At least 12 people were shot at an Ohio music festival on Saturday — and two suspects, according to local police, have not yet been apprehended. The Old West End Festival, billed as a family-friendly event, came to a screeching halt when two suspects — believed to be shooting at each other — opened fire and sent bystanders fleeing in all directions. According to several reports, around sixteen shots were fired around 5:4o pm local time — and at least 12 people were shot. Ohio State Rep. Josh Williams (R) shared video that showed the chaos unfolding on the scene. What should have been a day to celebrate our community and enjoy family activities in Toledo’s Old West End was once again marred by senseless gun violence. Enough is enough. We need tougher penalties for violent offenders, which is exactly why Ohio must pass HB5. pic.twitter.com/k1msAtir5M — Rep. Josh Williams (@JoshWilliamsOH) June 7, 2026 According to a CNN report, Toledo Police Deputy Chief Joe Heffernan said Saturday that authorities believe the shooting began as a dispute between the two suspects who were “probably shooting at each other,” neither of whom have yet been apprehended. Police Lt. Dan Gerken spoke at a news conference on Saturday evening, saying that he’d spoken to the victims — who range in age from 14 to 61 — and that he believes the suspects can be found with some help from the local residents. “If we get help from the community, it’ll be hopefully sooner than later. There’s kids out there that probably know more than all of us standing here,” he said. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz told reporters that all of the victims in Saturday’s shooting were expected to survive, although two remain critical according to a report from The New York Post. Festival organizers responded to the tragic turn of events in a Facebook post, ultimately announcing that the remainder of the festivities scheduled for Sunday, June 7, would be canceled. “Too often we turn on the news and learn of a celebration somewhere that turns into a tragedy. Now, that news comes from our own neighborhood. We are heartbroken about those that were injured at the Old West End Festival. Many people want to know how we proceed from such a dark place,” the post read. “After discussion with festival organizers, law enforcement and the City of Toledo, we feel that it would not be compassionate, responsible or possible to continue festival. Therefore, all festival events for Sunday June 7th are cancelled.”

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** Luxe inclusive it-brand Selkie — known for the “Bridgerton”-esque “puff dress” it popularized on TikTok — is taking major heat from its fanbase. The label’s new patriotic capsule didn’t land with fashion-hungry feminists who are taking a hard pass on reclaiming their own American story.  Despite giving “sexy Colonial woman,” not even starry-blue corsets or flouncy red-and-white striped skirts could convince Selkie devotees that a $799 petticoat meant they’d be fighting the patriarchy. Even worse for the woman-owned, LGBT-friendly brand, the announcement dropped on Instagram in tandem with the arrival of “Pride Month.” The comment section promptly frothed with rage.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Selkie ™ (@selkie) “Could have been a Pride collection. Instead it’s… this,” a she/her licensed trauma therapist posted. “Releasing literally nothing would have been better.” Fronted by U.K.-born WILDFOX  co-founder Kimberley Gordon, who spent much of her life in Santa Barbara, California, Selkie attempted to sell the concept with a rallying message.  “America has been in the background of our lives and stories … At a time when women’s rights are threatened, immigrant women are torn from their communities, guns are rampant in our schools and [sic] violence against women, minorities and the LGBTQ communities … We refuse to surrender the symbols of this country to those who would use them against us … What’s your American story?” Instead of sharing heartwarming anecdotes, followers went for the jugular. “If I saw someone wearing this collection, I would think them an unsafe person to be around,” someone posted. Others called the line “colonial chic” and tone-deaf, with one person suggesting, “If someone wears any of this I would immediately assume they’re MAGA.” This post followed a vintage carousel of 1900s women advocating for equality. Instead of seeing the user-dubbed “Suffragette Core” as retail motivation, one former fan posted, “WTF. Just bought my first Selkie dress last month now I won’t EVER buy from you again.” A subsequent post promoting queer American flag chic did nothing to tame the outrage. “I dunno if now is the right time to be celebrating America when everything has collapsed into a facist [sic] oligarchy and we have literal concentration camps everywhere,” a critic warned, seemingly oblivious to this comments suppressive efforts. As the internet’s No. 1 triggering motif, the American flag boasts three representative colors for the nation: red for valor and bravery, white to signify purity and innocence, and blue to symbolize vigilance, perseverance, and justice. “One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” the Pledge of Allegiance goes. The “for all” part still stands, even if no one says it anymore. Launched after Kimberley Gordon was pushed out of the WILDFOX brand she founded and grew over a decade, Selkie was meant to empower female expression through sumptuous style. As Gordon described it, “I had this dream of this dress … like a piece of bubblegum. I wanted to make my first ever princess-y dress that was like a dessert — like a confection come to life for your body.” The brand gets its name from the mythological mermaid creature found in Scottish and Irish folklore. Half seal and half human, the enchanting selkie is vulnerable to a restrictive life on land if its aquatic “seal” skin is lost or stolen. Selkie (the brand) aimed to protect its wearer’s soul.   Breaking from the industry norms of her previous label, Gordon demanded inclusive XXS to 6X sizing for women of all types. Runway shows featured models rolling down the catwalk in wheelchairs and being carried by strapping men like “Anne of Green Gables” romantasy.  Many of the cupcake-like gowns have rightly been described as wearable paintings. After debuting in 2018, the line found a home with national retailers like Revolve, Anthropologie, Free People, and Bloomingdale’s and earned the celebrity set’s stamp of approval.  But even a deeply diverse bench of multicolored muses with voluminous curves, splotchy freckles, kinky hair, vitiligo, and full beards couldn’t satisfy the gluttonous fantasies of the solipsistic masses. If we’re naval gazing, it’s certainly not at a star-spangled belly button ring.  Progressives shall not abide American patriotism, even if it’s upcycled similarly t o the way Amber Rose rebranded “sl*t,” Lizzo reclaimed “b*tch,” and K-Pop stans campified the c-word on social media. Nothing can shift the “stars and stripes = bad” fallout from what some perceive as a full-fledged co-opt by a certain administration of our country’s national emblem.     On a Reddit post asking if those outside the U.S. would ever wear America’s patriotic finest — specifically, a Brandy Melville sweater stitched with a standard American flag — one person summed up an outsider’s view of “Americore” as fashion:  “I think it is weird if you are an American haha, it gives patriotism. But if you are a foreigner (like me who lives in a third world country where everyone’s dream is being American) it goes with the ‘lana del rey americana’ aesthetic of the 2010s.”  Selkie appears to have pivoted toward a fundraising effort for its new collection, promising to dedicate 100% net profit ($40,000 minimum) to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and UN Women.  “As a white woman, the idea that we get to decide this symbol can simply be reclaimed feels deeply uncomfortable to me,” plus-size model Tess Holliday commented. Others piled on.  But Kimberly Gordon remains unapologetic. “This collection is, in part, about the pressure to conform under public scrutiny and the way online outrage can sometimes shut down meaningful dialogue,” she responded. “To apologize simply because there is criticism would undermine the very conversation the work is intended to spark.” Gordon maintains her right to creative liberty over her vision of modern Americana.  “It was the symbol of the world I was moving to from the UK, it was the symbol of my new life and friends and the kindness of my California peers. It’s a pattern I’ve played with my whole career in fashion,” Gordon wrote of the U.S. flag. “The thing about choices is that I have them, these collections are my American story.”

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** Nothing felt amiss, but the more I spoke, the more I sounded like I might take a few detours on the drive home for animal specimens to examine at a later date. No offense to RFK Jr., of course. The scratching got heavier, my voice weaker, the pitch uneven. Not worrying too much about it, I flossed and brushed, washed my face, applied lotion, and went to bed. I was unbothered, moisturized, happy, in my lane, focused, flourishing.  Then the morning came, and it became obvious that the rasp was the beginning of something more than a spot-on celebrity impersonation. Worse still, it was the deadliest of illnesses, the dreaded man cold, a condition for which there is no cure except for death. Or at least there was no cure save death until now.  After depositing the one non-driving child at school, I went through my contacts and sent a text to the owner of a local IV clinic, one of those trendy places offering NAD+, hangover cures, and super mega doses of vitamin C. I asked about the vitamin C option, the “Not Today Sickness,” and received a reply that it was the clinic’s most popular offering. She asked what time I wanted to come in, booked it, and sent me the barrage of consent forms that lawyers have deemed necessary for our continuing survival.  I was skeptical, but not so skeptical as to fail to give it a try. Some weeks can be lost to illness. This was not such a week. I needed to get back on my feet. As a friend told me bluntly, “they work,” my expectations rose, even as the owner had told me she wasn’t sure it would help with my voice.  To say this place is bougie is to undersell it. There are roughly 25 of these wellness centers in my area — a region of about 650,000 — and at none of them does one merely lie on a table and take one’s drip. No, one reclines into a plush massage chair while the phlebotomist/host/attendant brings water and the optional eye massagers. (Naturally, I said yes.) Then one settles in for the better part of an hour as the fortified solution drips slowly into the bloodstream. Once the bag finished emptying itself into me, shortly after I finished my second pass through the full-body massage, the phlebotomist/host/attendant removed the needle and told me to go whenever I felt ready. Not being bothered by needles, I was ready then, for I had found a vitamin and nutrient-dense smoothie just a half mile away during the final few minutes of my therapy.  To say this smoothie was the most disgusting concoction I have ever ingested would be a stretch, but to say it was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever forced myself to finish solely because I’d paid for it would be accurate. If one were to try to make a smoothie as bland and chalky as this one was, one would be hard-pressed to do worse. To make a smoothie that contains maple syrup, banana, peanut butter, coconut milk, and cocoa taste bad is almost impressive. It is a feat to take inputs so sweet and reduce them into something resembling the daily rations offered to the inhabitants of a sci-fi dystopia where everyone engages in absolute hedonism … until they are killed and turned into smoothies.  The IV, on the other hand, was vigilantly coursing through my veins. My voice remained a mess. I was still sick, but my energy was returning. Though not yet wholly unbothered, I was much less bothered than I had been that morning. As I’m a little bougie myself, wearing eye massagers while receiving new age care was very much in my lane. I’d slept and showered, so I was also rested and moisturized. I still wasn’t flourishing, though.  But when I awoke the next morning? I was starting to feel it. My voice was returning. My white blood cells, freshly fed and on the march, were making tremendous headway. I was on my way back, baby.  After one more sleep, the cold was almost an afterthought. There was still some coughing, but the productive kind, my body expelling the excess phlegm that had accumulated during the battle. I was prepared for my day, ready to take the youngest to school and to plan for the evening’s work. The treatment was cheap, though it certainly seemed expensive. But such places do not accept insurance. As such, the costs are transparent. Nonetheless, when one is accustomed to paying an exorbitant amount every month in exchange for doc visits that cost “only” $35, dropping a few hundred seems excessive. Trust me, though, it’s never just $35. Wellness clinics for humans are more akin to veterinarians’ offices than those of general practitioners. We’re simply more expensive to maintain than Fido, particularly given that Fido objects to extras like massage chairs.  The friend who told me the treatments work later shared that he gets one monthly, and it has greatly improved his overall wellness. I most certainly will follow his lead here and make receiving a bag of enhanced saline part of my routine. Maybe it’s mental. Maybe it’s medical. Maybe it’s both. Whatever the case, when it comes to reviving yourself when you’re in tough — but not dire — straits, the secret to your recovery is in the bag, though I’d include the eye massagers just to be safe. Without them, you’d not only look ridiculous, but your return to flourishing might even be delayed. *** Rich Cromwell is a writer living in Northwest Arkansas. He produces the Cookin’ Up a Story podcast. Follow him on X @rcromwell4.

On the campaign trail in 2024, JD Vance joked about his children’s egg consumption. “These guys actually eat about 14 eggs every single morning, is that right?” then-Senator Vance joked in a Pennsylvania grocery store. Running out to the store multiple times a week for eggs is enough to crack even the most hard-boiled parent. Fortunately for the vice president, it’s about to be a lot easier for the growing Vance flock to make breakfast. For the first time ever, the Naval Observatory will host a chicken coop on its grounds, The Daily Wire can first report. Built by family-owned Carolina Coops, the Vance’s new addition was designed to match the architectural themes of the historic vice presidential residence. The coop was built at no cost to the American taxpayer, a source familiar with the project noted. Matt and Gnon DuBoise founded Carolina Coops in 2008, with the goal of building “coops that are as functional as they are beautiful.” The company and its founders have become minor social media sensations, particularly on YouTube, where Matt shares parenting advice, coop design insights, and expounds on the benefits of raising chickens. “Seeing our work become part of a historic residence like the Naval Observatory is a milestone I will never forget,” DuBoise told The Daily Wire. “As a small business owner, this is a true ‘American dream’ moment for me and my family.” Photo courtesy of the vice president’s office. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity and excited to continue sharing the benefits and joy of raising chickens with people around the country, as well as how having a chicken coop can benefit families and teach kids valuable life lessons,” DuBoise added. “This project is more than just a chicken coop—it reflects the dedication of our entire team and the values that have guided us from the beginning.” On Saturday, the Vance family held the second annual “Camp VPR” — an abbreviation for “Vice President’s Residence” — an event that brings children and families to the Naval Observatory for games, crafts, and more. This year, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, local 4-H students were on hand to teach attendees about the newly installed coop. Photo courtesy of the vice president’s office. The Vances join a growing number of American families building backyard chicken coops, a trend fueled in part by the rising popularity of the “Make America Healthy Movement.” According to the American Pet Products Association, between 10 and 12 million American households keep chickens in their backyards.

A WIRED analysis found that Meta has incorporated facial recognition technology into apps that connect to the company’s smart glasses. The feature, called “NameTag,” was integrated into the app through several updates in 2026. It identifies people through the glasses’ camera and alerts the wearer when it recognizes someone, according to WIRED. Although the feature has not yet been enabled, NameTag relies on three AI models implemented through Meta’s servers and stored on users’ phones. “One model detects faces, one crops them, and a third encodes them into biometric data,” WIRED reported.  This discovery, identified by independent experts cited by WIRED, suggests that Meta has already distributed facial-recognition code to customers’ devices while publicly claiming it is still “thinking through” whether to deploy the technology. According to the New York Times, Meta said in February that it would not “roll anything out” before taking a “thoughtful approach.”  “While we frequently hear about the interest in this type of feature — and some products already exist in the market — we’re still thinking through options,” a Meta executive told the Times.  At the time, Meta’s smart glasses only activated their cameras when users took photos, recorded videos, or interacted with the AI assistant. The company, however, was also developing a feature known as “super sensing,” which would allow the cameras to operate continuously throughout the day. According to reports, facial recognition was a key component of that effort.  WIRED shared its findings with Cooper Quintin, a security researcher and senior public interest technologist with the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Threat Lab. Although NameTag is not available to consumers, Quintin said the feature appears “nearly ready to go,” with the core facial-recognition components “already in Meta’s companion app.”  “Despite the billions of reasons not to, Meta seems to have created the capacity to turn their customers into a distributed surveillance machine,” Quintin said. While a feature like this could benefit the blind, which is one of the reasons Mark Zuckerberg supported research into this field, it also poses significant dangers — especially when the company begins embedding this technology without altering its original statement. In April, more than 70 advocacy groups called on Meta to abandon Nametag, arguing it could allow stalkers and abusers to covertly identify strangers in public. Meta has denied that it is preparing to launch the feature. Spokesman Ryan Daniels said that despite what he described as “sensational reporting,” the company is merely “exploring” the technology. “Nothing has shipped to consumers and no final decision has been made on what to do here, if anything,” Daniels said. “If we do decide to roll something out, we will take a thoughtful approach and do so with full transparency. One decision we can be clear about—we are not building a central face database.”  However, WIRED reported that NameTag is capable of pulling faceprints from Meta’s servers and storing them on a consumer’s phone.   Meta previously faced scutiny over facial recognition technology used on Facebook. Beginning in 2010, the company deployed software that analyzed photographs and suggested tags for users who appeared in images. According to WIRED, the system became “one of the largest consumer face-recognition systems ever deployed.”  European regulators and U.S. privacy advocates raised concerns about the technology’s legality in 2011. In 2019, Facebook agreed to pay a record $5 billion settlement to the Federal Trade Commission as part of a broader privacy case that included scrutiny of the company’s handling of user data and facial-recognition practices.