There’s a thought experiment I want you to sit with for a moment. God forbid Barack Obama passed away — shot in front of thousands of people, the moment captured on every phone in the crowd and splashed across every screen in the country within minutes — and Michelle Obama was left to pick up the pieces, preserve his legacy, and carry the torch in the only way she knew how. Do you think you would see ultra-famous white comedians painting themselves in blackface and mocking the way she grieves? Without consequence? Without wall-to-wall outrage? No. Of course not. Because that would be racist, and it would be cruel, and everyone would say so loudly and immediately. When the shoe is on the other foot, no one seems to care. Druski — born Drew Desbordes — has become one of the most commercially ubiquitous comedic presences in America. The COVID-era social media comedian turned pop culture fixture hosts a satirical dating show, joined the 2026 season of The Voice, and has assembled a brand portfolio that reads like a Fortune 500 roll call: T-Mobile, Amazon, the NFL, Nike, Happy Dad Hard Seltzer, PrizePicks, Meta, NBC/Peacock, Dunkin’, and Google Pixel. He has over 20 million followers. He is everywhere. And this week, he decided to use that platform to mock a grieving widow. In a now-viral video, Druski appears in full whiteface — skin painted white, blonde wig, blue contacts, all-white pantsuit — complete with fireworks and dramatic stage lighting. He mocks Erika Kirk, the recently widowed CEO of Turning Point USA, for continuing to make public appearances in the wake of her husband’s assassination. He ridicules the Trump administration’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for offering prayers and honoring American symbols during press conferences. He depicts a blonde conservative in pink, riding with a white lap dog, singing Katy Perry’s “California Girls” on the way to a drive-through. And he lampoons Erika’s composure during a recent interview with Bari Weiss, turning grief into punchline fodder. I’ll be honest: I barely knew who Druski was before this week. Unfortunately, I know who he is now. Here’s what I’ll give him: conservative women are not humorless. We can laugh at ourselves and take a punch. The Leavitt bit? Cheap, but fine. The drive-through? Inaccurate — the last time I heard Katy Perry sing, she was in space. But there is a line between political satire and using a widowed mother as a punchline for 80 million viewers, and Druski crossed it without flinching. Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year in front of thousands of people, while doing the thing he loved most — talking to young people and making the case for his country. We watched it on our phones. We were horrified. Then heartbroken. Then — naively, perhaps — hopeful that the brutality of it might draw some line we could all agree not to cross. Political violence is bad. Killing people for their beliefs is wrong. Surely that much was universal. We thought wrong. Too many on the left laughed, celebrated, and mocked the tragedy. They worked to tarnish his name before he was even buried. Jimmy Kimmel told blatant lies masquerading as jokes and was suspended for it. And now, six months later, a comedian with a nine-figure brand portfolio is degrading Charlie’s widow for daring to honor his memory — for refusing to disappear. That’s not a comedy bit. That’s cruelty in makeup. Druski is not some fringe provocateur. He is corporate America’s darling — the face you see when you open an app, watch a game, or scroll through your feed. So, at what point does the ubiquitous ad avatar become a liability? This isn’t his first controversy. In September 2025, he enraged fans with a whiteface skit at a NASCAR race, portraying a caricatured “proud American” redneck. Then came the NFL Honors, where he mispronounced wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s name in a way that left Buckeye fans — myself included — vexed. Each time, the brands shrugged. The Daily Wire reached out to Druski’s active brand partnerships, T-Mobile, Happy Dad, and NBC/Peacock, asking whether they intend to retain Desbordes as a brand partner in light of this content. All but T-Mobile failed to respond, offering this: “The content in question is not in any way affiliated with T-Mobile, nor is it a reflection of our brand and values.” A statement of distance — but not of severance. Druski remains their Chief Swagger Officer. NBC said nothing. He remains on The Voice. So the answer to the question in the headline appears to be: yes, you can. At least for now. Grief is not a costume. A widow is not a prop. And a woman who lost her husband to a political assassination — who chooses to stay in the fight and keep his work alive — deserves more than a whiteface parody from a man who hawks hard seltzer and phone plans for a living. Conservatives don’t expect special treatment. We just expect consistency. If mockery of grief is off-limits for certain races and certain parties, it must be off-limits for all. Until corporations decide that values actually mean something more than virality and quarterly earnings, they will keep propping up figures like Druski — who demeans the bereaved and cashes seven-figure checks for the privilege. The brands have spoken. Or rather, they haven’t. And that silence says it all.

Airport travelers and TSA agents took a sigh of relief when news broke that President Donald Trump had authorized funding for TSA via executive order, but the airport chaos left in its wake will not be fixed immediately. Aviation experts indicate that noticeable improvements in security lines could begin within 24 to 48 hours once funding is restored on Monday and back pay reaches the roughly 50,000 TSA officers who have gone without pay since the shutdown began in mid-February. The shutdown caused dramatic callouts among TSA officials with some airports reporting over 40% of of officers not showing up for work. Many officers are expected to return quickly once they receive confirmation of full pay. However, full recovery to pre-shutdown staffing levels and typical wait times may take several days to weeks to return. Almost 500 TSA agents did not just call out sick; they quit their jobs. Longer wait times will persist as TSA scrambles to hire and onboard replacements. Due to the training it takes to become a TSA agent, it could be months before the program is fully restored. It takes a TSA agent 4-6 months before they are fully onboarded, trained, and able to work independently.  TSA Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl has warned that the impacts will be “long-standing,” with payroll processing delays and reduced morale continuing to affect operations even after the Senate-approved funding bill clears final hurdles. “I can tell you right now that the reverberations that will be felt from this will be long-standing. They will continue for days after we get a re-appropriation and funding, particularly for the department for TSA.” The administrator added, “But we’re working as quickly as possible with our partners to make sure once we get that money, we’ll hit the ground running and get that into our people’s pockets as quickly as possible.” TSA officers faced significant financial pressure, with many relying on food donations and taking second jobs while continuing their work. Several communities even set up GoFundMe Accounts to help the agents. President Trump signed the executive order to pay TSA agents early Friday, authorizing DHS to redirect funds to the agency that have a “reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations.” “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do!” he explained on Truth Social. “Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer.” While TSA is now temporarily funded, the partial shutdown negotiations drag on, with the House expected to kill the shutdown deal passed by the Senate, arguing it cannot be passed without full funding for ICE and Border Patrol.

A hundred years ago in the United Kingdom, if you said you were going to a “gentlemen’s club,” everyone understood what you meant: a private, upper-class establishment where you could read the paper, have a meal, play parlor games, and trade gossip with others of your social standing. Today, on both sides of the Atlantic, if you said you were going to a “gentleman’s club,” it is assumed you will be paying to see a striptease in a low-lit bar that smells like urinal cakes and hopelessness. Is this really what should typify a “gentleman”? Spoiler: No. No it is not. Pornography is often classified, along with other sexually oriented businesses, as “adult” entertainment — something for “mature” audiences. If these descriptions merely meant these kinds of entertainment are “not suitable for children” then few would protest. That said, it would be foolish to use this as an argument that pornography is actually suitable for adults. Heroin and racism are also “not suitable for children,” but this does not mean, ipso facto, that they are healthy for those over the age of 18. Porn advocates are fond of saying —“fond” is an understatement; they repeat it like a mantra — that pornography is sophisticated, mature entertainment suitable for responsible adults. Porn, they will have you believe, is what true gentlemen appreciate — like good scotch and Dostoyevsky. As the infamous Ron Jeremy is quick to say: “Pornography is consensual sex between consenting adults, to be watched by consenting adults.” Which leads us to ask: What exactly constitutes “adult” or “mature” behavior? Is it merely a commentary on the age of the participant? Or is it about something more? Stipulating proper definition “mature” is complicated because today these terms are so often used as synonyms for erotic media. Buy Signed Copies Of Matt Fradd’s “The Porn Myth” HERE. One way we use the term “mature” is when talking about reaching a final or desired state. We speak of “mature wine” to say a vintage has reached its peak fermentation and is ready to be consumed. We also use the word “mature” to speak of someone who has “grown up” in his or her behaviors and attitudes — those who don’t display the impetuousness and naivety of youth. This is clearly what the patrons of strip clubs are doing by calling these establishments “gentlemen’s clubs”: they are insinuating that the activities that go on are part of manly, not boyish, behaviors. Ask any neuroscientist what a “mature” human brain looks like, and he or she will likely talk to you about a region of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex. It is located directly behind the forehead and serves as the managerial center of the brain. It is responsible for our willpower, regulating our behavior, and making decisions based on wisdom and principles. When emotions, impulses, and urges surge from the midbrain, the lobes in the prefrontal cortex are there to exercise “executive control” over them. By the age of 25, this region of the brain reaches maturity, meaning that our thinking becomes more sophisticated and we can regulate our emotions more easily. Why bring neuroscience into the equation? Because fascinating research is being done into the impact of viewing porn on this region of the brain. The brain is designed to respond to sexual stimulation. Surges of dopamine are released during a sexual encounter — and yes, also pornographic encounters — giving the person a sharp sense of focus and an awareness of sexual craving. Dopamine helps to lay down memories in the brain, so the next time a man or woman is in the mood, the brain remembers where to return to experience the same pleasure: whether that be a lover or the laptop in the den. However, scientists are now seeing that continued exposure to porn gives the brain an unnatural high — something it literally isn’t wired to handle — and the brain eventually fatigues. Anatomy and physiology instructor Gary Wilson notes this is the same pattern noticed when drugs are abused: the brain becomes desensitized. More of the drug or harder drugs are needed to get the same high, and the downward spiral begins. Wilson says this brings about significant changes in the brain — both for drug abusers and porn users. One of those changes is the erosion of the prefrontal cortex, that all-important center of executive control. My friend, Dr. Donald Hilton, a neurosurgeon, shared what scientists are seeing in their research. A study on cocaine addiction published in 2002 shows volume loss, or shrinkage, in several areas of the brain, particularly the frontal control areas. A study from 2004 shows very similar results for methamphetamine. But we expect drugs to damage the brain, so these studies don’t really surprise us. Consider, though, a natural addiction, such as overeating leading to obesity. You might be surprised to learn that a study published in 2006 showed shrinkage in the frontal lobes in obesity very similar to that found in the cocaine and methamphetamine studies. And a study published in 2007 of persons exhibiting severe sexual addiction produced almost identical results to the cocaine, methamphetamine, and obesity studies. So we have four studies, two drug and two natural addiction studies, all done in different academic institutions by different research teams, and published over a five year period in four different peer-reviewed scientific journals. And all four studies show that addictions physically affect the frontal lobes of the brain. When the frontal lobes of the brain are weakened, when the craving for porn hits, there is very little willpower present to regulate the desire. Neuroscientists call this problem “hypofrontality,” where a person slowly loses impulse control and the mastery of his or her passions. The point is this: The region in the brain that, when mature, is the mark of adulthood is the very thing that is eroded as we view more porn. It is as if the brain is reverting, becoming more childlike. “Adult” entertainment is actually making us more juvenile. The attempt to make sexual deviancy appear gentlemanly seems to me to be nothing more than the attempt of weak men to justify shameful behavior. Since the very first issue of Playboy hit the magazine racks in 1953, Hugh Hefner’s strategy was two-fold: to distributors he would market the magazine as soft-core porn, but to the target audience he would market it as a men’s “lifestyle magazine” for upwardly mobile men. This began the cultural change of porn’s public image: [W]hen the editors addressed the reader, the pictures were just one of many attractions, rather than the attraction. The reader was invited not to masturbate to the centerfold but rather to enter the world of the cultural elite, to discuss philosophy and consume food associated with the upper middle class…The markers of upper-class life, which appear causally thrown in as afterthoughts (cocktails, hors d’oeurves, and Picasso), were deliberately placed to cloak the magazine in an aura of upper-middle class respectability. Just as sure as Playboy would have died without the naked women lining its pages, it also would have died without its articles and advertisements, which gave permission to the self-defined middle-class American male to indulge in porn. Why is it that adult stores offer back entrances? Is it because their clientele are misunderstood revolutionaries who are plotting the demise of a sexually repressed society? Or is it much simpler than that? Is it because they know that such behavior is shameful? When one considers the options, which activity sounds more “mature” and grown-up: making love for a lifetime to one real flesh-and-blood woman whom you are eagerly serving and cherishing, despite all her faults and blemishes (and despite your own), or sneaking away at night to troll the Internet, flipping from image to image, from one 30 second teaser to another, for hours on end, pleasuring yourself as you bond to pixels on a screen? No, indulging pornographic media and other forms of commercial sex are hardly befitting of the adjective “adult.” Actions speak louder than words — even when those words are five feet high, neon, and constitute the phrase “gentlemen’s club.”

Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Somali-born Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar “definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America” and added that the Trump administration is seeking to “go after her.” Vance, who is leading President Donald Trump’s anti-fraud crackdown throughout the United States, was asked about fraud allegations against Omar by conservative commentator Benny Johnson. “We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” Vance said. “And I talked to [Trump adviser] Stephen Miller about this recently, we’re trying to look at what the remedies are.” “What are the legal remedies now that we know she’s committed immigration fraud? How do you go after her? How do you investigate her? How do you build the case necessary to get some justice for the American people?” Vance added. As Trump zeroed in on investigating fraud in Minnesota in recent months, he brought up allegations that Omar married her brother to help him obtain a green card. Trump has also called for Omar to be “thrown out of the country.” People convicted of immigration fraud could be denaturalized and deported under U.S. law, and people can be convicted for fraudulently helping another person obtain naturalization. Omar arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1995 and became a U.S. citizen in 2000, when she was just 17 years old. Nine years later, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom some allege is her biological brother. Omar has been accused of marrying Elmi, who was a British citizen at the time, so he could obtain a green card. Omar and Elmi reportedly separated in 2011, just two years after their marriage, and officially divorced in 2017. Elmi was Omar’s second husband. She married Ahmed Hirsi in a religious ceremony in 2002, but never made the marriage legally valid. Omar said she split from Hirsi, the father of her three children, in 2008, just one year before she married Elmi. Omar and her first husband reconciled just months after separating from Elmi. Omar, one of the most liberal lawmakers on Capitol Hill, has denied the accusations that she married her biological brother, calling them “absurd and offensive.” Vance also said that Omar is being scrutinized over her connection to “a lot of the worst fraudsters in the Somali community” in Minneapolis. The vice president told Johnson that he’s “not certain” that Omar was aware of the fraud being committed in Minnesota, but added, “We certainly need to investigate it.” “I’m worried about the immigration fraud,” Vance said. “I’m also worried about what did Ilhan Omar know about what was happening in the Somali community, and why was nobody looking into it until, frankly, Donald Trump came along?” Federal prosecutors have uncovered billions of dollars of fraud in Minnesota in recent years. The massive fraud scandal resulted in dozens of convictions and involved many people from Minneapolis’s large Somali community.

Golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash Friday afternoon in Florida. Per the Martin County Sheriff’s office, the crash occurred just after 2 p.m. local time on Jupiter Island, where Woods lives. In a photo taken by WPTV, Woods’ SUV is seen on its side on what appears to be a residential street. Authorities have yet to provide details on the incident, but a source at Martin County Fire Rescue told local CBS affiliate WPEC 12 that it was a two-car crash, and one vehicle was a rollover. “One person is stable, while another refused to go to the hospital. MCFR said there are no injuries to anyone,” the outlet reported. President Trump, who just landed in Miami shortly after the crash, talked about Woods’ state after the incident. “I feel so badly. He’s got some difficulty.” Trump told reporters on the tarmac. “There was an accident and that’s all I know…Very close friend of mine. He’s an amazing person, amazing man.” Back in 2021, Woods was injured in a rollover crash in Rolling Hills Estates in Southern California. In that incident, authorities said he was driving at least twice the speed limit, which was 45 mph, when his Genesis GV80 SUV hit a tree, causing the car to go airborne, landing on its side. Courtesy: WPTV Woods was seriously injured in that crash and had to be extracted from the vehicle. The injuries included fractures to the upper and lower fibula and tibia in his right leg. According to Sporting News, the pro golfer was first discovered by a neighborhood man who said Woods was unconscious. First responders said that Woods was alert when they arrived at the scene. He was taken to a hospital via ambulance after the accident. Woods’ troubles on the road began in 2017 when he was arrested in Palm Beach County for suspicion of driving under the influence. The golf champion later pleaded guilty to reckless driving, agreed to pay a fine, and attend DUI school. This latest crash comes a day after Trump said on Fox News that Woods would not play in the 2026 Masters next month. “I love Tiger, but he won’t be there,” Trump said on The Five. “He will be there, but he won’t be playing in it.” Woods has been dating Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., since 2025. Officials are expected to release details about Woods’ Friday car wreck later today.