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Rahm Emanuel expresses support for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Former U.S. ambassador and lifelong Democrat Rahm Emanuel doubled down on his declaration that democratic socialists don't belong in his party while expressing support for a far-left candidate competing in one of the most highly contested Senate races in the midterms.
"Democratic Socialists are a separate party. I'll see you in November," Emanuel told Fox News Digital at the Texas Tribune Festival.
Emanuel, who has been mulling a 2028 presidential bid, has been outspoken against the far-left. While he insisted that the Democratic Socialists of America are their own party, they've made their mark on the Democratic ballot, particularly in the 2026 midterms.
Democratic socialists have won several congressional Democratic primaries across the country, including three candidates in New York City that were endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani as well as Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania, Melat Kiros in Colorado and Florida Senate hopeful Angie Dixon.
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Despite the major gains this election cycle, Emanuel insisted there's no "takeover" of his party.
"You think people wanna support defunding the police? You think they wanna support open borders, open prisons? Run on it. I don't, and that's not the party's position," Emanuel said. "Now, we will have healthy debate among progressive and pragmatic wing of the party. That's what a coalition party looks like. But that is it. You had a party convention!"
"Swing voters in swing states swing presidential elections. That is it. It's not more complicated. And you better be focused on winning," he added.
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Prominent Democratic Socialists like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., have rallied behind Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, though El-Sayed claims not to be a socialist himself.
While speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, Emanuel didn't hesitate to praise Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico, calling him "strong" and admiring Talarico for being "comfortable" about discussing his faith.
But when asked by Fox News Digital moments later whether he supports El-Sayed's candidacy, Emanuel initially hedged.
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"Look, I mean, it doesn't matter what I do ... it matters what the Michigan voters think," he told Fox News Digital. "And that's what's gonna determine this in this effort. And I support the Democrats winning the Senate."
"So, in effect, you do hope that he wins that race for Democrats," Fox News Digital followed.
"Yeah," Emanuel answered.
Fox News Digital's Brian Flood contributed to this report.
EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth to double cuts to generals, admirals in major Pentagon shakeup
War Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce plans to reduce by 20% the number of positions reserved for generals and admirals during his State of the Force address on Wednesday.
Hegseth approved reduction plans for the Army, Navy, Air Force and the military's joint pool earlier this month, according to memos seen by Fox News Digital. The services were directed to implement the plans and complete the reductions by Jan. 1, 2027.
Wednesday's State of the Force address is expected to lay out Hegseth's priorities for the military in the year ahead, with the reduction in senior leadership positions among the changes he will unveil.
The new target doubles the 10% overall reduction in general and flag officer positions Hegseth ordered last year as part of his effort to streamline the military's senior ranks. That earlier directive separately called for a 20% reduction in active-duty four-star positions and a 20% reduction in National Guard general officers.
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Hegseth dubbed that effort "less generals, more GIs," arguing that reducing senior headquarters positions would push resources and authority toward troops closer to the fight.
The latest reductions apply to billets — positions designated for generals and admirals — rather than an across-the-board removal of 20% of the officers currently serving in those ranks, a War Department source told Fox News Digital.
At least some of the positions will be downgraded rather than eliminated altogether. In a Sept. 16 memo approving reductions to the military's joint pool, Hegseth directed officials to establish O-6 requirements for general and flag officer positions identified for downgrade, allowing colonels and Navy captains to fill those jobs.
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The announcement comes exactly one year after Hegseth summoned hundreds of generals and admirals from around the world to Quantico, Virginia, for an extraordinary gathering where he laid out his expectations for the military's senior leaders and warned those who did not support his reforms to step aside.
Hegseth has argued that reducing the number of generals and admirals would strip away unnecessary layers of bureaucracy and push authority down the chain of command.
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"This is not a slash-and-burn exercise meant to punish high-ranking officers," Hegseth said when he announced the earlier reductions in May 2025. "This has been a deliberative process, working with the Joint Chiefs of Staff with one goal: maximizing strategic readiness and operational effectiveness by making prudent reductions in the general and flag officer ranks."
This year's audience will look different. Military commands have been asked to send top-performing service members who meet fitness and body-composition requirements and maintain "impeccable" grooming and uniform standards, according to published reports on internal Pentagon guidance for the event. Some troops selected to attend are also expected to participate in a workout with Hegseth.
‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dennis Haskins dead at 75
Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing Bayside High School Principal Richard Belding on the hit sitcom "Saved by the Bell," has died. He was 75.
Haskins' representative confirmed his death to Fox News Digital, saying, "It’s a tragic loss. Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him terribly. I’m heartbroken."
His cause of death is currently unknown.
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Haskins was born Nov. 18, 1950, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He became one of the most recognizable faces of the "Saved by the Bell" franchise, portraying the often-exasperated Principal Belding as he tried to keep Zack Morris, portrayed by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and his fellow Bayside students in line.
His journey as Mr. Belding began before "Saved by the Bell" officially hit NBC.
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Haskins originated the role on the Disney Channel series "Good Morning, Miss Bliss," which was reworked into "Saved by the Bell." He continued playing Belding throughout the original series and later reprised the character on "Saved by the Bell: The New Class," extending his run with the beloved principal across more than a decade.
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Haskins became closely identified with the character, whose frequent "Hey, hey, hey!" catchphrase became a signature moment of the series as Principal Belding attempted to rein in Morris and his classmates.
His other TV credits and appearances included "The Dukes of Hazzard," "The West Wing," "7th Heaven," "Mad Men," "New Girl," "Hot in Cleveland" and "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Haskins is survived by son Dustin.
Nikole Hannah-Jones' daughter asks why her education was sacrificed for ideology, says 'it makes no sense'
New York Times journalist and 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones and her daughter Najya revisited their disagreement over Hannah-Jones' decision to send Najya to predominantly Black public schools, a choice Hannah-Jones now says she regrets aspects of, in a recent episode of "This American Life."
Both Hannah-Jones and her 16-year-old daughter appeared on the podcast, where Najya expressed her thoughts about her mother's viral New York Times Magazine essay, in which Hannah-Jones revisited her decision to choose her daughter's school in an effort to challenge school segregation.
Though Najya told the podcast that she had never read her mother's original essay, she called out her mother's reasoning for sending her to what she considered a lesser-quality school.
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"I didn't ever agree with her response," Najya said. "All I know is that I wasn't having it. I was just like, ‘why? Why am I here?’"
Najya was later allowed to choose her own high school, which was majority White and Asian. While she described the students as "too bougie" with "high egos," she struggled academically at first, and her parents arranged tutoring and other support as she caught up with her classmates.
During the podcast, Hannah-Jones and her daughter revisited their argument as Najya questioned why her education had to be sacrificed because other Black children were suffering.
"What do we then do? Do we just say, well, there's nothing I can do? Or do you try in some way to make some intervention? It's like, why should my child be the one that's rescued? You should escape what we consign so many other kids just like you to. I just will never feel right about that," Hannah-Jones said.
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"Why? It makes no sense. You're talking about, 'Oh, I'm just going to give you the worst just because it's not fair that you' ... I didn't ask to be born. All you're supposed to do is just put me in a good school. Like, 'oh, well, I didn't want to put you in a great school and have you have advantages over other kids.' Isn't that what you want? Isn't that what you want me to have? Is that not a normal thing you want me to have?" Najya responded.
Najya also told Hannah-Jones that "everyone's not your kid" and that she "can't save everyone who doesn't want to be saved." She denied there were any benefits either to her or the school for being sent there.
"I wanted better. All the kids in my school that wanted better, wanted better. There's no benefit that came out of you putting me in those schools. There's no benefit at all. Could you tell me a benefit?" Najya said.
In Hannah-Jones' essay, she apologized to her daughter for her decision, writing that she felt Najya had been cheated educationally.
"Now I felt overcome with regret. Najya deserved better," Hannah-Jones wrote. "They all did. But she was mine. This girl, my only child, looked to me to protect her, to give her what she needed to thrive. And I had not chosen her."
Fox News Digital reached out to Hannah-Jones for comment.
Corey DeAngelis, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and longtime school choice advocate, previously responded to Hannah-Jones' essay in a statement to Fox News Digital, arguing parents should prioritize their children's individual educational needs.
"Parents should put their children first. They should not sacrifice them to a failing government school system in the name of ideology," DeAngelis said. "Nikole Hannah-Jones now says she regrets putting her ideals ahead of her daughter’s education. That admission is long overdue."
Hannah-Jones originally told Fox News Digital on Sunday after her essay was published that the broader focus should remain on families who lack the resources to pursue better educational options for their children.
"I hope people concerned about the choice my husband and I made for our daughter will have equal or more outrage for the thousands of Black children whose parents don’t have the resources to send them to better schools," she said. "As I write in the piece, there is no absolution to be had for any of us."
Riley Gaines' lawsuit vs NCAA dismissed by Biden-appointed judge, appeal planned
FIRST ON FOX: A federal judge dismissed Riley Gaines’ lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday after concluding that the evidence did not establish the NCAA as a recipient of federal financial assistance subject to Title IX. Gaines and the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) plan to appeal.
Gaines and more than a dozen other current and former female college athletes filed the lawsuit in March 2024, alleging the NCAA violated their Title IX rights by adopting and enforcing policies that permitted biological males to compete in women’s events and use women’s locker rooms.
"This momentary setback will not deter me or other women athletes in the least," Gaines said in a statement. "Rest assured, we will be appealing this decision. We are on the side of truth. I am confident Americans will rally to our side to fight the NCAA."
The plaintiffs have 30 days to file a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson of the Northern District of Georgia granted the NCAA’s motion for summary judgment on the lawsuit’s remaining Title IX claims. Johnson was nominated to the federal bench by former President Joe Biden in 2024.
Johnson found that the NCAA and the Defense Department maintained separate funding streams for the research. Both contributed money to Indiana University, but the department’s money went to the university and other research participants rather than to the NCAA, according to the order.
The judge also rejected the athletes’ arguments that the NCAA indirectly received federal funding, controlled entities that received the money or became a federal-funding recipient through reimbursements for certain employee travel expenses.
"Here, there is no evidence that the NCAA ever received, or could have received, federal funds," Johnson wrote. "Thus, Plaintiffs’ Title IX claims cannot proceed."
The ruling turned on whether the NCAA qualifies as a recipient of federal financial assistance, a prerequisite for liability under Title IX. It did not decide whether the NCAA’s former transgender-athlete policy constituted sex discrimination.
The case centered heavily on the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech, where former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I championship.
Gaines, then swimming for the University of Kentucky, tied Thomas for fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle final. Gaines has also said she and other female swimmers were required to share a locker room with Thomas during the championships.
The lawsuit named athletes from multiple sports, including swimmers Kylee Alons, Reka Gyorgy, Kaitlynn Wheeler and Grace Countie, former San Jose State volleyball player Brooke Slusser and former Roanoke College swimmer Lily Mullens.
Johnson previously dismissed the plaintiffs’ constitutional and bodily-privacy claims, as well as their claims against the University System of Georgia, Georgia Tech and other state defendants. However, in September 2025 she allowed the Title IX claims against the NCAA to survive temporarily, finding that the athletes had plausibly alleged that the organization received federal assistance through a concussion-research partnership with the Department of Defense.
The court then authorized limited discovery specifically addressing the NCAA’s relationship with the Defense Department.
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The decision follows the framework established by the Supreme Court’s 1999 ruling in NCAA v. Smith. In that case, the high court held that the NCAA was not subjected to Title IX merely because it collected dues from member institutions that received federal funds.
ICONS co-founder Kim Jones said the organization believes Johnson erred and predicted the appeals court would conclude that the NCAA, which governs more than 1,100 member colleges and universities, is covered by Title IX.
"We will not give up our fight for women and girls’ rights in sports," Jones said. "ICONS will support an appeal by Riley Gaines, Brooke Slusser, Kylee Alons, Reka Gyorgy, Kaitlynn Wheeler, Grace Countie, Ainsley Erzen, Lily Mullens and the many other young women who depended on the NCAA to protect their equal opportunities but were let down by the NCAA."
The NCAA no longer uses the eligibility policy challenged in the lawsuit. In February 2025, following an executive order from President Donald Trump, the organization changed its rules to prohibit athletes assigned male at birth from competing on women’s teams. Such athletes may still practice with women’s teams and receive certain benefits associated with practicing.
ICONS co-founder Marshi Smith responded to Monday’s decision by urging members of Congress to oppose the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping bill backed by the NCAA that would establish national rules governing athlete compensation, transfers and eligibility while providing certain antitrust protections to the NCAA, conferences and schools.
The Senate passed the legislation Monday by a 77-22 vote, sending it to the House. The bipartisan proposal is led by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
"The NCAA’s refusal to recognize its responsibility to uphold women’s rights means the NCAA cannot be trusted to regulate anyone’s sports — men’s or women’s," Smith said.
Smith argued that Congress should not grant the NCAA additional authority after the organization successfully maintained that it was not covered by Title IX.
"The NCAA cannot be trusted to receive broad new powers that it will only use to inflict further harm upon women," she said.
The NCAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jack Smith's Trump probe swept up Fox News, other media communications as investigation went beyond lawmakers
FIRST ON FOX: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigators obtained records containing communications between nearly 50 journalists and Trump administration officials — including Fox News personnel — after subpoenaing text-message records associated with dozens of White House phones during the federal election investigation of President Donald Trump, Fox News Digital has learned ahead of Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Previous congressional disclosures showed investigators obtained records involving members of Congress. The latest records reveal the production also included communications between government officials and journalists working for some of the country's largest news organizations.
The communications appeared in records produced by the National Archives in response to a subpoena seeking material associated with 87 White House phones from Trump's first administration, according to a spokesperson for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, citing whistleblower disclosures made to the chairman.
"What will the partisan media say about this disgraceful government overreach? This wasn’t a normal prosecution by any means," Grassley challenged in comments to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, as critics have highlighted the lack of concern or coverage given to Smith’s probe by legacy media.
One organization identified Tuesday as having been swept up in the probe was the Media Research Center. Its president, David Bozell, announced in 2025 that "not one single broadcast network aired one solitary second" about Smith’s alleged spying on conservative organizations and senators following a tranche of public disclosures.
Fox News is among the organizations whose journalists appear in the records, along with CNN, CBS News — including its newsmagazine "60 Minutes" — NBC News and CNBC.
The records also include communications involving journalists from the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Reuters, the Associated Press and NPR, as well as The Federalist and Washington Times.
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The nationally syndicated "Mark Levin Show," hosted by Fox News host and former Reagan Justice Department chief of staff Mark Levin, also appears in the records.
The records stem from a June 2, 2023 subpoena issued by Smith’s office to the National Archives seeking text messages from phones associated with numerous officials who served in the first Trump White House.
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The Archives produced responsive records on Aug. 21, 2023, according to documents previously disclosed through congressional oversight by Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., of Arctic Frost.
Grassley and Johnson pressed the Justice Department and FBI in May for information about how potentially privileged material in that production was screened before investigators could review it.
An Aug. 21, 2023 email from assistant special counsel Thomas Windom instructed members of Smith’s team, including prosecutors and FBI personnel, to download documents associated with text messages from the White House phones.
"We are writing to determine what procedures and protocols, if any, Smith and his team used to filter privileged or potentially privileged materials from being impermissibly accessed, reviewed and/or used," Grassley and Johnson wrote.
The senators requested DOJ’s filtering protocols and the names of officials assigned to review material for privilege before it reached investigators.
The committee has identified the individual journalists whose communications appear in the records but does not plan to release their names because of privacy concerns, a Grassley spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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The disclosure broadens questions surrounding Smith’s handling of the White House records ahead of Tuesday’s Senate hearing, including what safeguards governed investigators’ access to communications involving lawmakers, journalists and other third parties. The Judiciary Committee is expected to examine Smith’s investigative practices and the broader scope of Arctic Frost.
Fox News Digital has reached out to counsel for Smith as well as the Justice Department for comment.
NFL fans get into nasty fights in the stands, Elizabeth Hurley is now an apple farmer & RIP Mr Belding
The sun is rising on a beautiful morning here in NW Ohio for the final Tuesday edition of Screencaps in September. It's also a sad day as news broke overnight that we've lost one of the Internet's icons. We lost a guy who provided me, and Screencaps readers with so much fun over the years.
Mr. Belding, born Dennis Haskins, was best known as the "Saved by the Bell" TV school principal during the early 1990s. Later in life, Belding became known to Screencaps readers as a party animal who got to play in all the best celebrity golf tournaments and serve as the life of the party.
Belding was one of us. He wanted to play in golf scrambles, enjoy some drinks, laugh, maintain great friendships and just live without any troubles. He will be missed and I'm not sure there are many replacements for guys like Belding that we're losing. Pop culture is losing the best of the best.
• Tim V. is mad:
Kinsey: As I reminded Tim, I am paid to have opinions and ripping Michigan is part of the gig because that's a hill I'm willing to die on. Now, if I'm going to rip Michigan, then it's only fair that I post my email and let readers like Tim respond and yell f-bombs at me.
That's how pop culture evolves, Tim. I present opinions. You email me. You yell at me. I write that Wendy's is going to tank. You guys yell at me, tell me I'm an idiot, and then Wendy's tanks and the haters suddenly go quiet.
I'm not going anywhere, Tim.
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Speaking of pop culture icons who keep things interesting in this column, here we go with more from Elizabeth Hurley. You might remember last week when we addressed how Hurley hasn't visited a gym since the 1990s. She claimed to just work around her yard as her workouts.
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A week later, we're finding out that Liz, 61, is now an apple farmer. "I have an ancient, neglected orchard which I finally started to work on this summer. It still needs tons of work but here’s the results of this year’s effort, all hand picked by me and my family," Hurley wrote Monday.
That's a Screencaps HOFer right there. She could just go pick apples like all the other IG influencers. Not Liz. She goes out and rehabs an entire orchard to create content. That's Do Hard Things.
– Brent P. in Indiana caught this one: Case Keenam reads Screencaps! He just did a pregame interview and quoted Indy Daryl.
– Bob in Cincy emails: Welp, I am at a crossroads. As you know, I grew up in Northern Ohio and am a long time Browns/IndiansGuardians/Cav fan. This season I figured it would be 1, maybe 2 games before Deshaun got the boot to the bench. I was rooting for that. Now what??? Dare I let down my walls again and pull for the Browns this year. Since I live in Cincy, I do have a good backup to root for…
– Paul in SoDak says: Dear Joe and Screencaps nation. I made it through 28 minutes of an episode of Team Moms: Baseball. I implore anyone with 28 minutes to spare to consider an elective root canal first. Entitled, selfish, vain, and completely delusional parents who will undoubtedly lack the the self-awareness to realize that their 20-something son that is still living at home thinking he is going to be a MLB star and lacks the skills to actually be successful in real life…"reality tv" pun intended.
I have to give it to the guys running the "school" where the kids have a whole 2 hours of class a day and the rest is training for their MLB career…parents paying God knows how much for the fantasy, smart. Fools and their money are easily parted.
– Brandon in NW Houston says there are idiots even in XC: Congrats to SC Jr's on a great race. Seeing your kid hit a PR is always special. As far as race strategies go, when my son was a junior, a school in our district pulled a pretty shitty (imo) race tactic on our team. They had this jug butt who'd never run a race all season sprint out at the start, get in front of our squad, and then hit the brakes. The fat ass didn't even finish!
His sole purpose was to get in front of our runners and then hold them up as much as possible...and it worked. No one on the team ran their normal race, and they missed going to regional by 1 runner's time. Sure, there was plenty of race left to recover, but in a sport where a second or two over 5k makes a difference, it doesn't take much to screw a team.
It was something I picture Lane Kiffin pulling if he were a XC coach.
– Mike in Idaho provides some insight on what's on the ballot this fall:
The question on the ballot reads: Which of the following guns should be designated as the state gun of Idaho? Please choose only one answer.
Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30)
Winchester Model 1873 "Gun that Won the West" (.44-40)
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1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver "Peacemaker" (.45 Colt)
M1 Garand rifle (.30-06)
Colt M1911 .45 automatic Colt pistol (.45 ACP)
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Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)
The six guns were selected for their historical significance, ranging from firearms tied to westward expansion and frontier settlement to rifles used by U.S. troops in World War II and the Korean War.
– Dave D. checks in: Hey Joe, I watched with a smile your betting spar last week with Jim T, and while I got my undergraduate degree at SDSU, there was no way I was going to enter the fray. I’ve watched that program ebb and flow for years since I went there in the late 70’s. and maybe only a few times in those last decades would I have ever bet for them to win anywhere.
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There certainly are some notable exceptions/years – don’t forget Marshal Faulk, Fred Dryer, Carl Weathers (of Rocky fame) all played there, and two players that certainly should have gotten your attention years ago in Brian Sipe (Cleveland) and Isaac Curtis (Cincy), but other than that, they have never put together any semblance of powerhouse programs. The fact that they joined the "Pac 12" only solidifies that league as a subpar "Power 5". The good news for me was that since I was never a San Diego native, and only lived there for less than 10-years, I was delighted to flee Cali after SDSU and go to Montana State University (and subsequently live in Montana for over 28-years) before settling here in the Uinta Mountains of Utah/Wyoming). I follow MSU with a passion and while they may be a FCS team, they actually put a solid entertaining product on the field.
Anyway, congrats on the win this last weekend, but I knew it was coming the day I saw Toledo on their schedule.
New York Magazine's first 'Men's Style' issue features shirtless trans actor Elliot Page
New York Magazine has released a new men’s style issue, a first for the company, and decided to feature the transgender actor and biological female Elliot Page.
In an article headlined "The Men’s Style Issue," the magazine recalled its history covering men's fashion.
"Over the years, we have often returned to the subject of men’s style. There was the 1971 cover story wondering if men would get into high heels for fall and the 1996 profile of male supermodels (‘They’re hot, they’re rich, they’re openly straight,’ read the cover line)," the magazine wrote. "For several seasons starting in 2006, the back half of the women’s fashion issue was a mini men’s magazine and featured a baby Thom Browne fresh off his first CFDA Award win and metrosexuals done up in their aughts finery sipping Peronis at Bungalow 8."
"Now, 20 years later — when even 15-year-olds are ‘hype’ about Ralph, Armani’s got a brand-new designer, and a pair of worn Chrome Hearts jeans can go for $100,000 — feels like the right moment to devote a special issue to men’s style: the power players shaping the business, the new characters shaking up the scene, the old ‘semi-supermodels’ who are still around," the magazine continued. "We stopped short of announcing another revolution in men’s clothes, though you may soon find guys sauntering through the city in sarongs."
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The issue featured multiple covers, including one with Page, and linked to an article headlined "The Boys in the Baths." The magazine described the piece as "Shvitzing and kibitzing with some of New York's most stylish men at the East Village's Russian & Turkish Baths."
Page was among numerous others featured largely unclothed and described the bathhouse experience.
"I went to a bathhouse recently. I’ve only in the past couple of years been like, 'Yeah, that sounds nice, to like go somewhere and sit around in your body like that.' I do sing in the shower sometimes," Page said. "The same songs and lyrics will get stuck in my head, and I don’t know why. Like ‘Do you believe in life after love?’ That’s one I’ll belt out. Or ‘The Sound of Music’: I’ve never seen the movie, which seems crazy, but for some reason I find myself belting out that song in the shower. I can’t explain it."
Political commentator Link Lauren criticized the magazine for promoting a biological female in a male space, arguing that displays of masculinity are already rare in the media.
"There is a shortage of masculinity in mainstream media, and for years masculinity itself has been degraded and dismissed as ‘toxic.’ Now New York Magazine launches its first-ever men’s style issue with Elliot Page shirtless, wearing little more than a flimsy necklace with visible mastectomy scars. It’s supposedly about fashion, yet there are barely any clothes. They knew this cover would generate attention and controversy. I don’t think they actually care about men or style — they care about clicks. If it weren’t for 'transitioning' we wouldn’t even be talking about this actor. They hadn’t been relevant in years."
Tim Graham, executive editor of media watchdog NewsBusters, blasted the magazine for its choice.
"My first reaction is this: I thought these New York Magazine people are the smartest graduates from the best journalism schools, and they can't figure out who is a man and who is a woman for a ‘Men's Style’ feature. They want to pretend that this guy is a slightly thinner Channing Tatum who could dance in a Magic Mike sequel. They want to pretend none of [us] remember Ellen Page playing pregnant in ‘Juno.’"
He concluded by saying that this is part of a larger phenomenon: "Obviously, they seem like they're borrowing from Glamour magazine making a ‘trans woman’ model one of their ‘Women of the Year’ a while back. They're striking a woke pose and they expect a round of progressive applause."
Judge Judy passed the torch to son Adam Levy with one blunt piece of advice
Judge Judy Sheindlin's son Adam Levy recalled how his famous mother displayed her trademark bluntness while encouraging him before he took the bench for his new syndicated reality court series "Adam's Law."
Levy, 57, is the presiding judge on the show, which was created by Sheindlin, 83, who also serves as an executive producer through her company Queen Bee Productions. "Adam's Law" is also produced and distributed in national syndication by CBS Media Ventures.
During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Levy shared the advice that Sheindlin gave him before the television icon handed off the gavel to her son.
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"She said, 'You've got this. I know you've got this. Have fun, do what you do, don't let people lead you to places where you don't feel comfortable, be true to yourself, and don't screw this up,'" Levy said with a laugh. "That's what she said."
Prior to her TV fame, Sheindlin was a New York Family Court judge known for her no-nonsense courtroom style. She was appointed to the New York Criminal Court in 1982 and became the supervising judge of Manhattan Family Court in 1986.
Sheindlin skyrocketed to fame after she was featured in a 1993 "60 Minutes" segment that introduced viewers to her tough, outspoken courtroom demeanor. She went on to star in the syndicated courtroom hit "Judge Judy" for 25 seasons from 1996 to 2021.
During its run, "Judge Judy" was the highest-rated courtroom show on television, regularly drawing millions of viewers and becoming one of the most successful syndicated programs in TV history. After wrapping "Judge Judy" in July 2021, Sheindlin returned to the courtroom that November with the Amazon streaming series "Judy Justice."
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Earlier this month, Sheindlin announced that the October finale of "Judy Justice" would mark her retirement from appearing on TV, and she was passing the torch to Levy.
Levy is the son of Sheindlin and her ex-husband Ronald Levy, who also share son Jamie Levy. He has practiced law for 25 years and previously served two terms as the Putnam County District Attorney in New York.
Before launching "Adam's Law" on Sept. 14, Levy appeared as a presiding judge on Prime Video's "Tribunal Justice" and "Justice on Trial," two courtroom series created by Sheindlin.
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Levy confessed that he was worried about how his mother would judge his performance when he made his TV debut on "Tribunal Justice." He admitted to feeling pressure to live up to her legacy, and he was anxious over being labeled a "nepo baby."
"I was nervous," he recalled. "Not doing what I was doing, that was in my wheelhouse. I didn't want to disappoint her. And I knew that there were a lot of other people, a lot of other lawyers and judges that were just as qualified, if not more so, to be in the seat I was in."
"And, but for my DNA, I would still be trying cases someplace else," he continued. "So there was a lot of pressure to prove that, and it wasn't even to myself — because I knew that, again, it was in my wheelhouse — but to show everyone, ‘Listen, I get it. I get this whole nepo baby stuff. I do.’ And I can understand why people sometimes are disappointed and angry and upset and at the offspring of famous people."
"But at the same time, I just wanted people to give me a fair shot, a chance," Levy added.
Levy recalled feeling relieved when Sheindlin told him that he was "a natural" after watching him on "Tribunal Justice."
"When she saw me for the first time, she said, 'There, now you know. Now you've got nothing to worry about.' And that was nice to hear," he said.
Levy told Fox News Digital that while Sheindlin has never criticized the rulings that he makes on his shows, she has sometimes shared how she would have handled the cases differently. He explained that the two regularly discuss his cases and Sheindlin is continuing to actively mentor him.
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"She's hands-on," he said. "She's not retired. She is rewired. So, while she may not be in front of the camera anymore, that does not mean that she has removed herself from the courtroom genre."
"She and I discussed many of the cases before they are tried and when they are taped," Levy continued. "We will go over the facts of the case. We will go all over the legal issues, the moral issues, we will go over the background information that I have uncovered and how, if at all, to use it during the trial."
Levy said that his discussions with Sheindlin were in keeping with a tradition that his family members, many of whom include prosecutors and defense attorneys, carried on for 30 years.
"Whenever we had cases, we would go out to dinner as a family," he recalled. "And we would — whoever was on trial, we would bring our case file, and we would throw it in the middle of the table."
"Everyone would take a piece, and we'd review it," Levy continued. "We would find the strengths and the weaknesses and how to go about arguing the issues before — whether it was a bench trial with a judge or a jury. I mean, that's what we did."
"And that's what I do now with Judy," he added. "So I think it's seamless. The process is seamless. That's what we do."
Levy explained that his judicial style is "a bit different" than that of his mother, though viewers will also recognize certain similarities.
"It is still about taking personal responsibility for yourself, doing the right thing, telling the truth when you're in court — all of those things are the same," he said. "The way that I go about it though is my own style. It's a little more understanding at times, I think, but when someone comes in to court and misrepresents their case or lies, that's when you'll see the DNA come out."
Levy also shared that his approach to the litigants who appear before him in court was influenced by his upbringing under Sheindlin's watchful eye. He told Fox News Digital that he and his brother Jamie could "never" get away with anything while they were growing up.
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"I kid around, and I say, hundreds of millions of people have watched her over the last 30 years. And they see a tough lady, a tough judge, cutting through the nonsense, and they see it every day," he said. "I, when I saw her on TV, would say, 'Yeah, that's exactly who I grew up with. Exactly.'"
"And when the litigants would say something that offended her sense of common sense, or said something that was demonstrably false, I could sympathize with that litigant because I, as a kid, would try to do the same thing," Levy continued. "And when they would say it, I would just close my eyes and wince because I knew what was coming. And she never disappointed me while watching her on the show."
"But in all fairness, at the same time, I also remember when things would happen, and I would tell the truth as a child, as a teenager, and she did not believe something I said that was the truth," he shared. "And I remembered how that felt. And so with that in mind, as I'm doing the show now, as part of my own style, is not to so quickly reject something someone says if it sounds or if it would seem to be inconsistent with common sense."
"Sometimes, things happen that are inconsistent with commonsense," Levy noted. "Everyday life, things just — you get a curveball. And just because you get a curveball, and you respond to that curveball in a certain way doesn't mean that — and you tell about it — doesn't mean that you're lying."
Levy explained that his childhood experiences led him to make a major format change to "Adam's Law" that differentiated the series from his mother's courtroom shows.
On "Judge Judy," Sheindlin generally questioned litigants and reviewed the case file as the proceedings unfolded on camera. She would receive the case materials at the start of each hearing, summarize the dispute, and then question the parties, with much of the evidence being introduced during the televised proceeding.
However, Levy said that he built more time into his process so he could thoroughly vet each case before litigants stepped into his courtroom.
"I insisted on changing the format to requiring the litigant to provide their evidence before they come to the show so that I could review it," he said. "And if something did seem off, I was able to examine it, do a background check on it."
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"I was able to spend a little more time or no — I could spend a lot more time," Levy continued. "Sometimes it would take me a day, one full day, to review one case that would end up 17 minutes on TV."
"It would take me 48 hours sometimes to go through it to make sure that, at least to me, I got it right. Because I didn't want to accuse someone of being a liar, where they were really telling the truth."
When asked who between himself and his mother would be more likely to show mercy if they heard the exact same case separately, Levy had a definitive answer.
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"I would," Levy said. "Because she has never been on the other end of her takedown. I have."
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"I needed mercy from her, so I'm probably more likely to give it than she is," he added with a laugh.
"Adam's Law" airs weekdays in syndication. Local listings are available on the show's official website.
2 Navy aviators eject during landing 'mishap' aboard USS Eisenhower, injuring 4 sailors
Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected while trying to land their aircraft on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia Monday evening in what the Navy described as a "mishap" that also injured four sailors.
The sailors were on board the aircraft carrier at the time. One sailor is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Norfolk-area hospital, the Navy said.
The aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, were successfully brought back to the ship by search and rescue personnel. They are being evaluated by medical personnel, the Navy said.
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The Navy did not reveal which type of two-seater plane was involved in the accident. It also did not specify what happened to the plane or what could have happened to cause the accident.
The Navy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, entered service in 1977.
The incident follows several recent mishaps in which military aviators had to eject.
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In May, four Navy crew members ejected safely after two EA-18G Growlers collided during an aerial demonstration at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Both aircraft, worth about $67 million apiece, crashed after they collided.
Former TOPGUN pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley told Fox News Digital last month how ejecting from an aircraft traveling at high speed can lead to lifelong injuries, when the pilot is lucky enough to survive.
Buckley said some people he knew who had to eject suffered spinal injuries that left them several inches shorter.
"When you pull that handle, you have two choices: die or maybe live. And I said, 'maybe live' because it's incredibly violent," Buckley said. "Most folks don't even remember the ejection. They remember pulling the handle and then waking up in their parachute."