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'Dune: Part Three' trailer ignites fan frenzy ahead of the trilogy-closing December 2026 release
A new trailer has arrived for "Dune: Part Three."
Basic info:
The "Dune" film series has become an international phenomenon. The first two films in Frank Herbert's saga directed by Denis Villeneuve earned more than $1.1 billion globally. It's worth noting the first one was also released on streaming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus, impacting its total box office haul.
The science fiction story about Paul Atreides —played by Timothée Chalamet -is legendary, and now there's one film left to close out Villeneuve's trilogy.
To say fans are excited would be an incredible understatement.
"Dune: Part Three" arrives in theaters on December 18th, and a new trailer for the film dropped Wednesday.
It's only going to send excitement further soaring. Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
People were quick to weigh in on the YouTube comments with one writing, "This movie better win all of the awards. Villeneuve deserves it."
Another added, "Every shot here looks amazing. This was the only film I came into this year hyped for & the trailers have only heightened that."
A third commented, "Stoked for this one!"
Clearly, people are excited and I'm right there with them. December 18th is going to see a lot of packed theaters in America. Let me know your thoughts on the final "Dune" film in Villeneuve's trilogy at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Parents, fans furious with puzzling decision that could make high school baseball far more dangerous
High school baseball pitchers better have their heads on a swivel beginning in 2028, because the game is about to change.
On Wednesday, USA Baseball and the National Federation of High School State Associations (NFHS) announced that the NFHS Rules Committee voted to expand permitted bat drop weights in high school baseball to include -4, -5, and -6.
For those who don't know, "bat drop weights" is the difference between a bat's length (in inches) and its weight (in ounces). For example, the current rules say a bat must be -3, or a drop-3. If a bat is 31 inches long, it must be weigh 28 ounces. That's standard practice for bats in high school baseball.
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A 31-28 bat, 32-29, or 33-30. You get the picture.
Starting in 2028, players will be able to legally use a lighter bat, hence the -4, -5, or -6. USA Baseball sold the move as a necessary one to "keeping more athletes in baseball and supporting their long-term development."
I'm not so sure. Neither are fans, parents, or coaches.
"We have seen too many athletes entering high school baseball struggle with the immediate jump to the -3-drop weight and then walk away from the game," USA Baseball President John Gall said in a release. "This rule change creates flexibility for players to continue building strength, refining mechanics, and developing bat speed over time before making the jump to USA BBCOR."
I'm just not sure its the best move, I'll be honest here. I played high school baseball. In fact, I played baseball for well over a decade, all the way through college.
I've seen what legit high school prospects can do with a bat. I played before the current BBCOR bat was in place.
For those who haven't brushed up on their high school sports terms in the past decade, BBCOR bats were introduced in 2012 and are basically just a toned-down version of the old aluminum bats we used to use and absolutely annihilate balls with.
They are essentially a bridge to the wood bats they use at the professional level. BBCOR stands for Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution, and basically controls how much energy transfers from a bat to the ball upon impact.
And that's your science lesson for today!
Anyway, high school baseball mandated these bats after the 2011 season at both the college and high school level, and it's been pretty much business as usual ever since. Why USA Baseball decided to allow players to make them lighter all of a sudden is puzzling.
They're billing it as a way to keep players from "walking away from the game," which, again, is puzzling. I've never once seen nor heard of a player walk away from high school baseball because the bat was too heavy. Come on.
Basically, in the name of inclusivity, USA Baseball has now put a lighter bat in the hands of a 220-pound, 5-tool prospect who can already tear the cover off the ball as is.
Parents, coaches and fans were quick to point that out after USA Baseball made the announcement:
I could go on and on. Folks are angry, and I get it.
Personally, this comment from Southwest Tennessee Community College coach Erik Schoenrock really did it for me:
"If you’re not using a -3 bat by the time you’re 14 or 15 years old… don’t worry about college baseball recruiting. You’re not getting prepared," said Schoenrock, a former University of Memphis pitcher who was drafted by the Padres in 2013.
"And personally, I think this is ridiculous… just asking for someone to get hurt. 0 player safety thoughts with this new rule."
To me, this feels like a step backwards in terms of high school baseball development. Right? Again, my final year of high school baseball back in 2011 was the final year of the old bats. The next year, BBCOR's were made mandatory, partly due to safety concerns.
But, they were also a bridge to the wood bats used in professional baseball.
If you really want to develop amateurs, why not just make the move to wood bats entirely and ditch the metal? That's what they did pre-1973(ish). The good 'ol days. The simpler days.
"Back when men were men!" as my grandpa would say.
Instead, we're giving them the option to use ... lighter ... bats? I don't get it. Even more puzzling was the reasoning. Because kids are walking away from the game?
Odd.
"The adoption of the USA Baseball BBCOR standard and expanding the available drop-weight options provides younger and developing players with additional opportunities to build proper mechanics, confidence, and skills while maintaining the risk minimization and performance standards expected in education-based athletics," said NFHS Director of Sports, Sanctioning, and Student Services Elliot Hopkins.
Risk minimization?
We'll see.
Jeff Foxworthy says Hollywood has not understood regular Americans in a ‘long, long time’
Jeff Foxworthy is a comedian for the people, but Hollywood, in his estimation, has lost the plot.
"I don't think Hollywood has understood that audience in a long, long time," Foxworthy told Fox News Digital of regular people. "I don’t care where they live or where they stand politically, if you sat people down and said, ‘What do you want out of life?’ I bet we would agree on 85% of the things."
He said everybody wants to love somebody and be loved, be able to take care of their family and have a little entertainment.
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"We want the same things," he argued. "But what happened was, instead of celebrating the 85% that we're all alike, we yell and scream at each other over the 15% that we’re different. Being different is fine. It would be boring as hell if we were all alike and all thought the same way."
Foxworthy loves being able to talk to people about differing points of view.
WATCH HERE: JEFF FOXWORTHY SAYS HOLLYWOOD HASN'T UNDERSTOOD REGULAR AMERICANS IN A LONG TIME
"I think that was the success of the ‘Blue Collar Tour,’ because when the Kings of Comedy came out, Atlanta was one of the first stops, and they had an article about it in the Atlanta paper. And it said it was a show for the urban hip audience. And I'm like, ‘’Well, I've been to all 50 states, and let me tell you, there's 200 million people that aren't urban or hip, so let's do a show for them.’"
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He added, "I just kind of, my comedy comes from this template. I just think if I think something or my wife says something or my family does something, I'm going to assume other people are thinking and saying and doing the same things."
The greatest compliment he gets, Foxworthy said, is when someone tells him after he’s tried a new bit, ‘Oh my God, you've been in our house,’ ‘cause, you know, you've made them kind of laugh at themselves. You've held something up that they've said or thought, and you realize that's — we all want to belong to something bigger than ourselves."
That’s when he realizes, "‘Oh, it's not just me. Other people, other people's families are as screwed up as ours,’ you know?"
JEFF FOXWORTHY SAYS NEW FOX NATION SPECIAL COULD BE HIS LAST, AND HE'S ENDING IT WHERE HE STARTED
Foxworthy’s new comedy special "The Joke's On Me" is streaming now on Fox Nation.
WATCH HERE: JEFF FOXWORTHY DESCRIBES THE INSPIRATION FOR HIS ‘THE JOKE’S ON ME' COMEDY SPECIAL
The special is unique in that it offers a behind-the-scenes look at his family life and his joke-writing process.
The comedian said he was inspired by the Beatles documentary "Get Back," which showed the musicians writing the song.
"They were in the studio, and they were trying to write songs and, you know, playing with lyrics and throwing them out and playing with instruments and throwing them out," Foxworthy said. "And at the end, they all go up on the roof, and they play 'Get Back,' and it was so beautiful. I got teary-eyed. I'm sitting there watching it, and I thought: ‘You know, seeing the process didn't take anything away from the finished product. In fact, it added to it. It made it richer because you saw the struggle that went into creating that."
It made him realize that "Nobody's ever done that with stand-up. People just think stand-ups are funny."
He said people often think stand-ups just grab a microphone and start talking about their day, "And yet to do a 60-minute special, it takes a year of hard work to create an hour worth of material."
That’s why when Fox Nation first approached the comedian about a 60-minute special, he wasn’t interested.
"I said, ‘But if you're willing to try something different, if you will show me note cards in hands, going into a club on a Tuesday night or a Wednesday night and just throwing these thoughts out’ – Because one of the things that still fascinates me after over 40 years about stand-up is I still don't know what people are gonna laugh at."
He laughed, "You would think after 40 years, I would know. Now I'll go in there with an idea, ‘Oh, this is really funny.’ And then nobody laughs, or I'll have a card where I think ‘This is so stupid. I'm embarrassed to say it.’ And you throw it out there and everybody's beating the tables laughing. And you're like, ‘Really?’ And so I wanted to show that. And Fox Nation was the first place that ever said, ‘OK, we'll do it.’"
Friends have told him it’s the best thing he’s ever done and that they’ve never seen anything like it before, he said.
"I love stand-up," he added. "Every special looks the same, and I wanted — I mean they just do. I've seen a thousand of them, and so I'm like, ‘I want this to be different.’ I want something like the Beatles thing. I want someone to watch it and at the end they go, ‘Not only did I laugh, I learned something about the artist in it,’ and I think we pulled it off."
The 67-year-old has also implied that this special might be his last.
"And by that, I don't mean that I would quit doing stand-up," he explained. "I just — at this point in my life, what it takes to create that new linear hour, I'd rather spend that time with my grandkids, or I'd rather spend time on a tractor at the farm."
He’s said he's also been on the road nonstop his entire career.
"I laugh at my music friends when they say they're on tour. I said, ‘Well, tour implies it stops at some point.’ I said, ‘I've been on tour since 1984, you know? It just never stopped.’ I still love stand-up. I just don't know that I'm willing — and to be honest, I'm not sure I can do anything any better than this, which just feels like a good place to stop."
Vanilla Ice says he nearly joined the ‘27 Club’ before quitting drugs for good
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Vanilla Ice opened up about one of the darkest chapters of his life, revealing he wrote a suicide note at age 27 during a battle with drug addiction before ultimately quitting drugs for good and rebuilding his life.
In an episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" that was released Thursday, the rapper looked back on how the sudden end of his meteoric rise to fame left him struggling with his identity. He described how drug use spiraled until he reached a breaking point, saying that experience ultimately prompted him to walk away from drugs, cut ties with unhealthy influences and start his life over in Miami.
"Basically, that whole wave I was riding — 'Ice Ice Baby,' 'Ninja Turtles,' 'Cool as Ice,' movies, everything — and then all of a sudden I hit the shore. The wave just crashed," he said.
"I almost joined the 27 Club, and it was right there. Twenty-seven years old. I couldn't figure out what I was doing. I never got to be a kid. I had to be a responsible adult, and I wanted to just enjoy being twenty-something. I never got to enjoy that."
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The singer, known for his 1990 hip-hop hit "Ice Ice Baby," said his friends read his suicide note and came to his aid. After that, he elected to cut "the party guys" out of his life, changing his phone number and moving to Florida.
He reflected on the difficulties facing people in their late twenties.
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"Whether you're famous or not, 27 is a hard age because your twenties are over. You've got the adult thing coming. Being an adult sucks. You've got to accept responsibility and be a lousy adult and wake up, drink coffee and deal with kids," he said.
"You have it really good until you get right there, and that's where the transition happens. The pressure... These kids in their twenties, especially today, they have to process way too many thoughts in their heads. They don't know where their future is going. They try to plan it and figure it out, and they can't."
Although he quit drugs and left that chapter behind, Vanilla Ice said it took years before he fully came to terms with the success that had once nearly consumed him. He recalled that a conversation with evangelist Tammy Faye Messner while filming the reality television series "The Surreal Life" changed his perspective.
The rapper admitted he didn't like performing "Ice Ice Baby" because the period of his life when it became a phenomenon "almost killed" him.
"I just didn't want to be that person. It wasn't me," he said. But words of wisdom he attributed to Messner and actor Erik Estrada caused him to reconsider.
"[They] both said, 'Listen, you are who you are because of who you were... Accept it. You can't go back and change it. You have to be yourself now. That makes you who you are today.'"
The conversation prompted him to embrace "Ice Ice Baby" as part of his story rather than something to run from. He said he realized fans had attached their own memories to the song, and he didn't want to take that away from them.
Vanilla Ice also credited his mother with helping him find a healthier outlook after his struggles. He recounted asking her how he was supposed to be happy when he felt miserable.
"She said, 'Exactly. You need to put your dancing shoes on.' And I don't mean literally get up and start dancing. I mean get out there. Whatever problems you've got, dance your way through them because you cannot dance if you're miserable."
A laughably bad American League has allowed one of baseball's worst teams to climb into the playoff race
The Boston Red Sox are three games out of a postseason spot as the Major League Baseball season nears the All-Star break.
If you've missed the first three months of the season, you're probably confused as to why that's worthy of a story. After all, it's the Red Sox. They made the playoffs last season and were a trendy World Series pick this year.
Of course, they've been, arguably, the most embarrassing team in the league for 90% of the season. It's been a real race between the Red Sox and New York Mets, if we're being honest. At the moment, the Mets are in the lead.
But it hasn't been that way all season.
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The Sox fired manager Alex Cora less than a month into the season after an abysmal start. Star outfielder Roman Anthony has missed most of the year with a finger injury that the team initially said should sideline him for only a few weeks.
Ace Garrett Crochet hasn't made a start in months, and he was recently moved to the 60-day IL.
The team, as of a few weeks ago, was at the bottom of the American League. GM Craig Breslow was about to be fired. The entire roster was set to be sold off at the deadline. Fans at Fenway were chanting "Sell the team" every other game.
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And now, because of a well-timed winning streak — and because the American League is laughably bad this season — those same Red Sox are on the cusp of a playoff spot at the halfway point.
Let's go ahead and dive into the numbers, because they are truly stunning.
Just a historically bad year for the American League, obviously. And, because of that, teams like the Red Sox (42-48), Tigers (42-50), Orioles (42-51) and A's (41-51) are all within legit striking distance of a playoff spot.
The Red Sox are, perhaps, the most surprising of all. They fired half their coaching staff back in April, including Alex Cora. They've essentially lost their ace and best all-around player for the season. They are 17-27 at Fenway Park this season, which is impossibly bad given that park.
Yet, the team has rallied behind an elite pitching rotation even without Crochet, the best closer in the AL in Aroldis Chapman, and an All-Star season from 34-year-old Willson Contreras.
It also hasn't hurt that Caleb Durbin — the player acquired to replace Alex Bregman last winter — has been among the best third baseman in baseball over the last month after an abysmal start to the season.
Credit to Durbin — and the rest of the roster — for somewhat turning it around.
But is it a mirage? With the trade deadline looming, that's the question the Red Sox — and the rest of the mediocre clubs in the American League — will have to grapple with over the next few weeks.
Does "going for it" because the league is in the midst of an embarrassing season make sense? Some would argue teams, like the Red Sox, would just be delaying the inevitable by doing that.
Others will counter that by saying you play games to win, and you grind through seasons to play in October.
It's a fascinating debate, and one that is very much alive at the moment only because the American League is laughably mediocre.
Hooters closes operations in multiple LIB states, new footage of Payne Valley golf cart debacle & steak dinner
It's a beautiful July morning here in NW Ohio where we buckle up for another edition of Thursday Screencaps which includes not-so-shocking news from Hooters.
While we were all focused on the World Cup, America 250 and enjoying our summer breaks, the breastaurant quietly closed a number of stores in LIB states where the purple hairs run pop culture.
According to MassLive, Hooters has now closed its operations in Massachusetts where the final store closed in June. Around the same time, Hooters also closed up its final New York location after closing New York City stores earlier this year.
• Minnesota
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• New York
Meanwhile, in LIB-controlled Michigan, one store remains.
With beer consumption on the decline, to-go sports bar food business models thriving and a pivot to lesbian sports bars being all the rage, Hooters seems to be caught in a nightmare situation, especially in states under full LIB control.
So what's the plan? In April, company leadership indicated there's a Hooters movie coming and possible growth in the West to go along with the strong footprint it has in the free state of Florida.
What's crystal-clear is that Hooters will likely never return to states run by angry members of the Alphabet Mafia. That ship has sailed.
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Speaking of brands that were left for dead, let's check in with Cracker Barrel and dummy CEO Julie Masino. It was around this time last year when Masino's team was quietly changing the look of the iconic company. They started by whitewashing stores and ripping out the fabric of what made people fall in love with the brand in the first place.
They made stores look like First Watch. And loyal customers were furious. Masino followed that up with an August media blitz right before the NFL season that turned out to be one of the dumbest marketing moves since Bud Light.
Now? MSNBC is hailing Julie as a hero for helping the company rebound...to nearly where the stock was at before the August mess. You can't make this stuff up.
There's new video from the Payne Valley golf cart incident
I golf with some real degenerates, but none of the guys I know have dunked a golf cart into a pond, especially off a cliff. I need to hear from these guys bad. The golf community is small. One of you has to know the guy who dunked the cart. I'm begging you, send me his phone number.
This is the nonsense you get from social media that people are dumb enough to believe
Ah yes, he just went on a generational run where the dealer pulled all the bust cards in head-to-head blackjack. If you believe this garbage, you deserve to lose your 401k at the casino. The chances of going on this run and pulling two 21s after splitting aces are astronomical.
How many times have you been on a run like this?
Should the United States marketing department reach out to the Euros to have them experience college football Saturdays?
– Alex in NC presents a strong idea: As awesome as it has been that all these fans from other countries have fallen in love with the USA, the fact that they are all going to miss the college football season experience is a true shame. Imagine them ant the Iron Bowl, tailgating at Ole Miss, a white out at penn state, osu vs Michigan Florida vs UGA, The red river shootout with OU and Texas in the cotton bowl. Any rivalry game and the energy around those stadiums would have blown their minds.
Readers continue to react to my athletic achievement
– Savannah Bob says: Probably one of many that are sending this, but that is a PAR 5!! Tap in PAR!!! Take the credit — well played hole.
– Jim Z in East Peoria, IL is back and complimenting my golf game: WOWZA!!!!! Great job there Mr. One-Take Kinsey!!! Very impressive. That 40 foot putt was truly amazing!!! And the shots leading to it were pretty darn good as well!!!
Congrats on the baseball win last night. Sounds like, regardless of what happens, you've ended up in a good place with your group this year.
Completely unhinged nonsense that modern moms post on social media
– Britt emails: My wife showed this post to me from a neighborhood group. I haven't stopped laughing yet, but the truth is this is how many younger people think and live in this country and I hope I'm not around when they get control.
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Hey neighbors, I'm looking for a babysitter (for just occasional times here and there) but fair warning: we are veeerry particular My daughter really needs to trust someone before she'll feel comfortable with them, so before any real babysitting happens we'd want to spend real time together first. Playdates, hangouts, getting to know each other.
Our babysitter ends up feeling more like a trusted family friend. I'm looking for an adult with a lot of genuine experience with kids (not just babysitting younger siblings a few times), someone who gets nervous system-aware, connection-based parenting. Montessori, RIE, conscious parenting vibes. Down to play pretend, do crafts, read a million books, follow a child's lead.
Able to stay calm and grounded when things get big: tears, frustration, resistance, without shutting it down or powering through. Someone who works WITH a child rather than over them. My daughter does best with low-pressure, collaborative energy and someone who offers choices rather than commands. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please reach out!
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Kinsey: What are the chances the mom used AI to create that message? 74% chance? More? I'll tell you this, her husband either needs a blowout golf trip BAD or he's a giant pussy who is going to wake up one day and wonder why he let this maniac ruin his life.
Pulse check: Are your kids watching sports on TV?
– Travel Ball Hardo Chris B. in Houston checks in: You've said your baseball boys don't watch MLB baseball games... some probably watch the highlights on social media. Ask them if they watched the USA vs Belgium World Cup game. I suspect many of them did. And one more... talk to them about the MLB all star game next week. Back when my son played most of the boys didn't watch regular season games, but many of them watched the home run derby & the all star game. You might poll yours and see what you get.
Kinsey: My kids watched more World Cup than they have MLB in the last two months because I've had it on more. Granted, they've been outside a ton this summer. YouTube will show them MLB ASG clips that they'll watch, I'm sure. Honestly, I could get rid of our TVs and I'm not sure they'd notice for a few days.
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And with that, I'm out this morning. I have Zooms to hop on, Facebook posts to post and things to get done at this job that I'm incredibly fortunate to have. We're quickly closing in on my 20th anniversary of cashing checks on the Internet. That is bizarre to even think about.
Let's get after it.
Kenny Omega captures AEW World Championship in epic match over MJF
Kenny Omega walked into The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday night knowing it could be the final time he could challenge for the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship.
It was the stipulation that Omega agreed to in order to face champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF). It’s a similar stipulation that "Hangman" Adam Page agreed to and lost to MJF earlier this year. Omega and MJF are two of the top stars in all of pro wrestling.
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The Clearwater crowd was seemingly behind Omega. MJF already ruffled the feathers of his potential challenger at All In, Will Ospreay, when he spat in his face in a segment backstage. The tensions were heightened and it marked for a terrific match between the two pro wrestlers.
And the referee let them fight. MJF and Omega brought their brawl into the stands at fight before taking it back into the ring. MJF used his dirty tactics to avoid Omega at first. He put the referee in his way of a V-trigger and then bit into Omega’s face.
"I’m moonwalking to Wembley Stadium whether you like it or not," MJF told the camera during the match.
Omega tried to put some space in between himself and MJF. He walked up the ramp and was able to take some control of the match. He climbed up a lifeguard tower that was set up at the top of the ram and hit a moonsault on MJF. He got MJF back in the ring and hit a dropkick from the top rope to MJF’s back.
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Omega looked as good as ever and it seemed he was going to take control with hopes of becoming the AEW world champion for the third time. MJF had other ideas, taking advantage of Omega’s blinding speed with a drop toehold. But it wasn’t enough to grind Omega’s momentum to a halt.
The two went back and forth as fans waited to see who was going to walk out of Clearwater with the belt.
As the match wore on, MJF attempted to drive Omega from the apron into the announce table with a tombstone. However, Omega got out of it and hit a V-trigger on MJF. The champ was sent flying from the apron and through the announce table.
By the time MJF got back up, the two men were clearly spent. They attempted to get their last licks in. MJF hit Omega with a tombstone piledriver on a chair but seemingly injured his knee with the move. Omega got MJF back in the ring and hit two more nasty V-triggers.
Somehow, MJF was able to counter a One-Winged Angel with a poisonrana. He hit him with a heatseeker but couldn’t get the pinfall.
MJF lined up to hit Omega with the Dynamite Diamond Ring. But Will Ospreay came out to take the ring away. Omega was going to hit MJF with the AEW title belt but didn’t have the heart. MJF hit Omega with a low blow and the title. But Omega kicked out at a one count.
It was Omega’s turn to turn on the heat. He reached deep down inside of him to hit MJF with three more V-triggers and a One-Winged Angel.
Omega pinned MJF to win the AEW World Championship.
The crowd went wild and it appears Omega will go on to face Ospreay at All In later this summer.
Anti-Trump protester charged after viral video appears to show journalist shoved at Maine protest
A Maine man is facing charges after a viral video captured him allegedly assaulting a local journalist at an apparent Democratic-led protest.
The undated video posted Tuesday shows The Maine Wire’s Joe Sokol speaking to demonstrators at a protest challenging President Donald Trump — among other political flashpoints — in the city of Bangor.
"When we find out that somebody is not a good person, we don’t vote for them," one woman can be heard telling Sokol, as she carries a sign depicting an upside-down American flag.
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As Sokol walks away following a brief interview with the woman, a man wearing a white shirt and carrying a sign that reads "Healthcare 4 all" appears to shove the journalist and cameraman.
"Whoa, whoa, that’s assault," Sokol is heard saying as the man walks away.
As the man storms away from Sokol, a woman carrying an American flag can be seen following him with her hand on his shoulder and apologizing profusely.
Sokol then confronts the man, asking, "Why would you just do that?"
"I didn’t see you," the man replied while walking down a sparse line of fellow demonstrators, each carrying signs that appeared to push anti-Trump rhetoric.
"Excuse me, sir, would you like to tell me why you just assaulted me?" Sokol asked. "Would you like to tell me why you just assaulted me?"
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The man appears to not respond to Sokol, as the unidentified woman offers a string of apologies to the journalist.
"I’m sorry, we don’t do that," the woman can be heard telling Sokol.
In another clip, Sokol can be seen attempting to interview another man at the protest when the same individual appears to back into Sokol before allegedly elbowing him.
The man does not appear to exchange words with Sokol throughout the video and details surrounding any type of confrontation remain unclear.
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The incident was subsequently reported to the Bangor Police Department, who confirmed the man’s identity to Fox News Digital as 78-year-old Ronald Staples, of the nearby city of Holden.
Staples is facing one charge of assault, according to police.
Authorities have not yet released details surrounding what led up to or transpired immediately after the alleged assault.
Fox News Digital reached out to Staples and the Maine Wire for comment but did not receive a response.
Landon Donovan joins Christian Pulisic criticism following USA's World Cup exit with harsh observation
Christian Pulisic is not getting the benefit of the doubt from anyone.
In perhaps the most important World Cup in the history of soccer in the United States, Pulisic ultimately did not make an impact.
Pulisic got hurt in the U.S. Men's National Team's opener, causing him to miss its next game before playing limited minutes in the group stage finale.
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But Pulisic, the face of U.S. Soccer, disappointed in both knockout-stage games and left the Round of 16 match against Belgium after an ankle injury. After the loss, Pulisic said he can "rest."
Landon Donovan saw both the highs and lows during his World Cup career, and while he admitted he "want[ed] to be careful" regarding his observation about Pulisic, the USMNT legend did not hold back much about the criticism he "deserves."
"In the end, he’s your best player, he’s your star player, and it just didn’t happen for him..." Donovan said on his "Unfiltered Soccer" podcast with former teammate Tim Howard. "That’s part and parcel with this role. It’s just disappointing, I was waiting for a moment for him… and it just didn’t happen."
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"I’m starting to look back, Tim — it’s more than just a trend now. It is," Donovan continued. "Like, when the games are easy, and it’s a home qualifier, and it’s Jamaica, yes. But in the big moments and the big games, he just hasn’t — I’m not criticizing, I’m just saying it factually. He is who he is at this point."
Donovan also was not thrilled that Pulisic left the Belgium game.
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"The reality is, he came out of a World Cup knockout game at home, with his leg still intact. Because you would have had to f---ing drag me off the field," Donovan said. "And I would have punched the doctor in the face and said, ‘You’re not taking me off the field. Put whatever you need to put in me, and I’m staying on the field.’"
Howard was cryptic in his not-so-positive Pulisic analysis, saying he is a "nice footballer," but "outside of that, you’d have to ask me very direct questions to which I could give you very direct answers."
Pulisic has just one goal in eight career World Cup games. In Monday's loss, he lost possession 11 times in the first half.
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With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'
An Iranian official warned that the Islamic Republic will deliver a "hard slap" while another blatantly threatened the U.S. that "if you strike, you'll get hit," according to automatic translations from the two men's Persian-language posts on X.
Ebrahim Rezaei, whose profile on the social media platform indicates that he is a representative in Iran's Parliament and the spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, wrote in a post on X, "The martyred Khamenei taught us not to fear America and showed that 'falsehood will perish.' Await the hard slap from the Iranians."
The speaker of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned, "America still hasn’t learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free. Let me put it plainly: if you strike, you’ll get hit. Don’t flail around pointlessly, or you’ll sink even deeper: the Strait of Hormuz will only open with 'Iranian arrangements,' not American threats."
Both of the men issued their posts on Wednesday after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced more strikes against Iran.
"At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway," CENTCOM had noted in a post on X.
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The U.S. military later provided more information about the attacks.
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, July 8, to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM noted on Wednesday night.
"U.S. forces struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The latest strikes follow successful execution of offensive strikes in Iran the night before," the announcement noted. "CENTCOM forces hit approximately 80 Iranian military targets July 7, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats, to impose heavy costs for Iran violating the ceasefire by attacking three commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz."
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President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday that, as far as he was concerned, the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding ceasefire was "over."
Kuwait and Bahrain have both reported coming under attack.
The Kuwait Army noted in a Thursday post on X, which was written in Arabic, "The Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that the armed forces detected, at dawn today, (3) ballistic missiles, (1) cruise missile, and (10) hostile drones within Kuwaiti airspace, which were successfully intercepted and dealt with."
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The Bahrain Defense Force noted in a post that was in Arabic, "The General Command clarifies that, with firm resolve and high combat readiness, the Bahrain Defense Force's air defense systems confronted, intercepted, and destroyed several treacherous Iranian aerial attacks this morning, Thursday, July 9, 2026 CE."