Month: May 2026

Three days after appearing at a playoff game, four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux was found dead at 60 in a Florida furniture store he owned — and the circumstances have left the hockey world stunned.

Story Snapshot

• Claude Lemieux, one of the most decorated and polarizing players in National Hockey League history, died by suicide on May 28, 2026, at age 60 in Lake Park, Florida.
• His body was discovered just before 3:30 a.m. by one of his sons in the rear warehouse of the family’s furniture business.
• The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death; the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner also confirmed it, though Florida law restricts the release of forensic records in suicide cases.
• Lemieux won four Stanley Cup championships with three different franchises and remains one of the most controversial figures in the sport’s modern era.

Found by His Son in the Early Morning Hours

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that authorities responded to a furniture store in Lake Park, Florida, in the early hours of May 28, 2026. ^[2] Deputies found Lemieux’s body just before 3:30 a.m. in a rear warehouse area of the business. ^[2] One of his adult sons discovered him. ^[6] The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner confirmed the death, though the examiner’s office declined to release underlying records, citing Florida statutes that exempt suicide investigation files from public disclosure.

The death came just three days after Lemieux made what would be his final public appearance, attending a playoff game. ^[6] That timing has added a layer of shock to the grief spreading through the hockey community. Multiple major outlets — ESPN, CBS Sports, Sportsnet, and WPBF 25 News — all independently reported the same core facts: age 60, Lake Park, Florida, and a suicide classification attributed to law enforcement. ^[4][5][6] The convergence of those reports gives the account institutional weight, even as the underlying forensic file remains sealed.

A Career Built on Winning — and on Getting Under Your Skin

Claude Lemieux won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens, in 1995 and 2000 with the New Jersey Devils, and in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche. ^[3] That four-championship résumé places him among the rarest achievers in professional hockey. He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player in 1995. ^[3] But his legacy was never clean or simple. Lemieux was the kind of player opponents despised and teammates treasured — relentlessly physical, psychologically aggressive, and utterly indifferent to being liked.

His 1996 hit on Kris Draper during the Western Conference Finals, which shattered Draper’s face and ignited one of the most bitter rivalries in the sport’s history with the Detroit Red Wings, defined public perception of him for a generation. ^[3] He was suspended, vilified in Detroit, and celebrated in Colorado. That hit, and his refusal to apologize convincingly for it, followed him everywhere. Yet the players who won championships alongside him rarely questioned his value. He was the embodiment of a certain kind of winner — one who understood that playoff hockey rewards the uncomfortable and punishes the polite.

What the Record Actually Shows — and What It Does Not

The reporting on Lemieux’s death rests on agency-level confirmation rather than a publicly released forensic document. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the suicide classification, and the medical examiner confirmed the death itself. ^[2][6] No named official is quoted directly in the available transcripts, and no autopsy summary, toxicology result, or cause-of-death narrative has been made public. Florida law creates that gap deliberately, shielding suicide investigation files from disclosure. That is a legal and policy reality, not a conspiracy. The institutional confirmation is credible; it simply cannot be independently verified at the primary-document level by the public or the press.

My story on Claude Lemieux’s former Canadiens teammates Larry Robinson @19LarryRobinson and Chris Nilan @KnucklesNilan30 being shocked by his death by suicide Thursday. Nilan spent time with Lemieux Monday night before he carried torch at Bell Centre #Habs https://t.co/Esn6c7gczv

— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) May 29, 2026

What is not in dispute: Claude Lemieux was 60 years old, he owned a furniture business in South Florida, his son found him there in the middle of the night, and law enforcement classified the death as suicide. ^[2][4][6] The hockey world lost one of its genuinely irreplaceable characters — a man who spent decades making people furious and then skating away with another championship. His daughter Claudia reacted publicly and emotionally to the news. The grief is real. The questions that remain are forensic and procedural, not fundamental. A complicated man died in a complicated way, and the sport he defined for twenty years is left to reckon with both.

Sources:

[2] YouTube – Claude Lemieux, Hockey Icon, Dead by Suicide at 60

[3] YouTube – Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux died by suicide in …

[4] Web – Claude Lemieux – Wikipedia

[5] Web – Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux dies by suicide at …

[6] Web – Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux passes away at 60

Bill Maher had Spencer Pratt on his podcast “Club Random” recently. While the interview has not yet been released, Maher praised the interview on Real Time with Bill Maher during a panel discussion with Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and MSNBC host Katy Tur.

Maher tells the panel, “I had Spencer Pratt on my podcast the other day.”

McCarthy asked, “What do you think?”

Maher responded, “You know what? I know I’m supposed to hate him. I DON’T!”

McCarthy replied, “He runs great ads.”

Maher continued, “Yeah, I mean, he’s a nice guy. What’s charming about him is he has no advisors. I confronted him on, like, this and this you’re going to have to think about. ‘No, I only care about the issues I care about.’”

“So, he’s very honest about that.”

“It’s funny because he’s running as a Republican and doing quite well. Everybody out here is like, ‘What do you think of Spencer Pratt?’”

“He’s on everybody’s mind. I was asking him about that.”

“He’s very un-Californian in that way for a guy who’s from California. But then I found out he’s actually very Californian because he sells crystals.”

Watch:

BILL MAHER: “I had Spencer Pratt on my podcast the other day.”

KEVIN MCCARTHY: “What do you think?”

MAHER: “You know what? I know I’m supposed to hate him. I DON’T!”

MCCARTHY: “He runs great ads.”

MAHER: “Yeah, I mean, he’s a nice guy. What’s charming about him is he has no… pic.twitter.com/rwso2PkylB

— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) May 30, 2026

The establishment is absolutely petrified of Reality star-turned-Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. The thought of someone outside the appointed political class has all of the usual suspects panicking.

A new California Post shows just how much Pratt’s message is resonating with voters and why the current LA Mayor Karen Bass is in big trouble.

The California Post poll, conducted with McLaughlin & Associates, shows Pratt surging to a statistical tie with the incumbent mayor.

Per The New York Post: 

Pratt now leads the field with 30.1% support, compared with 29.5% for Bass, setting up a razor-thin race heading into next week’s primary.

Socialist councilwoman Nithya Raman sits in third place at 23.4%.

 

 

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President Donald Trump on Friday amplified explosive allegations from FBI whistleblower George Hill, a former FBI agent assigned to the Bureau’s Washington, D.C., Field Office, reigniting questions about the federal government’s role in the events surrounding January 6, 2021.

Trump shared the allegations on Truth Social, drawing renewed attention to claims that have long been dismissed by the corporate media and Democrat allies despite mounting evidence that the American people have not been told the full truth about January 6.

According to Hill’s testimony, when Boston field office agents investigating a busload of rally attendees (most of whom never even entered restricted areas) asked for access to the massive trove of Capitol surveillance video, the Washington Field Office stonewalled them. They demanded exact timestamps and refused to turn over the full 11,000+ hours.

Why? Because the footage would reveal undercover agents (UCs) and confidential human sources (CHSs) inside the Capitol

Hill also revealed that over 5,000 FBI agents were pressured into fabricating charges against American citizens.

WATCH:

President Trump just DROPPED this bombshell:

FBI whistleblower says thousands of hours of Jan. 6 footage was hidden because federal “human sources” were in the crowd, and Deep State agents were ordered to make up charges against Jan. 6ers

Anyone who called it out from inside… pic.twitter.com/szwdzQnIjg

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 30, 2026

As The Gateway Pundit has documented for years across dozens of reports, federal operatives and informants were present and in some cases actively involved in the events of January 6th.

We’ve catalogued 20+ confirmed incidents involving feds, FBI assets, and state operatives leading or participating in the chaos. The numbers kept growing while the regime media and Big Tech screamed “mostly peaceful” and “insurrection.”

Now we have an FBI whistleblower confirming on the record why the American people were never allowed to see the full picture.

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Independent journalist Nick Sortor, who blew the lid off years of taxpayers’ abuse at the hands of Somali fraudsters, infiltrated an Antifa camp at the Newark, New Jersey, ICE protests.  His findings will not shock anyone who understands the astroturfing power of radical leftist funders.

As he moved through the camp, he found tens of thousands of dollars in equipment, food, and even riot gear. Hot meals are delivered every hour.  Clearly, there is a massive, shadowy infrastructure behind the movement that is providing funding.

Anti-ICE protests, especially in 2025–2026, are primarily funded by a network of left-leaning nonprofits, dark-money groups, and major philanthropic foundations.

Including Neville Roy Singham, an American billionaire living in Shanghai, George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, Tides Foundation / Arabella Advisors network, and others.

Sortor shared the undercover video to X, noting, “BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: I INFILTRATED the Antifa camp at Newark ICE with a hidden camera.”

“Tens of THOUSANDS of dollars of equipment, food, and even RIOT EQUIPMENT has been supplied. Hot food delivered every hour.”

“ARREST THE FUNDERS, AND THIS WILL STOP.”

Watch:

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: I INFILTRATED the Antifa camp at Newark ICE with a hidden camera

Tens of THOUSANDS of dollars of equipment, food, and even RIOT EQUIPMENT has been supplied.

Hot food delivered every hour.

ARREST THE FUNDERS, AND THIS WILL STOP pic.twitter.com/n1af46yQGo

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 30, 2026

Newark has become a hotbed of lefty public tantrums.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, rioters occupied the New Jersey ICE facility this week and were seen setting up barricades to block vehicles leaving the facility.

On Wednesday, President Trump responded to the anti-ICE rioters at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark during a cabinet meeting, calling the demonstrations “fake” and “paid for.”

“It’s all paid-for protesters. You can see by the signs,” Trump said, shrugging off the lawlessness. “These aren’t protesters. These people are fake. They’re all paid for.”

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin further responded to the Democratic lawmakers and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who showed up to support the insurrection on Memorial Day, as well as reports that the illegal alien detainees at the ICE facility are holding a hunger strike.

(VIDEO) Democrat Senator Andy Kim Pepper Sprayed by ICE During Memorial Day Riot at ICE Facility

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Friday that two wicked leftists have been arrested, one who threatened to kill an ICE agent and his family, and another who is accused of biting agents, outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey.

One crazed lunatic was caught on video screaming at agents, “I’ll kill your whole f*cking family! Your whole f*cking family is dead! Your children, your wife, all dead!”

He continued, “I have your face, motherf*cker! You’re dead. Dead!”

Acting Attorney General Blanche responded to the incident during an interview with Fox’s Will Cain on Thursday, noting that the Department of Justice knows his face, and “We will find him.”

“Think about how disgusting this individual is, threatening his family and his children with death,” Blanche said. “We see his face, and we will find him, and when we find him, we will arrest him because it is a crime not only to threaten law enforcement, but not surprisingly, to threaten their family as well.”

The next day, Blanche announced the suspect’s arrest.

Told you. @FBI just arrested the man who threatened to kill ICE officers and their families. FAFO. https://t.co/ai2Y46nmOR

— Acting AG Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) May 30, 2026

As The Gateway Pundit also reported, two individuals were also arrested this week after attacking agents with a chemical substance near the ICE facility.

 

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Why are U.S. citizens born overseas to parents eligible to vote in a state where they’ve never lived?

That’s a question every American should be asking their state lawmakers.

Another question Americans should be asking is why would any lawmaker or secretary of state would be in favor of someone voting in their state who’s never lived there? Isn’t voting supposed to be about choosing the candidate who will best represent the US citizen living in their community, state or federal government?

In a significant ruling just days ago, Special Superior Court Judge Hoyt Tessener delivered a major win for election integrity in North Carolina. The court sided with Republican groups who argued that “never resident” voters — individuals born overseas who have never lived in North Carolina — should not be allowed to vote in any elections in the Tar Heel State.

ELECTION INTEGRITY WIN!

Never Resident voting is officially UNCONSTITUTIONAL. The ruling from a Wake County judge confirms the common sense principle only North Carolina citizens can vote in North Carolina elections. #NCPOL pic.twitter.com/SYqsuYTb9n

— NCGOP (@NCGOP) May 27, 2026

This latest decision builds directly on previous rulings by the North Carolina Supreme Court. In 2025, during the hotly contested Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin, the NC Supreme Court ruled 4-2 that “never residents” are not eligible to vote in state and local elections under the North Carolina Constitution. The court made it clear: only actual residents of North Carolina can vote in North Carolina elections.

The new Superior Court ruling goes even further by addressing federal elections, closing the loophole that Benson-style election officials have been exploiting nationwide.

Michigan’s Parallel Fight To Keep Inelligible Voters Allegedly Living in Foreign Countries from Voting In State and Federal Elections

This battle is not limited to North Carolina. In Michigan, the Michigan GOP and the Republican National Committee sued Jocelyn Benson only weeks before the November 2024 general election.

On October 9, the MIGOP and RNC filed a lawsuit against MI SOS Jocelyn Benson and Jonathan Brater, Director of the MI Bureau of Elections demanding that Benson follow the Michigan Constitution, which requires voters to have actually resided in the state. The lawsuit targets the Secretary of State’s policy that allows UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) voters — including civilians who have never lived in Michigan — to register and vote using their parents’ old address.

On October 21, a Democrat Judge Sima Patel, a Democrat Governor Whitmer appointee, dismissed the MIGOP and RNC lawsuit against MI SOS Jocelyn Benson and the MI Director of Elections, Jonathan Brater. The lawsuit simply asked for the two top election officials to follow the MI Constitution and verify that ONLY Michigan residents can vote in our elections from overseas:

The Michigan Constitution allows Michigan residents—and only Michigan residents—to vote. See Const. 1963, art. 2, § 1 (“Every citizen of the United States who has attained the age of 21 years, who has resided in this state six months, and who meets the requirements of local residence provided by law, shall be an elector and qualified to vote in any election except as otherwise provided in this constitution. The legislature shall define residence for voting purposes.”)

The Michigan judge said the lawsuit was an attempt to “disenfranchise” voters.

Despite clear constitutional language requiring six months of residency in Michigan, Benson’s office has been interpreting federal UOCAVA rules in a way that allows “never residents” to vote.

Michigan Constitution of 1963, Article II, Section 1 clearly states:

“Every citizen of the United States who has attained the age of 21 years, who has resided in this state six months, and who meets the requirements of local residence provided by law, shall be an elector and qualified to vote in any election except as otherwise provided in this constitution.”

MI SOS Jocelyn Benson took to “X” to boast about the judge’s decision while, at the same time, misleading Michigan voters into believing the lawsuit had anything to do with “military voters” in a post on “X.”

She wrote: “A win for voters and democracy today in Michigan!” adding, “A federal court upheld our work to ensure military service members and their families serving overseas can vote, rejecting the RNC lawsuit as an “11th hour attempt to disenfranchise these electors.”

I responded to her dishonest propaganda tweet with a chart showing the large disparity in numbers between overseas non-military compared to military members and their families.

MOST of the UOCAVA voters are not US military or family members.

The lawsuit was not aimed at US military members, as they DEFINITELY provide ID & are legitimate residents of the state where they vote.

You are not telling the truth Jocelyn Michelle Benson. pic.twitter.com/f2RwU6Unjk

— PattyMI (@PattyLovesTruth) October 22, 2024

In August 2025, the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected the appeal filed by the Republican National Committee, the Michigan Republican Party, and a local clerk against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

The court ruled that the lawsuit was filed too late. They said the delay would have caused major problems for the 2024 election. Because of this, the case was thrown out.

The judges did not decide the main issue: whether people who have never lived in Michigan should be allowed to vote in Michigan elections. As a result, Jocelyn Benson’s current policy allowing these “never resident” voters remains in place, which is a clear violation of the constitution.

Curiously, the appeals court never mentioned the millions of MI voters, including those serving in our US military, whose votes are at risk of being canceled out by an unchecked system of voting only available to overseas, non-military voters, who potentially have the ability to change the outcome of the elections in Michigan.

These cases highlight a growing national crisis. Progressive election officials are using obscure interpretations of federal law to allow people who have never set foot in a state to cast ballots that can decide close elections. Military voters and their families are being used as cover while large numbers of non-residents flood the system.
North Carolina’s courts have now repeatedly affirmed what should be common sense: Only residents should vote in their state’s elections.

Will Michigan’s courts have the courage to do the same? Or will Jocelyn Benson continue her crusade to keep Michigan’s elections as opaque and unsecure as possible?

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The family of Kerry Sheron, the 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran and owner of Southern California’s iconic “Trump House,” has received nearly $50,000 in donations to their GoFundMe campaign in just a week following his tragic death from a savage, unprovoked beating outside his home.

As of Saturday, the fundraiser, titled “Support a Veteran Critically Injured in Brutal Attack” and organized by Sheron’s daughter Alejandra Nava, has raised $49,419 of its $55,000 goal from 667 generous donors.

The funds will go to funeral and memorial expenses, travel costs for family members, immediate financial needs, and ongoing support as the family mourns the devastating loss.

The description on the GoFundMe page reads in full:

It is with shattered hearts that we share that Kerry passed away peacefully on May 24, 2026 surrounded by family and love after suffering a brutal and unprovoked attack outside his home in Escondido, California.

Kerry was a proud U.S. Army veteran known in the community for proudly displaying American flags and patriotic decorations outside his home. His loss has devastated our family beyond words.

This is the official fundraiser created and managed directly by Kerry’s immediate family. Funds raised will help support funeral and memorial expenses, travel costs, and immediate family needs as we navigate this heartbreaking tragedy.

We are deeply grateful for every prayer, donation, message, and act of kindness shown to our family during this painful time. Thank you for continuing to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers.

I, Alejandra Nava, the beneficiary’s daughter, am organizing and managing this fundraiser on my mother’s behalf during this incredibly difficult time. Donations will help support our family as we navigate the many unexpected challenges and financial burdens that have arisen in the aftermath of this tragedy, including immediate needs, travel, housing stability, and ongoing family support. Funds will be managed responsibly and used to assist my mother and family as needed during this transition.

Sheron’s Escondido home had become a local landmark, affectionately known across conservative circles as the “Trump House,” covered in pro-Trump banners, MAGA flags, and American flags.

The proud Army veteran was well-known in the community for his unapologetic patriotism and public displays of support for President Trump.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, on May 20, Sheron was standing outside his home when 32-year-old Navy veteran Thomas Caleb Butler allegedly approached and launched a vicious, unprovoked assault.

Deputy District Attorney Ross Garcia explained in court, “It was a single punch to the jaw. The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim’s head area.”

Sheron suffered catastrophic traumatic head injuries and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

He lived for several days, connected to machines and heavily bandaged.

Sheron passed away on May 24, surrounded by loved ones.

Butler was arrested after a witness tried to intervene, and he fled on foot.

The savage killer remains jailed without bail. He has pleaded not guilty to initial charges of attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats, and battery.

Charges will be upgraded following Sheron’s death.

Butler is scheduled for formal re-arraignment on June 4.

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What is it about the left that they routinely, publicly, and proudly wish for their political opponents to suffer devastating illness, medical trauma or even death?

A nurse from Ohio and a labor and delivery nurse from Florida wished that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, pregnant with her second child, would suffer a traumatic birth injury. The Florida nurse was promptly fired.

Another nurse posted on social media that he would let MAGA supporters suffer and refuse to perform any anesthesia on MAGA clients.

A Virginia nurse, who was subsequently fired, shared a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with a temporary paralysis drug and spray poison on them.  She also encouraged women to seek out ICE agents for dates and then drug their food.

A Chicago area nurse took to social media to post a vile challenge to his fellow nurses to target ICE agents, including letting them ‘bleed out.’

Now, a lefty Tiktokker is hoping that ‘MAGA Lord Jesus’ will worsen former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s cancer battle.

The Gateway Pundit reported that Bondi has reportedly been fighting a private health battle that few in Washington knew about.

Far-left Axios reported that Bondi, 60, received the diagnosis in the weeks after President Trump removed her as U.S. Attorney General in early April. She underwent treatment and is now on the path to recovery.

Libs of TikTok shared the vile video in which, the TikToker says, “Dear MAGA Lord Jesus, please let her end up with a hole in her throat that she has to push every time she speaks. Dear God, if there is a MAGA God, please let Pam Bondi’s throat cancer be the worst case of cancer anybody’s ever seen.”

She continued, “Please let her have to take on the suffering that she’s unleashed upon the thousands, millions, dare I say, of Americans in this country. Dear MAGA Lord Jesus, please let her end up with a hole in her throat that she has to push every time she speaks. Please, dear MAGA Lord Jesus.”

“Please let this be the karma that she so justly deserves, MAGA Lord Jesus. Amen.”

Watch:

Tiktoker prays for Pam Bondi to suffer permanently from cancer.

How are we supposed to share a country with these people? pic.twitter.com/MVxXqbim52

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 28, 2026

The woman has, reportedly, been fired from her job.

Fox News reports:

The TikTok, posted by @glitterandcrossbones, which is currently set to private, appeared to have been posted by Caitlyn Aguiar, who had worked as an assistant vice president for the Inbound Contact Center at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union since January 2024, according to her LinkedIn page, which appears to have been taken down.

Jeanne D’Arc Credit confirmed in a Facebook post that the individual is no longer employed at the credit union.

“Yesterday, we became aware of offensive comments posted on TikTok by an individual who was employed by Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union at the time of the post.”

“This conduct is inconsistent with Jeanne D’Arc’s policies, Code of Ethics, and core values. Jeanne D’Arc does not support or condone this behavior, or any conduct by an employee that violates our policies, values, and commitment to those we serve.”

Although Jeanne D’Arc does not comment on personnel matters, we can confirm that the individual is no longer employed by Jeanne D’Arc.”

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Tina Peters to Walk Out of Prison on Monday

Even the far-left publications like the Denver Post admit Tina Peters will be free on Monday.

Tina Peters will walk out of a Colorado prison Monday, ending roughly 20 months of incarceration as her legal team renews its effort to overturn the seven criminal convictions that sent her there.

Her exit from the La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo comes roughly 30 months earlier than originally scheduled, after Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence in mid-May and ordered her release at the start of June.

The one-time top election official in Mesa County, Peters will be released almost exactly five years after she helped an election conspiracist surreptitiously copy information from her county’s secure election systems. Some of that information was later published on right-wing media.

Peters, 70, did not have a parole hearing ahead of her release, so it was unclear the conditions under which she will be released. In an interview earlier this month, one of her attorneys, Peter Ticktin, said the parole board would set her conditions at some point after her release. On Friday, the Department of Corrections said she is being released under a parole agreement, but the document was not immediately available.

Here is a recent clip of Tina from prison.  Last weekend, a group of supporters was there to support her.

Tina Peters set for release from prison in just 7 days after massive pressure from President Trump.

Election integrity hero who exposed irregularities now freed after years of persecution.

Real justice finally prevailing. pic.twitter.com/pIym6ho7RZ

— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) May 25, 2026

In December, President Trump pardoned Tina, but the corrupt bad actors in Colorado ignored it.

BREAKING HUGE: Prison Officials Won’t Recognize President Trump’s Pardon – Laugh at Request and Refuse to Release Tina Peters https://t.co/SZm2NCSwYi

— Joe Hoft (@realJoeHoft) December 15, 2025

Tina was imprisoned for protecting her county’s election data. She never should have been put in prison. Her release is long overdue.

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Black New York residents have some provocative thoughts on the issue of reparations as compensation for slavery and other ‘racial injustices.’

Back in December 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that established a “community commission to study the history of slavery in New York state” to examine “various forms of reparations.”

Less than a year later, an emboldened NYC council passed slavery reparations legislation to ‘yield material solutions’ from US history.

FOX News caught up with activists following a New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies last Saturday and asked them several questions, including how much the reparations should cost.

One New Yorker said that the cost per resident should be “$800,000 for each foundation of Black Americans.”

“We need $800,000 for each foundation of Black Americans. That’s simple,” Aubrey Muhammud told Fox News in an interview. “That’s in New York.”

“That’s about the cost of living that’ll get you a home, or a small business, or for you to recover from any financial duress.”

New Yorkers had differing opinions on what such payments should look like, however. One thought it should operate like a central bank for black people.

“I think it should be, me personally, I think there should be a new Freedmen’s Bureau back, and that is like a central bank almost to Black America and would be distributed to Black communities,” Rex Burns said.

Others said the state government should write a check.

“It shouldn’t only be a check, but it should start with a check,” Brooke Lean told Fox News.

Regardless of the final payment amount and method, locals who attended the public hearing said that the government owed them after their ancestors were enslaved.

“I think that we are owed a debt,” Caprice Reins told Fox News.

Attendee Tanasia Poke added that financial compensation is the only way to achieve “true justice.”

“It’s been the greatest impact to our community overall, generationally. And so, by policy and finance, it’s how it’s been institutionalized in the first place. It is the way to repair it,” Poke said.

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Michigan January 6 defendant Isaac Thomas has become one of the first Americans to seek compensation from President Donald Trump’s newly established Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Thomas filed his claim this week seeking approximately $15.1 million in damages stemming from what he describes as years of government persecution, political targeting, and the weaponization of federal law enforcement against ordinary American citizens.

The claim is believed to be among the first filed under the Trump Administration’s new $1.7 billion dollar Anti-Weaponization Fund, which was created to compensate Americans who were targeted by the Biden regimes politicized department of justice.

Thomas and his attorney announced the filing on Monday.

“On Monday morning my attorney filed the first J6 claim for the new $1.7 Billion Dollar Anti-Weaponization Fund,” Thomas wrote on social media.

Thomas argues that the Biden administration transformed federal agencies into political weapons used against conservatives, Trump supporters, pro-life activists, and January 6 defendants.

“The American people rejected the Biden regime’s politics of fear, division, and government weaponization last November because people across this country saw what was happening to ordinary Americans,” Thomas said. “What happened to the other J6ers and me should never happen in a free country.”

The filing seeks compensation for alleged economic losses, emotional distress, reputational harm, legal expenses, and other damages Thomas says resulted from years of investigation and prosecution. Isaac was the youngest person charged in the J6 case at just 18 years old.

According to Thomas, however, the issue goes far beyond money.

“The damage this caused to my life is something money will not be able to fix. To achieve real justice, I urge President Trump’s DOJ to prosecute the officers who murdered 4 unarmed protesters that day, and any others who participated in this disgusting witch hunt against American Citizens.”

The claim is expected to draw national attention as debate intensifies over government accountability and whether Americans who were allegedly subjected to politically motivated investigations should receive compensation.

Supporters of the fund argue that the Biden years represented one of the most aggressive periods of federal overreach in modern American history, while critics have attacked the effort as inappropriate and unnecessary.

Thomas’s former J6 defense attorney Steven Metcalf is taking on this new case as well. Steve provided a Statement to TGP after the filing.

“Isaac was a teenager with no prior criminal history when he became caught up in one of the most politically charged moments in modern American history. For years, he lived under extraordinary public pressure while facing the full weight of the federal government.

This application raises serious concerns about political weaponization, withheld information, prolonged detention, and the treatment of January 6 defendants during the Biden administration. The reported presence of 274 FBI agents and informants within the January 6 crowd is information that deserved transparency from the beginning.

Regardless of politics, every American deserves fairness, due process, and equal treatment under the law. Our concern is not partisan. Our concern is what happens when government power is used in ways that destroy lives before the truth is fully known.

Isaac lost years of his life carrying a label that followed him everywhere. The emotional, financial, and reputational damage has been severe. He is now seeking accountability through the legal avenues available to him, and we intend to continue advocating aggressively on his behalf.”

For Thomas, the filing represents an opportunity to expose what many conservatives believe was a coordinated effort to silence political opposition through the power of government.

As additional claims are expected to be filed in the coming months, Thomas says he hopes his case will help shine a light on what happened to countless Americans who found themselves in the crosshairs of federal agencies during the Biden era.

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