The woman who appeared in a now-viral video dumping trash in the street — so that she could steal the orange-and-blue can it was in — has been fired from her job a JPMorgan Chase. Angela Báez was fully decked out in blue and orange from head to toe – in honor of the New York Knicks and their first NBA Finals win in 53 years — and she apparently could not resist the temptation to take home the trash receptacle that matched the theme. But since the trash bin was filled to overflowing at the time, she opted to empty it directly onto the sidewalk in order to claim her prize. Just like … Knicks Trash

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday broke his silence over a Brooklyn coffee shop’s social media post declaring that it would no longer serve a Jewish congressman because of his views on Israel. The Department of Justice is investigating the coffee chain that claims to promote “radical hospitality.” Poetica Coffee, which operates seven locations across the Big Apple, mocked Rep. Dan Goldman in a Facebook post over the weekend, declaring that it does not serve “genocide enablers.” “Hey, Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?” the coffee shop said, posting a picture of Goldman at a Brooklyn location.  “See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between.” Mamdani initially declined to comment but was later pressed by a reporter, who asked the Democratic Socialist whether the coffee shop’s response had crossed a line. “I have many political disagreements with Congressman Goldman when it comes to his votes and his views on Israel,” Mamdani said. “I think what we saw online goes beyond that.”  Mayor Mamdani addresses Dan Goldman cafe incident while backing DSA-linked candidates pic.twitter.com/Ym0FOWIhtM — New York Post (@nypost) June 23, 2026 On the company’s website, Poetica says the chain is “rooted in the Uzbek tradition where the guest is sacred, the books are unbanned, and the door is open to everyone.”  But the company took a decidedly different tone with Goldman.  “Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund — we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica,” Poetica said on social media.  The leftist owner of the Brooklyn coffee shop, Parviz Mukhamadkulov, on Monday defended his company’s decision to target the pro-Israel Democrat.  “Pretty simple process, if you support genocide, we reserve the right to not serve you,” Mukhamadkulov replied to a LinkedIn post praising his establishment.  In other comments and posts, he has accused Israel of committing genocide, compared the Jewish state to Nazi Germany, and defended the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack that killed and abducted civilians. “Israel is the Nazi Germany of current time,” he wrote in response to a video posted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.  “Explain to me why Israel is killing babies?” Mukhamadkulov replied in another post, The Daily Wire previously reported. “After October 7th, the Palestinian state will extend from the river to the sea.” Mukhamadkulov also minimized the account of a Holocaust victim killed at the Auschwitz extermination camp, saying, “This is a horrible story. That is why it’s important we talk against the genocide Israel is committing against Palestinians.” Goldman — who prediction markets say is likely to lose his seat in Congress — responded to the coffee shop’s social media post.  “It’s a reflection, I think, of a sad state of affairs that, without knowing me, we could have had such a nice interaction,” Goldman said. “Two people, obviously from different backgrounds, different faiths, but that’s what America is, and that’s what New York City is, that is what I believe in.”

South Carolina Republicans on Tuesday selected state Attorney General Alan Wilson as their GOP nominee to lead the nation’s fastest-growing state. With votes rolling in, Wilson leads Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette with about 65% of the vote. Decision Desk HQ called the race at 7:22 p.m. ET.  Decision Desk HQ projects Alan Wilson wins the SC Governor Republican Runoff#DecisionMade: 7:22 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/i9CUeJWTTk — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 23, 2026 On June 9, Evette and Wilson advanced to a runoff after neither candidate surpassed the 50% threshold. President Trump initially endorsed Evette ahead of the primary, but after she secured just 29% of the vote, he backed both candidates four days before the runoff. “There are two Highly Respected Candidates running to be your next Governor in the June 23rd Republican Runoff Election,” Trump said Friday on Truth Social. “ Both have had amazing careers, and have been with me from the beginning. They are MAGA and America First all the way!”  “These were the two that I was hoping would get into a Runoff, and they did. I can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson! It’s a Wealth of Riches – With either one you can’t go wrong,” he added.  The 11th-hour endorsement provided a boost to Wilson’s campaign, who touted his MAGA credentials ahead of the vote.  “As South Carolina’s Attorney General, I have been proud to stand with him,” Wilson wrote on X. “And I never backed down. When President Trump needed fighters, I was in the fight.” The dual endorsement handicapped Evette’s key argument that she was the only MAGA-backed candidate in the race. Her campaign attack ads accused Wilson of not being sufficiently loyal to Trump, according to a local outlet.  Seven Republicans competed to replace Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, including Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, State Senator Josh Kimbrell, and businessman Rom Reddy.  Trump’s endorsement of Evette effectively sidelined Congresswoman Mace from the race, who chalked up the decision as political retaliation.  “I knew it was on the line when I voted to release the Epstein files, and I’m a survivor, but if the price to pay for an endorsement was to not release those files, I would never, I would never pay it,” Mace told Fox News. “So I knew it was on the line, and I disagree with this endorsement, and I’m going to vote for myself.”  If elected, Wilson will face myriad challenges, including outdated infrastructure, a strained healthcare system, and lagging educational outcomes.  Still, people across the country continue to pack up their lives and move to the Palmetto State in record numbers. Between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, South Carolina’s population grew by 1.5 percent — faster than any other state—according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “Overall, South Carolina’s population continues to grow rapidly, largely as a result of migration from other states—though growth has slowed since its pandemic-era peak, when the expansion of remote work along with elevated labor market turnover led to unusually high rates of relocation across the country,” South Carolina’s Department of Employment said in a report. Going into November, the Cook Political Report ranks both the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races as solid Republican.

When the Washington Commanders tweeted out an “All Are Welcome” graphic to mark the beginning of Pride Month, it seemed like just another professional sports team going through the woke motions. But the NFL franchise’s embrace of gay pride and similar issues could point to a much deeper problem within the organization, a Daily Wire investigation found. Commanders owner Josh Harris is a client of BerlinRosen, a massive public relations firm that has openly embraced leftist views. When Harris purchased the Commanders from the Snyder family in the summer of 2023, BerlinRosen was openly bragging about how it helped facilitate what it called “the biggest deal in U.S. sports history.” “BerlinRosen supported Harris with strategy and messaging support as he communicated directly with Commanders fans,” the firm wrote at the time. “This achievement with Josh Harris and the Washington Commanders exemplifies how Sports PR can drive transformative change and elevate impactful ventures like this.” Outside the arena, BerlinRosen spends a lot of time pushing leftist causes. In 2021, the firm came out in support for the Movement for Black Lives, a Black Lives Matter offshoot with a long history of anti-Israel activism. The group has shared posts on X accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and called for a “free Palestine.” BerlinRosen does not seem concerned that its liberal bona fides will be hurt by its longtime relationship with Harris, who has extensive ties to Jeffrey Epstein. In January 2026, the Department of Justice exposed communication between Epstein and Harris, who became acquainted on Wall Street. Between 2013 and 2016, the pair exchanged emails and phone calls and scheduled a meeting at Epstein’s Manhattan home. Harris reportedly attended the meeting alongside Bill Gates, another known Epstein associate. Despite the emails between their client and the man charged with multiple counts of child sex trafficking, BerlinRosen stayed true to Harris, denying that there was an “independent relationship” between the Commanders’ owner and the deceased pedophile. BerlinRosen took a different tack with President Donald Trump, whom the firm worked to remove from the Colorado ballot in February 2024. On an internal call exposed by Project Veritas, staff boasted that they “save[d] democracy” and “knocked it out of the park” for getting Trump kicked off the state’s ballot as part of their work with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a far-left activist group backed by George Soros. While he is not their client, BerlinRosen has a direct relationship with Soros, who has contracted them to help elect progressive prosecutors over the years. Nor are Soros-funded groups the only leftist organizations BerlinRosen has worked for. In 2014, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) paid BerlinRosen roughly $3 million, an organization that supports democrats and even organizes protests across the country. They followed this up seven years later, stating their continued work with SEIU on X.

A 34-year-old black man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking and strangling a woman inside a California Target store — just hours after being released from custody for prior convictions.  On June 17, Rejean Morgan Tabor is accused of entering a Target in Simi Valley, California, approaching a woman from behind, and strangling her while covering her nose and mouth, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. A dramatic video captured the final moments of the violent, seemingly random attack, showing multiple bystanders rushing in to save the woman as she fought for her life. “Her eyes are bloodshot, she’s hurt, call 911,” one bystander is heard saying.   “He was choking her, she’s almost dead, I don’t know who that guy is,” another bystander said.  Random Attack at Simi Valley Target (June 17) 34-year-old Rejean Morgan Tabor walked into the store and suddenly choked a woman from behind at the checkout. Witnesses said she was nearly unconscious eyes bloodshot, and struggling to breathe. Bystanders jumped in to help,… pic.twitter.com/BXNkmvA1pU — ChaosLensX (@ChaosLensX) June 23, 2026 Tabor, who had been released from custody less than 24 hours earlier, turned his vengeance on the Good Samaritans.  “As other shoppers rushed to help, Tabor allegedly attacked multiple Good Samaritans who intervened. One woman was pushed to the ground while attempting to pull Tabor away from the victim. Another shopper was allegedly bitten, struck, and scratched while helping free the victim from the attacker,” prosecutors said.  Target shoppers recounted a harrowing scene.  “Yeah, he was choking the sh*t out of some lady over there in the clothes, and I dove down to try and pry him off, and then I got scared. He looked crazy,” one female shopper said. “I’m just rattled because the lady looked like she was near death.”  Before police confronted and arrested the suspect, Tabor allegedly threw a glass bottle at a Target employee and attacked a 16-year-old customer from behind. “The alleged attack inside Target occurred less than 24 hours after Tabor was released from custody on mandatory supervision following his completed sentencing in two separate Ventura County criminal cases,” authorities said in a news release.  In addition to attempted murder, Tabor faces charges involving four additional victims, including two misdemeanor counts of battery, one misdemeanor count of assault, and one misdemeanor count At his first court appearance, no plea was entered, and proceedings were suspended after his attorney raised concerns about his competency, according to local prosecutors. He remains jailed on $750,000 bail and is scheduled for a competency hearing on July 16.