<p><em>This week, NFL fans launched a petition to have an alternate Super Bowl halftime show featuring country singer George Strait. 66,000 signatures so far. Roger Goodell, however, is not moved. It&#8217;s all in response to the NFL tapping Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny for America’s largest stage, giving a platform to a man who openly hates America. </em></p>
<p><em>But not all Puerto Ricans share Bad Bunny&#8217;s sentiment. Samuel Rodriguez is a pastor of Puerto Rican descent who has advised three U.S. Presidents, been a prolific author and movie producer, and has a much different outlook on the United States. In fact, he says the rapper doesn&#8217;t come close to representing traditional Hispanic values. It&#8217;s certainly worth your time. —The Daily Wire</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr">As an American of Puerto Rican descent, I live in tension. I admire Bad Bunny. He is a generational talent, creative, charismatic, and relentless. He rose from the barrios of Vega Baja to the summit of global culture. He did not inherit wealth or privilege. He succeeded through determination, resilience, and hard work. Even those who do not understand his lyrics recognize his artistry and marketing brilliance. He has become a global symbol of Latino influence.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My admiration, however, stops there. As the world prepares to watch his Super Bowl halftime show next February, my heart aches. For all his brilliance, Bad Bunny misunderstands both Puerto Rico and America. His refusal to stand for “God Bless America” during the Major League Baseball playoffs at Yankee Stadium was not an act of protest, it was a moment of detachment. Millions of us who cherish both the island and the mainland felt that sting. We love America; We appreciate its Christian foundation, promise, and opportunity. Simply stated, we believe God has blessed this nation.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Unfortunately, much of what Bad Bunny stands for and espouses in his music not only fails to resonate with many Hispanics in America, but it also fails to honor and understand the community’s deep love for this country.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">I will be the first to acknowledge that America is not perfect. But despite that, it remains blessed. This nation is not anti-immigrant. It supports legal immigration.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hispanics know this better than anyone. Many of us lived that journey or watched our parents walk it. We support borders and order not out of cruelty but out of conviction. We believe in compassion expressed through law. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761311002633000&amp;usg=AOvVaw197pP1ngxt9G7_phoNF8Bb">Nearly half of Hispanic voters supported President Trump in 2024</a>. More than half of Hispanic men did the same. That was not betrayal. It reflected deeply held values.</p>
<p dir="ltr">These traditional Hispanic values — faith, family, and freedom — stand in contrast to much of what Bad Bunny promotes. His embrace of transgender ideology and sexually explicit performances does not represent the Latino family gathered around the table after Sunday church. We love God. We honor family. We understand freedom as responsibility, not rebellion. The Latino vote has not drifted to the Right, it has returned home to convictions that have always defined us.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hispanics also see dissonance in Bad Bunny’s condemnation of capitalism, given that he lives from its blessings. He has praised socialist regimes such as Venezuela, yet his success story could not exist without the free market. He thrives in a system that rewards risk, creativity, and persistence. One cannot criticize capitalism while enjoying everything it provides.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Hispanic future in America is not secular, cynical, or socialist. It is spiritual, hopeful, and devoted to freedom. We pray. We protect our families. We work hard. We still believe that God blesses nations that honor Him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But before all of this, Bad Bunny must recognize one fundamental truth: He is an American. Every Puerto Rican is. We are born citizens of the United States. We do not need a passport to enter this nation, but we do need humility to understand what a privilege that is.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bad Bunny may not need a passport, but he needs perspective. He needs humility. He needs clarity about what America truly represents for Puerto Ricans and for every dreamer who still believes this country offers the chance to rise.</p>
<p dir="ltr">America is not flawless. Yet it remains the most transformative and opportunity-rich nation in human history. My prayer is that when Bad Bunny steps onto that stage, gratitude will replace defiance — gratitude for a nation that gave a kid from Puerto Rico the chance to conquer the world.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Samuel Rodriguez is the lead pastor of New Season and president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). Rodriguez has advised three U.S. Presidents and is the first Latino to participate in multiple presidential inauguration ceremonies. He is also a best-selling author of 12 books and serves as producer of 7 faith-based films including &#8220;Breakthrough,&#8221; &#8220;Flamin Hot,&#8221; and &#8220;Dream King.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed that there are no plans to replace Bad Bunny as the halftime performer at Super Bowl LX in February.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Goodell made his first statement on the matter as backlash against the Puerto Rican performer, who only performs songs in Spanish and has expressed anti-ICE sentiments, has grown in recent weeks. A </span><a href="https://ew.com/petition-replace-bad-bunny-with-george-strait-super-bowl-halftime-show-passes-50000-signatures-11833542"><span style="font-weight: 400;">petition</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to replace Bad Bunny (real name Benito Ocasio) with country performer George Strait earned more than 50,000 signatures.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s carefully thought through,” Goodell said of the performance, per </span><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show-reconsidered-nfl-126764247"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ABC News</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism. It’s pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re confident it’s going to be a great show,” the commissioner added. “[Ocasio] understands the platform that he’s on, and I think it’s going to be exciting and a united moment.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world,” Goodell said of Bad Bunny’s global appeal. “That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The artist’s selection, which was made in conjunction with Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation, was controversial because of his past anti-ICE statements, including his refusal to schedule any tour stops in the United States due to alleged fears about his fans being taken into ICE custody at his shows.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“…There was the issue of — like, f***ing ICE could be outside (my concert). And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” Bad Bunny said, referring to ICE agents as “motherf***ers” and “sons of bitches.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ocasio also addressed the backlash he and the NFL received about none of his songs being English, advising viewers to learn Spanish if they didn’t like it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this month, Turning Point USA </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turning-point-usa-announces-bad-bunny-free-all-american-halftime-show-to-rival-nfls"><span style="font-weight: 400;">announced</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that they would be hosting an alternative All-American Halftime Show at the same time as the Super Bowl halftime show. </span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The music world is still coming to terms with the loss of Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley, a founding member of the heavy metal band KISS.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lead guitarist was 74 when he died on Thursday from injuries sustained from a recent fall. His family said in a statement at the time, “We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It went on, “We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others. The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now Frehley’s bandmates are weighing in with their tributes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley,&#8221; Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley </span><a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ace-frehley-kiss-lead-guitarist-dead-1236554943/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Variety in a joint statement. &#8220;He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He is and will always be a part of KISS’s legacy,” they went on before offering condolences to Frehley’s estranged wife and his daughter. “Our thoughts are with Jeanette, Monique and all those who loved him, including our fans around the world.”</span></p>
<p id="mntl-sc-block_8-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">Stanley also paid tribute to Frehley in a post on X, sharing a throwback photo and a memory.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I remember 1974 being in my room at the Hyatt on Sunset in LA and I heard someone playing deep and fiery guitar in the room next door. I thought “Boy, I wish THAT guy was in the band!” I looked over the balcony… He was. It was Ace. This is my favorite photo of us… <a href="https://t.co/3ojMXqVkQr">pic.twitter.com/3ojMXqVkQr</a></p>
<p>— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulStanleyLive/status/1979033726806835388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&#8220;I remember 1974 being in my room at the Hyatt on Sunset in LA and I heard someone playing deep and fiery guitar in the room next door,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I thought &#8216;Boy, I wish THAT guy was in the band!&#8217; I looked over the balcony… He was. It was Ace,&#8221; added Stanley, 73. &#8220;This is my favorite photo of us…&#8221;</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, and Peter Criss founded the band in New York City in 1973. Known for their elaborate face paint and over-the-top performances including pyrotechnics, the band became massively popular in the mid-1970s and beyond.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frehley was with KISS until launching a solo career in 1982, but came back for a reunion tour beginning in 1996 and stayed until 2002.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He went back to solo performing and was actively touring when he died. A </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/officialacefrehley/posts/due-to-some-ongoing-medical-issues-ace-has-made-the-difficult-decision-to-cancel/1354495122702153/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on the official Ace Frehley Facebook page earlier this month confirmed that the rest of his tour was being canceled due to “ongoing medical issues.”</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just two months after making headlines for questioning a same-sex kiss scene in the Disney film “Lightyear,” Snoop Dogg has fully caved to the progressive mob. The 53-year-old rapper just announced that he teamed up with the LGBT activist organization GLAAD and wrote a new song with gay pride themes for his children’s series.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The recording artist, whose legal name is Calvin Broadus Jr., worked with GLAAD to promote “Spirit Day” for LGBT teens on Thursday. He teamed up with The Voice contestant Jeremy Beloate on “Love Is Love,” a song highlighted in the latest episode of Snoop’s animated children’s series Doggyland on YouTube.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our parents are different/ No two are the same but the one thing that’s for certain is the love won’t change/ Families are special/ They are so unique/ Everybody’s got a purpose more than what you see/ We love you parents/ We love you so,” the dogs sing, including one voiced by Snoop and one new character voiced by Beloate. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s teaching parenthood. It’s teaching situations that kids in the world is (sic) going through right now in a beautiful way through song, dance, melody, just trying to get more clarity on how we live and the way we live. And I felt like this music is a beautiful bridge to bringing understanding,” Snoop said during an interview with Beloate that was promoted on both GLAAD and Doggyland&#8217;s Instagram pages.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is a program we’ve been doing for years where we involve kids,” he added. “These are things that kids have questions about so now hopefully we can help answer these questions and help them to live a happy life and understand that love is love.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The rapper went on, “It’s a beautiful thing that kids can have parents of all walks and be shown love, to be taught what love is … being able to have parents from all walks of life, whether it be two fathers, two mothers, whatever it is, love is the key.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a drastic about-face for Snoop, who </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snoop-dogg-calls-out-hollywood-for-lgbt-themes-in-childrens-films-theyre-putting-it-everywhere"><span style="font-weight: 400;">criticized the inclusion</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of same-sex couples in children’s programming in August after watching the movie “Lightyear” with his grandkids.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What you see is what you see, and they’re putting it everywhere,” Snoop said before referencing the 2022 Disney film, which featured a same-sex couple. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They’re like, ‘She had a baby with another woman.’ Well, my grandson, in the middle of the movie is like, ‘Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman!’” he went on.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The rapper said he thought, &#8220;&#8216;Oh sh**, I didn’t come in for this sh**. I just came to watch the g**damn movie.’” But his grandson wouldn’t let it go, and said, &#8220;They just said, she and she had a baby … they’re both women. How does she have a baby?” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Snoop said the whole thing “f***ed me up. I’m like, scared to go to the movies. Y’all throwing me in the middle of sh** that I don’t have an answer for.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It threw me for a loop. I’m like, ‘What part of the movie was this? … These are kids,” he added. “We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many of Snoop’s followers were furious over the comments and accused him of defecting to the conservative side, especially considering that he had performed at a celebratory event before President Donald Trump’s inauguration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An Instagram apology that appeared to be sent from the rapper’s official Instagram account went viral one week later, but Snoop’s rep </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/was-snoop-doggs-apology-for-criticizing-gay-kiss-in-disney-movie-a-fake?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Was+Snoop+Dogg%E2%80%99s+Apology+For+Criticizing+Gay+Kiss+In+Disney+Movie+A+Fake%3F"><span style="font-weight: 400;">denied</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that it was legitimate. Snoop never issued an official apology for the “Lightyear” comments.</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A Taylor Swift fan who accused the singer of selling a necklace with allegedly blatant Nazi symbolism has gone viral with her claims.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Also, the item has disappeared from Swift’s </span><a href="https://store.taylorswift.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400">merchandise site</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, though it’s unclear if this was due to the accusations or because it sold out. Reps for Swift did not immediately return a request for comment on the controversy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">User sampire1513, whose profile describes her as “the friend that’s too woke” and “happily gay married,” posted a video detailing all the symbolism she saw on the necklace being sold on Swift’s merchandise website. The jewelry piece was meant to go along with the song “Opalite” from the singer’s newest “The Life of a Showgirl” album.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The video has gone viral on multiple social media platforms, earning 5.4 million views on TikTok and a ton of supportive comments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The TikTok creator opened by mentioning the reception to the song “Opalite,” which she said has “racial undertones.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“I am in the business of  listening to black women. I think they would know what a microaggression sounds like against them way better than I ever could,” sampire1513 began.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">She said after seeing the necklace, she has decided that the song “Opalite” is “completely intentionally racial. And I am sick.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The fact this have 400k likes proves our society is DOOMED <a href="https://t.co/LM0U06mfQy">pic.twitter.com/LM0U06mfQy</a></p>
<p>— Leo (@Swiftsbeatle13) <a href="https://twitter.com/Swiftsbeatle13/status/1978575424427847890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The TikTok creator goes on to describe how the necklace has lightning bolts, but insists that the way these lightning bolts are designed is meant to represent something specific while acknowledging that the lyrics say, “dancing through the lightning strikes.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“They are specifically SS lightning bolts,” sampire1513 continues. “Okay? It is not ambiguous. That is exactly what it is.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">She goes on with the conspiracy accusations.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“And then, if you&#8217;ll look, there are eight of them,” the TikTok user says. “Why does that matter? Because H is the eighth letter in the alphabet. Many Nazi, neo Nazi circles, gangs, will put an 88, meaning [Heil] Hitler, they&#8217;ll put it in their bios, they&#8217;ll tattoo it on their bodies, they&#8217;ll put it on their motorcycles, their leather jackets … I&#8217;m not reaching … the 88 thing is extremely common.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Sampire1513 goes on to claim that the cross on the necklace is a “f***ing iron cross,” a German military medal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The social media creator said after seeing the necklace, there are only two options.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“Number one, Swift&#8217;s team and Swift herself, they put this out, and they genuinely just didn&#8217;t know what they were doing. And it&#8217;s a complete happenstance that it resembles any commonly used Nazi dog whistles,” she said, noting that for this to happen, there would have to be no one on the team who is Jewish or who went through “cultural sensitivity training.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“&#8230;Option number two, which is, she knows exactly what this is, and that’s what she decided to put out. What the f***,” the user said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Sampire1513 demanded that Swift put out a statement condemning Nazism and hatred. “I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m reaching at all,” she said in conclusion of the necklace’s alleged symbolism. “I think it&#8217;s clear as f***ing day.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The user set her TikTok account to private Thursday as the video continued gaining traction online. X users called her out for the allegations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“That’s some unhinged stuff right there. As someone who studied the 3rd Reich for many years at university &#8211; no, they don’t look like SS lighting bolts, those look like the last 2 letters in KISS. That looks NOTHING like the Iron Cross,” one commenter </span><a href="https://x.com/Davidwebrooks/status/1978750769584087290"><span style="font-weight: 400">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“If you see a [lightning] bolt and think nazi i think there&#8217;s only one person obsessed with nazis and it aint taylor swift,” another person </span><a href="https://x.com/Swiftsbeatle13/status/1978575424427847890"><span style="font-weight: 400">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p>


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Taylor Swift Fan Accuses Singer Of Selling Nazi-Themed Necklace In Viral TikTok

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Kennedy Center is bringing a patriotic new change to concerts at the Washington, D.C., performing arts center ahead of America’s 250th birthday, The Daily Wire has learned.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every performance of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center throughout the 2025-2026 season will begin with the National Anthem. The move coincides with plans from the Trump administration to celebrate the 250 anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next summer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The National Symphony should be playing the National Anthem,” Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The National Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1931 and performs around 150 concerts annually.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The move is the latest change at the Kennedy Center since President Donald Trump promised to end wokeness at the performing arts center. As part of this move, Trump became chair of the center and tapped Grenell to serve as its president.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote in February. “Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The changes the new board made led to full-scale meltdowns on the Left, including protests expressed through interpretive dancing.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to a previous report published by The Daily Wire, the Kennedy Center is $40 million in debt and will be making major cuts to staff.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The former leadership built a broken budget with an operating deficit of 100 million dollars and a bottom-line deficit of 26 million dollars,” CFO Donna Arduin said. “The former leadership led Board members to believe there was a balanced budget when there was $26 Million in false funds. Fiscal Year 25 budget was previously passed with $26M of fictitious funds. We have now truly balanced the budget.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To get the Center out of the red, Grenell “has hired new Department leaders with lower salaries than those they replaced, including his salary which is dramatically lower than the previous President’s.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The CFO also said that the Kennedy Center “will adopt business practices with performance goals to bring accountability to our patrons and philanthropists.”</span></p>


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Patriotic Change Coming To The Kennedy Center Ahead Of America’s 250th

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">President Trump is not on board with the NFL’s decision to have ICE-bashing artist Bad Bunny as the Halftime Show performer at Super Bowl LX in February.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This guy does not seem like a unifying entertainer and a lot of folks don’t even know who he is,” Newsmax’s Greg Kelly </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFUyM6auMns&amp;list=PLanUqPajptu5g083z-0ggsIxzKhWXNBrW&amp;index=3"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> during a phone interview. Kelly asked Trump if people should “entertain blowing off the NFL.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I never heard of him. I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s crazy, and then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment, I think it’s absolutely ridiculous,” Trump added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The NFL and Apple Music announced on September 28 that the Puerto Rican recording artist will be performing during the most watched television event of the year. Critics were quick to point out that the artist, whose real name is Benito Ocasio, had already refused to perform in the United States due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers doing their jobs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ocasio referred to ICE agents as “motherf***ers” and “sons of b****es” in a video he posted to Instagram.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The three-time Grammy Award-winner said during a recent interview that he didn’t book any tour stops in the United States because he was worried ICE agents would target concert attendees.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There was the issue of — like, f***ing ICE could be outside. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social media users also pointed out that none of Bad Bunny’s songs are in English.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He later addressed the backlash he and the NFL received following the announcement, advising viewers to learn Spanish if they didn’t like it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Especially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world here in the United States who have worked to open doors,” Bad Bunny said in Spanish during a monologue on “Saturday Night Live.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s more than a win for myself; it’s a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take that away or erase it.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The singer then switched to English, saying, “If you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There have been calls to boycott the NFL and replace Bad Bunny as the halftime performer ever since the announcement was made.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Super Bowl is scheduled to take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, February 8, 2026.</span></p>


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Trump: ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’ That NFL Chose Bad Bunny For Super Bowl Halftime Show

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<p>Taylor Swift’s new album is predictably at the top of the charts, but some of her most devoted fans are not pleased with her departure into what’s been described as the “trad life.”</p>
<p>“Taylor Swift is handing the conservative agenda on a silver platter to the masses,” TikTok influencer Liittle Debbie said in a lengthy <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@beysus.christ/video/7557367237150035231" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critique</a> of Swift’s newest and much-hyped album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”</p>
<p>“You cannot convince me that the master lyricist of our generation, akin to Shakespeare, that the Easter egg master of our generation, is not aware of what her entire optics and lyrics and album and everything is giving at this very moment,” she added.</p>
<p>In her viral video, the influencer insists the album is not “satirical,” as some desperate Swifties have suggested as a way to explain away Swift’s apparent turn from feminist hero to suburban romantic.</p>
<p>For her part, Swift has described the project as a labor of love.</p>
<p>“We knew that we had to bring the best ideas that we ever had,” she said during her appearance on the “New Heights” podcast, hosted by her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason. “I also know the pressure that I’m putting on this record by saying that, but I don’t care because I love it that much.”</p>
<p>“This is the record that I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time,” the pop star added.</p>
<p>To some fans, that statement was practically an admission of betrayal. Liittle Debbie accuses Swift of “aligning” her brand with the NFL, “one of the most racist and problematic industries in our country,” she adds, and of “creeping [her] way down the conservative pipeline.”</p>
<p>The proof, in her view, lies in Swift’s high-profile engagement to Kelce.</p>
<p>“She’s aligning herself with him,” the influencer argues, incredulous that the same conservative commentators who once derided Swift as a “childless cat lady” have also celebrated her engagement. To her, this represents a horrifying shift from Swift being a girlboss to a white picket fence proponent.</p>
<p>The TikTok creator points to some of the lyrics in “The Life of a Showgirl” as proof.</p>
<p>In the song “Eldest Daughter,” Swift admits, “When I said I don’t believe in marriage, that was a lie.”</p>
<p>The lyrics to Swift’s new track “Wi$h Li$t” only pour more gasoline on the fire of outrage:</p>
<blockquote><p>“They want those bright lights and Balenci shades/And a fat ass with a baby face/They want it all./“Hope they get what they want/ I just want you/ Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you/ We tell the world to leave us thе f*** alone, and they do, wow/ Got me dreaming about a driveway with a basketball hoop.”</p></blockquote>
<p>The influencer hears those lines as evidence of something sinister, saying Swift’s supposed desire for a “racially homogenous neighborhood” and a glorification of marriage and motherhood represent abandonment of her childless cat lady fans.</p>
<p>To many observers, the outrage says more about the culture than about Taylor Swift.</p>
<p>For years, progressive fandom has treated female pop stars as symbols of what women should be. The idea that one of them might want to write about — or <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>simply want</em></span> — domestic life, love, or marriage is being perceived as an attack on that ideology.</p>
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<p>Longtime Swifties know the singer has been a hopeless romantic for most of her career, and that singing about fairytales and daydreams of being rescued by a knight in shining armor have featured in tracks spanning her entire catalog of music.</p>
<p>In “Starlight” (2012), the singer fantasized about running off, getting married, and having lots of children. “We’ll have 10 kids and teach them how to dream,” Swift sang.</p>
<p>Perhaps this latest album feels more urgent, not just because conservatives are finally back in charge of the government, but also because Swift is closer to that kid-filled happy ending than ever before. After a string of bad relationships, she’s now engaged to a man who is clearly smitten. Her engagement photo announcement was incredibly traditional. This album, coupled with the much-maligned “optics,” likely signals the end of Swift’s girlboss cat lady days.</p>
<p>Her fans, who had bought into embracing eternal singlehood, feel betrayed.</p>
<p>But there are some supporters arguing that Swift’s seeming to head down the trad wife road doesn’t prove she’s an anti-feminist, because true feminism was always about having the choice. And the billionaire singer flat-out said it was “<a href="https://people.com/taylor-swift-shuts-down-theories-about-last-album-marrying-travis-kelce-11824657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shockingly offensive</a>” that anyone suggested she was quitting music during this next phase of life.</p>
<p>Whether she has the 10 kids and basketball hoop in suburbia and releases a bunch of songs about parenting remains to be seen. But Swifties may want to get used to the fact that their favorite singer is changing — or else find a new cat lady idol to worship.</p>


Wife, Or A Showgirl? Taylor Swift’s New Album Is Breaking Liberal Feminists

Wife, Or A Showgirl? Taylor Swift's New Album Is Breaking Liberal Feminists

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country star Zach Bryan is facing some serious backlash online following the release of his anti-ICE song, “Bad News.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lyrics specifically target Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers with lyrics that say, “ICE is gonna come, bust down your door / Try to build a house no one builds no more / But I&#8217;ve got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I&#8217;ve got some bad news / The fading of the red, white and blue,” the song goes on.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The song’s messaging has inspired country fans to come out in force to blast Bryan for his anti-ICE stance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Who&#8217;s ready for the Zach Bryan-Dixie Chicks tour? Prob a huge Bud Light sponsorship for this one,” country star John Rich joked on X, mocking both the Chicks’ infamous 2003 feud with President George W. Bush and Bud Light’s controversial tie-up with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney.</span></p>
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<p>— John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1975211160648732779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Nashville is full of guys like this,” Rich wrote in a follow-up.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“&#8217;Cocky motherf****** ain’t they. And ICE is gonna come, bust down your door. The fading of the red, white, and blue.&#8217; He just drew over 112,000 fans to what became the largest concert in U.S. history last week. Now, that will never happen again. When will they learn?” conservative podcast host Benny Johnson </span><a href="https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1975290487926935876"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We were just invaded by over 10 million illegal aliens and who does Zach Bryan cheer for? The illegals,” another commenter wrote. “I smell a boycott brewing.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Dear Zach Bryan, F*** you. Sincerely, American Patriots,” another popular comment </span><a href="https://x.com/Notwokenow/status/1975258380299116710"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “ICE agents risk their lives daily. Violent leftists throw bricks at them, attack them, spit at them, even shoot at them. And this is the song he released. Career over.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The song release comes after a recent episode of “Law &amp; Order: SVU” portrayed ICE agents as villains who target innocent immigrants to deport for no apparent reason.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rapper Bad Bunny, who was just tapped to play the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February, has avoided touring in the United States due to a perceived threat that ICE could pose to his fans.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“…There was the issue of — like, f***ing ICE could be outside (my concert). And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, ICE has been hard at work enforcing the federal immigration laws and has been villainized for its trouble. </span></p>
<p>Attacks on ICE agents and their families have skyrocketed nearly 1,000% in just eight months — and many are pointing the finger at Democrats and the media for painting them as villains.</p>


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Country Singer Zach Bryan Torched After Dropping Anti-ICE Song

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the world comes to terms with the loss of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many musically-minded supporters are finding ways to honor his legacy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several recording artists have written original songs or reimagined existing music in honor of Kirk.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conservative artist Tom MacDonald released a single called “Charlie” on September 11, just one day after the Turning Point USA founder was assassinated. The tribute song </span><a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tom-macdonald-charlie-kirk-song-digital-sales-hot-100-chart-1236073284/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">rocketed up</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, reaching the number one spot in just one week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While MacDonald typically performs in the rap genre, “Charlie” is a more soulful, acoustic ballad meant to capture the emotion of losing Kirk. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Shot down and he was barely 31… He left behind a wife and a daughter and a son,” the song’s first lines say.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And I’m so tired of the hatred and the narratives… They shot and killed the father, sent a message to Americans,” the lyrics say at another point. “And I’m so tired of the left and all the wokery… Scared I might be next to die when I’m just buyin’ groceries.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The song ends on a hopeful note. “Pray that God will take care of us… And I can’t just be quiet, so I gotta be brave/ ‘Cause this is America, lately it’s scarin’ us/ But one good man can change it all in a day.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He wasn’t the only one. Country artist Cole Swindell also wrote a tribute for Kirk called “Make Heaven Crowded.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The singer promoted a preview of the song on social media, introducing it with clips of Kirk’s widow, Erika, speaking about her husband’s deep faith. She initially said the line “making heaven crowded,” which serves as inspiration for Swindell’s song.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve blamed my sinning on ‘I ain’t no saint/ I’ve bit my tongue said that it ain’t my place/ And I’ve kept Jesus in the backseat/ But I can’t any longer/ After what we all saw last week/ I can’t help but wonder/ What if churches had a longer line outside than all them bars on Friday night,” the lyrics say.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What if people prayed for people who ain’t on their side/ What if good ran off the bad/ Them streets of gold up there’d be packed/ This whole world would look a lot better than we found it/ If we make heaven crowded,” Swindell sings on the chorus.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The song has not been officially released, but fans in the comments are begging for the single. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West also wrote a demo dedicated to Kirk after being inspired by Erika’s first public speech following her husband’s killing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Be Close” is about turning hate into peace. “When there is evil, be not dismayed/give me the strength to stare that evil in the face and say, Jesus be close/to the brokenhearted/save those who are crushed in spirit/we know that You’ve always been our only hope.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country star Jason Aldean reimagined an existing song and turned it into an acoustic duet with his wife, Brittany, as a way to honor Kirk. The couple shared their rendition of Luke Bryan’s song, “Drink a Beer,” on Instagram.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Funny how the good ones go/Too soon, but the good Lord knows/The reasons why I guess,” the lyrics say in part. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Sometimes the greater plan/Is kinda hard to understand/Right now it don’t make sense. I can’t make it all make sense/So I’m gonna sit right here/On the edge of this pier/Watch the sunset disappear/And drink a beer.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social media followers expressed their love for Aldean’s cover of the song, calling it “beautiful” and “touching.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. The impact of his death has been felt across the nation and around the world, with everyone from average citizens to celebrities and world leaders paying tribute and mourning the loss. </span></p>


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Heartfelt Musical Tributes Pour In Honoring Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

Heartfelt Musical Tributes Pour In To Honor Charlie Kirk's Legacy

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country singer Jason Aldean released an acoustic cover of Luke Bryan’s song “Drink a Beer” as a tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The black and white video shared to Instagram is captioned “For Charlie.” It shows Aldean sitting on a kitchen counter, guitar in hand, while his wife Brittany stands beside him. Brittany also sings with her husband in the clip.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Drink a Beer” was written by Jim Beavers and Chris Stapleton and became a number-one hit for Bryan, as fans connected with the deeply emotional message. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Funny how the good ones go/Too soon, but the good Lord knows/The reasons why I guess,” the lyrics say in part. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Sometimes the greater plan/Is kinda hard to understand/Right now it don&#8217;t make sense. I can&#8217;t make it all make sense/So I&#8217;m gonna sit right here/On the edge of this pier/Watch the sunset disappear/And drink a beer.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social media followers expressed their love for Aldean’s cover of the song, calling it “beautiful” and “touching.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier in the week, Brittany had posted on social media that she was moved by Kirk’s memorial service and was going to try to “live like Charlie,” as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-aldeans-wife-brittany-vows-to-live-like-charlie-after-attending-memorial-service">reported</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This man’s legacy that he has left, the impact that he has had on so many people … like, I knew he had impacted a ton of people, but this was just, this feels different.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She said that Kirk’s legacy was “so big” and that he “had a different purpose in life.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There was just a different plan that was greater for him that God knew,” Brittany added. “They keep saying, ‘Live like Charlie.’ So I’m going to. I’m going to really try to do that.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirk was assassinated on September 10 during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. His memorial service, 11 days later, was attended by 100,000 people along with nearly the entire Trump administration, and was streamed by 100 million viewers worldwide.</span></p>


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WATCH: Jason Aldean Shares Moving Acoustic Tribute To Charlie Kirk

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<p>Performer Bob Vylan celebrated the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a performance, shouting vile insults from the stage as he referred to the Turning Point USA founder as a &#8220;piece of s***&#8221; and worse.</p>
<p>Vylan — who recently made headlines for chanting &#8220;Death to the IDF&#8221; from the stage at Glastonbury&#8217;s famed music festival — trashed Kirk from a stage adorned with a Palestinian flag, saying he&#8217;d deserved to get shot.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">BOB VYLAN CELEBRATES DEATH OF CHARLIE KIRK</p>
<p>Calls Charlie &#8220;An absolute piece of sh!t&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Pronouns Was/Were&#8221;</p>
<p>“Coz if you chat sh!t, you get banged.” Followed by a gun gesture.<br />
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<p>— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href="https://twitter.com/EYakoby/status/1967270424150249831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of s*** of a human being,&#8221; he began, pacing back and forth across the stage.</p>
<p>&#8220;The pronouns: Was/Were,&#8221; he said, prompting cheers from the audience. &#8220;&#8216;Cos if you talk s***, you will get banged. Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk, you piece of s***.&#8221;</p>
<p>He made a shooting gesture with his hand and then proceeded to dance around the stage as the crowd cheered some more.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-consider-criminal-charges-after-rapper-leads-death-to-the-idf-chant-at-festival">Vylan</a> prompted backlash after his Glastonbury performance when he led chants of &#8220;Free, free Palestine&#8221; and &#8220;Death to the IDF&#8221; during the show in June. Police in the United Kingdom even considered formal charges against him at the time.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon,” Avon and Somerset Police <a href="https://x.com/ASPolice/status/1939025011844485405" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X. “Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Festival officials rebuked Vylan in a statement, saying, &#8220;We are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.&#8221;</p>


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