<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dallas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas</a> Police are investigating the disappearance of a pair of monkeys, the latest in a string of mysterious animal absences.
The Monkeys went missing Monday afternoon. Police said Tuesday that they were looking for a person of interest who may have information on the monkeys, a pair of emperor tamarins from South America. The missing monkeys are the latest in a series of critter capers that have plagued the zoo this month.
The DPD tweeted a photo of the person of interest and asked for the public&#8217;s help in identifying and locating the man. &#8220;Dallas Police are looking for the public’s help in identifying the pictured individual,&#8221; the department <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasPD/status/1620464705985970177?s=20&amp;t=Ow9osKHCx3760AKenBor1w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> Tuesday. &#8220;Detectives are looking to speak with the man in regard to the two tamarin monkeys missing from the Dallas Zoo.&#8221;
The man in the photo is black, wearing a blue hoodie, black pants, and a dark-colored beanie; he is eating a bag of Doritos.
The monkeys went missing on Monday. &#8220;On Monday morning (January 30), Dallas Zoo alerted the Dallas Police Department after the animal care team discovered two of our emperor tamarin monkeys were missing,&#8221; the zoo tweeted. &#8220;It was clear the habitat had been intentionally compromised.&#8221;
&#8220;Emperor tamarin monkeys would likely stay close to home &#8211; the Zoo searched near their habitat and across Zoo grounds, and did not locate them,&#8221; the zoo added. &#8220;Based on the Dallas Police Department’s initial assessment, they have reason to believe the tamarins were taken.&#8221; The zoo was unable to add any information because the investigation was ongoing.
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Emperor tamarin monkeys would likely stay close to home &#8211; the Zoo searched near their habitat and across Zoo grounds, and did not locate them. Based on the Dallas Police Department’s initial assessment, they have reason to believe the tamarins were taken.
— Dallas Zoo (@DallasZoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1620195351893516290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
Fortunately, the monkeys were recovered late Tuesday afternoon. <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2023/01/31/police-seek-help-identifying-man-suspected-in-disappearance-of-2-dallas-zoo-monkeys/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Local news outlets</a> reported that the tamarins were found in a home in the nearby city of Lancaster. &#8220;We are thrilled beyond belief to share that our two emperor tamarin monkeys have been found,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1620576932591960064?s=20&amp;t=MPi5sa6Gb7GWf-NlwYSVzA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the zoo</a> tweeted. &#8220;DPD located the animals early this evening, and called our team to come secure and transport the tamarins back to the Zoo. They will be evaluated by our veterinarians this evening.&#8221;
The zoo promised updates about the monkeys Wednesday; Dallas Police would discuss the recovery efforts as well.
This is the fourth incident that has taken place at the Dallas zoo this month. First, the zoo closed on January 13 when Nova, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-kitty-kitty-dallas-zoo-calls-escaped-non-dangerous-leopard-a-serious-situation-twitter-users-not-so-much" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clouded leopard</a>, escaped its habitat. Dallas Police assisted in the search and found evidence that the animal may have intentionally been let loose. In a press conference later that afternoon, Dallas Police said that they opened a criminal investigation; Dallas Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said that the mesh habitat appeared to have been intentionally cut. The leopard was found at the end of the day on Tuesday near her habitat.
But the next day, another gash was found in a habitat of langur monkeys; fortunately, the monkeys were all accounted for.
Then on January 21, an endangered <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/01/21/dallas-zoo-alerts-police-after-unusual-death-of-endangered-vulture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lappet-faced vulture</a> was found dead. The zoo said that the death of the 35-year-old bird, named Pin, was “unusual” and did “not appear to be from natural causes.”
“It appears that somebody really has an issue with the Dallas Zoo,” Ed Hansen, chief executive of the American Association of Zoo Keepers, reacted to the incidents to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ospreys-dallas-animals-monkeys-vultures-a00a99761438ae6193e6d6b2f0fa63a8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-made-national-championship-plays-georgia-offensive-coordinator-backs-stetson-bennett-says-quarterback-gives-bulldogs-best-chance-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Star Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett</a> was arrested and charged with public intoxication in Dallas on Sunday, according to authorities.
The Dallas Police Department said officers responded to reports of a man banging on doors sometime around 6 or 7 a.m., <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/with-a-sparkling-stadium-and-surging-program-san-diego-state-makes-an-easy-case-for-pac-12-expansion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per multiple news reports</a>.
&#8220;The preliminary investigation found when officers arrived, they located the man, Stetson Bennett, 25, and determined he was intoxicated,&#8221; police said in a statement. &#8220;Bennett was taken into custody, transported to the City Detention Center and charged with public intoxication.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/georgia-bulldogs-quarterback-stetson-bennett-arrested-on-public-intoxication-charge-in-dallas-police-say/287-4f0caf3c-6d7d-4c46-a1fc-535aac7638a8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Local news outlet WFAA</a>, an ABC affiliate, reported Bennett was released from custody before 11 a.m. Video from the television station showed Bennett being released. He did not respond when asked what he was doing in Dallas.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stetson-bennett-and-the-advent-of-the-perpetual-adolescent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bennett led</a> the Georgia Bulldogs to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-217-georgia-wins-back-to-back-national-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two straight national championship victories</a>, most recently with a triumph over the TCU Horned Frogs. He was named offensive MVP in both championship wins and was a <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/stetson-bennett-finishes-fourth-heisman-voting/85-f0521a45-62ae-499a-975b-fd8eed4eb2a4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 Heisman Trophy finalist</a>.
A sixth-year student, Bennett was <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/stetson-bennett-age-georgia-qb-college-eligibility/bz2ftloec5xf3u8apchwdhs5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allowed to complete last season</a> thanks to the <a href="https://www.ncsasports.org/coronavirus-sports/ncaa-eligibility-coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NCAA granting players an additional year</a> — six total — to complete four full seasons in a sport because of the COVID pandemic.
Bennett is expected to graduate with an economics degree in May, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/stetson-bennett-playing-with-house-money-as-georgia-enters-key-two-game-stretch-with-eyes-on-repeating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS Sports</a>.
<a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35551758/georgia-qb-stetson-bennett-arrested-public-intoxication" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN reports</a> Bennett is considered a potential pick in the NFL draft in April.

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Many cities that cracked down on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/homelessness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homelessness</a> have been hit with legal challenges over their new restrictions.
New York City, Dallas, and other cities that tried to aggressively address their homeless problem — and the drug, crime, and public nuisance issues that accompany it — are now <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-cities-get-tough-on-homelessness-legal-battles-follow-11673960273?mod=us_lead_story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defending</a> their policies in court.
In New York City, civil rights groups are attempting to block Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; initiative to hospitalize homeless people who are severely mentally ill and appear to be a danger to themselves.
“If severe mental illness is causing someone to be unsheltered and a danger to themselves, we have a moral obligation to help them get the treatment and care they need,” Adams <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/nyc-to-involuntarily-commit-more-mentally-unstable-people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> when he announced the plan.
In December, several civil rights groups <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-plan-to-involuntarily-hospitalize-some-mentally-ill-homeless-faces-legal-challenge-11670540243?mod=article_inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> a federal judge to block the policy, claiming it is unconstitutional and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
New York&#8217;s policy sometimes involves confiscating homeless people&#8217;s belongings as they are removed from public property and taken to a hospital. The city&#8217;s move comes amid concerns that the city&#8217;s homeless crisis is becoming more visible and spiraling out of control.
Also last month, Dallas was <a href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-sued-for-banning-panhandlers-from-standing-on-medians-15486363" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> over its October policy restricting people hanging around road medians, where homeless people often panhandle. City officials said the policy is for public safety because people can get hit by passing cars. However, the homeless people and their advocates who sued the city argued the policy violates their First Amendment rights.
Albuquerque was <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/ap-new-mexico-city-sued-for-hounding-harassing-the-homeless/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> last month by homeless people and the ACLU of New Mexico for removing homeless encampments and arresting and fining people living on the street, allegedly violating their civil rights.
Similarly, Phoenix was <a href="https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/aclu-sues-city-of-phoenix-stop-sweeps-homeless-camp/75-232de857-bdf8-411d-9e13-e8250fe89d70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> last month by the ACLU of Arizona over sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown.
“Rather than confront its housing crisis head-on and invest in sustainable solutions to homelessness, the City is terrorizing the very people it should be helping,” the complaint reads.
In San Francisco, which has one of the nation&#8217;s worst homeless and drug crises, homeless people and their advocates sued the city for fining and arresting homeless people as a way to get them out of public spaces. They also complained that the city throws out homeless people&#8217;s tents and other belongings without enough warning.
Recently, the Ninth Circuit federal appeals court has limited what some West Coast cities with severe homeless crises can do to address the problem if they can&#8217;t offer appropriate shelter.
“It is a serious, serious, problem, probably the biggest crisis we’re facing right now, and I think these decisions are at the heart of what has gone wrong here,” attorney Theane Evangelis, who <a href="https://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/evangelis-theane/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> an Oregon city&#8217;s homeless policy in the 9th Circuit, told <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-cities-get-tough-on-homelessness-legal-battles-follow-11673960273" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a>.
“They’ve caused paralysis at a time when we need action,” Evangelis said.
A federal judge has temporarily banned San Francisco from taking those actions to combat the homeless issue, citing Ninth Circuit rulings.
Back in 2021, Austin was sued for not doing enough to address the city&#8217;s homeless problem. A group of Austin business owners and others <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/save-austin-now-business-owners-say-austin-is-failing-to-enforce-camping-ban-in-new-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> the city for not enforcing its public property camping ban.

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An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed by a 14-year-old girl at a Dallas apartment complex on Sunday, according to authorities.
Police responded to a shooting call at the Oak Cliff apartment complex. A preliminary investigation found the girl pulled out a handgun while in a fight with another female juvenile, Dallas police spokesperson Sgt. Warren Mitchell <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/police-investigating-reports-of-shooting-involving-girl-boy-in-oak-cliff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a news conference</a>.
Though the girl fired the gun in the direction of the other girl, the shot ended up striking the young boy who was a bystander, Mitchell said.
The boy was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, Mitchell said.
The suspect ran into a nearby apartment complex and was later taken into custody by police.
Police did not suspect the &#8220;horrible incident&#8221; to be gang-related, Mitchell said.
&#8220;It appears to be a beef between two juveniles that led to a deadly outcome,&#8221; Mitchell added.
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The suspect is being held in the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center.
The weapon was recovered over the course of an ongoing investigation, police said.
&#8220;I find it hard and disheartening. This senseless violence, especially with the young people,&#8221; Cassie Sheffield, a resident with the organization &#8220;No More Violence,&#8221; <a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/young-boy-shot-killed-dallas-texas-apartment-complex/287-996afef0-1348-408c-839d-f92fd85b380f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told WFAA</a>. She added: &#8220;How are these young people getting a hold of so many weapons? &#8230; I pray for more help in the community.&#8221;

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dallas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas</a> Zoo closed Friday due to a &#8220;serious situation” — though Twitter users didn&#8217;t think it was that serious.
The zoo closed Friday morning when Nova, a clouded leopard, escaped its habitat. Dallas Police assisted in the search and found evidence that the animal may have intentionally been let loose. Twitter users, however, were less serious about the whole thing, and made jokes about the effort to rescue the rare leopard.
&#8220;Just push the lever on an electric can opener,&#8221; one Twitter user suggested. &#8220;It will come running.”
&#8220;I&#8217;m sure you are the experts, but have you tried saying &#8216;Here kitty kitty kitty&#8217; then clicking your tongue a few times?&#8221; a user inquired. &#8220;It works about half time with my cat.&#8221;
&#8220;Has anyone tried pspspsps,&#8221; asked another.
One user had a few suggestions. &#8220;Have you tried: Cat nip[,] Opening a can of wet food[,] Or shaking kitty’s favorite treats?&#8221; the user said. &#8220;Also try putting out an empty Amazon box, smaller the better or use a laser pointer! Use any of these, you’ll find kitty!&#8221;
&#8220;The Zoo is closed today due to a serious situation,&#8221; the zoo wrote in a Twitter thread Friday morning. &#8220;We have an ongoing situation at the Zoo right now with a Code Blue – that is a non-dangerous animal that is out of its habitat. One of our clouded leopards was not in its habitat when the team arrived this morning and is unaccounted for at this time.&#8221;
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We have an ongoing situation at the Zoo right now with a Code Blue – that is a non-dangerous animal that is out of its habitat. One of our clouded leopards was not in its habitat when the team arrived this morning and is unaccounted for at this time.
— Dallas Zoo (@DallasZoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1613934252969660435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Dallas PD is onsite assisting with the search efforts,&#8221; the zoo added. &#8220;The Zoo is closed today as our teams work to find and recover the animal. Given the nature of these animals, we believe the animal is still on grounds and hiding. We will share updates and more information as soon as we can. Our focus right now is on locating the animal.&#8221;
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Our focus right now is on locating the animal.
— Dallas Zoo (@DallasZoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1613934427641450502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
Clouded leopards are native to South Asia; their territory extends from southern China to the Himalayas, and into Southeast Asia. Adult clouded leopards grow to between 27 and 43 inches long from head to back legs, with a tail between two and three feet long. They weigh between 25 and 50 pounds. The name &#8220;clouded leopard&#8221; comes from the cats&#8217; fur, brown with large spots along its flanks that look like clouds. The cats are uniquely superb climbers, able to descend vertical trees head-down, walk across horizontal branches upside-down, and hang from branches using their tails and back paws.
Clouded leopards are solitary and nocturnal. They eat small forest mammals like primates, deer, rodents, and pangolins. The species is considered vulnerable, according to the international Red List of Endangered Species. Much of their habitat has been deforested and the remaining habitat is too small to ensure long-term population. The cats are also hunted by poachers for their fur, bones, claws, and meat.
As of the publication of this piece, the zoo and police are still searching for the animal. In a press conference Friday afternoon, Dallas Police said that they have opened a <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/clouded-leopard-escapes-habitat-at-dallas-zoo/3169783/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal investigation</a>; Dallas Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said that the mesh habitat appears to have been intentionally cut.

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‘Here, Kitty Kitty’: Dallas Zoo Calls Escaped ‘Non-Dangerous’ Leopard ‘A Serious Situation.’ Twitter Users, Not So Much.

'Here, Kitty Kitty’: Dallas Zoo Calls Escaped ‘Non-Dangerous’ Leopard 'A Serious Situation.' Twitter Users, Not So Much.

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A 21-year-old woman in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> was reportedly shot and killed by a friend after she beat him in a basketball game.
The family of 21-year-old Asia Womack told local news outlets that she was shot and killed by a friend at a local park. Womack, a former high school basketball star, was shot and killed by the suspect after she beat him in a pickup basketball game, they said. Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for the suspect earlier this week.
&#8220;On October 3, 2022, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Dallas Police were called to a shooting in the 4100 block of Hamilton Avenue,&#8221; <a href="https://dpdbeat.com/2022/10/04/information-wanted-in-aggravated-assault-at-hamilton-ave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DPD</a> wrote in a statement on their website. &#8220;The preliminary investigation shows when officers arrived they found Asia Womack, 21, on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and took Womack to an area hospital where she died. The investigation is ongoing.&#8221;
DPD Crime Stoppers told local news outlets that they are offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the suspect.
According to <a href="https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-woman-21-shot-to-death-overbasketball-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox 4 Dallas</a>, Womack was playing a game of pickup basketball with the shooter at T.G. Terry Park, near her home in South Dallas. The two had been trash talking during the game, and she reportedly teased him afterward. After the game was over, the shooter took his children and brother home, then drove back to the park, where he shot her five times, the family said. Security cameras at a store near the basketball court reportedly captured the suspect&#8217;s vehicle driving away from the scene. The family knows the suspect, but did not make his name public.
&#8220;This was supposed to be a friend of Asia&#8217;s. She&#8217;s eaten with the man,&#8221; Womack&#8217;s mother, Andrea Womack, told Fox 4. &#8220;She&#8217;s fed him, and he turned on her and killed her in a vicious way.&#8221;
&#8220;This is so senseless,&#8221; Pastor John Delley of the Faith Tabernacle Church of God In Christ told the outlet. &#8220;You become embarrassed basically because a female beat you in basketball.&#8221;
&#8220;My prayer is that justice be served,&#8221; Delley added. &#8220;That he is found or that he will give up or turn himself in.&#8221;
Womack was a high school basketball star at James Madison High School in Dallas. According to her NCSA recruiting profile, she averaged 15 points per game during her career. She dreamed of one day playing in the WNBA. According to her profile, she graduated in 2020. &#8220;Asia loved basketball,&#8221; Andrea Womack told CBS Dallas-Fort Worth. &#8220;She loved basketball to the point where she died doing what she loved.&#8221;
Womack&#8217;s family expressed their grief and their desire for justice to news outlets as well. “We’re taking it kind of hard because it was senseless,” Womack’s aunt, Juanita Smith, told <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-investigating-shooting-death-of-21-year-old-woman/3088811/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC Dallas-Fort Worth</a>. “I just don&#8217;t understand why you kill somebody over a basketball game.&#8221;
&#8220;I believe in forgiveness, but justice needs to be served,” she added.
“[It’s] hard because it’s my only sister,” Alia Womack said.
Dallas police issued a warrant for the suspect&#8217;s arrest, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM_rEcBG4KQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS DFW</a> reported Wednesday.
&#8220;If you know where he is, where his whereabouts are, please turn him in,&#8221; Womack&#8217;s mother told Fox 4. &#8220;Help the family out. We&#8217;re hurting.&#8221;

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The media trade association that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unadulterated-bigotry-daily-wire-co-ceo-blasts-podcast-movement-after-apology-over-ben-shapiros-presence-at-conference">vilified Ben Shapiro</a> last month for simply appearing at a recent trade show apologized Thursday, saying its treatment of <a href="https://radioink.com/2022/09/08/podcast-movement-apologizes-to-ben-shapiro/#:~:text=Podcast%20Movement%20began%20in%202014%2C%20with%20four%20podcasters,recognize%20there’s%20work%20to%20do%20as%20we%20grow." target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> star &#8220;wasn&#8217;t right.&#8221;
Podcast Movement, the industry’s biggest trade group and host of annual  conferences that bring together top media companies, said in a statement it was wrong to claim Shapiro’s presence at its recent Dallas show caused “harm.” The mea culpa came after The Daily Wire and media giant Cumulus both vowed to end their support for the organization.
“As we stated, we’re continuing to evaluate our policies guiding social media &amp; events with inclusivity, diversity &amp; respect for all,” Podcast Movement said in its <a href="https://radioink.com/2022/09/08/podcast-movement-apologizes-to-ben-shapiro/#:~:text=Podcast%20Movement%20began%20in%202014%2C%20with%20four%20podcasters,recognize%20there’s%20work%20to%20do%20as%20we%20grow." target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We have to start by sincerely apologizing to Mr. Shapiro for our reaction when he visited a booth we sold his company. That wasn’t right.
“Podcast Movement began in 2014, with four podcasters who had an idea to create a vibrant community that was for podcasters, by podcasters,” the statement continued. “We’re still those people with the same idea, and recognize there’s work to do as we grow.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shapiro</a>, the Harvard Law-educated radio host, podcaster, and best-selling author who engages regularly in civil debates with conservatives and liberals alike, was seen chatting amiably with attendees at the event. The Daily Wire had paid to sponsor a booth at the trade show, and Shapiro accompanied several company employees to it. But one person in attendance was apparently triggered by his mere presence and complained to Podcast Movement on Twitter.
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WARNING: Some viewers may find the following video of <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benshapiro</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/PodcastMovement?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PodcastMovement</a> disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. <a href="https://t.co/hBL7kT8y7G">pic.twitter.com/hBL7kT8y7G</a>
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That complaint prompted Podcast Movement to send out a series of tweets that painted Shapiro in a negative light, apparently for no reason other than his conservative beliefs. The organization said Shapiro’s presence caused “harm” to some in attendance and promised to be “more careful” when considering sponsors in the future.
Shapiro jokingly referred to himself as &#8220;Darth Vader&#8221; in the wake of the incident, but said he found it disturbing that an avowed conservatives mere presence could merit such a response.
Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, who at the company’s recent “Backstage” event had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unadulterated-bigotry-daily-wire-co-ceo-blasts-podcast-movement-after-apology-over-ben-shapiros-presence-at-conference">blasted Podcast Movement</a> for “unadulterated bigotry” in its treatment of Shapiro, said he accepted the apology.
“People rarely admit when they do wrong, particularly on the left where every cultural indicator reinforces your error,” said Boreing, who founded The Daily Wire in 2015 with Shapiro and Caleb Robinson. &#8220;Podcast Movement did the right thing with this apology. [Co-founder] Dan Franks also called me to make clear their treatment of Ben was unacceptable. Good on them.&#8221;
The apology came amid pressure from industry heavyweights. In addition to The Daily Wire+, which is the No. 6 podcast publisher in the nation, Cumulus, which syndicates Shapiro’s show through its Westwood One subsidiary, said it was &#8220;dismayed and disappointed&#8221; by Podcast Movement&#8217;s initial tweets. Earlier this week, the Atlanta-based owner of over 400 radio stations said it would cancel its 2023 sponsorship plans over Podcast&#8217;s Movement&#8217;s treatment of Shapiro.
It was not immediately clear if either The Daily Wire or Cumulus would rejoin the organization in light of its apology.

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Podcasting Trade Group Apologizes To Daily Wire For Its Treatment Of Ben Shapiro

Podcast Trade Group Apologizes To Daily Wire For Its Treatment Of Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro

Jeremy Boreing

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-rogan-slams-blood-red-dark-background-of-bidens-speech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Rogan</a> blasted the podcasting trade association that bizarrely tried to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unadulterated-bigotry-daily-wire-co-ceo-blasts-podcast-movement-after-apology-over-ben-shapiros-presence-at-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paint The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro</a> as a dangerous pariah, calling out the crackpots behind last month’s shocking attack as part of a woke cult.
Podcast Movement created the stir after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shapiro</a>, host of the biggest political podcast in the country, stopped by a trade show in Dallas where the company he co-founded had bought a sponsor’s booth. Although Shapiro simply shook hands and posed for selfies with fans before leaving after a short time, Podcast Movement tweeted a series of groveling apologies for his mere presence.
“Folks, people are in a cult,” Rogan said during his <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6naQO1HiksW0LEnPf7o43M?si=XSHT-WPsQeWQQOwN00j1iA&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;nd=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thursday show</a>, in which he incredulously summarized the strange sequence of events. “They’re in a cult. You can’t entertain any views that are different from yours?”
“It’s just conversation,” he continued. “It’s like people have opinions on one side and people have opinions on the other side. But all they are doing is having conversations. It’s a f***ing podcast.”
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The podcast king read the entire tweet thread from Podcast Movement, including its apology for the “harm” caused by Shapiro sharing space and time with people who may not share his worldview. The over-the-top reaction is believed to have been prompted by the complaint of one person triggered by the sight of Shapiro.
“Afterwards, they release a statement talking about the &#8216;harm&#8217; that that did, how they were not aware, like the people who ran this podcast thing, of the &#8216;harm&#8217; in bringing in Ben Shapiro [and how] that was very dangerous to people,” he added.
Rogan blasting the podcast establishment is akin to Tom Brady trashing the NFL, and perhaps not coincidentally, Podcast Movement has taken down the tweets and replaced them with a trite new statement pledging policies of “inclusivity, diversity &amp; respect for all.”
“It’s a journey,” the new statement says. “We’ll keep listening, keep growing together.”
Rogan noted Shapiro is a co-founder of The Daily Wire and had every reason to be at the show.
“This is bulls***,” Rogan railed. “To say it was a bad idea to let that guy {come] there is crazy. Of course it’s a good idea. It doesn’t mean you agree with everything he says.”
“We’re in a cult, folks,” he added. “There’s a mind-virus cult that took over half the f***ing country.”
Daily Wire co-CEO <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeremy-boreing">Jeremy Boreing</a> blasted Podcast Movement at the news and entertainment company’s “Backstage” event Wednesday night, calling its actions ideological bigotry.
“There’s no one else in the world who would be subjected to this type of bigotry, and you get away with it,” Boreing said. “You could not treat a black man this way, you could not treat a lesbian woman this way, you could not treat anyone on the Left in this way … but you can treat a conservative this way with unadulterated bigotry on the page.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeremyDBoreing</a> calls out <a href="https://twitter.com/PodcastMovement?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PodcastMovement</a> for condemning <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benshapiro</a> for &quot;his presence&quot;: &quot;This is an outright act of bigotry.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/M0ZPyIixND">pic.twitter.com/M0ZPyIixND</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1565127330699296772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Video of Shapiro at the event shows him cordially greeting approaching fans. While the host has jokingly referred to himself as “Darth Vader” in the wake of the incident, he told Wednesday’s audience that the Left’s effort to not only silence, but erase, all those with whom it disagrees is an ominous phenomenon.
“If you’re going to seek to destroy us, then we are not going to just sit here and be destroyed,” Shapiro said. “I do not acquiesce to the erasure of my own existence.”
Boreing said he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-boreing-details-phone-call-with-podcast-movement-co-owner-following-apology-for-ben-shapiros-presence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tried to resolve the matter</a> with one of the owners of Podcast Movement, but his demand of a public apology to Shapiro and The Daily Wire was spurned. Boreing called on podcasters, conservative or otherwise, to stand up for free speech.
“We will not allow Podcast Movement to continue to present itself as a neutral place,” he said. “If you’re a conservative podcaster, they don’t want you there … they don’t care to defend you,” Boreing added. “They want to make money off of your success while your political foes try to destroy you, and then they will watch you die.”

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‘It’s A Cult’: Joe Rogan Nukes Podcast Trade Group Over Bizarre Treatment Of Ben Shapiro

'It's A Cult': Joe Rogan Nukes Podcast Trade Group Over Bizarre Treatment Of Ben Shapiro

Joe Rogan

Podcast

Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/matt-walsh">Matt Walsh</a> addressed the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-jokes-hes-darth-vader-wonders-where-free-speech-cavalry-went-after-trade-show-flap">meltdown</a> over his colleague <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro">Ben Shapiro</a>’s presence at a podcast event in Dallas earlier this week, pointing to what the incident says about today’s political climate.
Podcast Movement, a group that hosts the world&#8217;s largest annual conference for the podcast industry, issued an apology Thursday after one event attender complained on social media that Shapiro was allowed to show his face at the venue. Walsh explained on Friday&#8217;s episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1010-traumatized-by-ben-shapiro-s-presence-2">The Matt Walsh Show</a>” that the outrage and ensuing apology from Podcast Movement shows a much deeper problem among the Left’s intolerance of conservative voices.
“Our sin is that we are conservative and wildly successful. That&#8217;s why they can&#8217;t stand us,” Walsh said, “In fact, they&#8217;re more than happy to have conservatives who are in these same spaces but are not successful &#8230; but to be successful in their space, and to be more successful than them, that&#8217;s unthinkable.”
“What happened yesterday represents an escalation beyond all of that. It&#8217;s not simply Ben&#8217;s opinions that are dangerous now. It is his presence. His existence in physical space is harmful and painful,” Walsh added.
Shapiro stopped at the event Wednesday where The Daily Wire had set up a booth. The Daily Wire co-founder was seen chatting with event-goers as many asked to take a picture with him, but one person in attendance was triggered by the mere presence of Shapiro and complained to Podcast Movement on Twitter.
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Podcast Movement, a group that claims to embrace diversity, wrote in its apology that Shapiro’s presence caused “harm” to some in attendance and promised to be “more careful” when considering sponsors in the future.
“Hi folks, we owe you an apology before sessions kick off for the day,” Podcast Movement tweeted Thursday morning. “Yesterday afternoon, Ben Shapiro briefly visited the PM22 expo area near The Daily Wire booth. Though he was not registered or expected, we take full responsibility for the harm done by his presence.”
Walsh said the apology “may go down in history as the most pathetic apology of all time.” He then explained that if people go to a podcasting conference, they should want to learn from successful podcasters, regardless of political disagreements.
“The point here is that if you&#8217;re a podcaster attending a podcasting convention with podcasting talks and workshops, you should want us there,” Walsh remarked. “You should be coming up to us for podcasting classes. You should be asking us to teach our secrets. If you see Ben Shapiro walking around, you should be coming to him for advice, not running away in fear with your hands over your ears.”
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Matt Walsh Discusses Meltdown Over Ben Shapiro’s Presence At Podcast Event: ‘Our Sin Is That We Are Conservative And Wildly Successful’

Matt Walsh Discusses Meltdown Over Ben Shapiro’s Presence At Podcast Movement Conference

The Daily Wire

Conservative comedian and political commentator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steven-crowder">Steven Crowder</a> took to the streets of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dallas">Dallas</a> to ask Americans how they feel about their country for his newest episode of “Talking With The People” released on Independence Day.
What Crowder heard from the people on the streets suggests that Americans have more pride in their country than what the legacy media portrays.
“I spoke to an eclectic mix of people coming from very different walks in life, but all of them seemed to share one thing in common, so let’s see if you can pick it out. It won’t be too hard to find it,” Crowder told The Daily Wire in a blurb for his new video.
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The first couple the conservative comedian talked to, Fate and Laura, told him they “absolutely” have pride in America. “We were homeless for a long time,” Fate told Crowder. “If it wasn’t for the … determination and some of the people out here helping us and giving us this, that, and the other every now and then, man, we would’ve drowned.”
Fate went on to explain how a fellow American blessed them with an opportunity to move to Waterloo, Iowa, where they found work and a life that got them on their feet. Fate’s wife Laura then said the people in Waterloo are “wonderful,” and when Crowder asked about Iowa being a largely white state, Fate, who is black, said the blue-collar workers in places like Waterloo don’t emphasize race.
“Waterloo is a blue-collar city. When it comes to blue-collar, man, sometimes people – they don’t think about anything else, you know what I’m saying, and that’s the way the world should be,” Fate said.
Another woman Crowder briefly chatted with also said she was “absolutely” proud to be an American. “You can walk around, you can do things like this on a Saturday without any worries or any people telling you what to do or where you’re supposed to be,” she said, adding, “You can live and make money how you want.”
“That’s a pretty good answer,” Crowder responded.
Crowder then stopped to talk to a young man who came to the U.S. from South Korea and said his family doesn’t celebrate Independence Day “that much,” explaining that, because his family is Asian, they are not really “in the American spirit.”
Yet, he still told Crowder he was proud to be an American. “America is 100% a great country,” he said. “But then again, of course everyone knows, there’s the highs and the lows.”
Crowder pressed him further, asking if he would say that even though America isn’t perfect, it’s the best country in the world. “That’s a hard one,” the young man responded, saying he isn’t educated enough to give a good answer. “It’s up there though.” He then proceeded to tell Crowder that he “100%” prefers the U.S. over South Korea.
Crowder said his interviews with people on the streets in Dallas are proof that Americans refuse to be as divided as the media and politicians make it seem.
“America is the greatest country in the world, and Americans know it, even if half of their elected representatives in the government are busy trying to tell them to feel otherwise,” Crowder said. “Happy Independence Day! And God Bless America!”

Steven Crowder

Steven Crowder Asked Americans If They’re Proud Of Their Country — Here’s What They Said

Steven Crowder Takes To The Street To Ask Americans If They're Proud Of Their Country

America

Patriotism

Parents who took little children to a Dallas gay bar&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dallas-gay-bars-drag-show-for-kids-obscene-sign-draws-angry-protests">obscene drag show</a> &#8220;lost their minds a long time ago,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dan-crenshaw">Rep. Dan Crenshaw</a> said Sunday in a <a href="https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1533633704395952129?s=20&amp;t=aYXCFb1Z_sG24yoqH3Rhyg">series of tweets</a>.
The “Drag the Kids to Pride” show at the Mr. Misster bar was billed as a “family-friendly” version of the bar’s regular “Champagne Drag Brunch.” During Saturday’s event, drag performers pranced with children as young as seven in front of a neon sign that read, “It’s not gonna lick itself.”
&#8220;This is really deranged,&#8221; the Texas Republican and former Navy SEAL tweeted. &#8220;It’s also proof that when you’re too open-minded, your brain falls out. Clearly these parents lost their minds a long time ago.&#8221;
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This is really deranged. It’s also proof that when you’re too open-minded, your brain falls out. 
Clearly these parents lost their minds a long time ago. <a href="https://t.co/ZBTGMkYqqc">https://t.co/ZBTGMkYqqc</a>
&mdash; Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1533633704395952129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Several parents and attendees who wore T-shirts supporting Texas Democrat Beto O&#8217;Rourke for governor defended taking children to the event in an interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/AldoButtazzoni">Aldo Buttazzoni</a>, a correspondent for the YouTube channel “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/FleccasTalks" rel="noopener">Fleccas Talks</a>.&#8221; Crenshaw weighed in to reject claims that exposing children to the spectacle was teaching them tolerance.
&#8220;Let me ask you: When parents want to introduce their kids to straight sex, they don’t take them to a strip club or burlesque show, do they?&#8221; Crenshaw asked in one of several tweets on the subject. &#8220;Is this hyper-sexual drag show supposed to accurately represent the gay community?
&#8220;Is this really supposed to build “tolerance?” I can’t imagine most gay couples I know would ever condone kids going to these shows, just as most straight couples wouldn’t bring their kid to a burlesque show,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;This is not only deranged, but also gives millions of decent gay couples a bad name,&#8221; Crenshaw concluded.
A group called “Protect Texas Kids” protested outside the bar and said it had hoped to scuttle the event as soon as it heard about it.
“The mission was to raise awareness that an event like this, a drag show for children, was happening right in Dallas,” the organization said in a statement. “We also hoped that if we raised awareness, the event might be canceled or modified so that children couldn’t be present.”
After the event, the bar released a statement claiming it was raising money for a local LGBTQ+ youth organization and accused protesters of being “transphobic.”
“We are more than happy to open our doors to celebrate Pride in a family friendly, safe environment, separate from our normal operations of 2 p.m. – 2 a.m. on Saturdays because we believe that everyone should have a space to be able to celebrate who they are,” the statement read.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw

‘Really Deranged’: Texas Rep. Crenshaw Blasts Dallas Gay Bar’s Obscene Kids Drag Show

'Really Deranged': Texas Rep. Crenshaw Blasts Dallas Gay Bar's Obscene Kids Drag Show

Dan Crenshaw

Drag Queens

Transgender

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, a Republican, announced over the weekend that if she becomes the state&#8217;s next governor she will sign legislation that criminalizes involving children in drag shows.
Dixon&#8217;s remarks come after a gay bar in Dallas generated national outrage over the weekend for hosting a drag show for children, &#8220;where kids were invited onstage and tipped performers in front of a neon sign bearing an obscene message,&#8221; The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dallas-gay-bars-drag-show-for-kids-obscene-sign-draws-angry-protests">reported</a>. &#8220;Outside the club, protesters gathered to complain that the event was grooming children.&#8221;
Tudor responded to the event on Twitter, writing, &#8220;As Governor, I will sign a bill that creates severe criminal penalties for adults who involve children in drag shows.&#8221;
&#8220;This type of behavior is criminal child sexually abusive activity,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;We will make Michigan the toughest state in the country on child sex abusers.&#8221;
Dixon made the remarks in response to a tweet from journalist Andy Ngo, who documents far-left extremism. &#8220;The drag event for children at a gay bar in Dallas, Texas was called &#8216;Drag the Kids to Pride&#8217;,&#8221; Ngo wrote. &#8220;It was held at the Mr. Misster gay bar &amp; club. Children &amp; transvestites danced in front of an electronic sign that read, &#8216;It&#8217;s not gonna lick itself.'&#8221;
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As Governor, I will sign a bill that creates severe criminal penalties for adults who involve children in drag shows. This type of behavior is criminal child sexually abusive activity. 
We will make Michigan the toughest state in the country on child sex abusers. <a href="https://t.co/zzCWnRYIcM">https://t.co/zzCWnRYIcM</a>
&mdash; Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) <a href="https://twitter.com/TudorDixon/status/1533261671610961921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Tudor was one of several Republican candidates running to unseat Democrat governor Gretchen Whitmer. Two of the top candidates, former Detroit police chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, were recently thrown off the ballot due to alleged issues with their candidacy petitions.
Dixon has seen her stock skyrocket in recent days with the highly influential <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-05-24/devos-family-endorses-tudor-dixon-for-michigan-governor">DeVos family</a> and the pro-life <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/02/right-life-michigan-endorses-tudor-dixon-gop-governors-race/7485564001/">Right to Life of Michigan</a> both endorsing her.
Tudor also has secured an endorsement from the American Conservative Union, which hosts CPAC.
&#8220;Pleased to announce that @CPAC is supporting @TudorDixon an inspiring, conservative, new voice in MI politics,&#8221; CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp tweeted. &#8220;Tudor will make an outstanding Governor who will help bring MI back.&#8221;
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Pleased to announce that <a href="https://twitter.com/CPAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPAC</a> is supporting <a href="https://twitter.com/TudorDixon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TudorDixon</a> an inspiring, conservative, new voice in MI politics. Tudor will make an outstanding Governor who will help bring MI back.
&mdash; Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1440491152373735424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2021</a></blockquote>
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This report has been updated to include additional information.

Key Speakers At Conservative Political Action Conference

Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Tudor Dixon: I’ll Criminalize Involving ‘Children In Drag Shows’

Michigan

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