During a Thursday hearing, former Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) was brutally grilled by Republican lawmakers for his past comments likening Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to the "Nazi Gestapo."Walz appeared alongside Democratic Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Kathy Hochul of New York to testify on sanctuary cities before the House Oversight Committee. During the hearing, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) confronted Walz for comments he made during a commencement ceremony in May where he said, "Donald Trump's modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the street."'Inflammatory rhetoric such as yours ... is responsible for putting a target on the back of every ICE agent who is risking their life to protect our communities.'The insinuation Walz made is that federal law enforcement agencies under the direction of President Donald Trump are like the Nazi secret police deployed by Adolf Hitler. "When you said the words 'modern-day Gestapo,' you were referring to ICE agents," Emmer said. "Gestapo, by the way, sir, was the official secret police of Hitler's Nazi Germany. So you're calling ICE agents modern-day Nazis."RELATED: Democrats vote overwhelmingly to allow illegal aliens to continue voting in key districtGovernor Walz’s comments comparing ICE agents to the Nazi Gestapo is SICKENING.ICE agents put their lives and safety on the line to arrest criminal illegal aliens let into our country. https://t.co/wUH9hilTRZ pic.twitter.com/QdxkxmQqcW— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 12, 2025 "Given the attacks on ICE agents that took place in Los Angeles over the weekend, don't you regard your dangerous, inflammatory rhetoric as a problem?" Emmer added.As Emmer pointed out, recent ICE raids in California have been met with violent riots, which he says have been incited by the extreme rhetoric of Walz and other leftist politicians. During these riots, ICE agents and other members of law enforcement have been attacked with rocks, have dealt with arsonists, and have even had details about their location leaked, compromising their safety.RELATED: Democrats overwhelmingly vote against resolution condemning anti-Semitic Boulder attack, while lone Republican votes present Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWalz stammered at Emmer's confrontation and failed to address his past comments. "It saddens me that you refuse to express regret from comparing ICE to Nazis," Emmer said. "ICE agents are brave Americans who get up every morning, leave their families, and put their lives in harm's way to protect our country, sir. You, at the very least, owe an apology to these dedicated public servants.""Inflammatory rhetoric such as yours, and the other governors on this panel, is responsible for putting a target on the back of every ICE agent who is risking their life to protect our communities." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Trump administration has made memes an effective part of its messaging strategy on social media. The White House and various executive agencies have taken to humorously making points on their official pages with the aid of images pregnant with online or broader cultural significance. Humorless liberals invariably wig out, thereby drawing greater attention to the administration's message.For instance, the White House posted a Studio Ghibli-style AI cartoon of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer arresting a caricature of a real illegal alien who had been convicted of drug trafficking. The March 27 post ruffled feathers at the Daily Beast and elsewhere on the left, and has since drawn over 75 million views on X.White House deputy communications director Kaelan Dorr told the Hill last month that digital outreach is "a very critical component of how much we keep the foot on the gas and how much we stay on offense."The Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem has recently put the pedal to the metal where its meme offensive is concerned, similarly prompting liberal meltdowns. One meme in particular caused vexation over at MSNBC.On Wednesday, the DHS posted a picture of Uncle Sam hanging a bulletin that says, "Help Your Country ... and Yourself." There is a message written below the bulletin in bold letters that states, "REPORT ALL FOREIGN INVADERS. ICE: 866-DHS-2-ICE."DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin noted earlier this month that Secretary Noem "is revamping ICE's illegal alien tip line to devote more resources and personnel to help remove these criminal illegal aliens from our country." RELATED: It's not a riot, it's an invasion Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe DHS posted the meme on X and on its other official social media channels with the caption, "Help your country locate and arrest illegal aliens."Following a prompt from C. Jay Engel of the Contra Mordor Substack, the meme was designed by X user @mrrobertwp, who tweeted after its reuse by the DHS, "It's far reaching fellas. We really hit it out of the park with this one." — (@) Tony Moon, a self-professed "rooftop Korean" who helped defend businesses during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, was among those who apparently appreciated the post, writing, "This was way overdue."'Diversity has been our strength.'Others weren't so keen, accusing the DHS of fascism and invoking Nazi Germany.MSNBC talking head Nicolle Wallace, fresh off reaffirming her belief that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was an insurrection, expressed shock and disgust on Wednesday after seeing the image.Wallace said that she had "very mixed feelings" and told viewers that "your taxes are paying for this ad being disseminated on Elon Musk's platform, X."RELATED: Los Angeles is what 'America Last' looks like Photo by BENJAMIN HANSON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter reading the message in the meme, Wallace asked her guest, former Republican and retired Brigadier General Steve Anderson, "Did Vladimir Putin write that?""He might very well have. I'll tell you one foreign invader we can deal with is Elon Musk," said Anderson, referring to the American citizen who runs SpaceX and Tesla.Anderson went on to say, "Diversity has been our strength, and when you look at that [meme], it taps into the isolationist impulses of a lot of people — the inner racism and hatreds that a lot of people have, unfortunately."DHS also posted a meme Wednesday featuring the following remarks: "Liberals don't know things. They don't read history, they don't obsess over stats, the few data points they do see they forget. Their entire world is driven by the consumption of fiction."Blaze News has reached out to the DHS for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

It’s going to be a long wait before we see a PCIe 6.0 gaming SSD, according to the head of SSD controller manufacturer Silicon Motion. In an interview, the company’s founder and CEO, Wallace C. Kou, says that we’re not going to get a PCIe 6.0 SSD “until 2030,” with PCIe 5.0 SSDs providing the ceiling of storage performance in desktop PCs for the next five years. Silicon Motion makes the controllers for many of the best gaming SSD designs around right now, including the new super-fast WD Black SN8100, which already gets close to saturating the PCIe 5.0 bus with its immense sequential read speed of 14,900MB/s. We’ve also already seen a PCIe 6.0 SSD demonstrated at Computex, but when it comes to PC gaming hardware, it looks as though there’s not much interest in progressing to this new standard for SSDs. Continue reading Gaming SSDs won't get much quicker for at least five years, says drive maker MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming

Mindseye has experienced one of the more dramatic launches in videogames this year. As the first game from Build a Rocket Boy, a studio led by former Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption producer Leslie Benzies, expectations were initially high for the project. When the game came out earlier this week, however, it made more of an impression for its many significant technical issues than it did for its approach to open-world action. Now, after several days of complaints, Build a Rocket Boy has issued a statement outlining a timeline for trying to get the game into better shape. Continue reading Mindseye dev is "heartbroken" about technical issues, outlines extensive fixes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best sandbox games, Best building games, Best upcoming PC games

Before The Forest, before The Long Dark, and back when Project Zomboid was still in its infancy, there was Don’t Starve, the pioneering survival game by Klei. 12 years later, the original is still a Steam icon, boasting superlative reviews and thousands of daily players. But Don’t Starve Together, the standalone multiplayer spin-off, is even more popular. Cruel, tough, and wonderfully stylized, one of the biggest icons of the entire survival genre is now even better thanks to a fresh, free update, which adds a new boss, ties off a long-running questline, and makes controller inputs much better. Continue reading Rated 95% already, survival game classic Don't Starve Together just got better MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Best survival games, Best open-world games

Developer Stardock has just revolutionized the way you explore the Galactic Civilizations 4 map with its major 3.0 overhaul. The new patch, which is built on more than a year of player feedback, includes better map generation, more responsive enemy AI, additional layers of strategic possibility, and a wealth of careful balance adjustments. With hundreds of changes listed, the Galactic Civilizations 4 Hyperlane Update is a major milestone for the latest instalment in the 22-year-old series, as it goes up against similarly large overhauls from the likes of Paradox’s Stellaris. Continue reading New Galactic Civilizations 4 update revolutionizes travel across the 4X game MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best 4X games on PC, Galactic Civilizations 4 review, Six games like Civilization

The launch of the new Warhammer 40k Darktide class, the Arbites, is about to transform the dynamic of the grimdark co-op FPS. Fatshark’s brutal, chaotic horde shooter is the futuristic, heavy-metal sibling to Vermintide 2, and despite some early teething problems it feels like it’s now in a good spot. Steam reviews are positive, a big update is set to improve both progression and new-player onboarding, and now the first Darktide DLC is ready to unleash a fresh presence upon proceedings. I took an early look at the Arbites in action, and I can’t wait for the full release. Continue reading The Darktide Arbites class adds a new dynamic to the Warhammer 40k co-op shooter MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best FPS games, Best Warhammer games, Best Warhammer 40k games

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Another WWDC is over, and the iPhone 11 is still getting a software update. While this might be the last time iPhone 11 users receive a major iOS version, it doesn't mean they'll get all the new features coming with Apple's iOS 26 update. iPhone 11 users will get the new Liquid Glass design, but even that won't look the same as it does on newer iPhones. Below is a list of features that the iPhone 11 won't be getting in iOS 26. I've also included details on which iPhone models will support each feature. Highlighting an object in an image to perform a Visual Intelligence search. Image source: Apple Inc. Improved Visual Intelligence: Exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro or newer, users can search, ask questions, and take action based on content shown on the display. Live Translation: Available on iPhone 15 Pro or newer, this feature shows live translated captions in FaceTime and provides translated text or spoken translations during phone calls. AI Shortcuts: Also limited to iPhone 15 Pro or newer, this Apple Intelligence feature allows users to create AI-powered shortcuts. Genmoji improvements: iPhone 11 won't get the upgraded Genmoji features in iOS 26. Newer devices can mix Genmoji with emojis and descriptions to create unique images. Image Playground with ChatGPT: Apple is enhancing Image Playground by letting ChatGPT offer new styles for image generation. Better Messages app features: The iPhone 11 will get polls and background options, but only iPhone 15 Pro or newer will get poll suggestions based on conversations and background generation via Image Playground. Track orders with Apple Wallet: Apple will use AI to pull tracking info from users' email inboxes. Spatial Scenes: Only iPhone 12 or newer can create spatial photo-like images. iPhone 11 users won't see the 3D photo effect in this update. Don't Miss: Here’s every new Apple Intelligence feature coming to iOS 26 The post iPhone 11 will get iOS 26, but without these 8 key features appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Nintendo Switch games, $5 smart plugs, $150 Vizio soundbar, $100 Beats Pill speaker, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales