A Philadelphia teacher and activist who spent years presenting herself as black and Palestinian has now admitted that she is a white woman of Jewish heritage — and that she lied about her background to everyone in her life.
Hannah Gann, a teacher at Philadelphia’s Workshop School, publicly acknowledged the deception this week after members of two activist organizations confronted her about her identity.
“I hid the truth or outright lied about my background to everyone in my life,” Gann said in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhcg2auNYN/?hl=en">Instagram video</a> she posted.
Gann had been active in Racial Justice Philly and Philly Educators for Palestine and had presented herself as having Palestinian and Tunisian heritage. In 2024, her biography for a West Philadelphia teach-in on the destruction of educational infrastructure in Gaza identified her as Palestinian American.
Now she says her identity was fabricated. “I am a white woman of significant privilege and wealth,” Gann <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DdaWCVntRd1/">wrote</a> in an earlier statement, before explaining in the video that she had hidden her family background from everyone in Philadelphia and what she was doing from members of her own family.
The revelation came after members of the Racial Justice Organizing Committee and Philly Educators for Palestine met with Gann and questioned her about her background for more than an hour. The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1711597877451755&amp;set=a.576598677618353">groups said</a> she eventually admitted that she had lied and asked her to publicly acknowledge that she was a white woman of Jewish heritage and from an “Israeli settler family.”
The organizations subsequently cut ties with her. “Black and Palestinian identities, grief, and genocide are not identities or experiences that anyone has the right to appropriate for credibility, access, or belonging,” Racial Justice Philly <a href="https://6abc.com/post/philadelphia-teacher-activist-admits-lying-race-heritage/19867243/">said in a statement</a> to 6abc. “Hannah could’ve easily been an invaluable ally to these communities without lying about who she was.”
The <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/education/hannah-gann-lying-palestinian-jewish-philadelphia-educators-20260922.html">Philadelphia Inquirer</a> reported that Gann frequently referred to Palestinian relatives, including a purported Palestinian-born grandfather. A research document compiled by the Philly Palestine Coalition said records show her grandfather was actually born in Baltimore.
A former University of Pennsylvania classmate also told the Inquirer that Gann had been known in college as a white Jewish woman with family in the West Bank, before undergoing what the classmate described as a transformation after returning from the Peace Corps in Rwanda. The classmate alleged that Gann began using makeup and fake tan to appear darker and adopted African American Vernacular English. Gann has not commented publicly beyond her Instagram posts.
The unusual case has drawn comparisons to Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president who became nationally known after her parents publicly challenged her claim of being black in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/13/rachel-dolezal-i-wasnt-identifying-as-black-to-upset-people-i-was-being-me">2015</a>. Dolezal, who was born to white parents, had presented herself as black and became a prominent figure in racial justice circles before the controversy forced her to acknowledge her biological ancestry.
Gann’s activism was not confined to social media. She was a prominent participant in Philadelphia’s pro-Palestinian organizing, including teach-ins and efforts to defend other activists and teachers facing disciplinary action.
Sharif El-Mekki, a Philadelphia educator and founder of the Center for Black Educator Development, argued that someone does not need to be black or Palestinian to support those communities. “But honesty is the price of entry,” he wrote in a social media post.
The Philadelphia School District said it is aware of the situation and is providing support to students and staff at the Workshop School. The district declined to comment on personnel matters. Local reporting indicates Gann is no longer working directly with students, though the district has not publicly announced disciplinary action.

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Radical Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner openly fantasized on Tuesday about blowing up President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom and selling the leftover rubble as souvenir paperweights.
Speaking at a rally on Independence Mall before a gathering honoring slaves owned by George Washington, the Soros-backed prosecutor unleashed an unhinged, hate-fueled tirade against Trump before egging on a crowd of Left-wing activists.
Addressing a crowd assembled by local attorney Michael Coard and the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, Krasner gleefully played along as audience members shouted that Trump was &#8220;the devil&#8221; and screamed &#8220;I hate that man!&#8221; Krasner doubled down on the vitriol, branding Trump the &#8220;embodiment of hate&#8221; and a &#8220;fool.&#8221;
But Krasner wasn&#8217;t done. He quickly turned his sights to the White House’s massive 90,000-square-foot State Ballroom project currently under construction over the old East Wing, complete with a six-story underground presidential bunker complex.
While the secure facility is slated for total completion in 2028, Krasner promised the cheering mob that the grand structure wouldn&#8217;t last long if he had his way.
&#8220;In about 10 to 15 years we are all going to be sitting here with smiles on our faces because we &#8230; will have won,&#8221; Krasner ranted. &#8220;And I&#8217;m going to have a paperweight sitting on my desk. You know what that paperweight is going to be? It&#8217;s going to be a piece of the ballroom after we all blow it up.&#8221;
&#8220;Just so we&#8217;re clear, in an official ceremony we&#8217;re going to blow it up and we&#8217;re going to get the taxpayers their money back by selling all the pieces as paperweights,&#8221; he pledged to the roaring crowd, promising the audience that they too would get to own a piece of the blasted debris.
The shocking comments mark a jaw-dropping new low for the controversial district attorney, who has long faced fierce backlash for his ultra-soft-on-crime policies. The incident illustrated his glaring hatred as he championed explosive destruction of a high-security federal installation that houses crucial subterranean military command nodes and medical facilities all to score cheap political points with his far-Left base.

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A black man wearing a Chucky-style mask <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/philadelphia-man-wearing-chucky-mask-allegedly-targeted-six-people/">asked</a> a female jogger if she was ready to die before chasing her through Center City Philadelphia as she screamed for help, police said.
Philadelphia <a href="https://www.phillypolice.com/news-blotter/wanted-suspect-for-assault-in-the-9th-district-video-3/">police</a> say the masked suspect spent about 15 minutes early Wednesday morning targeting at least six people at random near Philadelphia City Hall. The suspect remains at large.
The incidents began shortly after 5:20 a.m. on August 12, Philadelphia Police Capt. Jason Smith said.
The suspect first walked into a Dunkin&#8217; Donuts wearing a distinctive white, Chucky-style Halloween mask with black hair. Staff refused him service because he was behaving erratically, according to police. He then began approaching people nearby while holding a cell phone in front of them and appearing to record the encounters.
One of those people was a 40-year-old woman jogging near 1500 JFK Boulevard. Smith said the masked man stopped in front of her, held his phone toward her face, and asked, “Are you ready to die?”
When she looked startled, he asked the same question again. She ran off, screaming for help as the suspect chased her, police said. She injured her leg while trying to escape.
During the encounter, the suspect kept one arm concealed behind his back, according to police.
No weapon appears in the surveillance video, but police say the suspect is wanted on charges including possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, harassment, assault, reckless endangerment, and intimidation.
A woman named Jameka saw what was happening and tried to warn the jogger from across the intersection. She later confronted the suspect herself and kicked him in the chest.
“He just seemed so disoriented about what his goals actually were,” she said. “I had bags. He wasn’t reaching for those. It didn’t seem like he had a clear goal to like actually get in La Colombe to do anything, so I was like OK, well, let’s see if you can fight, and he couldn’t.”
The suspect eventually fled into SEPTA Suburban Station.
Police describe him as a black male between 16 and 20 years old with a medium complexion, standing about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build. He was carrying a black-and-blue plaid backpack.
Investigators believe he approached multiple people that morning, although police said only the jogger has formally reported an incident as of their latest update.
“It’s really unsettling just trying to get to work and have a kid like this actively terrorizing women,” said Kate Egan, who works at a nearby coffee shop. “I really hope he is caught.”
Police have produced footage and still images of the suspect, including video showing him briefly lowering the mask.
Anyone with information is asked to call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-TIPS or submit a tip through the department&#8217;s website. Law enforcement has warned members of the public not to approach the suspect.

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Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 presidential contender, suggested he may have played a role in bringing LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers after personally lobbying the NBA superstar to join the team months before the blockbuster signing. 
In an interview with Politico Playbook, Shapiro said he first met James at the private club ZZ&#8217;s in New York City and used the opportunity to pitch Philadelphia.
“I don’t want to suggest that I’m the reason why LeBron chose the Sixers, but when I saw him at this dinner in New York, I figured I had to shoot my shot,” Shapiro <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/07/31/josh-shapiro-shoots-his-shot-01018938">said</a>.
According to an anonymous source close to the governor cited by Playbook, Shapiro “was relentless until he finally got word&#8221; last Friday that James was headed to Philadelphia.
Minutes after NBA insider Shams Charania broke the news of the signing online, Shapiro celebrated on social media by proclaiming it &#8220;LeBron James Day&#8221; in Pennsylvania.   
 
“LEBRON IS COMING TO PHILLY,” Shapiro <a href="https://x.com/GovernorShapiro/status/2080680553683046819?lang=en">posted</a>. “By the power vested in me as the Governor of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a die-hard Sixers fan&#8230; I hereby proclaim today to be LEBRON JAMES DAY. Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, King James.”
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LEBRON IS COMING TO PHILLY.
By the power vested in me as the Governor of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a die-hard Sixers fan&#8230; I hereby proclaim today to be LEBRON JAMES DAY.
Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, <a href="https://x.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KingJames</a>. <a href="https://t.co/JHsNkCFyyN">pic.twitter.com/JHsNkCFyyN</a>
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) <a href="https://x.com/GovernorShapiro/status/2080680553683046819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Shapiro also said he believes James can make an impact beyond basketball.
“I expect he’s going to bring a championship mentality to our team, and if he’s doing that in a way that also allows him to be a good father and husband, I think that’s great,” Shapiro said. 
Shapiro added that he “thought that there was a lot of important philanthropic work he could do in Philly.” 
James recently posted on social media about his new deal, saying he had briefly considered retirement before deciding to continue his career. 
“I thought I was done when the season ended. I wasn&#8217;t ready to announce it, and I knew I needed some time to really decide, but I was pretty sure I played my last game,” James <a href="https://x.com/KingJames/status/2080677086386430018">said</a>. “I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and deicide [sic] if I still love this game. I still truly love this game, and I have more to give.”
“I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time,” James added.
James <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/5988495-lebron-james-nba-sixers-shapiro/">joins</a> Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey on a Sixers team hoping to bring Philadelphia its first NBA championship since 1983.

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LeBron James announced on Friday that he will be taking his talents to the Philadelphia 76ers for his record-breaking 24th season.
James, 41, took to social media to announce his fourth free-agency decision in his illustrious career, stating he will play for the Sixers in the upcoming 2026-2027 season. James said he believes he &#8220;can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team&#8221; and is ready to &#8220;start this incredible journey one last time.&#8221; 
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another championship.
I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time.
Thank you LA. Miami I’ll forever love and Northeast Ohio will always home!
🙏🏾🫡👑
— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://x.com/KingJames/status/2080677093424394721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The NBA’s all-time leading scorer mentioned he seriously considered retirement after his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. Now he aims to bring a fourth NBA Championship to Philadelphia. Two of James’ previous teams, the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, were seriously in the running to bring back one of the greatest players of all time to their franchises.
James also said this would be his &#8220;last decision&#8221; in his storied NBA career, saying his goals were to &#8220;compete&#8221; and &#8220;to win&#8221; above all else.
&#8220;This is my last decision. I’m not going for money. I’m not going for family,&#8221; James wrote on X. &#8220;I still want to sacrifice. I still want to work. I still want to grind. I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning.&#8221;
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out. This is my last decision. I’m not going for money. I’m not going for family. What am I really playing for at this point?
I still want to sacrifice. I still want to work. I still want to grind. I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning
— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://x.com/KingJames/status/2080677090744266770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2026</a></blockquote>
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James signed the veteran minimum, a 2-year $8 million contract, ESPN&#8217;s Bobby Marks <a href="https://x.com/BobbyMarks42/status/2080678531902673161">reported</a>. The second year of the deal includes a player option, meaning James can opt out and potentially retire after this season.
This is not the only big-time move the 76ers made this offseason. Earlier this month, the Sixers traded for former NBA Finals MVP and Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown. James and Brown will join the already dynamic core in Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and V.J. Edgecombe.
The entire league was waiting for the decision. NBA commissioner Adam Silver <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/transcript-nba-commissioner-adam-silver-speaks-with-cnbcs-andrew-ross-sorkin-at-the-cnbc-sport-x-boardroom-game-plan-summit-in-new-york-city-today-thursday-july-16-.html">said</a> at the CNBC Sport x Boardroom Game Plan Summit that James&#8217; next team would have a major impact on how the league schedules games for the upcoming season.
&#8220;[W]here LeBron plays will affect the schedule. So I would like him to make his announcement already, so we can finish the schedule,&#8221; Silver said. “So I need him to make a decision.”
Topps, one of the biggest trading card companies in the world, is teaming up with James for the colossal decision by giving away a one-of-one autograph for his first card in a 76ers jersey.
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BREAKING: LeBron James is joining the Philadelphia 76ers for his historic 24th NBA season.
LeBron makes it official by signing his first ever 76ers trading card.
One collector who purchases the base edition will receive this 1-of-1 autograph. <a href="https://t.co/x9aBBFjVwX">pic.twitter.com/x9aBBFjVwX</a>
— Topps (@Topps) <a href="https://x.com/Topps/status/2080677095030538275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The NBA season is expected to tip off in October 2026, and James and the 76ers immediately become one of the top contenders in the league.

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The Southern Poverty Law Center labeled Moms For Liberty a hate group just days before its national conference, causing protests to descend on the event and inundate attendees with threats of violence.
Over 600 parents, conservative leaders, and five presidential candidates — including Donald Trump — gathered for four days at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott Hotel for the <a href="https://portal.momsforliberty.org/summit23/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moms for Liberty</a> National Summit 2023. Just three weeks before, the SPLC added the grassroots parents&#8217; group to its list of extremist groups. Tina Descovich, co-founder and CEO of Moms For Liberty, told The Daily Wire that the pushback was almost immediate — and frightening.
“Their label sent thousands of protesters to our event, protestors smashed in windows of the venue the night before, and spray-painted over historical displays,&#8221; Descovich said. &#8220;They surrounded the venue for days. Philly PD had to call in the riot force and extra equipment. The following months and weeks were filled with continued threats and harassment.&#8221;
“Adding us right before our 2023 National Summit, where we hosted five presidential candidates, was not an accident; it was calculated and coordinated,” Descovich added.
The SPLC has come under renewed scrutiny after the Justice Department last week released a sweeping indictment of the controversial leftist group. The SPLC is alleged to have funneled millions to hate groups like the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-hints-at-major-2020-move-if-splc-found-guilty-of-fraud?row=0&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;rowType=Web+Search+Overlay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ku Klux Klan</a> from 2014 to 2023. The group claims it was paying informants, but critics say the SPLC was simply propping up its own targets — most notoriously by allegedly helping fund the infamous 2017 &#8220;Unite The Right&#8221; rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
&#8220;Once the SPLC labeled us, it gave people in my community and even extended family justification for really vile behavior towards me. I tried to protect my kids from the hate I received, but it wasn’t long before even they knew I was a target for people’s hate,&#8221; Kit Hart, Moms For Liberty membership engagement coordinator, told The Daily Wire. &#8220;It’s something no innocent mom should be subjected to.&#8221;
&#8220;A group of us had dinner reservations offsite and the moment we exited the building, we were berated and screamed at,&#8221; Hart recalls. &#8220;The protestors had been waiting all day for members of our organization to leave the doors of the hotel to shove signs in our faces, curse at us and show every sign of aggression you can think of. As we were walking to our Uber, we needed to be escorted by security.&#8221;
An LGBTQ+ group called The Agenda PAC obtained the hotel room numbers of Moms For Liberty members, and while they slept, left door hangers on their hotel rooms that said &#8220;Please Disturb: Fascism In Progress. Did you know a designated hate group is staying at this hotel?&#8221;
Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta, who is currently a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/new-political-group-forms-campaign-anti-lgbtq-candidates-rcna45710" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chaired</a> The Agenda PAC.
A heavy police presence was stationed outside the hotel for the duration of the conference to keep attendees safe. Protesters, carrying pride flags and signs with hateful messages such as &#8220;Ban The Fascists,&#8221; &#8220;F*ck Nazi&#8217;s,&#8221; and &#8220;<a href="https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-moms-for-liberty-summit-protest-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Klanned Kookie Karens</a>,&#8221; camped outside the hotel for the duration of the conference and harassed women as they entered or exited. One group of moms was <a href="https://x.com/scarlett4kids/status/2048178067299017024?s=46&amp;t=ZAoIkqhiKpZyQayFV_2XbQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">swarmed</a> by a group of protesters when they tried to leave the hotel in an Uber. Several protesters were <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-moms-for-liberty-summit-people-arrested-during-protests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested.</a>
Despite the tensions and security concerns, the planned programming was uninterrupted, and President Trump commented on the SPLC label during his speech.
&#8220;The radical Left is even slandering Moms for Liberty as a so-called hate group,&#8221; President Trump stated during<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_D7iYcQACU" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> his speech</a>. &#8220;Can you imagine Moms for Liberty, a hate group? I&#8217;m telling you, these people are sick.&#8221;
The conference gained attention from national media outlets, which<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/us/politics/moms-for-liberty-republicans.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> consistently</a> associated Moms For Liberty with the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/30/moms-for-liberty-convention-philadelphia-protests/70363926007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SPLC</a> hate group label. A group of Democratic Pennsylvania state senators used the SPLC label to fuel their <a href="https://epgn.com/2023/05/11/philadelphia-marriott-facing-criticism-for-hosting-right-wing-summit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ongoing campaign</a> to get the 2023 summit canceled. The politicians sent a <a href="https://x.com/SenatorSaval/status/1672011058834206721/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to the Museum of the American Revolution, where a welcome event for the summit was held, asking that it cut ties with Moms For Liberty.
“Moms for Liberty, put plainly, is a hate group. This is not hyperbole — on June 6, 2023, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated Moms for Liberty a hate group, and specifically, as an ‘anti-government extremist group,'&#8221; the letter reads. “The Museum’s leadership has demonstrated a lack of judgment in agreeing to host a hate group. Fortunately, the mistake can be fixed with a simple and elegant solution: cancel the Moms for Liberty event scheduled for June 29.”
This reporter was present at the June 2023 summit and can easily recall the throngs of protesters and increased security. To avoid harassment from the mob of protesters outside of the hotel, attendees exited the Marriott hotel from a discreet side entrance and were covertly bused to the museum, where we were greeted by a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XuDs2bbVJE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raucous crowd</a> screaming from behind a metal barricade, &#8220;Get the f*ck out of here&#8221; and &#8220;Philly is a trans city.&#8221; Police officers acted as a human shield and formed a path that allowed us a safe entrance to the museum.
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The impact of the SPLC’s extremist label extended far past the summer of 2023 and continues to weigh on parents today. The SPLC has an interactive &#8220;<a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map/?hm_year=2024">hate map</a>,&#8221; and Moms for Liberty chapters make up the single <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/splcs-favorite-conservative-targets-get-the-last-laugh">largest</a> bloc of any organization on it, putting a target on the back of each local group.
“Every day since the SPLC added Moms for Liberty to its hate map, our organization has had a dangerous target on our back. Members have been doxed, cancelled, and threatened,” Descovich told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The fabricated lies told by the SPLC have caused extensive harm to our organization and our members.&#8221;
For the past three years, Moms For Liberty Wisconsin leader Scarlett Johnson has also been harassed, defamed, and feared for her own safety after being labeled a far-right extremist by the SPLC.
“I lived this. I was harassed, doxxed, and even sued. And almost every article, every interview, every news segment about me included the same line — that I’m part of Moms for Liberty, a group the SPLC labeled as extremist,” Johnson told The Daily Wire. “That label followed me everywhere. It changed how people looked at me, spoke to me, and treated me.&#8221;
&#8220;It was the slow, grinding loss of normalcy that no one ever gives back,&#8221; she added.
Johnson said the SPLC label didn’t just draw the ire of leftists, but made some local Republicans hesitant to be affiliated with her and the group. Rachel Carroll Rivas, deputy director for research, reporting, and analysis at the SPLC, admitted that was the group&#8217;s goal in a June 2023 interview with <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/07/1180486760/splc-moms-for-liberty-extremist-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR</a>.
“Carroll Rivas said she hopes that adding Moms for Liberty and similar groups to its extremist list will help inform communities, reporters and politicians who are just learning about them,&#8221; NPR reported. &#8220;And, perhaps, that it might tarnish association with those organizations.&#8221;
Johnson told The Daily Wire she is thankful SPLC is being investigated, but the reputational damage they’ve caused can&#8217;t be undone.
“Not everyone understands what the SPLC is or how those labels get used — but politicians and media repeated it without question,” Johnson told The Daily Wire. “And when you repeat something like that over and over, it doesn’t just shape a narrative. It hardens into something people act on.”
The SPLC did not respond to The Daily Wire&#8217;s request for comment.

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A Secret Service agent was injured Friday morning after negligently discharging his firearm and shooting himself in the leg while escorting former first lady Jill Biden through the Philadelphia International Airport, the agency told The Daily Wire.
The agent fired the weapon just after 8:30 a.m. while on a protective assignment. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. No one else was injured.
&#8220;The Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident. We are grateful for our law enforcement and public safety partners who provided medical assistance,&#8221; the Secret Service said.
After the shooting, a large police presence was reported in Terminal C of the airport, according to CBS affiliate <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/secret-service-shooting-jill-biden-phl">KYW-TV</a>. A medic unit responded to the scene and then left the area, followed by a Philadelphia police car.
The Secret Service has faced intense scrutiny from the public and from Congress after the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was one of the agency&#8217;s most serious security failures in modern history.
Last year, more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-going-on-with-the-secret-service-recent-mishaps-put-trumps-protectors-under-the-microscope" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scandals</a> hit the Secret Service after a uniformed division officer allegedly fell asleep while on duty at the United Nations General Assembly, and an armed individual bypassed security screening at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.
Despite those incidents, the Secret Service has also been praised for recent operations. In September, Secret Service personnel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/secret-service-dismantles-imminent-electronic-threat-ahead-of-trump-un-speech?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Secret+Service+Dismantles+%E2%80%98Imminent%E2%80%99+Electronic+Threat+Ahead+Of+Trump+UN+Speech">took down</a> a network of electronic devices in New York that had been used to target senior federal officials with telecommunications threats.
In February, agents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/armed-intruder-with-shotgun-sparks-deadly-secret-service-response-at-mar-a-lago?author=Jordan+Schroeder&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Armed+Intruder+With+Shotgun+Sparks+Deadly+Secret+Service+Response+At+Mar-A-Lago">shot and killed</a> an armed man who attempted to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun.

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Leftist Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is threatening to arrest federal immigration agents helping at airports during the partial government shutdown.
Krasner made the remarks during a Tuesday press conference at the Philadelphia International Airport, one of roughly a dozen airports where the Trump administration has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to offset Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages.
&#8220;You commit crimes within the jurisdiction that is the city and county of Philadelphia, I prosecute you. That is how it works,&#8221; Krasner said. &#8220;No, I don&#8217;t take a phone call from the president saying &#8216;Let him go.&#8217; No, the president cannot pardon you. I&#8217;ll say it again, the president cannot pardon you. And yes, I will put you in handcuffs, and I will put you in a courtroom, and if necessary I will put you in a jail cell.&#8221;
Krasner also warned against excessive force, citing recent controversies involving federal agents in Minnesota.
&#8220;If you decide to make the terrazzo floor of this airport anything like what you did in the streets of Minneapolis, which involved the criminal homicide of unarmed innocent people, we are not having that here,&#8221; Krasner said. &#8220;To any agent who might think about doing it an illegal way, I&#8217;ll be seeing you in court, and you&#8217;re not gonna like it.&#8221;
The comments come as ICE agents have been deployed to assist with airport operations during the ongoing DHS shutdown, which has strained TSA staff.
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, TSA Acting Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said the additional ICE personnel have provided relief at the airports experiencing long lines.
&#8220;The ICE agents that are there are doing non-specialized screening functions, it&#8217;s been incredibly helpful to alleviate the burden on our workforce and we&#8217;re getting positive feedback from passengers and our field leadership alike,&#8221; McNeill said.
With no end to the shutdown in sight, travelers are forced to wait hours in lines to reach a TSA screening point at some airports. More than 3,450 TSA officers, who account for roughly 11.76% of the workforce, called out on Sunday, <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/travel/precheck-clear-airport-wait-times/#:~:text=TSA%20staffing%20shortages%20hit%20major,an%20impasse%20over%20DHS%20funding." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NewsNation. Since the shutdown began in mid-February, more than 450 TSA officers have quit.
At Houston&#8217;s George Bush International Airport, where wait times hovered around four hours Tuesday, ICE officers distributed water, assisted travelers, and helped maintain order in long lines, The Daily Wire observed.
Some passengers took the time to thank the officers and shake their hands as they waited.

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An infamous Pennsylvania abortionist convicted of murder for killing babies born alive during illegal late-term procedures has died while serving multiple life sentences in prison, state officials said Monday. 
Kermit Gosnell, 85, died March 1 after being transported from the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon to a hospital. He had been serving multiple life sentences following his 2013 conviction on three counts of first-degree murder. His West Philadelphia abortion facility was dubbed the “House of Horrors.” 
The Gosnell case drew national attention after pro-life advocates highlighted the brutal nature of his abortion practice. Many of the gruesome details came out during his 2013 trial and through a grand jury <a href="https://cdn.cnsnews.com/documents/Gosnell%2C%20Grand%20Jury%20Report.pdf">report</a>. 
“This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women,&#8221; the Pennsylvania grand jury report said. &#8220;He regularly and illegally delivered live, viable babies in the third trimester of pregnancy – and then murdered these newborns by severing their spinal cords with scissors.” 
Testimony during the trial described the practice in detail. Steven Massof, one of Gosnell&#8217;s former employees, explained the process. “We call it a transection, but it’s literally a beheading,” he testified. 
Massof estimated that around 100 babies had their spinal cords snipped. He said he “felt like a fireman in hell. I couldn’t put out all the fires. … I would run around with scissors.”
The grand jury report documented one case involving a 17-year-old whose baby was delivered at around 30 weeks. According to the report, the infant was &#8220;breathing and moving&#8221; before being killed.
“He was breathing and moving when Dr. Gosnell severed his spine and put the body in a plastic shoebox for disposal. The doctor joked that this baby was so big he could ‘walk me to the bus stop,’” it said. 
Gosnell denied that any infants were born alive, claiming that movements observed by staff were involuntary.
During the trial, jury members were shown pictures of unborn babies who had been killed by Gosnell, showing how their skulls had been crushed and spinal cords cut. 
Other workers stated that Gosnell stored baby parts in jars in a refrigerator and routinely did abortions past 24 weeks of gestation. “The bigger the baby, the more he charged,” the grand jury report stated. 
The investigation further found that Gosnell&#8217;s clinic operated in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The grand jury described blood-stained furniture, improperly sterilized instruments, and the storage of fetal remains throughout the facility.
“It was a baby charnel house,” the grand jury said.
Gosnell was also convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a woman who died in his facility during an abortion. 
Additionally, he <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-doctor-pleads-guilty-running-pill-mill">pled guilty</a> to federal charges related to running a pill mill out of his facility and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including oxycodone, alprazolam, and codeine.

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In an incendiary address during a rally on Tuesday, far-left Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner escalated his rhetoric against federal immigration enforcement, comparing ICE agents to &#8220;wannabe Nazis.&#8221;
Krasner issued a stark warning to federal officers, promising that a coalition of state prosecutors would work to identify and prosecute them for actions he deemed lawless.
&#8220;If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities; we will find you; we will achieve justice &#8230;  under the Constitution and the laws of the United States,&#8221; Krasner declared. He emphasized that being a federal officer does not grant immunity from homicide charges and vowed that accountability would continue even after the current administration leaves office. Krasner specifically noted that he is collaborating with other progressive prosecutors, such as Minneapolis’s Mary Moriarty, to ensure federal agents face state-level consequences for their actions.
In November 2022, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 107-85 to impeach Krasner, alleging &#8220;purposeful ineffectiveness&#8221; and mismanagement of his office that compromised public safety. Republican leaders argued that Krasner’s progressive reforms — including the elimination of cash bail for certain offenses and reduced prosecutions — created an environment of fear in Philadelphia.
Upon taking office in 2018, Krasner fired dozens of veteran prosecutors, replacing them with less experienced staff. Under his tenure, Philadelphia saw a dramatic surge in violence, with homicides peaking at a record 562 in 2021. While violent crime dropped to a 20-year low in 2024, the intermediate spike led to significant business closures, including multiple Wawa and Starbucks locations, as retailers cited safety concerns and retail theft.
Despite the impeachment efforts, Krasner remains a prominent figure in the &#8220;national populist&#8221; legal movement. He was elected with significant financial backing from billionaire George Soros, who has defended progressive DAs against claims that their policies drive crime spikes. Krasner has dismissed the impeachment efforts as an &#8220;authoritarian&#8221; attempt to disenfranchise &#8220;Black, brown, and broke&#8221; voters, framing the legislative push as a politically motivated attack on his mandate.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons fired back on Saturday at the  Philadelphia Sheriff who&#8217;d threatened to arrest ICE agents, telling her to go ahead and &#8220;try it, see what happens.&#8221;
Lyons addressed Sheriff Rochelle Bilal&#8217;s comments directly during an appearance on &#8220;The Big Weekend Show&#8221; on Fox News, saying that Bilal was only feeding into the already dangerous situation ICE agents were facing every day by pitting local law enforcement against federal law enforcement.
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Todd Lyons: &#8220;You can&#8217;t pit a local law enforcement officer against a federal law enforcement officer &#8230; My message to the Sheriff is try it, try to arrest my folks. Let&#8217;s see what happens.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/ZyZC2GgB08">https://t.co/ZyZC2GgB08</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jd4yZXErhk">pic.twitter.com/Jd4yZXErhk</a>
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&#8220;Any time you pit law enforcement officers against law enforcement officers, it makes nobody safe,&#8221; Lyons said. &#8220;This is the exact type of political rhetoric that I&#8217;ve been seeing ever since I had the opportunity to be the ICE Director &#8230; this increased rhetoric is what&#8217;s causing the issues right now. You can&#8217;t pit a local law enforcement officer against a federal law enforcement officer. We are out there trying to do a lawful law enforcement mission, and this rhetoric right here is a pure example of what we&#8217;re facing every day.&#8221;
Lyons went on to say that he wasn&#8217;t normally one to engage in public bluster, but his message to the sheriff was simple: &#8220;Try it, try to arrest my folks. Let&#8217;s see what happens.&#8221;
Bilal tore into ICE a day earlier, claiming that federal agents were the ones committing crimes when they moved to enforce federal immigration law.
&#8220;Those that come into our communities wearing masks to commit crime—and thank God for our District Attorney Larry Krasner, who says he&#8217;s gonna lock them up &#8230; you&#8217;re getting arrested &#8230; we stand here today with all those who stand against the made-up fake, what you can call ICE,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Professional law enforcement? I&#8217;m not calling none of that. I call them made-up, fake wanna-be law enforcement. Because what they do is against not only legal law but moral law &#8230; you will not be able to hide. Nobody will whisk you off. You don&#8217;t want this smoke, because we&#8217;ll bring it to you. And the fake, whatever they call them because I can put &#8230; I can&#8217;t say their name. But the criminal in the White House will not keep you from going to jail.&#8221;
The Philadelphia Police Department also issued a statement in response to Bilal&#8217;s comments, saying that she was not in charge of municipal policing and that the city&#8217;s police officers would continue to work in conjunction with other &#8220;law enforcement partners&#8221; moving forward.
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Eight members of a Philadelphia youth football team, the United Thoroughbreds, were <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15367101/Philadelphia-teens-theft-football-championship-game-Florida-Dicks-Sporting-Goods.html%5d">arrested</a> in Polk County, Florida, after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Dick’s Sporting Goods store while in town for the Prolifix Sportz National Championship.
The teens, all ages 14–15, had traveled from Philadelphia to Davenport for the title game against the Coco Tigers. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the group Ubered to the store on the morning of December 6 and carried out a “systematic” theft involving 47 items valued at more than $2,200.
Sheriff Grady Judd said the teens split into two groups: one boy bought a single item to obtain a Dick’s shopping bag, while the others selected items to steal. The buyer then met the rest of the group inside, and they filled the bag with stolen merchandise, including hoodies, gloves, and football accessories.
Store staff watched the alleged thefts unfold in real time on surveillance cameras and notified law enforcement. Judd emphasized that “you can’t go anyplace that you’re not on camera,” noting that the group appeared to believe they were getting away with it.
When deputies detained the teens, their coach, Raekwon (Raynone) Bynes, 29, arrived at the store and reportedly pleaded with officers not to arrest them. He then attempted to persuade the store manager not to press charges.
According to Judd, the coach dismissed the seriousness of the alleged crime and asked deputies, “Don’t you have anything better to do?” The sheriff criticized Bynes for failing to hold the teens accountable and for allowing them to leave their lodging unsupervised. Parents were contacted following the arrests.
“I don&#8217;t know if these all were starters or not,” Judd commented. “But I can tell you that we were finishers. We arrested them. We took them to the Juvenile Assessment Center. And we put them in lockup.” 
“I don&#8217;t know how you do things in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” he remarked. “But in Polk County, Florida, we lock you up for stealing for being a thief. &#8230; We didn&#8217;t choose to arrest you. You chose to be arrested. And that&#8217;s the way it is.”
“And for the coach, you&#8217;re way off base here, buddy,” he declared. “Way off base. You&#8217;re the ultimate loser. If you&#8217;d been coaching these kids upright, if you knew where they were, if you didn&#8217;t allow them to Uber away, they would have played in a ball game Saturday night.”
All eight teens were charged with felony retail theft (over $750) and conspiracy to commit retail theft, then transported to a juvenile detention facility. Though later released, they will be required to return to Florida to face the charges. Authorities said none of the juveniles had prior records.
Judd publicly identified the suspects during a press conference, adding that their actions likely cost the Thoroughbreds their championship opportunity. With eight players jailed, the team lost the title game 26–6 to the undefeated Coco Tigers. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also commented, saying the group had “picked the wrong state — and the wrong county.”
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Sheriff Judd contrasted the disciplined, successful Coco Tigers with the arrested teens, stressing that Polk County has a zero-tolerance policy for theft. “If you don’t steal, we’re your new best friends,” he said. “If you steal, we’re your worst enemy. Merry Christmas.”

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