Former reality TV star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt dropped another viral video on Friday, declaring “war” on what he called “the machine” that left voters with “two corrupt communists” in the general election. “I got in this to expose this corrupt machine,” Pratt says at the beginning of the video. “I don’t have the campaign laws hamstringing me now. It’s war.” The three-minute video, called “Saving LA – Phase III,” targets incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and far-left Councilmember Nithya Raman, two Democrats who advanced to the November runoff after Pratt finished third in the primary. Pratt said he is now “moving on to the next, more interesting phase” of his mission, which includes a secret recording he claims implicates “one of your exalted candidates.” He threatened to make the recording public and said it would “make her resign in shame.”    Credit: X: @spencerpratt “Go ahead and pick your demon, certify your choice, and then you get to see it,” he said. “So Karen and Nithya, ask yourself, is it possible that one of your employees may have a recording of you doing or saying something that would force you to resign in disgrace? I hope you sleep well over the next five months.” Pratt painted a bleak picture of L.A. through images of rampant graffiti, garbage-strewn streets, drug activity, public defecation, burned-out structures, and shuttered businesses. “Angelenos are now stuck with two morons responsible for all of their problems, and they have to choose between dumb and dumber,” Pratt said. “That’s not a choice. That’s the machine protecting the machine.” “And now every problem that plagues Los Angeles because of these two corrupt communists is going to accelerate, and the city will tumble headlong into the abyss,” he added. With roughly 98% of the vote counted, Bass finished first in the primary with 34.3% of the vote, while Raman overtook Pratt earlier this week to finish second with 28.9%. Pratt received 25.5%. The top two finishers advance to the general election unless one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. Pratt, a Republican, vowed to continue attacking both Democrats through the runoff campaign. “I’m going to be lighting you up every single day,” Pratt promised. “My goal hasn’t changed. I’ve been laser-focused on stopping these commie animals, and I will stop them.”

The Department of Justice has approved Paramount Skydance’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing one of the biggest regulatory obstacles to a deal that would reshape the entertainment industry. According to reports from Politico and CNBC, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division concluded the transaction does not pose a threat to competition and declined to challenge the merger. The decision paves the way for Paramount to merge with the media giant behind CNN, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, TBS, TNT, and other major entertainment brands, creating one of the world’s largest media companies. The approval is expected to be formally announced on Friday. Federal regulators reportedly approved the deal without requiring Paramount to divest any assets or accept behavioral remedies, conditions that often accompany major media mergers. The merger has been among the most closely watched antitrust reviews of President Donald Trump’s second term because of its size and its potential impact on the media landscape. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, son of Oracle founder and Trump ally Larry Ellison, reportedly met personally with DOJ officials multiple times during the review process. According to Politico, Ellison spent roughly two hours meeting with Antitrust Division officials and career attorneys several weeks ago to discuss the transaction and its competitive effects. Throughout the review, Paramount argued that the merger would strengthen competition by creating a larger media company capable of competing against streaming giants and technology firms that increasingly dominate the entertainment business. Earlier this year, Netflix briefly pursued its own acquisition proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery before dropping out of the bidding process. According to CNBC, Paramount’s offer values Warner Bros. Discovery at approximately $31 per share. Despite the federal approval, the deal still faces additional scrutiny. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, continues to investigate the transaction and could attempt to challenge the merger in court. Attorneys general from several states, including California and New York, monitored portions of the federal review process. “The Paramount acquisition of Warner Brothers remains an active investigation,” a spokesperson for Bonta’s office told Politico. The merger must also receive approval from European regulators before it can be finalized. The European Union has opened its own review and set a July deadline for its initial assessment. On Wednesday, Paramount announced that Australia’s competition regulator had approved the transaction. Critics of the merger have warned that it could lead to another round of consolidation-related layoffs across Hollywood. Industry unions and some entertainment advocates have argued that the combined company would likely pursue significant cost-cutting measures. For Paramount and the Ellisons, the DOJ’s decision represents a major victory after months of regulatory scrutiny. The company has said it expects the transaction to close by September if all remaining approvals are secured.

Mansion-marxist Hasan Piker just dropped $6,500 on seats at Madison Square Garden to watch NBA history unfold in real time. Then he went on his Twitch stream to complain about them. “We dumped a decent amount of money for these seats,” he told his audience, visibly wounded. The seats “weren’t great, either.” The angle was bad. And when the Jumbotron rolled its celebrity list? His name wasn’t on it. I know. We’re grieving with him during these trying times. Let’s be very clear about who Piker is, because if you only follow the NBA and don’t spend time in the fever swamps of the online Left, you may not have had the distinct displeasure. He is a multi-millionaire Twitch streamer, nephew of Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur, born in New Jersey, raised in Istanbul, educated in America, and perpetually furious at the country that made him rich. He has a $2.74 million West Hollywood home. He streams 10-hour political tirades against capitalism, billionaires, and wealth inequality, then logs off and counts his Twitch subscription revenue. He has called communism the “honorable end goal” of socialism. He has said America “deserved 9/11.” He wants the streets to soak in capitalist blood. He has cheered the death of CEOs and carried water for Hamas and the Houthis. He is, in his own words, the Left’s answer to Joe Rogan. Which is, in every way, shape, and form, an insult to Joe Rogan. And he was at Game four of the NBA Finals. Complaining. The communists of 2026 are the most tone-deaf, hypocritical morons in modern political history, and we should point and laugh at them until they cower away for good. If you recall, Piker is the useful idiot who flew to Cuba in March to campaign alongside socialists, met with the tyrannical regime, and put it all on his live-stream — all while donning $1,500 Cartier sunglasses, a $3,000 Cartier ring, and a $700 button-up. While he and other activists streamed from facilities with reliable electricity and air conditioning, much of the island was enduring blackouts lasting over 20 hours a day. Though he too experienced shaky internet (that darn communism), he declared Cuba “officially one of my favorite places,” and described 11 million locals suffering through rolling daily blackouts as people who were partying and “just chilling.” Island mindset! Cuban exiles called his visit a “colossal mockery.” They were being generous. When critics clocked the obvious hypocrisy of staying in a five-star Gran Hotel Bristol Meliá Collection while preaching solidarity with the working poor, Piker claimed U.S. law forced his hand. This was laughable, and not to mention illegal. U.S. law prevents Americans from staying at venues owned by the Cuban government, not at private or more affordable lodgings. He lied. And kept the government-funded suite. Sure enough, Hasan later admitted to colluding with the Cuban government to plan his trip to Cuba. When challenged on the wealth question more broadly, he delivered this nauseating line: “I’d rather be a rich socialist than a broke boy defending capitalism.” Ah. There it is. The quiet part screamed out loud. He’s not confused. He’s not ignorant. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He wants to seize the wealth that free markets produce — just for himself and his team. Capitalism for me, communism for thee. History calls this tyranny. Orwell wrote a whole book about it. It had a pig on the cover. And unfortunately, my poor, credulous Generation Z is eating it up. Or, at least, any atheist, unmarried Gen Zers who are still living in their parents’ basement. Because Hasan and Communist Inc. are charming, and because being quixotic and promising people free things is the oldest trick in the political book. Mayor Zohran Mamdani will promise free buses and deliver higher fares, more stabbings, and taxpayer-funded gender transitions. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will promise to tax the rich until they leave, and then she has to tax you. The octogenarian Senator Bernie Sanders has been promising free healthcare from one of his three vacation homes since before most of his supporters were born. The promise is always free. The delivery is always costly. But here’s what’s heartening about his ultimate humbling. The arena didn’t know his name. The jumbotron didn’t blink. He was in the same building as Taylor Swift and Donald Trump … why would the crowd care about a millionaire in a Keffiyeh? The celebrity list moved on without him. New York City — his adopted ideological home, Mamdani’s fiefdom — looked right past him. For now, we’re still okay. The world doesn’t know about the Pied Piker. Americans haven’t succumbed to his Marxist ideology or adopted his gleeful contempt for their own country. He is still just a loser and a streamer. Dwelling in his online rabbit holes, follower counts, and in the warm bath of people who already agree with him. On Monday night at Madison Square Garden, he was just a guy in an expensive seat who decided he liked basketball the moment his socialist boyfriend did. The jumbotron saw Hasan Piker and moved on. So should we.

Jerome Winston Parker, a black supporter of convicted killer Karmelo Anthony who recently went viral for taunting a white Austin Metcalf supporter outside the Collin County Courthouse, was arrested this week on an outstanding warrant for unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to records obtained by Fox News. Parker became a widely discussed figure during the murder trial after videos circulated online showing him confronting supporters of Metcalf, the 17-year-old whom Anthony was convicted of killing. One of the most highly circulated clips showed Parker arguing with an older white man outside the courthouse. During the confrontation, Parker accused the man of harassing a black woman and being homophobic while repeatedly challenging him and attempting to provoke a response.  In one widely shared video, Parker is seen shouting, dancing, and taunting the man from inches away. “You ain’t gonna do sh*t, I’m dancing! You ain’t gonna do sh*t, I’m dancing!” Parker repeated while the man remained largely unmoved. This was CRAZY! I filmed this yesterday outside the Karmelo Anthony trial. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/ESHpU3T9Mq — JLR© (@JLRINVESTIGATES) June 10, 2026 According to Fox News, Parker was first investigated on June 6 after an alleged unlawful carrying of a weapon incident in the courthouse parking lot during activities related to the trial proceedings. He was arrested on June 9 on the outstanding warrant. His bond was set at $1,000.  Parker was not the only person arrested outside the courthouse during the highly publicized proceedings. Sholdon Daniels, who was a Republican nominee for Texas’ 30th Congressional District before he lost in the May 26 primary, was also arrested on a charge of public intoxication. Daniels, who is black, argued with several Anthony supporters, saying Anthony “murdered that kid.” Video from Fox News 4 showed Daniels being detained after a confrontation in the courthouse parking lot. During the incident, Daniels appeared to argue with members of the crowd before officers placed him in handcuffs. Daniels later addressed the arrest on X, criticizing delays in the jail release process after bond has been posted. “One lesson I’ve learned from our criminal justice system: posting bond and actually getting released are often two very different things,” Daniels wrote. “People routinely spend hours in jail after bond has already been approved because agencies are still relying on manual processes, duplicate paperwork, and outdated technology.” “Texas should establish a statewide digital release system that electronically verifies bonds, notifies the jail instantly, and tracks release times.” Anthony, 19, was convicted of murdering Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison. He has appealed the case.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO will undoubtedly be the biggest IPO in history.  What’s unusual about this particular IPO is that it is widely available to retail investors, such as the man on the street. Typically, in any IPO, a certain percentage of the company’s stock is offered to the public, and a large percentage of that stock is already pre-purchased by institutional investors. The pre-market valuation of the IPO is likely to be in the $1.77 trillion range, according to the Wall Street Journal. That is not a bad thing. It is an amazing thing. But you are going to hear from all the wrong people that it’s immoral, terrible, even evil. Why? Envy. It’s a universal human emotion, and envy is bad and wrong, and God explicitly condemns it. What could destroy the country and the global economy is what has always threatened humanity: Envy. Jimmy Kimmel is a beautiful example of this. Jimmy Kimmel is a multimillionaire who works for billionaires, and he’s upset about a prospective trillionaire. Kimmel is an obnoxious, non-funny, woke pope of late-night TV, who’s probably worth somewhere between $50 million and $100 million. He is paid by people worth tens of billions of dollars to complain about a guy who built a company that would be worth $1.77 trillion. Kimmel mocked: Elon Musk came to the United States from South Africa in 1995, the son of a humble emerald mine owner, and he is so grateful to this country that allowed him to become a trillionaire. Tesla paid almost no federal income tax over the past three years. You know, for a guy who has been openly cheering immigrants getting kicked out of the country for stealing from us, sure seems like an immigrant who’s been stealing from us, to me. This is just obnoxious trash. It is not true. Elon did not, in fact, grow up wealthy. His dad was kind of a mess. And as far as the idea that Elon came to the United States wealthy, that is eminently untrue. He was living in some of the worst apartments in America when he came here. And then he didn’t get a job at Netscape despite applying. And then he ended up becoming this unbelievable success. The notion that he is stealing from Americans by building several of the most successful companies in American history is totally crazy. What has Jimmy Kimmel built? Ever? But here’s what’s really going on: Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t like that Elon is really, really, really rich. Kimmel continued: Trillion dollars. It’s hard for our brains to conceptualize that. I mean, we know a trillion is a number, but it’s so large. In the same way, we can’t fathom it the same way. We know, like Elon has a lot of kids when we can’t fathom him getting laid, right? So let me try to illustrate it. If you tried to count out loud to a trillion, you would be counting until the year 33,736. $1 trillion is 10 billion $100 bills. I’m just wondering: Jimmy Kimmel is worth probably $100 million. If you counted to 100 million, it would take you about 3 years, if you counted one number per second and stayed up all night. Why the envy, why the rage? There’s certainly something political to it. Jimmy Kimmel was much nicer to Elon Musk back in 2013 when he had him on his show to talk about SpaceX. He said to Musk: You know, I want to go over some of your many accomplishments just for the audience in case they’re not familiar with them. In 1983, at age 12, you designed a video game and sold it to a computer magazine for $500. 1995, you quit the graduate program at Stanford to found Zip2. In 1999, you sold Zip2 to Compaq for $309 million. You co-founded PayPal in 2000. You sold PayPal to eBay for a billion and a half dollars. You founded Space-X. You co-founded Tesla Motors. You helped create SolarCity, the solar power company. Well, it’s great to meet you. If you want to watch the launch, why wouldn’t you want to watch the launch of the Space-x rocket? On March 1 go to Space X.com and take a look. Barack Obama toured SpaceX with Elon in 2010. The Democratic president of the United States marveled at it. Musk was talking about reusable rockets back in 2010. That was not achieved for over half a decade. It was an enormous risk. And Obama was marveling at it at the time. But now we’ve gone from that inspirational view to giant inflatable Elon Musks in Times Square with no shirt on and looking ugly. What’s really going on here? The answer is very simple: Envy. There is a very interesting study in the journal “Frontiers in Psychology” from 2021 that discusses what are called “the two faces of envy.” The authors wrote: Envy is like a wildfire destroying people. We feel envy for, a classmate who gets a good grade or, a neighbor who buys an expensive car. This kind of emotion drives our different behaviors, like small stones in the heart lake, ruining our peace of mind. … [Scholars] envy as “the intense, unpleasant feeling that one feels when one realizes that another has something that one strives for, pursues, or yearns for.” Envy is a painful emotion. There are two kinds of envy. One is useful, and one is quite terrible. One is benign envy: “The envious person may try to make themselves as good as the person being envied. Therefore, envy can increase personal effort, drive behavior to achieve the desired object, and to turn attention to the means of achieving it.” And then there’s another type: malicious envy. This is where “The envious person may try to degrade the person being envied, to vilify or denigrate the other person’s advantages. Envy can increase schadenfreude behavior that leads to hostility and resentment. It can shift attention to the person being envied.” By the way, it also leads to violence. There’s literally a full commandment among the Ten Commandments that is directly about envy: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, your neighbor’s wife, his servant, his ox, his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” God takes the time to say envy is bad. By the way, this is the only commandment that has to do with your feelings. All the rest are behaviorally driven: Don’t steal. Don’t kill, don’t blaspheme. Respect your parents and everyone else. This one is emotional. Why did God reserve one commandment for the emotion of envy? Because it turns out the entire history of humanity relies on whether we can actually master our envy. This is the story of Cain and Abel. The story of Cain and Abel is about envy. Cain decides to sacrifice to God, and Abel follows suit. And God, for reasons we don’t understand from the Bible, accepts Abel’s sacrifice, but not Cain’s. And then God says, “Surely if you do right, you will be uplifted. But if you do not do right, sin crouches at your door. Its urge is toward you, but you can be its master.” What is that sin? It’s envy. And what does Cain do? Instead of going to Abel and saying, “What did you do right and I did wrong? How can I do better?” he kills Abel. Envy is destructive. It is terrible. What’s interesting here is when we get envious, because it’s not a universal timing thing; it’s a universal human emotion, we feel it all the time. But it tends to kick in for anyone who’s just above you on the wealth index. So if you make 100 grand, you may be envious of the guy who makes 200 grand. But it’s not every person who makes more than you. There is a particular envy for people who take risks. That’s because in our heart of hearts, we think we could have done that too. We look at Elon, we say, “I could have founded a SpaceX company. He thought of it, but I could have thought of it. I could have taken the risk. It’s something that’s within my purview.” It’s really, really interesting to watch New Yorkers who just voted for a Democratic socialist like Zohran Mamdani, who riffs on Citadel CEO Ken Griffin all day long and roots for the Knicks this season. The Knicks are super rich. Really, really, really rich. Karl-Anthony Towns made $53 million this year. OG Anunoby made $40 million. Jalen Brunson makes $35 million a year. That is a lot of money. But you’re not seeing jealousy or outrage in the stadium. People aren’t showing up and yelling at them about how they need to redistribute their income and pay more taxes, and how many school teachers are out of a job, and do we need more government-sponsored grocery stores. So why are people so envious of these guys? Because everyone recognizes that these guys have unique talents given by God. You’re not seven feet, you’re not 270 pounds, and you can’t shoot the three. But when it’s a smart person who doesn’t have exceptional physical qualities, then we get pretty jealous. “Why didn’t we get what he has? Why don’t we all get to be Elon Musk-rich? He’s not that much better than we are.” But here is the thing. The reason that Elon is super-rich — and I know a lot of people who are as bright as Elon, I know a lot of very high IQ people, and Elon has a very high IQ, he is much richer than any of them — is because he took risks, huge risks, unprecedented risks. And that is good because risk is what creates innovation. If you don’t have people risking, you don’t get better stuff. If you don’t have people taking out mortgages on their homes to sponsor and subsidize them, a company won’t get built. If you don’t have people willing to put their own money where their mouth is, their own time, their own effort, you do not get new things. We need new things. Not only that, we need a system that allows you to keep what you make. For every single Elon Musk in any industry, there are 10,000 dudes who thought of it, risked it, and failed. What is the only thing that will keep people risking it and trying to do the thing that actually builds? The only thing that incentivizes that is the possibility of making a lot of money. That’s what generates people willing to take the risks that actually make the world a better place. Risk-taking is risky. Take, for example, Blue Origin, run by another billionaire, Jeff Bezos, a competitor to SpaceX. A couple of weeks ago, we watched a Blue Origin rocket explode on the ground. Billions of dollars were lost in one millisecond. That’s what it looks like when you take risks, because sometimes you fail. You know how many videos there are of Elon Musk’s rockets blowing up on the launch pad? How do you incentivize a person to keep looking failure in the face over and over and over again? You have to have an American system, a free-market system that rewards risk-taking and punishes failure and rewards success. That is what you require. People forget that Elon Musk risked pretty much his entire early fortune on SpaceX and Tesla. This is risk-taking, and it’s awesome, and it should be rewarded. No matter what Jimmy Kimmel thinks.