The beloved family restaurant Cracker Barrel is taking serious heat online for a rebranding effort that many fans absolutely despise.
The main update is a logo change for the first time in 47 years. 
The Southern country-themed restaurant chain first opened in 1969. It got its name from the 19th-century practice of people gathering to socialize around a barrel full of crackers outside a country store. While the original logo had just text, most customers are more familiar with the version that debuted in 1977, which included a man sitting next to a barrel.
The new logo follows the current trend of simplification and features a basic font on a plain background with no graphics. The restaurant said in a <a href="https://www.crackerbarrel.com/newsroom/news-releases/2025/aug/cracker-barrel-teams-up-with-country-music-star-jordan-davis">press release</a> that the new logo is &#8220;rooted even more closely to the iconic barrel shape and wordmark that started it all.&#8221;
But the public does not appear to be convinced.
“As a brand designer that worked at [Cracker Barrel] for almost 9 years, watching them commit brand suicide is&#8230; something,” one popular <a href="https://x.com/rikoruss31/status/1958251796557705270">response</a> on X says.
“President Trump needs to federalize Cracker Barrel and deport this CEO to Bukele’s  ̶t̶o̶r̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶p̶ correctional facility as soon as possible,” Daily Wire podcast host Michael Knowles joked.
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President Trump needs to federalize Cracker Barrel and deport this CEO to Bukele’s ̶t̶o̶r̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶p̶ correctional facility as soon as possible. <a href="https://t.co/C1YD89euYe">pic.twitter.com/C1YD89euYe</a>
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles/status/1958330927802990765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“Cracker Barrel has been a staple for years, and they have always embraced tradition and old fashioned dining,” another person <a href="https://x.com/RedsRepair95/status/1958249125763498403">wrote</a>. “The logo was recognizable to generations of people. Why change something that didn’t need to change?”
&#8220;Depressing,&#8221; another person said.
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“Honestly, the feedback’s been overwhelmingly positive that people like what we’re doing,&#8221; Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino said during a recent appearance on Good Morning America. The exec joined the company in 2023 after working in senior roles at Taco Bell, Mattel, Sprinkles Cupcakes, and Starbucks.
&#8220;Cracker Barrel needs to feel like the Cracker Barrel for today and for tomorrow…the things that you love are still there. We need people to choose us, and we want people to choose us,&#8221; Masino added.
In addition to the logo change, the restaurants have been undergoing remodeling to look more modern. The exec insists store managers are keen to get their stores on the list for a remodel, but again, the reactions on social media seem to be mostly negative. 
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Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino should face charges for this crime against humanity <a href="https://t.co/auBFPi4bpr">pic.twitter.com/auBFPi4bpr</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1958330887117971578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“The new cracker barrel remodel is biggest architectural catastrophe since penn station i’m so serious,” one person said. 
“Cracker Barrel? more like&#8230;Corporate Sterile,” another agreed.
“This is a war crime,” echoed a third.

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As California Governor Gavin Newsom gets floated as a top contender for the Democratic Party in 2028, he&#8217;s going all in on anti-Trump rhetoric, but with a new twist.
In recent weeks, the social media account for the governor&#8217;s office has been posting rants on X that copy the tone and style of President Donald Trump&#8217;s off-the-cuff statements on Truth Social. While imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, Newsom is copying Trump in an attempt to give the president &#8220;a wake-up call.&#8221;
Earlier this month, the Governor Newsom Press Office X account raised eyebrows when it began posting warnings to Trump in all-caps and closed out with Trump&#8217;s signature line: &#8220;THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.&#8221; Newsom&#8217;s Trump impersonation began over the Republican effort to redraw Congressional maps in Texas, which would likely strip five seats from Democrats.
&#8220;DONALD TRUMP, IF YOU DO NOT STAND DOWN, WE WILL BE FORCED TO LEAD AN EFFORT TO REDRAW THE MAPS IN CA TO OFFSET THE RIGGING OF MAPS IN RED STATES. BUT IF THE OTHER STATES CALL OFF THEIR REDISTRICTING EFFORTS, WE WILL DO THE SAME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!&#8221; Newsom&#8217;s press office <a href="https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/1954957300843917466">wrote</a> last Monday.
In the following days, the governor&#8217;s X posts only became more Trump-like.
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DONALD “TACO” TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, “MISSED” THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE “BEAUTIFUL MAPS,” THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!). BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM — YOUR…
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1955411757540970603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHEN SPEAKER “LITTLE MAN” JOHNSON IS STANDING IN “THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE,” HE CAN THANK DONALD “TACO” J. TRUMP. TRUMP MISSED A SIMPLE DEADLINE — SOMETHING HE HAS OFTEN DONE WITH HIS MANY FAILED BUSINESSES — NOW CALIFORNIA WILL “FIRE” HIM WITH NEW, “MORE BEAUTIFUL MAPS.” HIGHLY…
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1955654178556223673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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DONALD IS FINISHED — HE IS NO LONGER “HOT.” FIRST THE HANDS (SO TINY) AND NOW ME — GAVIN C. NEWSOM — HAVE TAKEN AWAY HIS “STEP.” MANY ARE SAYING HE CAN’T EVEN DO THE “BIG STAIRS” ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE — USES THE LITTLE BABY STAIRS NOW. SAD! TOMORROW HE’S GOT HIS “MEETING” WITH…
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1956179690449985876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
Newsom was asked last week whether the social media posts were part of a specific strategy from his team.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know. I hope it&#8217;s a wake-up call to the president of the United States for following his example,&#8221; Newsom replied. &#8220;If you&#8217;ve got issues with what I&#8217;m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns about what he&#8217;s putting out as president. So, to the extent it&#8217;s gotten some attention, I&#8217;m pleased, but I think the deeper question is how have we allowed the normalization of his tweets — Truth Social posts — over the course of the last many years to go without similar scrutiny and notice.&#8221;
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is asked what&#8217;s behind recent tweets on the <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovPressOffice</a> account where he appears to be mocking President Trump.
&#8220;I&#8217;m just following his example&#8230;.the deeper question is, how have we allowed the normalization of his tweets and Truth Social posts over the… <a href="https://t.co/aQe4Rw167G">pic.twitter.com/aQe4Rw167G</a>
— Daniela Pardo (@danielapardotv) <a href="https://twitter.com/danielapardotv/status/1956087527871537577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Despite what Newsom says, Trump&#8217;s social media presence has been in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/us/politics/donald-trump-twitter-use-campaign-2016.html">spotlight</a> since he jumped into politics in 2015, and it has been the <a href="https://ny1.com/nyc/queens/politics/2017/07/28/trump-s-use-of-social-media-to-announce-major-policy-changes-unprecedented--political-consultants-say">subject</a> of endless legacy media <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/donald-trump-facebook-social-media-capitol-attack">scrutiny</a>. The Left&#8217;s backlash to Trump&#8217;s social media snipes only added to the momentum that pushed Trump across the finish line in 2016 and again in 2024.
The White House blasted Newsom over the social media tactic, calling it inauthentic.
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“Nothing about Newscum is authentic — from his rehearsed answers to his flip-flopping policy positions – he goes whatever way the wind blows… so it makes sense that he would try to mimic the President’s wildly successful communication strategy. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Gavin’s behavior is just getting weird at this point,&#8221; White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Daily Wire.
For Newsom&#8217;s X presence, the Trump parodies appear to be working — at least in terms of raw engagement. Before the press office X account began posting like the president, it would usually see between 200 and a few thousand likes, and some posts would hit 2,000 reposts if they were lucky. But when the governor&#8217;s office posts parodies of Trump, that&#8217;s a different story. Some of Newsom&#8217;s Trumpian posts reached over 100,000 likes and racked up around 15,000 reposts.
An official in the governor&#8217;s office told The Daily Wire that the press office X account has seen an increase of over 250,000 followers, while its engagement rate has gone up by more than 50% since August 1. Much of that engagement is negative, with many X users blasting Newsom&#8217;s social media tactic. Conservative commentators have also ripped the Democratic governor for copying Trump.
Fox News host Dana Perino, White House Press Secretary under former President George W. Bush, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dana-perino-warns-gavin-newsom-to-avoid-cringey-x-presence-and-he-doubles-down-instead?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Dana+Perino+Warns+Gavin+Newsom+To+Avoid+Cringey+X+Presence%2C+And+He+Doubles+Down+Instead">said</a> on Monday that Newsom was &#8220;making a fool&#8221; of himself.
“You have to stop it with the Twitter thing. I don’t know where his wife is,&#8221; she added. &#8220;If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself, stop it. Do not let your staff tweet, and if you’re doing it yourself, put the phone away and start over.”
Radio host Mark Simone <a href="https://x.com/MarkSimoneNY/status/1955713499750961437">added</a>, &#8220;Gavin Newsom is now paying massive tribute to Donald Trump by imitating him, copying him, trying to be him &#8211; look at his latest tweets. He is becoming Trump and the crazy left loves it (also a great tribute to President Trump).&#8221;
Newsom&#8217;s idea to channel Trump is connecting with those on the Left.
Jon Favreau, a &#8220;Pod Save America&#8221; co-host and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, replied to Perino, saying, &#8220;Humor and mockery can be quite effective!&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, it&#8217;s pretty clearly a parody of Trump&#8217;s absolutely insane all caps, often non-sensical posts,&#8221; Favreau added. &#8220;Probably why all the people in my life who aren&#8217;t political junkies keep reaching out to say they don&#8217;t know much about Newsom but think the tweets are hilarious.&#8221;
Newsom&#8217;s Trump imitation isn&#8217;t the only social media tactic the Democratic governor has attempted this year. In February, Newsom <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/gavin-newsom-launches-another-podcast/63942809">launched</a> a new podcast, the first episodes of which focused on discussions with “leaders and architects of the MAGA movement.” The first three guests on Newsom&#8217;s show were Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, conservative commentator Michael Savage, and former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.
Newsom said his podcast would seek to better understand conservatives while also asking how the Democratic Party could learn from Republicans&#8217; recent electoral successes.
“We already know what our disagreements are with the MAGA movement. I want to understand what the motivations are, the legitimacy of those motivations, and just really understand where people are coming from,” Newsom said. “They are influential — they are. They explain more things in more ways on more days about what’s going on and if we’re not trying to understand their motivations, we will be victims of their motivations.”
“At the same time, I want Democrats to come on and sort of challenge where we are on a lot of these issues,” he added. “And so I’m asking the same questions you’re asking of me: Where the hell is the Democratic Party?&#8221;
Newsom&#8217;s podcast launch was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-04-01/gavin-newsom-podcast-charlie-kirk-maga-2028-election-essential-california">viewed</a> by some as an effort to position himself as more of a moderate who&#8217;s willing to reach a hand across to Trump supporters, as he&#8217;s considered a potential frontrunner in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.
Six months later, Newsom is back to focusing all of his attention on attacking the president as Democrats push back on most of Trump&#8217;s actions — from immigration crackdowns across the country to the deployment of the National Guard and federal agents in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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The Victorian justice system in Australia on Friday found a Christian doctor who had been suspended for nearly six years over his Christian and conservative social media posts <a href="https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/dr-jereth-kok-found-guilty-of-professional-misconduct-over-54-online-posts/">guilty of professional misconduct</a>.
Dr. Jereth Kok, “who had no prior history of patient complaints or professional misconduct before his suspension — now faces a separate sanctions hearing in early 2026 that could result in the full cancellation of his medical license,” The Daily Declaration <a href="https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/07/28/dr-jereth-kok-guilty-of-professional-misconduct-for-social-media-posts-tribunal-rules/">reported</a>.
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🚨 An Aussie doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
Not for harming patients.
But for posting Christian views, including memes &amp; satire from <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheBabylonBee</a>, on social media.
Yes, that can now cost you your medical licence in Australia.
Meet Dr Jereth Kok 🧵 <a href="https://t.co/eGtnuLkhuh">pic.twitter.com/eGtnuLkhuh</a>
— Kurt Mahlburg (@k_mahlburg) <a href="https://twitter.com/k_mahlburg/status/1949682050941792313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Some of the posts Dr. Kok published included two promoting The Babylon Bee, with one hilarious headline reading, “Instead Of Traditional Warfare, Chinese Military Will Now Be Trained To Shout Wrong Pronouns At American Troops,” and another titled, “Congressional Prayer Lasts Two Days As Democrat Includes All 5,787 Genders.” That title, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal reportedly ruled, “failed to respect gender diversity” and was “derogatory to LGBTQI+ persons.”
Kok was reportedly pilloried for quoting children’s rights advocate Katy Faust, the founder of Them Before Us; promoting the <a href="https://caldronpool.com/ezekieldeclaration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ezekiel Declaration</a>, a 2021 open letter signed by more than 3,000 church leaders that protested Australia’s proposed introduction of “vaccine passports,” and linking to an Australian Christian Lobby newsletter.
Kok <a href="https://x.com/k_mahlburg/status/1949682076459938279/photo/1">stated</a> in one post:
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I said above that “homosexual orientation may be addressed with therapy.” I view this as being a choice to be made by the individual. Because I do not think that orientation is a sin in itself, I do not think someone who has homosexual orientation must be urged by other Christians to seek therapy. If they wish to live a celibate life, without entertaining lustful thoughts, and without accepting a gay identity, then I do not see a problem with this. I think that an individual can be God-pleasing in this situation. If, on the other hand, he/she wishes to overcome his or her homosexual orientation in order to marry someone of the opposite sex, he/she may choose to have therapy. I believe that therapy can be successful, but I would hesitate to say that it will always be successful.
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Kok reposted a Spectator Australia article by Moira Deeming, a member of Parliament, on gender ideology in schools. In the article, she <a href="https://www.spectator.com.au/2020/08/the-cultural-juggernaut-of-transgender-ideology-not-kids-stuff/">declared</a>:
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&#8230; childhood gender dysphoria is a well-established, historically rare, psychological condition with objective diagnostic criteria. It has a long history of successful treatment using a watch and wait approach” coupled with psychological support. This approach affirms the child in their biological sex, avoids gender stereotyping and allows natural puberty to take place, resulting in approximately 85% of children outgrowing their dysphoria.  
However, in Australia as elsewhere, this unprecedented wave of gender dysphoric children has been systematically denied this highly successful, low risk method, which, upon being rebranded as “conversion therapy,” has been banned in jurisdiction after jurisdiction. Instead, gender dysphoric children are now labelled as “transgender’”and funneled into a radical and untested treatment pathway known as the “affirmative model.” But “transgenderism,” like the “Emperor’s new clothes,” exists only in the minds of believers. It is a theory developed in University Sociology departments, premised on the highly subjective and philosophical claim that a person’s sex can be “wrong.” It has never been proven to exist in the body through objective medical testing such as DNA analysis, brain scans or blood tests. 
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The official Democratic Party X account yanked down a post on Thursday night after its attempt to pin high grocery prices on President Donald Trump backfired.
The chart posted by the Democrats showed the prices of produce, meat, cheese, dairy, and alcohol hitting record highs in 2025. The Democratic Party captioned its post &#8220;Trump&#8217;s America,&#8221; but X users quickly noticed that the massive spike in grocery prices shown on the chart happened while former President Joe Biden was in office. There has been only a slight increase in prices since Trump stepped back into office in January.
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In a now-deleted post, the <a href="https://twitter.com/democrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Democrats</a> account on X shared “Trump’s America” alongside a chart that read, “U.S. Grocery Prices Reached Highs in 2025.”
They really thought they scored a win. <a href="https://t.co/ofXALkwv9x">pic.twitter.com/ofXALkwv9x</a>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1948550364006916461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The official &#8220;Rapid Response&#8221; X account for the White House <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1948521565454516606">responded</a> to the Democratic Party&#8217;s post, highlighting the spike that occurred when Biden was in the Oval Office.
&#8220;Democrats deleted this tweet after everyone with eyes pointed out it showed grocery prices skyrocketed under Biden,&#8221; Washington Free Beacon Editor Peter Hasson <a href="https://x.com/peterjhasson/status/1948550822649889010">posted</a> on X.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s anything more Democratic Party than posting a chart of grocery prices exploding during the Biden administration in an attempt to blame Donald Trump,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/ianmSC/status/1948521575793524775">wrote</a> Outkick writer Ian Miller.
&#8220;This is the breathtakingly moronic tweet deleted by the official X account of the Democratic Party, which shows almost no inflation under Trump, massive inflation under Biden, then almost no inflation under Trump 2,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/rkylesmith/status/1948566240860987456">added</a> Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith.
Under Biden, <a href="https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm">inflation</a> hit a staggering 9.1% in June of 2022, and the cost of food skyrocketed 22% during Biden&#8217;s one term in office, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/24/us-news/democratic-party-effort-to-highlight-record-high-grocery-prices-completely-backfires/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social">reported</a>. In Trump&#8217;s first six months in office, the average cost of food in U.S. cities has increased around 1%, according to federal <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUFDSL">data</a>.
Nearly every monthly Consumer Price Index report during Trump&#8217;s second term has defied economists&#8217; predictions, showing lower inflation levels than expected. The most recent report, however, did show a slight increase in year-over-year inflation as food, shelter, and energy prices rose.
The White House maintains that the economic data &#8220;proves that President Trump is stabilizing inflation and the Panicans continue to be wrong about tariffs raising prices.&#8221;

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The editor-in-chief of liberal magazine Mother Jones said the children of Vice President JD Vance should be booed so they &#8220;know now what their father is about.&#8221;
Clara Jeffery posted the comments on Bluesky, a social media app widely used by liberals who left X.
&#8220;People who feel bad for JD Vance&#8217;s kids as family gets booed at Disneyland,&#8221; Jeffery said. &#8220;I get it, but better those kids know now what their father is about. Other kids are watching their parents get shipped off to gulags.&#8221;
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Clara Jeffery, editor in chief of Mother Jones, says that it is for the best that JD Vance’s children be subjected to boos at Disneyland, so that they “know now what their father is about.” <a href="https://t.co/ovHPgKYGsP">pic.twitter.com/ovHPgKYGsP</a>
&mdash; Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) <a href="https://twitter.com/benryanwriter/status/1944801701489258814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In a second post, Jeffery <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/clarajeffery.bsky.social/post/3ltwwhdkyoc2a">said</a> Vance wants his children to be booed.
&#8220;Also, JD Vance knows he&#8217;s going to be booed at Disneyland or the Kennedy Center or wherever,&#8221; Jeffery said. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t have to go with his kids, but&#8230;he probably wants the optics of his family being booed. So&#8230;yeah.&#8221;
Jeffery has a history of viral social media posts. Last year, she attacked a flight attendant for wishing passengers a &#8220;blessed night.&#8221;
&#8220;Creeping Christian nationalism alert: @AlaskaAir flight attendant just wished us a &#8216;blessed&#8217; night as we landed in SFO (!) to groans,&#8221; Jeffery said on social media. &#8220;Other adjectives that would have sufficed: great, awesome, fabulous, amazing, fantastic…&#8221;
&#8220;As my rowmate said, &#8216;This ain&#8217;t Montgomery, sweetie,'&#8221; Jeffery added.
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A legendary figure ever since last year when she had a meltdown because the stewardess wished her a blessed night <a href="https://t.co/1jddEuog78">https://t.co/1jddEuog78</a> <a href="https://t.co/2L3fb7oZvq">pic.twitter.com/2L3fb7oZvq</a>
&mdash; Jarvis (@jarvis_best) <a href="https://twitter.com/jarvis_best/status/1944814304932581521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In 2017, Jeffery suggested the name &#8220;tomahawk missile&#8221; offended Native Americans.
&#8220;That the missiles are called tomahawks must enrage a lot of Native Americans,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mother-jones-editor-says-tomahawk-missiles-are-joseph-curl">said</a>.
And in 2016, she <a href="https://x.com/neontaster/status/1944819505521189325/photo/1">recounted</a> an anecdote about her 8-year-old supporting Hillary Clinton.
&#8220;8 yo overheard me listening to it and said: &#8216;I hope Hillary Clinton makes history. Women&#8217;s rights are human rights. Go women, go women!'&#8221;
Despite the comments from Jeffery, Vance said he and his family enjoyed their Disneyland vacation. The vice president previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gavin-newsom-tries-to-troll-jd-vance-over-family-disney-trip-but-vp-hits-right-back">shot</a> back at criticism from Gov. Gavin Newsom over the trip.
&#8220;Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance,&#8221; Newsom <a href="https://x.com/CAgovernor/status/1944155806079042021">said</a> on social media. &#8220;The families you’re tearing apart certainly won&#8217;t.&#8221;
&#8220;Had a great time, thanks,&#8221; Vance <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1944433280041808120">replied</a>.

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Governor Gavin Newsom took a swipe at Vice President JD Vance on Saturday after learning that Vance and his family were enjoying a trip to Disneyland, referencing recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in California and other states.
Newsom, broadly discussed as a potential presidential candidate for the Democrats in 2028, responded to a post showing the vice president and his family smiling as they walked around &#8220;Bayou Country&#8221; at Disneyland — and he added his own comment: &#8220;Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.&#8221;
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Hope you enjoy your family time, <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a>. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t. <a href="https://t.co/GjvIUg8I2B">https://t.co/GjvIUg8I2B</a>
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) <a href="https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1944155806079042021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Critics were quick to challenge Newsom&#8217;s assessment, however, with a number pointing out that California law allows the state to tear apart families if parents do not accept their child&#8217;s chosen gender identity.
&#8220;In California it is completely legal for child protective services to tear a family apart if they don’t believe their child is transgender. I’ve met families that have had this happen,&#8221; detransitioner and activist Chloe Cole posted.
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In California it is completely legal for child protective services to tear a family apart if they don’t believe their child is transgender.
I’ve met families that have had this happen. <a href="https://t.co/dlHxHCgM8y">https://t.co/dlHxHCgM8y</a>
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChoooCole/status/1944459241873629656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Your state takes children away from their parents if they refuse to buy into transgender madness You actually have a law on the books that you signed, that says that if a child in another state wants surgery that will sterilize that child, and the parents object, that all they have to do is run away from home and then they can go in front of a judge and get the right to sterilize themselves. You don’t care about tearing families apart. You’re perfectly fine with it for the &#8216;right&#8217; cause,&#8221; Aaron Walker posted.
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Your state takes children away from their parents if they refuse to buy into transgender madness
You actually have a law on the books that you signed, that says that if a child in another state wants surgery that will sterilize that child, and the parents object, that all they… <a href="https://t.co/ykr5UFFItY">https://t.co/ykr5UFFItY</a>
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWorthing/status/1944461712771465508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The governor who violated his own rules about eating out during the pandemic by feasting at the &#8216;French Laundry&#8217; lectures the VP about a perfectly lawful visit to Disneyland. Newsom’s petty hypocrisy knows no bounds,&#8221; Fox Business&#8217; David Asman added.
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The governor who violated his own rules about eating out during the pandemic by feasting at the “French Laundry” lectures the VP about a perfectly lawful visit to Disneyland. Newsom’s petty hypocrisy knows no bounds. <a href="https://t.co/3iP566dTNV">https://t.co/3iP566dTNV</a>
— David Asman (@DavidAsmanfox) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAsmanfox/status/1944248718301032492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Every person who breaks Americas laws are separated from there families while detained. Some for hours, some for days, some for decades. The onus is on the lawbreakers not law abiding citizens going about their day,&#8221; another reasonably pointed out.
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Every person who breaks Americas laws are separated from there families while detained. Some for hours, some for days, some for decades. The onus is on the lawbreakers not law abiding citizens going about their day. <a href="https://t.co/kpKqw8AHEg">https://t.co/kpKqw8AHEg</a>
— Rob O&#8217;Donnell (@odonnell_r) <a href="https://twitter.com/odonnell_r/status/1944425124309918004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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But it was Vance himself who had the last laugh, saying simply, &#8220;Had a great time, thanks.&#8221;
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Had a great time, thanks <a href="https://t.co/dKKA76mqhd">https://t.co/dKKA76mqhd</a>
— JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1944433280041808120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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US Vice President JD Vance

Gavin Newsom Tries To Troll JD Vance Over Family Disney Trip, But VP Hits Right Back

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President Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to Brazil on Wednesday, calling out the leftist government for its censorship of U.S. social media and its &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; targeting former conservative president Jair Bolsonaro.
In a <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1943043154946457812">letter</a> to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — one of the many letters Trump has sent to countries around the world this week — the U.S. president deviated from his typical message announcing tariff rates to blast &#8220;Brazil&#8217;s insidious attacks on Free Elections, and the fundamental Free Speech Rights of Americans.&#8221;
&#8220;Dear Mr. President,&#8221; Trump began the letter. &#8220;I knew and dealt with former President Jair Bolsonaro, and respected him greatly, as did most other Leaders of Countries. The way that Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro, a Highly Respected Leader throughout the World during his Term, including by the United States, is an international disgrace. This trial should not be taking place. It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!&#8221;
Last year, Bolsonaro was <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/21/americas/brazilian-ex-president-jair-bolsonaro-indicted-over-attempted-coup-plot/index.html">charged</a> alongside 36 other people for taking part in an alleged coup to overthrow the government after he lost the 2022 election to Lula. Brazilian prosecutors claim the plot included plans to commit political assassinations, but Bolsonaro has denied the allegations and argued that the charges against him are politically motivated. Bolsonaro has maintained the <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/09/23/brazilians-views-of-lula-and-bolsonaro/">support</a> of millions of Brazilians as he faces the indictment brought against him by Lula&#8217;s leftist government.
Trump has also defended Bolsonaro on numerous occasions, saying earlier this week that he will &#8220;be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro, his family, and thousands of his supporters, very closely.&#8221;
&#8220;The only Trial that should be happening is a Trial by the Voters of Brazil — It’s called an Election. LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!” he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114812490799920916">added</a>.
In his letter to Lula on Wednesday, Trump also slammed the government for going after American social media companies. Last year, the Brazilian Supreme Court upheld a nationwide <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brazilian-judge-orders-suspension-of-x-social-media-platform-responds">ban</a> on Elon Musk&#8217;s social media platform, X. The country&#8217;s Supreme Court took further action on the issue last month, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4a5235c5-acd0-4e81-9d44-2362a25c8eb3">ruling</a> that social media platforms can be held liable for their users&#8217; posts.
Trump wrote in the letter, &#8220;Due in part to Brazil&#8217;s insidious attacks on Free Elections, and the fundamental Free Speech Rights of Americans (as lately illustrated by the Brazilian Supreme Court, which has issued hundreds of SECRET AND UNLAWFUL Censorship Orders to U.S. Social Media platforms, threatening them with Millions of Dollars in Fines and Eviction from the Brazilian Social Media market), starting on August 1, 2025, we will charge Brazil a Tariff of 50% on any and all Brazilian products sent into the United States, seperate from all Sectoral Tariffs.&#8221;
Trump has sent numerous letters to countries around the world this week, informing them of the tariffs they will pay come August 1. The 50% tariff rate on Brazil is the highest one that Trump has unveiled this week, a rate that Trump said &#8220;is necessary &#8230; to rectify the grave injustices of the current regime.&#8221;

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Trump Rips Brazil Over Censorship, Bolsonaro ‘Witch Hunt’ — Then Says Country Will Face 50% Tariff

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Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, best known for starring in the HBO drama series “Sex and the City,” explained why she doesn’t always comment on political issues.
“I often don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation,” the 60-year-old celeb <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-people-with-nicolle-wallace/id1817225413">said</a> during an appearance on the Monday episode of Nicolle Wallace’s “The Best People” podcast.
“I’m not interested in quick little snippets when it’s dealing with conflict or even elections sometimes,” she added. “I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to talk about the election because I think it turns into a distraction from a campaign. It turns into fodder. It’s misunderstood. You have no control over it.”
Parker also cited historical precedent, noting how “FDR was elected without social media.”
“Many things happened, right and left, Republicans and Democrats for many, many, many, many years — many generations were elected without someone having to say something on Instagram,” Parker continued.
The HBO star said she will only speak on social issues if she’s “comfortable,” plus said she’s unwilling to speak on topics she doesn’t know enough about.
“I’m not going to talk about stuff that I don’t feel educated on,” Parker told the podcast audience. “I’m not going to jump in on really complex areas that I feel are deserving of far more thought, consideration, nuance — which I know no one’s interested in. And I just feel like I want to be helpful. I don’t want to hurt something that matters to me.”
To help educate herself about political issues, the actress said she tries to figure out “what is scary and what is dangerous.” She said she wants to know “the difference between something being said and the reality of it happening.”
While Parker has been criticized by fans for not always talking politics like so many other celebs, she did endorse Harris and Walz ahead of the 2024 election.
“For the love of my country, For our public schools, for books, For common sense gun laws, For a living wage, For opportunity, For women, For voting rights, For the Dreamers, For arts and culture, For my mother and senior citizens,” she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBeB6dTxFgz/?hl=en">listed off </a>in a 2024 Instagram caption alongside a photo of her hanging up a campaign sign. “With an abundance of joy, optimism and pride, I am voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz.”

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker Said If She’s ‘Not Educated,’ She Won’t Talk Politics

Sarah Jessica Parker Said If She's 'Not Educated,' She Won't Talk Politics

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Entertainment

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles appears to have deleted her X account, following massive backlash for her bizarre attack on women&#8217;s rights advocate Riley Gaines and the promotion of men in female sports.
When you search @Simone_Biles, X users are now directed to a message that reads &#8220;This account doesn&#8217;t exist,&#8221; instead of Biles&#8217; feed.
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As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-defends-boys-in-girls-sports-picks-the-wrong-day-to-fight-with-riley-gaines?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Simone+Biles+Defends+Boys+In+Girls%E2%80%99+Sports%2C+Picks+The+Wrong+Day+To+Fight+With+Riley+Gaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted by The Daily Wire</a>, Biles earlier this month suggested Gaines, a podcast host for Outkick, is the size of a man while attempting to boost “trans” athletes.
“You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race,&#8221; Biles said to Gaines, for highlighting the inequality of allowing males to participate in female sports. &#8220;Straight up sore loser.&#8221;
Gaines did not lose to Lia Thomas, a man who competed in women&#8217;s collegiate swimming. She tied against the male and then was pushed to the side for a photoshoot so the NCAA could apparently highlight Thomas. Gaines has since become a fierce advocate for girls and women&#8217;s spaces and sports.
“Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male,” Biles said to Gaines.
The gymnast was hit with fierce backlash over the posts and she eventually apologized. Gaines accepted the apology, writing online, “I accept Simone’s apology for the personal attacks including the ones where she body-shamed me. I know she knows what this feels like. She’s still the greatest female gymnast of all time.&#8221; 
Gaines on Monday reacted to Biles&#8217; account being terminated. In a post on X, she noted that Biles had &#8220;an incredibly unpopular and morally indefensible take,&#8221; got &#8220;rightfully ridiculed for it,&#8221; issued &#8220;a groveling public apology after unrelenting backlash,&#8221; and then deleted her account &#8220;to pretend it never happened.&#8221;
&#8220;Sad to see such a phenom go down like this,&#8221; Gaines added.
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Sad to see such a phenom go down like this <a href="https://t.co/AiYir3kRG5">https://t.co/AiYir3kRG5</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1936976528522522662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-turn-on-simone-biles-over-riley-gaines-apology-no-mercy-for-traitors?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Leftists+Turn+On+Simone+Biles+Over+Riley+Gaines+Apology%3A+‘No+Mercy+For+Traitors’" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leftists Turn On Simone Biles Over Riley Gaines Apology: ‘No Mercy For Traitors’</a>

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Simone Biles Deletes X Account After Clashing With Riley Gaines Over Girls’ Sports

Simone Biles Deletes X Account After Humiliating Posts Attacking Riley Gaines, Girls Sports

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department (LASD) deleted a social media post on Sunday and then apologized for it after calling the United States&#8217; bombing of key Iranian nuclear facilities a &#8220;tragic event.&#8221;
LASD released a statement saying, &#8220;Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran.&#8221; While the Trump administration <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9r4q99g4o">says</a> that the strikes caused &#8220;severe damage&#8221; to Iran&#8217;s most important nuclear facilities, there have been no reported casualties from the U.S. bombing mission, and Iran <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9r4q99g4o">claims</a> that all of the targeted facilities were evacuated before the attack.
In its now-deleted social media post, the L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Department added, &#8220;While this tragic event occurred overseas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department is closely monitoring the situation alongside our local, state, and federal partners.&#8221;
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The LA County Sheriff’s office just deleted this tweet calling the U.S. strikes on the Iranian regime’s nuclear facilities a “tragic event” and saying that “our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran.” <a href="https://t.co/xnq2u8NDnY">pic.twitter.com/xnq2u8NDnY</a>
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1936956559029916047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Later on Sunday, the world&#8217;s largest sheriff&#8217;s department released a statement &#8220;to formally apologize&#8221; for what it called &#8220;an offensive and inappropriate social media post.&#8221;
&#8220;This post was unacceptable, made in error, and does not reflect the views of Sheriff Robert G. Luna or the Department,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;As a law enforcement agency, we do not comment on foreign policy or military matters.&#8221;
The sheriff&#8217;s department added that it has launched an investigation to &#8220;determine how [the post] was created and published.&#8221;
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State and local agencies across the country ramped up security and preparedness following the United States&#8217; bombing mission over Iran. L.A. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass <a href="https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1936616636405948530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1936616636405948530%7Ctwgr%5Ed5d77118c00f00af1d62e79b8daa0a4762215cc6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc7.com%2Fpost%2Fcalifornia-state-local-officials-monitoring-threats-us-attack-iranian-nuclear-sites%2F16812539%2F">said</a> on Saturday that &#8220;out of an abundance of caution, LAPD is stepping up patrols near places of worship, community gathering spaces and other sensitive sites.&#8221; She added, &#8220;There are no known credible threats at this time.&#8221;
The NYPD <a href="https://x.com/NYPDnews/status/1936584866969342013">said</a> Saturday evening that it was &#8220;deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners.&#8221; Similarly, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKYV9RjNheR/">said</a> it is &#8220;actively coordinating with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to share information and monitor intelligence in order to help safeguard residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia.&#8221;
On Sunday, President Donald Trump&#8217;s border czar, Tom Homan, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-border-czar-warns-of-biden-era-gotaways-amid-iranian-sleeper-cell-concerns">warned</a> of potential Iranian sleeper cells in the United States after the Biden administration allowed more than 1,200 Iranian nationals through America&#8217;s southern border.
“So we know that some terrorists have crossed that border. We’d be a fool to think zero crossed,&#8221; Homan added. &#8220;The thing is, though, we’ve got President Trump as a commander in chief who has put all resources on that.&#8221;

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L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept Apologizes For Calling U.S. Strikes On Iran A ‘Tragic Event’

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President Donald Trump will give TikTok’s owner more time to comply with a federal law mandating that it cannot be owned by a Chinese company because of national security concerns. 
The extension will give ByteDance, the Chinese-based company that owns TikTok, another 90 days to find an American buyer. TikTok was first set to go dark in January 2025, but Trump has extended that deadline multiple times. 
&#8220;As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. &#8220;This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure.”
Trump has previously expanded the deadline twice, once in January and then again in an April <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/extending-the-tiktok-enforcement-delay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> that directed the Justice Department not to enforce the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” until June 19. 
TikTok will now have until September to facilitate a deal with an American company or investor. 
During his first term in office, Trump first moved to ban TikTok via executive order, a move that was later blocked. Several years later, President Joe Biden signed a bill mandating the sale of TikTok into law in April 2024 after broad Congressional support. 
Days before Trump took office in January, the Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-allows-tiktok-ban-to-take-effect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> that Congress was justified in passing the ban because of concerns about the Chinese government using TikTok to harvest the private data of millions of Americans. 
“There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” the court wrote. “But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.”
The court was unconvinced that the ban amounted to restrictions on free speech. 
“It is not clear that the Act itself directly regulates protected expressive activity, or conduct with an expressive component. Indeed, the Act does not regulate the creator petitioners at all. And it directly regulates ByteDance Ltd. and TikTok Inc. only through the divestiture requirement,” the court wrote.

Chinese Social Media App TikTok To Be Banned Unless Sold To US Company

White House Says Trump Will Extend TikTok Ban Deadline For 3rd Time

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A Los Angeles school worker took to social media to tearfully spout rumors of an ICE raid at a nearby fifth-grade graduation ceremony. These rumors were proven completely false.
In his original post, the school worker, who goes by &#8220;Mr. Howie&#8221; on Instagram, claimed the Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars was hosting its graduation ceremony, when “all of a sudden, a bunch of parents have to run out because [ICE] is there.”
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Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today <a href="https://t.co/sMQR1KKAcy">pic.twitter.com/sMQR1KKAcy</a>
— JaValle (@JaValle) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaValle/status/1931215851895857264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
“Parents had to run out because they don’t have papers, and they had to leave their kids because the kids do,” he tearfully lamented. “What type of s*** is this, yo! And then kids are freaking grabbing teachers and crying on their leg because they don’t know if they’re about to see their parents when they get home. What the f*** is this? And we voted for this s***?”
The video gained traction across social media, but despite its virality, X users were quick to add context to the clip — community notes beneath @JaValle’s <a href="https://x.com/javalle/status/1931215851895857264?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">post</a> about the video say Mr. Howie is telling an “outright lie” and cited a Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-10/la-ice-protests-truth-vs-fiction">fact check</a> that stated &#8220;there was no confirmed threat to the Friday culmination at Gratts Elementary.&#8221;
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Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho also debunked the claims in a press conference on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“We’ve investigated it,” he said. “All the reports that came back was that no such event happened.”
Furthermore, LAUSD Region East <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKnTuCizrB7/?img_index=1">posted</a> on Instagram to claim the raid never took place.
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“We are aware of recent rumors circulating on social media regarding immigration enforcement activity at the 5th grade culmination ceremony at Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars on June 6, 2025,” the post states. “These claims are false.”
LAUSD then stated they remain committed to working with parents and teachers so they can “stay informed.”
“If any parent [or] guardian sees immigration enforcement activity, they may inform their school.”

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