure diseases and boost our economy, unless they accept federal dollars, there is very little federal oversight to ensure that private labs are engaged in safe and ethical research." Hassan also expressed concern about "researchers performing off the books experiments that may be risky or unethical ... are the United States and international authorities sufficiently equipped to mitigate these risks?"

Peters, who went out of his way to praise ranking committee member Rand Paul in his closing remarks, also declared that he and Dr. Paul were in unison that Congress should take further action to prevent future pandemics and asked the panelists for recommendations for what the government should do about this risky research.

The Senate hearings presented a stark contrast to the recent House hearings on the same subject matter, thanks likely to the absence of the polarizing Dr. Anthony Fauci. Without Fauci sucking the oxygen out of the room, Senators from both sides of the aisle appeared willing to thoughtfully tackle the problem of risky research that, as Dr. Ebright said, literally threatens the future of mankind.

Their work comes not a moment too soon. As acknowledged by virtually all participants in the hearing, the current system of federal oversight is failing spectacularly, as evidenced by several recent high-profile incidents.

Matt Kibbe, president of Free the People and producer of the new investigative series "The Coverup," available exclusively on BlazeTV, was present at the hearing, and said, "The fact that this hearing even happened is a big step from the lockstep denials of any government culpability in creating the pandemic that have typically come from Democrats. Hopefully, all of Rand Paul's work will get to the truth, and full accountability."

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MLB disciplines ump for violating gambling rules



Major League Baseball has announced that it is disciplining umpire Pat Hoberg for alleged unspecified violations of the league's gambling policy. Almost all of the details regarding the suspension - including the length of the suspension and the nature of the violation - remain shrouded in mystery. Hoberg has denied betting on baseball and is appealing the suspension.

In a statement, MLB said, "During this year's Spring Training, Major League Baseball commenced an investigation regarding a potential violation of MLB's sports betting policies by Umpire Pat Hoberg. Mr. Hoberg was removed from the field during the pendency of that investigation. While MLB's investigation did not find any evidence that games worked by Mr. Hoberg were compromised or manipulated in any way, MLB determined that discipline was warranted. Mr. Hoberg has chosen to appeal that determination. Therefore, we cannot comment further until the appeal process is concluded."

Hoberg did not return requests for comment to multiple media outlets, but he did issue a statement in response to MLB's statement. "I am appealing Major League Baseball's determination that I should be disciplined for violating the sports betting policies. While that appeal is pending, it would not be appropriate to discuss the case. That said, I have devoted my adult life to the profession of umpiring, and the integrity of baseball is of the utmost importance to me. I look forward to the appeal process, and I am grateful that the Major League Baseball Umpires Association is supporting me in the appeal."

Hoberg is widely regarded as one of the best ball-strike calling umpires in the game, being consistently rated near the top in accuracy ratings by Umpire Scorecards and other independent internet services that grade umpire accuracy.

The suspension comes as baseball and other sports continue to wrestle with the expansion of legalized sports gambling in the United States. Baseball's most famous player, Shohei Ohtani, was implicated in a major gambling scandal earlier this year when millions of dollars was transferred from his accounts to cover gambling debts placed with an unlicensed bookie. The FBI, MLB, and Ohtani have all stated that they believe this action was done without Ohtani's knowledge by Ohtani's interpreter, who has pled guilty to federal charges in connection with the incident.

The MLB also banned Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life after an investigation allegedly revealed that Marcano had bet on Pirates games while playing with the team. Earlier this year, Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter was banned for allegedly manipulating games at the behest of gamblers.